PRACTICE TEST 1

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 1: A. remedy B. expectancy C. sensor D. renewable
Question 2: A. process B. discussion C. stress D. assistance
Question 3: A. change B. preparation C. climate D. related
Question 4: A. capture B. catastrophic C. atmosphere D. shortage
Question 5: A. interest B. finish C. climate D. panic
Question 6: A. disabled B. retarded C. arrived D. learned
Question 7: A. aged B. played C. dreamed D. returned
Question 8: A. laughs B. drops C. maintains D. imports
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.
Question 9: A. recipe B. candidate C. instrument D. commitment
Question 10: A. conceal B. contain C. conserve D. conquer
Question 11: A. inflation B. maximum C. applicant D. character
Question 12: A. sympathy B. poverty C. equipment D. character
Question 13: A. anthem B. appear C. attire D. attend
Question 14: A. drawback B. greenhouse C. mindset D. overload
Question 15: A. important B. terrific C. exciting D. confident
Question 16: A. diversity B. endanger C. geography D. opposite
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 17: While many people moved to big cities with a view to turning over a new leaf, some people flew
A B C
the big cities in search of the rural idyll.
D
Question 18: Deforestation is occurring most rapid in tropical regions of the world.
A B C D
Question 19: His quality of life has been dramatically improved since the operation.
A B C D
Question 20: Make sure that you have the words spell correctly; otherwise, your form will not be accepted.
A B C D
Question 21: Susan decided to not do her homework and went to a night-club.
A B C D
Question 22: The detailed study of fossils, rather like a crime investigation, it involves the piecing together
A B C
of many diverse fragments of evidence.
D
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.

Question 23: Returning home after the earthquake, Simson saw that his house was extremely chaotic.

A. organized B. tidy C. messy D. neat

Question 24: My uncle dreams of having a new house, so he plans to save up for it.

A. leaves B. moves C. intends D. quits

Question 25: I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back; we are home and dry.

A. have got home dry B. have been successful

C. have not got wet D. have got no water

Question 26: Most foreign visitors are attracted by the spectacular scenery of Ha Long Bay.

A. healthy B. wealthy C. familiar D. wonderful

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 27: Punctuality is imperative in your new job.

A. being late B. being cheerful C. being efficient D. being courteous

Question 28: He had some business to do in a foreign country, but his company denied responsibility to pay for
his expenses.

A. refused B. avoided C. accepted D. neglected

Question 29: Many California mining towns prospered until the gold ran out and prospectors moved on to new
areas, leaving boom towns to become ghost towns.

A. declined B. assembled C. employed D. thrived

Question 30: I have to postpone my family holiday until next month because I am now up to my ears in work.

A. have an ear infection B. having so much work to do

C. having nothing much to do D. having my ears checked

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 31: Daisy: “What an attractive hair style you have got, Marry!” – Marry: “_______”.
A. Thank you very much. I am afraid. B. You’re telling a lie.
C. Thank you for your compliment! D. I don’t like your sayings.

Question 32: “Shall I wait for you?” – “________”.

A. Why ask such a question? B. No, don’t bother.

C. No need to ask. D. No, of course.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate best answer to each of the following questions.
Question 33: I usually ________ to my company to work, but I _________ at home today.
A. went/ had worked B. went/ worked C. go/ has gone D. go/ am working

Question 34: The 31st SEA games, ________ in Vietnam in 2022, left a deep impression on the participants.

A. were held B. was held C. held D. holding

Question 35: Laura will buy a new laptop _____________.

A. after she had got her salary. B. when she got her salary.

C. as soon as she gets her salary. D. by the time she got her salary.

Question 36: Tom said that he _______ his motorbike the day before.

A. had lost B. has lost C. lasts D. loses

Question 37: Traditionally, Americans and Asians have very different ideas ________ love and marriage.

A. to B. at C. about D. in

Question 38: The meeting has been put ____________ to Friday as so many people have got the flu.

A. up B. in C. out D. back

Question 39: At first she was trained to be ______ scriptwriter, but later she worked as ______ secretary.

A. the – a B. a – a C. the – the D. a – the

Question 40: The computer has had an enormous _______ on the way we work.

A. change B. alteration C. influence D. impression

Question 41: My mother ______ me _______ up late night after night to prepare for exams.

A. recommended/ to stay B. encouraged/ to stay

C. warned/ to stay D. warned/ against staying

Question 42: Our last hope would, _____ all probability, evaporate.

A. on B. in C. of D. for

Question 43: They went home after they _____ their work.

A. have finished B. has finished

C. would have finished D. had finished

Question 44: _____ a person gets, ________ chance they will develop a disease that harms the brain.

A. So old – greater than B. Too old – a lot greater

C. The older – the greater D. The oldest – the greatest

Question 45: I would be rich now _________ working long ago.

A. if I gave up B. if I wouldn’t give up

C. were I to give up D. had I not given up

Question 46: Life in the city is ______ than life in the countryside.

A. the most exciting B. less most exciting C. more exciting D. exciting

Question 47: You house is opposite the cinema, ______ ?

A. does it B. isn’t it C. did it D. hadn’t it

Question 48: Despite the onset of heavy rains, the outdoor concert was not ________.

A. cancel B. cancelling C. cancelled D. to cancel

Question 49: It's a serious operation for a woman as old as my grandmother. She’s very frail. I hope she _____.
A. gets on B. comes round C. pulls through D. stands

Question 50: I know that she has tried hard; _____that as it may, her work is just not good enough.
A. come B. be C. should D. must
Question 51: No matter what happens Susan never shows her emotions. She always keeps a stiff upper .
A. mouth B. eye C. head D. lip
Question 52: When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for 15 minutes.
A. other B. others C. another D. the others
Question 53: Please ___ off your shoes when you come in house.
A. bring B. take C. remove D. put
Question 54: He is tired now. He ______ the gardening for hours.
A. is doing B. have done C. has been doing D. does
Read the following passage and mark 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 55 to 59.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Changes The World

Musicians who want to make it in the world have a lot of options, but the best one to lead them obscurity
to (55)______ might be rock ‘n’ roll. Especially in the days when other forms of music are waning, rock ‘n’ roll
(56______ in the memory. Nevertheless, it is music that transcends cultures and keeps the youth of many
nations invigorated.
Before rock ‘n’ roll, there were many different forms of popular music. If looking at a timeline, the
music of African Americans created both jazz and blues. These (57) _____into what is known as rhythm and
blues, which is often just called R&B. With the invention of the electric guitar, rock ‘n’ roll came (58) ______as
musicians experimented with what they could do with the sounds this new style of instrument could make.
Musicians were quick to see the possibilities that rock ‘n’ roll offered. Early musicians like Chuck Berry
(59) _____the way for the likes of Elvis Presley, who would go on to become known as the King of Rock ‘n’
Roll.
Question 55: A. renovation B. decline C. fame D. corruption
Question 56: A. exists B. lives on C. comes round D. grows up
Question 57: A. involved B. grew C. transformed D. evolved
Question 58: A. into reality B. true C. into being D. independent
Question 59: A. pave B. cover C. build D. construct
Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the questions from 60 to 66 .
The World’s Smallest Science
Have you ever noticed that our machines are getting smaller? Cell phones, cameras, computers and
everything else look smaller every year. One kind of new science involves machines that are smaller than we
can imagine. The name of this science is nanotechnology.
Nanotechnology means doing science, engineering, and technology at a very, very small level. In other
words, nanotechnology is the science of tiny things. But how tiny is the science of nanotechnology? In
nanotechnology, scientists work with things that are the size of a nanometer. One meter has one billion
nanometers. Here is another way to describe nanotechnology: it is the science of observing and controlling
individual atoms and molecules.
Nanotechnology is a new word, but the idea of studying atoms and molecules has existed for a long time.
In 1959, an American scientist Richard Phillips Feynman gave a speech in which he claimed that we can see
and control molecules and atoms. About ten years later, a Japanese professor came up with the term
“nanotechnology”.
Because nanotechnology is so new, we are only starting to understand how we can use it. Nanotechnology
could be very useful in medicine. In the future, doctors may use nanotechnology to help with organ transplants.
An organ transplant is the act of putting an organ into another person's body. Scientists think that with
nanotechnology, they might be able to make a person's body accept a foreign organ. Nanotechnology might
also help doctors fight infections, find diseases in patients, and deliver medicine to the right spot in patients’
Nanotechnology might also be useful in protecting the environment. It might be able to help us save
energy, reduce waste, and keep water clean. For example, nanotechnology might be able to make some
materials such as steel stronger. If we have stronger steel, we will be able to use it longer. That way, we can
produce less steel and save our resources.

Nanotechnology might be useful in so many ways. This science of studying tiny things could change the world.

Question 60: Around what year did people start using the word “nanotechnology”?
A. 1959 B. 1969 C. 1979 D. 1989
Question 61: The word “which” in paragraph 3 refers to________.
A. the article B. atom study C. nanotechnology D. the speech
Question 62: What does the word “foreign” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Fake B. From another person’s body
C. From another country D. Real
Question 63: What does the first sentence of the fourth paragraph mean?
A. Nanotechnology is not new, so we already know its uses.
B. Nanotechnology is new, so we are still learning about its uses.
C. We used to understand nanotechnology more than we do now.
D. We have no idea how we are going to use nanotechnology
Question 64: According to the passage, what will nanotechnology NOT do?
A. Fight infections B. Build organs C. Reduce wastes D. Find diseases
Question 65: All of the following are the advantages of using nanotechnology in medicine EXCEPT
that________.
A. it makes our bodies accept the organ transplants
B. it helps doctors prevent infectious diseases
C. it is also useful in medical examinations
D. it helps doctors make and deliver medicine more accurately
Question 66: Which statement is true?
A. Nanotechnology could be very useful in medicine.
B. A Chinese professor came up with the word “nanotechnology”.
C. The term “nanotechnology” is about 1900 years old.
D. The idea of studying atoms isn’t new.
Writing
Question 67: I haven’t got enough money, so I’m not going on holiday.
 If_____________________________________________________________________________________.
Question 68: It is such a pity! My mother can’t attend my birthday party.
 I would ________________________________________________________________________________.
Question 69: Ho Chi Minh City is the most vibrant city in Viet Nam.
 Ho Chi Minh ___________________________________________________________________________.
Question 70: The final decision will be yours.
 It ______________________________________________________________________________ decision.
Question 71: My daughter will not tell lies for any reason.
 On ____________________________________________________________________________________.
Question 72: People believe that journalists worked until late at night to launch that news on the internet on
time. (Rewrite the sentence, including the given word “put”)
 Journalists _____________________________________________________________________________.
Question 73: Although he was so tired, he went to school.
 Tired __________________________________________________________________________________.
Question 74: “I was learning English when my mother came home”, John said.
 John said that____________________________________________________________________________.
Question 75: I have not seen her for three years.
 The ___________________________________________________________________________________.
Question 76: The lion which was lying under the tree was one of the biggest ones I had ever seen.
 Under _________________________________________________________________________________.
Question 77: He gets his sister to iron his shirt. (passive)
 _______________________________________________________________________________________.

Good luck to all!

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