PRACTICE TEST 3

DATE: 9/3/2020
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A wedding is a meaningful event.
A. sad B. sorrowful C. important D. unimportant
Question 2: She was a devoted teacher. She spent most of her time teaching and taking care of
her students.
A. polite B. lazy C. honest D. dedicated
Question 3: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King fought to put an end to racial segregation in the
United States.
A. integration B. education C. torture D. separation
Question 4: He devised a Computer game and sold it to Atari.
A. played B. divided C. invented D. bought
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 5: There were too many books on the shelves that I didn't know which one to choose.
A B C D
Question 6: Rita enjoyed to be able to meet several Parliament members during her holiday.
A B C D
Question 7: Nutritionists recommend that foods from each of the four basic groups be eaten on a
A B
regularly daily basis.
C D
Question 8: Before TV, the common man seldom never had the opportunity to see and hear his
A B C
leaders express their views.
D
Question 9: All of the book were very interesting. I am surprised you didn't like it.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 10: A. refuse B. musician C. history D. mechanic
Question 1I: A. museum B. destroy C. threatened D. economy
Question 12: A. Computer B. communicate C. comfortable D. flamingo
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The National Automobile Show in New York has been One of the top auto shows in the
United States since I900. On November 3 of that year, about 8,000 people looked over the
"horseless carriages." It was the opening day and the first opportunity for the automobile
industry to show off its wares to a large crowd; however, the black-tie audience treated the
occasion more as a social affair than as a sales extravaganza. It was also on the first day of this
show that William McKinley became the first U.S. President to ride in a car.
The automobile was not invented in the United States. That distinction belongs to Germany.
Nikolaus Otto built the first practical internal-combustion engine there in I876. Then, German
engineer Karl Benz built what are regarded as the first modern automobiles in the mid-I880s. But
the United States pioneered the merchandising of the automobile. The auto show proved to be an
effective means of getting the public excited about automotive Products.
By happenstance, the number of people at the first New York show equaled the entire car
population of the United States at that time. In 1900,10 million bicycles and an unknown number
of horse-drawn carriages provided the prime means of personal transportation. Only about 4,000
cars were assembled in the United States in 1900, and only a quarter of those were gasoline
powered. The rest ran on steam or electricity.
After viewing the cars made by forty car makers, the show's audience favored electric cars
because they were quiet. The risk of a boiler explosion turned people away from steamers, and
the gasoline-powered cars produced smelly fumes. The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, which
launched the American auto industry in 1895, offered a fragrant additive designed to mask the
smells of the naphtha that it burned. Many of the I900 models were cumbersome—the
Gasmobile, the Franklin, and the Orient, for example, steered with a tiller like a boat instead of
with a steering wheel. None of them was equipped with an automatic starter.
 These early model cars were practically handmade and were not very dependable. They were
basically toys of the well-to-do. In fact, Woodrow Wilson, then a professor at Princeton
University and later President of the United States, predicted that automobiles would cause
conflict between the wealthy and the poor. However, among the exhibitors at the 1900 show was
a young engineer named Henry Ford. But before the end of the decade, he would revolutionize
the automobile industry with his Model T Ford. The Model T, first produced in 1909, featured a
standardized design and a streamlined method of production — the assembly line. Its lower costs
made it available to the mass market.
Cars at the 1900 show ranged in price from $1,000 to $1,500, or roughly $14,000 to $21,000 in
today's prices. By 1913, the Model T was selling for less than $300, and soon the price would
drop even further. "I will build cars for the multitudes, "Ford said, and he kept his promise.
Question 13: The passage implies that the audience viewed the 1900 National Automobile Show
primarily as a(n)_________
A. chance to buy automobiles at low prices.
B. formal social occasion.
C. chance to invest in one of thirty-two automobile manufacturers.
D. opportunity to learn how to drive.
Question 14: According to the passage, who developed the first modern car?
A. William McKinley B. Nikolaus Otto C. Henry Ford D. Karl Benz
Question 15: Approximately how many cars were there in the United States in I900?
A.4,000 B. 8,000 C. An unknown number D. I0 million
Question 16: The phrase "by happenstance" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_______.
A. By design B. Coincidentally C. For example D. Generally
Question 17: Approximately how many of the cars assembled in the year I900 were gasoline
powered?
A.1,000 B. 2,000 C. 4,000 D.32
Question 18: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "launched" in paragraph
4_____
A. designed B. initiated C. joined D. anticipated
Question 19: The purpose of the "additive" mentioned in paragraph 4 was to_____________
A. hide strong smells. B. make engines run more efficiently.
C. increase the speed of cars. D. make cars look better.
Question 20: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as steering with a tiller
rather than with a steering wheel?
A. A Gasmobile B. A Duryea C. A Franklin D. An Orient
Question 21: It is clear from the passage that the early cars_____________
A. were more formal. B. involved less expensive cars.
C. involved fewer manufacturers. D. were more spectacular.
Question 22: What was the highest price asked for a car at the 1900 National Automobile Show
in the dollars of that time?
A.$300 B. $21,000 C. $14,000 D. $1,500
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States
today. Thousands of these How-to books are useful. In fact, there are about four thousand books
with titles that begin with the words "How to". One book may tell you how to earn more money.
Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain how to give your money
away.
Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and 'now
to succeed in it. If you fail, however, you can buy the book " How to Turn Failure into Success".
If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book "How to Make a Millionaire". If
you never make any money at all, you may need a book called "How to Live on Nothing".
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you
want to have a better love of life, you can read "How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your
Life". If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step
instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house.
Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex.
Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve.
How-to books help people deal with modern life.

Question 23: What is the passage mainly about?

A. How to succeed in love every minute of your life.
 B. How to turn failure into success.
C. How to make a millionaire.
D. How-to books.
Question 24: The word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to _________
A. advice B. instruction C. how-to books D. career
Question 25: 25: Which of the following is NOT the type of books giving information on
careers?
A. "How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life".
B. "How to Live on Nothing"
C. "How to Make a Millionaire".
D. "How to Turn Failure into Success"
Question 26: The word "step-by-step" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to___________
A. little by little B. gradually C. slower and slower D. A and B
Question 27: It can be inferred from the passage that_______________
A. Today people are more bored with the modern life.
B. Modern life is more difficult to deal with.
C. Today people have fewer choices to make.
D. Today people are more interested in modern life.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 28: A. opens B. stops C. cooks D. wants
Question 29: A. started B. decided C. looked D. needed
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks.
VINCENT VAN GOGH
Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh's paintings are
sold at very high prices (30)______many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when
he was (31)______, he did not have a happy life.
Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (32)_______his life at home. He
lived a rather sad and (33)_______ life. He drew things that he could see (34)______ around the
quiet town of his parents' home or outside his window. This is why he painted things
(35)_______the sky, his room and even himself.
Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to
(36)________the person that said the ear in Van Gogh's painting was not correct. It was very
(37)_____ him to do such a thing.
Van Gogh was also (38)_________a crazy man. He really (39)______become crazy, and
was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.
Question 30: A. because B. for C. because of D. although
Question 31: A. live B. alive C. living D. lively
Question 32: A. almost of B. mostly C. most of D. the most of
Question 33: A. lone B. alone C. loneliness D. lonely
Question 34: A. both B. either C. neither D. all
Question 35: A. likely B. alike C. like D. as such
Question 36: A. show B. reveal C. illustrate D. prove
Question 37: A. unfortunate that B. unfortunate to
C. unfortunate of D. unfortunate
Question 38: A. referred B. known C. named D. called
Question 39: A. couldn’t B. did C. does D. didn't
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 40: ______Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.
A. No sooner had the plane taken off than B. It was not until the plane had taken off that
C. Only after the plane had taken off D. Not until the plane had taken off did
Question 41: The sky was grey and cloudy.___________, we went to the beach.
A. However B. In spite of C. Even though D. Consequently
Question 42: I don't mind_______much homework.
A. did B. to do C. do D. doing
Question 43: Nadine:"________"
Monica: "Good luck"
A. I don't like rock music. B. How do you do!
C. Have a nice day! D. I'm taking a test this afternoon.
Question 44: I can't walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep____.
A. falling off B. falling back C. falling over D. falling out
Question 45: Old people are often looked_______by their children when they get older.
A. for B. after C. up D. into
Question 46: Education in Vietnam has improved since the government started a programme of
educational_______.
A. experience B. reform C. System D. resources
Question 47: The plan was developed __________ by a team of experts.
A. System B. systematical C. systemized D. systematically
Question 48: All of the food __________ sold by the time we arrived at the restaurant.
A. has been B. had been C. was D. was being
Question 49: It was not until 1915______the cinema became an industry.
A. what B. that C. when D. how
Question 50: Yuri Gagarin was the first person ________into space.
A. travelling B. has travelled C. to travel D. travelled
Question 51: Like everyone else, Sue has her ______of course but on the whole, she's quite
satisfied with life.
A. ups and downs B. ins and outs C. safe and sound D. odds and ends
Question 52: The Prime Minister congratulated the team___ _______ winning the match.
A. for B. in C. on D. into
Question 53: He came when I__________ the film "Man from the star"
A. has watched B. watched C. was watching D. into
Question 54: Peter ___________ football when he was younger.
A. used to playing B. is used to playing C. is used to play D. used to play
Question 55: ____ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at
all.
A. A comparison B. Compare them C. If you compare D. When compared
Question 56: Charles: "Do you mind if I smoke?"
Lisa:"___________"
A. Yes, I don't mind B. No, I don't think so
C. Yes, go ahead D. No, go right ahead
Question 57: Bill asked Tom ____________,
A. where is he going B. where he is going
C. where he was going D. where was he going
Question 58: This is Sen village ______________Uncle Ho was born.
A. where B. What C. which D. who
Question 59: Linda: I enjoy watching films in the evening.
Mary:"__________________"
A. I don't B. So do I C. I am, too D. No, I am not
Question 60: Medical researchers are continually looking for ways to control, _____and cure
diseases.
A. prevented B. to prevent C. prevent D. preventing
Question 61: It’s a big country with a __________________population.
A. rare B. sparse C. scarce D. few
Question 62: You will have to __________if you want to pass the final exam.
A. pull up your socks B. work miracles C. take the trouble D. keep your hand in
Question 63: If I were you, I______that English course.
A. will take B. would take C. take D. took
Question 64: They have considered all the 100 applications, _______ seem suitable for the
position.
A. none of them B. none of these
C. none of which D. none of whom
Question 65: It can be an amazing experience for those who have the_______ to leave their
family and friend and live in a new place.
A. courage B. courageous C. encourage D. encouragement
Question 66: "What was David's reaction to the accusation?"
"Well, he denied __________anywhere near the house at the time."
A. of being B. being C. be D. to be
Question 67: Tuan, along with his friends, _______on a picnic in Pu Mat National Park at the
end of this month.
A. have to go B. will go C. are going D. is going
Question 68: People are advised to_______ smoking because of its harm to their health.
 A. cut down B. cut off C. cut in D. cut down on
Question 69: _________get older, the games they play become increasingly complex.
A. Although children B. For children to C. Children, when D. As children
Question 70: _________TV for the last four hours? Turn it off and get some exercise.
A. Do you watch B. Are you watching
C. Did you watch D. Have you been watching
STRESS
Stress is important. We all need a certain amount of it in order to (71)____fulfilling lives.
However, if we have too much of it, it can have the opposite effect. Some people can tolerate
greater (72) _____of stress than others, but most of us will (73)____at some time in our lives. It
is, (74)____, a good idea to learn a few stress management techniques. Identifying the cause of
the problem we have, so that we can (75)_____it more effectively, is one of the first steps
towards reducing stress. The second thing is talking to a person you can trust, who will listen
and, if necessary, give you some positive advice. Not only are smoking and drinking (76)____ to
our health, they actually increase stress (77)____ than reduce it. So, next time you want to relax,
instead of reaching for that glass of wine or a cigarette, have a warm bath or go for a walk.
Walking has more than health (78)______. It helps you think more clearly, (79)______. Pets
have calming influences on us, unless they make noise which irritates us. In fact, unwanted
noises should be avoided as far as possible. On the other hand, laughter is one of the best ways to
make yourself feel (80) _______better.
Question 71: A. guide B. lead C. carry D. spend
Question 72: A. levels B. proportion C. an amount D. limit
Question 73: A. undergo B. suffer C. tolerate D. torture
Question 74: A. nevertheless B. so C. however D. therefore
Question 75: A. make B. solve C. do D. cope
Question 76: A. negative B. destructive C. harmful D. bad
Question 77: A. more B. rather C. other D. better
Question 78: A. goods B. convenience C. advantage D. benefits
Question 79: A. too B. either C. yet D. likewise
Question 80: A. consider B. considerate C. considerable D. considerably