PRACTICE TEST

A. PHONOLOGY
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (5pts)
1. A. noisy B. subscribe C. service D. graphics
2. A. facsimile B. transfer C. spacious D. fax
3. A. commune B. security C. punctuality D. distribute
4. A. scatter B. panda C. capture D. devastate
5. A. swallow B. switch C. sweet D. sword

II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others. (5pts)
1. A. notify B. origin C. tomorrow D. courteous
2. A. agriculture B. extinction C. environment D. establishment
3. A. fertilizer B. interference C. maintenance D. offspring
4. A. condition B. pollutant C. however D. influence
5. A. introduce B. peacefully C. consequence D. thoughtfulness

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (40pts)
I. Circle the letter of the best answer (A, B, C or D). (20pts)
11. We are proud of our ____ staff, who are always friendly and efficient.
A. well-done B. well-appointed C. well-behaved D. well-trained
12. The first library ____ in the Nebraska Territory was built in Fort Atkinson in 1870.
A. to be established B. was established C. could established D. establishing
13. The school has been given 20 computers, half of ____ are brand new.
A. that B. those C. them D. which
14. If we do not take steps to protect the world's wildlife, many species of birds and animals are likely to
____ completely.
A. die out B. die down C. die away D. die from
15. People are destroying the air by adding ____ to it.
A. pollutants B. polluters C. pollution D. polluted
16. Diamonds are often found in rock formations called pipes, ____the throats of extinct volcanoes.
A. in which they resemble B. which resemble
C. there is a resemblance to D. they resemble
17. If people stop destroying animal's natural habitat, more species will survive and produce ____.
A. offspring B. ecology C. landscape D. benefit
18. We should try to make full ____ of the facilities we have already had.
A. effort B. trial C. use D. perfect
19. Alice and Andy are preparing to go to the school concert. Select the most suitable response to fill in the
blank.
Alice: "Hurry up! We don’t have much time left.” – Andy: “_____! We still have 15 minutes.”
A. That’s too bad B. You are right C. It takes time D. Take it easy
20. Ron happens to meet Neville at the Dining Hall of Gonville & Caaius College, Cambridge University.
Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank.
Ron: “I haven’t seen you for ages. How are you doing?”
Neville: “____”
A. Well, I’m working as an engineer now. B. Never better! How are you?
C. A little bit off the weather. D. Every cloud has a silver lining.
21. Scientists think it unlikely that any species will actually become extinct as a___ of the oil spill.
A. cause B. link C. interference D. consequence
22. The speech ___ we listened last night was informative.
A. to that B. which to C. that D. to which
23. Laura is very ____ person and is always kind to her friends.
A. thought B. thoughtful C. thoughtless D. thinking
24. The trip to France which had been arranged weeks before was____ at the last minute.
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 A. taken over B. pulled down C. called off D. set about
25. Our foods contain thousands of different chemicals. However, only a few of them are absolutely
essential to our health.
A. To stay healthy with only a few essential chemicals, we have to eat the foods that contain thousands of
different chemicals.
B. Containing thousands of different chemicals, foods are absolutely essential to our health.
C. We stay healthy absolutely thanks to eating foods with thousands of different essential chemicals.
D. Our foods contain thousands of different chemicals, only a few of which are absolutely essential
to our health.
26. She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.
A. Although she didn't try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.
B. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn’t pass it.
C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.
D. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following
sentences.
27. Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean.
A. powerful B. significant C. disastrous D. detectable
28. People in this region cultivate mainly rice and vegetables.
A. destroy B. grow C. develop D. support
Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the following sentences.
29. The ring wasn’t worth very much but it had great sentimental value.
A. unworthy B. priceless C. valueless D. precious
30. Elena could have done the job better if she had received back-up from other colleagues.
A. support B. acclaim C. opposition D. attention

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

II. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word. (10pts)
31. Coffee and tea are mild (stimulate) ________stimulants____________.
32. He (sport) ____sportingly___ agreed to play the point again.
33. If the local branch of a political party in Britain (select) ____deselects___ the existing Member of
Parliament, it does not choose him or her as a candidate at the next election.
34. He moved (rest) ______restlessly_____from one foot to another.
35. He finds country life infinitely (prefer) _______preferable______ to living in the city.
36. He has been mixing with drug addicts and other (desire) ______undesirables_____.
37. She was given the (envy) _________unenviable____ task of informing the losers.
38. Failure can (motivate) ____demotivate___ students.
39. The coach is (play) ________downplaying______ the team’s poor performance.
40. He worries (obsess) ________obsessively______ about his appearance.

31. 36.
32. 37.
33. 38.
34. 39.
35. 40.

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III. ERROR CORRECTION: Each sentence has a mistake, write the letter that presents the mistake and
its correct form in the corresponding blank. (10pts)
41. It was a service in which I was grateful.
A B C D
42. I think whatever was responsible for damaging the trees should be fined or sent to prison.
A B C D
43. With his father’s guidance, Mozart began playing the clavier at the age of three and compose at the age
A B C D
of five.
44. Visitors were not permitted entering the park after dark because of the lack of security and lighting.
A B C D
45. She applied for training like a pilot but they turned her down because of her poor eyesight.
A B C D
46. She finds the work she has to do quite easily; boredom is her biggest problem.
A B C D
47. Kangaroos use its long and powerful tails to balance themselves when sitting upright or jumping.
A B C D
48. With his many theories, Albert Einstein did a great impact on physics so much that he is
A B
often called the greatest physicist of all time.
C D
49. Not only Laura's parents but also her husband think she should return to school and finish her
A B C
graduate degree.
D
50. This is the first time Janet has taken so difficult class, but she plans to complete it.
A B C D

41. remove 42. whoever 43. composing 44. to enter 45. as

46. easy 47. their 48. had 49. not only do 50. has taken such
difficult class

C. READING
I. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. (10pts)
William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), who wrote under the pseudonym of O. Henry, was born in North
Carolina. His only formal education was to attend his Aunt Lina's school until the age of fifteen, where he
developed his lifelong love of books. By 1881, he was a licensed pharmacist. However, within a year, on the
recommendation of a medical colleague of his father's, Porter moved to La Salle County in Texas for two
years herding sheep. During this time, Webster's Unabridged Dictionary was his constant companion, and
Porter gained a knowledge of ranch life that he later incorporated into many of his short stories. He then
moved to Austin for three years, and during this time the first recorded use of his pseudonym appeared,
allegedly derived from his habit of calling "Oh, Henry" to a family cat. In 1887, Porter married Athol Estes.
He worked as a draftsman, then as a bank teller for the First National Bank.
In 1894 Porter founded his own humor weekly, the "Rolling Stone", a venture that failed within a year,
and later wrote a column for the Houston Daily Post. In the meantime, the First National Bank was
examined, and the subsequent indictment of 1886 stated that Porter had embezzled funds. Porter then fled to
New Orleans, and later to Honduras, leaving his wife and child in Austin. He returned in 1897 because of his
wife's continued ill-health; however, she died six months later. Then, in 1898 Porter was found guilty and
sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in Ohio. At the age of thirty-five, he entered prison as a defeated man;
he had lost his job, his home, his wife, and finally his freedom. He emerged from prison three years later,
reborn as O. Henry, the pseudonym he now used to hide his true identity. He wrote at least twelve stories in
jail, and after re-gaining his freedom, went to New York City, where he published more than 300 stories and
gained fame as America's favorite short story writer. Porter married again in 1907, but after months of poor

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health, he died in New York City at the age of forty-eight in 1910. O. Henry's stories have been translated all
over the world.
51. Why did the author write the passage?
A. because it is a tragic story of a gifted writer
B. to outline the career of a famous American
C. because of his fame as America's favorite short story writer
D. to outline the influences on O. Henry's writing
52. According to the passage, Porter's Father was ______.
A. responsible for his move to La Salle County in Texas
B. the person who gave him a life-long love of books
C. a medical doctor
D. a licensed pharmacist
53. The word "allegedly" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. supposedly B. reportedly C. wrongly D. mistakenly
54. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
A. Both of Porter's wives died before he died.
B. Porter left school at 15 to become a pharmacist.
C. Porter wrote a column for the Houston Daily Post called "Rolling Stone".
D. The first recorded use of his pseudonym was in Austin.
55. The word "venture" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. challenging experiment B. bold initiative
C. speculative action D. sorry experience
56. The word "subsequent" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. resulting B. police C. alleged D. official
57. Porter lost all of the following when he went to prison EXCEPT his ______.
A. home B. wife C. job D. books
58. According to the author, how many stories did Porter write while in prison for three years?
A. more than 300 B. 35 C. at least 12 D. over 20
59. Porter got married to his second wife in ______.
A. 1887 B. 1898 C. 1907 D. 1910
60. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A. Porter would probably have written less stories if he had not been in prison for three years.
B. Porter was in poor health throughout his life.
C. O. Henry is as popular in many other countries as he is in America.
D. Porter's wife might have lived longer if he had not left her in Austin when he fled.

51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

II. Fill in each gap with one suitable word. (10pts)

In 1816, English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and his future wife, Mary, visited (61) _____a____
famous poet, Lord Byron, at his house near Lake Geneva in Switzerland. It rained and snowed constantly
during their stay, forcing the group to (62)____spend____ most of their holiday indoors. One night, Byron
challenged the Shelleys and his doctor, Polidori, to each make (63) ______up_____ a ghost story. He said
that the person who wrote the most terrifying tale would be the winner.
Mary, who was only nineteen at the time, came up (64) ______with_____ the idea for her story after
having a nightmare in (65) ____which____ she saw a pale student of science kneeling beside “the thing he
had put together”. This ultimately led her to write one of the greatest horror novels of all time -
Frankenstein. In the finished novel, a mad scientist (66) _______named_____ Victor Frankenstein brings a
monster to life. It is really a warning (67) _______to______ man’s dangerous relationship with science.
The book was first (68) ______published_____ in 1818, although for several years the writer’s identity
was not revealed. Since then, her story has become extremely popular and many films have been based (69)
_______on____ it. It is astonishing to think that it was written by a 19-year-old girl who set about writing
the story (70) ______with______ a simple attempt to scare her close circle of friends.

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 61. 66.
62. 67.
63. 68.
64. 69.
65. 70.

III. Choose the most suitable option to complete the passage. (10pts)
How far would you travel for a good meal? If you were a humpback whale, the answer would be five
thousand miles. These large sea animals travel at least that far from their winter home off the coast of
Columbia to their summer (71) ______areas off Antarctica. The distance covered by some types of whale is
amazing, especially when you (72) ______their enormous size. The blue whale is the largest animal that has
ever lived, and it can weigh as much as thirty elephants. It (73) ______ as no surprise, therefore, to hear the
ancient folk legends tell of sailors (74) ______these creatures for islands.
The more we (75) ______about whales, the more wonderful they seem. Some species can hold their
breath for more than an hour and dive to a (76) ______of over 2,000 meters. They use a system of sounds
known as echo-location to find the fish they eat and they have further sounds to keep in (77) ______with
each other. The noises they produce can travel hundreds of miles under water. Some species seem to sing
complicated songs which (78) ______of a number of separate themes, sung in a specific order which can
(79) ______up to half an hour or more. If you ever get the (80) ______to see one of these great creatures in
the wild, you will understand why they have inspired so many legends.
71. A. dining B. feeding C. eating D. chewing
72. A. consider B. think C. view D. believe
73. A. gets B. goes C. comes D. seems
74. A. supposing B. mixing C. confusing D. mistaking
75. A. look out B. find out C. show up D. turn up
76. A. width B. length C. depth D. breadth
77. A. touch B. eye C. glimpse D. call
78. A. compose B. include C. involve D. consist
79. A. long B. last C. play D. give
80. A. chance B. choice C. break D. luck

71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80.

D. WRITING
I. Complete each second sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence. Write between two and seven words in each gap. (10pts)
81. “I’ve decided I really want to go on a cruise around the Med this summer,” said Molly. is
Molly says ____________________________________on a cruise around the Med this summer.
82. He told us that getting a later plane was our only option. but
“You ___________________________________________________ a later plane”, he said.
83. “Does Tony follow current affairs closely?” asked Susie. took
Susie asked me _________________________________________________current affairs.
84. “I’m going to enjoy myself now the exams are over,” said Heidi. down
Heidi said she _________________________________________ because the exams were over.
85. As the plane finally stopped on the runway, it was immediately surrounded by fire engines. to
As the plane finally _____________________________________, it was immediately surrounded
by fire engines.
86. Pete said that Josh doesn’t usually tell lies. not
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 “It ________________________________________________,”said Pete.
87. “Let’s not make any plans and just see what happens,” said Dawn. it
Dawn suggested__________________________________________________ what happened.
88. I decided right there and then to buy it and now I really regret it! whim
I _______________________________________________ and now I really regret it!
89. “Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlo?” said Robert. to
Robert _______________________________________________________ the dishes.
90. “Will you come with me to the concert next Thursday?” Andrea asked Gareth. with
Andrea _________________________________________ to the concert the following Thursday.

II. Choose one of these writing tasks and write an informal transactional letter in about 200 words in
an appropriate style. (10pts)

1. You saw this advertisement for a course and contacted them for more details, making the notes
below. Read the advertisement and the notes carefully. Write a letter to your penfriend, who you
know is interested in improving their memory, telling them about the course.

Want to improve your memory

send you worksheets Our new distance learning course will teach you complete course:
with exercises how. 2 months
cost: 55 pounds Remember names and telephone numbers.
certificate at end Easily learn words in a foreign language.
You’ll be amazed at the results in just 10 days!
Call Tony Welland on 0943 453297

2. You saw this advertisement for a summer course and contacted the college for further details,
making the notes below. You have decided to attend the course and would like to invite a friend of
yours, who lives in another town to join you. Read the advertisement and the notes carefully. Write a
letter to your penfriend, giving the necessary information and trying to persuade your friend to join
you.

Accommodation – comfortable Windsor College Summer Courses in English

rooms above college  Experienced tutors for all levels
Must book now if you want rooms!  Reasonable fees
2-week course, only 250 euros  Accommodation available
Dates: 10th – 23rd August Beautiful college in countryside setting
trips to museum, library, sports
Morning lessons, with afternoon outings arranged
centre
Call 01223 37565 for further details

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----------- HẾT ----------

Học sinh không sử dụng tài liệu. Giám thị coi thi không giải thích gì thêm.

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31. stimulants
32. sportily
33. deselects
34. restlessly
35. preferable