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.