PRACTICE TEST 4

Mark the letter to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation
Question 1: A. changed B. jumped C. rained D. formed
Question 2: A. harm B. yard C. farm D. care
Mark the letter to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress
Question 3: A. allow B. acquire C. employ D. happen (1-2)
Question 4: A. maximum B. investment C. family D. newspaper (2-1)
Mark the letter to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s)
Question 5: There are many TV commercials which distracting viewers from watching their favorite films.
A. economics B. businesses C. contests D. advertisements
Question 6: ASEAN was founded to promote relationship between the South East Asian countries
A. made B. established C. reacted D. set
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 7: His book is said to provide accurate information about life in the desert.
A. correct B. valueless C. man-made D. false
Question 8: I was going to have a go at parachuting but lost my nerve at the last minute.
A. was discouraged from trying B. grew out of it
C. lost my temper D. was determined to go ahead
Mark the letter to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 9: What I told her a few days ago is (was) not the solution to most of her problems.
Question 10: Tom’s jokes are inappropriate but we have to put up with it (them) just because he’s the boss.
Question 11: Many people in top positions disuse power for their own benefit, and exploit other people.
Mark the letter to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 12: The football match tomorrow evening will be broadcast ______ on TV and radio.
A. simultaneously B. communally C. uniformly D. jointly
Question 13: Jack’s father bought him a(n) ______ bike as a birthday gift.
A. blue Japanese expensive B. expensive Japanese blue
C. Japanese expensive blue D. expensive blue Japanese
Question 15: London is home to people of many ______ cultures.
A. diverse B. diversity C. diversify D. diversification
Question 16: Doctors and nurses worked round the ______ to help those injured in the train crash.
A. day B. clock C. hour D. night
Question 17: ______ their poverty in their family, they live happily together every day.
A. As B. Though C. Because D. Despite
Question 18: Daniel ______ a better understanding of Algebra than we do.
A. makes B. takes C. has D. gives
Question 20: When I came to visit her last night, he ______ a bath.
A. had B. has C. was having D. is having
Question 21: Your father is going to work tomorrow, ______?
A. isn’t he B. was he C. doesn’t he D. did he
Question 22: These boys ______ because they went to school late.
A. are punishing B. were punished C. is punishing D. is punished
Question 24: ______ the destination, he will have been walking for about three hours.
A. When John will get B. By the time John gets C. After John has got D. until John is getting
Question 25: The government hopes to ______ its plans for introducing cable TV.
A. turn out B. carry out C. hold on D. keep off
Question 26: I had a ______ chat with my manager and gave him an update on the project.
A. brief B. short C. quick D. lull
Mark the letter to indicate the most suitable response to complete the following exchanges.
Question 27: A custom officer is talking to a client at the airport.
Officer: "Can I have your passport, please?" Client: “__________”
A. No, I'll think it expired B. Thank you for your help C. Yes, here you go D. But I don't like it
Question 28: Everlyne and Jonathan are talking to each other about the consequence of the Covid 19.
Everlyne: "We have all experienced a great deal of disruption."
Johnathan: “_________. Our life and work have been adversely affected."
A. I couldn't agree more B. You must be kidding
C. Sure, everything is ready D. I don't think that's a good idea
Mark the letter to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following sentences.
Question 29: Fiona has been typing the report for an hour.
A. It took Fiona an hour to type the report. B. Fiona finished the report an hour ago.
C. It is an hour since Fiona started typing the report. D. Fiona will finish typing the report in an hour.
Question 30: “Why don’t we put a better lock on the door?" said John.
A. John suggested put a better lock on the door. B. John asked why not putting a better lock on the door.
C. John suggested putting a better lock on the door. D. John made us put a better lock on the door.
Question 31: It is necessary for you to finish this work today.
A. You can’t finish this work today. B. You mustn’t finish this work today.
C. You may finish this work today. D. You need to finish this work today.
Mark the letter to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 32: Susan didn’t apply for the summer job in the café. She now regrets it.
A. Susan wishes that she applied for the summer job in the café.
B. Susan feels regret because she didn’t apply for the summer job in the café.
C. If only Susan didn’t apply for the summer job in the café.
D. Susan wishes that she had applied for the summer job in the café.
Question 33: He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
A. As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all.
B. Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all.
C. Only when he spent all his money did he borrow some from me.
D. Not only did he spend all his money but he also borrowed some from me.
Read the following passage and mark the letter to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each
In most of the earliest books for children, illustrations were an afterthought. But in the Caldecott "toy books" which
first appeared in 1878, they were almost as important as the lines of text, and occupied far more space in the book. One can
almost (34) ______ the story from the dramatic action in the pictures.
(35) ______ then, thousands of successful picture books have been published in the United States and around the
world. In the best, the words and illustrations seem to complement each other perfectly. Often a single person is responsible
for both writing and illustrating the book. One of the greatest, and certainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors
was Dr. Seuss, (36) ______ real name was Theodor Geisel. His first children's book, And to Think That I Saw It on
Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, and the world of children's literature was changed forever. Seuss's playful drawings
were a perfect complement to his engaging stories and (37) ______ characters. In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became
the first book in Random House's best-selling series, Beginner Books, written by Seuss and several other authors. ( 38)
_______ combine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and plants, and playful stories written very simple language.
Question 34: A. say B. speak C. read D. check
Question 35: A. Before B. Till C. By D. Since
Question 36: A. who B. whose C. whom D. who's
Question 37: A. stable B. preferable C. complete D. unforgettable
Question 38: A. That B. This C. These D. They
Read the following passage and mark the letter to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 39 to 43.
For many American university students, the weeklong spring break holiday means an endless party on a sunny beach in
Florida or Mexico.In Panama City Beach, Florida, a city with a permanent population of around 36,000, (45)more than half
a million university students arrive during the month of March to play and party, making it the number one spring break
destination in the United States.
A week-long drinking binge is not for anyone, however, and a growing number of American university students have
found a way to make spring break matter. For them, joining or leading a group of volunteers to travel locally or
internationally and work to alleviate problems such as poverty, homelessness, or environmental damage makes spring break
a unique learning experience that university students can feel good about.
During one spring break week, students at James Madison University in Virginia participated in 15 “alternative spring
break” trips to nearby states, three others to more distant parts of the United States, and five international trips. (46) One
group of JMU students traveled to Bogalusa, Louisiana, to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Another
group traveled to Mississippi to organize creative activities for children living in a homeless shelter. One group of students
did go to Florida, but not to lie on the sand. They performed exhausting physical labor such as maintaining hiking trails and
destroying invasive plant species that threaten the native Florida ecosystem.
Students who participate in alternative spring break projects find them very rewarding. While most university students
have to get their degrees before they can start helping people, student volunteers are able to help people now. On the other
hand, the accommodations are far from glamorous. Students often sleep on the floor of a school or spend the week camping
in tents. But students only pay around $250 for meals and transportation, which is much less than some of their peers spend
to travel to more traditional spring break hot-spots.
Alternative spring break trips appear to be growing in popularity at universities across the United States. Students cite a
number of reasons for participating. Some appreciate the opportunity to socialize and meet new friends. Others want to
exercise their beliefs about people’s obligation to serve humanity and make the world a better place whatever their reason,
these students have discovered something that gives them rich rewards along with a break from school work.
(Adapted from “Active Skills for Reading: Book 2” by Neil J.Anderson – Thompson, 2007)
Question 44: The article is mainly about ________.
A. sleeping on the floor or camping in tents B. alternative spring break trips
C. drinking problems among university students D. spring break in Florida and Mexico
Question 45: How many university students travel to Panama Beach City every March for spring break?
A. Around 500,000 B. Around 10,000 C. Around 36,000 D. Around 50,000
Question 46: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. All JMU students traveled to Bogalusa, Louisiana, to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
B. Alternative spring break trips appear to be growing in popularity among American university students.
C. A rising number of American university students have taken part in volunteer activities to help the communities.
D. Panama City Beach, Florida is considered the number one spring break destination in the United States.
Question 47: The word “binge” in paragraph 2 probably means________.
A. having very little alcohol B. refusing to do something
C. studying for too long D. doing too much of something
Question 48: The word “them” in paragraph 4 refers to _______.
A. degrees B. projects C. people D. students
Question 49: The word “cite” in the last paragraph probably means .
A. listing B. getting C. avoiding D. inventing
Question 50: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Many students choosing to join voluntary campaigns in faraway areas are mostly in the hope of earning more money.
B. A personal opinion that people must help other people urges American students to join a local or an international group of
volunteers.
C. A desire to go to glamorous places forces American teenagers to travel to non-traditional spring break hot-spots.
D. One of the leading factors for the voluntary tendency among university students in the US is to wish to get away from
family and friends.

Read the following passage and mark the letter to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.
More than 200 reindeer have died of starvation on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, with scientists blaming
their deaths on climate change. The wild deer carcasses were found on the Arctic islands this summer by researchers from the
Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI), which said it had never logged so many deaths at once in 40 years of monitoring the
animals’ population level. “It’s scary to find so many dead animals,” project leader Ashild Onvik Pedersen told state
broadcaster NRK. “This is an example of how climate change affects nature. It is just sad.”
Svalbard’s capital Longyearbyen, the northernmost town on earth, is thought to be warming quicker than any other
settlement on the planet, climate scientists warned earlier this year. The milder temperatures in the region led to unusually
heavy rainfall in December, leaving a thick layer of ice when the precipitation froze. This meant the reindeer could not dig
through the hardened tundra to reach the vegetation they graze on in their usual pastures, the NPI said. Svalbard’s reindeer
have been observed eating seaweed and kelp when food is scarce, but these are less nutritious and cause them stomach
problems.
A relatively high number of calves born last year increased the death toll, as the youngest and weakest are often the
first to die in harsh conditions. “Some of the mortality is natural because there were so many calves last year. But the large
number we see now is due to heavy rain, which is due to global warming,” said Ms Onvik Pedersen.
A team of three scientists spent 10 weeks investigating population of the Svalbard reindeer earlier this year.
Researchers warned the decline of reindeer would cause unwanted plant species, currently kept in check by the animals’
grazing, to spread across Arctic ecosystems in Europe, Asia and North America.
Arctic reindeer and caribou populations have declined 56 per cent in the last two decades, a report by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said last year. The report said food security was partly to blame for falling herd
numbers, while warmer summers could also put the animals at greater risk of diseases spread by flies and parasites. The
average temperature in Longyearbyen has risen by 3.7C since 1900, more than three times the global average increase of
about 1C. In 2016, the entrance to the town’s “Doomsday” seed vault – which stores specimens of almost all the world’s seeds
– was flooded following heavy rainfall.
Question 44: Which could best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Climate change – The main cause for the death of hundreds of reindeer.
B. Global warming – What are the effects on nature?
C. Reindeer – The most vulnerable animals on the Arctic islands. D. Climate change – What are the reasons?
Question 45: The word “logged” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. cut down B. damaged C. recorded D. discovered
Question 46: The following are true about capital Longyearbyen EXCEPT ______.
A. It is believed to be the most quickly warming settlement on earth.
B. People in Longyearbyen suffered unusually heavy rain at the end of the year.
C. It is the northernmost town on our planet.
D. The reindeer here couldn’t stand the low temperature when the precipitation froze.
Question 47: What does the word “these” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. seaweed and kelp B. Svalbard’s reindeer C. their usual pastures D. milder temperatures
Question 48: The word “harsh” in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by ______.
A. slight B. severe C. abundant D. unlimited
Question 49: According to Ms. Onvik Pedersen, the death rate of reindeer is so high this year because of ______.
A. the high number of calves born B. heavy rain
C. natural selection D. the shortage of vegetation
Question 50: Which statement is TRUE according to the last paragraphs?
A. After over 2 months investigated, reindeer populations were reported to decrease because of the increase of unwanted plant
species. B. Nearly a half of reindeer populations have reduced in the last two decades.
C. Beside the scarcity of food, diseases are also the cause of reindeer’s mortality.
D. The average temperature of the Earth has increased by 3.7C since 1990.