Name: _________________ PRACTICE TEST 33

Class: _________
Time Allowed: 90 mins
Date: _________
Mark

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest.
1. A. sure B. vision C. pleasure D. measure 1. ...........
2. A. gather B. wash C. mass D. trash 2. ...........
3. A. fuel B. refuse C. supper D. duty 3. ...........
4. A. decide B. decision C. precise D. besides 4. ...........
5. A. object B. reject C. insect D. recent 5. ...........

II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different. Identify your answer by circling
the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.

1. A. interesting B. surprising C. amusing D. successful

1. ...........

2. A. understand B. engineer C. benefit D. Vietnamese 2. ...........

3. A. applicant B. uniform C. yesterday D. equipment

3. ...........

4. A. paper B. tonight C. lecture D. story 4. ...........

5. A. money B. army C. afraid D. People 5. ...........

III. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to
complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.

1. It was in this house _______. 1. ...........

A. where I was born B. in which I was born

C. that I was born D. I was born in

2. We lost the match _______ one goal. 2. ...........

A. with B. for C. by D. from

3. Everyone in the town realized what _______ man he was.

3. ...........

A. great B. greatest C. a great D. the great

4. “When did the lecture begin?”

“When all the students _______ the professor began his lecture.”
4. ...........

A. seated B. sit C. were seated D. seat

5. No one is indifferent to praise, _______?

5. ...........

A. is one B. are they C. isn’t one D. is he

6. What _______ so seriously these last two hours? 6. ...........

A. were you discussing B. have you been discussed

C. have you been discussing D. did you discuss

7. Although he shouted, he could not make his voice _______.

7. ...........

A. hear B. to hear C. heard D. to be heard

8. We live in the _______ on the corner. 8. ...........

A. brick house old large B. large old brick house

C. old brick large house D. brick large old house

9. The mountains can be seen _______ a great distance.

9. ...........

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

10. If only I _______ for that job, I might be a typist now.

10. .........

A. apply B. applied C. had applied D. have applied

11. _______ of people gathered in front of the church.

11. .........

A. A hundred B. Hundred C. Hundreds D. Two hundreds

12. Human beings must stop _______ the environment.

12. .........

A. to pollute B. polluted C. pollutant D. polluting

13. She has been talking to somebody _______ the telephone for two hours.
13. .........

A. at B. on C. in D. by

14. Have you _______ any plans for this summer holiday?
14. .........

A. found B. made C. done D. worked

15. Peter worked for the bank for six months, and then he gave it _______.
15. .........

A. up B. away C. off D. Down

16. My car is quite _______.

16. .........

A. economic B. economics C. economy D. economical

17. Why don’t you do something _______ from complaining?

17. .........

A. apart B. except C. except for D. but

18. She is a dancer, so you should buy a pair of _______ shoes as a present for her birthday.
18. .........

A. dancing B. dance C. dances D. dancer’s

19. The exhibition _______ place twice a year. 19. .........

A. makes B. has C. does D. takes

20. I want you to leave me _______. 20. .........

A. myself B. my own C. lone D. alone

IV. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

An encyclopedia is a book or a set of books (1) _______ with facts. It is not a (2) _______. An
encyclopedia covers almost all (3) _______. It is written to (4) _______ a source of dependable (5)
_______ for us. It helps us to understand all (6) _______ of our increasingly (7) _______ world.

Most encyclopedias are written in (8) _______ English. They are very useful books. They can
satisfy our (9) _______ and can help us to develop good study (10) _______. Thus, everyone should
try to read an encyclopedia at one time or another.
1. A. connecting B. having C. dealing D. writing 1. ...........

2. A. brochure B. dictionary C. book D. story

2. ...........

3. A. aspects B. matter C. problem D. subjects

3. ...........

4. A. apply B. supply C. give D. provide 4. ...........

5. A. information B. news C. detail D. discussion

5. ...........

6. A. forms B. aspects C. sides D. edges 6. ...........

7. A. puzzle B. simple C. complex D. difficult 7. ...........

8. A. difficult B. complex C. simple D. easy

8. ...........

9. A. travelling B. knowledge C. misunderstanding D. curiosity

9. ...........

10. A. preference B. habits C. life D. way

10. .........

V. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written
English.
1. The village church where we are going to visit isn’t far from here.
1. ...........
A B C D
2. They were fortunate to have rescued from the fire before the building collapsed.
2. ...........
A B C D
3. If she studied English before, she wouldn’t be in a beginners’ class.
3. ...........
A B C D
4. It’s not my fault that Peter found out what we were planning. I don’t remember to tell
anyone about it.
A B C D 4. ...........
5. We were young and inexperienced; however, we made a lot of mistakes.
5. ...........
A B C D
6. It is necessary that we could finish our work on time.
6. ...........
A B C D
7. After two months without work, he regretted to leave his job at the bank.
7. ...........
A B C D
8. I am not planning to go abroad. I can’t afford spending too much money.
8. ...........
A B C D
9. He is angry about having not been invited to her birthday party.
9. ...........
A B C D
10. John was upset last night because he had to do too many homework.
10. .........
A B C D
VI. Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C, D) that best answers
each of the questions about it
Every four or ten years, something happens to the weather system. Everything changes, and
scientists don’t understand why people call this ‘El Nino’. It usually happens at Christmas time
and El Nino is the Spanish name for the baby Jesus.
The El Nino that started in 1982 was different from the other recent ones. It caused huge
changes in the ocean currents. It caused floods in some areas and droughts in others. There were
terrible windstorms and huge ocean waves swept houses into the sea. It did billions of dollars
worth of damage. Thousands of people lost their lives and thousands of others were left
homeless.
In 1983 the winds, ocean currents and pressure areas started to become normal again. Scientists
throughout the world are using satellites and research boats to observe the atmosphere and the
ocean. It is a very complicated problem, but if the scientists of the world work together, they
should be able to find out the causes of El Nino. Then they will be able to predict what will
happen and work to prevent a repeat of the death and destruction of 1982-1983
1. How often does El Nino happen?
1. ...........
A. every four years B. every ten years
C. every fourteen years D.every four or ten years
2. The 1982 El Nino was ………. 2. ...........
A. a small one B. a different one C. a drought D. a storm
3. The 1982 El Nino caused ………… 3. ...........
A. droughts B. floods C. windstorms D. all are correct
4.Scientists around the world are …………
4. ...........
A. studying El Nino B. watching it C. looking for it D. worrying about
it
5. El Nino ………... 5. ...........
A. causes damage B. is mysterious
C. is a natural phenomenon D. all are correct
VII. Give correct form of the words in brackets
1. Many people believe that (sun) __________ energy will be our main source of energy in the
future.
2. Technology (develop) __________ for the space program could eventually help humans to
overcome the world's problems such as (populate) __________ , (destroy) __________ of the
environment and so on.
3. Don't be so nervous __________ (loose) up a little.
4. __________ (pollute) released from these factories are a danger to the environment.
5. I am very sad because they have a lot of complaints about my __________ (mature) and lack of
judgement.
6. Don't throw these plastics away, they are __________ (recycle).
7. There was a delay of two hours before the plane took off. It was an __________ (avoid) delay
because of the weather.
8. Colour-blindness is the __________ (able) to distinguish colours.
Answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8.

VIII. Fill each blank with one suitable word.

The Moon
Science has told us so (1) __________ about the moon that it is fairly easy to imagine what it
would be like to go there. It is certainly not a friendly place. As there is no air or water, there can
be (2) __________ life of any kind. There is no variety of scenery. (3) __________ For mile after (4)
__________ there are only flat plains of dust with mountains around them. Above, the sun and
stars (5) __________ in a black sky. If you step out of the mountain shadow, it will mean moving
(6) __________ severe cold into great heat. These extreme temperatures continually break rocks
away from the (7) __________ of the mountains. The moon is also a very silent world for sound
waves can only travel (8) __________ air. But beyond the broken horizon you see a friendly sight.
Our earth is shining more brightly (9) __________ the stars. From this distance, it looks (10)
__________ an immense ball, colored blue and green and brown.
Answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given:
1. I didn’t expect them to leave so late.
I had no idea..............................................................
2. If what the economists have predicted is accurate, many people will be out of work next year.
If the economists’ predictions come..............................................................
3. Do you want me to take you to the airport in the car?
Would you like me to give..............................................................
4. Don’t let me interrupt your story!
Please go..............................................................
5. It is more difficult to express some feelings than it is to express others.
Some feelings..............................................................
6. I’ve never seen such an untidy room!
This is..............................................................
7. The teacher was saying something, but Emma couldn’t hear it.
Emma..............................................................
8. If you don’t hurry up, you will miss the train.
You had..............................................................
9. Laura thought the artist’s work was very impressive.
Laura..............................................................
10. You were supposed to send in the form three weeks ago.
You should..............................................................

X. The words in the original sentence have been rearranged. Choose from the
alternatives A, B, C, and D one best way to rearrange the words to make a meaningful
sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
1. their / airport / to / to / will / they / go / meet / tomorrow / the / son/.
1. ...........
A. They will go to meet their son to the airport tomorrow.
B. They will go to meet their son tomorrow to the airport.
C. They will go to the airport to meet their son tomorrow.
D. They will go tomorrow to the airport to meet their son.
2. vehicles / the / morning / at / streets / crowded / the / in / are / 7.30 / with/.
2. ...........
A. The streets are crowded at 7.30 in the morning with vehicles.
B. The streets are crowded at 7.30 with vehicles in the morning.
C. The streets are crowded at vehicles with 7.30 in the morning.
D. The streets are crowded with vehicles at 7.30 in the morning.
3. my / I / asking / for / money / hate / parents / pocket /.
3. ...........
A. I hate asking pocket money for my parents.
B. I hate asking my parents for pocket money.
C. I hate asking my parents for money pocket.
D. I hate asking for pocket money my parents.
4. with / the / I / same / day / am / up / thing / fed / every / doing/.
4. ...........
A. I am fed up with doing the same thing every day.
B. I am fed with up doing the same thing every day.
C. I am fed up doing with the same thing every day.
D. I am fed up doing the same thing every day.
5. her / living / she / a / not / is / of / city / own / afraid / on / in / big/
5. ...........
A. She is not afraid of living in her own on a big city.
B. She is not afraid of living on her own in a big city.
C. She is afraid of not living on her own in a big city.
D. She is afraid of not living in her own on a big city.
XI. There are four sentences marked A, B, C, D. Identify ONE sentence that has similar meaning
to the original sentence by choosing from A, B, C, or D.
1. "Be careful! The paint is wet," she shouted.
1. ...........
A. She said be careful because the paint was wet.
B. She told me be careful because the paint was wet.
C. She asked me to be careful because the paint was wet.
D. She told me to be careful because the paint was wet.
2. Hemingway worked as a driver on the Italian Front. There he was badly wounded.
2. ...........
A. Hemingway worked on the Italian Front where a driver was badly wounded.
B. Hemingway was badly wounded where he worked as a driver on the Italian Front.
C. Hemingway worked as a driver where he was badly wounded on the Italian Front.
D. Hemingway worked as a driver on the Italian Front, where he was badly wounded.
3. ...........
3. In Paris, Hemingway met many of his old friends. They encouraged him in his writing career.
A. In Paris, Hemingway encouraged many of his old friends who met him in his writing career.
B. In Paris, Hemingway was encouraged by many of his old friends in his writing career.
C. In Paris, Hemingway met his writing career which many of his old friends encouraged.
D. In Paris, Hemingway encouraged his writing career to meet many of his old friends.
4. The two novels which made Mark Twain famous, “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn”, were
inspired by the river environment.
4. ...........
A. It was “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn” which made Mark Twain famous by inspiring the
river environment.
B. It was the river environment and the two novels, “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn”, which
inspired Mark Twain and made him famous.
C. It was the river environment which was inspired by the two novels that made Mark Twain
famous, “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn”.
D. It was the river environment which inspired the two novels that made Mark Twain famous,
“Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn”.
5. Mark Twain’s career began during the Civil War. At that time he was working as a newspaper
man.
A. Mark Twain’s Civil War began during his writing career when he was working as a newspaper
man.
B. Mark Twain’s writing career began during the Civil War when he was working as a newspaper
man.
C. Mark Twain’s writing career began during the newspaper man when the Civil War was working.
D. Mark Twain began as a newspaper man during the Civil War when his writing career worked.
5. ...........

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