PRACTICE TEST 72

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. weather                B. those                C. that                        D. theater

2. A. photo                B. going                C. home                D. brother

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. entertain                B. vacancy                C. volunteer                D. recommend

4. A. review                B. measure                C. finish                D. pastime

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.

5. Each of the members of the group were made to write a report every week.

A. members                B. week                C. were                D. to write

6. The pilot and the crew divided the life preservers between the twenty' frantic passengers.

A. divided                B. between                C. the pilot                D. passengers

7. Even on the most careful prepared trip, problems will sometimes happen.

A. Even                B. careful                C. happen                D. problems

8. Ba Be lake, that is situated in Yen Bai province, is the largest natural lake in Viet Nam.

A. that                        B. is situated                C. largest natural lake                D. in

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

9. Last year, my little sister got lost when we _____________ shopping.

A. were going                B. had gone                C. went                D. have gone

10. His job was so _____________ that he decided to quit it.

A. interesting                B. stressful                C. satisfactory                D. wonderful

11. _____________ of Chinese learners have a real chance to use it every day.

A. A few                B. Few                        C. A little                D. Not much

12. I don’t know whether _____________ for the job or not.

A. to applying                B. apply                C. to apply                D. applied

13. “Buy me a school bag on your way back, _____________?”

A. will you         B. don’t you C. can’t you D. are you

14. Lisa worked hard _____________ she passed the exam.

A. so                        B. if                        C. because                D. as

15. Have you seen the lovely girl _____________?

A. that stands                                        B. who is standing over there

C. whom stands                                D. whom is standing

16. Mark and I have been penpals _____________ over two years.

A. in                        B. for                        C. since                D.by

17. I have bought a _____________ car.

A. black small French                                 B. small French black

C. French small black                                 D. small black French

18. Pesticide, fertilizer and noise are all kinds of _____________.

A. pollute                B. polluting                C. pollutants                D. pollution

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

19. - Anna: “Make yourself at home.” - James: “_____________”

A. Yes, can I help you?                        B. Don’t mention it.

C. Thanks! Same to you.                        D. That’s very kind. Thank you.

20. - Ben: “Shall we go out for some coffee tonight?” - Nas: “_____________”

A. That’s right. I am                                 B. Don’t mention it

C. Yes, we are                                        D. That’s a good idea

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.

21. It will take more or less a week to prepare for the big party.

A. approximately        B. generally                C. frankly                D. simply

22. Don’t forget to drop me a line while you are away.

A. call me                B. give me a ring         C. drop in me                D. write to me

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.

23. The storm was unexpected. No one was prepared for it so many people couldn’t escape and got injured.

A. may be avoided                                 B. should be followed         

C. can be predicted                                 D. must be prevented

24. Even Though they suspected that he was guilty, he went scot-free.

A. was fined                                                B. was freed without any fine

C. was released from prison                        D. was not charged with murder

Read the following passage and Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually, the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man (25) _____________ Charles Babbage. Babbage was born in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called “engines”. But despite the fact that he (26) _____________ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued (27) _____________ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (28) _____________ engine based on one of Babbage’s designs. (29) _____________ has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been specially made.

Whether it works (30) _____________ not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage’s work.

25. A. written                B. called                C. recognized                D. known

26. A. wanted                B. started                C. made                D. missed

27. A. until                B. whether                C. though                D. why

28. A. that                B. the                        C. some                D. An

29. A. He                B. They                        C. One                        D. It

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

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.

Mozart, who was born on January 27, 1756 in the Austrian city of Salzburg, was neither the first nor the last child prodigy, but he was certainly the greatest. He was born into a moderately prosperous family where his unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early.

Mozart began learning to play harpsichord at three and his earliest known work was composed in 1761 when he was five, the age at which he also first appeared in public.

From the age of six, when his father took him on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the courts and musical centres of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. It has been calculated that Mozart spent almost a third of his short life - he died at the age of thirty-five - travelling.

As Mozart matured, he continued to tour and give concerts. Mozart also wrote a lot of operas. His first opera, Mitridate, Re Di Ponto, was performed in Milan when he was 14, and it was the first of many successes in the theatre.

31. How rich was Mozart’s family?

A. Very rich                                        B. As rich as a financial

C. Not very rich                                D. Very poor

32. When did he take the first step into the world of music as a composer?

A. When he was three.                        B. When he was five.

C. When he was fourteen                        D. When he was thirty-five

33. What did he do on his first tour to some major European countries?

A. He made so much sightseeing.                B. He toured the courts and musical centres.

C. He toured only.                                D. He did nothing.

34. Why is it possible to name Mozart “A travelling composer”?

A. Because he spent almost a third of his short life traveling.

B. Because he liked traveling a lot.

C. Because he never traveled.

D. Because he had a good imagination.

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. My younger brother studies now harder than he used to.

A. My younger brother didn’t use to study so hard as he does now.

B. My younger brother used to study as hard as he does now.

C. My younger brother used to study harder than he does now.

D. My younger brother didn’t used to study so hard as he does now.

36. Success depends on your hard work.

A. The hard you work, the more successful you are.

B. The hard you work, the successful you are.

C. The hard you work, more successful you are.

D. The harder you work, the more successful you are.

37. “If I were you, I wouldn’t accept his marriage proposal”, said Phong to Linh.

A. Phong asked Lan not to accept his marriage proposal.

B. Phong ordered Lan not to accept his marriage proposal.

C. Phong advised Lan not to accept his marriage proposal.

D. Phong promised Lan not to accept his marriage proposal.