TEST 27

I. PHONETICS
(1-5). Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. a. worse b. horse c. sword d. order
2. a. country b. count c. noun d. ground
3. a. instead b. leave c. ready d. steady
4. a. astonished b. toured c. rubbed d. erased
5. a. honor b. honesty c. hour d. hurricane

(6-10). Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
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6. a. environment b. pollution c. accessible d. infrastructure
7. a. correspond b. rivalry c. volunteer d. mausoleum
8. a. unidentified b. imagination c. disappointed d. interactive
9. a. ethnic b. nuclear c. sewage d. persuade
10. a. aboard b. funnel c. alien d. terrified

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

(11-35). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
11. We stayed at home because Chris wasn’t keen ___________ going out.
a. of b. with c. for d. on
12. Mark got ___________ the bus when it stopped then he walked into a cafe.
a. on b. off c. out of d. down
13. I was taken ___________ when I received the electricity bill.
a. to b. aback c. over d. in
14. The professor broke ___________ her lecture when she heard a cell phone ringing.
a. away b. in c. off d. out
15. He took it ___________ granted that it was not his duty to do the housework.
a. by b. in c. on d. for
16. I’m exhausted ___________ all the hard work of the past week.
a. with b. from c. for d. by
17. These days everybody is aware ___________ the dangers of smoking.
a. of b. in c. for d. to
18. Her parents died when she was a child and she was ___________ by her grandparents.
a. taken in b. grown up c. looked for d. brought up
19. A few hour after the injection the feeling of numbness in your arm will ___________.
a. wear off b. fade out c. drop away d. fall in
20. People often ask children what they want to be when they ___________.
a. grow up b. get on c. bring up d. look back
21. She went right on talking as though she ___________ a word I’d said.
a. didn’t hear b. couldn’t hear c. hadn’t heard d. couldn’t have heard
22. Titanic is really wonderful. I have never seen ___________ film.
a. such good a b. a such good c. so good a d. so a good
23. My glasses are in my book bag, but I don’t remember ___________ them there.
a. putting b. to put c. put d. I put
24. One major ___________ of the area is the lack of public transport.
a. disapproval b. dislike c. disadvantage d. disappointment
25. ___________ weather is unusual in autumn, so we have to stay at home.
a. That bad b. Such a bad c. Such bad d. So bad
26. The weather was terrible yesterday. It rained so ___________ that people could ___________ go
out.
a. hardly - hard b. hardly - hardly c. hard - hard d. hard - hardly
27. When she phoned I ___________ much time to talk because I ___________ for Germany in two
hours.
a. didn’t have - was leaving b. hadn’t had - would leave
c. wouldn’t have - would leave d. didn’t have - had left
28. ___________ resigned, we would have been forced to sack him.
a. He had not b. He not had c. Hadn’t he d. Had he not
29. I don’t think Tom has passed his math exam, ___________?
a. do I b. don’t I c. has he d. hasn’t he
30. It’s not far away from here. It will take ten minutes ___________.
a. at last b. more and less c. first of all d. in the end
31. Over the last 15 years there ___________ a 50% increase in the traffic on our roads.
a. is b. was c. has been d. had been
32. I hope you don’t mind ___________ late at night.
a. my to telephone b. me telephoning
 c. to telephone d. I telephone
33. ___________ the students in this school is about three thousand. ___________ of them are girl.
a. A number of – two third b. The number of - two thirds
c. A number of – two thirds d. The number of - two third
34. We welcome the new regulations which become ___________ on the first of next month.
a. restricted b. affective c. efficient d. effective
35. I tried to tell you, but you were always too busy ___________.
a. to talk to listen b. to talk to listening
c. talking to listen d. talking to listening

(36-40). Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
36. The Sales Manager is the person from him I obtained the figures.
A. is B. him C. obtained D. figures
37. His teacher encouraged him taking part in the English-speaking contest.
A. him B. taking C. in D. English-speaking
38. If there will be too much exhaust fumes in the air, our breathing will be badly affected.
A. will be B. much exhaust C. breathing D. badly
39. Before the supermarket was built people used to buy their food at the street market, weren’t they?
A. was built B. used to buy C. at the D. weren’t they
40. There were so much people trying to leave the burning building that the police had a great deal of
trouble controlling them.
A. so much B. trying C. a great deal of D. controlling

(41-50). Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
41. Students have a ___________ between studying French or Chinese. (choose)
42. He has overcome his difficulties with courage and ___________. (determine)
43. He couldn’t climb higher because he was wearing shoes that are totally ___________ for climbing.
(suit)
44. The rice-cooking festival is a ___________ activity in our village. (culture)
45. Many people enjoy the pleasures and ___________ of living in the city. (convenient)
46. Millions watched in ___________ as the disaster unfolded on TV. (horrify)
47. ___________ of choice is very important to many people. (free)
48. The only thing I could see in him was a certain ___________ for action. (keen)
49. Young children seem to master computer games with ___________. (easy)
50. Previous teaching experience is a necessary ___________ for the job. (qualify)

III. READING
(51-60). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following
passage.
Clothing habits are a matter of (51) ___________ preference in the United States. Most people
are free to wear (52) ___________ they feel comfortable. Business people in large urban areas are (53)
___________ to wear suits or dresses, while clothing in rural areas is less formal. Most Americans tend
to dress casually when not in formal or business situations.
When eating, most Americans (54) ___________ a fork in the hand with which they write.
Americans eat away from home often, and usually they (55) ___________ their own meals when
dining with friends.
When Americans greet one another they often (56) ___________ a firm handshake. They may
greet strangers on the street by saying ‘Hello’ or ‘Good morning’. Friends often greet each other (57)
___________. ‘How are you?’ and respond ‘Fine, thanks.’ Americans do not really (58) ___________
any other answer to the question ‘How are you?’ because it is a way of saying hello. Except in formal
situations, people address each other by their given names once they are acquainted.
Although Americans are generally informal people, it would be (59) ___________ to schedule an
appointment before going to visit someone, especially in business (60) ___________ an appointment
has been made, it is considered to be prompt.
51. a. person b. personal c. persons d. personably
52. a. whatever b. wherever c. whenever d. whichever
53. a. unlikely b. likely c. like d. alike
54. a. take b. carry c. hold d. bring
55. a. buy b. get c. order d. pay
56. a. transfer b. exchange c. replace d. change
57. a. with b. of c. by d. about
58. a. want b. predict c. expect d. need
59. a. the best b. best c. good d. well
60. a. while b. during c. when d. once
(61-65). Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c or d.
Hundreds of thousands of persons each year fall prey to some type of cancer, but new methods of
radiation therapy have enabled doctors to save more lives than ever before. Medical researchers have
developed several experimental forms of this time-honoured cancer treatment that seem effective in
fighting the disease.
One promising approach involves exposing cancer cells to radiation by implanting a radioactive
source directly into the malignant tissue. This process greatly increases the dosage and thus the
effectiveness of the treatment. Another technique uses drugs to make cancer cells more susceptible to
the effects of radiation and to make normal cells more resistant. Certain hugs are able to neutralize the
genetic framework of cancer cells, thus making them easily affected by radiation. Both techniques have
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seen some positive results in the treatment of inoperable brain tumors.
These and other methods have helped to raise the recovery rate for cancer victims from 30
percent 40 years ago to around 50 percent today. This is encouraging news for those who fall prey to
one of the world’s leading killers.
- radiation therapy (n): xạ trị

- to implant (v): cấy, ghép (vào cơ thể)

- susceptible (adj): dễ bị ảnh hưởng

- tumor (n): khối u
- inoperable (adj): không thể phẫu thuật
61. What is the author’s main purpose?
a. To provide information on cancer.
b. To illustrate new techniques of radiation therapy.
c. To argue for new methods of cancer treatment.
d. To give the results of recent cancer research
62. Which of the following is true about radiation therapy?
a. There is only one effective form of this therapy.
b. It saves millions of lives each year.
c. It is an accepted method of cancer treatment.
d. It causes the incidence of cancer to rise.
63. The word ‘malignant’ in paragraph 2 most closely means ___________.
a. treated b. normal c. living d. diseased
64. According to the passage, radiation therapy is most effective when ___________
a. drugs are used to relax the cancer patient
b. it is used on as many patients as possible
c. the cancer cells are resistant to treatment
d. the cancer is directly exposed to the radioactive material
65. It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.
a. improvements in cancer treatment have been ineffective
b. fewer people are susceptible to the effects of cancer
c. the number of deaths caused by cancer has decreased
d. scientists are close to eliminating cancer entirely

(66-75). Fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word to make a meaning passage.
Nowadays Social Media (66) ___________ an important role in our life, we are using it to keep
in touch (67) ___________ our friends and make some new friends. Besides that, we want to show the
world (68) ___________ we are doing by means of posting pictures or videos. These tools are all very
useful, but do (69) ___________ control our life too much? A few years ago, Social Media wasn’t that
big yet, but nowadays people (70) ___________ able to use it for almost anything in their daily life.
Why (71) ___________ people buy CD’s when we have Youtube? Why would people buy newspapers
when we have Facebook and Twitter? When you just (72) ___________ up and open your eyes, you
don’t have to go (73) ___________ of bed to see what’s going (74) ___________ in the rest of the
world. (75) ___________ looks and feels easier to do with social media.

IV. WRITING
(76-80). Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) that is almost the same in meaning as the sentence
given.
76. I don’t have enough money with me now; otherwise I will buy that coat.
a. If I didn’t have enough money with me now, I would buy that coat.
b. If I had enough money with me now, I would buy that coat.
c. If I had enough money with me now, I wouldn’t buy that coat.
d. If I had enough money with me now, I wouldn’t have bought that coat.
77. ‘Would you like to have some coffee?’ said John.
a. John told me to make some coffee.
b. John suggested having some coffee
 c. John asked if I liked coffee.
d. John offered me some coffee.
78. I have never seen such a beautiful sight before.
a. This is the first time I’ve seen such a beautiful sight.
b. The sight is so beautiful that I haven’t seen it before.
c. The sight is the most beautiful I see.
d. This is the first beautiful sight I’ve seen.
79. He is proud of being the captain of the national football team.
a. Being the captain of the national football team prides him.
b. He prides himself on being the captain of the national football team.
c. He gives a pride in being the captain of the national football team.
d. The captain of the national football team is proud of him.
80. Although she is rich, she can’t afford to buy that car.
a. Rich like she is, she can’t afford to buy that car.
b. As she is rich, she can’t afford to buy that car.
c. Rich as she is, she can’t afford to buy that car.
d. As rich she is, she can’t afford to buy that car.

(81-85). Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before
them.
81. I regret speaking to him so rudely yesterday.
I wish ______________________________________________________________________
82. Without her help, I couldn’t have finished my theme in time.
If __________________________________________________________________________
83. The plane took off before we arrived at the airport.
By the time __________________________________________________________________
84. I would prefer you not mention this matter to anyone else.
I’d rather ____________________________________________________________________
85. Michael laughed heartily when I told him the joke.
The joke _____________________________________________________________________

(86-90). Write complete sentence using the suggested words.

86. I/ not stand/ keep/ wait/ such/ long time//
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87. We/ going/ have/ our car/ service/ next week//
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88. I/ strongly advise/ that/ all of you/ take part/ contest//
_____________________________________________________________________________
89. you/ be able/ do/ this exercise/ unless/ be/ good/ English//
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90. police/ say/ nobody/ injure/ during the fire/ last/ two and a half hours//
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 ĐÁP ÁN
TEST 27
I.
1. a 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. d
6. d 7. b 8. b 9. d 10. a
II.
11. d 12. b 13. b 14. c 15. d 16. b 17. a 18. d 19. a
20. a 21. c 22. c 23. a 24. c 25. c 26. d 27. a 28. d
29. c 30. b 31. c 32. b 33. b 34. d 35. c
36. B (whom) 37. B (to take) 38. A (is) 39. D (didn’t they) 40. A (so many)
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convenience
46. horror 47. Freedom 48. keenness 49. ease 50. qualification
III.
51. b 52. a 53. b 54. c 55. d 56. b 57. a 58. c
59. b 60. c 61. b 62. c 63. d 64. d 65. c
66. plays 67. with 68. what 69. they 70. are 71. would
72. wake 73. out 74. on 75. Everything
IV.
76. b 77. d 78. a 79. b 80. c
81. I wish I hadn’t spoken to him so rudely yesterday.
82. If there hadn’t been her help, I couldn’t have finished my theme in time/ If it hadn’t been for her
help, I couldn’t have finished...
83. By the time we arrived at the airport, the plane had taken off.
84. I’d rather you didn’t mention this matter to anyone else.
85. The joke (that) I told Michael made him laugh heartily.

86. I can’t stand being kept waiting for such a long time.

87. We are going to have our car serviced next week.

88. I strongly advise that all of you should take part in the contest.
89. You won’t be able to do this exercise unless you are good at English.
90. The police say that nobody was injured during the fire which lasted two and a half hours.