PRACTICE TEST 18

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 1: Khang is asking Nick about his study.
- Khang: “Your learning materials are so fascinating. Where do you get them?
- Nick: “__________. They’re from page Luyện Thi Tiếng Anh on Facebook.”
A. The price is pretty high. B. Thank you a lot for the books.
C. I don’t really remember. D. I thought I’ve already told you.
Question 2: Betty is arguing with Lam.
- Betty: “I don’t think using hair to plant trees is a good idea.
- Lam: “_________. A lot of research has shown that hair will help trees grow faster.”
A. I’m not fond of it. B. I must never have guessed.
C. I beg to differ. D. Keep up the good work.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 3 : Emma is _______ employee of all in her department.
A. the more experienced B. more experienced
C. the most experienced D. experienced as
Question 4 : Her company is a rare ________ story in these times of recession.
A. successful B. successfully C. success D. succeed
Question 5 : The girl _______ late to class yesterday was reprimanded by the teacher.
A. to arrive B. arrived C. arriving D. was arrived
Question 6: My sister went to _______ United States to pursue higher education and broaden her cultural
experiences.
A. an B. the C. Ø (no article) D. a
Question 7 : The police _______ investigations into the embezzlement case involving Truong My Lan,
chairwoman of Van Thinh Phat.
A. carried out B. kept on C. set up D. gave off
Question 8 : The concert hall _______ by the maintenance crew yesterday afternoon.
A. was inspecting B. inspects C. has inspected D. was inspected
Question 9 : The company decided to postpone _______ its new product until market conditions improved.
A. launching B. to launch C. launch D. to launching
Question 10: You finished reading that book last night, _______?
A. do you B. don’t you C. didn’t you D. did you
Question 11: The cashier detected the ________ money and immediately alerted the authorities.
A. counterfeit B. artificial C. mock D. fake
Question 12: Yesterday, while preparing for Tet, my teacher unexpectedly visited my home while I
_______ up.
A. has tidied B. was tidying C. tidied D. is tidying
Question 13 : The new scientific research profoundly _______ our understanding of climate change effects on
marine ecosystems.
A. amplified B. dampened C. mimicked D. obscured
Question 14: I will help you with your homework _______.
A. once I had completed my tasks B. by the time I completed my tasks
C. as soon as I complete my tasks D. when I was completing my tasks

Question 15: During the brainstorming session, Sarah decided to _______ a suggestion regarding the upcoming
project timeline.
A. make B. keep C. set D. give
Question 16 : Mary’s completely crazy ________ trying out different recipes in the kitchen.
 A. for B. about C. at D. in
Question 17: Amidst a trend of milk tea brands lowering prices to attract more customers, KOI Thé ______ by
maintaining its prices.
A. moves with the time B. toes the line
C. bucks the trend D. goes with the flow
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 18: A. measure B. sugar C. version D. treasure
Question 19: A. pride B. bright C. link D. thrive
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 20: A. minister B. document C. connection D. resident
Question 21: A. author B. museum C. period D. record
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 22: The lost puppy caused turmoil in the house as everyone searched for it.
A. calmness B. tranquility C. anger D. confusion
Question 23: Her decision to ignore the initial problem only served to compound the difficulties she
faced later.
A. worsen B. challenge C. correct D. improve
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 24: They have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arctic wastelands.
A. suburban B. forgotten C. abandoned D. central
Question 25: We do not know whether it is a valid point, but it is possible that all this is a storm in a teacup.
A. serious problem B. trivial thing C. financial issue D. commercial tension
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word and phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
Recently, Elon Musk once again shocked the world after he bought Twitter for $44 billion. Just a week
after this takeover, he made radical changes by firing thousands of (26) __________ of staff, promising the
return of banned users and making plans to make people pay for privileged access to the site.
Many users were understandably annoyed by this sudden turn of events and have decided to move their
online (27) ___________ elsewhere, with the platform Mastodon attracting the most attention. Created in 2016
by the German developer Eugen Rochko, the site presents itself as a social network (28) __________
preserving privacy is vital.
On his personal account, Rochko said Mastodon reached more than 1 million monthly active users on
Monday. (29) __________ the publicity has not been easy for Mastodon and many new users complain about
the difficulty of creating an account and the poor response times unlike sites run by the tech giants. Content
moderation is also (30) __________ big question mark as it is left to the sole discretion of server
administrators, with some refusing access to others, disrupting the experience.
(Adapted from france24.com)
Question 26: A. units B. fellows C. members D. workers
Question 27: A. appearance B. display C. exhibition D. presence
Question 28: A. where B. which C. when D. who
Question 29: A. So B. But C. And D. Or
Question 30: A. other B. the other C. another D. others
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 31 to 35.
Today, almost everybody spends a large amount of time sitting behind a computer whether to work,
study, or play. This makes touch typing a useful skill to learn for most adults and kids.
 Touch typing basically means typing without looking at the keyboard by training your 10 fingers to
remember the location of each key. When touch typing is employed, the average typing speed can increase
from 27 – 30 words per minute (wpm) to 50-70 wpm and can even reach over 100 wpm with practice.
Mastering touch typing helps you save valuable time. Even if you only double your typing speed, it
means that writing a document that would normally take an hour can now be done in half that time, which is a
large amount of saved time. This also allows ideas to flow more naturally and freely when you write, because
you will be able to fully focus on the text you instead of trying to find the correct key.
Another benefit you can gain is increased accuracy. Using all ten fingers instead of only a few
minimizes the amount of spelling errors. Not having to go back correcting errors helps to further save time. In
addition, work flow and concentration will also improve because each time a correction needs to be made your
concentration can be affected.
Finally, learning touch typing can prevent injuries because use of a proper posture is encouraged. With
better posture, the chances of having a sore back or neck are reduced. The utilization of a correct technique
benefits the wrists too. An improper way of typing can put unwanted stress upon the wrists, resulting in a
variety of issues.
(Adapted from verywellmind.com)
Question 31: What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to learn touch typing B. Why touch typing affects your posture
C. A simple definition of touch typing D. Touch typing and its advantages
Question 32: The phrase “employed” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. handled B. applied C. recruited D. controlled
Question 33: The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to ___________.
A. mastering touch typing B. saving valuable time
C. doubling typing speed D. writing a document
Question 34: According to paragraph 4, what do we learn about touch typing?
A. Touch typing allows you to type without worrying about errors.
B. Being able to touch type means you spend less time on error correction.
C. When you master touch typing, you can write much better texts.
D. If you cannot type with 10 fingers, you will never focus on your work.
Question 35: Which of the following is NOT TRUE, according the passage?
A. When touch typing, people look at their 10 fingers instead of the keyboard.
B. You can type your ideas more comfortably when you know touch typing.
C. Touch typing skills can have positive effects on your physical health.
D. People who cannot touch type have a higher risk of wrist issues.
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 36 to 42.
Some people look at an equation and see a bunch of complicated numbers and symbols while others see
beauty. Now, thanks to a new tool created at Carnegie Mellon University, anyone can now translate the
abstractions of mathematics into beautiful and instructive illustrations.
This exciting new tool is named Penrose after the mathematician Roger Penrose, who is famous for
using diagrams and other drawings to communicate complicated mathematical ideas. Penrose enables users to
create diagrams simply by typing mathematical expressions and letting the software do the drawing. Unlike a
graphing calculator, these aren’t restricted to basic functions, but can be complex relationships from any area
of mathematics. “Some mathematicians have a talent for drawing beautiful diagrams by hand, but they vanish
as soon as the chalkboard is erased,” said Keenan Crane, an assistant professor of computer science and
robotics. “We want to make this expressive power available to anyone.”
Diagrams are often underused in mathematical communication, since producing high-quality
illustrations is beyond the skill of many researchers and requires a great deal of time and effort. Penrose
addresses these challenges by letting diagram-drawing experts turn their knowledge about creating diagrams
into computer codes so that other users can access this capability using familiar mathematical language and a
computer. “We started off by asking: ‘How do people translate mathematical ideas into pictures in their head?”
said Katherine Ye, a Ph.D. student in the Computer Science Department who is involved in the development of
Penrose. “The secret sauce of our system is to empower people to easily ‘explain’ this translation process to
the computer, so the computer can do all the hard work of actually making the picture.”
Once the computer learns how the user wants to see a mathematical object visualized – a vector
represented by a little arrow, for instance, or a point represented as a dot – it uses these rules to draw several
candidate diagrams. Users can then select and edit the diagrams they want from a gallery of possibilities. A
special, simple-to-learn programming language was also developed so that they can easily convey the ideas in
their minds to the Penrose system, Crane said. “Mathematicians can get very picky about notations,” he
explained. “We let them define whatever notation they want, so they can express themselves naturally.”
The researchers will present Penrose at the SIGGRAPH 2020 Conference on Computer Graphics and
Interactive Techniques, which will be held this July. “Our vision is to be able to dust off an old math textbook
from the library, drop it into the computer and get a beautifully illustrated book -- that way more people
understand,” Crane said, noting that Penrose is a first step toward this goal.
(Adapted from sciencedaily.com)
Question 36: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Penrose: The Tool Making Textbooks Outdated
B. Visualizing Mathematics With Penrose
C. The Age of Computer Mathematicians
D. Why Mathematicians Cannot Draw Diagrams
Question 37 : The word “restricted” in paragraph 2 can be best replaced by ___________.
A. confined B. enclosed C. included D. contained
Question 38 : In paragraph 2, what do we learn about the tool Penrose?
A. It was named after the famous mathematician who developed it.
B. It helps users to create mathematical diagrams by themselves.
C. It is much more powerful than a typical graphing calculator.
D. It was created so that anyone can draw diagrams by hand.
Question 39: The phrase “secret sauce” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. unexpected benefit B. mysterious feature
C. unnatural ability D. special element
Question 40: The word “they” in paragraph 4 refers to ___________.
A. users B. diagrams C. possibilities D. ideas
Question 41: Which of the following is NOT TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Mathematical diagrams that are drawn by hand on chalkboards are not long-lasting.
B. Diagrams are usually not widely used to illustrate or communicate mathematical ideas.
C. Penrose uses common mathematical rules to draw diagrams for a mathematical object.
D. Penrose’s developers want to make math easier to understand by using illustrations.
Question 42: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Hand-drawn diagrams are not as beautiful and easy to understand as digital diagrams.
B. In general, mathematicians are not very good at remembering and defining notations.
C. How a mathematical object should be visualized varies from person to person.
D. Almost all people consider traditional math textbooks to be extremely boring.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the
following questions.
Question 43: He got involved in trafficking drugs. He was put in prison.
A. If he hadn’t got involved in trafficking drugs, he would have been put in prison.
B. If he hadn’t got involved in trafficking drugs, he wouldn’t have been put in prison.
C. If he hadn’t got involved in trafficking drugs, he won’t have been put in prison.
D. If he hadn’t got involved in trafficking drugs, he will have been put in prison.
Question 44: Minh graduated from university. He was invited to become a professor.
A. Not until Minh was invited to become a professor did he graduate from university.
B. Hardly had Minh graduated from university when he was invited to become a professor.
C. Only after Minh was invited to become a professor did he graduate from university.
D. Had it not been for his graduation from university, Minh would have been invited to become a
professor.
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 45: Some of my classmates decide to stay at home to prepare for the coming examination
instead of going on a field trip yesterday.
A. decide B. field trip C. instead of D. coming
Question 46: A bridge must be strong enough to support its own weight as well as the weight of the
people and vehicles that use them.
A. must be B. that C. as well as D. them
Question 47: Medical herbs have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since
prehistoric times.
A. traditional B. discovered C. Medical D. prehistoric
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 48: Students are not allowed to touch the equipment in the laboratory.
A. Students won’t touch the equipment in the laboratory.
B. Students mustn’t touch the equipment in the laboratory.
C. Students wouldn’t touch the equipment in the laboratory.
D. Students needn’t touch the equipment in the laboratory.
Question 49: Sarah has been watching TikTok videos for 3 hours.
A. Sarah hasn’t watched TikTok videos for 3 hours.
B. The last time Sarah watched TikTok videos was 3 hours ago.
C. Sarah started watching TikTok videos for 3 hours ago.
D. Sarah didn’t watch TikTok videos for 3 hours.
Question 50: “My brother is working as the president of a multinational,” said Mary.
A. Mary said that her brother is working as the president of a multinational.
B. Mary said that my brother is working as the president of a multinational.
C. Mary said that her brother was working as the president of a multinational.
D. Mary said that my brother was working as the president of a multinational.
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