PRACTICE TEST 52

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. climate                B. ethnic                C. unit                        D. city

2. A. seat                B. heat                        C. great                D. meat

Mark the letter A, B, C or Đ on your answer sheet to indicate the word differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

3. A. entertain                B. magazine                C. industry                D. volunteer

4. A. instruct                B. decide                C. contain                D. common

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

5. A runny nose, sneezing and coughing are the _____________ of the common cold.

A. materials                B. measures                C. medicines                D. symptoms

6. The toy _____________ my father bought for my younger brother is very cheap.

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

7. Let’s hold a pool party after we finish this project, _____________?

A. shall we                B. do you                C. will you                D. won’t you

8. Would you mind _____________ me put these desks away?

A. helping                B. helped                C. to help                D. help

9. There is too much traffic in this city. _____________, the air is polluted.

A. Although                B. Therefore                C. Because                D. And

10. The program James watched on TV last night was so _____________ that he fell asleep halfway through it.

A. bored                B. boring                C. bore                        D. bord

11. A recycled plastic bottle saves enough _____________ to run a 60-watt light bulb for 6 hours.

A. energy                B. money                C. electron                D. life

12. It is important today that pupils should learn one or two _____________ languages.

A. abroad                B. overseas                C. mother                D. foreign

13. I can never make up stories because I have absolutely no _____________.

A. imagined                B. imaginary                C. imagination                D. imaging

14. Are you _____________ teaching on Sunday mornings this term?

A. enjoy                B. likely                C. busy                        D. expected

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.

15. The cottage is surrounded by the most glorious countryside.

A. ordinary                B. beautiful                C. unspoiled                D. ugly

16. What can they do to protect endangered species like the giant panda?

A. dead                B. threatened                C. alive                        D. hunted

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.

17. Jack looks healthy enough.

A. sick                        B. strong                C. active                D. sporty

18. Ngoc is interested in the teaching profession because she loves children.

A. worried                B. keen                        C. depressed                D. excited

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.

19. - Mary: “_____________?” - Tom: “Tall and thin with blue eyes”.

A. How is your new English teacher doing?

B. What does your new English teacher look like?

C. How does your new English teacher look like?        

D. How old are you?

20. - Jane: “Could you please do me a favor?” - Mary: “_____________”

A. No, thanks.                                        B. Sure. What can I do for you?

C. Yes, go ahead.                                D. Really?

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.

My name is Nam. I’ll tell you about one of my most impressive trips that my classmates and I have just made after finishing the second term. It was a visit to the Botanic Garden in our city.

It was a cool Sunday. We assembled at the school gate and caught a bus to the Botanic Garden. It was a long way to our destination and we sang merrily all the way. The Botanic Garden is a very beautiful place. We made a short tour round the garden and took some photos of the whole class. Then we played a lot of games on the grassland. One of the boys brought the guitar and we sang our favorite songs. We laughed, talked and danced, too. After the meal, we all took a rest. In the afternoon, we went on playing some more games. Then we arrived home at four-thirty. We all felt very happy.

21. How did Nam go to the Botanic Garden?

A. caught a bus        B. caught a taxi         C. rode a bike                 D. drove a car

22. Who did he go with?

A. his mom                B. his dad                C. his brother                D. his classmates

23. They play a lot of games on the _____________.

A. top                        B. grassland                 C. class                 D. home

24. What time did they go home?

A. four-thirty                B. four-four                C. three-thirty                D. two

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.

Mother’s Day in the USA

In the United States, people celebrate Mother’s Day. Mother’s day is celebrated (25) _____________ the second Sunday in May. On this occasion, mother usually (26) _____________ greeting cards and gifts from her husband and children. The best gift of all for (27) _____________ American Mom is a day of leisure. The majority of American mothers spend most of their time doing their jobs as well as housework, (28) _____________ their working days are often very hard. The working mother starts enjoying the traditional Mother’s Day by having breakfast cooked by her family. Later in the day, it is also (29) _____________ for the extended family group to get together for dinner, either in a restaurant (30) _____________ in one of their homes. Flowers also play an important part of Mother’s Day. Mothers are often given a corsage or a plant for the occasion, particularly if they are elderly.

25. A. on                B. at                        C. in                        D. since

26. A. is receiving        B. received                C. receives                D. receiving

27. A. some                B. the                        C. an                        D. a

28. A. but                B. so                        C. however                D. therefore

29. A. traditional        B. traditionally                C. tradition                D. traditionalist

30. A. but                B. and                        C. or                        D. nor

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

31. If you find you are in pain then you should stop and get a rest.

A. If                        B. in                        C. then                        D. get

32. It is very cold today. He wishes it is warmer.

A. It                        B. cold                        C. wishes                D. is

33. Alex Ferguson, that is the most successful coach in Manchester United’s history, underwent an emergency operation last year.

A. that                                        B. most successful coach

C. in                                        D. underwent

34. Along with jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all-round form of exercise.

A. Along with                B. is                        C. the                        D. form

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. He gave my younger sister a smartphone on her birthday.

A. My younger sister was given a smartphone on her birthday.

B. My younger sister give a smartphone on her birthday.

C. My younger sister was given smartphones on her birthday.

D. My younger sister was given a smartphone on my birthday.

36. Her friends arc so humorous that she can’t help laughing at their jokes.

A. She has such humorous friends that she can’t help laughing at their jokes.

B. She has such humorous friends that she helps laughing at their jokes.

C. She had such humorous friends that she can’t help laughing at their jokes.

D. She didn’t have such humorous friends that she can’t help laughing at their jokes.

37. It’s the first time I’ve been to a flower shop.

A. I haven’t been to a flower shop before.                B. I have been to a flower shop before.

C. I haven’t be to a flower shop before.                D. I haven’t been a flower shop before.

38. “You damaged my phone”, said John to Mary.

A. John accuse Mary of damaging his phone.                B. John accused Mary of damaging his phone.

C. John accused Mary on damaging his phone.        D. John accused Mary of damage his phone.

Mark the letter A, B. C or D to indicate the sentence that is best written from the words/ phrases given.