tests for exams and review

Practice Tests

®Ò LUYÖN THI §¹I HäC 2008- 2009
M· §Ò 011
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other:
1). A). chilly
B). chemical
C). china
D). chimney
2). A). announce
B). along
C). alien
D). allowance
3). A). won
B). other
C). ton
D). pronounce
4). A). account
B). doubt
C). country
D). county
5). A). sun
B). bury
C). fun
D). under
II. Choose the word which has different stress type
6). A). account
B). decree
C). eardrum
D). abound
7). A). engineer

B). national
C). figure
D). scientist
8). A). amusing
B). interesting
C). successful
D). surprising
9). A). excite
B). garage
C). reason
D). separate
10).A). ladder
B). balloon
C). concern
D). relief
III. Choose the best answer in A,B,C or D:
11). I enjoy ... alone.
A). to have been
B). be
C). to be
D). being
12). I wanted to go ... he wanted to stay.
A). but
B). or
C). and
D). so
13). Besides electricity, Faraday also made lots of ... in the field of chemistry.
A). discoveries
B). inventions
C). invents

D). discovers
14). The final test lasts 90 minutes.
A). finishes
B). starts
C). begins
D). continues for
15). ... = 1/3.
A). one-third
B). one-three
C). one-threes
D). first-three
16). The coffee is ... hot that I can't drink it.
A). very
B). such
C). so
D). too
17). He didn't know ... or stay.
A). if to go
B). to go
C). whether to go
D). if that he go
18). The factory has a ... to choose young, qualified people for the job.
A). trend
B). preference
C). tendency
D). privillege
19). Peace ... with you!
A). be
B). to be
C). is

D). were
20). If there weren't the pull of the earth, everyone ... of the same weight.
A). are
B). is
C). will be
D). would be
21). She was sitting in an armchair ... a book.
A). read
B). having read
C). reading
D). to read
22). Never ... me again.
A). she won't love
B). she will love
C). she loves
D). will she love
23). Mike was absorbed ... his work and didn't notice me coming in.
A). at
B). by
C). in
D). with
24). The prefix ... is added to the word "polite" to form the opposite.
A). inB). imC). unD). dis25). Nobody was injured in the accident, ... ?
A). wasn't it
B). was he
C). was it
D). were they
26). Tom with his dog ... here now.
A). was
B). were

C). are
D). is
27). She hasn't written to me ... we met last time.
A). for
B). before
C). since
D). ago
28). Quoc Hoc Senior High School, ... founded in 1896, is a beatiful school in Hue.
A). which
B). which was
C). that was
D). which is
29). Hurry up! You've only got ... seats left.
A). a little
B). plenty of
C). a lot of
D). a few
30). There is always ... traffic in the city centre in the rush-hour.
A). big
B). strong
C). heavy
D). full
31). My sister has a hat ... yours.She bought it in Hanoi.

trÇn thÞ lan1


Practice Tests
A). like
B). as

C). same as
D). such as
32). He made too ... mistakes in his writing.
A). little
B). much
C). many
D). few
33). The teacher told us ... this exercise.
A). to do
B). doing
C). we do
D). do
34). When ... in large numbers, these car will cost less.
A). they produced
B). produce
C). producing
D). produced
35). She'll get Dustine ... her hair.
A). doing
B). done
C). do
D). to do
36). These shops have goods for sale at ... price.
A). attractive
B). attraction
C). attracted
D). attract
37). A man and a woman were standing outside my house. ... man looked English but I think ... woman was foreign.
A). the/ a
B). a/ a

C). the/ the
D). a/ the
38). ... books on this shelf were written by Charles Dickens.
A). All the
B). All
C). The all
D). Every
39). Spring ... winter.
A). will follow
B). has followed
C). follows
D). is following
40). A fridge is ... keeping things cold.
A). used to
B). used for
C). used
D). use
IV. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D:
The diseases connected to smoking are a big problem. Doctor think that the annual medicine cost for lung cancer,
heart disease, and other illnesses connected to smoking is between 12 and 35 million pounds.
And smoking costs society money in other ways. Between 27 and 61 billion pounds are spent each year on sick
days when people don't go to work, on wages that you don't get when you don't go to work, and on work lost at the
company when you are sick.
This money counts the wages from people who die of cancer at young age and stop paying taxes. This does not
count fire started by cigarettes, which kill fifteen hundred people yearly and injure another four thousand. Smoking
cost every man, woman and child in the UK from one hundred and ten to two hundred and fifty pounds each year in
the lost work and wages. When you add another fifty to one hundred and fifty pounds yearly in insurance cost that
comes to one hundred and sixty to four hundred and ten pounds. If everyone stopped smoking, a family of four could
have up to one thousand six hundred and forty pounds a year more.
Smoking will also cause other problems. People who don't smoke will live longer, and so they will take money from

the government when they are old. But they also work for more years and pay more taxes.
In the end, the value of a non-smoking nation is not in pounds. The good health of the people is the true value for
all us.
41). If everyone stopped smoking, all the UK ... .
A). would have no more problem
B). would have more money
C). would live longer
D). would have less money
42). This text is about ... .
A). taxes which are not paid by smokers.
B). diseases that smokers get.
C). how much the UK get if everyone stopped smoking.
D). how much smoking costs the UK.
43). If everyone stoppes smoking, a family of four could have ... pounds more each year.
A). 1,640
B). from 110 to 260
C). from 1,340 to 1,430
D). from 160 to 410
44). Every year companies lose ... because of the disease.
A). wages
B). time
C). money
D). work
45). The true value for the UK of not smoking is ... .
A). more working
B). more taxes
C). good health
D). more money
V. Read the following passage and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D for each of the blanks:
EXAM ADVICE

In Part Three of Speaking you work together with a partner. You have to do a (46) ... task which usually (47) ...
about three minutes. One possible task is " problem (48) ... ", which means you have to look at some (49) ...
information and then (50) ... the problem with your partner. You may be shown photos, drawings, maps, plans,
advertisements or computer graphics and it is (51) ... that you study them carefully. If necessary, check you know
exactly what to do by (52) ... asking the examiner to (53) ... the instructions or make them clearer.

trÇn thÞ lan2


Practice Tests
While you ear doing the task, the examiner will probably say very (54) ... and you should ask your partner
questions and make (55) ... if he or she is not saying much. If either of you have any real difficulties the examiner
may decide to step in and (56) ... . Normally, however, you will find plenty to say, which helps the (57) ... to give the
task by (58) ... with your partner, which includes taking (59) ... in giving opinions and replying appropriately, although
in the end it may be possible to " agree to (60) ... ".
46). A). lonely
B). single
C). once
D). unique
47). A). maintains
B). says
C). exists
D). lasts
48). A). making
B). working
C). finding
D). solving
49). A). noticeable
B). obvious
C). visual

D). optical
50). A). discuss
B). talk
C). argue
D). have
51). A). helpful
B). needed
C). essential
D). successful
52). A). formally
B). politely
C). officially
D). sincerely
53). A). repeat
B). tell
C). copy
D). insist
54). A). much
B). little
C). many
D). few
55). A). statements
B). speeches
C). suggestions
D). ideas
56). A). fail
B). help
C). complain
D). suggest
57). A). referee

B). judge
C). observer
D). assessor
58). A). struggling
B). competing
C). opposing
D). co-operating
59). A). changes
B). sentences
C). turns
D). sides
60). A). disagree
B). object
C). contrast
D). argue
VI. Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that is incorrect:
61). The Chinese have invented printing.
A
B
C
D
62). The taxi driver told the man to don't allow his disobedient son to hang out the window.
A
B
C
D
63). He invited me to having dinner with him and his family.
A
B
C

D
64). Our teacher told us that we had done our homeworks very carefully.
A
B
C
D
65). I asked to him whose car he had borrowed the night before.
A
B
C
D
66). Tom is the best candicate for the position because he is very good at computing and
A
B
C
who works very hard.
D
67). Please don't make so much noise. I study.
A
B
C
D
68). He spends money carelessly as if he was a millionaire.
A
B
C
D
69). Because of the light, the town seemed differently from the way I had remembered it.
A
B

C
D
70). This is the school at which Uncle Ho used to studying when he was young.
A
B
C
D
VII. Choose the correct sentences (A, B, C or D) which has the same meaning as the given one:
71). "They will take you to the hotel", he said.
A). He said that he would take me to the hotel.
B). He said that they will take me to the hotel.
C). He said that they would take me to the hotel.
D). He said that he will take me to the hotel.
72). You've been working hard all day. I'm sure that you 're tired.
A). You must have been tired
B). You must be tired
C). You might be tired
D). You can't be tired
73). The boy was too fat to run far.
A). The boy was very fat and couldn't run far.
B). The boy became ill because ha was too fat.
C). The boy's fatness didn't stop him running far.

trÇn thÞ lan3


Practice Tests
D). The boy had to run a lot because he was fat.
74). If he wrote to her, she would be happy.
A). She's happy because he has written to her.

B). He didn't write to her, so she wasn't happy.
C). May be he'll write to her, and then she'll be happy.
D). When he wrote to her, she wasn't happy.
75). Despite the heavy rain they went to the cinema.
A). Although it rained heavily, they went to the cinema.
B). Though it rained hard but they went to the cinema.
C). However it rained, they went to the cinema.
D). Although it was cold, they still wanted to see the film.
VIII. Choose the correct sentences (A, B, C or D):
76). That/ George/ do/ such/ thing/ surprise/ me.
A). That George would do such a thing surprises me.
B). That George would do such thing surprises me.
C). That George do such a thing surprises me.
D). That George would do such a thing surprise me.
77). My father/ tired/ live/ city/ want/ quite/ village.
A). My father is tired of living in the city, so he wants to live in a quite village.
B). My father is tired from living in the city, so he wants to live in a quite village.
C). My father is tired of living in the city because he wants to live in a quite village.
D). My father is tired of living in the city and wanting a quite village.
78). Not only/ our last holiday/ be/ expensive/ it/ also/ disaster.
A). Not only is our last holiday expensive, it was also a disaster.
B). Not only our last holiday was expensive, it was also a disaster.
C). Not only our last holiday was expensive, was it also a disaster.
D). Not only was our last holiday expensive, it was also a disaster.
79). It/ be/ big decision/ choose/ university.
A). It is a big decision of choosing the university.
B). It is a big decision to choose a university.
C). It is a big decision to choose an university.
D). It is a big decision in choosing university.
80). Advantage/ have/ car/ that/ rely/ public transport.

A). The advantage of having your car is that you rely on the public transport.
B). The advantage of having a car is that you rely on the public transport.
C). The advantage of having a car is that it relies on the public transport.
D). The advantage of having a car is that you don't have to rely on the public transport.
The end

trÇn thÞ lan4


Practice Tests
Practice Test 012
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other:
1).
2).
3).
4).
5).

A). alien
A). chemical
A). doubt
A). other
A). bury

B). allowance
B). chilly
B). county
B). ton
B). fun

C). announce
C). china
C). country
C). won
C). sun

D). along
D). chimney
D). account
D). pronounce
D). under

II. Choose the word which has different stress type
6). A). abound
7). A). garage
8). A). concern
9). A). figure
10).A). interesting

B). decree
B). separate
B). balloon
B). scientist
B). surprising

C). account
C). excite
C). ladder
C). engineer
C). successful

D). eardrum
D). reason
D). relief
D). national
D). amusing

III. Choose the best answer in A,B,C or D:
11). ... books on this shelf were written by Charles Dickens.
A). The all
B). All the
C). All
D). Every
12). The teacher told us ... this exercise.
A). to do
B). doing
C). do
D). we do
13). My sister has a hat ... yours.She bought it in Hanoi.
A). such as
B). like
C). as
D). same as
14). He didn't know ... or stay.
A). whether to go
B). if to go
C). if that he go
D). to go
15). Nobody was injured in the accident, ... ?
A). wasn't it

B). was he
C). were they
D). was it
16). A man and a woman were standing outside my house. ... man looked English but I think ...
woman was foreign.
A). the/ a
B). a/ the
C). the/ the
D). a/ a
17). She hasn't written to me ... we met last time.
A). before
B). since
C). ago
D). for
18). A fridge is ... keeping things cold.
A). used for
B). used
C). used to
D). use
19). He made too ... mistakes in his writing.
A). many
B). few
C). much
D). little
20). Mike was absorbed ... his work and didn't notice me coming in.
A). with
B). in
C). by
D). at
21). The prefix ... is added to the word "polite" to form the opposite.

A). inB). imC). disD). un22). The final test lasts 90 minutes.
A). starts
B). begins
C). finishes
D). continues for
23). Tom with his dog ... here now.
A). were
B). was
C). are
D). is
24). The coffee is ... hot that I can't drink it.

trÇn thÞ lan5


Practice Tests
A). such
B). too
C). so
D). very
25). She was sitting in an armchair ... a book.
A). having read
B). to read
C). reading
D). read
26). Spring ... winter.
A). is following
B). follows
C). will follow
D). has followed

27). When ... in large numbers, these car will cost less.
A). they produced
B). produce
C). produced
D). producing
28). There is always ... traffic in the city centre in the rush-hour.
A). heavy
B). big
C). full
D). strong
29). I wanted to go ... he wanted to stay.
A). or
B). so
C). and
D). but
30). Besides electricity, Faraday also made lots of ... in the field of chemistry.
A). discovers
B). discoveries
C). invents
D). inventions
31). The factory has a ... to choose young, qualified people for the job.
A). privillege
B). trend
C). preference
D). tendency
32). Hurry up! You've only got ... seats left.
A). plenty of
B). a little
C). a few
D). a lot of

33). These shops have goods for sale at ... price.
A). attracted
B). attractive
C). attraction
D). attract
34). If there weren't the pull of the earth, everyone ... of the same weight.
A). will be
B). are
C). would be
D). is
35). I enjoy ... alone.
A). to have been
B). be
C). to be
D). being
36). Quoc Hoc Senior High School, ... founded in 1896, is a beatiful school in Hue.
A). which
B). that was
C). which is
D). which was
37). ... = 1/3.
A). one-threes
B). one-three
C). first-three
D). one-third
38). Never ... me again.
A). she won't love
B). she loves
C). will she love
D). she will love

39). Peace ... with you!
A). were
B). is
C). to be
D). be
40). She'll get Dustine ... her hair.
A). do
B). to do
C). doing
D). done
IV. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D:
The diseases connected to smoking are a big problem. Doctor think that the annual medicine
cost for lung cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses connected to smoking is between 12 and
35 million pounds.
And smoking costs society money in other ways. Between 27 and 61 billion pounds are spent
each year on sick days when people don't go to work, on wages that you don't get when you don't
go to work, and on work lost at the company when you are sick.
This money counts the wages from people who die of cancer at young age and stop paying
taxes. This does not count fire started by cigarettes, which kill fifteen hundred people yearly and
injure another four thousand. Smoking cost every man, woman and child in the UK from one
hundred and ten to two hundred and fifty pounds each year in the lost work and wages. When
you add another fifty to one hundred and fifty pounds yearly in insurance cost that comes to one

trÇn thÞ lan6


Practice Tests
hundred and sixty to four hundred and ten pounds. If everyone stopped smoking, a family of four
could have up to one thousand six hundred and forty pounds a year more.
Smoking will also cause other problems. People who don't smoke will live longer, and so they

will take money from the government when they are old. But they also work for more years and
pay more taxes.
In the end, the value of a non-smoking nation is not in pounds. The good health of the people
is the true value for all us.
41). Every year companies lose ... because of the disease.
A). money
B). wages
C). work
D). time
42). If everyone stoppes smoking, a family of four could have ... pounds more each year.
A). 1,640
B). from 1,340 to 1,430 C). from 160 to 410 D). from 110 to 260
43). This text is about ... .
A). diseases that smokers get.
B). how much smoking costs the UK.
C). taxes which are not paid by smokers.
D). how much the UK get if everyone stopped smoking.
44). If everyone stopped smoking, all the UK ... .
A). would live longer
B). would have less money
C). would have more money
D). would have no more problem
45). The true value for the UK of not smoking is ... .
A). good health
B). more taxes
C). more money
D). more working
V. Read the following passage and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D for each of the blanks:
EXAM ADVICE
In Part Three of Speaking you work together with a partner. You have to do a (46) ... task which

usually (47) ... about three minutes. One possible task is " problem (48) ... ", which means you
have to look at some (49) ... information and then (50) ... the problem with your partner. You may
be shown photos, drawings, maps, plans, advertisements or computer graphics and it is (51) ...
that you study them carefully. If necessary, check you know exactly what to do by (52) ... asking
the examiner to (53) ... the instructions or make them clearer.
While you ear doing the task, the examiner will probably say very (54) ... and you should ask
your partner questions and make (55) ... if he or she is not saying much. If either of you have any
real difficulties the examiner may decide to step in and (56) ... . Normally, however, you will find
plenty to say, which helps the (57) ... to give the task by (58) ... with your partner, which includes
taking (59) ... in giving opinions and replying appropriately, although in the end it may be possible
to " agree to (60) ... ".
46).
47).
48).
49).
50).
51).
52).
53).

A). single
A). exists
A). solving
A). optical
A). have
A). needed
A). officially
A). insist

B). unique

B). says
B). working
B). obvious
B). argue
B). successful
B). politely
B). repeat

trÇn thÞ lan7

C). once
C). maintains
C). making
C). noticeable
C). discuss
C). essential
C). formally
C). copy

D). lonely
D). lasts
D). finding
D). visual
D). talk
D). helpful
D). sincerely
D). tell


Practice Tests

54).
55).
56).
57).
58).
59).
60).

A). many
A). speeches
A). help
A). referee
A). competing
A). changes
A). disagree

B). little
B). statements
B). suggest
B). judge
B). opposing
B). sides
B). object

C). few
C). ideas
C). fail
C). observer
C). co-operating
C). sentences

C). contrast

D). much
D). suggestions
D). complain
D). assessor
D). struggling
D). turns
D). argue

VI. Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that is incorrect:
61). I asked to him whose car he had borrowed the night before.
A
B
C
D
62). This is the school at which Uncle Ho used to studying when he was young.
A
B
C
D
63). Please don't make so much noise. I study.
A
B
C
D
64). The taxi driver told the man to don't allow his disobedient son to hang out the window.
A
B
C

D
65). Tom is the best candicate for the position because he is very good at computing and
A
B
C
who works very hard.
D
66). He invited me to having dinner with him and his family.
A
B
C
D
67). Because of the light, the town seemed differently from the way I had remembered it.
A
B
C
D
68). The Chinese have invented printing.
A
B
C
D
69). He spends money carelessly as if he was a millionaire.
A
B
C
D
70). Our teacher told us that we had done our homeworks very carefully.
A
B

C
D
VII. Choose the correct sentences (A, B, C or D) which has the same meaning as the given one:
71). The boy was too fat to run far.
A). The boy became ill because ha was too fat.
B). The boy's fatness didn't stop him running far.
C). The boy had to run a lot because he was fat.
D). The boy was very fat and couldn't run far.
72). You've been working hard all day. I'm sure that you 're tired.
A). You might be tired
B). You must be tired
C). You can't be tired
D). You must have been tired
73). "They will take you to the hotel", he said.
A). He said that they would take me to the hotel.
B). He said that he would take me to the hotel.
C). He said that he will take me to the hotel.
D). He said that they will take me to the hotel.

trÇn thÞ lan8


Practice Tests
74). Despite the heavy rain they went to the cinema.
A). Although it was cold, they still wanted to see the film.
B). Although it rained heavily, they went to the cinema.
C). Though it rained hard but they went to the cinema.
D). However it rained, they went to the cinema.
75). If he wrote to her, she would be happy.
A). He didn't write to her, so she wasn't happy.

B). When he wrote to her, she wasn't happy.
C). May be he'll write to her, and then she'll be happy.
D). She's happy because he has written to her.
VIII. Choose the correct sentences (A, B, C or D):
76). That/ George/ do/ such/ thing/ surprise/ me.
A). That George would do such a thing surprise me.
B). That George would do such thing surprises me.
C). That George do such a thing surprises me.
D). That George would do such a thing surprises me.
77). It/ be/ big decision/ choose/ university.
A). It is a big decision of choosing the university.
B). It is a big decision to choose a university.
C). It is a big decision to choose an university.
D). It is a big decision in choosing university.
78). Not only/ our last holiday/ be/ expensive/ it/ also/ disaster.
A). Not only was our last holiday expensive, it was also a disaster.
B). Not only is our last holiday expensive, it was also a disaster.
C). Not only our last holiday was expensive, it was also a disaster.
D). Not only our last holiday was expensive, was it also a disaster.
79). Advantage/ have/ car/ that/ rely/ public transport.
A). The advantage of having a car is that you rely on the public transport.
B). The advantage of having a car is that it relies on the public transport.
C). The advantage of having a car is that you don't have to rely on the public transport.
D). The advantage of having your car is that you rely on the public transport.
80). My father/ tired/ live/ city/ want/ quite/ village.
A). My father is tired of living in the city because he wants to live in a quite village.
B). My father is tired of living in the city and wanting a quite village.
C). My father is tired of living in the city, so he wants to live in a quite village.
D). My father is tired from living in the city, so he wants to live in a quite village.
The end

trÇn thÞ lan9


Practice Tests

Practice Test 013
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other:
1).
2).
3).
4).
5).

A). won
A). along
A). chilly
A). country
A). fun

B). ton
B). alien
B). chimney
B). account
B). bury

C). other
C). announce
C). china
C). doubt

C). under

D). pronounce
D). allowance
D). chemical
D). county
D). sun

II. Choose the word which has different stress type
6). A). balloon
7). A). national
8). A). separate
9). A). surprising
10).A). account

B). relief
B). figure
B). excite
B). amusing
B). abound

C). ladder
C). scientist
C). reason
C). successful
C). eardrum

D). concern
D). engineer
D). garage

D). interesting
D). decree

III. Choose the best answer in A,B,C or D:
11). She was sitting in an armchair ... a book.
A). reading
B). having read
C). to read
12). When ... in large numbers, these car will cost less.
A). produced
B). producing
C). produce
13). Hurry up! You've only got ... seats left.
A). a few
B). a lot of
C). a little
14). The prefix ... is added to the word "polite" to form the opposite.
A). imB). disC). un15). Spring ... winter.
A). follows
B). is following
C). has followed
16). I enjoy ... alone.
A). be
B). to have been
C). being
17). The teacher told us ... this exercise.
A). we do
B). do
C). doing
18). ... books on this shelf were written by Charles Dickens.

A). Every
B). All the
C). The all
19). I wanted to go ... he wanted to stay.
A). but
B). so
C). and
20). Nobody was injured in the accident, ... ?
A). were they
B). was he
C). wasn't it
21). ... = 1/3.
A). first-three
B). one-three
C). one-third
22). The coffee is ... hot that I can't drink it.

trÇn thÞ lan10

D). read
D). they produced
D). plenty of
D). inD). will follow
D). to be
D). to do
D). All
D). or
D). was it
D). one-threes

Practice Tests
A). too
B). such
C). very
D). so
23). Peace ... with you!
A). to be
B). is
C). were
D). be
24). If there weren't the pull of the earth, everyone ... of the same weight.
A). would be
B). are
C). is
D). will be
25). Never ... me again.
A). she loves
B). will she love
C). she will love
D). she won't love
26). There is always ... traffic in the city centre in the rush-hour.
A). full
B). big
C). heavy
D). strong
27). A man and a woman were standing outside my house. ... man looked English but I think ...
woman was foreign.
A). a/ a
B). a/ the

C). the/ a
D). the/ the
28). Quoc Hoc Senior High School, ... founded in 1896, is a beatiful school in Hue.
A). which
B). which was
C). which is
D). that was
29). Besides electricity, Faraday also made lots of ... in the field of chemistry.
A). discovers
B). inventions
C). invents
D). discoveries
30). These shops have goods for sale at ... price.
A). attract
B). attractive
C). attracted
D). attraction
31). She hasn't written to me ... we met last time.
A). ago
B). before
C). for
D). since
32). A fridge is ... keeping things cold.
A). used to
B). used for
C). used
D). use
33). The factory has a ... to choose young, qualified people for the job.
A). privillege
B). preference

C). trend
D). tendency
34). She'll get Dustine ... her hair.
A). to do
B). do
C). doing
D). done
35). My sister has a hat ... yours.She bought it in Hanoi.
A). as
B). such as
C). same as
D). like
36). Mike was absorbed ... his work and didn't notice me coming in.
A). with
B). in
C). at
D). by
37). The final test lasts 90 minutes.
A). continues for
B). begins
C). starts
D). finishes
38). He made too ... mistakes in his writing.
A). many
B). much
C). little
D). few
39). He didn't know ... or stay.
A). whether to go
B). to go

C). if to go
D). if that he go
40). Tom with his dog ... here now.
A). are
B). is
C). was
D). were
IV. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D:
The diseases connected to smoking are a big problem. Doctor think that the annual medicine
cost for lung cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses connected to smoking is between 12 and
35 million pounds.
And smoking costs society money in other ways. Between 27 and 61 billion pounds are spent
each year on sick days when people don't go to work, on wages that you don't get when you don't
go to work, and on work lost at the company when you are sick.

trÇn thÞ lan11


Practice Tests
This money counts the wages from people who die of cancer at young age and stop paying
taxes. This does not count fire started by cigarettes, which kill fifteen hundred people yearly and
injure another four thousand. Smoking cost every man, woman and child in the UK from one
hundred and ten to two hundred and fifty pounds each year in the lost work and wages. When
you add another fifty to one hundred and fifty pounds yearly in insurance cost that comes to one
hundred and sixty to four hundred and ten pounds. If everyone stopped smoking, a family of four
could have up to one thousand six hundred and forty pounds a year more.
Smoking will also cause other problems. People who don't smoke will live longer, and so they
will take money from the government when they are old. But they also work for more years and
pay more taxes.
In the end, the value of a non-smoking nation is not in pounds. The good health of the people

is the true value for all us.
41). If everyone stopped smoking, all the UK ... .
A). would have less money
B). would have no more problem
C). would live longer
D). would have more money
42). This text is about ... .
A). how much the UK get if everyone stopped smoking.
B). taxes which are not paid by smokers.
C). how much smoking costs the UK.
D). diseases that smokers get.
43). The true value for the UK of not smoking is ... .
A). more money
B). more taxes
C). more working
D). good health
44). If everyone stoppes smoking, a family of four could have ... pounds more each year.
A). 1,640
B). from 160 to 410 C). from 110 to 260 D). from 1,340 to 1,430
45). Every year companies lose ... because of the disease.
A). wages
B). money
C). work
D). time
V. Read the following passage and choose the best answer in A, B, C or D for each of the blanks:
EXAM ADVICE
In Part Three of Speaking you work together with a partner. You have to do a (46) ... task which
usually (47) ... about three minutes. One possible task is " problem (48) ... ", which means you
have to look at some (49) ... information and then (50) ... the problem with your partner. You may
be shown photos, drawings, maps, plans, advertisements or computer graphics and it is (51) ...

that you study them carefully. If necessary, check you know exactly what to do by (52) ... asking
the examiner to (53) ... the instructions or make them clearer.
While you ear doing the task, the examiner will probably say very (54) ... and you should ask
your partner questions and make (55) ... if he or she is not saying much. If either of you have any
real difficulties the examiner may decide to step in and (56) ... . Normally, however, you will find
plenty to say, which helps the (57) ... to give the task by (58) ... with your partner, which includes
taking (59) ... in giving opinions and replying appropriately, although in the end it may be possible
to " agree to (60) ... ".
46). A). unique
47). A). says
48). A). solving

B). single
B). lasts
B). finding

trÇn thÞ lan12

C). once
C). maintains
C). making

D). lonely
D). exists
D). working


Practice Tests
49).
50).

51).
52).
53).
54).
55).
56).
57).
58).
59).
60).

A). optical
A). have
A). needed
A). formally
A). repeat
A). few
A). ideas
A). suggest
A). referee
A). struggling
A). turns
A). object

B). obvious
B). discuss
B). essential
B). officially
B). copy
B). much

B). suggestions
B). help
B). observer
B). competing
B). sides
B). disagree

C). visual
C). talk
C). successful
C). politely
C). tell
C). many
C). statements
C). fail
C). assessor
C). opposing
C). changes
C). argue

D). noticeable
D). argue
D). helpful
D). sincerely
D). insist
D). little
D). speeches
D). complain
D). judge
D). co-operating

D). sentences
D). contrast

VI. Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that is incorrect:
61). He spends money carelessly as if he was a millionaire.
A
B
C
D
62). Our teacher told us that we had done our homeworks very carefully.
A
B
C
D
63). Tom is the best candicate for the position because he is very good at computing and
A
B
C
who works very hard.
D
64). Please don't make so much noise. I study.
A
B
C
D
65). I asked to him whose car he had borrowed the night before.
A
B
C
D

66). This is the school at which Uncle Ho used to studying when he was young.
A
B
C
D
67). The Chinese have invented printing.
A
B
C
D
68). He invited me to having dinner with him and his family.
A
B
C
D
69). Because of the light, the town seemed differently from the way I had remembered it.
A
B
C
D
70). The taxi driver told the man to don't allow his disobedient son to hang out the window.
A
B
C
D
VII. Choose the correct sentences (A, B, C or D) which has the same meaning as the given one:
71). If he wrote to her, she would be happy.
A). She's happy because he has written to her.
B). When he wrote to her, she wasn't happy.
C). He didn't write to her, so she wasn't happy.

D). May be he'll write to her, and then she'll be happy.
72). Despite the heavy rain they went to the cinema.
A). Although it was cold, they still wanted to see the film.
B). However it rained, they went to the cinema.

trÇn thÞ lan13


Practice Tests
C). Though it rained hard but they went to the cinema.
D). Although it rained heavily, they went to the cinema.
73). The boy was too fat to run far.
A). The boy had to run a lot because he was fat.
B). The boy became ill because ha was too fat.
C). The boy was very fat and couldn't run far.
D). The boy's fatness didn't stop him running far.
74). You've been working hard all day. I'm sure that you 're tired.
A). You must be tired
B). You can't be tired
C). You might be tired
D). You must have been tired
75). "They will take you to the hotel", he said.
A). He said that he will take me to the hotel.
B). He said that they will take me to the hotel.
C). He said that they would take me to the hotel.
D). He said that he would take me to the hotel.
VIII. Choose the correct sentences (A, B, C or D):
76). Advantage/ have/ car/ that/ rely/ public transport.
A). The advantage of having a car is that you don't have to rely on the public transport.
B). The advantage of having a car is that you rely on the public transport.

C). The advantage of having your car is that you rely on the public transport.
D). The advantage of having a car is that it relies on the public transport.
77). It/ be/ big decision/ choose/ university.
A). It is a big decision to choose a university.
B). It is a big decision in choosing university.
C). It is a big decision to choose an university.
D). It is a big decision of choosing the university.
78). My father/ tired/ live/ city/ want/ quite/ village.
A). My father is tired of living in the city, so he wants to live in a quite village.
B). My father is tired of living in the city and wanting a quite village.
C). My father is tired of living in the city because he wants to live in a quite village.
D). My father is tired from living in the city, so he wants to live in a quite village.
79). That/ George/ do/ such/ thing/ surprise/ me.
A). That George would do such a thing surprises me.
B). That George would do such a thing surprise me.
C). That George do such a thing surprises me.
D). That George would do such thing surprises me.
80). Not only/ our last holiday/ be/ expensive/ it/ also/ disaster.
A). Not only is our last holiday expensive, it was also a disaster.
B). Not only was our last holiday expensive, it was also a disaster.
C). Not only our last holiday was expensive, it was also a disaster.
D). Not only our last holiday was expensive, was it also a disaster.
The end

trÇn thÞ lan14


Practice Tests
Practice Test 021
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others:

1).
2).
3).
4).
5).

A). race
A). television
A). decide
A). textile
A). scholarship

B). gate
B). decision
B). envelope
B). service
B). cheer

C). orator
C). pleasure
C). deliver
C). fabric
C). cheat

D). navy
D). excursion
D). enclose
D). chick
D). chess

II. Pick out the word which has different stress type:
6). A). summarize
7). A). Vietnamese
8). A). laser
9). A). anchor
10).A). social

B). specialize
B). engineer
B). gesture
B). adverb
B). contain

C). purpose
C). benefit
C). matter
C). disposal
C). important

D). postpone
D). understand
D). idea
D). welfare
D). electric

III. Choose the best answer in A, B, C or D:
11). Tony is so ... that his friends tend to tell him all their problems.
A). sympathetic
B). optimistic
C). collective

D). confidential
12). They ... tomorrow at 12:30.
A). will leave
B). are going to leave C). leave
D). are leaving
13). My brother is interested in doing ... research.
A). scientist
B). scientific
C). science
D). scientifical
14). The man ... in business as a manager.
A). set up
B). set on
C). set out
D). set off
15). Ask him ... come with us.
A). if he will
B). if will he
C). whether will he
D). if would he
16). Have her ... these letters, please.
A). type
B). to type
C). typing
D). typed
17). I am late, ... ?
A). am I not
B). am not I
C). aren't I
D). am I

18). Jane didn't go to school ... the rain.
A). since
B). for
C). because of
D). because
19). Jill was lying on the bed ... .
A). cried
B). having cried
C). crying
D). cry
20). I would love to live by ... sea.
A). a
B). the
C).∅
D). an
21). The development of new crop strains ... greatly increased yields.
A). are
B). have
C). is
D). has
22). It is ... blood.
A). likely
B). alike
C). like
D). as
23). UNICEF has assumed the responsibility of aiding children in need.
A). evaded
B). effected
C). taken on
D). violated

24). She's not used ... out alone.
A). to go
B). to going
C). to
D). go

trÇn thÞ lan15


Practice Tests
25). This kind of medicine is quickly ... into the body.
A). introduced
B). entered
C). gone
D). absorbed
26). I don't like that house. I would hate ... there.
A). to live
B). live
C). to have lived
D). living
27). He had to act immediately; ... , he would have been too late.
A). still
B). otherwise
C). nevertheless
D). consequently
28). The fewer bags you take, ... trouble you will have en route.
A). the less
B). the fewer
C). the least
D). the little

29). I wish I ... David Beckham.
A). is
B). am
C). was
D). were
30). What is her reason for marrying him?
A). cause
B). method
C). way
D). principle
31). I can't use that medicine. ... .
A). So can I
B). Either can I
C). Either can't I
D). Neither can I
32). My old friend and colleague, John, ... married.
A). just have got
B). has just got
C). just has got
D). have just got
33). His father told ... stay up late.
A). to not
B). not to
C). him to not
D). him not to
34). ... of the students know the answer to that question.
A). Most
B). Mostly
C). Almost
D). The most

35). Seldom ... the guitar.
A). he does play
B). he plays
C). he doesn't play
D). does he play
36). Mary was confused ... the time.
A). in
B). about
C). from
D). on
37). There were a lot of people at the party, only a few of ... I had met before.
A). who
B). that
C). which
D). whom
38). If I ... a lot of money now, I ... buy a new car.
A). had/ would buy
B). have/ will buy
C). had/ will buy
D). have/ would buy
39). We should have the gardener ... the lawn with insecticide.
A). spray
B). to spray
C). to have sprayed D). sprayed
40). The library in our school is a ... one.
A). well-behaved
B). well-done
C). well-equiped
D). well-read
IV. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer in A, B, C or D:

Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847. His family moved to
Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two
months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly selfeducated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age.
Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light seems to be the most
useful, it was not his invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera,
and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to
remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison Died on October 18th, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left
numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.
41). The word was mostly self-educated in paragraph 1 can be best replaced by
A). was born a genuis
B). loved school

trÇn thÞ lan16


Practice Tests
C). mostly taught himself
D). thought of himself
42). Where was Edison born?
A). In New Jesey
B). In Ohio
C). In Huron
D). In Michigan
43). How old was Edison when he died?
A). 47
B). 24
C). 16
D). 84

44). Which is NOT true about Edison?
A). He invented the electric light.
B). He mostly didn't go to school at all.
C). He wasn't married
D). He was the author of more than 1,200 inventions.
45). What is considered Edison's most useful invention?
A). the camera
B). the electric light C). telephone
D). the record player
V. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each of the blanks:
In 1920, after some thirty-nine years of problem (46) ... disease, high cost, and politics, the
Panama Canal was (47) ... declared, finally linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by allowing
ship to pass through the fifty mile canal (48) ... instead (49) ... travelling some seven thousand
miles around Cape Horn. It (50) ... a ship approximately eight hours to complete the trip through
the canal and costs a(n) (51) ... of fifteen thousand dollars, one-tenth of what it cost a ship to
(52) ... the Horn. More than fifteen thousand ships pass through its locks each year.
The French initiated the (53) … but sold their rights to the United States. The latter will (54) ... it
until the end or the twentieth century (55) ... Panama takes over its duties.
46).
47).
48).
49).
50).
51).
52).
53).
54).
55).

A). over

A). finally
A). limit
A). of
A). takes
A). average
A). fill
A). project
A). seize
A). when

B). at
B). normally
B). zone
B). for
B). forces
B). middle
B). round
B). item
B). hold
B). which

C). with
C). officially
C). set
C). by
C). makes
C). medium
C). make
C). set
C). control

C). that

D). in
D). essentially
D). content
D). in
D). lasts
D). estimate
D). cover
D). plot
D). set
D). while

VI. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer in A, B,C or D:
MONEY
Money is something we all take for granted in our lives. Some of us may wish we had more of it
but we all recognise it when we see it, whether in the form of coins, notes or cheques. It is difficult
to imagine how people managed without money. In the earliest periods of human history, people
used to exchange good directly. They would exchange things they had plenty of for things that
they were in need of. For example, they might offer food for tools. This method of exchange,
which is known as 'barter', has many disadvantages. Certain goods may be difficult to carry, they
may not last long, or may be impossible to divide into smaller units. It can also be difficult to know
the worth of something compared with other goods.

trÇn thÞ lan17


Practice Tests
According to historians, the first money, in the sense we understand it today, consisted of gold
coins produced about 2,500 years ago. Gold, being a very precious metal, was a suitable

material. The introduction of gold coins was acceptable to everyone and they were still being
used at the beginning of this century, although they have now been replaced by paper money and
coins made of ordinary metals.
56). According to historians, the first money was made ... .
A). of gold
B). of coins
C). of paper
D). 2,000 years ago
57). In the old days, people exchanged ... .
A). goods for money
B). what they needed for what they had
C). what they had for what they needed
D). food for tools
58). Direct exchange od good is ... because some goods may be too big to carry.
A). impossible
B). disadvantageous C). advantageous
D). precious
59). 'Barter' is a system of exchange in which ... .
A). food is exchanged for tools
B). no money is used
C). goods are difficult to carry
D). money is used to buy things
60). Modern money is made of ... .
A). ordinary metal
B). paper or gold
C). paper or ordinary metal
D). gold
VII. Choose the underlined word (A, B, C or D) which is incorrect:
61). The policemen asked me what did happen last night but I was unable to tell them.
A

B
C
D
62). He didn't give me any ink, so I couldn't write no more.
A
B
C
D
63). In order to get married in this state, one must present a medical report along with your
A
B
C
D
identification.
64). They said that they went to the supermarket before coming home.
A
B C
D
65). Although no country has exactly the same folk music like that of any other, it is
A
B C
significant that similar songs exist among widely seperated people.
D
66). Not everyone realizes that the most largest organ of the human body is the skin.
A
B
C
D
67). There comes my bus! I must go now. Don't forget giving me a call.
A

B
C
D
68). She is the most beautiful woman who I have ever met.
A
B
C
D
69). Some artists use traditional designs while another use modern themes.
A
B
C
D
70). Ceramics can be harder, light and more resistant to heat than metals.
A
B
C
D
VIII. Choose the correct sentence (A, B, C or D) which has the same meaning as the given one:
71). I like neither of those pictures.
A). I don't like either of those pictures.

trÇn thÞ lan18

B). I like either of those pictures.


Practice Tests
C). I don't like all of them.
D). I don't like neither of them.

72). The boy asked me what time it was.
A). The boy said to me, "What time it is?"
B). The boy asked, "What time was it?"
C). The boy asked, "What time is it?"
D). The boy told me, "What time was it?"
73). Susan ate even more sweets than Mary did.
A). Mary ate many sweets but Susan ate still more.
B). Mary was still eating sweets when Susan stopped.
C). Neither Mary nor Susan ate more than one or two sweets.
D). Susan ate many sweets but Mary ate more.
74). Tom's not a young man. He must be fifty years old.
A). He's got to be fifty before we can say he's old.
B). Tom is certainly fifty years old; may be he's more.
C). Tom's much older, but he likes you to think he's only fifty.
D). Tom will be glad when he's fifty years old.
75). The problem is difficult to solve.
A). It is a problem difficult solve.
B). It is difficult problem to solve.
C). It is difficult solve the problem.
D). It is difficult to solve the problem.
IX. Choose the best answer in A, B, C or D:
76). George/ never/ take/ other people/ feelings/ consideration.
A). George never took other peoples' feelings into consideration.
B). George never took other people feelings into consideration.
C). George never took other people's feelings consideration.
D). George never took other people's feelings into consideration.
77). You/ mind/ smoke/ here?
A). Do you mind if I smoke in here?
B). Do you mind I smoke in here?
C). Would you mind if I smoke in here?

D). Do you mind if my smoking in here?
78). None/ state/ Hawaii/ be/ island.
A). None states except Hawaii is an island.
B). None of the states but Hawaii is island.
C). None of states except Hawaii is an island.
D). None of the states but Hawaii is an island.
79). Never/ put/ tomorrow/ you/ can/ today.
A). Never put off until tomorrow you can do today.
B). Never put off tomorrow you can do today.
C). Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
D). Never have you put off tomorrow you can do today.
80). Science/ genetic engineering/ be not/ very old.
A). The science of the genetic engineering is not very old.
B). The science of genetic engineering is not very old.
C). Science of genetic engineering is not very old.
D). The science genetic engineering is not very old.
The end

trÇn thÞ lan19


Practice Tests

Practice Test 022
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others:
1).
2).
3).
4).
5).

A). gate
A). service
A). pleasure
A). decide
A). cheat

B). navy
B). chick
B). television
B). envelope
B). scholarship

C). orator
C). fabric
C). excursion
C). enclose
C). chess

D). race
D). textile
D). decision
D). deliver
D). cheer

II. Pick out the word which has different stress type:
6). A). postpone
7). A). gesture
8). A). important
9). A). adverb

10).A). benefit

B). purpose
B). idea
B). social
B). welfare
B). understand

C). summarize
C). matter
C). electric
C). anchor
C). Vietnamese

D). specialize
D). laser
D). contain
D). disposal
D). engineer

III. Choose the best answer in A, B, C or D:
11). What is her reason for marrying him?
A). way
B). cause
C). method
12). Jill was lying on the bed ... .
A). crying
B). cry
C). having cried
13). My brother is interested in doing ... research.

A). scientist
B). scientifical
C). scientific
14). We should have the gardener ... the lawn with insecticide.
A). to spray
B). to have sprayed C). spray
15). I would love to live by ... sea.
A). a
B). an
C).∅
16). Ask him ... come with us.
A). if he will
B). whether will he
C). if would he
17). I don't like that house. I would hate ... there.
A). live
B). to have lived
C). living
18). I wish I ... David Beckham.
A). was
B). is
C). were
19). He had to act immediately; ... , he would have been too late.
A). otherwise
B). consequently
C). nevertheless
20). ... of the students know the answer to that question.
A). Mostly
B). Most
C). The most

21). I am late, ... ?
A). am not I
B). am I
C). aren't I

trÇn thÞ lan20

D). principle
D). cried
D). science
D). sprayed
D). the
D). if will he
D). to live
D). am
D). still
D). Almost
D). am I not


Practice Tests
22). Mary was confused ... the time.
A). about
B). in
C). from
D). on
23). Have her ... these letters, please.
A). typing
B). typed
C). type

D). to type
24). His father told ... stay up late.
A). him not to
B). him to not
C). to not
D). not to
25). It is ... blood.
A). likely
B). as
C). like
D). alike
26). The man ... in business as a manager.
A). set on
B). set off
C). set up
D). set out
27). The library in our school is a ... one.
A). well-equiped
B). well-done
C). well-behaved
D). well-read
28). They ... tomorrow at 12:30.
A). leave
B). are leaving
C). will leave
D). are going to leave
29). UNICEF has assumed the responsibility of aiding children in need.
A). taken on
B). evaded
C). effected

D). violated
30). This kind of medicine is quickly ... into the body.
A). absorbed
B). entered
C). introduced
D). gone
31). Jane didn't go to school ... the rain.
A). since
B). because
C). for
D). because of
32). My old friend and colleague, John, ... married.
A). have just got
B). has just got
C). just has got
D). just have got
33). The fewer bags you take, ... trouble you will have en route.
A). the less
B). the little
C). the fewer
D). the least
34). There were a lot of people at the party, only a few of ... I had met before.
A). who
B). whom
C). that
D). which
35). She's not used ... out alone.
A). to going
B). go
C). to

D). to go
36). If I ... a lot of money now, I ... buy a new car.
A). have/ would buy B). have/ will buy
C). had/ would buy
D). had/ will buy
37). Tony is so ... that his friends tend to tell him all their problems.
A). collective
B). confidential
C). optimistic
D). sympathetic
38). I can't use that medicine. ... .
A). Neither can I
B). Either can't I
C). Either can I
D). So can I
39). The development of new crop strains ... greatly increased yields.
A). is
B). are
C). has
D). have
40). Seldom ... the guitar.
A). he doesn't play
B). does he play
C). he plays
D). he does play
IV. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer in A, B, C or D:
Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847. His family moved to
Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two
months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly selfeducated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age.
Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light seems to be the most

useful, it was not his invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera,
and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.

trÇn thÞ lan21


Practice Tests
He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to
remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison Died on October 18th, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left
numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.
41). What is considered Edison's most useful invention?
A). the electric light B). the record player C). telephone
D). the camera
42). How old was Edison when he died?
A). 24
B). 84
C). 16
D). 47
43). Where was Edison born?
A). In Huron
B). In Ohio
C). In Michigan
D). In New Jesey
44). Which is NOT true about Edison?
A). He wasn't married
B). He invented the electric light.
C). He mostly didn't go to school at all.
D). He was the author of more than 1,200 inventions.
45). The word was mostly self-educated in paragraph 1 can be best replaced by

A). mostly taught himself
B). was born a genuis
C). thought of himself
D). loved school
V. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each of the blanks:
In 1920, after some thirty-nine years of problem (46) ... disease, high cost, and politics, the
Panama Canal was (47) ... declared, finally linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by allowing
ship to pass through the fifty mile canal (48) ... instead (49) ... travelling some seven thousand
miles around Cape Horn. It (50) ... a ship approximately eight hours to complete the trip through
the canal and costs a(n) (51) ... of fifteen thousand dollars, one-tenth of what it cost a ship to
(52) ... the Horn. More than fifteen thousand ships pass through its locks each year.
The French initiated the (53) … but sold their rights to the United States. The latter will (54) ... it
until the end or the twentieth century (55) ... Panama takes over its duties.
46).
47).
48).
49).
50).
51).
52).
53).
54).
55).

A). with
A). essentially
A). zone
A). in
A). takes
A). average

A). fill
A). plot
A). hold
A). which

B). at
B). officially
B). content
B). by
B). lasts
B). medium
B). cover
B). project
B). set
B). that

C). in
C). finally
C). limit
C). of
C). forces
C). middle
C). make
C). item
C). control
C). when

D). over
D). normally
D). set

D). for
D). makes
D). estimate
D). round
D). set
D). seize
D). while

VI. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer in A, B,C or D:
MONEY
Money is something we all take for granted in our lives. Some of us may wish we had more of it
but we all recognise it when we see it, whether in the form of coins, notes or cheques. It is difficult
to imagine how people managed without money. In the earliest periods of human history, people

trÇn thÞ lan22


Practice Tests
used to exchange good directly. They would exchange things they had plenty of for things that
they were in need of. For example, they might offer food for tools. This method of exchange,
which is known as 'barter', has many disadvantages. Certain goods may be difficult to carry, they
may not last long, or may be impossible to divide into smaller units. It can also be difficult to know
the worth of something compared with other goods.
According to historians, the first money, in the sense we understand it today, consisted of gold
coins produced about 2,500 years ago. Gold, being a very precious metal, was a suitable
material. The introduction of gold coins was acceptable to everyone and they were still being
used at the beginning of this century, although they have now been replaced by paper money and
coins made of ordinary metals.
56). In the old days, people exchanged ... .
A). what they needed for what they had

B). food for tools
C). what they had for what they needed
D). goods for money
57). Direct exchange od good is ... because some goods may be too big to carry.
A). disadvantageous B). precious
C). impossible
D). advantageous
58). According to historians, the first money was made ... .
A). 2,000 years ago B). of coins
C). of paper
D). of gold
59). Modern money is made of ... .
A). ordinary metal
B). paper or gold
C). paper or ordinary metal
D). gold
60). 'Barter' is a system of exchange in which ... .
A). money is used to buy things
B). goods are difficult to carry
C). no money is used
D). food is exchanged for tools
VII. Choose the underlined word (A, B, C or D) which is incorrect:
61). The policemen asked me what did happen last night but I was unable to tell them.
A
B
C
D
62). Ceramics can be harder, light and more resistant to heat than metals.
A
B

C
D
63). There comes my bus! I must go now. Don't forget giving me a call.
A
B
C
D
64). He didn't give me any ink, so I couldn't write no more.
A
B
C
D
65). Although no country has exactly the same folk music like that of any other, it is
A
B C
significant that similar songs exist among widely seperated people.
D
66). She is the most beautiful woman who I have ever met.
A
B
C
D
67). Not everyone realizes that the most largest organ of the human body is the skin.
A
B
C
D
68). They said that they went to the supermarket before coming home.
A
B C

D
69). Some artists use traditional designs while another use modern themes.
A
B
C
D
70). In order to get married in this state, one must present a medical report along with your
A
B
C
D
identification.

trÇn thÞ lan23


Practice Tests
VIII. Choose the correct sentence (A, B, C or D) which has the same meaning as the given one:
71). The boy asked me what time it was.
A). The boy asked, "What time was it?"
B). The boy told me, "What time was it?"
C). The boy said to me, "What time it is?"
D). The boy asked, "What time is it?"
72). I like neither of those pictures.
A). I don't like either of those pictures.
B). I like either of those pictures.
C). I don't like all of them.
D). I don't like neither of them.
73). Susan ate even more sweets than Mary did.
A). Neither Mary nor Susan ate more than one or two sweets.

B). Susan ate many sweets but Mary ate more.
C). Mary ate many sweets but Susan ate still more.
D). Mary was still eating sweets when Susan stopped.
74). The problem is difficult to solve.
A). It is a problem difficult solve.
B). It is difficult to solve the problem.
C). It is difficult problem to solve.
D). It is difficult solve the problem.
75). Tom's not a young man. He must be fifty years old.
A). He's got to be fifty before we can say he's old.
B). Tom's much older, but he likes you to think he's only fifty.
C). Tom is certainly fifty years old; may be he's more.
D). Tom will be glad when he's fifty years old.
IX. Choose the best answer in A, B, C or D:
76). George/ never/ take/ other people/ feelings/ consideration.
A). George never took other people's feelings into consideration.
B). George never took other people feelings into consideration.
C). George never took other people's feelings consideration.
D). George never took other peoples' feelings into consideration.
77). You/ mind/ smoke/ here?
A). Do you mind if I smoke in here?
B). Do you mind if my smoking in here?
C). Would you mind if I smoke in here?
D). Do you mind I smoke in here?
78). Science/ genetic engineering/ be not/ very old.
A). The science genetic engineering is not very old.
B). The science of genetic engineering is not very old.
C). Science of genetic engineering is not very old.
D). The science of the genetic engineering is not very old.
79). None/ state/ Hawaii/ be/ island.

A). None of states except Hawaii is an island.
B). None of the states but Hawaii is island.
C). None states except Hawaii is an island.
D). None of the states but Hawaii is an island.
80). Never/ put/ tomorrow/ you/ can/ today.
A). Never have you put off tomorrow you can do today.
B). Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
C). Never put off until tomorrow you can do today.
D). Never put off tomorrow you can do today.

trÇn thÞ lan24


Practice Tests
The end

Practice Test 023
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others:
1).
2).
3).
4).
5).

A). textile
A). cheer
A). enclose
A). gate
A). decision

B). fabric
B). chess
B). envelope
B). race
B). television

C). service
C). scholarship
C). decide
C). navy
C). pleasure

D). chick
D). cheat
D). deliver
D). orator
D). excursion

II. Pick out the word which has different stress type:
6). A). understand
7). A). disposal
8). A). social
9). A). idea
10).A). purpose

B). engineer
B). welfare
B). important
B). matter
B). postpone

C). benefit
C). adverb
C). contain
C). gesture
C). summarize

D). Vietnamese
D). anchor
D). electric
D). laser
D). specialize

III. Choose the best answer in A, B, C or D:
11). It is ... blood.
A). like
B). likely
C). as
D). alike
12). Mary was confused ... the time.
A). about
B). in
C). from
D). on
13). I wish I ... David Beckham.
A). were
B). is
C). am
D). was
14). If I ... a lot of money now, I ... buy a new car.

A). had/ will buy
B). have/ would buy C). have/ will buy
D). had/ would buy
15). Ask him ... come with us.
A). if he will
B). whether will he
C). if would he
D). if will he
16). What is her reason for marrying him?
A). cause
B). way
C). principle
D). method
17). His father told ... stay up late.
A). to not
B). him not to
C). him to not
D). not to
18). UNICEF has assumed the responsibility of aiding children in need.
A). taken on
B). effected
C). evaded
D). violated
19). She's not used ... out alone.
A). to
B). to going
C). to go
D). go

trÇn thÞ lan25