TEST 28; IN CLASS; NAME:

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 1: A. complained B. roared C. existed D. decayed
Question 2: A. creature B. creamy C. creative D. crease
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. secure B. oblige C. vacant D. equip
Question 4: A. enterprise B. prevention C. fertilize D. implement
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5: ______ non – verbal language is ______ important aspect of interpersonal comminication.
A. no article – an B. A – the C. The – no article D. The – a
Question 6: If it ____ for the heavy storm, the accident would not have happened.
A. weren’t B. hadn’t been C. isn’t D. were
Question 7: David __________ his hands. He just __________ the TV set.
A. is washing – has just repaired B. washes – repairs
C. have washed – repaired D. will wash – repaired
Question 8: We were expecting beautiful weather at the beach, but it was so cold and rainy that, __________
getting a suntan, I caught a cold.
A. compared to B. just as C. in case of D. instead of
Question 9: She never says anything good about me. She is forever running me _________
A. over B. down C. out D. off
Question 10: The more you talk about the matter, _____________.
A. the situation seems the worse B. the situation seem worse
C. the worse seems the situation D. the worse the situation seems
Question 11: All commuters __________ the main highway to get to the center of the city will face delays of up to
an hour today because of on-going construction.
A. use B. used C. using D. will use
Question 12: I’m considering ____________ home now.
A. go B. to go C. going D. about going
Question 13: Because of the_______ of hospital employees at the hospital, the head of administration began
advertising job openings in the newspaper.
A. short B. shorter C. shorten D. shortage
Question 14: In making remarks, he ____________to understatement.
A. declined B. intended C. aligned D. inclined
Question 15: We are going to have a trip to Hanoi. We need to___________ arrangements for the trip carefully.
A. do B. make C. get D. pay
Question 16: If you want your children to play football well, you need to find a good ____.
A. supervisor B. teacher C. coach D. captain
Question 17: The village was ____ visible through the dense fog.
A. only B. barely C. mostly D. hard
Question 18: If the factory closes, that will be a million dollars' worth of investment down the _______.
A. river B. ocean C. beach D. drain.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 19: Though many scientific breakthroughs have resulted from mishaps it has taken brilliant thinkers to
recognize their potential.
A. accidents B. misunderstandings C. incidentals D. misfortunes
Question 20: Let’s wait here for her; I’m sure she’ll turn up before long.
A. arrive B. return C. enter D. visit
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 21: Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court.
A. failed to pay B. paid in full
C. had a bad personality D. was paid much money
Question 22: I think we have solved this problem once and for all.

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A. forever B. incompletely C. temporarily D. in the end
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 23: - Mai: “I don’t think I can do this.” – Nhung: “_____”
A. Oh, come on! Give it a try! B. Yeah. It’s not easy.
C. No, I hope not. D. Sure, no way!
Question 24: - Jennifer: “I believe that supermarkets are much better than traditional markets.”
- Katherine: “_________. Each has its own features.”
A. I couldn’t agree with you more. B. That’s completely true.
C. I disagree with you. D. I can’t help thinking the same
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29.
Finding Beauty in the City
Cities are known to have lives of their own, and photographers are able to (25) _____ some of it. Whether taking
shots of people walking on a crowded street or time-lapse shots of cars driving at night, the (26) ______ photos can
be breathtaking. Because many of the shots taken are of man-made objects like architecture, many emotions that
come into (27) _____ wouldn’t be found in nature photography. Photos can show the wonder of a child staring at a
fountain as water shoots upward in the sunlight. They can also show the sadder side, such as a camp of homeless
people living in terrible poverty. (28)_____of what they show, there is always beauty to be found, even if it is
beauty in something that is showing an ugly truth.
Depending on the time of the day, photos taken in an urban environment can change drastically. To see the (29)
_______ of a building as its shadow is cast on the lawn of a park is always amazing to see.
Question 25: A. capture B. catch C. sieze D. see
Question 26: A. causing B. mentioning C. involving D. resulting
Question 27: A. practice B. action C. play D. work
Question 28: A. Regardless B. Due to C. Without D. Unaware
Question 29: A. edge B. outline C. line D. description
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the questions.
What Do You Think?
We have all had bad experiences with restaurants, stores, or hotels. Maybe you have gone to a restaurant that served
terrible food. Perhaps you have gone to a store that had high prices or bad service. Or maybe you have booked a
hotel and found out later that the room was nothing like the advertisement.
These days, we have a better chance of preventing these unpleasant surprises. We can do this by using apps. “App”
is short for “application”. An app is a computer programme on a smartphone. You can use apps to do almost
anything. Apps can help you play games, get directions, talk to friends, and so on.
If you want to find information about a store or a hotel, you can use a review app. Review apps help us evaluate
services and products before we hand over our money. The idea is very simple. After you go to a restaurant or stay
in a hotel, you can post a review with one of your apps. You can say anything you want. If you like a hotel you
stayed in, you can tell people that it was wonderful. If you think that the food in a certain restaurant was bad, then
you tell people not to eat there. Other people can use their apps to read your reviews.
Plenty of people prefer not to use these review apps. Many of these people prefer to go out and decide for
themselves whether or not a service is good. However, review apps are getting more and more popular every day.
Some apps are for specific services. For example, Tripadvisor focuses on travel, and Goodreads focuses on books.
There are also other, larger apps that provide information for just about every service that you can think of. 5
Question 30: Which of the following would be another good title for the passage?
A. Wasteful Apps B. Complaints from Customers
C. Customer Services D. Conveniences for Customers
Question 31: The phrase “is short for” in paragraph 2 can best be replaced by ________.
A. stands for B. supports C. takes after D. offers
Question 32: If you want to book a hotel, how can a review app help you?
A. It can tell you about the hotel before you book it.
B. It can tell you how to use a smartphone.
C. It can tell you about other people who post reviews.
D. It can help you write better reviews.
Question 33: The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.
A. A restaurant B. A hotel C. A review D. An idea

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Question 34: According to the passage, why do some people prefer NOT to use review apps?
A. They don't trust review apps. B. They don't know how to use review apps.
C. They think review app are too hard. D. They prefer to make their own decisions.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following questions.
Culture is a word in common use with complex meanings, and is derived, like the term broadcasting, from the
treatment and care of the soil and of what grows on it. It is directly related to cultivation and the adjectives cultural
and cultured are part of the same verbal complex. A person of culture has identifiable attributes, among them a
knowledge of and interest in the arts, literature, and music. Yet the word culture does not refer solely to such
knowledge and interest nor, indeed, to education. At least from the 19th century onwards, under the influence of
anthropologists and sociologists, the word culture has come to be used generally both in the singular and the plural
(cultures) to refer to a whole way of life of people, including their customs, laws, conventions, and values.
Distinctions have consequently been drawn between primitive and advanced culture and cultures, between elite and
popular culture, between popular and mass culture, and most recently between national and global cultures.
Distinctions have been drawn too between culture and civilization; the latter is a word derived not, like culture or
agriculture, from the soil, but from the city. The two words are sometimes treated as synonymous. Yet this is
misleading. While civilization and barbarism are pitted against each other in what seems to be a perpetual
behavioural pattern, the use of the word culture has been strongly influenced by 6 conceptions of evolution in the
19th century and of development in the 20th century. Cultures evolve or develop. They are not static. They have
twists and turns. Styles change. So do fashions. There are cultural processes. What, for example, the word cultured
means has changed substantially since the study of classical (that is, Greek and Roman) literature, philosophy, and
history ceased in the 20th century to be central to school and university education. No single alternative focus
emerged, although with computers has come electronic culture, affecting kinds of study, and most recently digital
culture. As cultures express themselves in new forms not everything gets better or more civilized.
The multiplicity of meanings attached to the word made and will make it difficult to define. There is no single,
unproblematic definition, although many attempts have been made to establish one. The only nonproblematic
definitions go back to agricultural meaning (for example, cereal culture or strawberry culture) and medical meaning
(for example, bacterial culture or penicillin culture). Since in anthropology and sociology we also acknowledge
culture clashes, culture shock, and counter-culture, the range of reference is extremely wide.
Question 35: It is stated in paragraph 1 that a cultured person_____.
A. has a job related to cultivation
B. does a job relevant to education
C. takes care of the soil and what grows on it
D. has knowledge of arts, literature, and music
Question 36: The word “It” in paragraph 1 refers to ______.
A. culture B. the treatment and care
C. the soil D. broadcasing
Question 37: The author remarks that culture and civilization are the two words that_____.
A. are both related to agriculture and cultivation
B. share the same word formation pattern
C. do not develop from the same meaning
D. have nearly the same meaning
Question 38: The word “attributes” in paragraph 1 most likely means______.
A. fields B. qualities C. skills D. aspects
Question 39: It can be inferred from the passage that since the 20th century______.
A. classical literature, philosophy, and history have not been taught as core subjects
B. classical literature, philosophy, and history have been considered as core subjects
C. schools and universities have not taught classical literature, philosophy, and history
D. all schools and universities have taught classical literature, philosophy, and history
Question 40: The word “static” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by _____.
A. regular B. unchanged C. balanced D. dense
Question 41: Which of the following is NOT true about the word culture?
A. It is a word that cannot be defined. B. Its use has been considerably changed.
C. It differs from the word civilization. D. It evolves from agriculture.
Question 42: The passage mainly discusses______.
A. the distinction between culture and civilization
B. the figurative meanings of the word culture

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C. the derivatives of the word culture
D. the multiplicity of meanings of the word culture
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each
of the following questions.
Question 43: Susan decided to not do (A) her homework (B) and went (C) to a (D) night-club.
Question 44: Of (A) all seashore plants, seaweeds are best (B) able to tolerate long periods out of water , followed
by (C) long periods covering (D) by water.
Question 45: Almost (A) of the trees (B) in this plantation have been (C) cut down and (D).
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 46: I’ve never met any more dependable person than George.
A. George is more dependable person I’ve ever met.
B. George is as dependable as anyone.
C. George is the most dependable person I’ve ever met.
D. Someone is more dependable than George.
Question 47: “That’s a lovely new dress, Jean,” said her mother.
A. Jean’s mother said she liked her dress
B. Jean’s mother complimented her on the new lovely dress
C. Jean’s mother wanted to buy a lovely new dress
D. Jean’s mother told her to buy that lovely new dress
Question 48: People believed he won a lot of money on the lottery.
A. He is believed that he won a lot of money on the lottery.
B. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is believed.
C. He is believed to have won a lot of money on the lottery.
D. He was believed to win a lot of money on the lottery.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following question.
Question 49: The room was in a mess. I hope you don’t leave your clothes all over the floor.
A. I wish you wouldn’t leave your clothes all over the floor.
B. I expect you to clean the floor.
C. I regret not leaving your clothes all over the floor.
D. I wish you hadn’t left your clothes all over the floor.
Question 50: It was only when I left home that I realized how much my family meant to me.
A. As soon as I left home, I found out what a family could do without.
B. Before I left home, I realized how much my family meant to me.
C. Not until I left home did I realize how much my family meant to me.
D. I left home and didn’t realize how meaningful my family was.
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