Tran Nhan Tong high school – Quang Ninh Province PRACTICE TEST FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAM Full name:…………………………… These are incomplete sentences. Choose A, B, C or D as your best choice to complete each sentence and then identify your answer by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. Question 1: John: “ This dish is really nice ! “ Mary: “ ________ It’s called yakitori, and it’s made with chicken livers. “ A. It’s my pleasure. B. I’m glad you like it. C. I guess you’re right. D. Sure, I’ll be glad to. Question 2: “ Where have you been?” – “ I was caught in the traffic,________I would have been here sooner.” A. however B. although C. anyway D. otherwise Question 3: His father left New York. The doctor suggested he________there. A. not stayed B. won’t saty C. not stay D. not go to stay Question 4: We talked for hours of things and persons________we remembered in the school. A. which B. that C. who D. whom Question 5: Only when the ground is kept moist________germinate. A. grass seeds will B. grass seeds does C. does grass seeds D. will grass seeds Question 6: Nancy: “ Excuse me. Is it the math class? “ Jenny: “________” A. Yes, they are your math teachers. B. Yes, it is. And I’m your teacher C. Not realy, he’s the man over there. D. No, he isn’t here. Question 7: The room was noisy and not very________for studying. A. suited B. fitted C. proper D. suitable Question 8: No one died in the accident,________? A. didn’t they B. did he C. didn’t he D. did they Question 9: ________she entered the house than the phone started to ring. A. Hardly had B. No sooner had C. No longer had D. Scarcely had Question 10: He worked hard________everything would be ready by 5 o’clock. A. because B. so that C. when D. until Question 11: ________your head! The doorway is not very high. A. Care B. Make C. Mind D. Bother Question 12: Mary: “ Bye ! “ John: “________” A. Thank you B. Meet you again C. See you later D. See you lately Question 13: The child hurt himself badly when he fell________the bedroom window. A. out from B. out of C. down D. over Question 14: I wouldn’t________of going to a party I hadn’t been invited to. A. intend B. dream C. rely D. depend Question 15: Tom: “ What a lovely house you have ! “ Jack: “ ________” A. I think so. B. Of course C. Thank you. D. You’re welcome .Question 16: He went to a seaside resort because he was________on water-skiing A. keen B. enthusiastic C. interested D. affectionate Question 17: Those books deal mainly________tropical plants. A. with B. in C. for D. up Question 18: ________Daisy didn’t like to swim, she played on the beach with her sister. A. When B. After C. However D. Since Question 19: My new glasses cost me________the last pair that I bought last month. Tran Nhan Tong high school – Quang Ninh Province A. more than three times B. three times as much as C. more three times than D. as much three times as Question 20: The motorbike was badly smashed up but the rider escaped without any________ A. injury B. wound C. destruction D. damage Question 21: The students got the librarian________books for them. A. buy B. to buy C. bought D. buying Question 22: I’m feeling sick. I________so much chocolate last night. A. needn’t to eat B. did not eat C. mustn’t eat D. shouldn’t have eaten Question 23:________a flat with someone is cheaper than living on your own. A. Dividing B. Sharing C. Cutting D. Halving Question 24: I am bringing an umbrella ________case it rains in the evening. A. with B. on C. in D. at Question 25: My girl friend arrived after I________for her about half an hour. A. was waiting B. had been waiting C. have been waiting D. have waited Question 26: John’d rather his mother________him some money tomorrow. A. sent B. sends C. sending D. send Question 27: By the end of this year, Tom________English for three years. A. will be studying B. has studied C. will have studied D. has been studying Question 28: Mary: “ Do you think it will rain ? “ Jenny: “Oh ! ________” A. I don’t hope. B. I hope not. C. I don’t hope so D. It’s hopeless Question 29:I shall never beat John at tennis; we are clearly not in the same________ A. set B. band C. group D. class Question 30:The rotten oranges should be________so as not to afect the others in the basket. A. thrown in B. thrown over C. thrown back D. thrown out Each of the following sentences has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the word or phrase which must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling letter A,B C or D Question 31: The missing man’s family is desperately seeking anyone has information about his activities A B C D Question 32:She is looking forward to go to Europe after she finishes her studies at the university. A B C D Question 33:There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of another. A B C D Question 34:George won’t lend you any money as long as you promise to pay him back. A B C D Question 35:The reason why he’s not feeling very well is simple – he’s ate too much as usual A B C D Read the following passage carefully and complete the sentences that follow by circling letter A, B, C or D as the correct answers and then mark your choice on the answer sheet. Tran Nhan Tong high school – Quang Ninh Province Hatred is a fundamental human emotion that has deep root in society and culture. Psychologists believe that group identity and cohesion depend on a large extent on having a common enemy. It seems that the existence of “ bad guys” is an important element in definding who we are within a large realm. It could be said that human beings love to hate. The first signs appear early in life when a child, faced with blame for some mistakes, immediately accuse another child or an inanimate object such as a teddy bear. Later, on the schoolyard playground, children in rival groups vie for attention and influence. These basic responses translate into more powerful emotions late in life. One area where deep- rooted hatred is exhibited is in the ethnic clashes that constantly occur around the globe. These conflicts are not only over territory but also involve emotional issues of group identity and unity of purpose. For many, there is no “us” without a “them” to hate. In a word were conflict between super powers is on the decline, it may be that humanity will have difficulty adapting to a state of mutual respect and cooperation. Question 36:Which of the following is the best for the passage? A. Roots of society B. Group unity C. A basic emotion D. Social and cultural problem Question 37:According to the passage, what is believed to be an important aspect of defining group identity A. Facing a common enemy B. Being reluctant to hate C. Accepting blame for past actions D. Ignoring a large realm Question 38:According to the passage, early childhood responses to blame A. are not related to stronger feelings in adlthood B. are complex expressions of emotion C. demonstrate how human beings love to hate D. are not well understood by psychologists. Question 39:The author suggests that when children make mistakes, they________ A. join rival gangs on schoolyard playgrounds B. rarely accept responsibility for their actions C. need emotional support from personal objects like a teddy bear. D. readily admit to their errors. Question 40:According to the passage, ethnic conflicts________ A. are on the decline B. occur only occationally C. serve to resolve differences D. have their roots in childhood rivalries. Choose one option A,B,C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on the syllable in the position which is different from that of the others. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on answer sheet. Question 41: A. origin B. collect C. relation D. preserve Question 42: A. recommend B. involve C. industrial D. community Question 43: A. equipment B. gender C. instrument D. furniture Question 44: A. exhausted B. passenger C. optional D. multiply Question 45: A. intelligent B. temperature C deliver D. immediately Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on answer sheet. Question 46: A. easy B. pleasure C. leather D. measure Tran Nhan Tong high school – Quang Ninh Province Question 47: A. barked B. provided C. wicked D. necked Question 48: A. promises B. species C. differences D. removes Question 49: A. perhaps B. attack C. arms D. animal Question 50: A. increase B. advise C. practise D. preserve Read the following passage carefully and complete the sentences that follow by circling letter A, B, C or D as the correct answers and then mark your choice on the answer sheet. When the first white men came to America, they found vast amounts of natural resources of tremendous value. Forests covered a large part of the nation; later gas, oil and minerals were found in unbelievable amounts. There was a great abundance of very fertile soil. Forests, prairies, streams and rivers abounded with wildlife. So vast were these resources that it seemed that they couldnever be use up. So forests were destroyed to make way for farmland. Grass lands and prairies wre plowed and harrowed. Minerals and oil were used in great quantities to supply a young industrial nation. Almost every river became the scene of factories, mills and power companies. Mammals and birds were slaughtered for food anf sport. Within a short time, the results were obvious. Floods caused millions of dollars worth of damage yearly. The very fertile soil washed away of blew up in great clouds. The seemingly inexhaustible oil and minerals showed signs of depletion. Rivers were filled with silt from eroding farms and wastes from factories. Many of the rivers were made unfit for fish. Several species of birds disappeared, and some mammals seemed on the verge of going. Future timber shortages were predicted. In short, Americans soon became to realize that some sort of conservation program must be set up, if future as well as present Americans were to share in the resources that are the hertage of every American. Question 51: The title that best expresses the main theme or subject of this selection is________ A. What the first white men found in America. B. The loss of topsoil. C. The cause of timber shortage D. The story of America's natural resources Question 52: It seeemed to the early American settlers that________ A. fertile soil was scarce B. the natural resources were inexhaustible C. forests should not be cut D. there was a shortage of minerals. Question 53: The use of America's natural resources by the early settlers was________ A. caerless B. scientific C. unbelievable D. predicted Question 54: Much of the fertile soil of America has________ A. sunk deep into the earth B. been covered by lakes C. been eroded by wind and water D. become the scene of factories Question 55: According to the passage, all the following are true EXCEPT________ A. The early American settlers used a lot of minerals and oil. B. The kiiled animals for food and sport. C. They grew different kinds of plants in prairies. D. They plowed and harrowed grasslands and prairies. Question 56: The word " abounded with" could best replaced by________ A. were abundant in B. were rich with C. were plentiful of D. were a lot of Question 57: The word " silt" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to________ A. dust B. soil C. mud D. land Question 58: One reason why many of our rivers are no longer suitable living places for fish is that________ A. too many fish have been caught B. a conservation program has been set up C. floods have caused much damage D. factories have dumped waste into the rivers Tran Nhan Tong high school – Quang Ninh Province Question 59: Some species of birds and mammals seemed________ A. to become extinct B. to die C. to be killed D. to be slaughtered Question 60: Americans soon came to realise that________ A. They should stop killing animals for food. B. They must give up exploiting minerals C. They shouldn't reclaim the land D. They must establish a conservation program Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one and mark your choice on the answer sheet. Question 61: “ Let’s go to the cinema tonight” he suggested A. He suggested them to go to the cinema that night B. He suggested their going to the cinema that night C. He suggested they went to the cinema that night D. He suggested that let’s them to go to the cinema that night Question 62: I was surprised at how easy he was to talk to A. I hadn’t expected he be so easy to talk to B. I hadn’t expected him to be such an easy person to talk to C. He hadn’t expected it was so easy to talk to me D. I hadn’t expected talk to him would be so easy. Question 63: It was only when I left home that I realized how much my father meant to me. A. Not until I had left home did I realize how much my father meant to me. B. Not until had I left home did I realize how much my fathehow much my father meant to me. C. Not until after I left home did I realize how much my fathehow much my father meant to me. D. Not until I left home that I realize how much my father meant to me Question 64: It is acknowledged that Vietnam had a complete control over SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic. A. Vietnam is acknowledged to have completely controlled SARS from a very early satge of the epidemic. B. Vietnam is acknowledged to have controlled SARS from a very early satge of the epidemic. C.Vietnam was acknowledged to have had a complete control over SARS from a very early satge of the epidemic. D. Vietnam is acknowledged to have had a complete control over SARS from a very early satge of the epidemic. Question 65: “ Don’t come home late, Janny, it is dangerous!” her father said. A. Jenny’s father told her not to go home late and it was dangerous. B. Jenny’s father told her not to go home late because it was dangerous. C. Jenny’s father asked her against being home late because it may be dangerous. D. Jenny’s father advised her to go home early. From the given clues, choose the most appropriate completion of sentences by circling A, B, C or D Question 66: students/ appreciate/ teacher/ sense of humor A. What the students really appreciate is the teacher’s sense of humor. B. That the students really appreciate is the teacher’s sense of humor. C. What the students really appreciate are the teacher’s sense of humor. D. What the students really appreciate was the teacher’s sense of humor. Question 67: When/ we/ get/ cinema/ film/ show/ 20 minutes. A. When we get at a cinema a film has beeb shown at 20 minutes. B. When we get to a cinema the film was shown from 20 minutes Tran Nhan Tong high school – Quang Ninh Province C. When we got at the cinema a film has been shown since 20 minutes. D. When we got to the cinema the film had been shown for 20 minutes. Question 68: They/ not/ answer/ phone/ this morning/ so/ must/out. A. They don’t answer a phone this morning so they must be out. B. They didn’t answer a phone this morning so they must went out. C. They didn’t answer the phone this morning so they must have gone out. D. They not answer the phone this morning so they must gone out. Question 69: He/ like/ nothing/ better/ sit/ read/ science books/ father’s library. A. He liked nothing better than to sit and read science books in his father’s library. B. He liked nothing better than sitting and read science books in his father’s library. C. He liked nothing better than to sit to read science books in his father’s library. D. He liked nothing better than to sit and read science books in father’s library. Question 70: Many people/ not/ difference/ original painting/ copy. A. Many people can’t explain the difference between an original painting and its copy. B. Many people can’t say the difference between an original painting and its copy. C. Many people can’t speak the difference between an original painting and its copy. D. Many people can’t tell the difference between an original painting and its copy. Read the following passage carefully and then choose best option to fit each space. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. In the United it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the (71) ________shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is (72) ________to telephone call (73)________after 11:00 p.m. If someone receives a call during (74) ________ hours, he assumes it is a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates (75) ________importance. In social life, time plays a very important part. In the USA guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation (76) ________ a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, (77) ________ may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance (78) ________plans which are made for a date more than a week tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. (79) ________, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time (80) ________. Question 71: A conversation B call C talk D phone Question 72: A attached B shown C drawn D taken Question 73: A dialed B done C sent D made Question 74: A sleep B sleeping C slept D sleepy Question 75: A it’s B it C its D the Question 76: A to B for C of D about Question 77: A that B they C it D he Question 78: A except B because C even D though Question 79: A However B In contrast C Otherwise D Thus Question 80: A differently B variously C alike D opposite The end . phone/ this morning/ so/ must/out. A. They don’t answer a phone this morning so they must be out. B. They didn’t answer a phone this morning so they must went out. C. They didn’t answer the phone this. out. D. They not answer the phone this morning so they must gone out. Question 69: He/ like/ nothing/ better/ sit/ read/ science books/ father’s library. A. He liked nothing better than to sit and. liked nothing better than sitting and read science books in his father’s library. C. He liked nothing better than to sit to read science books in his father’s library. D. He liked nothing better