PRACTICE TEST 68

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

1. A. occasion                B. collection                C. opinion                D. pagoda

2. A. devoted                B. suggested                C. provided                D. wished

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet 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. replace                C. peaceful                D. journey

4. A. destroy                B. appear                C. happen                D. provide

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

5. My brother ____________ an expensive car if he became rich.

A. would buy                 B. will buy                 C. bought                D. buys

6. The test ____________ at the moment.

A. is doing                 B. is being done        C. is done                 D. will be done

7. The doctor ____________ me not to stay up late at night.

A. advised                B. suggested                C. insisted                 D. forced

8. He made an interesting speech in the opening ____________.

A. competition        B. ceremony                C. preparation         D. solidarity

9. Due to the bad weather, the flight to Manchester was ____________.

A. taken off                 B. cut down                 C. turned down         D. put off

10. Nam: “Congratulations on your success!” - Hoa: “____________”

A. You’re welcome        B. No, thanks                C. Thank you                D. Yes, of course

11. We go to school ____________ bus.

A. by                        B. on                        C. with                        D. in

12. She was born in Dak Nong ____________ 1997.

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

13. My father ____________ me to the zoo last month.

A. was taking                B. takes                C. took                        D. take

14. I deeply regret ____________ to Jenny so severely yesterday. She was badly hurt.

A. to speak                B. to be speaking        C. being spoken         D. having spoken

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. Roget’s Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.

A. restricted                B. as well as                C. unless                D. instead of

16. They had conclusive evidence that he caused the accident on the motorway.

A. convincing                B. swindling                C. unclear                D. superficial

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. He was glum because he couldn’t reach his goals.

A. cheerful                B. sour                        C. gloomy                D. sad

18. Henry is brave enough to stop the woman with a knife from hurting a little child.

A. coward                B. afraid                C. courageous                D. smart

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. - “Can I have a look at that dress, please?” - “____________”

A. Sorry, it is out of stock.                        B. Which one? This one?

C. It’s much cheaper.                                D. Can I help you?

20. - “The test result will be released at 10 a.m tomorrow.” - “____________”

A. Can I wait for it?         B. Could it wait?         C. Writing? Why?         D. I can’t wait!

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.

The Sun today is a yellow dwarf star. It is fueled by thermonuclear reactions near its center that convert hydrogen to helium. The Sun has existed in its present state for about four billion six hundred million years and is thousands of times larger than the Earth.

By studying other stars, astronomers can predict what the rest of the Sun’s life will be like. About five billion years from now, the core of the Sun will shrink and become hotter. The surface temperature will fall. The higher temperature of the center will increase the rate of thermonuclear reactions. The outer regions of the Sun will expand approximately 35 million miles, about the distance to Mercury, which is the closest planet to the Sun. The Sun will then be a red giant star. Temperatures on the Earth will become too high for life to exist.

Once the Sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink. After it shrinks to the size of the Earth, it will become a white dwarf star. The Sun may throw off huge amounts of gases in violent eruptions called nova explosions as it changes from a red giant to a white dwarf.

After billions of years as a white dwarf, the Sun will have used up all its fuel and will have lost its heat. Such a star is called a black dwarf. After the Sun has become a black dwarf, the Earth will be dark and cold. If any atmosphere remains there, it will have frozen over the Earth’s surface.

21. What will probably be the first stage of change for the Sun to become a red giant?

A. Its surface will become hotter and shrink.        

B. It will throw off huge amounts of gases.

C. Its central part will grow smaller and hotter.        

D. Its core will cool off and use less fuel.

22. Large amounts of gases may be released from the Sun at the end of its life as a ____________.

A. black dwarf                B. white dwarf                C. red giant                D. yellow dwarf

23. The word “there” in the last sentence of paragraph 4 refers to ____________.

A. the planet Mercury                                B. the core of a black dwarf

C. our own planet                                D. the outer surface of the Sun

24. The passage has probably been taken from ____________.

A. a scientific journal                                B. a news report

C. a work of science fiction                        D. a scientific chronicle.

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.

Today, computer companies sell many different programs for computers. First, there are programs for doing Maths problems. (25) ____________, there are programs for scientific studies. Third, some programs are like fancy typewriters. They (26) ____________ often used by writers and business people. Other (27) ____________ are made for courses in schools and universities. And finally, there are programs for fun. They include word games and puzzles for children and adults.

There are many wonderful new computer programs, but there are other reasons to like (28) ____________. Some (29) ____________ like the way computers hum and sing when they are working. It is a happy sound, like the sounds of toys and childhood. Computers also have lights and pretty pictures. And computers even seem to have personalities. That may sound strange, but computers seem to have feelings. Sometimes they seem happy, sometimes they seem angry. It is easy (30) ____________ they are like people.

25. A. Two                B. Second                C. Twice                D. Double

26. A. are                B. is                        C. am                        D. has

27. A. programs        B. people                C. students                D. Typewriters

28. A. programs        B. reasons                C. games                D. computers

29. A. people                B. chicken                C. person                D. student

30. A. to think                B. to thinking                C. for thinking                D. that thought

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. My sister enjoys listening to music and dance with her friends.

A. My                        B. listening                C. to music                 D. dance

32. I haven’t got some money to buy that English book.

A. haven’t got                B. some                C. to buy                 D. English book

33. It’s ten years since we have left school in 2001.

A. have left                B. in                        C. ten years                 D. It’s

34. The movie was so bored that all the audience had gone home before it ended.

A. bored                 B. all the audience         C. had gone                 D. ended

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. She said “Dane, I will give your sister the gift.”

A. She promised give Dane’s sister the gift.        

B. She promised to giving Dane’s sister the gift.

C. She promised to given Dane’s sister the gift.        

D. She promised to give Dane’s sister the gift.

36. “I come from Hong Kong” Mr. Bean said.

A. Mr. Bean say he came from Hong Kong.        

B. Mr. Bean said that he come from Hong Kong.

C. Mr. Bean said that he came from Hong Kong.

D. Mr. Bean said to he came from Hong Kong.

37. I don’t have a bicycle.

A. I wish I have a bicycle.                        B. I wish I don’t had a bicycle.

C. I wish I had a bicycle.                        D. I wish I don’t have a bicycle.

38. “Let’s go out for dinner.” Jane said.

A. Jane suggest to going out for dinner.        B. Jane suggested go out for dinner.

C. Jane suggest going out for dinner.                D. Jane suggested going out for dinner.