PRACTICE TEST 3

ANSWER KEY
SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part)
Part 1. You will hear a man describing a series of books. For each Question, put a
tick in the correct box.
1. Why does he like 'The Planet Wars'?
A. It has a believable plot. B. The story is fascinating. C. The characters are deeply
emotional.
2. What is his problem with 'ALong Way Horns'?
A. It was too long. B. The idea was bad. C. The writing was bad.
3. What does he say is original about 'Catch a Dream”
A. The happy ending.
B. The megical abilities of the characters.
C. The changing emotions of the characters.
4. The horror story is about _______.
A. a war between humans and vampires.
B. Dracula is trying to use science to take over the world.
C. a battle between two groups of vampires.
5. What is not true about 'A World of Stories'?
A. It is a collection of different children's stories.
B. Forty children from around the world tell their life stories.
C. Stories are included fram different continents.
6. What does he think about 'The Real Shakespeare"
A. It does not contain accurate facts
B. It will be remembered as a classic
C. It will change people's minds about Shakespeare.
Part 2. You will hear someone talking on the radio about taxis and private hire
vehicles in London. For each question, fill in the missing information in the
numbered space.

LONDON TAXIS AND PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES

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 Pay in (7) cash or with credit & debit cards.
Not all black
Stopped in the (8) street or at cab ranks.
Can be booked (9) in advance.
Taxi Costs Depends on time of day, (10) distance travelled and time taken.
Tariff 1: Monday - Friday (11) 6 am , - 3 pm.
Tarifif 2: Monday - Friday 8 p.m. - 10 p.m., (12) Saturday &
Sunday
Tariff 3 Every night 10 p.m. 6 am & on public (13) holidays
Tests to become a Taxi Driver
Criminal record check
full (14) medical examination.
Knowledge of London's streets
Private Hire Vehicles
Limousine
Chauffer services, often known as (15) minicabs
Journeys always booked in advance by visiting office or by phone
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points)
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 36. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)
Choose the best answer to each question.
16. ________the outer rings of a gyroscope are twisted or turned, the gyroscope
itself continues to spin in exactly the same position.
A. Somehow B. Otherwise C. However D. No matter
gyroscope con quay hồi chuyển
twist xoắn, vặn, xe, bện, kết
17. Scientists cannot agree on _____________ related to other orders of insects.
A. that fleas are B. how fleas are C. how are fleas D. fleas that are
fleas con bọ chét
18. The authorities are determined to take tougher__________to reduce crime.
A. situations B. measures C. requirements D. interests
Take measures to do something = tìm cách xử trí
take strong measure against: dùng những biện pháp kiên quyết để chống lại
19. The old theater is in need of complete__________.
A. renew B. rebuild C. renovation D. review
Renovation (n) sự đổi mới; sự cải tiến; sự sửa chữa lại

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20. Prior to the economic reform, the country had experienced many years of a
__________ economy.
A. stagnant B. fluent C. fluently D. smoothly
stagnant đình trệ, đình đốn
21. Education is our first__________ now. We are trying to do what we can to make
it better.
A. prior B. prioritization C. priory D. priority
priority /priority/ quyền được trước, sự ưu tiên; điều được xét trước hết
22. They have made a substantial change; that means, they have made a(n)
__________change.
A. economic B. considerable C. steady D. subtle
23. M.D. played much better than their opponents; they almost__________ the
match.
A. dominated B. eliminated C. activated D.
terminated
24. The company was__________ because of a shortage of orders.
A. solved B. resolved C. dissolved D. involved
25. It looks like they're going to succeed __________their present difficulties.
A. because of B. despite C. yet D. even
though
26. In spite of______, we decided to go out.
A. tired B. feeling tired C. all of us felt tired D. we felt
very tired
27. “Do you mind if I borrow a chair?" “____ Do you need only one?”
A. Yes, I would. B. Yes, I do. C. Not at all. D. I'm sorry.
28. My parents saw a ________ play last night.
A. three - act B. three - acts C. three acts D. three act
29. Lucy was late for school this morning because the alarm didn’t ______ as usual
A. get off B. go off C. ring off D. take off
30. These books belong to you. I’m sure they are_____.
A. you’re B. your’s C. yours D. your
31. The other day I came________ a really beautiful old house in the back streets of
London.
A. over B. down C. by D. across

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come across tình cờ gặp
32. He was looked _____ by others because of his poverty.
A. out for B. up to C. down upon D. into
look down on / upon = despise = xem thường, coi khinh, khinh miệt
33. He bought the cottage__________renovating it and then selling at a large profit.
A. with a view to B. with a target of C. his goal being D. aiming to
with a view to; with the view of: với ý định
34. She _____ down completely on hearing of her friend's death.
A. broke B. turned C. put D. fell
break down hư, hỏng, ngã quỵ xuống
35. We intend to _________with the old system as soon as we have developed a
better one
A. do up B. do away C. do in D. do down
do away with = get rid of = eliminate /ɪ'lɪmɪneɪt/, remove loại bỏ, vứt bỏ
Part 2: Questions from 36 to 45. (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.
36. The most successful games have sold in the millions. SUCCESS
37. People have discovered that doing puzzles is good for you. COVER
38. It's easy to find a solution to the problems posed. SOLVE
39. There has been an improvement in the power of their brains. IMPROVE
40. Some scientists argue that the brain gets better at a task the SCIENCE
more it repeats it.
41. The improvement in the performance is something that PERFORM
happens naturally.
42. It remains uncertain whether puzzles are actually helping to CERTAIN
boost brainpower or not.
43. According to research, most people sleep less than 8 hours SEARCH
every day.
44. The advice passed down to our grandparents may contain some TRUE
truth.
45. A good example is the relationship between being cold and RELATION
catching a cold.
Part 3: Questions from 46 to 50.(1 point - 0.2/ each)
Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them.
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46. When I was a small child, there would be a big banyan tree at the entrance to my
village. → used to
47. The lion has long been a symbol of strength, power, and cruel. cruelty
48. We took part in a six-hours journey to the eastern coast. → six-hour
49. Different kinds of newspapers are arranging on the shelves. → arranged
50. There are a little activities that we can do after the meeting. → few
Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55.(1 point - 0.2/ each)
Fill in each of the sentences with correct prepositions.
51. I read a great book by John Grisham.
52. He's Italian? For some reason I was under the impression that he was Spanish.
53. We've put a lot of effort into this project.
54. After his father died, Nelson came into a fortune.
55. I was born in London but I was brought up in Madrid.
SECTION III: READING (6.0 points)
Part 1. Questions 56 – 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
ROBOTS
Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for
the invention of a machine that would do all the necessary jobs (56) ________ the
house. If boring and repetitive factory work could be (57) ________ by robots, why not
boring and repetitive household chores too?
For a long time the only people who really (58) ________ the problem their
attention were amateur inventors. And they came up against a major difficulty. That
is, housework is actually very complex. It has never been one job, it has always been
many. A factory robot (59) ________ one task endlessly (60) ________ it is
reprogrammed to do something else. It doesn’t run the whole factory. A housework
robot, on the other hand, has to do several different (61) ________ of cleaning and
carrying jobs and also has to cope (62) ________ all the different shapes and positions
of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs. (63) ________, there have been some
developments recently. Sensors are available to (64) ________ the robot locate
objects and avoid obstacles. We have the technology to produce the hardware. All that
is missing the software- the programs that will (65) ________ the machine.
56. A. through B. over C. around D. for
57. A. managed B. succeeded C. made D. given

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58. A. did B. took C. gave D. showed
59. A. carries over B. carries out C. carries off D. carries
away
60. A. until B. while C. since D. when
61. A. systems B. methods C. ways D. types
62. A. from B. with C. by D. for
63. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Moreover
64. A. enable B. help C. assist D. allow
65. A. practice B. perform C. order D. operate
Part 2. Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question
Archimedes' Principle is a law of physics that states that when an object is totally or
partially (immersed in a fluid, it experiences an upthrust equal to the weight of the
fluid displaced_1). The principle is most frequently applied to the behaviourof
objects in water, and helps to explain floating and sinking, and why objects seem
lighter inwater. It also applies to balloons. The key word in the principle is
“upthrust”, which refers to the force acting upward to reduce the apparent weight of
the object whenit is under water. If, for example, a metal block with a volume of 100
cm3 is dipped in water, it displaces an equal volume of water, which has a weight of
approximately 1 N (3.5 oz). The block therefore seems to weigh about 1 N less. Giao
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An object will float if its average density is less than that of water. If it is totally
submerged, the weight of the water it displaces (and hence the up thrust on it) is
greater than its own weight, and it is forced upward and out of the water, until the
weight of the water displaced by the submerged part is exactly equal to the weight of
the floating object. Thus a block of wood with a density six tenths that of water will
float with six tenths of its volume under water, since at that point the weight of fluid
displaced is the same as the block’s own weight. If a dense material is made into a
suitable shape, it will float because of Archimedes’ principle. A ship floats, whereas a
block of iron of the same mass sinks.
It is also because of Archimedes’ principle that ships float lower in the water
when they are heavily loaded (more water must be displaced to give the necessary up-
thrust). In addition, they cannot be so heavily loaded if they are to sail in fresh water
as they can if they are to sail in the sea, since fresh water is less dense than sea water,

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and so more water must be displaced to give the necessary up-thrust. This means the
ship is lower in the water, which can be dangerous in rough weather.
66. What happens when something is immersed in a fluid?
A. It will be pushed further down with a force, equal to the weight of the fluid
displaced.
B. It receives an upward force, equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.
C. It receives a downward force, equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.
D. The fluid will expand the object and overflow to the floor.
67. The word “volume” in the passage refers to ______.
A. loudness B. quantity C. frequency D. length
68. The word “displaces” in the passage almost means “______”.
A. takes the place of
B. takes place
C. replaces with a new one
D. puts in position
69. If an object’s average density is less than that of water, the object will ______.
A. sink B. float C. inflate D. drift
70. A block of wood with a density seven tenths that of water will ______.
A. go up and down then sink
B. float with a half of its volume under water
C. float with an equal volume of its volume under water
D. sink immediately when submerged
71. A ship floats, whereas a block of iron of the same mass sinks because the ship
______.
A. is made of wood B. is lighter C. has buoys D. has a special shape
72. The phrase “six tenths” in the passage means “______”.
A. 6 and 10 B. 10/6 C. 10 of 6 D. 6/10
73. The word “up-thrust” in the passage refers to the ______.
A. upward push
B. upper side of an object
C. upturned force
D. upside-down turn
74. Ships cannot be so heavily loaded if they want to sail in fresh water as they sail in the
sea, because ______.
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 A. fresh water is ‘lighter’ than sea water B. there’s too much salt in sea water
C. sea water is ‘saltier’ than fresh water D. fresh water is more polluted
75. Archimedes' Principle explains why ______.
A. all objects will float B. Archimedes became famous
C. objects seem lighter in water D. humans can swim
Part 3: Questions 76 – 85 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap.
Watching Television and going for a walk are the most popular leisure (76)
activities in Britain. But although longer holidays and shorter working hours have given
people more free (77) time, women generally have less free time (78) than men,
because they spend time (79) on domestic work, shopping and childcare. Surveys
showed that more men (80) read newspapers than women, and (81) a slightly higher
proportion of adult read Sunday newspapers than read (82) daily morning national
newspaper. More people are taking holidays abroad (83) in 1971 only 36 percent of
(84) adults in Britain had been abroad on holiday; but by 1983 this proportion had (85)
risen to 62 percent, nearly fifteen million people.
SECTION IV: WRITING (4.0 points)
Part 1: Questions from 86 to 90. (2 point- 0.4/ each)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
86. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.
 Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.
87. Everyone thinks I picked all the flowers in the garden.
 I am thought to have picked all the flowers in the garden.
88. We decided to move to the countryside.
 We made a decision to move to the countryside.
89. They were never aware at any moment that something was wrong.
 At no time were they aware that something was wrong.
90. The heavy rain prevented everybody from going out.
 Had the rain not been heavy, everybody could have gone out.
 Had it not been for the heavy rain, everybody could have gone out.
 Had it not rained heavily, everybody could have gone out.
Part 2: Questions from 91 to 92.(2 pointS - 0.4/ each)

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Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.
91. It was easy for us to get tickets for the concert. no
 We have no difficulty in getting tickets for the concert.
92. The two theories appear to be completely different. common
 The two theories have nothing in common.
93. I can’t describe people as well as you can. better
 You’re better at describing people than I am.
94. I don’t know how you can stand getting up so early to go to the pool. put
 I don’t know how you can put up with getting up so early to go to the pool.
95. “It was your fault to break my vase yesterday” said Jane to her brother. accused
 Jane accused her brother of breaking/ having broken her vase the previous day.

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