PRACTICE TEST 26

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. size                B. machine                C. island                D. device

2. A. passed                B. watched                C. played                D. washed

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. feather                B. cuisine                C. island                D. forest

4. A. permit                B. window                C. accept                D. forget

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

5. My brother now speaks English and French more fluent than he did last year.

A. speaks                B. and                        C. fluent                D. did

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

A. know                B. why                        C. finds                        D. excited

7. More and more schools have built recently to make it convenient for children to get schooling.

A. more                B. have built                C. it                        D. to get

8. We wish today is sunny so that we could spend the day in the countryside communicating with nature.

A. is                        B. so that                C. could spend                D. communicating

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

9. The blue house is _____________ than the green one.

A. far the largest         B. largest far                C. large far                D. far larger

10. Tomorrow we are going to meet Maryam, _____________ comes from Malaysia.

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

11. If we _____________ enough time, we’ll study this exercise more carefully.

A. will have                B. have                        C. had                        D. would have

12. I’ve made an appointment at the dentist’s. I _____________ her on Tuesday.

A. see                        B. saw                        C. will see                D. have seen

13. Too much exercise can be _____________ but walking is good for your health.

A. harmful                B. harmless                C. harmed                D. harming

14. _____________ lending me your calculator for a moment?

A. Can you                B. Would you mind        C. Could you please        D. Why don’t you

15. The trip to the National Gallery has been _____________ until next Friday.

A. put off                B. looked into                C. turned up                D. found out

16. The little girl started crying. She _____________ her doll, and no one was able to find it for her.

A. has lost                B. had lost                C. was losing                D. was lost

17. We have decided to _____________ money for a local secondary school in the flood-affected area in Quang Tri.

A. beg                        B. gather                C. raise                        D. rise

18. Phong always gets up early every morning _____________ he’s not late for his work.

A. so that                B. even though        C. because                D. as soon as

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. I didn’t go out this morning. I stayed home because of the morning rain.

A. thanks to                B. due to                C. in spite of                D. in addition to

20. The two necklaces were very alike.

A. similar                B. equal                C. double                D. uniform

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. The teacher started the lesson with an exciting activity.

A. finished                B. left                        C. began                D. drove

22. Education is free, but some people pay to send their children to private schools.

A. expensive                B. popular                C. public                D. high

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

23. - Trang: “May I borrow your pencil?” - Minh: “_____________.”

A. Thanks                B. No, you can                C. Yes, you may        D. Sure

24. - Linh: “I didn’t pass my driving test.” - David: “_____________.”

A. Congratulations                                B. Oh, that’s nice        

C. Better luck next time                         D. So poor

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

Everyone wants a job that pays well. Some people stop school early because they want to start earning cash right away. Others spend years and years studying in school in order to get a better job. Which is best? Actually, studies show that in most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.

For example, in the United States, high school graduates can make about $$30,400 a year. The people who do not finish high school average only $$23,400 a year. Just having a document that says you finished high school means an extra $$7,000!

If you stay in school, you can make more money. A person who goes to college and gets a bachelor’s degree can make an average of $$52,200. With a master’s degree, he or she can make about $$62,000. And studies show that if a person gets a PhD, he or she can make $$89,000 or more a year.

Of course, people with different occupations have different salaries. If you want to work and make more money, spend more time in school.

25. Why does the passage say some people stop high school early?

A. They do not have a lot of money.                B. They do not like going to school.

C. They do not want to work hard.                D. They want to start making money.

26. The underlined phrase “earning power” in the passage probably means

A. ability to make money                        B. power to spend money

C. getting education                                D. earning reputation

27. How much do you earn a year if you have a master’s degree?

A. $$62,000                B. $$23,400                C. $$52,200school         D. $$89,000

28. Which of these ideas is mentioned in the passage?

A. Everyone should get higher education.

B. Graduating high school is important.

C. A person should do the same job their whole life.

D. A person with a PhD will not earn a lot of money.

29. What is the main idea of the text?

A. To make school more fun                        

B. To teach people how to set goals

C. To encourage people to stop school early        

D. To help people who wants to have higher education

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.

Agriculture is the world’s most important industry. It provides US with almost all our food. It also (30) _____________ materials for two other basic human needs - clothing and shelter. (31) _____________, agriculture provides materials used in (32) _____________ industrial products, such as paints and medicines. About half of the world’s workers are employed in agriculture - far more than in any other industry.

Agriculture is one of the world’s oldest industries. It (33) _____________ about 10,000 years ago in the Middle East. By that time, certain Middle Eastern tribes had discovered how to grow plants from seeds and how to (34) _____________ animals in captivity. Having mastered these skills, they could begin to practise agriculture. As agriculture developed and farm output increased, fewer people were needed to produce food. The nonfarmers could then develop arts, crafts, trades and other activities of civilized life. Agriculture therefore not only greatly influenced the food supply but also made civilization possible.

30. A. gives                B. supplies                C. brings                D. takes

31. A. However        B. Yet                        C. In addition                D. Although

32. A. much                B. an                        C. a lots of                D. many

33. A. began                B. begin                C. has begun                D. had begun

34. A. make                B. feed                        C. raise                        D. stay

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. “We will move to this flat next week.” said the girl.

A. The girl said that they will move to that flat the following week.

B. The girl said that they would move to that flat the following week.

C. The girl said that they would move to this flat next week.

D. The girl said that we would move to that flat the following week.

36. Life in the countryside isn’t as stressful as life in the city.

A. Life in the city is less stressful than that in the countryside.

B. Life in the countryside is more stressful than that in the city.

C. Life in the city is more stressful than life in the countryside.

D. Life in the countryside is so as stressful as life in the city.

37. You are not allowed to leave the room without permission.

A. You mustn’t leave the room without permission.

B. You might leave the room without permission.

C. You have right to leave the room without permission.

D. You don’t have to leave the room without permission.

38. Peter usually had lunch in the canteen, but he doesn’t now.

A. Peter got used to having lunch in the canteen.