PRACTICE TEST 35

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. exhausted        B. employed                C. behaved                D. considered

2. A. decorate                B. message                C. trendy                D. design

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. cotton                B. symbol                C. website                D. collect

4. A. suggest                B. recent                C. apply                D. divide

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

5. Students are not allowed eating in the classroom.

A. are not                B. allowed                C. eating                D. in

6. A competition held yesterday to find the best students in Maths.

A. A                        B. held                        C. to find                 D. best

7. She speaks French as better as her friend does.

A. speaks                B. better                C. as                         D. does

8. It took him an hour drawing this picture.

A. It                        B. took                        C. drawing                 D. this

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

9. Hoi An, _____________ my brother lives, is an ancient town in Vietnam.

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

10. Harry was washing his car while Daisy _____________ a book.

A. read                        B. has read                C. was reading         D. will read

11. The traffic is so heavy. I wish there _____________ fewer cars.

A. are                        B. were                C. will be                 D. have been

12. My teacher gave me a lot of _____________ and helped me pass the test.

A. development        B. politeness                C. encouragement         D. growth

13. You have finished writing your essay, _____________?

A. didn’t you                B. haven’t you                C. don’t you                 D. won’t you

14. books have you read this year?

A. How far                B. How many                C. How often                 D. How much

15. English is the first language in many countries outside _____________ United Kingdom.

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

16. That new computer was _____________ than we had thought.

A. cheaper                B. as cheap                C. the cheapest        D. cheap

17. Minh invited me to join his trip to Trang An but I _____________ his invitation.

A. took off                B. gave up                C. turned down        D. dealt with

18. It _____________ that the most-visited place in Da Nang is Ba Na Hills.

A. reports                B. was reporting        C. is reported                D. reported

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 government took big steps to prevent gender inequality.

A. increase                B. avoid                C. promote                D. cause

20. Have you made up your mind where to go for your summer holiday?

A. decided                B. thought                C. refused                D. wanted

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. This washing machine is very simple to use.

A. easy                        B. boring                C. difficult                 D. interesting

22. He stops working because of heavy rain.

A. prevents                B. finishes                C. continues                 D. ends

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

23. - Peter: “Would you mind lending me your bike?” - John: “_____________”

A. Yes, here it is         B. No, not at all         C. Yes, let’s                D. Good idea

24. Eden and Edward are chatting after work Eden suggests eating out.

- Eden: “Shall we eat out tonight?” - Edward: “_____________”

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

C. You are very welcome                        D. That’s all right

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

School

British teenagers spend most of their time at school. Students in Britain can leave school at sixteen (grade 11). This is also the age when most students take their first important exams, the GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education). Most teens take between 5 -10 subjects, which means a lot of studying. They are spending more time on homework than teenagers ever before. Forget watching TV, teenagers in Britain now spend 2 -3 hours on homework after school.

School uniform

Visit almost any school in Britain and the first thing you’ll notice is the school uniform. Although school uniform has its advantages, when they are 15 or 16 most teenagers are tired of wearing it. When there is more than one school in a town, school uniforms can highlight differences between schools. In London there are many cases of bullying and fighting between pupils from different schools.

Clothes and looks

In Britain, some teens judge you by the shirt or trainers you are wearing. 40% of British teenagers believe it’s important to wear designer labels. If you want to follow the crowd, you need to wear trendy labels. Teenagers in Britain wear fashionable trainers and the more expensive, the better.

25. Most students in Britain take the GCSE when _____________.

A. they begin grade 11                        B. they are 16 years old

C. they finish grade 10                        D. they are 11 years old

26. What is the first thing you’ll notice when you visit almost any school in Britain?

A. the school gate                                B. the school playground

C. the school logo                                D. the school uniform

27. What do most teenagers in Britain prefer to wear?

A. trendy labels                                B. expensive uniforms

C. economical trainers                        D. fashionable hats

28. The word “highlight” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____________.

A. confuse                B. decrease                C. emphasize                D. remark

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

A. Students in Britain can take 8 subjects at the GCSE.

B. Most British teenagers spend 2-3 hours doing their homework after school.

C. Most 16-year-old students in Britain don’t like school uniforms.

D. Many British teenagers judge their friends by their shirts or trainers.

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.

Halloween was first celebrated many centuries ago in Ireland and Scotland by Celtic priests called Druids. They observed the end of autumn and the beginning of (30) _____________. The Druids thought that Halloween was the night (31) _____________ the witches came out. As they were afraid of witches, they put food and small gifts near the doors of their houses for the witches.

It is considered that Halloween was brought to America by the immigrants from Ireland and Scotland. (32) _____________ the 19^th century they celebrated Halloween according to their old (33) _____________ (the integral part of the festival was a lantern made of a pumpkin with holes in the forms of eyes, and nose and a mouth). Nowadays people hold parades on Halloween. On the 31^st of October they (34) _____________ as witches, demons, ghosts and the like, with large ‘pumpkins’ in their hands, take part in the festival that lasts till early morning.

30. A. spring                B. summer                C. autumn                D. winter

31. A. which                B. when                C. who                        D. that

32. A. in                B. at                        C. on                        D. with

33. A. lifestyle                B. festival                C. tradition                D. habit

34. A. dress                B. show                C. perform                D. believe

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 you meet to discuss how to organize the fair?”

A. He suggested that we should meet to discuss how to organize the fair.

B. He suggested that we shouldn’t meet to discuss how to organize the fair.

C. He suggested to meet to discuss how to organize the fair.

D. He suggested to meeting to discuss how to organize the fair.

36. Ho Chi Minh City is bigger than Ha Noi.

A. Ho Chi Minh City is the smallest city.        B. Ha Noi is bigger than Ho Chi Minh City.

C. Ho Chi Minh City is as big as Ha Noi.        D. Ha Noi isn’t as big as Ho Chi Minh City.

37. Science and technology have completely changed human life.

A. Human life has been completely changed by science and technology.

B. Human life have been changed completely by science and technology.

C. Human life have been completely changed by science and technology.

D. Human life has changed by science and technology completely.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to Indicate the most meaningful sentence written from the given words.

38. It/ first/ time/ he/ stay/ up/ late/ study/ exam.