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Practice Tests ®Ò LUYÖN THI §¹I HäC 2008- 2009 M· §Ò 011 I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other: 1) A) chilly B) chemical C) china D) chimney 2) A) announce B) along C) alien D) allowance 3) A) won B) other C) ton D) pronounce 4) A) account B) doubt C) country D) county 5) A) sun B) bury C) fun D) under II Choose the word which has different stress type 6) A) account B) decree C) eardrum D) abound 7) A) engineer B) national C) figure D) scientist 8) A) amusing B) interesting C) successful D) surprising 9) A) excite B) garage C) reason D) separate 10).A) ladder B) balloon C) concern D) relief III Choose the best answer in A,B,C or D: 11) I enjoy alone A) to have been B) be C) to be D) being 12) I wanted to go he wanted to stay A) but B) or C) and D) so 13) Besides electricity, Faraday also made lots of in the field of chemistry A) discoveries B) inventions C) invents D) discovers 14) The final test lasts 90 minutes A) finishes B) starts C) begins D) continues for 15) = 1/3 A) one-third B) one-three C) one-threes D) first-three 16) The coffee is hot that I can't drink it A) very B) such C) so D) too 17) He didn't know or stay A) if to go B) to go C) whether to go D) if that he go 18) The factory has a to choose young, qualified people for the job A) trend B) preference C) tendency D) privillege 19) Peace with you! A) be B) to be C) is D) were 20) If there weren't the pull of the earth, everyone of the same weight A) are B) is C) will be D) would be 21) She was sitting in an armchair a book A) read B) having read C) reading D) to read 22) Never me again A) she won't love B) she will love C) she loves D) will she love 23) Mike was absorbed his work and didn't notice me coming in A) at B) by C) in D) with 24) The prefix is added to the word "polite" to form the opposite A) inB) imC) unD) dis25) Nobody was injured in the accident, ? A) wasn't it B) was he C) was it D) were they 26) Tom with his dog here now A) was B) were C) are D) is 27) She hasn't written to me we met last time A) for B) before C) since D) ago 28) Quoc Hoc Senior High School, founded in 1896, is a beatiful school in Hue A) which B) which was C) that was D) which is 29) Hurry up! You've only got seats left A) a little B) plenty of C) a lot of D) a few 30) There is always traffic in the city centre in the rush-hour A) big B) strong C) heavy D) full 31) My sister has a hat yours.She bought it in Hanoi trÇn thÞ lan1 Practice Tests A) like B) as C) same as D) such as 32) He made too mistakes in his writing A) little B) much C) many D) few 33) The teacher told us this exercise A) to B) doing C) we D) 34) When in large numbers, these car will cost less A) they produced B) produce C) producing D) produced 35) She'll get Dustine her hair A) doing B) done C) D) to 36) These shops have goods for sale at price A) attractive B) attraction C) attracted D) attract 37) A man and a woman were standing outside my house man looked English but I think woman was foreign A) the/ a B) a/ a C) the/ the D) a/ the 38) books on this shelf were written by Charles Dickens A) All the B) All C) The all D) Every 39) Spring winter A) will follow B) has followed C) follows D) is following 40) A fridge is keeping things cold A) used to B) used for C) used D) use IV Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D: The diseases connected to smoking are a big problem Doctor think that the annual medicine cost for lung cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses connected to smoking is between 12 and 35 million pounds And smoking costs society money in other ways Between 27 and 61 billion pounds are spent each year on sick days when people don't go to work, on wages that you don't get when you don't go to work, and on work lost at the company when you are sick This money counts the wages from people who die of cancer at young age and stop paying taxes This does not count fire started by cigarettes, which kill fifteen hundred people yearly and injure another four thousand Smoking cost every man, woman and child in the UK from one hundred and ten to two hundred and fifty pounds each year in the lost work and wages When you add another fifty to one hundred and fifty pounds yearly in insurance cost that comes to one hundred and sixty to four hundred and ten pounds If everyone stopped smoking, a family of four could have up to one thousand six hundred and forty pounds a year more Smoking will also cause other problems People who don't smoke will live longer, and so they will take money from the government when they are old But they also work for more years and pay more taxes In the end, the value of a non-smoking nation is not in pounds The good health of the people is the true value for all us 41) If everyone stopped smoking, all the UK A) would have no more problem B) would have more money C) would live longer D) would have less money 42) This text is about A) taxes which are not paid by smokers B) diseases that smokers get C) how much the UK get if everyone stopped smoking D) how much smoking costs the UK 43) If everyone stoppes smoking, a family of four could have pounds more each year A) 1,640 B) from 110 to 260 C) from 1,340 to 1,430 D) from 160 to 410 44) Every year companies lose because of the disease A) wages B) time C) money D) work 45) The true value for the UK of not smoking is A) more working B) more taxes C) good health D) more money V Read the following passage and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D for each of the blanks: EXAM ADVICE In Part Three of Speaking you work together with a partner You have to a (46) task which usually (47) about three minutes One possible task is " problem (48) ", which means you have to look at some (49) information and then (50) the problem with your partner You may be shown photos, drawings, maps, plans, advertisements or computer graphics and it is (51) that you study them carefully If necessary, check you know exactly what to by (52) asking the examiner to (53) the instructions or make them clearer trÇn thÞ lan2 Practice Tests While you ear doing the task, the examiner will probably say very (54) and you should ask your partner questions and make (55) if he or she is not saying much If either of you have any real difficulties the examiner may decide to step in and (56) Normally, however, you will find plenty to say, which helps the (57) to give the task by (58) with your partner, which includes taking (59) in giving opinions and replying appropriately, although in the end it may be possible to " agree to (60) " 46) A) lonely B) single C) once D) unique 47) A) maintains B) says C) exists D) lasts 48) A) making B) working C) finding D) solving 49) A) noticeable B) obvious C) visual D) optical 50) A) discuss B) talk C) argue D) have 51) A) helpful B) needed C) essential D) successful 52) A) formally B) politely C) officially D) sincerely 53) A) repeat B) tell C) copy D) insist 54) A) much B) little C) many D) few 55) A) statements B) speeches C) suggestions D) ideas 56) A) fail B) help C) complain D) suggest 57) A) referee B) judge C) observer D) assessor 58) A) struggling B) competing C) opposing D) co-operating 59) A) changes B) sentences C) turns D) sides 60) A) disagree B) object C) contrast D) argue VI Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that is incorrect: 61) The Chinese have invented printing A B C D 62) The taxi driver told the man to don't allow his disobedient son to hang out the window A B C D 63) He invited me to having dinner with him and his family A B C D 64) Our teacher told us that we had done our homeworks very carefully A B C D 65) I asked to him whose car he had borrowed the night before A B C D 66) Tom is the best candicate for the position because he is very good at computing and A B C who works very hard D 67) Please don't make so much noise I study A B C D 68) He spends money carelessly as if he was a millionaire A B C D 69) Because of the light, the town seemed differently from the way I had remembered it A B C D 70) This is the school at which Uncle Ho used to studying when he was young A B C D VII Choose the correct sentences (A, B, C or D) which has the same meaning as the given one: 71) "They will take you to the hotel", he said A) He said that he would take me to the hotel B) He said that they will take me to the hotel C) He said that they would take me to the hotel D) He said that he will take me to the hotel 72) You've been working hard all day I'm sure that you 're tired A) You must have been tired B) You must be tired C) You might be tired D) You can't be tired 73) The boy was too fat to run far A) The boy was very fat and couldn't run far B) The boy became ill because was too fat C) The boy's fatness didn't stop him running far trÇn thÞ lan3 Practice Tests D) The boy had to run a lot because he was fat 74) If he wrote to her, she would be happy A) She's happy because he has written to her B) He didn't write to her, so she wasn't happy C) May be he'll write to her, and then she'll be happy D) When he wrote to her, she wasn't happy 75) Despite the heavy rain they went to the cinema A) Although it rained heavily, they went to the cinema B) Though it rained hard but they went to the cinema C) However it rained, they went to the cinema D) Although it was cold, they still wanted to see the film VIII Choose the correct sentences (A, B, C or D): 76) That/ George/ do/ such/ thing/ surprise/ me A) That George would such a thing surprises me B) That George would such thing surprises me C) That George such a thing surprises me D) That George would such a thing surprise me 77) My father/ tired/ live/ city/ want/ quite/ village A) My father is tired of living in the city, so he wants to live in a quite village B) My father is tired from living in the city, so he wants to live in a quite village C) My father is tired of living in the city because he wants to live in a quite village D) My father is tired of living in the city and wanting a quite village 78) Not only/ our last holiday/ be/ expensive/ it/ also/ disaster A) Not only is our last holiday expensive, it was also a disaster B) Not only our last holiday was expensive, it was also a disaster C) Not only our last holiday was expensive, was it also a disaster D) Not only was our last holiday expensive, it was also a disaster 79) It/ be/ big decision/ choose/ university A) It is a big decision of choosing the university B) It is a big decision to choose a university C) It is a big decision to choose an university D) It is a big decision in choosing university 80) Advantage/ have/ car/ that/ rely/ public transport A) The advantage of having your car is that you rely on the public transport B) The advantage of having a car is that you rely on the public transport C) The advantage of having a car is that it relies on the public transport D) The advantage of having a car is that you don't have to rely on the public transport The end trÇn thÞ lan4 Practice Tests Practice Test 012 I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) A) alien A) chemical A) doubt A) other A) bury B) allowance B) chilly B) county B) ton B) fun C) announce C) china C) country C) won C) sun D) along D) chimney D) account D) pronounce D) under II Choose the word which has different stress type 6) A) abound 7) A) garage 8) A) concern 9) A) figure 10).A) interesting B) decree B) separate B) balloon B) scientist B) surprising C) account C) excite C) ladder C) engineer C) successful D) eardrum D) reason D) relief D) national D) amusing III Choose the best answer in A,B,C or D: 11) books on this shelf were written by Charles Dickens A) The all B) All the C) All D) Every 12) The teacher told us this exercise A) to B) doing C) D) we 13) My sister has a hat yours.She bought it in Hanoi A) such as B) like C) as D) same as 14) He didn't know or stay A) whether to go B) if to go C) if that he go D) to go 15) Nobody was injured in the accident, ? A) wasn't it B) was he C) were they D) was it 16) A man and a woman were standing outside my house man looked English but I think woman was foreign A) the/ a B) a/ the C) the/ the D) a/ a 17) She hasn't written to me we met last time A) before B) since C) ago D) for 18) A fridge is keeping things cold A) used for B) used C) used to D) use 19) He made too mistakes in his writing A) many B) few C) much D) little 20) Mike was absorbed his work and didn't notice me coming in A) with B) in C) by D) at 21) The prefix is added to the word "polite" to form the opposite A) inB) imC) disD) un22) The final test lasts 90 minutes A) starts B) begins C) finishes D) continues for 23) Tom with his dog here now A) were B) was C) are D) is 24) The coffee is hot that I can't drink it trÇn thÞ lan5 Practice Tests A) such B) too C) so D) very 25) She was sitting in an armchair a book A) having read B) to read C) reading D) read 26) Spring winter A) is following B) follows C) will follow D) has followed 27) When in large numbers, these car will cost less A) they produced B) produce C) produced D) producing 28) There is always traffic in the city centre in the rush-hour A) heavy B) big C) full D) strong 29) I wanted to go he wanted to stay A) or B) so C) and D) but 30) Besides electricity, Faraday also made lots of in the field of chemistry A) discovers B) discoveries C) invents D) inventions 31) The factory has a to choose young, qualified people for the job A) privillege B) trend C) preference D) tendency 32) Hurry up! You've only got seats left A) plenty of B) a little C) a few D) a lot of 33) These shops have goods for sale at price A) attracted B) attractive C) attraction D) attract 34) If there weren't the pull of the earth, everyone of the same weight A) will be B) are C) would be D) is 35) I enjoy alone A) to have been B) be C) to be D) being 36) Quoc Hoc Senior High School, founded in 1896, is a beatiful school in Hue A) which B) that was C) which is D) which was 37) = 1/3 A) one-threes B) one-three C) first-three D) one-third 38) Never me again A) she won't love B) she loves C) will she love D) she will love 39) Peace with you! A) were B) is C) to be D) be 40) She'll get Dustine her hair A) B) to C) doing D) done IV Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D: The diseases connected to smoking are a big problem Doctor think that the annual medicine cost for lung cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses connected to smoking is between 12 and 35 million pounds And smoking costs society money in other ways Between 27 and 61 billion pounds are spent each year on sick days when people don't go to work, on wages that you don't get when you don't go to work, and on work lost at the company when you are sick This money counts the wages from people who die of cancer at young age and stop paying taxes This does not count fire started by cigarettes, which kill fifteen hundred people yearly and injure another four thousand Smoking cost every man, woman and child in the UK from one hundred and ten to two hundred and fifty pounds each year in the lost work and wages When you add another fifty to one hundred and fifty pounds yearly in insurance cost that comes to one trÇn thÞ lan6 Practice Tests hundred and sixty to four hundred and ten pounds If everyone stopped smoking, a family of four could have up to one thousand six hundred and forty pounds a year more Smoking will also cause other problems People who don't smoke will live longer, and so they will take money from the government when they are old But they also work for more years and pay more taxes In the end, the value of a non-smoking nation is not in pounds The good health of the people is the true value for all us 41) Every year companies lose because of the disease A) money B) wages C) work D) time 42) If everyone stoppes smoking, a family of four could have pounds more each year A) 1,640 B) from 1,340 to 1,430 C) from 160 to 410 D) from 110 to 260 43) This text is about A) diseases that smokers get B) how much smoking costs the UK C) taxes which are not paid by smokers D) how much the UK get if everyone stopped smoking 44) If everyone stopped smoking, all the UK A) would live longer B) would have less money C) would have more money D) would have no more problem 45) The true value for the UK of not smoking is A) good health B) more taxes C) more money D) more working V Read the following passage and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D for each of the blanks: EXAM ADVICE In Part Three of Speaking you work together with a partner You have to a (46) task which usually (47) about three minutes One possible task is " problem (48) ", which means you have to look at some (49) information and then (50) the problem with your partner You may be shown photos, drawings, maps, plans, advertisements or computer graphics and it is (51) that you study them carefully If necessary, check you know exactly what to by (52) asking the examiner to (53) the instructions or make them clearer While you ear doing the task, the examiner will probably say very (54) and you should ask your partner questions and make (55) if he or she is not saying much If either of you have any real difficulties the examiner may decide to step in and (56) Normally, however, you will find plenty to say, which helps the (57) to give the task by (58) with your partner, which includes taking (59) in giving opinions and replying appropriately, although in the end it may be possible to " agree to (60) " 46) 47) 48) 49) 50) 51) 52) 53) A) single A) exists A) solving A) optical A) have A) needed A) officially A) insist B) unique B) says B) working B) obvious B) argue B) successful B) politely B) repeat trÇn thÞ lan7 C) once C) maintains C) making C) noticeable C) discuss C) essential C) formally C) copy D) lonely D) lasts D) finding D) visual D) talk D) helpful D) sincerely D) tell Practice Tests 54) 55) 56) 57) 58) 59) 60) A) many A) speeches A) help A) referee A) competing A) changes A) disagree B) little B) statements B) suggest B) judge B) opposing B) sides B) object C) few C) ideas C) fail C) observer C) co-operating C) sentences C) contrast D) much D) suggestions D) complain D) assessor D) struggling D) turns D) argue VI Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that is incorrect: 61) I asked to him whose car he had borrowed the night before A B C D 62) This is the school at which Uncle Ho used to studying when he was young A B C D 63) Please don't make so much noise I study A B C D 64) The taxi driver told the man to don't allow his disobedient son to hang out the window A B C D 65) Tom is the best candicate for the position because he is very good at computing and A B C who works very hard D 66) He invited me to having dinner with him and his family A B C D 67) Because of the light, the town seemed differently from the way I had remembered it A B C D 68) The Chinese have invented printing A B C D 69) He spends money carelessly as if he was a millionaire A B C D 70) Our teacher told us that we had done our homeworks very carefully A B C D VII Choose the correct sentences (A, B, C or D) which has the same meaning as the given one: 71) The boy was too fat to run far A) The boy became ill because was too fat B) The boy's fatness didn't stop him running far C) The boy had to run a lot because he was fat D) The boy was very fat and couldn't run far 72) You've been working hard all day I'm sure that you 're tired A) You might be tired B) You must be tired C) You can't be tired D) You must have been tired 73) "They will take you to the hotel", he said A) He said that they would take me to the hotel B) He said that he would take me to the hotel C) He said that he will take me to the hotel D) He said that they will take me to the hotel trÇn thÞ lan8 Practice Tests 74) Despite the heavy rain they went to the cinema A) Although it was cold, they still wanted to see the film B) Although it rained heavily, they went to the cinema C) Though it rained hard but they went to the cinema D) However it rained, they went to the cinema 75) If he wrote to her, she would be happy A) He didn't write to her, so she wasn't happy B) When he wrote to her, she wasn't happy C) May be he'll write to her, and then she'll be happy D) She's happy because he has written to her VIII Choose the correct sentences (A, B, C or D): 76) That/ George/ do/ such/ thing/ surprise/ me A) That George would such a thing surprise me B) That George would such thing surprises me C) That George such a thing surprises me D) That George would such a thing surprises me 77) It/ be/ big decision/ choose/ university A) It is a big decision of choosing the university B) It is a big decision to choose a university C) It is a big decision to choose an university D) It is a big decision in choosing university 78) Not only/ our last holiday/ be/ expensive/ it/ also/ disaster A) Not only was our last holiday expensive, it was also a disaster B) Not only is our last holiday expensive, it was also a disaster C) Not only our last holiday was expensive, it was also a disaster D) Not only our last holiday was expensive, was it also a disaster 79) Advantage/ have/ car/ that/ rely/ public transport A) The advantage of having a car is that you rely on the public transport B) The advantage of having a car is that it relies on the public transport C) The advantage of having a car is that you don't have to rely on the public transport D) The advantage of having your car is that you rely on the public transport 80) My father/ tired/ live/ city/ want/ quite/ village A) My father is tired of living in the city because he wants to live in a quite village B) My father is tired of living in the city and wanting a quite village C) My father is tired of living in the city, so he wants to live in a quite village D) My father is tired from living in the city, so he wants to live in a quite village The end trÇn thÞ lan9 Practice Tests Practice Test 013 I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) A) won A) along A) chilly A) country A) fun B) ton B) alien B) chimney B) account B) bury C) other C) announce C) china C) doubt C) under D) pronounce D) allowance D) chemical D) county D) sun II Choose the word which has different stress type 6) A) balloon 7) A) national 8) A) separate 9) A) surprising 10).A) account B) relief B) figure B) excite B) amusing B) abound C) ladder C) scientist C) reason C) successful C) eardrum D) concern D) engineer D) garage D) interesting D) decree III Choose the best answer in A,B,C or D: 11) She was sitting in an armchair a book A) reading B) having read C) to read 12) When in large numbers, these car will cost less A) produced B) producing C) produce 13) Hurry up! You've only got seats left A) a few B) a lot of C) a little 14) The prefix is added to the word "polite" to form the opposite A) imB) disC) un15) Spring winter A) follows B) is following C) has followed 16) I enjoy alone A) be B) to have been C) being 17) The teacher told us this exercise A) we B) C) doing 18) books on this shelf were written by Charles Dickens A) Every B) All the C) The all 19) I wanted to go he wanted to stay A) but B) so C) and 20) Nobody was injured in the accident, ? A) were they B) was he C) wasn't it 21) = 1/3 A) first-three B) one-three C) one-third 22) The coffee is hot that I can't drink it trÇn thÞ lan10 D) read D) they produced D) plenty of D) inD) will follow D) to be D) to D) All D) or D) was it D) one-threes Practice Tests 53) A) catch B) found C) convince 54) A) further B) greater C) wider 55) A) reason B) aim C) ambition 56) A) referred B) joined C) relevant 57) A) inside out B) upside down C) head to toe 58) A) ride B) drive C) run 59) A) path B) route C) trip 60) A) on B) around C) across 61) A) Got B) Once C) From 62) A) bring together B) consist of C) show off 63) A) not only B) such as C) so that 64) A) talents B) treasures C) resources 65) A) ingredients B) materials C) substances VI Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers in A, B, C or D D) discover D) nearer D) topic D) part D) back to front D) steer D) way D) in D) Yet D) make up D) in order D) reservations D) contents The excitement of snorkelling in a clear tropical sea is hard to explain to some one who hasn't done it If you expect to have the opportunity of trying it when on holiday, it is well worth bringing a snorkel if you can get hold of one Experts now recommend a separate breathing rube Many swimmers take a deep breath before diving with a snorkel This is a mistake, because it makes the body so light that you dive with difficulty It is best to take a couple of deep breaths and then a normal relaxed breath in order to breathe in enough for the dive Don't take repeated deep breaths before diving because this can lead to a shortage of oxygen, which causes unconsciousness without warning The backs of many snorkellers get badly burnt, for the snorkellers are so involved in the world below they forget about the dangers of sunburns The sea does not protect your back from the rays of the sun, and it is best to wear a T-shirt Snorkellers should also consider wearing shoes (or flippers), which may protect their feet from cuts from shape rocks which can easily become infected 66) Why is taking a deep breath before diving a mistake? A) You will not be able to float properly B) You will use up too much oxygen C) You will not be able to dive deeply enough D) You will lose consciousness 67) What does the writer find difficult about snorkelling? A) doing it in tropical seas B) doing it for the first time C) describing how exciting it can be D) explaining the technique to a beginner 68) The general impression of snorkelling the writer gives is that A) most swimmer can learn to it B) you have to buy special clothes in order to it C) it is extremely dangerous D) many people who it suffer from oxygen shortage 69) The word "infected" most nearly means A) rotten B) contaminated C) destroyed D) spoilt 70) The word "involved in" most nearly means A) concerned with B) connected with C) interested in D) associated with VII Choose the underlined part is incorrect in A, B, C or D 71) The rest of the stockholders will receive his reports in the mail along with a copy of today's A B C D proceedings 72) When a patient's blood pressure is much higher than it should be, a doctor usually insists that he A B C will not smoke D 73) Never in my life I have seen such a big horse A B C D 74) From the airplane, passengers are able to clearly see the outline of the whole island A B C D 75) Not one in one hundred children exposed to the disease are likely to develop symptoms of it A B C D 76) I want to go to university but couldn't decide what for to study trÇn thÞ lan169 Practice Tests A B C D 77) Only when I am hungry I like eating rice and fish A B C D 78) First raise your right hand, and then, you should repeat after me A B C D 79) The surface of Mars is very complex and consists of a mixture of flat deserts, craters, volcanoes and A B C mountainous D 80) The examination will test your ability to understand spoken English, to read non-technical language, A B and writing correctly C D VIII Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) nearest in meaning to the one in italic 81) He decided to leave home A) He made a decision to leave home B) He decided leaving home C) He made a decision leaving home D) He had a decision leave home 82) We were astonished that she failed the final exam A) She didn't pass the final exam, which astonished us B) That she failed the final exam makes us surprising C) That she failed the final exam astonished her D) We were astonished because she passed the final exam 83) She is learning English because she wants to get a better job A) She is learning English so that she gets a better job B) She is learning English so as she gets a better job C) She is learning English in order she can get a better job D) She is learning English so that she will be able to get a better job 84) This song is simple enough for us to sing A) This song is so simple for us to sing B) This song is so simple that we can sing it C) This song is so simple that we can sing D) It is such a simple song that we can sing 85) Mary ate a lot of ice-cream last night She doesn't feel well today A) If Mary hadn't eaten so much ice-cream last night, she wouldn't feel ill today B) Mary would be fine today if she didn't eat a lot of ice-cream last night C) If Mary didn't eat so much ice-cream last night, she wouldn't feel sick today D) Mary wouldn't have been sick if he hadn't eaten so much ice-cream IX Choose the best answer in A, B, C or D 86) if / what / you / known / done / you / would / it / earlier / have / had? A) What would you known have if you had done it earlier? B) What would you have done it if you had known earlier? C) What would you have done if you had known it earlier? D) What had you done if you would have known it earlier? 87) could / we / not / because / get / road / back / the / flooded / was A) We could was back not because the road get flooded B) We could get back not because the road was flooded C) We could not get back because the road was flooded D) We could not was back because the road get flooded 88) was / the / that / rain / the / so / roads / the / in / all / it / city / hard / flooded A) The rain was so hard that it flooded all the roads in the city B) The rain was that hard so it flooded all the city in the roads C) The rain was hard so that it flooded all the roads in the city D) The rain was so hard that it flooded all the city in the roads 89) had / the / we / car / the / of / to / by / spend / night / in / side / the / road / the A) We had to spend the night in the car by the road of the side B) We spend the night in the had car by to the side of the road C) We had to spend the night of the car in the road by the side D) We had to spend the night in the car by the side of the road 90) would / farm / bought / the / as / tractors / more / such / machines / have trÇn thÞ lan170 Practice Tests A) The farm would have bought machines such as more tractors B) The farm would have bought more machines such as tractors C) The farm would have more machines such as bought tractors D) The tractors would have bought more such as farm machines Practice Test 121 I Choose the word whose stress is different from the rest: 1) A) algebra 2) A) comfortably 3) A) careful 4) A) apparent 5) A) terrific 6) A) symbolize 7) A) recycled 8) A) attain 9) A) banking 10).A) capture B) subtraction B) possibly B) baggy B) tolerant B) ignorant B) continue B) polluted B) focus B) ignorant B) apparent C) example C) especially C) aspect C) horrible C) applicant C) recognize C) fertilized C) emit C) terrific C) tolerant D) importance D) carefully D) successful D) capture D) banking D) challenge D) preserved D) discard D) applicant D) horrible II Choose the word whose italic part is pronounced different from the others: 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) A) opportunity A) until A) key A) marine A) women B) muscular B) unlike B) kidney B) fatigue B) minute C) aptitude C) unjust C) donkey C) mosquito C) business D) menu D) unlock D) monkey D) alumni D) recent III Choose the best answer in A, B, C or D to complete the sentence: 16) That book is by a famous anthropologist It's about the people in Samoa for two years A) where she lived among them B) that she lived among them C) among whom she lived D) that she lived 17) "She is an excellent professor." - "Yes, she is better than teacher we have." A) some B) some other C) any D) any other 18) This is the only party in my life A) I enjoy B) I've ever really enjoyedC) I have never enjoyed D) I will enjoy 19) My watch had stopped so I had no way of knowing the right A) hour B) time C) o'clock D) moment 20) I can't speak French, and A) neither can't she B) neither can she C) she can't, too D) so can't she 21) She me his name after he A) told / was leaving B) tells / had left C) had told / left D) told / had left 22) I'll take the job the pay is too low A) unless B) because C) if D) since 23) "Where should we go?" - "Try to find " A) Third Gate B) Gate Three C) Gate Third D) Three Gate 24) All the athletes taking part in the international games should be proud of trÇn thÞ lan171 Practice Tests A) themselves B) himself C) yourself D) oneself 25) He is interested in research A) studying B) doing C) making D) working 26) Unlike other Asian states, Singapore has raw materials A) hardly any B) hardly some C) hardly no D) any hardly 27) We are worried about so hard lately A) Joe working B) that Joe has worked C) Joe works D) Joe's work 28) the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more A) Despite B) Meanwhile C) Although D) Nevertheless 29) There is a large car park to the station A) by B) close C) across D) right 30) Do you your own bed, or you have it ? A) make / to make B) / to C) make / made D) / made 31) Clearing the weeds from the churchyard was a much harder than the children had imagined it would be A) work B) service C) deed D) task 32) "Why are you in such a hurry?" - "The librarian said it was important that I this book immediately." A) returned B) had returned C) return D) was returning 33) "Why is Janet so spoiled?" - "She is accustomed to whatever she wants." A) having B) have C) she has D) had 34) Membership of the club, cost $ 15 a year, is only open to people over the age of 60 A) which B) who C) that D) what 35) Sarah congratulated passing my driving test A) for B) me C) me on D) me for 36) Nam's parents are very with his success A) pleasant B) pleasing C) pleased D) please 37) "Mr Sands has come up with a good plan." - " to tell everyone tomorrow?" A) Must we B) Should we C) May we D) Ought we 38) If I a wish, I'd wish for happiness for my family A) had B) have C) am having D) was having 39) I sugar in my tea A) usually not take B) am not usually taking C) All are correct D) don't usually take 40) He was rude and aggressive, us very angry A) which made B) this made C) that made D) who made 41) I shall the job to the best of my A) talent B) ability C) capacity D) knowledge 42) the weather forecast, it will rain heavily later this morning A) Due to B) On account of C) Because of D) According to 43) He didn't think he would like Susan before he met her, but he right away A) took to her B) took after her C) took her off D) took her to 44) Some drivers seem to expect everyone else to get their way A) off B) out of C) away from D) after 45) My son come back home without his book He it A) could have lost B) would lose C) was losing D) would be losing IV Read the passage and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D: Laurel or Hardy? He was a music-hall comedian in England before he went to America in 1910 In those days he often (46) Chaplin He made his first short film in 1918 but did not (47) to establish himself in the competitive (48) of the screen comedy The first film he made with his famous fat (49) was called Putting pants on Philip in 1927 Many critics (50) that he was the more creative (51) of the partnership The humorist Leo McCarey (52) him a rare comic who was intelligent (53) to make up his own gaps (54) he was remarkably talented, while his partner was (55) so and this is the key to understanding their relationship As a (56) , through out their career together he (57) on being paid twice as much as his friend because he believed he was (58) twice as much While he wrote the films and (59) part in their creation, his partner was incapable of creating anything at all - it was amazing how he managed to find his (60) to the studio 46) 47) 48) 49) 50) 51) 52) A) copied A) reach A) place A) match A) refuse A) member A) said B) resembled B) succeed B) job B) pair B) persist B) piece B) described trÇn thÞ lan172 C) liked C) fail C) position C) colleague C) claim C) person C) saw D) followed D) manage D) field D) partner D) review D) actor D) considered Practice Tests 53) 54) 55) 56) 57) 58) 59) 60) A) enough A) Moreover A) less A) fact A) persisted A) valued A) made A) road B) quite B) Although B) hardly B) matter B) insisted B) making B) had B) car C) also C) However C) little C) conclusion C) kept C) worth C) was C) route D) even D) So D) least D) result D) demanded D) acting D) took D) review V Read the passage and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D: Not so many years ago, the world vitamin was known only to a few scientists Today it is very widely used, and the importance of vitamins in our foods is common knowledge Vitamins are life-giving substance found in foods and are needed for the proper growth and general health of the body The different kinds of vitamins are indicated by letters of the alphabet At the present time, vitamins A, B1, B12, C, D, E and G are known A proper diet should contain a collection of foods in which all of these vitamins are present Vitamins are also prepared and sold in tablet and capsule form Each vitamin has its particular work to in the life -giving process Vitamin B1, for example, benefits appetite and digestion It also helps the body grow Another vitamin helps the blood to clot, so that danger of bleeding to death in case of injury is lessened Still another makes the eyes stronger of seeing at night Airplane pilots need plenty of this vitamin Scientists think vitamins may have some effect on keeping the hair from turning gray 61) We know the name of vitamins through A) the foods B) the letters of the alphabet C) the different tastes D) the pictures 62) This article as a whole is about A) what vitamins are and what they B) prevention of diseases C) diet in relation to health D) how scientists discovered vitamins 63) The word "another" refer to what word? A) medicine B) vitamin C) diet D) food 64) Which of the following is NOT directly stated in the article but is a reasonable conclusion from the reading matter? A) vitamins are medicines given to cure diseases B) a few people know the value of vitamins C) scientists have known about vitamins for centuries D) to get all the vitamins a person must eat a variety of foods 65) Which sentence is NOT true? A) Vitamins can be prepared in tablet and capsule form B) Vitamins have an important effect on health C) Each vitamin has its particular work to D) Vitamins can be taken only by eating the foods in which they are found VI Read the passage and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D: Although some progress has been made in AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) treatment and prevention, the problem is getting worse It has been reported that about five million people became infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, this year The disease is expected to kill three million people Africa is the worst affected area The fastest spread of AIDS in the world is taking place in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe In Russia, infections rose from about one hundred thousand last year to about three hundred this year Many drug companies have agreed to sell anti-AIDS drugs at reduced prices to poor countries But experts sat getting drugs to the people in need is the biggest problem They say prevention is the best way to control the disease 66) Where does the fastest spread of AIDS happen? A) Africa and Asia B) The U.S and the UK C) The former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe D) France and Canada 67) How many people became infected with HIV? A) 5,000,000 B) 300,000 C) 3,000,000 D) 100,000 68) According to experts that best way to control AIDS is A) keeping away from patients B) having sex with patients C) prevention D) taking medicines 69) The problem of AIDS is getting A) the worst B) better C) the best D) worse 70) Up to now, A) there has no progress in AIDS treatment B) AIDS has not spread in Asia C) we have known nothing about AIDS D) there has been some progress in AIDS treatment and prevention trÇn thÞ lan173 Practice Tests VII Choose the word whose underlined part is incorrect in A, B, C or D: 71) If you forget his number you might look it up in the telephone directory A B C D 72) If leaving on a desert island, what would you do? A B C D 73) Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet A B C D 74) My brother attends an university in the Midwest which specialises in astrology A B C D 75) Some of the plants require very little care, but this one needs much more sunlight than the others ones A B C D 76) My parents recently bought a new computer, so they let me to have their old one, which is still very A B C D good 77) The direct sources of fresh water in lakes are rain, melted snowy and ice A B C D 78) It is possible imagine what she will say A B C D 79) I work in a call center, it means I'm constantly on the phone A B C D 80) Scientific knowledge and methods for studying the world has developed through the work of many A B C D people VIII Choose the best completion in A, B, C or D: 81) One job / I / always find / extremely tiring / weeding / the garden A) One job I always find extremely tiring weeding the garden B) One job which I always find extremely tiring for weeding the garden C) One job I always find extremely tiring is weeding the garden D) One job I always find extremely tiring is that weeding to the garden 82) Sleep / next room / people / wakened / sound / breaking glass A) Sleeping in next room people wakened in the sound of breaking glass B) Sleep next room people are wakened by the sound of breaking glass C) To sleep in next room people are wakened by the sound of breaking glass D) Sleeping in the next room, the people were wakened by the sound of breaking glass 83) He / understand / lesson / more quickly / the rest / his class A) He understood the lesson more quickly like the rest of his class B) He understands the lesson more quickly the same as the rest of his class C) He understood the lesson more quickly like the rest his class D) He understands the lesson more quickly than the rest of his class 84) Before / any new drug / marketed / essential / extensive tests / carried out A) Before any new drug marketed, it's essential that extensive tests to be carried out B) Before any new drug is marketed, it's essential that extensive tests be carried out C) Before any new drugs market, it's essential to carry out tests D) Before any new drug marketed, it's essential for extensive tests are carried out 85) Children / gaze / the beautiful picture / sense of wonder A) Gazing at the beautiful picture, the children have a sense of wonder B) Children gazed at the beautiful picture for sense of wonder C) The children gazed at the beautiful picture with a sense of wonder D) The children gazing at the beautiful picture to a sense of wonder IX Choose the sentence which has the same meaning as the given one: 86) Please don't use the shower after midnight A) Would you mind not using the shower after midnight? B) Would you like to use the shower before midnight? C) I don't want to use the shower D) Would you mind not to use the shower? 87) I won't agree until Tom's apologised A) Only when Tom's apologised I will agree B) I wait for Tom apologise to agree C) Only when Tom's apologised will I agree D) I only agree when Tom apologise 88) I used to work as a telephone operator A) I worked as a telephone operator and I am used to it B) Working as a telephone operator is useful trÇn thÞ lan174 Practice Tests C) I no longer work as a telephone operator D) I am used to working as a telephonist 89) "John shouldn't have behaved so badly," said Janet A) Janet doesn't like John's behaviour B) Janet was angry with John C) Janet objected to John's bad behaviour D) Janet dislikes John 90) When I met my long-lost brother, I was at a loss for words A) When the speaker met his brother, he was puzzled about what to say B) When the speaker met his brother, he had much to say C) When the speaker met his brother, he had nothing pleasant to say D) When the speaker met his brother, he refused to say anything Practice Test 122 I Choose the word whose stress is different from the rest: 1) A) tolerant 2) A) challenge 3) A) banking 4) A) example 5) A) applicant 6) A) especially 7) A) focus 8) A) careful 9) A) capture 10).A) preserved B) horrible B) symbolize B) terrific B) importance B) terrific B) possibly B) discard B) successful B) tolerant B) fertilized C) apparent C) continue C) ignorant C) algebra C) banking C) carefully C) attain C) baggy C) horrible C) polluted D) capture D) recognize D) applicant D) subtraction D) ignorant D) comfortably D) emit D) aspect D) apparent D) recycled II Choose the word whose italic part is pronounced different from the others: 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) A) business A) monkey A) unjust A) menu A) marine B) minute B) kidney B) unlock B) opportunity B) alumni C) recent C) donkey C) unlike C) muscular C) fatigue D) women D) key D) until D) aptitude D) mosquito III Choose the best answer in A, B, C or D to complete the sentence: 16) I shall the job to the best of my A) knowledge B) capacity C) talent D) ability 17) Nam's parents are very with his success A) please B) pleasing C) pleased D) pleasant 18) My son come back home without his book He it A) would lose B) would be losing C) was losing D) could have lost 19) My watch had stopped so I had no way of knowing the right A) hour B) moment C) o'clock D) time 20) I'll take the job the pay is too low A) because B) since C) unless D) if 21) All the athletes taking part in the international games should be proud of A) yourself B) himself C) oneself D) themselves 22) I can't speak French, and A) so can't she B) neither can she C) she can't, too D) neither can't she 23) I sugar in my tea A) All are correct B) usually not take C) am not usually taking D) don't usually take 24) "Why is Janet so spoiled?" - "She is accustomed to whatever she wants." A) she has B) having C) had D) have trÇn thÞ lan175 Practice Tests 25) "She is an excellent professor." - "Yes, she is better than teacher we have." A) some other B) any C) some D) any other 26) He was rude and aggressive, us very angry A) which made B) this made C) who made D) that made 27) Do you your own bed, or you have it ? A) / made B) make / made C) make / to make D) / to 28) Some drivers seem to expect everyone else to get their way A) out of B) away from C) after D) off 29) "Mr Sands has come up with a good plan." - " to tell everyone tomorrow?" A) May we B) Ought we C) Should we D) Must we 30) "Where should we go?" - "Try to find " A) Gate Third B) Three Gate C) Gate Three D) Third Gate 31) She me his name after he A) tells / had left B) told / had left C) told / was leaving D) had told / left 32) the weather forecast, it will rain heavily later this morning A) Due to B) On account of C) According to D) Because of 33) the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more A) Although B) Meanwhile C) Nevertheless D) Despite 34) Membership of the club, cost $ 15 a year, is only open to people over the age of 60 A) that B) who C) what D) which 35) There is a large car park to the station A) by B) across C) right D) close 36) Sarah congratulated passing my driving test A) me on B) for C) me D) me for 37) He didn't think he would like Susan before he met her, but he right away A) took to her B) took after her C) took her off D) took her to 38) If I a wish, I'd wish for happiness for my family A) was having B) had C) have D) am having 39) He is interested in research A) studying B) making C) doing D) working 40) "Why are you in such a hurry?" - "The librarian said it was important that I this book immediately." A) had returned B) was returning C) returned D) return 41) We are worried about so hard lately A) Joe works B) Joe's work C) Joe working D) that Joe has worked 42) Unlike other Asian states, Singapore has raw materials A) hardly no B) hardly any C) any hardly D) hardly some 43) Clearing the weeds from the churchyard was a much harder than the children had imagined it would be A) task B) work C) service D) deed 44) That book is by a famous anthropologist It's about the people in Samoa for two years A) among whom she lived B) where she lived among them C) that she lived D) that she lived among them 45) This is the only party in my life A) I have never enjoyed B) I've ever really enjoyed C) I enjoy D) I will enjoy IV Read the passage and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D: Laurel or Hardy? He was a music-hall comedian in England before he went to America in 1910 In those days he often (46) Chaplin He made his first short film in 1918 but did not (47) to establish himself in the competitive (48) of the screen comedy The first film he made with his famous fat (49) was called Putting pants on Philip in 1927 Many critics (50) that he was the more creative (51) of the partnership The humorist Leo McCarey (52) him a rare comic who was intelligent (53) to make up his own gaps (54) he was remarkably talented, while his partner was (55) so and this is the key to understanding their relationship As a (56) , through out their career together he (57) on being paid twice as much as his friend because he believed he was (58) twice as much While he wrote the films and (59) part in their creation, his partner was incapable of creating anything at all - it was amazing how he managed to find his (60) to the studio trÇn thÞ lan176 Practice Tests 46) 47) 48) 49) 50) 51) 52) 53) 54) 55) 56) 57) 58) 59) 60) A) resembled A) fail A) place A) partner A) review A) member A) saw A) quite A) Moreover A) little A) fact A) insisted A) worth A) took A) car B) liked B) reach B) field B) pair B) persist B) actor B) considered B) even B) So B) least B) matter B) kept B) making B) made B) road C) copied C) succeed C) position C) match C) claim C) piece C) described C) enough C) Although C) less C) result C) persisted C) valued C) had C) route D) followed D) manage D) job D) colleague D) refuse D) person D) said D) also D) However D) hardly D) conclusion D) demanded D) acting D) was D) review V Read the passage and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D: Not so many years ago, the world vitamin was known only to a few scientists Today it is very widely used, and the importance of vitamins in our foods is common knowledge Vitamins are life-giving substance found in foods and are needed for the proper growth and general health of the body The different kinds of vitamins are indicated by letters of the alphabet At the present time, vitamins A, B1, B12, C, D, E and G are known A proper diet should contain a collection of foods in which all of these vitamins are present Vitamins are also prepared and sold in tablet and capsule form Each vitamin has its particular work to in the life -giving process Vitamin B1, for example, benefits appetite and digestion It also helps the body grow Another vitamin helps the blood to clot, so that danger of bleeding to death in case of injury is lessened Still another makes the eyes stronger of seeing at night Airplane pilots need plenty of this vitamin Scientists think vitamins may have some effect on keeping the hair from turning gray 61) Which sentence is NOT true? A) Vitamins can be prepared in tablet and capsule form B) Vitamins can be taken only by eating the foods in which they are found C) Each vitamin has its particular work to D) Vitamins have an important effect on health, 62) The word "another" refer to what word? A) medicine B) diet C) vitamin D) food 63) This article as a whole is about A) diet in relation to health B) how scientists discovered vitamins C) prevention of diseases D) what vitamins are and what they 64) Which of the following is NOT directly stated in the article but is a reasonable conclusion from the reading matter? A) a few people know the value of vitamins B) to get all the vitamins a person must eat a variety of foods C) vitamins are medicines given to cure diseases D) scientists have known about vitamins for centuries 65) We know the name of vitamins through A) the foods B) the letters of the alphabet C) the pictures D) the different tastes VI Read the passage and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D: Although some progress has been made in AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) treatment and prevention, the problem is getting worse It has been reported that about five million people became infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, this year The disease is expected to kill three million people Africa is the worst affected area The fastest spread of AIDS in the world is taking place in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe In Russia, infections rose from about one hundred thousand last year to about three hundred this year Many drug companies have agreed to sell anti-AIDS drugs at reduced prices to poor countries But experts sat getting drugs to the people in need is the biggest problem They say prevention is the best way to control the disease trÇn thÞ lan177 Practice Tests 66) According to experts that best way to control AIDS is A) having sex with patients B) taking medicines C) keeping away from patients D) prevention 67) Up to now, A) there has no progress in AIDS treatment B) we have known nothing about AIDS C) there has been some progress in AIDS treatment and prevention D) AIDS has not spread in Asia 68) How many people became infected with HIV? A) 5,000,000 B) 100,000 C) 300,000 D) 3,000,000 69) The problem of AIDS is getting A) the worst B) worse C) better D) the best 70) Where does the fastest spread of AIDS happen? A) The U.S and the UK B) France and Canada C) The former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe D) Africa and Asia VII Choose the word whose underlined part is incorrect in A, B, C or D: 71) It is possible imagine what she will say A B C D 72) Some of the plants require very little care, but this one needs much more sunlight than the others ones A B C D 73) Scientific knowledge and methods for studying the world has developed through the work of many A B C D people 74) If you forget his number you might look it up in the telephone directory A B C D 75) Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet A B C D 76) The direct sources of fresh water in lakes are rain, melted snowy and ice A B C D 77) My brother attends an university in the Midwest which specialises in astrology A B C D 78) My parents recently bought a new computer, so they let me to have their old one, which is still very A B C D good 79) I work in a call center, it means I'm constantly on the phone A B C D 80) If leaving on a desert island, what would you do? A B C D VIII Choose the best completion in A, B, C or D: 81) Before / any new drug / marketed / essential / extensive tests / carried out A) Before any new drug is marketed, it's essential that extensive tests be carried out B) Before any new drug marketed, it's essential that extensive tests to be carried out C) Before any new drug marketed, it's essential for extensive tests are carried out D) Before any new drugs market, it's essential to carry out tests 82) He / understand / lesson / more quickly / the rest / his class A) He understood the lesson more quickly like the rest of his class B) He understood the lesson more quickly like the rest his class C) He understands the lesson more quickly the same as the rest of his class D) He understands the lesson more quickly than the rest of his class 83) One job / I / always find / extremely tiring / weeding / the garden A) One job I always find extremely tiring is that weeding to the garden B) One job I always find extremely tiring weeding the garden C) One job which I always find extremely tiring for weeding the garden D) One job I always find extremely tiring is weeding the garden 84) Sleep / next room / people / wakened / sound / breaking glass A) Sleeping in next room people wakened in the sound of breaking glass B) Sleep next room people are wakened by the sound of breaking glass trÇn thÞ lan178 Practice Tests C) To sleep in next room people are wakened by the sound of breaking glass D) Sleeping in the next room, the people were wakened by the sound of breaking glass 85) Children / gaze / the beautiful picture / sense of wonder A) The children gazed at the beautiful picture with a sense of wonder B) Children gazed at the beautiful picture for sense of wonder C) Gazing at the beautiful picture, the children have a sense of wonder D) The children gazing at the beautiful picture to a sense of wonder IX Choose the sentence which has the same meaning as the given one: 86) I used to work as a telephone operator A) Working as a telephone operator is useful B) I worked as a telephone operator and I am used to it C) I am used to working as a telephonist D) I no longer work as a telephone operator 87) Please don't use the shower after midnight A) Would you mind not using the shower after midnight? B) Would you mind not to use the shower? C) Would you like to use the shower before midnight? D) I don't want to use the shower 88) "John shouldn't have behaved so badly," said Janet A) Janet dislikes John B) Janet doesn't like John's behaviour C) Janet objected to John's bad behaviour D) Janet was angry with John 89 I won't agree until Tom's apologised A) I only agree when Tom apologise B) Only when Tom's apologised I will agree C) I wait for Tom apologise to agree D) Only when Tom's apologised will I agree 90) When I met my long-lost brother, I was at a loss for words A) When the speaker met his brother, he had nothing pleasant to say B) When the speaker met his brother, he was puzzled about what to say C) When the speaker met his brother, he refused to say anything D) When the speaker met his brother, he had much to say Practice Test 123 I Choose the word whose stress is different from the rest: 1) A) possibly 2) A) banking 3) A) ignorant 4) A) challenge 5) A) polluted 6) A) aspect 7) A) subtraction 8) A) focus 9) A) capture 10).A) apparent B) carefully B) applicant B) banking B) continue B) recycled B) careful B) example B) discard B) apparent B) capture C) especially C) terrific C) terrific C) symbolize C) fertilized C) baggy C) algebra C) attain C) horrible C) horrible D) comfortably D) ignorant D) applicant D) recognize D) preserved D) successful D) importance D) emit D) tolerant D) tolerant II Choose the word whose italic part is pronounced different from the others: 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) A) marine A) menu A) unjust A) donkey A) women B) mosquito B) aptitude B) until B) kidney B) business C) alumni C) muscular C) unlock C) monkey C) recent D) fatigue D) opportunity D) unlike D) key D) minute III Choose the best answer in A, B, C or D to complete the sentence: 16) He didn't think he would like Susan before he met her, but he right away A) took her to B) took her off C) took after her D) took to her 17) I can't speak French, and A) neither can she B) she can't, too C) neither can't she D) so can't she trÇn thÞ lan179 Practice Tests 18) I shall the job to the best of my A) ability B) talent C) capacity D) knowledge 19) All the athletes taking part in the international games should be proud of A) themselves B) yourself C) himself D) oneself 20) If I a wish, I'd wish for happiness for my family A) was having B) had C) have D) am having 21) He was rude and aggressive, us very angry A) which made B) who made C) that made D) this made 22) "Why are you in such a hurry?" - "The librarian said it was important that I this book immediately." A) was returning B) had returned C) returned D) return 23) That book is by a famous anthropologist It's about the people in Samoa for two years A) among whom she lived B) that she lived among them C) where she lived among them D) that she lived 24) Clearing the weeds from the churchyard was a much harder than the children had imagined it would be A) service B) task C) deed D) work 25) "Mr Sands has come up with a good plan." - " to tell everyone tomorrow?" A) May we B) Must we C) Should we D) Ought we 26) She me his name after he A) told / was leaving B) had told / left C) tells / had left D) told / had left 27) Unlike other Asian states, Singapore has raw materials A) any hardly B) hardly no C) hardly some D) hardly any 28) We are worried about so hard lately A) that Joe has worked B) Joe working C) Joe works D) Joe's work 29) He is interested in research A) working B) making C) doing D) studying 30) My watch had stopped so I had no way of knowing the right A) o'clock B) hour C) time D) moment 31) the weather forecast, it will rain heavily later this morning A) Because of B) According to C) Due to D) On account of 32) There is a large car park to the station A) by B) close C) right D) across 33) Sarah congratulated passing my driving test A) me for B) me on C) for D) me 34) I'll take the job the pay is too low A) since B) unless C) if D) because 35) My son come back home without his book He it A) would lose B) was losing C) would be losing D) could have lost 36) "Where should we go?" - "Try to find " A) Gate Three B) Third Gate C) Gate Third D) Three Gate 37) Do you your own bed, or you have it ? A) / to B) / made C) make / to make D) make / made 38) "Why is Janet so spoiled?" - "She is accustomed to whatever she wants." A) have B) she has C) had D) having 39) This is the only party in my life A) I enjoy B) I have never enjoyed C) I've ever really enjoyed D) I will enjoy 40) "She is an excellent professor." - "Yes, she is better than teacher we have." A) some other B) any other C) any D) some 41) Some drivers seem to expect everyone else to get their way A) away from B) off C) out of D) after 42) I sugar in my tea A) don't usually take B) am not usually taking C) usually not take D) All are correct 43) the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more A) Meanwhile B) Although C) Despite D) Nevertheless 44) Nam's parents are very with his success A) pleasant B) pleased C) please D) pleasing 45) Membership of the club, cost $ 15 a year, is only open to people over the age of 60 A) who B) what C) that D) which IV Read the passage and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D: trÇn thÞ lan180 Practice Tests Laurel or Hardy? He was a music-hall comedian in England before he went to America in 1910 In those days he often (46) Chaplin He made his first short film in 1918 but did not (47) to establish himself in the competitive (48) of the screen comedy The first film he made with his famous fat (49) was called Putting pants on Philip in 1927 Many critics (50) that he was the more creative (51) of the partnership The humorist Leo McCarey (52) him a rare comic who was intelligent (53) to make up his own gaps (54) he was remarkably talented, while his partner was (55) so and this is the key to understanding their relationship As a (56) , through out their career together he (57) on being paid twice as much as his friend because he believed he was (58) twice as much While he wrote the films and (59) part in their creation, his partner was incapable of creating anything at all - it was amazing how he managed to find his (60) to the studio 46) 47) 48) 49) 50) 51) 52) 53) 54) 55) 56) 57) 58) 59) 60) A) copied A) succeed A) place A) pair A) claim A) member A) saw A) even A) However A) less A) matter A) kept A) making A) was A) review B) followed B) manage B) position B) partner B) persist B) person B) considered B) quite B) Although B) little B) fact B) insisted B) acting B) took B) route C) liked C) reach C) job C) match C) refuse C) piece C) said C) also C) Moreover C) hardly C) result C) persisted C) valued C) made C) car D) resembled D) fail D) field D) colleague D) review D) actor D) described D) enough D) So D) least D) conclusion D) demanded D) worth D) had D) road V Read the passage and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D: Not so many years ago, the world vitamin was known only to a few scientists Today it is very widely used, and the importance of vitamins in our foods is common knowledge Vitamins are life-giving substance found in foods and are needed for the proper growth and general health of the body The different kinds of vitamins are indicated by letters of the alphabet At the present time, vitamins A, B1, B12, C, D, E and G are known A proper diet should contain a collection of foods in which all of these vitamins are present Vitamins are also prepared and sold in tablet and capsule form Each vitamin has its particular work to in the life -giving process Vitamin B1, for example, benefits appetite and digestion It also helps the body grow Another vitamin helps the blood to clot, so that danger of bleeding to death in case of injury is lessened Still another makes the eyes stronger of seeing at night Airplane pilots need plenty of this vitamin Scientists think vitamins may have some effect on keeping the hair from turning gray 61) This article as a whole is about A) prevention of diseases B) what vitamins are and what they C) diet in relation to health D) how scientists discovered vitamins 62) The word "another" refer to what word? A) vitamin B) medicine C) food D) diet 63) Which sentence is NOT true? A) Vitamins can be prepared in tablet and capsule form B) Vitamins have an important effect on health C) Each vitamin has its particular work to D) Vitamins can be taken only by eating the foods in which they are found 64) Which of the following is NOT directly stated in the article but is a reasonable conclusion from the reading matter? A) scientists have known about vitamins for centuries B) to get all the vitamins a person must eat a variety of foods C) vitamins are medicines given to cure diseases D) a few people know the value of vitamins 65) We know the name of vitamins through trÇn thÞ lan181 Practice Tests A) the pictures B) the letters of the alphabet C) the foods D) the different tastes VI Read the passage and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D: Although some progress has been made in AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) treatment and prevention, the problem is getting worse It has been reported that about five million people became infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, this year The disease is expected to kill three million people Africa is the worst affected area The fastest spread of AIDS in the world is taking place in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe In Russia, infections rose from about one hundred thousand last year to about three hundred this year Many drug companies have agreed to sell anti-AIDS drugs at reduced prices to poor countries But experts sat getting drugs to the people in need is the biggest problem They say prevention is the best way to control the disease 66) Up to now, A) there has been some progress in AIDS treatment and prevention B) AIDS has not spread in Asia C) we have known nothing about AIDS D) there has no progress in AIDS treatment 67) How many people became infected with HIV? A) 300,000 B) 5,000,000 C) 3,000,000 D) 100,000 68) The problem of AIDS is getting A) worse B) the worst C) better D) the best 69) Where does the fastest spread of AIDS happen? A) Africa and Asia B) The U.S and the UK C) France and Canada D) The former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe 70) According to experts that best way to control AIDS is A) prevention B) having sex with patients C) taking medicines D) keeping away from patients VII Choose the word whose underlined part is incorrect in A, B, C or D: 71) If leaving on a desert island, what would you do? A B C D 72) Some of the plants require very little care, but this one needs much more sunlight than the others ones A B C D 73) My brother attends an university in the Midwest which specialises in astrology A B C D 74) It is possible imagine what she will say A B C D 75) My parents recently bought a new computer, so they let me to have their old one, which is still very A B C D good 76) Scientific knowledge and methods for studying the world has developed through the work of many A B C D people 77) Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet A B C D 78) If you forget his number you might look it up in the telephone directory A B C D 79) The direct sources of fresh water in lakes are rain, melted snowy and ice A B C D 80) I work in a call center, it means I'm constantly on the phone A B C D VIII Choose the best completion in A, B, C or D: 81) Sleep / next room / people / wakened / sound / breaking glass A) Sleeping in next room people wakened in the sound of breaking glass B) To sleep in next room people are wakened by the sound of breaking glass C) Sleep next room people are wakened by the sound of breaking glass D) Sleeping in the next room, the people were wakened by the sound of breaking glass trÇn thÞ lan182 Practice Tests 82) One job / I / always find / extremely tiring / weeding / the garden A) One job I always find extremely tiring weeding the garden B) One job I always find extremely tiring is that weeding to the garden C) One job which I always find extremely tiring for weeding the garden D) One job I always find extremely tiring is weeding the garden 83) Before / any new drug / marketed / essential / extensive tests / carried out A) Before any new drug is marketed, it's essential that extensive tests be carried out B) Before any new drug marketed, it's essential that extensive tests to be carried out C) Before any new drugs market, it's essential to carry out tests D) Before any new drug marketed, it's essential for extensive tests are carried out 84) Children / gaze / the beautiful picture / sense of wonder A) The children gazing at the beautiful picture to a sense of wonder B) The children gazed at the beautiful picture with a sense of wonder C) Children gazed at the beautiful picture for sense of wonder D) Gazing at the beautiful picture, the children have a sense of wonder 85) He / understand / lesson / more quickly / the rest / his class A) He understood the lesson more quickly like the rest of his class B) He understands the lesson more quickly than the rest of his class C) He understands the lesson more quickly the same as the rest of his class D) He understood the lesson more quickly like the rest his class IX Choose the sentence which has the same meaning as the given one: 86) "John shouldn't have behaved so badly," said Janet A) Janet objected to John's bad behaviour B) Janet was angry with John C) Janet doesn't like John's behaviour D) Janet dislikes John 87) Please don't use the shower after midnight A) Would you like to use the shower before midnight? B) Would you mind not using the shower after midnight? C) Would you mind not to use the shower? D) I don't want to use the shower 88) I used to work as a telephone operator A) I worked as a telephone operator and I am used to it B) Working as a telephone operator is useful C) I am used to working as a telephonist D) I no longer work as a telephone operator 89) When I met my long-lost brother, I was at a loss for words A) When the speaker met his brother, he had much to say B) When the speaker met his brother, he was puzzled about what to say C) When the speaker met his brother, he refused to say anything D) When the speaker met his brother, he had nothing pleasant to say 90) I won't agree until Tom's apologised A) Only when Tom's apologised will I agree B) I wait for Tom apologise to agree C) Only when Tom's apologised I will agree D) I only agree when Tom apologise trÇn thÞ lan183 [...]... age and stop paying taxes This does not count fire started by cigarettes, which kill fifteen hundred people yearly and injure another four thousand Smoking cost every man, woman and child in the UK from one hundred and ten to two hundred and fifty pounds each year in the lost work and wages When you add another fifty to one hundred and fifty pounds yearly in insurance cost that comes to one hundred and. .. medicine cost for lung cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses connected to smoking is between 12 and 35 million pounds And smoking costs society money in other ways Between 27 and 61 billion pounds are spent each year on sick days when people don't go to work, on wages that you don't get when you don't go to work, and on work lost at the company when you are sick trÇn thÞ lan11 Practice Tests This... comes to one hundred and sixty to four hundred and ten pounds If everyone stopped smoking, a family of four could have up to one thousand six hundred and forty pounds a year more Smoking will also cause other problems People who don't smoke will live longer, and so they will take money from the government when they are old But they also work for more years and pay more taxes In the end, the value of a... overthere is my best friend A) stands B) stood C) standing D) who standing 40) You have no right my daughter A) to have seen B) to see C) see D) seeing IV Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D: Carbohydrates, which are sugar, are an essential part of a healthy diet They provide the main source of energy for the body, and they also function to flavor and sweeten foods Carbohydrates... A) to me for B) for me C) for me keeping D) for keeping me 15) The singer and actor coming now A) was B) is C) were D) are 16) more help, I could call my neighbour A) I have needed B) Should I need C) I should need D) Needed 17) the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more A) Despite B) Although C) Meanwhile D) Nevertheless 18) exhibitions are like huge market places for the sale... prevent ketosis C) flavor and sweeten food D) provide energy for the body 52) What does the word "this" refer to? A) converting carbohydrates to energy B) using protein supplies for energy C) having a deficiency in carbohydrates D) having an insufficient amount of protein V Read the passage carefully and choose the best word (A, B, C or D) for each of blanks: AT THE SEASIDE Clacton and Frinton are holiday... here? C) Would you mind if I smoke in here? D) Do you mind if my smoking in here? 78) None/ state/ Hawaii/ be/ island A) None states except Hawaii is an island B) None of the states but Hawaii is island C) None of states except Hawaii is an island D) None of the states but Hawaii is an island 79) Never/ put/ tomorrow/ you/ can/ today A) Never put off until tomorrow you can do today B) Never put off tomorrow... school V Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each of the blanks: In 1920, after some thirty-nine years of problem (46) disease, high cost, and politics, the Panama Canal was (47) declared, finally linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by allowing ship to pass through the fifty mile canal (48) instead (49) travelling some seven thousand miles around Cape Horn It... C) limit C) of C) forces C) middle C) make C) item C) control C) when D) over D) normally D) set D) for D) makes D) estimate D) round D) set D) seize D) while VI Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer in A, B,C or D: MONEY Money is something we all take for granted in our lives Some of us may wish we had more of it but we all recognise it when we see it, whether in the form of coins, notes... engineering is not very old D) The science of the genetic engineering is not very old 79) None/ state/ Hawaii/ be/ island A) None of states except Hawaii is an island B) None of the states but Hawaii is island C) None states except Hawaii is an island D) None of the states but Hawaii is an island 80) Never/ put/ tomorrow/ you/ can/ today A) Never have you put off tomorrow you can do today B) Never put off