KEY - PRACTICE TEST (A - 2015) - 8

PART ONE. LEXICO - GRAMMAR

I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. D
5. A. concede to sb: thừa nhận thất bại trước ai
6. B
7. C (on one's own initiative: tự mình làm, ko cần ai bảo)
8. A (breathe down one's neck: theo dõi sát sao ai)
9. C (repent: ăn năn, hối lỗi)
10. D (; revoke: rút lại, thu hồi lại; dispense: phân phối, cấp phát; detach: gỡ ra; refrain: kiềm chế,
nhịn)
11. A (compromise: thỏa hiệp/ gây hại; conciliate: thu phục, lấy lại được; confront: chạm trán, đương
đầu)
12. D (diseminate: gieo rắc, phổ biến; disentangle: gỡ rối; deride: cười nhạo; dwindle: thu nhỏ lại)
13. B (designate: chỉ định)
14. D (relinquish: từ bỏ - collocation: reliquish control of sth)
15. D. (outright: dứt khoát, thẳng thừng)
16. C. (loom on the horizon: vấn đề lớn, đáng lo ngại)
17. C. (languish: mòn mỏi chờ - obscurity: sự tối tăm/ trạng thái ít người biết đến)
18. D
19. A (under way: is happening/ in progress)
20. C (tie the knot = get married; feel the pinch: túng thiếu; pull a few strings: sử dụng ảnh hưởng
của mình để làm gì; be up and about: bình phục sau khi ốm/ tai nạn)
21. A (in full swing: đang diễn ra sôi nổi, đang lúc cao trào; up in the air = not yet decided; over the
moon = extremely happy; under a cloud: bị nghi ngờ đã làm gì sai trái)
22. D. (rife with: đầy rẫy, nhiều)
23. C. (touch of: gây ra điều gì ko hay)
24. B (as regards: used for introducing a subject that you will be discussing)
25. B (face of: compete/ fight with each other)
26. D (stumble over words: nói vấp)
27. D (squirrel away: tích trữ, cất giữ; hammer away at sb = keep attacking sb; jabber about: nói liến
thoắng; slave away = work very hard)
28. C (tally with: phù hợp, ăn khớp với)
29. B (egg sb on: xúi giục)
30. A (pin one's hopes/ faith on: hy vọng nhiều vào...)
II. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank.
1. breakthrough 2. non-addictive 3. co-educational 4. conscience-stricken (ăn
năn, hối lỗi)
5. criminology 6. overweight 7. dropouts 8. workaholic (nếu làm
hard-working vẫn được chấm)
9. incapable 10. water-resistant 11. envisioned/ envisaged (mường tượng, hình
dung) 12. incorrigible: ko thể sửa được (sửa lại từ cần biến đổi trong bài từ
"RIGHT thành CORRECT cho cô nhé) 13. subservient = less important than sth else
14. preponderance (sự vượt trội, ưu thế hơn = predominance) 15. outcry (sự phản đối, la ó)
III. Identify ten errors in the passage and correct them.
1. catch => put
2. awarding => rewarding
3. bit => bỏ bit
4. to consider => considered
5. unheard of => unheard of for
6. thought => thinking
7. bring => put
8. straight => straightforward
9. doubt => point
10. take => put
IV. Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each blank space
1. C 2. B (spur: khuyến khích, thúc đẩy) 3. A 4. D
5. B (susceptible: dễ bị tổn thương)
6. D (proliferate: sinh sôi, nảy nở)
7. C 8. A 9. D 10. B 11. C 12. C 13. D 14. A 15. B
V. Fill in each of the blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word.
1. briefly 2. which 3. them 4. as 5. found 6. made/ found
7. performed/ had/ served 8. married 9. civic 10. provided/ supplied
11. contrary 12. in 13. majority 14. that 15. employment/ work
16. ran/ managed

PART TWO. READING COMPREHENSION

I. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow
1. NOT GIVEN 2. YES 3. YES 4. NOT GIVEN 5. YES 6. NO 7. NO
8. role sign 9. ritual 10. role sign 11. role set 12. C
II. Read the passage and do the following tasks
1. vi. 2. ii 3. iii 4. vii 5. v
6. FALSE 7. TRUE 8. TRUE 9. FALSE 10. NOT GIVEN
11. B 12. D 13. H 14. A 15. G

PART THREE: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

Rewrite each sentence in such away that it means almost the same as the one printed before it.
Use
the word in brackets.
1. It is open to speculation (as to) whether Mary will participate in the contest.
2. Henry’s illness resulted from his taking on too much work at the office.
3. No sooner had/was the announcement been made/made than everyone burst out laughing/into
laughter.
4. In all likelihood/probability, we’ll hear a great deal more about pollution in the next few years.
5. For fear of his money being stolen/that his money should be stolen, he put it all in a safe.
6. It has been three months since I (last) heard from him.
7. Pride yourself/yourselves on the achievements you have made so far.
8. However badly his son behaves, he never resorts to corporal punishment.
9. You shouldn’t fall for his sugary words.
10. Roger lost to Novak once more/one more time in the Dubai tournament.
11. ........put paid to any...........
12. .......it off immediately but I couldn't take.........
13. ....... (any) more than 20 push-ups before.........
14. ....... crossed my mind (that) the supermarket would ..........
15. ....... our holiday short because airport workers were...........