PRACTICE TEST

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2, 5 pts)

Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress syllable is different from the rest
Câu 1: A. machine B. result C. christmas D. alone
Câu 2: A. copy B. receive C. listen D. study
Câu 3: A. great B. ahead C. break D. steak
Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the questions from 1 to 8
Câu 1: . Did you _________ ride a trycycle when you were a child?
A. used to B. use to C. am used to D. used
Câu 2: _________ do they celebrate buffolow fighting? – Every year.
A. How far B. How many C. How often D. How much
Câu 3: I was _____ with the film. Because it was ______ from begining to end.
A. bored / bored B. bored / boring C. boring / bored D. boring / boring
Câu 4: ______ of the bad weather, we went on our picnic.
A. Though B. In spite C. Because D. Despite
Câu 5: I’m ________ that he has won twos Oscars for best actor.
A. amazing B. moving C. amazed D. exciting
Câu 6: _________ the difficult test, we did it well.
A. in spite B. although C. despite D. because
Câu 7: Traffic rules _______ inoder to reduce traffic accidents.
A. mustn’t be obeyed B. must obeyed C. must be obeyed D. must be obeyed
Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense form.
1. ........................... you ...........................(wash) the dishes yet?
2. I (not/ see)........................... Peter since I arrived ........................... last Tuesday.
3. ........................... you (visit) ........................... the CN Tower at this time next week?
4. Columbus (arrive) ........................... in the New World in 1492.
5. A new (build)...........................in my hometown next year.
6. Most of the Earth’s surface (cover)…………..…………..by water.
33. The first festival (hold)………………….….nearly eight hundred years ago.
34. There’s some behind us. I think we (follow)………………………..
35. My mother (not visit)……………………….us since he (move)…………..……..to the new town.
36. This bike (use)……………………….for more than six years.
37. Nowadays, many historical places (destroy)………….………….seriously.
38. It (get)……………………hotter and hotter in June
39. Last moth when we (visit)………….him, he (do)…………………..…an experiment on the upstairs
40. Tet holiday in Viet Nam (celebrate) ………………………around January and February
41. The Eiffel Tower is in Paris. It (visit)………………………..by millions of people every year.

Write the correct form of word to fill in the blank

1. We have two postal ___________________ a day. (DELIVER)
2. He left the room without ___________________ . (EXPLAIN)
3. Playing tennis is one of his favorite ______________ . (ACT)
4. We started our trip on a beautiful ______________ morning. (SUN)
5. They left the house in a __________________ mess. (FRIGHT)
6. He said “ Good morning” in a most ______________ way. (FRIEND)
7. There is no easy ______________ to this problem. (SOLVE)
8. He always drives more ________________ at night. (CARE)
9. Does this _______________ suit you? (ARRANGE)
10. He is a very _________________ carpenter. (SKILL)

6. Read the passage and circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the passage. (1, 25 points)
Among the festivals (1)…..........by some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known (2)
…... the Mid August Festival. Large numbers of small round moon cakes are eaten (3)…this day, and
children enjoy carrying colorful (4)....…lanterns come in all shapes; the most popular ones are shaped
like fish, rabbits and butterflies. According to (5)…....., the moon shines the brightest on the night of the
Moon Cake Festival. As the moon rises, tables are placed (6)….... the house and women make offerings
of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess.
1. A. celebrated B. made C. held D. set
2. A. like B. as C. such as D. Þ
3. A. in B. for C. at D. on
4. A. wood B. metal C. paper D. gold
5. A. they B. them C. it D. their
6. A. under B. near C. outside D. around
Read the passage then answer the questions. (1, 25 points)
The Lim Festival, where Quan Ho, the special folk songs are performed, is organized in Lim village
located 18 km from Hanoi. It takes place every year on the 13th day of the 1st Lunar month. Thousands of
visitors come here to enjoy the dialogue performances between “lien anh” and “lien chi”, the country’s
most skilled Quan Ho singers. These are male and female farmers who sing different types of songs in
pagodas, on the hills , and in the boats. Besides this, visitors can come to the Lim Festival to enjoy the
weaving competition of the Noi Duyen girls. They weave and sing Quan Ho songs at the same time.
The Lim festival is a special cultural activity in the North. The festival celebrates the “Quan Ho” folk
song which has become a part of the national culture and a typical folk song that is well loved in the Red
River Delta region.
On February 3rd 2012, the Lim Festival made a record with the largest number of people wearing the
Quan Ho costume and singing the same folk songs (2,012 Quan Ho singers)
1. Is Lim village to the north of Vietnam?....................................................................................................
2. How far is the village from Ha Noi?.........................................................................................................
3. When does the Lim Festival take place?...................................................................................................
4. What do they do at the same time?...........................................................................................................
5. How often does Lim Festival take place? ................................................................................................
Rewrite these sentences that their meaning stays the same the beginning with the given word(s)
1. This is his first role. His acting is excellent. (nevertheless)
_______________________________________________________________________.
2: The ending of the film was quite moving.
- We were ______________________________________________________________
3: Hoa was ill, but she could go to school yesterday.
- Although ____________________________________________________________
4: When she was small, she often rode her bike to school.
- She used _____________________________________________________________
5: He is very rich. However, he hates spending money.
- In spite of __________________________________________________________
6. It was a comedy. Almost audience fell asleep. (although)
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7. The film was made twenty years ago. Many people have enjoyed seeing it. (however)
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8. She has been nominated for Best Actress five times. She has never won once. (in spite of)
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9. This is his first role. His acting is excellent. (nevertheless)
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10. The film didn’t receive good investment. The film was a great success. (despite)
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Use the words or phrases given to make a complete sentence.
1. This/most boring/film/I/ever/watch/.
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2. We/feel/satisfy/ending/this/movie/.
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3. In spite/have/good critics/this film/make/me/disappoint/.
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4. The movie/boring/so/we/left/halfway/it/.
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5. Although/there/many/famous/actors/the movie/plot/uninteresting/
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