JUNE TEST PAGE

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. hatch B. host C. hour D. horn
Question 2. A. express B. teller C. develop D. ancestor
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. rival B. carpet C. relief D. habit
Question 4. A. develop B. advocate C. classify D. analyse
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 5. This is _______ puzzle I've ever solved.
A. most challenging B. as challenging as C. more challenging D. the most challenging
Question 6. Our students are looking forward ________ on a field trip to Hue.
A. going B. to going C. to go D. go
Question 7. Extreme weather conditions happen more frequently, _______ a risk to crop yield.
A. posed B. to pose C. is posing D. posing
Question 8. The waiter _______ us dessert when the fire alarm went off.
A. has served B. were serving C. would serve D. was serving
Question 9. It hardly snows at our village ______ winter.
A. on B. at C. of D. in
Question 10. Teens find it difficult to ________ what career paths they should pursue.
A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decisively
Question 11. The number of _______ appearing at the event was more than expected.
A. consumers B. clients C. customers D. guests
Question 12. I have _______ Juliet’s work since she resigned as sales representative.
A. called out B. put off C. kept away D. taken on
Question 13. We have to dispose of the outdated stock to _______ room for new products.
A. take B. make C. save D. set
Question 14. Teachers should act as facilitators in the classroom, _______?
A. don’t they B. would they C. shouldn’t they D. have they
Question 15. We can find a variety of valuable learning materials on _______ Internet.
A. an B. Ø (no article) C. the D. a
Question 16. Workers have fired a shot across the company’s _______ by threatening to strike if
working conditions are not improved.
A. bows B. ships C. fingers D. boats
Question 17. _______, we will leave for the restaurant downtown.
A. Before the store will have closed B. As soon as the store closed
C. When the store had closed D. As the store has closed
Question 18. Wearing face masks in public places can help to minimise the risk of ______ the
virus.
A. constraining B. contracting C. compressing D. confining
Question 19. The poem _______ in a prestigious literary magazine a long time ago.
A. was published B. has published C. publishes D. is published
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 20. The devastating earthquake which struck the northern part of the country last week
A B
was not comparative to previous natural disasters.
C D
Question 21. We have a wonderful time during our field trip to a heritage site yesterday.
A B C D
Question 22. The restaurant which we visited last week is renowned for our excellent service.
A B C D
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 23. Tra and Phuong are talking about social media.
- Tra: “Posting on social networks helps people connect.”
- Phuong: “_______. It's a great way to stay in touch with friends and family”
A. I agree B. I disagree C. Not really D. Of course, not
Question 24. Uyen and Mai are talking after class.
- Uyen: “Let’s go for a walk in the park.”
- Mai: “_______”
A. I’m afraid so. B. Great idea! C. No, thanks. D. Never mind.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence closest in meaning
to each of the following questions.
Question 25. It is mandatory to wear a seatbelt while driving for your own safety.
A. You can wear a seatbelt while driving for your own safety.
B. You have to wear a seatbelt while driving for your own safety.
C. You may wear a seatbelt while driving for your own safety.
D. You should wear a seatbelt while driving for your own safety.
Question 26. The last time I watched a Hollywood movie was 3 months ago.
A. I haven’t watched a Hollywood movie for 3 months.
B. I have been watching a Hollywood movie for 3 months.
C. I used to watch a Hollywood movie 3 months ago.
D. I didn’t watch a Hollywood movie 3 months ago.
Question 27. “We are enjoying the tropical climate in Bali right now,” Mary said.
A. Mary says they are enjoying the tropical climate in Bali right now.
B. Mary said they are enjoying the tropical climate in Bali right then.
C. Mary said they were enjoying the tropical climate in Bali right now.
D. Mary said they were enjoying the tropical climate in Bali right then.
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 28. She turned down the offer. Now she regrets it.
A. If she didn’t turn down the offer, she wouldn’t regret it.
B. If only she had turned down the offer.
C. Unless she turns down the offer, she won’t regret it.
D. She wishes she hadn’t turned down the offer.
Question 29. Working as a skyscraper window cleaner is tough. Only robots can do it.
A. However tough working as a skyscraper window cleaner is, only robots can do it.
B. So challenging is working as a skyscraper window cleaner that only robots can do it.
C. Were working as a skyscraper window cleaner not tough, only robots could do it.
D. Such is the challenge of working as a skyscraper window cleaner that robots cannot do it.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 30. She is sick of her monotonous job and wants to find something more fulfilling.
A. interesting B. boring C. low-paid D. unimportant
Question 31. They swept the scandal under the rug by offering a quick settlement to the
affected parties to avoid public criticism.
A. concealed the scandal B. dealt with the scandal
C. disclosed the scandal D. ignored the scandal
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 32. The government has taken stricter measures in order to check the spread of the
disease.
A. examine B. support C. assess D. control
Question 33. The coastal road has spectacular scenery, making it a popular tourist spot.
A. breathtaking B. impressed C. ancient D. contemporary
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose
the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.
It is sometimes said that 'Your schooldays are the happiest days of your life', and people often
feel that this should be a period of enjoyment. However, exams often affect students' happiness,
and many students express a preference for (34) _______ methods of assessment, where the
work they do throughout the year counts towards their final mark. They say that exams test
short- term memory and knowledge (35) ______ is forgotten immediately after the exam. (36)
______, assessing coursework as part of the final mark changes students' behaviour, making
them more responsible about studying.
There are (37) ______ students, however, who prefer final examinations, saying that in
comparison they only have to work hard for two months a year and so they have more time for
their leisure activities. They say that some students receive assistance with their coursework from
their parents, so it is not an accurate (38) _______ of how hard they have worked or of their real
ability in the subject they are studying.
(Adapted from Complete First)
Question 34. A. ordinary B. temporary C. immediate D. alternative
 Question 35. A. when B. which C. whose D. who
Question 36. A. Nevertheless B. For instance C. Therefore D. Also
Question 37. A. another B. some C. a little D. each
Question 38. A. recognition B. perception C. reflection D. measurement
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 from 39 to 43.
Thomas Edison is famous for inventing the light bulb. But not many people know that in the
1920s he invented the first employment test to recruit staff for his research laboratory. It had
questions in it like, ‘Who killed President Lincoln?’ and ‘Where is the Sargasso Sea?’. It was
difficult to answer the questions and only a few people managed to pass the test. Nowadays we
would ask: Is it really necessary to know things like this if you want to work for an inventor?
Now, a hundred years later, employment tests are still used by companies, but are very
different in what they test. The way that companies recruit new staff has also changed. One
recent trend in recruitment is ‘gamification’. Gamification, in general, means using
characteristics of games (e.g. scoring points, competing with others and rules of play) to add
some fun to situations that are usually more serious. One of the first companies which has used
gamification to recruit new staff is the cosmetics company, L'Oréal. L'Oréal created an online
computer game called Reveal, where you try to solve real-life problems in a virtual environment.
The best players were invited for an interview.
Another company, the international hotel group Marriott, developed a Facebook game, My
Marriott HotelTM to attract young people to a career in the hotel industry. In the game, players
managed a virtual hotel kitchen. The game could be played in English, Spanish, French, Arabic
and Mandarin. It was designed to recruit staff in markets outside the USA. The game was a great
success and brought thousands of people to the Marriott Facebook career page. Experts believe
gamification is likely to become so common in recruitment that perhaps we should all train as
game designers!
(Adapted from Navigate)
Question 39. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. New Trends in Playing Games
B. Play Your Way to a Job!
C. Gamification: A Blessing in Disguise?
D. How to Succeed in a Video Interview?
Question 40. The word it in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A. light bulb B. question C. employment test D. research laboratory
Question 41. According to paragraph 2, L'Oréal ________.
A. has recently changed its recruiting procedures
B. asks candidates to solve problems in an online game
C. is one of the first firms to coin the phrase ‘gamification’
D. tends to recruit new employees via a video interview
Question 42. The word managed in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. rebuilt B. purchased C. produced D. controlled
Question 43. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Some companies nowadays use games to recruit new employees.
B. People often refer to Thomas Edison as the father of the light bulb.
C. My Marriott HotelTM by Marriot wasn’t as popular as Reveal by L'Oréal.
D. Marriott introduced a game to take on more staff outside the USA.
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 from 44 to 50.
If you go walking in the hills of La Gomera, you might be lucky enough to hear local people
communicating in Silbo Gomero. Silbo is unique in that it is whistled, not spoken. Anybody
who hasn't heard of the language could easily confuse it with birdsong. La Gomera is a tiny
Spanish island, just the tip of a volcano sticking out of the sea, off the coast of north-west Africa.
Its steep hills and deep ravines make it difficult to cross. Whistling is perfect for communicating
here, as whistles can be heard from up to seven kilometres away.
Silbo comes from the Spanish silbar meaning 'to whistle', and Gomero means 'from La
Gomera'. When the first European settlers arrived at La Gomera in the 15th century, the islanders
- of North African origin – were already communicating with whistles. When the Spanish
arrived, the locals adapted the whistling language to Spanish.
Silbo consists of four vowels and four consonants which can be whistled in different ways to
make over 4,000 words. A finger is placed in the mouth to create a stronger whistle and the other
hand is cupped next to the mouth to control its direction. In the 1950s, economic difficulties
forced many whistlers to emigrate from La Gomera. This, the growing road network and, later,
the development of mobile phones all contributed to the decline of Silbo.
In 1999, in an attempt to prevent the language from becoming completely extinct, Silbo was
made a compulsory subject in La Gomera's primary schools. In 2009, the language was awarded
the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity designation. Some locals disapprove of
this, saying it is a peasant language that should be left to die out. Others believe it should be
preserved as it is part of the islanders' cultural identity. They also argue that in much of the island
you cannot depend on telephone coverage, so it is an essential form of communication.
(Adapted from Navigate)
Question 44. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. The Extinction of an Ancient Language
B. Attempts to Bring a Dead Language Back to Life!
C. Whistling: The Emblem of Peace on An Unusual Island
D. Silbo Gomero: The Revival of an Ancient Whistling Language
Question 45. The word unique in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. special B. careful C. confusing D. understandable
Question 46. According to paragraph 1, why is Silbo Gomero ideal for communicating in La
Gomera?
A. Because some of the locals have hearing impairments.
B. Because members of other tribes can be puzzled when hearing it.
C. Because it’s difficult to travel across the island to speak to someone.
D. Because whistling can help send warning signals to other people.
Question 47. The word adapted in paragraph 2 mostly means _______.
A. compared B. repaired C. described D. adjusted
Question 48. The word its in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. finger B. whistle C. mouth D. hand
Question 49. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Students at La Gomera’s primary schools are obliged to speak Silbo all the time.
B. The African inhabitants started to speak Silbo after the Spanish arrived in the 15th century.
C. The decline of Silbo can be partly attributed to the prevalence of using mobile phones.
D. Different sounds of Silbo can be whistled to convey the same meaning.
Question 50. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The locals in La Gomera are divided on the preservation of the ancient language of Silbo.
B. The award given by UNESCO contributed to the success of reviving Silbo.
C. The use of mobile phones is quite reliable on the island of La Gomera.
D. The economic climate in the past was favourable for the continued existence of Silbo.