TÀI LIỆU ÔN TẬP - PRACTICE TEST 4 I. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 1. A. informal B. provide C. problem D. supply 2. A. employment B. different C. president D. evident II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each line . 3. A. teachers B. arrives C. textbooks D. combs 4. A. high B. advice C. guide D . river 5. A. pleasure B. please C. easy D. leave III. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 6. They let their children ________ up late at weekends. A. staying B. to stay C. stay D. stayed 7. If I __________ you, I’d call and apologise. A. am B. were C. would be D. was 8. - Must I also include my official high school transcripts? - Yes. Remember that they _________ translated into English and certified by appropriate authorities. A. can be B. will be C. may be D. must be 9. Mary and I are looking forward ______________ you. A. of seeing B. for seeing C. to seeing D. to se 10. When we were kids, we ______ understand the importance of choosing a career. A. don’t B. won’t C. didn’t D. weren’t 11. I am going to visit the town _____ I was born and grew up . A. where B. which C. when D. who 12. Your car is quite old. It's the same as ______________________________ . A. us B. our C. ours D. we're 13. The farmers in my village often__________their work very early in the morning. A. beginning B. is beginning C. begins D. begin 14. Americans often say “Thank you” when you help them ___________ something. A. do B. makes C. to doing D. doing 15. The workers_____________go to work late last week. A. use to B. used C. used to D. were used to 16. Today, the scientists in the world______________research on Aids. A. doing B. does C. make D. are doing 17. Your__________must be typed into 3 copies to hand in for our company. A. applicants B. application C. applicating D. applying 18. I apologized the book at home. A. for leaving B. to leaving C. leaving D. to leave 19. _____________the increase in their salaries, many French employees spend Saturday at work. A. Despite B. Even if C. Even though D. In spite 20. Bird flu_____________by the virus H5N1. A. are caused B. is causing C. is caused D. caused 21. After he ____________ his English course, he went to England to continue his study. A. finish B. finishes C. finished D. had finished 22. We _______________ for HaNoi on the earliest plane tomorrow. A. leave B. are leaving C. were leaving D. will have left 23. Tom was the last ______the classroom yesterday . A. to leave B. leaving C. left D. leaves 24. Why didn’t you listen to me ______________ I was talking to you? A. while B. until C. by the time D. whenever 25. Doctors and pharmacists have to assume ……………………… for human life. A. responsibility B. achievement C. optimism D. aspect 26. If I _____________ you were sick. I would have called sooner. A. knew B. had known C. know D. would have known 27. You give a ________ party in your new house to celebrate moving into it. A. housekeeping B. house guest C. house coming D. housewarming 28. - Go to the cinema in the evening with me. - Let me ask my parents ______________ permission. A. for B. about C. with D. to 29. We should take care of war invalids and family of martyrs. A. look after B. look into C. look for D. look at 30. It was so noisy that I couldn’t concentrate _____________ my lesson. A. in B. at C. from D. on IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question. Most young couples have meals regularly in their parents’ home with little or no pay, and give their children to the care of old couple free of charge. Investigations have shown that parents of many couples don’t mind providing meals and caring for their children. However, this practice shouldn’t become an accepted social custom. The old couples’ expense on food has already increased while young couples spend more on clothing and furnishing and less on food. If this trend continues, many young couples might take these privileges for granted and become more dependent. It is not the right for young peoples to make the use of the old couples’ love, not only because our nation is well – known for its special respect paid to the elderly , but also because the young must become independent. What young people should do is to become more considerate towards their old parents. After years of hard work, they are worthy of such consideration. 31. Most married young couples _______________ . A. have not become independent completely B. pay no respect to the elderly C. live in with their parents D. have meals regularly in their parents’ home for they have little or no fee 32. The writer thinks it is __________ for old couples to provide meals or care for their married children. A. right B. understandable C. wrong D. an accepted social custom 33. According to the passage, young couple should ___________ . A. be less demanding and more caring towards their old parents B. pay for the meals they have in their parents home C. spend less on clothing and furnishing and more on food D. look after their children themselves 34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The reason why young couples depend on their parents to different degree is that their home is smaller. B. What troubles young people most is that no one will look after their children except their own parents. C. Old couple should give money to their children instead of providing meals or caring for them. D. It would be natural that if young couples went on depending on their old parents they would have to provide meals and caring for their children when they get married. 35. This article is particularly written for ______________ . A. young couples B. young couples’ children C. old couples D. both young and old couples V. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank. When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture. The kitchen had a sink for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (36) _______________ an old table and chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa which was (37) ______________ old, but they covered it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful. Outside, there was a small garden (38) _____________ the house, but in front of it there was only the road. Luckily the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to reach the park on the opposite side. We lived there (39) __________ I was ten and we were very happy. We had to move house because it was too small when my twin sisters were born. We all (40) ___________ sad when we left. 36. A. became B. bought C. sold D. brought 37. A. more B. even C. also D. little 38. A. before B. through C. by D. behind 39. A. until B. when C. after D. to 40. A. spent B. thought C. had D. felt VI. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 41. You can congratulate yourself about having done an excellent job. A B C D 42. My little daughter is going to being taken to day care center. A B C D 43. There are also many single mothers and single fathers which are raising children by themselves A B C D 44. The result of that test must be inform before August. A B C D 45. She has disappeared three days ago, and they are still looking for her now. A B C D VII. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one. 46. “They are playing soccer now.” The passive voice is: A. Soccer is played now B. Soccer is being played now C. Soccer are being played now D. Soccer is be played now 47.Although sales fell sharply last month, we are on target for the year. A. Even though felling sharply in sales last month B. In spite of there was a sharp fall in sales last month C. Despite the sharp fall in sales last month D. Even if falling sharply in sales last month. 48. He asked me how I earned my living A. He wanted to know what my job was B. He wanted to know how I lived C. He wanted to know how I enjoyed my life D. He wanted to know how much I got for a salary 49.”No parking” It means: A. There is no park here B. You can’t go to the park here C. You are not allowed to park your car here D. There’s not enough space for parking here 50. It rains so we can’t go to school A. If it rains, I could go to school B. If it didn’t rain, I could go to school C. If it not rain, I could go to school D. If it rains, I can go to school . TÀI LIỆU ÔN TẬP - PRACTICE TEST 4 I. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words 42 . My little daughter is going to being taken to day care center. A B C D 43 . There are also many single mothers and single fathers which are raising children by themselves A B C D 44 it. A. housekeeping B. house guest C. house coming D. housewarming 28. - Go to the cinema in the evening with me. - Let me ask my parents ______________ permission. A. for B. about C. with