PRACTICE TEST 57

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word w hose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1. A. country                B. cover                C. economical                D. ceiling

2. A. ask                B. angry                C. manager                D. damage

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. dioxide                B. exterminate                C. advertising                D. defeat

4. A. machine                B. effective                C. even                        D. become

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

5. It was ____________ an interesting speech that everyone stayed till the end.

A. too                        B. very                        C. such                        D. so

6. During the flood, army helicopters came and tried to evacuate ____________ injured.

A. an                        B. a                        C. the                        D. 0

7. It is high time we ____________ something to protect our environment.

A. do                        B. to do                C. did                        D. have done

8. This is the second time ____________.

A. you are losing your door key                B. you’ve lost your door key

C. you were losing your door key                D. your door key was lost by you

9. Those letters ____________ now. You can do the typing later.

A. need to type        B. need typing                C. needn’t be typing         D. needn’t be typed

10. The more he tried to explain, ____________ we got.

A. the much confused                         B. the many confusing

C. the more confusing                                D. the more confused

11. All three TV channels provide extensive ____________ of sporting events.

A. broadcast                B. network                C. coverage                D. vision

12. The instructor blew his whistle and ____________.

A. off the runners were running                B. off ran the runners

C. off were running the runners                D. the runners runs off

13. The people ____________ live in this town are very friendly.

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

14. More and more investors are pouring ____________ money into food and beverage start-ups.

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

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. You may note down your qualifications and experience that can relate to the job.

A. put down                 B. hold down                C. draw down                 D. jot down

16. Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.        

A. help                 B. prepare                 C. be busy                 D. attempt        

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. The loss of his journals had caused him even more sorrow than his retirement from the military six years earlier.

A. grief                        B. joy                        C. comfort                D. sympathy

18. He is very absent-minded. He is likely to forget things or to think about something different from what he should be thinking about.

A. retentive                B. unforgettable         C. old-fashioned         D. easy-going

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. A man is talking to Alex when he is on holiday in Paris.

- The man: “You haven’t lived here long, have you?” - Alex: “____________.”

A. Yes, I have just moved here                B. No, only three months

C. Yes, just a few days                                D. No, I live here for a long time

20. Susan shared with her friend about her losing purse.

- Susan: “I have lost my purse.” - Her friend: “____________.”

A. It’s careless                B. Oh, what a pity         C. That's nothing         D. Oh, be careful

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.

When the Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States of America by the people of France, the people in America did not understand that Miss Liberty was a gift to all the Americans. They thought she was a gift only to New York. So they didn't want to pay for her base. At that time, Joseph Pulitzer was editor of the World newspaper. He wrote stories that asked people to give money to help pay for Miss Liberty’s base. Pulitzer asked his friends who worked at other cities’ newspapers to help. Soon the country knew that Miss Liberty was a gift for everyone. The people sent money. At least there was enough money to build the base.

In Paris, the huge statue was taken down piece by piece. She was carefully packed in 214 boxes. In June 1884, she left for America. When Miss Liberty’s ship arrived in America, ninety boats greeted her with flags flying. They went with her into New York Harbor. The base, which had to be very big and solid to hold the lady, was not finished. So, Miss Liberty was stored on Bedloe’s Island. When the last stone of the base was put in place, the workers showered coins from their pockets into the wet mortar. They were very happy. Next came the hard task of putting Miss Liberty together. The people on shore watched each day as the framework rose higher into the sky. Then came the copper “skin". Miss Liberty began as a sign of the friendship between the two countries. Since that time, she has come to mean freedom for the Americans.

21. Which of the following best describes the sequence of stages that the statue passed through?

A. packed in boxes, carried overseas, taken apart, put together, stored on an island.

B. put together, stored on an island, packed in boxes, carried overseas, taken apart.

C. taken apart, packed in boxes, carried overseas, stored on an island, put together.

D. put together, taken apart, packed in boxes, carried overseas, stored on an island.

22. When did people give Miss Liberty the copper “skin"?

A. After taking the statue apart.

B. Before putting the statue together.

C. Before the workers showed coins from their pockets into the wet mortar.

D. After putting the statue together on the base.

23. When was the statue of Liberty presented to the US people?

A. In the 18^th century.                                B. In the 19^th century.

C. In the early 1884.                                D. In the late 18^th century.

24. Which of the following is TRUE about Joseph Pulitzer?

A. At that time, he worked as an editor of a magazine.

B. He asked people to give money to help pay for Miss Liberty’s travel to New York.

C. He went around and asked for money for the base.

D. He asked people to give money to help pay for Miss Liberty’s base by means of his profession.

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.

As teenagers approach university level, a decision has to be made on what course to pursue. In this world of diversity, (25) ____________ such a choice is not easy for both children and parents. In the old days, it was not much of a problem to do the task because there were not so many diverse learning areas to choose from. Besides, there were only a few distinctive professional careers like doctor, engineer, accountant, nurse, teacher, etc. to think about. Most higher learning usually led to a financially successful life. (26) ____________, the cost of education was not so high.

Today’s world is entirely different from the things (27) ____________ have just been described. The job market is constantly changing due to innovative technology and new (28) ____________. Meanwhile, most teenagers have difficulty in identifying their own interests. There are a variety of well-organized career talks and student counseling workshops to guide and help teenagers (29) ____________ what course to take. (30) ____________, psychological tests are also used. Certain instruments such as surveys, interviews and computer software can help to find out preferences, interests, or learning styles of the students.

25. A. making                B. taking                C. giving                D. haying

26. A. In addition        B. Otherwise                C. For example        D. Therefore

27. A. when                B. that                        C. what                D. where

28. A. competition        B. competitively        C. competitive                D. Compete

29.A. apply                B. study                C. decide                D. employ

30. A. Furthermore        B. So                        C. But                        D. Although

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. He used to smoking a cigar after a meal but now he has quit smoking because he has got some respiratory problem.

A. after                        B. used to smoking         C. because                D. smoking

32. Last week Minh 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

33. There are many single mothers which are raising children by themselves.

A. are                        B. many                C. which                D. themselves

34. Caroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.

A. has worn                B. yellow                C. once                        D. buys

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. “Would you mind turning down the TV, Tom? I have a headache.” said Jane.

A. Jane has a headache and she would mind Tom turning down the TV.

B. Jane asked Tom turn down the TV and she had a headache.

C. Jane advised Tom to turn down the TV because she had a headache.

D. Jane asked Tom to turn down the TV as she had a headache.

36. Eating Italian food is new to him.

A. He has never eaten Italian food before.        B. He did not use to eating Italian food.

C. He used to eat Italian food.                D. He no longer eat Italian food.

37. She doesn’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning.

A. It’s difficult for her to get up early in the morning.

B. She’s used to getting up early in the morning.

C. She hates getting up early in the morning.

D. She used to get up early in the morning.