Practice test 4

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. admit B. reply C. cancel D. discuss
Question 2: A. information B. comparative C. economic D. independence

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. control B. unfold C. record D. hold
Question 4: A. hopes B. changes C. cakes D. hates

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5: You have to leave early, ___________?
A. haven’t you B. don’t you C. have you D. do you
Question 6: Barney stopped ____________ when doctors told him he had lung cancer.
A. to smoke B. smoking C. smoke D. to smoking
Question 7: We ____________ for three hours straight! Where’s the bus?
A. have been waiting B. had been waiting C. has been waiting D. has waited
Question 8: ______________ some assistance with your essay, feel free to ring me up.
A. Will you need B. Had you needed C. Should you need D. Were you to need
Question 9: Kate Bouman is ______ scientist whose algorithm allowed researchers to take _______ first
ever image of a black hole.
A. a/a B. a/the C. the/the D. the/a
Question 10: Mathematics, ____ by many students as a difficult subject, is actually very fascinating.
A. which are considered B. considered
C. considering D. to be considered
Question 11: My father’s company, which has its base _______ Ho Chi Minh city, plans to set up an office
in Quang Binh.
A. on B. in C. out D. up
Question 12: If you are caught cheating, half of your total score will be ______________.
A. reduced B. deducted C. deduced D. distracted
Question 13: Although his first book was a roaring success, his later ones never really __________.
A. took in B. took on C. took up D. took off
Question 14: _______________, she was visibly happy after the birth of her child.
A. Because the woman was tired B. When the woman was tired
C. Despite tired D. Tired though the woman was
Question 15: It is important that Mike ___________ a training course if he wants to participate in scuba-
diving.
A. make B. hold C. take D. has
Question 16: One of the _________ related to weddings is that the bride should wear something blue.
A. superstition B. superstitious C. superstitiously D. superstitions
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Question 17: The Hurricane laid ___________ to the entire village and left the villagers homeless.
A. waste B. rubbish C. garbage D. trash
Question 18: Indonesia got off to a ____________ start with a goal in the first half, but Vietnam still won the
match in the end.
A. jumping B. flying C. leaping D. kicking
Question 19: We couldn’t find the hotel _________ we used google map.
A. so B. but C. and D. if

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each
of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Tony and Steve are friends. They have just finished dinner in a restaurant.
- Tony: “The food is great. I’ll get the bill.”
- Steve: “ _________________”
A. Yes, speak to you soon. B. It’s nothing
C. No, it is on me. D. Don’t mention it.
Question 21: Stark goes to the bank for a money change.
- Stark: “Do you have a change for a 100-dollar note, please?” - Bank clerk: “___________”
A. What kind of money do you want? B. How much money do you want?
C. How do you want your money? D. How many notes do you want?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 22: Jonas, along with his friend Joseph, are travelling to Portland next week .
A. along B. are travelling C. Portland D. next week
Question 23: In the 1980s, actress Sarah Bernhardt made an important attribution to the role of Lady
Macbeth when she displayed an overt sensuality that has been stressed by her twentieth- century successors.
A. when B. has been C. attribution to D. twentieh-century
Question 24: How does the organization address the problems identified and found out the best solution to
them.
A. How B. address C. found D. to

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25: The enemy can attack us at any minute, so stay sharp or they will take us by surprise!
A. intense B. alert C. rapid D. precise
Question 26: When I came across him in front of the office, he was conspicuous as usual with a big yellow
bow tie.
A. easily seen B. popular C. unnoticeable D. open

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 27: Some research has shown that acupuncture might help with the alleviation of headaches and
migraines.
A. eradication B. aggravation C. prevention D. reduction
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Question 28: If you want to be a successful gardener, of course you’ve got to have green fingers.
A. make plants grow well B. bad at doing the gardening
C. lack skills in gardening D. don’t have a good head for gardening

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Like high schools, American colleges are sometimes criticized for discarding required courses and
offering too (29)____________ electives. In the mid-1980s, the Association of American Colleges issued a
report that called for teaching a body of common knowledge to all college students. A similar report,
“Involvement in Learning,” issued by the National Institute of Education, concluded that the college curriculum
had become “excessively work-related”. The report also (30) __________ that college education may no longer
be developing in students “the shared values and knowledge” that traditionally bind Americans together.
These reports coincided with a trend away from the liberal arts. (31)____________, students were
choosing major fields designed to prepare them for specific jobs. In 1992, 51 percent of the bachelor’s degrees
were conferred in the fields of business and management, communications, computer and sciences, education,
engineering, and health sciences.
This trend raises questions (32)___________ apply to the educational philosophy of all industrialized
countries. In an age of technological breakthroughs and highly specialized disciplines, is there still a need for
the generalist with a broad background and well-developed abilities to reason and communicate? And if the
answer to that question is yes, should society take steps to encourage its colleges and universities to produce
more such generalists? Like their (33) ____________ in other countries, American educators continue to debate
these questions.
(Adapted from http://usa.usembassy.de/etexts/factover/ch6.htm)
Question 29: A.a lot of B.many C.lots of D.a great many
Question 30: A. threatened B. urged C. warned D. expected
Question 31: A. alternatively B. consequently C. additionally D. frequently
Question 32: A. which B. what C. who D. whose
Question 33: A. friends B. supporters C. counterparts D. opponents

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions from 34 to 38.
Australia is suffering from one of its worst fire seasons in history, with more than two dozen people
killed, thousands of homes destroyed, and millions of acres burned so far. Unfortunately, fires like this,
exacerbated by the effects of climate change, will likely rage again, but Australia’s government can take steps
to minimize their destruction. With warming temperatures, Australia will face longer fire seasons. To reduce
future damage, governments at all levels must act. Areas of focus should include enhancing early warning
systems and fire prediction capabilities; launching public awareness campaigns on the dangers posed by
climate-fueled bushfires and necessary prevention measures; conducting more controlled burns; and
developing more stringent building codes that address climate risk.
At the state and local levels, communities need to professionalize their firefighting capabilities. They
should invest in improved training that educates firefighters and local leaders about the changing characteristics
of bushfires. And, once this fire season subsides, states should oversee how and where rebuilding occurs,
including restricting redevelopment of particularly fire-prone areas.
(Adapted from https://www.cfr.org/)

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Question 34: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Australia’s measures to reduce the forest fires’ damage
B. The harmful effects of the Australia’s forest fires
C. The causes of forest fires in Australia
D. How Australia reconstructs the forests
Question 35: The word “rage” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. stop B. spread C. change D. maintain
Question 36: According to paragraph 2, which of the following is NOT the solution taken by the Australia’s
government?
A. improving early warning systems and fire prediction capabilities
B. raising public awareness of the dangers of bushfires and essential prevention measures
C. limiting the number of controlled burns
D. developing more stringent building codes to address climate risk.
Question 37: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to ________________.
A. local levels B. communities C. firefighting capabilities D. local leaders
Question 38: As mentioned in paragraph 3, what should the states do to decrease the effects of the fires after
this fire season?
A. They should professionalize their firefighting capabilities.
B. They should invest in improved training that educates firefighters and local leaders.
C. They should take steps to minimize their destruction.
D. They should oversee how and where rebuilding occurs, including restricting redevelopment of particularly
fire-prone areas.
survival and health

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
Question 46: I don’t know but I guess a faulty electrical connection caused the explosion.
A. The explosion must have been caused by a faulty electrical connection.
B. A faulty electrical connection may have been caused the explosion.
C. The explosion should have been caused by a faulty electrical connection.
D. The explosion may have been caused by a faulty electrical connection.
Question 47: “I was just getting into the shower when the phone rang." he said to me.
A. He said to me he was just getting into the shower when the phone rang.
B. He told me he had just been getting into the shower when the phone had rung.
C. He said to me that he had just been getting into the shower when the phone rang.
D. He told to me he was just getting into the shower when the phone rang.
Question 48: Though my bag may be cheaper than Lucas’s, it is bigger and more attractive.
A. Lucas’s bag might be more expensive than me but it is not so big and attractive as mine.
B. Lucas’s bag may be more expensive than mine but it is not bigger and attractive than mine.
C. Lucas’s bag may be more expensive than mine but it is not as big and attractive as mine.
D. Lucas’s bag might be more expensive than me but it is not bigger or more attractive than mine.

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions.
Question 49: Collin is not very good at English. He failed the English exam last week.
A. Were Collin good at English, he wouldn’t have failed the English exam last week.
B. If Collin were better at English, he would pass the English exam last week.
C. Should Collin be good at English, he would not fail the English exam last week.
D. Had Collin been better at English, he would’ve passed the English exam last week.
Question 50: She decided to move to the city. She didn’t bring any money with her.
A. No money with her did she decide to move to the city.
B. Not money did she bring with her, she decided to move to the city.
C. Not a penny did she bring with her when she decided to move to the city.
D. Not a penny she brought with her did she decide to move to the city.

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