PRACTICE TEST 2
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. removes B. admires C. makes D. divides
2. A. teacher B. machine C. change D. choice
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. de’pend B. ‘comic C. ‘publish D. ‘campus
4. A. ex’plain B. ‘humour C. ‘profit D. ‘enter
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
5. She wishes her friends can stay with her longer.
A. wishes B. longer C. with D. can
6. It’s ten years since we have left school in 1996.
A. have left B. in C. ten years D. It’s
7. They enjoy watching the news on TV because it is very information.
A. because B. watching C. information D. on
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to Indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. The winner is the first one ____________ reaches the finish line.
A. whom B. that C. whose D. which
9. My brother usually has ____________ apple for lunch.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
10. While the kids ____________ in the garden, their mother came.
A. were playing B. play C. is playing D. played
11. If you explained it to him more slowly, he ____________ it.
A. understands B. would understand C. understood D. will understand
12. People are now interested in saving money and ____________ resources.
A. natural B. naturalize C. nature D. naturally
13. Laura prepared for her exam ____________, so she passed it.
A. careless B. careful C. carefully D. care
14. We are too late. The plane ____________ off ten minutes ago.
A. took B. has taken C. had taken D. was taken
15. We will prepare a big meal ____________ Christmas.
A. with B. on C. to D. at
16. You and I won’t come there together, ____________?
A. won’t you B. will I C. will we D. won’t we
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
17. Nga: “You look nervous! ____________” - Hoa: “I’m going to perform in front of a lot of people.”
A. How are you? B. Why’s that? C. Come on! D. What’s wrong?
18. - Nam: “Congratulations on your success!” - Hoa: “____________”
A. You’re welcome B. No, thanks
C. That’s very kind of you to say so D. Yes, of course
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. We hope for good weather on Sunday.
A. love B. expect C. dream D. sleep
20. All factories in this area have contaminated this river for a long time.
A. polluted B. cleared C. cleaned D. affected
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. A new subject was added to the learning program of this school.
A. got B. given C. put D. removed
22. After our attempt, we had fresh water to drink.
A. new B. dirty C. clean D. mineral
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Ha Long Bay is (23) ____________ UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel (24) ____________ in Quang Ninh Province, Viet Nam. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various shapes and sizes. Ha Long Bay is a center of a larger zone which (25) ____________ Bai Tu Long Bay to the northeast, and Cat Ba Island to the southwest.
Ha Long Bay has an area of around 1,553km2, including 1,960 - 2,000 islets, most of (26) ____________ are limestone. The core of the bay has an area of 334km2 with a high density of 775 islets. The limestone in this bay has gone through 500 million years of formation in different conditions and environments. The evolution of the karst in this bay has taken 20 million years under the impact of the tropical wet (27) ____________. The geodiversity of the environment in the area has created biodiversity, including a tropical evergreen biosystem, oceanic and seashore biosystem. Ha Long Bay is home to 14 endemic floral species and 60 endemic faunal species.
23. A. a B. an C. the D. x
24. A. situation B. destination C. direction D. ground
25. A. offers B. includes C. consists D. Covers
26. A. them B. those C. which D. whom
27. A. weather B. atmosphere C. climate D. season
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.
28. What a pity! We cannot try all the special food of the village.
A. We wish we couldn’t try all the special food of the village.