ÔN THI TNPT 2

MOCK TEST TWENTY – NINE
1 – 3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that or
the others:
1. A. sound B. touch C. down D. account
2. A. blood B. pool C. food D. tool
3. A. university B. unique C. unit D. undo
4 – 5. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:
4. A. astonished B. obstacle C. disposal D. apparent
5. A. advertiser B. history C. difficulty D.adventurous
6 – 25. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fist the blank space in each
sentence:
6. They can only cure him_____ his illness if they operate_____ him
A. of / on B. at / with C. in / at D. over / to
7. I won’t stay_____ bed. I’ll just lie down_____ the bed for half an hour.
A. in / on B. into / out C. at / in D. on / in
8. I’m disgusted_____ Stephen_____ the way Stephen treats Julia.
A.with / at B. at / in C. for / off D. to / over.
9. Emma’s mother will be______ the crowd.
A. between B. among C. beside D. around
10. I’ve seen the Prime Minister on television, but I’ve never seen him_____ person.
A. by B. on C. of D. in
11. Building a new factory there would be_____ disastrous.
A. environment B. environmental
C. environmentalist D. environmentally
12. _____ about the company’s future meant that few people wanted to invest money in
it.
A. certain B. uncertain C. certainly D. uncertainly
13. People with very_____ skin shouldn’t go sunbathing for long periods.
A. sensitive B. sensible C. sensitivity D. sense
14. If you walk along this lane you wiil see the signpost_____ to the beach.
A. pointing B. showing C. directing D. indicating

15. The old ship will be towed onto harbour and_____.
A. broken down B. broken in C. broken up D. broken off
16. “_____ does she go camping?”
“ Every two or tree weeks”
A. How much B. How often C. Since when D. How long
17. I regret not_____ you that I was unable to come yesterday.
A. to tell B. telling C. tell D. to have told
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18. It’s eleven PM already. It’s time you_____ to bed, my dear child.
A. go B. went C. would D. have gone
19. Grandmother told me not to make noises_____ bother our neighbors.
A. in order that not B. so that not C. so not D. so as not to
20. The house_____ he lives_____ is a three-story building.
A. that / within B. where / on C. which / in D. where / in
21. Picasso had many paintings_____ are inestimable.
A. whose value B. its value
C. of its value D. value of which
22. You’d better check the details_____ there are some mistakes.
A. however B. in order that C. so that D. in case
23. How long_____ here by the end of next year?
A. will you study B. will you have studied
C. are you studying D. will you have been
studying
24. I can’t help_____ him in spite of his faults.
A. admire B. admiring C. admiried D. to admire
25. The stimulation that intant animals receive affects their behaviour_____ they
become adults.
A. during B. since C. because D. when
26 – 35. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the
following passage:

In most cases, you can transplant a tree (26)_____ at any time if you (27)_____
the instructions for planting a tree. The most important thing is to (18)_____ enough
roots, but this (29)_____ is difficult with a large tree.
When you dig out the tree, leave (30)_____ of earth around its roots. This ball of
earth should (31)_____ about s foot wide for every inrich of the tree trunk’s diameter.
Dig (32)_____ enough to avoid (33)_____ too many taproots.
Its is wise to call in a (34)_____ tree expert to (35)_____ a tree more than a few
inches in trunk diameter.
26. A. successfully B. wonderfully
C. splenddidly D.majestically
27. A. accept B. approve

C. follow D. obey
28. A. find out B. dig out
C. take out D. excavate
29. A.method B. procedure
C. way D. process
30. A.mass B. bunch
C. ball D. block
31. A. measure B. occupy
C. take D. appear
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32. A. far B. wide
C. shallow D. deep
33. A. falling off B. cutting off
C. taking off D. damaging
34. A. well – known B. celebrated
C. noted D. professional
35. A. plant B. transplant
C. grow D. cut

36 – 40.Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answerA,B,C or D:
It is very difficult to succed in the musiv business:nine out of ten bands that
release a first record fail to produce a second. Suriving in the music industry requies luck
and patience, but most of all it requires an intricate knowledge of how a record company
function. The process begins when a representative of a company’s Artists and Repertoire
(A&R) department visits bars and night clubs scouting for young, talented bands. After the
representative identifies a promising band, he or she will work to negotiate a contract with
that band. The signing a long time investigating the band itself as well as current trends in
popular music. During this period, it is important that a band reciprocate with an
investigation of tis own, learning as possible about the record company and making
persinal connections within the different departmenta that will handle their recordings.
Once a band has signed the contract and has finished recording an album,
the Publicity and Promotions department takes over. This department decides where or not
to mass produce and market the band’s album. Most bands fail to make personal contacts in
this process of producing and marketing their album. This loss of voice often contributes to
the band’s failure as a recording group.
36. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A. Nine out of ten bands fail to produce a second record
B. It is important for a band ti have an intricate knowledge of how a recording
company works
C. Making personal connection will help the band in the final decisions about the
promotion of their album
D. The main factors in a band’s success are luck and patience.
37. According to the passage, the intial contact between a band and a recording
company is made by
A. the band’s manager
B. a band member
C. an A&R representative
D. the Publicity and Promotions department
38. The author mentions that a band’s seccess is dependent on all of the following

factors except_____.
A. have patience
B. making personal contacts with people in the company
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C. understanding how a record company functions
D. playing music that sounds like music of famous bands
39. According to the passage, the Publicity and Promotions department_____.
A. has the final decision in producing an album
B. handles the recording arrangements for the band
C. sends representatives to look for new talent
D. visits bars and nicht clubs
40. I can be inferred from the passage that_____
A. the music industry is full opportunities for yuong bands
B. the A&R department has a very large staff
C. most bands do not fully understand how record companies operate
D. the cost of recording an album is very expencive
41 – 43. Complete the sentence by choosing A, B, C or D:
41. Helen Kelly lost both her sight and hearing after a severe illness_____.
A. of her age in 19 momths
B. she was 19 months old
C. when she was 19 months old
D. when 19 months old she was
42. Total weight of all the ants in the word is much grester than_____
A. to all human beings B. all human beings is that
C. that of all human beings D. is of all human beings
43. Some of the rainwater from clouds evaporates before_____
A. reaching the ground B. to reach the ground
B. reach the ground D. the ground reaches
44 – 45. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that is nearest in maening to the
sentence printed before them:

44. John didn’t celebrate until he received the offer of promotin in writing
A. John celebrated then after he received the offer of promotion in writing
B. Not until John received the offer of promotion in writing did he celebrate
C. Not until John received the offer of promotion in writing he celebrated
D. Until John received the offer of promotion in writing did he celebrate
45. John missed the ferry because his car broke down.
A The ferry caused John’s car break-down.
B. John’s car broke down because of the ferry.
C. If John’s car hadn’t broken down, he wouldn’t have missed the ferry
46 – 50. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting:
46. During fermentation, complex carbohydrates are converted to
A B
another chemicals by the action of enzymens produced by molds, yeasts, or
C D
becteria.

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47. The surface of Mars is very complex and consists of mixxture of flat deserts,
A B C
crates, volcanoes, and mountainuous.
D
48. Hardwood comes from broad-leaved deciduous trees, those that lose their leaves
A B C D
in winter.

49. High blood pressure resuits from either an increased output of blood from the
A B
heart and an increased resistance to tis flow through tiny branches of the arteries.
C D
50. Not until the discovery of Pluto’s moon Charon was many of the characteristice of

A B C
the planet Pluto evident .
D
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