PRACTICE TEST 1

Name: …………………… Date: April 7th, 2020

Part 1: Phonetics
 Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. bird B. girl C. first D. sister
2. A. burn B. sun C. hurt D. turn
3. A. nurse B. picture C. surf D. return
4. A. neighbour B. favourite C. culture D. tourist
5. A. hobby B. hour C. hotel D. hot
 Choose the word which has a different stress from the others.
1. A. diverse B. serious C. special D. local
2. A. open B. affect C. direct D. renew
3. A. attend B. happen C. succeed D. replace
4. A. order B. receive C. perform D. rehearse
5. A. combine B. invite C. circle D. discuss
Part 2: Grammar and Vocabulary
 Choose the correct answer.
1. Will you ______________making models in the future?
A. pick up B. look for C. take up D. find
2. There are many _____________why it is important to have a hobby.
A. answers B. reasons C. details D. facts
3. _____________silly mistake!
A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
4. - “Would you like some corn?” – “____________.”
A. No, thanks. I’m full B. OK. I don’t like corn C. All right D. Yes, I would
5. We should play sports or do exercise in order to stay in ____________.
A. look B. shape C. fit D. health
6. Don’t eat that type of fish: you may have a/an __________.
A. sick B. sore C. energy D. allergy
7. My brother and I __________a white tiger already.
A. have seen B. has seen C. see D. are seeing
8. Volunteering is special _________me because I can help others.
A. at / for B. for C. with D. to
9. We ______to Ha Noi several times, but last summer we __________there by train.
A. flew / went B. has flown / went C. have flown / D. have flown /
have gone went
10. Doing volunteer can ______you feel more confident.
A. do B. make C. bring D. force
11. I am not sure where she is. She _______be in her office.
A. must B. can C. might D. should
12. Lan: “I don’t like beef.” Mai: “_________.”
A. So do I B. I don’t, too C. Either don’t I D. Neither do I
13. Children are ____________of seeing the dentist.
A. afraid B. scared C. worried D. A&B
14. They’ve decided to ride to work __it is good for their health and the environment.
A. so B. but C. although D. because
15. Let’s collect and ____warm clothes to homeless children in our city.
A. give away B. give back C. take off D. put on
 Circle the mistake and then correct it.
1. John usually goes to the dancing group at Saturday night.
A B C D ________________
2. In geography, we study past and present events in Vietnam around the world.
A B C D _____________
3. When we was teenagers, we went to a lot of summer camps.
A B C D _______________
4. Let’s getting some of these vegetables, shall we?
A B C D ______________
5. There is fewer work in the evening than there is in the morning.
A B C D _______________
Part 3: Reading
 Read the text and choose the correct answer.
 Alexander Graham Bell 0 ___A___ born in Scotland in 1847. His father, an expert on
speech, 1 ___________a way of teaching how words 2 ___________be pronounced. He
translated the 3 ____________of words into straight or curvy lines.
Alexander 4____________to be a teacher and, when his mother went deaf, he started to
be 5 _____________in how deaf people communicate. In 1870, because his children
were in poor health, Alexander and his family moved to the United States. He hoped
that a warmer 6 ____________would be better for the whole family. It was while he
was teaching deaf children there 7 ___________he invented a new machine. It was very
8
___________to the human ear itself, and Bell discovered it could carry human speech
9
_________a wire from one place to another. It was not long before the telephone was
a part of 10 __________our lives.
0. A. was B. is C. has D. had
1. A. grew B. built C. developed D. worked
2. A. ought B. should C. might D. would
3. A. calls B. voices C. noises D. sounds
4. A. trained B. became C. educated D. taught
5. A. amazed B. interested C. surprised D. excited
6. A. geography B. season C. climate D. weather
7. A. so B. because C. since D. that
8. A. likely B. similar C. same D. accurate
9. A. above B. about C. along D. around
10. A. any B. each C. all D. every
 Read the text. Match paragraph headings 1-5 with paragraphs A-D. There is
one heading that you do not need.
A. _______________
London’s parks are beautiful. Hype Park has a famous lake, the Serpentine – and
from May to September, you can swim there. And Regent’s Park is the home of
London Zoo. But most visitors to the parks just go for a walk, or sit and relax with
some food.
B. _______________
Many visitors come to London to buy souvenirs or the latest fashions. Oxford
Street is very popular with young tourists. Harrods, the famous department store, is
near Hype Park, and Covent Garden Market has lots of different shops.
C. ______________
 The West End of London is famous for its theatres. There are about forty different
theatres in this part of the city and you can usually get tickets on the day. Musicals
are very popular with tourists, but you can see every kind of show from comedy to
classics.
D. _________________
Like all big cities, there is a lot of traffic in London and driving a car there for the
first time is not easy. But there are other ways to travel. Take an underground train
from one of 274 stations in London. Or you can stop a ‘black cab’ (a London taxi)
in the street.
What kind of text is it? Circle a, b, c or d.
1. Great places for picnics
2. Places to stay in the centre a. a formal letter
3. Transport options b. a narrative
4. Shopping in central London c. a publicity leaflet
5. Evening entertainment d. a newspaper report
Part 4: Writing
 Put in order to make sentences.
1. takes / father / it / my / to / how / learn / speak / English / three / to / months.
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2. do / still / country / in / people / your / to / bicycle / work / by / go / the /? /
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 Rewrite the sentence so that it a has similar meaning to the first one.
1. Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.
I prefer ____________________________________________________.
2. How much is this book?
What is ____________________________________________________?
3. Knowing English is useful.
It _________________________________________________________.