PRACTICE TEST (October 13, 2023)

SECTION A. PHONETICS

I. Circle your choice (A, B, C or D) indicating the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest.

first A. c a mpus B. rel a x C. loc a te D . f a shion

2. A.pl ays B. s ays C. r ays D. st ays
3. A. a th letics B. heal th C. ear th quake D . furthermore _ _
4. A. s ewage B. s ave C. trea s ure D . campu s
5. A. ch erish B. chorus _ C. ch a o s D . s cho larship _
SECTION B. LEXICO & GRAMMAR

II. Circle your choice of the word, phrase or expression (A, B, C or D) that best completes each
sentence.

1. In a ___________________class, this is a great opportunity to learn about different customs and traditions
around the world.
A. multilingual B. multi-disciplinary C. multi-dimensional D. multinational
2. Learning English isn't so difficult once you ______________________.
A. get down to it B. get off it C. get on it D. get down with it
3. Famous is most opposite to _____________________.
A. boring B. poor C. obscure. obscure D. untalented
4. 3/4 means _______________________.
A. third quarters B. three quarters C. three fourth D. third fourth
5. I am so tired that I can't make _________________what you are saying.
A. up B. in C. out D. on
6. _______________ is normally used to refer to the treatment and training of the child within the home .
A. Feeding B. Mothering C. Upbringing D. Educating
7. We found that _______________ students in this class are from the same city.
A. most of B. most all C. almost the D. most of the
8. The captain as well as the passengers _______________ frightened.
A. was B. beige C. to be D. were
9. This school needs _______________ . It looks so old.
A. to repaint B. repainting C. repainted D. to be repainted
10 . Peter: “ Thanks for your help” – T o m : “_______”
A. There's nothing B. nothing C. It sounds good D. It's my pleasure
11. – “..................” – “Don't worry. I can fix it.”
A. Are you tired? B. May I fix your TV?
C. The TV is out of order again. D. I want to fix your TV.
12. ................... every part of the world has experienced an earthquake in recent years.
A. Most B. Almost C. Each D. Nearby
13. When Bill saw my new car, he was ................... with envy.
A. blue B. yellow C. green D. white
14. After he had broken his leg, Henry could only go up and down stairs ................... .
A. with difficulty B. in difficulty C. hardly D. hard
15. The more time you spend practicing English,...................command of it you will have.
A. the less B. the better C. the good D. the fewer
16. The mail comes at 10 o'clock everyday ................... Sunday.
A. and B. except C. although D. or
17. By the year 2015, the world population ................... 8 billion people.
A. will reach B. reaches C. reach D. will have reached
18. .................... their being poor, they are very self-confident and generous.
A. Despite B. Although C. Because D. However
19. She seemed intelligent and well ...................
A. educate B. educate C. educate D. educate
20. Marie is responsible………….. all the doors and windows.
A. to clean B. about cleaningC. for cleaningD. with cleaning
III: Give the correct form of the words in capital letters.
 GETTING AHEAD IN BUSINESS

Your chances of success can be greatly increased if you follow a few simple 1. EMPLOY
rules in your working life. First of all, remember that your (1)……….wants 2. AMBITION
you to do well-that's what you are being paid for. Many companies choose (2) 3.ENCOURAGE
4. SECURE
…………young people to work for them and provide a lot of (3)………….for
5. IMAGINE
their workers. Working for a large, international company may provide job (4) 6. STRONG
………….. On the other hand, a smaller company might give you the chance 7. PROVE
to use your (5)…………more. 8. TRAIN
9. QUALIFY
Secondly, remember that any experience you gain will always (6)………..your 10. SUCCESS
position in the company. The company wants (7)………..that you want to get
to the top. Take any opportunity you get to go on (8)…………courses related
to your work. The more (9)………..you are, the better chance you have of
being promoted. Finally, don't give up, even when you are (10)………… Stick
with it and you'll get there in the end.

IV: The passage below contains 10 errors. UNDERLINE and CORRECT the. Write your answers
in the numbered blanks provided. There is an example at the beginning.

All students here come from very difficult backgrounds; there are street children, 0...... is .......
orphans, children of war-invalid, hearing-impaired students and young people in very
poor families. first................
2................
This school provides us with free training in one of these areas: Vietnam and Asian 3............
cooking, French and European cooking, French baking and pastry, restaurant and catering 4................
services, domestic service, sewing and embroider. After one year of training at the school, 5................
6................
full-time jobs are finding for us and we can be working in any number of hotels, 7............
restaurants, private houses, embassies or companies of Vietnam . 8................
9................
To cover all the training costs, our school has four businesses: a restaurant, a bakery, a ten..............
catering service and a sewing & embroidery shop. These income-generating
businesses also provide an excellent opportunity for us to gain valuable practice
experiences. If you ever come to Vietnam, don't miss the chance tasting delicious
Vietnamese and French dishes at our restaurant.

SECTION B. READING

I. Read the passage below and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D.

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language
of international communication. English as we know it emerged today around 1350, after having incorporated
many elements of French that was introduced after the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was,
for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far like Wales, Scotland or Ireland.
However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of
exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English
speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English
gradually became the primary language of international business, banking and diplomacy.

Currently, about 80% of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two - thirds of
the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media,
international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the
world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than
any language in the world.

1. What is the main topic of this passage?

A. The number of non-native users of English B. The French influence on the English language.
C. The expansion of English as an international language. D. The use of English for science and technology.
2. The word “ emerging ” in paragraph 1 means ________ .
A. appeared B. hailed C. frequented D.engaged
3. Approximately, when did English begin to be used beyond England?
A. print 1066 B. around 1350 C. before 1600 D. after 1600
4. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “ stored ” in paragraph 2?
A. bought B. saved C. spent. spent D. valued
5. According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there in the world today?
A. a quarter million C. 350 million
B. half a million D. 700 million
II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in each numbered blank in the following
passage.

British space scientists are planning to join the Americans in the race to find evidence of life on (1)
_____planets. Alan Penny and his team at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory have designed a telescope
that is 40 times more powerful than Hubble. Known as “Darwin”, his telescope could tell if planets 50
(2)_______ years away have any kind of life on them. Two days (3) _____ , NASA scientists had shown
a proof that one of Jupiter's moons could support life, Penny announced that his telescope may be
included in a European Space Agency mission. The Darwin project, with a (4) _____ of 500 million, is on
a short list of two proposals. If approved it will probably be (5) _____ around 2015, its destination
somewhere between Mars and Jupiter. The blueprint is actually for five telescopes positioned 50 meters
apart in space, slowly circling a (6) _____ processing station. The data from these telescopes will build up
a full picture of a planet, picking out faint images that have never been combined before. Darwin would
not be able to take detailed photographs of the planets it (7) _____ , but Penny believes a second –
generation telescope could be sent up to do this. He claims it is worthwhile mapping the universe around
our (8) _____ galaxy, even though these planets lie (9) _____ our reach for the moment. The European
Space Agency will make its decision (10) _____ Darwin within three years.

1. a. another. another b. other c. others d. the other

2. a. light b. lighten c. lightening d. lighting. lighting
3. a. following b. after c. next d. later
4. a. price b. schedule c. charge d. budget. budget
5. a. driven b. fetched c. launched d. taken
6. a. central b. center c. middle d. heart. heart
7. a. invents b. searches c. discovers d. looks
8. a. alone b. same c. one d. own
9. a. out b. towards c. beyond d. over
10. a. of b. on c. about d. with
III. Fill in each gap in the following text with one suitable word.

My Son Sanctuary

The sanctuary (1).............more than 70 architectural (2).............They include temples and towers
that connect to each other with complicated red brick designs. The main component of the Cham
architectural design is the tower. (3) .............to reflect the divinity of the king. Bricks are the main
material for the construction of the Cham Towers. However, it has yet been unable to figure out the
reasonable explanation for the linking material, brick baking method, and (4) ..............method of the
Cham Pa. Even these days, this still (5) ..........as an attractive secret to contemporary people.
 Among the ruins of many architectural (6).................dug in 1898, a 24-meter-high tower was
found in the Thap Chua area. This tower is a(n) (7).............of ancient Cham architecture. It has two doors,
one in the east and the other in the west. The tower body is tall and delicate with a system of paved
pillars, six sub-towers surrounding the tower. This two-story tower (8) ............ like a lotus flower. The
top of the upper layer is made of sandstone and carved with elephant and lion designs. In the lower layer,
the walls are carved with fairies, water evils and men (9).............elephants. (10).........., the tower was
destroyed by US bombs in 1969 .

SECTION C. WRITING

I . Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.

1. If nobody puts some more coal in, the fire will go out.
-> Unless …………………………………………………………………………….

2. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.

-> In case…………………………………………………………………..................

3. I now regret spending too much money on clothes.

-> I wish …..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. You ought to fasten your seatbelt before driving away.

-> You shouldn't .

……………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. “I must see the manager! ” he cried.

-> He insisted ………………………………………………………………………..
6. I only realized how dangerous the situation had been when I got home.

-> Only …………………………………………………………………..…………..

7. It's Peter's job to look after his little brother. ( responsible )

-> Peter ………………………….…………………………………………………..

8. Their car is Japanese. It is big and white.

-> They have ……..…………………………………………………………………..

9. Couldn't you take a bus to the station this morning?

-> Wasn't ………………………………………………………………………….?

ten. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.

-> Enormous effort................................................... ................................................................ .......

II. Some people say that “ Self-study is a very important factor that helps students get success in
their study.” Do you agree or disagree? Write a paragraph of about 120 words to support your
idea.