PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS 1-2: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on the syllable in the position which is different from that of the others Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet A penalty B wildness C reunite D fascinating A unnoticed B composed C precision D telescope QUESTIONS - 5: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet A exactly B exert C exam D excellent A invite B shrine C village D primary A depends B years C temples D parents QUESTIONS - 25: These are incomplete sentences Choose A, B, C or D as your best choice to complete each sentence and then identify your answer by circling letter A9 B9 C or D on the answer sheet Helen's parents were very pleased when they read her school ……… A report B papers C diploma D account Martin has quite a good ……… of physics A capacity B pass C understanding D head In Britain, children start ……… school at the age of five A primary B secondary C nursery D kindergarten My favourite ……… at school was history A topic B class C theme D subject 10 It's time for break The bell has ……… A gone B struck C rung D sounded 11 Neither the students nor their lecturer ……….English in the classroom A uses B use C are using D have used 12 Some people say that Sue is unfriendly, but she is always very nice ……… me A to B of C at D on 13 They ……… for more than five miles but they did not stop to rest A were walking B have walk C had been walking D have been walking 14 Her relatives didn't anything to help her, and her friends ……… A didn't neither B didn't too C didn't either D did too 15 People who ……… crimes of violence should be punished A make B create C commit D cause 16 We can ……… Not only through words but also through body language A talk B transfer C interpret D communicate 17 ……… And interest are the two major factors that make you succeed in your work A Friendliness B Friendly C Friendship D Unfriendly 18 If John ……… an alarm, the thieves wouldn't have broken into his house A to install B had installed C have installed D was installed 19 The 22nd SEA Games were well prepared and successfully ……… although it as the first time Vietnam hosted A organization B organize C organized D organizational 20 The spirit of the Asian Games have been ……… over a long period of time, and passed from one Games to the next spreading messages of unity, warmth, and friendship A gone over B put of C looked for D built up 21 Eating and living in this country is becoming expensive A more and more B too C less D so 22 He kept his Job ……… the manager had threatened to sack him A despite B unless C even D although 23 Many people used to think that women's ……… are childbearing and home taking A abilities B works C roles D task 24 Hoa: "I think women should not go to work." Hai: I ……… A quite agree B a little agreed C so agree D rather agreed 25 After a terrible argument with his boss, she handed in her ……… A reservation B reputation C resignation D responsibility QUESTIONS 26-30: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by circling letter A, B, C or D as the correct answers and then 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 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 26.Why most visitors come to Cambridge? A To see the university B To study in the colleges in Cambridge C To find the classroom buildings D To use the libraries of the university 27.Around what time did the university begin to appear? A In the 8th century B In the 13th century C In the 9th century D In the 15th century 28.Why did people name Cambridge the "City of Cambridge"? A Because the river was very well-known B Because there is a bridge over the Cam C Because it was a developing town D Because there is a river named Granta 29.After which year did the town really begin developing? A 800 B.875 C 1845 D 1945 30 From what we read, we know that Cambridge is now ……… A visited by international tourists B a city without wall C a city of growing population D a city that may have a wall around it QUESTIONS 31 - 40: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet There is no one who has not heard of Walt Disney: He is without doubt one of the most famous singers in the twentieth century and (31) ……… most people know hardly anything about him (32) ……… he became one of the most successful men in history, he left school at the age of sixteen and then studied art for a short time By the (33) ……… years of this century, he had already started to produce cartoons in Hollywood in (34) ……… with his brother Roy, who, for some reasons never (35) to become as famous as Walt Disney is perhaps most well known on account of his lovable cartoons character Mickey Mouse, who first (36) ……… in 1928 in a film called "Steamboat Willie" One of the most (37) ……… cartoon films of all time is "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", which when it was released in 1937, was the first full-length cartoon in the history of the cinema (38) ……… the 1950s, Walt Disney had became one of the world's major producers of films for cinema and television As Disney Productions (39) ……… , its founder retained complete artistic control of the films and he also (40) ……… on to publish books for children and cartoon strips in newspaper, featuring such characters as Donald Duck and the Pluto Dog 31 A yet B then C already D however 32 A Despite B In spite of C Although D Even 33 A primary B early C beginning D initial 34 A friendship B partnership C relation D membership 35 A achieved B reached C succeeded D managed 36 A appeared B performed C started D began 37 A common B excited C popular D known 38 A Until B Since C By D To 39 A grew B enlarged C increased D succeeded 40 A took B put C put D went QUESTIONS 41 - 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 by circling letter A, B, C or D and then mark your choice on the answer sheet 41 The primary causes of species extinction or endangerment are habitat destruction, commerce exploitation and pollution 42 Diference conservation eforts have been made in order to saving endangered species 43 Do not start a book unless you can see from the first little pages that it is one you can easily read and understand 44 Marilyn Monroe, who was a famous actress, was died of drug overdose 45 When he was at school, Anderson did not show any talent in writing but late he became a famous novel writer 46 Scientists says that something very serious is happening to the Earth 47 There will be major changes in climate during next century 48 World temperatures could increased two degrees centigrade by the year 2040 49.What would happen if the temperature is warmer? 50 Deforestation is occurring most rapid in tropical regions of the world