PRACTICE TEST 21

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. rained                B. followed                 C. looked                 D. returned

2. A. flood                B. pool                 C. school                 D. soon

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. language                B. massive                C. explore                 D. fluency

4. A. water                B. puppet                C. enjoy                 D. colour

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

5. I sometimes wish that I will have another car. 

A. sometimes                B. wish                        C. will have                D. another

6. Your friends went to your hometown last weekend, weren’t they? 

A. Your friends                B. went to                C. weren’t                 D. they

7. Unless you don’t study hard, you won’t pass the next exam.

A. don’t study                B. hard                        C. won’t pass                 D. the

8. I have studied French since I have started high school.

A. have studied        B. since                C. have started         D. high school

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

9. We have _____________ time to get it finished.

A. lot of                B. lots of                C. a lots                 D. a lot

10. Is English a(n) _____________ language in your country?

A. living                B. mother                C. bilingual                 D. official

11. She suggested that I _____________ to the beach for a change.

A. should go                B. to go                C. going                 D. goes

12. She was _____________ that she always came top of the class.

A. so clever                B. too clever                C. such clever                 D. clever enough

13. He made a _____________ of Roman coins and medals.

A. collect                B. collective                C. collection                 D. collector

14. _____________ the bad traffic, we arrived on time. 

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

15. I have been invited to a wedding _____________ 14 May. 

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

16. Hoai cannot remember the name of the restaurant _____________ she ate her favorite roasted duck. 

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

17. You have cleaned your bike, _____________?

A. have you                B. do you                C. haven’t you                D. don’t you

18. Dave hoped _____________ the first prize in that competition.

A. to win                B. winning                C. win                        D. won

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning 10 the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

19. Many factories in this industrial zone pollutes the air and water.

A. contaminates         B. purities                C. cleans                D. affects

20. The industrious and intensive farmers of the Mekong Delta thus produced enough rice to feed the whole country and at the same time helped Viet Nam to re-enter the world rice market, starting in 1989.

A. lazy                        B. idle                        C. hard-working         D. dull

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. This school still uses some traditional methods for teaching English to students.

A. conventional         B. historic                C. old                        D. modern

22. The majority of private sector employment in the U.S. economy is in the service sector.

A. maximum                B. minority                C. variety                D. prominence

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

23. - Lisa: “You look nice today. I like your new hair style.” - Jane: “____________”

A. Thanks for your gift.                        B. It’s nice of you to say so.

C. I feel interested in it.                        D. Oh, well done!

24. - Son: “Mum. I’ve got 600 on the TOEFL test” - Mum: “____________”

A. You are right.         B. Oh, hard luck!         C. Good job!                D. Good way!

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.

Air-travel is the most modern form of (25) _____________ transport and it (26) _____________ in the 20^th century. Millions of people use airplanes for a variety of reasons. It is also extremely expensive to set up air-travel facilities. Some travel for business, others go on holiday (27) _____________ air and others use cargo planes to move their products from country to country very (28) _____________. Some courier companies now have their own fleet of planes ready to carry parcels and post more efficiently. There are different types of passenger services - some arc cheap and provide a ‘no-frills’ service which is good for short journeys. Other airlines provide passengers with a luxurious flying experience. Airports are getting busier and it is evident that (29) _____________ passengers and businesses than ever are using airplanes to get to their destinations.

25. A. main                        B. private                C. public                D. personal

26. A. was developed                B. is developed        C. developed                D. will developed

27. A. in                        B. on                        C. by                        D. at

28. A. quick                        B. quickly                C. quicker                D. quickness

29. A. more                        B. less                        C. fewer                D. much

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.

30. “I am working for a bank in Ha Noi now,” my brother said.

A. My brother said that he was working for a bank in Ha Noi then.

B. My brother said he was working for a bank in Ha Noi now.

C. My brother said he is working for a bank in Ha Noi then.

D. My brother said that he is working for a bank in Ha Noi now.

31. Jenifer is more intelligent than all the other students in my class.

A. No student in my class is as intelligent as Jenifer is.

B. No student in my class isn’t as intelligent as Jenifer is.

C. No student in my class is as intelligent than Jenifer is.

D. No student in my class is more intelligent as Jenifer is.

32. Finish your homework or you can’t go out with your friend.

A. Unless you finish your homework, you can go out with your friend.

B. If you don’t finish your homework, you can go out with your friend.

C. If you don’t finish your homework, you can’t go out with your friend.

D. If you finish your homework, you can’t go out with your friend.

33. People expect that the weather will be good tomorrow.

A. It is expected to be good tomorrow.

B. It was expected that the weather will be good tomorrow.

C. It is expected that the weather will be good tomorrow

D. The weather is expected that it will be tomorrow.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most meaningful sentence written from the given words.

34. I / not / see / my aunt / the Covid-19 / begin /2019.

A. I didn’t see my aunt since the Covid-19 began in 2019

B. I haven’t seen my aunt for the Covid-19 began in 2019

C. I haven’t seen my aunt since the Covid-19 began on 2019

D. I haven’t seen my aunt since the Covid-19 began in 2019

35. My uncle / use / fly / aero plane / many / years.

A. My uncle used to flying an aero plane many years ago.

B. My uncle used to fly an aero plane many years ago.

C. My uncle used fly an aero plane many years ago.

D. My uncle is used to flying an aero plane many years ago.

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

In order to stay healthy, it is important to have a balanced diet. We should eat three main groups of food. These groups are protein, carbohydrate and fat.

Proteins are very important for building our body. They help us to build new cells as old ones die. Meat and milk products are major sources of protein. We can also get protein from fish, eggs and beans.

Carbohydrates and fat are important to enable us to store energy. Carbohydrates are found in sugar and in cereals. Fat can be found in vegetable oil, in butter and in nuts.

Our body also needs minerals, such as iron and calcium and vitamins. Fish, vegetables and milk contain most of the minerals we need. Vitamins are found in fresh vegetables and fruit.

36. According to the passage, a balanced diet _____________.

A. contains lots of fruit and vegetables         B. is high in protein.

C. is needed for good health                         D. is rich in minerals and vitamins

37. Proteins _____________.