PRACTICE TEST 54 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions Question.
PRACTICE TEST 54 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions Question 1: A serves B hopes C likes D writes Question 2: A substantial B initiate C particular D attention Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions Question 3: A express B effort C employ D reduce Question 4: A reference B attraction C advantage D Infinitive Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following Question 5: I’d like to see that football match because I _once this year A haven’t seen B don’t see C weren’t seeing D didn’t see Question 6: They always kept on good _with their next-door neighbors for the children’s sake A will B friendship C terms D relations Question 7: The opposition will be elected into government at the next election, without of a doubt A shade B shadow C benefit D hue Without a shadow of debt: không chút mảy may nghi ngờ Dịch: Phe đối lập bầu vào phủ vào bầu cử tới, không chút mảy may nghi ngờ Question 8: _her fiction describes women in unhappy marriages A Many of B A large number of C A great volume of D Much of Question 9: It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to _ A get B beat C take D achieve Question 10: Housewives find it easier to domestic chores thanks to _invention of labour- saving devices A.the B a C an D some Question 11: Helen has just bought A new black wool two scarves B two black wool new scarves C two new black wool scarves D two scarves new wool black Question 12: Another will be drawn from the experiment A.conclusion B attention C contrast D inference Question 13: Some candidates failed the oral examination because they didn’t have enough _ A confide B confident C confidential D confidence Question 14: Our new coach is popular _the whole team A for B to C by D with Question 15: Everyone in both cars _ injured in the accident last night, ? A were/ weren't they B was/ weren't they C was/ wasn't he? D were/ were they Question 16: One man outside his own country is tipped to become the new President A little knowing B to know little C little known D to be little known Question 17: Their apartment looks nice In fact, it’s _ A extremely comfortable B extreme comfortably C extreme comfortable D extremely comfortably Question 18: It’s a small lamp, so it doesn't _ off much light A cast B give C shed D spend Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 19: Mr Gerstein was particularly taken aback to hear that sleeping problems are often linked to physical problems A surprised B intended C determined D relieved surprised: ngạc nhiên/ sốc intended: có dự định determined: kiên định relieved: nhẹ nhõm be taken back = be very shocked / surprisedbe taken back = be very shocked / surprised Dịch nghĩa: Ông Garstein ngạc nhiên nghe vấn đề giấc ngủ thường có liên quan đến vấn đề thể chất Question 20: I shouldn’t go outside without a raincoat because it’s raining cats and dogs A it’s just started to rain B it’s raining very heavily C it’s going to rain D it’s drizzling Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 21: A trial must be fair and impartial A hostile B biased C unprejudiced D apprehensive impartial unprejudiced: vô tư, không thiên vị >< biased: lệch lạc, không đối xứng Hostile: thù địch apprehensive: sợ hãi, lo lắng Một phiên tịa cần phải cơng khơng thiên vị Question 22: Sorry, I can’t come to your party I am snowed under with work at the moment A busy with B free from C relaxed about D interested in Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each Question 23: Peter: “Is it important?” Thomas: “ ” A Not on your life! B It’s a matter of life and death! C No worry, that’s nothing D It’s ridiculous ! Question 24 : Jordan: " " Jim: "No, thanks." A Would you want another drink? B Would you care for =like another drink? C Can you help me with this? D Come in, please! Breath! Read the passage and choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer for each numbered blank If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to (25) to your education or your work, try reading more books (26) up some of the interestingly informative books and search for well - researched materials that can help you grow We should encourage our children to read more books and spend less time watching TV Some people have commented that this is inconsistent "Why is the written word a superior way to get information than television?" That is (27) interesting point of view worth further (28) Reading is a skill that is in much greater demand than the demand for watching TV There are no jobs that require a person to be able to watch TV but reading is an integral part of many jobs The written word is an incredibly vô flexible and efficient way of communication You can write something down and, in no time, it can be communicated to many different people Not only that, we can (29) vast amounts of information through reading in a very short time A good reader can acquire more information in reading for two hours than someone watching TV can acquire in a full day You are able to gain a lot of information quickly because you are a fast reader with good comprehension skills It will save you massive amounts of time and you will be able to assimilate vast quantities of information Question 25: A gain B gather C collect D contribute Question 26: A Make B Pick C Set D Take Question 27: A a B an C the D no article Question 28: A exploration khám phá B explore C explorer D explorative Question 29: A digest B inhale hít vào C breathe D eat 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 following questions from 30 to 34 The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon People of different cultures are more prone to contact certain illnesses because of the characteristic foods they consume That food is related to illness is not a new discovery In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates nitrites (commonly used to preserve color in meat) as well as other food additives caused cancer Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which ingredients on the packaging label bao bì of processed food are helpful or harmful The additives that we eat are not all so direct Farmers often give penicillin to cattle gia súc gia cầm and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue A healthy diet is directly related to good health Often we are unaware of detrimental substances we ingest Sometimes well-meaning farmers or others who not realize the consequences add these substances to food without our knowledge Question 30: The word “fit” could be best replaced by which of the following? A.suitable B.tasty C.athletic D.adaptable Question 31: The word “prone” is nearest meaning to A.healthy B.unlikely C.supine uể oải D.predisposed thiến hướng Question 32: What are nitrates used for? A They preserve the color of meat B They preserve flavor in package food C There are objects of research D They cause the animals become fatter Question 33: All of the following statements are TRUE except _ A Drug are always given to animals for medical reasons B Food may cause forty percent of the cancer in the world C Researchers have known about the potential hazard of food additives for more than 45 years D Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals Question 34: What is best title for this passage? A The food you eat can affect your health B Harmful and harmless substances in food C Avoiding injurious substances in food D Improving health through a Natural Diet 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 35: On the floor of the Pacific Ocean is hundreds of flat-tipped mountains more than a mile beneath sea level A more than B On C beneath sea level D is hundreds of Question 36 : It is important that you turned off the heater every morning before you leave for class A.turned off B before C.leave for D.It Question 37: Sleeping, resting, and to drink fruit juice are the best ways to care for a cold A.to drink B.juice C the best ways D Sleeping Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning Question 38: : The concert went like a bomb A The concert was a disaster B There was a bomb in the concert C The concert was very violent D The concert was extremely successful go like a bomb = to be very successful: thành cơng Tạm dịch: Buổi hịa nhạc thành cơng Buổi hòa nhạc thảm họa => sai nghĩa Có bom buổi hịa nhạc => sai nghĩa Buổi hòa nhạc mộng mơ => sai nghĩa Question 39: We couldn’t have managed our business successfully without my father’s money A We could have managed our business successfully with my father’s money B If we could manage our business successfully, my father would give us his money C Hadn’t it been for my father’s money, we couldn’t have managed our business successfully D Had it not been for my father’s money, we couldn’t have managed our business successfully Question 40: When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high A The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher B The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is C.The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate D The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences Question 41: He is very intelligent He can solve all the problems in no time A So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time B He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time C An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time D So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time Question 42: We arrived at airport We realized our passports were still at home A It was until we arrived at the airport that we realize our passports were still at home B We arrived at the airport and realized that our passports arc still at home, C Not until had we arrived at the airport we realized our passports were still at home D Not until we arrived at the airport did we realize that our passports were still at home