Practice Test
I. PHONETICS
a. Choose one word that has the unđerhned part pronounced differently from tbe others by circling A, B,
C, or D. (0,6 pt)
1. A. pleasure
B. vision
C. devision
D. excursion
2. A. occupy
B. recipe
C. copy
D. trophy
3. A. written
B. favorite
C. satelite
D. litter
b. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C, or D. (0,6 pt)
4. A. inform
B. message
C. regard
D. advance
5. A. mineral
B. fertilizer
C. different
D. alternatives
6. A. geography
B. literature
C. physics
D. chemistry
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
a. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (4,0 pts)
7. The plate is empty; the cats ……………..….all the food.
A. must eat
B. have to eat
C. should have eaten
D. must have eaten
8. I don't know why exactly but I suspect him of being……………..….
A. honesty
B. dishonesty
C. dishonest
D. dishonestly
9. I felt uncomfortable at first, but I now……………..….in this small room.
A. used to live
B. used to living
C. 'm used to live
D. 'm used to living
10. What a beautiful smile……………..….!
A. has she
B. she has
C. does she has
D. have she
11. The conference, ……………..….he was the guest of honour, was wonderful.
A. by which
B. for which
C. to which
D. at which
12. That old man seems to have dropped something. He……………..…. back and forth for
about half an hour.
A. is walking
B. walks
C. was walking
D. has been walking
13. He was so badly injured that they had to bring on a……………..….and carry him off the
football pitch.
A. hammock
B. bed
C. stretcher
D. bunk
14. This company requires all employees to have a physical examination……………..….
A. rarely
B. never
C. seldom
D. annually
15. Last year, Kevin earned……………..….his brother, who has a better position.
A. twice as much as
B. twice more than
C. twice as many as
D. twice as more as
16. It's surprising the performance went so well after only three……………..….
A. rehearsals
B. auditions
C. applauses
D. directions
17. I'm sure it's not my fault that Peter found out what we were planning, I don't remember
……………..….anyone about it.
A. to tell
B. having told
C. to be told
D. being told
18. My brother found it difficult to learn to write because he is……………..….
A. left-handed
B. single-handed
C. two-handed
D. right-handed
19. I really apologize for……………..….you……………..….
A. to keep / wait
B. to keep/waiting
C. keeping/to wait
D. keeping/waiting
20. The old man is said……………..….all his money to an old people's home when he died.
A. to leave
B. to leaving
C. to have left
D. have left
21. ……………..….learning a foreign language if you don't practise it.
A. It's no use
B. You'd better not
C. You don't need
D. It's not necessary
22. Peter: “What's your name?”
Hellen: “……………..….”
A. Pardon?
B. Really
C. OK
D. Forgive me
23. They took the robber to the police station……………..….
A. so quickly as
B. quickly as
C. very quick as
D. as quickly as they
they were
possible
possible
could
24. She failed the test, ……………..….she studied hard.

A. as
B. in spite of
C. despite
D. although
25. Even very active children often stop playing sport when they……………..….
A. bring up
B. grow up
C. look up
D. tell off
26. Those who were……………..….in the scandal will have to resign.
A. connected
B. joined
C. related
D. involved
b. Fill in the blanks with a, an, the, X (for no article) (1,4 pts)
Hoi An Ancient Town is situated 30 km south of Da Nang and known as (27)_____________ Faifo to early
Western traders. Hoi An was one of (28) _____________ major trading centers in Southeast Asia in the 16 th –
17th centuries. Hoi An was also (29)____________ important port of call for Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese,
Japanese, Indonesian and other merchant vessels in the Far East. In the town, there are one or two
(30)_____________ streets whose original structures remain almost intack. All the houses were made of rare
wood and were decorated with horizontal lacquered board and vertical parallel panels engraved with
(31)____________ Chinese characters. Hoi An is highly attractive for historical, geographical, artistic,
architectural aspects.
In recent years, Hoi An has become (32)_____________popular tourist destination in Viet Nam. In 1999, it
was certified by (33) ______________UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site.
c. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences. (l,4 pts)
34. Some designers have ___________________the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. (modern)
35. The accident happened because of driving ___________________
(care)
36. She got very angry but later she apologized for her___________________. (patient)
37. Mozart started composing music during his ___________________.
(child)
38. In my ___________________, an economic crisics is imminent.
(estimate)
39. The old lady hid all her___________________under the floor.
(save)
40. We're very impressed by the ___________________of your town's people. (friend)
d. Choose a conjunction in the column to complete the sentence below. (2,0 pts)
so; so; so; although; neither…nor; either…or; when; unless; because; whether/and
41. My father drinks ___________________beer___________________wine.
42. I'm going out for a short time, ___________________you can get supper ready.
43. Those who are not prepared to study should___________________change their ways
___________________make room for those who will work.
44. She can't hope to pass the exam in December__________she'll have to wait till june.
45. He is very seriously ill, ___________________ doctors have almost give up hope of his
recovery.
46. They go to concerts of modern music___________________they really like it.
47. ___________________I do not like him very much, I can appreciate his qualities.
48. Find out______________they are going this evening ________ ask if we may join them.
49. ___________________I walked into the room, the phone started ringing.
50. We'll be late___________________we hurry.
III. READING:
a. Read the passage and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage:
JEANS
Jeans are very popular with young people all (51) ………………… the world. Some people say that jeans are
the “uniform” of (52)……… … But they haven't always been popular. The story of jeans started (53) …………
two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy, made pants. The cloth (54) …………in Genoa was called
“jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a saleman (55) …… California began selling pants made of
canvas. His name was Levi Strass. (56) ……… they were so strong, “Levi's pants” became (57) ……… with
gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years (58) ……, Levi began making his pants with blue cotton (59)…
…… called delim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began (60) …… jeans. Young
people usually didn't wear them.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.

A. in
A. youth
A. lots
A. make
A. in

B. on
B. young
B. much
B. makes
B. on

C. over
C. younger
C. most
C. making
C. at

D. above
D. youngest
D. almost
D. made
D. with

56. A. Although
B. But
C. Because
D. So
57. A. famous
B. popular
C. good
D. wonderful
58. A. late
B. later
C. latest
D. last
59. A. cloth
B. clothing
C. cloths
D. clothes
60. A. wear
B. wearing
C. wore
D. worn
b. Read the passage, and choose the best answer: (1,0 pt)
The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communication industry. Although Samuel B. Morse
succeeded in making the invention useful in 1837, it was not until 1843 that the first telegraph line of
consequence was constructed. By 1860 more than 50,000 miles of lines connected people east of the Rockies.
The following year, San Francisco was added to the network.
The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to rapid expansion of
the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes. Furthermore, the extension of the
telegraph, combined with the invention of the steam - driven rotary priting press by Richard M. Hoe in 1846,
revolutionized the world of journalism. Where the business of new gathereing has been dependent upon the mail
and on hand-operated presses, the telegraph expanded the amount of information a newspaper could supply and
allowed for more timely reporting. The establishment of the Associated Press as a center wire service in 1846
marked the advent of a new era in journalism.
61. The main topic of the passage is
A. the history of journalism.
B. the origin of the national telegraph.
C. how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads.
D. the contributions and development of the telegraph network.
62. The word “gathering” refers to
A. people
B. information C. objects
D. substance
63. The other's main purpose in this passage is to
A. compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention of the steam driven rotary press.
B. propose new ways to develop the communication industry.
C. show how the electric telegraph affected the communication industry.
D. cririsize Samuel B. Morse.
64. This passage would most likely be found in a
A. U.S history book.
C. science textbook. B. book on trains.
D. computer magazine.
65. It can be inferred from the passage that
A. Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communication industry.
B. Morse's invention did not immediately achieve its full potential.
C. the extension of the telegraph was more important than its invention.
D. journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communication industry.
c. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage: (10 ¿ 0,2=2 pts)
WITHOUT TV
The most radical thing we have ever done is not have a TV in our house. Since 99.1 percent of American (66)
………………..can not make this claim, it may be of some interest to know why. Certainly, our (67)
…………………..of a TV has created (68)…………………..curiosity, puzzlement, and anger among the people
we know, and I suspect even more of these emotions behind our backs. “If the Wetherells get (69)
……………………without a TV, why can't we?
We did have a television during the first days of our marriage. I remember the dizzy way the (70)
…………………..flickered across the screen. A few days later, after I recovered my senses, we took the set to
our local dump, (71)…………………..hands in satisfaction and have been without one ever (72)
…………………..
Now that my TV watching days are (73)…………………..me, I can afford to be nostalgic towards it all. I
remember those nights when the whole family used to sit in the living room watching Ed Sullivan, one (74)
………………….. light left on in the corner, laughing at the comedians before the (75)…………………..came
on. Nevertheless, even warmer and more precious in memory will be these quiet, peaceful years with no TV at
all.
66. A. households
B. housewives
C. holdalls
D. houseworks
67. A. shortage
B. lack
C. need
D. absence

68. A. large
B. big
C. high
D. great
69. A. over
B. on
C. by
D. away
70. A. images
B. drawings
C. icons
D. movies
71. A. waves
B. tightened
C. moved
D. shook
72. A. since
B. again
C. afterwards
D. before
73. A. past
B. behind
C. over
D. away
74. A. smooth
B. peaceful
C. tender
D. soft
75. A. announcements
B. publications
C. commercials
D. clips
IV WRITING:
a. Circle the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting and then correct it. (1,0pt)
Your corrections
76. The secretarial staff is disappointing because they didn't receive a raise.
A
B
C
D

76. ……………

77. One of the visitor fainted on the way to the ancient temple.
A
B
C
D

77. …………

78. From all the cities I've visited, I like Paris the best.
A
B
C
D

78. …………

79. In the past Americans needed to know fewer mathematics than today.
A
B
C
D

79. …………

80. Which is less friendlier - the black dog or the white one?
A
B
C
D

80. ……………

b. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in brakets so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence. Do not Change the word given in any way. (1,0 pt)
81. France hasn't won a gold medal in this sport for ages. (time)
-> It's a……………………………………………………………………medal in this sport.
82. She liked Paris very little and Rome less. (worse)
-> She thought ……………………………………..…………………………………………..
83. Please don't repeat everything I say. (mind)
-> Would…………………………………………………………………………….……I say.
84. I never have enough time these days. (short)
-> I ………………………………………………………………………………………..days.
85. The final question in part 8 wasn't answered correctly by anyone. (answer)
-> Nobody……………………………………………the final question in part 8.