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PRACTICE TEST 1
I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. A. listen B. visitor C. continue D. interesting
2. A. different B. world C. disaster D. practiced
3. A. question B. station C. nation D. population
4. A. climbed B. stationed C. belonged D. established
5. A. parks B. walks C. visits D. combs
II- Multiple choice:
6. “Did you meet Ann here at the university ?” “No, we ………..when I started college.”
A. have already met B. had already met C. had already been meeting D. already met
7. If my client _______ me her fax number, I _______ to post a letter to her.
A. gave,/ will not have B. will give / do not have
C. had given / wouldn't have had D. had given / will not have had
8. “ Would you like to go to the pop concert?” “ Thanks, but I ……..it already”
A. had seen B. have been seen C. have seen D. did see
9. He is very worried _______ his new job because he is not quite prepared _______ working.
A. on / over B. to / off C. about / for D. in / at
10.The national……….is a programme of study in all the main subjects that children aged 5 to 16 in state
schools must follow.
A. syllabus B. course C. plan D. curriculum
11. For the government, education is now at the top of ……………
A. agenda B. outline C. order D. plan
12. It is the soft ware package to…………your requirements.
A. meet B. fulfill C. satisfy D. All are correct
13. These goods are more than we need; they are ………..to requirements.
A. extra B. surplus C. addition D. bonus
14. When I last saw him, he ……….in London.
A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
15. We ………..Dorothy since Last Saturday.
A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen
16. “What did you do last night?” “ I watched TV, practiced the piano and ……….my homework”
A. made B. do C. done D. did
17. “ Those eggs of different colors are very artistic”. “Yes, they………in Russia”
A. were painted B. were paint C. were painting D. painted
18. “ David is in prison for smoking drugs.” “ He ………that it was against the law.”
A. is telling B. was told C. told D. tells
19. “ The maintenance people didn’t remove the chairs from ballroom.” “ Don’t worry. They …………them
before the dance begins.”
A. will have been moved B. will have moved C. were moved D. moved
20. Gold………. in California in the 19th century.
A. was discovered B. has been discovered C. was discover D. they discovered
21. ………..that military spending is extremely high.
A. We are felt B. It feels C. It is felt D. We feel that it
22. I wouldn’t go there at night if I ……….you.
A. am B. was C. were D. B and C are correct
23. Someone who is _______ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular.
A. powerful B. optimistic C. stagnant D. pessimistic
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24. While girls lack of ….………, boys often overestimate their abilities.
A. confidence B. confident C. confidently D. confidences
25. Your medical records are strictly ……………,we keep them in secret
A. confidence B. confident C. confidently D. confidential
26. Housework has………….been regarded as woman’s work .
A. traditionally B. traditional C. tradition D. traditionalist
27._______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
28. We should like to………our apologies for the delay to your flight today.
A. offer B. make C. do D. A and B
29. The school pays for heating and the……….of the buildings.
A. maintenance B. mantenant C. maintaining D. maintenances
30. If she _______ the train last night, she …………….here now.
A. took / were B. were taking / is C. had taken / would have been D. had taken / would be
31. The area is being promoted ………..a tourist destination.
A. of B. as C. at D.for
32. We are concerned with the problem of energy resources ______we must also think of our environment.
A. despite B. though C. as though D. but
33. A …………..knit in community is the one in which relationships are very close.
A. close B. closely C. tightly D. B and C
34. Mrs. Brown is bored with doing the…………chores.
A. household B. domestic C. housework D. A and B
35. The singer, _______ most recent recording has had much success, is signing autographs.
A. whose B. that C. who D. whom
IV- Read the passage and choose the best answer:
We are all destroying the earth. The seas and the rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in
the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well-known city, for example, poisonous
gases from cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks.
We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of land all over the world. As a result,
farmers in parts of Africa cannot grow enough food to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too little rice.
Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instance,
tigers are rare in India now and because we have killed too many for them to survive. However, it isn’t enough
simply to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now.
Save the earth.
36. Why can’t we swim in the seas and the rivers?
A. because they are too dirty B. because they are too healthy
C. because they are too harmful D. because there is too much smoke
37. How is the air in many of the world’s cities?
A. it is very pure B. there is so much smoke in it
C. it is healthy to breathe it D. none are correct
38. What kinds of animals are rare in India now?
A. lions B. tigers C. elephants D. bears
39. The result of cutting down trees in Asia and Africa is________
A. farmers cannot grow enough to eat B. there is too little rice
C. A and B are correct D. A and B are incorrect
40. Wild animals are quickly disappearing because__________
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A. we take care of the city B. we do not take care of the city
C. we take care of the countryside D. we do not take care of the countryside
V. Writing
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one
41. The problems which are being discussed are the following.
A. The problems to discussed are the following B. The problems to being discussed are the following
C. The problems be discussed are the following D. The problems being discussed are the following.
42. We started writing to each other eight years ago.
A.We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B.Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
43. I didn't listen to my father's advice, and I get myself into trouble now.
A.If I listened to my father, I would not get into trouble.
B. If I had listened to my father, I would not get into trouble.
C. If I listened to my father, I would not have gotten into trouble.
D. If I had listened to my father, I would not have gotten into trouble.
44. "Why can't you do your work more carefully?" said Henry's boss.
A.Henry's boss asked him not to do his job with care.
B. Henry's boss suggested doing the job more carefully.
C. Henry's boss warned him to do the job carefully.
D. Henry's boss criticized him for doing his job carelessly.
Choose the best sentence that can be arranged from the words given
45. I / read / advertisement / your company / today's newspaper.
A. I would like to read the advertisement of your company on today's newspaper.
B. I have just read the advertisement of your company in today's newspaper.
C. I enjoy reading the advertisement from your company in today's newspaper.
D. I read the .advertisement which is of your company in today's newspaper-
VI. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
46.You have to study hard to keep pace in your classmates
A B C D
47.I haven’t come back to Hanoi from my brother last visited me.
A B C D
48.My father, that has a special craze for cars, has just bought another sports car.
A B C D
49. If she had eaten fewer sweets, she would lose weight.
A B C D
50. A lot of articles about the environment have written by my classmates.
A B C D
PRACTICE TEST 2
I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. A. protected B. destroyed C. included D. needed
2. A. live B. highway C. ideal D. environment
3. A. minerals B. plants C. things D. regions
4. A. music B. busy C. noisy D. Western
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5. A. energy B. quality C. healthy D. apply
II- Multiple choice:
6. The two sets of figures are not…………different
A. sign B. significantly C. significant D. signal
7. Both method rely on the accurate ……………of the pressure of the gas.
A. determine B. determination C. determined D. determining
8. I……………Texas state University now.
A. am attending B. attend C.was attending D. attended
9. In the nursing professor, women are in the ………..(major).
A. majority B. major C. majorial D. majorly
10. The father used to be the………of the household in Vietnam.
A. head B. leader C. president D. boss
11. Someone who is _______ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular.
A. powerful B. optimistic C. stagnant D. pessimistic
12 .We want the kids to have the best……….education.
A. probable B. possible C. possibly D. probably
13. An economic _______ is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of
unemployment and poverty.
A. improvement B. depression C. development D. mission
14. The college………..specialist language courses.
A. runs B. provides C. manages D. A and B
15. He decided to………a course in art and design.
A. sit B. take C. do D. B and C
16. The train …………half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left
17. Jack…….the door.
A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting
18. My sister ………for you since yesterday.
A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked
19. “What did you do last night?” “ I watched TV, practiced the piano and ……….my homework”
A. made B. do C. done D. did
20. I ……………to the same barber since last year.
A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had going
21. All plans…………….….before departure
A. will checked B. will has checked C. will be checked D. will been checked
22. I wanted…………by the head of the company, but it was impossible.
A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. being to see
23. After a decade of economic liberalization, Vietnam has seen a dramatic rise in living ___ in urban areas.
A. surface B. standards C. levels D. backgrounds
24. If they had enough time , they ………head south.
A. did B. may C. would D. do
25. If you had the change,…………you go fishing?.
A. have B. would C. have had D.will have
26. If the doctor had arrived sooner, the boy …………..
A. might be saved B. have been saved C. was saved D. might have been saved
27. Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of laborsaving devices.
A. Official B. Household C. Schooling D. Foreign
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28. …………………that we were late, we began to run.
A. Knowing B. To know C. We knew D. As knowing
29. I hate _______ personal questions by newly-acquainted friends.
A. to be asking B. to be ask C. being asked D. of asking
30. “ Did you go to Hawaii for vacation?” “ I…………to go, but I got sick at the last minute.”
A. was planned B. had planned C. had been planning D. have planned
31. He ………confidence when he went to college.
A. got B. maintained C. gained D. obtained
32. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard.
A. despite B. in spite C. even if D. though
33. There has been a shift of………..from manufacturing to service industries.
A. change B. alteration C. emphasis D. movement
34. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
35. “ Would you like to go to the pop concert?” “ Thanks, but I …………....it already”
A. had seen B. have been seen C. have seen D. did see
III- Read the passage and choose the best answer:
At the age of 65, Laura Ingallls Wilder began writing a series of novels for young people based on her early
experiences on the American frontier. Born in a state of Wisconsin in 1867 , she and her family were rugged
pioneers. Seeking better farm land , they went by covered wagon to Missouri in 1869, then on to Kansas the
next year, returning to Wisconsin in 1871, and travelling on to Minnesota and Iowa before settling permanently
in South Dakota in 1789. Because of this constant moving. Wider’s early education took place sporadically in a
succession of one-room school. From age 13 to 16 ,she attended school more regularly, although she never
graduated.
At the age of 18, she married Almanzo James Wilder. They bought a small farm in the Ozarks, where they
remained for the rest of their lives. Their only daughter, Rose, who had become nationally known journalist,
encouraged her mother to write. Serving as agent and editor, Rose negotiated with Harper’s to publish her
mother’s first book, Little House in the Big Woods. Seven more books followed, each chronicling her early life
on the plains. Written from the perspective of a child, they have remained popular with young readers from
many series, Little House on the Prairie, was introduced ,based on the stories from Wider’s books.
36- What is the main topic of the passage?
A. A weekly television series B. Wilder’s career
C. American pioneer life D. Children’s literature
37- She began writing novels
A. When a child in the frontier B. rough after she moved to the Ozarks
C. when she was a young mother D. After her sixty- fifth birthday
38- The author mentioned all of the following in Laura Ingallls Wilder’s life except
A. she married Almanzo Wilder B. she had one daughter
C. she went west by covered wagon D. she graduated from one-room school
39- The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to
A. more books B. the plains C. many nations D. young readers
40- It can be inferred from the passage that
A. the Wilder were not happy living in Ozarks
B. Wilder’s daughter was not successful writer
C. Laura Ingallls Wilder wrote scripts for the television series
D. Wilder’s books have a universal appeal.
V. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A. B, C or D) that needs correcting:
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