elt tuoanh PRACTICE TEST 36

Date: April 8th, 2024

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.
1. A. discussion B. massive C. blossom D. professor
2. A. oranges B. chances C. series D. houses

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 primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. illness B. desert C. prospect D. success
4. A. skyscraper B. implement C. financial D. fabulous

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.
5. After learning the lesson, the children got many information about the history of their country.
A. learning B. many C. about D. their
6. The school is expected providing good citizens for society.
A. The B. is C. providing D. for
7. Today is such beautiful day that I don’t want to do any chores.
A. such beautiful B. don’t C. to do D. chores

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
8. Before the children at the day care centre can have their snacks, they must _____ all the crafts and toys
_____ in the plastic bins.
A. put … away B. break … off C. hand … back D. pack … off
9. I’m worried _____ the boys. They haven’t come back yet and it’s almost midnight.
A. for B. about C. of D. with
10. Nobody is here, _____?
A. is it B. isn’t it C. are they D. aren’t they
11. According to the programme, the show _____ at nine o'clock.
A. starts B. is starting C. start D. shall start
12. If you want to pay a more _____ price, remember to book the tour two weeks in advance.
A. reason B. reasonable C. reasoning D. reasonably
13. I live in Hanoi, a peaceful city on _____ banks of _____ Red River.
A. the – the B. both – X C. X – X D. either – the
14. The food in Kinsale may be expensive but you will have one of _____ evenings of your life there.
A. the most pleasure B. the most pleased C. the most pleasurable D. the most pleasurably
15. Please bring two passport-sized photographs with you _____ we can renew your work permit.
A. in order to B. so that C. for D. so as
16. My father always uses a _____ pan to fry fish in.
A. round big aluminium frying B. big round aluminium frying
C. round aluminium big frying D. big round frying aluminium

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.
17. Mark: “I’m sorry. It’s late. I must go now.” - Mary: “_____.”
A. You’re welcome B. Goodbye. See you soon
C. Not at all D. Hello
18. Peter: “_____ detective stories?”
- Mary: “In my opinion, they are very good for teenagers”.
A. How about B. Are you fond of
C. What do you think about D. Why do some people not like

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 each of the following questions.
19. If the price of petrol goes up any more, I shall have to use a bicycle.

A. developes B. ascends C. raises D. increases

20. Peter didn’t mean to be disrespectful to his teacher. He just couldn’t control his temper.
A. reliable B. nervous C. impolite D. attractive

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.
21. If things go wrong, Alex, whatever you do, don’t lose your head.
A. be sensible B. be panicked C. be abrupt D. be calm
22. Jane found herself in conflict with her parents over her future career.
A. disagreement B. harmony C. controversy D. fighting

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.
Natural disasters result (23) _____ natural processes of the earth. However, in the last five decades, human
activities have contributed to (24) _____ the number of natural disasters. More landslides have occurred as a
result of deforestation. (25) _____ there are fewer trees in the forest, the soil becomes loosened and more
easily flushed down. Industrialization and urbanization contribute to global warming, leading to more intense
disasters of all kinds, including hurricanes and tsunamis. It is more difficult to make an exact prediction of
climate patterns such as El Niño and La Niña. According to the Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance, the
total natural disasters reported each year have been steadily increasing in recent decades. In 1980, there (28)
_____ only about 100 hydro-meteorological disasters reported per year but that number has risen to over 300
a year since 2000. If humans do not take action, natural disasters will become more tragic and we won’t be
able to cope (27) _____ the anger of Mother Nature.
23. A. in B. from C. by D. with
24. A. increasing B. increase C. have increased D. increased
25. A. However B. Although C. Because D. Due to
26. A. were B. was C. is D. has been
27. A. to B. from C. of D. with
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B or C on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
OUTER SPACE
From far out in space, Earth looks like a blue ball. Since water covers three-fourths of the Earth's surface, blue
is the colour we see most. The continents look brown, like small islands floating in the huge, blue sea. White
clouds wrap around the Earth like a light blanket. The Earth is shaped like a sphere, or a ball. It is 25,000
miles around! It would take more than a year to walk around the whole planet. A spaceship can fly around the
widest part of the sphere in only 90 minutes.
Even though spaceships have traveled to the Moon, people cannot visit the Moon without special suits. The
Moon has no air or water. Plants and animals can't live there either. Astronauts first landed on the Moon in
1969. After that, there were six more trips to the Moon. They brought back Moon rocks, which scientists are
still studying. There are holes, or craters, all over the Moon's surface. Scientists believe that meteorites
smashed into the Moon millions of years ago and formed the craters.
The Sun is the closest star to Earth. A star is a hot ball of burning gas. The Sun looks very big because it is so
close. But the Sun is just a medium-sized star. Billions of far-away stars are much bigger than our Sun. The
burning gases from the Sun are so hot that they warm the Earth from 93 million miles away! Even though the
Sun is always glowing, the night here on Earth is dark. That's because the Earth rotates, or turns around, every
24 hours. During the day, the Earth faces the Sun. Then we see light. During the night, the Earth turns away
from the Sun. Then it faces the darkness of space.
Each day we learn more about the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun.
28. Why is blue the colour we see most when looking at Earth from outer space?
A. Because most of the Earth is covered in land.
B. Because the Sun's rays make the Earth look blue.
C. Because most of the Earth is covered in water.
D. Because clouds wrap around the Earth.
29. Scientists believe that meteorites smashed into the Moon millions of years ago and formed the craters.
What does "formed" mean?
A. hit B. made C. broke D. stopped
30. What is a star?
A. A star is a hot ball of burning gas.
B. A star is a hot ball of gas.
C. A star was a luminous ball of gas.
D. A star was a luminous ball of burning gas.
31. What causes daylight on Earth?
A. The full Moon causes daylight.
B. Daylight is caused by the Earth facing away from the Sun.
C. The heat of the Sun's rays causes daylight.
D. Daylight is caused by the Earth facing toward the Sun.
32. Which of the following sentences BEST describes the Sun?
A. The Sun looks small because it is so far from Earth.
B. The Sun is a ball of burning gases that gives the Earth heat and light.
C. The Sun is a small star.
D. The Sun is not as hot as it looks.

Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given
words.
33. “What did you do yesterday, Ann?”, asked Carol.
A. Carol asked Ann what she has done the day before.
B. Carol asked Ann what she had done the day before.
C. Carol asked Ann what she had done yesterday.
D. Carol asked Ann what she did yesterday.
34. His bike was broken, so he arrived late for the concert.
A. Because his broken bike, he arrived late for the concert.
B. Because of his broken bike, he arrived late for the concert.
C. Due to being broken, he arrived late for the concert.
D. He arrived late for the concert since his broken bike
35. Daisy writes slowly. She makes a few mistakes.
A. The slowly Daisy writes, the few mistakes she makes.
B. The more slowly Daisy writes, the more fewer mistakes she makes.
C. The most slowly Daisy writes, the most fewer mistakes she makes.
D. The more slowly Daisy writes, the fewer mistakes she makes.
36. As children, my brother and I never got on with each other.
A. As children, my brother and I didn’t use to get on with each other.
B. As children, my brother and I didn’t used to get on with each other.
C. As children, my brother and I weren’t used to get on with each other.
D. As children, my brother and I aren’t used to getting on with each other.

Write new sentences as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences, using the given words in
brackets. Do not change the given words in any way.
37. Imagine you lived on Mars. How would you feel? (if)
A. How will you feel if you lived on Mars?
B. How would you feel if you lived on Mars?
C. How you will feel if you lived on Mars?
D. How you would feel if you live on Mars?
38. Everyone expects the rapper to release a new album soon. (expected)
A. It was expected that the rapper will release a new album soon.
B. It is expected that the rapper to release a new album soon.
C. It is expected that the rapper will release a new album soon.
D. The rapper is expected to have released a new album soon.
39. Your allowing the dog to sit on the sofa irritates me! (wish)
A. I wish you won’t let the dog sit on the sofa.
B. I wish you don’t let the dog sit on the sofa.
C. I wish you hadn’t let the dog sit on the sofa.
D. I wish you wouldn’t let the dog sit on the sofa.
40. I can’t understand her rude behaviour towards me. (reason)
A. I can’t understand the reason why she behaves so rudely towards me.
B. I can’t understand the reason which she behaves so rudely towards me.
C. I can’t understand the reason for why she behaves so rudely towards me.
D. I can’t understand the reason of which she behaves so rudely towards me.