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PRACTICE TEST 20
A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM:
I. PRONUNCIATION (0.75 point / 0.25 each): Choose the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. mineral
B. tidal
C. sight
D. describe
2. A. concerned
B. received
C. attached
D. concealed
3. A. occupation
B. occasion
C. shake
D. miraculous
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. Remote controls are used to _____________ with television.
A. invent
B. develop
C. interact
D. respond
5. What is your response ___________ this forum.
A. about
B. for
C. with
D. to
6. Pompeii was completely destroyed in AD 79 by a (an) __________ of volcano Vesuvius.
A. prediction
B. eruption

C. election
D. destruction
7. It’s also going to rain __________ there in the evening.
A. thinly
B. thickly
C. heavily
D. strongly
8. My grandfather is keen __________ growing fruit trees.
A. of
B. in
C. on
D. for
9. Some scientists and government want to send ___________ to Mars.
A. pilots
B. aliens
C. astronauts
D. students
10. You must leave now _________ you will be late for school.
A. if
B. unless
C. and
D. or
11. Sailors from Genoa in Italy wore clothes which __________ from Jean.
A. were made
B. was made
C. were making
D. made
12. They invited us __________ their family on a trip to Ha Noi.
A.to take
B. to join

C. to come
D. to get
13. I suggest fixing the dripping faucet. – “________________ .”
A. Yes, please
B. Good idea
C. We will
D. I’m afraid not
III. ERROR RECOGNITION (0.75 point / 0.25 each)
Choose the underlined word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
14. When the phone rang, we had our dinner with The Smiths
A
B
C
D
15. By learning English, you can get access to the world’s developing
A
B
C
D
16. If you go to a language school, you should try speaking English as much as possible.
A
B
C
D
IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (2 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space in the following passage.
There are a lot of things you should follow to be a welcome guest in America.When
you are ( 17)___ to have dinner at your friend’s house, it’s necessary to bring a small present.
Floers are always nice; or you may bring a bottle of (18) __ if you know that your friend likes
drinking. You are expected to arrive for dinner (19) ____ time or just a few minutes late.

(20)___get there early. If you are going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and
tell them.
Try to relax and enjoy yourself (21)_____ The dinner table. If you don’t know about
choosing the ( 22) _____ fork or knife, just watch the other people, and follow them. If you still
have no idea of what to do, ask the person next to you. When it comes to the food, If you like it,


say so. They are looking forward to hearing your compliments. Of course, you will thank them to
the meal and for their (23)____. It is also a good idea to send a (24) ___ note the day after..
17. A. made
B. forced
C. demanded
D. invited
18. A. juice
B. wine
C. lemonade
D. Coke
19. A. at
B. by
C. on
D. for
20. A. shouldn’t
B. don’t
C. needn’t
D. mustn’t
21. A. on
B. at
C. to
D. with
22. A. big

B. new
C. main
D. right
23. A. kind
B. kindly
C. kindness
D. kinds
24. A. goodbye
B. welcome
C. thank you
D. message
B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (Thí sinh làm trực tiếp vào đề thi)
I. WORD FORM (1 point / 0.25 each): Give the correct form of the word in each bracket.
25. Fuel____________ can be cut down by having fewer cars on the roads. ( consume)
26. Don’t run too fast if you feel __________. ( comfort)
27. Our government should __________ the system of traffic. ( moderm)
28. We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated ___________ . (nation)
II. READING COMPREHENSION (1 point / 0.25 each): Read the passage carefully and
decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE
The country is more beautiful than a town and pleasanter to live in. Many people think so and
go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some
have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time.
English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different from each other.
Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen for many
miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard where people are buried. The village
green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now
fairly comfortable and many villages have water brought through pipes into each house. Most
villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they cannot find in
the village shops.
29. The country is beautiful, so many people want to live there all the year round

30. People are buried in the church.
31. Houses and cottages are built on the village green.
32. People can go to some small towns to buy something they want.
III. WRITING (2 points / 0.5 each): Finish the second sentence (according to the instruction
in the bracket) so that it has the same meaning as the first.
33. The remark was so unexpected that she didn’t know what to say.
-> It was ................................................................................................................
34. You’re the worst guitarist in the world.
-> No one ..............................................................................................................
35. It was a waste of time writing that letter.
-> I needn’t ............................................................................................................
36. 33/ They have painted their house blue and white.
Their house ________________________________________________________
----------------THE END AND GOOD LUCK----------------PRACTICE TEST 21
A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM:
I. PRONUNCIATION (0.75 point / 0.25 each): Choose the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. matter
B. back
C. bag
D. talk


2. A. put

B. pudding

C. pull

D. puncture

3. A. chooses

B. houses

C. rises

D. horses

II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. “Thank you very much.” - “__________ .”
A.Are you happy
B. You’re welcome
C. Not all
D. Nothing
5. If you want to save money, You should __________ the amount of water your family uses.
A. increase
B. adapt
C. repair
D. reduce
6. In a report yesterday, public __________ that the skyscraper be stopped .
A. recommended
B. said
C. banned
D. complained
7. People in big cities are afraid __________ traffic jams.
A. of
B. up
C. off

D. on
8. A storm is called a hurricane in north and south America when it ___ 120 kilometers an hour. .
A. gets
B. goes
C. comes
D. reaches
9. Who _________ your house when you are away from home?.
A. looks on
B. looks after
C. looks in
D. looks at
10. _________ his frequent absence from class, he passed the test..
A. Because
B. Even though
C. In spite of
D. Therefore
11. I’m very __________ in the information you have given me.
A. concerned
B. surprised
C. bored
D. interested
12. I don’t like doing the ________, especially cleaning the windows.
A. homework
B. occupation
C. housework
D. job
13. The __________ of waste paper can save a great amount of wood pulp.
A. recycling
B. throwing
C. destroy

D. putting
III. ERROR RECOGNITION (0.75 point / 0.25 each)
Choose the underlined word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
14. I’m looking forward to hear from you. Write soon!
A
B
C
D
15. I needn’t say anything to you about it, do I?
A
B
C
D
16. They saw an UFO at about ten o’clock last night.
A
B
C
D
IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (2 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space in the following passage.
English has more than a century and a half been called a world language. The number of
people who speak it as their mother tongue has been estimated at (23)______ three hundred
million and four hundred million. It is recognized as an (18)___ language in countries (19) ___
1.5 billion people live. In China, the important attached to learning English is such that a
televised teaching course drew audiences of up to 100 million. (20) ___ this spread of English
throughout the world is relatively recent. In the late sixteen century, English was (21) ___ by just
under five million people. The arrival of English in north America was the key step in its worldwide expansion. The united States is a huge commercial market and this has tended to ( 22)__ __
the English language in many other nations. About eighty per cent of the data (23)____on the
world’s computer is believed to be in English and nowadays insufficient (24) ____ of English
can be a problem in business.

17. A. among
18. A. office
19. A. which
20. A. But
21. A. taken

B. between
B. official
B. that
B. And
B. spoken

C. about
C. officially
C. where
C. Or
C. given

D. beside
D. offices
D. when
D. So
D. read


22. A. mention
B. promote
C. impress
D. inspire
23. A. storing

B. store
C. stores
D. stored
24. A. knowledge
B. information
C. understanding
D. education
B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (Thí sinh làm trực tiếp vào đề thi)
I. WORD FORM (1 point / 0.25 each): Give the correct form of the word in each bracket.
25. Since her _________, the room has been full of laughter. ( arrive)
26. Lan speaks English very ________ but we never laughed at her. (natural)
27. He couldn’t do the test well because it was___________ difficult. ( terrible)
28. We had an __________ trip to our home village. ( interest)
II. READING COMPREHENSION (1 point / 0.25 each): Read the passage carefully and
decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE
Students must apply for a place before attending any class. Applications, whether by post or
in person, are dealt with strictly in the order they are received at the Adult Education office.You
can apply:
BY POST- use the card provided with the exact tee. You will be accepted on the course
unless it is full, in which case we will inform you. An acknowledgement will not be made nor a
receipt sent unless you provide a stamped addressed envelope. Receipts will normally be given
out at the first class.
IN PERSON- call at the Adult Education office ( ground floor,C Block) between
approximately 9.00 am and 3.30pm ( 2.30 pm on Fridays), or at the College Reception Desk ( at
the main entrance) at the other time ( in the evenings until about 7.30 pm_ not Fridays).
Students should note that popular classes may be full well before the course is due to start, so
that early application is strongly advised to avoid disappointment. For the AUTUMN TERM,
applications wil be accepted by post ( preferably) or in person from 1st August. For the SPRING
TERM, applications wil be accepted from 1st December. For the SUMMER TERM, applications
wil be accepted from 1st April.

29. Students who apply to the college by post will be sent a bill.
30. Students can apply in person at the College Reception Desk after about 3.30 pm.
31. If students want to apply for the Autumn Term, They must apply in person.
32. Students are required to apply before attending any course.
III. WRITING (2 points / 0.5 each): Finish the second sentence (according to the instruction
in the bracket) so that it has the same meaning as the first.
33. I am not English, which is why I have to take this exam.
If ____________________________________________________________
34. He felt very nervous at the interview but he got the job.
 He got the job despite ____________________________________________
35. I’ve never tasted pleasant before.
 This is the first time ____________________________________________
36. Tai Em and Cong Vinh are very good footballers
 Tai Em and Cong Vinh __________________________________________
----------------THE END AND GOOD LUCK-----------------