PRACTICE TEST
PART A: LISTENING
I. Listen to the conversation about living in the countryside in Japan. Circle A, B or c to answer each question. You
will listen TWICE. (1pt)
1. What does he like about the village?
A. the mountains B. the ocean C. the pollution D. the noise
2. How does he feel about the people in the village?
A. difficult B. friendly C. easy D. unfriendly
3. Which among these is true about Sam’s attitude towards the weather in the village?
A. He likes it very much.
B. He thinks it is comfortable.
C. He hates it.
D. He enjoys the weather here
4. What is the most unusual about the village in Sam’s opinion?
A. There are many snakes.
B. All snakes are green.
C. Snakes like to stay in his office.
D. He can’t see any snakes
II. Listen to a talk about teenagers and technology and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE? You
will listen TWICE. (1pt)
Statements True False
5. Nowadays teenagers can be called a “technology” generation. x
6. Teenagers rarely forget what time to do something. x
7. Playing computer games makes teenagers concentrate less on their lessons
x
in class.
8. The parents of these teenagers are finding ways to reduce their children’s
x
interest in mobiles.
PART B: LANGUAGE
Pronunciation
I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced is placed differently
from that of the others in each group. (0,5pt)
9. A. orchards B. forums C. villagers D. accounts
10. A. conclusion B. wood C. neighbourhood D. football
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of
the others in each group. (0.5 pt)
11. A. account B. mature C. forum D. upload
12. A. benefit B. convenient C. cultivate D. teenager
Vocabulary and grammar
I. Choose the correct option from A,B,C or D to complete the following sentences.
(1.5 pts)
13. The children are so excited to learn how to______ crafts using waste paper and ice-cream sticks.
A. invent B. recycle C. make D. draw
14. I think that people in the countryside live more______ than those in the city.
A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. unhappy
15. Son: “Let’s discuss this problem in your new Facebook."- Tung: “______”
A. That’s a good idea B. Glad you enjoyed it C. Traffic is good, I think D. No, thanks
16. The Internet allows us to communicate ______friends from different parts of the world.
A. To B. with C. for D. of
17. Nam is very sociable and active. He ______ many school activities.
A. takes part in B. takes part on C. takes part of D. takes part with
18. Jony doesn’t feel interested in playing the piano anymore, so he ______ another hobby next year.
A. takes up B. taking up C. will take up D. will takes up
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to underlined word. (0.25 pt)
19. She worked hard. Therefore, she passed the final exam easily.
A. got B. failed C. took part in D. looked after
III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to underlined word. (0,25 pt)
20. The most popular evening out among teenagers is going to the cinema.
A. common B. famous C. interesting D. boring
IV. Give correct form of the word in the brackets. (0,5 pt)
21. My sister is hooked on (listen)____________
listening to K-pop whenever she has free time
22. Teenagers usually work (hard) _____________than
harder others when they have exams.
PART C: READING
I. Read the following passage and fill each of the numbered blanks with a suitable option A, B, C or D. (1pt)
When we feel anxious, we often give ourselves negative messages like that: "I can't do this", "I'm useless", and "I'm
going to fail". It can be difficult but (23) ______ to replace these with positive thoughts such as: "this is just anxiety, it
can't harm me", and "relax, concentrate- it's going to be okay". Picturing how you'd like things to go can help you feel
more (24) ______. Try to imagine yourself turning up to an exam feeling confident and relaxed. You turn over your
paper, write down what you do know and come away knowing you tried your best on the day. It can sometimes appear
that your whole future depends on what grades you get. There can be (25) ______ pressure for young people to do well
in exams which can cause a lot of stress and anxiety. Remember that exams are important, (26) ______ they are not the
only way to a successful future. Lots of people achieve success in life without doing well at school.
23. A. allow B. let C. afford D. try
24. A. tense B. stressed C. positive D. negative
25. A. a lot of B. many C. few D. less
26. A. but B. so C. because D. and
II. Read the following passage and answer the questions. (1pt)
Last week Nick and some of his classmates went to the countryside. They went to visit a farm of Nick’s uncle. They
left early in the morning and went there by bus. Nick’s uncle, Mr. Brown met them at the bus stop and took them to
his farm. On the way, Uncle Brown showed them the field of wheat and vegetables where some tractors were running
up and down, ploughing and breaking soil, distributing manure and planting potatoes.
After lunch, they all went for a walk. In the large yard of the farm, they saw some farm machines. Among them is the
biggest machine which is called a combine harvester. They were told that it can cut and thresh corn at the same time.
In the afternoon, they went to the paddy field, the place where cattle such as horses, sheep and cows were raised. They
were very excited to see how cows were milked by the workers there. Uncle Brown also spoke about many interesting
things in the countryside. After having some fruits and cakes, they said goodbye and went home.
27. Who went to visit a farm of Nick’s uncle?
_______________________________________________________________________
Nick and some of his classmates
28. How did they go to the countryside?
_______________________________________________________________________
by bus
29. What does the word “it” in the passage refer to?
combine harvester
_______________________________________________________________________
30. What did Nick and some of his classmates do before saying goodbye?
_______________________________________________________________________
having some fruits and cakes
PART D: WRITING
I. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the part that is incorrect. (0,5pt)
31. One of a worst diseases mankind has ever faced is cancer.
A. is B. One of C. mankind D. a
32. Some of the methods used in advertising is unethical and unacceptable in today’s society.
A. and B. used C. is D. in
II. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in brackets. (1pt)
33. Mr Long loves to chat with his friends on Facebook Messenger. (keen)
→ ________________________________________________________.
Mr. Long is keen on chatting with his friends on .....
34. Phong was a quicker walker than his friends. (quickly)
→ ________________________________________________________.
Phong walked more quickly than his friends
35. Don’t play computer games too much, or you will be addicted to them (If)
→________________________________________________________.
If you play computer games too much, you will be addicted them
36. How about discussing these community activities after school? (Let’s)
→________________________________________________________.
How about Ving # Let's V
Let's discuss these community activities after school
