PRACTICE TEST 44 I. Make the correct choice: 1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a.here b.atmosphere c.there d.mere 2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a.enough b.tough c.rough d.though 3.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a.kept b.pneumonia c.progress d.program 4. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a.international b.differences c.similarity d.reservation 5. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a.service b.disease c.traffic d.patient 6. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a.community b.fascinated c.illiterate d.significant 7. Children don’t like to have ______. a. injections b. injecting c. injected d. injects 8. Diamonds are ____. a. valued b. valueless c. valuably d. valuable 9. Lasers are electronic devices that produce ____ beams of pure light. a. intensity b. intense c. intensifying d. intensified 10. The government wants to ____ this training centre. a. military b. militarily c. militarize d. militaristic 11. Where is the ____ to this shopping centre? a. entrance b. entertainment c. enlargement d. enrichment 12. Birthmarks are a mass of ____ vessels. a. bleeding b. bled c. blood d. blooded 13. My grandmother is very old. Her deafness prevents her ____ hearing well. a. to b. from c. of d. with 14. The military were called in to deal ____ the riot. a. with b. to c. in d. by 15. I just want to drop ____ to say goodbye because I’m going away in a few days. a. of b. at c. in d. down 16. She’s not used to being laughed ____. a. with b. for c. on d. at 17. There are sections in restaurants reserved ____ nonsmokers. a. for b. with c. of d. to 18. When a woman and a man are introduced, shaking hands is up ____ the woman. a. with b. for c. to d. into 19. Most babies will grow up to be as _______ their parents. a. cleverer than b. cleverer as c. clever as d. cleverly as 20. For more than 300 years, Ho Chi Minh City _______ the economic, cultural and political center of South Vietnam. a. has been b. is c. was d. had been 21. He was _______ that he could not continue his work. a. too tired b. tired enough c. so tired d. very tired 22. Those students are trying their best _______ get the scholarship. a. so to b. in order to c. so that d. such as 23. The surgeon tried to save the man; but unluckily, the was unsuccessful. a. acceptance b. generation c. operation d. liberation 24. We _______ without eardrum. a. aren’t hearingb. won’t hear c. can’t her d. didn’t her 25. A is one of the most important tools of a surgeon. a. knife b. fork c. spoon d. scalpel 26. _______ is a device for generating, amplifying and concentrating light waves into an intense beam in one specific direction. a. torch b. lamp c. scalpel d. laser 27. Do you feel when taking a test? a. nervously b. nervous c. exciting d. comfortably 28. Paper that ink is called blotting-paper. a. absorbs b. removes c. strikes d. carries 29. WHO stands for . a. World Helping Organisation b. World Health Organisation c. Word Helping Organisation d. Word Health Organisation 30. The acronym of VAT comes from . a. valuable added tax b. valuable addition tax c. value addition tax d. value added tax II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 31. Sound is carried from the eardrum to the nerves so that we could hear it. a b c d 32. I rarely see a film although there are many films that are worth seeing. I prefer plays than films. a b c d 33. Laser has been said that is the most miraculous device of treatment. a b c d 34. Peter had driven so fastly that he could not manage to brake, and the accident happened. a b c d 35. Writing by Mark Twain, the book tells of the boys’ exciting adventures. a b c d III. Read the passage and make the correct choice: Hobbies are important (36) _______ many reasons. First, a hobby can be educational. For example, if the hobby is stamp collecting, the collector can (37) _______ about the countries of the world and even some of their history. Second, engaging in the hobby can lead to meeting people with the same (38) _______. Third, a person’s free time is being used in a positive way. The person has no time to (39) _______bored. Finally, some hobbies can lead to a future job. A person who enjoys a hobby - related job is more satisfied (40) _______life. 36.a. with b. for c. despite d. to 37.a. learn b. see c. worry d. educate 38.a. hobby b. education c. interest d. job 39.a. think b. enjoy c. have d. be 40.a. than b. with c. for d. about IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer: In America there is no national television as there is in some countries. All the stations are run commercially. Advertisers sponsor shows, they interrupt the shows every few minutes to advertise the things they are selling. Television is criticized for its crime shows, actually there are many other special shows of real value. There are also educational television stations which are trying out new types of high quality programs. They give courses in foreign languages and in literature which viewers can follow and even take examinations later. Some schools have a regular class on T.V, such as science, several hours a week. 41. In America, ________. a. there is no television b. there is a lot of national television c. there are no television viewers d. there isn’t any national television 42. Who sponsors the shows in America? a. educationists b. viewers c. advertisers d. school masters 43. Why are the shows interrupted every few minutes ? a. to take a break b. for advertising c. to sell things d. for the boring shows 44. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? a. Television is criticized for its crime shows b. There are many other special shows of real value c. There are also educational television stations d. There are no educational programs 45. Some schools __________. a. have no regular class on T.V b. do not like science on T.V c. spend several hours a week watching T.V d. frequently have classes on T.V V. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one : 46. I’ve never met a more dependable person than Mike. a. Mike is the most dependable person I’ve ever met. b. Mike is the most dependable person I’ve never met. c. Mike is more dependable than I am. d. I am more dependable than Mike . 47. People say that he is the richest man in the world. a. He is said to be the richest man in the world. b. He is said that he is the richest man in the world. c. It is said to be the richest man in the world. d. He is the richest man in the world is said by people. 48. The story of her hard life was painful to listen to. a. The story of her hard life was what she listened to. b. Her hard life was painfully told to people. c. It was painful to listen to the story of her hard life. d. It was hard to listen to her hard life. VI. Choose the best sentence made from the given cues: 49. I / not know / what / she / do / the moment. a. I do not know what she is doing at the moment. b. I do not know what she does on the moment. c. I do not know what is she doing at the moment. d. I do not know she is doing what at the moment. 50. America / said / discover / 1498 / Columbus. a. America is said to have discovered by Columbus in 1498. b. America is said to have been discovered by Columbus in 1498. c. America said that Columbus was discovered in 1498. d. America said that Columbus discovered it in 1498. How to pronounce the final –ED • /id / : when the verbs end in: t / t / , d / d / ( wanted, needed, prevented, divided…) • / t / : when the verbs end in: f / f /, p / p /, k / k / , ch / t∫ /, sh / ∫ /, x / ks /, s / s / , ss /s / ( laughed, stopped, cooked, watched, finished, boxed, focused, kissed….) • / d / : For the remaining verbs : (opened, changed, allowed, preserved….) . government wants to ____ this training centre. a. military b. militarily c. militarize d. militaristic 11. Where is the ____ to this shopping centre? a few minutes ? a. to take a break b. for advertising c. to sell things d. for the boring shows 44. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?