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HANOI STAR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
Name: ……………………………………………
Class: …………………………………………….
PRACTICE TEST 12
ADVANCED HANDOUT
Class: 8B0, Week: 12
Date: ……………….2021
SECTION A – PHONETICS.
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three.
1. A. underground B. undercoat C. undercharge D. undercook
2. A. vaccine B. agile C. prior D. collapse
3. A. acquaintance B. unselfish C. philosopher D. vulnerable
4. A. surplus B. surface C. surgeon D. surprise
5. A. award B. control C. regard D. conquer
Choose the word whose underlined part is different from the other three.
1. A. exhaust B. exhibition C. vehicle D. handkerchief
2. A. southern B. south C. mathematics D. breath
3. A. sergeant B. servant C. service D. sermon
SECTION B - LEXICO - GRAMMAR
Part 1: Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Much of what he said had little _______ to the issue we were discussing.
A. accordance B. involvement C. concern D. relevance
2. The restless lion kept pacing _________ along the front of its cage.
A. back and forth B. up and down C. on and off D. back and out
3. You can have _______ for the meals during your package vacation.
A. vouchers B. tags C. checks D. records
4. A new motorcycle model has just been _______ on the Internet.
A. delivered B. designed C. launched D. exploited
5. Why don’t you _______ a go? - It’s not difficult!
A. do B. have C. set D. make
6. The Prime Minister has _______ from the dogmatic position he adopted a few days ago.
A. backed out B. backed down C. backed up D. backed on
7. At the South Pole _______, the coldest and most desolate region on Earth.
A. Antarctica lies where B. Antarctica lies and
C. where Antarctica lies D. lies Antarctica
8. _______ in the diet is especially important for vegetarians.
A. Enough protein is obtained B. Obtaining enough protein
C. They obtain enough protein D. By obtaining enough protein
9. _______ over long distances is a fact.
A. That electricity can be transmitted B. That electricity transmitting
C. That electricity D. That can be transmitted
10. Don’t leave paraffin heaters in a draught or where they’re _______
A. dangerously knocked over B. in danger knocked over
C. in danger of being knocked over D. in danger of knocking over
11. My father took _______ of the fine weather to a day’s work in his garden.
A. chance B. advantage C. interest D. charge
12. By 2050, medical technology _______ many diseases.
A. has conquered B. will conquer C. will have conquered D. is conquering
13. I realized _______ that he was a thief.
A. sooner or later B. all along C. at the beginning D. eventually
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14. _______ his assistance in those days, I would not be so successful now.
A. If it had not for B. Had it not been for
C. If there were not D. Unless I had
15. They thought they could deceive me but they were wrong. I could ________.
A. see them off B. see off them C. see through them D. see them through
16. Janet will see you if you use the computer without permission. She has eyes like a
_______.
A. hawk B. bird C. goose D. fox
17. My sister remained very calm. She _______.
A. kept her temper B. kept her soul C. kept her head D. lost her head
18. A network of railroads to unite the continent and encourage Western settlement
_______ before the Civil War by Asa Whitney.
A. when proposed B. to propose C. was proposed D. a proposal
19. Farmers are at the _______ of the bad weather that can destroy their crop.
A. change B. influence C. force D. mercy
20. He showed his _______ for the TV programme by switching it off.
A. distaste B. discontent C. annoyance D. boredom
Part 2: Supply the correct form of the word in each bracket.
1. The mail which is marked (CONFIDE) ___________________ can be opened by nobody else
but the commander-in-chief.
2. What are the latest (FIND) ________________ of your research?
3. It’s a popular (CONCEIVE) ________________ that snakes are slippery. In reality, their skin
isn’t covered with any fluid.
4. Only when I completed reading the autobiographical novel did I get the true (SEE)
_____________ into the writer’s complex nature.
5. The customs officer insisted on examining the (CONTAIN) _____________ of our suitcases.
6. I cannot thank you enough. I’m very (APPRECIATE) ________________ of your help.
7. The management insisted that their offer for the pay rise was an (APPRECIATE)
_____________ one and that they were prepared to give any more money.
8. You know, there are actually more modern-day physics experts who believe in the
existence of a time (CONTINUE) ____________________ - a permanent structure throughout
the entire existence of time – by which time travel could be attained.
9. There’s somethings strange with the plot of Mark’s latest play. There doesn’t seem to
be any (CONTINUE) __________________ between one scene and the next.
10. They seem to be (RESENT) __________________ of our presence here.
Part 3: Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs from the box.
catch on
dry up
fall off
fall through
look up
make up
put off
run across
see through
take back
1. There’s a hole on the floor. Mind you don’t __________________ it.
2. Whenever there is a period without rain, all the lakes _____________.
3. They said that the blue cheese was very tasty, but the smell ______________.
4. They quarrel every morning, but they always kiss and ____________ right afterwards.
5. I’ve had some bad lucks lately, but things are beginning to ____________. I’m glad to say.
6. Once you started something, you ought to _________________ to the end.
7. Hold the handlebars with both hands or you might ______________.
8. This coat I bought is too small for me. Do you think I should _______________ to the shop?
9. Have you seen Roger lately? Yes, I happened to _____________ him in Oxford last week.
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10. Janet’s children are very intelligent. When you explain something, they seem to
____________.
Part 4. Think of one word which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.
1. _________
• Her hands were swollen and _______ from the unaccustomed hard work.
• Dieticians consider ________ vegetables to be the healthiest option.
• I think you got a _____ deal when you joined that firm.
2. _______
• A ______ of dirt and oil lay over the surface of the pond.
• Lorna Rook has been all over the world promoting her latest _______.
• If you wrap the cheese tightly in plastic _________ and put it in the fridge, it will last
longer.
3. _______
• The original _______ of the restaurant included an open kitchen by the front entrance.
• My heart is set on a couch with an embossed floral ______
• I have to admit that I met him by ________; I waited in the lobby until he arrived.
4. ________
• Game wardens ______ traps to catch poachers and hunters.
• If you pay on our installment plan, we will ______ your carpets free of charge.
• You can’t simply _______ the blame on the government whenever things go wrong.
5. _________
• She ______ the pillow angrily and started crying, wishing she hadn’t told him anything.
• Danny _____ holes in the reports and filed them.
• The accountants quickly _______ the amounts in the calculator.
SECTION C. READING
Part 1: Fill the gaps in the passage by choosing the best phrases from A-M.
A few years ago, one enlightened city decided to ease traffic congestion by (1) _______.
People would just take a bike, ride it to where they were going and leave it (2) _______. The
trouble was the citizens naturally found it (3) _______ to have their own free bicycle and (4)
_______.
That slight detail of human nature apart, it was a good idea and (5) _______. The electric
cars buzzing round the streets of La Rochelle in France are seen (6) _______ and, it is clamed,
will make it easier (7) _______ within the city centre.
The idea is based on the belief that people like their own space, the freedom to drive a
vehicle themselves (8) _______. It’s also based on the fact that cars in towns usually carry just
one person. In effect, it’s (9) _______. At the moment, it’s a slightly utopian view but the
concept has grown (10) _______.
A. to end the use of private cars
B. rather than crowd on to a bus or train
C. to encourage their use
D. stock swiftly dwindled
E. out of a practical study
F. for someone else to use
G. even more convenient
Part 2: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.
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Successful students often do the followings while studying. First, they have an
overview before reading. Next, they look for important information and pay greater
attention to it (which often needs jumping forward or backward to process
information). They also relate important points to one another. Also, they activate
and use their prior knowledge. When they realize that their understanding is not
good, they do not wait to change strategies. Last, they can monitor understanding
and take action to correct or “fix up” mistakes in comprehension.
Conversely, students with low academic achievement often demonstrate
ineffective study skills. They tend to assume a passive role, in learning and rely on
others (e.g., teachers, parents) to monitor their studying, for example, low-achieving
students often do not monitor their understanding of content; they may not be
aware of the purpose of studying; and they show little evidence of looking back, or
employing “fix-up” strategies to fix understanding problems. Students who struggle
with learning new information seem to be unaware that they must extent effort
beyond simply reading the content to understand and remember it. Children with
learning disabilities do not plan and judge the quality of their studying. Their
studying may be disorganized. Students with learning problems face challenges with
personal organization as well. They often have difficulty keeping track of materials
and assignments, following directions, and completing work on time. Unlike good
studiers who employ a variety of study skills in a flexible yet purposeful manner,
low-achieving students use a restricted range of study skills. They cannot explain
why good study strategies are important for learning; and they tend to use the same,
often ineffective study approach for all learning tasks, ignoring task content,
structure or difficulty.
1. What is the topic of the passage?
A.
Successful and low-academic achieving students
B.
Successful learners and their learning strategies
C.
Study skills for high school students
D.
Effective and ineffective ways of learning
2. The word “prior” in the first paragraph is closest meaning to _ ?
A. important B. earlier C. forward D. good
3. According to the passage, what can be learnt about passive students?
A.
They depend on other people to organize their learning
B.
They are slow in their studying
C.
They monitor their understanding
D.
They know the purpose of studying
4. Which of the followings is NOT an evidence of monitoring studying?
A. Being aware of the purpose of studying
B. Monitoring their understanding of content
C. Fixing up mistakes in understanding
D. Looking at their backs
5. According to the passage, to learn new information, low-achieving students do
NOT .
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A. just understand it B. relate it to what they have known
C. simply remember it D. read it
6. In compared with low-achieving students, successful students use .
A. aimless study techniques B. various study skills
C. restricted strategies D. inflexible study ways
7. The underlined pronoun “They” in the last sentence refers to .
A. study strategies B. study skills
C. low-achieving students D. good studiers
Part 3: Choose the best answer to complete each numbered gap in the passage below.
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
All plants rely on nutrients taken from the soil in order to survive. However, in areas
where the soil does not contain enough (1) _______ nutrients, some plants have adapted to (2)
_______ their diets from another source: living organisms. Though they are few in number,
carnivorous plants are (3) _______ fascinating beings that “eat” anything from one-celled
organisms to insects in order to survive. They are commonly found in marshlands.
Carnivorous plants feature one of several types of “traps” to ensnare prey, which they
consume to make up for nutrients that may be missing from the soil. While there are over
400 species of carnivorous plants in the world today, some are more (4) _______ than others.
The most well-known of these plants are the snap traps, which include the Venus flytrap.
Snap traps are easily identified by their leaves, which are separated into two lobes that have
the ability to fold together. Inside the lobes, the surface is covered with tiny hairs that are (5)
_______ to movement. When the plant’s prey brushes against the hairs, it triggers a closing
mechanism that rapidly brings the two lobes together, trapping the prey (6) _______ inside.
The response of the traps is phenomenal (7) _______ speed: the time between triggering the
hairs and snapping shut is less than a second. As the prey struggles inside the trap, it only
triggers more hairs, causing the leaves to tighten their (8) _______. The plant then secrets
liquid chemicals from special glands into the trap to dissolve the prey and absorb all of its
nutrients. Besides the Venus flytrap, only one other type of snap trap exists today, (9) _______
to as the waterwheel plant. The two share a common ancestor and differ only in a few ways.
For instance, the waterwheel is an aquatic plant, while the flytrap is exclusively terrestrial. In
addition, the flytrap feeds primarily on arthropods like spiders, while the waterwheel lives
(10) _______ simple invertebrates, like certain types of plankton.
1. A. critical B. vital C. crucial D. indispensable
2. A. modify B. enlarge C. augment D. supplement
3. A. nonetheless B. though C. contradictorily D. yet
4. A. prevalent B. current C. domineering D. prevailing
5. A. vulnerable B. liable C. prone D. sensitive
6. A. closely B. securely C. irreplaceably D. steadily
7. A. in accordance with B. in preference to C. in regard to D. on merits of
8. A. fist B. hold C. seizure D. grip
9. A. denoted B. referred C. indicated D. implicated
10. A. off B. onto C. though D. with