http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ PRACTICE TEST 5 I. PRONUNCIATION Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. tutor B. subject C. study D. result 2. A. school B. challenge C. psychology D. chemistry 3. A. require B. society C. twice D. applicant Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group. 4. A . university B. international C. agricultural D. philosophy 5. A. available B. certificate C. opportunity D. tutorial II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 6. My brother is 20. He's still ______ university in York. A . in B. on C. at D. for 7. Students have to apply ______a place at the university while doing the A level. A . in B. on C. from D. for 8. Success should not be measured solely by ______achievement. A . educated B. educating C. education D. educational 9. Several students failed ______ the required standard. A . to reach B. reaching C. to reaching D. reach 10. He got an excellent grade in his exam ______ he had not worked particularly hard. A . on account of B. in spite of C. because of D. even though 11. If all cars were to switch to liquefied petroleum gas, air pollution levels______ dramatically. A . fell B. would have fallen C. had fallen D. would fall 12. ______his address, I would have written before. A . As I had known B. If I knew C . Unless I had known D. Had I known 13. I wish Mark ______a little better when we have visitors. A . will behave B. would behave C. behaves D. had behaved 14. ______ it were more humid in the desert of the Southwest, the hot temperatures would be unbearable. A . Unless B. If C. When D. But for 15. Police are blaming the accident ______dangerous driving. A . of B. over C. to D. on 16. She applied for training as a pilot, but they turned her down ______ her poor eyesight. A . despite B. in spite of C. instead of D. because of 17. Are you getting ______well at college? A . on B. off C. in D. over 18. ______must satisfy the requirement for admission to the university. A . Applications B. Applicators C. Applicants D. Applying 19.No previous knowledge of Arabic is required for ______to the university. A . admission B. acceptance C. decision D. attendant 20. ______, these students are among the best prepared who have been through this university. A. At the whole B. On the whole C. In the general D. In generally 21. At first, I felt a little ______ at the thought of being lonely. A . scare B. scared C. scary D. scaring 22. John reminded me _______his motorbike by 8 o'clock. A. return B. to return C. returning D. returned 23. ______the door, he was very surprised at what he saw. A. Have opened B. When opened C. Opening D. To opening 24. _______for a job for a long time before you got it? A. Were you looking B. Have you looked C. Have you been looking D. Had you looked 25. It was ______that everyone answered it correctly. A. so simple question B. such a simple question C. too simple question D. a more simple question 26. We managed ______over the wall without _______. A. to climb / being seen B. climbing / being seen C. to climb / seeing D. to be climbed / seeing 27.______, such as banking and travel, computers are not a convenience; they are a necessity. A. Where some industries B. There are some industries C. In some industries D. Some industries 28. ______ for twelve hours, I felt marvelous. A. Having slept B. Have slept C. Having been slept D. Have been slept 29. I'd love to go to the party tomorrow, ______ it may be impossible. A. so B. therefore C. and D. but 30. No sooner _______the comer than the wheel came off. A. the van turned B. did the van turn C. the van had turn D. had the van turned 31.I wouldn't have got wet ______ . http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/ A. if I had an umbrella with me B. if I had had an umbrella with me C. unless I had had an umbrella with me D. in case I had am umbrella with me 32. They spoke so quickly_______ . A. that we couldn’t understand them B. that we couldn’t understand C. for us to understand them C. in order to understand them 33. "Would you like some coffee, Mike?" A. Jane asked Mike to make her some coffee. B. Jane wanted to know whether Mike like coffee. C. Jane offered to make some coffee for Mike. D. Jane suggested drinking some coffee. 34. He is not flexible in his work; that is why he doesn't have many friends. A. Having almost no friends makes him inflexible in his work. B. Such is his inflexibility in his work that he doesn't have many friends. C. Inflexibility in his work is not why he doesn't have many friends. D. He is not popular with many people although he is flexible in his work. 35. His father didn’t want to watch TV. His wife didn’t want to watch TV, either. A. Neither his father nor his wife didn’t want to watch TV. B. Both his father and his wife wanted to watch TV. C. Neither his father nor his wife wanted to watch TV. D. Either his father or his wife wanted to watch TV. III. Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected. 36. It would have been better if you wouldn't have argued with him last night. A B C D 37, Having achieved highest score, our team was rewarded the first prize. A B C D 38. Tom says this work is much more comfortable than other. A B C D 39. We object to people to make private calls on the office phone. A B C D 40. These televisions are all too expensive for we to buy at this time. A B C D IV. Read the passage and make the correct choice: In the summer of 2000, the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion _(41) _____ a campaign for illiteracy eradication. In the campaign, six hundred (42) _______minority students from the northern highlands were asked to provide reading and writing skills to 1,200 illiterate people living in their (43)_____ villages. In 2001, eight hundred volunteer students took (44) _______ in the campaign. The number of people receiving reading and writing lessons (45)_______ 4,523. This was an effective way to help people in remote and mountainous area to read and write. The fight (46) ______ illiteracy continued in the summer 2002. This time the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion decided to (47) ______ its activities to the central mountainous provinces. At present, the number of illiterate people in the remote and mountainous areas is (48) ______ decreasing. It is hoped that illiteracy will soon be ( 49)_______ in our country as more and more people are taking part in the (50) ______against it. 41. A. began B. had C. started D. managed 42. A. national B. ethnic C. racial D. religious 43. A. home B. own C. remote D. house 44. A. control B. care C. part D. interest 45. A. ranged B. grew C. rose D. reached 46. A. in B. against C. towards D. of 47. A. enlarge B. widen C. expand D. expend 48. A. gradually B. constantly C. dramatically D. mainly 49. A. limited B. eradicated C. completed D. prevented 50. A. area B. war C. challenge D. struggle . campaign. The number of people receiving reading and writing lessons ( 45) _______ 4 ,52 3. This was an effective way to help people in remote and mountainous. the group. 4. A . university B. international C. agricultural D. philosophy 5. A. available B. certificate C. opportunity D. tutorial II. GRAMMAR &