TEST 16

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main
stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. prefer B. reflect C. local D. remote
Question 2: A. disappear B. engineer C. understand D. attachment
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. treated B. practiced C. laughed D. jumped
Question 4: A. heavy B. head C. weather D. earth
Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 5. After the historic meeting in Singapore, Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump met each other in Ha Noi last week.
A. important B. accidental C. temperate D. insignificant
Question 6. The rest of the team complained that Sarah wasn’t pulling her weight.That’s why their important project didn’t meet
a deadline. A. making  hay while the sun shines B. performing her item successfully
C. coming up with brilliant ideas D. working as hard as others people in the group

Learning does not just mean studying from a textbook and copying it down come test time — it refers to drawing meaning
from your work and seeing how it’s important and connected to a broader concept or idea.
Though for many students “learning” may consist of memorizing formulas, dates, and facts, they often miss the bigger
picture. If you spend all of your efforts on memorizing and none of your efforts on understanding what you are actually doing, by
the time the next test rolls around, the information stored in your short term memory may be completely forgotten.
As an example, take two students, Julie and Brian. Both students are in high school, getting ready for an upcoming
mathematics test. Julie memorizes the way that you solve each problem, all of the formulas, and knows exactly what steps she
needs to do to solve any of the example questions. Brian also memorizes the formulas but concentrates on the why — and
understands why the examples are done the way that they are, comprehending the methods and connecting any relevant prior
knowledge to each question at hand. Both might ace the test, but come exam time, Julie will have to memorize the concepts all over
again — and one slight twist in the question may throw her off. Brian, however, understanding the concepts behind his steps, will
be much better off come any challenging question, and practicing questions will come more naturally to him.
That being said, not all students must be categorized into being a Julie or a Brian — instead, they may fit in between the two.
The important take-away is understanding how important asking “why?” really is. In the midst of stress or a heavy workload, this
question is often forgotten — yet it is the key to lifelong learning. Practicing the art of asking “why” not only enriches one’s
curiosity, but it feeds your desire to learn beyond the textbook.
Question 07: Which is the most suitable title for the passage?
A. How to Prepare for the Next Tests? B. Julie and Brian’s Ways to Learn
C. When Can You Ace the Tests D. What Does Lifelong Learning Mean for Students?
Question 08: The word “that” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. the examples B. the way C. the methods D. prior knowledge
Question 09: According to paragraph 3, why is Brian’s method of learning superior to Julie’s?
A. He memorizes clearly and exactly formulas, dates, and facts.
B. He memorizes the way to solve each problem thoroughly.
C. He does not concentrate on why the problems are solved in the way they are.
D. He understands why, comprehends the methods and connects prior knowledge to the question.
Question 10: The word “ace” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. set out B. involve in C. get out D. succeed in
Question 11: Which statement is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. You should understand the meaning of your work. B. It is enough to memorize formulas, dates, and facts.
C. Brian does not concentrate on the why. D. It is not necessary to understand the importance of asking why.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 12: No announcement has been _______ of the decision to build a special school for disabled children in the area.
A. taken B. made C. told D. done
Question 13: ________ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.
A. Being not B. Not having been C. Have not been D. Having not been
Question 14: Robert Merton discusses cultural, economic and social ________ contributing to the development of modern science
in The Sociology of Science.
A. forces B. powers C. strength D. impacts
Question 15. In order to______ their goals in college, students need to invest the maximum amount of time, money and energy in
their studies. A. achieve B. catch C. establish D. manage
Question 16: The jumped up and cheered when their attacker scored the only goal at the end of the friendly football
match. A. viewers B. audience C. spectators D. observers
Question 17. _________, remember to bring some sample of your work.
A. When you attend the interview B. After you attend the interview
C. At the time you are attending the interview D. As soon as you attend the interview
Question 18. John: “Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?” Mary: “_______________”
A. Yes, I’d love to. B. Very kind of your part. C. It’s a pleasure. D. Yes, I couldn’t agree with you more.
Question 19: The refuse collectors often work at night or even at midnight because they take_______ for keeping the city clean and
beautiful. A. possibility B. ability C. responsibility D. probability
Question 20: My mother ______ me against staying late night after night to prepare for exams.
A. recommended B. encouraged C. warned D. reprimanded
Question 21: -She must have been sleepless last night. Otherwise, her eyes _______ so bloody now.
A. won’t look B. wouldn’t look C. wouldn’t have looked D. looked
Question 22: You can count the number of times he’s paid for dinner on the __________ of one hand.
A. thumbs B. back C. nail D. fingers
Question 23: ______ our pre-paid order, they failed to send us the items in time.
A. Regardless of B. Without any notice of C. With respect to D. On behalf of
Question 24. After having enough money, he bought his children__________ LG television.
A. the B. a C. an D. 0 (no article)
Question 24: This software may not be _________ with older operating systems.
A. competent B. complacent C. compatible D. comportable
Question 25. Mike and Lane are neighbors. They are talking about Lane's party.
Mike: “Thank you for a lovely evening”. Lane: “_________________.”
A. Yeah. I'm really looking forward to it B. Thank you very much indeed
C. It depends on you D. You are welcome.
Question 26: Although some societies are ________ undeveloped, their languages – from a linguist’s point of view – are very
complex. A. technology B. technological C. technologically D. technologist
Question 27: Jane wasn’t sure that she had passed the test, but she was keeping her ________ crossed.
A. hairs B. legs C. fingers D. hands
Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Long before they can actually speak, babies pay special attention to the speech they hear around them. Within the first
month of their lives, babies' responses to the sound of the human voice will be different from their responses to other sorts of
auditory stimuli. They will stop crying when they hear a person talking, but not if they hear a bell or the sound of a rattle. At first,
the sounds that an infant notices might be only those words that receive the heaviest emphasis and that often occur at the ends of
utterances. By the time they are six or seven weeks old, babies can detect the difference between syllables pronounced with rising
and falling inflections. Very soon, these differences in adult stress and intonation can influence babies' emotional states and
behavior. Long before they develop actual language comprehension, babies can sense when an adult is playful or angry, attempting
to initiate or terminate new behavior, and so on, merely on the basis of cues such as the rate, volume, and melody of adult speech.
Adults make it as easy as they can for babies to pick up a language by exaggerating such cues. One researcher observed
babies and their mothers in six diverse cultures and found that, in all six languages, the mothers used simplified syntax, short
utterances and nonsense sounds, and transformed certain sounds into baby talk. Other investigators have noted that when mothers
talk to babies who are only a few months old, they exaggerate the pitch, loudness, and intensity of their words. They also
exaggerate their facial expressions, hold vowels longer, and emphasize certain words.
More significant for language development than their response to general intonation is observation that tiny babies can
make relatively fine distinctions between speech sounds. In other words, babies enter the world with the ability to make precisely
those perceptual discriminations that are necessary if they are to acquire aural language.
Babies obviously derive pleasure from sound input, too: even as young as nine months they will listen to songs or stories,
although the words themselves are beyond their understanding. For babies, language is a sensory-motor delight rather than the route
to prosaic meaning that it often is for adults.
Question 28: According to the author, why do babies listen to songs and stories, even though they cannot understand them?
A. They can remember them easily. B. They focus on the meaning of their parents' word.
C. They enjoy the sound D. They understand the rhythm.
Question 29: The word "diverse" is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. different B. surrounding C. stimulating D. divided
Question 30: Why does the author mention "a bell and a rattle"?
A. To contrast the reactions of babies to human and nonhuman sounds
B. To give examples of typical toys that babies do not like
C. To explain how babies distinguish between different nonhuman sounds
D. To give examples of sounds that will cause a baby to cry
Question 31: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The differences between a baby's and an adult's ability to comprehend language
B. How babies perceive and respond to the human voice in their earliest stages of language development
C. The response of babies to sounds other than the human voice
D. How babies differentiate between the sound of the human voice and other sounds
Question 32: The word "emphasize" is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. stress B. leave out C. explain D. repeat
Question 33: What point does the author make to illustrate that babies are born with the ability to acquire language?
A. Babies exaggerate their own sounds and expressions. B. Babies begin to understand words in songs.
C. Babies notice even minor differences between speech sounds. D. Babies are more sensitive to sounds than are adults.
Question 34: The word "noted" is closest in meaning to______________.
A. requested B. observed C. theorized D. disagreed
Question 35: Which of the following can be inferred about the findings described in paragraph 2?
A. Babies ignore facial expressions in comprehending aural language
B. Mothers from different cultures speak to their babies in similar ways
C. Babies who are exposed to more than one language can speak earlier than babies exposed to a single language.
D. The mothers observed by the researchers were consciously teaching their babies to speak.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following questions.
Question 36: Einstein’s theory relativity seemed incredible at the time that he first introduced it.
A. believable B. complicated C. brilliant D. famous
Question 37: They were condemned for having acted irresponsibly towards the environment.
A. acquired B. criticised C. commended D. supported
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions.
Question 38: "Don't forget to give the book back to Mary," he said to me.
A. He reminded me to give the book back to Mary. B. He reminded me to forget to give the book back to Mary.
C. He advised me to give the book back to Mary. D. He advised me to forget to give the book back to Mary.
Question 39: It is said that two men were arrested after the explosion.
A. People said two men be arrested after the explosion. B. Two men are said to be arrested after the explosion.
C. Two men are said to have been arrested after the explosion. D. Two men were said to be arrested after the explosion.
Question 40: Thanks to her high grades at university, she was offered the position.
A. It was her high grades at university which offer her the position.
B. If she got high grades at university, she would be offered the position.
C. If she didn't get high grades at university, she would not be offered the position.
D. If she hadn't got high grades at university, she would not have been offered the position
Mark A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the questions.
Question 41: I listen to English songs all day. I want to take part in an English singing contest. .
A. I listen to English songs all day to take part in an English singing contest.
B. I listen to English songs all day so that to want to take part in an English singing contest. .
C. I listen to English songs all day so as I want to take part in an English singing contest.
D. I listen to English songs all day in order I want to take part in an English singing contest.
Question 42: I’m sure it wasn’t Mr. Phong you saw because he’s in Hanoi.
A. It couldn’t be Mr. Phong you saw because he’s in Hanoi. B. You mustn’t have seen Mr. Phong because he’s in Hanoi
C. Mr. Phong mightn’t see you because he’s in Hanoi. D. It can’t have been Mr. Phong you saw because he’s in Hanoi.
Mark A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the questions.
Question 43: Because the boy spent too many time surfing the Internet and playing computer games, he didn’t pass the final exam.

Question 44: Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments.

Question 45: The U23 Vietnamese football team's performance has garnered attendance from around the world and shown promise
for Vietnam's soccer horizon.
Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage.
Some doctors think that you should drink a glass of water each morning. You should drink this water first thing before
doing anything else. The (46)________ of the water should be similar to body temperature; neither too hot nor too cold. Why
should you drink this water? Water helps your body in many ways. It helps clean out your kidneys. It prepares your stomach for
(47)________, water can also help your intestines work better. After drinking water, the intestines can more easily take out
nutrients from our food. Water also helps us go to the bathroom more easily,
Scientists suggest that people (48)________ 1,600 milliliters of water each day. But don't drink all of that water in one
sitting. (49)________ you do, your kidneys will have to work much harder to eliminate it. It's better to drink some in the morning
and some in the afternoon. Some people think it's better to drink between meals and not during meals. They think water dilutes the
juices produced in our stomachs, (50)________ can interfere with normal digestion. Are you drinking enough water every day?
Check the color of your urine. If it is light yellow, you are probably drinking enough. If your urine is very dark yellow, you
probably need to drink more water. A little more water each day could make you much healthier!
(Adapted from Reading Challenge 1 by Casey Malarcher and Andrea Janzen)
Question 46. A. moisture B. heat C. coolness D. temperature
Question 47. A. digestion B. digestive C. digestible D. digest
Question 48. A. take on B. take up C. take in D. take off
Question 49. A. If B. Though C. Moreover D. So that
Question 50. A. that B. which C. who D. whom
Question 1: Under no ________ did my teacher permit us to cheat in exams.
A. account B. circumstances C. condition D. reason
Question 2:The teacher was not wrong to ________the child’s attention to the errors inspelling, but he should have centred in the
child’s ideas in composition, A. captured B. attracted C. draw D. approached
Question 3: Thanks to the development of information technology, our life is becoming_______.
A. more and more good B. better and better C. good and good D. best and best
Question 4: Lan has been a nurse all her life. She has spent her life caring for ________ sick. A. X B. the C. a D. an
Question 5: The boss has got angry. I ________ more careful when I talked to him.
A. need have been B. must have been C. should have been D. can have been
Question 6: Because of the inflation crisis, the denominations of money are now in _______ of losing their value.
A. warning B. worry C. threat D. danger
Question 7: This woman has _________ her whole life to helping others.
A. initiated B. appalled C. appealed D. dedicated
Question 8: People who live in or near endangered animals’habitats _______ wildlife product for their livelihood.
A. take care of B. rely on C. pay attention to D. think of
Question 9: When Steve retired, he decided to take ________badminton. A. over B. on C. up D. out
Question 10: “What time shall we leave?” – “ ______________________.”
A. The soonest the best B. Sooner better C. Soonest and best D. The sooner the better
Question 11: I feel very tired. I ________ in the garden for the last two hours.
A. have been working B. worked C. have worked D. had been working
Question 12: Lucie asked me ______ a big doll for her on birthday the day before.
A. why had I not bought B. why I didn't buy C. why hadn’t I bought D. why I had not bought
Question 13: Although he has not got necessary experience, he used to take a _____ in business administration.
A. curriculum B. course C. school D. class
Question 14: Jack has decided to ________ the time he spends watching television.
A. come up with              B. cut down on          C. run out of            D. make up for
Question 15: A professor recently came _______ an unknown poem by Shakespeare while he was looking through an old book.
A. round B. off C. up against D. across
Question 16. Your sister used to visit you quite often, ____________?
A. didn’t she B. doesn’t she C. wouldn’t she D. hadn’t she
Question 17. I think that you had better__________ earlier so that you can get to class on time.
A. to start to get up B. started getting up C. start getting up D. starting to get up
Question 18: This shirt is ______ that one.
A. a bit less expensive B. as much expensive as C. not nearly as expensive as D. much far expensive than
Question 19: The teacher as well as his students____________ at the school meeting yet.
A. arrived B. hasn’t arrived C. haven’t arrived D. not arriving
Question 20: It is essential that Alice __________ about his responsibilities in the meeting tomorrow
A. be reminded B. must remind C. will be reminded D. will remind
Mark A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the questions.
Question 21: Housewives do not have to spend a lot of time doing housework any more.
A. Housework will never be done by housewives any more.
B. Housewives have to spend more and more time to do housework.
C. Never have housewives spent as much time doing housework as they do now.
D. No longer do housewives have to spend a lot of time doing housework.
Question 22: Mary and Jane like these stories. They are very interesting.
A. Mary and Jane, who are very interesting, like these stories. B. Mary and Jane like these stories, which are very interesting.
C. Mary and Jane like these stories, which they are very interesting D. Mary and Jane like these stories, that are very interesting.
Question 23: My sister didn’t leave the car key. As a result, I couldn’t pick her up at the airport.
A. If my sister left the car key, I would pick her up at the airport.
B. If my sister had left the car key, I would have picked her up at the airport.
C. If my sister have left the car key, I would have picked her up at the airport.
D. If my sister had left the car key, I could pick her up at the airport.
Question 24: We whispered. We didn’t want anyone to hear our conversation.
A. We whispered in order that noone could hear our conversation. B. We whispered in order not to hear our conversation.
C. We whispered so quiet that our conversation will be a secret. D. We whispered so as no one to hear our conversation.
Question 25: The traffic was bad. However, Mr. David managed to get to his office on time.
A. Despite of the bad traffic, Mr. David managed to get to his office on time.
B. In spite of the traffic was bad, Mr. David managed to get to his office on time.
C. Although the traffic was bad, but Mr. David managed to get to his office on time.
D. In spite of the bad traffic, Mr. David managed to get to his office on time.
Question 26: This actress always wears clothes made by a famous fashion designers.
Question 27: You should show your best side, your keenness to work and your sense of responsible.
Question 28: My son watches often the news on TV before going to bed.
Ques 29: The examination will test your ability to understand spoken English, to read non-technical language and writing
correctly.
Question 30: He has made a lot of mistakes in his writing because his carelessness.
Mark A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s)
Question 31: Within a week on display at the exhibition, the painting was hailed as a masterpiece.
A. a down- to – earth work of art B. an excellent work of art C. an expensive work of art D. a large work of art
Question 32: Deer like figures made from willow shoots are the oldest evidence of human habitation in the Grand Canyon
A. proof B. clue C. dispute D. exhibit
Question 33: I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.
A. have got home dry B. have been successful C. have not got wet D. have got no water
Question 34: Roget's Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the ideas they express
rather than by alphabetical order. A. unless B. instead of C. as a result of D. as well as
Question 35: He has got the knock from his job for incompetence so he’s applying for another .
A. been dismissed B. been prevented C. been taken on D. been selec