SAMPLE TEST 8

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. catches B. oranges C. fixes D. preserves
Question 2: A. access B. assignment C. affect D. adapt

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. global B. device C. confuse D. deplete
Question 4: A. alternative B. fertilizer C. complicated D. favourable

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: The Titanic sank while it was crossing _______Atlantic ocean.
A. a B. the C. an D. Ø (no article)
Question 6: Should you see Jenny, ____________ her to phone me.
A. you will tell B. tell C. you can tell D. You would tell
Question 7: _________ the lessons carefully, she entered the exam room confidently.
A. Revising B. To revise C. She had revised D. Having revised
Question 8: Alternative sources of energy should be used more widely _____their friendliness to the
environment.
A. thanks to B. because C. nevertheless D. even though
Question 9: Do you have any objection ____________ the plan?
A. to B. of C. about D. at
Question 10: You looked exhausted. _____________ ?
A. Have you worked B. Have you been working
C. Had you worked D. Had you been working
Question 11: William Shakespeare, _______ plays have been translated into every major living language, was
an English poet, playwright and actor.
A. who B. whose C. that D. his
Question 12: I don’t want _______ stupid when I make mistakes.
A. to be called B. to call C. people call me D. to have been called
Question 13: Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park was recognized as a World Heritage Site because of its
________ values and natural beauty. .
A. geology B. geological C. ecological D. ecologically
Question 14: New employees should get used to ______ responsibility if something goes wrong in their job.
A. adopting B. taking C. being D. accepting
Question 15: Scientists have _______ the rising of sea levels _______ global warming.
A. attributed/ to B. accused/ of C. objected/ to D. criticized/ for
Question 16: The player _______ his coach and was kicked out of the team.
A. took back to B. talked back to C. brought back to D. thought back on
Question 17: We should put ourselves in wild animals’ _______ and think about how we would feel if
they ruled the world and we became an endangered species.
A. claws B. nests C. habitats D. shoes
Question 18: This complex_________ 12 blocks of apartments and 4 big gardens.
A. consists B. makes up of C. comprises D. contains
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 19: She is one of the most brilliant scientists in our country.
A. outstanding B. fruitful C. successful D. generous
Question 20: Many viewers like the Star Treck films which have lots of incredible space travels.
A. adventurous B. beautiful C. magnificent D. unbelievable

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
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the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 21: The government has planned to demolish the old theater and build a new modern one.
A. put up B. pull down C. destroy D. set up
Question 22: The first thing you should remember when writing a CV is to keep it simple in terms of
design.
A. easy B. complicated C. ordinary D. basic

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 23: Peter and Laura are having dinner.
- Peter: “Do you want some more dessert?”
- Laura: “________. I’m full.
A. Yes, I'd love to B. No, that’s terrible C. No, thanks D. Yes, please
Question 24: Messi and Alex are in the computer room.
- Messi: “Can I use your computer for a while? Mine isn’t working.''
- Alex: '' .''
A. Ok, I agree B. No, it’s mine
C. I’m sorry, I need it now for my assignment. D. Sure. I’m using it

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29.

In 2009, the Australia – funded Sunrise Special School 2 was opened in Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City
to provide (25) ________ training for intellectually-disabled children. Sunrise Special School 2 was built after
Sunrise Special School 1 had become overcrowded and may of the children were near the age to leave school. The
construction was (26)________ by Loreto Vietnam Australia Programme, the Australian Agency for International
Development and donors from Australia.
Students would be taught skills in their life as well as skills in making greeting cards, painting and (27)_________ flowers; sewing; massage; music; cooking and computer science
in (28)_______ with their abilities. Australian Ambassador in Vietnam, Allaster Cox, told in the opening ceremony that the two schools had made important foundation opportunities for young
disabled people in Ho Chi Minh City to better (29)_______ into the community.
Question 25: A. sports B. artistic C. vocational D. academic
Question 26: A. funded B. made C. built D. carried out
Question 27: A. fake B. artificial C. genuine D. fraud
Question 28: A. way B. base C. line D. according
Question 29: A. integrate B. enter C. join D. come
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.
Vietnam is likely to continue facing extreme weather conditions such as higher temperatures, lower
summer rainfalls, stronger storms, and rising sea levels from now to 2050, experts said at a conference on high
resolution weather forecast in Hanoi Aug 22. Accordingly, temperatures in northern Vietnam will rise by
between 0.83 degrees Celsius by 2050 and continue its uptrend during the late 21st century. Summer rainfall
will decline in most areas. Meanwhile, storms may become rarer but fiercer, causing possible flash floods and
landslides in flood-prone areas of northern mountainous, central and central highland provinces. The high
resolution forecasts suggest sea level rises of 100mm–400mm along the entire Vietnamese coast by the end of
the 21st century, affecting marine biology and coastal communities. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and
Environment Tran Hong Ha reiterated the unpredictability of climate change and its potential impacts to create
a variety of dangerous extreme weather events in the future.
To raise the public awareness of climate change impacts, he urged concerned agencies to work
together on devising worst-case scenario models and responses by 2015 and called on international experts to
further support Vietnam in climate change adaptation. Climate change is a real threat to Vietnam’s socio-
economic development. If sea level rises one meter, 5% of the country’s land, 11% of its population and 7%
of its farmland would be affected with the losses estimated at 10% of GDP.
Question 30: By 2050, Viet Nam continues facing all of these extreme weather conditions EXCEPT ______ .
A. higher temperatures B. storms reaching record levels
C. lower summer rainfalls D. rising sea levels
Question 31: Sea level rises along the entire Vietnamese coast by the end f the 21st century will
________.
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A. cause certain flash floods and landslides in flood-prone areas
B. make temperatures in northern Vietnam rise until 2050
C. make storms become rarer but fiercer in the near future
D. have impacts on marine biodiversity and coastal communities
Question 32: To experts, they ______ to predict exactly the model of the climate change and its potential
impacts.
A. are unable B. are likely C. are certain D. are surprised
Question 33: Viet Nam needs ________.
A. to recognize Viet Nam’s socio – economic development in the future
B. to calculate sea level rise, loss of farmland and rise in population by 2020
C. to raise people’s awareness of climate change and ask for foreign help
D. to recognize the percentage of farmland which would be affected by its population
Question 34: The phrase “worse- case scenario models” in the last paragraph can be understood as
________.
A. the worst scene that could occur
B. the worst climate impacts that may happen
C. the worst possible things that could happen
D. the worst unpredictability of climate change

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42.
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is perhaps not a name that is universally recognized, but Dodgson did
achieve enormous success under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. He created this pseudonym from the
Latinization, Carolus Ludovicus, of his real given names. It was under the name Lewis Carroll that Dodgson
published the children’s book Alice ‘s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel Through the Looking
Glass (1872). Though Dodgson achieved this success in children’s literature, he was not an author of
children’s books by training or profession. His education and chosen field of pursuit were far removed from
the field of children’s literature and were instead focused on theoretical mathematics.
Dodgson graduated with honours from Christ Church, Oxford, in 1854 and then embarked on a career
in the world of academia. He worked as a lecturer in mathematics at Oxford and, later in his career, published
a number of theoretical works on mathematics under his own name rather than under the pseudonym that he
used for his children’s stories. He produced a number of texts for students, such as A Syllabus of Plane
Algebraical Geometry (1860), Formulae of Plane Trigonometry (1861), which was notable for the creativity
of the symbols that he used to express trigonometric functions such as sine and cosine, and A Guide for the
Mathematical Student (1866). In a number of more esoteric works, he championed the principles of Euclid; in
Euclid and His Modern Rivals (1879), he presented his ideas on the superiority of Euclid over rival
mathematicians in a highly imaginative fashion, by devising a courtroom trial of anti-Euclid mathematicians
that he named “Euclid wreakers” and ultimately finding the defendants guilty as charged. Curiosa
Mathematica (1888-1893) made a further defense of Euclid’s work, focusing on Euclid’s definition of parallel
lines. These academic works never had the universal impact of Dodgson’s works for children using the name
Lewis Carroll, but they demonstrate a solid body of well-regarded academic material.

Question 35. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. “Carolus” is the Latin version of the name “Charles”.
B. “Ludovicus” is part of Dodgson’s given name.
C. “Lewis” is a Latin name.
D. “Lutwidgc” is part of Dodgson’s pseudonym.
Question 36. What is stated in the text about Dodgson’s academic works?
A. They were published under the name Lewis Carroll.
B. They were well received in the academic world.
C. They are all about Euclid.
D. They had an impact on his works for children.
Question 37. The topic of this text is
A. the story of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
B. Dodgson and Carroll: mathematics and children’s stories
C. the works of Lewis Carroll
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D. Charles Dodgson and Euclid
Question 38. The pronoun “they” refers to
A. Dodgson’s works for children B. children
C. parallel lines D. these academic works
Question 39. All of the following are stated in the text about the work Euclid and His Modern Rivals
EXCEPT that
A. it described an actual trial in which Euclid participated
B. it described a trial in which “Euclid-wreakers” were found guilty
C. it was published in 1879
D. it was a creative work
Question 40. According to the text, Dodgson
A. used the name Carroll on his mathematical works
B. used a pseudonym for the work about the courtroom trial
C. did not use his given name on his stories for children
D. used the same name on all his published works
Question 41. According to the text, which of the following works was about Euclid?
A. A Guide for the Mathematical Student B. Curiosa Mathematica
C. A Syllabus of plane Algebraical Geometry D. Formulae of Plane Trigonometry
Question 42. The word “notable” could best be replaced by
A. decisive B. necessary C. significant D. notorious
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 43: I guess your sister rarely goes to school late, doesn’t she?
A B C D
Question 44: He was received a lot of nice presents on his birthday last year.
A B C D
Question 45: Until recently proving incorrect, astronomers had assumed that the inside of white dwarfs
A B C
were uniform.
D
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: My house and yours are at the same size.
A. My house is as big as yours.
B. My house is bigger than yours.
C. Your house is bigger than mine.
D. Your house is smaller than mine.
Question 47: “How about joining the clean-up campaign this summer vacation?” Tom said to Rose.
A. Tom asked Rose about joining the clean-up campaign that summer vacation.
B. Tom suggested Rose joining the clean-up campaign that summer vacation.
C. Tom suggested joining the clean-up campaign that summer vacation.
D. Tom asked if Rose wanted to join the clean-up campaign that summer vacation
Question 48: I am sure you forgot to feed the dog when I was away.
A. You sure forgot to feed the dog when I was away.
B. You should have forgotten to feed the dog when I was away.
C. You must have forgotten to feed the dog when I was away.
D. You can’t have forgotten to feed the dog when I was away.

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 49: The students planted a lot of trees in their neighborhood. Their principle praised them for that.
A. The students were praised of planting a lot of trees in their neighborhood.
B. The principle praised the students for having planting a lot of trees in their neighborhood.
C. The students were praised for having planted a lot of trees in their neighborhood .
D. The students felt proud of having planted a lot of trees in their neighborhood.
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Question 50: He was very excited. He jumped up and down and kissed everyone.
A. His excitement is so big that he jumped up and down and kissed everyone.
B. So much excitement was he that he jumped up and down and kissed everyone.
C. Such was his excitement that he jumped up and down and kissed everyone.
D. He was too excited to jump up and down and kiss everyone.

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