Practice Test 15

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1: Taking an entry level job at the company is a good way to get your in the door.
A. hand B. foot C. head D. shoulder
Question 2: Next week when there a full moon, the ocean tides will be
higher.
A. will be B. will have been C. is being D. is
Question 3: Face masks help limit the spread of germs,
A. can’t they B. don’t they C. can they D. do they
Question 4: irritating they are, we shouldn't lose temper with small children.
A. No matter how much B. No matter what
C. However D. Although
Question 5: last week, his first solo album has been receiving very good reviews.
A. Having released B. Releasing C. Released D. To release
Question 6: People living abroad are not to enter for this competition.
A. enabled B. permissible C. capable D. eligible
Question 7: “Don’t start the next page you have finished the last test question.”
A. before B. until C. while D. since
Question 8: I don't like networking events - spending hours trying to small talk with
strangers just isn't my cup of tea.
A. make B. take C. have D. do
Question 9: The higher the temperature of a molecule, .
A. more energy has it B. than it has more energy
C. the more energy it has D. it has more energy

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 10: Sometimes, in order to get things done, you have to take the initiative.
A. make the last decision B. make important changes
C. raise the first idea D. sacrifice for others
Question 11: The emblem of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was designed basing on rice
- the most important crop for the Southeast Asian people.
A. banner B. logo C. motto D. slogan
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 12: Although the company suffered a serious downturn in sales, the director remained
optimistic.
A. expecting bad things to happen B. unchanged in his view
C. hoping to be successful D. in bad condition
Question 13: A few days ago, that newspaper ran an editorial which complimented those who took
the issue with global warming seriously.
A. offered help B. talked about C. spoke ill of D. thought highly of

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 14: - A: “Well, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have just decided to divorce! Don't you know?”
- B: “ .”
A. I couldn't agree more. B. Oh, thanks!
C. Really? Are you kidding? D. No, not right now.
Question 15: - Lam: “Excuse me. Is this seat free?”
- Lan: “ ___________.”
A. No, you can’t sit here. B. Sorry, it is taken.
C. Yes, it is taken by a boy. D. Yes, but I don’t know.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 16: A. abundant B. apply C. application D. achieve
 Question 17: A. impresses B. mentions C. finishes D. influences

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 18: A. infect B. malaria C. disease D. virus
Question 19: A. physical B. biology C. distinguished D. effective

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 20: The Jones are always about how clever their children are.
A. praising B. boasting C. complimenting D. congratulating
Question 21: A antique vase will be sold at a charity auction next week.
A. ceramic Chinese blue B. blue ceramic Chinese
C. blue Chinese ceramic D. Chinese blue ceramic
Question 22: People often use the natural world as inspiration to design and invent new .
A. producers B. productivities C. productions D. products
Question 23: In the past, children couldn’t choose their own partners even if their parents objected
their choice.
A. to B. for C. against D. with
Question 24: Several passengers received minor injuries when the train unexpectedly came to a________.
A. delay B. brake C. halt D. cease
Question 25: If any student wants to take part in volunteer organizations such as Green Summer
Camp, Green Saturday Movement, Blood Donation, he/she will have to _ an application form.
A. fill in B. find out C. log on D. send off
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks.
TRAFFIC LIGHTS
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed outside the
Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (26) like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by
gas. (27) , it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (28)__ further development until
cars became common. Modern traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green systems were
installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-color signals, operated by hand from a tower in the middle of
the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The first lights of this type to (29) in Britain were
in London, on the junction between St. James’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were
installed a year later. In the past, traffic lights were special. In New York, some lights had a statue on
top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just change silently, but would ring bells to (30)_________the
sleeping motorists of the 1930s.
These are gone and have been replaced by standard models which are universally adopted.
Question 26: A. resembled B. looked C. showed D. seemed
Question 27: A. However B. Therefore C. Although D. Despite
Question 28: A. forbade B. disappointed C. avoided D. discouraged
Question 29: A. show B. appear C. happen D. become
Question 30: A. rise B. raise C. wake D. get

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 following questions from 31 to 35.
Have you ever entered a tropical rainforest? It’s a special, dark place completely different from
anywhere else. A rainforest is a place where the trees grow very tall. Millions of kinds of animals,
insects, and plants live in the rainforest. It is hot and humid in a rainforest. It rains a lot in the
rainforest, but sometimes you don’t know it’s raining. The trees grow so closely together that rain
doesn’t always reach the ground.
Rainforests make up only a small part of the Earth’s surface, about six percent. They are found in
tropical parts of the world. The largest rainforest in the world is the Amazon in South America. The
Amazon covers 1.2 billion acres, or almost five million square kilometers. The second largest
rainforest is in Western Africa. There are also rainforests in Central America, Southeast Asia,
Northeastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands.
Rainforests provide us with many things. In fact, the Amazon Rainforest is called the “lungs of our
planet” because it produces twenty percent of the world’s oxygen. One fifth of the world’s fresh water
is also found in the Amazon Rainforest. Furthermore, one half of the world’s species of animals,
 plants, and insects live in the Earth’s rainforests. Eighty percent of the food we eat first grew in the
rainforest. For example, pineapples, bananas, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, chocolate, coffee, and sugar all
came from rainforests. Twenty-five percent of the drugs we take when we are sick are made of plants
that grow only in rainforests. Some of these drugs are even used to fight and cure cancer. With all the
good things we get from rainforests, it’s surprising to find that we are destroying our rainforests. In
fact, 1.5 acres, or 6,000 square meters, of rainforest disappear every second. The forests are being cut
down to make fields for cows, to harvest the plants, and to clear land for farms. Along with losing
countless valuable species, the destruction of rainforests creates many problems worldwide.
Destruction of rainforests results in more pollution, less rain, and less oxygen for the world.
(Adapted from Reading Challenge 2 by Casey Malarcher and Andrea Janzen)
Question 31: What is the author’s main idea in the passage?
A. To provide factual information about tropical rainforests for readers.
B. To prove that rainforests are indispensable in our lives.
C. To prevent people from damaging tropical rainforests.
D. To explain why people have destroyed a large area of tropical rainforests.
Question 32: The word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to .
A. plants B. pineapples, bananas, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, chocolate, coffee, and sugar
C. the drugs D. rainforests
Question 33: The following are the facts about rainforests, EXCEPT .
A. Rainforests account for about one sixth of the Earth’s surface.
B. There’s a considerable variety of plants and animals in the rainforests.
C. The rainforest in Western Africa ranks second after the Amazon in South America in the covered
area.
D. The only places to see rainforests are in tropical zones.
Question 34: Why don’t people know it’s raining in the rainforests?
A. Because the trees grow very tall there.
B. Because the branches are too dense for the rain to touch the ground.
C. Because they are the habitats of millions of flora and fauna.
D. Because it hardly rains in the rainforests.
Question 35: What can be inferred from the last passage?
A. People’s economic benefits are more important than environmental problems.
B. The consequences of deforestation were greater than what people can imagine.
C. Everyone is not aware of the significance of the rainforests.
D. The more rainforests are destroyed, the harder people’s life will become.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of
the question.
Plastic bags are used by everybody. From a vegetable vendor to a designer store, everyone seems to
use them. Even though they are one of the modern conveniences that we seem to be unable to do
without, they are responsible for causing pollution, killing wildlife, and using up the precious
resources of the Earth. But, most of us are blissfully unaware of the repercussions that are occurring
and will take place in the future because of the plastic bags.
Every once in a while, the government passes out an order banning store owners from providing
plastic bags to customers for carrying their purchases, with little lasting effect. Plastic bags are very
popular with both retailers as well as consumers because they are cheap, strong, lightweight,
functional, as well as a hygienic means of carrying food as well as other goods. About a hundred
billion plastic bags are used every year in the U.S. alone. And then, when one considers the huge
economies and populations of India, China, Europe, and other parts of the world, the numbers can
be staggering. The problem is further exacerbated by the developed countries shipping off their
plastic waste to developing countries like India. Once they are used, most bags go into landfills. Each
year, more and more bags are ending up littering the environment. Once they become litter, plastic
bags find their way into our waterways, parks, beaches, and streets. And, if they are burned, they
infuse the air with toxic fumes. About 100,000 animals, such as dolphins, turtles, whales, penguins are
killed every year due to these bags. Many animals ingest plastic
bags, mistaking them for food, and therefore, die. And worse, the ingested plastic bag remains intact
even after the death and decomposition of the animal. Thus, it lies around in the landscape where
another victim may ingest it. One of the worst environmental effects is that they are non-
biodegradable. The decomposition takes about 400 years. No one will live so long to witness the
decomposition of plastic! Thus, save the environment for the future generations as well as animals.
Petroleum products are diminishing and getting more expensive by the day, since we have used this
nonrenewable resource increasingly. And to make plastic, about 60-100 million barrels of oil are
needed every year around the world. Surely, this precious resource should not be wasted on producing
plastic bags, should it? Petroleum is vital for our modern way of life. It is necessary for our energy
requirements- for our factories, transportation, heating, lighting, and so on. Without viable alternative
sources of energy yet on the horizon, if the supply of petroleum were to be turned off, it would lead to
practically the entire world grinding to a halt. So, what can be done? A tote bag can make a good
substitute for carrying groceries and the shopping. You can keep the bag with the cashier, and then put
your purchases into it instead of the usual plastic bag. Recycling the bags you already have is another
good idea. These can come into use for various purposes, like holding your garbage, instead of
purchasing new ones. While governments may be working out ways to lessen the impact of plastic
bags on the environment; however, each of us should shoulder some of the responsibility for this
problem, which ultimately harms us. Plastics are not only non-biodegradable, but are one of the major
pollutants of the sea. For a clean and green environment, try to use alternatives to plastic whenever
and wherever possible. Cut down your use of plastic, and do your bit to save our planet.
(Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/)
Question 36: Which of the following could be the best tittle of the passage?
A. Plastic pollution – Problems and solutions.
B. Plastic pollution – What should we do?
C. Plastic bags - Effects on the environment.
D. Plastic bags - New threat for the environment.
Question 37: The word “repercussions” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ?
A. degradation B. consequence C. contamination D. interference
Question 38: According to the second paragraph, what is NOT true about the reality of plastic bags?
A. Plastic bags are often used because of their convenience.
B. The governments do not prohibit the use of plastic bags at the stores.
C. The more population a country has, the more complicated the plastic pollution is.
D. Importing plastic waste from developed countries makes the problem more sophisticated.
Question 39: The following are the negative effects of plastic bags on the environment, EXCEPT_____.
A. People do not live long enough to check whether plastic bags are decomposed or not.
B. It takes plastic bags a very long time to be biodegraded.
C. After being used, plastic bags, in the form of litter, make water, soil, and air polluted.
D. Marine animals may die because of eating plastic bags.
Question 40: The word “intact” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. dangerous B. broken C. undamaged D. harmful
Question 41: What does the word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. a good substitute B. the shopping C. the bag D. the cashier
Question 42: It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that .
A. petroleum products such as plastic bags cost less than ever before.
B. petroleum is indispensable in almost all activities of the modern world.
C. plastic bags are wasted on many energy demands of life.
D. oil is replaced by other alternatives in producing plastic bags.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 43:The last (A) question in the test (B) was not very complicated, but (C) I couldn’t
answer them (D).
Question 44: ASEAN aims at (A) promoting economic growth (B), regional peace (C) as well
as provide(D) opportunities for its members.
Question 45: In studies (A) conducted on (B) gazing behavior, it has been founded (C) that
listeners gaze at speakers more than (D) speakers gaze at listeners

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 46: I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned out that she was
quite useless.
 A. I was mistaken about her suitability for the position because of her incompetent.
B. I was right in thinking that she was totally useless for the job.
C. Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather badly.
D. Contrary to my initial impression, she was totally suitable for the job.
Question 47: "Please send me to a warmer climate," Tom said.
A. Tom begged his boss to send him to a warmer climate.
B. Tom pleaded with his boss to send him to a warmer climate.
C. Tom would rather went to a warmer climate.
D. Tom asked his boss to go to a warmer climate.
Question 48: If I had known about their wedding plan earlier, I would have been able to make time
to attend the reception party.
A. I knew their wedding would be planned earlier so I made some time to attend the reception party.
B. I wish I had known their wedding plan sooner so that I could arrange time to attend the
reception party.
C. I don't know their wedding plan earlier so I can't make time to attend the reception party.
D. When I knew their wedding party, it was too late to attend the reception party.

Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 49: We don't have to do washing-up any more. We have just bought a new dishwasher.
A. It is not necessary for us do washing-up, even when we have bought a new dishwasher.
B. No longer do we have to do the washing-up because we have just bought a new dishwasher.
C. The new dishwasher we have just bought needs doing the washing-up.
D. With the help of the new dishwasher, we won't have to do the washing-up very often.
Question 50: I had ability of learning many foreign languages. My mother herself recognized it.
A. I had ability of learning many foreign languages though my mother herself recognized it.
B. I had ability of learning many foreign languages unless my mother herself recognized it.
C. It was my mother's ability of learning many foreign languages that she herself recognized.
D. It was my mother who recognized my ability of learning many foreign languages.

Practice Test 16

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 1: Do bear in mind that I'm not as young as I was, so don't walk so fast.
A. Remember thoroughly B. Extremely understand C. Really forget D. Note carefully
Question 2: This script will automatically remove devices that have been inactive for 90 days.
A. make B. eject C. keep D. use

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 3: Moc Chau's plum gardens early summer begin to ripen evenly and are ready
for the plum picking festival.
A. with B. in C. on D. at
Question 4:___________ a sharp drop in car sales in 2020, Viet Nam entered a car consumption
boom period in 2021 and early 2022.
A. Have experienced B. Have been experiencing
C. Having experienced D. Have been experienced
Question 5: We are always when customers inform us of our quality standards.
A. gratefully B.grateful C. grate D.gratify
Question 6: His girlfriend mad to realize he had been lying to her again.
A. went B. traveled C. flew D. moved
Question 7: Those workers are going on a to ask for a pay rise and more benefits.
A. tour B. strike C. holiday D. duty
Question 8: The music video "There's nothing at all" in Vietnam last month.
A. blocked B. has blocked C. was blocked D. was blocking
Question 9: The idea for the book came to the writer when she _ in a small southern
German village.
A.was living B.lived C. are living D. has lived
Question 10: Autistic children find it hard to make with the others in their class.
A. buddies B. companions C. mates D. friends
Question 11: The more people want to invest in a piece of real estate, its price gets every
single day.
A. highest B. the highest C. the higher D. higher
Question 12: Our class will travel to Da Lat together .
A. as soon as we have finished the school year B. before we had finished the school year
C. when we finished the school year D. while we were finishing the school year
Question 13: It's reported that the Boeing 737-89P aircraft in Kunming but never landed
in Guangzhou as scheduled.
A. went off B. took on C. took off D. went on
Question 14: Tom's mother got angry when he brought home a dog.
A. big German horrible B. horrible big German
C. German horrible big D. horrible German big
Question 15: Hand, foot, and mouth disease is common in children under 5 years old it is
easy to spread quickly at schools and day care centers.
A. because B. because of C. although D. despite
Question 16: He always has a spot for his little daughter, however troublesome she may be.
A. light B. floppy C. tender D. soft
Question 17: We are going to take the graduation exam next July, ?
A. aren't we B. weren't we C. do we D. will we

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 18: A. delay B. devote C. explain D. happen
Question 19: A. disaster B. attraction C. compliment D. opponent

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 20: A. adopt B. around C. argue D. apply
Question 21: A. agreed B. washed C. appeared D. loved

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in the meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 22: You are wrong to drive in a car without fastening the seat belt.
A. You needn't drive in a car without fastening the seat belt.
B. You would drive in a car without fastening the seat belt.
C. You can drive in a car without fastening the seat belt.
D. You shouldn't drive in a car without fastening the seat belt.
Question 23: "I am suffering from online attacks all these days," Amber Heard said.
A. Amber Heard asked me if I was suffering from online attacks all these days.
B. Amber Heard told me that she was suffering from online attacks all those days.
C. Amber Heard wanted to know if she was suffering from online attacks all those days.
D. Amber Heard said that I was suffering from online attacks all these days.
Question 24: I last saw him at the campus two weeks ago.
A. I haven't seen him at the campus for two weeks.
B. I saw him at the campus two weeks ago.
C. I have seen him at the campus for two weeks.
D. I didn't see him at the campus two weeks ago.
Throughout Asia, marriage behaviour and family life are changing. Young people are getting married
later than previous generations. Couples have fewer children, and more married women are working
outside the home. Such trends were first observed in Japan and more recently in South Korea, Taiwan,
and Singapore. Similar patterns are starting to emerge other Asian countries. However, other aspects of
family life in Asia are still quite different from the way family institutions have developed in the West.
Fewer Asian couples live together outside marriage, and childbearing outside marriage is extremely rare.
Marriage is generally viewed as a permanent arrangement, and divorce rates, although rising, are still
quite low in most Asian societies.
The traditional family structures of Southeast Asia are more varied. Among the large populations of
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, young couples typically establish their own
independent households, or a man may move in with his wife's parents, at least for a while. At marriage,
the husband's family often makes a gift to the family of the wife. Although most young couples establish
a home of their own, the youngest daughter and her husband may stay with her parents to look after them
in their old age and eventually inherit their property.
(Adapted from Tradition and change in marriage and family life, Choe MK, Wesley SB &
Retherford RD, 2002)
Question 25: What is the passage mainly about
A. Asian new trends in Marriage and Family Life
B. Traditional Asian Marriage and Family Life
C. Changes in Marriage and Family Life
D. Comparison between Asian and Western Family Life
Question 26: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned as the country that
observed the trends of family life's changes?
A. Australia B. Japan C. Taiwan D. Singapore
Question 27: The word "varied" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. limited B. diverse C. complex D. stable
Question 28: Which of the following is TRUE about the traditional family of Southeast Asia?
A. Marriage is often regarded as a permanent arrangement.
B. Young couples don't want to get married.
C. Young couples live with parents to take care of them.
D. Childbearing outside marriage is extremely high.
Question 29: The word "them" in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. parents B. couples C. households D. structures

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 from 30 to 34.
Today we know that the Earth rotates around the Sun, but people did not always believe this. In the
16th century, it was believed that the Earth was the center of the universe. For many years, no one could
prove whether the Sun rotated around the Earth or the opposite. That changed when Hans Lipperhey, who
was a at around the same time, another Dutch eyeglass maker, invented the telescope in 1608. (30)
, at around the same time, another eyeglass maker claimed that he invented the telescope
and the microscope. That man was Zacharias Janssen, as the inventor of the who lived in the same town
as Lipperhey. In the end, Hans Lipperhey was (31) telescope and Zacharias Janssen as the
inventor of the microscope

In 1609, Galileo Galilei, (32) was an Italian astronomer, heard about the telescope and
decided to make one himself. His telescope could make objects twenty to thirty times bigger. He was also
the first person to use a telescope to look at the sky. He discovered that the moon, which was believed to
have a smooth (33) , had mountains and craters. He found out that Jupiter had
moons. He also realised that sometimes Venus was closer to Earth, and sometimes it was farther. This
made him believe that (34) planets in the Solar system, including Earth, move around the
Sun.
(Extracted from i-Learn Smart World, 2022)
Question 30: A. Moreover B. Instead C. Otherwise D. However
Question 31: A. released B. founded C. debited D. credited
Question 32: A. which B. who C. that D. when
Question 33: A. interface B. exterior C. edge D. surface
Question 34: A. ever B. much C. each D. many

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the
following questions.
Question 35: Peter really wants to buy a new car. He hasn't got enough money.
A. If Peter had had enough money, he couldn't have bought a new car.
B. Peter wishes he had enough money so that he could buy a new car.
C. If only Peter had had enough money, he couldn't have bought a new car.
D. Provided that Peter has enough money, he can't buy a new car.
Question 36: No one is permitted to get access to confidential information. There is no exception
whatsoever.
A. On no occasion is everyone banned from getting access to confidential information.
B. Under no circumstances is everyone allowed to get access to confidential information.
C. By no means was everyone allowed to get access to confidential information.
D. At no time is everyone banned from getting access to confidential information.

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 37: Minh and Nga are talking about high school education.
Minh: "I think History must be a compulsory subject at high schools."
Nga: " . Historical knowledge helps students arouse their national pride.
A. That's not true B. It's ridiculous
C. I don't quite agree D. I completely agree
Question 38: Jim and Kathy are talking about their trip in Viet Nam.
Jim: "Can we visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum next Monday?"
Kathy: " . It is closed on Mondays and Fridays."
A. It won't work like this B. I'm sure about that
C. Of course we can D. I'm afraid we can't

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 from 39 to 45.
When we think of women who have led the way, we often think of people such as Marie Curie, the
first woman to win the Nobel Prize, or Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic
Ocean. But there are also times in history when women have worked together to improve the lives of
other women.
This happened in the Victorian era, when women in Britain started to fight for their right to vote.
Before 1918, women were not allowed to vote. From around the 1860s, groups of women started to come
together to organise activities and talk about helping women to get the right to vote. In 1903, Emmeline
Pankhurst set up the Women's Social and Political Union, or WSPU. The WSW made speeches, wrote in
newspapers, and demonstrated on the streets smashing windows and setting buildings on fire. However,
during World War I, the WSPU stopped their attacks and supported the government. As men were away
fighting in the war, women took on many jobs that men used to do, like police officers and bus drivers. In
these jobs, women showed everyone they were equal to men.
In 1918, the government finally gave women over 30 the right to vote for the first time. It was an
important step in the fight for equality for women in society. However, it wasn't until ten years later, in
1928, that all women over 21 could vote as men could.
(Adapted from Bright student's book)
Question 39: Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Backgrounds of famous women
B. Roles of women in World War I
C. Votes for women
D. Improvement in women's lives
Question 40: According to paragraph 2, in the Victoria era, women in Britain .
A. were allowed to vote before 1918
B. helped men to get the right to vote
C. began to struggle for their right to vote
D. got together to take part in outdoor activities
Question 41: The word "supported" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. separated B. criticized C. advocated D. disapproved
Question 42: The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to .
A. attacks B. bus drivers C. jobs D. women
Question 43: The word "step" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A. direction B. achievement C. introduction D. completion
Question 44: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Women were in charge of many jobs done by men during World War I.
B. All British women were able to vote in 1918.
C. Emmeline Pankhurst established WSPU in 1903.
D. Amelia Earhart flew across the Atlantic Ocean on her own.
Question 45: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The WSPU supported the government by making speeches and writing in newspapers,
B. Most men worked as police officers and bus drivers in the war.
C. Women over 21 could eventually gain the equality in voting like men in 1928.
D. The fight for equality for women in society was not successful.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 46: He found it hard to decide whether to stay on with his team or go abroad to seek new
opportunities.
A. resolve B. confirm C. determine D. encourage
Question 47: It's a memorable night for all Vietnamese football fans when their team won the gold
medal in Sea Games 31.
A. unforgettable B. remarkable C. incredible D. eventful

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 48: Dolphins literally sleep with one eye open and one half of its brain still awake.
A B C D
Question 49: Honestly, the team had the distinctive advantage of playing in their own stadium;
A B C
winning a victory is not surprising.
D
Question 50: A heavy downpour in Hanoi yesterday afternoon floods many streets in the city's
A B C
center.
D

Practice Test 17
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of
the following questions.
Question 1. A. crack B. act C. trade D. mass
Question 2: A. rush B. under C. hurry D. pressure
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the
following questions.
Question 3: A. attract B. polite C. garbage D. Secure
Question 4: A. familiar B. together C. possible D. important
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: This job won't to you unless you're a highly organized person.
A. attract B. appeal C. engage D. lure
Question 6: I'm in two about whether to go to the wedding or not.
A. thoughts B. brains C. heads D. minds
Question 7: The top is your color, but are you sure it you? It looks a bit big.
A. fits B. suits C. goes D. matches
Question 8: This book is not really . It is a waste of money buying it.
A. information B. informative C. informatively D. inform
Question 9: Visitors are attracted by a house built about 300 years ago.
A. big modern brick B. modern big brick
C. big brick modern D. brick big modern
Question 10: By this September, I my first novel.
A. will have finished B. will finish C. have finished D. will be finishing
Question 11: The police the hospital to rescue everyone.
A. stand up B. turn up C. look after D. broke into
Question 12: I will have worked as a teacher at this school for 35 years .
A. by the time I retire B. after I had retired
C. when I retired D. as soon as I had retired
Question 13: My sister never cheats in exams, _ ?
A. isn't she B. doesn't she C. is she D. does she
Question 14: to wake him up, I turned off the TV and went to bed.
A. Wanted not B. Not wanting
C. Being not wanting D. Not to want
Question 15: their quick reaction, not much has been changed.
A. because of B. because of C. in spite of D. though
Question 16: He told me I'd won the lottery but I knew he was just pulling my .
A. nose B. leg C. hair D. arm
Question 17: This train ticket for Henry's grandmother by his father yesterday.
A. was ordering B. order C. ordered D. was ordered
Question 18: I have warned you the difficulties you have to face when applying for the job.
A. in B. by C. about D. on
Question 19: you study for these exams, you will do.
A. The more / the much B. The hardest/ the best
C. The harder / the better D. The more hard / the more good

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following
questions.
Question 20: We had a quite fantastic day out at the seaside; everybody had a whale of a time.
A. had a lot of time to play B. enjoyed playing with a whale
C. enjoy themselves a lot D. had a chance to see a whale
Question 21: Remember to dress neatly and formally when you come to the interview.
A. fashionably B. trendily C. casually D. politely

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following questions.
Question 22: The problem is due to discipline, or, more precisely, the lack of discipline, in school.
A. wrongly B. informally C. casually D. flexible
Question 23: The minister came under fire for his rash decision to close the factory.
A. was penalized B. was dismissed C. was acclaimed D. was criticized

Choose the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Question 24: Mai and Lan are talking about Mai's new house.
Lan: "What a lovely house you have!" - Mai: “ .”
A. I'm glad you like it. Thanks. B. Thanks. It must be very expensive.
C. You're welcome. D. Certainly!
Question 25: A man is talking to Alex when he is on holiday in Paris.
The man: "You haven't lived here long, have you?" - Alex: “ .”
A. No, I live here for a long time B. Yes, just a few days
C. Yes, I have just moved here D. No, only three months

Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of blanks .
Last year, there were millions of international tourist arrivals across the globe. Whether they were
students on their (26) years looking for overseas adventure, stressed-out workers hoping to get
away for a weekend, or retirees (27) to relax in an exotic location- clearly none of them
thought they could find the same experience at home. The question is whether foreign travel brings more
advantages or disadvantages.
An obvious positive point is that going abroad sometimes helps people to expand their knowledge of
the world. If they are (28) - minded, they can learn about new cultures and hopefully gain a more
wake understanding about their way of life. In addition, there is the economic benefit of tourism to
countries which have few other resources. It can provide an income to many people within the industry.
Having said that, some people simply go to a foreign resort surrounded by high walls and (29)_____
learn little about their holiday destination. Another issue is that hordes of tourists often spoil the "unspoilt"
places they visit. The most recent example of this is Antarctica, (30)_______last year cruise ships took
thousands of disappearing icebergs and wildlife. Vegetation, nesting penguins and resting walrus are
vulnerable when humans intrude.
Question 26: A. space B. gap C. pause D. break
Question 27: A. to wish B. wish C. wished D. wishing
Question 28: A. narrow B. single C. open D. absent
Question 29: A. therefore B. as C. yet D. However
Question 30: A. what B. whose C. which D. where
Read the following passage and choose the answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35.
For a century before the Erie Canal was built, there was much discussion among the general
population of the Northeast as to the need for connecting the waterways of the Great Lak Ocean. A
project of such monumental proportions was not going to be undertaken and supreme amount of effort.
The man who was instrumental in accomplishing the feat that was the Erie Canal was Dewitt Clinton.
As early as 1812, he was in the nation's capital petitioning the federal government for financial assistance
on the project, emphasizing what a boon to the economy of the country the canal would be; his efforts
with the federal government, however, were not successful.
In 1816, Clinton asked the New York State Legislature for the funding for the canal, and this time he
did succeed. A canal commission was instituted, and Clinton himself was made head of it. One year later,
Clinton was elected governor of the state, and soon after, construction of the canal was started.
The canal took eight years to complete, and Clinton was on the first barge to travel the length of the
canal, the Seneca Chief, which departed from Buffalo on October 26, 1825, and arrived in New York
City on November 4. Because of the success of the Erie Canal, numerous other canals were built in other
parts of me country.
Question 31: The word "boon" in the 2nd paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. Disadvantage B. Benefit C. Cost D. Detriment
Question 32: The Seneca Chief was .
A. Clinton's nickname B. the name of a boat
C. the nickname of Buffalo D. the name of the canal
Question 33: The pronoun "it" in the 3rd paragraph refers to which of the following?
A. The canal B. The New York State Legislation
C. The commission D. The state governor
Question 34: The graph following the passage most probably discusses .
A. the century before the building of the Erie Canal B. canals in different U.S locations
C. Clinton's career as governor of New York D. the effect of the Erie Canal on the Buffalo area
Question 35: Where in the passage does the author mention a committee that worked to develop the
canal?
A. The fourth paragraph B. The third paragraph
C. The second paragraph D. The first paragraph

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.
Marianne Moore (1887-1972) once said that her writing could be called poetry only, because there
was no other name for it. Indeed her poems appear to be extremely compressed essays that happen to be
printed in jagged lines on the page. Her subjects were varied: animals, laborers, artists, and the craft of
poetry. From her general reading came quotations that she found striking or insightful. She included these
in her poems, scrupulously enclosed in quotation marks, and sometimes identified in footnotes. Of this
practice, she wrote, "Why many quotation marks?" I am asked ... When a thing has been so well that it
could not be said better, why paraphrase it? Hence, my writing is, if not a cabinet of fossils, a kind of
collection of flies in amber." Close observation and concentration on detail and the methods of her
poetry.
Marianne Moore grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, near St. Lois. After graduation from Bryn Mawr
College in 1909, she taught commercial subjects at the Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Later she
became a librarian in New York City. During the 1920's she was editor of The Dial, an important literary
magazine of the period. She lived quietly all her life, mostly in Brooklyn, New York. She spent a lot of
time at the Bronx Zoo, fascinated by animals. Her admiration of the Brooklyn Dodgers-before the team
moved to Los Angeles-was widely known.
Her first book of poems was published in London in 1921 by a group of friends associated with the
Imagist movement. From that time on her poetry has been read with interest by succeeding generations
of poets and readers. In 1952 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her Collected Poems. She wrote that
she did not write poetry for money or fame. To earn a living is needful, but it can be done in routine
ways. One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable to one's happiness
to express.
Question 36: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Marianne Moore's life and work. B. The use of quotations in poetry.
C. The influence of the Imagists on Marianne Moore. D. Essayists and poets of the 1920's.
Question 37: According to the passage, Moore wrote about all of the following EXCEPT .
A. artists B. fossils C. animals D. workers
Question 38: What does Moore refer to as "flies in amber" (paragraph 1)?
A. Concentration on detail. B. Poetry in the twentieth-century.
C. Quotations within her poetry. D. A common image in her poetry.
Question 39: The author mentions all of the following as jobs held by Moore EXCEPT .
A. teacher B. magazine editor C. librarian D. commercial artist
Question 40: Where did Moore spend most of her adult life?
A. In Carlisle B. In Los Angeles C. In Brooklyn D. In Kirkwood
Question 41: The word "it" in the third paragraph refers to .
A. earning a living B. writing poetry C. becoming famous D. attracting readers
A. all put the blame on the heavy traffic.
B. The traffic was so heavy that nearly everyone arrived late.
Question 42: It can be inferred from the passage that Moore wrote because she .
A. was dissatisfied with what others wrote B. wanted to raise money for the Bronx Zoo
C. wanted to win awards D. felt a need to express herself
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 order to avoid to make mistakes, take your time and work carefully.
A B C D
Question 44: Each of the musicians in the orchestra were rehearsing daily before the concert tour began.
A B C D
Question 45: He implied from the article that she was not interested in a relationship from what she
A B C D
said in her letter.

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: If I hadn't had so much work to do, I would have gone to the movies.
A. I never go to the movies if I have work to do.
B. Because I had to do so much work I couldn't go to the movies.
C. A lot of work couldn't prevent me from going to the movies.
D. I would go to the movies when I had done so much work.
Question 47: We got caught in a traffic jam so we were among the last to arrive.
A. There was such a congestion on the roads that I thought we never would get there.
B. Most people got there before us as we were held up by the traffic.
C. The late arrivers all put the blame on the heavy traffic.
D. The traffic was so heavy that nearly everyone arrived late.
Question 48: The car was very expensive and he couldn't afford it.
A. He was rich enough to buy the car. B. He was so poor but he bought the car.
C. The car was too expensive for him to buy. D. The car was expensive so that he couldn't buy it.
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: Mary loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn't sleep without it.
A. When Mary was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn't sleep without it.
B. When Mary was young, she loved her stuffed animal although that she couldn't sleep without it.
C. When Mary was young, she loved her stuffed animal so as not to sleep without it.
D. As Mary couldn't sleep without her stuffed animal when she was young, she loved it.
Question 50: They were reluctant to announce the news. They didn't want to worry the public.
A. They were reluctant to announce the news in case of worrying the public.
B. They were reluctant to announce the news lest they should not worry the public.
C. So that they would worry the public they were reluctant to announce the news.
D. They were reluctant to announce the news for fear that they might worry the public.