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PRATICE TEST FOR SPECIALISED STUDENTS- ONLINE- (APRIL-2022) GRADE A Phonetics: I Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the following questions A need B read C really D teach A helped B asked C increased D preferred A floor B choose C chore D saw A hour B house C heart D how A match B mall C bank D hat II Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others A foolish B remember C greedy D daughter A reply B study C rely D apply A modern B decide C excite D escape A festival B folktale C household D tradition A buffalo B wisdom C magical D upset B Lexico - Grammar: III Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentence Computers are used in schools and universities A widely B wide C widen D width We regret you that we cannot approve of your suggestion A inform B to inform C informing D informed Peter said he a test the following day A had had B will have C has had D would have The quality of these recordings not very good A is B are C has D have 10 By the end of this month, I English for years A have learnt B will have learnt C had learnt D learnt 11 There are in the universe that we can not count them A so many stars B so much stars C such stars many D such stars much 14 I’ve lost my watch ……… watch was given to me on my 21st birthday 12 Peter: “Would you like to have a glass of beer?” Mary: “ ” A I’m afraid B I think it’s right B No, Thanks I’m not thirsty D Yes I’m so thirsty 13 I have to this job because I have no A choose B choice C choosing D chosen A A B An C The D Ø 15 there have been many changes in his life, he still remains a nice man to everyone A Although B However C Despite D Because 16 A good of English will help you find a job more easily A expectation B satisfaction C condition D knowledge 17 A number of political prisoners since Independent day A has been released B have been released C was released D have released 18 Five years ago people started to preserve the houses and the famous landscape A traditional B tradition C traditionally D traditions 19 The story I’ve just read Jack London A was written B wrote by C was written by D was written from 20 John: “Excuse me! What can I for you?” Jane: “ ” A No, I can’t B Sorry I don’t need C Thank you I’m just looking it D Yes Do it please 21 Not all teenagers are well for their future jobs when they are at high schools A prepared B interested C satisfied D concerned 22 The waiter was not very nice, , the food was delicious A but B however C so D therefore 23 The alarm-clock suddenly in the middle of the night A went out B went on C went by D went off 24 out of the house than it began to rain A No sooner I got B No sooner I had got C No sooner had I got D No had I got sooner 25 they came to see her yesterday, she was reading a newspaper A While B When C Before D After 26 Peter : “How about having a drink when we finish school?” Petty : “ ” A No, certainly B You needn’t that C You’re welcome D That’s a good idea 27 If he tennis yesterday, he tired now A didn’t play – wouldn’t have been B had played – wouldn’t have been C didn’t play – wouldn’t be D hadn’t played – wouldn’t be 28 She locked the door A so that to go to bed B in order to be disturbed C to enter the house D in order not to be disturbed 29 He seldom goes to the library, ? A doesn’t he B does he C is he D isn’t he 30 Don’t be so childish It’s time you up A did B went C grew D brought IV Fill the blanks with the right from of the capital words provided We should save ……………………… resources (nature) People in the country are very open and ……………… (friend) Air ……………………… is a big problem in the city (pollute) Her father soon died of a …………………… Heart (break) Every week, there are two …………… from Ha Noi to Nha Trang (fly) We are waiting for the ……………………… of his plane (arrive) Bell ……………………… demonstrated his invention (success) Children need to have a good …………………………… (educate) Because of the ………… of her teacher, she decided to study law (encourage) 10 Some of my ……………………live in the countryside (relate) V Complete the following questions with the right form of the verb given in blanks He (not be) to the Great Wall since last summer Mai (telephone) you when she came back An interesting book (read) by Nga at the moment Look at those black clouds It (rain) Phuong (not finish) her housework yet He said that his family (help) him continue his study tin the future A letter (send) to my friend in London last week ? He always thinks about (go) swimming I look forward (see) you 10 He suggested (travel) around the city by taxi C Reading comprehension Many people are unaware of how pesticides affect our food supplies Health risks are the inevitable result Pesticides can run off into nearby streams, where they are carried from their original dispersal site This is how pesticides end up in drinking water, fish and game And because of wind, rain, and evaporation, residues routinely show up in animals in the remostest parts of the world For example, if grain fields on rough lands are sprayed with pesticides, residue can show up in poultry, eggs, milk, and butter The end result is that every food we eat carries pesticides as the inevitable consequence of spraying crops with these poisons And human exposure doesn’t even end there residue are transferred from mother to child through the placenta and mother’s milk The main idea of this paragraph is that A pesticides pose great danger to human life B pesticides poison our drinking water by entering our groundwater and streams C pesticides residues spread through – out our food chain D pesticides residues are found throughout the world According to the paragraph, children ingest pesticides by way of A eating poultry and eggs B various foods and liquids C contaminated drinking water D their mother’s milk Pesticides residues wind up in poultry, eggs, and butter because A crops grown for animal feed are sprayed with pesticides B cows and chickens drink large quantities of contaminated water C farmers are careless about cleaning their fields after harvest D pesticides become harmless after killing insect pests A lesson that can be learned from the use of pesticides: A canned or frozen foods are much safer than fresh produce B most of us can avoid the effects of pesticides by washing our fruits and vegetables C before world war II, farmers were able to grow crops without pesticides D our government should ban pesticides used in our food Which of the following sentences is an opinion? A Pesticides end up in drinking water, fish and game B The government exaggerates the dangers of pesticides in our food supplies C Residues are transferred from mother to child through the placenta D The food we eat contains pesticides from crop sprays VII Complete the passage with the suitable words: Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London (1) ………………father was a comedian and his mother worked (2) ………………a dancer and a singer Neither of them (3) ……………… successful so the family (4) ……………… very little money The first time he himself earned (5) ……………… by dancing and singing, he was only five years old He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved best was working (6) ………………the theatre When he (7) ……………… about fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to America On one such tour, (8) ……………… was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor (9) ……………… film director He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the (10) ……………… of 88 There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up-bringing Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in each gap.(10 pts) Have you ever followed instructions for knitting something or have you read a piece of music? If you have, you have behaved in a similar way(1) a computer A computer obeys a program to carry out a particular task Just (2) a knitting pattern is expressed in numbers and piece of music in lines and dots, so a computer program is (3) in the form of programming language Like the English language (or any other language), there are (4) of grammar, and a program must be correct in every way There are hundreds of programming language, but only (5) are well-known and widely used The most popular language which is used in offices(6) Cobol This language is used for printing payrolls and keeping records of goods Engineers and scientists use Fortran (7) carry out calculations (8) neither of these two programs is very popular with people working on home computers Basis is the most popular language for home computers, chiefly (9) it is easy to learn and use (10) these languages are useful for many purposes, it is time that a new simple program was devised Such a program ought to be not only easy to use but also completely reliable A to B as C so D from A like B by C too D as A expensive B expresses C expressed D expressing A rules B laws C regulations D principles A a little B a few C much D a lot of A called B calling C is called D is calling A so as for B in order that C so as that D in order to A In addition B Therefore C Consequently D However A because B if C because of D unless D Writing: VIII Find and correct mistakes in each of the following sentences (one mistake) If the victim gets shocked, don’t give him many food and drink My sister is studying very hard in order getting scholarship at university The book writing by John is very popular in the world What happens to the grass when it is sending to the factory? I’d rather to participate in the contest than with it IX Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first given I had a cat once, but I don’t any more -> I used………………………………………………………… Tam doesn’t run as fast as he used to -> Tam used to………………………………………………… “Please turn down the TV for me”, said my father -> My father asked……………………………… How long is it since you used the bike? -> When………………………….………………………… The box is very heavy, so I can’t lift it -> The box………………………………… ………………… He failed the exam because of his laziness -> Because he…………………………… ……………… The front yard is too small to play soccer in -> The front yard isn’t………………………………… It isn’t necessary for you to set off early -> You don’t……………………… ……………………… Would you like me to call Linh? – > I’ll………………………………………………………………… 10 It’s three years since I last spoke to he -> I haven’t …………………………………