PRACTICE TEST 1

PART 1: READING

SECTION 1: Completion
The following sentences are incomplete. Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C and D that best
completes the sentence. RECORD your choice by CIRLING A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

1. Last year sales of the main brand increased……………… 15%.

A. with B. of C. by D. over

2. The company was set up ……… 2001.

A. at B. on C. in D. for
3. Mr. Stavo took his car to the mechanic to have it …………
A. to repair B. repaired C. repair D. repairing
4. At the moment my company …………… a lot on promotion.
A. spend B. spent C. is spending D. spends
5. Our company ……… a new office in Ha Noi three months ago.
A. is opening B. open C. has opened D. opened
6. Up to now the company ……………… three new production lines.
A. installed B. is installing C. installs D. has installed
7. My work involves ………… a lot.
A. to travel B. travel C. travelling D. to travelling
8. If we hadn’t taken our lawyer’s advice, we …………… a great deal of money.
A. would lose B. will lose C. would have lost D. would be lost
9. Even though she had a good job with full benefits, she ………… when she got married.
A. gave it to B. gave it away C. gave it out D. gave it up
10. The analyst predicted that the company would not ……..bankrupt and might even show a profit.
A. go B. come C. do D. arrive
11. Kate works in the …………… department.
A. personal B. personnel C. sale D. productivity
12. The contract, as submitted, contained several ………………. omissions.
A. late B. impotent C. service D. significant
13. I wish we would hire her immediately, but she hasn’t …..completed her training course.
A. still B. already C. never D. yet
14. Many advertisements and commercials give important information about products; …………, some
of them are merely humorous or foolish.
A. however B. thus C. therefore D. consequently
15. The engineer works ………… efficiently that I can’t catch up with him.
A. so B. such C. too D. very