PRACTICETEST 1
I/PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
Pronunciation
1. A. stopped B. invented C. washed D. laughed
2. A. planet B. animal C. man D. play
3. A. thirteen B. thankful C. threaten D. mother
Stress
4. A. gravity B. mathematics C. physicist D. commerce
5. A. interesting B. surprising C. exciting D. amusing
II/ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
6. He ………………..downstairs when I …………………him.
A. was going – met B. was going – was meeting
C. went – met D. went – have met
7. If I …...you are ill, I ………….you.
A. know – will visit B. knew – would visit
C. knew- would visited D. have known – would have visited
8. They realized the …………………. of a good environment.
A. important B. importantly C. importance D. unimportant
9. His ……………………….is American.
A. nation B. national C. nationality D. nationalist
10. Drinking much wine is …to your health.
A. harm B. harmful C. harmless D. unharmed
11. A newspaper, which is published every day, is called a ……………. one.
A. weekly B. monthly C. yearly D. daily
12. The government has been dealing with the problem of ……………………….among young people.
A. employ B. employment C. employee D. unemployment
13. My grandfather and his friends are also studying …..
A. the English B. English language C. the language English D. the English language
14. The telephone,……was invented by Graham Bell , has changed our way of communication.
A. who B. whose C. which D. where
15. In modern lifestyle, we should get rid ….smoking cigarettes.
A. in B. of C. up D. with
16. People in the South treat women ..............and speak ...............English than people in the North.
A. equal - good B. more equal - better
C. more equally - best D. more equally - better
17. She left the room without ….any word.
A. saying B. says C. to say D. said
18. The questions were ..........difficult that students did not answer them properly.
A. so B. such C. too D. enough
19. Is that the town ………………you last met her?
A. which B. that C. whoseD. where
20. What will you do when you …………………..school?
A. will finish B. finished C. finishing D. finish
21. My father …………………..20 cigarettes a day, but he gave up smoking two years ago.
A. are used to smoking B. gets used to smoking
C. used to smoke D. used to smoking
22. This is …......................for you to carry.
A. heavy too a bag B. a too heavy bag
C. a bag too heavy D. too heavy a bag
23. You will pass the final exam if ………………………..
A. you will learn hard B. you learn harder
C. they learn harder D. they are hard –working
24. Maria hasn’t visited her home in Spain …………..
A. for many years B. since many years
C. many years since D. many years ago
25. “….................did they arrive?” “Twenty minutes ago”
A. How long B. How much time C. How many time D. When
III/ ERROR CORRECTION
26. “How long do you come here?” “Once a week”
A B C D
27. Traveling by plane is much fastest than traveling by train.
A B C D
28. Einstein’s theory of relativity is well-know all over the world
A B C D
29. It takes 90 minutes for going to Hanoi by plane.
A B C D
30. It is the pronunciation that causes me a lot of difficult.
A B C D
VI/ SENTENCE REWRITING
31. Marie curie was a French physicist, and her father was polish.
A. Marie curie, who ‘s father was polish , was a French physicist.
B. Marie curie, who se father was polish, was a French physicist.
C. Marie curie, who was a French physicist, her father was polish.
D. Marie curie, her father was polish, was a French physicist.
32. She is overweight because she eats so much chocolate.
A. If she doesn’t eat so much chocolate, she won’t be overweight.
B. If she ate less chocolate, she wouldn’t be overweight.
C. If she didn’t eat so much chocolate, she wouldn’t be overweight.
D. B and C are correct.
33. They will build a factory in this area.
A. This area will be built a factory in. C. This area will build a factory.
B. A factory will build in this area. D. A factory will be built in this area.
34. Bad habits can do harm to our health.
A. Bad habits cannot be harmful to our health. B. Bad habits can be harmful to our health.
B. Bad habits can be harmless to our health. D. Bad habits can be harmful with our health.
35. I haven’t seen Nga for two years .
A. It’s two years until I last saw Nga. C.It’s two years when I last saw Nga.
B. It’s two years from I last saw Nga D. It’s two years since I last saw Nga.
IV/ READING COMPREHENSION
Reading 1
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (36)…….Many species of (37)………are threatened , and
could easily become extinct if we do not make an effort to (38)…..them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals
are hunted (39)…their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive, and sold as
pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their (40)…he place where they live is disappearing. More land is (41)…for
farms, houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces (42)… the once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them
grow better crops, (43)…..these chemicals pollute the (44)………and harm wildlife. The most successful on the earth human
beings will soon be the only ones, (45)…..we can solve this problem.
36. A. harm B. risk C. danger D. threat
37. A. plants B. animals C. forests D. vegetation
38. A. kill B. produce C. satisfy D. protect
39. A. about B. for C. in D. with
40. A. habitat B. living C. inhabit D. inhabitant
41. A. applied B. used C. done D. booked
42. A. more B. where C. when D. than
43. A. but B. because C. what D. despite
44. A. water resources B. fresh air C. environment D. ecosystem
45. A. unless B. if C. when D. or
Reading 2
THE MAN WHO INVENTED RADIO
Marconi was born in Bologna in Northern Italia in 1874. His Father was a rich Italian businessman and his mother was a
Scot who had lived in Ireland and had gone to Italy to study music. The family lived in a country house, the villa Grifone , just
outside Bologna.
When he was a boy, people didn’t think that Marconi was particularly clever. He was a quiet boy who spoke little but
thought a lot. He liked nothing better than to sit and read science books. He also loved to do experiments with electricity. For
most of his early life, he was taught at home. He didn’t go to school.
46. The word “invented “means nearly…………….
A. reached B. constructed C. realized D. found out
47. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Marconi was born in Ireland B. Marconi’s father was a musician.
C. Marconi’s family was poor D. Marconi’s mother wasn’t Italian.
48. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Marconi didn’t have much schooling B. Marconi was not fond of music.
C. when a boy, he wasn’t particularly clever D. He was quiet boy.
49. What did people think about Marconi when he was a boy?
A. He was a person of few words. B. he wasn’t particularly clever
C. He spoke a lot and thought little. D. He was not fond of doing experiment with electricity.
50. Why did Marconi’s success seem more wonderful to us?
A. Because his family was very rich
B. Because did have much schooling
C. Because he was thought not to be clever
D. Because he loved doing experiment with electricity