PLACEMENT TEST (revision)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from other three in pronunciation of the following questions.
Question 1: A. dead B. health C. great D. heavy
Question 2: A. poured B. jumped C. solved D. rained
Mark the letter 1, B, C, or Don your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from
other three in stress pattern in the following questions.
Question 3: A. geology B. astrology C. nationalize D. biography
Question 4: A. entertain B. Japanese C. engineer D. festival
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in the
following questions.
Question 5: All the aquatic plants and animals will die if the factory______dumping poison into
the lake.
A. will keep B. to keep C. kept D. keeps
Question 6: How many times have I told you ______ football in the street?
A not to play B. do not play C. not playing D. will not play
Question 7: Let's play tennis instead of______television.
A. watch B. watching C. watches D. to watch
Question 8: Does your new stereo play music______than your old one did?
A. louder B. more loudly C. loudlier D. more louder
Question 9: By the time we got to the cinema, the film______.
A. started B. had started C. starting D. starts
Question 10: Her voice was shaking______ all her efforts to control it.
A. although B. however C. in spite D. despite
Question 11: The water supply is being tested for______.
A. contamination B. contaminated C. contaminate D. contaminants
Question 12: I think country life is so boring and______because you're not close to shops and
services.
A. unhealthy B. inconvenient C. comfortable D. peaceful
Question 13: Recent advances in______ and technology have made robots more user-friendly.
A. science B. scientist C. scientific D. scientifically

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Question 14: Contaminants are usually______to aquatic plants.
A. poison B. poisonously C. poisonless D. poisonous
Question 15: The last typhoon resulted______ terrible loss of lives.
A. in B. on C. from D. of
Question 16: The Dao in the Sapa arca is famous______ its "love market."
A. for B. in C. with D. to
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response 10
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 17: -Mr. Collin: “You've been making very good progress. I'm proud of you!"
-Brain: “______”
A. No problem B. Don't worry about it!
C. Everything's right. Thank you. D. I really appreciate you saying that
Question 18: Susan accidentally stepped on Denise's foot.
- Susan: "Oops! I'm sorry, Denise." - Denise: "______”
A. You shouldn't do that. B. It's alright.
C. You are welcome. D. It's nonsense.
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 the following questions.
Question 19: It's important for me as an ethnic minority student to be able to learn in my
mother tongue in school.
A. language B. speaker C. native language D. official speaker
Question 20: It's a disease that affects mainly older people.
A. tend to B. have an influence on
C. have a tendency to D. about to
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 the following questions.
Question 21: This group of chemicals is known to be harmful to people with asthma.
A. non-toxic B. attractive C. toxic D. specular
Question 22: He was shy and unassuming and not at all how you expect an actor to be.
A. shyness B. beloved C. confident D. mean

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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 sentences.
Question 23: If I were you, I will choose another country to visit in this summer.
A. were B. will C. choose D. to visit
Question 24: He said that he has decided to become an astronomer.
A. said B. has C. decided D. to become
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 the numbered blanks.
The key advantage of face-to-face______ (25) is that body language becomes a part of the
conversation, too. When emailing or talking on the phone, there is no opportunity______ (26)
the other person. Even video conferencing sometimes doesn't provide the full picture of the
person you're talking to.
By having a face-to-face conversation, people have the opportunity to see the posture, facial
expressions, ______ (27) arm gestures of their communication partners. A look of shock or anger
on the face can change the whole trajectory of the conversation. Similarly, making eye contact
and shaking someone's hand can help to establish trust and ease tensions.
For example, if a salesperson is meting with a prospect______ (28) person and presents the
price for the product, the look on the prospect's face can be very telling about whether they will
accept the price or not. This gives the salesperson an opportunity to further elaborate on the
benefits and results the product will achieve. If this conversation had taken______ (29) on the
phone, the salesperson may not have realized that the prospect needed further convincing after
seeing the price.
Question 25: A. communication B. communicative C. communicate D.
communicatively
Question 26: A. see B. seeing C. to see D. seen
Question 27: A. but B. so C. and D. yet
Question 28: A. in B. for C. on D. to
Question 29: A. position B. situation C. condition D. place
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on vour answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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 Every year, the average temperature of the Earth's surface gets a little bit warmer. This
gradual trend is called global warming. Warmer weather may sound nice, but global warming is
something to be very concerned about.
Scientists are worried that continued warmer temperatures could damage the environment in
many devastating ways. Rising temperatures might cause plants and animals to become extinct.
They could melt enough polar ice to cause the levels of the sea to rise. Weather patterns could
also change. There might be more droughts or serious storms with flooding. In some areas,
human diseases could spread.
What is causing global warming? Humans are mostly to blame. Pollution from factories and
cars add toxic gases to the air. These gases rise to the Earth's atmosphere. As the sun's rays warm
the Earth, the gases work much like the glass in a greenhouse. They help trap the heat in the
atmosphere and make the Earth grow warmer. That is why they are nicknamed "greenhouse
gases."
It is our responsibility to take care of our planet. Global warming is a serious problem with
serious consequences. If we want future generations to enjoy their time on Earth, we must act
now!
Question 30: Which of the following is not a possible effect of global warming?
A. weather patterns changing
B. plants and animals becoming extinct
C. more polar ice
D. human diseases spreading
Question 31: In the sentence: "Warmer weather may sound nice, but global warming is
something to be very concerned about." (in paragraph 1), the author suggests that people may not
A. understand how serious colder weather is
B. take global warming seriously
C. care about warmer weather
D. think warmer weather sounds nice
Question 32: The statement that "humans are mostly to blame" in paragraph 3 suggests that
A. humans have been blamed for global warming
B. humans have not been blamed for global warming
C. humans are mostly responsible for global warming

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D. there are many factors that cause global warming
Question 33: From the description of greenhouse gases, it can be concluded that a greenhouse is
A. a glass structure
B. the Earth
C. a coloured home
D. a type of gas
Question 34: This passage is mostly about
A. the solutions to global warming
B. the different types of global warming
C. the reasons why global warming is not a serious problem
D. the causes and effects of global warming
Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
Question 35: Nobody has cleaned the house since last week.
-> The house hasn't______________________________________________________________
Question 36: I won't take part in the volunteer program because I don't have enough free time.
-> If I_________________________________________________________________________
Question 37: 'Are you meeting Judy at four o'clock today?' She asked me.
-> She asked
me_________________________________________________________________
Question 38: Although he studied very hard, he still didn't pass the exam. (despite)
-> He_________________________________________________________________________
Make meaningful sentences using the provided key words.
Question 39: Flood/ not happen/ so regularly/ if/ people/ not cut down/ so many/ trees.
______________________________________________________________________________
Question 40: Anna/ work/ accountant/ four years/ before/ she/ promote.
______________________________________________________________________________