PRACTICE TEST 17

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1. A. crowded                B. called                C. excited                D. wanted

2. A. do                B. go                        C. no                        D. so

Mark the letter A, B. C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

3. A. study                B. apply                C. rely                        D. reply

4. A. energy                B. recycle                C. logical                D. grocery

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

5. He suggested to go to Ha Long Bay since it’s a famous natural wonder of Viet Nam.

A. to go                B. since                C. a                        D. natural

6. The children were very boring with the film and wanted to go home.

A. boring                B. with                        C. and                        D. to go

7. Anna is so shy that she doesn’t have some friends.

A. so                        B. shy                        C. doesn’t have        D. some

8. When I was on holiday last summer, I was going to the beach every day.

A. was                        B. on                        C. was going                D. the

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

9. Peter asked me why ______________ to visit Green Life Farm.

A. I wanted                B. I want                C. do I want                D. did I want

10. Your brother didn’t have much time to read books, ______________?

A. does he                B. didn’t he                C. doesn’t he                D. did he

11. The craft of conical hat making in Hue is usually ______________ from generation to generation.

A. deal with                B. lived on                C. turned off                D. passed down

12. Excuse me? Can you ______________ English?

A. speech                B. speak                C. speaking                D. spoken

13. The ______________ language in Viet Nam is Vietnamese.

A. nation                B. national                C. nationally                 D. nationality

14. The book ______________ I like is on the table.

A. who                        B. whom                C. which                 D. where

15. The bus will collect us ______________ 5 o clock.

A. at                        B. in                        C. on                         D. with

16. The first TV picture ______________ in 1926.

A. produced                B. didn't produce         C. was produced         D. were produced

17. ______________ Tommy was very tired, he tried to finish the final exam.

A. Although                 B. Despite                C. However                 D. Because

18. Our plane arrives in Ha Noi at two o’clock in ______________ afternoon.

A. the                         B. a                         C. x                         D. an

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

19. The lack of appropriate food in our diet is actually a global problem, which, perversely, unites the developed and the developing worlds.

A. worldwide                B. national                C. local                        D. social

20. The boutique sells fashionable clothes at prices you can afford.

A. old                        B. expensive                C. trendy                D. old-fashioned

Mark the letter A, B. C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

21. After retiring from sport, he began his professional career as a journalist.

A. competent                B. amateur                C. skillful                D. qualified

22. Playing computer games for too long is not good for our eyesight.

A. careful                B. effective                C. harmful                D. enormous

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.

23. - Tim: “How much is this shut?”- Kim: “______________”

A. It’s hot and sunny                                B. It’s 200 thousand dong

C. It’s about 2 kilometers                        D. It’s near the post office

24. - Lan: “Thank you very much for a lovely party.” - Hoa: “______________.”

A. Have a good day         B. Thanks                C. Cheers                D. You are welcome

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The traffic problem is one of the common problems in metropolitan cities around the world. Cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, and other cities in the US and Europe face traffic (25) ______________ daily.

Traffic jams are a part of our daily lives. It is one of the primary causes of air pollution and noise pollution. The government and concerned citizens are taking (26) ______________ measures to avoid traffic problems. The use of public transport is encouraged by the government. Carpooling is a powerful solution to avoid (27) ______________ a lot of cars on the road. The citizens (28) ______________ obey traffic rules; the government’s role is to check that all the traffic rules are followed. The traffic control system needs to be controlled, (29) ______________ road infrastructure needs to improve as a government’s duty. Improvement in public transport infrastructure is a must to encourage people to use it more often. It is possible to prevent traffic problems, but we need to work sincerely on it.

25. A. rules                B. congestion                C. lights                D. laws

26. A. a lot of                B. much                C. any                        D. a

27. A. bring                B. to bring                C. bringing                D. to bringing

28. A. strict                B. strictness                C. stricter                D. strictly

29. A. so                B. and                        C. but                        D. or

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

50 years back in time and even before that, in the absence of the Internet and various hi-tech toys, toys, the entertainment world used to be so different from what it is nowadays, running wild on the pastures, and bathing in the river, children back then saw nature as their playground and were curious to explore and enjoy it in their own creative ways. They found stall objects around them playing in imaginary restaurants. In this way, children enjoyed themselves on the way to school, during and skipping were popular games. Some have even made it through to today, school breaks, and even when they were herding buffaloes. At that time, tug of war, hide-and-seek.

The fact that those popular games which were meant to be played in groups made it easier so childhood bonds were even stronger as children grew up playing together all their life.

30. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Today’s entertainment world                 B. History of games and entertainment

C. Childhood bonds                                 D. Children’s entertainment in the past

31. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a popular game in the past?

A. Hide-and-seek         B. Skipping                C. Tug of war                 D. Card games

32. According to the passage, the girls use branches as ______________ to play imaginary restaurants.

A. battles                B. swords                C. chopsticks                 D. fishing rods

33. The word “explore” in the passage is closest in meaning to ______________.

A. play                        B. discover                C. find                         D. destroy

34. The word “They” in the passage refers to ______________.

A. children                 B. branches                 C. chopsticks                 D. toys

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

35. I’m afraid he will lose his job because of his laziness.

A. If he works harder, he’ll lose his job.

B. If he doesn’t works harder, he’ll lose his job.

C. Unless he doesn’t work harder, he’ll lose his job.

D. Unless he works harder, he’ll lose his job.

36. The last time I had a swim in the lake was ten years ago.

A. I haven’t swum in the lake for 10 years.

B. I last didn’t swim in the lake ten years ago.

C. I don’t like swimming in the lake for 10 years.

D. I will not swim in the lake.

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

37. This comic book is really interesting. We have read it twice.

A. This comic book is such interesting that we have read it twice.

B. This comic book is too interesting that we have read it twice.

C. This comic book is so interesting that we have read it twice.

D. This comic book is interesting enough that we have read it twice.

38. He tried hard. He couldn’t finish the task on time.

A. He couldn’t finish the task on time although he tried hard.

B. He couldn’t finish the task on time despite of trying hard.

C. He couldn’t finish the task on time because he tried hard.