PRACTICE TEST 49
I. Make the correct choice:
1. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
a. visit b. easy c. villagers d. spark
2. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
a. dropped b. invited c. asked d. hoped
3. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
a. chief b. lie c. achieve d. believe
4. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
a. teacher b. change c. chair d. champagne
5. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
a. down b. low c. know d. snow
6. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
a. community b. villagers c. diseases d. important
7. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
a. electricity b. instead c. decided d. enclose
8. Don’t be worried_______ your illness, you’ll recover soon.
a. with b. at c. about d. for
9. The U.S president ______ that the war in Iraq had been over.
a. declares b. is declaring c. will declare d. declared
10. My sister is very ______. She goes to church twice a day.
a. devoted b. ordinary c. religious d. unknown
11. Up to now, there _______ no solution to the argument.
a. is b. has been c. have been d. will be
12. Many people were ______ after the storm.
a. home-made b. homesick c. homeless d. homelessness
13. I think it should not be kept secret. We will discuss it ______.
a. open b. opening c. openness d. openly
14. What ______ exciting Football match!
a. a b. an c. the d. is
15. He usually gets up _____ 5 o’clock and walks______ school.
a. in / to b. at / to c. at / at d. in / at
16. She ______ to live in the countryside. Now she lives in HCM City.
a. had better b. would rather c. used d. was used
17. Farmers can help enrich the soil _____ fertilizers.
a. by adding b. to add c. of adding d. with adding
18. A great many people are involved _____ the use of English.
a.with b.in c.about d.at
19. English provides the access _____ world scholarship and world trade.
a.for b.with c.to d.in
20. Many people regard him _____ one of the greatest scientists in the world.
a.with b.at c.about d.as
21. The pronunciation causes me _______ difficulties.
a. much b. a lot of c. a great deal of d. a lot
22. Parks play an important _____ in helping to form the city’s character.
a. game b. thing c.roll d. part
23. A Dane and a Dutch person _____ in Rome will almost automatically find themselves speaking to each other in
English.
a. meeting b. met c. meet d. are meeting
24. People in _____ speak _____.
a. Portugal/Portugal b. Portuguese/Portugal c. Portugal/Portuguese d.Portuguese/ Portuguese
25. English is easily _____ by Chinese.
a. outrun b. outnumbered c. outlived d. outweighed
26. “Would you like _____ lunch with us?” - “Yes, I’d love to.”
a. have b. to have c. having d. had
27. “Are you _______ in scuba diving?”- “Very much. Undersea life is _____.”
a. interested / fascinated b. interested / fascinating c. interesting/ fascinating d. interesting/ fascinated
28. “Ms. Jones, please type those letters before noon.”- “They’ve already _____, sir. They’re on your desk.”
a. typed b. been typed c. being typed d. been being typed
29. Today, many serious childhood diseases _____ by early immunization.
a. are preventing b. can prevent c. prevented d. can be prevented
30. Why did Tom keep _______ jokes about me ? I don’t enjoy _____ at.
a. making / laughing b. making/ being laughed c. to make / laughing d. to make / being laughed
II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
31. Erosion, which washes away valuable topsoil, can prevent by planting trees and grass.
a b c d
32. It is estimated that much of a teenager’s time is spent to chat on the Internet.
a b c d
33. Hurricanes from the Gulf of Mexico has caused considerable damage to coastal cities in Texas.
a b c d
34. It’s his wish that the money should have given to charity.
a b c d
35. That pottery which was found by an archaeologist while she was working in this area.
a b c d
III. Read the passage and make the correct choice:
The tropical rain forests are a delight to people who (36) _____ nature. The forests are beautiful woodlands which
receive (37) _____rain. Many natural resources can be derived from tropical rain forests. (38) _____natural resources are
fruits, vegetables and rare herbs . Sometimes, the rain forests are cleared (39) _____ valuable timber. Hardwood like
teak, mahogany and rosewood are some of the popular timber that are exported. These kinds of wood are then used (40)
_____houses/and/furniture.
36.a. belong to b. love c. interested in d. became
37.a. many b. a great many c. plenty of d. a large number of
38.a. Such b. So c. Whatever d. A lot
39.a. to b. by c. with d. for
40.a. to make b. to making c. by making d. making
IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
We are all slowly destroying the earth. The seas and 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 waste-land all over the world. As a result, farmers
in parts of Africa cannot grow enough 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 instant, tigers are rare in India now 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. This is too important to ignore.
41. The seas and rivers nowadays _____.
a. cannot be swum in b. are less dirty than they used to be
c. are dirty enough to swim in d. are contaminated
42. Smoke _____.
a. is harmful to health b. is full of the big cities
c. leads to a healthy life d. makes life in big cities difficult
43. In one well-known city, traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks _____.
a. in order to protect themselves from being injured b. because there are so many cars on the streets
c. in spite of poisonous gases d. because of air pollution
44. Why do farmers in parts of Africa and Asia not grow enough to eat ?
a. Because many trees have been planted b. Because people cut down many trees
c. Because there is too little rice d. Because there are large areas of land that cannot be used
45. Wild animals are _____.
a. in danger of extinction b. being protected from natural environment
c. killed so many that they cannot live in the forests d. so rare that they cannot survive
V. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one :
46. If we don’t protect wildlife now, there will be nothing left for future generations.
a. Wildlife is being protected now in case there will be nothing left for future generations.
b. There will be nothing left for the future generations unless we don’t protect wildlife.
c. Only if we protect wildlife, there will be nothing left for the future generations.
d. It’s important to protect wildlife now or there will be nothing left for future generations.
47. If we had left any later, we would have missed the train.
a. We left too late to catch the train. b. When we arrived, the train had already left.
c. We missed the train because it was late. d. We almost missed the train.
48. “Why don’t we go to Nam Cat Tien National Park?” he said.
a. He asked why we didn’t go to Nam Cat Tien National Park.
b. He offered to go to Nam Cat Tien National Park.
c. He suggested going to Nam Cat Tien National Park.
d. He advised us to go to Nam Cat Tien National Park.
49. We are planning to spend the weekend in the country as long as the weather stays fine.
a. We are spending the weekend in the country because of the fine weather.
b. If the weather is fine, we’ll spend our weekend in the country.
c. If the weather was fine, we would spend our weekend in the country.
d. We won’t spend the weekend in the country unless the weather is finer.
50. I didn’t have an umbrella with me, so I got wet.
a. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t get wet. b. If I had an umbrella, I wouldn’t get wet.
c. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet. d. If I have an umbrella, I won’t get wet.
. nothing left for future generations.
a. Wildlife is being protected now in case there will be nothing left for future generations.
b. There will be nothing. What ______ exciting Football match!
a. a b. an c. the d. is
15. He usually gets up _____ 5 o’clock and walks______ school.
a. in / to b. at / to c. at