PRACTICE TEST 1

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. A. was B. walk C. water
2. A.ocean B.cinema C.centre
3. A.visual B.sure C.sugar
4. A.learn B.early C.hear
II . Find the one choice that best complete the sentences.
1. How many poems __________ Nguyen Du __________?
A. does – write B. did – write C. did - wrote
2. Hue beef noodle is really__________. I like it a lot.
A. salty B. terrible C. delicious
3. My dream is to become a famous _____ so I really love my art lessons at school.
A. painter B. actor C. singer
4. She is going to see a doctor because she has ______________.
A. a vitamin B. a headache C. an exercise
5. Leonardo da Vinci is famous _____ painting portraits.
A. for B. at C.in
6. The children really enjoy going to the _____ because they can listen to their idols singing and
dancing.
A. concert B. park C. museum
7. Hanoi is not _____ crowded as Ho Chi Minh City.
A. more B. as C.very
8. Vietnamese traditional music is _____ from that of Western countries.
A. same B. more C. different
9. Mozart was one of the most famous _____________of classical music.
A. musicians B. composers C. painters
10. How many _________ do you eat every day?
A. orange B. milk C. apples
11. Cakes in Viet Nam are made butter, eggs, and flour.
A. in B. from C. of
12. ______________ fried chicken last night?
A. Do you eat B. Will you eat C. Did you eat
13. Chinese and Vietnamese people use _____ to pick up food while Western people use forks
and spoons.
A. chopsticks B. toothpicks C. cooker
14. My sister ………….. the piano better than my brother .
A. plays B. play C. played
15. Vietnamese people usually _____ rice with some meat or fish and vegetables during lunch
and dinner.
A. taste B. cook C. serve
III. Rewrite the sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first by using the words in the
bracket.
1. Lan’s school is not as comfortable as my school.
=> My school is_______________________________________________________________
2. Her pen is not like mine
=> Her pen is _________________________________________________________________
3. My brother enjoys listening to music.
=> My brother’s hobby _________________________________________________________
4. There is some butter in the refrigerator. (Make the questions for the underlined words)
=> How________________________________________________________________
5. My parents often go to villages to do charity work.( Change this sentence into a question ) .
=> ________________________________________________________________
6. Tim read books yesterday. .( Change this sentence into negative ) .
=> ________________________________________________________________
VI. Reorder the words to make sentences.
1. interesting/ Playing / very/ is/ beach games/.
=> ________________________________________________________________
2. community/ There/ help/ are/ things/ many/ can/ you/ to your/ do/.
=> ________________________________________________________________
V. Use the words to make sentences.
1. A kilo / potatoes / not / as / expensive / a kilo / steaks.
=> ________________________________________________________________
2. You / visit / lot / countries / last year?
=> ________________________________________________________________
3. How/ water/ Linh/ drink/ every day?
=> ________________________________________________________________

Exercise 5: Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B, or C to each of the questions.
There are many different ways for people to discover and listen to music. British teenagers can
enjoy listening to music on the Internet, on TV or they can go outside and enjoy live
performances.
The O2 in London is the second largest live music arena in Europe. There you can see world-
famous bands such as One Direction, Justin Bieber, Scissor Sisters, Prince, The Rolling Stones,
Elton John, and Take That. This massive stadium has space for 20,000 people. It also has 548
toilets! Tickets are not cheap. You can pay more than £50 to see a concert at The O2.
What about free live music? There are music festivals across Britain every year that are
completely free of charge. Last year more than 150,000 people went to the Tramlines free music
festival in Sheffield in the north of England. The two-day festival is held every July. Last year
there were nine hundred performances in total including local bands as well as music from all
over the world.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The expensive tickets in The O2
B. The parks where British people can watch music performances
C. Two ways for British people to enjoy live music
2. According to the passage, _______ is the place where some world-famous bands performed.
A. The O2 B. Tramlines C. Sheffield
3. How many people can enjoy the live music performances in the O2 stadium?
A. 548 B. 20,000 C. 150,000
4. How long does the Tramlines free music last every July?
A. 1 week B. 2 days C. 2 months
5. How many performances in Tramlines festival last year?
A. 500 B. 90 C. 900