PRACTICE TEST 48

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. closed                B. looked                C. rained                D. followed

2. A. ill                        B. pick                        C. sight                        D. inside

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. fashion                B. pattern                C. symbol                D. design

4. A. prisoner                B. disaster                C. agency                D. president

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

5. My father asked us not to spend too much time to play computer games.

A. not to spend        B. much                C. to play                D. games

6. Thank you for inviting me to your party. I wish I can but I have to work tomorrow.

A. inviting                B. your party                C. can                        D. have to

7. The woman who son is my friend has donated $$ 1000 to the charity.

A. who                        B. is                        C. has donated        D. the

8. A new shopping mall built in my town now and it may be completed next year.

A. built                        B. and                        C. may be                D. completed

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 students laughed _____________ when they saw the monkeys eating bananas.

A. happy                B. happily                C. happiness                D. unhappy

10. You don’t seem very in the movie. Don’t you like it?

A. interested                B. interesting                C. interest                D. interestingly

11. If the weather _____________ worse, we won’t go to the beach.

A. gets                        B. will get                C. got                        D. would get

12. Do you mind if I turn _____________ the TV? I want to watch the news.

A. off                        B. out                        C. down                D. on

13. It’s very kind _____________ you to help me.

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

14. They _____________ each other since they were children.

A. has known                B. knew                C. have known                D. know

15. The interviewer asked me why I _____________ learning English.

A. like                        B. will like                C. liked                        D. would like

16. She was that she always came top of the class.

A. so clever                B. too clever                C. such clever                D. clever enough

17. Of 4 kids, Julia is _____________ and best at English.

A. more hard-working                                B. most hard-working

C. the most hard-working                        D. as hard-working as

18. The kids were still playing football _____________ the heavy rain.

A. despite                B. in spite                C. although                D. because of

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 decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.

A. take up                B. turn round                C. put off                D. do with

20. My elder brother failed the exam, which depressed my parents.

A. satisfied                B. encouraged                C. pleased                D. disappointed

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. The Ao Dai is the traditional dress of Vietnamese women.

A. new                        B. modern                C. conventional        D. occasional

22. Mr. Brown is a very generous old man. He has given most of his salary to a charity organization.

A. hospitable                B. honest                C. kind                        D. mean

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

23. Jack: “Well done! That’s a very nice picture!” - Tom: “_____________”

A. Thanks. It’s nice of you to say so.                B. Wow. That’s incredible.

C. Yes. I think so too.                                D. Right. I’ve painted a nice picture.

24. - Mrs. White: “Thank you very much for helping the disadvantaged children here!”

- The volunteers: “_____________”

A. What a pity!                                B. It’s our pleasure.        

C. Sorry, we don’t know.                        D. That’s nice of you.

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.

Water is one of our most precious resources; put it simply, without water there would be no life. Unfortunately, many of US seem to have forgotten this fact, and as a result (25) _____________ world is facing the danger of (26) _____________ out of water. The actual sum of water on earth has changed little since the time of dinosaurs. The problem has been caused by people’s misuse of our water supply. This (27) _____________ means that we have polluted our rivers and seas, but also that we are wasting a great deal of this precious resource. Unfortunately, the (28) _____________ of the rain forests has made this problem worse since much of the rain that falls is lost because it runs off into the sea. The population of the earth is increasing daily, so it is vital that we find a solution (29) _____________ this problem before it is too late.

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

26. A. getting                B. running                C. going                D. turning

27. A. either                B. both                        C. not only                D. neither

28. A. destroy                B. destructive                C. destructively        D. destruction

29. A. to                B. for                        C. in                        D. with

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

Television is very popular and even has some benefits for kids. It helps very young children learn the letters of the alphabet, and helps other kids learn about science, cultures, and world events.

However, researchers show that too much TV is bad for children. For one thing, there is a link between watching more than four hours of TV a day and being overweight. For another thing, many TV shows are violent and upsetting. Watching these shows may cause kids to be more fearful. And of course, more time in front of the TV means less time to study. Too much TV may also be the cause of lower grades.

Experts do not agree on the solution to these problems. Some say that kids should watch only educational programs; others say kids should watch no TV at all. And others suggest teaching them to watch TV as occasional entertainment, not as an everyday hobby.

30. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Benefits of kids’ TV shows                        B. Effects of television on kids

C. Why kids love TV                                D. Why kids shouldn’t watch TV

31. According to the passage, watching a lot of TV may _____________.

A. cause children to be more fearful                B. cause children to be more famous

C. cause children to get better grades        D. cause students to study more

32. The word “them” in paragraph 3 refers to _____________.

A. programs                B. experts                C. kids                        D. problems

33. The word “overweight” is CLOSEST in meaning to _____________.

A. thin                        B. slim                        C. short                D. fat

34. Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?

A. TV is always bad for children.

B. TV is only good for entertainment.

C. Kids should watch only educational shows.

D. Television has some benefits along with problems.

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. “If I were you, I would take a break,” Tom said to Daisy.

A. Tom wanted to take a break with Daisy.        B. Tom advised Daisy to take a break.

C. Tom suggested not taking a break.                D. Tom offered Daisy to take a break.

36. Jenifer is more intelligent than all the other students in my class.

A. No student in my class is as intelligent as Jenifer is.

B. No student in my class isn’t as intelligent as Jenifer is.

C. No student in my class is as intelligent than Jenifer is.

D. No student in my class is more intelligent as Jenifer is.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to Indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

37. We broke the computer. It belongs to my father.

A. We broke the computer which it belongs to my father.

B. We broke the computer who belongs to my father.

C. We broke the computer which belongs to my father.

D. We broke the computer, that belongs to my father.

38. He felt very tired. However, he continued his work.

A. Despite of his tiredness, he continued his work.

B. He felt so tired that he continued his work.