PRACTICE TEST 29/03/2018
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
1. A. candy B.sandy C. many D. handy
2. A. earning B. learning C. searching D. clearing
3. A. waited B. mended C. naked D. faced
4. A. cough B. tough C. rough D. enough
5. A. accident B. jazz C. stamps D. watch
6. A. pudding B. put C. pull D. puncture
7. A. absent B. recent C. decent D. present
8. A. houses B. faces C. horses D. places
9. A. food B. look C. took D. good
10. A. naked B. sacred C. needed D. walked
11. A. curriculum B. coincide C. currency D. conception
12. A. nature B. pure C. picture D. culture
13. A. shoot B. mood C. poor D. smooth
14. A. kissed B. helped C. forced D. wanted
15. A. chorus B. cherish C. chaos D. scholar
Mark the letter to indicate to correct answer to each of the following question.
1. “Yes, ok. I’ll buy some more cakes,” He said. He ______ to buy some more cakes.
A. offered B. agreed C. suggested D. wanted
2. I’d rather you ______ absent from the meeting yesterday. Things might have been different.
A. not be B. weren’t C. hadn’t been D. haven’t been
3. There were two small rooms in the beach house, ______ served as a kitchen.
A. the smaller of which B. the smallest of which C. the smaller of them D. smallest of that
4. “What would you like to drink ?” “______”
A. Thank you B. Tea, please C. Yes, please D. formal
5. Only when you grow up ______ the truth .
A. you will know B. you know C. do you know D. will you know
6. I think you should choose ______ colour. This one is too dark.
A. other B. another C. the other D. others
7. I always keep candles in the room ______there is a power cut.
A. if B. unless C. in case D. even though
8. Have you seen the girl ______?
A. that I told B. I told you of C. whom I told you D. I told you of her
9. I think you are ______ your time looking for a job in this town. There’s not much to do here.
A. losing B. spending C. wasting D. missing
10. He seldom goes fishing, ______?
A. doesn’t he B. does he C. isn’t he D. is he
11. The student ______ the highest score will be awarded a scholarship.
A. receiving B. receives C. who is receiving D. who receive
12. “I’m very tired” “______”.
A. Me too B. For me the same C. I also D. Also me
13. David: “ Thank you for the delicious meal” - Joan: “______”
A. Never wonder B. No problem C. All right D. I’m glad you enjoyed it
14. I can’t help you with your homework tonight; ______ shopping.
A. I go B. I’m going C. I have gone D. I’ll go
15. ______ the phone rang later that night did I remember the appointment.
A. Just before B. Only C. Not until D. No sooner
16. ______ that it might be easier to prepare a better map of the moon than of the Earth.
A. The saying B. It is said C. They say D. To say
17. We should study hard ______ our parents can be proud of us.
A. as that B. in order to C. in order that D. so as to
18. Not until 1856 _______ across the Mississippi River.
A. was the first bridge built B. the bridge building was
C. the first building a bridge D. the first bridge was built
19. These chairs are ______ better than the others.
A. as B. much C. very D. either
20. Malaria is a disease ______ by the anopheles.
A. transmit B. transmitting C. is transmitted D. transmitted
21. "I can’t see the stage very well from here." - "______."
A. Neither I can B. I can’t neither C. Neither can I D. Neither can’t I
22. I applied for the job that I saw ______ in the paper.
A. be advertised B. advertised C. being advertising D. advertising
23. I __________ more money on teachers if I ______ the Minister of Education and Training.
A. would spend / did B. will spend / were C. would spend / were D. spent / was
24. Do you know any restaurants ______?
A. that we can have a really good meal B. where we can have a really good meal
C. where have a really good meal D. which has a really good meal
Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. You should take the train instead of the bus.
If ______________________________________________________________________________
2. Although she said that she would come, I don't think she ever will.
Despite _________________________________________________________________________
3. The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened.
No sooner _______________________________________________________________________
4. You feel tired now because you didn't sleep very well last night.
Had ____________________________________________________________________________
5. Jane gave me a present on my last birthday.
I was ___________________________________________________________________________
6. We got lost in the jungle because we didn't have a map.
If we had ________________________________________________________________________
7. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
I haven't seen ____________________________________________________________________
8. It is a two-hour drive from Hanoi to Namdinh.
It takes _________________________________________________________________________
9. It's a pity you didn't tell us about this.
I wish __________________________________________________________________________
10. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
The owner _______________________________________________________________________
11. Since the invention of computer, people have saved a lot of time.
Since the computer was ____________________________________________________________
12. It is necessary to finish the work today.
You need _______________________________________________________________________
13. The doctor told him that he work too hard.
You ____________________________________________________________________________
14. What is the weight of your suitcase?
How ___________________________________________________________________________
15. He can't afford to buy the car.
The car _________________________________________________________________________
16. Shirley didn't begin to read until she was eight.
It wasn't ________________________________________________________________________
17. Mrs. Taylor regretted buying the second-hand washing-machine.
Mrs. Taylor wished _______________________________________________________________
18. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.
It ______________________________________________________________________________
19. Jane is the tallest girl in her class.
Nobody _________________________________________________________________________
20. They couldn't find the manager anywhere.
The manager was _________________________________________________________________
