PRACTICE TEST 9

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1. A. waits                B. looks                 C. needs                 D. stops

2. A. flood                B. food                        C. moon                 D. soon

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. maintain                B. receive                C. differ                D. respect

4. A. historic                B. financial                C. attentive                D. opposite

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

5. Life in a small town is much peaceful than that in a big city.

A. a                        B. is                        C. peaceful                D. in

6. Tomatoes can pick before they are completely ripe.

A. pick                        B. before                C. are                        D. completely

7. “Giao Thua” is the most sacred time of the year, but the first houseguest to offer the first greeting is very important.

A. the most                B. but                        C. the first                D. to offer

8. People are worry about COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused huge human tolls.

A. worry                B. huge                C. which                D. about

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 monitor suggested _____________ our summer holiday in the mountain.

A. have                B. had                        C. having                D. to have

10. I think this test is _____________ than the one we did last month.

A. as difficult                B. the most difficult        C. more difficult        D. difficult

11. _____________ the bad weather, the train to Yorkshire was delayed.

A. Although                B. Because of                C. Because                D. In spite of

12. For Vietnamese people, Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important _____________.

A. celebrity                B. celebration                C. celebrate                D. celebrating

13. Khanh Hoa Province often experiences temperatures _____________ 29°C and 36°C in the summer.

A. between                B. in                        C. at                        D. with

14. If Mary _____________ here now, she would help me to solve this problem.

A were                        B. is                        C. would be                D. has been

15. Craft villages are becoming popular _____________ in Viet Nam.

A. tourism attractions                                B. tourist attractions        

C. tour attraction                                D. tourism attractiveness

16. Mai used to go to school on foot, _____________?

A. didn’t Mai                B. didn’t she                C. did Mai                D. did she

17. Smoke, dirt and noise are all kinds of pollutants _____________ cause health problems.

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

18. There _____________ available in his area of specialization.

A. is a lot of job        B. are lots of job        C. are a lot of jobs        D. is a lot of jobs

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined vvord(s) in each of the following questions.

19. “Caroline, remember to put on your coat before going out! It’s very cold today,” said the mother

A. wash                B. take off                C. make                D. wear

20. She owns a popular restaurant in the city centre.

A. purchases                B. has                        C. sells                        D. worked

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

21. My elder brother failed his final exam, which depressed my parents.

A. encouraged                B. excite                C. disappointed         D. pleased

22. The project was considered a failure in both technical and economic terms.

A. creation                B. fame                C. success                D. milestone

Mark the letter A. B. C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.

23. Jane and Cathy are talking in the garden

- Jane: “Would you like to join US for dinner tonight?"

- Cathy: “_____________. I have something to do."

A. That's great!         B. Sony, I can't         C. Yes, Thanks                 D. Yes, I’d love to

24. Tom and John are talking about their weekend.

- Tom: “Why don't we go to the beach this weekend, John?” - John: “_____________”

A. Sure, it is a pity!                                 B. Oh, well done!         

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

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

The tourist industry (25) _____________ to be the world's largest industry. The direct economic impact of the industry, including accommodation, transportation, entertainment, and attractions, is worth trillions of dollars every year. The statistics show that the number of international tourist arrivals worldwide reached 1.04 billion (26) _____________ 2012.

Such large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps, thousands of skiers (27) _____________ the mountains they come to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered with old food tins, tents, and pieces of equipment that have been throw n away.

Now there is a new holiday guide which is called Holidays That Don’t Cost the Earth. It tells you how you can be a responsible tourist by (28) _____________ your travel agent or your tour operator the right questions before you (29) _____________ a holiday.

25. A. consider        B. is considered        C. are considered        D. is consider

26. A. in                B. on                        C. at                        D. with

27. A. destroy                B. will destroy                C. are destroying        D. destroyed

28. A. ask                B. to ask                C. asked                D. asking

29. A. go                B. book                C. make                D. stay

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.

30. He cannot drive because he is young.

A. He is too old to drive.                B. He is not old enough to drive.

C. He is old enough to drive.                D. He is not young enough to drive.

31. I do not have any money, so I cannot buy this science book.

A. If I have money, I could buy this science book.

B. If I didn’t have money, I couldn’t buy this science book.

C. If I had money, I couldn’t buy this science book.

D. If I had money, I could buy this science book.

32. People should plant more trees to prevent floods and mudslides.

A. More trees should be planted to prevent floods and mudslides.

B. More trees should plant to prevent floods and mudslides.

C. More trees should be plant to prevent floods and mudslides.

D. More trees should planted to prevent floods and mudslides.

33. I often spend 15 minutes riding to school every day.

A. It often takes me 15 minutes to riding to school every day.

B. It often takes me 15 minutes to ride to school every day.

C. It often takes me 15 minutes ride to school every day.

D. It often takes me 15 minutes riding to school every day.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most meaningful sentence written from the given words.

34. I/ never/ meet/ intelligent/ person/ than/her.

A. I have never met a more intelligent person than her.

B. I have never met a so intelligent person than her.

C. I have never met intelligent person than her.

D. I have never met such a most intelligent person than her.

35. Joan/ get wet/ way/ school/ this morning/ because/she/ forget/ raincoat.

A. Joan getting wet on the way to school this morning because she forgot her raincoat.

B. Joan got wet on the way to school this morning because she forgets her raincoat.

C. Joan got wet on the way to school this morning because of she forgot her raincoat

D. Joan got wet on the way to school this morning because she forgot her raincoat.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Many people still believe that natural resources will never be used up. Actually, the world’s energy resources are limited. Nobody knows exactly how much fuel is left. However, we also should use them economically and try to find alternative sources of power. According to Professor Marvin Burnham of the New England Institute of Technology, we have to start conserving coal, oil and gas before it is too late; and nuclear power is the only alternative.