OBJECTIVE TEST 1*

Name: ………………………………………………. Class: ……... Total: …..… / 60 Mark

I. Choose the word pronounced differently from the rest. (5pts)

1. A. blessed B. minced C. wicked D. wretched
2. A. slaughter B. throughout C. drought D. laughter
3. A. trainer B. fairness C. impairment D. dairy-maid
4. A. shoelace B. necklace C. embrace D. commonplace
5. A. excellent B. exercise C. expense D. explanation
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other three. (5pts)
1. A. popularize B. apologize C. maximize D. pasteurize
2. A. best-selling B. high-pitched C. multi-purpose D. red-hot 
3. A. ignorant B. horizon C. amazement D. adjacent
4. A. interpret B. internal C. interval D. interior
5. A. majority B. ceremony C. astronomy D. investiture
III. Choose the word which best completes each sentence. (15pts)
1. I'm ……………… edge about this new play I'm putting on
A. in B. at C. from D. on
2. I've ……………….. how many times she's been late for work this month.
A. lost my marbles of B. lost count of C. lost my head of D. lost my mind of
3. I am ………………. tired to think about that problem at the moment.
A. simply B. nearly C. far too D. much more
4. There is a widening ………………… between the middle classes and the poorest sections of society.
A. gulf B. nuance C. unevenness D. enclosures
5. Whatever Jane……………………. to do, she finishes.
A. gets on B. sees to C. sets out D. looks for
6. The dealer wanted £400, I wanted to pay £300, and we finally agreed to ……………….. the difference.
A. divide B. split C. drop D. decrease
7. I have several problems at the moment, …. the least of which is lack of money.
A. but B. not C. only D. far
8. You may not have liked her, but ………………. be quite so rude?
A. should be B. did you dare to C. did you need to D. would you have to
9.  I truly feel ………………… you in your terrible misfortune.
A. about B. in C. back D. for
10. Thank you very much. I haven't been to ………………. party for ages.
A. a so enjoyable B. the so enjoyable C. so enjoyable a D. so enjoyable
11. It was a long dispute with neither side giving ……………….easily.
A. clearance B. ground C. inch D. hand
12. Whether it was true or not was………………….., but it is obviously had the desired effect.
A. immaterial B. immaculate C. immeasurable D. impeccable
13. Money was short and people survived by ……………….. and saving.
A. scrimping B. scavenging C. scouring D. scrounging
14. It is a difficult balance for all of us, but we must be totally ……………… in how we deal with it.
A. light-hearted B. like-minded C. even-handed D. absent-minded
15. Although he held some strong opinions, he eventually had to ……………. down and admit he was wrong.
A. move B. wear C. back D. put
IV. Read the passage and fill in the gap with ONE word. (15pts)
Nothing's New In Medicine Throughout the ages, disease has stalked our species. Prehistoric humans must
quickly have learnt (1) ……………….. could be eaten without danger, and how to avoid plants that could (2)
……………….. about illness. They found leaves, berries and the bark of different trees that could actually heal
wounds and cure the sick, and (3) ………………….. soon became a special skill to understand natural
medicine. Ever (4) …………………. the dawn of history, medicine men and wise women have always been
expert in treating diseases and have dispensed medicine with ritual and magic. (5) ………………… trial and
error they discovered treatments for almost (6) …………………….. affliction prevalent at the time. The
precious recipes for preparations which could relieve pain, stop fits, sedate or stimulate were (7) 
……………….. down from generation to generation, (8) ………………… there was (9) ………………….. exact
understanding of the way in (10) …………………….. the medicines worked. Nevertheless, (11)
…………………… the power of these primitive medicines, generations were still ravaged by disease. (12)
……………….. the last 150 years, scientists and doctors, (13) ……………………. work has focused on these
early medicines, have learnt that their power derived (14) ……………….. certain chemicals which were found
in herbal remedies or could be synthesized in the laboratory. In just (15) ……………………… a way, advances
in modern medicine continue, aided by the discoveries made centuries ago by our ancestors. 
V. Read the text and decide which word best option. (10pts)
United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day's work for a fair's day
pay. The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair's day pay. But in (1) ………………. , UPS
expects maximum output from its employees. Since 1920s, the firm's industrial engineers have been studying
every detail of every task (2) ………………….. by most UPS employees. From their studies have come time
and motion standards that (3) ………………. how those tasks are performed and how long they should take.
Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a customer's door at a speed of exactly three feet per second.
They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (4) …………… time looking for a doorbell. Work
engineers are (5) ………………. riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at
customers' doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break. And they are not (6) …………….. to pointing out the
occasional inefficiency. Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and
constantly (7) ………………. them until their work is up to standard. The (8) ………………of all this work
engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the most efficient companies anywhere. It's also a
highly profitable company. Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (9)……………… in
meeting the UPS standards each day. Others, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, that it is
impossible for them to (10) …………………..at work. UPS officials claim that the standards provide
accountability. And, they say, employees who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the
end of the day. 
1: A. fact B. exchange C. return D. short
2: A. hold B. performed C. accepted D. under
3: A. indicate B. govern C. demonstrate D. tell
4: A. wasting B. spend C. spending D. waste 
5: A. consistently B. continually C. constructively D. chronically
6: A. impolite B. brave C. intimate D. averse
7: A. scolding B. criticizing C. encouraging D. correcting
8: A. task B. reason C. object D. target
9: A. pride B. passion C. interest D. pleasure
10: A. rest B. relieve C. relax D. restrain 
VI. Find one word which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. (5pts)
1. ___________________.
- She ….… great insight into the music business during her period of work experience at the record company.
- The intruder …… .. ………….access to the building through a skylight which had been left open.
- Greg was horrified to find that after two weeks on his special diet he had actually ..…………….….weight.
2. ___________________.
Eddie is hoping to get a part in the new ………………….. of the musical Cats.
- They are increasing the ………….……..of ice cream because of greater demand during the hot weather.
- Students should note that …… ……..…. of a current student card entitles them to a 10% discount.
3. ___________________.
He kicked the football so hard that it went over the hedge and …………………. in the neighbor’s garden.
- Celia’s daughter has ……………….herself a great job working on the set of the latest James Bond movie.
- Despite the poor visibility, the pilot ……....…..the plane safely and didn’t have to divert to another airport.
4. ___________________.
Boris had a small part in the play but …………………… as a program seller before the performance.
- Pippa ……………… her efforts as she was determined to succeed.
- The investment was so good that I …………………my money in three months.
5. ___________________.
- Don’t put anything heavy on top. The structure is too ……………………. to support it.
- World leaders are worrying the …….... economy may further destabilize the volatile situation in the country.
- The death of your rabbit is a ……….….. excuse for not turning up at the ceremony. Tell me another.
VII. Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets. (5pts)
1. I need to write down all my qualifications and experience before I apply for jobs. (CV) 
I need to ………………………………………………………………………. before I apply for jobs. 
2. Your family should really be more important to you than your work. (PRIORITY)
Your family should really ………………………………………………………….. your work.
3. Nita soon gained several promotions at work. (LADDER)
Nita soon ……………………………………………………………………………….. at work.
4. Bill hates his new boss so much that I think he'll soon leave. (RESIGNATION)
Bill hates his new boss so much that I think he'll soon ………………………………………………….....….
5. I know I had a gambling addiction in the past, but you don’t need to remind me of that wrongdoing. (NOSE)
I know I had a gambling addiction in the past, but you don’t need to ……………………………………….
 OBJECTIVE TEST 1* - KEY-
Name: ………………………………………………. Class: ……... Total: …..… / 60 Mark
I. Choose the word pronounced differently from the rest. (5pts)
1. A. blessed B. minced C. wicked D. wretched
2. A. slaughter B. throughout C. drought D. laughter
3. A. trainer B. fairness C. impairment D. dairy-maid
4. A. shoelace B. necklace C. embrace D. commonplace
5. A. excellent B. exercise C. expense D. explanation
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other three. (5pts)
1. A. popularize B. apologize C. maximize D. pasteurize
2. A. best-selling B. high-pitched C. multi-purpose D. red-hot 
3. A. ignorant B. horizon C. amazement D. adjacent
4. A. interpret B. internal C. interval D. interior
5. A. majority B. ceremony C. astronomy D. investiture
III. Choose the word which best completes each sentence. (15pts)
1. I'm ……………… edge about this new play I'm putting on
A. in B. at C. from D. on
2. I've ……………….. how many times she's been late for work this month.
A. lost my marbles of B. lost count of C. lost my head of D. lost my mind of
3. I am ………………. tired to think about that problem at the moment.
A. simply B. nearly C. far too D. much more
4. There is a widening ………………… between the middle classes and the poorest sections of society.
A. gulf B. nuance C. unevenness D. enclosures
5. Whatever Jane……………………. to do, she finishes.
A. gets on B. sees to C. sets out D. looks for
6. The dealer wanted £400, I wanted to pay £300, and we finally agreed to ……………….. the difference.
A. divide B. split C. drop D. decrease
7. I have several problems at the moment, …. the least of which is lack of money. (not the lest: emphasize n)
A. but B. not C. only D. far
8. You may not have liked her, but ………………. be quite so rude?
A. should be B. did you dare to C. did you need to D. would you have to
9.  I truly feel ………………… you in your terrible misfortune.
A. about B. in C. back D. for
10. Thank you very much. I haven't been to ………………. party for ages.
A. a so enjoyable B. the so enjoyable C. so enjoyable a D. so enjoyable
11. It was a long dispute with neither side giving ……………….easily.
A. clearance B. ground C. inch D. hand
12. Whether it was true or not was………………….., but it is obviously had the desired effect.
A. immaterial B. immaculate C. immeasurable D. impeccable
13. Money was short and people survived by ……………….. and saving.
A. scrimping B. scavenging C. scouring D. scrounging
14. It is a difficult balance for all of us, but we must be totally ……………… in how we deal with it.
A. light-hearted B. like-minded C. even-handed (công bằng, vô tư) D. absent-minded
15. Although he held some strong opinions, he eventually had to ……………. down and admit he was wrong.
A. move B. wear C. back D. put
IV. Read the passage and fill in the gap with ONE word. (15pts)
Nothing's New In Medicine Throughout the ages, disease has stalked our species. Prehistoric humans must
quickly have learnt (1) …what….. could be eaten without danger, and how to avoid plants that could (2) bring
about illness. They found leaves, berries and the bark of different trees that could actually heal wounds and
cure the sick, and (3) ……it….. soon became a special skill to understand natural medicine. Ever (4) since the
dawn of history, medicine men and wise women have always been expert in treating diseases and have
dispensed medicine with ritual and magic. (5) ……by / through… trial and error they discovered treatments
for almost (6) ……any / every ….. affliction prevalent at the time. The precious recipes for preparations which
could relieve pain, stop fits, sedate or stimulate were (7)  …handed / passed….. down from generation to
generation, (8) ……although / though/ while/ whilst…… there was (9) ………no.. exact understanding of
the way in (10) …………which.. the medicines worked. Nevertheless, (11) …despite/
notwithstanding……… the power of these primitive medicines, generations were still ravaged by disease.
(12) …During / within/ in/ over….. the last 150 years, scientists and doctors, (13) …whose…. work has
focused on these early medicines, have learnt that their power derived (14) ……from.. certain chemicals
which were found in herbal remedies or could be synthesized in the laboratory. In just (15) ……such… a way,
advances in modern medicine continue, aided by the discoveries made centuries ago by our ancestors. 

V. Read the text and decide which word best option. (10pts)
United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day's work for a fair's day
pay. The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair's day pay. But in (1) ………………. , UPS
expects maximum output from its employees. Since 1920s, the firm's industrial engineers have been studying
every detail of every task (2) ………………….. by most UPS employees. From their studies have come time
and motion standards that (3) ………………. how those tasks are performed and how long they should take.
Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a customer's door at a speed of exactly three feet per second.
They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (4) …………… time looking for a doorbell. Work
engineers are (5) ………………. riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at
customers' doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break. And they are not (6) …………….. to pointing out the
occasional inefficiency. Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and
constantly (7) ………………. them until their work is up to standard. The (8) ………………of all this work
engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the most efficient companies anywhere. It's also a
highly profitable company. Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (9)……………… in
meeting the UPS standards each day. Others, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, that it is
impossible for them to (10) …………………..at work. UPS officials claim that the standards provide
accountability. And, they say, employees who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the
end of the day. 
1: A. fact B. exchange C. return D. short
2: A. hold B. performed C. accepted D. under
3: A. indicate B. govern C. demonstrate D. tell
4: A. wasting B. spend C. spending D. waste 
5: A. consistently B. continually C. constructively D. chronically
6: A. impolite B. brave C. intimate D. averse
7: A. scolding B. criticizing C. encouraging D. correcting
8: A. task B. reason C. object D. target
9: A. pride B. passion C. interest D. pleasure
10: A. rest B. relieve C. relax D. restrain 
VI. Find one word which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. (5pts)
1. Felicity ………gained…….great insight into the music business during her period of work experience at the
record company.
- The intruder …… .. …….access to the building through a skylight which had been left open.
- Greg was horrified to find that after two weeks on his special diet he had actually ..……….weight.
2. Eddie is hoping to get a part in the new ……production………of the musical Cats.
- They are increasing the …. ……..of ice cream because of greater demand during the hot weather.
- Students should note that …… …. of a current student card entitles them to a 10% discount.
3. He kicked the football so hard that it went over the hedge and …… landed.in the neighbor’s garden.
- Celia’s daughter has ……………….herself a great job working on the set of the latest James Bond movie.
- Despite the poor visibility, the pilot ……....…..the plane safely and didn’t have to divert to another airport.
4. Boris had a small part in the play but __doubled__ as a program seller before the performance.
- Pippa ……………… her efforts as she was determined to succeed.
- The investment was so good that I …………………my money in three months.
5. Don’t put anything heavy on top. The structure is too … weak …….. to support it.
- World leaders are worrying the …….... economy may further destabilize the volatile situation in the country.
- The death of your rabbit is a ……….….. excuse for not turning up at the ceremony. Tell me another.
VII. Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets. (5pts)
1. I need to write down all my qualifications and experience before I apply for jobs. (CV) 
I need to put together my CV before I apply for jobs. 
2. Your family should really be more important to you than your work. (PRIORITY)
Your family should really take priority over your work.
3. Nita soon gained several promotions at work. (LADDER)
Nita soon moved up the ladder at work.
4. Bill hates his new boss so much that I think he'll soon leave. (RESIGNATION)
Bill hates his new boss so much that I think he'll soon hand in his resignation. 
5. I know I had a gambling addiction in the past, but you don’t need to remind me of that wrongdoing. (NOSE)
I know I had a gambling addiction in the past, but you don’t need to rub my nose in it.