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PRACTICE TEST 15
PHONOLOGY
1. A. revised B. appraised C. practised D. closed
2. A. detergent B. certain C. emergent D. percent
3. A. water B. farmer C. smart D. participate
4. A. fought B. drought C. bought D. naughty
5. A. without B. worthy C. thumb D. breathing
6. A. consumer B. profitable C. practice D. sensitively
7. A. stereo B. certainty C. urgent D. repellent
8. A. networks B. familiar C. righteous D. marketing
9. A. specialty B. multiple C. response D. elegant
10. A. producer B. focuses C. constraint D. superior

USE OF ENGLISH
11. There’s a widespread proposal that schooling needs to be improved.
A. generalization B. speculation C. ambition D. suggestion
12. First impressions can be misleading.
A. false B. disorganized C. indispensable D. non-profitable
13. These coats are specially treated to be water repellent.
A. resistant B. absorbent C. optional D. sensitive
14. My father and I are fond of doing the ______ in the house.
A. repairs B. fixings C. mendings D. corrections
15. This is an important meeting, so please ______.
A. wear appropriate B. put on C. well-dressed D. dress up
16. The students are carrying out their first project on drug ______.
A. harassment B. affection C. addict D. abuse
17. Whenever problems ______, they are always able to find good solutions to them.
A. come up B. fall through C. fill in D. put forward
18. Vietnam is a country which is ethnically ______.
A. alternative B. diverse C. different D. variable
19. What’s your ______ toward sex education?
A. idea B. vision C. reaction D. attitude
20. A survey ______ among high school students shows that English is their favorite subject.
A. made B. carried C. conducted D. concluded
21. The goods should be fit ______ their purpose.
A. at B. on C. for D. off
22. After a great deal of hard work, he finally _______ his ambitions.
A. got B. realized C. possessed D. deserved
23. You'd better not drink that milk, John. It's _______ sour.
A. gone B. kept C. became D. got
24. If you don't _______ before taking exercise, you risk injuring yourself.
A. stand by B. warm up C. boil down D. run down
25. _______ is among the essential measures to help save the environment.
A. Forestry B. Deforestation C. Afforestation D. Forester
26. When running, grizzly bears are capable of _______ speeds of 35 miles an hour.
A. traveling B. aiming C. keeping D. attaining
27. Only a local person could _______ the maze of narrow streets.
A. find their way through B. catch sight of
C. make head nor tail of D. run errands for
28. He ______ the tickets, but he did not have enough time to call at the cinema.
A. would have booked B. might have booked
C. could book D. was going to book
29. In most countries, _______ military service does not apply to women.
A. superior B. mandatory C. beneficial D. constructive

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30. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, _______ eleven times the size of the earth.
A. is B. has C. being D. having
31. I didn’t get home until well after midnight last night. Otherwise, I _______ your call.
A. returned B. had returned C. would return D. would have returned
32. The emergency services _______ as soon as the news of the bomb explosion reached them.
A. put on an act B. were out of action C. swung into action D. did a vanishing act
33. The man who was taken to the hospital was ______ for three hours.
A. unfeeling B. unconscious C. insensitive D. indifferent
34. “I think we should get rid of this laptop.” “________”
A. Make it to the top! B. Waste not, want not!
C. This laptop is a thinking machine! D. Any time!
35. “________” “It’s not worth it.”
A. Why don't you complain to the manager? B. Would you like some coffee?
C. So, you did it finally! D. She’s one of the leading figures in the field.
36. “She’ll soon get used to the idea.” “________”
A. Yes, she used to do it. B. I wouldn’t bet on it.
C. She is, I suppose. D. Not a moment too soon!
37. _______, he left for England to further his studies.
A. Twenty years old B. He was twenty years old
C. Having been twenty years old D. When he was twenty years old
38. The manager was angry because somebody _______.
A. had allowed the photographers to enter the building
B. had let the photographers to enter into the building
C. permitting the photographers entering the building
D. the photographers let into the building without the proper documentations
39. Richard was asked to withdraw from graduate school because _______.
A. they believe he was not really able to complete research
B. he was deemed incapable of completing his research
C. it was decided that he was not capable to complete to complete the research
D. his ability to finish the research was not believed or trusted
40. The committee members resented ______.
A. the president that he did not tell them about the meeting
B. the president not to inform them of the meeting
C. the president’s not informing them of the meeting
D. that the president had failed informing themselves that there was going to be a meeting

Use the correct word form of each of the words given in brackets.

41. Since _________________ (attend) has been so poor, the class is being closed.
42. The need for a law against ________________ (forest) is urgent.
43. She is described by her friend as a(n) _________________ (imagine) person.
44. They _________________ (cease) complained about the disorganization of the school.
45. I am so sorry about the mistakes; I _________________ (understanding) the instruction.
46. There were a great number of _________________ (contest) in the beauty pageant.
47. I feel _________________ (equip) to teach such young children; please find another teacher.
48. The machine _________________ (function), so the workers were allowed to go home.
49. _________________ (loyal) is a highly respectable quality.
50. Don’t be so ________________ (relevance). Go straight to the point, please.

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space.

According to research (51)_______ by the US scientists, global warming could (52)_______ the
growth of toxic algae and bacteria in the world’s seas and lakes, with a(n) (53)_______ that may be felt
in ten years’ time. Studies have shown that shifts (54)_______ by climate change make ocean and
freshwater environments more (55)_______ to toxic algae blooms and allow harmful microbes and
bacteria to (56)_______. In one study, scientists modeled future ocean and weather (57)_______ to
predict the effects on blooms of Alexandrium catenella, or the toxic ‘red tide’, which can (58)_______ in
shellfish and cause severe symptoms, (59)_______ paralysis, in humans who eat the contaminated

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seafood. In another study, scientists found that desert dust, which contains iron, (60)_______ into the
ocean from the atmosphere could (61)_______ to increases of harmful bacteria in the seawater. Also,
adding desert dust to seawater significantly (62)_______ the growth of Vibrios, a group of ocean
bacteria that can cause gastroenteritis and (63)_______ diseases in human beings. Global warming has
also been (64)_______ for rising ocean temperatures, and a warming ocean, which we know is
happening, increases the (65)_______ of disease that affects both wildlife and humans.

51. A. made B. launched C. conducted D. released

52. A. indulge B. spur C. nurture D. deaden
53. A. impact B. improvement C. target D. affection
54. A. broken down B. come round C. given in D. brought about
55. A. weakened B. susceptible C. influential D. incessant
56. A. reduce B. build C. prosper D. proliferate
57. A. plans B. frames C. patterns D. forecasts
58. A. accumulate B. shatter C. decline D. hold
59. A. consisting B. comprising C. composing D. including
60. A. blown B. deposited C. carried D. fallen
61. A. bring B. cause C. lead D. get
62. A. motivated B. advocated C. stimulated D. aroused
63. A. genetic B. curable C. innate D. infectious
64. A. blamed B. enforced C. mistaken D. faulted
65. A. opportunity B. likelihood C. feasibility D. commonness

Fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word to make a meaningful passage.

According to a British magazine called The Economist, land in Tokyo is (66)____________

expensive that in 1987 (67)____________ would have cost more to buy Tokyo's city centre than to buy
all the land in the United States. Japan's capital is, furthermore, also one of the world's
(68)____________ overcrowded cities.
The problem with the number of people (69)____________ travel to work and back home each
day on trains has got so bad that people are employed by the railways just to push travellers
(70)____________ the trains during rush-hour (71)____________.
Overcrowding is becoming (72)____________ a big problem that there is serious talk of moving the
capital to a different (73)____________.
Most people in Tokyo work a six-day (74)____________. A typical businessman's day might
begin with a long journey from the suburbs, followed by long hours (75)____________ his desk. In the
evening, he might visit one of the city's 500,000 restaurants (76)____________ a few colleagues. Very
little of his (77)____________ is actually spent at home.
Enjoying leisure time in Tokyo is difficult. For (78)____________, many Japanese love playing
golf, but there are very few golf courses in the country - and the cost of membership is often too
(79)____________. Despite the pressures of overcrowding and long working hours, the Japanese
(80)____________ the longest life span of any people on Earth.

Read the text below and decide which word or phrase (A, B, C or D) best fits the blank space, or
best answer the question.
Memory is a vital characteristic of the human species. Organisms evolve to adapt to their environments in
many different ways. There are, however, two broad classes of adaptation. The first of these involves
preprogramming the organism to cope with its environment so that it is born with all the necessary instincts and
equipment to operate efficiently and effectively with virtually no learning. This is clearly a very successful means of
adaptation and has enabled an enormous range of organisms, from plants, bacteria, and insects to " simple"
vertebrates, to continue to flourish for millions of years. Such organisms have their mode of adaptation "wired in"
and, as such, have, minimal need for learning or memory. The second involves the production of an organism
which is adaptable. Here, there is much less preprogramming, and the organism is left to modify its behavior in
response to its environment. This allows for considerably greater complexity and variability of behavior. It also
demands a larger brain and is heavily dependent on the capacity to learn and remember. The human race is the
obvious example of this form of evolution - our ability to learn and remember has allowed us to develop tools and
language, technologies which in turn vastly increased our ability to store, and communicate yet more information
through writing, and subsequently films, videos, and computers, all of which can be regarded as an extension of
the memory. However, without the individual's memory, the vast storage of information in the libraries all over the

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world would be incomprehensible. Accordingly, the ability to learn and remember, allowing as it does for the
development of language, is perhaps our most crucial characteristic.

81. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Evolution B. Memory C. Adaptation D. Behavior
82. In line 2 "The first" refers to _______.
A. classes B. adaptation C. preprogramming. D. organisms
83. The author mentions all of the following in connection with the first class of adaptation EXCEPT
_______.
A. ability to deal with the environment B. state of being programmed in advance
C. process of being wired into equipment D. possession of the requisite instincts
84. According to the passage, many organisms have existed for millions of years because they
_______.
A. have inbuilt resources B. continually adapt to the environment
C. have no memory D. are unable to learn
85. From the author's use of "simple" in line 5, it can be inferred that the vertebrates were
A. natural B. thoughtless C. uncomplicated D. plain
86. The word "mode" in line 6 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Method B. Way C. Manner D. Route
87. According to the passage, the organism of the second class _______.
A. changes the behavior constantly B. relies upon its memory
C. modifies the environment D. learns very quickly
88. The author suggests that a human being's memory is
A. partly responsible for the growth of the language B. a tool used for understanding
C. supported by technological advances D. dependent upon the storage of writing
89. It can be inferred from the passage that man's most important characteristic is
A. the ability to speak B. the capacity to remember
C. the skill of storing information D. an aptitude for writing
90. The word "crucial" in line 16 is closest in meaning to
A. basic B. pivotal C. serious D. effective

Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as the sentences printed
before them.
91. I very much admire Chris as a lawyer, but I hate him as a man.
 Much ______________________________________________________________
92. Without his father’s encouragement, he wouldn’t have chosen his present job.
 Had _______________________________________________________________
93. Don’t waste your time reasoning with that stubborn girl.
 There ______________________________________________________________
94. It’s quite likely that he will win the gold medal.
 He will _____________________________________________________________
95. His English is very good.
 He has got __________________________________________________________
96. I only heard her side of the story when I met her in Hanoi last week.
 It was only last _______________________________________________________
97. “Sorry very much for the damage I caused to your car. I will make up for it,” he said.
 He apologized ________________________________________________________
98. Everyone heard about the accident before I did.
 I was ______________________________________________________________
99. The only way to eradicate illiteracy is by united efforts.
 Only by ____________________________________________________________
100. Nobody can understand Sheila’s reason for behaving like that.
 The reason _________________________________________________________

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