PRACTICE TEST

I.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined partdiffers from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1:A. appalled B. dedicated C. designed D. injured
Question 2:A. competitor B. medal C. level D. development

II.Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following question.
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
1.  A. cosmetics B. economics      C. photography      D. experience
2.  A. lemon      B. physics      C. decay      D. decade
3. A. environment B. psychology C. participate D. interference
4. A. exploitation B. inhabitant C. biologist D. discovery
5. A. apprehension      B. preferential C. conventional D. calculation

III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1. The boy ______ eyes are brown is my friend.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
Question 2.My shoes need _________ .
A. to mend B. to be mended C. mending D. both B and C
Question 3.I would rather __________ this job.
A. not taken B. not take C. not to take D. not taking
Question 4. Paul was ______ disappointed with his examination results that he was sad all week.
A. too B. enough C. so D. such
Question 5. "Would you like to have ______ coffee?”
A. a little B. much C. some D. any
Question 6:Jane has bought ………. sleeping bag
A. an ugly small old black plastic B. an ugly old small plastic
C. a small ugly black old plastic D. a black ugly plastic
Question 7: We are in an unbalanced situation when women ………………over 75% of our staff.
A. contract B. cover C. consist D. comprise
Question 8: In “Descendants of the Sun” , soldier Yoo Shi Jin (Song Joong-Ki) falls in love with surgeon Kang Mo
Yeon (Song Hye-Kyo) in Uruk, which is an ……………..country at war.
A. Imaginative B. imagining C. imaginary D. imaginable
Question 9:Beware of the people who appear to be enthusiastic ……… your success
A. of B. with C. about D. on
Question 10:Many elderly people have to live on the money they ……… when they were working
A,laid up B. put back C. set up D. put aside
Question 11: It was with a …………….. heart that she said goodbye to all her classmates.
A. solemn B. heavy C. dismal D. grim
Question 12:There are other hobbies that I indulge……… for a while.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
Question 13: She passed me on the street without speaking. She ……………..me
A. Mustn’t see B. can’t see
C. mustn’t have seen D. can’t have seen
Question 14:This young tree could not have been damaged by accident. I believe it was done .............
A. in fact B. on purpose C. by appointment D. by plan
Question 15: The stage designed was out of this …………..but unfortunately the acting was not so impressive.
A. moon B. planet C. world D. earth
Question 16: . “Good, thanks. Listen, I am having a birthday party next Friday. Do you want to come?” “………….”
  A. Sure, I'd love to! B. Yes, why not.
C. Yes, thank you. What time? D. That’s alright!
Question 17: ………………….to the Senate than he began to face some of the realities of being a U.S. senator: the
heavy work load; maintaining two households, being away from his family.
A. No sooner had Obama been elected B. No sooner Obama had been elected
C. No sooner had Obama elected D. No sooner Obama had elected

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)CLOSEST in meaning tothe
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 18: Vietnamese authorities on Thursday said tests found a considerable amount of beef sold in Hanoi was
actually pork and buffalo meat.
A. significant B. indispensable C. insubstantial D. excessive
Question 19 :Proximity to the court house makes an office building more valuable.
A. Interest in B. Similarity to C. Nearness to D. Usefulness for

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20: It is very conceited of you to assume that your work is always the best
A. modest B. big-headed C. proud D. reserved
Question 21: Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year's harvest.
A. hungry B. poor C. rich D. full

IV. Supply the correct form of word in brackets.

1. Peter’s ........got worse as he returned to wear glasses. (eye)
2. I’m not used to smoking. A few puffs on a cigarette make me feel quite ... (light).
3. The local TV company was stopping.........to ask their opinion about the new shopping center. (pass)
4. A lot of people keep up their English by listening to radio......... (broad).
5. You’d better read the government ..........on setting up a business abroad. (guide)
6. I was born at home but most babies are born in hospitals ....... (now).
7. I make this.........for your birthday. (special)
8. The meeting ended and some questions remained ........ . (ask)
9. I have never known such a ........person. (quarrel)
10. We …………go to the pub before lunch on Sunday. (vary)

V. In most lines in the following text, there is ONE unnecessary word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does
not fit in the sense of the text. For each line find this word. Some lines are correct.
GETTING OLDER TELESCOPES YOUR PERCEPTION OF TIME
The common experience that time flies as you get old was first noted more than a hundred years ago by the
psychologist William James. Now researchers proved that age really does affect your perception of time. They asked
people in three aging groups to date twenty major public events such as natural disasters and political changes. The
18-21 age group thought the events had occurred more recent than they actually had, while the over – 60s dated
events far too back. The middle – aged groups were the most accurate. These results show that our perception of time
really does depend on age because no one knows quite why this should be. One explanation is that as we get older we
accumulate generic memories of events such as Christmas and holidays. Such regular events may create the
impression of time passed more quickly. Other explanation
is that we perceive time in relation with our own age- when you are four, a year is a quarter of our life, but it’s
fortieth for a 40 year old.

B. READING
I. Choose the words that best complete the sentences in the text.
The introduction of new varieties of rice and wheat in Asia and Latin America has been (1)______ as the
“Green Revolution”. So far the new seeds and the accompanying technology have not resulted in increased
agricultural production (2)______ or reduced malnutrition. The direct, quantitative effects of introducing high -
yielding (3)______ of food grains have been modest. The indirect and quantitative effects, however, have (4)______
been significant. The new technology has led to (5)______ in crop pattern and in methods of production. It has
accelerated the development of (6)______ market - oriented, capitalist agriculture. It has encouraged the growth of
wage labor, and (7)______ helped to create or increase a class of agricultural laborers. It has increased the power of
landowners and this in (8)______ has been associated with a greater (9)______ of classes and intensified conflict.
Changes in status and class alignments have been accompanied (10)______ changes in the distribution of
income. Profits and rents have increased absolutely. The share of wages has declined and in some (11)______ real
wages rates or the number of days worked or both have declined. In (12) ______, the old system of agriculture,
slowly or swiftly, is in the (13)______ of being destroyed by the advance of contemporary technology. The policies
that have accompanied the “Green Revolution” in many underdeveloped countries aggravated the problem these
countries (14)______. Supplies of some commodities have increased, but the rate of growth of total agricultural
production has shown little (15)______ to rise. At the same time, inequality has become worse, poverty has increased
absolutely.
1. A. referred B. thought C. known D. called
2. A. percent B. percentage C. per head D. per man
3. A. variation B. varieties C. variance D. variable
4. A. sometimes B. autonomously C. accordingly D. otherwise
5. A. reforms B. modifications C. changes D. transformation
6. A. the B. one C. certain D. a
7. A. therein B. thereof C. thereby D. thereon
8. A. that B. turn C. all D. time
9. A. polarization B. polarity C. increase D. extremity
10. A. from B. in C. with D. by
11. A. times B. events C. instances D. fields
12. A. short B. word C. trifle D. essence
13. A. way B. process C. procedure D. action
14. A. facing B. confronting C. face D. confront
15. A. intention B. temptation C. tendency D. attempt

II. You are going to read an article about a famous picture of the Earth taken by astronauts circling the moon.
Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A—H the one which fits each gap
(1—7). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.
THE FIRST PICTURE OF EARTH FROM SPACE
by Steve Connor
The first picture of our world taken from space was published over 40 years ago, yet it still has remarkable power.
They went to the moon, but ended up discovering the Earth. The crew of the US space vehicle Apollo 8 were the first
people to leave Earth’s orbit and they had been prepared for just about every possibility. The only exception was the
astonishing sight of seeing our own planet above the horizon of the moon.
It later became known as ‘Earthrise’, from the word sunrise. This image of a small blue world rising in the dark
vastness of space over the sun-lit surface of the moon was to become a constant reminder of just how alone, and how
delicate, our planet really is. 1. .....………….. Remarkably, it was taken over 40 years ago.
The three-man crew of Apollo 8 — Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders — were the first people to circle the
moon. They flew around the far side, which is not visible from Earth. 2……………… They were not able to see or
radio Earth for the duration of their journey behind the moon, and it was only when they had completed the orbit that
they could again communicate with Mission Control Centre in Houston, Texas.
Perhaps surprisingly, for the first few orbits the crew had their backs to the Earth as it reappeared over the moon’s
horizon and did not see the now-famous view that would change their lives. 3…………… ‘Look at that picture over
there! Isn’t that something?’ he said, his words captured for history on the on-board tape recorder.
They quickly searched for a camera. The first couple of images of ‘Earthrise’ were in black and white, the following
photos were taken in colour. It is these photographs, taken approximately 350,000 kilometres from Earth, that became
the favourite images of the environmental movement.
4. ……………… It was a symbol of warmth and life in a bare desert of deathly coldness.
‘Earthrise’ would change forever our view of our own planet. It summed up the fragility of a place that seems so
immense to the people who live there, but so tiny when viewed from the relatively short distance of its companion in
space. Following the 1968 pictures, hundreds of still images were taken of Earth during the nine Apollo flights to the
moon, but in 1972 manned flights to the moon ended. 5. …………………
Astronomer Carl Sagan caught the mood well when another picture of Earth was taken from space, by the Voyager I
spacecraft in 1990. 6. ……………….. In this picture, the Earth appeared as a ‘pale blue dot’ surrounded by the
vastness of space, like a tiny bit dust caught in the sunshine.
‘Look again at that dot,’ he said a few years later. ‘That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. 7………….........… Our
imagined self-importance, the false belief that we have some special position in the universe, is challenged by this
point of light. Our planet is a lonely little place in endless space.’

A Consequently, only 24 people have E Borman, however, has always claimed

actually seen the whole of the Earth from that he took it.
space.
B On it everyone you love, everyone you F It was a picture that would eventually lead
know, everyone you ever heard of, every to a thousand environmental movements,
human being who ever was, lived out their such was its effect on the public
lives. consciousness.
C It was only on the fourth time round that G They showed the clear contrast between
one of the men turned and saw it. the grey, empty surface of the lifeless moon
and blue-and-white ball of the fertile Earth.
D This time the distance was nearly six H They were also in effect the first people
billion kilometres. contact with their own planet.
III. Fill in eah gap with ONE suitable word.
WRITING
1. I've not seen such an exciting film for ages. (FAR)
It was ..................................................................................................... I have seen for ages.
2. I felt totally worn out after a day's gardening. (LEFT)
A day spent working in ................................................................................. totally worn out.
3. The board of directors tried very hard to rescue the business from bankruptcy. (LENGTHS)
The board of directors .................................................. rescue the business from bankruptcy.
4. No one really knows what her reaction to the news of her promotion will be. (TELLING)
There is ........................................................................................ the news of her promotion.
5. The farmer's crops were almost totally destroyed by locusts. (HAD)
The farmer .............................................................................................................. by locusts.
6. The race will be held indoors if it rains. (EVENT)
In ............................................................................................... the race will be held indoors.
7. No money can be refunded once the goods have been used. (ENTITLED)
Customers are ....................................................................... once the goods have been used.
 Choose from sentences A – H

11. G 12. D 13. H 14. F 15. B

16. A 17. C

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1: She passed me on the street without speaking. She ……………..me
B. Mustn’t see B. can’t see
C. mustn’t have seen D. can’t have seen
Question 2:This young tree could not have been damaged by accident. I believe it was done .............
A. in fact B. on purpose C. by appointment D. by plan
Question 3: The stage designed was out of this …………..but unfortunately the acting was not so impressive.
A. moon B. planet C. world D. earth
Question 4: . “Good, thanks. Listen, I am having a birthday party next Friday. Do you want to come?” “………….”
  A. Sure, I'd love to! B. Yes, why not.
C. Yes, thank you. What time? D. That’s alright!
Question 5: ………………….to the Senate than he began to face some of the realities of being a U.S. senator: the
heavy work load; maintaining two households, being away from his family.
 A. No sooner had Obama been elected B. No sooner Obama had been elected
C. No sooner had Obama elected D. No sooner Obama had elected
Question 6:Jane has bought ………. sleeping bag
A. an ugly small old black plastic B. an ugly old small plastic
C. a small ugly black old plastic D. a black ugly plastic
Question 7: We are in an unbalanced situation when women ………………over 75% of our staff.
B. contract B. cover C. consist D. comprise
Question 8: In “Descendants of the Sun” , soldier Yoo Shi Jin (Song Joong-Ki) falls in love with surgeon Kang Mo
Yeon (Song Hye-Kyo) in Uruk, which is an ……………..country at war.
B. Imaginative B. imagining C. imaginary D. imaginable
Question 9:Beware of the people who appear to be enthusiastic ……… your success
B. of B. with C. about D. on
Question 10:Many elderly people have to live on the money they ……… when they were working
A,laid up B. put back C. set up D. put aside
Question 11: It was with a …………….. heart that she said goodbye to all her classmates.
A. solemn B. heavy C. dismal D. grim
Question 12:There are other hobbies that I indulge……… for a while.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)CLOSEST in meaning tothe
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 13: Vietnamese authorities on Thursday said tests found a considerableamount of beef sold in Hanoi was
actually pork and buffalo meat.
A. significant B. indispensable C. insubstantial D. excessive
Question 14 :Proximity to the court house makes an office building more valuable.
A. Interest in B. Similarity to C. Nearness to D. Usefulness for

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 53: It is very conceited of you to assume that your work is always the best
A. modest B. big-headed C. proud D. reserved
Question 54: Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year's harvest.
A. hungry B. poor C. rich D. full

Supply the correct form of word in brackets. (15 points)

1. Peter’s ........got worse as he returned to wear glasses. (eye)
2. I’m not used to smoking. A few puffs on a cigarette make me feel quite ... (light).
3. The local TV company was stopping.........to ask their opinion about the new shopping center.
(pass)
4. A lot of people keep up their English by listening to radio......... (broad).
5. You’d better read the government ..........on setting up a business abroad. (guide)
6. I was born at home but most babies are born in hospitals ....... (now).
7. I make this.........for your birthday. (special)
8. The meeting ended and some questions remained ........ . (ask)
9. I have never known such a ........person. (quarrel)
10. We …………go to the pub before lunch on Sunday. (vary)

1. eyesight 11. specially

2. light-headed 12. unasked
3. expectancy 13. quarrelsome
4. selfishness 14. clearness / clarity
5. passers 15. consideration
6. sympathetic
7. broadcasts
8. guidelines
9. warming
10. nowadays
The common experience that time flies as you get older was first noted more than a hundred years ago by the
psychologist William James. Now researchers have proved that age really does affect your perception of time. They
asked people in three age groups to date twenty major public events such as natural disasters and political changes.
The 18-21 age group thought the events had occurred more recently than they actually had, while the over – 60s dated
events too far back. The middle – aged groups were the most accurate. These results show that our perception of time
really does depend on age, although no one kno/;ws quite why this should be. One explanation is that as we get older
we accumulate generic memories of events such as Christmas and holidays. Such regular events may create the
impression of time passing more quickly. Another explanation
is that we perceive time in relation to our own age- when you are four, a year is a quarter of your life, but it’s fortieth
for a 40 year old.
a.
READING

I. Part 1: (1 x 15= 15 points)

1. C 4. A 7. C 10. D 13. B
2. C 5. C 8. B 11. C 14. C
3. B 6. D 9. A 12. A 15. C
II. Part 3: (2 x 7= 14 points)
1. F 2. H 3. C 4.G 5. A 6. D 7. B
III.

SECTION III: WRITING (TOTAL = 76 POINTS)

Part 1: (2 x 8= 16 points)
1. up destitute if he had stopped/had he stopped
2. by far the most exciting film
3. the garden left me (feeling)
4. went to great lengths to
5. no telling how she will react to/take
6. had his crops almost totally destroyed
7. the event of rain,
8. not entitled to a refund
Bird migration is one of the most interesting yet least understood natural phenomena. Every fall birds from
northern latitudes fly in groups to the warmer southern latitudes and then return north in the spring. Scientists agree
on the main reasons for migration: to follow the food supply and to avoid harsh climate conditions. For example,
insects disappear during the cold months, prompting insect-dependent birds to fly south to warm areas where insects
breed. No similar consensus has emerged, however, about how birds are able to navigate. Despite many recent
experiments, bird experts still do not know how birds arrive at the same destinations every year and then find their
way back home in the spring.
Some have suggested that birds find their way by following landmarks, such as rivers and mountain ranges.
Experiments have confirmed that some species do follow such topographic features. But that method cannot explain
how some birds travel at night. Other studies show that some nocturnal birds navigate by the stars. But that
explanation cannot explain daytime migration or travel when the skies are cloudy.
The most popular explanation currently is that birds are guided by Earth’s magnetic poles. The mechanism by
which that works has not yet been proved. One theory points to the fact that some birds’ contain magnetite, a
naturally occurring magnetic compound consisting of iron oxide. Magnetite has been found in many animals,
including birds. With magnets embedded in their brains, birds would be able to sense the magnetic fields of the
North and South Poles.
A recent experiment with homing pigeons provided some evidence that magnetite does play a crucial role in
migration. Homing pigeons are known to have the ability to return to their homes after being taken hundreds of miles
away. Researchers found that they could train homing pigeons to recognize changes in a magnetic field. When a
surrounding magnetic field was normal, the birds would gather at one end of a cage. But when the field’s polarity was
altered, they hopped to the other end, suggesting that they were directing and responding to changes in the magnetic
field.
Another theory has been offered to explain this sensitivity to magnetic poles, a theory that draws upon
quantum mechanics, which is the study of how particles move inside an atom. It relies on the fact that electrons come
in pairs that orbits the nucleus of an atom. The two electrons spin in opposite directions, creating two magnets that
neutralize each other. But when molecules split and react with other molecules to form compounds, the electrons
pairs may no longer spin in opposite directions. Instead, they may repel each other, as when two north ends of
magnets are pressed together. The electrons struggle to change direction in order to achieve a stable state in which the
two electrons again neutralize each other, giving off no magnetic field.
Question 1: The word “phenomena” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. events B. trends C. discoveries D. theories
Question 2: According to paragraph 1, insects influence bird migration in which of the following ways?
A. insects generate a magnetic field that birds can detect
B. Insects provide a food supply that exists only in warm climates
C. Birds follow the paths taken by flying insects
D. birds know when to migrate by a sudden increase in insect population
Question 3:The word “some” in the passage refers to
A. insects B. recent experiments C. bird experts D. birds
Question 4: According to paragraph 3, birds can detect the magnetic fields of the North and South poles because
A. they sense the motion of electron pairs
B. they can locate the poles by following landmarks
C. they ingest metal particles that are attracted by the poles
D. they have magnetite in their brains
Question 5: The word “embedded” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. implanted B. attached C. attracted D. activated
Question 6: The author discusses “homing pigeons” in paragraph 4 in order to
A. provide an example of how humans can train birds
B. describe an experiment showing the importance of magnetite
C. show that homing pigeons return home by following landmarks
D. report homing pigeons’ behavior inside a cage
Question 7: According to the passage, all of the following are theories about how birds navigate EXCEPT:
A. They follow landmarks like rivers and mountains
B. They are guided by their position relative to the stars
C. They feel vibrations in nerve endings in their brains
D. They respond to changes in light
Question 8: According to paragraph 4, the pigeons moved to the opposite end of a cage because
A. The magnetic field was normal
B. The magnetic field was stronger at one end
C. The magnetic field changed its polarity
D. The magnetic field was removed
Question 9: The word “altered” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. reversed B. cancelled C. strengthened D. detected
Question 10: Which of the following can be inferred about an electron pair in two north ends of magnets?
A. The two electrons spin in opposite directions
B. One electron will move to the south end
C. One electron will be captured by the nucleus
D. The two electrons spin in the same direction
E. Choose from sentences A – H
F. 11. G 12. D 13. H 14. F 15. B
G. 16. A 17. C
H. 1. It can sometimes be disappointing when they know each other well.
I. 2. She can’t have done it on purpose.
J. 3. It’s impossible for a child to sit for 15 minutes.
K. 4. Could you please wake us in the morning?
L. 5. I wonder if it would be possible for me to make a phone call.
M. 6. The patient made quicker recovery than expected.
N. 7. The less hurried he is the worse he works.
O. 8. So as not to dusturb the children, we left quietly.
P. 9. Due to time constraint, I am not going deep into the analysic of this dimension.
Q. 10. It makes no difference to me whether he comes to power or not.