PRACTICE TEST 78

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. garbage                B. standard                C. polar                D. dollar

2. A. climbed                B. tried                        C. described                D. decorated

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. industry                B. interview                C. remember                D. government

4. A. household        B. rubbish                C. artist                D. throughout

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. The summer volunteers are helpful, enthusiastic, and creativity.

A. are                         B. exciting                 C. creativity                 D. volunteer

6. The government should pass the law to reduce the number of traffic in the city center.

A. pass                        B. to reduce                C. number                 D. city center

7. Mark can play basketball better more than his brother can.

A. can play                B. better                C. more than                 D. can

8. We are going to spend a month to preparing for our festival.

A. We                        B. spend a                C. to preparing         D. our concert                                                 

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

9. ___________ the bad weather, we went to school on time.

A. Although                B. In spite of                C. Even                        D. Despite of

10. I’ll show him around the town when he ___________.

A. comes                B. are coming                C. will come                D. came

11. If energy ___________ inexpensive and unlimited, things would be cheaper.

A. is                         B. will be                 C. were                 D. would be

12. ___________ energy is cheap, abundant and unpolluted.

A. Sun                        B. Sunny                C. Solar                 D. Solarize

13. He is writing this to tell her ___________ he loves and misses her.

A. how many                B. how much                C. how long                 D. how far

14. The baby ___________ be hungry again. He has just had dinner!

A. can’t                B. mustn’t                C. may                         D. may not

15. The pen ___________ I write is made in China.

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

16. They don’t want like that.

A. talk                        B. being talked        C. talked                 D. to be talked

17. It is important ___________.

A. for school children know what to do in case of fire

B. school children know what to do in case of fire

C. that school children to know what to do in case of fire

D. for school children to know what to do in case of fire

18. Have you got ___________ for the whole family in 3 days?

A. enough food         B. food enough         C. too food                 D. so food

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

19. - Mike: “I am offered the job at Vietnam Airlines.” - Thomas: “___________”

A. God bless you!         B. Congratulations!         C. Good luck!                D. Not at all!

20. - Nam: “I have a terrible toothache.” - Huong: “___________”

A. Not bad. I’m going home.                        B. Not very well. Thanks.

C. Maybe you should take a shower.                D. You should go to the dentist.

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. The workers are doing their duties with precision.

A. tasks                B. performances        C. responsibilities        D. experiences

22. As a small child, I always looked up to my grandfather, who was a real role model for me.

A. understood                B. loved                C. believed                D. admired

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. If robots are used instead of humans, thousands of people will be out of work.

A. employed                B. free                        C. redundant                D. self-employed

24. The vice minister expressed his deep sorrow over the victims in flooded areas.

A. wish                        B. happiness                C. sadness                D. sympathy

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.

Are you into skiing? Is winter your favorite time of year? (25) ___________ you like snow and ice, maybe you should stay at the Ice Hotel in Quebec, Canada. But you can only check into this hotel during the winter. Why? Because this hotel is made entirely of ice and snow! This amazing hotel is (26) ___________ every December. It has 32 rooms, and 80 people can stay there each night. The hotel has (27) ___________ movie theater, an art gallery, and a church. Of course, all of these parts of the hotel are made of ice. In fact, all the furniture, art, lights, and even plates and drinking glasses are made of ice. Because this hotel is (28) ___________ unusual, it has become very popular. People from all over the world come to the Ice Hotel to look at the fantastic ice art, drink and eat from designer ice dishes, and experience the unique atmosphere. Some couples have even gotten married in the hotel’s ice church. (29) ___________, all the guests keep their winter coats on! Because of all the ice, the temperature inside the hotel is always between -2 and -5oC. Surprisingly, sleeping is not a problem in the freezing cold hotel rooms. Every guest gets a special cold weather sleeping bag and some fur blankets. These keep them cozy and warm (30) ___________ morning.

25. A. When                B. Unless                C. If                        D. Because

26. A. build                B. built                        C. building                D. to build

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

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

29. A. Moreover        B. Therefore                C. However                D. But

30. A. until                B. during                C. in                        D. for

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.

Some doctors think that you should drink a glass of water each morning. You should drink this water first thing, before doing anything else. The temperature of the water should be similar to body temperature; neither too hot nor too cold.

Why should you drink this water? Water helps your body in many ways. It helps clean out your kidneys. It prepares your stomach for digestion. Water can also help your intestines work better. After drinking water, the intestines can more easily take out nutrients from our food. Water also helps US go to the bathroom more easily.

Scientists suggest that people take in 1,600 millimeters of water each day. But don’t drink all of that water in one sitting. If you do, your kidneys will have to work much harder to eliminate it. It’s better to drink some in the morning and some in the afternoon. Some people think it’s better to drink between meals and not during meals. They think water dilutes the juices produced in our stomachs. This can interfere with normal digestion.

Are you drinking enough water every day? Check the color of your urine. If it is light yellow, you are probably drinking enough. If your urine is very dark yellow, you probably need to drink more water. A little more water each day could make you much healthier.

31. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The importance of water                        B. The advice of the doctors

C. How to drink water correctly?                D. The best amount of water to drink

32. According to the passage, water is good for the following organs of the body, EXCEPT ___________.

A. kidneys                B. stomach                C. intestines                D. livers

33. The pronoun “It” in paragraph 2 refers to ___________.

A. your body                B. your kidney                C. water                D. your stomach

34. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The first thing you should do every morning is to drink water.

B. You shouldn’t drink too much water at the same time.

C. Drinking water while having meals may interfere with normal digestion.

D. You need to drink more water if your urine is light yellow.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that ĨS closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

35. My sister has studied English for three years.

A. My sister liked English so much in three years.

B. My sister started studying English three years ago.

C. My sister liked English so much in three years.

D. My sister started study English for three years.

36. I want to buy that car but it’s too expensive for me.

A. The car is too expensive but I still buy it.        

B. Although the car is expensive, I buy it.

C. I wish I can buy that car.        

D. I wish could buy that car.

37. It took Jack two days to have a trip to a mountainous village last week.

A. Jack spent two days have a trip to a mountainous village last week.

B. It takes Jack two days to have a trip to a mountainous village last week.

C. Jack spent two days having a trip to a mountainous village last week.

D. Jack has a two-day trip to a mountainous village last week.

38. “Do your grandparents still live in the countryside now?” said Nam to me.

A. Nam asked me if my parents still live in the countryside then.

B. Nam asked me if my parents still lived in the countryside now.