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. visits B. plays C. hates D. stops
Question 2: A. tangle B. dangerous C. battle D. calculate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the
primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. actor B. adult C. effort D. area
Question 4: A. activation B. population C. diversity D. engineering
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: Women have to do hard work nowadays as they used to, _________?
A. are they B. aren’t they C. do they D. don’t they
Question 6: We might be able to catch______ last train if we hurried.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
Question 7: In my class, Lisa is very good _________chemistry
A. at B. with C. in D. about
Question 8: She has avoided_______ to me so far.
A. being talked B. talk C. talking D. to talk
Question 9: If we took the 6: 30 train, we________too early.
A. would have arrived B. arrived C. will arrived D. would arrive.
Question 10: Since Helen ______10 years old, she has mastered Braille as well as the manual alphabet and
even learned to use the typewriter.
A. were B. will be C. has been D. was
Question 11: _______ her absence from class yesterday, she couldn’t understand the lesson.
A. Although B. In spite of C. Because D. Because of
Question 12: I will call and tell you something interesting ______.
A. before I came home after work B. after I had come home after work
C. while I was coming home after work D. when I come home after work
Question 13: The student don't know how to do exercise ________ by the teacher yesterday.
A. gave B. gives C. given D. giving
Question 14: Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and______.
A. communicate B. communication C. communicative D. communicator
Question 15: Please help me with this math problem. I can’t___________the answer.
A. catch up with B. face up to C. come up with D. run into
Question 16: The committee is _______ of well-known mountaineers.
A. contained B. comprised C. included D. consisted
Question 17: Now that he has retired, he lives partly on his pension and partly on the ______ on his post office
savings account.
A. income B. wages C. salary D. interest
Question 18: We were all in___________of the fact that the new manager was our old-friend Duncan.
A. surprise B. shock C. awe D. amazement
Question 19: Question 19. Mr. Park Hang Seo, a Korean coach, is considered a big.............in Viet Nam
football.
A. bread B. cheese C. egg D. sandwich
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 20: Computers are becoming much more sophisticated machines.
A. expensive B. complicated C. convenient D. difficult to operate
Question 21: The student was asked to account for her absence from her last lesson.
A. arrange B. complain C. exchange D. explain
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.

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Question 22: Overpopulation in big cities has severely affected the air and water quality.
A. seriously B. insignificantly C. largely D. commonly
Question 23: I was going to have a go at parachuting but lost my nerve at the last minute.
A. was determined to go ahead B. lost my temper
C. was discouraged from trying D. grew out of it
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best Question 24: James:
"Do you know that many inventions were inspired by the natural world?"
Anna: “____________________.”
A. Of course. You're right. B. There is no hope about it.
C. Well, that sounds interesting. D. Yes, I couldn't agree more.
completes each of the following exchanges
Question 25: Hana and Jenifer are talking about a book they have just read.
- Hana: “The book is really interesting and educational.” - Jenifer: “___________.”
A. Don’t mention it B. That’s nice of you to say so.
C. I’d love it. D. I couldn’t agree more.
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.
The role of animals in helping people recover from a range of health and emotional problem has long been
widely recognized. Now a survey (26) _______is reported in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
appears to show that owning a pet can benefit healthy individuals, too. A number of experiments, (27) _______
by two universities in the United States, indicate that pet owners are generally happier, healthier, fitter, more
confident and better able to cope with everyday issues than non – owners.
The researchers discovered that individuals have just as close a relationship with the key people in their lives in
other words family and friends, (28) _______ they have with their pets. Andalthough they found no (29)
_______that people choose emotional relationship with pets over relationships with (30) _______ people, a
study of universities showed that owning a pet helped them get over the break-up of a relationship with a
partner.
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Question 26.A. which B. who C. where D. when
Question 27.A. carried B. conducted C. governed D. operated
Question 28. A. because B. because of C. as D. although
Question 29.A. testimony B. support C. evidence D. indication
Question 30.A. other B. a lot of C. another D. every
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.
There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent
them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in
the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all
gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.
The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no – it was covered with green
buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed, he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and
looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he
said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.
The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but one season in the
tree’s life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of
who they are – and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life – can only be measured at the end, when
all the seasons are up. If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of
your summer, fulfillment of your fall.
Don’t judge a life by one difficult season. Don’t let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
(source: https://www.beliefnet.com)
Question 31: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. The Seasons of Life B. The Observation of a Tree

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 C. Father and Four Sons D. Love all the Seasons in a Year
Question 32: According to the paragraph 2, what did the second son see in his turn?
A. The tree was gloomy, withered and crooked.
B. The tree was in buds and teeming with vigor.
C. The tree was blossoming and gave off a sweet scent.
D. The tree was bountifully fruitful, brimming with life force.
Question 33: The word “laden” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. loaded B. decorated C. enhanced D. given
Question 34: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to __________.
A. the four sons B. green buds C. trees, people D. the pleasure, joy and love
Question 35: According to the paragraph 4, what is the lesson the father wanted to impart to his children?
A. Moral lessons can come from the most unexpected and ordinary things.
B. No matter what season it is outside, you always have to cherish it.
C. The old age of humans is similar to the winter of nature.
D. Persevere through the difficulties and better times are sure to come sometime sooner or later.
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.
More than 200 reindeer have died of starvation on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, with scientists
blaming their deaths on climate change. The wild deer carcasses were found on the Arctic islands this summer
by researchers from the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI), which said it had never logged so many deaths at once
in 40 years of monitoring the animals’ population level. “It’s scary to find so many dead animals,” project
leader Ashild Onvik Pedersen told state broadcaster NRK. “This is an example of how climate change affects
nature. It is just sad.”
Svalbard’s capital Longyearbyen, the northernmost town on earth, is thought to be warming quicker than any
other settlement on the planet, climate scientists warned earlier this year. The milder temperatures in the region
led to unusually heavy rainfall in December, leaving a thick layer of ice when the precipitation froze. This
meant the reindeer could not dig through the hardened tundra to reach the vegetation they graze on in their usual
pastures, the NPI said. Svalbard’s reindeer have been observed eating seaweed and kelp when food is scarce,
but these are less nutritious and cause them stomach problems.
A relatively high number of calves born last year increased the death toll, as the youngest and weakest are often
the first to die in harsh conditions. “Some of the mortality is natural because there were so many calves last
year. But the large number we see now is due to heavy rain, which is due to global warming,” said Ms Onvik
Pedersen.
A team of three scientists spent 10 weeks investigating population of the Svalbard reindeer earlier this year.
Researchers warned the decline of reindeer would cause unwanted plant species, currently kept in check by the
animals’ grazing, to spread across Arctic ecosystems in Europe, Asia and North America.
Arctic reindeer and caribou populations have declined 56 per cent in the last two decades, a report by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said last year. The report said food security was partly to
blame for falling herd numbers, while warmer summers could also put the animals at greater risk of diseases
spread by flies and parasites. The average temperature in Longyearbyen has risen by 3.7C since 1900, more
than three times the global average increase of about 1C. In 2016, the entrance to the town’s “Doomsday” seed
vault – which stores specimens of almost all the world’s seeds – was flooded following heavy rainfall.
(Adapted from https://www.independent.co.uk/)
Question 36: Which could best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Climate change – The main cause for the death of hundreds of reindeer.
B. Global warming – What are the effects on nature?
C. Reindeer – The most vulnerable animals on the Arctic islands.
D. Climate change – What are the reasons?
Question 37: The word “logged” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. cut down B. damaged C. recorded D. discovered
Question 38: The following are true about capital Longyearbyen, EXCEPT ___________.
A. It is believed to be the most quickly warming settlement on earth.

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C. It is the northernmost town on our planet.
D. The reindeer here couldn’t stand the low temperature when the precipitation froze.
Question 39: The word “scarce” in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by __________.
A. inappropriate B. insufficient C. abundant D. unlimited
Question 40: What does the word “these” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. seaweed and kelp B. Svalbard’s reindeer
C. their usual pastures D. milder temperatures
Question 41: According to Ms. Onvik Pedersen, why is the death rate of reindeer so high this year?
A. Because of the high number of calves born.
B. Because of heavy rain.
C. Because of natural selection.
D. Because of the shortage of vegetation.
Question 42: It can be inferred from the passage that ______________.
A. Arctic reindeer play the most important role in the Arctic ecosystems.
B. the Arctic ecosystems are altering worse because of the global warming.
C. the clearest effect of climate change is the limit of food chain in the nature.
D. the harsh weather in Arctic islands only damages the new-born calves.
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.
Question 43: The number of students attending English courses at our university are increasing.
A. students B. attending C. at D. are
Question 44: In a hot, sunny climate, man acclimatizes by eating less, drinking more liquids, wearing lighter
clothing, and experience a darkening of the skin.
A. in B. by eating C. more liquids D. experience
Question 45: It is said that these good life skills will make young people become more confidential.
A. is said B. these C. become D. confidential
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions
Question 46: 14. He drives more carelessly than he used to.
A. He doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to. B. He doesn’t drive carefully than he used to.
C. He doesn’t drive as carefully than he used to. D. He doesn’t drive as carefully he does.
Question 47: “I have asked my parents for advice,” Tim said.
A. Tim said that I asked my parents for advice. B. Tim said that he had asked his parents for advice.
C. Tim said that he would ask his parents for advice. D. Tim said that I had asked my parents for advice.
Question 48: 9. It’s possible that we won’t go camping this weekend.
A. We will probably go camping this weekend. B. We will not go camping this weekend.
C. We may not go camping this weekend. D. We must not go camping this weekend.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair
of smentences in the following questions
Question 49: You can go out with your friends. Make sure you finish your homework by 5 p.m
A. As long as you finish your homework by 5 p.m, you can go out with your friends.
B. Unless you finish your homework by 5 p.m, you can go out with your friends
C. You cannot go out with your friends provided you finish your homework by 5 p.m
D. You can’t go out with your friends in case you cannot finish your homework by 5 p.m
Question 50: As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
A. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected
B. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
C. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.
D. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home.