SAMPLE TEST 1 I. Choose one best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 1). The teacher said: "Time is up". It means "Time is " A). shortened B). started C). increase D). finished 2). Books are still a cheap way to get information and A). entertainer B). entertaining C). entertain D). entertainment 3). To Americans, it is impolite to ask someone about age, and salary. A). marry B). married C). marrying D). marriage 4). By the year 2010 many people currently employed their jobs A). will have lost B). are losing C). will be losing D). have lost 5). Eating and living in this country is becoming expensive. A). more and more B). so C). too D). less 6). The 22 nd Sea Games were well prepared and successfully although it is the first time Vietnam hosted. A). organize B). organization C). organizational D). organized 7). Her relatives didn't do anything to help her, and her friends A). didn't, either. B). didn't, too. C). didn't, neither. D). did, too 8). in Shanghai than in any other city in China. A). More living people B). More people live C). More people living D). It has more people 9). The wedding day was chosen by the parents of the groom A). carelessly B). careless C). carefully D). careful 10). "Let's go to the movie now" -"Oh! " A). I don't B). Why's that? C). I need it D). Good idea 11). Neither the students nor their lecturer English in the classroom. A). are using B). uses C). use D). have used 12). Is Army married? A). I don't think that. B). I think not. C). I think. D). I don't think so. 13). He went to the cinema he had done his homework. A). after B). before C). by the time D). until 14). If people drove more carefully, fewer accidents. A). there have been B). there are C). there would be D). there will be 15). The first customer this morning was quite rude. A). to deal with B). with whom we dealt C). dealing with D). dealt with 16). We can not only through words but also through body language. A). communicate B). interpret C). transfer D). talk 17). This room is A). such small room that we can't live in it. B). too small for us to work in. C). not big enough for us too live in it. D). so small that we can't work in. 18). The factory is said in a fire two years ago. A). to have destroyed B). to destroy C). to have been destroyed D). being destroyed 19). He had a portrait as a birthday present for his daughter. A). to be painted B). painted C). painting D). paint 20). to the party, they could hardly refuse to go. A). To have given B). Having invited C). Having been invited D). To have been invited 21). It is no use to school if you to work hard. A). to go/ do not ready B). going/ do not ready C). go/ are not ready D). going/ are not ready 22). "Our business is " -"Really? Now we have to make a report on it." A). doing B). done C). made D). making 23). Never before such a beautiful waterfall. A). have I seen B). I have seen C). do I see D). that I have seen 24). The bathroom is the bedroom and the kitchen. A). next B). left C). right D). between 25). They don't allow here. A). photographs to take B). taking photographs C). to take photographs D). photographs taking 1 II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 26). A). priority B). endangerment C). deforestation D). rhinoceros 27).A). opponent B). wilderness C). podium D). penalty III. Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 28).A). unity B). university C). umbrella D). unit 29).A). feat B). seat C). great D). beat 30). A). laughs B). ploughs C). coughs D). photographs IV. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 31). He is not flexible in his work; that is why he doesn't have many friends. A). Such is his inflexibility in his work that he doesn't have many friends. B). Inflexibility in his work is not why he doesn't have many friends. C). Having almost no friends makes him inflexible in his work. D). He is not popular with many people although he is flexible in his work. 32). "Well done, Jerry. You've passed the driving test!" A). I told that Jerry had passed her driving test. B). I congratulated Jerry for passing her driving test. C). I congratulated Jerry on passing her driving test. D). I told Jerry that she had done well in her driving test. 33). "Don't forget to go to the supermarket after work", he said. A). He requested me not forget to go to the supermarket after work. B). He asked me not to forget to go to the supermarket after work. C). He reminded me to go to the supermarket after work. D). He told me that I shouldn't forget to go to the supermarket after work. 34). No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai. A). Mai is the worst English speaker in our club. B). Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club. C). Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club. D). Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club. 35). I haven't gone to the cinema for ten years. A). It's ten years I haven't gone to the cinema. B). It was ten years ago I went to the cinema. C). I last went to the cinema ten years ago. D). The last time I went to the cinema was ten years. 36) We were advised not drinking the water in the bottle. A B C D 37) After she had sold her bicycle, she bought himself a new automobile. A B C D 38) If you enjoy cycling for pleasant, doing it in London can be a shock. A B C D 39) Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn't he? A B C D 40) He has made a lot of mistakes in his writing because his carelessness. A B C D V. Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to the questions by circling the letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. "Where is the university?" is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges. Cambridge was already developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875. 2 In the fourteen and fifteen centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much faster in the nineteen century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000 many young students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all round the world. 41). Why do most visitors come to Cambridge? A). To see university. B). To use the libraries of the university. C). To study in the colleges in Cambridge. D). To find the classroom buildings. 42). Around what time did the university begin to appear? A). In the 8 th century B). In the 9 th century C). In the 13 th century D). In the 15 th century 43). Why did people name Cambridge the "city of Cambridge"? A). Because it was a developing town. B). Because the river was very well - known. C). Because there is a bridge over the Cam. D). Because there is a river named Granta. 44). From what we read, we know that Cambridge is now A). a city without wall. B). a city that may have a wall around it. C). visited by international tourists. D). a city of growing population. 45). After which year did the town really begin developing? A). After 800 B). After 875 C). After 1845 D). After 1945 VI. Read the following passage and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. If women choose to pursue a career once they have children, they often miss out on a close (46) with their children. Helen Jamieson is a mother of three who has given (47) work to look after her children full-time. She strongly believes that women are pressurized to do too much, driving themselves to the absolute limit. In her own case, after six years of paid employment, Helen finally decided to call it a day. She says she initially found it hard being at home, though she never misses the job itself. She admits that if she had had a brilliant career to begin (48) She might feel differently now. Financially, she is no worse off (49) before, as the cost of childcare and commuting exceeded her actual income. (50) the government starts to give other tax incentives to working parents, she says she will not return to the workplace until her children are grown up. 46). A). relationship B). friendship C). scholarship D). membership 47). A). in B). to C). out D). up 48). A). to B). up C). at D). with 49). A). than B). so C). as D). then 50). A). Unless B). Even if C). Provided D). If SAMPLE TEST 2 QUESTIONS 1-3: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 1. A. trained B. performed C. proved D. walked 2. A. endangered B. handsome C. panda D. tableland 3. A. the B. this C. think D. that QUESTIONS 4-5: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 4. A. verbal B. attract C. awful D. garden 5. A. decision B. penalty C. habitat D. countryman QUESTIONS 6- 30: Choose one best option to complete each sentence. 6. You have to be highly ………… to do well in sports these days. A. competed B. competitor C. competitionD. competitive 7. Boys and girls may behave …………in this situation. A. different B. differently C. difference D. differing 8. Can you look ………….the new words in the dictionary. A. after B. for C. up D. at 9. What would happen if our environment were …………….? 3 A. destroy B. destroyed C. destroys D. destruction 10. The meeting is going to be …………… at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning. A. run B. held C. taken D. played 11. ………I were you, I would take a taxi to the airport. A. Unless B. If C. When D. If 12. I understand your point of view. ……………I don’t agree with it. A. Though B. Although C. However D. As 13. Chemical wastes from factories are …………….that cause serious damage to the environment. A. pollutes B. pollution C. pollutants D. pollute 14. We were made ………… hard when we were at school. A. to study B. study C. studying D. studied 15. By the end of this year, my father ………… in this company for 10 years. A. has been working B. has worked C. will work D. will have been working 16. Lucy answered the questions ………….than Sarah. A. more intelligent B. most intelligent C. intelligent D. more intelligently 17. When I came to visit her last night, she ………… a bath. A. had B. has C. was having D. is having 18. “Hello! My name is Minh. Nice to meet you.” – “Hello! …………” A. I’m fine B. Really? C. Good D. I’m Jane. Glad to see you. 19. Mary: “ How do you get here?” Jane: “ ………………” A. I come here by bus. B. I come here at 5p.m. C. The bus is very crowded D. It is very far from here 20. He is the man ……………car was stolen last week. A. who B. whom C. whose D. that 21. If he hadn’t overslept, she ……………late for the interview. A. hadn’t been B. wouldn’t have been C. wouldn’t be D. would have been 22. John asked me ………….in English. A. what that word meant B. what did that word mean C. what that word means D. what does this word mean 23. Jack: “ Whose car is that?” Tom: “ …………” A. It’s Bill’s B. It’s Bill C. It’s over there D. It’s red. 24. ……… having studied a lot, Allen failed his exam. A. Although B. Because C. Because of D. Despite 25. He apologized ………… able to finish the project on time. A. his colleagues not being B. his colleagues not to be C. to his colleagues for not being D. his colleagues for not being 26. The factory is said ……… in the fire two years ago. A. being destroyed B. to have been destroyed C. to have destroyed D. to destroy 27. Your bad result made me …………… A. disappointedly B. disappointing C. disappointed D. disappoint 28. “My watch is broken” - “ Why don’t you ……… ” A. have it repairing B. have it for repair C. have it repair D. have it repaired 29. In the winter, many old people wear special clothes to protect themselves ……………the cold. A. against B. with C. from D. at 30. My brother can …………… six languages fluently. A. say B. tell C. talk D. speak QUESTIONS 31 - 35: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space. Although most families in the United States enjoy a high living standard, many American women have to work (31) ………. at home and in their offices. Despite their husbands' (32) ………. of the housework, women have to do most of the housekeeping tasks. In single-parent families, the mothers may not have (33) …… children to take care of, but they have to raise their families alone and have to provide for all the housekeeping money. Therefore, the (34) ………. mothers have to work very hard to earn their living. Moreover, in spite of the fact that the single mothers have all the (35) …conveniences at their homes, they find that bringing up their teenage children alone is not easy. 31. A. hardly B. hard C. fast D. equally 4 32. A. share B. need C. refusal D. responsibility 33. A. few B. much C. many D. some 34. A. dependent B. lonely C. alone D. single 35. A. expensive B. saving C. comfortable D. modern QUESTIONS 36-40: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Like schools in Britain and other English speaking countries, those in the U.S have also always stressed "character" or "social" skills through extracurricular activities, including organized sports. Because most schools start at around 8 o'clock every morning and classes often do not finish until 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon, such activities mean that many students do not return home until the early evening. There is usually a very broad range of extracurricular activities available. Most schools, for instance, publish their own student newspapers, and some have their own radio stations. Almost all have student orchestras, bands, and choirs. Many different sports are also available and most schools share their facilities - swimming pools, tennis courts, tracks, and stadiums - with the public. Often the students themselves organize and support school activities and raise money through car washes, baby-sitting, or by mowing lawns. Parents and local business often also help a group that, for example, has a chance to go to a state music competition, to compete in some sports championship, or take a camping trip. Such activities not only give pupils a chance to be together outside of normal classes, they also help develop a feeling of "school spirit" among the students and in the community. 36. How many hours do the children stay at school a day? A. eight B. five C six D. four 37. Which extracurricular school activities are not mentioned? A. writing newspapers B. singing in a choir C. helping old people D. working in a radio station 38. Which sports facilities are not mentioned in the text? A. swimming pools B. tennis courts C. golf course D. stadiums 39. What do the students do to support school activities? A. look after a baby B. repair cars C. sell lawn movers D. sell newspapers 40. Which activities are not helped by parents and local business? A. performing at a state music competition B. working in a TV station C. playing in a sport competition D. having a camping trip QUESTIONS 41 - 45: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one. 41. He only feels happy whenever he doesn’t have much work to do. A. The more he works, the happier he feels B. He feels happier and happier with his job C. The less he works, the happier he feels D. His work makes him feel happy. 42. Neither Jane nor Susan can dance well. A. Both Jane and Susan can dance well. B. Jane can’t dance well and Susan can’t either. C. Jane can’t dance well but Susan can D. Susan can’t dance well but Jane can. 43. It took him three hours to do his homework. A. He spent three hours doing his homework. B. He did his homework three hours ago. C. He finished his homework three hours ago. D. He did his homework at three o’clock. 44. The last time I saw Rose was five months ago. A. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago. B. I haven’t seen Rose since three years C. I haven’t seen Rose for three years. D. I hasn’t seen Rose for three years. 45. “Let’s go on a walking holiday!” said Jane. A. Jane allowed us to go on a walking holiday B. Jane invited us to go on a walking holiday C. Jane wanted us to go on a walking holiday D. Jane suggested going on a walking holiday QUESTIONS 46 - 50: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one word or phrase which must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. 46. The books writing by Mark Twain are very popular in the world. A B C D 47. John took off his shoes so as to not make any noise. A B C D 48. These televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time. A B C D 49. He stopped to smoke because cigarettes are harmful to his health. A B C D 5 50. Had I heard the news last night, I would tell you about it. A B C D ANSWERS 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. B 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. A 15. D 16. D 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. C 21. B 22. A 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. D 35. D 36. A 37. C 38. C 39. B 40. B 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. D 46. A 47. B 48. C 49. A 50. B 6 SAMPLE TEST 3 I. PHONETICS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each line . 1. A. laughed B. contained C. established D. talked 2. A. delights B. tasks C. feelings D. hopes 3. A. choice B. chemistry C. cheap D. chicken Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 4. A. scholarship B. television C. interesting D. nationality 5. A. arrive B. apply C. nation D. between II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 6. John quit the job because he did not ______ his boss and workmates. A. get on well with B. get acquainted with C. take over D. take note of 7. We find it ______ to do housework. A. bore B. bored C. boring D. bores 8. He said that he ______ better after smoking a cigarette. A. feels B. will feel C. would feel D. has felt 9. The teacher advised him ______ harder. A. study B. to study C. studying D. studies 10. That's a very nice dress you're wearing. ……… A. That's nice B. I'm glad you like it C. That's all right D. You're quite right 11. Lan: “Are you American?” – John: “__________” A. Sorry! B. Yes? C. Excuse me? D. Pardon? 12. During the school year, my mother doesn't allow me … to bed late. A. went B. going C. to go D. go 13. Not all teenagers are well ……………. for their future job when they are at high school. A. interested B. satisfied C. concerned D. prepared 14. Ms Young, to ……. many of her students are writing, is living happily and peacefully in Canada. A who B. whom C. that D. whose 15. Finally, they succeeded ………… finding a cure for that strange disease. A. with B. on C. to D. in 16. George took …… of the fine weather to feed his baby tiger in the garden. A. advantage B. interest C. profit D. charge 17. You will spend at least one year working abroad … you can find out how things operate overseas. A. as long as B. because C. so as to D. so that 18. By far, the most important Vietnamese ……… is Tet ( The Lunar New Year ). A. vacation B. holiday C. ceremony D. anniversary 19. At this moment, the team ………… the game among themselves. A. has been discussing B. have discussing C. are discussing D. is discussing 20. She has been very …… during my illness. A. supported B. supporting C. support D. supportive 21. We are going to ………… . A. have our house to be decorated B. have our house be decorated C. get our house being redecorated D. have our house redecorated 22. He finds it …….… to read detective books. A. fascinates B. fascinated C. fascinate D. fascinating 23. Do you think a close friend should share joy and sadness ……….… you? A. with B. on C. at D. between 24. The government ………. the earthquake victims with food, clothes and medicine. A. gave B. provided C. offered D. carried 7 25. She is the first girl in my class ………… part in the volleyball club. A. to take B. takes C. taking D. take 26. We should ………… every chance we have to speak English. A. make use of B. make a use of C. make uses of D. make the use of 27. His bad exam results made his parents ………… . A. disappointed B. disappoint C. disappointing D. disappointment 28. Jack, ………… I played tennis yesterday, was much fitter than me. A. who B. whom C. with whom D. with who 29. The …………… he was, the more cigarettes he smoked. A. worried B. more worried C. less worried D. most worried 30. We visited the church ………… in the 18 th century. A. that was built B. which was built C. built D. All are correct III. READING Read the following passage. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage. We can (31) __________other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail. Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas. Animals have ways of (32) __________ information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing (33) __________ to what people can do. We have language – about 6,000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present. Radio, film, and television (34)_________a huge influence on society in the last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But there is (35) __________ information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day. 31. A. talk to B. talk with C. communicate to D. communicate with 32. A. changing B. transferring C. exchanging D. giving 33. A. compare B. comparing C. is compared D. compared 34. A. have B. have had C. are having D. had 35. A. so much B. such much C. so many D. too much Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Almost every language in the world has dialects and American English is no exception. At the present time there is an interesting study which is on American speech habits. This study has shown that different words are frequently used in different parts of the country to denote the same thing. For example, in the east, Americans use the word "soda" to denote a soft drink. In some parts of the west, a soft drink is "tonic". Such differences are usually a source of conversation and sometimes misunderstanding happens. Speech and life all over the world have often changed. New words are being used when new discoveries are made and new concepts are formed. Usage determines what is correct and what is incorrect. Fifty years ago, it was incorrect to say "It's me." But today it is acceptable simply because most Americans say that instead of "It's I." People change, so language changes. What is wrong today may be right tomorrow. 36. Which sentence is true? A. American English has no dialects. B. American English has dialects. C. There is no study on American speech habits. D. American English - has no exception. 37. The study has shown that ______ A. different words are used in different parts to denote the same thing B. different words are used in different parts to denote a different thing C. there are no different words in different parts D. dialects do not exist in American English 8 38. Differences in speech can lead to ______ A. dialects B. changes C. new concepts D. misunderstanding 39.What determines whether a word is correct or incorrect? A. change B. usage C. dialect D. study 40. Language ______ A. frequently changes B. is the same in almost every part C. makes misunderstanding happen D. makes people change IV. WRITING Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one. 41. That factory is producing more and more pollution. A. Pollution is being produced more and more by that factory. B. More and more pollution is produced by that factory. C. More and more pollution are being produced by that factory. D. More and more pollution is being produced by that factory. 42. Without transportation, our modern society could not exist. A. Our modern society could not exist if there is no transportation. B. Our modern society will not exist without having transportation. C. If there were no transportation, our modern society would not exist. D. If transportation no longer exists, our modern society will not exist. 43. The last time when I saw her was three years ago. A. I have often seen her for the last three years. B. About three years ago, I used to meet her. C. I have not seen her for three years. D. I saw her three years ago and will never meet her again. 44. People believe that 13 is an unlucky number. A. It was believed that 13 is an unlucky number. B. That 13 is an unlucky number is believed. C. 13 is believed an unlucky number. D. It is believed that 13 is an unlucky number. 45. There won't be any rain tomorrow. A. It won't rain tomorrow. B. There won't be no rain tomorrow. C. There won't be raining tomorrow. D. There won't be rains tomorrow. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 46. If I want a job at the factory, who do I apply for? A B C D 47. Do you agree with me with the need for more schools? A B C D 48. It took her weeks to do that dress for herself. A B C D 49. Hardly has the performance begun, the lights went out. A B C D 50. I hope they will repair this road by the time we come back next summer. A B C D 9 . classroom. A). are using B). uses C). use D). have used 12). Is Army married? A). I don't think that. B). I think not. C). I think. D). I don't think so. 13). He went to the cinema he had done. living in this country is becoming expensive. A). more and more B). so C). too D). less 6). The 22 nd Sea Games were well prepared and successfully although it is the first time Vietnam hosted. A) performed C. proved D. walked 2. A. endangered B. handsome C. panda D. tableland 3. A. the B. this C. think D. that QUESTIONS 4-5: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the