B1+ PRACTICE TEST 01

SECTION 1. LISTENING
I. Listen to Jim talking to Sarah about things to take on holiday. Write the correct
answer A, B, or C in the numbered box. You will hear the information twice (1,0
point)
1. Where did Jim buy his walking shoes?
A. at the market B. in a supermarket C. in a shoe shop
2. Jim says Sarah should take _________.
A. a jacket B. a sweater C. a sun hat
3. How many T-shirts should Sarah take?
A. one B. five C. seven
4. Sarah should take her phone because she may want to _________.
A. phone the hotel B. phone home C. phone for help
Write your answers here:
1 ................. 2................... 3................... 4...................
II. You will hear someone talking on the radio about a Language Study Fair. Listen
and complete questions 1-4 by writing your answer in the numbered box. You will
hear the information twice (1,0 point)

The Language Study Fair

Dates: 17th to 19th (1) _________
Place: National Education Centre
Fair includes: - stands with textbooks
- talks by educational speakers
- exhibition of furniture
- demonstrations of latest (2) _________
Opening hours: 9.30 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. Thursday and Friday
9.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: £5
Or £3 for (3) _________
Tickets can be booked by ringing the hotline on (4) _________

Write your answers here:

1
............................... 2............................... 3............................... 4...............................
SECTION 2. PHONETICS
III. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from
that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box (0,75
point)
1. A. castle B. often C. fasten D. astronaut
2. A. houses B. horses C. cases D. glasses
3. A. panel B. wander C. relax D. fashion
IV. Choose the letter A, B, C or D next to the word whose main stress is placed
differently from others by writing your answer A, B, C or D in the numbered box
(0,5 point)
1. A. recycle B. defeat C. surprised D. muddy
2. A. aquarium B. electrician C. creation D. convenient

SECTION 3. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
V. Choose the letter (A, B, C, or D) as the best answer to complete the following
sentences. Write your answer in the numbered box (5,0 points)
1. It was necessary ________ this question as soon as possible.
A. of us to solve B. for us to solve C. for us solving D. of us solve
2. She hardly watches the news on television and ________ .
A. neither am I B. I do, either C. so do I D. neither do I
3. Tom is getting ever keener on ________ research on biology.
A. making B. doing C. having D. getting
4. You ________ forget to pay the rent tomorrow. The landlord is very strict about paying
on time.
A. mustn’t B. don’t have to C. needn’t D. couldn’t
5. I can’t keep waiting for you. I have ________ time.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
6. Hung is ________ to ride motorbike to school.
A. not old enough B. old not enough C. enough old not D. enough not old
7. Microwave ovens are cheap and they use ________ electricity than electric ones.
A. much B. more C. little D. less
8. Hydroelectric plants are expensive to build and affect the environment ________
stopping fish from moving freely.
A. from B. by C. of D. on
9. Lan and I had a trip to Vancouver last weekend and we really ________ there.
A. made ourselves B. helped ourselves C. loved ourselves D. enjoyed ourselves
10. You can volunteer by ________ children from poor family in your community.
A. talking B. singing C. encouraging D. tutoring
11. Hamlet is an example of a ________. It has an unhappy ending.
A. tragedy B. character C. comedy D. play
12. The cinema changed completely at ________ end of ________ 1920s.
A. an – the B. the – 0 C. 0 – the D. the – the
13. Cyclists must ________ for pedestrians when they are cycling along the country lane.
A. take notice B. look at C. see off D. look out
14. We will cut down on the use of natural gas because it is ________ and harmful to the
environment.
A. abundant B. available C. limited D. plenty
15. You’ll never guess what happened ________ I left my room.
A. as long as B. as soon as C. until D. during
16. Of the cities we surveyed, Singapore was ________ the worst rated by its residents
for culture.
A. a bit B. a lot C. much D. by far
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in the following sentence.
17. The guests at the Japanese Embassy reception enjoyed it very much but refused to eat
the raw fish.
A. stale B. uncooked C. rotten D. fresh
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in the following sentence.
18. Tower blocks from the 60s and 70s could be pulled down after Grenfell Tower fire.
A. destroyed B. demolished C. built D. painted
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable
response to complete each of the following exchanges.
19. Nam: I’ll pick you up at eight o’clock on my way to the airport.
Ba: ________
A. For pleasure. B. Great. I’ll see you then.
C. I have a phone. D. Would be.
20. Mai: ?
Hoa: Everything is fine. How about you?
A. How old are you? B. How’s it going?
C. What’s your life? D. What’s the matter?
VI. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. Write your answer in the
numbered box (1,25 points)
1. In Scotland, the first person (enter) _________ a house at New Year should bring coal,
a coin and a drink.
2. In addition to (walk) _________ to school, we can plant trees to save the earth.
3. Nga: He has cut my hair too short.
Lan: Don't worry; it (grow) _________ again very quickly.
4. John together with his friends (attend) _________ the three-month course at the
moment.
5. Minh didn’t visit the museum with his class because he (catch) _________ a cold.
VII. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the
word in capital. Write your answer in the numbered box.(1.25 pts)
1. Nobody likes her. She is a __________ woman. (BORE).
2. We couldn’t see the airplane because it __________ behind the cloud. (APPEAR)
3. Lance Armstrong is one of the most famous __________ .
(CYCLE).
4. When being a child, she received a good __________ . (EDUCATE)
5. __________ , the typhoon caused serious damage to the village. (LUCKY)
SECTION 4. READING
VIII. Read the following passage, then choose the letter (A, B, C, D) that best fits
each of the blanks. Write your answer in the numbered box.(2.0 pts)
Although some groups of people have always lived outdoors in tents, camping as we
know it today only began to be (1)_______ about 50 years ago. The increase in the use of
cars and improvements in camping (2) _______ have allowed more people to travel
longer distances into the countryside and to stay there in greater comfort. Many campers
like to be by themselves in quiet areas, so they (3) _______ their tent and food and walk
or cycle into the forests or the mountains. (4) ________, preferring to be near people ,
drive to a public or privately-owned campsite which has up-to-date facilities (5)
_______hot showers and swimming pools. Whether campers are (6) _______ in the
mountains or on a busy site, they should remember to (7) _______ the area clean and
tidy. In the forests, they must put (8) _______ any fires and keep food hidden to avoid
attracting wild animals.
1. A. famous B. popular C. favorite D. current
2. A. tool B. baggage C. equipment D. property
3. A. take B. make C. pick D.do
4. A. Others B. Other C. Another D. Those
5. A. such B. like C.as D. just
6. A. lonely B. single C. separate D. alone
7. A. leave B. stay C. help D. let
8. A. out B. on C. off D. up
IX. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to complete the
sentences. Write your answer in the numbered box.(1.25 pts)
Bamboo is an amazing plant. Do you know it is actually a grass? In fact, giant
bamboo is the largest member of the grass family. Some types can incredibly grow 90
centimeters in just one day. Some bamboo plants can grow to over 30 meters tall, which
is as tall as a gum tree.
You probably know that bamboo is the favorite food of pandas, and chimpanzees,
gorillas and elephants eat it too.
Bamboo is also extremely useful to people. It is a very valuable construction
material because it is so strong. In fact, whole houses can be built from bamboo. In some
parts of the world, bamboo is used as scaffolding (the frame used to support building
work).
The range of things that can be made from bamboo is huge. Furniture, cooking
utensils, and musical instruments can all be made from bamboo. Bamboo fibers can be
used to produce a soft, cotton-like material for T-shirts and underwears. Bamboo fibers
are also used to make paper. Bamboo can even be used to make bicycle frames and boats.
1. Bamboo is a type of ________.
A. tree B. wood C. bush D. grass
2. According to the text, one way bamboo is amazing is that ________.
A. it can grow extremely fast B. it grows near gum trees
C. it comes in many sizes D. it grows anywhere
3. Which activity uses bamboo as scaffolding?
A. plumbing B. building C. cooking D. sailing
4. What does the word "utensils" in paragraph 4 mean?
A. tools B. stoves C. ingredients D. pots
5. The main purpose of this text is ________.
A. to encourage people to use bamboo more often
B. to list everything that can be made from bamboo
C. to give interesting facts and uses for bamboo
D. to outline where bamboo is mainly grown and used
X. Read the text below and think of one word which best fits each space. Write your
answer in the numbered box (2,5 points)
Many people still believe that natural disaster resources will never be used (1)
______. Actually, the world’s energy resources (2) ______ limited. Nobody knows
exactly how (3) ______ fuel is left. However, we also should use them economically and
try to find out alternative sources of power. (4) ______ to Professor Marvin Burnham of
New England Institute of Technology, we have to start conserving coal, oil and gas (5)
______ it is too late; and nuclear power is the (6) ______ alternative.
However, many people do not approve of (7) ______ nuclear power because it is
very dangerous. What would happen if there were a (8) ______ nuclear accident ?
Radioactivity causes cancer and may (9) ______ affect the future generations.
The (10) _____ effective things is that we should use natural resource as
economically as possible.

SECTION 5: WRITING
XI. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as
the sentence before it. (1,0 point)
1. The film was rather disappointing last night.
→ We were____________________________________________________________
2. If he doesn’t stop throwing trash, he will be punished.
→ Unless ______________________________________________________________
3. It was a two-hour flight from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city.
→ It took ______________________________________________________________
4. Laura is a more confident teacher of pronunciation than I am
→ Laura teaches
_________________________________________________________

XII. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in bold. Do not change the
word given. (1,0 point)

1. Vietnamese noodle is different from Korea one (SAME)

→ Vietnamese noodle _______________________________________________

2. A group of foreigners visited the slums last week (VISIT)

→ A group ________________________________________________
3. Despite being unable to swim himself, John insists that his children should learn it. (CAN’T)
→Although _____________________________________________________________
4. The manager failed to persuade Karen to take the job. (SUCCEED)
→ The manager ____________________________________________________