PRACTICE TEST 31

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. ingredients        B. noodles                C. crisps                D. snacks

2. A. minute                B. husband                C. funny                D. pumpkin

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. cartoon                B. open                C. paper                D. answer

4. A. manage                B. shortage                C. village                D. prepare

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

5. It is suggested that people to take regular exercise.

A. It is                        B. that                        C. to take                        D. exercise

6. Most people prefer flying than going by sea because it’s much faster.

A. flying                B. than                        C. because                        D. faster

7. I decided changing my job because my boss makes me work overtime.

A. changing                 B. because                 C. makes                        D. work

8. I wish I can go to see all the wonders which have been recognised by UNESCO.

A. can go                 B. which                 C. have been recognized         D. by

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

9. It’s ____________ a box for me to lift by myself so I think I need some help with this.

A. big                        B. too big                C. very big                D. such big

10. There are some parts of the world ____________ even now people cannot live.

A. to whom                B. which                C. that                        D. where

11. The villagers are trying to learn English _________ they can communicate with foreign customers.

A. in order that        B. even though        C. however                D. because of

12. I don’t feel ____________ at interviews because my English is not very good.

A. confidently                B. confidence                C. confide                D. confident

13. My mother worked as ____________ nurse when she was young.

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

14. Japan is the ____________ developed country in the world.

A. most two                 B. two most                 C. second most         D. second in most

15. They ____________ in touch since they ____________ school 2 years ago.

A. kept/ have left         B. have kept/ leave        C. have kept/ left        D. keep/ had left

16. At the weekend, the beach got so ____________; there was nowhere for us to sit.

A. empty                B. noisy                C. peaceful                D. crowded

17. ____________ I use your phone? I need to make a phone call to my mum.

A. Would                B. Will                        C. Can                        D. Must

18. The student who comes ____________ Japan is a very nice person.

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

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. They suggested their students learn English to collaborate with their foreign teammates.

A. go out                B. study abroad        C. work together        D. tell stories

20. There are a number of drawbacks of living in the city.

A. benefits                B. advantages                C. disadvantages        D. difficulties

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. I find playing sports an exciting way to exercise.

A. boring                B. normal                C. regular                D. interesting

22. They appear surprisingly pessimistic about their chances of winning.

A. disappointed        B. sad                        C. nervous                D. optimistic

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

23. “I’ve passed my driving test.” - “____________”

A. Congratulations!                                B. That’s a good idea.

C. It’s nice of you to say so.                        D. Do you?

24. “Thanks for your help, Linda.” - “____________”

A. With all my heart.                                 B. It’s my pleasure.

C. Never remind me.                                 D. Wish you.

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

If you’d like to improve your English, one thing you can do is to build up your vocabulary. In order to do this, you have to practice a lot. I’m afraid there is not a shortcut for this. But there are many effective ways. First of all, you should read a lot. You can read short stories, comics, newspapers, magazines, etc. depending on your English level. As you read, you can try to guess the meanings of unknown words from the context of the sentence. If you cannot, then look up the definition in a dictionary. English to English dictionary should be your first choice and keep the translator as last. Another way of building vocabulary is to watch movies in English which will also help with pronunciation. Try to be involved with the language as much as you can. Keep a vocabulary notebook and write down a few words each day. Keep in mind that you have to revise them regularly. In my opinion, to communicate with people all you need is words. Even if you just say the words one after another, people most likely will understand what you mean regardless of the order of the words and grammar.

(https://wwwgrammarbank.com/beginners-reading-comprehensiort)

25. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. What we can do to improve our English        B. The difficulties in learning English

C. Problems of learning a second language        D. The best way of communicating in English

26. The word “effective” in the passage is closest in meaning to ____________.

A. expensive                B. careful                C. useful                D. funny

27. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

A. We should use a translator for all unknown words.

B. We should read a lot and see movies in English.

C. We should take notes when we learn new words.

D. We should practice speaking as much as we can.

28. The writer’s advice for English learners is ____________.

A. finding a shortcut to practice English        B. using a dictionary for translation

C. avoiding English to English dictionary        D. writing down some words every day

29. What is the most important thing to communicate with people according to the writer?

A. Grammar                                        B. Vocabulary

C. Order of the words                                D. Advanced English course

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.

Hostels

When travelling, hostels are usually the cheapest places to stay. They (30) ____________ five to thirty dollars a night. The 7,000 youth hostels around the world vary greatly: some are beautiful and comfortable, but others are not! All of them, however, are usually clean and safe. Hostels are always full (31) ____________ other people travelling cheaply, (32) ____________ they are good places to meet people and exchange information. There are usually ten or more beds in a room. Women and men sleep (33) ____________. In hostels, each visitor must bring his or her own sleeping bag. (34) ____________ hostels also require that you leave the hostel during the day.

30. A. pay                B. price                C. cost                        D. take

31. A. in                B. with                        C.by                        D. of

32. A. so                B. but                        C. because                D. although

33. A. separate        B. separation                C. separately                D. separating

34. A. A lot                B. Some                C. Much                D. A

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. Despite knowing the area well, I got lost.

A. I got lost because I knew the area well.        

B. I got lost although knowing the area well.

C. I got lost although I knew the area well.        

D. I got lost because of knowing the area well.

36. “We will visit you this weekend,” my parents said to me.

A. My parents said they will visit me that weekend.

B. My parents said they would visit me that weekend.

C. My parents said we would visit me that weekend.

D. My parents said they would visit me this weekend.

37. “If I were you, rd buy that house.” Ms. Hoa said to Ms. Lan.

A. Ms. Hoa promised Ms. Lan that she would buy that house.

B. Ms. Hoa advised Ms. Lan to buy that house.

C. Ms. Hoa suggested Ms. Lan to buy that house.

D. Ms. Hoa forced Ms. Lan to buy that house.

38. We haven’t seen each other for five years.

A. The last time we have seen each other was five years ago.

B. The last time we saw each other was five years.