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PRACTICE TEST 16 (G7)

PART A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.5 pt.)
1. A. stamp B. banana C. bamboo D. mammal 1....................
2. A. garland B. garlic C. garage D. garden 2....................
3. A. medicine B. memory C. metro D. medium 3....................
4. A. hear B. swear C. dear D. rear 4....................
5. A. seed B. committee C. deed D. steep 5....................
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others (0.5 pt.)
1. A. gather B. destroy C. discount D. district 1....................
2. A. century B. impressive C. adventure D. appear 2....................
3. A. occasion B. occurrence C. virus D. remember 3....................
4. A. important B. implication C. humanity D. minority 4....................
5. A. photographer B. secretary C. psychologist D. astronomer 5....................

PART B. USE OF ENGLISH

I. Choose the option that best completes each of the following sentences (1 pt.)
1. - “Good luck in exams!” - “_____”
A. You mention it. B. Never mind. C. I hope not. D. You too! 1. ……………
2. We looked everywhere but the burglar was nowhere _____.
A. to find B. found C. to be found D. having found 2. ……………
3. It was very good _____ you to help Dave with his homework!
A. of B. to C. with D. for 3. ……………
4. - “It's going to rain.” - “_____”
A. I hope not so. B. I don’t hope, either.
C. Of course not. You bet. D. I hope not. 4. ……………
5. Students, especially good students, always have a lot of questions. A teacher _____ them.
A. used to answer B. used to answering
C. is used to answer D. is used to answering 5. ……………
6. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
A. speed B. expect more C. do better D. treat better 6. ……………
7. Heavy snowfalls made _____ planes to land or take off.
A. it impossible B. impossible for C. it impossible for D. impossible 7. ……………
8. “Don’t stay up late any longer, _____?”
A. do you B. won’t you C. will you D. should you 8. ……………
9. _____ you stop playing loud music, I’ll call the police.
A. Unless B. If not C. When D. If 9. ……………
10. All work is better than _____ at all.
A. not B. none C. no D. no one 10. …………..

II. Use the correct form of the given word to complete each of the following sentences (1 pt.)
1. It is our _____ to bring you a safe flight! PLEASE 1. ……………
2. Reading newspapers is a good way to increase your_____. KNOW 2. ……………
3. She gets irritated very _____ by loud noises. EASY 3. ……………
4. You should learn the _____ verbs by heart. REGULAR 4. ……………
5. Big C is an ideal _____ for local people to go shopping. LOCATE 5. ……………

III. Use the correct form and tense of the verb in brackets to complete each of the following sentences (1 pt.)
a. I’m afraid George (1. not be) here right now. He (2. go) to the hospital to see his 1. ……………
grandmother this morning. 2. ……………
b. - “You (3. see) Tom today so far?” 3. ……………
- “No. It is nearly a week since I last (4. meet) him. 4. ……………
c. When they came home from the concert, they found that somebody (5. break) into it. 5. ……………

PART C. READING
I. UNDERLINE the mistake in each sentence and CORRECT it in the given space (2 pts.)
1. I’m sure we locked the door when we were leaving. I remembered how I locked it. 1. ……………
2. This concert is more worse than I expected it to be. 2. ……………
3. The body depends in food because food is the primary source of energy. 3. ……………
4. Computers programs and data are protected by some virus protectors. 4. ……………
5. Pollution is considered as a seriously problem in many big cities. 5. ……………
6. Lan’s hobbies are reading novels, travelling and cook for her family. 6. ……………
7. After a seven-hours flight, they got exhausted and sleepy. 7. ……………
8. John hasn’t heard about the news, and neither did I. 8. ……………
9. Trees provide us with most oxygen than we can imagine. 9. ……………
10. We haven’t got enough informations about the coming exam. 10.…………...
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II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage (1 pt.)
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), (1) _____ in Milan, Ohio (U.S.A), was one of the (2) _____’s greatest
inventors. As a boy, he had a great deal (3) _____ imagination and curiosity.
His first great interest was chemistry. When he was only ten, he began to grow and sell vegetables so (4)
_____ he could buy chemicals for making experiments. Five years later, he got a job on a train; however, as soon as
a laboratory accident occurred, he (5) _____ his job and became unemployed. Then, he (6) _____ to learn telegraphy
and worked in several telegraphy offices in the United States and Canada. Soon, he made a large amount of (7)
_____ by selling some of his inventions for a telegraph instrument.
He began on (8) _____ own: setting up workshop and laboratory, making instruments and working on his
inventions. In 1877, he was very (9) _____ of having invented the gramophone, an old (10) _____ of record player.

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

III. Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) (1 pt.)
Millions of young people play video games. Some play them at home; others play them in arcades.
The inventors of the games become very rich, some of the inventors are as young as 14 or 15. These
games are good fun, but players must be careful. They should not spend much time on these games
because they can become tired or dizzy. Sometimes, players spend too much time on their own
because they like to play video games so much. One doctor advises that children should spend only a
small part of their free time playing video games. They must take part in outdoor activities with their
friends and develop their social skills, instead of staying indoors.
1. Nowadays, video games are very popular among young people. 1. ……………
2. Most inventors of the games are teenagers. 2. ……………
3. Playing video games too much can cause dizziness. 3. ……………
4. Players sometimes like to play video games alone. 4. ……………
5. The doctor says children must stay indoors to play. 5. ……………

PART D. WRITING
I. Write full sentences using the words given. Make some changes if necessary (1 pt.)
1. tomorrow / Ba’s / birthday party / start / five o’clock / his home / finish / nine o’clock /.
à …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
2. most popular / after-school / activity / baseball / , / football / basketball /.
à …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
3. aunt / busy / so / , / remember / wash / iron / your / own clothes /.
à …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
4. future / , / we / have / less work / do / more money / spend /.
à …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
5. vegetables / good / you / , / but / must / wash / carefully / before / eat.
à …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................

II. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the original meaning (1 pt.)
1. Minh wasn't at home last night, and neither were his parents.
à Minh wasn't at home last night, and his …………………………………………………………………………………...
2. Nam likes staying at home better than going to the zoo.
à Nam prefers …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. What was her weight last year?
à How much …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Quang Ninh.
à It takes ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
5. No explanation is necessary.
à It is………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..........
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