PRACTICE TEST 03

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. doubt B. suburb C. plumber D. climb
2. A. monthly B. sunbathing C. southern D. weather
3. A. exchange B. champagne C. teacher D. children
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.
4. A. persuade B. polite C. publish D. supply
5. A. agency B. memory C. influence D. encounter
6. A. occur B. pollute C. typhoon D. access
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.
7. At the moment I am spending my weekend go to camping with my friends.
A B C D
8. When she came to my house I lied in bed listening to music.
A B C D
9. Helen Killer, who was both blind and deafness, overcame her inabilities with the help of her
teacher.
A B C D
10. Youngsters nowadays often pay much attention to physical attractive.
A B C D
11. Although her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the lecturer.
A B C D
12. Those students are trying their best in order that get the scholarship.
A B C D
13. It is believed that in the near future robots will be used to doing things such as cooking.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
14. If you study at the Brighton Language Center- UK, you can live in ______on campus.
A. dormitory B. mobile room C. hotel D. private room
15. The government supplied the victims______ food and water.
A. to B. with C. on D. for
16. I think I’ve lost my new hat. I’ve ________it everywhere but I can’t find it.
A. looked out B. looked in C. looked for D. looked on
17. He was believed ______ 3 years ago.
A. to have gone back hometown B. to go back hometown
C. going back hometown D. having gone back hometown
18. She felt tired.______________, she had to finish her homework.
A. However B. Therefore C. So D. Although
19. I telephoned the station to make________of the time of the train.
A. sure B. true C. real D. right
20. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one________to hospital.
A. was taken B. was taking C. has taken D. has been taking
21. When my father was young, he ______ get up early to do the gardening.
A. was used to B. use to C. got used to D. used to
22. He was a strict __________, he asked me a lot of difficult questions.
A. examine B. examining C. examination D. examiner
23. If you want to get good marks, you __________ study harder.
A. must B. could C. will D. shall
24. Bill is always trying _______me.
A. to avoid to meet B. avoiding meeting C. to avoid meeting D. avoiding to meet
25. His doctor__________him to eat less and do more exercise.
A. said B. suggested C. advised D. insisted
26. The curriculum at the public school is as good__________of any private school.
A. or better than B. as or better than
C. as or better than that D. as or better than those
27. It’s__________a box for me to lift by myself so I think I need some help with this.
A. big B. too big C. vey big D. such big
28. He is__________from a cut in his finger.
A. blooding B. bleeding C. blood D. bloody
29. The boss doesn’t criticize other people like that. Why does he have to run her_______all the
time?
A. down B. over C. up D. in
30. Have you been to the new shopping centre on the__________of town?
A. centre B. middle C. outskirts D. suburbs
31. We’ll let you buy a motorbike__________you ride it carefully.
A. as if B. whenever C. although D. as long as
32. There are some parts of the world__________even now people cannot live.
A. to whom B. which C. that D. where
33. He enjoys__________tennis and keeps on__________sensibly; that’s why he is fat.
A. playing – eating B. playing – to eat C. to play – to eat D. to play – eating
34. Hanoi will have temperature___________23°C and 27°C tomorrow.
A. of B. around C. from D. between
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.
35. Teddy: “I’m very sorry for letting you wait for so long”
Maria: “_______________”
A. Don’t apologize. I’ve just arrived here. B. You’re welcome
C. It doesn’t matter. Thank you D. My pleasure. Don’t worry about it
36. John: Congratulations on your winning.
Mary: ______ .
A. You’re welcome B. That’s very kind of you
C. No, thanks D. Yes, of course
37.– “What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!” – “__________.”
A. Thank you very much. I am afraid. B. You are telling a lie.
C. Thank you for your compliment. D. I don’t like your sayings.
38. – “__________”. – “Oh, it’s great!”
A. How is the journey like? B. Would you like the journey?
C. What do you like about the journey? D. What do you think of the journey?
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word in each of the following questions.
39. He is fortunate to get help and support from his friends when living far from home.
A. rich B. lucky C. wealthy D. good
40. Old buildings should be razed to make space for new and modern ones.
A. renovated B. demolished C. remodeled D. built
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.
431Today students are under a lot of pressure due to the high expectation from their parents and
teachers.
A. relaxation B. nervousness C. emotion D. Stress
42. Doctors have criticized the government for failing to invest enough in the health service.
A. praised B. blamed C. accused D. commented
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.
It’s always worth preparing well for an interview. Don’t just hope for the best. Here are a
(43)_________tips. Practise how you say things, as well as what you (44)_________to say. If you
don’t own a video camera, perhaps a friend of yours does. Borrow it and make a video tape of
yourself. Find somebody to watch it with you and give you some (45)_________of advice on how
you appear and behave. Before the interview, plan what to wear. Find out how the company expects
its employees to dress. At the interview, believe in yourself and be honest, open and friendly. Pay
attention and keep your answers to the point. The interviewer doesn’t want to waste time and
(46)_________do you.
43. A. little B. several C. few D. lot
44. A. intend B. consider C. imagine D. think
45. A. numbers B. slices C. plenties D. pieces
46. A. so B. either C. neither D. or
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.
The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident. Thomas Edison moved to Menlo
Park, New Jersey in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory. There, Edison was
working on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone system.
In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying to improve a
telegraph repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater; in this
way, he was able to reproduce a recording that could be played back. After he made some
 improvements to the machine, he tested it. He recited “Mary Had a Little Lamb” into the machine
and played his voice back to a very surprised audience.
47. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Thomas Edison’s invention.
B. Improvements in telephone and telegraph
C. The History of Menlo Park
D. An accidental invention
48. In what year did the invention of phonograph occur?
A. 1876 B. 1877
C. 1878 D. the article does not say
49. What was Edison working on when he created the phonograph?
A. A telegraph repeater B. A telegraph diaphragm
C. A telephone repeater D. A telephone diaphragm
50. According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention?
A. He made improvements to the machine. B. He used a carbon transmitter.
C. He read a children’s rhyme. D. He produced the audience voice.
Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
51. You saw that smoke. It came from the hills.
A. You saw that smoke which comes from the hills.
B. You saw that smoke which came from the hills.
C. You saw that smoke that came from the hills.
D. You saw that smoke came from the hills.
52. “I’ll come with you as soon as I am ready. ” Tom said to her.
A. Tom said to her that he will come with her as soon as he was ready.
B. Tom said to her that he would come with her as soon as he was ready.
C. Tom said to her that he will come with you as soon as he was ready.
D. Tom said to her that he will come with her as soon as he is ready.
53. Children tend to learn English better than adults.
A. Adults tend to be the best at learning English.
B. Children do not learn English as well as adults.
C. Adults tend to learn English worse than children.
D. Children tend to learn English more than adults.
54. Marie didn’t turn up at John’s birthday party. I feel so sorry for that.
A. If only Marie turn up at John’s birthday party.
B. I wish Marie had turned up at John’s birthday party.
C. I wished Marie wouldn’t turn up at John’s birthday party.
D. It’s a shame Marie had turned up at John’s birthday party.
55. This is my opinion. You can do nothing to change it.
A. You can do nothing to change it my mind.
B. There’s nothing you can do to change my mind.
C. There’s nothing can be done except changing my mind.
 D. You can do everything to change it my mind
56. Although they are poor, they are very generous.
A. In spite of their poverty, they are very generous.
B. In spite of their poor, they are very generous.
C. In spite of they are poor, they are very generous.
D. In spite of their poverty but they are very generous.
57. I won't swim in the sea because it is too cold.
A. The sea isn't enough warm for us to swim in.
B. The sea is not so warm that I can swim in.
C. The sea is not warm for me to swim in.
D. The sea is not warm enough for me to swim in.
58. I want to meet Nga , but I don’t have her address.
A. If I had Nga’s address, I would meet her.
B. If I have Nga’s address, I would meet her.
C. If I had Nga’s address, I will meet her.
D. If I had had Nga’s address, I would have met her.
59. She is writing a letter to her pen-pal.
A. A letter is being writing to her pen-pal
B. A letter is written to her pen-pal
C. A letter is writing to her pen-pal
D. A letter is being written to her pen-pal
60. “I’m working in London now,” Nam said.
A. Nam said that he was working in London now.
B. Nam said that he is working in London then.
C. Nam said that he was working in London then.
D. Nam said that I was working in London then.
61. She hasn’t visited her hometown for two years.
A. She visited her hometown for two years.
B. She didn’t visit her hometown two years ago.
C. She didn’t visit her hometown for two years.
D. She last visited her hometown two years ago.
62. Somebody cleans the room everyday.
A. The room everyday is cleaned
B. The room is every day cleaned.
C. The room is cleaned everyday
D. The room is cleaned by somebody everyday.
63. People don’t use this road very often.
A. This road is not used very often.
B. Not very often this road isn’t used.
C. This road very often is not used
D. This road not very often is used.
64. How do people learn language?
A. How are languages learned?
B. How are languages learned by people?
C. How languages are learned?
D. Languages are learned how?

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