ÔN THI TNPT

MOCK TEST THREE

1 – 3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the others:

1. A. purple B. thirst
C. journey D. there
2. A. month B. boss
C. shop D. got
3. A. rate B. late
C. private D. educate

4 – 5. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of
the others:

4. A. employment B. recycle
C. recorder D. interesting
5. A. valuable B. impossible
C. responsible D. conditional
4 – 5. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space
in each sentence:
6. Paris lies_______ the river Thames
A. over B. next
B. on D. at
7. The child hurt himself badly when he fell_______ the bedroom window.
A. out from B. out of
C. down D. over
8. He liked to sit _______ the river and fish.
A. at B. next

C. beside D. along
9. We complained ______ the landlord about the condition of the house.
A. to B. at
C. with D. on
10. ________ the time you get to the theater, the play will have finished.
A. Until B. In
C. By C. On
11. The plants for the _______ were approved by the committee
A. celebrity B. celebration
C. celebrating D. celebrated
12. The insurance agent was very ______ and managed to convince Mr. Carl to buy
a policy.
A. persuading B. persuasive
C. unapologetic D. persuasively
13. He was _______ for having made such a serious mistake.
A. apology B. apologetic
C. unapologetic D. apologized
14. Marita had a nasty surprise when she discovered how ________ Tom was.
A. successive B. unsuccessful
C. successor D. successful
15. The immigration officer asked David what his _______ was.
A. occupier B. occupant
C. occupation D. occupational
16. You will not succeed _______ working harder.
A. unless B. if
C. without D. although
17. I couldn’t resist having another slice of cake even _______ I was supposed to
e losing weight.
A. although B. however
C. otherwise D. though

18. ________ amount of money can buy true friendship
A. no B. never
C. none D. not only
19. When you _______ him give him my best wishes.
A. will visit B. would visit
C. visit D. have visited
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20. She ______ drive to the station everyday but then she suddenly decided to walk
instead.
A. was used to B. had used to
C. was using to D. used to
21. _______ you hurry, you won’t catch the bus.
A. as B. although
C. except D. unless
22. I _______ be delighted to show you round the factory.
A. ought to B. would
C. might D. intend to
23. Her father won’t _______ her drive his car.
A. allow B. let
C. leave D. permit
24. If you ______ to London tomorrow, telephone me first.
A. are going B. were going
C. run D. had been going
25. Don’t hurry! There is no need _______
A. running B. to run
C. run D. you run
26 - 35. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in
the following passage:
In the past few years ballooning has become a (n) (26) _______ sport in the UK .
Although it is still quite expensive (27) ________ with other sports, many people now

think of a balloon fight as the perfect answer for a birthday (28) _______ or a particular
occasion. Some businesses also entertain their staff or visitors with a balloon ride and
may even buy their own balloon to advertise their business (29)
One of the (30) ________ known balloon companies in the UK is based in Bristol
in the west (31) ________ England . Flights are available (32) _______ the year and last
for at least one hour. They usually take off soon after sunrise or a couple of hours
before sunset, but they do not fly if it is raining or very windy. No special clothing is
necessary other (33) ________ outdoor clothing and either walking shoes or boots.

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It seems that once people (34) ________ experienced a balloon flight they can
become so keen on the sport that they want to have their own balloon. No two flights
are ever the (35) _______ and people find the sport different and exciting. The
company in Bristol trains people to fly their own balloons.
26. A. popular B. common
C. normal D. open
27. A. compare B. compared
C. as compare D. to compare
28. A. award B. bonus
C. present D. reward
29. A. lots B. products
C. productions D. kinds
30. A. highest B. too
C. very D. best
31. A. with B. of
C. in D. by
32. A. at B. though
C. throughout D. across
33. A. than B. to
C. for D. more

34. A. are B. be
C. were D. have
35. A. likes B. same
C. ones D. similar
36 - 40. Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C
or D
Acid rain is rain containing a certain amount of nitric acid which has been
discharged into atmosphere from factories. It is extremely harmful to out health and the
environment.
In America , the people are becoming more concerned about the dangers caused
by acid rain. Researchers have found that an increasing number of babies have died
because of it. Acid rain harms the lungs of the babies.

Acid rain is also harmful to the lives of fishes. When acid rain is mixed with the
water of the rivers and lakes, the fishes cannot reproduce themselves. This is because
the water is too acidic. If we consume such fishes, we can get food poisoning. Such rain
destroys the natural vegetation and causes fertile soil to be infertile. Buildings and
statues can also be corroded.
Since acid rain is caused by the release of certain chemicals into the atmosphere,
the government recommends that health measures be taken seriously. Certain industries
are prevented by law to release nitrogen acid and sulphur dioxide into the air. This
reduces the health hazard. The problem of acid rain is clear which has not been solved.
The rain from one country can be a danger another. It happens when the wind brings the
acid rain to a nearby country.
36. What has recent research found out about acid rain?
A. Acid rain evaporates fast.
B. Acid rain is good.
C. Acid rain can increase the death of babies as well as damage lungs.
D. Acid rain is very powerful.
37. What happens when lakes and rivers become too acidic?

A. The fish get poisoned.
B. The fish reproduce faster.
C. The fish swim to better places
D. The fish cannot reproduce and die out.
38. Besides affecting rivers and lakes, what other environmental problems does acid
rain cause?
A. The lost of natural rain.
B. The infertility of soil and the destruction of natural vegetation.
C. The destruction of soil buildings and statues.
D. The killing of animals.
39. We are also indirectly affected when fish is poisoned by acid rain because
_______
A. We also get food poisoning when we eat the fish.
B. We can no longer look at pretty fish
C. The lakes and rivers smell

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D. We can’t go fishing
40. Choose the correct statement
A. Everybody wants acid rain.
B. Acid rain is good for the fertility of the soil
C. Buildings and statues are strengthened by falling acid rain.
D. Acid rain is caused by human beings
41 – 43. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentence
41. Only when air and water seep through its outer coat _______
A. does a seed germinate B. to the germination of a seed
C. a seed germinate D. for a seed to germinate
42. When fluid accumulates against the eardrum a second more insidious type of
_______
A. otitis media may develop

B. develop otitis media
C. the development of otitis media
D. to develop otitis media
43. Many bugs possess defensive scent glands and emit disagreeable odors when
________
A. disturbed B. are disturbed
C. they disturbed D. are they disturbed
44 – 45. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that is nearest in meaning to the
sentence printed before them.
44. The river was rough and they did not dare to swim across it.
A. If the river were rough, they would to swim across it.
B. It was such a rough river that they swim across it.
C. The river was so rough that they didn’t dare to swim across it.
D. The river was not rough enough for them to swim.
45. He couldn’t come because of his serious illness.
A. He was so ill that he could come.
B. He could come because he was ill.
C. Because he had been seriously ill, he could come.
D. His serious illness prevented him from coming.

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46 – 50.Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting:
46. Light can travels from the Sun to the Earth in eight minutes and twenty
A B C
seconds.
D
47. Every human typically have twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in most cells.
A B C D
48. Most sedimentary rocks start forming when grains of clay, silt , or sandy settle
A B C

in river valleys or on the bottoms of lakes and oceans.
D
49. The total thickness of the dictionaries in his own library are about three times
A B
that of those in the school’s.
C D
50. The bones of mammals, not alike those of other vertebrates, show a high