PRACTICE TEST 16

PART A: LANGUAGE FOCUS (4.0 POINTS)

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (0.6p)
1. A. stopped B. ordered C. cleaned D. played
2. A. ethnic B. earthquake C. although D. think
3. A. plug B. pollute C. funnel D. dump
II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the others (0.4p)
1. A. earthquake B. Tunic C. typhoon D. label
2. A. evidence B. decorate C. eruption D. luxury
III. Complete the following sentences by circling the correct answers. (2.0p)
1. My brother wishes he .....................................pass the final exam
A had B could C will D were
2. The students are playing ...........................in the school yard at recess
A happy B unhappy C happiness D happily
3. He suggested.......................a bus to the countryside at weekend
A take B to take C took D taking
4. Mr. Quan has much money. .............., he is not happy
A although B so C However D therefore
5. The hotel....................................we spent our vacation was vey expensive
A Who B Whom C Which D Where
6. Maryam was very impressed by the………………..of Hanoi people
A friend B friendly C friendliness D friendship
7. We are surprised ..................Minh has won the gold medal.
A Who B Which C that D but
8. If I.................a bird, I...................be a dove
A am – will B will be - would C was - would D were - would
9. ........................the heavy rain, they went out without a raincoat
A Despite B Because C Even though D because of
10. Miss Smith likes traveling, ...........................?
A doesn’t Miss Smith B does she C doesn’t she D doesn’t he
IV. Put the right form of the words in the blanks. (1p)
1. When my mother (cook).............................lunch ,the light went out
2. If people go on littering, the environment (be)……………..polluted seriously
3. My sister (write).................................................for Hanoi newspaper for 2 years
4. My children(take)........................................to the beach by Mr. Dung last Sunday
5. Mr. Hung often (come)………………..to work on time
PART B: READING (3.0 POINTS)
I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each blank. (1p)
Christmas is my favorite holiday. I enjoy (1) … Christmas cookies and planning parties. I love sending
cards and hearing from old friends. I love seeing children open their (2) … on Christmas morning. Most
of all, I love one special custom that we have in our family. On the night before Christmas we (3) ….. in
warm clothing and go from house to house in our neighborhood. At each house, we (4) …... Christmas
songs.
Then we go to a hospital or a home for elderly people and we sing there. We want to let people know
that we care about them. Afterward, we come home and drink hot chocolate by the (5) ….. I love this!
1. A. bake B. baking C. to bake D. baked
2. A. presents B .gifts C. offers D. Both A and B
3. A. wear B. put on C. dress up D. get
4. A. sing B. shout C. cry D. speak
 5. A. fireworks B. fireplace C. light D. firecrackers
II. Read the passage and do the task below. (2ps)
The environment is everything around us, both natural and made by man. A major problem in
the world today is the destruction of natural environment.
This is a complicated problem. We burn fuel, and this causes air pollution. We throw away plastic
bags, containing toys and other objects. These stay in the environment, they are not like paper or wood
that slowly disappear. We have made thousands of new chemicals. Factories that make or use chemicals
always have chemical wastes. These are often poisonous, and they also stay in the environment.
Since 1945 several countries have been testing nuclear bombs in the air and underground. The
explosions in the air cause nuclear fallout. The fallout causes cancer, kills animals and people. Nuclear
power plants that make electricity also produce dangerous wastes and have accidents that can be very
disastrous.
Answer the questions:
1. What is the main problem in the world today?

2. What does burning fuel cause?

3. where are the chemical wastes from?

4. What does the word that in passage 3 mean?

A. Nuclear B. plants C. nuclear power plants D. the fallout
5.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The important of the environment
B. The destruction of natural environment.
C. The effect of the environment
D. The cause of pollution
PART C: WRITING (3.0 POINTS)
I. Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meanings as the original ones.
(2.0p)
1. What a pity! Phong’s team doesn’t win the match
-> Phong wishes ………………………..
2. They have to rebuild the central hospital immediately
-> The central hospital ...................................................................................................
3. Mrs. Lien got lost because she didn’t know the way
->Because of...............................................................................................................
4. Neil Armstrong lived in the USA. He first walked on the Moon
-> Neil Armstrong Who.................................................................................................
5. “Where are you going tomorrow, Minh?” Long said
->Long asked Minh..................................................................................................
II. In about 100 words, write a paragraph about the topic “What are the disadvantages of social
networking sites?”. (1.0p)
The following ideas may help you:
- take a lot of time
- decrease face-to-face communication skills
- put people under the threat of bullying