PRACTICE TEST 1

Full name:…………………………………………….Date:…………………………..
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.
1. A. districts B. problems C. regions D. wonders
2. A. mobile B. wonder C. remote D. solar
3. A. door B. school C. moon D. food
4. A. visited B. prayed C. arrived D. followed
5. A. pagoda B. grocery C. energy D. dialogue

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.

6. Hello, Tom! I ______ you for a long time! How are you?

A. don’t see B. didn’t see C. haven’t seen D. am not

seeing

7. Last week I ______ to the evening dinner organized to raise funds for the poor.

A. invite B. was invited C. invited D. inviting

8. You usually take part in charity activities in your town, ______?

A. do you B. are you C. aren’t you D. don’t you

9. ______ the ao dai encourages Vietnamese women to feel proud of the traditions and customs
of the country.

A. Wear B. Wears C. Wearing D. Worn

10. I have ______ breakfast at eight o’clock in the morning.

A. the B. a C. an D. no article

11. Mrs. Lan needed some money, ______ she took a part-time job at a local store.

A. because B. so C. but D. or

12. Don’t forget to _____the light before you leave for work.

A. turn on B. turn up C. turn down D. turn off

13. If Lan comes to England, it ______ a good opportunity for her to improve her English.
A. will be B. would be C. is D. was

14. Family _____ spend more time talking instead of just watching TV or surfing the Internet.
A. may B. should C. might D. needn’t

15. Using solar energy is one of the ______ that will save money as well as conserve the
Earth’s resources.

A. invent B. inventions C. inventors D. inventing

16. The man ______ bicycle was stolen last week has decided to buy a motorbike.

A. whom B. which C. who D. whose

17. I wish I ______ English as a native speaker.

A. can speak B. will be able to speak C. could speak D. will have

18. Our children have no school_____ Sunday.

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

19. I couldn’t finish the book because it was too ______.

A. boring B. bored C. bore D. boringly

20. There is a/an______ table in my bedroom.

A. square old wooden B. square wooden old C. old wooden square D. wooden old
square

21. He is still energetic now ______ he stayed up late last night.

A. because B. although C. so D. and
22. The United States has a/an______of around 250 million.
A. population B. separation C. addition D. nation
23. Nguyen Du was a famous ________ in Viet Nam.
A. musician B. poet C. designer D. singer
24. Like Viet Nam, Malaysia ______ tropical climate.
A. enjoys B. covers C. makes D. comprises
25. My son ______ football with his friends now.
A. plays B. is playing C. played D. play
26. My parents decided ______ energy-saving bulbs to save electricity.
A. use B. used C. using D. to use
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.
27. Many people use public transport to minimize air pollution.
A. reduce B. increase C. save D. cause
28. Last Sunday we went on a picnic and enjoyed the great feeling we had never had before.
A. awful B. terrible C. bad 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.
29. The man opened the door and walked in.
A. closed B. knocked C. pulled D. pushed
30. The foreigner spoke as fast as lightning enough for me to understand.
A. carefully B. badly C. slowly D. hard
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.
31. Mark and Jane are talking about Jane’s home village. – Mark: “How lovely your home
village is!” – Jane: “______”
A. Really? It is. B. Thank you. It is nice of you to say so.
C. Can you say it again? D. I love it, too.
32. Susan and Pitt are at the school canteen. – Pitt: “Would you like some chocolate ice-
cream?” – Susan: “______.”
A. Yes, let’s B. Yes, please C. I think so D. Here you are
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 33 to 37.

The search for alternative sources of energy has led in various directions. Many communities
are burning garbage and other biological waste products to produce electricity. Converting
waste products to gases or oil is also an efficient way to dispose of waste. Experimental work is
being done to derive synthetic fuels from coal, oil shale, and coal tars. But today, that process
has proven expensive. Other experiments are underway to harness power with giant windmills.
Geothermal power, heat from the earth, is also being tested. Some experts expect electrical
companies to revive hydroelectric power derived from streams and rivers. Fifty years ago
hydroelectric power provided one-third of the electricity used in the United States, but to day it
supplies only 4 percent. The oceans are another potential source of energy. Scientists are
studying ways to convert the energy of ocean currents, tides, and waves to electricity.
Experiments are also underway to make use of temperature differences in ocean water to
produce energy.

33. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The use of biological waste products to produce electricity.

B. The search for alternative sources of energy.

C. Efficient ways of disposing of waste.

D. Geothermal power-a main source of energy in the future.

34. The word “expensive” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

A. cheap B. new C. old D. costly

35. Fifty years ago, one-third of the electricity in the United States was provided by ______.

A. wind B. waste products C. water D. oil

36. The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ______.

A. alternative source B. hydroelectric power C. electricity D. the United States

37. Which can be inferred from the passage?

A. The search for alternative sources of energy has led in some directions

B. Scientist are doing experiments to produce energy from changes in ocean water
temperatures.

C. Experimental work is going to be carried out to derive energy from synthetic fuels

D. Experiments are being carried out to create giant windmills.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 38 to
42. Christmas is my favorite holiday. I enjoy (38)______ Christmas cookies and planning
parties. I like sending cards and hearing from old friends. I love seeing children open their gifts
on Christmas morning. Most of all, I love one special custom (39) ______ we have in our
family. On the night before Christmas we wear warm clothes and go from house (40) ______
house in our neighborhood. At each house, we (41) _______ Christmas songs. Then we go to a
hospital or a home for elderly people and we sing there. We want to let people know that we
care about them. (42)______, we come home and drink hot chocolate by the fireplace. I love
this!
38. A. bake B. baking C. to bake D. baked
39. A. who B. when C. which D. whom
40. A. to B. with C. in D. at
41. A. hear B. listen to C. write D. sing
42. A. Afterward B. Lately C. Recently D. Now
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.

43. My friends (A) were eager (B) to take part (C) in after-school (D) activities every day.

44. Mr. Ba always (A)walks to work (B)because his office (C)is not far from (D)its house.
45.You should change your pounds for dollars before going to New York. country.
A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct sentence that is
closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

46. Mai said: “English is my favorite subject at school.”

A. Mai said English was her favorite subject at school.

B. Mai said English is her favorite subject at school.

C. Mai said English was my favorite subject at school.

D. Mai talked English was her favorite subject at school.

47. When the basic salary is high, the price of necessities usually also high.

A. The basic salary and the price of necessities are both higher.

B. The higher the basic salary is, the higher the price of necessities is.

C. The basic salary is as high as the price of necessities.

D. The increase of the price of necessities depends on the rising level of basic salary.

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.

48. He is an architect. He designed the new city library.

A. He is the architect who designed the new city library.

B. He is the architect which designed the new city library.

C. He is the architect whose designed the new city library.

D. He is the architect who he designed the new city library.

49. She can’t answer the question. It is too difficult.

A. If the question were not so difficult, she couldn’t answer it.

B. If the question were difficult, she couldn’t answer it.

C. If the question is not so difficult, she can answer it.

D. If the question were not so difficult, she could answer it.

50. It is raining hard. They have to go to school.

A. In spite of it is raining hard, they have to go to school.

B. Despite of the hard rain, they have to go to school.

C. Although it is raining hard, they have to go to school.

D. Although the rain, they have to go to school.