PRACTICE TEST 3

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. knew                B. few                        C. threw                D. new

2. A. stopped                B. laughed                C. watched                D. stayed

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. summer                B. birthday                C. busy                        D. machine

4. A. selection                B. national                C. recycle                D. convenient

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. I am afraid this camera is too expensive for we to buy.

A. too                        B. am afraid                C. we                         D. to buy

6. Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?

A is                        B. doesn’t he                C. new Japanese         D. to buy

7. If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car.

A. didn’t                B. if                        C. were                 D. expensive

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

8. This task is ___________ than the one we did last month.

A. more difficult        B. difficult                C. the most difficult        D. as difficult as

9. The roses ___________ he gave me are very beautiful. 

A. who                        B. where                C. which                D. when

10. When she was a child, she ___________ play many kinds of instruments.

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

11. Do you mind if I ___________ in here?

A. smoking                B. to smoke                C. smoke                D. smoked

12. This building ___________ in 1980.

A. built                        B. builds                C. was built                D. is built

13. There was no football match on VTV3, so I turned to another ___________.

A. media                B. television                C. number                D. channel

14. The Kimono is a Japanese ___________ costume.

A. tradition                B. traditions                C. traditional                D. traditionally

15. We usually ___________ our grandparents on summer vacations.

A. to visit                B. visited                C. visiting                D. visit

16. The air is polluted ___________ there is too much traffic.

A. because                B. therefore                C. however                D. but

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. - Tony: “Well, I hope you enjoyed your meal.” - Henry: “___________”

A. Oh, absolutely delicious.                        B. Yes, that’s right

C. No problem.                                D. Yes, it’s very interesting.

18. - Son: “I got mark 10 in my final exam, Mom.” - Mom: “___________”

A. Try more!                                        B. Well done!                

C. You should study harder                        D. Thanks

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. Now, I will give you a short introduction about my company.

A. long                        B. high                        C. little                        D. brief

20. It is very kind of him to donate lots of money to the poor.

A. hot-hearted                B. cool-hearted        C. warm-hearted        D. cold-hearted

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. The train arrived at the station 20 minutes late.

A. entered                B. finished                C. came back                D. left

22. I can’t breathe because it is full of people here.

A. empty                B. lots of                C. lack                        D. few

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.

If you are (23) ___________ to someone’s house for dinner in the United States, you should (24) ___________ a gift, such as a (25) ___________ of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a wrapped gift, he or she may open it in front of you. Opening a present in front of the gift-giver is considered polite. It shows that the host is excited (26) ___________ receiving the gift and wants to show his/her appreciation to you immediately. (27) ___________ the host doesn’t like it, he or she will tell a “white lie” and say how much they like the gift to prevent the guest from feeling bad.

23. A. called                B. invited                C. calling                D. inviting

24. A. take                B. give                        C. bring                D. make

25. A. bunch                B. box                        C. group                D. hand

26. A. with                B. for                        C. at                        D. about

27. A. Although        B. But                        C. Because                D. So

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

The traditions of Viet Nam are affected by Chinese culture for a long time. In my family, women had to do all the housework, take care of their children, fathers and husbands. They had to obey and respect their fathers and husbands in solving family problems. Women had no choice in controlling the number of babies they needed, partly they had little knowledge about contraception and as a result of religious and economic requirements.