PRACTICE TEST 3

I. Phonetics
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Identify your answer by circling
the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
1. A. school B. chemistry C. child D. Christmas
2. A. learn B. leader C. teacher D. mean
3.A. study B. lunch C. fund D. student
4. A. library B. science C. university D. bike
5. A. biology B. history C. geography D. orange

II. VOCABULARY and GRAMMAR

Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to complete each
sentence.
6. We ought ______________ the wardrobe in the corner opposite the bed.
A. put B. to put C. putting D. putted
7. A table with four chairs are______________ of the dining room.
A. the middle B. in the middle C. about D. in
8. Tuesday and Wednesday __________ very long days for Susan.
A. is B. are C. being D. be
9. The biggest house on my street ____________ five bedrooms.
A. has B. have C. had D. are
10. We should help _________ people.
A. rich B. handicapped C. lazy D. handicap
11. Students should work ________ to make their parents happy.
A. in hard way B. hardly C. hard D. less
12. I like living in an apartment in New York _______________ it is exciting.
A. but B. moreover C. because D. although
13. She ________ up early on her trip last week.
A. waking B. wakes C. woke D. wake
14. Getting to my home town is a very___________ journey.
A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interests
15. I'm _________ my garden.
A. waters B. watering C. watered D. water
16. Can you _________ the teacher the question?
A. asked B. ask C. asking D. asks
17. She will _________ my breakfast in the morning.
A. cooked B. cooking C. cook D. cooks
18. You should do your ___________ before going to class.
A. home work B. homework C. homeworks D. housework
19. Everybody _________ to hand in the assignment by tomorrow.
A. have B. has C. had D. having
20. I _________ to think about that a little more before I answer.
A. has B. have C. had D. having
III. READING
1. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
My village is about 10 kilometers (21) __________ the city center. It is a very beautiful and (22)
______________ place where people (23) ___________ flowers and vegetables only. It's very famous
for its pretty roses and picturesque (24)_________. The air is quite (25) _____________; however, the
smell of the roses makes people (26) _____________ cool. In spring, my village looks like a carpet with
plenty of (27) ______________. Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn't
take the (28) _____________ much time to water the roses. And even at night, people can (29)
_____________ along the path and enjoy the fresh smell (30) ___________ the flowers.
21. A. on B. for C. from D. since
22. A. peace B. peaceful C. peacefully D. quite
23. A. grow B. buy C. grew D. bought
24. A. scenery B. scene C. scenes’ D. scenes
25. A. cool B. fresh C. clear D. clean
26. A. felt B. to feel C. feel D. feeling
27. A. colors B. colorful C. sports D. styles
28. A. villages B. towns C. villagers D. city-dwellers
29. A. waked B. walked C. walk D. walking
30. A. on B. of C. in D. at
2. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions.
Being a secretary is a lot like being a parent. After a while, your boss becomes dependent upon
you, just as a child is dependent upon his or her parents. Like a child who must ask permission before
going out, you’ll find your boss coming to you for permission, too. “Can I have a meeting on Tuesday at
3:30?” you might be asked, because you’re the one who keeps track of your boss’s schedule. You will
also find yourself cleaning up after your boss a lot, tidying up papers and files the same way a parent
tucks away a child’s toys and clothes. And, like a parent protects his or her children from outside
dangers, you will find yourself protecting your boss from certain “dangers” unwanted callers, angry
clients, and upset subordinates.

31. The main idea of this passage is

A. Secretaries are treated like children.
B. Bosses treat their secretaries like children.
C. Secretaries and parents have similar roles.
D. Bosses depend too much upon their secretaries.

32. According to the passage, secretaries are like parents in which of the following ways?
A. They make their boss’s life possible.
B. They keep their bosses from things that might harm or bother them.
C. They’re always cleaning and scrubbing things.
D. They don’t get enough respect.

33. The tone of this passage suggests that

A. The writer is angry about how secretaries are treated.
B. The writer thinks secretaries do too much work.
C. The writer is slightly amused by how similar the roles of secretaries and parents are.
D. The writer is both a secretary and a parent.
34. The sentence "Can I have a meeting on Tuesday at 3:30?’ you might be asked, because you’re the
one who keeps track of your boss’s schedule” is a
A. main idea
B. major supporting idea
C. minor supporting idea
D. transition

35. “Being a secretary is a lot like being a parent” is:

A. a fact
B. an opinion
C. neither
D. both
IV. WRITING
1. Choose the sentence among A, B, C, or D that has similar meaning to the original one.
36. The new washing machine is so difficult that I cannot control it.
A. I am not intelligent enough to control the new washing machine.
B. Although the new washing machine is difficult, I can control it.
C. I cannot control the washing machine because it is very difficult.
D. The washing machine is so difficult because I cannot control it.

37. This house is not only beautiful but also comfortable.

A. This house is either beautiful or comfortable.
B. This house is both beautiful and comfortable.
C. This house is neither beautiful nor comfortable.
D. This house is not beautiful but comfortable.

38. This house is near many shops. For that reason, I like this house.
A. Although this house is near many shops, I like this house.
B. This house is near many shops, but I like this house.
C. I like this house because it is near many shops.
D. I like this house so it is near many shops.

39. In my room, the fax machine is next to the bed. The bed is near the computer.
A. The bed is between the fax machine and the computer.
B. The fax machine is in the middle of the room.
C. The fax machine is in the front of the computer.
D. The bed is in the middle of the room.

40. You had better clean your room every day.

A. It is better for you to clean your room every day.
B. You must clean your room everyday.
C. You had clean your room everyday.
D. You should clean your every day.
2. Write the meaningful sentence using the suggested words and phrases by choosing A, B, C or D.
41. She/ make/ cup/ tea/ kitchen now.
A. She makes cup of tea in the kitchen now.
B. She is making cup tea in the kitchen now.
C. She makes a cup of tea in the kitchen now.
D. She is making a cup of tea in the kitchen now.
42. Life/ a big city/ noisy/ than/ life/ the country.
A. Life in the big city is noisy than life in the country.
B. Life in the big city is more noisy than life in the country.
C. Life in the big city is noisier than life in the country.
D. Life in the city is as noisy than life in the country.

43. There / two / armchairs / left corner / living/ room/./

A. There are two armchairs in the left corner of the living room.
B. There is two armchairs in the left corner of the living room.
C. There are two armchairs at the left corner of the living room.
D. There are two armchairs on the left corner of the living room.

44. I/ live/ farm/ when/ I/ young/ girl /./

A. I lived on a farm when I was a young girl.
B. I lived in a farm when I was a young girl.
C. I live on a farm when I was an young girl.
D. I lived in a farm when I am an young girl.

45. She / move / HCM city / two years ago/ because/ she/ have/ house/ there.
A. She moves to Ho Chi Minh city two years ago because she has a house there.
B. She moved to Ho Chi Minh City two years ago because she has a house there.
C. She moved out Ho Chi Minh City two years ago because she has a house there.
D. She moves out Ho Chi Minh City two years ago because she has a house there.

3. Choose the best word in the box to complete the passage.

about soon because different on men started took

Tom and Bob are brothers. They are both old (46) _______ now. They grew up together (47) _______
a farm in England, but they have had very (48) _______ lives. When Tom left school, he (49) _______
work on their father’s farm. He really enjoyed the simple village life and when there father died, he (50)
_______ over the farm. All his life Tom has lived in the old farmhouse.
What about Bob? He left the village as (51) _______ as he has the chance. He hasn’t visited Tom very
often in the last 30 years. But Tom has read (52) _______ him in the newspaper. Finally, Tom has seen
Bob on TV, too. Tom was really moved (53) _______ his brother Bob had a very interesting life.

4. Rewrite these sentences by using BECAUSE

eg: He couldn't meet you because of being busy.
He couldn't meet you because he is very busy.

54. She went to bed early because of her sickness.

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55. Nobody can do this test because of its difficulty.
_____________________________________________________________________________.

56. Two cars can't pass each other because of the narrow road.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
57. We spent the whole day in the garden because of lovely weather.
_____________________________________________________________________________.

58. He can't go to school today because of his toothache.

_____________________________________________________________________________.

59. I can't play basketball because of my height.

_____________________________________________________________________________.

60. She must stay in bed because of her illness.

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