PRACTICE TEST 6

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SECTION ONE: LISTENING (1 POINT)
*This section includes 10 questions and will be tested on May 9, 2025
SECTION TWO: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (3 POINTS)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 11. Let’s find a place where we can ____________ the storm.
A. wait out:ẩn trú B. wear off C. shrug off D. pull through
Question 12. His driving license has been ____________ on the grounds of drink-driving.
A. repealed B. revoked C. nullified D. recalled
Question 13. I might ____________ through the exam if I’m lucky.
A. touch B. patch C. prop D. scrape:vượt qua
Question 14. I was ____________ to believe that she was a representative of the Labor Party.
A. declared B. carried C. led D. explained
Question 15. It’s interesting how the rumor about my promotion began to ____________.
A. progress B. spread C. publicize D. emit
Question 16. The various locales where he painted, many ____________, continued to be a source of
inspiration throughout his long career.
A. for a wander B. away from it C. off the beaten path: ở nh nơi xa xôi D.
lazy round
Question 17. If there happened to be both rich and poor people, as there happen to be both black and white
ones, then the advantages of the ____________ might well spread in time to the hard-up.
A. well-heeled:giàu có B. big-hearted C. open-handed D. tight-fisted
Question 18. They were able to ____________ over their meal and enjoy it instead of having to rush back to work.
A. loiter B. stay C. linger:nán lại D. dwell
Question 19. Losing my job was ____________ I never would have found this one if it hadn’t happened.
A. a bone to pick with B. a breath of fresh air
C. a bleeding-heart D. a blessing in disguise:trg cái rủi có cái may
Question 20. The tendency is to respond to anger with anger, but in these situations, it pays to keep a cool
____________.
A. brain B. mind C. head D. top
Question 21. We are not in a ____________ hurry so let’s have another coffee.
A. dashing B. racing C. rushing D. tearing:rất vội
Question 22. The government is using the taxes from the working class to bail out the banks that ruined the
economy? That really ____________!
A. sows’ wild oats B. spills the beans C. takes the biscuit:đáng ngạc nhiên
D.upsets the apple cart
Question 23. To say it is the best novel written in the last twenty years is going far ____________.
A. a long way B. over the top:hơi qs C. through a bad patch D. to great
lengths
Question 24. In the northern and central parts of the states of Idaho ____________ and churning rivers.
A. majestic mountains are found B. found majestic mountains
C. finding majestic mountains D. are found majestic mountains
Question 25: The truant was _____________ from school for unbecoming behavior.
A. dispelled B. repelled C. compelled D. expelled:trục
xuất

Your answers
 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions. Correct the mistakes.
Question 00: Despite the fact that he was innocent, he was founded guilty by association due to his
connection to the known criminals.
A. innocent B. founded C. by association D. known criminals
Question 26. His decision to leave school when he was only 16 was the worse mistake he ever made.
A. to leave B. was C. worse D. ever
Question 27. New laws should be introduced to reduce the number of traffic in the city center.
A. laws B. be C. to reduce D. the number of
Question 28. I made every effort to contact with Ron two weeks ago but so far I haven’t received his reply.
A. made B. with C. so D. reply
Question 29. A comprehensive study revealed that understanding a child’s temperance could help parents
develop appropriate expectations for their child’s behavior in certain situations.
A. comprehensive B. temperance C. appropriate D. certain
Question 30. We are due for rain-triggered floods today, so you need to be under guard for them and halt
your outdoor work.
A.due for B. rain-triggered C. under guard D. halt
Your answers

00. B  found 28.B->x

26.C->worst 29. B->temperament:tính khí

27.D->the amount of 30.C->on guard

Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following text.

It is strange but true that some of the most important scientific discoveries of the past hundred years have
only gained (31. ACCEPT) _______________ because someone eminent in the field took an interest in a
theory, while progress in other fields has at times been delayed for years because no one is possessing the
(32. EXPERT) _______________ to evaluate a theory was prepared to take it seriously. 1905 saw the (33.
PUBLISH) ______________ of a theory now known as the Theory of Relativity by a Young man called
Albert Einstein. The (34. RESPONSE) _______________ of the scientific community was one of total
indifference until the distinguished German physicist, Max Planck, noticed it. Historians today believe that
his (35. PATRON) _______________ of Einstein was crucial to the theory being accepted. Several years
later, Einstein put forward his new theory of general relativity. A renowned physicist, Eddington, produced
measurements that (36. APPEAR) ________________ confirmed Eistein’s predictions. It is now known,
however, that Eddington was highly (37. SELECT) _______________ in the result she published,
ignoring any that did not prove the theory. Einstein was eventually proved right though at first he was the
(38. BENEFIT) ______________ of doubtful research, only accepted because of the reputation of the man
who presented it. The conclusion is that where only a (39. HAND) ______________ of people in the world
possess the (40. QUALIFY) ______________ to understand a theory, the rest of us must rely on their
opinion until one of them can demonstrate that the others are mistaken.

Your answers:
31. acceptance 32. expertise 33. publication 34. response 35. patronage
36. apparently 37. selective 38. beneficiary 39. handful 40. qualifications
SECTION THREE: READING COMPREHENSION ( 3 POINTS)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
‘If you’ve finished your exams and have absolutely no idea what to do next, you’re not alone’, says
Sheridan Hughes, an occupational psychologist at Career Analysts, a career counseling service. ‘At 18, it
can be very difficult to know what you want to do because you don’t really know what you’re interested
in.’ Careers guidance, adds Alexis Halliam, one of her colleagues, is generally poor and ‘people can end up
in the wrong job and stay there for years because they’re good at something without actually enjoying it’.
To discover what people are good at, and more fundamentally, what they will enjoy doing, Career
Analysts give their clients a battery of personality profile questionnaires and psychometric tests. An in-
depth interview follows, in which the test results are discussed and different career paths and options are
explored with the aid of an occupational psychologist. Career Analysts offers guidance to everyone, from
teenagers to retirees looking for a new focus in life. The service sounded just what I need. Dividing my
time as I do between teaching and freelance journalism, I definitely need advice about consolidating my
career. Being too ancient for Career Analysts’ students career option guidance and not, unfortunately, at the
executive level yet, I opted for the career management package. This is aimed at people who are
established in their jobs and who either want a change or some advice about planning the next step in their
careers.
Having filled in a multitude of personality indicator questionnaires at home, I then spent a rather
gruelling morning being aptitude-tested at Career Analysts’ offices. The tests consisted of logical seasoning
followed by verbal, mechanical and spatial aptitude papers. Logical seasoning required me to pick out the
next shape in a sequence of triangles, squares and oblongs. I tried my best but knew that it was really a lost
cause. I fared rather better when it came to verbal aptitude – finding the odd one out in a series of words
couldn’t be simpler. My complacency was short-lived, however, when I was confronted with images of
levers and pulleys for the mechanical aptitude papers. My mind went blank. I had no idea what would
happen to wheel X when string Y was pulled.
At home, filling questionnaires, I had been asked to give my instinctive reaction ( not an over-
considered one) to statements like: ‘It bothers me if people think I’m being odd or unconventional’ or ‘I
like to do my planning alone without interruptions from others. I was asked to agree or disagree on scale of
one to five with ‘I often take on impossible odd’, or ‘ it is impossible for me to believe that the chance or
luck plays an important role in my life’. I was told to indicate how important I consider status to be in a
job, and how important money and material benefits.
The questions attempt to construct a picture of the complete individual. Using aptitude tests
alongside personality profiling, occupational psychologists will, the theory goes, be able to guide a client
towards a rewarding, fulfilling career. Some questions are as straightforward as indicating whether or not
you would enjoy a particular job. Designing aircraft runways? Preparing legal documents? Playing a
musical instrument? Every career going makes an appearance and as I was shown later, the responses tend
to form a coherent pattern.
Having completed my personality and aptitude tests, I sat down with Sheridan Hughes, who asked
me fairly searching personal and professional questions. What do my parents and siblings do for a living?
Why had I chosen to do an English degree? ‘I need to get a picture of you as a person and how you’ve
come to be who you are’, she explained. ‘What we do works because it’s a mixture of science and
counseling. We use objective psychometric measures to discover our clients’ natural strengths and abilities
and then we talk to them about what they want from life’.
There were no real surprises in my own test results, nor in the interview that followed it. ‘We’re
interested in patterns’, Mrs. Hughes explained’, and the pattern for you is strongly verbal and
communicative’. This was putting it rather kindly. I had come out as average on the verbal skills test and
below average in logic, numerical, perceptual and mechanical seasoning. My spatial visualization was so
bad it was almost off scale. ‘A career in cartography, navigation, tiling or architecture would not be playing
to your strengths’, she said delicately.
Mrs. Hughes encouraged me to expand the writing side of my career and gave me honest, practical
suggestions as to how I could go about it. ‘Widen the scopes of your articles’, she said. ‘You could develop
an interest in medical and psychological fields. ‘These latter, she said, would sit comfortably with an
interest in human behaviour indicated on my personality – profiling questionnaires. She suggested that I
consider writing e-learning content for online courses, an avenue that would never occurred to me.
Question 41. What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. Finding our client’s natural strengths and abilities
B. What are the best questionnaires for jobs
C. What are the most popular jobs
D. Finding the career that fits your personality
Question 42. Which of the following is mentioned in the first paragraph?
A. People accepting inappropriate advice B. People underestimating their own abilities
C. People being unwilling to take risks D. People constantly changing their minds
Question 43. What does the writer say about Career Analysts in the second paragraph?
A. It is about to offer a service for people at executive level.
B. She was initially doubtful that it could be useful to her.
C. Only one of its services was relevant to her.
D. The range of services it offers is unique.
Question 44. The word "multitude" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. rarity B. paucity C. dearth D. host
Question 45. What does the writer say about the statements on the questionnaires?
A. One of them focused on her attitude situation only.
B. One of them focused on her attitude to risks.
C. She found some of them rather strange.
D. She thought about them for longer than she was supposed to.
Question 46. In the fifth paragraph, the word "straightforward" is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. simple B. skeptical C. objective D. dominated
Question 47. The writer says that the idea behind the questionnaires is that ____________.
A. they will encourage people to have new ideas about possible careers.
B. people will find some of the questions quite hard to answer.
C. they will give me a more accurate picture of people than the aptitude tests.
D. the answers to them and the aptitude tests will provide all the necessary information.
Question 48. The word "they" in paragraph 6 refers to ____________.
A. measures B. strengths C. clients D. abilities
Question 49. Some of the questions Sheridan Hughes asked concerned the writer’s ____________.
A. progress through life B. opinions of the tests and questionnaires
C. main regrets D. relationships with family members
Question 50. The advice Mrs. Hughes gave to the writer included the suggestion that she should
____________.
A. concentrate only on writing and not on any other kind of work.
B. increase the number of subjects she writes about.
C. think about taking a course on writing.
D. do something she had previously considered unappealing.

Your answers
41.D 42.A 43. C 44.D 45. B
46. A 47.D 48.C 49. A 50.B
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word that best fits
each of the gaps in the following passage.
The issues for emerging economies are a little more straightforward. The desire to build on undeveloped
land is not born (51) ____________ desperation or necessity, but is a result of the relentless march of
progress. Cheap labour and a relatively highly-skilled workforce (52) ____________ these countries highly
competitive and there is a flood of inward investment, particularly from multinationals looking to take
advantage of the low wages before the cost and standard of living begin to rise. It is factors such as these
(53) ____________ are making many Asian economies extremely attractive when viewed as investment
opportunities at the moment. (54) ____________, in Africa, the relative abundance of precious metals and
natural resources tends to attract a lot of exploration companies and a whole sub-industry develops around
and is completely dependent on this foreign-direct investment. It is understandable that countries that are
the focus of this sort of attention can (55) ____________ the environmental implications of large-scale
industrial development, and this can have devastating consequences for the natural world. And it is a
vicious cycle because (56) ____________ industrially active a nation becomes, the greater the demand for
and harvesting of natural resources. For some, the environmental issues, though they can hardly be (57)
____________, are viewed as a peripheral concern. Indeed, having an environmental conscience or taking
environmental matters into consideration when it comes to decisions on whether or not to build rubber- tree
(58) ____________ or grow biofuel crops would be quite (59) ____________ indeed. For those
involved in such schemes it is a pretty black-and-white issue. And, for vast (60) ____________ of land in
Latin America, for example, it is clear that the welfare of the rainforests matters little to local government
when vast sums of money can be made from cultivating the land.
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Question 51. A. over B. out of C. towards D. with
Question 52. A. get B. make C. cause D. do
Question 53. A. that B. which C. who D. what
Question 54. A. Similarly B. Seemingly C. Apparently D. Consequently
Question 55. A. get hold of B. take notice of C. make use of D. lose
sight of
Question 56. A. the fewer B. the less C. the most D. the more
Question 57. A. ignored B. resurrected C. regarded D. altered
Question 58. A. plantations B. holdings C. ranches D. homesteads
Question 59. A. imperative B. prohibitive C. prospective D. proscriptive
Question 60. A. tracts B. sectors C. plots D. regions

Your answers
51.B 52.B 53. A 54.A 55. D
56. D 57.A 58.A 59. B 60.A

Read the following passage and fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word.
Early civilisations, as (61) _____________ to merely primitive early societies, seem to have a common
positive characteristic in that they change human (62) _____________ of things. They bring together the
cooperative efforts of large number of people, usually bringing them together physically in large
agglomerations.
Civilisation is usually marked by urbanisation. It would be a bold individual that was willing to
draw a precise (63) _____________ at the moment when the balance tipped (64) _____________ a dense
pattern of agricultural villages clustered (65) _____________ a religious centre or a market to reveal the
first true city. However, it is perfectly reasonable to say that more than any ( 66) _____________ institution
has provided the critical mass which produces civilisation.
 Inside the city, the surpluses of wealth produced by agriculture made possible other things (67)
_____________ of civilised life. They provided for the upkeep of a priestly (68) _____________ which
elaborated a complex religious structure, leading to the construction of great buildings (69)
_____________ more than merely economic functions, and in due (70) _____________ to the writing
down of literature.

Your answers
61.opposed:chống 62.scale 63. line 64.towards 65. around
đối
66. other 67.characteristic 68.class 69. serving 70.course

For questions 71-80, read the passage and do the following tasks. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
Willpower
A Although willpower does not shape our decisions, it determines whether and how long we can
follow through on them. It almost single-handedly determines life outcomes. Interestingly, research
suggests the general population is indeed aware of how essential willpower is to their well-being; survey
participants routinely identify a ‘lack of willpower’ as the major impediment to making beneficial life
changes. There are, however, misunderstandings surrounding the nature of willpower and how we can
acquire more of it. There is a widespread misperception, for example, that increased leisure time would
lead to subsequent increases in willpower.(71,72)
B Although the concept of willpower is often explained through single-word terms, such as ‘resolve’
or ‘drive’, it refers in fact to a variety of behaviours and situations. There is a common perception that
willpower entails resisting some kind of a ‘treat’, such as a sugary drink or a lazy morning in bed, in favour
of decisions that we know are better for us, such as drinking water or going to the gym. Of course this is a
familiar phenomenon for all. Yet willpower also involves elements such as overriding negative thought
processes, biting your tongue in social situations, or persevering through a difficult activity. At the heart of
any exercise of willpower, however, is the notion of ‘delayed gratification’, which involves resisting
immediate satisfaction for a course that will yield greater or more permanent satisfaction in the long run.
(73)
C Scientists are making general investigations into why some individuals are better
able than others to delay gratification and thus employ their willpower, but the genetic or environmental
origins of this ability remain a mystery for now. Some groups who are particularly vulnerable to reduced
willpower capacity, such as those with addictive personalities, may claim a biological origin for their
problems. What is clear is that levels of willpower typically remain consistent over time (studies tracking
individuals from early childhood to their adult years demonstrate a remarkable consistency in willpower
abilities). In the short term, however, our ability to draw on willpower can fluctuate dramatically due to
factors such as fatigue, diet and stress. Indeed, research by Matthew Gailliot suggests that willpower, even
in the absence of physical activity, both requires and drains blood glucose levels, suggesting that willpower
operates more or less like a ‘muscle’, and, like a muscle, requires fuel for optimum functioning.(74)
D These observations lead to an important question: if the strength of our willpower at the age of
thirty-five is somehow pegged to our ability at the age of four, are all efforts to improve our willpower
certain to prove futile? According to newer research, this is not necessarily the case. Gregory M. Walton,
for example, found that a single verbal cue – telling research participants how strenuous mental tasks could
‘energise’ them for further challenging activities – made a profound difference in terms of how much
willpower participants could draw upon to complete the activity. Just as our willpower is easily drained by
negative influences, it appears that willpower can also be boosted by other prompts, such as encouragement
or optimistic self-talk.
E Strengthening willpower thus relies on a two-pronged approach: reducing negative influences and
improving positive ones. One of the most popular and effective methods simply involves avoiding
willpower depletion triggers, and is based on the old adage, ‘out of sight, out of mind’. In one study,
workers who kept a bowl of enticing candy on their desks were far more likely to indulge than those who
placed it in a desk drawer. It also appears that finding sources of motivation from within us may be
important. In another study, Mark Muraven found that those who felt compelled by an external authority to
exert self-control experienced far greater rates of willpower depletion than those who identified their own
reasons for taking a particular course of action. This idea that our mental convictions can influence
willpower was borne out by Veronika Job. Her research indicates that those who think that willpower is a
finite resource exhaust their supplies of this commodity long before those who do not hold this opinion.
F Willpower is clearly fundamental to our ability to follow through on our decisions but, as
psychologist Roy Baumeister has discovered, a lack of willpower may not be the sole impediment every
time our good intentions fail to manifest themselves. A critical precursor, he suggests, is motivation – if we
are only mildly invested in the change we are trying to make, our efforts are bound to fall short. This may
be why so many of us abandon our New Year’s Resolutions – if these were actions we really wanted to
take, rather than things we felt we ought to be doing, we would probably be doing them already. In
addition, Muraven emphasizes the value of monitoring progress towards a desired result, such as by using a
fitness journal, or keeping a record of savings toward a new purchase. The importance of motivation and
monitoring cannot be overstated. Indeed, it appears that, even when our willpower reserves are entirely
depleted, motivation alone may be sufficient to keep us on the course we originally chose.
Questions 71-75
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the above Reading Passage?
In boxes 71-80, write:
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
Question 71. Willpower is the most significant factor in determining success in life.
Question 72. People with more free time typically have better willpower.
Question 73. The strongest indicator of willpower is the ability to choose long-term rather than short-term
rewards.
Question 74. Levels of willpower usually stay the same throughout our lives.
Question 75. Regular physical exercise improves our willpower ability.
Questions 76-80
Look at the following statements (Questions 76-80) and the list of researchers below.
Match each statement with the correct person, A–D.
Write the correct letter, A–D, in boxes 76-80.
This researcher …
Question 76. identified a key factor that is necessary for willpower to function.
Question 77. suggested that willpower is affected by our beliefs.
Question 78. examined how our body responds to the use of willpower.
Question 79. found that taking actions to please others decreases our willpower.
Question 80. found that willpower can increase through simple positive thoughts.

List of People
A Matthew Gailliot
B Gregory M. Walton
C Mark Muraven
D Veronika Job
 E Roy Baumeister

Your answers
71.T 72.F 73. T 74.T 75. NG
76. E 77.D 78.A 79. C 80.B

III. WRITING (20 POINTS)

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