PRACTICE TEST

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.

Question 1: A. please B. pleasure C. easy D. teacher

Question 2: A. what B. where C. who D. when

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.

Question 3: A. attract B. destroy C. level D. occur

Question 4: A. farewell B. thoughtful C. towards D. approach

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

Question 5: Not only the athlete but also his wife are going to the party tonight.
A B C D
Question 6: We admire Nam for his intelligence, cheerful disposition and he is honest.
A B C D
Question 7: Artificial sweeteners known as cyclamates banned because of evidence that they
A B C
caused cancer in laboratory rats.
D

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

Question 8: The science books are on the shelves ______ the middle.
A. on B. in C. at D. of
Question 9: Mathematics and Literature are ______ subjects in Vietnamese high schools.
A. adding B. optional C. religious D. compulsory
Question 10: Your friendship should be based on ______ trust.
A. mutual B. fragile C. basic D. blind
Question 11: ______ happened, I didn't want to lose Sarah's friendship.
A. However B. Wherever C. Whatever D. Whenever
Question 12: This morning I bought a newspaper and a magazine. ______ newspaper is in my
bag but I don’t know where ______ magazine is.
A. a – a B. a – the C. the – the D. the – a
Question 13: Children living in remote and mountainous areas may be ______ disadvantaged.
A. educated B. education C. educational D. educationally
Question 14: She was ______ in her driving test. What a pity for her!
A. successful B. successive C. unsuccessful D. success
Question 15: "Is it hard to get around because you don't have a car?" - "Not since I got used
______ by bus."
A. with traveling B. to travel C. traveling D. to traveling
Question 16: I didn't know his address. ______, I would have written to him.
A. Because B. Therefore
C. Consequently D. Otherwise
Question 17: The floor of the room was so dirty as if it ______ for days.
A. hadn't swept B. wouldn't have swept
C. haven't been swept D. hadn't been swept
Question 18: You looked ______ than before your summer vacation.
A. healthy B. healthier C. healthily D. healthfully
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Question 19: On the first-day of Tet, children ______ their new clothes and make New Year's
wishes to their parents.
A. take on B. pick on C. put on D. try on

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each
of the following exchanges.

Question 20: "Would you mind if I smoke here?" - "______."

A. Never mind B. No, please don’t C. You’re welcome D. Yes, please do
Question 21: "______?" – "Yes, I want to send some flowers to my wife in Italy."
A. Do you like flowers B. What do you like C. Can you help me D. Can I help you

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the

underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 22: Your failure is the consequence of not studying hard enough for the test.
A. cause B. motive C. result D. status
Question 23: Solar energy is not only plentiful and infinite but also clean and safe.
A. large B. unlimited C. uncountable D. inflexible

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.

Question 24: My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstance.
A. be pessimistic B. be optimistic C. be confident D. be smart
Question 25: The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country.
A. soaked B. complicated C. permanent D. excessive

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

Question 26: It rained during the match, but we enjoyed it all the same.
A. It rained during the match and we did not enjoy the match.
B. It rained during the match and we enjoyed it less.
C. It rained during the match and we enjoyed it in the same way as others.
D. It rained during the match but we enjoyed it.
Question 27: Donald could not help weeping when he heard the bad news.
A. Donald could not stop himself from weeping at the bad news.
B. Donald could not allow himself to sweep at the bad news.
C. Donald could not help himself and so he wept.
D. Donald could not help himself because he was weeping.
Question 28: "When I met my long-lost brother, I was at a loss for words."
A. When the speaker met his brother, he was puzzled about what to say.
B. When the speaker met his brother, he had much to say.
C. When the speaker met his brother, he refused to say anything.
D. When the speaker met his brother, he had nothing pleasant to say.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions.

Question 29: No member in the team came to his birthday party. But Julia did come.
A. Julia was the only member in the team to come to his birthday party.
B. Not only did Julia come to his birthday party but also other members did.
C. Julia was one of the members who came to his birthday party.

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 D. Every member in the team came to his birthday party.

Question 30: What happened in class yesterday is being investigated. But we haven’t figured
out.
A. We don’t know what could be worked out in class yesterday.
B. What to figure out in class yesterday haven’t been done.
C. What happened in class yesterday hasn’t been figured out yet.
D. We haven’t found out the happening class yesterday.

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 from 31 to 35.

Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh’s paintings are sold at
very high prices because many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (31)
______, he did not have a happy life.
Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived most of his life at home. He lived a rather
sad and (32) ______ life. He drew things that he could see either around the quiet town of his
parents’ home or outside his window. This is why he painted things (33) ______ the sky, his room
and even himself.
Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to show the
person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct. It was very (34) ______ him to do
such a thing.
Van Gogh was also called a crazy man. He really (35) ______ become crazy, and was sent to a
mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just thirty-seven.

Question 31: A. living B. live C. alive D. lively

Question 32: A. alone B. lonely C. loneliness D. lone
Question 33: A. like B. alike C. likely D. as such
Question 34: A. unfortunate that B. unfortunate to C. unfortunate D. unfortunate of
Question 35: A. did B. couldn’t C. does D. didn’t

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramid of Giza was a monument
of wisdom and prophecy built as a tomb for Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 B.C. Despite its antiquity,
certain aspects of its construction make it one of the truly wonders of the world. The thirteen-acre
structure near the Nile river is a solid mass of stone blocks covered with limestone. Inside are a
number of hidden passageways and the burial chamber of the Pharaoh. It is the largest single
structure in the world. The four sides of the pyramid are aligned almost exactly on true north, south,
east and west - an incredible engineering feat. The ancient Egyptians were sun worshippers and
great astronomers, so computations for the Great Pyramid were based on astronomical observations.
Explorations and detailed examinations of the base of the structure reveal many intersecting
lines. Further scientific study indicates that these represent a type of timeline of events – past,
present and future. Many of the events have been interpreted and found to coincide with known
facts of the past. Others are prophesied for future generations and are currently under
investigation. Many believe that pyramids have supernatural powers and this one is no exception.
Some researchers even associate it with extraterrestrial beings of ancient past. Was this
superstructure made by ordinary beings, or one built by a race far superior to any known today?

Question 36: What has research of the base revealed?

A. There are cracks in the foundation.
B. Tomb robbers have stolen the Pharaoh’s body.
C. The lines represent important events.
D. A superior race of people built in.

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Question 37: Extraterrestrial beings are ______.
A. very strong workers. B. astronomers in the ancient times.
C. researchers in Egyptology. D. living beings from other planets.
Question 38: The word “feat” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. accomplishment B. appendage C. festivity D. structure
Question 39: What do the intersecting lines in the base symbolize?
A. Architects’ plan for the hidden passages.
B. Pathways of the great solar bodies.
C. Astrological computations.
D. Dates of important events taking place throughout time.
Question 40: In the second paragraph, the word ”prophesied” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. affiliated B. precipitated C. terminated D. foretold
Question 41: What is the best title for the passage?
A. Symbolism of the Great Pyramid
B. Problems with the Construction of the Great Pyramid
C. Wonders of the Great Pyramid of Giza
D. Exploration of the Burial Chamber of Cheops
Question 42: Why is the Great Pyramid of Giza considered one of the seven wonders of the world?
A. It is perfectly aligned with the four cardinal points of the compass and contains many
prophecies.
B. It was selected of the tomb of Pharaoh Cheops.
C. It was built by a super race.
D. It is very old.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions for 43 to 50.

Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things,
the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are
rare. And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals,
he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single
drop.
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to
withstand its desiccating effects. No moist-skinned, water-loving animals can exist there. Few large
animals are found. The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat.
Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the
tangled forest. Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth.
Yet they are not emaciated.
Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere else in
the world. The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and physiology. None
could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die
in a matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool,
humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sunbaked
desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees.

Question 43: The title for this passage could be ______.

A. "Animal Life in a Desert Environment" B. "Desert Plants"
C. "Man’s Life in a Desert Environment" D. "Life Underground"
Question 44: The word "tissues" in the passage mostly means ______.
A. the smallest units of living matter that can exist on their own.
B. the simplest forms of life that exist in air, water, living and dead creatures and plants.
C. collections of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals and plants.
D. very small living things that cause infectious disease in people, animals and plants.

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Question 45: Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as
______.
A. water is an essential part of his existence.
B. water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things.
C. very few larger animals are found in the desert.
D. sources of flowing water are rare in a desert.
Question 46: The phrase "those forms" in the passage refers to all of the following EXCEPT
______.
A. many large animals B. water-loving animals
C. moist-skinned animals D. the coyote and the bobcat
Question 47: According to the passage, creatures in the desert ______.
A. are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest.
B. are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world.
C. run and leap more slowly than those in the tangled forest.
D. run and leap faster than those in the tangled forest.
Question 48: The author mentions all the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals
EXCEPT ______.
A. they dig home underground. B. they sleep during the day.
C. they are watchful and quiet. D. they are noisy and aggressive.
Question 49: According to the passage, one characteristic of animals living in the desert is that
______.
A. they are smaller and fleeter than forest animals.
B. they can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees.
C. they live in an accommodating environment.
D. they are less healthy than animals living in other places.
Question 50: We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. desert life is colorful and diverse B. living things adjust to their environment
C. healthy animals live longer lives D. water is the basis of desert life

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