PRACTICE TEST 55

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. chore                B. character                C. challenger                D. choice

2. A. brought                B. thought                C. enormous                D. taught

Mark the letter A, B, C or D 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. Japanese                B. entertain                C. Portuguese                D. refusal

4. A. accelerate        B. impossible                C. assimilate                D. opposition

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

5. Their children _____________ lots of new friends since they _____________ to that town.

A. made/ have been moving                        B. made/ are moving

C. have made/ moved                                D. were making/ have moved

6. Jane cooks well _____________ she hates washing up afterwards.

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

7. Tom’s eyes were red _____________ he had been swimming in a chlorinated pool.

A. so                        B. but                        C. because                D. in case

8. She asked me _____________ I was looking at.

A. when                B. if                        C. what                D. why

9. My father always has the builder _____________ the roof of our house.

A. repaired                B. to repair                C. to be repaired        D. repair

10. It is time every student _____________ harder for the coming exam.

A. worked                B. should work        C. works                D. work

11. The telephone _____________ by Alexander Graham Bell.

A. invented                B. be invented                C. was invented        D. is inventing

12. Do you remember Mr. Brown, _____________ taught us how to write an English essay?

A. that                        B. whom                C. who                        D. those

13. If my candidate had won the election, I _____________ happy now.

A. would be                B. would have been        C. will be                D. am

14. Why don’t you have your brother _____________ the roof.

A. repairs                B. to repair                C. repair                D. repaired

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. She was brought up in a well-off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing.

A. poor                        B. broke                C. wealthy                D. kind

16. When the police arrived, the thieves took to flight leaving all the stolen things behind.

A. did away                B. climbed on                C. took away                D. ran away

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. Never punish your children by hitting them. This might teach them to become hitters.

A. bring                B. accept                C. give                        D. reward

18. She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to study.

A. lost control of         B. put in charge of         C. made room for         D. got in touch with

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. Arm and Mary are studying in their classroom.

- Ann: “Can I borrow your dictionary?” - Mary: “_____________”

A. I’m afraid I can’t.         B. Here you are!        C. I think so.                 D. It doesn’t matter

20. - Lan: “_____________” - Nam: “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.”

A. Do you like eating cookies?                 B. Would you like some cookies?

C. Do you have any cookies?                         D. Are cookies your favorite snacks?

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.

Barbara and John are neighbors. They have known each other for several years. Barbara moved into her house in 1985, and John has lived next door since he came to the area in 1986.

Barbara is a writer. She has written seven novels and has won several awards for her books. A few years ago, she won the Pulitzer Prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment, she is writing a detective story. John hasn’t got a job. He has been unemployed for six months. He worked for a textile firm which had to close because it did not have enough orders. He has spent most days looking through the job pages in the newspapers.

Yesterday afternoon, Barbara went round to John’s house. John was reading a book. “Hello, John “said Barbara." How are you? “

“I don’t feel very well, actually" John replied. “What’s the matter?" “I have had a pain in my chest since Monday". When I cough, it really hurts. It wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t smoke so much, but I don’t seem to be able to stop."

“You really should try to cut down. 1 have felt much better since 1 stopped. Do you have any replies to your letters of application?"

“Yes, quite a few. I've got an interview tomorrow, and 1 think I stand quite a good chance. If I get the job, we shall go out to celebrate.

“What a lovely idea! Good luck with the interview, and be careful with your smoking!"

21. Since when did Barbara and John become neighbours?

A. since 1986                B. since 1985                 C. several years        D. a few years

22. How many novels has Barbara written?

A.7                        B. 8                         C.9                        D. 10

23. How long has John been unemployed?

A. For six months        B. for several years         C. for a year                D. for ten years

24. Which sentence is not correct?

A. John has a pain in his chest                 B. John I have had a pain in my chest

C. John doesn’t smoke                         D. John will have an interview tomorrow.

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.

People of different countries have quite different lifestyles. Americans are wasteful people, (25) _____________ saving.

Our grandfathers began this pattern, for nature’s resources seemed so plentiful that no one ever imagined a shortage. Within a few years of the first Virginia settlement, for example, pioneers burned down their houses when they were ready to move west. They only wanted to have the nails for (26) _____________ use. No one ever gave in to the priceless hardwoods that went up in smoke. We the people in the United States destroy many things that other peoples save. I (27) _____________ this when I was living in Britain. I received a letter from one of England’s largest banks. It was enclosed in a used envelope that had been readdressed to me. Such a practice would be (28) _____________ in the United States. American banks, (29) _____________ the smallest, always (30) _____________ expensive stationery with the names of all twenty-eight vice-presidents listed on one side of the page.

25. A. accustomed        B. dislike                C. enjoy                D. not used to

26. A. urgent                B. practical                C. various                D. future

27. A. noticed                B. notified                C. remembered        D. reminded

28. A. common        B. aggressive                C. unthinkable                D. inadequate

29.A. excluding        B. however                C. even                        D. usually

30. A. use                B. using                C. be used                D. being use

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

31. We were advised not drinking the water in the bottle.

A. in                        B. the water                C. drinking                D. advised

32. After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed.

A. eaten                B. went                C. letters                D. he wrote

33. She wishes that we didn’t send her the candy yesterday because she’s on a diet.

A. didn’t send                B. because                C. on                        D. her the candy

34. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and is looking for a new one.

A. told                         B. got                         C. is looking                 D. new one

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on jour 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 wouldn't buy this car"

A. He advised me to not buy that car.        B. He advised me not to buy this car.

C. He advised not me to buy that car.        D. He advised me not to buy that car.

36. He told her about the book. He liked it best.

A. He told her about the book which he liked it best.

B. He told her about the book which he liked best.

C. He told her about the book whom he liked best.

D. He told her about the book whose he liked best.

37. “Have you travelled abroad much?" he asked me.

A. He asked me if I have travelled abroad much.

B. He asked you if you had travelled abroad much.

C. He asked me if I had travelled abroad much.

D. He asked you if I have travelled abroad much.

38. “I’m sorry for not finding my key, Lan!" said Minh.

A. Minh said he was sorry for finding her key.

B. Minh apologized to Lan for not finding his key.

C. Minh apologized Lan because he didn’t keep his key.