PRACTICE TEST 07

Keys
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
I. PHONOLOGY:
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words
1. A. parachute B. championship C. champagne D. sugar
2. A. grandeur B. gaudy C. deck D. day
3. A. comet B. simile C. starlet D. sequence
4. A. evasion B. evasive C. desuetude D. desultory
5. A. furl B. fur C. furze D. furrier
Underline the stressed syllable of the following words
6. heredity
7. trigonometry
8. contributory
9. telepathy
10. requiem
Key
Câu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Đáp án B A D A D heredit trigonometry contributory telepathy requiem
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II. VOCABULARY & STRUCTURE:

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences
11. After the church service, several people ……………. outside to chat.
A. loitered B. lagged C. lingered D. lapsed
12. Every Christmas of my childhood was the same. My father ……….. late for lunch, weighed down
presents for the family.
A. would arrive B. had arrived C. was arriving D. was used to arriving
13. The smoke …………. from the burning tyres could be seen for miles.
A. bulging B. radiating C. billowing D. sweeping
14. As a full story …………, the public reacted with shock.
A. uncovered B. unfolded C. unwrapped D. undid
15. The …………. of two houses prove such a financial burden that they were forced to sell one.
A. upkeep B. upshot C. upsurge D. uproar
16. There’s no point in telephoning him. He’s certain ……….. by now.
A. to leave B. to have left C. left D. having left
17. A statement will be made after the police have finished ……….. the evidence.
A. straining B. sifting C. shredding D. sieving
18. I haven’t got the time to do my own work ……… help you with yours.
A. leaving aside B. not counting C. let alone D. apart from
19. ………… further rioting to occur, the government would be forced to use its emergency powers.
A. Should B. Did C. Had D. Were
20. Will you ………… the baby for a minute, while I make a phone call?
A. control B. settle C. attend D. mind
21. He made a number of ………… remarks about my cooking, which upset me.
A. slashing B. stabbing C. chopping D. cutting
22. The plumber agreed that he had made a mistake and promised to put it ………….. the next day.
A. correct B. proper C. sound D. right
23. Apart from the ……….. cough and cold. I’ve been remarkably healthy all my life.
 A. odd B. opportune C. irregular D. timely
24. All the way along the winding street ………………..
A. he came B. came he C. did he come D. comes he
25. Police have warned people to be ………. when strangers call at the door and to ask to see proof of
identity.
A. choosy B. cagey C. wary D. scare
26. It is expected that all members will ………… to the rules of the club.
A. comply B. concede C. conform D. comprise
27. It’s a pity we didn’t visit Tom when we had the chance. I ………… him before he left the country.
A. would like to see B. would like to have seen C. should like to see D. would like having seen
28. Strong protests were made, ……….. with demands for an international enquiry.
A. joined B. added C. coupled D. included
29. ……… the storm, the ship could have reached its destination on time.
A. In case of B. But for C. In spite of D. Because of
30. He’ll believe anything. He’s so …………….
A. garrulous B. gullible C. credible D. believable

Key
Câu 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Đáp
C A C B A B B C D D D D A A C C B C B B
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III. PREPOSITIONS & PHRASAL VERBS:

31. Karen was terribly nervous before the interview but she managed to pull herself ………… and act
confidently.
A. through B. over C. together D. off
32. Even though it was clear that he was wrong, he was unwilling to ……….. and admit it.
A. take back B. stand down C. draw back D. back down
33. The strikers agreed to stick ………… a substantial pay rise.
A. up for B. out for C. together D. up to
34. When Mr. Spendthrift ran out of money, he …………… his mother for help.
A. fell in with B. fell upon C. fell behind D. fell back on
35. You are not allowed to drive …….. the influence ……….. alcohol.
A. in – of B. by – in C. under – by D. under – of
36. I had to take out a bank loan when I started up in business and it took me two years to pay it
…………..
A. out B. up C. over D. off
37. The rules are dearly stated and admit ………. no confusion.
A. to B. for C. of D. from
38. Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to …………. heart disease.
A. push off B. put off C. ward off D. throw off
39. She’s decided to ……….. her German by attending an evening course.
A. brush up B. patch up C. polish off D. dust off
40. You will have to ………. a better idea than that if you want to win.
A. come in for B. get down to C. bring out D. come up with
Key
Câu 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Đáp án C D B D D D C C A D

IV. READING COMPREHENSION:

Passage 1: Read the following passage and complete the statements that follow by circling A, B, C
or D to indicate your answer which you think fits best.
BRINGING UP CHILDREN
Where one stage of child development has been left out, or not sufficiently experienced, the
child may have to go back and capture the experience of it. A good home makes this possible – for
example, by providing the opportunity for the child to play with a clockwork car or toy railway train
up to any age if he still needs to do so. This principle, in fact, underlies all psychological treatment of
children in difficulties with their development, and is the basic of work in child clinics.
The beginnings of discipline are in the nursery. Even the youngest baby is taught by gradual
stages to wait for food, to sleep and wake at regular intervals and so on. If the child feels the world
around him is a warm and friendly one, he slowly accepts its rhythm and accustoms himself to
conforming to its demands. Learning to wait for things, particularly for food, is a very important
element in upbringing, and is achieved successfully only if too great demands are not made before the
child can understand them. Every parent watches eagerly the child’s acquisition of each new skill: the
first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often
tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of
failure and states of anxiety in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to
use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning
of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any
learning opportunities, he loses his natural zest for life and his desire to find out new things for
himself.
Learning together is a fruitful source of relationship between children and parents. By playing
together, parents learn more about their children and children learn more from their parents. Toys and
games which both parents and children can share are an important means of achieving this co-
operation. Building –block toys, jigsaw puzzles and crosswords are good examples.
Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness or indulgence towards their children. Some
may be especially strict in money matters; others are severe over times of coming home at night,
punctuality for meals or personal cleanliness. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of
the parents and the values of the community as much as the child’s own happiness and well-being.
With regard to the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very
important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for
morality. Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If they are hypocritical
and do not practice what they preach, their children may grow confused and emotionally insecure
when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been, to some extent,
deceived. A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents’ ethics and their morals
can be a dangerous disillusion.
41. The principle underlying all treatment of developmental difficulties in children ………….
A. is in the provision of clockwork toys and trains
B. is to send them to clinics
C. is to capture them before they are sufficiently experienced
D. offers recapture of earlier experiences
42. Learning to wait for things is successfully taught …………..
A. in spite of excessive demands being made
B. only if excessive demands are avoided
C. because excessive demands are not advisable
D. is achieved successfully by all children
43. The encouragement of children to achieve new skills …………..
A. should be focused on only at school
B. can never be taken too far
C. will always assist their development
 D. should be balanced and moderate
44. Parental controls and discipline …………
A. serve a dual purpose
B. are designed to promote the child’s happiness
C. reflect only the values of the community
D. should be avoided as far as possible
45. The practice of the rule “Example is better than precept” ………….
A. only works when the children grow old enough to think for themselves
B. would help avoid the necessity for ethics and morals
C. will free a child from disillusion when he grows up
D. is too difficult for all parents to exercise
46. In the 1st paragraph, the author lays some emphasis on the role of the ……….. in helping the child
in trouble.
A. psychiatrists B. community C. family D. nursery
47. The phrase “conforming to” in the 2nd paragraph means …………..
A. adapting to B. accepting C. agreeing with D. following
48. The word “zest” in the 2nd paragraph can be best replaced by ………..
A. appetite B. excitement C. enthusiasm D. enjoyment
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49. The word “imposed” in the 4 paragraph is closest in meaning to …………..
A. excepted B. introduced C. made D. constrained
50. Hypocrisy on the part of the parents may …………
A. result in their children’s wrong behavior
B. make their children lose faith in them
C. disqualify their teachings altogether
D. impair their children’s mind
Key
Câu 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Đáp án D B D A C C A C D B

Passage 2: Read the following passage and answer the questions from 51 to 60.
51. ………………..
Telephone, television, radio and the telegraph all help people communicate with each other.
Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example,
within seconds, people can know the results of an election in Japan or Argentina. An international
soccer match comes into the home of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster such as an
earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries. Within hours, help is on the way.
52. ………………….
How has speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become
smaller. Of course, this does not mean that the world is physically smaller. Two hundred years ago,
communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took
weeks or even months to cross the oceans. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it took six
weeks for news from Europe to reach the Americas. This time difference influenced people’s actions.
For example, one battle in the war of 1812 between the English and the United States armies could
have been avoided if the warring sides had known that a peace agreement had already been signed.
Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During those six
weeks, the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought and many lives were lost.
53. …………………
An important part of the history of the world is the history of communication. In prehistoric
times, people had limited knowledge of the world. They had little information about geography, the
study of the Earth. People knew very little beyond their small groups except what was happening near
their homes. Later, people were organized into villages, and verbal communication between small
towns was possible. Still, the people’s knowledge was limited because they had no outside
information. Kingdoms and small countries then developed, with a king directing the people. Cities
developed, too, but still communication was limited to the small geographical area of the country.
Much later in history, after the invention of the printing press, many more people learned to read, and
communication was improved.
54. ………………..
In this modern age, communication is so fast that it is almost instant. People’s lives have been
changed because of the immediate spread of news. Sometimes the speed is so great that it does not
allow people time to think. For example, leaders of countries have only minutes, or, at most, hours to
consider all the parts of a problem. They are expected to answer immediately. Once they had days and
weeks to think before making decisions.
55. …………………
The speed of communication demands a new responsibility from all people of the world.
People in different countries must try harder to understand each other. An example is that people with
different religions must try to understand each other’s beliefs and values, even if they do not accept
them. Sometimes their cultures are quite different. What one group considers a normal part of life is
strange to another culture. In some cases, a normal part of one culture might be bad or impolite to
people of another culture. That kind of difference is a possible basis for misunderstanding. People
must learn not to judge others, but to accept them as they are. As the world grows smaller, people must
learn to talk to each other more effectively as well as communicate more rapidly.

Match the headings given in the box below with their appropriate numbers (51-55) that lead the five
paragraphs (The headings outnumber the paragraphs, so you will not use all of them)
A. A disadvantage of fast communication
B. High speed of communication and its benefits
C. Our shrinking world
D. Communication devices
E. A brief history of communication development
F. Modern communication and a change in thinking pattern
G. The changing world resulting from fast communication
H. Modern communication and expected responsibility
Then choose the correct answer to each of the following questions by circling A, B, C or D.
56. Modern communications have ………………
A. affected the results of elections and news of disasters.
B. only allowed people to see world sports events at home.
C. kept people better informed of their world and beyond
D. made people happier, busier, but less informed.
57. Before the invention of communication devices, ………………..
A. people gave better care to their local affairs
B. there was no transportation between countries
C. people were much interested in world affairs
D. people were mostly kept in the dark about the world
58. A negative aspect of fast communication is that ………………..
A. makes people think too fast
B. will push governments into dead ends
C. deprives decision makers of correct information
D. may rush governments into decisions
59. There were instances in which lives could have been saved it ……………..
A. intercommunication had been established
 B. there had not been a delay in communication
C. officers’ demands of information had been met
D. carrier pigeons had arrived in time
60. The speed of communication has helped create opportunity for ……………….
A. mutual understanding and cultural tolerance
B. better understanding and freer trade
C. the expansion of cultural differences
D. the growth of the physical world
Key
Câu 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Đáp án B G E F H C D D B A

V. GUIDED CLOZE TEST:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Passage 1
EAT YOUR GREENS!
People become vegetarians for a number of (61) ……….. For some it’s an ethical (62)
………., as they don’t like the idea of any animal (63) ………. to provide them with food. For others,
it might be for reasons of health, culture or religion. Vegetarianism has been around for a very long
time. The earliest recorded (64) ……….. of vegetarianism were in India, but it was also (65)
…………. in ancient Greece in the 6 th century B.C. In both of these cultures, all (66) ………. of
violence towards animals were strongly discouraged, and vegetarianism was promoted by religious
(67) ………. and philosophers. Despite what some people may think, it has been (68) ……… that a
vegetarian diet can be very healthy. If the diet is (69) ………. properly, then all the necessary nutrients
such as proteins can be (70) ………… in vegetables, grains, nuts and dairy products.
61. A. motives B. explanations C. causes D. reasons
62. A. subject B. issue C. theme D. topic
63. A. harming B. suffering C. killing D. hurting
64. A. examples B. choices C. samples D. selections
65. A. worked B. rehearsed C. practiced D. used
66. A. sizes B. shapes C. forms D. trends
67. A. teams B. gangs C. groups D. bands
68. A. presented B. exhibited C. displayed D. shown
69. A. built B. planned C. created D. made
70. A. met B. recognized C. detected D. found
Key
Câu 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
Đáp án D B B A C C C D B D

Passage 2
There is no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. However,
most parents worry that their children hardly (71) …………. doing anything else in their spare time.
Naturally, parents want to know if these activities are harmful to their children. What should they do if
their children spend hours (72) …………….. a computer screen? Obviously, if children spend too
much time (73) ……….. in some game instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong. It
is a good idea if parents and children decide together how much use should be (74) ………. of the
Internet, and the child should (75) ……….. that it won’t interfere with homework. If the child does not
(76) ………. to this arrangement, parents can take more drastic (77) ………… Any parent who is (78)
……… alarmed about a child’s behavior should make an appointment to (79) ………. the matter with
a teacher. Spending time in front of a computer screen does not (80) ……….. affect a child’s
performance at school. Even if a youngster seems obsessed with the computer, he or she is probably
just going through a phase, and in a few months parents will have something else to worry about!
71. A. always B. ever C. never D. race
72. A. peeping at B. glancing at C. staring at D. seeing
73. A. involved B. occupied C. taken D. absorbed
74. A. done B. had C. made D. taken
75. A. promise B. assure C. secure D. claim
76. A. commit B. stick C. follow D. hold
77. A. rules B. procedures C. steps D. regulations
78. A. actually B. heavily C. seriously D. urgently
79. A. speak B. discuss C. talk D. debate
80. A. possibly B. consequently C. probably D. necessarily
Key
Câu 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Đáp án B C D C A B C C C D

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST:
Fill in each blank in the following passages with ONE suitable word to make meaningful passages.
Cloze test 1
CHILDREN AND CONVENIENCE FOODS
Nowadays, parents often feel guilty because they don't give their children healthy food for (1)
_____ single meal. Packaged food is frequently known as 'junk food' but (2) _____ many instances
that simply isn't so. Of course, children should eat well, (3) _____ meals should also be relaxed,
enthusiastic and compatible with family life today.
And it's essential to remember that most parents of young children (4) _____ here to stay and they
can be a valuable aid to the pursuit of happiness. Parents must seek out the best and aim (5) _____ a
balance between real food and practicality. With all these convenience foods, you can balance out the
meal (6) _____ adding something fresh and home-made.
When your children beg for ice-cream, give them frozen yoghurt with fresh fruit. Indeed a home
where the fruit bowl (7) _____ refilling regularly is a home (8) _____ people eat well. The crucial
point is balance. (9) _____ is at stake is your child's gastronomic happiness - and your (10) _____
sanity.
Key
1. every / each 6. by
2. in 7. needs / requires
3. but / though / yet 8. where
4. are 9. What
5. at / for 10. own / personal
Cloze test 2
The value of marketing
When someone sees a new food product for sale in the supermarket, the decision whether or not to
buy it depends on various factors. Among the most important of (11) _____, of course, are price and
packaging. It is obvious that (12) _____ highly-priced product will not sell well. If a consumer is (13)
_____ with two different brands of baked beans, one of which is twice as expensive as the other, he
will probably choose that which is cheaper. Nowadays, economic recession has made people even
more reluctant to buy what (14) _____ be thought of as luxury items. Interestingly, however, (15)
_____ is strong evidence to suggest that if the price of a product is too low, the effect on sales will be
the same. (16) _____ simply makes no difference whether the product is top quality or not. The public
will not buy something it (17) _____ to be too cheap. Inevitably, this comes as a surprise to most
people, but market research has shown it to be true. (18) _____ goes without saying that the colour and
the quality of the packaging also (19) _____ a vital role in the success or failure of a new product. For
example, people tend to opt for brands of frozen vegetables in green or blue packets rather than those
packaged in red or yellow. The implications of all this, are obvious: it is essential that manufacturers
and advertisers research the (20) _____ carefully before they launch a new product.
Key
11. these 16. It
12. a 17. considers
13. faced / confronted 18. It
14. might / could 19. play
15. there 20. market
II. WORD FORM:
Part 1: Give the correct form of words in brackets.
1. You’re acting completely ……………………. Just calm down and pull yourself together.
(RATIONAL)
2. I’m scanning my gran’s photos onto my computer because they’d be ……………….. if anything
happened to them. (PLACE)
3. Any actor who becomes known for one role is in danger of becomimg …………… (TYPE)
4. That news conference was ……………. boring! (SPEAK)
5. I don't want to …………….. the agony for you, but I’m afraid you’ll have to wait another two days
to know how much money you’ve won. (LONG)
6. Colin became a political ………….. when he was at university. (ACT)
7. There’s a lot of ………….. with the government at the moment. I think they might well get kicked
out at the next election. (CONTENT)
8. As I told Rose how I felt she was completely ……………., so I had no idea at all what she was
thinking. (RESPOND)
9. Well, she did study ………………….. at Oxford, so it’s hardly surprising she knows Latin and
Ancient Greek. (CLASS)
10. The main reason I believe children shouldn’t be exposed to violence on TV is that they’re so
………………… at that age. (IMPRESS)
Key
1. irrationally 6. activist
2. irreplaceable 7. discontent
3. typecast 8. unresponsive
4. unspeakably 9. classics
5. prolong 10. impressionable

Part 2: Supply each gap with the correct form of the word given in the box.
flexible alter influence continue capable
evolve adapt revolt electric adjust

We often think of ourselves as living in a time of (11) ………………. technological change and
development. We tend to believe that we are unique in history in dealing with a constantly (12)
…………………… world of gadgets, devices and innovations. However, the end of the nineteenth
century and the start of the twentieth was also a time that saw many (13) ……………… changes.
People had needed to show (14) ………………. throughout the nineteenth century, as the effects
of the Industrial Revolution meant constantly making (15) ……………….. to deal with changing
working conditions. Towards the end of the century, though, people had to become more (16)
………………. than ever before. The typewriter (1873), the telephone (1876), the electric light bulb
(1879) and other (17) ………………….. developments gave people the (18) ……………….. to live
and work in ways their grandparents could not have imagined. Over the next 30 years, little remained
(19) ………………….. as the camera, the cinema, the phonograph, the plane and radio all had an (20)
………………….. effect on people and society.
Key
11. continual / continuous / continuing 16. adaptable
12. evolving 17. influential
13. revolutionary 18. capability
14. flexibility 19. unaltered
15. adjustments 20. electrifying
III. ERROR RECOGNITION:
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write their correct form in the
space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
A feminine is a person, usually a woman, who believes that 0. feminist
women should be regarded as
equally to men. She, or he, deplores discrimination against women in 1. …………………
the home, place of
work or anywhere, and her principle enemy is the 2. …………………
male chauvinist, who believes that men
are naturally super. Tired or being referred to as “the weak sex”, 3. ………………….
women are becoming
more and more militancy and are winning the age-old battle of the 4. ……………………
sexes. They are sick to
death of sexy jokes which poke fun at women. They are no longer 5. ………………….
content to be regarded as
second-class citizens in terms of economic, political and social status.
They criticize beauty
contests and the use of glamour female models in advertisements 6. ……………………
which they describe as
the exploit of female beauty, since women in these 7. …………………..
situations were represented as mere sex 8. …………………
objects. We no longer live in the male-dominate societies of the past. 9. ……………………
Let us hope,
moreover, that the revolution stops before we have a boring world in 10. …………………
which sex doesn’t
make much difference. We already have unisex hairdressers and
fashions. What next?
Key
1. equally → equal 2. principle → principal
3. super → superior 4. militancy → militant
5. sexy → sexist 6. glamour → glamorous
7. exploit → exploitation 8. were → are
9. male-dominate → male-dominated 10. moreover → however