PRACTICE TEST 7 1.

Read the following passage and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN ONE
I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence or do the task as directed. word.
1. Choose the word which has different stress pattern from the others. Do you make up stories for your friends and family? Do you write these stories
A. founder B. improve C. protect D. deny down? J.K. Rowling did. She had a passion to tell stories. She loved to write. Now she’s
2. My father is very tired because he ................... up late watching a football match on TV a famous author.
last night. When Joanna Rowling was young, she was like other children. She went to
A. stays B. stayed C. was staying D. has stayed school, did her homework, and played with her friends. But Rowling also made up stories
3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. for her sister. These stories were usually about rabbits because they both liked rabbits.
A. sent B. red C. seven D. pretty As she grew up, she continued writing stories about her friends in school.
4. ................... the sun was shining, it wasn’t very warm. Rowling wrote all the time. At the university, she studied French, but she still wrote
A. Because B. Although C. In spite of D. So stories. After graduation, she taught English in Portugal. There she continued to work on
5. If I didn’t read the newspaper, I .............. that you won the Nguyen Thai Binh a story about a boy. She decided to call him Harry Potter. Later, she went to Scotland
Scholarship. and worked as a French teacher. She finally finished her book there. It took another year
A. knew B. will know C. would know D. wouldn’t know to find a publisher.
6. That’s very kind of you to help me in ……………. cold weather. Rowling never stopped doing what she wanted to do. It took her six years to write
A. so B. much C. such D. too the first Harry Potter book, but she never stopped writing. Now we can all read her stories
7. “Did your younger brother go to school today?” “Yes, despite………….. ill, he still and share her passion.
went.” a. Now, J.K. Rowling is a well-known ___________.
A. of being B. being C. he’s feeling D. of feeling b. She used to make up stories about __________ for her sister.
8. Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D in the following sentence. c. When she was older, her stories were about __________.
My (A)close friend, Marian, (B)is the (C)kind of person (D)which I like best. d. After graduation, she became a teacher of __________.
9. A stranger wanted to know ....................... . e. In __________ she wrote a story about Harry Potter.
A. to get to the nearest post office B. how to get to the nearest post office f. She finished her book in _________ where she taught __________.
C. to get the nearest post office D. where is the nearest post office g. She spend a year _________ a publisher.
10. I’m pleased ................... you are working hard for the final examination. 2. Read the passage and then fill in each blank with ONE suitable word from the
A. that B. which C. who D. whose box.
11. Raw vegetables have more …………. than cooked vegetables. color for used is entertainment cable
A. vitamins B. meals C. protein D. strength
Television is a widely (a)………….. telecommunication medium for transmitting and
12. She can’t go out with us tonight because she is very …………….. .
receiving moving images, either black and white or (b) ……… , usually accompanied by
A. excited B. interested C. tired D. amused
sound. Television may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or
II. Use the correct form of the words or the verbs in parentheses to complete the
television transmission. The word (c)………….. derived from mixed Latin and Greek
following sentences.
roots, meaning "far sight".
1. I like this car but I can’t buy it because it is very ........... .(expensively)
Commercially available since the late 1930s, the television set has become a common
2. My sisters .................. in the kitchen at present. (cook) communications receiver in homes, businesses and institutions, particularly as a source
3. I think that the ..................... students often play basketball. (energy) of (d)…………. and news.
V. Writing: Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original
4. The room was ................... small. We didn’t have enough space to stay.
sentence, using the word(s) given or do as directed .
(disappointing)
1. show/ Lisa/ a /journey/ videotape/ to/ classmates/ the /had /her/ to (Rearrange
5. I hope you will be a ................... artist in the future. (fame)
the words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence)
III. Use the correct tense of the verbs in parentheses to complete the following ……………………………………………………………………………………….
sentences. 2. Having a trip abroad is very difficult for us.
1. She always ……………… pleased when she eats chocolate. (feel) It .................................................................................................................. .
2. My father often goes to work at 7 a.m. but he …………. at home today. (work) 3. What a pity! We don’t have much time to see all of beautiful sights in your city.
We wish ..................................................................................................... .
3. They ……………. to the airport when it started to rain heavily. (drive)
4. It was two weeks ago that I started learning Japanese with a new teacher.
4. I’m sorry, I don’t understand. What ………….? (this word /mean) I have ......................................................................................................... .
5. We …………….. John since we graduated from junior school. (not see) 5. Hurry up. Otherwise, we will be late for the appointment with the dentist.
If we ........................................................................................................... .
IV. Reading Comprehension:
 d. (It took her) six years (to write the first Harry Potter). ( Theo ý của câu trong
1. A Từ founder được nhấn ở vần thứ nhất, các từ còn lại được nhấn ở đoạn cuối cùng It took her six years to write the first Harry Potter book, but she
vần thứ hai. never stopped writing.)
2. B Cần động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn vì có trạng từ chỉ thời gian last night
3. D e trong từ pretty được phát âm là /i/ a. used (sử dụng Past Participle used kết hợp với trạng từ widely tạo thành tính từ
e trong các từ còn lại được phát âm là /e/ ghép - được sử dụng rộng khắp...)
4. B Cần Although để bắt đầu một mệnh đề chỉ sự nhượng bộ b. color ( hình ảnh đen trắng hay là màu)
5. D Câu điều kiện loại 2 ( If + S + V (Past subjunctive), S + would/ could + c. is ( cấu trúc bị động be + Past Participle - derived: có nguồn gốc từ)
V (inf)), nghĩa phủ định, nếu không đọc báo thì không biết….) d. entertainment ( truyền hình được xem như một nguồn giải trí và cung cấp thông
6. C Such + (a/ an) + (adjective) + Noun tin)
7. B Despite + Gerund / Noun (phrase)
8. D Which chỉ dùng để thay thế cho danh từ chỉ vật Lisa had a videotape to show the journey to her classmates. (Lisa đã quay video để cho
9. B know how/ what/ where + to inf các bạn cô xem về cuộc hành trình của mình.)
10. A S + be + adjective + that clause It is very difficult for us to have a trip abroad. (Cấu trúc It is + adjective + to -inf: thật là .....
để làm gì)
11. A Rau tươi có nhiều vitamin hơn rau quả chế biến /nấu rồi. We wish we had much time to see all of beautiful sights in your city. (Câu ao ước loại 2:
12. C tired: mệt mỏi (Cô ấy không đi chơi với chúng ta tối nay được vì rất ao ước một việc trái ngược với thực tế ở hiện tại.)
mệt.) I have learnt Japanese with a new teacher for two weeks. (Sử dụng thì hiện tại để diễn tả
một hành động đã xảy ra trong quá khứ và tiếp tục ở hiện tại và có thể còn kéo dài ở
1. expensive ( cần một tính từ làm bổ ngữ cho động từ is và đứng sau trạng từ tương lai.)
very) If we don’t hurry up, we will be late for the appointment with the dentist.
2. are cooking (chia động từ ở thì hiện tại tiếp diễn vì có cụm từ chỉ thời gian at If we hurry up, we will not be late for the appointment with the dentist. (Câu điều kiện loại
present) 1 diễn tả một sự việc có khả năng xảy ra ở hiện tại hoặc tương lai - nếu không vội vã, sẽ
3. energetic (mạo từ The + tính từ + danh từ ) trễ hẹn....)
4. disappointingly (cần trạng từ để bổ nghĩa cho tính từ small)
5. famous (cần tính từ để bổ nghĩa cho danh từ artist)

1. feels (cô ấy thường cảm thấy vui mỗi khi ăn sôcôla- diễn tả sự việc thường
xảy ra nên động từ được chia ở thì hiện tại đơn.)
2. is working (việc ba tôi hôm nay làm việc ở nhà được xem mang tính tạm thời
(hôm nay) nên được chia ở thì hiện tại tiếp diễn, S + am/is/are + V-ing)
3. were driving (hành động họ lái xe đang diễn ra trong quá khứ thì sự việc khác
chợt đến (trời bắt đầu mưa lớn) nên động từ drive được chia ở thì quá khứ
tiếp diễn; S + was/ were + V-ing)
4. does this word mean (động từ mean được chia ở thì hiện tại đơn để tương
ứng về thì với các động từ ở câu đầu.)
5. haven’t seen (hành động không gặp đã bắt đầu từ quá khứ, kéo dài đến hiện
tại và còn có thể tiếp tục không gặp trong tương lai nên động từ see được chia
ở thì hiện tại hoàn thành; S + have/ has + Past Participle)

a. (She was) a teacher. (Theo ý của After graduation, she taught English in
Portugal)
b. They were about rabbits because Rowling liked rabbits. (Theo ý của câu
These stories were usually about rabbits because they both liked rabbits.)
c. To teach English. (Theo ý của câu ... she taught English in Portugal.)