PRACTICE TEST 18-12

I. LISTENING
Part 1: For questions 16-20, listen to a talk about the origins of James Bond and choose the best answer (A,
B, C, or D) according to what you hear.

Example: 0. The fiction spy James Bond was created by ______?

A. Jane Austen B. J.K. Rowling C. Thomas Hardy D. Ian Fleming
1. What was the name of Ian Fleming’s Jamaican estate, where he created the character?
A. Goldenball B. Goldeneye C. Thunderball D. No information
2. Which of these statements about the fictional spy James Bond is false?
A. Ian Fleming enjoyed bird watching.
B. “James Bond” was named after the author of a book about spying.
C. Ian Fleming based the character on himself.
D. James Bond’s exploits were inspired by a real life spy
3. Which of these film titles is said to be the Bond family motto, (or coat of arms)?
A. You Only Live Twice B. Live and Let Die
C. The World is not Enough D. No information
4. The code name ‘007’ gives James Bond _______.
A. A licence to kill B. A licence to thrill
C. A licence to spy D. No information
5. In which book did James Bond first make his appearance?
A. Dr No B. Goldfinger
C. Casino Royale D. No information

Part 2: For questions 16-20, listen to the story about Mansa Musa, one of the wealthiest people who ever
lived and choose FIVE letters from A-J.
Which FIVE statements are TRUE according to what you hear? Write your answers in the
correspoding numbered boxes provided.
A. Mansa Musa ascended the throne when famine and civil war in Europe occurred.
B. The wife of Mansa Musa played an important role in helping his realm grow and flourish.
C. The Mali Empire has a large quantity of natural resources, including salt and gold.
D. It took Mansa Musa over a year to make the long journey to Mecca.
E. It has been recorded that Mansa Musa built a mosque each and every Saturday.
F. Mansa Musa gave the gold to the poor he met along his route to Mecca.
G. Musa’s generous actions inadvertently devastated the economy of the regions through which he
passed.
H. After returning from his pilgrimage, Mansa Musa spent much of the rest of his life teaching at his
own university.
I. Mansa Musa used the money to strengthen the country’s cultural centers, particularly Timbuktu,
which he annexed in 1312.
J. Mansa Musa set up many universities all over the world.
Part 3: Listen to a talk about the strongest ever storm, Hurricane Patricia nears Mexico. For
questions 21-25, complete the table.
Hurricane Patricia List of government actions
1. The maximum sustained winds: (21) 4. Urging people to (24)
-150 miles per hour___________. _stay away from beaches,_ rough seas and to
2. Where Patricia is issued: (22) __225 miles___ (25) _take shelter___.
south of the port of Manzanillo.
3. Storm Classification: a (23) __Category 5______
storm.

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answers to completes each sentence.
6. This film tells the remarkable story of ________ FBI special agent.
A. a B. an C. the D. X

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7. _________ you read the instructions carefully, you will understand what to do.
A. As well as B. As much as C. Provided D. As far as
8. The shipment will not arrive for ________ four days.
A. many B. other C. another D. several
9. I am in the ________ every month now. I simply can’t afford to buy luxuries
A. pink B. red C. black D. green
10. Jane had a problem with her finances, so we talked …… and now it's fine.
A. over B. it over C. over it D. over and over
11. According to the captain, his special units can take an immediate action against terrorists should such a
need ........... .
A. arise B. originate C. evoke D. experience
12._______, I’ll pick you up at six.
A. Time permitting C. Time being permitted C. Time permitted D. If time permitted
13.Some of _______ are planning to drive throughout the country during the summer holidays.
A. boys we B. boys C. us boys D. We boys
14.The coal and oil stocks are petering ________.
A. on B. out of C. up D. out
15.The Continental United States is ________ that there are four time zones.
A. so a big area B. very big C. much big D. so big an area
16.Ms. Lee did _________ good work on that project that she was quickly offered a promotion.
A. too B. much C. so D. such
17. I am ______ my brother is.
A. nowhere like ambitious as B. nothing near as ambitious as
C. nothing as ambitious like D. nowhere near as ambitious as
18. I’ve yet _____ a person as Theo.
A. to meet as infuriating B. to have met such infuriating
C. been meeting as infuriating D. been meeting such infuriating
19. Jack: This medicine tastes horrible’ “ Jill: ______. it will cure your cough.
A. Be that as it may B. Come what may C. How much horrible is it D. Whatever it tastes
20. ______ are considered humorous is mainly due to his characters’ use of slang.
A. That Damon Ruyan’s stories B. Damon Ruyan’s stories, which
C. Damon Ruyan’s stories D. Because Damon Ruyan’s stories
21. One problem for teacher is that each student has his/ her own ________ needs.
A. separate B. divided C. individual D. distinctive
22. I was ________ in the book I was reading and didn’t hear the phone.
A. submerged B. distracted C. gripped D. engrossed
23. If we hurry, we might get there ________ to catch the early train.
A. right B. in time C. on time D. before time
24. To get a passport, you must send in your birth ________ and two photos.
A. certificate B. licence C. paper D. card
25. She tries to set ________ an hour a week for practice.
A. about B. down C. aside D. in
26. Her allergy to fish is so severe that the _____________ sight of it makes her feel sick.
A. simple B. easy C. plain D. mere
27. Unless you give up smoking, you’ll ____________ the risk of damaging your health.
A. bear B. suffer C. make D. run
28. _________90% of the students here are passed the exam.
A. Most B.Most of C. Almost of D. Almost
29. Fire safety in family houses, _________ most fire deaths occur, is difficult.
A. where B. why C. how D. when
30. In a multiple-choicee exercise it’s sometimes easier to ……….the wrong answers before choosing the
correct one.
A. dismiss B. eliminate C. obliterate D. omit
31. And it’s always better to make an educated ………than to leave a blank.

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A. attempt B. endeavour C. chance D. guess
32. The great _______ of people in this country nowadays owns a TV set.
A. part B. majority C. number D. mass
33. The grant will be paid in three equal over the course of the year.
A. episodes B. inversions C. installments D. occurrences
34. Sometimes two cultural values seem to each other.
A. conflict B. contradict C. reflect D. disapprove

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.
1. – “We’ll have to hurry if we want to finish this project on time.” “_________ __”.
A. OK. But I’ll call you later. B. I’ll say we will!
C. I’m tired. I’ll go home early. D. What a wonderful idea!
2. - “Excuse me. I’m trying to find the library.” “_____________”
A. Where’re your eyes? It’s in front of you. B. Look no further!
C. Find it yourself. I’m busy. D. Oh, nice to meet you.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
3. If no specific measures are taken, what is occurring to the Earth will cause all species including human race
to vanish.
A. disappear B. prosper C. attacked D. devastate
4. Technology is so advancing nowadays that computers and other machines seem to be obsolete after a very
short time.
A. outdated B. antiquated C. disused D. irreplaceable

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.
5. Nowadays, it was rather easy to buy a modern TV, and it does pack a punch to bring to life some really
awesome visuals.
A. have little effect on something B. make bad things happen
C. produce the results that aren’t intended C. prevent something from coming into use
6. But what most prevents women from reaching the boardroom, say bosses and headhunters, is lack of hands-
on experience of a firm’s core business.
A. insignificant B. impractical C. unavailable D. untested

II. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage.
1.We go to the restaurant for __ vegetarians______ whenever we ‘re tired of eating meat. (vegestable)
2) .Don’t worry. I ‘ll be waiting for you at the ____ entrance ____ to the pagoda . (enter
3.The old theater of our city is being enlarged and ___ modernized_____. (modern)
4.Advertisements account for three fourths of the __ , income______ of the newspaper. (come)
5.What is the ____ opposition____ of the adjective “solid”. ( oppose)
6. You should read one of the Harry Potter books. They’re very...............written. IMAGINE
7. The sick child must stay away from others because he has a.. communicable... COMMUNICATE
disease.
8. The potatoes are. undercooked..., you should have boiled them for a bit longer. COOK
9. The runner was so fast and so good that he won the race quite.............
EFFORT
10. He stood at the door to make sure that nobody... gate-crashed....the party. GATE

IDENTIFY THE MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE BELOW.

1. Tropical forests exist close to the equator, which both high temperature and abundant rainfall occur all
year round. close => close to
2. The Smiths are very proud of that their son always gets high marks in his courses. Sau that là mệnh đề
không cần of

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3. We called the baseball park up to ask that when the game was scheduled to begin that afternoon.
“ask” thì ask + từ để hỏi; không có từ that
4. The American Indians killed the buffalo only when necessity to obtain food, clothing and shelter.
5. Some relatives of mine like staying at their cabin on Lake Omega every summer holidays.
6. In the United States among 60 percent of the space on the pages of newspapers is reserved for advertising.
7. Gilbert Newton Lewis, a chemist, helped to develop the modern electron theory of valence, a theory
explains the forces holding atoms together in molecules.
8. Because of a high birthrate and considered immigration, the United States population in the late nineteenth
century increased tremendously from 31 million in 1860 to 76 million in 1900.
9. For most of their history, especially since the 1860's, New York City has been undergoing major ethnic
population changes.
10. Rocks have forming, weaning away and re-forming ever since the Earth took shape.

II. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
FRIENDSREUNTTED.CO.UK
Have you ever looked into what happened to your old friend Friends Reunited is a website which puts
old school and college friend back in (1) _____ with one another. It was (2) by a husband and wife (3) _____
when the wife, Julie Pankhurst, decided wanted to track (4) _____ some of her own school friends. The
website now has over five million (5) _____ and is one of the most popular websites in the UK. You pay a
small (6) _____ to join, and then your name and email address to a list. This list is (7)_____ by school and
year, so it is easy to find people.
Thousands of reunions have now (8) place across the UK, and the idea has spread to many other
countries. So if you join Friends Reunited, you can find the person who was your (9) _____ friend when you
were eight, even if he or she’s now living on the other (10) ______ of the world. There may even be some
surprises (11) ______ for you! You might (12) _____ that the quiet boy who everyone used to (13) _____ in
school has now become a professor of Physics, and the tall shy girl has now become a top fashion (14) _____-
with her picture in Vogue magazine. Or, (15)_____ you might find that no one you knew has changed much at
all!
1. A. connection B. association C. touch D. meeting
2. A. got down B. made out C. put on D. set up
3. A. group B. team C. crew D. band
4. A. down B. out C. for D. in
5. A. players B. users C. holders D. consumers
6. A. fee B. price C. fare D. expense
7. A. controlled B. demonstrated C. managed D. organized
8. A. made B. given C. taken D. done
9. A. best B. perfect C. superb D, ideal
10. A. section B. piece C. side D. half
11 A. on order B. in store C. in place D. en route
12. A. invent B identify C. investigate D. discover
13. A. tease B. laugh C. joke D. smile
14. A. example B. image C. model D. brand
15. A. in effect B. in particular C. on the whole D. on the other hand

III. Fill each blank with one suitable word. Write your answer in the space provided
Two hundred years ago, passenger pigeons were the most numerous birds in the world. A (1). flock...of
passenger pigeons might include over two million birds. When they (2). flew overhead, they darkened the sky
for hundreds of miles. Today not a (3). single. one of these birds exists. Incredible as it may seem, all those
millions of birds were hunted down for food, feathers, and (4). sport..
The story of the passenger pigeon is just one of many sad stories about animals that have (5). At least 461
species of birds and mammals have become extinct in the (6) past 400 years. Many more species — about
555 mammals and 1,073 birds — are now at risk (7).of extinction. (8) Among reptiles, fish, and invertebrates,
at least 2,961 are at risk. And among plant species the (9).. number. at risk reaches 25,000.
The cause of this terrible destruction is (10)..always the same: humankind.

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IV. Read the passage below carefully and do the tasks below.
Questions 1-5: Reading Passage 1 has six sections, A—F.
Choose the correct heading for sections B—F from the list of headings below.

List of Headings Example Answer:

Section A iv
i The influence of Monbusho
ii Helping less successful students 1 Section B vii
iii The success of compulsory education 2 Section C i
iv Research findings concerning achievements in maths 3 Section D v
v The typical format of a maths lesson 4 Section E ii
vi Comparative expenditure on maths education 5 Section F viii
vii Background to middle-years education in Japan
viii The key to Japanese successes in maths education
ix The role of homework correction

LAND OF THE RISING SUM

A Japan has a significantly better record in terms of average mathematical attainment than England and
Wales. Large sample international comparisons of pupils' attainments since the 1960s have established that not
only did Japanese pupils at age 13 have better scores of average attainment, but there was also a larger
proportion of 'low' attainers in England, where, incidentally, the variation in attainment scores was much
greater. The percentage of Gross National Product spent on education is reasonably similar in the two
countries, so how is this higher and more consistent attainment in maths achieved?
B Lower secondary schools in Japan cover three school years, from the seventh grade (age 13) to the ninth
grade (age 15). Virtually all pupils at this stage attend state schools: only 3 per cent are in the private sector.
Schools are usually modern in design, set well back from the road and spacious inside. Classrooms are large
and pupils sit at single desks in rows. Lessons last for a standardised 50 minutes and are always followed by a
10-minute break, which gives the pupils a chance to let off steam. Teachers begin with a formal address and
mutual bowing, and then concentrate on whole-class teaching.
Classes are large — usually about 40 — and are unstreamed. Pupils stay in the same class for all lessons
throughout the school and develop considerable class identity and loyalty. Pupils attend the school in their own
neighbourhood, which in theory removes ranking by school. In practice in Tokyo, because of the relative
concentration of schools, there is some competition to get into the 'better' school in a particular area.
C Traditional ways of teaching form the basis of the lesson and the remarkably quiet classes take their owe
notes of the points made and the examples demonstrated. Everyone has their own copy of the textbook
supplied by the central education authority, Monbusho, as part of the concept of free compulsory education up
to the age of 15. These textbooks are, on the whole, small, presumably inexpensive to produce, but well set out
and logically developed. (One teacher was particularly keen to introduce colour and pictures into maths
textbooks: he felt this would make them more accessible to pupils brought up in a cartoon culture.) Besides
approving textbooks, Monbusho also decides the highly centralised national curriculum and how it is to be
delivered.

D Lessons all follow the same pattern. At the beginning, the pupils put solutions to the homework on the
board, then the teachers comment, correct or elaborate as necessary. Pupils mark their own homework: this is
an important principle in Japanese schooling as it enables pupils to see where and why they made a mistake, so
that these can be avoided in future. No one minds mistakes or ignorance as long as you are prepared to learn
from them After the homework has been discussed, the teacher explains the topic of the lesson, slowly and
with a lot of repetition and elaboration. Examples are demonstrated on the board; questions from the textbook
are worked through first with the lass, and then the dass is set questions from the textbook to do individually.
Only rarely are supplementary worksheets distributed in a maths dass. The impression is that the logical nature
of the textbooks and their comprehensive coverage of different types of examples, combined with the relative
homogeneity of the dass, renders work sheets unnecessary. At this point, the teacher would circulate and make
sure that all the pupils were coping well.
E It is remarkable that large, mixed-ability classes could be kept together for maths throughout all their
compulsory schooling from 6 to 15. Teachers say that they give individual help at the end of a lesson or after

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school, setting extra work if necessary. In observed lessons, any strugglers would be assisted by the teacher or
quietly seek help from their neighbour. Carefully fostered lass identity makes pupils keen to help each other —
anyway, it is in their interests since the class progresses together.
This scarcely seems adequate help to enable slow learners to keep up. However, the Japanese attitude
towards education runs along the lines of 'if you work hard enough, you can do almost anything'. Parents are
kept closely informed of their children's progress and will play a part in helping their children to keep up with
dass, sending them to 'Juku' (private evening tuition) if extra help is needed and encouraging them to work
harder. It seems to work, at least for 95 per cent of the school population.
F So what are the major contributing factors in the success of maths teaching? Clearly, attitudes are
important. Education is valued greatly in Japanese culture; maths is recognised as an important compulsory
subject throughout schooling; and the emphasis is on hard work coupled with a focus on accuracy.
Other relevant points relate to the supportive attitude of a class towards slower pupils, the lack of
competition within a class, and the positive emphasis on learning for oneself and improving one's own
standard. And the view of repetitively boring lessons and learning the facts by heart, which is sometimes
quoted in relation to Japanese lasses, may be unfair and unjustified. No poor maths lessons were observed.
They were mainly good and one or two were inspirational.
Questions 6-9
DO the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage?
YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

6 There is a wider range of achievement amongst English pupils studying maths than amongst their Japanese
counterparts. Y
7 The percentage of Gross National Product spent on education generally reflects the level of attainment in
mathematics. N
8 Private schools in Japan are more modern and spacious than state-run lower secondary schools. NG
9 Teachers mark homework in Japanese schools. N
Questions 10-13: Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
10 Maths textbooks in Japanese schools are
A cheap for pupils to buy. B well organised and adapted to the needs of the pupils.
C written to be used in conjunction with TV programmes. D not very popular with many Japanese teachers.
11 When a new maths topic is introduced,
A students answer questions on the board. B students rely entirely on the textbook.
C it is carefully and patiently explained to the students. D it is usual for students to use extra worksheets.
12 How do schools deal with students who experience difficulties?
A They are given appropriate supplementary tuition. B They are encouraged to copy from other puils.
C They are forced to explain their slow progress. D They are placed in a mixed-ability class.
13 Why do Japanese students tend to achieve relatively high rates of success in maths?
A It is a compulsory subject in Japan. B They are used to working without help from others.
C Much effort is made and correct answers are emphasised. D There is a strong emphasis on repetitive learning
Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them.
1.I don’t suppose you have change for 2 pounds, do you?
Do you happen to have change for a pound?.....
2.She is fond of her nephew although he behaves terribly.
She is fond of her nephew in spite of his terrible behavior
3.He prefers reading books to watching TV.
He would .. rather read books than watch TV
4.The two children began to argue fiercely about who had damaged the bicycle.
A fierce argument __ the two children about who had damaged the bicycle ____
5.The gun going off was the signal for everyone to panic.
As soon as __ the gun went off everyone started to panic._____
6.It was not until five years had elapsed that the whole truth about the murder came out.
Not for __another five years did the whole truth about the murder come out.______
7.The house collapsed because of faulty building work.

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 It was faulty building work that caused the house to collapse.
8.It was more of an argument than a discussion
6. not so much a discussion as an argument.
I. LISTENING: 2/50 points
Part 1.
1.B 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C
Part 2.
6. has plummeted 11. pickup in demands
7. help out with grandkids 12. huge millennial generation
8. shut down for maintenance 13. carpooling
9. switch to gasoline blends 14. oil industry
10. greenhouse gas emissions 15. significant upheaval
Part 3.
16. A 17. C 18. D 19. F 20. G
Part 4.
21. (about) 150 miles per hour 24. stay away from beaches, rough seas
22. (about) 225 miles 25. take shelter
23. Category 5