PRACTICE TEST 28

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. wanted                B. walked                C. kissed                D. helped

2. A. date                B. take                        C. band                D. place

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. happen                B. arrive                C. begin                D. enjoy

4. A. impression        B. computer                C. musician                D. engineer

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

5. I think she ought join some clubs so she can meet people who have similar interests.

A. ought join                B. can meet                C. who                        D. so

6. I’m still not sure I really understand it despite Tom explained it in detail.

A. not sure                B. despite                C. explained                D. really

7. They suggested to spend the summer holiday on an island in the Pacific Ocean.

A. to spend                B. on                        C. an                        D. in

8. If you don’t join this English club, you wouldn’t have a chance to practise speaking English.

A. don’t join                B. have                        C. to practise                D. speaking

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 rain was the cause of the ____________ flood in this town last week.

A. light                        B. heavy                C. big                        D. deep

10. He often ____________ his relatives on Saturdays.

A. visit                        B. visited                C. is visiting                D. visits

11. Ha Long city is famous ____________ its beautiful beaches.

A. in                        B. of                        C. for                         D. with

12. Sarah is the ____________ student in this class.

A. very intelligent        B. most intelligent        C. more intelligent         D. less intelligent

13. I ____________ tennis a lot. but I don’t play very often now.

A. get used to playing                                 B. am used to play

C. used to play                                 D. used to playing

14. The man ____________ came to my house yesterday starred in a very famous film.

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

15. If you don’t use the computer, please ____________.

A. turn it on                B. turn it off                C. put it on                 D. take it off

16. He will sell traditional handicraft at the market next week, ____________?

A. will he                B. didn’t he                C. doesn’t he                 D. won’t he

17. Sun, which is one of millions of stars in the universe, provides us with heat and light.

A. The                        B. A                        C. An                        D. x

18. In the morning, Sandra usually eats a loaf of bread and drinks a ____________ of coffee.

A. bottle                B. cup                        C. head                D. bunch

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 librarian asked the children to be silent because everyone was trying to study.

A. noisy                B. boring                C. quiet                D. early

20. Watch out for pickpockets! It is not a safe place.

A. Be careful                B. Be quick                C. Look at                D. Take after

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. Mary often wastes money in buying clothes that she just wears a few times.

A. spends                B. saves                C. pays                        D. makes

22. Even though I admire his courage, I think he was foolish to run into the burning house.

A. thoughtless                B. clever                C. unwise                D. cowardly

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

23. Jen and Erwin are chatting after work. Jen suggests eating out.

- Jen: “Shall we eat out tonight at Diamond Restaurant?” - Erwin: “____________”

A. That’s a good idea.                                B. It’s very kind of you.

C. You’re welcome.                                D. That’s alright.

24. Linda and Jane are in the living room.

- Linda: “Would you mind opening the window?” - Jane: “____________”

A. I agree with you.         B. Yes, you can.         C. Not at all.                D. Yes, I’d love to.

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

Cell phones are an integral part of our society and their main use is communication. They keep students in touch with the rest of the world by giving them the power to interact with it. In my day, if you forgot your lunch, you were at the mercy of the office calling home for you. Now, students have the ability to solve their own problems and handle certain emergencies on their own.

Cell phones also allow students to keep in touch with students at other schools or friends that don’t go to school. While not an educational benefit directly, better relationships can lead to higher self-esteem and reduce isolation, which is good for everybody. In the same way, camera phones allow students to capture the kinds of memories that help build a solid school culture, and, in some cases, can act as documentation of misbehavior in the same way that store cameras provide evidence and deter bad behavior.

Academically, the cell phone can act as to record video of a procedure of explanation that may need to be reviewed later. It could be used to record audio of a lecture, as well, for later review. And just imagine if classes could be easily taped for students who are absent? What if they could even be streamed and seen from home instantly?

25. Which does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Cell phones will be used as textbooks.

B. How some electronic devices are used in education.

C. Cell phones can be used as an excellent record.

D. How cell phones are used in communication and education.

26. The word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to ____________.

A. the main use                                 B. the student                

C. the rest of the world                         D. the office

27. According to paragraph 1, with the cell phone, now students can ____________.

A. handle the household chores                B. solve their own problems

C. record their lectures                        D. cook their lunch

28. According to the passage, cell phones help students to do all of the following EXCEPT _________?

A. write their assignment                        B. record audio of a lecture

C. keep in touch with their friends                D. capture the kinds of memories

29. The word “taped” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____________.

A. streamed                B. reviewed                C. recorded                D. seen

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.

There are a lot of disadvantages of living in a big city, air pollution is among (30) ____________ most serious problems. Firstly, air pollution comes from the factories in the city. Big cities attract a lot of both inside and outside investments, (31) ____________ the number of factories is increasing quickly. This makes the air extremely (32) ____________ by smoke from factories. Secondly, that there are too many means also makes this problem worse. Exhaust from cars, motorbikes is one of the factors (33) ____________ make the air polluted. To conclude, air pollution, which expects to make more and more people get many serious (34) ____________ such as lung cancer, tuberculosis and so on, is a big drawback of city life.

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

31. A. therefore        B. however                C. so                        D. but

32. A. pollutants        B. pollute                C. pollution                D. polluted

33. A. that                B. where                C. who                        D. when

34. A. happiness        B. diseases                C. benefits                D. accidents

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. “Why don’t we travel to Phu Quoc Island by ferry?” they said.

A. They asked why we didn’t travel to Phu Quoc Island by ferry.

B. They suggested travelling to Phu Quoc Island by ferry.

C. They wished that we travelled to Phu Quoc Island by ferry.

D. They wanted to travel to Phu Quoc Island by ferry.

36. No one in this class is as tall as Peter.

A. Peter is as tall as others in this class.

B. Peter is the tallest in this class.

C. Everyone in this class is taller than Peter.

D. Peter is not as tall as others in this class.

37. Water these plants or they will die.

A. If you did not water these plants, they will die.

B. If you water these plants, they will die.

C. If you don’t water these plants, they will die.

D. If you arc watering these plants, they will die.

38. You saw that smoke. It came from the hills.

A. You saw that smoke which comes from the hills.