Practice test 1

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. compose B. support C. precise D. challenge
Question 2: A. interactive B. electronic C. ecology D. individual

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 3: A. features B. inserts C. reveals D. destroys
Question 4: A. access B. championship C. laborer D. democratic

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5: ______ committee is expected to reach ______ decision this evening.
A. A/a B. The/0 C. 0/a D. The/a
Question 6: There are signs _________ restaurants are becoming more popular with families.
A. that B. which C. what D. whose
Question 7: Euthanasia, also mercy killing, is the practice of ending a life so as to release an individual from
an incurable disease or _________ suffering.
A. tolerated B. tolerant C. tolerate D. intolerably
Question 8: _________, she spent nearly an hour walking all around the neighborhood looking for her car.
A. Unable to remember where she was parking B. Unable to remember where she has parked
C. Forgetting where to park D. Not remembering where she had parked
Question 9: She is bored with her job which is only concerned _________ costs and fees.
A. about B. to C. with D. of
Question 10: But for my mother’s help for the last two years, I ________________.
A. would succeed B. would not have succeeded
C. would not succeed D. could have not succeeded
Question 11: _______________ having a well-paid job, Jake is not contented with his life.
A. Although B. Besides C. Despite D. Because
Question 12: Over a third of the population was estimated to have no __________ to the health service.
A. relation B. connection C. access D. link
Question 13: Among all the changes resulting from the ___________ entry of women into the workforce, the
transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important.
A. quantitative B. massive C. surplus D. formidable
Question 14: We talked to each other all night and resolved some of our problem. It's good to have a proper
______________ sometimes.
A. head-to-head B. heart-to-head C. heart-to-heart D. head-to-heart
Question 15: The new airport was constructed in the _______ of fierce opposition.
A. face B. name C. teeth D. fangs
Question 16: The series became so popular that it was moved to the _______ time spot of 8 pm.
A. prime B. leading C. main D. major
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Question 17: My mother ________ for a computer company, but she ___________ at home today.
A. works – is working B. works – works
C. is working – works D. is working – is working
Question 18: My father told me that If we wanted to catch the 6.30 train, that would mean _______ the
house at 6.00.
A. to leave B. having left C. leaving D. having to be leaving
Question 19: Corona Virus __________ from China is threatening the health of people all over the world.
A. is thought to have originated B. is thought to have been originated
C. thought to have originated D. thought to have originated

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 20: Linh: "How often does your brother have to do a night shift?"
Mary: " ______________ "
A. Usually by car, but sometimes he cycles.
B. Three times a week, but sometimes twice.
C. He often starts work at 6, and sometimes at 7.
D. Not much, only a couple of hours every day.
Question 21: John: "___________"
Lucy: "Great. I have twenty students and they can speak English very well."
A. How is your class this term?
B. How many students in your class can speak English?
C. What are you going to do this term?
D. What is the problem with your English students?

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 22: She said to me that she had just read an interesting book which had a new approach
Shakespeare.
A. said to B. had just read C. which D. a new approach
Question 23: From bones found in the United States, we have learned that many animals which existed no
longer in the world once made their homes there.
A. found B. have learned C. existed no longer D. made their homes
Question 24: Companies spend millions of dollars on advertisings and commercials trying to persuade the
public to buy their products.
A. spend B. on advertisings C. trying D. to buy

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 25: You must drive it home to him that spending too much time playing computer games will do
him no good.
A. let him drive his car B. make him understand
C. allow him to stay D. give him a lift home
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Question 26: Young people often dispense with the traditional ceremonies of marriage. They think
weddings are money-consuming and nonsensical.
A. do away with B. pay no attention to C. ignore D. put an end

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: Many of us fret about ways in which modern technology distances us from understanding and
keeping our customs and traditions.
A. no worry about B. feel like C. get involved in D. are unconcerned about
Question 28: Because of her conservative views, the professor never accepts anything not related to
traditional values and the status.
A. conservational B. progressive C. modern D. economic

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.
An astronaut living in space begins a day in much the same way as he would on earth. The astronaut is
able to brush his teeth and use the toilet in space. It is, however, rather challenging as the water droplets will
(29)__________ around. The astronaut will also have to make to do with sponge baths.
There is a special plan for the astronaut on (30)____________ a spaceship which includes beverages
and food items. The astronaut is allowed to have a maximum of three main meals a day. The meal varies each
day until the sixth day. On that day, the menu is (31)_____________ and the astronaut eats the meals he had
on the first day. The food (32) ________ is brought on a shuttle mission can be dehydrated, in natural form for
fresh. Sometimes, they are kept in thermostabilised cans or sealed pouches. It takes only thirty minutes to cook
a delicious meal for a crew of up to seven people on a space mission. (33)_________, astronauts have to eat
slowly and carefully or the food will float away.
Question 29: A. dive B. fall C. float D. fly
Question 30: A. board B. move C. air D. business
Question 31: A. repetition B. repeatedly C. repeating D. repeated
Question 32: A. what B. that C. whose D. 0
Question 33: A. However B. Moreover C. Instead D. In contrast

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions from 34 to 38.
Earthquakes are destructive events in nature. The damage depends on the size or magnitude of the
quake. There have never been so many people living in cities in quake zones, and so the worse the damage
can be from a big quake, bringing fires, tsunamis, and the loss of life, property, and maybe an entire city.
We understand how earthquakes happen but not exactly where or when they will occur. Until recently,
quakes seemed to occur at random. In Japan, government research is now showing that quakes can be predicted.
At the Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Koshun Yamaoka says earthquakes do follow a
pattern—pressure builds in a zone and must be released. But a colleague, Naoyuki Kato, adds that laboratory
experiments indicate that a fault slips a little before it breaks. If this is true, predictions can be made based on
the detection of slips.
Research in the U.S. may support Kato’s theory. In Parkfield, California earthquakes occur about every
22 years on the San Andreas fault. In the 1980s, scientists drilled into the fault and set up equipment to record
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activity to look for warning signs. When an earthquake hit again, it was years off schedule. At first the event
seemed random but scientists drilled deeper. By 2005 they reached the bottom of the fault, two miles down,
and found something. Data from two quakes reported in 2008 show there were two “slips’—places where the
plates widened—before the fault line broke and the quakes occurred.
We are learning more about these destructive events every day. In the future we may be able to track
earthquakes and design an early-warning system. So if the next great earthquake does happen in Tokai, about
100 miles southwest of Tokyo, as some scientists think, the citizens of Tokai may have advance warning.
(Adapted from Reading Explorer 3, Nancy Douglas et al., 2010)

Question 34: What is the main idea of the passage?

A. We can predict earthquakes using pre-slip theory.
B. There are now many theories about earthquakes.
C. Research is showing that we may be able to predict earthquakes.
D. Earthquakes are the most destructive natural disaster on earth.
Question 35: The underlined phrase “the worse the damage” in the passage means ___________.
A. The result of a great earthquake is a tsunami or fire that causes great damage.
B. Greater damage will occur from earthquakes in highly populated cities in danger zones.
C. Tsunamis and fire are caused by big earthquakes that we have not been able to predict.
D. Cities and other populous areas may suffer from worse earthquakes than other places.
Question 36: The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to _____________.
A. a fault B. a little C. an experiment D. a pattern
Question 37: Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The San Andreas fault is two miles deep.
B. Scientists in the U.S. found slips in the fault in the 1980’s.
C. Earthquakes occur about every 22 years along the San Andreas Fault.
D. The slip at a fault can predict when the fault will break.
Question 38: Evidence for the pre-slip theory has been found by scientists in __________.
A. Japan and the United States B. Tokai and San Andreas
C. Parkfield and Kato D. California and Tokyo

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
Question 39: “Shall I post the letter for you?”
A. He asked me if I should post the letter for him.
B. He offered to post the letter for me.
C. He said I should post the letter myself.
D. I wanted him to post the letter for me.
Question 40: It is never too late to give up your prejudices.
A. It is high time you gave up your prejudices.
B. There is not enough time to give your prejudices.
C. There is no point giving up your prejudices.
D. It is too early for you to give up your prejudices

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Question 41: As a conductor of heat and electricity, aluminum exceeds all metals except silver, copper and
gold.
A. With the exception of aluminum, silver, copper and gold are better than any other metal as conductors of
heat and electricity.
B. Aluminum is a better conductor of heat and electricity than silver, copper and gold.
C. Silver, copper and gold are better conductors of heat and electricity than aluminum.
D. Silver, copper and gold are exceeded only by aluminum as conductors of heat and electricity.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions.
Question 42: David was alone and lost in the woods. He did not panic.
A. David did not panic though he was alone and lost in the woods.
B. David wouldn't be panic if he had been alone and lost in the woods.
C. David was alone and lost in the woods so he did not panic.
D. David was alone and lost in the woods because he did not panic.
Question 43: The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis. He did not offer any solutions.
A. The president either failed to explain the cause of the crisis or offered any solutions.
B. The president failed to explain the cause of crisis, nor did he offered any solutions.
C. The president neither explained the cause of the crisis nor offered any solutions.
D. The president didn’t either fail to explain the cause of crisis or offered no solutions too.

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