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EXAM PRACTICE 6
PART A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.5 pt.)
1. A. smiles B. lives C. rises D. comes 1....................
2. A. discount B. resources C. scout D. proud 2....................
3. A. used B. looked C. practiced D. increased 3....................
4. A. character B. chemist C. schooling D. chore 4....................
5. A. academic B. selection C. memory D. convenient 5....................

II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others (0.5 pt.)
1. A. citizenship B. application C. satisfactory D. exhibition 1....................
2. A. assistant B. commercial C. experiment D. volunteer 2....................
3. A. message B. countless C. annoy D. mobile 3....................
4. A. transmit B. injure C. arrange D. conduct 4....................
5. A. behavior B. memory C. orphanage D. interest 5....................

PART B. USE OF ENGLISH

I. Choose the option that best completes each of the following sentences (1 pt.)
1. Mary is the person who is easy to get along with. She likes talking to people. She is _____.
A. sociable B. unsociable C. talkative D. direct 1. ……………
2. Don’t trust Bob. He’s a kind of person who doesn’t do what he says he will. He’s so _____.
A. reliable B. unreliable C. easy-going D. sociable 2. ……………
3. He doesn’t look _____ to be a famous boxer.
A. enough strong B. strong enough C. too weak D. weak enough 3. ……………
4. He’s got his visa and he _____ to Chicago tomorrow.
A. will go B. going to go C. is going D. go 4. ……………
5. I think all drivers _____ seat belts.
A. should wear B. ought to wear C. had better to wear D. A & B 5. ……………
6. That shirt doesn’t look to _____ you. Look for another size.
A. suit B. match C. fit D. go with 6. ……………
7. Mary _____ write letters to me but now she sends me email.
A. gets used to B. uses to C. is used to D. used to 7. ……………
8. I found an old photograph _____ the floor _____ the bed _____ my room.
A. under / in / on B. on / under / in C. in / under / on D. on / in / under 8. ……………
9. “If I were you, I would see a dentist”, she said.
A. She told me see a doctor. B. She asked me see a doctor.
C. She advised me to see a doctor. D. She invited me to see a doctor. 9. ……………
10. She said, “Shut the door but don’t lock it.” She told me _____.
A. shut the door but don’t lock it B. shut the door but not lock it
C. to shut the door but not lock it D. to shut the door but not to lock it. 10. ………….

II. Use the correct form of the given word to complete each of the following sentences (1 pt.)
1. It’s important that students develop an (AWARE) _____ of how the Internet can be used. 1. ……………........
2. The region (PRODUCT) _____ over 50% of the country’s wheat. 2. ……………........
3. The (AGREE) _____ was signed during a meeting at the U.N. 3. ……………........
4. He was an (ORPHANAGE) _____ and lived with his uncle. 4. ……………........
5. Only one painting was (EXHIBITION) _____ in the artist’s lifetime. 5. ……………........
6. How would you (CHARACTER)_____ the mood of the 1990s? 6. ……………........
7. Bulgaria is a (MAGIC)_____ beautiful country. 7. ……………........
8. The work is (SATISFY) _____ but not outstanding. 8. ……………........
9. He has been an active (PARTICIPATE) _____ in the discussion. 9. ……………........
10. My grand parents were Italian (EMIGRATE) _____ who settled in New York in the 1920s. 10. ……………......
III. Use the correct form and tense of the verb in brackets to complete each of the following sentences (1 pt.)
1. He spends most of his free time (lie) _____ on the couch and (watch) _____ TV. 1. ……………........
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2. I can’t help (laugh) _____ when I see that clown. 2. ……………........
3. At the end of the book, the detective (catch) _____ the killer. 3. ..……………......
4. My uncle (not be) _____ out of his house since he (buy) _____ a color TV. 4. ..……………......
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5. Tell him (bring) _____ his bike inside. 5. ……………........
6. In this photo, my mother (walk) _____ beside a lake. 6. ……………........
7. How long you (know) _____ Mrs Chi? 7. ……………........
8. Would you mind if I (take) _____ you a cup of coffee? 8. ……………........

IV. Fill in each blank with one appropriate preposition to complete each of the following sentences (1 pt.)
1. They behaved very badly _____ their guests. 1. ……………........
2. She made helpful comments _____ my work. 2. ……………........
3. This new shopping mall is different _____ the present shopping area. 3. ……………........
4. He agreed _____ them about the need _____ change. 4. ……………........
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5. When reading, you don’t need to look _____ the meanings of all 5. ……………........
new words _____ a dictionary. - …………........
6. Have you kept _____ contact _____ any of your friends from college? 6. ……………........
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7. There was an almost complete lack of awareness _____ the issue involved. 7. ……………........

V. CIRCLE the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting in each of the following sentences and
provide correction (1 pt.)
1. Nancy is particular fond of cooking, and she often cooks really delicious meals. 1. ……………........
2. All of the students are looking forward to spend their free time relaxing in the sun this summer. 2. ……………........
3. The shopkeeper asked the boys don’t lean their bicycles against his window. 3. ……………........
4. Is she accustomed to doing her homework by her? 4. ……………........
5. Tom’s French is not very good but his German is almost fluently. 5. ……………........
6. Be careful when you cross a busy street. Look out with cars and trucks. 6. ……………........
7. The teacher ordered we not to open our books until he told us to do so. 7. ……………........
8. She said, “Ring my boss and tell him I wouldn’t be back tomorrow.” 8. ……………........
9. Before I left on my trip last month, I must get a passport. 9. ……………........
10. I never watch commercials on TV. In fact, I can’t stand watch TV advertising. 10. ……………......

PART C. READING

I. Read the passage below and decide which option best fits each space (1 pt.)
Ho Chi Minh City, in Vietnam, is a fascinating (1)…… for travellers to Southeast Asia. It is (2)…… on Mekong
River. It was once an important trading centre for the French in Southeast Asia. The influence of French culture can
still (3)…… felt. Many people, (4)…… the older generations, learned French in school and still can (5)…… it very well.
Some café serve French-style bread and pastries in Ho Chi Minh City. Expensive hotels and restaurants (6)……
French food. Many of the buildings in the city are built (7)…… French style. The Vietnamese and the French (8)…… .
The French eventually left the country. There are museums and monuments (9)…… the country’s long – and often
bloody-history. If you are (10)…… a unique city to visit in Southeast Asia, Ho Chi Minh is an attractive choice.
1. A. destination B. target C. attraction D. selection
2. A. placed B. located C. set D. built
3. A. have B. be C. not D. been
4. A. generally B. especially C. commonly D. specially
5. A. state B. talk C. speech D. speak
6. A. serve B. have served C. serves D. are serving
7. A. in B. of C. on D. by
8. A. fought B. allied C. conflicted D. opposed
9. A. documentation B. documenting C. document D. documents
10. A. taking after B. searching up C. looking for D. hunting for

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage (1 pt.)
THE COMPUTER MOUSE
When is a mouse not a mouse? When it sits on your desk and controls your onscreen cursor. The computer
mouse is a pointing device that (1)…… a flat bottom, a shaped top with buttons on and – perhaps – a cable
connecting the mouse to the computer. The mouse moves (2)…… the surface of the desk, and the cursor copies this
movement on the screen. The first computer mouse had wheels that made contact (3)…… the working surface. The
name ‘mouse’ was adopted because all earlier models (4)…… a long cord, and this, together with the shape, made it
look something (5)…… the furry little animal of the same name.
The person who (6)…… the mouse, and so was responsible (7)…… changing the way computers worked, was an
American (8)…… Douglas Engelbart. In fact, he invented many devices, including ones attached to the chin or nose,
to point at the screen. However, his computer mouse soon proved to (9)…… much more convenient and far simpler to
use. His first attempt producing a mouse was in 1964, but it was large, heavy and difficult to move. A few years later,
in 1968, his improved mouse (10)…… its first public appearance and rapidly became a huge success.

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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART D. WRITING

Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (2 pts.)
1. I want to buy the bike but it is too expensive. (ENOUGH)
→ I don’t .......................................................................................................................................................... ……………
2. Anna and her mother are very similar, aren’t they? (AFTER)
→ Anna takes .................................................................................................................................................. ……………
3. I realized that I was making him annoyed. (MYSELF)
→ I found ......................................................................................................................................................... ……………
4. Hang’s interests are completely different from mine. (COMMON)
→ I don’t .......................................................................................................................................................... ……………
5. We have never seen this play before. (TIME)
→ It's ............................................................................................................................................................... ……………
6. Do you want to go to the zoo? (GOING)
→ Do you feel.................................................................................................................................................. ……………
7. Sometimes my parents do not agree with each other. (AGREEMENT)
→ Sometimes my parents are not................................................................................................................... ……………
8. “Will you come with me to the concert next Friday?,” Dat asked Hoa. (IF)
→ Dat asked Hoa ........................................................................................................................................... ……………
9. We don't want to get up early on cold days. (WOULD RATHER)
→ We ............................................................................................................................................................. ……………
10. We prefer pop music to classical music. (INTERESTED)
→ We are more .............................................................................................................................................. ……………

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