PLACEMENT TEST FOR 9V4_ keys Full 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 sentence. Question 1: A. grill B. gamish C.dip (sive Question 2: A. donated Booked C. collected D. toasted Question 3: &) marinate B. staple C. grate D. imitate 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 4: A. significant B. diverse QO gamish D. combine Question 5:@ mistake B. accent C. grammar D. language Question 6: A: provide B. bilingual C. immersion @pnsty Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 7: I..........a bit of Thailand gn holiday in Phuket. I can say “sawadeeka”, which means “hello” A. gave up \picked up C. face up D. looked up Question 8: If you want to make sure about your stay at the resort, you need to make booking....advance. in B. on C. with D. for Question 9: All of the students really enjoyed the.................tour which took them to the most impressive beauty spots of the city. A. adventure B. culture C. religious Deity Question 10: Are you someone who can read and write well in English but cannot speak .2....? A. fluency B. a fluency C. fluent © fuentty Question 11: I think that ...........cauliflower is not enough for 3 people. Let’s buy one more. A.aclove of B.apinch of C.aloafof Da head of Question 12: Da Nang is.....city in Viet Nam where......International Firework Festival is held annually. Ana (B)a-the C. the the Dz the -a Question 13: There are many........0f English all over the world such as British English, American English and Indian English ‘A. speakers B.terms C. dialogues varieties Question 14:1. English for ages. I may be a little rusty A. hadn’t spoken (®phaven’t spoken C.have spoken _D. have spoked Question 15: He is not exactly rch but he certainly earns enough tO... A. take over B. tum up C.tumdown (Det by Question 16: The good news is that more money........on education in the next five years. ‘A. will spend B. is spent C. spends Q wittbe spent Question 17: If you want to book a package tour, you should contact the .......which I introduced to you previously. . ‘A. agent travel B. travel agent (Chtravel agency _D. agency travel Question 18: Most tourist ..........din London charge an admission fee. A. attraction (B)attractions C. attractive D. attractively Page 1/4Question 30. A. learning @®team : C. to learning D. learnt Question 31. A. interest B. interesting C. interested @ more interesting Question 32. (@) will be B. have been C. would be D.be Question 33. A. get B. correct make D. avoid Question 34. A. regular B, regularisation regularly D. regularize Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C°Gr D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions, In many old cities in Europe, there are narrow twisting roads with many shops huddling together along the two sides. These commercial places are out-of-date and inconvenient as those called shopping centers in modem cities, especially in the suburbs of the big cities in the US. Shopping centers have developed fast because of the shift ofthe population to the suburbs, the increasing use of the automobiles and the heavy traffic in downtown areas. A shopping center is a large group of stores facing a huge central enclosed mall which may be covered, heated and air-conditioned, It is also surrounded with a spacious parking area for many means of transport. We can buy all kind of food, to be exact, everything we need in a shopping center. Unlike a supermarket, it provides us with other services. We can have haircut, eyes tested or even clothes washed. Therefore, shopping centers are convenient for customers, but they lack the “sense of closeness” as felt in older commercial centers. Question 35. The word “out-of-date” can be best replaced by A. current (Bdantiquated C. recent D. forward-looking. Question 36. Shopping centers have developed quickly because of these reasons EXCEPT : ‘A. Many people move to the suburbs @ The road system is improved C, There is an increasing in the use of the automobiles D. The traffic in downtown areas is heavy Question 37. A shopping center which faces a huge central mall is A. very crowded with automobiles B. narrow and winding ©Sshaded and comfortable . used as a store-house for heaters and air-conditioners Question 38. Customers cannot find the closeness in a shopping center because A. all items are quite expensive B. the sellers are not polite and cordial . there are not enough space for customers’ cars (B itis too modem and conventional Question 39. What is the main difference between a shopping center and a supermarket? A. The quality of the products B. The quantity of the shopkeepers C. The quality of the services The quantity of the services Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best sentence transformation to each of the given ones. Question 40, I'm not good at cooking, so I can’t become a chef. A. If Lam good at cooking, I can become a chef, B. If I wasn’t good at cooking, I couldn’t become a chef. /If I were good at cooking, I could become a chef. D. Unless I were good at cooking, I could become a chef. Question 41. I leamed a few words of English on holiday. F I picked up a few words of English on holiday. B. [picked on a few words of English on holiday. Page 3/4C. I picked off'a few words of English on holiday. D. I picked out a few words of English on holiday. Question 42. Tom said, “I want to visit my friends this weekend.” A. Tom said he wants to visit his friends that weekend. B. Tom said he wanted to visit his friends this weekend, ‘Tom said he wanted to visit his friends that weekend, . Tom said he wants to visit his friends this weekend, Question 43, They believe that the old castle was built hundreds of years ago. A. It was believed that the old castle was built hundreds of years ago. B. The old castle is believed to be built hundreds of years ago. © The old castle is believed to have been built hundreds of years ago. D. The old castle is believed to have built hundreds of years ago, Question 44, The church is over 500 years old. Our class visited it last summer. A. The church where our class visited last summer is over 500 years old. B. The church that our class visited it last sammer is over 500 years old, The church which our class visited last summer is over 500 ‘years old. D. The church our class visit last summer is over 500 years old. Question 45. Do you know the girl? Tom is talking to the girl. A. Do you know the girl who Tom is talking? B. Do you know the girl whose Tom is talking to? Do you know the girl to whom Tom is talking? D. Do you know the girl that Tom is talking? Question 46. Many people think Steve stole the money. A. It was not Steve who stole the money. D steve is thought to have stolen the money. C. Many people think the money is stolen by Steve. D. The money is thought to be stolen by Steve. Question 47. She is too weak, so she can’t sit up and talk to you. @ I she weren’t too weak, she could sit up and talk to you, B. If she hadn’t been too weak, she could sit up and talk to you C. Ifshe isn’t too weak, she can sit up and talk to you. D. If she wasn’t too weak, she can sit up and talk to you. Question 48. “We are learning English at this moment.” Nam said. ‘A. Nam said that he was leaming English at that moment. B. Nam said that they were learning English at this moment. C. Nam said that we were learning English at this moment. ‘Nam said that they were learning English at that moment, Question 49. I speak enough German for holidays. @ can get by in German on holidays B. I can get out in German on holidays. C. Ican get out of German on holidays. D, I can get by with German on holidays. Question 50, Quan is very good at drawing. His father is a famous painter. ‘A. Quan, that his father is a famous painter, is very good at drawing. B. Quan, whom father is a famous painter, is very good at drawing. |Quan, whose father is a famous painter, is very good at drawing. ‘D. Quan’s father, who is a famous painter, is very good at drawing. THE END Page 4/4' in meaning to the Mark the letter A, BC or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in underlined word(s) in each of the following questions: Question 19: The nutritionist stressed the importance of fresh fruit and vegetables in the diet : A. pronounced B. worried (©emphasized D. repeatet Question 20: If you want to become a well- known singer, you need to have a way to differentiate yourself from the crowd. A. genius B. renew © famous D. normal Question 21: Every month, the volunteer group go to remote and mountainous areas to help those in need. A.empty B. poor C. crowded O)faraway Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 22: They were amazed when secing it from the top. A. very surprised B. very astonished C. wonder-struck (D)unsurprised Question 23: Fruit and vegetables grewy in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus A. large quantity small quantity C. excess D. sufficiency Question 24: Because of the bad weather, there were no take-offs from the airport this morning. ‘A)touchdown B. checkout C. pile-up D. check-in ‘Mark the leter 4, B, Cor D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following exchanges. Question 25: I can’t wait to try that pancake ! An hour is a long time, A Sure, B. I wish I could eat now. (Ofmsuarving! D. Ican' imagine that. Question 26: Tom: “Sorry. I forgot to phone you last night” Mary: “ : A. Ihave nothing totell you B. Oh. Poor me (QNever mind D. You were absent- minded ‘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 27: You may cook him some instant noodles unless he doesn't want to eat anything else A B Or D Question 28: The man whom remained in the office was the manager. A > yho C D Question 29: I come fron city where is located in the southem part of the country. A 7 ehCh ee 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, Some people leam a second language easily. Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you help yourself (30) a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little easier and (31)____. The first is to feel Positive about learning English. If you believe that you can lear, you (32) successful. Be patient. You don’t have to understand everything all at once. 1's natural to (33) _mistakes when you leam something new. We can leam from our mistakes, ‘The second is to practice your English (34) __. For example, write in the journal, or diay, every day, You will get used to writing in English and you will feel more comfortable to express your ideas in English Page 2/4