PRACTICE TEST 1

Choose one word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank place in each sentence:
1. She is always under ____________ and it is affecting her health.
A. relax B. pressure C. work D. study
2. My mother is very busy at work and she doesn’t com home ____________ very late at night.
A. after B. before C. at D. until
3. My father hates ____________. He never allows me ____________.
A. to smoke / to smoking B. smoking / to smoke
C. smoke / smoking D. to smoke / smoking
4. She pretended ____________ me when I passed by.
A. not to see B. not seeing C. to not see D. having not seen
5. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish ____________ on earth for ages.
A. existed B. existing C. have existed D. exist
6. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and happy home.
A. deal with B. manage C. help together D. work together
7. John suggested ____________.
A. to put a better lock on the door B. putting a better lock on the door
C. we could put a better lock on the door D. B & C are correct
8. ____________, I will have finished the gardening.
A. While you start watering the plants B. By the time you water the plants
C. As soon as you water the plants D. On watering
9. He was ____________ in his final attempt. What a pity for him!
A. successful B. successive C. unsuccessful D. success
10. My father is not interested in tennis and ____________.
A. I don’t, either B. so don’t I C. I am, too D. neither am I
11. He’s doing a course in business ____________ for future advancement in his career.
A. manage B. manager C. management D. managerial
12. Joe decided to enter law school ____________.
A. despite father’s objection B. no matter how difference his father’s idea was
C. his father, though, objected D. though objected his father.
13. The latest news ____________ from the earthquake.
A. that 2 more victims had been rescued
B. of 2 more victims had been rescued
C. was that 2 more victims had been rescued
D. was about 2 more victims had been rescued
14. No one is listening to his explanation, ____________?
A. is it B. isn’t she C. are they D. aren’t they
15. Let’s leave early. We can’t risk ____________ in heavy traffic during rush hours.
A. to hold up B. to be held up C. holding up D. being held up
16. The authority ____________ the storm victims with food and clothes.
A. gave B. bought C. offered D. provided
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
17. A. attempts B. shares C. looks D. beliefs
18. A. communist B. minority C. private D. right
19. A. rushed B. trusted C. stopped D. passed
III. Find the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting
20. Environmentalists are urging people not using the products which do harm to the
environment. A B C D
 21. I believe that most of the reasons presenting in the report were convincing.
A B C D
22. The Nobel prize winning candidate, accompanied by his wife and children,
A B C
are staying in Sweden.
D
23. Hurricanes from Gulf of Mexico have been caused considerable damage to coastal
A B C D
cities in Texas.
24. Before the supermarket was built, people used to buy their food at the street market,
A B C
weren’t they?
D
IV. Read the passage and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each space:
My parents came here from a Greek island of Kalymnos in 1965. I was 8 years old, the eldest
of 4 children. We (25) ____________ a house with 3 other families from Kalymnos when we arrived
in Sydney. We were quite lucky – both my parents (26) ____________ jobs and after 20 months
here they bought a house. But life wasn’t easy for my parents. Language (27) ____________ a real
problem and they really settled (28) ____________ here. They missed their friends back home,
Greek hospitality in general, and the closeness (29) ____________ nature they had on the island. In
1980, they moved back to Greece and my father died 5 years later.
25. A. shared B. belonged C. used D. lived
26. A. looked B. took C. found D. saw
27. A. is B. was C. for D. has
28. A. out B. in C. for D. down
29. A. to B. in C. at D. for
V. Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the one provided
30. The secret to success is hard work.
A. Working hard ensures success
B. One must work hard to keep secret
C. One cannot succeed if he has secret
D. If you keep your work secret, you’ll succeed
31. “Would you mind if I smoked here?”, said the man.
A. The man wanted to smoke in here.
B. The man warned me to smoke in here.
C. The man asked for permission to smoke in there.
D. The man offered me a cigarette to smoke in there.
32. “Get in my car. I take you to the station”, he asked.
A. He asked me to get in his car to take him to the station.
B. He offered to give me a lift to the station.
C. He suggested going to the station.
D. He asked me to give him a lift to the station.
33. I tried to eat the cake, but it was too sweet.
A. It was such a sweet cake that I could not eat it.
B. I have never eaten such a sweet cake before.
C. The cake was very sweet and I could eat it.
D. I tried to eat the cake because it was so sweet.
VI. Reading comprehension
Ever since humans have inhabited the Earth, they have made use of various forms of
communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral
speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in
which motions stand for letters, words and ideas. Tourists, the deaf and the mute have had to resort
to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact,
and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot.
Body language transmits ideas or thought by certain actions, either intentionally or
unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod
signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction.
Other form of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with
the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also
guide, warn, and instruct people.
While verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also
express human thoughts and feelings.
34. Sign language is said to be very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally,
except for ____________.
A. Spelling B. Ideas C. Whole words D. Expressions
35. Which of the following best summarizes this passage?
A. When language is a barrier, people will find other forms of communication.
B. Everybody uses only one form of communication.
C. Nonlinguistic language is valueless to foreigners.
D. Although other forms of communication exist, verbalization is the fastest.
36. Which form other than oral speech would be most commonly used among blind people?
A. Picture signs B. Braille C. Body language D. Signal flags
37. Which of the following is not true:
A. There are many forms of communication in existence today.
B. Verbalization is the most common form of communication.
C. The deaf and the mute use an oral form of communication.
D. Ideas and thoughts can be transmitted by body language.
38. How many different forms of communication are mentioned here?
A. 5 B. 7 C. 9 D. 11
VII. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
39. A. assistance B. appropriate C. supportive D. informality
40. A. attract B. suppose C. biologist D. signal
PRACTICE TEST 2
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. machine B. children C. change D. lunch
2. A. enfangered B. destroyed C. damaged D. provided
3. A. classes B. stretches C. comprises D. potatoes
Choose the word whose stress is placed differently from the others
4. A. experience B. certificate C. enthusiasm D. shortcoming
5. A. develop B. disappointedly C. polite D. commitment
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting
6. Although the social sciences different from one another, they share a
A B C
common interest in human relationship.
D
7. American’s first satellite exploded before it had risen three and a half feet off the ground.
AB C D
 8. Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his car keys.
A B C D
9. We moved to the front row in order we could hear and see better.
A B C D
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank place in each sentence
10. “Is Mary still here?” “No, she was the first ___________.
A. leaving B. to leave C. that she left D. B & C are correct
11. I remember ___________ my mother say that the grass needs ___________.
A. to hear / cutting B. hearing / to cut C. hear / cutting D. hearing / cutting
12. There are two school systems in England: state school system and ___________ school
system.
A. independent B. secondary C. vocational D. national
13. If a student wants to be admitted to the university in Viet Nam, he has to meet certain
______.
A. requirements B. certificates
C. admission D. tutorial appointments
14. She is worried _________ the coming exam because she has been often absent
___________ school.
A. for / at B. about / from C. for / from D. about / in
15. Does the quality of teaching depends ___________ the class size ?
A. on B. of C. for D. in
16. I missed the train ___________ catch to work.
A. which I usually B. that I usually C. I usually D. All are correct
17. If you had learnt the calculations, you ___________ by the salesman.
A. wouldn’t have cheated B. wouldn’t be cheated
C. wouldn’t have been cheated D. won’t cheat
18. If you need anything, ___________.
A. remember to call me B. you could call me
C. you’ll call me D. you call me
19. They are excellent students ___________ the teacher has complete confidence.
A. who B. that C. whom D. in whom
20. This young author has already received the sort of ___________ that many older heads have
had to strive a lifetime for.
A. recognition B. attraction C. compulsion D. comment
21. When you come to the interview, remember to be on time and dress _______ and
_________.
A. neat / informally B. neatly / formally
C. formally / casually D. personally / comfortable
22. ___________ the rise in employment, people still seem to spend more.
A. as long as B. so as to C. in spite of D. because of
23. Yesterday when she ___________ the tree, she suddenly ___________ down.
A. climbed / fell B. was climbing / falls
C. climbed / was falling D. was climbing / fell
24. The facilities of the older hospital ___________.
A. is as good or better than the new hospital
B. are as good or better than the new hospital
C. are as good or better than those of the new hospital
D. are as good or better that new hospital
25. Bill never does anything if you don’t tell him what to do.
A. If you tell Bill what to do, he never does anything.
 B. If you don’t tell Bill what to do, he does anything.
C. Unless you don’t tell Bill what to do, he never does anything.
D. Unless you tell Bill what to do, he never does anything.
26. Mr Brown mended the washing machine for me.
A. I had my washing machine mended by Mr Brown.
B. I asked Mr Brown to mend his washing machine.
C. I had Mr Brown mend my washing machine.
D. A & C are correct
27. The river was ____________________.
A. so rough that they didn’t dare to swim across it.
B. too rough for them to swim across it.
C. such a rough one that they swam across it.
D. not rough enough for them to swim across.
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space in the passage.
Many people now think that teachers give pupils too much homework. They say that it is
(28)____________ for children to work at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most
teachers do not (29) ____________ plan the homework tasks they give to pupils. The result is that
they have to repeat the task which they have already done at school.
Recently in Greece many parents have complained (30) ____________ the difficult homework
which teachers gave to their students. The parents said that most of the homework was a (n)
(31)_____ of time, and they wanted to (32) ____________ it. In Holland teachers allow pupils to
stay at home to do their homework. (33) ____________ arrangements also exist in some British
schools.
Most people agree that homework is unfair. A pupil who can do his homework in a quiet and
comfortable room is in much (34) ____________ position than a pupil who does his homework in a
small, noisy room with a television on. Some parents help their children with their homework. Others
take no (35) ____________ at all in their children’s homework.
28. A. unwise B. unreal C. unkind D. unnecessary
29. A. comfortable B. excitedly C. properly D. obviously
30. A. about B. for C. to D. with
31. A. period B. waste C. effect D. test
32. A. continue B. stop C. close D. take
33. A. Similar B. Same C. Likely D. The same as
34. A. good B. well C. better D. bad
35. A. look B. interest C. remark D. attention
Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each question
A report published by the Family Policy Studiers Unit in 1988 called Inside the family suggests
that there has been little change in the kinds of tasks carried out by men and women in the home –
even in homes where the wife has a job.
75% of women with a part-time job still cook the evening meal regularly while 95% take care
of all the washing and ironing. Husbands are involved in cleaning in only 17% of the households
investigated although more than 36% are prepared to do the household shopping. The care of
elderly relatives and children are still mainly tasks carried out by women; 85% take responsibility for
elderly relatives while 87% of the time spent looking after children is put in by mothers.
The little time that men spend with children usually involves the more enjoyable aspects of
child-care such as play and outing. Men also use their time at home on household repair.
36. According to the passage, there have so far been ____________
A. few changes in household tasks done by men.
B. important changes in household tasks done by men.
 C. many changes in household tasks done by men.
D. A & B are correct.
37. Which sentence is NOT TRUE about household tasks?
A. Mothers do no less than 87% of the time involved in looking after children.
B. Men’s time spent with children is mostly involved in play and outing.
C. Household work is equally shared among men and women.
D. About three-quarters of women still have to cook the evening meal.
38. According to the survey, ____________________________________
A. 25% of women with a part-time job still have to cook the evening meal.
B. In nearly 87% of the households investigated, husbands are involved in cleaning.
C. In 95% of the households investigated, wives still do the washing and ironing.
D. 15% of women look after elderly relatives.
39. The survey shows that ____________________________________
A. much support is provided by husbands if there are elderly relatives to be looked after.
B. mothers will do no less than 87% of the time involved in taking care of after small
children.
C. fathers spend a lot of time on child-care.
D. husbands help their wives a lot in feeding, dressing and bathing children.
40. The word “investigated” is closest in meaning to:
A. carefully examined B. looked for something carefully
C. continued D. invested