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PRACTICE TEST
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underline is
pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. loved

B. appeared

C. agreed

D. coughed

2. A. badminton

B. swallow

C. challenge

D. ballet

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest
in the position of the main stress.
3. A. television

B. information

C. economic

D. engineer

4. A. attract

B. decide

C. reject

D. beauty

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that
is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the followings.
5. Literature is a compulsory subject in our education, which means every student has to study the
subject.
A. difficult

B. easy

C. required

D. unnecessary

6. Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.
A. taking off

B. setting up

C. growing well

D. closing down

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
7. Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court.

A. failed to pay

B. paid in full

C. had a bad personalityD. was paid much money.

8. A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduces our motivation to work.
A. uncomfortable B. responsive

C. calm

D. miserable

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
9. The shirt is so small _____________.
A. that I can’t wear it

B. for me to wear it

C. enough that I can’t wear

D. and I can’t wear

10. Please _________ this form and post it.
A. turn on

B. fill in

C. look up

D. give up

11. I will stand here and wait for you ______ you come back.
A. because

B. though

C. so

D. until

12. He did not agree with me at first, but in the end I _______persuade him.
A. might as well

B. would

C. could

D. was able to

C. don’t we

D. won’t we

13. Let’s begin our discussion now, ______?
A. shall we

B. will we

14. Of all the factors affecting agricultural yields, weather is the one ______ the most.
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A. that influences farmers

B. farmers that is influences

C. why farmers influence it

D. it influences farmers

15. It gets _______ to understand what the professor has explained.
A. the more difficult

B. difficult more and more

C. more difficult than

D. more and more difficult

16. I was doing my homework ______ the light went out.
A. after

B. before

C. while

D. when

17. My student practices ______ English with her friends every day.
A. speaking

B. to speak

18. John: “I’ve passed my final exam.”

C. spoke

D. speak

Tom: “______”

A. That’s a good idea.

B. Good luck.

C. It’s nice of you to say so.

D. Congratulations!

19. There’s somebody walking behind us. I think we are ______..
A. followed

B. being followed

C. following

D. being following

20. It is necessary that children __________ of their old parents.
A. takes care

B. to take care

C. take care

D. took care

21. ______ ten minutes earlier, you would have got a better seat.
A. Had you arrived B. If you arrived

C. Were you arrived

D. If you hadn’t arrived

22. The song has ______ been selected for the 22nd Sea Games, Vietnam.
A. officially

B. office

C. official

D. officer

23. Edith Harlow has kindly agreed ______. You should ask him.
A. to helping

B. to help

C. help

D. helping

24. It is very important for a firm or a company to keep ______ the changes in the market.
A. track about

B. up with

C. pace of

D. touch with

25. Kitchen appliances called blenders became ______ in the 1930s, when Stephen B. Poplawski
developed a machine that excelled at making his favorite drink.
A. establish

B. established

C. which establish

D. establishing

26. We went out for ______ meal last night. ______ restaurant we went to was excellent.
A. a /The

B. a / (nothing)

C. the /(nothing)

D. the /A

27. “Could I speak to Ann?” “_______”
A. Just a moment. I’m coming.

B. Can I take a message?

C. This is Daisy speaking.

D. I’m sorry. Ann’s not in.

28. It is a top secret. You _______ tell anyone about it.
A. won't

B. needn't

C. mustn't

D. mightn't

29. _______ in Rome than he was kidnapped.
A. No sooner he arrived

B. Had he no sooner arrived

C. No sooner had he arrived

D. No sooner he had arrived
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30. Studies indicate ______ collecting art today than ever before.
A. more people that are

B. there are that more people

C. that there are more people

D. people there are more

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction.
31. In some countries, octopuses and snails are considered being great delicacies to eat.
A

B

C

D

32. Several people have apparent tried to change the man’s mind, but he refuses to listen.
A

B

C

D

33. The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience.
A

B

C

D

34. Lake Superior, that lies on the US Canadian border, is the largest lake in North
A

B

C

America.

D

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks 35 to 44.
We are using up the world’s petroleum. We use (35) _________in our cars and to heat our
building in winter.Farmers use petrochemicals to (36) _________ the soil rich. They use them to
kill insects (37) _________ eat plants. These chemicals go (38) __________ rivers and lakes and
kill the fish there. Thousands of pollutants also go into the air and pollute it. Winds carry this (39)
_________ air to other countries and other continents.
Poor farmers use the same land over and (40) __________. The land needs a rest so it will be
better next year. However, the farmers must have food this year. Poor people cut down forests ( 41)
_________ firewood. In some areas when the trees are gone, the land (42) _________ desert. Poor

people can’t save the environment for the (43) ___________
This is not a problem for one country or one area of the world. It is a problem for all humans.
The people and the nations of the world must work together to (44) ___________ the world’s
resources.
35. A. it

B. them

C. that

D. those

36. A. work

B. change

C. make

D. let

37. A. what

B. who

C. whom

D. which

38. A. out

B. for

C. at

D. into

39. A. pollute

B. polluting

C. polluted

D. pollution

40. A. over

B. again

C. repeatedly

D. repeating

41. A. of

B. for

C. with

D. at

42. A. gets

B. changes

C. turns

D. becomes

43. A. future

B. time being

C. times

D. period

44. A. recycle

B. preserve

C. keep

D. reuse

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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 45 to 54.
The White House, the official home of the United States president, was not built in time for

George Washington to live in it. It was begun in 1792 and was ready for its first inhabitants.
President and Mrs. John Adams, who moved in on November 1, 1800. When the Adamses moved
in, the White House was not yet complete, and the Adamses suffered many inconveniences; for
example, the main staircase was incomplete, which hindered (cản trở) movement from floor to
floor, and the future laundry yard was merely a pool of mud, so wet laundry was hung in the
unfinished East Room to dry. Thomas Jefferson, the third president, improved the comfort of the
White House in many respects and added new architectural features such as the terraces on the east
and west ends.
When the British forces burned the White House on August 24, 1814, President Madison was
forced to leave. All the remained after the fire was the exterior walls, the interior was completely
destroyed. It was not until December of 1817 that the following president, James Monroe, was able
to move into a rebuilt residence. Since then, the White House has continued to be modified but has
been continuously occupied by each succeeding U.S president.
45. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for this text?
A. George Washington’s life in the White House.
B. The Early History of the White House.
C. The burning of the White House.
D. Presidential Policies of Early U.S. Presidents.
46. Why did George Washington not love in the White House?
A. It had been burned by the British.
B. He did not like the architectural features.
C. He did not want to suffer the inconveniences that the Adamses had suffered.
D. Construction had not yet been completed.
47. The word “inhabitant” in line 2 is closest meaning to____.
A. modifications

B. moves

C. celebrations

D. residents

48. It can be inferred from the passage that John Adams was_____.
A. the first president of the United States.
B. the second president of the United States.
C. the third president of the United States.
D. the fourth president of the United States.
49. What of the White House was not yet complete when the Adamses moved in?
A. main staircase

B. laundry yard

C. pool

D. A and B

50. The author most likely discusses the “staircase” in line 5 in order to____.
A. show the elegance of the new White House
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B. explain the architectural features added by Jefferson.
C. provide an example of an inconvenience in the White House.
D. demonstrate what had to be rebuilt after the fire.
51. The word “forces” in line 9 could best be replaced by:
A. military

B. effort

C. power

D. energy

52. According to the passage, which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson’s tenure in
the White House?
A. He worked to improve the appearance and convenience of the White House.
B. He had to flee the White House because of the war with the British.
C. He removed the terraces that had been added by Adams.
D. He was accepting of the many inconveniences.
53. According to the passage, when James Monroe came to the White House, it had been____.
A. repressed

B. reconstructed

C. relocated

D. reserved

54. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses____.
A. the details of the destruction of the White House by the British.
B. James Monroe’s policies as presidents.
C. modifications by presidents who followed.
D. other presidents who were unable to occupy the White House.
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 55 to 64.
In the United States, presidential elections are held in years evenly divisible by four (1888,
1900, 1964, etc.). Since 1840, American presidents elected in years ending with zero have died in
office, with one exception. William H. Harrison, the man who served the shortest term, died of
pneumonia only several weeks after his inauguration.
Abraham Lincoln was one of four presidents who were assassinated. He was elected in 1860,

and his untimely death came just five years later. James A. Garfield, a former Union army general
from Ohio, was shot during his first year in office (1881) by a man to whom he wouldn't give a job.
While in his second term of office (1901), William McKinley, another Ohioan, attended the PanAmerican Exposition inBuffalo,New York. During the reception, he was assassinated while shaking
hands with some of the guests. John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 inDallas only three years
after his election.
Three years after his election in 1920, Warren G, Harding died in office. Although it was never
proved, many believe he was poisoned. FranklinD. Rooseveltwas elected four times (1932, 1936,
1940 and 1944), the only man to serve so long a term. He had contracted polio in 1921 and
eventually died of the illness in 1945.

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Ronald Reagan, who was elected in 1980 and reelected four years later, suffered an assassination
attempt but did not succumb to the assassin's bullets. He was the first to break the long chain of
unfortunate events. Will the candidate in the election of 2020 also be as lucky?
55. All of the following were election years EXCEPT ____
A. 1960

B. 1930

C.1888

D.1824

56. Which president served the shortest term in office?
A. Abraham Lincoln

B. Warren G. Harding

C. William McKinley

D. William H. Harrison

57. Which of the following is true?
A. All presidents elected in years ending in zero have died in office.
B. Only presidents fromOhiohave died in office.
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt completed four terms as president.
D. Four American presidents have been assassinated.
58. How many presidents elected in years ending in zero since 1840 have died in office?
A. 7

B. 5

C. 4

D. 3

59. The word "inauguration" in the first paragraph means most nearly the same as
A. election

B. acceptance speech

C. swearing-in ceremony

D. campaign

60. All of the following presidents were assassinated EXCEPT ____
A. John F. Kennedy

B. Franklin D. Roosevelt

C. Abraham Lincoln

D. James A. Garfield

61. The word "whom" in the second paragraph refers to ____
A. Garfield

B.Garfield's assassin

C. a Union army general

D. McKinley

62. The word "assassinated" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. murdered

B. decorated

C. honored

D. sickened

63. In the third paragraph, "contracted" is closest in meaning to ____
A. communicated about

B. developed

C. agree about

D. notified

64. How long did Warren G, Harding work as a president?
A. 2 years

B. 3 years

C. 4 years

D. 5 years

WRITING (2.0 POINTS)
Rewrite the following sentences in order to keep their original meanings.
1. We started living in Nha Trang in 1990.
We have .......................................................................................................................................................
We have been living in Nha Trang since 1990.
2. The last time she visited me was five months ago.
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She hasn’t ....................................................................................................................................................
She hasn’t visited me for five months.
3. “Can you speak more slowly?” he said to me.
He asked ......................................................................................................................................................
He asked me to speak more slowly.
4. Mai didn’t wear the raincoat. She got a cold.
If ..................................................................................................................................................................
If Mai had worn the raincoat, she wouldn’t have got a cold.
5. It's thought that the accident was caused by human error.

The accident is ............................................................................................................................................
The accident is thought to have been caused by human error.
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