uvén and’s utcte carne DARE TO DREAM 2 - PRACTICE TESTS TEST 02 |. LEXICO - GRAMMAR: Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D that best completes these following sentences: 1. The politician's speech was nothing more than a carefully crafted false promises, of lies, deceiving the public with A bew B pack ©. box D.nest 2. Advances in healthcare have significantly increased life A expectation 8. expectancy exception D.except 3. Consuming vitamins and maintaining a healthy lifestyle can help illnesses and boost your immune system, A drag away B. settle in for ©. wade through’ D. ward off 4, When it comes to planning events, the part of the workload usually falls on the experienced event coordinator. Aworst B. worse C best D. right 5. She couldrit help but entrepreneurs. the idea of starting her own business after being inspired by successful A phase out B. lay into C.dish out D.toy with 6. After days of rain, the clear blue sky was a sight for eyes, bringing a sense of relief and joy. A sore B.achy C.side D. painful 7. Itis important to reflect on past mistakes and strive for a better future we forget the lessons of history. A lest B unless C.atleast D. provided that 8 | usually pleasure in the simple moments, such as a quiet walk in nature or a warm cup of tea on a chilly evening, Age B take have D.eam 9. With its unique architecture and vibrant atmosphere, the new art gallery became the talk of the _ drawing visitors from all around. A.city B country ©. neighbour D.town 10, During the meeting, the moderator tried to topic. the shy participant to share their perspective on theuvén ank'suscte corne A draw out B. spring from file for D. give off 11. tm the best assistant you've ever had,__? Aaml B.dol C haven't! Daren 12, Its demanding that he three languages, passing all his exams with flying colors. ‘A has learnt B learns Cleamt D.learn 13. | saw her at the library during that time; therefore, she at the party. A.canithavebeen —_B.shouldnithave been C. mustnthave been. must have been 14, Since the weather is perfect for a hike, we in the national park. as well take advantage of it and explore the scenic trails A should B. must might D. could 15, ___ she anxiously waited for the interview results ‘A. The clock was ticking ©. The clock ticked B. The clock ticking D. The clock ticks 16.1 bya skilled mechanic after it broke down on the highway. A had repaired my car ©. got my car to repair B. had my car repaired D. got repaired my car 17. The economic growth rate in the emerging market is ____of the developed countries, indicating a shift in global economic dynamics, ‘A. more high than those higher than that B. higher than those D.more high than that 18. She had no interest {good book indoors. in participating in the outdoor adventure, preferring to immerse herself in a ‘A whatsoever B absolutely C. whatever D. whichever 19. She decided to attend the event, reluctantly, as she felt it was important for networking in her industry, A although B notwithstanding —_C. whether D.albeit 20, Having lived abroad for several years, she _____ navigating cultural differences and adapting to new environments. ‘A. used to Bisused to C.is using to D.uses to 1 2 3. 4 5 6 7 8 9, 10. " 12, 13 14, 15, 16. 1. 18, 19, 20.a's uccLe Il. WORD FORMATION: Part 1: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: 21, The evidence presented in court was uit. (REFUTE) clear, leaving no room for doubt regarding the defendant's 22. The dictator's actions towards his own citizens sparked international outrage. (TEST) 23, After moving to a new country, it took some time for Sarah to. to the different climate and cultural norms. (CLIMATE) 24. In the lush rainforest, diverse flora and fauna . creating a rich and vibrant ecosystem. (ABUNDANT) 25. The suspect unknowingly provided information that could (CRIME) him during the police interrogation. 26. The plan to boost sales by offering deep discounts unexpectedly started to perceived the products as low quality. (FIRE) when customers 27. The home. (CEASE) noise of the construction site made it challenging for residents to enjoy a peaceful day at 28, Due to his nature, Jake found it dificut to cope with criticism, often taking it personally (SENSITIVE) 29. The latest software update included ______ security features to protect user data from potential cyber threats, (BUILD) 30. The ancient ruins, standing tall and silent, whispered tales of an civilization that once thrived in the heart of the dense jungle. (MEMORY) 2 22, 23 24, 25, 26 2. 28, 29, 30, Part 2: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the passage: ‘The concertgoer, initially feeling 31 (CONCERT) by the bustling crowd, soon found himself immersed in the 32 (ALLOY) beauty of the music. Each note seemed to 33 (SHARP) his senses, drawing him into an 34 (IMITATE) world of melody. Meanwhile, across town, a dedicated 35 (CRIME) delved into the study of an 36 (DANGER) . fascinated by their remarkable behaviors. Through meticulous observation, she uncovered prearranged patterns in their movements, a discovery that filled her with ave. Later, at a dinner with colleagues, the criminologist found the food 37 (EAT) , but her mind was filed with excitement from the days remarkable discoveries. Upon contemplation of the occurrences, both the attendee of the concert and the expert in criminology harbored a profound gratitude for the unique encounters they had witnessed. Despite facing obstacles, their 38 (WAVE) enthusiasm for discovery remained 39 (TAR) serving as @ reminder of the 40 (ORDINARY) splendor present in the world. a 32 33, 34, 38, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,IIL, READING: Part 1: Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps in this following passage: In recent years, there has been a sizable (41) in the number of young adults living with their parents, a trend not seen since the Great Depression, nearly a century ago. This (42) inspired Susan Wachter, a Wharton professor of (43) estate and finance, to explore the underlying factors driving this marked (44) in Gen Z and Millennial living arrangements. The study, (45) with co-authors Arthur Acolin from University of Washington and Desen Lin at California State University, Fullerton, found that about one-quarter of the nine-percentage-point increase between 2000 and 2021 can be explained by the decline in housing affordability, (46) with higher unemployment and delays in people (47) their knots and rearing children Recent census data underscores the (48) of this trend, with almost half of those aged 18-29 currently dwelling with their parents, marking the highest level observed since the Great Depression era (1929-1941), Overall, the paper found that delays in getting married and having kids (49) for most of the increase in Gen Z and Millennials living with their parents. But the study focused on the period from 2000 to 2021, during which housing affordability significantly (50) __. 41, Aupscale B uptick ©. upheaval D. upland 42, A. achievement B. triumph accomplishment —_D. phenomenon 43, A property B actual C investment D.real 44, A transition B change © shift D. transformation 45. A penned B. written C. spoken D. composed 46, A linked B. connected ©. coupled D.telated 47. A binding Buying ©. wedlock D. marrying 48, A magnitude B. scale ©. proportion D.extent 49, Acontribute B. account C.assign D. ascribe 50. A.worsened B. deteriorated ©. decayed D. declined 4 42 43 44 45, 46. 47 48, 49, 50. Part 2: Fill in each gaps below with only ONE word: The bloc announced Monday that it would (51) the fine — its first-ever antitrust penalty on the US tech giant — (52) preventing rival music streaming services such as Spotify from telling iPhone users that they could find cheaper ways to subscribe outside of Apples app store, Margrethe Vestager, the EUS competition and digital chief, said Apple (AAPL) had “abused its (53) position’ as a distributor of music streaming apps, adding that European consumers did not have a free choice, let (54) the ability to decide where, how, and at what prices to purchase music streaming subscriptions. Vestager said at a press conference that that was illegal, and it had opened a ($5)_ of worms affecting imilions of European consumers. Apple responded that the (56) of the European Commission, the EU's executive aim, had been reached (57) “its fallure to uncover any (58) evidence of consumerhuvén and’s utcte carne harm, and ignores the realities of a market that is thriving, competitive, and growing fast’ The European Commission (59) 2 formal antitrust investigation into Apple in 2020 after Spotity (SPOT) (60) ‘a complaint against Apple the previous year, accusing it of unfairly disadvantaging its competitors. Part 3: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for questions 61 - 68: If you could travel back in time five centuries, you'd encounter a thriving Aztec empire in Central Mexico, a freshly painted "Mona Lisa” in Renaissance Europe and cooler temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere. This was a world in the midst of the Little Ice Age (A.D. 1300 to 1850) anda period of vast European exploration now known as the Age of Discovery. But what if we could look 500 years into the future and glimpse the Earth of the 26th century? Would the world seem as different to us as the 21st century would have seemed to residents of the 16th century? For starters, what will the weather be like? Depending on whom you ask, the 26th century will either be a litle chilly orinfernally hot. Some solar ‘output models suggest that by the 2500s, Earthis climate will have cooled back down to near Little loe Age conditions. Other studies predict that ongoing climate change and fossil fuel use will ender much of the planet too hot for human life by 2300. ‘Some experts date the beginning of human climate change back to the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s, others to slash-and-burn agricultural practices in prehistoric times. Either way, tool-wielding humans alter their environment - and our 26th century too!s might be quite impressive indeed. Theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku predicts that in a mere 100 years, humanity will make the leap from a type zero civilization to a type | civilization on the Kardashev Scale. In other words, we will become a species that can hamess the entite sum of a planet's energy. Wielding such power, 26th-century humans will be masters of clean energy technologies such as fusion and solar power. Furthermore, they will be able to manipulate planetary energy in order to control global climate. Physicist Freeman Dyson, on the other hand, estimates the leap to a type | civilization would occur within roughly 200 years. Technology has improved exponentially since the 1500s, and this pace will likely continue in the centuries to come. Physicist Stephen Hawking proposes that by the year 2600, this growth would see 10 new theoretical physics papers published every 10 seconds. If Moore's Law holds true and both computer speed and complexity double every 18 months, then some of these studies may be the work of highly intelligent machines. What other technologies will shape the world of the 26th century? Futurist and author Adrian Berry believes the average human lifespan will reach 140 years and that the digital storage of human personalities, will enable a kind of computerized immortality. Humans will farm the oceans, travel in starships and reside in both lunar and Martian colonies while robots explore the outer cosmos, 61. Which of the following could be the main idea of the passage? ‘A How would the world change in the next 500 years? B, What would we do in the next five centuries? . What problems would happen in the 26th century? D. How would technology improve life in the far future?uve ands uttte corne 62. The word “infernally” in paragraph 2.is closest in meaning to A differently B extremely © permanently D. contemporaneously 63. The word harness in paragraph 4 could best be replaced by Arenew B. adjust C.exploit D. discover (64. What does the word they in paragraph 4 refer to? A fusion and solar energy. B, clean energy technologies. C. masters, D.20 century humans. 65. Which of the following is TRUE about the future predictions? ‘A Michio Kaku believes that the progress from type 0 to type | civilization will take about two centuries. B. People in the 2500s are likely to control the energy of the Earth to limit the global climate. C. The speed of technology improvernent will remain changeable in the far future. D. Solar energy will be for the 26th century citizens. 66. According to Adrian Berry, the following are what future humans can do EXCEPT ‘A cultivating in the oceans B.traveling between the stars C. exploring the universe by robots D. living as long as they want 67. According to the passage, what do experts predict about the weather in the future? A The temperature will decline as much as possible because of the excessive fossil fuel use B. The Little Ice Age will return due to the influence of solar energy. C. The Earth will have to face extreme weather lke frost or scorching periods. D.Climate change will happen more quickly because of deforestation, 68. It can be inferred from the passage that ‘A. no ane could be sure what life would be like in the 2500s. B. what we imagine about life in the 20 century may be the same as what the 16th: century people thought about the current life C. the predictions of different scientists may draw the same world in the next 500 years. D. technology will affect most of the fields in the future. 61 62, 63 64. 68, 66, 67. 68.uve ands utcte carne Part }: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for questions 69 - 77: ‘The sauce that is today called ketchup (or catsup) in Western cultures is a tomato-based sauce that is ‘quite distinct from Eastern ancestors of this product. A sauce called ke-tjap was in use in China at least as early as the 17th century, but the Chinese version of the sauce was made of pickled fish, shellfish, and spices, ‘The popularity of this Chinese sauce spread to Singapore and Malaysia, where it was called kechap. The Indonesian Ketjab derives its name from the same source of the Malaysian sauce but is made by cooking black soy beans, fermenting them, placing them in a salt brine for at least a week, cooking the resulting solution further, and sweetening it heavily; this process results in a dark, thick anda sweet variation of soy sauce In the early 18th century, sailors from the British navy came across this exotic sauce on voyages to Malaysia and Singapore and brought samples of it back to England on return voyages. English chefs tried to recreate the sauce but were unable to do exactly because key ingredients were unknown or unavailable in England; chefs ended up substituting ingredients such as mushrooms and walnuts in an attempt to recreate the special taste of the original Asian sauce. Variations of this sauce became quite the rage in the 18th century in England, appearing in a number of recipe books and features as an exotic addition to menus from the period.The English version did not contain tomatoes, and it was not until the end of the 19th century that tomatoes became main ingredients in the ketchup of the United States, Itis quite notable that tomatoes were ‘added to the sauce and that tomatoes had previously been considered quite dangerous to health ‘That tomato had been cultivated by the Aztecs, who had called it tomalt; however, early botanists had recognized that tomato was a member of the Solanecaea family, which does include a number of poisonous plants. The leaves of the tomato plant are poisonous, though of course the fruit is not. Thomas Jefferson, who cultivated the tomato in his gardens at Monticello and served dishes containing tomatoes at lavish feasts, often received credit for changing the reputation of the tomato, Soon after Jefferson had introduced the tomato to American society, recipes combining the new fashionable tomatoes with the equally fashionable and exotic sauce known as ketchup began to appear. By the middle of the 19th century, both of the tomato and tomato ketchup were staples of the American kitchen. Tomato ketchup, popular though it was, was quite time-consuming to prepare. In 1876, the first mass-produced tomato ketchup, a product of German-American Henry Heizn, went on sale and achieved immediate success. From tomato ketchup, Heizn branched out into a number of other products, including various sauces, pickles, and relishes. 69. ILis not stated in paragraph 1 that___. {A the Chinese sauce was in existence in the 17th century B the Malaysian sauce was similar to the Chinese sauce C. the Chinese sauce was made from seafood and species D.the Indonesian sauce was similar to the Chinese sauce 70. The word “i” in paragraph 1 refers to__. A asalt brine B.a week C the resulting solution D. this process 71. What ingredient is not used to make Indonesian sauce? A. soy beans B. sugar C.salt D. mushrooms 72. it can be inferred from the second paragraph that mushrooms and walnuts were —__. AA difficult to find in England B. not part of the original Asian recipeuvén ank's uscte corne C. not native to England D. transported to England to Asia 73, The phrase "became quite the rage’ means _ Abecamean anger B. became strange C. became popular. became a protest 74, The author mentions the English version at the beginning of the third paragraph in order to _ ‘A indicate what will be discussed in the coming paragraph B. explain why tomatoes were considered dangerous C. make a reference to the topic of the previous paragraph D. provide an example of a sauce using tomatoes 75. According to paragraph 3, the tomato plant _ ‘A. was considered poisonous plants B is related to some poisonous plants C has edible leaves . has rut that is sometimes quite poisonous 76. The word ‘staples”in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by —_ A standard elements B. strong attachment C. necessary utensils _D. rare alternatives 77. Tomato ketchup is closed to the word “_ A ketchap B ke-tjap C.ketjab D.kechap 69 70. n 72, 73, 74, 75. 76. 7avon and’s ucte carne Part 5: Read about memorable train journeys of four people. For question MEMORABLE TRAIN JOURNEY ‘A. London to Brighton (UK) | spent over ten years doing this journey every day of the week. I'm very relieved | am retired now. | still do the same journey sometimes but now | don't have to travel in the rush hour and if there are delays it doesn't matter so much. The journey when it went well wasn't bad at all. It wasn't too lang and I was usually able to sit down and read the newspaper. It was quite pleasant as long as there were no annoying people having loud phone conversations. But generally it was fine and not a bad way to begin and end a busy day in the city. The problems and stress came with the all too frequent delays and cancellations. It was extremely frustrating, especially as | was paying so much money for my ticket. The cost was much too high in my opinion. | am glad | don't have to pay that anymore. B. Moscow to St Petersburg (Russia) The most memorable train journey | have ever been on was between Moscow and St Petersburg in Russia, We were about 17 years old and on a school trip to see the places we were studying in our Russian history lessons. We spent three days in Moscow then took the overnight train to St Petersburg. | remember feeling really excited about it. | had never been’on an overnight train journey before. We went to the theatre on our last evening in Moscow and then went straight to the station to get on the train at about 11 pm. There were four of us in each room and our whole group ‘occupied about two carriages of the train. Our teachers were very aware of the dangers of travelling by train at night in Russia and warned us never to walk around the train on our own. They told us to go in groups of three to the toilets so that two people could wait outside together while one person went in. That frightened us a little but nothing happened. | don't think we slept much; we stayed up most of the night talking, but | remember waking up in the morning and realizing it was daylight outside and that we were in @ completely new city, It was amazing, ©. Casablanca 10 Marrakech (Morocco) We decided to travel by train because it was cheap and it only took three hours, Also, | thought a train journey through the desert would be interesting and different. In reality it wasnt quite as much fun as | had hoped. We got to the station in plenty of time and got our tickets without too much difficulty. The chaos started when we went ut to the platform. It appeared that everyone else in the station was also planning to get on the same train as us. It was really crowded. When the train arrived it was a real fight to get on and all the seats were occupied in seconds; My friend and | got separated in the confusion but there was no way we could move 80 we just had to stand where we were and hold on. My friend managed to sit down after about an hour but | had to stand for the whole three hours. The scenery was quite spectacular in places but the train was hot and uncomfortable. D. Caims to Katanga (Australia) | went on this train journey while | was visiting some friends who lived in Australia. | went away for a few days on my own and before | left, my friends had recommended this trip; it was definitely worth it. It used to be an old mining train that took miners to work every day. This heritage-lsted railway line starts on the coast and goes right up the side of a mountain. It is very steep and the views are fantastic looking back out to sea, There is lots of information in the different stations about the people who built the railway originally. It was a very dangerous job and many of them died while they doing it, either through acoidents or disease. The whole journey only takes about an hour but you see all sorts of amazing things on the way. At one point it even goes through a tropical rainforest and there are some really beautiful plants. It is a wonderful trip to do as @ tourist, but fm sure the miners didn't enjoy it quite so muchavon ands uct carne Which person or people: 78. was disappointed by the experience? 79, __ learnt something interesting while on the journey? 80, ____ did this journey more than once? 81, ___ did this journey with one friend? 82, ___thinks the price was too expensive? 83 chose to do the journey because of the low price? 84, ___says this was the first time they had been on a journey like this? 85, says they felt scared at one point on the journey? ‘86, _ mentions something which iritated them while on the train? 87. _ took this journey because of advice from friends? 78. 79, 80, 81 82. 83. 84 85, 86. 87. IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: Rewrite these followings using the given words in brackets without changing their meanings: 8, It's pointless to prepare for the unexpected. (BRACING) —> There is no £89, She promised to help them, but she ultimately failed to follow through. (TUNE) => She sang 90, Tom's failure is believed to have resulted from his overconfidence. (BOILED) > Toms failure is 91, The police tried to put the barriers around the area to lessen the epidemic. (CORDON) —> The police were at 92. | wish our posts were popular. (CAUGHT) if 93, These competitions look the same to me, so I cantt decide which to participate in. (OPT) = Since I cant tell 94, Although his dad often argues with him, they are still on good terms. (FALLS) = They stil get 10cuvén ans's uoiLe corner 95, That she was in love with someone was little bit shocking to him, (TORCH) = Itcame 96. She cried her eyes out when she knew that he didn't love her. (BURST) = Catching 97, Her colleague believed that she was experiential, but she was not. (WET) = Contrary. 4"uve and’s utcte corne ANSWER KEY |. LEXICO GRAMMAR: 10. uN 12. 13 14, 15. 16. 1. 18, 19. 20. B- pack of lies(collocation): nhing lei d6i tr 8 -lfe expectancy tudi tho D- ward off: ngéin ngua G-the best/better part of sth: hau hét vige gi D - toy with sth: xem xét, cn nhac vige gi dé ceach khéng nghiém tic ‘Aa sight for sore eyes: hinh anh, sy vat dé chiu ‘A-lest: for fear that, so ring 8 - take pleasure in: thich thi D - the talk of the town: chu d chinh ciia cube rnéi chuyén ‘A- draw out: lam cho mot nguti dé nhiit nhat - question tag: khi cé ‘Im’, cuéi céu ding “aren't subjunctive moods it's demanding that $ + (Ghould) V0 + 0. ‘A-canit have been: khéng thé la ai do C - might/may as well: khéng cin céch nao khéc ngoai vide 8 - absolute structure durge st dung khi khong ©6 tu ndi (although, because,..): participial phrase, $+. B - causative form (¢6 di8u gi dé duve lam boi ai): have O VO sth = have sth V3/ed + (by 0) (C"high’ tinh tint €m — higher | “that” = the economic growth rate ‘A- whatsoever: nhén manh cau c6 nghia xa 0 - albeit (conjunction) + agj/noun: mac dis B- be used to Ving: quen v6i vige gi dd I WORD FORMATION: a 22. 23, 24, 25. iefutably detestable acclimatize abound incriminate 26. backfire 27. incessant 28. hypersensitive 29. inbuilt 30. immemorial 31. disconcerted 32. unalloyed 33. sharpen 34. inimitable 35. criminologist 36. endangered 37. inedible 38. unwavering 39, untamished 40, extraordinary ML. READING Part 1: 41. B- uptick: sy téing lén nhé 42. D - phenomenon: su thanh céng, hién tuong nilén 43. D-real estate: bat dong san, tai san thuc 44. C- su thay di nhanh chéng 45. A- pen(y):viét hoc soan thao 46. C- coupled: dugc két hop lai, ghép lai véi nhau 47. B- tie the knots: két hon 48. A ~ magnitude: su lon manh hoge pham vi rong lén oa viee ot 49, B- account for: li gidi cho viée gi 46 50. B- deteriorate: tr nén tit hon. Part 2: 51. impose: dp dat, dat len 52. for - impose the fine ~ dB lam gi ds 53. dominant: thong tr - for” : dat muc phat 2huvén ands uttte corne 54, alone - let alone: chua ké 55. can - open a can of worms: gay ra van dé phic tap ho8e rc r6i 56. decision: quyét dinh 57. despite 58. concrete: bing chting chae nich 59. initiated: bat dau, méra 60. lodged! phan nan vé vain d8 gi 66 Part 3: 61. A= How would the world change in the next 500 years? 62. B- extremely 63. C- exploit 64. D-20 century humans. 65. 8 - People in the 2500s are likely to control the energy of the Earth to limit the global climate 66. D- traveling between the stars, 67. C - The Earth will have to face extreme \weather like frost or scorching periods. 68. A- no one could be sure what life would be like in the 2500s. IV, SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: 88. ..point/use/worth in bracing yourself for the unexpected, = there's no point/use/worth in: khéng 6 ich khilm gi ~ brace yourself for sth: chudin bi tinh than cho vige gi 89. ..a different tune although she promised to help them + sing a different tune: déiy 90. ..boiled down to his overconfidence = boil down to sth: do vige gi dé Part 4: 69. D - the Indonesian sauce was similar to the Chinese sauce 70. C- the resulting solution 71. D- mushrooms 72. B- not part of the original Asian recipe 73. C- became popular 74, B - explain why tomatoes were considered dangerous 75. B- is related to some poisonous plants 76. A- standard elements 77. A-ketchap Part 5: 78. 79. 80, 81 82, 83, 84, 85, 86. 87, 91. ..pains to cordon the area off to lessen the epidemic error OR 00 at pains to do sth: 66 gang lam digu gt = cordon off: phong téa khu vue néo 46, 92. ..only our posts caught on = iffonly + V2/edt gia nhur catch on: tre nén n6i tiéng, phé bién 93. ..the difference between these competitions, | can't decide which to opt in ~ tell the difference between: phan biét gitia cpt in: tham gia v0 18uvén ands uttte corne 94, ..along with each other although his dad often falls out with him = get along with: trong méi quan hé t6t v6i ai a6 + fall out with: cai va wi ai do 95. ..as a shock to him when she carried a torch for someone = come asa shock to sb: gay séc cho ai = carry a torch for sb: thich ai dé 96. ..on to the fact that he didn't love her, she burst into tears + catch on to sth: nhén ra, hiéu ra van d® gi a6 - burst into tears: khéc 97. ..to popular belief, she was wet behind the ears = contrary to popular belief: trdi voi y kién. nhieu ngudi = wet behind the ears: khéng cé kinh: nghiém, 4