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PRACTICE TEST 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE (40pts)
I. PHONOLOGY (5pts)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1.A.equally B.perishable C.benzene D.supreme
2.A.mayor B.quay C.prayer D.layer
3.A.mahout B.foul C.poultry D.drought
4.A.hombre B.haunter C.heirloom D.haulage
5.A.simile B.anemone C.acne D.acquiesce
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the other three.
6.A.xenophobia B.salmonberry C.palindrome D.moderator
7.A.horoscope B.mahogany C.deplorable D.prerequisite
8.A.interchange B.infamous C.contributary D.undercurrent
9.A.culminate B.negligence C.diplomat D.intriguing
10.A.viticulture B.concertina C.preferential D.misbegotten
II. WORD CHOICE
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
11.Because of unfortunate ___________, your order was not dispatched by the date requested.
A.hindrance B.oversight C.negligence D.transgression
12.Failing to submit the proposal on time was _________ for Trung.
A.a nail in the coffin B.a real kick in the pants
C.a shot in the dark D.an open and shut case
13.Be careful not to _________your finger with that needle.
A.prick B.bite C.scratch D.sting
14.The jury _________her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the subject.
A.paid B.gave C.made D.said
15.His new yatch is certainly an ____________display of his wealth.
A.ostentatious B.ossified C.intuitive D.elusive
16.I don’t need any medicine. I’m as right as _________.
A.clouds B.rays C.rain D.a haze
17.They continued fighting despite all the __________they met with.
A.amenities B.properties C.liabilities D.adversities
18.I appealed to all ________people to support me and I was successful.
A.same-minded B.thought-sharing C.familiar-thinking D.like-minded
19.He seemed very quiet, but it would be a mistake to ________his intelligence.
A.devalue B.depreciate C.underrate D.minimize
20.With all_________respect, I think your comments are very short-sighted.
A.anticipated B.due C.limited D.firm
III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5pts)
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
21.Your ideas, ____________, seem unusual to me.
as hers B. like hers C. similar as hers D. different than hers
22.It is moved that the campaign _________funds _________at once.
A. to raise-be launched B. raise-to be launched
C.raise-launched D.to raise-is launched
23. A new generation of performers, _________ those who by now had become a household name, honed their
skills before following the same path onto television.
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A.no less talented than B.along with talented as

C.together with talented as D.having more talented than
24. ____________, he remained optimistic.
A.Though badly wounded he was B.Badly wounded as he was
C.As he was badly wounded D.As badly wounded he was
25. At the deep bottom of Atlantic __________.
A.lied the Titanic B.did the Titanic lie
C.lay the Titanic D.had the Titanic lain
26. He finally agreed, ____________reluctantly, to help us.
A.albeit B.somehow or other C.in all likelihood D.nonetheless
27. Hung _________a speech at the end of the last term, but he didn’t.
A.was to have given B.is to give C.were to give D.was to be given
28._________ circling the globe faster than Jules Verne’s fictional Phileas Fogg.
A.A pioneer journalist, Nellie Bly’s exploits included
B.Also included in the exploits of Nellie Bly, a pioneer journalist, was
C.The exploits of Nellie Bly, a pioneer journalist, included
D.The pioneer journalist’s exploits of Nellie Bly included
29.He paused afraid lest he _____________too much.
A.didn’t say B.said C.has said D.hadn’t been saying
30.We_______________ you the money, you needed but you didn’t tell us.
A.could have lent B.should have lent C.could lend D.were able to
IV.PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5pts)
31.Junior hospital doctors are thrown _________ at the deep end in their first jobs.
A.in B.away C.to D.with
32.I was_________ the impression that you liked Idian food.
A.at B.on C.with D.under
33.Governments should __________international laws against terrorism.
A.bring up B.bring about C.bring in D.bring back
34._____________ of the national crisis, all they could do was hold on and hope that things would improve.
A.At the bottom B.At the height C.On the top D.In the end
35.I couldn’t decide what to write about, when I suddenly ______ upon the idea of doing something on the writer’s
block.
A.thought B.chanced C.hit D.arrived
36.Minh got the job _______ virtue of her greater experience.
A.with B.on C.by D.for
37.I see a lot of young people with this new hairstyle. It seems to be ________.
A.pilling up B.bringing off C.coming off D.catching on
38.Be careful! The young horse hasn’t been ________.
A.broken in B.got round C.taken over D.set up
39.Theories about the causes of bird flu have changed _______the light of recent research.
A.on B.in C.to D.with
40.Jane managed to eke _______ her student loan till the end of the year.
A.off B.out C.in D.through
V.GUIDED CLOZE 1 (5pts)
Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
Working to (41) _________through with my university years did, in (42) _________, prepare me for life after
graduation. I’ve never been lazing (43) _________ and have already crammed as much into each day as I could. I
guess I’ve already been someone who takes things in their stride and snapped up any opportunity that has come my
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way. Looking back, I feel a great (44) _________ of self-respect for finishing my studies without (45) _________
with any debts but I’ll admit it wasn’t always plain sailing. Not until I scraped through my first-year exams did I
realize the (46) _________ of time management. I think personality has played a huge role in my success, (47)
_________. I’ve always taken pleasure in whatever I do, whether it’s for work or play. Sometimes people are
surprised at my ability to solve problem (48) _____________ and wonder where my energy comes from. I think it
must be (49) ____________. My parents’ work ethic and attitude towards life have had a great impact on me and
(50) _____________ me down the path I’ve taken.
41.A.get B.pull C.see D.make
42.A.reflection B.reflexion C.retrospect D.hindsight
43.A.away B.around C.round D.off
44.A.state B.reason C.awareness D.sense
45.A.incurring B.meeting C.encouraging D.heading
46.A.significance B.magnificence C.principle D.vitality
47.A.nonetheless B.nevertheless C.though D.then
48.A.affectionately B.proficiently C.efficaciously D.prominently
49.A.heredity B.inherence C.heritage D.hierarchy
50.A.propelled B.urged C.geared D.diverted

GUIDED CLOZE 2 (5PTS)

Read the text below to and decide which answer best fits each space.
It is important to recognize that online learning has (51) _________ advantages and disadvantages. Although
students’ grades appear to be (52) _________ by the mode of instruction, certain courses are more challenging to
students who carry out their studies in the virtual environment than in the classroom. However, in online classes,
participationin learning activities may be less daunting, (53)________ for shy students, and the quality and
quantity of student – student and teacher – student interaction may be higher. Increasingly, it is a/an (54)________
issue for designers of online curriculums to decide how to match the advantages of different modes of instruction
to specific courses, by offering not only fully classroom-based or online courses, but also that take the best
elements of both types to (55)________ the needs of students and teachers and to (56)_______ the most efficient
use of resources.
Students who study online tend to lack a sense of community, trust and positive interaction with other course
members and teachers – all elements that were in the past believed to increase the effectiveness of classroom
learning amongst least confident learners. However, online students generally also feel that they learn at a similar
rate to ther (57)_____ in the classroom, and in fact at my college their grades are just as good as those who are
taught in (58)______. But just imagine how much more effective our online courses could be if they fostered a
culture of class cohesion, spirit, trust and interaction, both among students and between students faculty. Perhaps
the most effective way to achieve this improvement is for online educators to give more (59)_______ contact and
to encourage students to collaborate.
Online learning provides a far more student- centered teaching approach than the traditional classroom method, and
all school directors should aim to adopt it as their main means to (60)______ education.
51. A.infinite B.definite C.defined D.intimate
52. A.unharmed B.invulnerable C.impervious D.unaffected
53. A.especially B.namely C.specifically D.explicitly
54. A.crucial B.vital C.obvious D.expendable
55. A.insatiate B.cater C.address D.respond
56. A.put B.make C.earn D.gain
57. A.peers B.counterparts C.partners D.partakers
58. A.private B.person C.individual D.secret
59. A.one-for-one B.one-by-one C.one-in-one D.one-on-one
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60.A.convey B.cover C.present D.deliver

VII.READING PASSAGE 1 (5pts)
Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question.
A folk culture is a small, isolated, cohesive, conservative, nearly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in
custom and race , with a strong family or clan structure and highly developed rituals. Order is maintained through
sanctions based in the religion or family, and interpersonal relationships are strong. Tradition is paramount, and
change comes frequently and slowly. There is relatively little division of labor into specialized duties. Rather, each
person is expected to perform a great variety of tasks, though duties may differ between the sexes. Most goods are
handmade, and a subsistence economy prevails. Individualism is weakly developed in folk cultures, as are social
classes. Unaltered fold cultures no longer exist in industrialized countries such as the United States and Canada.
Perhaps the nearest modern equivalent in Anglo-America is the Amish, a German American farming sect that
largely renounces the products and labor saving devices of the industrial age. In Amish areas, horse-drawn
buggies till serve as a local transportation device, and the faithful are not permitted to own automobiles. The
Amish’s central religious concept of Demut, “humility”, clearly reflects the weakness of individualism and social
class to typical of folk cultures, and there is a corresponding strength of Amish group identity. Rarely do the Amish
marry outside their sect. The religion, a variety of the Mennonite faith, provides the principal mechanism for
maintaining order.
By contrast, a popular culture is a large heterogeneous group, often highly individualistic and constantly changing.
Relationships tend to be impersonal, and a pronounced division of labor exists, leading to the establishment of
many specialized professions. Secular institutions of control such as the police and army take the place of religion
and family in maintaining order, and a money-based economy prevails. Because of these contrasts, “popular” may
be viewed as clearly different from “folk”. The popular is replacing the folk in industrialized countries and in many
developing nations. Folk-made objects give way to their popular equivalent, usually because the popular item is
more quickly or cheaply produced, is easier or time saving to use, or lends more prestige to the owner.
61.What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.Two decades in modern society
B.The influence of industrial technology
C.The characteristics of “folk” and “popular” societies
D.The specialization of labor in Canada and the United States
62.The word “homogeneous” is closest in meaning to __________.
A.uniform B.general C.primitive D.traditional
63.Which of the following is typical of folk cultures?
A.There is a money-based economy.
B.Social change occurs slowly.
C.Contact with other cultures is encouraged.
D.Each person develops one specialized skill.
64.What does the author imply about the United States and Canada?
A.They value folk cultures. B.They have no social classes.
C.They have popular cultures. D.They do not value individualism.
65.The phrase “largely renounces” is closest in meaning to __________.
A.generally rejects B.greatly modifies C.loudly declares D.often criticizes
66.What is the main source of order in Amish society?
A.The government B.The economy C.The clan structure D.The religion
67.Which of the following statements about Amish beliefs does the passage support?
A.A variety of religious practices is tolerated.
B.Individualism and competition are important.
C.Premodern technology is preferred.
D.People are defined according to their class.
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68.Which of the following would probably NOT be found in a folk culture?

A.A carpenter B.A farmer C.A weaver D.A banker
69.The word “prevails” is closest in meaning to __________.
A.dominates B.provides C.develops D.invests
70.Which of following is NOT given as a reason why fold-made objects are replaced by mass-produced objects?
A.coast B.prestige C.quality D.convenience
VIII.READING PASSAGE 2 (5pts)
Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question.
According to sociologists, there are several different ways in which a person may become recognized as the leader
of a social group in the United States. In the family, traditional cultural patterns confer leadership on one or both of
the parents. In other cases, such as friendship groups, one or more persons may gradually emerge as leaders,
although there is no formal process of selection. In larger groups, leaders are usually chosen formally through
election or recruitment.
Although leaders are often thought to be people with unusual personal ability, decades of research have failed to
produce consistent evidence that there is any category of “natural leaders”. It seems that there is no set of
personal qualities that all leaders have in common; rather, virtually any person may be recognized as a leader if the
person has qualities that meet the needs of that particular group.
Furthermore, although it is commonly supposed that social groups have a single leader, research suggests that there
are typically two different leadership roles that are held by different individuals. Instrumental leadership is
leadership that emphasizes the completion of tasks by a social group. Group members look to instrumental leaders
to “get things” done. Expressive leadership, on the other hand, is leadership that emphasizes the collective well-
being of a social group’s member. Expressive leaders are less concerned with the overall goals of the group than
with providing emotional support to group members and attempting to minimize tension and conflict among them.
Group members expect expressive leaders to maintain stable relationships within the group and provide support to
individual members.
Instrumental leaders are likely to have a rather secondary relationship to other group members. They give orders
and may discipline group members who inhibit attainment of the group’s goals. Expressive leaders cultivate a more
personal or primary relationship to others in the group. They offer sympathy when someone experiences
difficulties or is subjected to discipline, are quick to lighten a serious moment with humor, and try to resolve issues
that threaten to divide the group. As the differences in these two roles suggest, expressive leaders generally receive
more personal affection from group members; instrumental leaders, if they are successful in promoting group
goals, may enjoy a more distant respect.
71.What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.The problems faced by leaders
B.How leadership differs in small and large groups
C.How social groups determine who will lead them
D.The role of leaders in social groups
72.The passage mentions all of the following ways by which people can become leaders EXCEPT _______.
A.recruitment B.formal election process
C.specific leadership training D.traditional cultural patterns
73.In mentioning “natural leaders”, the author is making the point that _______.
A.few people qualify as “natural leaders”
B.there is no proof that “natural leaders” exist
C.“natural leaders” are easily accepted by the members of a social group
D.“natural leaders” share a similar set of characteristics
74.Which of the following statements about leadership can be inferred from paragraph 2?
A.A person who is an effective leader of a particular group may not be an effective leader in another group.
B.Few people succeed in sharing a leadership role with another person.
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C.A person can best learn how to be an effective leader by studying research on leadership.
D.Most people desire to be leaders but can produce little evidence of their qualifications.
75.The passage indicates that instrumental leaders generally focus on _______.
A.ensuring harmonious relationships B.sharing responsibility with group members
C.identifying new leaders D. achieving a goal
76.The word “collective” is closest in meaning to _______.
A.necessary B.typical C. group D. Particular
77. The word “them” refers to _______.
A.expressive leaders B.goals of the group
C.group members D.tension and conflict
78.A “secondary relationship” between a leader and the members of a group could be best characterized as
_______.
A.distant B.enthusiastic C.unreliable D.personal
79.The word “resolve” is closest in meaning to _______.
A.avoid repeating B.talk about C.avoid thinking about D.find a solution for
80.Paragraphs 3 and 4 organize the discussion of leadership primarily in terms of _______.
A.examples that illustrate a problem B.cause and effect analysis
C.narration of events D.comparison and contrast
B.WRITTEN TEST (70 pts)
I.CLOZE TEST (20 pts)
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE WORD for each space.
OPEN CLOZE 1 (10 pts)
SMALL TALK
It is often said the British talk about the weather more than any other nationality in the world. some people even go
so far as to claim that they talk about little (1) _________. But while it may seem that the British alone have an
undue (2) _________ with the weather, the fact is, climatic conditions are a common topic of conversation all
around the world. This is hardly surprising. After all, the weather is one of the few things that we all have in
common, and it influences us profoundly. It affects our (3) _________ of mind, our daily activities, our weekend
plans and more.
But that’s only (4) _________ of the story. There’s really a lot (5) _________ to it than that. In Britain,
conversations about the weather are usually not really about the weather at all. The British use comments about the
weather to (6) _________ the ice in social situations, (7) _________ awkward or uncomfortable silences during
conversations, or, (8) _________, as a greeting. Remarks like “Nice day, isn’t it?”, “Ooh, isn’t it hot?” and “Looks
like rain, no?” are not requests for meteorological data. Rather, they are ritual greetings used to indicate someone
wishes to engage you in conversation; or they are just signs of friendliness. Leaners of the English should do (9)
_________ to understand the fundamental function remarks about the weather (10) _________ in British social
interaction.
OPEN CLOZE 2 (10 pts)
AIRPORT AVATARS
Smiling, computerized, talking avatars are being introduced at airports around the world in a bid to make travelers’
journeys more efficient. The life-sized hologram projections which are situated at key points in airports such as just
before security, read out pre-recorded messages designed to help passengers anything from the location of
bathrooms and taxi stands (1) ______on-flight liquid restrictions and security regulations. Some of these virtual
assistants, which have been unveiled at New York’s JFK and Paris’s Orly airport among others, have a sensor
which activates their (2) _____________when a person walks (3) _________a few feet of them. (4) ________
repeat their pre-programmed speeches on a loop. All dispense their information in comforting and informative
voices intended to calm passenger’s nerves.
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So (5) ________ are these latest airport employees faring? According to airport staff, feedback from passengers
has been largely positive. More importantly, though, these avatars are providing effective. Because they are so
lifelike, passengers can’t help but look at them and take notice of what they are saying. Thus, they are doing what
they were designed to (6) _______: ease the workload on the airport’s flesh-and-(7) ___________staff. Will we
one day see avatars at all airports? Perhaps. But with one (8) ___________the current avatars are not interactive –
they cannot hold conversations with (9) _______________. Developers are hopeful that (10)
_____________additions to this series of avatars will be active.
II. WORD FORMATION (20pts)
Part 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
1.He is _better-known__for his charitable activities than for his business in the steel industry. (KNOW)
2.Our bodies are naturally _detoxified__by our organs of elimination-the skin, lungs, intestines, kidneys and liver.
(TOXIC)
3.He’s such a/an _________________________who always pretends to know everything. (INTELLECT)
4.Hoa should take these _____antidepressant____drugs to treat her state. (DEPRESS)
5.The audience was mesmerized by her clear and _____ sonorous_____voice. (SOUND)
6.A number of local church leaders have acted as ____ go-betweens___with the people in the vicinity. (GO)
7.The ban on firecrackers was _____ expressly______introduced to reduce the number of accidents. (EXPRESS)
8.Duong sold her car to a/an ______ trickster____who paid with a worthless stolen cheque. (TRICK)
9.It was____ unheard-of___for a new band to be offered such a deal. (HEAR)
10.That guy was arrested for smuggling ____ contraband___. (BAN)

Part 2: Complete the passage with the appropriate forms from the words given in the box.
satisfy graph succeed write intense
precede apparent great force sign
The invention of the telegraph in 1843 (1) ___signaled______ a new era in communication technology, the
electronic era-so called because the telegraph used electrical signals to carry information along an electrical wire.
The telegraph fed society’s (2) ___growing______ appetite for immediate access to the information, and it
provided a foundation for (3) ___successive______ technologies: the telephone in 1876, the (4)
____phonograph_____or record player- in 1878, film and movies in the 1890s, radio in 1919, and television in
1925.
As with the earliest (5) ___handwritten______books, radio technology was at first restricted to the educated few,
scientists and researchers, but later spread to the (6) ____greater_____ society. By the 1930s, the middle classes
were listening to news, drama, comedy, and musical performances from thousands of miles away. Radio was the
first mass broadcast medium and together with television a few decades later, it was responsible for altering both
the pattern and volume of information that flowed into people’s homes.
The invention of electronic media changed communication more than any other technological event since the
development of writing. The spread of electronic media occurred with a/an (7) _________speed, thus (8)
_intensifying________ commercial and social interaction. There was a tremendous shift in how people received
the information that contributed to their understanding of the world. Voices or pictures could create ideas that (9)
_____appeared____ authentic - more so than ideas conveyed by the printed world. The graphic, intensely human
nature of electronic media (10) ______enhanced______ the belief that if it was on the air, it had to be true.

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (30pts)

Rewrite the following sentences using the words given.
1. He was too frightened to admit that he had broken the window. (OWN)
=> So frightened was he that he couldn't own up to having broken the window.
2. I wish he would stop criticizing my work. (FAULT)
=> I'd sooner he stopped finding faults with my work.
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3. Nga always makes spontaneous decisions concerning her travel plans. (ACTS)
=> Nga always acts on impulse when making decisions concerning her travel plans.
4. He really disappointed me when breaking the promise to help me out. (TEETH)
=> He really kicked me in the teeth when breaking the promise to help me out.
5. If her father hadn’t retired, she wouldn’t have taken over his work. (STEPPED)
=> But for her father's retirement, she wouldn't have stepped into his shoes.
6. His effforts to find a solution didn’t deserve such savage criticism. (CRITICIZED)
=> He shouldn't have been savagely criticized for his efforts to find a solution.
7. People became aware of the damage to the ozone layer when an enormous hole was discovered over the South
Pole. (DISCOVERY)
=> It was the discovery of an enormous hole over the South Pole that made people aware.
8. When I grow up, I’m going to be really important. (CAT)
=> When I grow up, I'm going to be a fat cat.
9. I thought very hard but couldn’t remember the answer. (RACKED)
=> I racked my brain but couldn't remember the answer.
10. Trung grimaced as he swallowed the foul-tasting medicine. (PULLED)
=> Trung pulled his face as he swallowed the foul-tasting medicine.
11.The warmth of her welcome surprised me. ABACK
=> I was taken aback by her warm welcome.
12. Hang showed absolutely no fear when climbing the wall. DISREGARD
=> Hang showed complete disregard for her own safety when climbing the wall.
13.I don’t want to be disturbed at all this morning! ACCOUNT
=> On no account am I to be disturbed this morning!
14. Tuan Anh is so ambitious- he’s determined that he’ll be successful in the company. MARK
=> Tuan Anh is determined to make his mark in the company.
15. Nga thought very hard but couldn’t come up with the solution. RACKED
=> Nga …………………………………………to come up with the solution.
16.Bad salary is usually the reason for the workers’ threat to the strike.
=> The workers usually go on strike on account of bad salary.
17.The young girl stopped working though the salary was very high.
=> No matter how high the salary was, the workers stopped working.
18.You must not enter this area unless you are wearing protective clothing.
=> Entry to this area is strictly forbidden to anyone who is not wearing protective clothing.
19. Quang Hai is proud of his singing.
=> Quang Hai prides prides herself on her singing.
20. You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty.
=> Should difficulty arise, you can ring this number.

The end!