PRACTICE TEST 1 Questions 1 – 4: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 1. A. research B. resent C. resemble D. resist 2. A. breather B. feather C. heather D. leather 3. A. pursuit B. suitable C. recruit D. guilty 4. A. ache B. orchestra C. charity D. chorus Questions 5 – 8: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 5. A. exception B. linguistics C. paragraph D. specific 6. A. around B. legend C. question D. special 7. A. delicate B. promotion C. volcanic D. resources 8. A. satellite B. astronaut C. deliver D. applicant Questions 9 – 24: There are incomplete sentences. Choose one best option to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 9. The number of people receiving reading and writing lesson __________ over 4,500 by 2001. A. came B. went C. arrived D. reached 10. John reminded me _____________ his motorbike by 8 o’clock. A. please return B. not forget to return C. remember to return D. to return 11. You won’t pass the examination __________ you study more. A. unless B. as long as C. if D. whether 12. ___________ the door, he was very surprised at what he saw. A. Having opened B. When opened C. Opening D. To opening 13. ___________ for a job for a long time before you got it? A. Were you looking B. Have you looked C. Have you been looking D. Had you looked 14. Not a word ___________ since the exam started. A. she wrote B. she had written C. had she written D. she has written 15. It was ___________ that everyone answered it correctly. A. so simple question B. such a simple question C. too simple question D. a more simple question 16. We managed ________ over the wall without ___________. A. to climb / being seen B. climbing / being seen C. to climb / seeing D. to be climbed / seeing 17. ______, such as banking and travel, computers are not a convenience; they are a necessity. A. When some industries B. There are some industries C. In some industries D. Some industries 18. Copper is the favored metal for electricians’ wire because of _______________________. A. its excellent conductivity B. it is excellent conductor C. excellent conductivity of it D. so conductive it is 19. _________ Betty, I’m not surprised she won the prize. A. To have known B. To know C. To be known D. knowing 20. ____________ for twelve hours, I felt marvelous. A. Having slept B. Have slept C. Having been slept D. Have been slept 21. I’d love _________ to the party tomorrow, but it may be impossible. A. to going B. go C. going D. to go 22. He was often made __________ milk by his mother. A. drink B. drinks C. to drink D. drunk 23. No sooner ______________ the corner than the wheel came off. A. the van turned B. did the van turn C. the van had turned D. had the van turned 24. The proposal has not met with ____________ agreement. A. voluntary B. universal C. informal D. effective Question 25 – 34: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. In the summer of 2000, the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion ____(25) a campaign for illiteracy eradication. In the campaign, six hundred _____(26) minority students from the northern highlands were asked to provide reading and writing skills to 1,200 illiterate people living in their ____(27) villages. In 2001, eight hundred volunteer students took _____(28) in the campaign. The number of people receiving reading and writing lessons ______(29) 4,523. This was an effective way to help people in remote and mountainous area to read and write. The fight ___(30) illiteracy continued in the summer 2002. This time the Vietnam Society of Learning promotion decided to _____(31) its activities to the central mountainous provinces. At present, the number of illiterate people in the remote and mountainous areas is _____(32) decreasing. It is hoped that illiteracy will soon be ______(33) in our country as more and more people are taking part in the _____(34) against it. 25. A. began B. had C. started D. managed 26. A. national B. ethnic C. racial D. religious 27. A. home B. own C. remote D. house 28. A. control B. care C. part D. interest 29. A. ranged B. grew C. rose D. reached 30. A. in B. against C. towards D. of 31. A. enlarge B. widen C. expand D. expend 32. A. gradually B. constantly C. dramatically D. mainly 33. A. limited B. eradicated C. completed D. prevented 34. A. area B. war C. challenge D. struggle Question 35 – 39: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to the questions by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. The origins of baseball probably stretch back to 1839 when Abler Doubleday, a civil engineer student, laid out a diamond-shaped field at Cooperstown, New York, and attempted to standardize the rules governing the playing of such games as town ball and four old cats, the ancestor of baseball. By the end of the Civil War, interest in the game had grown rapidly. Over 200 teams or clubs existed, some of which toured the country playing rivals; they belonged to a national association of “Baseball Players” that had proclaimed a set of standard rules. These teams as amateurs or semi-professionals, but as the game waxed in popularity, it offered opportunities for profit, and the first professional team, the Cincinnati Red stockings, appeared in 1869. Other cities soon fielded professional teams, and in 1876 the present National League was organized chiefly by Albert Spalding. Soon a rival league appeared, the American Association. Competition between the two was intense, and in 1883 they played a post-season contest, the first “world’s series”. The American Association eventually collapsed, but in 1890 the American League was organized. 35. According to the passage, baseball originated in 1839 because ______________. A. Alber Doubleday invented a special diamond-shaped pitch. B. the rules of earlier games were mixed and regulated. C. civil engineering students became interested in playing games. D. the old games died out and a new one was needed. 36. What was different about “Baseball Players” compared with earlier players? A. They traveled widely. B. They belonged to many clubs. C. They played by agreed rules. D. They were not professional. 37. According to the passage, the Cincinnate Red Stockings were formed in 1896 __________. A. because baseball had become more popular by then B. to enable the amateur players to become professional C. so that the public had opportunity to profit from a professional team D. to produce a means of making money 38. From the passage, we understand that the National League was formed in 1876 to _______. A. recognize the professional teams B. enable more professional teams to be set up C. provide a governing authority for baseball.D.authorize amateur and professional teams to combine 39. According to the passage, at the turn of the century the only remaining baseball organizations were __. A. the American League and the National League B. the American League C. the American Association and the American League D. the American Association Questions 40 – 44: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, or D. Choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 40. Having achieved (A) highest score (B), our team was rewarded (C) the first (D) prize. 41. The amount (A) of books in the library of Congress (B) is (C) more than (D) 58 million volumes. 42. Tom says this (A) work is much (B) more comfortable (C) than other (D). 43. We object to (A) people to make (B) private calls on (C) the office phone (D). 44. These (A) televisions are all too expensive (B) for we (C) to buy at this time (D). Questions 45 – 47: Choose the correct sentence that has been completed from the given word cues by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your answer on the answer sheet. 45. he / promise / give / the book / back / me / next day. A. He promised give the book back to me the next day. B. He promised give the book back for me the next day. C. He promised to give the book back to me next day. D. He promised to give the book back to me the next day. 46. she / ask / her sister / lend / her / some / money A. She asked her sister lend her some money. B. She asked her sister to lend her some money. C. She asked her sister lending her some money. D. She asked her sister to lend to her some money. 47. provide / your handwriting / legible / test scorer / accept / your answer A. Providing your handwriting is legible, the test scorer does not accept your answer. B. Providing your handwriting is legible, the test scorer has to accept your answer. C. Providing that your handwriting is legible, your answer will be accepted by any scorer. D. Providing with your handwriting is legible, every test scorer must accept your answer. Questions 48 – 50: After each sentence from 48 to 50, there are four sentences marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your answer on the answer sheet. 48. He is not flexible is his work; that is why he doesn’t have many friends. A. Having almost no friends makes him inflexible in his work. B. Such is his inflexibility in his work that he does not have many friends. C. Inflexibility in his work is not why he does not have many friends. D. He is not popular with many people although he is flexible in his work. 49. “Would you like some coffee, Mike?” A. Jane asked Mike to make her some coffee. B. Jane wanted to know whether Mike like coffee. C. Jane offered to make some coffee for Mike. D. Jane suggested drinking some coffee. 50. She said, “I’ll call the police if you don’t leave immediately!” A. She threatened to call the police if he didn’t leave immediately. B. she frightened to call the police if he didn’t leave immediately. C. She scared to call the police if he didn’t leave immediately. D. She said to call the police if he didn’t leave immediately. PRACTICE TEST 2 Questions 1 – 4: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 1. A. effective B. eradicate C. enthusiastic D. effort 2. A. representative B. general C. refreshment D. celebrate 3. A. damage B. laggage C. manage D. teenage 4. A. jumped B. traveled C. seemed D. started Questions 5 – 8: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 5. A. annual B. announce C. formal D. sculpture 6. A. maximum B. windowpane C. enjoyment D. organize 7. A. complete B. worksheet C. explain D. observe 8. A. disappointed B. competition C. representative D. participate Questions 9 – 24: There are incomplete sentences. Choose one best option to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 9. The contest aimed to stimulate the spirit of learning ______________ students. A. on B. for C. of D. among 10. Such questions provide a useful means of _____________ students’ interest. A. expressing B. encouraging C. stimulating D. providing 11. We took part in a sponsored walk ______________ to support the poor. A. organized B. organizing C. that organized D. had organized 12. We strongly recommend ________ your luggage when you travel. A. to insure B. you insuring C. your insurance D. you to insure 13. She was the first in her family ____________ a college education. A. get B. getting C. to get D. gotten 14. The weather report says that ____________ ten inches of snow tomorrow. A. maybe there are B. there might be C. there may be D.we may be have 15. “You got home late last night.” “The Morgans insisted _________ for dinner.” A. on our staying B. for us to stay C. that we were staying D.about us staying 16. _______ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States. A. Founding B. Founded C. Being founded D. It was founded 17. I’m not surprised Margaret’s ill. With all the voluntary work she’s ___ she’s really been doing too much. A. taken off B. taken on C. taken in D. taken to 18. Jane appears ________ some weight. Has she been ill? A. having lost B. having been lost C. to have lost D. to have been lost 19. _________ received law degrees as today. A. Never so many women have B. Never have so many women C. The women have never D. Women who have never 20. Minh was the winner and he was _________ a set of CDs for studying English. A. awarded B. announced C. welcomed D. responded 21. The teacher said “Time is up!”. It means “Time is __________.” A. started B. increased C. shortened D. finished 22. More and more people are taking part in the struggle ________ illiteracy. A. for B. against C. with D. about 23. We were made _________ hard when we were at school. A. to study B. study C. studying D. studied 24. ________ a painter, but he also took an interest in the flight of birds. A. Not only Rembrandt was B. Although Rembrandt was C. Despite Rembrandt being D. Not only was Rembrandt Question 25 – 34: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. Intel science Talent Search has just ______(25) the top prize to a teenage boy from the state of Colorado, _____(26) name is Ryan Patterson. The competition is the oldest program in the US that honours the science projects of high school students. The Intel Science Talent Search is sixty-seven years old this year. The winners receive a new computer and money for college ______(27). More than 1,500 students entered projects for the ______(28). Their research projects _______(29) nearly every area of science, _____(30) chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, social science and medicine. Well-known scientists ______(31) them on their research abilities and creative thinking. They also asked the students about scientific problems before deciding ______(32) the top ten winners. Intel Official Craig Barrent praised all the students ______(330 future scientific leaders. He said they would play an important part in curing diseases, protecting the environment and developing new computer _________(34). 25. A. presented B. awarded C. given D. distributed 26. A. his B. of whom C. the D. whose 27. A. education B. training C. studying D. learning 28. A. contest B. challenge C. race D. competition 29. A. consisted B. included C. involved D. contained 30. A. consisting B. involving C. containing D. covering 31. A. judged B. tested C. examined D. checked 32. A. to B. in C. on D. for 33. A. to be B. being C. for D. as 34. A. techniques B. technicians C. technologists D. technologies Question 35 – 39: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to the questions by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. Education in Bolivia, as in many other areas of Bolivia life, has a divide between Bolivia’s rural and urban areas. Rural illiteracy levels remain high, even as the rest of the country becomes increasingly literate. This disparity stems partly from the fact that many children living in rural areas are forced to contribute economically to their family households and thus are much less likely to attend school. On average, children from rural areas attend school for 4.2 years, while children in urban areas receive an average of 9.4 years of education. A gender divide also exists. Females, on average, receive about 1.5 years less schooling than males. The female illiteracy rate is 19.6 % while that for males is 7.7 %. The country’s illiteracy level as a whole, 13-14%, is comparably higher than in other South American countries. The problems with Bolivia education are not necessarily attributeable to lack of funding. Bolivia devotes 23% of its annual budget to educational expenditures, a higher percentage than in most other South American countries, albeit from a smaller national budget. A comprehensive seven-year plan of education reform has made some significant changes. Initiated in 1994, the plan decentralized educational funding in order to meet diverse local needs, improved teacher training and curricula, and changed the school grade system. Resistance from teachers’ unions, however, has slowed implementation of some of the intended reforms. 35. Most of the children in rural areas in Bolivia are illiterate because _______________________. A. they don’t want to go to school B. they are made to stay at home to help thei families C. they find it difficult to learn to read and write D. there is s shortage of teachers and schools in Bolivia 36. On average, children from urban areas attend school for _______________________________. A. 1.5 years B. 4.2 years C. 7.4 years D. 9.4 years 37. The female illiteracy rate in Bolivia is ______________________________________________. A. 7.4% B. 13% C. 19.6% D. 23% 38. The word “annual” in this passage is closest in meaning to _____________________________. A. every four monthsB. every year C. every five years D. every ten years 39. Which of the following sentences is NOT true? A. In Bolivia males receive more schooling than females. B. Bolivian illiteracy level is higher than in other South American countries. C. The lack of funding is the main reason for causing illiteracy in Bolivia. D. Bolivia spends less money on education than most other South American countries Questions 40 – 44: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, or D. Choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 40. Only (A) when the famine gets (B) worse world governments will (C) begin to act (D). 41. Members of High School (A) clubs learn to participation (B) in teams (C) through their involvement (D) in community projects. 42. On some streets, it has (A) against the law (B) to ride (C) a motorcycle without (D) a helmet. 43. They (A) agreed with waiting (B) for me (C) if I was (D) late. 44. The equipment (A) in the office was (B) badly (C) in need of to be repaired (D). Questions 45 – 47: After each sentence from 45 to 47, there are four sentences marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your answer on the answer sheet. 45. “Please, could you wake me at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning?” I asked the doorman. A. I asked the doorman if he wakes me at 6 o’clock in the following mornning. B. I aksed the doorman if he wake me at 6 o’clock in the following morning. C. I asked the doorman whether he wakes me at 6 o’clock in the following mornning or not. D. I asked the doorman to wake me at 6 o’clock in the following mornning. 46. “You stole my best cassatte, Bob!” said Willy. A. Willy accused Bob for having stolen his best cassatte. B. Willy accused Bob of having stolen his best cassatte. C. Willy accused Bob on having stolen his best cassatte. D. Willy accused Bob to have stolen his best cassatte. 47. “Don’t forget to feed the chicken twice a day,” he said. A. He said don’t forget to feed the chicken twice a week. B. He told not to forget to feed the chicken twice a week. C. He reminded me to feed the chicken twice a week. D. He suggested me to feed the chicken twice a week. Questions 48 – 50: Choose the correct sentence that has been completed from the given word cues by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your answer on the answer sheet. 48. what / should / we / do / help / poor children / go on / learn? A.What should we do help the poor children to go on learning? B. What should we do to help the poor children to go on learning? C. What should we do to help the poor children going on learning? D. What should we do to help the poor children to go on learn? 49. you / never / will / regret / doing / a kind / action. A. You never will regret doing a kind action. B. You will never regret a kind action doing. C You will never doing regret a kind action. D. You will never regret doing a kind action. 50. Ms. Lan / start / preparation / her / New Year / 10 days / the / occasion / before. A. Ms. Lan starts her preparations for New Year 10 days before the occasion. B. Ms. Lan starts preparations for New Year 10 days before the occasion. C. Ms. Lan starts her preparations New Year 10 days before the occasion. D. Ms. Lan starts her preparations for New Year before 10 days the occasion. . question D. special 7. A. delicate B. promotion C. volcanic D. resources 8. A. satellite B. astronaut C. deliver D. applicant Questions 9 – 24: There are incomplete sentences. Choose one best option. studying D. learning 28. A. contest B. challenge C. race D. competition 29. A. consisted B. included C. involved D. contained 30. A. consisting B. involving C. containing D. covering 31. A. judged. the main reason for causing illiteracy in Bolivia. D. Bolivia spends less money on education than most other South American countries Questions 40 – 44: In these sentences, each one has four