PRACTICE TEST 22

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. played                B. ended                C. ruled                D. cried

2. A. lazy                B. sticky                C. supply                D. baggy

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. cancel                B. helpful                C. program                D. include

4. A. rainy                B. protect                C. machine                D. succeed

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

5. It took them at least two months to learn how pronounce these words.

A. took                        B. at least                C. to learn                D. pronounce

6. I asked him how far it is from here to the station by the taxi.

A. asked                B. how far                C. it is                        D. the taxi

7. When she came to my house, I listened to music in my room.

A. When                B. came to                C. listened                 D. in

8. I don’t know why my father finds horse-riding very excited.

A. know                B. my father                C. horse-riding         D. excited

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

9. Tom ____________ a lot of presents on his birthday.

A. gave                        B. was giving                C. was given                 D. was been given

10. If I ____________ his advice, I would win the match.

A. followed                B. would follow        C. will follow                 D. had followed

11. You ____________ do morning exercise and eat more vegetables to keep healthy.

A. must                B. should                C. can                         D. may

12. ____________ does this washing machine cost? - $$250

A. How                        B. What                C. How much                         D. How many

13. Students ____________ study hard will do well in my class.

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

14. My brother’s hobby is ____________ old postcards.

A. composing                B. including                C. taking                 D. collecting

15. Would you mind ____________ the sentence aloud, please?

A. read                        B. reading                C. be reading                 D. be read

16. Yesterday, at the end of the city tour, the bus ____________ us back to the hotel.

A. brought                B. brings                 C. has brought         D. bring

17. Let’s go for a walk this evening, ____________?

A. won’t we                B. will we                 C. shall we                 D. don’t we

18. We had prepared the meal ____________ before all of the guests came.

A. careful                B. carefully                 C. care                         D. caring

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. Eating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables will keep you healthy.

A. in good shape        B. unhealthy                C. nutritious                D. unfit

20. One of the drawbacks of tourism is damage to the environment of a country or region.

A. disadvantages        B. snags                C. shortcoming        D. benefit

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. You can buy a lot of top-quality products at a very affordable price here.

A. cheap                B. costly                C. economical                D. reasonable

22. I really like Ha Noi because the local people were very kind and hospitable.

A. unfriendly                B. friendly                C. amicable                D. helpful

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

23. - Sally: “What about collecting used paper every day?” - Jenny: “____________”

A. Yes, you must.                                B. Well done.                

C. That’s a good idea.                                D. Thanks, it’s nice of you.

24. - Peter: “Would you like some more tea?” - John: “____________.”

A. Yes, give me some                                B. Yes, you would

C. No, I won’t                                        D. No, please

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.

UNESCO has given an award to a festival (25) ____________ South Korea. It decided (26) ____________ South Korea’s Lotus Lantern Festival to its list of intangible (27) ____________ heritage. The festival is one of 25 things the UN added to its heritage list this year.

The South Korean festival (28) ____________ in spring to celebrate Buddha’s birthday. It symbolizes lighting up the world to make things fair for everyone. The festival dates back 2,000 years. There was an ancient temple in 57BC that royals visited to see lotus lanterns. Today, it is one of Korea’s biggest festivals. People decorate temples with lanterns made of paper and bamboo. Villages, towns (29) ____________ cities hold parades where people carry lanterns through the streets. A spokesperson said: “We will try to make the festival a cultural heritage that can be loved by people around the world.”

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

26. A. adding                B. add                        C. to add                D. added

27. A. cultural                B. culture                C. culturally                D. cultures

28. A. held                B. is held                C. holds                D. is hold

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

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. “If I were you, I would take the job,” said my room-mate.

A. My room-mate was thinking about taking the job.

B. My room-mate advised me to take the job.

C. My room-mate suggested taking the job to me.

D. My room-mate invited taking the job for me.

31. New York City is busier than any other city in the world.

A. New York City is as busy as any other city in the world.

B. New York City is so busy as any other city in the world.

C. New York City is the busiest city in the world.

D. New York City is the busiest city than any other in the world.

32. He is too short to play basketball.

A. If he were not short, he could play basketball.

B. If he is not short, he could play basketball.

C. If he were not short, he will play basketball.

D. If he were short, he could play basketball.

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

33. COVID-19 vaccines / invent / help / fight / pandemic.

A. COVID-19 vaccines was invented to help fight the pandemic.

B. COVID-19 vaccines invented to help fight the pandemic.

C. COVID-19 vaccines were invented to help fight the pandemic.

D. COVID-19 vaccines invent to help fight the pandemic.

34. She / not / play / piano / five years.

A. She hasn’t played the piano for five years.        

B. She didn’t play the piano for five years.

C. She hasn’t played the piano since five years.        

D. She doesn’t the piano for five years.

35. it / rain / heavily,/ singers / still / performed / stage.

A. Although raining heavily, the singers still performed on stage.

B. Despite of it rained heavily, the singers still performed on stage.

C. Although it rained heavily, the singers still performed on stage.

D. In spite of it rained heavily, the singers still performed on stage.

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

EARTH HOUR

Earth Hour is an annual event which asks you to switch off all your lights for one hour. The aim is to involve as many people as possible in positive change for our planet.

What is Earth Hour?

Earth Hour is organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and it’s a big event usually at the end of March every year. In this evening, people 'go dark’ - that is, switch off lights in their homes, schools and businesses all at the same time for one hour. Earth Hour started in Australia in 2007, when 2.2 million people in Sydney turned off all unnecessary lights for an hour. Since then, it has grown into an international event, and many countries around the world have taken part. Famous buildings that have gone dark for Earth Hour include the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace in London, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Forbidden City in Beijing and New York’s Empire State Building.

What’s the idea behind Earth Hour?

The idea is to raise awareness of environmental issues and call for action to protect nature, so that people enjoy healthy, happy and sustainable lives now and in the future. It’s true that switching off the lights for just one hour saves only a small amount of power. But this is only the beginning. On one level, joining Earth Hour makes people think about the problem of climate change and what we can do in everyday life to protect nature.

What does ‘60+’ mean?

The logo of Earth Hour is ‘60+’. The number 60 is for the 60 minutes of Earth Hour, and the plus invites people to keep on taking action even after Earth Hour is finished. In fact, people who join Earth Hour say that taking part makes them want to do more for the environment. The climate activist Greta Thunberg says that ‘Earth Hour is every hour of every day.’

36. When is Earth Hour?

A. March 3^rd annually                                B. at the end of March every year