PRACTICE TEST 17

I. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. rubbish B. uniform C. umbrella D. thumb
2. A. appear B. weather C. bread D. headache
3. A. project B. belong C. woman D. concert
4. A. think B. though C. mother D. these
5. A. eraser B. baseball C. suitcase D. waterfall

II. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others in the group.
6. A. pencil B. raincoat C. arrive D. notebook
7. A. enjoyable B. power C. permission D. explore
8. A. photography B. minority C. heroic D. visit
9. A. translation B. difficult C. unluckily D. agree
10. A. Vietnamese B. engineer C. celebration D. product

III. Choose the best answers to completes each sentence.

1. Helen __________________ coins and stamps since she was six.
A. was collecting B. has collected C. collected D. will collect
2. His brother is a _________________ boy. He always tells a joke.
A. handsome B. humorous C. sociable D. energetic
3. Do you mind if I __________________ your car to work?
A. drive B. driving C. to drive D. drove
4. They are ____________ that their son won the championship.
A. delighted B. pleasing C. sad D. interesting
5. My sister regretting ___________ Mai‟s glasses yesterday.
A. to break B. broken C. breaking D. break
6. Honey dances more _______________ than her classmates.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify
7. They will hold a meeting in the large room ____________ the morning of next Sunday.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
8. Minh loves playing chess _____________ his sister enjoys skipping in their free time.
A. when B. because C. while D. during
9. One hundred dollars ______________ an big amount of money for her.
A. is B. are C. were D. is being
10. Don‟t overheat the victim _____________ blankets or coats.
A. on B. for C. with D. from
11. We are going to __________ a small plane to Ha Long Bay this weekend.
A. drive B. ride C. take D. give
12. They as well as Mai ___________________ in the field at this time last Sunday.
A. was working B. were working C. has worked D. have worked
13. Thanks _______ Alexander Graham Bell‟s invention, I can communicate with each other easily.
A. for B. from C. on D.to
14. We must _________ the environment from the pollution every day.
A. save B. protest C. protect D. waste
15. In our opinion, there are a lot of differences _________ two twins.
A. from B. without C. with D. between
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16. If you _______________ your work, let‟s play volleyball with them in the garden.
A. finish B. are finishing C. have finished D. will finish
17. Have a picnic with ______________ in the mountain tomorrow.
A. Hanh and I B. Hanh and me C. I and Hanh D. me and Hanh
18. Study is no _____________ restricted to just one location.
A. longer B. long C. longest D. the longest
19. My son was hit _______________ a stick while he was working in the field.
A. by B. with C. without D. out
20. Nam and Manh have played badminton for two hours, but __________ of them are tired.
A. none B. both C. neither D. all

IV. Put the correct form of the words.

1. Joanne wants to become a _____________________ in the future. (science)
2. My brother often does experiments about electricity for_____________________ (please)
3. The book was so _____________________ that we didn‟t want to read it. (interest)
4. There are a lot of _____________________ in the competition. (contest)
5. Linda‟s _____________________ made the party less exciting. (absent)
6. He didn‟t win the championship, so he felt very _____________________. (hope)
7. Because of his _____________________ , they failed the exam. (lazy)
8. Vinamilk company has served customers a lot of _____________________ recently. (produce)
9. Tet holiday is one of the most important _____________________ for Vietnamese people. (celebrate)
10. Laura loves all of Vietnamese dishes, _____________________ Nem. (special)

V. Find and correct a mistake in each sentence:

1. The boy was enough intelligent to solve that problem.
2. The girl helped me with the needlework yesterday is my classmate.
3. They asked their friends not play soccer in the road.
4. Hana is the same weigh as my sister.
5. It is careless for you to leave your book on the train.
6. My brother used to going to the movies with our father.
7. Jenny asked me if I could have a picnic with her in the country or not.
8. Most of monkeys both in the forest and in the zoo are interesting in bananas.
9. It takes Nam thirty minutes going to school on foot every day.
10. Not only Ha but also her friends was present in my fifteenth birthday party.

VI. Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in each gap
Have you ever followed instructions for knitting something or have you read a piece of music? If you have,
you have behaved in a similar way(1)................ a computer. A computer obeys a program to carry out a particular
task. Just (2)................. a knitting pattern is expressed in numbers and piece of music in lines and dots, so a
computer program is (3)................. in the form of programming language. Like the English language (or any other
language), there are (4).................... of grammar, and a program must be correct in every way.
There are hundreds of programming language, but only (5)............. are well-known and widely used. The
most popular language which is used in offices(6)................Cobol. This language is used for printing payrolls and
keeping records of goods. Engineers and scientists use Fortran (7)......................carry out calculations.

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(8)......................... neither of these two programs is very popular with people working on home computers. Basis is
the most popular language for home computers, chiefly (9)...................it is easy to learn and use.
(10)................. these languages are useful for many purposes, it is time that a new simple program was
devised. Such a program ought to be not only easy to use but also completely reliable.
1. A. to B. as C. so D. from
2. A. like B. by C. too D. as
3. A. expensive B. expresses C. expressed D. expressing
4. A. rules B. laws C. regulations D. principles
5. A. a little B. a few C. much D. a lot of
6. A. called B. calling C. is called D. is calling
7. A. so as for B. in order that C. so as that D. in order to
8. A. In addition B. Therefore C. Consequently D. However
9. A. because B. if C. because of D. unless
10. A. Even B. Despite C. Although D. In spite

VII. Find and correct one mistake in each line of the passage below
Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer holiday. 1........................................
He traveled with him classmates to a mountainous 2........................................
area in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a 3........................................
road through a forest among two villages. “It was very difficult because 4........................................
there had no water to drink and no shops where we could bought food,” 5........................................
said Nam. “It was also cold and wet 6........................................
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter place in the country.” Nam 7........................................
stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard 8........................................
work, but he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping to 9........................................
return next year to do any more work there. 10........................................

VIII. Read the text about some English villages. Then look at the sentences at the bottom of the page and
decide if each sentence is True or False.
Explore the Villages around Hartbridge
Many visitors come to Hartbridge to see the wonderful art galleries and museums, the beautiful buildings and the
fantastic parks. Few people go outside the city, and so they miss out on experiencing the scenery and the fascinating
history of this beautiful area. This brochure will tell you what you can see if you take a short bus ride out of the city.

Camberwell
The historic village of Camberwell was once the home of the wealthy Hugo family. They lived in a huge country
house, Camberwell Court, and owned all the land in the area. The family sold their house in the 1940s, and it is now
open to the public. You can spend a whole day walking around the house and gardens. There is a small exhibition
about the family, a children‟s play area, a gift shop and a restaurant. But the village of Camberwell is also worth a
visit. There are some beautiful cottages with well kept gardens, and there is a small church which dates back to the
eleventh century. To get to Camberwell, take Bus 46 from the Bus station. Buses leave every two hours.

Hidcot

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Hidcot is an attractive village situated on the River Owell. Wildlife lovers should visit the Nature Park to the south
of the village, where there are large numbers of rare birds and flowers. However, you will probably see plenty of
wildlife from the bridge in the village centre! In Hidcot, you can take a two-hour river cruise - a great way to see the
countryside and learn about the local wildlife from a guide. If you prefer to explore the river by yourself, it‟s well
worth walking one and a half miles along the river to the pub „The Boat‟ which cannot be reached by road. Here,
you can hire small boats and explore the river at your leisure. To get to Hidcot, take Bus 7A to Reeford. Hidcot is
half way between Hartbridge and Reeford.

Tatterbridge
The beautiful village of Tatterbridge was home to the children‟s writer Jane Potter, whose stories of Benjamin Bear
are loved by adults and children around the world. Jane Potter‟s home is now a museum and tea shop, and is well
worth a visit just for its wonderful gardens. It also has a gift shop where you can buy souvenirs and books.
Tatterbridge has a number of interesting shops including an excellent cake shop, and „Wendy‟s Giftshop‟ where you
can find lots of unusual gifts made by hand by local artists. Lovers of Jane Potter‟s books should also walk to the
Green Valley woods, which have not changed since Jane Potter wrote her stories there one hundred years ago.
To get to Tatterbridge, take Bus 4 from outside the cinema. It takes about 40 minutes to get there.

Moordale
This old industrial village is the highest village in the area. Here in the hills, coal was found in the late eighteenth
century, and people came here in great numbers to take it out of the ground and transport it to the nearby towns.
Many industries grew up in the area, including a paper factory and a cotton factory. The industries all closed down
in the nineteenth century, and since then Moordale has gone back to being a quiet farming village. However, if you
walk from the village centre up the steep hill to the north, you can still see the paths where horses used to carry the
coal. There is a four mile walk around the village which has some amazing views, but walkers are must be careful as
the path is steep in places and they could slip. To get to Moordale, take Bus 7A to Reeford, and then take the
number 38 bus to Moordale.
1. It is unusual for visitors to visit the villages near Hartbridge. ____
2. The Hugo family allows people to visit their current home. ____
3. The leaflet advises visitors not to spend all day at Camberwell Court. ____
4. You can hire small boats from the bridge in Hidcot. ____
5. You can take the bus directly to „The Boat‟ pub near Hidcot. ____
6. The leaflet says that the gardens are the best part of Jane Potter‟s home. ____
7. Jane Potter wrote her books in the Green Valley woods. ____
8. You can visit the paper factory and the cotton factory in Moordale. ____
9. You will see horses on farms as you walk around Moordale. ____
10. You can get to all four villages directly from Hartbridge. ____

IX. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences

1. exported / many / last year / rice / how / to/ Japan / tons / were / of / ?
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2. trees / planting / on / the boys / the hill / group / are / the / in / volunteer / .
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3. rain / heavy / from / prevented / the / playing / us / soccer.

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4. if / he / me / some / asked / I / money / could / then / lend / him /
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5. design / to send / friends / someone / greetings / Englishman / a card / Christmas / to / an / his / had /.
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6. Le Lai Street / are/ living / they / in / at / An Giang / their / with /children / 186.
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. uncle / spent / most / their /of /the /violin / practicing / his time / in / room /music /the/.
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. which / us / tells / sentence / that / more / than / is / she / her / beautiful / sister /?
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9. his / friends / old / unlike / he / is / impolite / very /.
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10. going / fatherland / month / Kenny / his / is / family / next / visit / with / his / to /.
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11. colleagues / go / he / to / to / weekend / and / don‟t / have / at / work / the / his /.
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2. there / she / near / wanted / a / here / was / museum / know / to / if /.
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13. hold / going / their / are / they / tomorrow / party / house / at / to / a /.
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14. going / aren‟t / are / boys / the / the / they / canteen / to / school /?
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15. for / you‟ll / meeting / late / be / the / if / bed / to / soon / don‟t / you / go
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IX. Rewrite sentences as directed so that it has the same meaning as the sentence given
1. Thinking of making toys from used paper was his interesting idea.
 It‟s interesting that...................................................................................................................
2. He hasn‟t come back to his home village for over 20 years now.
 It‟s............................................................................................................................................
3. That‟s the strangest film I‟ve ever seen.
 I have never..............................................................................................................................
4. Please don‟t interrupt me while I am speaking.
 I‟d rather...................................................................................................................................
5. Get up now or you‟ll be late for school.
 If...............................................................................................................................................
6. The last time we met each other was ten years ago.
 We haven‟t...............................................................................................................................
7. Finding accommodation at busy time in Da Lat is difficult .
 It‟s...........................................................................................................................................
8. Originally, tennis was an indoor game.
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 Tennis used..............................................................................................................................
9. My father prefers living in the countryside to living in the city.
 My father likes........................................................................................................................
10. Nobody in my class is as intelligent as Lan.
 Lan is.......................................................................................................................................
11. Have you ever played a computer game before?
 Is this.......................................................................................................................................
12. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
 The Statue ...............................................................................................................................
13. The water was so cold that the children couldn‟t swim in it.
 The water wasn‟t.....................................................................................................................
14. He hasn‟t chatted with his classmates through the Internet for ages.
 It‟s ages...................................................................................................................................
15. People should stop experiments on animals.
 Experiments............................................................................................................................

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