PRACTICE TEST 8 x |: 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. out B. trouble C. double D..couple Question 2: A. B. brick C.fish D. fit x 2: 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. Question 3: A. whenever B. mischievous __€. hospital D. separate Question 4: A. B. measurement C. romantic D. attractive Ex 3: Mark the letter A, B, Cor D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 1. | should very much like to have gone to that party of theirs, but A. I'm not invited B. | will not be invited C. | have not been invited D. 1 was not invited Question 2. The train to arrive at 11.30 but it was an hour late. A. supposed 8. is supposed C.was supposed —_D. had supposed Question 3. Our new coach is popular the whole team. A. for B.to C. by D. with Question 1. We got on well when we shared a flat, A. in spite of the difference in our old B. despite her being much older than me C. in spite of the fact | was lots older than her D. although the difference in our age Question 5. They are not buying any coal because they expect in their home by the end of September. A. having gas heating to be installed B. to have gas heating installed C. to have been installed gas heating D. having gas heating installed Question 6. Not only knowledge and skills, but also attitudes in school for students’ future adjustment to society. 38A. when cultivated B. cultivated C. which need to be cultivated D. need to be cultivated Question 7. After we each had been assigned an installment part of the project, we came back to our section. A respective B. respectively C. respectful D. irrespective Question 8. Factories are not allowed to pump their industrial into the sea. A. litter B. garbage C. rubbish D. waste Question 9. The Which are hung in the shop are terribly unfashionable. A. clothing B.wear articles _C. cloths D. items of clothing ‘Question 10. | care about my job and my friends, but | eare about my family. A. after all B. not at all C. above all D. all in all ‘Question 11, Thankfully, the fire brigade managed to out the fire in the South Hai Van forest A.make 8. put carry D. hold Question 12. The police are looking the mysterious disappearance of three mountaineers. A. after B. into Cup D. for Exercise Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 1. There has been no huge improvement in the noise levels since lorries were banned. A.clear B. obvious C. insignificant D. thin Question 2. Many California mining towns prospered until the gold ran out and prospectors moved on to new areas, leaving boom towns to become ghost towns. A. declined B. assembled C. employed D. thrived Exercise 5: Read the following passage and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks. ‘THOMAS EDISON 39On the night of 21 October 1931, millions of Americans took part in a coast-to-coast ceremony to commemorate the passing of a great man . Lights went out in homes and offices from New York to California, The ceremony (1)___ the death of arguably the most Important inventor of all time: Thomas Alva Edison Few inventors have (2) such an impact on everyday life, and many of his inventions played a crucial role in the development of modern technology. One should never (3) how revolutionary some of Edison's inventions were. In many ways, Edison is perfect example of inventor ~ that is, not just someone who dreams up clever gadgets, but someone whose products transform the lives of millions. He possessed the key characteristics that an inventor needs to (4)__a success of inventions, notably sheer determination. Edison famously tried thousands of materials while working on a new type of battery, reacting to failure by cheerfully anouncing to his colleagues:” Well, at least we know 8,000 things that don’t work.” Knowing when to take no(5)__of experts is also important. Edison's proposal for electric lighting circuitry was received total disbelief by eminent scientists, until he lit up whole streets with his lights. Question 1: A. noted B. distinguished _C. marked D. indicated Question 2: A. put B. set C served D.had Question 3: A. decreace B. lower underestimate D. mislead Question 4: A. gain B.get C achieve D. make Question5: A.attention —_B. regard C.notice D. view Exercise 6: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines eachpairofsentencesinthefollowingquestions. Question 1: A bibliography is a list of books and magazines. All these books and are used in writing a report, A. Abibliography is a list of all the books and magazines used in writing a report. B. A bibliography is a booklist in which there are all books and magazines for writing a report. €. Allthe books and magazines are put in alist for writ fing a report named bibliography. 40D. Allthese books and magazines which are used in writing a report are included in a bibliography. Question 2: Single actors recited memorized lines for a contest during festival activities, This, started the tradition of acting. A. Acting tradition started with single actors’ memorized lines for reciting during a contest in festival activities. 8. The tradition of acting started with single actors reciti lines that they had memorized for a contest during festival activities. C. Single actors recited memorize lines for a contest during festival activities as the tradition of acting. D. Single actors had memorized lines to he recited for cantest during festival activities which started the acting tradition. Exercise 7: Mark the letter A, B, C, or Don your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. Question 1. As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home. A. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport. B. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home. C. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected. D. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home. Question 2. Anne had the TV on when her parents entered the room. A. Anne’s parents told her to turn on the TV. B. Anne noticed her parents watching TV. C. Anne's parents found her watching TV. D. The TV was on a table in Anne's room. Question 3. Jane refused to attend his birthday party, which made him feel sad. A Jane's refusal to attend his birthday party made him feel sad. B. He felt sad not to be able to attend Jane's birthday party. C. Jane made him sad despite her refusal to attend his birthday party. D. Jane refused to attend his birthday party because it made him feel sad. “4Exercise 8: Put the verb into the correct form a) If you want to learn a musical instrument, you (1, practice). b) There have been a lot of thefts from cars in the city center. If you (2. leave) your care there, (3. not leave) any valuables in it. ¢)_ don’t have enough money to buy that house. But if | (4. have) more money, | (5. buy) it. d) | got wet because I didn’t take my umbrella. However, | (6. not/get) wet if (7. remember) to take my umbrella with me. e) I'm broke, but | (8.have) plenty of money now if | (9. not/spend) so much yesterday. f) Tom’s hobby is collecting stamps from all over the world. If he (10. travel) to a new country, he will spend time looking for new stamps, READING TEXT-GLOSSARY Word Pronunciation Meaning coast-to-coast Zkoust tu koust/ bo bién commemorate (Vv) Zke'memereit/ tuéng ho go out 7gavaut tat ceremony (n) /serimani/ budi le arguably (adv) 7 'a.gjuabli/ ©6 thé cho rang impact (n) 7impaek tac dong crucial role 7 'kru‘si rou/ vai tro quyét dinh dreamup 7 dristn api (wong tugng transform (v) 7 treens fo:mn/ bin dBi possess (v) /pa'zes/ shou characteristic (n) 7keoriktarristik7 diac diém notably sheer determination | /‘noutebii jie di,te:mineiln/ | dc biét 1a sy quyét tam iype (n) 7 taip/ Toa 42battery (n) /beetori/ pin ‘anouncing 7 ernaunsin/ théng bao lighting circuitry 7 ‘aitin ‘sa:kttr/ ‘mach dién disbelief (1) 7 disbit./ hoai right ‘eminent (a) /'eminent/ di tiéng litup Ait ap/ thap lén 43,