PRACTICE TEST 70

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. where                B. when                C. who                        D. which

2. A. health                B. appear                C. ready                D. heavy

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. again                B. teacher                C. happen                D. table

4. A. fortunate                B. difficult                C. different                D. successful

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

5. Her younger brother got wet _____________ he didn’t bring the umbrella with him.

A. but                        B. so                        C. because                D. and

6. Diana made a big beautiful cake _____________ her grandma’s birthday.

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

7. They say that solar energy doesn’t cause _____________.

A. pollution                B. pollute                C. polluted                D. pollutant

8. Mr. Johnson is having dinner in a restaurant.

- Mr. Johnson: “Could you bring me some water?” - Waiter: “_____________”

A. No, I don’t                B. I don’t wait                C. Certainly, sir         D. No, thanks.

9. Who’s going to look _____________ the children while you’re away?

A. at                        B. after                        C. up                        D. over

10. They are not _____________ to join the army.

A. old enough                B. so old                C. enough old                D. as old

11. _____________ here tomorrow?

A. Will they be                B. Do they come        C. Have you been        D. Are they been

12. Hannah wishes she _____________.

A. can’t sing                B. can sing                C. is singing                D. could sing

13. Daisy received two gifts _____________ John sent this morning.

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

14. There is no _____________ explanation for what Mr. John told.

A. scientist                B. scientific                C. scientifically                D. science

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. I really appreciate his help, without which I couldn’t have got my task done in         time.

A. feel thankful for                                 B. depreciate        

C. require                                         D. are proud of

16. Hey, let’s wait here for them. I’m sure they’ll turn up before long.

A. arrive                 B. return                C. enter                D. visit

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. Workers need a secure environment so that they can work more effectively.

A. protected                B. riskless                C. unsafe                D. safe

18. Alison was an accountant. She usually felt depressed on Mondays, because she never got enough sleep on the weekends.

A. unhappy                B. cheerful                C. glum                D. understanding

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. - Janet: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?” - Henry: “_____________”

A. I don’t agree, I’m afraid.                        B. You’re welcome.

C. I feel very bored.                                D. That would be great.

20. - Sarah: “Oh my God, I’ve missed my bus.” - Christ: “_____________. Another will come here in ten minutes.”

A. I hope so                B. Don’t mention it         C. Don’t worry                D. Thank you

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.

New York is called “the Big Apple”. Maybe it is not exactly like an apple, it’s certainly very big. There are too many people. That’s the problem. The streets are always full of cars and trucks; you can never find a place to park.

Travelling around is never easy in the city. If you have enough money, you can take a taxi. New York cabs are yellow. They look all the same. But the drivers are very different. Some were born and raised in New York, but many are newcomers to the United States.

A few drive slowly, but most go very fast. Cab driving is a difficult job. It can be dangerous, too. Thieves often try to steal the drivers’ money. Drivers sometimes get hurt.

If you don’t want to take a taxi, you can go by bus or you can take the subway. The subway is quick and it’s cheap, but parts of it are old and dirty. Lights don’t always work and there are often fires on the track. On some subway lines, there are new, clean, silver trains. But you can’t see the color of the old trains easily. There is too much dirt and too much graffiti, inside and outside.

21. What is the problem in New York?

A. It has too many apples.                        B. It is too big.

C. It looked like an apple.                        D. It is too crowded.

22. What does “a cab” mean?

A. a truck                B. a bus                C. a taxi                D. a plane

23. Cab drivers in New York _____________.

A. can be dangerous                                B. look the same

C. can be attacked by thieves                        D. were all born in New York

24. The word “subway” can best be replaced by _____________.

A. underground         B. station                C. light bulb                D. platform

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, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket was (25) _____________ only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen.

A supermarket is different (26) _____________ other types of stores in several ways. In supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The (27) _____________ choose what they want and take them to the checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores; (28) _____________, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods and so on.

Most customers (29) _____________ go to a supermarket to buy goods from a shopping list. They know exactly what they need to buy. They do the shopping according (29) _____________ a plan.

25. A. open                B. opening                C. opened                D. to open

26. A. in                B. from                C. of                        D. with

27. A. customers        B. managers                C. assistants                D. Sellers

28. A. in example        B. for example                C. of example                D. by example

29. A. who                B. what                C. which                D. whom

30. A. about                B. too                        C. of                        D. to

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 thinks he prefers country life more than city life.

A. He thinks                B. country life                C. more than                D. city life

32. Tam Dao is one of the mountainously areas of Vietnam.

A. is                        B. mountainously        C. areas                D. of

33. The boy who lives on An Duong Vuong street like playing the piano.

A. who                        B. on                        C. like                        D. the piano

34. Once when Mary was ten, she used to have a headache and went to the hospital.

A. when                B. was                        C. used to have        D. went

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. It’s very wonderful to spend two weeks in the countryside.

A. Spend two weeks in the countryside is very wonderful.

B. Spending two week in the countryside is very wonderful.

C. Spending two weeks in the countryside is very wonderful.

D. Spending two weeks in the countryside are very wonderful.

36. In spite of having little money, the twins are very happy.

A. Although they have little money, the twins are very happy.

B. Because they have little money, the twins are very happy.

C. But they have little money, the twins are very happy.

D. So they have little money, the twins are very happy.

37. Nobody in the hospital works more carefully than Mr. Johnson.

A. Mr. Johnson was the most careful worker in the factory.

B. Mr. Johnson is more careful worker in the factory.

C. Mr. Johnson is the carefulest worker in the factory.

D. Mr. Johnson is the most careful worker in the factory.

38. The toy box was so heavy that my students couldn’t carry it.

A. It was such a heavy toy box that my students couldn’t carry it.

B. It is such a heavy toy box that my students couldn’t carry it.