TEST 1

I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1) a. habitat b. undersea c. Indian d. Antarctic
2) a. activity b. variety c. diversity d. contribution
3) a. existence b. importance c. endanger d. herbicide

II. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
4) a. line b. medicine c. examine d. determine
5) a. losing b. close c. open d. hold

III. Choose a, b, c or d that best completes each unfinished sentence; best substitutes the underlined
part; or has the same meaning to the sentence above.
6) The new laws to conserve wildlife in the area will come into force next month.
a. protect b. pollute c. destroy d. eliminate
7) Water pollution is more and more serious due to the tests of nuclear weapons in the seas and
oceans.
a. circulation b. environment c. elimination d. contamination
8) He said that he would never sell the ______ collections of stamp that his father gave him.
a. value b. invaluable c. valueless d. invaluably
9) She is a famous ______. She is very interested in producing wild animals from extinction.
a. conserve b. conservationist c. conservation d. conservational
10) The natural ______ of water is influenced by trees, grasses, and other plant life.
a. round b. circulation c. surround d. road
11) Without plants on earth, we ______.
a. cannot exist b. will not exist c. would not exist d. aren’t going to exist
12) It is impossible to do this work.
a. It is impossible to be done this work. b. To be done this work is impossible.
c. Being done this work is impossible. d. This work is impossible to be done.
13) The teacher made us do a lot of homework because the final examination is coming.
a. A lot of homework was made to do b. We were made to do a lot of homework by our teacher
c. A lot of homework was made by teacher d. We were made do a lot of homework by our teacher

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 14) The farmer removed some undeveloped trees to improve the growth of the rest.
a. eliminated b. planted c. fertilized d. transferred
15) They have just passes some new law to protect wildlife.
a. marine b. mammal
c. animals living in natural condition d. endangered species
16) They ______ at work.
a. allow not to be worn jeans b. are not allow being wear jeans
c. are not allowed to wear jeans d. do not allowed wearing jeans
17) Hundreds of job ______ if the factory closes.
a. lose b. will be lost c. are lost d. will lose
18) -Why did Lan look so unhappy?
- She ______ by her classmates.
a. laughed at b. had been laughed at c. was laughing at d. have been laughed at
19) Slow down ______.
a. in case you will get an accident. b. and you will get an accident
c. provided that you would get an accident d. or you will get an accident
20) Can you imagine what ______ if everyone ______.
a. will happen/ can fly b. would happen/ could fly
c. had happened/ could have flown d. happened/ will have flown

IV. Error identification.

21) The flood are caused billions of dollars in damage to homes, businesses, water treatment,
a b c
facilities, bridges, roadways, and farmland.
d
22) Almost every part of the world have been experienced an earthquake in recent years, and
a b
will experience earthquake in the year to come.
c d
23) When a little girl, she wasn’t let to go out in the rain.
a b c d
24) Many native flora are at risk of dying if we step in to save them right now.
a b c d
25) I think a new air - conditioner ought be in installed by Sunday.
a b c d

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V. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given sentence.
26) You can’t say anything that would persuade me to live overseas.
a. You can’t say nothing that would be persuaded me to live overseas.
b. You can say anything to persuade me to live overseas.
c. Nothing can be said to persuade me to live overseas.
d. Nothing can’t be said that would persuade me to live overseas.
27) “Would you like to go out for dinner with me?” Tom said to Peter.
a. Tom suggested going out for dinner.
b. Tom suggested that they went out for dinner.
c. Tom asked if Peter like to go out for dinner.
d. Tom invited Peter out for dinner.
28) “Thanks a lot. You’ve helped me a lot.”
a. Tom thanked Peter for helping him.
b. Tom said thanks to Peter.
c. Tom insisted on Peter helping him.
d. Tom apologized for helping Peter.
29) “I won’t leave before you come.”
a. Helen agreed to not leave until Peter came.
b. Helen promised to wait until Peter came.
c. Helen refused to leave until Peter came.
d. Helen said she won’t leave until Peter came.
30) We must go now, or we will be late.
a. If we didn’t go now, we would be late.
b. If we hadn’t gone, we would have been late.
c. If we don’t go now, we will be late.
d. We wouldn’t be late if we went now.

VI. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and many other products by the cultivation of certain
plants and raising of domesticated animals. The practice of agriculture is known as “farming”. Scientists,
inventors and others have devoted to improving farming methods and implements. More people in the world
are involved in agriculture as their primary economic activity than in any other, yet it only account for four
percent of the world’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product).
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 Agriculture sometimes refers to subsistence agriculture, the production of enough food to meet just the needs
of a farmer and his family. It may also refer to industrial agriculture, (often referred to as factory farming)
long prevalent in developed nations, which consists of obtaining financial income from the cultivation of land
to yield products, the commercial raising of animals, or both.
Agriculture is also short for the study of the practice of agriculture - more formally known as agriculture
science. Increasingly, in addition to food for humans and animal feeds, agriculture produces goods such as
flowers, nursery plants, timber or lumber, fertilizers, animal hides, leather, industrial chemicals (such as starch,
sugar, ethanol, alcohols and plastics), fibers, fuel, and both legal and illegal drugs (biopharmaceuticals,
tobacco, marijuana, opium, cocaine). Genetically engineered plants and animals produce specialty drugs.
31) Agriculture ______.
a. does not involve the raising of domesticated animals.
b. does not produce food.
c. interests no scientists.
d. consists of cultivating and raising.
32) ______ is the practice of agriculture.
a. Fishing b. Raising c. Farming d. Improving
33) Which is not referred in the text?
a. Subsistence agriculture b. Industrial agriculture
c. Agricultural science d. Chemical agriculture
34) According to the writer, _____.
a. there are fewer people who are involved in agriculture than in any other
b. agriculture shares the most proportion of the world’s GDP.
c. no one studies the practice of agriculture
d. industrial agriculture is prevalent in developed countries.
35) Agriculture does not produce _______.
a. fossil fuels b. timber c. drugs d. chemical

VII. Supply the correct verb forms.

36) I (see) __________ a car accident while I (wait) __________ for you on this corner yesterday.
37) Mr. Jones (be) __________ principal of our school since last year.
38) Mr. Smith (teach) __________ at this school since he (graduate) __________ in 1980.
39) My father (not watch) __________ TV every night.
40) I (meet) __________ Arthur three weeks ago.
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VIII. Sentences transformation.
41) “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?” - said John.
→ John suggested _____________________________________________________________________.
42) Although both his legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it
exploded.
→ Despite his ________________________________________________________________________.
43) I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
→ This is the first time ________________________________________________________________.
44) After fighting the fire for twelve hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out.
→ The firemen managed _______________________________________________________________.
45) The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house.
→ Plans _____________________________________________________________________________.
46) In Stratford - on - Avon, we saw Shakespeare’s birthplace.
→ We saw the house __________________________________________________________________.
47) It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Sunday.
→ You ______________________________________________________________________________.
48) “How many survivors are there?” - asked the journalist.
→ The journalist _____________________________________________________________________.
49) It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.
→ The meat was ______________________________________________________________________.
50) It is essential that Professor Van Helsing is met at the airport.
→ Professor Van Helsing ______________________________________________________________.

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 TEST 2

I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentences that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
1) Chris: “__________________”
Sheila: “To help me broaden my knowledge.”
A. What do you collect stamps for? B. When do you like collecting stamps?
C. Why don’t you like collecting stamps? D. Could you tell me how you collect your stamps?
2) John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?”
Laura: “__________________”
A. Yes, it’s an absurd question. B. There’s no doubt about it.
C. Of course not. You bet! D. Well, that’s very surprising.

II. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

For a long time, people on our Earth didn’t think a lot about greenhouse gases. The situation changed when
people started using more and more energy in the (3) ______ of fossil fuels, like oil, gas and coal. We burn
fossil fuels to (4) ______ factories, run cars, produce electricity and heat houses. As fossil fuels burn, they let
carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

During the last few decades people have also cut down many forests. Trees use carbon dioxide when they
make their own food. Fewer trees mean that (5) ______ carbon dioxide is taken out of the atmosphere.

Finding a solution to solve the world’s biggest environmental problem is not an easy task. Although we need
energy to make our economy grow, there are things that could be done to (6) ______ off this problem. Carpools
or traveling by public transport could take many cars off the roads. You could turn off lights, TV sets,
computers and other electrical items (7) ______ you don’t need them. Companies have been spending a lot of
money to produce items that use little energy.

3) A. scheme B. form C. pattern D. shape

4) A. meet B. supply C. power D. move
5) A. few B. less C. fewer D. little
6) A. overcome B. compete C. beaten D. fight
7) A. because of B. unless C. if D. due to

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III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
8) The number of rare animals is decreasing rapidly.
A. increasing B. reducing C. producing D. containing
9) The pollution is very complicated to solve.
A. prompt B. quick C. easy D. complex

IV. Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Have you ever received a letter or a postcard or maybe even a package in the mail? Did you wonder where it
came from, and how your mailman knew where to bring it?

There are different types of Postal Workers who all have slightly different tasks that they spend their day
working. Clerks, for example, generally work in the post office and help people in line with buying postage,
sending mail, and collecting packages. “Behind the scenes” at the post office are the Sorters, who work
alongside sorting machines to organize and sequence the mail according to the address where it’s going. Then,
of course, there are the Mail Carriers, who deliver the mail to the homes or businesses where it’s going. In
some areas, Mail Carriers travel by foot while in others they drive in a small truck or a car. Mail Carriers also
collect mail that people want to send out and bring it back to post office for sorting and shipping.

In the U.S., billions of letters are mailed and delivered by Postal Workers every week. Mailmen must often
work long hours, starting early in the morning or finishing late in the evening to help all of our letters to get
to their destinations on time. Next time you send something in the mail, think about all of the workers along
the way who will help it arrive on the other end.

10) How many types of postal workers are there atone post office?
A. five B. two C. four D. three
11) Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the mailmen in the U.S.?
A. They make sure all mails are punctual. B. They have little time off.
C. They just work in the morning. D. They have huge workload per week.
12) What is the final message of the author in writing this passage?
A. Customers should be considerate of postal worker’s hard job.
B. Customers should send mails over shorter distances.
C. Mailmen should be paid more for their hard work.
D. Cars should be paid more for their hard work.
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13) Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the job of postal workers?
A. Sometimes, mail carriers help take letters to post office.
B. Clerks deal with the classification of mails and packages.
C. A sorter’s job might not be clearly seen by customers.
D. Some mail carriers work long hours, walking from home to home
14) What is the correct sequence of dealing with postage?
A. Sorting – Delivering – Collecting B. Collecting – Delivering – Sorting
C. Collecting – Sorting – Delivering D. Sorting – Collecting – Delivering

V. Choose the word, phrase or utterance (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
15) The host city was so big that we had to buy a map ______.
A. we would have lost without it B. without it we would have got lost
C. without which we would have got lost D. we would have got lost
16) The problem ______ never occurred to me.
A. I had expected B. I had expected with C. that I had expected it D. which I had expected it
17) With the ______ of human beings, many animals have become extinct.
A. difference B. interference C. distraction D. annoyance
18) Fossil fuels are ______ resources that cannot be replaced after use.
A. non-renewable B. unlimited C. alternative D. renewable
19) ______ is a sport of fighting with long thin swords.
A. Wrestling B. Basketball C. Fencing D. Hockey
20) In this restaurant I met the waiters, several of ______ are college students.
A. whom B. who C. that D. them
21) WHO has ______ offices and operations around the world.
A. set up B. brought C. made up D. taken up
22) The Vietnamese swimmer, Anh Vien, ______ at line 9, is speeding up to the finish.
A. swimming B. that is swimming C. swims D. whom swims
23) My sister would like to send this parcel express. What is the ______ on it?
A. postage B. price C. value D. cost
24) She felt ______ and protected when she was with her parents.
A. unpleasant B. courteous C. secure D. thoughtful
25) On some special occasions, people often march and demonstrate to show their ______.
A. culture B. nation C. sport skills D. solidarity
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 26) High quality ______ enable competitors to achieve the best results.
A. items B. efforts C. games D. facilities
27) Global warming will result ______ crop failures and famine.
A. from B. in C. of D. to
28) _____ a high level of blood cholesterol.
A. It is eggs that contain B. It is eggs contain
C. Those are eggs it contains D. It is eggs that contains
29) Try to be ______. The presenter will not be waiting for any late comers.
A. well-trained B. courteous C. punctual D. satisfied
30) The singer was ______ on the piano by her sister.
A. accompanied B. helped C. played D. performed

VI. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
31) Ha Long, where is famous for its amazing natural beauty, is rapidly developing in tourism.
A B C D
32) How to make full use of alternative sources of energy are a question for researchers all over the world.
A B C D
33) The Asian Games, which is held every four years, is a time for athletes to promote unity, solidarity, and
A B C
friendly.
D
34) I classify the stamps in my collection in many categories according to where they come from.
A B C D
35) I found my new contact lenses strangely at first, but I got used to them in the end.
A B C D

VII. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
36) A. prospered B. exploded C. attracted D. exhausted
37) A. cycling B. fencing C. facility D. decade
38) A. protect B. official C. modest D. collect

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VIII. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
39) A. available B. accomplished C. alternative D. geothermal
40) A. devastate B. satisfy C. organize D. preserve

IX. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets.

41) A modern building should be ____________ and equipped with advanced technology. (SPACE)
42) My uncle tells me that all I need is to practice ____________ and I should be able to play it.
(REGULAR)
43) ____________ is free on orders over $30. (DELIVER)
44) Governments are working together to help protect ____________ animals. (DANGER)
45) My collection includes stamps from a ____________ of countries all over the world. (VARIOUS)

X. Complete each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed
before it.
46) The only one to suggest a project on energy saving is my classmate. (Rewrite and Use Relative
Clauses)
→ My classmate is _____________________________________________________________________
47) My sister has al lot of friends. None of them are married. (Combine and Use Relative Clauses)
→ My sister __________________________________________________________________________
48) Reading really helps you improve your use of language. (Rewrite and Use Relative Clauses)
→ It _________________________________________________________________________________
49) The book which was published last week is his first writing for children. (Reduce the Relative
Clause)
→ The book __________________________________________________________________________
50) Alexander Graham Bell invented the first practical telephone. He passed away at the age of 75.
(Combine and Use Relative Clauses)
→ Alexander Graham Bell ______________________________________________________________

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