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E7_PRACTICE TEST 3
SECTION 1. PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group.
(1,0 pt)
1. A. looked
B. watched
C. stopped
D. carried
2. A. bath
B. father
C. theater
D. health
3. A. danger
B. angry
C. language
D. passage
4. A. whole
B. when
C. where
D. while
5. A. improvement
B. equipment
C. comment
D. development
II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. (1,0 pt)
1.
A. anniversary
B. entertainment
C. volunteer
D. experiment
2.
A. surgery
B. symptom
C. material
D. cavity
3.
A. calendar
B. appointment
C. expensive
D. vacation
4.
A. chemistry
B. biology
C. physics
D. history
5.
A. receive
B. awful
C. decide
D. disease
SECTION 2. LEXICO- GRAMMAR:
III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (4,0 pts)
1. Summer is coming. _______ on _______ way.
A. it's – its
B. its – it
C. it's – it's
D. it's – it
2. She is looking ________ the children. They're hiding.
A. at
B. for
C. after
D. around
3. Everyone must remember _________ lies.
A. don't tell
B. not tell
C. to not tell
D. not to tell
4. I'll do the job to my best ________.
A. capacity
B. knowledge
C. talent
D. ability
5. Many schools use videos _________ teaching.
A. to
B. in
C. for
D. with
6. My parents _______ me to see Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum last summer.
A. led
B. took
C. brought
D. directed
7. I'd like to mail this letter _______ my friend in the USA.
A. for
B. with
C. to
D. up to
st
8. We _________ to our new house on January 1 .
A. transferred
B. got
C. removed
D. moved
9. Fluoride toothpaste helps _________ tooth decay.
A. prevent
B. for preventing
C. preventing
D. with preventing
10. She added a little salt to the soup so it tasted _______.
A. deliciously
B. well
C. good
D. tastefully
11. When I first met him, he was wearing _______.
A. a brown nice leather jacket
B. a nice leather brown jacket
C. a leather nice brown jacket
D. a nice brown leather jacket
12.  Anna and Laura are talking with each other about their weekend.
Anna: "Would you like to have lunch with us?" Laura:  "__________."
A.  All right
B.  Yes, I would
C.  No, I wouldn't like
D.  Yes, I'd love to
13. An and Phuc are going to Mary's birthday next Friday.
An: "Shall we go out to choose a birthday gift for Mary?” - Phuc: "__________"
A. Good idea.
B. Happy birthday.
C. Yes, please do.
D. Are you sure?
14. John is often late for school but I ……………….
A. don't
B. was not
C. am not
D. didn't
15. My sister is ………. than I am.
A. more tall
B. much taller
C. more taller
D. the tallest
16. She looked at me……………… when I told her the good news.
A. happy
B. happily
C. happiness
D. unhappy
17 You ………………………. stay at home when you are sick.
A. had better
B. should
C. mustn't
D. A and B

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18. He doesn't like candy. I……………..
A. don't too
B. don't, either
C. don't neither
D. do so
19. I divided the sweets…………………several boys.
A. during
B. between
C. into
D. among
20. He was only ten, but he ate……………………his father did.
A. as much as
B. more that
C. much than D. as much than
IV. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (2,0pts)
1. Students often have one hour for lunch and two 20-minutes breaks
 _______________
each day.
2. One of the large libraries is the United States' Library of Congress.
 ________________
3. The class usually starts at 8 a.m and finish at 4 p.m.
 _______________
4. He thought that the colorfully little fish were the most beautiful.
 ______________
5. Lan, together with her students, are going to the party tonight.
 _______________
6. I think that she is much more happy than her friends are.
 _______________
7. After recess, everyone goes towards indoors and classes begin
 _______________
again.
8. This children are very interested in learning how to use a sewing
 _______________
machine.
9. I was a little scaring but the dentist told me not to worry.
 _____________
10. I like spinach and cucumbers and so is my elder brother.
 _______________
V. Give the correct forms of the words given in brackets. (2,0pts)
1. It's very _________________________ to live in damp room.
(HEALTH)
2. Walking is a fun, easy and _______________________ activity.

(EXPENSIVE)

3. A balanced diet alone is not enough for a healthy ________________________. (LIFE)
4. That woman is very pleasant, but her younger sister is a little _______________ (FRIEND)
5. Jane likes to wear ______________________________ clothes.

(COLOUR)

6. Diana is a _______________________.She sells flowers at a shop in New York. (FLOWER)
7. The students of class 7A enjoy _____________________ activities after school hours. (DIFFER)
8. Some students are following the _____________________ to the video room.

(LIBRARY)

9. The post arrives __________________________ at eight in the morning.

(REGULAR)

10. Do your classes start ____________________________ or later?

(EARLY)

VI. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (1,0 pt)
1. My mother is busy (cook) ____________________dinner in the kitchen.
2. Daddy, could you tell me how (run) ________________________ this washing machine?
3. My father used to be a teacher. He (teach) ___________________Chemistry at a local school.
4. You had better (brush) ______________________ your teeth after every meal.
5. Why you (not go ) ______________________ to the party last night?
SECTION 3. READING:
VII. Choose the best answer to complete the passage. (2,0 pts)
Last Monday William Murphy (1) ______ a walet on a lonely street in Montreal. He picked up
the wallet and (2) ______ a ticket inside. He noticed the number on the ticket and immediately realized
that (3) _____ was the winning ticket in a big competition. The price (4) _____ eight million dollas!
Murphy (5) _____ the huge prize, however, he (6) _____ the ticket back to (7) _____ owner,
Laviqeur. Yesterday Leviqeur got the prize and at once (8) _____ Murphy a million dollas as a reward.
“I have never won a competition before”, he told the reporter. “Now I (9) ____ rich and I want
(10) ______ honesty.
1. A. see
B. sees
C. saw
D. is seeing
2. A. find
B. found
C. finds
D. founded

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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

A. it
A. is
A. didn't collect
A. take
A. his
A. give
A. becomes
A. reward

B. he
B.are
B. not collect
B. takes
B. their
B. gave
B. become
B. to reward

C. she
C. were
C. no collect
C. taking
C. its
C. giving
C. is becoming
C. rewarding

D. one
D.was
D. wasn't collect
D. took
D. it's
D. gives
D. became
D. for rewarding.

VIII. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (1,0 pt)
The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1,200
pounds. They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth.
Elephants can live up to 70 years. Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks. They also use
their trunks for drinking water, bathing, eating and communicating. There are two kinds of elephants: the
African elephant and the Indian elephant. African elephant can be characterized as larger ears. The
African elephant grows up to 10 feet and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds. The Indian elephant grows
up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 800 pounds. This elephant is characterized as smaller ears. Another
name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant.
1. What is the topic of the passage?
A. African elephant
B. Indian elephant C. Elephants
D. Elephants' trunks
2. How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth?
A. 70 pounds
B. 200 pounds
C. 300 pounds
D. 1,200 pounds
3. According to the passage, elephants can use their trunks for the following activities, EXCEPT
_______.
A. Bathing
B. Communicating
C. Sleeping
D. Drinking
4. Which kind of elephant is the largest?
A. The Indian elephant
B. the African elephant
C. the Asian elephant
D. the Indian and Asian elephant
5. An Indian elephant has _______than an African elephant.
A. a longer tail B. a stronger trunk
C. smaller ears
D. bigger teeth
IX. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space. (2,0 pts)
Americans like sport very much. One of the (1) ....................... popular kinds of sports in Autumn
is football. All the high schools (2) .................... universities have their own teams.
In winter the most popular kind of sports (3) .............................. basketball. There is usually a
match every evening in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of the United States there is a
lot of (4) ......................... and ice. Many people like skiing and skating.
In the other two (5) ......................, millions of Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have their
games in (6) ............................., but the most important professional games are played during summer.
Many people listen to the games (7) ………….......... the radio, watch them on television or read about
them (8) .............................. the newspapers.
Some also play tennis or golf and others (9) ........................ fishing. They like to stay outdoors (10)
............................it is warm during the months of June, July and August.
SECTION 4. WRITING:
X. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (1,0 pt)
1. Why is not this TV working?
=> What …………………………………………………………………………………...?
2. Hoa and Minh didn't go to school yesterday because of illness.
=>Hoa and Minh were …………………………………………………………………….
3. Binh can swim better than Nam.
=> Nam can't ……………………………………………………………………………...
4. How wide is the stadium?
=> What ………………………………………………………………………………….?

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5. We will have a Sa Pa tour that last for five days.
We will have …………………………………………………………………………….
XI. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in bold. Do not change the word given.
You must use between three and six words, including the word given. (1,0 pt)
1. Can't you do better than that? (BEST)
=> Is that…………………………………………………………………………………?
2. It isn't necessary for students to wear uniforms on Wednesday.
(HAVE TO)
=> Students…………………………………………………………………………………
3. She feels comfortable to watch TV.
(WATCHING)
=> …………………………………………………………………………..
4. We spent a whole day looking for these old pictures. (TOOK)
=> It ………………………………………………………………………………….
5. What is the distance between your hometown and your school?
(FAR)
=> How……………………………………………………………………………………
XII. Imagine Liz is your new friend. Write a letter (100-120 words) to Long (one of your friend) to
tell him about Liz and her family. (Don't show your name, your school or your village). (2ps)
Start like this:
Dear Long,
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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KEY_PRACTICE TEST 3
SECTION 1. PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group.
(1,0 pt)
1. A. looked
B. watched
C. stopped
D. carried
2. A. bath
B. father
C. theater
D. health
3. A. danger
B. angry
C. language
D. passage
4. A. whole
B. when
C. where
D. while
5. A. improvement
B. equipment
C. comment
D. development
II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. (1,0 pt)
1.
A. anniversary
B. entertainment
C. volunteer
D. experiment
2.
A. surgery
B. symptom
C. material
D. cavity
3.
A. calendar
B. appointment
C. expensive
D. vacation
4.
A. chemistry
B. biology
C. physics
D. history
5.
A. receive
B. awful
C. decide
D. disease
SECTION 2. LEXICO- GRAMMAR:
III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (4,0 pts)
1. Summer is coming. _______ on _______ way.
A. it's – its
B. its – it
C. it's – it's
D. it's – it
2. She is looking ________ the children. They're hiding.
A. at
B. for
C. after
D. around
3. Everyone must remember _________ lies.
A. don't tell
B. not tell
C. to not tell
D. not to tell
4. I'll do the job to my best ________.
A. capacity
B. knowledge
C. talent
D. ability
5. Many schools use videos _________ teaching.
A. to
B. in
C. for
D. with
6. My parents _______ me to see Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum last summer.
A. led
B. took
C. brought
D. directed
7. I'd like to mail this letter _______ my friend in the USA.
A. for
B. with
C. to
D. up to
st
8. We _________ to our new house on January 1 .
A. transferred
B. got
C. removed
D. moved
9. Fluoride toothpaste helps _________ tooth decay.
A. prevent
B. for preventing
C. preventing
D. with preventing
10. She added a little salt to the soup so it tasted _______.
A. deliciously
B. well
C. good
D. tastefully
11. When I first met him, he was wearing _______.
A. a brown nice leather jacket
B. a nice leather brown jacket
C. a leather nice brown jacket
D. a nice brown leather jacket
12.  Anna and Laura are talking with each other about their weekend.
Anna: "Would you like to have lunch with us?" Laura:  "__________."
A.  All right
B.  Yes, I would
C.  No, I wouldn't like
D.  Yes, I'd love to
13. An and Phuc are going to Mary's birthday next Friday.
An: "Shall we go out to choose a birthday gift for Mary?” - Phuc: "__________"
A. Good idea.
B. Happy birthday.
C. Yes, please do.
D. Are you sure?
14. John is often late for school but I ……………….
A. don't
B. was not
C. am not
D. didn't
15. My sister is ………. than I am.
A. more tall
B. much taller
C. more taller
D. the tallest
16. She looked at me……………… when I told her the good news.
A. happy
B. happily
C. happiness
D. unhappy
17. You ……………………….stay at home when you are sick.

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A. had better
B. should
C. mustn't
D. A and B
18. He doesn't like candy. I……………..
A. don't too
B. don't, either
C. don't neither
D. do so
19. I divided the sweets…………………several boys.
A. during
B. between
C. into
D. among
20. He was only ten, but he ate……………………his father did.
A. as much as
B. more that
C. much than D. as much than
IV. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (2,0pts)
1. Students often have one hour for lunch and two 20-minutes breaks
 _______________
each day.
2. One of the large libraries is the United States' Library of Congress.
 ________________
3. The class usually starts at 8 a.m and finish at 4 p.m.
 _______________
4. He thought that the colorfully little fish were the most beautiful.
 ______________
5. Lan, together with her students, are going to the party tonight.
 _______________
6. I think that she is much more happy than her friends are.
 _______________
7. After recess, everyone goes towards indoors and classes begin
 _______________
again.
8. This children are very interested in learning how to use a sewing
 _______________
machine.
9. I was a little scaring but the dentist told me not to worry.
 _____________
10. I like spinach and cucumbers and so is my elder brother.
 _______________
KEY
1. 20-minutes → 20-minute
6. more happy → happier
2. large → largest
7. goes towards → goes
3. finish → finishes
8. this → these
4. colorfully → colorful
9. scaring → scared
5. are → is
10. is → does
V. Give the correct forms of the words given in brackets. (2,0pts)
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters.(0,2 x10 =2 pts)
1. It's very _________________________ to live in damp room.
(HEALTH)
2. Walking is a fun, easy and _______________________ activity.

(EXPENSIVE)

3. A balanced diet alone is not enough for a healthy ________________________. (LIFE)
4. That woman is very pleasant, but her younger sister is a little _______________ (FRIEND)
5. Jane likes to wear ______________________________ clothes.

(COLOUR)

6. Diana is a _______________________.She sells flowers at a shop in New York. (FLOWER)
7. The students of class 7A enjoy _____________________ activities after school hours. (DIFFER)
8. Some students are following the _____________________ to the video room.

(LIBRARY)

9. The post arrives __________________________ at eight in the morning.

(REGULAR)

10. Do your classes start ____________________________ or later?
KEY
1. unhealthy
2. inexpensive
3. lifestyle
4.unfriendly
6. florist

7. different

8. librarian

9. regulary

VI. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (1,0 pt)
1. My mother is busy (cook) _____________dinner in the kitchen.
2. Daddy, could you tell me how (run) ___________ this washing machine?
3. My father used to be a teacher. He (teach) __________Chemistry at a local school.

(EARLY)
5. colourful
10. earlier

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4. You had better (brush) __________ your teeth after every meal.
5. Why you (not go ) __________ to the party last night?
KEY
41. cooking
42. to run
43. taught
44. brush

go

45. didn't….

SECTION 3. READING:
VII. Choose the best answer to complete the passage. (2,0 pts)
Last Monday William Murphy (1) ______ a walet on a lonely street in Montreal. He picked up
the wallet and (2) ______ a ticket inside. He noticed the number on the ticket and immediately realized
that (3) _____ was the winning ticket in a big competition. The price (4) _____ eight million dollas!
Murphy (5) _____ the huge prize, however, he (6) _____ the ticket back to (7) _____ owner,
Laviqeur. Yesterday Leviqeur got the prize and at once (8) _____ Murphy a million dollas as a reward.
“I have never won a competition before”, he told the reporter. “Now I (9) ____ rich and I want
(10) ______ honesty.
1. A. see
B. sees
C. saw
D. is seeing
2. A. find
B. found
C. finds
D. founded
3. A. it
B. he
C. she
D. one
4. A. is
B.are
C. were
D.was
5. A. didn't collect
B. not collect
C. no collect
D. wasn't collect
6. A. take
B. takes
C. taking
D. took
7. A. his
B. their
C. its
D. it's
8. A. give
B. gave
C. giving
D. gives
9. A. becomes
B. become
C. is becoming
D. became
10. A. reward
B. to reward
C. rewarding
D. for rewarding.
KEY
1- C. saw
2- B. found
3- A. it
4- D. was
5-A.didn't collect
6- D. took

7- C. its

8- B. gave

9- B. become

10. B. to reward

VIII. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (1,0 pt)
The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1,200
pounds. They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth.
Elephants can live up to 70 years. Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks. They also use
their trunks for drinking water, bathing, eating and communicating. There are two kinds of elephants: the
African elephant and the Indian elephant. African elephant can be characterized as larger ears. The
African elephant grows up to 10 feet and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds. The Indian elephant grows
up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 800 pounds. This elephant is characterized as smaller ears. Another
name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant.
1. What is the topic of the passage?
A. African elephant
B. Indian elephant C. Elephants
D. Elephants' trunks
2. How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth?
A. 70 pounds
B. 200 pounds
C. 300 pounds
D. 1,200 pounds
3. According to the passage, elephants can use their trunks for the following activities, EXCEPT
_______.
A. Bathing
B. Communicating
C. Sleeping
D. Drinking
4. Which kind of elephant is the largest?
A. The Indian elephant
B. the African elephant
C. the Asian elephant
D. the Indian and Asian elephant
5. An Indian elephant has _______than an African elephant.
A. a longer tail B. a stronger trunk
C. smaller ears
D. bigger teeth
IX. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space. (2,0 pts)

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Americans like sport very much. One of the (1) ....................... popular kinds of sports in Autumn
is football. All the high schools (2) .................... universities have their own teams.
In winter the most popular kind of sports (3) .............................. basketball. There is usually a
match every evening in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of the United States there is a
lot of (4) ......................... and ice. Many people like skiing and skating.
In the other two (5) ......................, millions of Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have their
games in (6) ............................., but the most important professional games are played during summer.
Many people listen to the games (7) ………….......... the radio, watch them on television or read about
them (8) .............................. the newspapers.
Some also play tennis or golf and others (9) ........................ fishing. They like to stay outdoors (10)
............................it is warm during the months of June, July and August.
1. most
2. and
3. is
4. snow
5. seasons
6. spring

7. on

8. on/ in

9. go

10. because

. SECTION 4. WRITING:
X. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (1,0 pt)
1. Why is not this TV working?
=> What …………………………………………………………………………………...?
2. Hoa and Minh didn't go to school yesterday because of illness.
=>Hoa and Minh were …………………………………………………………………….
3. Binh can swim better than Nam.
=> Nam can't ……………………………………………………………………………...
4. How wide is the stadium?
=> What ………………………………………………………………………………….?
5. We will have a Sa Pa tour that last for five days.
We will have …………………………………………………………………………….
1. What is wrong/the matter with this TV?
2. Hoa and Minh were absent from school yesterday because of illness.
3. Nam can't swim as/so well as Binh does.
4. What is the width of the stadium? / What is the stadium's width?
5. We will have a five-day Sa Pa tour.
XI. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in bold. Do not change the word given.
You must use between three and six words, including the word given. (1,0 pt)
1. Can't you do better than that? (BEST)
=> …………………………………………………………………………………?
2. It isn't necessary for students to wear uniforms on Wednesday.
(HAVE TO)
=> …………………………………………………………………………………
3. She feels comfortable to watch TV.
(WATCHING)
=> …………………………………………………………………………..
4. We spent a whole day looking for these old pictures. (TOOK)
=> ………………………………………………………………………………….
5. What is the distance between your hometown and your school?
(FAR)
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………
KEY
1. Is that the best (that) you can do?
2. Students don't have to wear uniforms on Wednesday.
needn't
3. Watching TV makes her comfortable.
4. It took us a whole day to look for these old pictures.
5. How far is it from your hometown to your school?
XII. Imagine Liz is your new friend. Write a letter (100-120 words) to Long (one of your friend) to
tell him about Liz and her family. (Don't show your name, your school or your village). (2ps)
Start like this:

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Dear Long,
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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