PRACTICE TEST 33

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. knees                B. papers                C. trees                D. bats

2. A. mind                B. pick                        C. tide                        D. invite

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. sunny                B. wonder                C. pencil                D. relax

4. A. improve                B. culture                C. pollute                D. attend

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

5. This is the first time I had been to the movie theatre in London.

A. is                        B. the first                C. had been                D. in

6. Ha Long Bay is one of the more beautiful natural wonders in the world.

A. is                        B. more                C. natural                D. in

7. When he arrived, I talked on the phone with my best friend.

A. When                B. arrived                C. talked                D. on

8. How about to go for a walk in the woods this afternoon?

A. How                        B. to go                C. a walk                D. in

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

9. Would you mind _____________ here, Henry?

A. not smoking         B. not to smoke         C. not smoke                 D. to not smoke

10. I am _____________ that you are working harder.

A. please                B. pleasing                C. pleased                 D. pleasure

11. They are the children _____________ won the match last week.

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

12. We are proud of our country, _____________?

A. are we                 B. aren’t we                 C. were we                 D. weren’t we

13. I didn’t want to be late, _____________ I ran all the way to school.

A. because                 B. but                         C. or                         D. so

14. The Internet has helped students study more _____________.

A. effect                B. effective                C. effectively                D. effectiveness

15. You _____________ take anything out of the shop without paying for it.

A. need                B. needn’t                C. must                D. mustn’t

16. People use the Internet for _____________ purposes: education, communication, entertainment and commerce.

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

17. The opening ceremony of the 28^th SEA Games was held _____________ June 5^th, 2015.

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

18. What beautiful flowers! I wish I _____________ a camera to take a photo of them.

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

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. Who will take care of your children when you are away?

A. look after                B. look for                C. look up                D. look out

20. Some of the time-consuming jobs can now be done by machines.

A. taking time                B. taking much time        C. taking no time         D. taking little time

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. She failed to get into medical university.

A. passed                B. qualified                C. didn’t succeed         D. satisfied

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. - Jane: “Would you mind sharing with me your experience of learning English?” 

- Sam: “_____________.”

A. Not at all.                                        B. That’s my pleasure

C. I don’t think so                                 D. Yes, I would

24. - Jane: “What’s the weather like in Viet Nam now?” - Sam: “_____________.”

A. It’s sunny and hot                                B. It’s mid-summer now

C. We have rainy season                        D. It often rains in spring

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

Out in the Pacific Ocean, 3,700 kilometers from Los Angeles, are the islands of Hawaii, the 50^th state of the United States, with its area of 16,700 square kilometers.

The first Hawaiians arrived from other Pacific islands sometime around 100 AD. Then in 1778, Captain Cook arrived in Hawaii. He put the islands on his maps of the Pacific Ocean. Then more ships knew Hawaii and began stopping there for supplies. In 1820, a small group of people from the eastern United States came to teach the Hawaiian people about Christianity. They started farms to grow sugar cane and pineapples. Because there were not enough people to do all the farm work, farm owners brought in Asians - Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos.

Later Koreans, Portuguese, and Puerto Ricans also came. More people came from the US mainland and from other Pacific islands, and Hawaii has become a place with traditions from several countries. People from the various nation groups have married each other, so today the groups are partly mixed. Hawaiians are very friendly and always welcome visitors. They celebrate traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino holidays as well as holidays from the United States. Hawaii is known as the Aloha State. “Aloha” means “hello”, “goodbye”, and “I love you” in Hawaiian.

25. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The life of Captain Cook                        B. The islands of Hawaii

C. The area of the islands of Hawaii                D. Hawaiians’ friendliness

26. According to paragraph 2, in the 19^th century, many Asians were taken to Hawaii _____________.

A. to go fishing                                B. to teach the Hawaiian people about Christianity

C. to work in factories                                D. to do the farm work

27. The word “They” in paragraph 3 refers to _____________.

A. Hawaiians                B. traditions                C. Pacific islands         D. foreign visitors

28. The word “various” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____________.

A. different                B. similar                C. special                D. official

29. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Captain Cook came to Hawaii in the 18^th century.

B. All Hawaiian people have come from Asia.

C. Hawaii is the fiftieth state of the United States.

D. Hawaii is a place with traditions from several countries.

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.

Organized football games (30) _____________ in 1863. In football, two teams of eleven players try to kick or head the ball into the goal of the other team. The goal keeper, who tries (31) _____________ the ball out of the goal, is the only player on the field who (32) _____________ touch the ball with his or her hands. The other players must use their feet, heads and bodies to control the ball.

Every four years, football teams around the world compete for the World Cup. The World Cup competition started in 1930. Brazil is the home of (33) _____________ great football players, including the most (34) _____________ player of all “Pele”. With his fast dazzling speed, Pelc played for many years in Brazil and then in New York. People in more than 140 countries all over the world play football. It is definitely the world’s most popular sport.

30. A. began                B. has begun                C. begin                D. will begin

31. A. keep                B. keeping                C. to keep                D. kept

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

33. A. a                B. many                C. any                        D. much

34. A. beautiful        B. exciting                C. intelligent                D. famous

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. The weather was bad. The players cancelled their match.

A. Although the weather was bad, the players cancelled the match.

B. The players cancelled their match because the weather was bad.

C. The players cancelled their match so the weather was bad.

D. Despite the weather was bad, the players cancelled the match.

36. They have built a new bridge across the river.

A. A new bridge across the river have been built.

B. A new bridge has built across the river.

C. A bridge has been built new across the river.

D. A new bridge across the river has been built.

37. Charlie said, “Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow”.

A. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow

B. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married the next day.

C. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married tomorrow.

D. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married the next day.

38. The day was so cold that we stayed indoors.

A. It was such cold a day that we stayed indoors.