TEST 1

(AUGUST PRACTICE TEST)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. heat B. scream C. meat D. dead
2. A. around B. sound C. only D. mouse
3. A. Germany B. garden C. gate D. gas
4. A. house B. harm C. hour D. husband
5. A. change B. children C. machine D. church
6. A. cooks B. loves C. joins D. spends
7. A. share B. rare C. are D. declare
8. A. laughed B. weighed C. helped D. missed
9. A. builds B. destroys C. happens D. prevents
10. A. explained B. disappointed C. prepared D. interviewed
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSET in meaning
to the underlined word in the following questions.
11. The famous series “Harry Potter” consists of seven books.
A. divides B. produces C. has D. makes
12. In the Orphanage, lots of orphaned or abandoned children are taken care of.
A. looked after B. looked down C. looked for D. looked at
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word in the following questions.
13. We need to find ways of producing energy without destroying the environment.
A. changing B. preserving C. damaging D. harming
14. If you want to save money,you should cut down the amount of water your family use.
A. increase B. reduce C. decrease [Link]
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet o indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
15. Where is Mary? She her homework in her room.
A. does B. have does C. is doing D. is do
16. Columbus America more then 400 years ago.
A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. has went
17. He fell down when he towards the church.
A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
18. I to New York three times.
A. was B. have been C. were D. had been
19. John a book when I saw him.
A. is reading B. read C. reading D. was reading
20. My father enjoys photos
A. takes B. taking C. reading D. to read
21. Nam: “You look lovely in this dress, Ngoc!”
Ngoc: “ ”
[Link]. It’s a nice compliment B. I’ve just had my dress made
C. My aunt did it yesterday [Link] you do it again?
22. My parents sometimes us stay up late at the weekend.
A. give B. allow C. let D. get
23. Fire needs oxygen to burn. It ________ without oxygen.
A. burn B. burns C. don’t burn D. doesn’t burn
24. Minnie ________________ to a party next month.
A. come B. coming C. will come D. came
25. Would you like ________________ a cup of tea? No, thanks.
A. have B. having C. to have D. had
26. Almost everyone _______________ for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
27. Since he _______________ , I have heard nothing from him.
A. left B. was leaves C. has left D. had left
28. John _______________ tennis once or twice a week.
A. usually play B. is usually playing C. usually plays D. have usually played
39. I _______________ for Christine. Do you know where she is?
A. look B. am looking C. looked D. looks
30. At 8 o'clock yesterday evening, I _______________ my clothes.
A. am ironing B. have ironed C. ironed D. was ironing
31. Ann _______________ tea very often.
A. don’t drink B. doesn’t drink C. didn't drink D. hasn't drunken
32. Up to now, the manager _______________ a lot of information about his secretary.
A. learned B. had learned C. has learned D. learns
33. I promise that I ____________ pass the exam .
A. passed B. passing C. has passed D. will pass
Mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following.
34. Last summer, my cousin has stayed on my parents’ farm with his father.
A. Last B. has stayed C. on D. with
35. My mother still spends 14 hours a day do the housework.
A. spends B. the C. do D. my
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
 Many children have music classes when they attend school. And it is thought that music
can help them learn other subjects better. Research has shown that it can improve children’s
performance in certain subjects.
Some studies have shown that music training can help you understand your own
language better. It could also help you with learning a second one. Moreover, young people who
have studied music also seem to get higher score in other subjects like maths. So it could be that
these school subjects are connected in some way.
Music also helps you think of new ideas, and believe more in yourself. If you are learning
the guitar, for example, it can be really exciting when you are able to start composing your own
pieces of music. One of the biggest benefits, of course, is that listening to music can reduce your
stress. And composing music can make you feel the same way. Maybe your musical knowledge
will even open up a great career path for you in the future.
(Adapted from Preliminary for Schools Trainer)
36. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Benefits of learning music B. New ideas in music
B. Ways to write a piece of music D. Ways to teach music
37. The word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A. research B. child [Link] [Link]
38. According to the paragraph 2, students who learn music seem to _______.
A. get higher marks in maths B. know only one language
C. dislike learning other subjects D. dislike learning a second language
39. The word “composing” in paragraph 3 is closet in meaning to _______.
A. learning B. sharing C. writing D. copying
40. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned as a benefit of music?
A. It helps you make more friends. B. It helps you believe more in yourself.
C. It helps you reduce your stress. D. It helps you think of new ideas.