READING 2 - PRACTICE TEST

PART 1: VOCABULARY Nguyễn Thị Thanh Tâm

Choose the right words or phrases to fill in the blanks.
1. The Union Budget is likely to be presented on February 26, two days ahead of the
________date
A. critical B. conventional C. suitable D. convenient
2. Unable to check her ________ , Alice ran after the rabbit down the rabbit hole.
A. curiosity B. pleasure C. nervousness D. Wisdom.
3.This is a/an ________ area, trespassers will be punished
A. free B. allowed C. restricted D. reception
4. William _____ his friends not to intrude into his family’s affairs.
A. claimed B. gambled C. warned D. satisfied
5. The parents asked the principal to __________ his desicion about the Sports Day
A. unconsider B. reconsider C. considered D. consideration
6. I’m not good at being ______. It’s difficult for me to think of ideas.
A. confident B. beautiful C. healthy D. creative
7. You should buy our latest model of phone. It has many new ______ that you can benefit from.
A. features B. devices C. parts D. buttons
8. Our personalities are _________. He is extrovert and tends to be anxious, while I am more
introverted but calmer.
A. complementary B. perfect C. bad D. the same
9. You can eat whatever you want as long as it's in __________.
A. discomposure B. intensity C. moderation D. agitation
10. As you grow older, your spine _______ by about an inch.
A. shortens B. grows C. disappears D. elongates
11. The attitude of voters towards various other economic variables is more _______, and so
these will be ignored for now.
A. comfortable B. debatable C. inarguable D. incontrovertible
12. The_______ checking criteria is mainly dependent on the statistical results of expert
opinions.

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A. inconsistency B. variation C. erraticism D. consistency
13. However, these new workers in the city ________ agricultural goods, pushing the price
higher, and reducing the real wage further.
A. offer B. demand C. dislike D. present
14. How did he _____ when you called him a fool?
A. react B. act C. walk D. doubt
15. Whenever Alen watched horror movies, her face _________turned pale, her eyes opened
wide and her lips began to tremble.
A. instantaneously B. after hours C. tardily D. negligently
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PART 2: INCOMPLETE PARAGRAPH Lưu Hoàn Mỹ
Body Language
Language is commonly believed to be a system of communication that consists of sounds and
written symbols. However, we can also communicate (1)______ other way by using our facial
expresions our tone of voice and even our (2)______body. In fact, in many situations, non – verb
communication can (3)______ more accurately what a person is feeling. Body language always
speaks the truths, (4)______ words can often be misleading. For successful comunication both at
the office and at home, an understanding of body language is important. At work, non – verb
communication is (5)______ to power. People (6)______ charge tend to leanback in their chairs,
fold their hand behind their heads and put their feet up on the desk. They usually (7)______
conversations, both talking and interrupting more than others. Those who follow orders, on the
other hand, are much less relaxed and tend to sit on the (8)______ of their chairs with their arms
tightly folded.
Body language plays an equally important role at home. Children are particularly quick to pick
(9)______ on non – verb signals and can distinguish (10)______ what is said and what is really
meant.
Choose the correct option to complete the space ()______ in the text.
1. A. in B. for C. to D. by
2. A. full B. whole C. partial D. total
3. A. explain B. announce C. publish D. reveal
4. A.expect B. so C. whereas D. therefor
5. A. associated B. related C. combined D. reserved
6. A. in B. on C. by D. at
7. A. overwhelm B. dominate C. master D. hold
8. A. top B. limit C. edge D. border
9. A. out B. over C. at D. up

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 10. A. between B. among C. from D. that
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PART 3 :GAPPED TEXT Hồ Ngô Bảo Ngọc

You are going to read a newspaper article in which a former ballet dancer talks about the
physical demands of the job. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from
the sentences A – G the one which fits each gap (37 – 42). There is one extra sentence which
you do not need to use.

Drifting The Slow Lane On A Welsh Canal

Two hundred years ago, Britain's canals were the arteries of the Industrial Revolution but now
they are used almost exclusively for pleasure. They're a great way to meet the British - and other
nationalities: even actors Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart have enjoyed a Welsh narrowboat
holiday. Bob Barton reports on a trip afloat in Mid Wales.
Less is more on the canals. (1)______ Yet we felt we had seen and experienced so much and
let into the secret that is one of the most beautiful parts of Britain's unique waterway world.
We became very fond of Bronwen, our three year-old cruiser, which was our movable home
for a few serene days as we sailed along the Monmouth and Brecon canal in Mid Wales. With
home comforts including a fully fitted kitchen complete with gas cooker and fridge, crockery and
cookware; comfortable beds; a shower and toilet; central heating and cosy lounge area with TV
and DVD player, it is easy to see how some boaters become so enthusiastic they decide to live on
them for months at a time.
Any fears we had about taking charge of a 50ft-long behemoth on a narrow canal with its
numerous toytown-like stone bridges were quickly dispelled by John of Cambrian Cruisers.
(2)_____ How to take on water, work the locks and lifting bridges we would encounter, and
even came along with us for the first ten minutes to check we had got the hang of things.
We need not have worried: by the end of our first afternoon of cruising we had negotiated four
lifting bridges, one tunnel and five locks, all enough to give my 'crew' a hearty appetite to be
sated in one of the many canal-side pubs. One of the lifting bridges was electrically powered and
my daughters, aged 11 and 15, loved closing the gate across the road to stop traffic and pushing
the buttons to make lights flash and the bridge slowly rise.
The 35-mile Monmouth and Brecon Canal is a small, isolated part of Britain's 2,000-mile
(3,220 km) network of navigable waterways, but it is a real gem. Built to carry coal and iron
down to the sea, it is an 18th-century time-capsule, now used entirely for pleasure, which winds
its way south from the market town of Brecon through the rocky uplands - the highest in
Southern Britain - of the Brecon Beacons National Park. (3)____
Its banks canopied with a wide variety of trees, the canal is constantly twisting, first one way
and then another. For much of its length it is on a ridge, high above the foaming waters of the
River Usk, whose route is even more convoluted than the canal; while in the distance are sheep-
dotted meadows and craggy peaks with romantic names such as Sugar Loaf and Table Mountain.
(4)_____ There's always something to see, someone to wave at or talk to, or another brew of tea
or coffee to attend to: it is thirsty work!
This being springtime, wild flowers were everywhere - bluebells, daffodils, forsythia and
primroses, growing in huge bunches along the banks. Other seasons offer their own delights, I'm
sure. Birds spotted ranged from skylarks and chaffinch to pheasants and the ubiquitous ducks

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with their ducklings in tow and, at one stage, a bat even circled our boat. Farther on, white tree
blossom floated down on us like snowflakes - an idyllic scene. (5)_____
We prepared breakfast and lunch on board using the ample facilities, but when we wanted a
more substantial meal there was a good choice of pubs, often with a blazing log fire, in canalside
villages such as Talybont-on-Usk. At the Coach and Horses in Langynidr there was a
particularly tasty, wide-ranging menu: the Portuguese owner, Abilio, explained that he arrived
here as chef but liked it so much he decided to buy the whole pub and settle down.
One of the liberating aspects of canal boating is that you can moor up for the night almost
wherever the fancy takes you. We just hammered in the mooring spikes, tied-up, placed a plank
across to the bank and our mobile home was all set for the night. (6)_____
Brecon is best-known for its annual Jazz Festival when the whole town comes to life with the
sound of music and of people having a good time. Sadly, we weren't able to sample the event this
time - but we did manage to visit nearby Hay-on-Wye, the fascinating "town of second-hand
books" established by Richard Booth in 1961, on our way back to the airport.

Choose from the following sentences to fill the spaces in the text. There is one extra

A. Though our pace was slow in terms of distance covered, it was never boring.
B. We even remembered a torch to light the walk back from the pub!
C. That is why we were given a thorough explanation of all the safety regulations in force along
the canal.
D. He patiently talked us through the boat's simple controls.
E. It passes through no big towns but has everything else that makes this type of holiday such
fun: lovely scenery, friendly people, and a few locks, lift-bridges and a tunnel thrown in for good
measure.
F. At a speed of four miles-per-hour, we travelled less than 20 miles in three days.
G. Sometimes there was so much to take in we almost forgot to bow our heads for the distinctive
stone hump-back bridges: so narrow and low they seem to grow out of the banks.

ANSWER: (1) F (2) D (3) E (4) G (5) D (6) B

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PART 4: READING COMPREHENSION

Passage 1 Old Ways of Communication. Trần Thị Đào My

Communication in the past was totally different from these days, because in the past
communication was permeative. There were not many ways of communication that people could
use in order to talk with each other. People were communicating face to face and with the
invention of paper, they started to write messages to one another.

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In addition, they used animals such as pigeons and horses to convey their messages. Pigeons
carried messages back and forth between people, but with pigeons it took a long time for a
message to reach its destination and occasionally messages got lost. For instance, people used to
ride horses from one place to other so that they could send messages. On the contrary, nowadays
communication is more advanced. With the help of new technology, people become able to
communicate in various ways.

Currently, people communicate using cell phones, emails, SMS and in many other ways. These
kinds of communication are faster than the old communication methods (paper messages) and
people respond to each other within seconds. For example, people email each other and receive
immediate responses. With the presence of technological advances everyday, people create new
ways to communicate with each other that facilitates talking and transmitting information in a
more convenient manner. In conclusion, communication has changed significantly from the past
and with the technological inventions that occurred in the 21st century, communicational
techniques have developed and are still developing with the purpose to facilitate ways in which
people can reach each other.
Read the article and the questions. For each question, choose the correct answer (A,B,C or
D).
1.How did people in the past communicate face to face?
A. Through cell phones
B. By writing messages on paper
C. Using pigeons and horses
D. Sending emails
2. What was one disadvantage of using pigeons for communication?
A. Messages took a long time to reach their destination
B. Pigeons were unreliable and often got lost
C. People needed to ride horses to send messages
D. Communication was limited to face-to-face interactions
3. How is communication different nowadays?
A. People communicate face to face
B. People ride horses to send messages
C. Communication is slower than in the past
D. People use cell phones, emails, and SMS
4. Why have communication methods developed in the 21st century?
A. To make communication more convenient and efficient
B. To limit ways in which people can reach each other
C. To rely solely on face-to-face interactions
D. To use pigeons and horses for communication
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now-differences/
Passage 2: How we use and its massive changes: Social Media. Trần Thị Đào My
Without social media, the world wouldn't be a global village. Social media is getting closer and
information is spreading like wildfires these days. Whether you're a teacher, engineer, student, or
anyone else, it's hard to imagine a life without social media. The days when people had to spend
day and night solving problems are over. All you need to do today is to have your smartphone on
your side as you have access to all the information from the internet and social media. People

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who do not have access to TV in offices, hostels, classrooms, cars, etc. can find the latest news
through social media. Today, some people read newspapers because social network websites are
the news source for newspapers. Newspapers and magazines take quite some time to print and
provide information about what happened the day before, but social media websites keep you up
to date with the latest events around the world. It takes less than a minute to keep you up to date.
The benefits of social media are endless. Sometimes it actually forces you to wonder how
monotonous your life is without it.

Social networking sites are the best things that have ever happened to students, according to
students like us. Many students have benefited from these websites, which have enabled them to
achieve more and improve. Hundreds of instructional sites are available on Facebook and
Twitter. If you can't afford to attend a class, you can take a free online class on YouTube. In
terms of communication, social media has made it easier for people to communicate with each
other. Today, different people from different civilizations are communicating and exchanging
ideas. With this in mind, social media eradicates gender, race and religion-based stigma. Even if
your family and friends aren't in touch using social media, you can still feel what your loved
ones are doing and how they are doing it. While helping, the world is in a desolate state. We see
Syrians and Palestinians being forced to leave their country and live in the hell of life. Through
these social pages, we are aware of their everyday situation and many people are doing what they
can for them over the internet. People collect money, donate to charities, sign petitions, and
donate to relieve their suffering. In addition, social media sites encourage people to make social
changes and bring social benefits.
Finally, we all know that social networking sites have enabled people communicate across large
distances. Face-to-face communication with a departed childhood friend and distant relatives is
possible.

Folks meet and take action to support people in far-flung places who are in perilous situations
through these same social networking platforms. People have learned more about the importance
of public health and safety as a result of social media, as well as a wealth of knowledge on how
to keep society safe and healthy.Social Media is an upgraded tool that has significantly improved
connectivity and social awareness. But it also shows that social media is not without its flaws.
Scientific research has shown that social media can lead to less concentration for students, a
higher level of dissatisfaction with their lives, and the dissemination of false information. But at
the same time, it is also true that the technology itself is neutral and does not force any particular
action. It's up to you how to interact with technology and get the most benefit from it. We need a
day to generate a general understanding of how technology can be used to improve society, and
once we learn this, it is quite reasonable for social media to list the benefits to society.
Read the article and the questions. For each question, choose the correct answer (A,B,C or
D).
1. According to the passage, what are some benefits of social media?
A. Improved connectivity and global communication.
B. Access to instant information and news updates.
C. Opportunities for online education and learning.
D. Facilitation of communication and exchange of ideas among diverse individuals.

2.How has social media impacted communication and access to information?

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A. It has made communication easier and more convenient.
B. It provides access to the latest news and events worldwide.
C. It breaks down barriers of gender, race, and religion in communication.
D. It allows people to stay connected with loved ones and be aware of their activities.

3. What are some drawbacks or challenges associated with social media mentioned in the
passage?
A. Decreased concentration levels for students.
B. Higher dissatisfaction with life due to social media use.
C. Dissemination of false information.
D. All of the above.

4. How can individuals make the most of social media?

A. By being cautious and verifying information before sharing.
B. By using social media platforms for education and personal growth.
C. By actively participating in social causes and making a positive impact.
D. All of the above.
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