ENGLISH PRACTICE TEST 21

Questions 1-2: Listen and answer the questions by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
1. When does the student have to move out of his present accommodation? 2 weeks later
2. For how long did the college offer him a temporary room? 1 months
Questions 3-6: Listen and answer the questions by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
3. Circle the problem that the student has now.
A. No friends B. No money and no place to live in
C. Homesick D. No luggage
4. Circle the help that the Welfare Office can give.
A. To provide long-term accommodation for him. B. To contact the accommodation service.
C. To subsidize his rent payments. D. To offer him a grant.
5. Where could the student get money?
A. From a bank B. From a landlord
C. From the British Council D. From the Student Union
6. How much could the student get as an emergency loan?
A. Up to ₤200 B. About ₤ 250 C. ₤220 D. ₤2,000
Questions 7-10: Listen and answer right
the questions by writing A WORD OR NUMBER in each space provided.
7. Would the Union be able to provide a long-term emergency accommodation? no
8. How much money does the student have left?
9. Will the student apply for an emergency loan? yes
10. How does the student feel after talking with the welfare officer? optimistic
Choose the correct answer to each question
11. The brochure stated the hotel was situated _______ beside the sea.
A. direct B. right C. precise D. exact
12. All candidates will be treated equally_______ of their age or background.
A. notwithstanding B. discounting C. irrelevant D. irrespective
13. In some educational systems, ___ education is post-secondary education up to the level of a bachelor’s degree.
A. graduate B. postgraduate C. undergraduate D. lower-graduate
14. _______ Japanese he speaks is often heard in the countryside.
A. A B. An C. Any D. The
15. Fifteen ________by five is three.
A. divided B. dividing C. been divided D. is divided
16. I don't think this record will ever________.
A. get out B. run off C. catch on D. put down
17. Why did Berth ask you ________a bicycle?
A. that you had B. do you have C. if you had D. that if you had
18. I would appreciate __________ it a secret.
A. you to keep B. that you keep C. that you will keep D. your keeping
19. After so many years, it is great to see him_______ his ambitions.
A. realize B. get C. possess D. deserve
20. Minh and Cuong were badly injured in the last match, so ________of them can play in this match.
A. neither B. none C. either D. both
Each sentence below has ONE mistake. Underline and correct it.
21. As soon as I will graduate, I’m going to return to my hometown.
22. The more sugar a person eats, the less likelihood he is to lose weight. likely
23. By the end of the 21th century, scientists will have discovered cure for the common cold. 21st
24. Aspirin is recommended to many patients for it effect to thin the blood. its
25. Beethoven wrote and performed some of his greatest work while he was almost totally deaf. works
26. She no longer is young enough to take part in a beauty contest. is no longer
27. Thirty hours a week are a heavy work schedule. is
28. The governor sent the National Guard to assist the local habitants in the clean-up operation because the torrential
because of
rain that had devastated the area.
29. Some studies show that young babies prefer the smell of milk to those of other liquids. that
30. Financial considerations play an important part in the choose of a college.choice
Put the correct form of the verbs
do
a. What you (31. mean) ____________,
mean the accident (32. be) ____________
was had been
my fault? If it (33. be____________,
wouldn't have called
surely I (34. not call) ____________ the police.
b. (35. Be) ____________
Had itbeen
not for Mary’s help, I (36. not be) wouldn't have been able to take part in the competition.
____________
c. When the school finally (37. close) ____________
closed its doors in 1988, Mr. Roberts (38. teach) ____________
had been teaching there

for 25 years. As a result, he (39. decide) ____________

decided to take early retirement and (40. be) ____________
is now
to be seen tending his garden most sunny afternoon.
Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space at the same line
41. People used to suffer from their life-time physical ____________ abnormalities (normal)
42. If you think I am going to marry you, then I’m afraid you’re very much ____________ mistaken (take).
43. The man was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to three years ____________ (prison)
imprisonment

44. He won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later ____________ disqualified when a medical check proved that he
had been taking drugs (qualify)
45. The recent hurricane caused ____________
widespread damaged (wide)
46. Jim is one of the most ____________ members of the committee (speak)
outspoken

47. We try to ensure the ____________

well-being of our employees (be)
48. The dictionaries are with the other____________
reference books. (refer)
49. I was annoyed at his ____________ to co-operate. (refuse)
refusal

50. Thank you for your present. It was very ____________

thoughtful of you to send it. (think)
Fill the blanks with appropriate prepositions
Thank you for your letter of 21 June. I was very disturbed by your account (51) ____________ of what happened (52)
____________
in our hotel last week and I am writing to apologize for this. I can understand that you were shocked by
(cớ)
the way the employee spoke to you. There can be no excuse (53) ____________ for such behavior and I fully understand
why you felt the need to complain (54) ____________about the situation. I can provide no explanation (55) ____________ for

the way the receptionist behaved. Our hotel group has a reputation (56) ____________ for being good at looking (57)
____________
after our customers, and I am very sorry that your experience (58) ____________ of our service did not confirm
this. I intend to deal with the staff member appropriately and I will ensure that she does not repeat this behavior by
sending her on a retraining course next week. I would like to assure you that the behavior you encountered is not
(điển hình)
typical (59) ____________
of our staff. As the manager, I am responsible for all of our employees, so please accept my
apologizes again and this voucher worth $50 to spend in any (60) ____________ of our hotels
Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with one suitable word.
Getting on with people
Most of us have to cope with everyday world, whether or not we go out to a full-time job. Even a trip to the
supermarket brings us (61) ____________
up against people who could easily upset our equilibrium. There are those who
jump the (62) ____________
queue bash us with their trolleys or block the gangways with (63) ____________ no thought for
those who want to get past. The secret of stress-free shopping, along with all other aspects of getting along with
people, must surely lie within ourselves.
(64) ____________
However considerate you may be yourself, you are constantly faced by tired or neurotic folk who
cannot, or will not, play their (65) ____________
parts in making life as easy and pleasant as possible. Some people simply
do not care how much trouble they cause. They have probably been subjected to (66) ____________ such unkindness
themselves that they get a perverse pleasure out of being difficult. They subconsciously believe that they deserve to
suffer and they invite friction when there is no need for it. “I’m not happy,” they seem to think, “so why should anyone
else be?”
I think we should avoid nervous tension as far as possible by disregarding most of the offensive behavior we
encounter in everyday life. (67) ____________
SHOULD someone bang your leg with their supermarket trolley, you can shout
at them or (68) ____________
give them an angry stare, (69) ____________
or you can take no notice, try to ignore the pain,
and remind (70) ____________
yourself that there must have been occasions when you have accidentally hurt someone with
a trolley. If you take the latter option, you will go on your way feeling more relaxed than if you flared up angrily.
Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each numbered gap in the passage below.
WIND - The untamable weather machine
On 15 October 1987, the southern counties of Britain were struck by the strongest winds they had experienced
in 200 years. Gusts of over 130 kilometers per hour slammed across the region and £1.5-billion-worth of damage was
(71) _________ in just a few hours.
Extreme weather events like this are dramatic (72) _________ of the power of the wind. It’s one part of the
weather we generally don't (73) __________ a second thought to in Britain but it plays a vital role in people’s lives
across the world. Without the formation and circulation of winds there would quite (74) _______ be no climate.
Some parts of the world seem to suffer more than (75) __________ from the effects of ‘ill winds’, and links
between particular winds and psychological problems (76) __________ back centuries. The Föhn, the hot dry wind
that slides off the slopes of the Alps, is capable of boosting temperatures quite suddenly (77) __________ 10°C or
more. It affects as many as one in three people in its (78) __________, making them feel anxious, irritable and generally
ill. In California, many people (79) __________ the arrival of the Santa Ana, which rushes down from the high Mojave
desert. Lyall Watson, in his book Heaven’s Breath, claims that (80) ________ the Santa Ana blows, murder rates soar.
71. A. made B. caused C. destroyed D. completed
72. A. reminders B. recollections C. mementos D. memorial
73. A. make B. have C. give D. get
74. A. easily B. rightly C. surely D. simply
75. A. the other B. others C. another D. the others
76. A. last B. originate C. pass D. date
77. A. by B. of C. in D. about
78. A. line B. road C. path D. bypass
79. A. despair B. respect C. dread D. warn
80. A. where B. what C. why D. when
Read the passage and answer the questions which follow by choosing the best answer.
Hot boning is an energy-saving technique for the meat processing industry. It has received significant attention
in recent years when increased pressure for energy conservation has accentuated the need for more efficient methods
of processing the bovine carcass. Cooling an entire carcass requires a considerable amount of refrigerated space, since
bone and trimmable fat are cooled along with the muscle. It is also necessary to space the carcasses adequately in the
refrigerated room for better air movement and prevention of microbial contamination, thus adding to the volume
requirements for carcass chillers.
Conventional handling of meat involves holding the beef sides in the cooler for 24 to 36 hours before boning.
Chilling in the traditional fashion is also associated with a loss of carcass weight ranging from 2 percent to 4 percent
due to evaporation of moisture from the meat tissue.
Early excision, or hot boning, of muscle prerigor followed by vacuum packaging has several potential
advantages. By removing only the edible muscle and fat prerigor, refrigeration space and costs are minimized, boning
labor is decreased, and storage yields increased. Because hot boning often results in the toughening of meat. a more
recent approach, hot boning following electrical stimulation, has been used to reduce the necessary time of rigor
mortis. Some researchers have found this method beneficial in maintaining tender meat, while others have found that
the meat also becomes tough after electrical stimulation.
81. The word “accentuated” is closest in meaning to
A. de-emphasized B. speeded up C. caused D. highlighted
82. All of the following are mentioned as drawbacks of the conventional methods of boning EXCEPT
A. Storage space requirements B. Energy waste C. Loss of carcass weight D. Toughness of meat
83. The word “pressure” is nearest in meaning to
A. urgency B. weight C. flavor D. cooking texture
84. Hot boning is becomin0067 very popular because
A. it causes meat to be very tender
B. it helps conserve energy and is less expensive than conventional methods
C. meat tastes better when the bone is adequately seared along with the meat
D. it reduces the weight of the carcass
85. “carcass chiller” is nearest in meaning to
A. a refrigerator for the animal body B. a method of boning meat
C. electrical stimulation of beef D. early excision
86. The toughening of meat during hot boning has been combated by
A. following hot boning with electrical stimulation B. tenderizing the meat
C. using electrical stimulation before hot boning D. removing only the edible muscle and fat prerigor
87. The word “bovine” is nearest in meaning to
A. cold B. electrically stimulated C. beef D. pork
88. The word “this” refers to
A. hot boning B. hot boning following electrical stimulation
C. rigor mortis D. removing edible muscle and fat prerigor
89. One reason it is recommended to remove bones before refrigerating is that
A. it makes the meat more tender B. the bones are able to be used for other purposes
C. it increases chilling time D.it saves cooling space by not refrigerating parts that will be discarded
90. The word “trimmable” is nearest in meaning to
A. unsaturated B. removable C. unhealthy D. chillable
Rewrite the following sentences.
everybody's expectation, she lost
91. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did. →Against................................................
92. I managed to persuade Bob to lend me his car. →I managed to talk................................................
Bob into lending me his car

93. Both the doctors I consulted were confident of curing me.

→I consulted..........................................
the doctors, both of whom were confident of curing me

94. The manager wrote a long ungrammatical report.

→The report.................................................
written by the manager was a long ungrammatical one

95. If Cathy hadn’t been so mean, we’d have had a really good time.
→ But......................................
for Cathy's meanness, we would have had a really good time.

96. The business is hardly making a profit at the moment. EVEN

The business is breaking even at the moment

97. Nowadays goods are often acquired but not paid for immediately. CREDIT
Nowadays, goods are often bought on credit

98. I certainly won’t change my mind about resigning. QUESTION

My Changing my mind about resigning is out of the question

99. He didn’t mention our previous conversation at all. REFERENCE

Bob
He into
made nolending
referenceme hisprevious
to our car. conversation.
100. He almost cried when you shouted at him. VERGE on the
He was on the verge of crying when you shouted at him.