PRACTICE TEST 1

I. Choose the correct answer by circling A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (5 pts)

1. Joan: “Our friends are coming. ______, Mike?”
Mike: “I’m sorry, but I can’t do it now.”
A. Shall you make some coffee, please B. Would you mind making some
coffee
C. Why don’t we cook some coffee D. Shall I make you like some coffee
2. Welcome to the interview. Please, take a ______.
A. seat B. look C. cup of coffee D. bow
3. We went to the restaurant ______ there was no food in the house.
A. although B. however C. because D. but
4. Barcelona football club ______ Champions League history by defeating Juventus 3-1 in the
final match last Sunday to have the cup for the 5th time.
A. marked B. done C. won D. made
5. Some designers have ______ inspiration from Vietnam's ethnic minorities to change the
traditional ao dai.
A. made B. brought C. taken D. done
6. She is one of the few people ______.
A. I look up to them B. to who I look up
C. to that I look up D. to whom I look up
7. According to a recent survey, most people are on good ______with their neighbors.
A. relations B. acquaintance C. terms D. relationships
8. Bien Cuong, a commentator, came ______ a lot of criticism for his speech in a match of the
2015 SEA Games.
A. in for B. over C. out of D. off
9. I have bought a ______ car.
A. red small French B. small French red
C. French small red D. small red French
10 The bomb ______ in the street; fortunately no one hurt.
A. went up B. went off C. went by D. went out

II. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following
sentences. (5 pts)
1. Were it to rain heavily, we (stay) ______ at home. 1. _______________
2. I do not understand why Hue (always forget) ______ her 2. _______________
umbrella.
3. His mother, together with her friends, (just arrive) ______ 3. _______________
at the station.
4. Not only Tom (visit) ______ us but he also brought us many
4. _______________
presents.
5. There is no point in (complain) ______ about your son if 5. _______________
you can do nothing (help) ______ him. _______________
6. It was my fault to keep you waiting so long. I ( inform)
6. ______________
______ you in advance.
7. The virus (know) ______ as MERS has spread enough for
the WHO to say the situation is now more serious and 7. ______________
urgent.
8. Taylor Swift (name) ______ among Forbes' 2015 list of the
8. _______________
100 Most Powerful Women in the World recently.
9. They suggest that the heater (repair) ______ before winter
9. _______________
comes.

III. Fill in each blank in the following sentences with a proper preposition. (5 pts)
1. Hundreds __________ people died although scientists had warned them __________ the
eruption of Mount Pinatubo.
2. The ao dai consists of a long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn __________ loose
pants.
3. Before Tet holiday, I like to clean __________ my house and decorate the living room __________
flowers.
4. I’m afraid I will be __________ debt soon because I’m extremely pressed __________ money these
days.
5. My teacher divided the class __________ three groups __________ ten students.
6. Paula applied for the post but she was turned __________.

IV. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the text below. (5 pts)
1. All necessary ____________________ for the 28 th SEA Games in Singapore have been
completed so far. (PREPARE)
2. Unfortunately, the film got ____________________ reviews. (FAVOR)
3. A recent survey has ____________________ revealed that home computers do not
____________________ relationships within families but bring children and parents together.
(SURPRISE - WEAK)
4. Teenagers always try to be ____________________ of their parents. (DEPEND)
5. He wished the young couple a life of happiness and ____________________. (PROSPER)
6. The mayor of Hanoi ordered the suspension of officials responsible for a
____________________ tree-cutting. (MASS)
7. In my factory, women tend to ____________________ men by six to one. (NUMBER)
8. Are there any ____________________ rivers left in the world? (POLLUTE)
9. Young children are very ____________________ and shouldn’t be allowed to watch violent
movies. (IMPRESSION)

V. The following conversation is between a shop assistant and a customer who is

buying a camera. Complete the conversation with the words or phrases given in
the box. Write your answer in the space provided. (5 pts)
 A. What do I do now?
B. How do I use this camera?
C. What happens if I
D. it’s pulled up
E. if it’s the wrong way
F. I’m ready to take my first
picture
G. first take the film
H. Now, the camera is open
I. close the cover
J. faces upward

Customer (1) _________?

:
Assistant: Well, can you see this black button here? If (2) _________, the
back cover opens. The button unlocks the back cover. (3)
_________.
Customer Do I put the film in the camera now?
:
Assistant: Yes, (4) _________ out of the small can. Make sure this part of
the film (5) _________ - like this.
Customer (6) _________ put it in the other way round?
:
Assistant: Well, it won’t fit, (7) _________.
Customer (8) _________?
:
Assistant: Now put the end of it in the spool here and wind the film on.
Turn this handle and then press the red button. Now (9)
_________ of the camera. The film must then be wound on
once again.
Customer The number “1” appears in the window, and (10) _________!
:

VI. The passage below contains 10 errors. UNDERLINE and CORRECT them. Write
your answers in the numbered blanks provided. There is an example. (10 pts)

1 People began to keep animals in zoos over 3,000 years before,

2 when the rulers of China opened an enormous zoo called the
3 Gardens of Intelligence. In much of the early zoos, animals taught
4 to perform for the visitors. This no longer happens and it is
5 accepted that the purpose of zoos are for people to see animals
6 behaving natural.
 7 Today, most cities have a zoo or wildlife park. However, not
8 everybody approves of zoos. Person who think that zoos are a
9 good idea say they provide us for the opportunity to learn
10 about the natural world and be close to wild animals. Both of
11 these would not be possible with zoos. On the other hand, some
12 people disapprove of zoos because they believe it is wrong putting
animals in cages, and argue that in zoos where are not managed
properly, animals live in dirty conditions and eat suitable food.

0. Line 1: ________before ___→___ago__________________

Your answers: 1. Line ... _________________ → _______________________
2. Line ... _________________ → ______________________
3. Line ... _________________ → _____________________
4. Line ... _________________ → ______________________
5. Line ... _________________ → ______________________
6. Line ... _________________ → ______________________
7. Line ... _________________ → _______________________
8. Line ... _________________ → _______________________
9. Line ... _________________ → ______________________
10. Lin _________________ → _______________________
e ...

VII. Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word. (10 pts)
The 2015 Nepal earthquake,which (1) _________________ more than 8,000 people and
injured more than 18,000, occurred at 11:56 on 25 thApril. The earthquake (2)
_________________ about twenty seconds. Its epicenter was the village of Barpak, Gorkha
district, and its hypocenter was at a depth (3) _________________ approximately 15km. It was
the worst (4) _________________ disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal-Bihar
earthquake.
Hundreds of thousands of people became (5) _________________ when their houses
collapsed, entire villages were flattened. Many old buildings were completely (6)
_________________. The country also had a continued risk of landslides.
Two other powerful earthquakes struck Nepal at 06:11 and 06:45. The (7)
_________________ earthquake measured 7.9 M w and its epicenter was identified at a distance
of 80km to the northwest of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Bharatpur was (8)
_________________ nearest major city to the main earthquake, 53km from the epicenter. The
second one was somewhat less powerful (9) ________________ the first one. It occurred 65km
east of Kathmandu. These (10) ________________ were really terrible.

VIII. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D that best fits each of the blank spaces. (10
pts)
MARKETS
 In practically any country in the world, you are (1) ______ to find a market somewhere.
Markets have been with us since (2) ______ times, and arose wherever people need to
exchange the goods they produced. For example, a farmer might have exchanged a cow for
tools. But just as times have (3) ______, so have markets practices. So, (4) ______ in early times
the main activity (5) ______ with markets would have been ‘bartering’- in (6) ______ words
exchanging goods – today most stall holders wouldn’t be too (7) ______ on accepting
potatoes as payment, for instance, instead of cash.
In contrast, what might be a common (8) ______ in a modern market in some countries
is a certain amount of ‘haggling’, where customer and seller eventually (9) ______ on a price,
after what sometimes be quite a heated debate. However, behavior which is expected in a
market in one country may not be acceptable in another. Even within one country, there
may be some markets where you could haggle quite (10) ______ and others where it would
be advisable not to try.

1. A. inevitable B. confident C. sure D. definite

2. A. ancient B. antique C. old D. past
3. A. changed B. turned C. developed D. differed
4. A. however B. despite C. nevertheless D. whereas
5. A. associated B. relating C. connecting D. attached
6. A. different B. other C. new D. alternative
7. A. fond B. keen C. eager D. pleased
8. A. look B. vision C. sight D. view
9. A. confirm B. consent C. approve D. agree
10. A. simply B. plainly C. easily D. clearly

IX. Choose from the sentences (A-F) the one which fits each gap (1-5). Write your answer
in the space provided. Number 0 is an example.(5 pts)

A. It was the river, the Ryburn, which normally flowed so gently, that
threatened us most.
B. It was the year when the storms came early,before the calendar even
hinted at winter, even before November was out.
C. They twisted and turned, rising eastwards and upwards, warning of
what was to come.
D. It was far deeper than we’d ever seen it so near our home, lunging
furiously at its banks.
E. There in the heights it was like the Niagara Falls, as the water surged
over the edge of the dam and poured into the stream below.
F. It almost completely blocked our lane and made the streamside path
slippery and dangerous.

LIVING IN THE VALLEY

 We had been living in our valley for sixteen months when we first realized the dangers
that could exist in the surrounding hills and threaten our very survival.
(0) ___B___ Until that time, we had felt safe and sheltered in our valley below the
protecting hills.
Soon snow began to fall. Within a day it lay some 15cm deep. (1) _________ But on the
neighboring heights the snow was much deeper and stayed for longer. Up there the wind
blasted fiercely. Deep in our valley, we felt only sudden gusts of wind; trees swayed but the
branches held firm.
And yet we knew that there was reason for us to worry. The snow and wind were
certainly inconvenient but they did not really trouble us great. (2) _________ It reminded us
of what could have occurred if circumstances had been different, if the flow of water from
the hills had not, many years before, been controlled, held back by a series of dams.
In a short time, the snow started to melt. Day after day, we watched furious clouds pile
up high over the hills to the west. Sinister grey clouds extended over the valleys. (3)
_________ We had seen enough of the sky; now we began to watch the river, which every day
was becoming fuller and wilder.
The snow was gradually washed away as more and more rain streamed from the
clouds, but high up in the hills the reservoir was filling and was fast approaching danger
level. And then it happened – for the 1st time in years the reservoir overflowed. (4) _________.
The river seemed maddened as the waters poured almost horizontally down to its
lower stretches. Just a couple of meters from our cottage, the stream seemed wild beneath
the bridge. (5) _________ For three days we prayed that it would stay below its wall.
Fortunately, our prayers were answered as the dam held and the waters began to
subside.Thanks to this protection, we can feel our home in the valley is still secure and safe.

X. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words given so that the meanings stay
the same as the first ones. (5 pts)
1. I listened to the news last night. It was very informative.
→ The news __________________________________________________________
2. A lot of children and old people have to go to hospitals these days because of the hot
weather.
→Because ___________________________________________________________
3. His brother is a professional tennis player, isn’t he?
→ His brother plays ____________________________________________________
4. He listens to the radio almost every day.
→ Hardly ____________________________________________________________
5. They did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second son.
→ Only when _______________________________________________

XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. DO NOT change the word given. You must use between TWO
and FIVE words, including the word given. (5 pts)
1. The firemen managed to put the fire out after five hours. succeeded
→ The firemen _____________________________________ out after five hours.
2. It takes five hours by car to reach the nearest hotel. drive
→ It is ____________________________________________ to the nearest hotel.
3. Are you familiar with his teaching style yet? used
→ Have you _______________________________________ his teaching style yet?
4. David impressed his new boss by settling down to work. good
→ David _____________________________________ his new boss by settling down to work.
5. “Is Peter likely to change his mind?” Rob asked. chance
→ “Is there _____________________________________ changing his mind?” Rob asked.

ANSWER KEY
I.
1. B. Would you mind making some 6. D. to whom I look up
coffee 7. C. terms
2. A. seat 8. A. in for
3. C. because 9. D. small red French
4. D. made 10.B. went off
5. C. taken

II. (5 pts) (Mỗi động từ chia đúng 0,5 điểm)

1. would stay 6. should have informed
2. is always forgetting 7. known
3. has just arrived 8. has been named
4. did Tom visit 9. (should) be repaired
5. complaining/ to help

III (5 pts) (Mỗi giới từ đúng 0,5 điểm)

1. of / about 4. in / for
2. over 5. into / of
3. up / with 6. down

IV. (5 pts) (Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm)

1. preparations 6. massive
2. unfavorable 7. outnumber
3. surprisingly/ weaken 8. unpolluted
4. independent 9. impressionable
5. prosperity

V. (5 pts) (Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm)

1. B 2. D 3. H 4. G 5. J
6. C 7. E 8. A 9. I 10. F
 VI. (10 pts) (Mỗi lỗi tìm được được 0,5 điểm, sửa đúng được 0,5 điểm. Các lỗi mà học
sinh tìm được có thể không theo thứ tự dưới đây)
1. Line 2: much → many
2. Line 3: taught → were taught
3. Line 4: are → is
4. Line 5: natural → naturally
5. Line 7: Person → People
6. Line 8: for → with
7. Line 9: with → without
8. Line 10: putting → to put
9. Line 11: where → which
10. Line suitable → unsuitable
12:
VII. (10 pts) (Mỗi từ điền đúng 1 điểm)
1. killed 6. destroyed/ ruined
2. lasted 7. first
3. of 8. the
4. natural 9. than
5. homeless 10. earthquakes/ quakes
VIII.(10 pts) (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1. C. sure 6. B. other
2. A. ancient 7. B. keen
3. A. changed 8. C. sight
4. D. whereas 9. D. agree
5. A. associated 10. C. easily
IX. (5 pts) (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1. F 2. A 3. C 4. E 5. D
X. (5 pts) (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1. The news (which/ that)/ to which I listened/ I listened tolast night was very informative.
2. Becauseit/the weather is (very) hot, a lot of children and old people have to go to
hospitals.
3. His brother plays tennis professionally, doesn’t he?
4. Hardly a day goes by/ passes without his listening to the radio.
Or: Hardly a day goes by/ passes when he doesn’t listen to the radio.
5. Only when they had their second son/ their second son was born did they decide to move to a
bigger house.
XI. (5 pts) (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1. The firemen succeeded in putting the fireout after five hours.
2. It is a five-hour drive to the nearest hotel.
3. Have you got used tohis teaching style yet?
4. David made a good impression on his new boss by settling down to work.
5. “Is thereany chance of Peterchanging his mind?” Rob asked.