PRACTICE TEST

I. LISTENING: (15 points)

Part 1: Listen to the recording twice then choose A, B or C to best answer the questions.
1. What's the matter with Steve?
A. He has a cold. B. He has the flu. C. He has a stomachache.
2. How long has Steve been sick?
A. since Friday B. since Saturday C. since Sunday
3. How often should Steve take the medicine the doctor prescribes?
A. three times a day with meals B. four times a day before meals C. three times a day after meals
4. What does Carla suggest he do?
A. take herbal medicine B. see another doctor C. eat chicken soup
5. What does Steve decide to do?
A. talk to another friend B. listen to Carla's suggestion C. see the same doctor again
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2: Questions 6-15. A new business owner enquires about courses. Listen to the conversation and
complete each gap with no more than THREE words.
  BUSINESS NATIONWIDE
Courses available:  
Name of Course: (0) Getting Started
Time: Two hours from (6) ……………………………………..
Cost: Free
Course Content: Is starting a business right for me?
  Writing a (7) …………………………………….. Plan
  Some legal issues
Nearest Location: Handbridge
Next Course Date: 20th March
   
Name of Course: (8) ……………………………………..
Length of course: (9) ……………………………………..
Cost: (10) £ …………………………………… or £20 for recently unemployed
Course Content: Day One: Legal Issues
  Day Two: Marketing and Pricing
  Day Three: Accounting and (11) ……………………………………..
Nearest Location: Renton
Next Course Date: 5th March or (12) ……………………………………..
   
  CALLER’S DETAILS
Name: (13) ……………………………………..
Address: (14) …………………………………….., Eastleigh
email: (15) ………………………………@rainbow.com

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6. 8. 10. 12. 14.
7. 9. 11. 13. 15.
II: Choose the best answer to each question. (17 points)
1. I remember _______ him not to forget _______the instruction carefully, but he did not do so.
A. asking/reading B. to ask/to read C. asking/to read D. to ask/reading
2. If he had taken my advice, he _______able to deal with the problem now.
A. will be B. would be C. would have been D. are
3. By next month, my father _______in that company for 10 years.
A. will work B. will be working C. will have worked D. has worked
4. I had two copies of this book originally, but I can’t find _______one now.
A. another B. other C. the other D. the others
5. If only she _______me a chance, I could have told him the truth.
A. could give B. has given C. had given D. gave
6. The Chief of police, _______work is very important, takes care of the public safety.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
7. Neither the boy’s parents nor I _______satisfied with his progress.
A. am B. is C. are D. has
8. My brother _______his job last month and since then he _______out of work.
A. lost / has been B. lost / was C. has lost / has been D. was lost / is
9. It’s no use _______a language if you don’t try to speak it, too.
A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. for learning
10. They insisted she _______the party.
A. attended B. attend C. attends D. to attend
11. Michael and his friend were seriously injured in the last match, so _______can play today.
A. both of them B. either one of them C. all of them D. neither of them
12. There were a lot of people at my sister’s wedding party, only a few of _______I had met before.
A. whom B. that C. who D. whose
13. Nobody phoned me while I was out, _______?
A. did he B. didn’t he C. didn’t they D. did they
14. Let’s put garbage bins around the school yard, _______?
A. shall we B. do we C. isn’t we D. will we
15. _______, Ao dai was worn by both men and women.
A. Tradition B. Traditional C. Traditionally D. By traditional
16. An unexpected problem has _______, so we have had to cancel the meeting.
A. rise B. risen C. raise D. raised
17. “Would you mind if I smoked here?” _ “_______.”
A. Thank you. B. Yes, I’d love to C. You’re welcome D. I’d rather you didn’t.
18. Mr. Nghia, accompanied by his wife and children, _______tonight.
A. arrive B. is arriving C. are arriving D. have arrived
19. David apologized to Jack _______having broken his camera.
A. on B. for C. about D. of
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20. It is necessary that he _______English because it is useful for his work.
A. learn B. learns C. to learn D. has learned
21. Huyen Trang was the first student in my school _______that scholarship.
A. gets B. got C. to get D. had got
22. Have you ever met the man _______over there? –Yes, I have.
A. stands B. who stand C. who he stands D. standing
23. “Mai’s new dress doesn’t seem to fit her well.”- “She _______it on before she bought it.”
A. should try B. should have tried C. was trying D. may try
24. No sooner _______the engine than the car exploded.
A. they had started B. they started C. did they start D. had they started
25. _______her careful preparation for Tet, Thu Ha was unsatisfied.
A. Despite of B. In spite of C.Although D. Because
26. The water in that river is _______for us to swim in.
A. so dirty B. dirty enough C. such a dirty D. too dirty
27. _______made my parents and teachers happy.
A. What I passed my exam B. That I passed my exam
C. I passed my exam that D. My exam that I passed
28. _______Ba, Bao and Khai are quite reserved at public.
A. Dislike B. The same C. Not like D. Unlike
29. When I first got to London, I couldn’t be used to _______on the left.
A. drive B. drove C. driving D. be driving
30. A large number of inhabitants_______ suggestion on how to protect the environment.
A. has made B. have made C. made D. have been made
31. ________people go to soccer matches now than twenty years ago.
A. Less B. Lesser C. Fewer D. Few
32. If we don’t ________on electricity, there will be power cut.
A. economic B. economics C. economical D. economize
33. He worked ________than his workmates.
A. more careful B. as carefully C. carefullier D. more carefully
34. They reached the village before sunset ________the road was flooded.
A. although B. because C. as if D. whether
1. 7. 13. 19. 25. 31.
2. 8. 14. 20. 26. 32.
3. 9. 15. 21. 27. 33.
4. 10. 16. 22. 28. 34.
5. 11. 17. 23. 29. 35.
6. 12. 18. 24. 30.

III: Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences. (10 points)
1. Everybody has responsibility for keeping the environment ______________. (POLLUTE)
2. Maryam was really impressed by the beauty of Hanoi and the _____________of its people. (FRIEND)
3. There were about 50 _____________in the rice-cooking contest. (COMPETE)
4. _____________, they were unable to make their dreams come true. (FORTUNE)
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5. The government is very concerned about the _____________of the previous typhoon. (DESTROY)
6. There are always ________ differences in every country. (REGION)
7. That rule is not _____________in this case. (APPLY)
8. The twins are so alike that it is difficult to _____________one from the other. (DISTINCT)
9. Vietnam declared its _____________on September 2nd, 1945. (DEPEND)
10. She always listens _____________to what she is told. (ATTEND)
1. 3. 5. 7. 9.
2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

IV: Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them. (10 points)
1. We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some questions.
2. If he would have a lot of money, he would buy us an expensive car.
3. It has been a long time since we last talked to each other, isn’t it?
4. Mai is studying law at the university, and so does her brother.
5. The study of these animals are fascinating and many books have been written about them.
6. Mary enjoyed to be able to meet a lot of interesting people during her vacation.
7. One of the worst disease that mankind has ever had is cancer.
8. The children were frightening by the thunder and lighting.
9. If only there is a bridge over the river near our village.
10. His parents told him don’t waste his time on music and games.
1. 3. 5. 7. 9.
2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

V. Fill in the blank with right preposition to complete the following sentences. (5 points)
1. ________ the age of 40, he had written three best-selling novels.
2. Scientists are very concerned _________ the consequences of climate change.
3. There is no point _________ asking Sam for help.
4. Mary’s alarm clock didn’t go ________ this morning, so she got up late.
5. He grew _________ a very good player.
6. Nobody helped him. He managed to do it ________ his own.
7. Vietnam is a country _________ great potential.
8. This American woman has become accustomed ________ eating Vietnamese food.
9. She hasn’t forgiven her _______ what she said.
10. He will never succeed _______ changing her opinion.
1. 3. 5. 7. 9.
2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

VI: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions. (10 points)
Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helped to preserve it, and that the
easiest way to do this was to expose the food to sun and wind. In this way the North American Indians

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produced pemmican (dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavians made
stockfish and the Arabs dried dates and apricots.
All foods contain water - cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% water, potatoes and
other root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60% depending on how fatty it is.
If this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to go bad is checked.
Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in
California, South Africa and Australia. The methods used vary, but in general the fruit is spread out on trays
in drying yards in the hot sun. In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches and apricots are exposed to the
fumes of burning sulphur before drying. Plums for making prunes, and certain varieties of grapes for making
raisins and currants, are dipped in an alkaline solution in order to crack the skins of the fruit slightly and
remove their wax coating, so increasing the rate of drying.
Nowadays most foods are dried mechanically; the conventional method of such dehydration is to put
food in chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 110°C at entry to about 45°C at
exit. This is the usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish.
Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated horizontal
steel cylinder or by spraying them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes. In the first case,
the dried material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still
relatively coarse flakes. In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as a fine powder. Where
recognizable pieces of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients are dried separately and
then mixed.
Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans or frozen, and they do
not need to be stored in special conditions. For these reasons they are invaluable to climbers, explorers and
soldiers in battle, who have little storage space. They are also popular with housewives because it takes so
little time to cook them.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Advantages of dried foods. B. Water: the main component of food.
C. Mechanization of drying foods. D. Different methods of drying foods.
2. The phrase “do this” in the first paragraph mostly means ______.
A. expose foods to sun and wind B. remove moisture from foods
C. produce pemmican D. moisten foods
3. The word “checked” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. reduced considerably B. put a tick C. examined carefully D. motivated to develop
4. In the process of drying certain kinds of fruits, sulphur fumes help ______.
A. remove their wax coating B. kill off bacteria
C. maintain their color D. crack their skin
5. Nowadays the common method for drying vegetables and minced meat is ______.
A. spreading them out on trays in drying yards
B. dipping them in an alkaline solution
C. putting them in chambers and blowing hot air through
D. pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder

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6. What does the word “which” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A. Vegetables B. Foods C. Things D. Chambers
7. The final product of the process of drying liquids that uses the first method will be ______.
A. small flakes B. fine powder C. dried soup D. recognizable pieces
8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Liquids are not dried in the same way as fruits and vegetables.
B. Dried foods have several advantages over canned or frozen foods.
C. Fruit is usually dried by being laid out on trays in the sun.
D. People in India began to use drying methods centuries ago.
9. According to the passage, dried foods are most useful for ______.
A. explorers who are underweight B. soldiers who are not in battle
C. people who are on the move D. housewives who have little storage space
10. This passage is mainly ______.
A. argumentative B. analytical C. informative D. fictional
1. 3. 5. 7. 9.
2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

VII. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question (5 points)
These days it is impossible to open the newspaper (1) ______ reading about the damage we are doing
to the environment. The earth is being threatened (2) ______the future looks bad. (3) ______can each of us
do?
We cannot clean (4) ______our polluted rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we stop the (5) ______of
plants and animals. But we can stop adding to the problem (6) ______scientists look for answers.
It may not be easy to change your lifestyle (7) ______but some steps are easy to take: cut down the
amount of driving you do, or use as little plastic as possible. It is also easy to save (8) ______ which also (9)
______household bills. We must all make a personal decision to work for the future of our planet if we want
to ensure a better world (10) ______ our grandchildren.
1. A. with B. without C. and D. but
2. A. and B. however C. so D. moreover
3. A. Where B. When C. Why D. What
4. A. up B. to C. on D. in
5. A .appear B. appearance C. disappear D. disappearance
6. A. when B. during C. while D. within
7. A. complete B. completeness C. completely D. to complete
8. A. water B. energy C. money D. health
9. A. adds B. decreases C. reduces D. supplies
10. A. from B. for C. to D. in
Part 3: Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. (10 points)
The African elephant is (1)……………………..largest animal in the world. Both the African and the
Indian elephant (2) ……………………..to the group of animals which we (3) ……………………..mammals. The

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African elephant is larger (4)……………………..the Indian elephant and weighs as much as 8 tons. Elephants
sleep (5) ……………………..their feet and the strange thing is (6) ……………………..they have bad dreams, they make
(7) ……………………..noise with their trunks. They need great quantities of food every day and this is the
reason (8) ……………………..they move to places with rich vegetation. They eat grass, leaves (9)
……………………..fruit and they walk long distances to large family groups but the old males often live alone

(10) ……………………..they die.

1. 3. 5. 7. 9.
2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

VIII: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it. (4 points)
1. “I am sorry, I interrupted your dinner.” Bill said to Mary
 Bill apologized....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2. I regret not finishing my home work at the weekend.
à I wish................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3. Miss Chi spends thirty minutes doing the shopping every day.
=> It takes .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4. “Where are you going on vacation next summer, Binh?”, said Lan.
=> Lan asked.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
IX: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given.(1 points)
1. I think you should go by train. (were)
àIf................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2. She didn’t succeed in applying for the job as an accountant in a bank. (failed)
àShe..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3. People say that Jane is the best student of this school. (to be)
à Jane.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4. He speaks more persuasively than his brother. (speaker)
à He is ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
X: Paragraph writing (10 points)
“People say that secondary school should not use smart phones at school.”
What is your opinion? Write paragraph of about 180 words to show your opinion.

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