PRACTICE TEST 18

Circle your choice of the word, phrase or expression that best completes each sentence. (1 point)
1. In a ___________________class, this is a great opportunity to learn about different customs and
traditions around the world.
A. multilingual B. multi-disciplinary C. multi-dimensional D. multinational
2. Learning English isn’t so difficult once you ______________________.
A. get down to it B. get off it C. get on it D. get down with it
3. Famous is most opposite to _____________________.
A. boring B. poor C. obscure D. untalented
4. 3/4 means _______________________.
A. third quarters B. three quarters C. three fourth D. thirth fourth
5. I am so tired that I can’t make _________________what you are saying.
A. up B. in C. out D. on
6. _______________is normally used to refer to the treatment and training of the child within the
home.
A. Feeding B. Mothering C. Upbringing D. Educating
7. We found that _______________ students in this class are from the same city.
A. most of B. most all C. almost the D. most of the
8. The captain as well as the passengers _______________frightened.
A. was B. be C. to be D. were
9. This school needs _______________. It looks so old.
A. to repaint B. repainting C. repainted D. to be repainting
10. Peter: “Thanks for your help” – Tom: “_______”
A. There’s nothing B. Nothing C. It sounds good D. It’s my pleasure

1. A. multilingual
2. A. get down to it
3. C. obscure
4. B. three quarters
5. C. out
6. C. Upbringing
7. D. most of the
8. A. was
9. B. repainting
10. D. It’s my pleasure
Use the correct tense/form of the verbs in brackets to make sentences. (1 point)
1. On their next anniversary. Doris and Fred (1. be) ………….married for twenty years.
2. The news about the storm (2. already broadcast) …..……on radioseveral times so far.
3. She is accustomed to (3. train) …………….for long hours.
4. She (4. sleep) ………..for ten hours! You must wake her up.
5. At this time next week, they (5. sit) ……………….in the train on their way to Paris.
6. What tune (6. play)……………………. when we came in?
7. Scarcely they (7. move) ……………..into the new house when their friends came in.
8. Just as I (8. wonder)………..….what to do next, the phone rang.
9. During the trip, try to avoid (9. bite)………..……… by mosquitoes.
10. My boss is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work that I (10. do)……….last week.
1.On their next anniversary, Doris and Fred will have been married for twenty years.
2.The news about the storm has already been broadcast on radio several times so far.
3.She is accustomed to training for long hours.
 4.She has been sleeping for ten hours! You must wake her up.
5.At this time next week, they will be sitting in the train on their way to Paris.
6.What tune was being played when we came in?
7.Scarcely had they moved into the new house when their friends came in.
8.Just as I was wondering what to do next, the phone rang.
9.During the trip, try to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.
10. My boss is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work that I should have done last week.

Fill in each gap with ONE suitable preposition. (1point)

1. Rebecca cut ……………………….on our conversation to tell us that James had just been rushed to
hospital.
2. The teacher cleared……………………….the harder parts of the story.
3. Do you mind if I carry………………with my work while you are getting tea ready?
4. If you would like to wait a moment, sir, I will just call………………………your file on the
computer screen.
5. The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes…………….for a cup of coffee.
6. I’m not sure how old he is but he must be get……………………….for 70.
7. They had to call………………….……the match because of the rain.
8. When her millionaire father died, she came………………………. a fortune.
9. Joe is an orphan. He was brought…………………………….by his aunt.
10. Arm terrorists are reported to have taken……………………..the Embassy.
1. Cut in on → Ngắt lời, xen vào cuộc trò chuyện
2. Clear up → Giải thích, làm sáng tỏ
3. Carry on (with) → Tiếp tục làm gì đó
4. Call up → Gọi điện hoặc hiển thị thông tin trên máy tính
5. Come over → Ghé qua, đến thăm
6. Get on (for) → Xấp xỉ một độ tuổi nào đó
7. Call off → Hủy bỏ
8. Come into → Thừa kế (tài sản, tiền bạc)
9. Bring up → Nuôi dưỡng, dạy dỗ
10. Take over → Chiếm quyền kiểm soát

Give the correct form of the words in capital letters. (1point)

GETTING AHEAD IN BUSINESS
Your chances of success can be greatly increased if you follow a few simple
rules in your working life. First of all, remember that your (1)……….wants 1. EMPLOY
you to do well-that’s what you are being paid for. Many companies choose 2. AMBITION
(2)…………young people to work for them and provide a lot of (3) 3. ENCOURAGE
………….for their workers. Working for a large, international company may 4. SECURE
provide job (4)……….. On the other hand, a smaller company might give
you the chance to use your (5)…………more. 5. IMAGINE
Secondly, remember that any experience you gain will always (6)
………..your position in the company. The company wants (7)………..that 6. STRONG
you want to get to the top. Take any opportunity you get to go on (8) 7. PROVE
…………courses related to your work. The more (9)………..you are, the 8. TRAIN
better chance you have of being promoted. Finally, don’t give up, even when 9. QUALIFY
you are (10)………… Stick with it and you’ll get there in the end. 10. SUCCESS
1. employer – (Your employer wants you to do well...)
 2. ambitious – (Many companies choose ambitious young people...)
3. encouragement – (...and provide a lot of encouragement for their workers.)
4. security – (Working for a large, international company may provide job security.)
5. imagination – (On the other hand, a smaller company might give you the chance to use
your imagination more.)
6. strengthen – (Any experience you gain will always strengthen your position...)
7. proof – (The company wants proof that you want to get to the top.)
8. training – (Take any opportunity you get to go on training courses...)
9. qualified – (The more qualified you are, the better chance you have...)
10. unsuccessful – (Finally, don’t give up, even when you are unsuccessful.)

The passage below contains 10 errors. UNDERLINE and CORRECT the. Write your answers in
the numbered blanks provided. (1 point)
All students here come from very difficult backgrounds; there are street children, 1................
orphans, children of war-invalid, hearing-impaired students and young people in 2................
very poor families.
3................
This school provides us with free training in one of these areas: Vietnam and Asian
cooking, French and European cooking, French baking and pastry, restaurant and 4................
catering services, domestic service, sewing and embroider. After one year of training at 5................
the school, full-time jobs are finding for us and we could be working in any number of
6................
hotels, restaurants, private houses, embassies or companies of Vietnam.
To cover all the training costs, our school has four businesses: a restaurant, a 7................
bakery, a catering service and a sewing & embroidery shop. These income- 8................
generating businesses also provide an excellently opportunity for us to gain valuable
9................
practice experiences. If you ever come to Vietnam, don’t miss the chance tasting
delicious Vietnamese and French dishes at our restaurant. 10..............

SECTION C. READING (5 points)

Read the passage below and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D. (1
point)
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant
language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having
incorporated many elements of French that was introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until
the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as
Wales, Scotland or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread
around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work.
Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As
these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business,
banking and diplomacy.
Currently, about 80% of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two - thirds
of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising,
media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users
in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native
users than any language in the world.
1. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The number of non-native users of English
B. The French influence on the English language.
C. The expansion of English as an international language.
D. The use of English for science and technology.
2. The word “ emerged” in paragraph 1 means ________.
A. appeared B. hailed C. frequented D. engaged
3. Approximately, when did English begin to be used beyond England?
A. in 1066 B. around 1350 C. before 1600 D. after 1600
4. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “stored” in paragraph 2?
A. bought B. saved C. spent D. valued
5. According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there in the
world today?
A. a quarter million C. 350 million
B. half a million D. 700 million
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in each numbered blank in the following passage.
(2 points)
British space scientists are planning to join the American in the race to find evidence of life on (1)
_____planets. Alan Penny and his team at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory have designed a
telescope that is 40 times more powerful than Hubble. Known as “Darwin”, his telescope could tell if
planets 50 (2)_______ years away have any kind of life on them. Two days (3) _____ , NASA
scientists had shown a proof that one of Jupiter’s moons could support life, Penny announced that his
telescope may be included in a European Space Agency mission. The Darwin project, with a (4) _____
of 500 million, is on a short list of two proposals. If approved it will probably be (5) _____ around
2015, its destination somewhere between Mars and Jupiter. The blueprint is actually for five
telescopes positioned 50 meters apart in space, slowly circling a (6) _____ processing station. The
combined data from these telescopes would build up a full picture of a planet, picking out faint
images that have never been seen before. Darwin would not be able to take detailed photographs of the
planets it (7) _____ , but Penny believes a second – generation telescope could be sent up to do this.
He claims it is worthwhile mapping the universe around our (8) _____ galaxy, even though these
planets lie (9) _____ our reach for the moment. The European Space Agency will make its decision
(10) _____ Darwin within three years.
1. a. another b. other c. others d. the other
2. a. light b. lighten c. lightening d. lighting
3. a. following b. after c. next d. later
4. a. price b. schedule c. charge d. budget
5. a. driven b. fetched c. launched d. taken
6. a. central b. centre c. middle d. heart
7. a. invents b. searches c. discovers d. looks
8. a. alone b. same c. one d. own
9. a. out b. toward c. beyond d. over
10. a. of b. on c. about d. with

1. b. other
2. a. light
3. d. later
4. d. budget
 5. c. launched
6. a. central
7. c. discovers
8. d. own
9. c. beyond
10. c. about

Fill in each gap in the following text with one suitable word. (2points)
My Son Sanctuary
The sanctuary (1)............more than 70 architectural (2).............. They include temples and
towers that connect to each other with complicated red brick designs. The main component of the
Cham architectural design is the tower. (3) ............. to reflect the divinity of the king. Bricks are main
material for the construction of the Cham Towers. However, it has yet been unable to figure out the
reasonable explanation for the linking material, brick baking method, and (4) ..............method of the
Cham Pa. Even these days, this still (5) ...........as an attractive secret to contemporary people.
Among the ruins of many architectural (6)..................dug in 1898, a 24-meter-high tower was
found in the Thap Chua area. This tower is a(n) (7).............of ancient Cham architecture. It has two
doors, one in the east and the other in the west. The tower body is high and delicate with a system of
paved pillars, six sub-towers surrounding the tower. This two-story tower (8) ............ a lotus flower.
The top of the upper layer is made of sandstone and carved with elephant and lion designs. In the
lower layer, the walls are carved with fairies, water evils and men (9) .............elephants. (10)..........,
the tower was destroyed by US bombs in 1969.

1. contains / comprises
2. structures/ works
3. built
4. construction
5. remains
6. relics
7. example / masterpiece ( kiet tac)
8. resembles
9. riding
10. Unfortunately,
WRITING (5 points)
. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (2 points)
1. If nobody puts some more coal in, the fire will go out.
-> Unless …………………………………………………………………………….
2. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.
-> In case…………………………………………………………………..................
3. I now regret spending too much money on clothes.
-> I wish …..………………………………………………………………………….
4. You ought to fasten your seatbelt before driving away.
-> You shouldn’t .…………………………………………………………………….
5. “I must see the manager! ” he cried.
-> He insisted ………………………………………………………………………..
6. I only realized how dangerous the situation had been when I got home.
-> Only …………………………………………………………………..…………..
 7. It’s Peter’s job to look after his little brother.
-> Peter is………………………….…………………………………………………..
8. Their car is Japanese. It is big and white.
-> They have ……..…………………………………………………………………..
9. Couldn’t you take a bus to the station this morning?
-> Wasn’t ………………………………………………………………………….?
10. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.
-> Enormous effort.......................................................................................................
1. Unless someone puts some more coal in, the fire will go out.
2. In case you get hungry on the train, take some sandwiches.
3. I wish I hadn’t spent so much money on clothes.
4. You shouldn’t drive away without fastening your seatbelt.
5. He insisted on seeing the manager.
6. Only when I got home did I realize how dangerous the situation had been.
7. Peter is responsible for looking after his little brother.
8. They have a big white Japanese car.
9. Wasn’t it possible for you to take a bus to the station this morning?
10. Enormous effort has been made by scientists to find a cure for this disease.

Use suggestions to make complete sentences. Make any changes necessary. You can add
more words but cannot omit the given words. (1point):
1. famed city / organize/ seasonal events/ such/ Sydney Comedy Festival/ April/ or/ Sydney
International Food Festival/ october/.
…………………………..………..………………………………………………………
2. A hundred years ago / people / all / world / live/ different/ how/ now/.
…….…………………………..…………………………………………………………
3. Smart boards/ help/ students/ use/ fingers/ write directly/ them/.
…….…………………………..…………………………………………………………
4. All gases/ most liquids/ solids/ expand/ heat/.
………………………………..…………………………………………………………
5. The fossilized/ remain/ a type/ camel/ no longer/ a dog/ find/ Bed Lands/ South Dakota.
………………………..…………………………………………………………………