PRACTICE 3

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. amended B. followed C. removed D. realised
Question 2. A. focus B. notion C. conduct D. lotus
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. happen B. affect C. destroy D. predict
Question 4. A. satisfy B. motivate C. interact D. purify
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. Child development workers in Britain say that getting children to become library
members can improve _______ standards.
A. educate B. education C. educational D. educators
Question 6. The thieves _______ in a stolen car, which was later found abandoned.
A. got away B. went out C. turned down D. took up
Question 7. She often goes out with her friends at 8.30 P.M, _______ ?
A. does she B. doesn’t she C. didn’t she D. is she
Question 8. The couple’s _______ laughter destroyed the romantic atmosphere of the elegant
restaurant.
A. raucous B. audible C. harrowing D.
disconcerting
Question 9. _______ Beth was clever, he couldn’t figure out the answer to this question.
A. Despite B. Since C. In view of D. Though
Question 10. Most roads in the city have been planted with flowering trees since I last _______
it.
A. would visit B. visit C. visited D. had visited
Question 11. I feel it must be too late to apologize to my piano teacher, but at least I've got it off
my _______.
A. chest B. heart C. stomach D. soul
Question 12. We do expect to meet your new manager - you've been _______ his praises ever
since he arrived.
A. calling B. shouting C. singing D. crying
Question 13. They have been put in charge _______ distributing these pamphlets.
A. of B. for C. on D. with
Question 14. The more problems she has, _______ she may seem.
A. Furious B. The more furious C. As furious as D. The most
furious
Question 15. ______ as the coach of the volleyball team, he promised to do his best to promote
the team’s image.
A. Appoint B. To be appointed C. Having been appointed D.
Appointing
Question 16. Peter bought a(n) _______ book as a gift for his younger sister on her 15th
birthday party.
A. English thick interesting B. interesting thick English
C. thick interesting English D. English interesting thick
Question 17. You will not understand the importance of foreign language learning ______.
A. as soon as you went to university B. when you will go to university
C. after you had gone to university D. until you go to university
Question 18. I hadn't seen Stephen for years, then one day our paths crossed while I was on a
_____ to New York.
A. road B. trip C. track D. way
Question 19. Nursing _______ as a rewarding job, even though it may be badly paid.
A. describes B. is describing C. is described D. have been
described
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20. Tourism has played a pivotal role in promoting economic development.
A. thriving B. insignificant C. crucial D. prosperous
Question 21. The disease has sickened more than 38 million people worldwide and weakened
the global economy.
A. wrecked B. improved C. refused D.
complicated
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 22. Unsurprisingly, many teenagers are ignorant of the problem of light pollution.
A. oblivious B. aware C. indifferent D. cynical
Question 23. The most amazing thing about this year’s Oscar winning film is that it was made
on a shoestring budget.
A. at low cost B. with little effort C. with excitement D. with lots of
money
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 24. David is talking to Hannah about her dress.
David: “You look terrific in that dress.”
Hannah: “ _______ ”
A. It’s nice of you to say so B. Me either
C. I’m sorry to hear that D. No, don’t worry
Question 25. Gini and Adrian are talking about a film they have watched lately.
Gini: “I was intrigued by the plot of the film.”
Adrian: “_______. I couldn’t go further than episode 2.”
A. You can say that again B. No, it was fascinating
C. I hardly think so D. Yes, I would love to say so.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose
the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
Should the media earn money from content they don’t own?
Although digital cameras and camera phones have made it easier to capture newsworthy
events, it is social media that have revolutionized citizen photography. With news regularly
breaking on social networks, some journalists are now turning to them as (26) _______ of
images as fast-moving events occur.
Unfortunately, (27) _______ reporters have published user-generated content (UGC)
without permission. Despite official guide (28) _______ images posted on social media can be
used without permission if there are exceptional circumstances or strong public interest, debate
continues about whether this is (29) _______.
With research indicating that around one in ten people would film or photograph a news
event, it is clear that UGC has a major role to play in the future of the media. (30) _______, if the
media is to prevent its relationship with the public from souring, steps must be taken to ensure
that people are properly rewarded for their work and that permission is always sought.
(Adapted from Compact Advanced – Cambridge English by Peter May)
Question 26. A. bases B. sources C. roots D. springs
Question 27. A. a little B. every C. another D. some
Question 28. A. it B. whose C. that D. whom
Question 29. A. ethical B. prejudiced C. skeptical D. dubious
Question 30. A. However B. Additionally C. Therefore D. Even
though
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 from 31 to 35
Universities love overseas students – they are clever and hardworking, they bring different
cultures to seminars and student life and they pay their way. In Britain, universities are getting
ready to enroll more overseas students. The British Council has published a report predicting
that overseas student numbers could soar to more than 800,000 by 2018. In 2010, figures put the
total at over 400,000 international students out of two and a half million students in UK higher
education and it is clear that this influx is having an enormous impact on universities and
colleges.
These students bring welcome fees, of course, but they are also likely to be very intelligent
students who inject new cultural influences and bring changes to the old university systems.
Their demand for vocational subjects such as business, biotechnology and information
technology, rather than traditional academic subjects, is affecting what is taught as well.
The impressive expansion of foreign students has already had a significant impact on higher
education. Overseas student numbers, including European Union students, have risen from
270,000 in 2002 to 400,000 in 2010. During this time the number from China jumped more than
tenfold, and numbers from India have been going up. In contrast, the number of students from
other countries has fallen, reflecting their governments’ efforts to educate more of their young
people at home, as well as competition from Australia and the USA. But as the Asian tiger
economies expand their own universities, the good news for places like the London School of
Economics is that there are more and more graduates looking to improve their qualifications or
to pursue research in their subjects.
 (Adapted from Achieve IELTS by Louis Harrison, Caroline Cushen and Susan Hutchison)
Question 31. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to avoid culture shock when living in Western countries?
B. How international students are changing Western university life
C. How to become an overseas student?
D. The decline in the number of overseas students at Western universities
Question 32. The word “soar” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. ascend B. decline C. hurt D. slump
Question 33. According to the paragraph 2, overseas students can help to _______.
A. abolish tuition fees for domestic students
B. bring only negative influences on the culture
C. introduce new changes to the old education system
D. increase the demand for core subjects
Question 34. The word “their” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. universities B. graduates C. foreign students D. students
Question 35. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. The number of overseas students in Britain has already reached its limit
B. Foreign students’ abilities are often underestimated by Western universities
C. The number of foreign students from India has fallen over a specific period of time
D. Some countries tried to persuade their young students to pursue their education at home
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 from 36 to 42
I first noticed it in a restaurant. The place was oddly quiet, and at one table a group sat with
their heads bowed, their eyes hooded and their hands in their laps. I then realised that every one,
whatever their age group, was gazing at a handheld phone or tablet. People strolled in the street
outside likewise, with arms at right angles, necks bent and heads in awkward postures. Mothers
with babies were doing it. Students in groups were doing it. The scene resembled something
from an old science fiction film. There was no conversation.
Every visit to California convinces me that the digital revolution is over, by which I mean it
is won. Everyone is connected. The New York Times last week declared the death of
conversation. (41)While mobile phones may at last be falling victim to considerate behaviour,
this is largely because even talk is considered too intimate a contact. No such bar applies to
emailing, texting, messaging, posting and tweeting. It is ubiquitous, the ultimate connectivity,
the brain wired full-time to infinity.
The MIT professor and psychologist Sherry Turkle claims that her students are close to
mastering the art of maintaining eye contact with a person while texting someone else. It is like
an organist playing different tunes with hands and feet. To Turkle, these people are ‘alone
together … a tribe of one’. Anyone with 3,000 Facebook friends has none.
The audience in many theatres now sit, row on row, with lit machines in their laps, looking
to the stage occasionally but mostly scrolling and tapping away. The same happens at meetings
and lectures, in coffee bars and on jogging tracks. Psychologists have identified this as ‘fear of
conversation’, and have come up hmmm with the term ‘conversational avoidance devices’ for
headphones. In consequence, there is now a booming demand for online ‘conversation’ with
robots and artificial voices. Mobiles come loaded with customised ‘boyfriends’ or ‘girlfriends’.
People sign up with computerised dating advisors, even claim to fall in love with their on-board
GPS guides.
The ‘post-digital’ phenomenon, the craving for live experience, is showing a remarkable
vigour. The US is a place of ever greater congregation and migration, to parks, beaches and
restaurants, to concerts, rock festivals, ball games. Common interest groups, springing up across
the country, desperately seek escape from the digital dictatorship, using Facebook and Twitter
not as destinations but as route maps to meet up with real people
Somewhere in this cultural mix I am convinced the desire for friendship will preserve the
qualities essential for a civilised life, qualities of politeness, listening and courtesy. Those
obsessed with fashionable connectivity and personal avoidance are not escaping reality. They
may be unaware of it but deep down they, too, still want someone to talk to.
(Adapted from Compact Advanced by Peter May)
Question 36. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. How electronic gadgets adversely affect our academic life?
B. Online conversation: A growing industry
C. How to avoid communicating with others in a modern society?
D. The death of conversation?
Question 37. The word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to _______
A. talking to people on their phones B. strolling in the street
C. looking at the phone or tablet D. bending their neck awkwardly
Question 38. The word “ubiquitous” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. intrusive B. commonplace C. obvious D. inevitable
Question 39. According to Sherry Turkle, certain people nowadays are _______.
A. determined to return to a more traditional form of social structure.
B. electronically connected but isolated from genuine human interaction.
C. incapable of forming true friendships except through social media.
D. more skillful at communicating with others via music than in words.
Question 40. The word “vigour” in paragraph 5 mostly means _______.
A. hatred B. imagination C. satisfaction D. enthusiasm
Question 41. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. The main reason for the decreasing use of mobile phones is the fact that people are
increasingly reluctant to speak to one another.
B. Students always pay little attention to the lectures because they are enticed by modern
technology
C. Many theatres found themselves in a bad situation as their customers didn’t look to the
stage anymore
D. Some people in the US decided to migrate to other countries to find their real friends
Question 42. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Nobody can escape the negative effects of the digital revolution.
B. Some traditional human values are eventually bound to disappear.
C. Everybody needs human contact whether they realise it or not.
 D. Only those who remain polite and courteous will have friends.
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. Some health experts deducted that the overuse of some vitamins could imperil
humans’ lives. (sai từ vựng, sai thì, gram)
A. deducted (v: loại trừ => sai => deduce)
B. overuse
C. imperil
D. lives
Question 44. In the past, trucks are used to transport large amounts of goods and collect public
garbage.
A. are used B. amounts C. collect D. garbage
Question 45. Many of us make up our mind whether we like someone in the first few seconds or
minutes of meeting us.
A. make up B. whether C. few
D. Us => him/her
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 strongly believe that she was surprised at the news.
A. She may have been surprised at the news.
B. She shouldn’t have been surprised at the news.
C. She must have been surprised at the news.
D. She needn’t have been surprised at the news.
Question 47. “Don’t leave your room in chaos again!” said Martha’s mother.
A. Martha’s mother threatened to leave her room in chaos again.
B. Martha’ s mother advised Martha to leave her room in chaos again.
C. Martha’s mother encouraged Martha not to leave her room in chaos again.
D. Martha’s mother asked her not to leave her room in chaos again.
Question 48. I have never made such a snap decision before.
A. I have ever made a snap decision many times.
B. This is the first time I have made a snap decision like this.
C. I last made such a snap decision a few years ago.
D. The last time I made a snap decision like this was before.
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 questions.
Question 49. My internet connection was slow. I wasn’t able to follow events as they developed.
A. If my internet connection weren’t slow, I would be able to follow events as they
developed.
B. If only my internet connection had been faster to enable me to follow events as they
developed.
C. Had not my internet connection been slow, I would have been able to follow events as they
developed. => had my internet connection not been slow
 D. I would have been able to follow events as they developed so long as my internet connect
wasn’t that
slow.
Question 50. Her friends saw heartbreaking photos from the second wave of the covid-19
pandemic in India. They were well aware of the complication of the deadly virus.
A. But for her friends’ good awareness of the complication of the deadly virus, they couldn’t
have seen heartbreaking photos from the second wave of the covid-19 pandemic in India.
B. Hardly had her friends been well aware of the complication of the deadly virus when they
saw heartbreaking photos from the second wave of the covid-19 pandemic in India.
C. Not until did her friends see heartbreaking photos from the second wave of the covid-19
pandemic in India they were well aware of the complication of the deadly virus.
D. Only after her friends saw heartbreaking photos from the second wave of the covid-19
pandemic in India were they well aware of the complication of the deadly virus.
THE END

PRACTICE 4
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. fantastic B. ignorant C. intimate D. iconic
Question 2. A. competes B. enjoys C. colours D. handles

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 the primary stress in each of the following questions
Question 3. A. strategy B. improvement C. reduction D.
engagement
Question 4. A. assess B. disrupt C. abuse D. handle

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. It is very _______ for her to have to deal with such a problem on a Friday afternoon.
A. frustrated B. frustrating C. frustration D. frustrate
Question 6. Our flight _______ for three hours because of bad weather.
A. was delayed B. delayed C. delaying D. has delayed
Question 7. The heavyweight champion _______ the advantage over his opponent in the last
round of the match.
A. earned B. won C. gained D. took
Question 8. The more confident you become, _______ you answer the examiner's questions.
A. the more clear B. the clearer C. the most clearly D. the more
clearly
Question 9. 2012 witnessed a surprising number of people who _______ smallpox.
A. took up B. came down with C. got off D. went over
Question 10. She found that her house had been broken into _______.
 A. as soon as she was coming back from school with exhaustion
B. until she comes back from school with exhaustion
C. when she came back from at home school with exhaustion
D. when she has been coming back from school with exhaustion
Question 11. There are websites now that can help people trace their line of _______.
A. trait B. heritage C. descent D. generation
Question 12. My husband’s as stubborn as a _______ , he refuses to go to the doctor about his
bad back.
A. bat B. mule C. log D. fish
Question 13. Daniel gives the impression _______ being a bit shy when you first meet him.
A. to B. on C. of D. in
Question 14. My school just spent a large amount of money on buying some _______ benches.
A. brown Chinese wooden B. Chinese brown wooden
C. wooden Chinese brown D. brown wooden Chinese
Question 15. What _______ while we were watching that new film?
A. are you doing B. did you do C. were you doing D. will you do
Question 16. _______ our efforts to race against the clock, the results were not gratifying.
A. In spite of B. Because C. Though D. Due to
Question 17. He’s a highly _______ child and often asks questions during class.
A. intriguing B. inquisitive C. innovative D. ingenious
Question 18. _______ the living room, Tom realized that he had used the wrong colour.
A. Painted B. To paint C. Having painted D. To be
painting
Question 19. The sound of the fisherman’s voice was hardly audible, _______ ?
A. was he B. wasn’t it C. wasn’t he D. was it

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20. The amount of surveillance in towns and cities across Britain is increasing
because it is thought to deter crime.
A. shoplifting B. information C. supervision D. data
Question 21. Discussions on the issue of expansion of the company have been in limbo since the
outbreak of disease in the area.
A. effect B. uncertainty C. stability D. contact

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 22. Viewers were transfixed at the incredible sight of the lunar landscape, unable to
take their eyes off the screen until the very end of the broadcast.
A. afraid B. surprised C. interested D. disgusted
Question 23. In order to ensure our company's continued success we have to move with the
times.
 A. reject modern trends B. attract more investors
C. adopt a new strategy D. keep up with latest fashions

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 24. Sophie and Annie are talking about the future of traditional books.
Sophie: “Traditional books will become obsolete and libraries will be a thing of the past.”
Annie: “_______. Soon people will stop buying traditional books and will read books online
instead.”
A. Positively B. I’m not sure I totally agree
C. Why do you think that? D. Not quite
Question 25. Ruth and Ed are talking about their weekend’s plan.
Ruth: “How about travelling to the local ancient museum?”
Ed: “_______”
A. You’re welcome B. That sounds great
C. Don’t worry much about it D. It’s my pleasure

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose
the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
PEER PRESSURE
One of the strongest influences on children today is that of their peers. (26) _______ their
classmates think, how they dress and how they act in class and out of it affect the behavior of
nearly every child at school. In their efforts not to be different, (27) _______ children go so far
as to hide their intelligence and ability in case they are made fun of. Generally, children do not
want to stand out from the crowd. They want to fit in, to be accepted.
In psychological terms, the importance of peer pressure cannot be over emphasized. There is
a lot of evidence that it has great bearing on all aspects of children's lives, from the clothes they
wear, the music they listen to and their attitude to study to their ambitions in life, their
relationships and their sense of self- worth. (28) _______ , as children grow up into adolescents,
individuality becomes more acceptable, desirable even, and in their search for their own personal
style, the teenager and young adult will begin to experiment and be more willing to (29) _______
the risk of rejection by the group. Concern about intellectual prowess and achieving good exam
results can dominate as the atmosphere of competition develops and worries about the future (30)
_______ any fears of appearing too brainy.
(Adapted from Upstream Advanced by Virginia Evans and Lynda Edwards)
Question 26. A. Which B. Whom C. That D. What
Question 27. A. every B. some C. all of D. almost
Question 28. A. Therefore B. For instance C. In addition D. However
Question 29. A. carry B. run C. bring D. cope
Question 30. A. overthrow B. overflow C. overbalance D. override
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 from 31 to 35
 In April 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made history when he became the first man
to travel in space. On July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to
walk on the Moon. Now that humans have been to the Moon and robots have been sent to Mars,
some people believe the next step is for humans to visit Mars. There's no doubt that the first
person to walk on Mars will become as famous as Gagarin or Armstrong, and many astronauts
would love the opportunity. But what is space travel really like for the men and women who go
on these missions?
Many astronauts suffer physical problems on these missions, even if they are in space for
just a few months. Some of these problems are short-lived; others may be long-lasting. More
than two-thirds of all astronauts suffer from motion sickness while traveling in space. In an
environment without gravity, the body cannot tell up from down. The body's internal balance
system sends confusing signals to the brain, which can result in nausea lasting as long as a few
days. The amount of blood and other fluids in the body also ends up being distributed
differently after an extended period of time in this environment. More fluid than normal ends up
in the face, neck, and chest, resulting in a puffy face, bulging neck veins, and a slightly enlarged
heart.
In addition to physical difficulties, astronauts who travel for long periods may also suffer
from psychological stress. Space travel requires astronauts to be very focused, balanced people.
The irregular sleep, long working hours, and the lack of night and day can affect a person's
emotions and stress level. Being able to control one's emotions is an important characteristic for
an astronaut. A major factor that affects astronauts' mental well-being is time. To date, astronauts
have only spent a few months in space at a time, but longer expeditions would require astronauts
to spend significantly more time inside a spaceship. Being confined in a small space for such a
long period of time is not healthy.
Astronauts- especially those who achieved significant “firsts” such as Gagarin and
Armstrong-are often seen as exciting adventurers. This may be accurate, but it's also worth
remembering their dedication and the sacrifices they make to explore our universe.
(Adapted from Active Skills for Reading by Neil J Anderson)
Question 31. Which title would be suitable for the passage?
A. The first man on Mars B. Human adaptation to space
C. What makes a good astronaut? D. Difficulties encountered by Yuri
Gagarin
Question 32. The word “distributed” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______
A. delivered B. dissolved C. separated D. removed
Question 33. According to the passage, what is the important trait of an astronaut?
A. Being able to easily blend with people B. The ability to travel a long distance
C. Being able to regulate his or her emotions D. The competence to act in different
situations
Question 34. The word “they” in paragraph 5 refers to _______
A. dedication B. robots C. people D. astronauts
Question 35. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first man to fly to space in April 1961
B. The longest time spent in space by an astronaut is a year
C. Most astronauts encounter short-lived or long-lasting physical issues
 D. Astronauts have to pay their full attention when travelling in space

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 from 36 to 42
The passenger pigeon was a legendary species. Flying in vast numbers across North
America, with potentially many millions within a single flock, their migration was once one of
nature’s great spectacles. Sadly, the passenger pigeon’s existence came to an end on 1 September
1914, when the last living specimen died at Cincinnati Zoo. Geneticist Ben Novak is lead
researcher on an ambitious project which now aims to bring the bird back to life through a
process known as ‘de-extinction’. The basic premise involves using cloning technology to turn
the DNA of extinct animals into a fertilised embryo, which is carried by the nearest relative still
in existence – in this case, the abundant band-tailed pigeon – before being born as a living,
breathing animal. Passenger pigeons are one of the pioneering species in this field, but they are
far from the only ones on which this cutting-edge technology is being trialled.
In Australia, the thylacine, more commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger, is another extinct
creature which genetic scientists are striving to bring back to life. ‘There is no carnivore now in
Tasmania that fills the niche which thylacines once occupied,’ explains Michael Archer of the
University of New South Wales. He points out that in the decades since the thylacine went
extinct, there has been a spread in a ‘dangerously debilitating’ facial tumour syndrome which
threatens the existence of the Tasmanian devils, the island’s other notorious resident. Thylacines
would have prevented this spread because they would have killed significant numbers of
Tasmanian devils. ‘If that contagious cancer had popped up previously, it would have burned out
in whatever region it started. The return of thylacines to Tasmania could help to ensure that
devils are never again subjected to risks of this kind.’
Since the disappearance of this key species, ecosystems in the eastern US have suffered, as
the lack of disturbance caused by thousands of passenger pigeons wrecking trees and branches
means there has been minimal need for regrowth. This has left forests stagnant and therefore
unwelcoming to the plants and animals which evolved to help regenerate the forest after a
disturbance. According to Novak, a hybridized band-tailed pigeon, with the added nesting habits
of a passenger pigeon, could, in theory, re- establish that forest disturbance, thereby creating a
habitat necessary for a great many other native species to thrive.
Shapiro prefers to focus the debate on how this emerging technology could be used to fully
understand why various species went extinct in the first place, and therefore how we could use it
to make genetic modifications that could prevent mass extinctions in the future. “I would also
say there’s an incredible moral hazard to not do anything at all,” she continues. “We know that
what we are doing today is not enough, and we have to be willing to take some calculated and
measured risks,”
(Adapted from Cambridge English IELTS Academic 15 by Cambridge University Press)
Question 36. Which would serve as the best title for the passage?
A. Positive news: The extinct animals will return to life soon!
B. Should we try to bring extinct species back to life?
C. Cloning technology: The best method to retrieve species from extinction
D. The causal relationship between endangered species and plants
Question 37. What did Ben Novak propose to bring the passenger pigeon back to life, according
to paragraph 1?
 A. He recommended using the band-tailed pigeon's DNA, the nearest relative that is still in
existence.
B. He suggested that the extinct species' DNA be turned into a fertilized embryo.
C. He proposed using cloning technology to transform the DNA of the extinct species into a
fertilized embryo.
D. He proposed to use cloning technology to turn the band-tailed pigeon's DNA into a
fertilized embryo.
Question 38. The word “premise” in the first paragraph mostly means _______ ?
A. hypothesis B. property C. reality D. idea
Question 39. The word “debilitating” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______
A. contagious B. irritating C. unimportant D. weakening
Question 40. The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to _______
A. cloning technology B. passenger pigeon’s DNA
C. genetic modification D. habitat
Question 41. Which of the following is NOT mentioned, according to the passage?
A. There is a technology available to put the extinct animals back to life.
B. Bringing an extinct species to its original habitat could improve the health of particular
species living there.
C. Our current efforts at preserving biodiversity are insufficient.
D. Ecosystems in one region have not been challenged in spite of the extinction of the
passenger pigeons.
Question 42. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. By trying to bring the extinct back to life, we are helping to bring the ecosystem's balance.
B. There's nothing we can do with many species becoming extinct
C. The existing species are suffering from the loss of other extinct animals
D. The cutting-edge technology will allow us to bring back all the extinct animals.

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. In every culture, the journey between childhood and adulthood is punctured by a
series of minute and momentous transitions.
A. journey B. punctured C. momentous D. transitions
Question 44. Matt was worried about his brother’s behaviour, so he decided to confide in its
parents.
A. worried B. his C. confide D. its
Question 45. Airbus 380, which makes its maiden voyage in 2005, is the world’s largest
passenger aircraft, with a capacity of up to 253 passengers.
A. makes B. is C. with D. capacity

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. Tim started to learn how to write Chinese when he was a 8-year-old boy.
 A. Tim learned how to write Chinese for 8 years.
B. Tim learned how to write Chinese since he was 8 years old.
C. Tim last learned how to write Chinese 8 years ago.
D. The last time Tim learned how to write Chinese was 8 years ago.
Question 47. “If I were you, I wouldn’t go out at night.” said Daisy to Falla.
A. Daisy told Falla to go out at night.
B. Daisy asked Falla not to go out at night.
C. Daisy advised Falla not to go out at night.
D. Daisy encouraged Falla to go out at night.
Question 48. There’s a possibility that the storm will hit our village in the afternoon.
A. The storm must hit our village in the afternoon.
B. The storm needs to hit our village in the afternoon.
C. The storm may hit our village in the afternoon.
D. The storm could hit our village in the afternoon.
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 questions.
Question 49. Her employer is late for the flight. He can’t attend the important conference.
A. She wishes her employer were late for the flight and could attend the important conference.
B. Provided that her employer is not late for the flight, he can’t attend the important
conference.
C. Unless her employer had been late for the fight, he could have attended the important
conference.
D. If only her employer were not late for the flight and could attend the important conference.
Question 50. The food was quite disgusting. We complained to the manager of the restaurant
and asked for a refund.
A. Had it not been for the disgusting food, we wouldn’t have complained to the manager of
the restaurant
and asked for a refund.
B. No sooner had we complained to the manager of the restaurant and asked for a refund than
the food was quite disgusting.
C. Disgusting though the food was, we complained to the manager of the restaurant and asked
for a refund.
D. Only when the food was disgusted did we complain to the manager of the restaurant and
ask for a refund.
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