PRACTICE TEST 75

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. chart                B. postcard                C. wizard                D. hardly

2. A. ranked                B. topped                C. finished                D. opened

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

3. A. tourism                B. Artic                        C. monument                D. attraction

4. A. advice                B. nation                C. practice                D. palace

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. Along with jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all-round form of exercise.

A. Along with                B. is                        C. the                        D. form of exercise

6. If you had any doubts about taking up cycling for health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask for his/her advice.

A. had                        B. taking up                C. to                        D. advice

7. If you find you are in pain then you should stop and get a rest.

A. If                        B. in                        C. then                        D. get

8. In spite of my grandfather is old, he still goes to work.

A. In spite of                B. old                        C. goes                        D. work

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

9. Do you know _____________?

A. what wrong was it with                        B. what wrong was with it

C. what’s wrong with it                        D. what wrong is it with

10. Telephone is one of the most important _____________ of the 20^th century.

A. inventor                B. invention                C. inventions                D. inventing

11. Daisy didn’t know the correct spelling so she had to _____________ it in the dictionary.

A. look after                B. look up                C. look at                D. look down

12. Her achievements were partly due to the _____________ of her husband.

A. assist                B. assistant                C. assisted                D. assistance

13. He was chatting to his friend when he _____________ a noise.

A. hears                B. heard                C. was hearing                D. to hear

14. You have milk and bread for breakfast, _____________ you?

A. don’t                B. haven't                C. won’t                D. have

15. _____________ you read the instructions carefully, you won’t make any mistakes.

A. Unless                B. If                        C. Because of                D. Although

16. It has been snowing _____________ Easter afternoon.

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

17. A few days ago, Tom’s shoes _____________ by one of the children in his neighborhood.

A. stole                B. stolen                C. was stolen                D. was stole

18. When his _____________ for the job was refused, he felt very disappointed.

A. applicant                B. applicable                C. application                D. apply

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

19. - “Let’s go to the canteen now.” - “Oh! _____________”

A. Good idea.                B. I don’t.                C. Why’s that?                D. I need it.

20. - “Thank you for your help, Linh.” - “_____________”

A. With all my heart.        B. Never remind me.        C. All it is for you.        D. It’s my pleasure.

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. They don’t know why she turned down their invitation to the party.

A. accepted                B. refused                C. agreed                D. approved

22. They decided to postpone their course till the end of the month because of the epidemic.

A. take up                B. turn round                C. put off                D. do with

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. Flu is becoming one of the common diseases.

A. usual                B. rare                        C. ordinary                D. universal

24. Polluted water and increased water temperatures have driven many species to the verge of extinction.

A. contaminated         B. frozen                C. smelly                D. purified

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

One of the two oldest pottery villages in Southeast Asia, Bau True in central Ninh Thuan province, will fall into oblivion if a modern industrial ceramic company is (25) _____________ there. Ninh Thuan has been long famous (26)its old temples, original sculptures, various festivals, strange folk songs and unique dances. People in the central province are surely proud of Bau True Pottery Village, one of (27) _____________ two oldest of its kind in Southeast Asia, and a museum featuring traditional pottery of the Cham ethnic minority people.

Bau True is (28) _____________ some 10 kilometres South of Phan Rang town. The small village is home to more than 400 families, of (29) _____________ 85% are in the traditional pottery business. The style is said to be handed down from Poklong Chanh, one of their ancestors from the immemorial time. Every year, (30) _____________ people hold days of worship and festivals to commemorate Chanh.

25. A. build                B. built                        C. building                D. builds

26. A. at                B. in                        C. to                        D. for

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

28. A. located                B. locating                C. locate                D. locates

29. A. who                B. where                C. which                D. that

30. A. suburban        B. local                        C. urban                D. ancient

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.

In the Mekong Delta, Long Dinh village of Tien Giang province is famous for its traditional craft of weaving flowered mats. The mat’s high quality makes them popular domestically, and they are also exported to markets worldwide including Korea, Japan and America.

In spite of its well-established reputation for this traditional craft, mat weaving only started here some 50 years ago. It was first introduced by immigrants from Kim Son, a famous mat weaving village in the northern province of Ninh Binh. However, the technique of weaving sedge mats in Long Dinh, as compared with other places in the South, is somewhat different. Long Dinh branded mats are thicker and have more attractive colours and patterns.

Weaving sedge mats is similar to growing rice. Long Dinh mat production mainly occurs during the dry season, from January to April. Weavers have to work their hardest in May and June, otherwise, when the rainy season starts in July, they will have to put off finishing their products till the next dry season. No matter how much work it requires, Long Dinh mat producers stick with this occupation, as it brings a higher income than growing rice.

This trade provides employment for thousands of local labourers. At present, nearly 1,000 households in Long Dinh village live on weaving mats. To better meet market demands, Long Dinh mat weavers have created more products in addition to the traditional sedge mats. Particularly, they are producing a new type of mat made from the dried stalks of water hyacinth, a common material in the Mekong Delta.

Thanks to the planning and further investment, the mat weaving occupation has indeed brought in more income for local residents. Their living standards have improved considerably, resulting in better conditions for the whole village.

31. What is Long Dinh village famous for?

A. its traditional craft of weaving flowered mats

B. its traditional craft of embroiling

C. its traditional craft of silk handkerchief

D. its traditional craft of knitting

32. Where are mats exported?

A. Korea                B. Japan                 C. all over the world         D. America

33. What does the word “they” refer to?

A. mats                B. weavers                 C. rainy seasons         D. dry seasons

34. What is CLOSEST meaning to the word “households”?

A. family units                B. family members         C. family finances         D. family relationships

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. They don’t know where they should put the chair.

A. They don’t know where put the chair.        

B. They don’t know where should put the chair.

C. They don’t know where to put the chair.        

D. They don’t know where putting the chair.

36. “Shall we go somewhere for a drink after class?” Tom said.

A. Tom suggested going somewhere for a drink after class.

B. Tom advised going somewhere for a drink after class.

C. Tom denied going somewhere for a drink after class.

D. Tom admitted going somewhere for a drink after class.

37. My parents haven’t visited Nha Trang Beach for three years.

A. My parents visited Nha Trang in three years.

B. The last time my parents have visited Nha Trang beach was three years ago.

C. The last time my parents visited Nha Trang beach three years ago.

D. The last time my parents visited Nha Trang beach was three years ago.

38. “Please sit down” the teacher said to his students.

A. The teacher asked his students sit down.

B. The teacher asked his students to sit down.

C. The teacher got his students to sit down.