LTDH-NTNH PRACTICE TEST 15 I/ Pronunciation : 1. a.protects b.kicks c.misses d.stops 2. a.chicken b.machine c.kichen d.cheap 3. a.massage b.vogage c.dossage d.carriage 4. a.rose b.house c.mouse d.practise 5. a.intermediate b.immediate c.medium d.medicine II/ Choose the best answer: 6. Since my little son a drum from his grandmother , the noise has made us crazy. a. gets b. got c. getting d. will get 7. I cannot recall that old play , but maybe I did years ago. a. enjoy b. to enjoy c. enjoying d. enjoyed 8. The teacher asked his students to go chapter three. a. over b. to c. upon d. off 9. Mary was sacked , wasn’t surprising. a. that b. for that c. which d. for which 10. I don’t suppose you like pineapples, ? a. do I b. do you c. don’t you d. don’t I 11. I cannot seem on anything. a. to concentrate b. concentrate c. concentrating d. concentrated 12. The doctor recommended a. my father that to eat more fish and not to drink wine b. my father that eating more fish and no drinking wine c. that my father eat more fish and not drink wine d. that my father eating more fish and not drinking wine 13. .his age, John was not employed he had the necessary qualifications. a. because/as though b. because of / even though c. In spite of/ as if d. because of /despite 14. One must obey the law, a. however he is old or young b. however old or young he is c. whatever he is old or young d. whatever old or young he is 15. The first explorer California by land was Jedediah Smith. a. reach b. reached c. reaching d. who reaching III/ Word formation : 16. He will . die if you don’t call a doctor. (CERTAIN) 17. Big students aren’t . intelligent students. (NECESSITY) 18. I don’t believe what he has just said . It is very . (REASON) 19. Although her visit wasn’t . , we made her welcome just the same. (EXPECT) 20. This is the restaurant where most of the town’s rich and ………………… people dine. (INFLUENCE) 21. The duty of the police is ……………… of law and order. (MAINTAIN) 22. The teams are well-………………. . It’s impossible to say who will win. (MATCH) 23. This is not good essay. I found your arguments ………………………. ( CONVINCE) 24. Travelling in an aeroplane for the first time was a ………… experience. (MEMORY) 25. In winter it’s important for farmers to provide food and …….………. for their animals. (WARM) IV/ Rewrite the sentences: 26. It is important that children have good schooling. The fact 27. Mary was late for work because the traffic was heavy. The reason 28. The dog that bit me yesterday belongs to John, my friend. John, 29. How long have you learnt English ? When 30. They will have to find a better solution. A better solution 31. Because of my mistake , we lost the game. If 32. Peter cannot afford the school fee unless he works part time. Provided that 33. People believe that the thief got into the house through a window. The thief 34. I find what he said was unbelieveable. I find it 35. Mary is crazy about collecting butterflies. Collecting butterflies V/ Make sentences: 36. Farmers /protect / land /yearly rotation of crops /– that / growing different crops / same land /year/ year. . . . . 37. In this way/ different elements / soil /have time / replace/ lost elements. . 38. Farmers / help/ enrich / soil/ adding fertilizers. . LTDH-NTNH 39. They / prevent erosion / plough/ along / contours / a hill/ rather / up and down. . 40. In this way/ water/not run off / take / soil / it. 41. Trees /shrubs / also needed / preserve land / their roots/ bind / soil / retain water. . 42. When all/ trees / region / cut, / soil / easily become loose / blow away. . . VI/ Complete the passage: To the people of ancient Egypt ,life on earth was (43) . Life after death, however ,was eternal (Vónh hằng) . Therefore they (44) their tombs of stone and they (45) their possessions with them into another world. The more (46) the person, the greater the tomb . The Pharaohs’ tombs were (47) largest. The Pharaohs were the (48) of the country and when they died they (49) Gods. Many of their tombs (50) , some of them have become one of the (51) of the world. These are the pyramids. The (52) of these huge stone mountains is to protect the burial chamber(nhà mồ) (53) the weather and from thieves who might try to (54) the gold , jewels and precious possessions placed there to (55) the dead ruler into eternal life. Their shapes , with four triangular(tam giác) sides spreading from a simple point, (56) the rays of the sun connecting Ra, the god of the sun , with the dead ruler. Their (57) on the west bank of the River Nile was where the sun set everyday and where they believed it began its journey into the other world . All the (58) grounds in ancient Egypt were on the west bank of the river. At Giza , (59) the river from Cairo, the ancient Egyptians built the greatest tomb of all : the Great Pyramid of King Cheops. But how the ancient Egyptians (60) and lifted those huge blocks of stone remains a mystery. Some believe that they must have used ramps(dốc thoai thoải). Others think that they might have used hundreds of weight arms. . 33. People believe that the thief got into the house through a window. The thief . visit wasn’t . , we made her welcome just the same. (EXPECT) 20. This is the restaurant where most of the town’s rich and ………………… people dine.