TEST 3 FOR THE 1ST SEMESTER

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. admit B. advance C. vacancy D. admire
Question 2. A. Pound B. proud C. sound D. group
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. bonus B. review C. employ D. apply
Question 4. A. challenging B. rewarding C. flexible D. overtime
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5. Her diary contains detailed _____ of her travels around Europe.
A. novels B. biographies C. accounts D. poems
Question 6. A ticket on _____ commercial flight to _____ moon would cost $20 million.
A. Ø – the B. a – Ø C. the – Ø D. a – the
Question 7. 1. If you _______ harder, you would pass all exams easily.
A. study B. studied C. are studying D. have studied
Question 8. While my mother ________ in the kitchen, my father ________ the living room.
A. cooked-cleaned B. cooked-was cleaning
C. was cooking-cleaned D. was cooking-was cleaning
Question 9. There are many ways for foreign students to deal with _____ and adjust to the new
environment.
A. globalisation B. cultural group C. culture shock D. youth culture
Read the following advertisement/ announcement and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the blanks
Work for COFFEE BEANS
Join Britain’s number one café at COFFEE BEANS where every café has (10) ________
same aims: to create family–like teams and to give an excellent customer service.
Many (11) ________ kinds of people come and work with us so start your career
at COFFEE BEANS today:
- choose the hours you work
- get management experience
- share your love of coffee
Join us as a Team Member, Assistant Manager or Café Manager, depending (12) ______
your skills and experience.
Question 10. A. Ø B. the C. an D. a
Question 11. A. differ B. difference C. differently D. different
Question 12. A. about B. in C. on D. of
IMPORTANT NOTICE: PRODUCT RETURN
Fancy Foods wishes to inform the public that pieces of metal have been found in some jars
of Fancy Foods Chicken Curry (Spicy). The batches of the jars involved have numbers from
J6617 to J6624. The batch number (13) _________ on the bottom of each jar.
(14) ________ you have any jars with these batch numbers, please return them (preferably
unopened) to the supermarket where you purchased them.
No payment will be made for empty jars, (15) _________ do not need to be returned.
However, the Retailing Manager will be interested to hear from people who have consumed
chicken curry from any of the above batch numbers.
Question 13. A. is printed B. prints C. has printed D. printing
Question 14. A. Do B. Were C. Should D. Had
Question 15. A. that B. which C. who D. whose

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct arrangement of the sentences to make a
meaningful paragraph.
Question 16.
a. Cross-cultural learning has three main benefits.
b. Secondly, it allows us to learn new ways of thinking and problem-solving by exchanging ideas with
others.
c. Finally, it encourages us to appreciate diversity and work together with people from various cultures
d. Firstly, it helps understand and respect different backgrounds, making us more open-minded.
e. So it is important to learn about different cultures around the world.
1. e – b – d – a – c
a–d–b–c-e
2. a – c – d – b – e
3. e – d – b – c - a
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct arrangement of the sentences to make a
meaningful paragraph.
Question 17.
a. The first stage is commonly referred to as the honeymoon phase.
b. Then people experience frustration stage as the excitement of being in a new environment disappears.
c. People who experience culture shock may go through four phases.
d. During the acceptance stage - the final one, people are better able to experience and enjoy their new
home.
e. The third stage is the adaptation stage when people feel more at home in their new surroundings.
1. d – c – e – a – b
c–a–b–e–d
2. c – e – a – b – d
3. a – b – c – e - d

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct option that best fits
each of the numbered blanks from 18 to 23.
One of the most obvious effects of globalisation on local cultures is the spread of popular culture.
(18)________ global media and the internet, cultural products such as music, films, and television shows
(19)________ in even the most remote corners of the world. This has led to the erosion of traditional
cultural practices and music. For example, many traditional music styles and instruments are being
replaced by Western pop music and electric instruments, and traditional dress is being replaced by
Western-style clothing. This can lead to a loss of cultural identity and (20) ________ .
Another effect of globalisation on local cultures is the erosion of traditional languages. As people
(21)________ global media and travel more, they are (22) ________ the language of the dominant global
culture, often at the expense of their own traditional languages. This can lead to a loss of linguistic
diversity. In some cases, it can also lead to the extinction of languages (23) ________ .
Adapted from: https://reflections.live/
Question 18:
A. On the rise with B. On the rise of
C. With the rise on D. With the rise of
Question 19:
A. now are accessible easy B. are now accessibly easily
C. are now easily accessible D. now are easy accessibly
Question 20:
A. a sense of disconnection from one’s own heritage
B. a disconnection of sense from one's own heritage
C. a heritage of disconnection from one’s own sense
D. a sense of own from one's disconnection heritage
Question 21:
A. become more exposing to B. become more exposed to
C. become more exposing on D. become more exposed on
Question 22:
A. more likely adopting B. likelier adapting
C. more likely to adopt D. likelier to adopt
Question 23:
A. that not being passed down to future generations
B. not passing down to future generations
 C. that do not pass down to future generations
D. that are not passed down to future generations

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase
that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
David Beckham gained enormous fame for his great talent as a footballer. He was especially good
at scoring amazing goals from free kicks. But his football skill wasn’t (24) ______ sole explanation for
his being famous. He got even more well-known when he became the husband of a pop star - Victoria, a
member of the Pop group Spice Girls. And his (25) ______ and his style also contributed to his status. I
think almost every boy in the world wants to have a David Beckham haircut! I know I did.
When I was a little boy, I admired him because I was a big fan of football, and he was my hero.
Now that I’m a grownup, he’s still my idol because, despite his fame, he behaves in just the same manner
as any normal guy. I was told a story from someone (26)____________ car broke down in a remote area
without any passersby. Just when he was trying to call for help, a car (27) ______ and a man got out,
asking him if he needed a (28) ______. To his amazement, it was David Beckham!
(Adapted from Mindset for IELTS 1)

Question 24: A. a B. an C. the D. no article

Question 25: A. appearance B. appear C. appeared D. appearing
Question 26: A. that B. which C. who D. whose
Question 27: A. broke down B. pulled up C. got out D. made off
Question 28: A. push B. change C. solution D. support

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 31 to 35.
Culture is the lens with which we evaluate everything around us; we evaluate what is proper or
improper, normal or abnormal, through our culture. If we are immersed in a culture that is unlike our
own, we may experience culture shock and become disoriented when we come into contact with a
fundamentally different culture. People naturally use their own culture as the standard to judge other
cultures; however, passing judgment could reach a level where people begin to discriminate against others
whose “ways of being” are different than their own—essentially, we tend to fear that which we do not
understand.
Cultural diversity is important because our country, workplaces, and schools increasingly consist
of various cultural, racial, and ethnic groups. We can learn from one another, but first we must have a
level of understanding about each other in order to facilitate collaboration and cooperation. Learning
about other cultures helps us understand different perspectives within the world in which we live and
helps dispel negative stereotypes and personal biases about different groups.
In addition, cultural diversity helps us recognize and respect “ways of being” that are not
necessarily our own, so that as we interact with others, we can build bridges to trust, respect, and
understanding across cultures. Furthermore, this diversity makes our country a more interesting place to
live, as people from diverse cultures contribute language skills, new ways of thinking, new knowledge,
and different experiences. (Adapted from https://www.purdueglobal.edu/)
Question 29. Which could be the best title for the passage?
A. What is the function of culture? B. How do people use own culture?
C. why is cultural diversity a “good thing”? D. How can we learn from one another?
Question 30. The word “their” in paragraph 1 refers to__________.
A. levels B. people C. others D. ways of being
Question 31. Which of the following is TRUE about the main reason for discrimination?
A. Valuating everything is the main reason for discrimination.
B. Immersing in a culture is the main reason for discrimination.
C. Contacting with a different culture may cause discrimination.
D. Making judgment may cause discrimination.
Question 32. The word “dispel” in paragraph 2 mostly means__________.
A. eliminate B. contain C. realize D. discuss
Question 33. According to the passage, before we can learn from people from other cultures, we need
to__________.
 A. understand one another B. facilitate collaboration
C. have different perspectives D. form personal biases

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 1 to 7
Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. Even though he wasn't a
promising student, only going to school for a short time, he was always curious and loved learning on
his own about science and technology. Before he was very old, he had set up a laboratory in the
basement of his parent's home.
Edison had a large number of jobs as a teenager and young man, including selling newspapers on a
train line called the Grand Trunk Railroad, which went from Port Huron to Detroit. But before long, he
had moved from this to writing and printing his own newspaper, which he sold to train passengers.
By the age of 30, he had created a proper laboratory which employed more than 10 people. In 1879,
while he was working hard in his lab, Edison made one of his most important inventions – the light
bulb. He had done thousands of experiments before he finally found the correct way to make the device
which changed the world forever.
But Edison didn't stop there. He also helped develop the electric power distribution system, which
made the modern electric grid possible. His inventions in this area alone changed how people lived and
how businesses worked, and it made him famous. By the time of his death, on October 18, 1931, he had
invented more than a thousand devices, including the phonograph for recording and playing back sound,
the motion picture camera, which did the same for pictures, and the alkaline storage battery, which has
made so many modern electronic items possible.
Edison worked really hard throughout his life. He overcame many obstacles in his life, never giving
up when things went wrong. He once said, 'I haven't failed. I've just found 1,000 things which didn't
work.'
(Adapted from Tiếng Anh 12 - Bright)
Question 34: Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A. Thomas Edison’s life and achievements
B. Thomas Edison’s curiosity and achievements
C. Thomas Edison’s childhood and curiosity
D. Thomas Edison’s childhood and laboratory
Question 35: The word “curious" in paragraph 1 is opposite in meaning to ______.
A. Enthusiastic B. Disinterested C. Eager D. Inquisitive
Question 36: What does "this" mean in paragraph 2?
A. Having a large number of jobs B. Port Huron
C. Selling newspapers D. The Grand Trunk Railroad
Question 37: What can you infer from the writer's phrase "in this area alone" in paragraph 4?
A. Edison did his most important work in electric power distribution.
B. Edison would be famous even if he hadn't invented anything but power distribution.
C. Edison only did important work in power distribution.
D. Edison's work in electric power distribution was not very important.
Question 38: What was the primary reason Edison was able to make so many important inventions?
A. He had extensive formal education in science and engineering.
B. He had a large team of highly skilled researchers working for him.
C. He was financially backed by a group of wealthy investors.
D. He was persistent and kept experimenting until he found solutions.
Question 39: What was unique about the way Edison approached problem-solving?
A. He always focused on making a single major invention.
B. He was willing to give up when experiments failed.
C. He viewed failed experiments as opportunities to learn.
D. He relied heavily on the input of his research team.
Question 40: What is the message of this text?
A. A good start in life means a good finish. B. If you don't succeed at first, try again.
C. Success in life is just good luck. D. You can't always get what you want.