PRACTICE TEST 1
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (8 points)
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. passed B.watched c. played D. washed
2. A. proud B.about c.around D.would
Mark the letter A, B, Cor 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. attend B.option c.percent D.become
4. A. literature B. entertainment c. recreation D. information
Mark the letter A, B, Cor D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
5. The picture was painting by Michael last year.
A B C D
6. There’s the woman who she sold me the handbag.
A B C D
7. Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
9. Our house__________in 1986.
A. built B.was building
C. was built D. has been built
10. It is nearly 3 months __________he visited his parents.
A. while B. during C. since D. when
11. Tomorrow we are going to meet Maryam, __________comes from Malaysia.
A. who B.whom C. whose D.that
12. His house looks very large and beautiful. It is__________ house.
A. a seven-room B. a seven-rooms C. seven room D. seven rooms
If you get up early, you__________ late.
A. weren’t B.wouldn’t be C. aren’t D. won’t be
13. It’s very hot today. I wish I on the beach now.
A. am B.will be C.were D. had been
14. When he lived in the city, he __________ to the theater twice a week.
A. uses to go B. had gone C. used to go D. was going
15. My father asked us__________ on our playing computer games.
A. to cutting down B. cut down C. to cut down D. cutting down
16. __________population is another unpleasant result we have to solve.
A. Increased B. Increasing C. The increase D. To increase
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
17. -1 can meet you at your office at 8 a.m. Will___________?
- It’s so nice of you, thank you!
A. convenient for you B. that convenient
C. that be convenient D. you be convenient
18. - “I have bought you a toy. Happy birthday to you!”
- “ __________ ”
A. The same to you. B. Have a nice day!
C. What a pity! D. What a lovely toy! Thanks.
Mark the letter A, B, C orD on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. The point of our study was to determine what is true, not what is practicable.
A. discover B. decide C. influence D. control
20. The decision was made on the basis of inaccurate information.
A. correcting B. using C. in spite of D. because of
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.
21. I am optimistic that the future is going to turn out more successful than the past.
A. afraid B. hopeful C. realistic D. pessimistic
22. I’m available this afternoon if you want to meet up then.
A. tired B. ready C. busy D. free
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, Cor D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
I went to Australia on an exchange program last year and I like to (23)________about it. I was very (24) ________ when I knew I was going to Australia becauseI had never been there before. I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English(25) ________I met my host family. At first I couldn’t communicate with thembecause my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’tmuch used at all (26) ________we didn’t have real practice at school. Even thoughmy grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (27)________‘1’and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”...
23. A. say B. tell c. talk D. speak
24. A. exciting B. excites c. excited D. excite
25. A. after B. until c. when D. while
26. A. although B. even c. because D. so
27. A. pronouncing B. speaking c. reading D. telling
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, CorD on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Until recently, humankind seemed to view the ocean as a source of infinite resources. Its vast size and depth and unexplored frontiers made the ocean appear invulnerable to overexploitation. The truth is that the populations of many species are decreasing at an unsustainable rate, and the number of species listed as endangered from marine life families such as whales, dolphins, manatees and dugongs, salmon, seabirds, sea turtles, and sharks to name a few, is on the rise. The threats to marine species are difficult to perceive because marine animals are not as visible as animals on land. But unfortunately, marine creatures are equally, if not more, vulnerable to problems such as habitat destruction and overexploitation.
Shallow water animals that breathe air, like turtles, manatees, dugongs, and whales are often hit by boats and caught in fishing gear. Species such as turtles that lay their eggs on land often lose their nurseries due to coastal development. Animals that have taken millions of years to evolve, that are invaluable to all ecosystems, have and continue to vanish from places where they once flourished.
28. What is human’s perception of the ocean so far?
A. The ocean resources will never be exhausted.
B. The ocean is capable of resisting overexploitation.
C. Both A and B are correct.
D. Neither A or B is correct.
29. All of the following are true EXCEPT .
A. turtles are a kind of shallow water animal
B. the evolution of some animals could take up to millions of years
C. powerful animals like sharks run less risk of endangerment
D. coastal development affects the reproduction process of some sea animals
30. Which of the following is closest in meaning to “vulnerable”?
A. resistant B. energetic C. weak D. adaptive
31. What is the reason for the difficulty in understanding threats to marine life?
A. That humans can hardly see marine creatures.
B. That the rate of population decrease is unsustainable.
C. That technology is underdeveloped.
D. That there are too many types of marine creatures in the ocean.
32. What does “flourished” mean?
A. changed into something unusual B. failed miserably
C. spread all over D. grew in a successful way
II. WRITING: (2 points)
Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.
33. People say that they bought this shop last year.
It is...................................................................................................
34. “How much do you think it will cost?” he said to me.
He asked me...................................................................................................
35. Mr. Brown’s team has lost the game. He looks very sad.
Mr. Brown whose...................................................................................................
36. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.
Minh spends...................................................................................................
Combine the sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets. Do NOT change the given words in any ways.
37. The ship carried coal. It arrived last night, (carrying)
...................................................................................................
38. Everybody had left. We came to the party. (By the time)
...................................................................................................
39. She had a cold. She took some medicine, (because)
...................................................................................................
40. His mother tongue is French. He speaks English like a native, (although)
...................................................................................................
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