PRACTICE TEST 3

(Theo cấu trúc đề thi TS CNN 2021)

Time: 90 minutes
PART I: MULTPLE CHOICE
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the others in the same line.
Question 1: A. permission B. decision C. leisure D. occasion
Question 2: A. tomb B. combatant C. comber D. subtlety
Question 3: A. infamous B. fame C. stranger D. danger
Question 4: A. chaperon B. charity C. challenge D. Charlie
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from the
others’ in each line.
Question 5: A. picturesque B. ambassador C. suspicion D. dynamics
Question 6: A. intelligent B. preferential C. commercialise D. computerise
Question 7: A. popular B. nature C. culture D. mature
Question 8: A. humorous B. contagious C. vigorous D. mountainous
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word or the phrase that is CLOSET in meaning to
the underlined in each of the following questions.
Question 9: I’m just tired of working in this thankless IT support job. I don’t want to be just a
small cog in a large machine anymore!
A. someone who is necessary but insignificant
B. someone who plays a significant role
C. someone who is obedient
D. someone who has no power
Question 10: Tom: “Jake, you should really come to the party tonight!”
Jake: “You know I can’t, I have to hit the books!”
A. rearrange the bookshelf
B. study for a lesson
C. replace the covers of books
D. read a few pages
Question 11: I haven’t set a date for my wedding yet. Things are still up in the air.
A. open to the question
B. under scrutiny
C. all over the place
D. going places
Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word or the phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined in each of the following questions.
Question 12: The minister came under fire for his rash decision to close down the factory.
A. was dismissed B. was acclaimed C. was criticized D. was penalized
Question 13: Those who advocate doctor-assisted suicide say the terminally ill should not
have suffer.
A. support B. oppose C. annual D. convict
Question 14: The advertisement is aimed at gullible young women worried about their weight.
A. easily fooled B. mischievous C. insensitive D. strong-minded
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 15: He’s a nice guy, always ready to do somebody a good _____.
A. present B. play C. turn D. pleasure
Question 16: I read the papers to_____ what's happening in the outside world.
A. take on B. keep up with C. call at D. turn up
Question 17: The new school complex cost _____ the city council had budgeted for.
A. just twice as much as B. twice more by far than
C. twice much more than D. almost twice as much as
Question 18: _____ companies have announced economic losses due to the COVID-19
pandemic recently.
A. A large number of B. A several of
C. A great deal of D. A large amount of
Question 19: Advertising on TV is very expensive now. _____, there is no shortage of
companies competing for air time.
A. Moreover B. Nonetheless C. Consequently D. Whereas
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) suitable
for each of the blanks.
Earthquakes are among the most destructive natural disasters. They usually strike
without any warming and (20) _____ in a great loss of life and an enormous demolition of
buildings. Additionally, they may cause devastating landslides or create gigantic tidal waves
which, in (21) _____, are colossal walls of water smashing into seashores with such force that
they are (22) _____ of destroying coastal cities. However, the (23) _____ majority of fatalities
and serious injuries (24) _____ about when buildings collapse.
Most frequently, the earthquake lasts 30 to 60 seconds, so usually there is no time to
avert the mortal upshot once the shaking starts. The savage forces of an earthquake trigger off a
complex chain (25) _____ in the building’s structure when it is shaken, lifted, pushed or pulled.
A building’s height, its shape and construction materials are the most significant factors (26)
_____ about the survival or collapse of the structure and, _____ (27), about the life or death of
its inhabitants.
Question 20: A. result B. effect C. fall D. attack
Question 21: A. fact B. certainty C. honesty D. truth
Question 22: A. potential B. conceivable C. capable D. possible
Question 23: A. wide B. broad C. full D. vast
Question 24: A. bring B. come C. lay D. make
Question 25: A. activity B. motion C. progress D. reaction
Question 26: A. to decide B. decided C. deciding D. decide
Question 27: A. otherwise B. consequently C. initially D. nevertheless
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer
to each of the questions.
Until recently, hunting for treasure from shipwrecks was mostly fantasy; with recent
technological advances, however, the search for sunken treasure has become more popular as a
legitimate endeavour. This has caused a debate between those wanting to salvage the wrecks
and those wanting to preserve them.
 Treasure hunters are spurred on by the thought of finding caches of gold coins or other
valuable objects on a sunken ship. One team of salvagers, for instance, searched the wreck of
the RMS Republic, which sank outside the Boston harbor in 1900. The search party, using side-
scan sonar, a device that projects sound waves across the ocean bottom and produces a profile
of the sea floor, located the wreck in just two and a half days. Before the use of this new
technology, such searches could take months or years. The team of divers searched the wreck
for two months, finding silver tea services, crystal dinnerware, and thousands of bottles of
wine, but they did not find the five and a half tons of American Gold Eagle coins they were
searching for.
Preservationists focus on the historic value of a ship. They say that even if a shipwreck's
treasure does not have a high monetary value, it can be an invaluable source of historic artifacts
that are preserved in nearly mint condition. But once a salvage team has scoured a site, much of
the archaeological value is lost. Maritime archaeologists who are preservationists worry that the
success of salvagers will attract more treasure-hunting expeditions and thus threaten remaining
undiscovered wrecks. Preservationists are lobbying their state lawmakers to legally restrict
underwater searches and unregulated salvages. To counter their efforts, treasure hunters argue
that without the lure of gold and million-dollar treasures, the wrecks and their historical
artifacts would never be recovered at all.
Question 28: What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Searching for wrecks is much easier with new technologies like side-scan sonar.
B. Maritime archaeologists are concerned about the unregulated searching of wrecks.
C. The search of the RMS Republic failed to produce the hoped-for coins.
D. The popularity of treasure seeking has spurred a debate between preservationists and
salvagers.
Question 29: The word "sunken" in line 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following
words?
A. broken               B. underwater C. ancient       D. hollow
Question 30: Which of the following statements is best supported by the author?
A. The value of a shipwreck depends on the quantity of its artifacts.
B. Preservationists are fighting the use of technological advances such as side-scan sonar.
C. Side-scan sonar has helped to legitimize salvaging.
D. The use of sound waves is crucial to locating shipwrecks.
Question 31: The author uses the phrase "mint condition" in line 12-13 to describe something
______.
A. perfect             B. significant C. tolerant            D. magical
Question 32: All of the following were found on the RMS Republic EXCEPT ______.
A. wine bottles                   B. silver tea services
C. American Gold Eagle coins      D. crystal dinnerware
Question 33: From the passage, you can infer that a preservationist would be most likely to
______.
A. shun treasure-seeking salvagers        B. be a diver
C. put treasures in a museum            D. do archaeological research
Question 34: The second and third paragraphs are an example of ______.
A. chronological order              B. explanation                
C. specific to general              D. definition
Question 35:  The word "counter" in paragraph 3 is opposite in meaning to which of the
following words?
A. pawn   B. dispute         C. support D. boost
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
Question 36: Tom and Christy are studying in their classroom.
Tom: “Can I borrow your dictionary?”
Christy: “______”
A. I’m afraid I can’t. B. Here you are!
C. I think so. D. It doesn’t matter.
Question 37: Mike: “Need a hand with your suitcase, Jane?” - Jane: “______”
A. That’s very kind of you. B. Not a chance.
C. I don’t believe. D. Well done!
Question 38: Ann: “______!”
Sarah: “Thank you. I’m glad you like it.”
A. What a lovely hat you have! B. How your hat is lovely!
C. How your hat is lovely! D. What lovely your hat is!
Question 39: Mary invited her friend, Sarah, to have dinner out that night and Sarah accepted.
Mary: “Shall we eat out tonight?
Sarah: “______.”
A. That’s a great idea B. That’s acceptable
C. You are very welcome D. It’s very kind of you to invite
Question 40: Sarah: “Oh my God, I’ve missed my bus.”
Christ: “______. Another will come here in ten minutes.”
A. I hope so B. Don’t mention it
C. Don’t worry D. Thank you
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best order of the sentences to complete the
conversations.
Question 41:
a. Yes, that’s her.
b. Hi, I’m here to try out for the play.
c. No, that’s Ms. Jenifer. Ms. Janes has long, straight hair, she’s right over there.
d. You mean the one with blonde hair?
e. You need to talk to Ms. Janes.
f. Oh, which one is she? Is she the one wearing a red dress?
A. b-e-f-c-d-a B. b-d-c-a-f-e C. e-f-d-c-a-b D. e-d-c-f-a-b
Question 42:
a. How about a salad or a bowl of ramen noodles instead?
b. Well, the grilled cheese sandwich is very good.
c. I tried the salad yesterday. It wasn’t very fresh.
d. OK, I think I’ll try that.
e. Well, I like pizza, but it’s too fattening.
f. What are you going to get for lunch?
A. f-b-d-a-c-e B. f-e-a-c-b-d C. a-c-e-d-f-b D. a-c-e-f-b-d
Question 43:
a. Yes, I’ll take 10 percent off if you show me your student ID.
b. I really like that suit. How much does it cost?
c. It’s three hundred dollars, sir.
d. Great, I’ll take it.
e. That’s a little expensive for me. Do you have a student discount?
f. Let me get a receipt for you.
 A. b-c-a-e-d-f B. b-c-d-f-a-e C. b-c-a-e-f-d D. b-c-a-f-d-e
Question 44:
a. Oh, I just remembered I have a doctor’s appointment at two.
b. Better make it three thirty. I don’t want to be late.
c. Do you think you’d be done by three?
d. Sure! What time?
e. Can you come over to my house at half past one?
f. Hi, Gloria. Can you study with me this afternoon?
A. e-f-a-b-c-d B. f-d-c-b-e-a C. f-d-e-a-c-b D. a-e-f-c-d-b
Question 45:
a. Not really. But I just wanted to disappear! I felt so embarrassed.
b. Did you enjoy Margaret’s birthday party?
c. Oh, no! What happened?
d. Was she annoyed about it?
e. It was fun until I broke her lamp.
f. It was an accident. I tripped over my shoelace and knocked the lamp off the table.
A. b-e-f-c-d-a B. c-f-b-a-d-e C. b-a-e-c-f-d D. b-e-c-f-d-a
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 46: The film is so violent that children can't watch it.
A. The film is too violent that children can’t watch it.
B. The film is so violent for the children to watch it.
C. The film is so violent for the children to watch.
D. The film is too violent for the children to watch.
Question 47: The restaurant is so crowded that we can't have a table if we don't book in
advance.
A. It is such a crowded restaurant that we can have a table if we don’t book in advance.
B. It is such a crowded restaurant that we can't have a table if we don't book in advance.
C. It is such a crowded restaurant that we can’t have a table if we didn’t book in advance.
D. It is such crowded restaurant that we can’t have a table if we don’t book in advance.
Question 48: The grass is wet. It is possible that it rained yesterday.
A. The grass is wet. It might have rained yesterday.
B. The grass is wet. It shouldn’t have been rain yesterday.
C. The grass is wet. It should have rained yesterday.
D. The grass is wet. It couldn’t have rained yesterday.
Question 49: Since I lived near China, I would consider learning Chinese; but heard that it is a
very challenging language to study.
A. Since I live close to China, I should learn Chinese, but I probably won’t because I find the
language extremely challenging.
B. If I hadn’t heard that Chinese is a very difficult language to learn, I would think about
studying it, because I live near China.
C. If I didn’t find learning foreign languages so hard, I would probably learn Chinese,
especially as I live near China.
D. Living so close to China, I have the opportunity to learn Chinese, but I think it is going to
be difficult, so I have heard.
Question 50: Without the brochures they distributed, the new agency wouldn’t have attracted
so many customers in just the first week.
 A. Nobody would have visited the new travel agency if they hadn’t handed out so many
brochures during the first week.
B. More customers would have come to the new agency if they had distributed more
brochures during the first week.
C. The new travel agency drew hardly any customers during the first week, despite the
brochures that they distributed.
D. The new travel agency drew a lot of customers in only the first week, and this was thanks
to the brochures that they handed out.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best
combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 51: The bank lent him some money. He could buy a new car.
A. Only with the bank’s money could he buy a new car.
B. Only when the bank’s money could he buy a new car.
C. Only after the bank’s money could he buy a new car.
D. Only by the bank lent him some money could he buy a new car.
Question 52: Jenifer often writes down main points of each lesson. It doesn't take her much
time to review for the final test.
A. It doesn't take her much time to review for the final test, because Jenifer often writes
down main points of each lesson
B. Because Jenifer often writes down main points of each lesson, it doesn't take her much
time to review for the final test.
C. Jenifer often writes down main points of each lesson because it doesn't take her much
time to review for the final test.
D. Because of it doesn't take her much time to review for the final test, Jenifer often writes
down main points of each lesson.
Question 53: He read the reading passage first. Immediately after that he answered the
questions.
A. Hardly does he read the reading passage when he answers the questions.
B. Hardly he had read the reading passage when he answered the questions.
C. No sooner had he read the reading passage than he answered the questions.
D. No sooner had he read the reading passage when he answered the questions.
Question 54: The Supreme Court has turned down all the accusations against Mr. Pattinson.
There was not enough proof.
A. There is a lack of proof; therefore, the Supreme Court has rejected all the allegations
against Mr. Pattinson.
B. The Supreme Court has rejected all the allegations against Mr. Pattinson on the grounds
of insufficient evidence.
C. Due to the absence of proof, the Supreme Court has abandoned all the allegations against
Mr. Pattinson.
D. As there was a total lack of evidence, the accusations against Mr. Pattinson were all
dismissed.
Question 55: Laura is going to help me assemble the equipment. She promised me.
A. Laura kept her promise when she gave me a hand in setting up the machinery.
B. Laura gave me her word that she would help me set up the equipment.
C. Laura wanted to help me with the equipment but I don’t think she will remember her
words.
D. Thanks to Laura’s promise, I don’t have to worry about assembling the equipment.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the suitable phrase or the sentence to complete the text.
 There is no doubt that the number of visitors and businessmen and women who are
traveling abroad has been increasing markedly in recent years. However, not surprisingly, (56)
_______.
First of all, no sensible person can deny the importance of breaking down barriers
between countries. By this I mean people from different lands can socialize effectively and
relate emotionally regardless of their race and religion, (57) _______. As a result, the tension
between people from different backgrounds would be melted.
Another important advantage that needs to be taken into account is that travellers can
broaden their horizons by travelling. (58) _______, people who travel for business or tourism
definitely would gain a lot of information from their host society. Knowing how to behave can
help businessmen make lots of money for themselves and for companies. Undoubtedly,
business and tourism play a pivotal role in employing people and reviving the local economy in
their own countries when they travel.
On the other hand, lack of understanding of the culture and traditions of people may lead
to (59) _______, simply because the background of any society can act as a mirror to reflect the
nature personality and behaviour of people. Certainly, (60) _______ we know these vital things,
we can overcome many difficulties.
Question 56:
A. understanding the culture of local people brings many benefits to all types of visitors.
B. understanding the culture of local people brings many benefits to all types of visitors as
well as problems for those who do not understand a new culture.
C. travelling helps people broaden their minds.
D. the local people are very sociable and willing to help the travellers.
Question 57:
A. if they take time to learn languages and to find out about where they are going before they
travel
B. unless they spend time learning languages to searching for places to visit before they
travel
C. when they do not know about what you want to see during the voyage
D. although they understand a lot about the destinations they intend to go to
Question 58:
A. However
B. Therefore
C. Additionally
D. In other words
Question 59:
A. misunderstanding and even increased tension between different communities
B. the increasing number of visitors to countries
C. the strengths and the weaknesses of travelling a lot
D. their understanding local people and their customs
Question 60:
A. nevertheless
B. when
C. lest
D. owing to
PART II: WRITING
Question 61:
Many people say that all the supermarkets in Hanoi should be temporarily closed down to
reduce the number of Covid-19 infected cases these days.
Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Write an essay of about 250 words to express
your viewpoint. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.