MOCK TEST 39

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. walked B. entertained C. reached D. looked
Question 2: A. sound B. touch C. mount D. account
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. story B. medium C. reply D. lecture
Question 4: A. mosquito B. animal C. crocodile D. buffalo
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5. Tell me that it isn’t the case. They forced him to drive the car, _________?
A. didn’t they B. does him C. didn’t him D. did they
Question 6. Don’t worry, your examination results _____________ to you right away.
A. was sent B. will be sent C. are being sent D. will send
Question 7. The thief was so fast. I got nothing ________ my pocket.
A. next to B. between C. to D. in
Question 8. You know that we are saving money. Besides, the _________ you buy, the _________ you need.
A. more furniture / more space C. more space / more furniture
B. more things / less things D. higher / better
Question 9. My friend decided to give her mom a _______________ as a birthday gift.
A. Chinese beautiful silk scarf C. beautiful silk Chinese scarf
B. beautiful Chinese silk scarf D. Chinese silk beautiful scarf
Question 10. As soon as she _________ her homework, she usually _________ to bed.
A. finished / went B. finishes / went C. finishes / goes D. has finished / goes
Question 11. Irene still plays loud music ___________ I’ve asked her not to several times.
A. even though B. despite C. nonetheless D. because
Question 12. ___________, Jim always flies between Denver and Vail.
A. Since he’s not driving C. Because not liking to drive
B. Jim not liking to drive D. Not liking to drive
Question 13. My mother had no idea that this vase was so ___________.
A. valuable B. value C. undervalue D. valued
Question 14. Oh no! The building's lift has _______ again! They need to fix it soon.
A. broken in B. broken down C. broken up D. broke off
Question 15. Our personnel assistant is leaving next month - she's _________ a baby.
A. making B. giving C. expecting D. getting pregnant
Question 16. He claimed _________ from military service because he was a foreign national.
A. liability B. exemption C. demobilization D. exception
Question 17. The low project budget is _____________ here thanks to poor financial management.
A. cut-and-dried B. just plain Jane C. run of the mill D. par for the course
Question 18. He didn’t know anyone at the wedding ________ than the bride and groom.
 A. rather B. other C. except D. except
Question 19. The purpose of the survey was to _________ the inspectors with local conditions.
A. acquaint B. inform C. instruct D. notify
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSET in meaning
to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 20: It is really difficult to translate Vietnamese terms having no direct counterparts in English.
A. equivalent phrases B. clear meanings C. concrete references D. confusable words
Question 21: As they were standing quite far away, Jeremy couldn’t make out what his friends were saying.
A. create B. hear C. imagine D. assume
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22. She stays incredibly focused and is never distracted by others.
A. disturbed B. confused C. bewildered D. concentrated
Question 23. I think it’s time we did away with the obsolete policies.
A. kept B. got away with C. wiped out D. overlooked
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of
the following questions.
Question 24: Tom and Laura are talking about the new resort:
Tom: “I think the new resort will ruin the environment.” Laura: “______________________”
A. I don’t think that’s a good idea. B. Don’t you think so?
C. I quite agree. D. Let’s go there.
Question 25: John: “Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?” Mary: “_______________”
A. Me, too. B. It’s a pleasure. C. Very kind of your part. D. Yes, I’d love to.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correcr
answer.
Shopping lists, super-market hopping and an increased sensitivity to shelf prices are among the signs that Greek
consumers in these times of financial crisis are changing their habits when it comes to how they shop, what they
spend and what they buy. These are the most recent findings of an annual research project carried out by the
Athens University of Economics and Business on a (26)_________ sample of 1,928 households.
One of the most significant changes in this year’s report is that 93.3 percent of (27)_________ said that they have
already made up their (28)_________ about what they will buy in advance of going shopping. Random purchases
are becoming rarer: in the past, unable to resist the temptation of the colourful shelf displays, shoppers would
happily buy things from the supermarket they had not intended to get when they set out. But at a time when money
is short, people tend to avoid buying anything but the bare essentials. (29)_________, there is much less waste
than in the past when people felt more carefree.
Another important finding is that only 60 percent of those (30)_________ have made mental or written shopping
lists specifically intend to buy particular well-known brand names when they get to the supermarket. Cheaper, less
well-known brands or local supermarket products, are becoming more popular.
(Adapted From Exam Preparation In School , Level (B1&B2) Exam In English)
Question 26: A. careless B. conscious C. random D. selective
Question 27: A. responds B. responses C. respondents D. respondence
Question 28: A. minds B. heads C. spirits D. thoughts
Question 29: A. However B. On the other hand C. As a result D.In addition
Question 30: A. who B. which C. whom D. what

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
Robot teachers if you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers at the
top of the list. It’s easy to imagine robot cleaners and factory workers, but some jobs need human connection and
creativity. But are we underestimating what robots can do? In some cases, they already perform better than doctors
at diagnosing illness. Also, some patients might feel more comfortable sharing personal information with a
machine than a person. Could there be a place for robots in education after all?
British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot takeover of the classroom:
2027. He predicts robots will do the main job of transferring information and teachers will be like assistants.
Intelligent robots will read students’ faces, movements and maybe even brain signals. Then they will adapt the
information to each student. It’s not a popular opinion and it’s unlikely robots will ever have empathy and the
ability to really connect with humans like another human can.
One thing is certain, though. A robot teacher is better than no teacher at all. In some parts of the world, there aren’t
enough teachers and 9–16 per cent of children under the age of 14 don’t go to school. That problem could be
partly solved by robots because they can teach anywhere and won’t get stressed, or tired, or move somewhere for
an easier, higher-paid job.
Those negative aspects of teaching are something everyone agrees on. Teachers all over the world are leaving
because it is a difficult job and they feel overworked. Perhaps the question is not ‘Will robots replace teachers?’
but ‘How can robots help teachers?’ Office workers can use software to do things like organise and answer emails,
arrange meetings and update calendars. Teachers waste a lot of time doing non-teaching work, including more
than 11 hours a week marking homework. If robots could cut the time teachers spend marking homework and
writing reports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job humans do best.
(Adapted from https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/reading/intermediate-b1-reading)
Question 31: What is the passage mainly about?
A. What robot teachers are like C. The importance of robots in the classrooms
B. Whether robots can work in schools D. The negative aspects of a robot teacher
Question 32: According to the passage, all of the following are mentioned as advantages of robot teachers
EXCEPT__________.
A. unpressured B. unexhausted
C. always ready to work in anywhere D. higher-paid
Question 33: The word ''which'' in paragraph 2 refers to__________.
A. brain signals B. robots C. teachers D. students
Question 34: According to the passage, some parts of the world__________.
A. pay robots to teach. B. already use robots in teaching jobs.
C. have a shortage of teachers. D. use robots to reduce teachers’ marking time.
Question 35: The word ''diagnosing '' in paragraph 1 mostly means__________.
A. identifying B. discovering C. producing D. inventing
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the
question.
By far the most important United States export product in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was
cotton, favored by the European textile industry over flax or wool because it was easy to process and soft to tile
touch. Mechanization of spinning and weaving allowed significant centralization and expansion in the textile
industry during this period, and at the same time the demand for cotton increased dramatically. American
producers were able to meet this demand largely because of tile invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in
1793. Cotton could be grown throughout the South, but separating the fiber – or lint – from the seed was a
laborious process. Sea island cotton was relatively easy to process by hand, because its fibers were long and seeds
were concentrated at the base of the flower, but it demanded a long growing season, available only along the
nation's eastern seacoast. Short-staple cotton required a much shorter growing season, but the shortness of the
fibers and their mixture with seeds meant that a worker could hand-process only about one pound per day.
Whitney's gin was a hand-powered machine with revolving drums and metal teeth to pull cotton fibers away from
seeds. Using the gin, a worker could produce up to 50 pounds of lint a day. The later development of larger gins,
powered by horses, water, or steam, multiplied productivity further.
The interaction of improved processing and high demand led to the rapid spread of the cultivation of cotton
and to a surge in production. It became the main American export, dwarfing all others. In 1802, cotton composed
14 percent of total American exports by value. Cotton had a 36 percent share by 1810 and over a 50 percent share
in 1830. In 1860, 61 percent of the value of American exports was represented by cotton. In contrast, wheat and
wheat flour composed only 6 percent of the value of American exports in that year. Clearly, cotton was king in the
trade of the young republic. The growing market for cotton and other American agricultural products led to an
unprecedented expansion of agricultural settlement, mostly in the eastern half of the United States---west of the
Appalachian Mountains and east of the Mississippi River.

Question 36. The main point of the passage is that the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were a time when
______.
A. the European textile industry increased its demand for American export products
B. mechanization of spinning and weaving dramatically changed the textile industry
C. cotton became a profitable crop but was still time-consuming to process
D. cotton became the most important American export product
Question 37. The word "favored" in line 2 is closest in meaning to
A. preferred B. recommended C. imported D. included
Question 38. All of the following are mentioned in the passage as reasons for the increased demand for cotton
EXCEPT ______.
A. cotton's softness
B. cotton's ease of processing
C. a shortage of flax and wool
D. the growth that occurred in the textile industry.
Question 39. The word "it" in line 9 is refers to ______.
A. sea island cotton B. fibers C. seeds D. the flower
Question 40. According to the passage, one advantage of sea island cotton was its ______.
A. abundance of seeds B. long fibers
C. long growing season D. adaptability to different climates
Question 41. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about cotton production in the United
States after the introduction of Whitney's cotton gin?
A. More cotton came from sea island cotton plants than before.
B. More cotton came from short-staple cotton plants than before.
C. Most cotton produced was sold domestically.
D. Most cotton produced was exported to England.
Question 42. The word "surge" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. sharp increase B. sudden stop
C. important change D. excess amount
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each
of the following questions.
Question 43. That the patient’s condition had worsened so quickly surprises the doctor
A. the patient’s B. had C. so D. surprises
Question 44. Everyone can take an important role by always doing their best to help their families flourish
A. role B. take C. their D. flourish
Question 45: The whole matter is farther complicated by the fact that Amanda and Jo refuse to speak to
each other.
A. The whole B. farther C. the fact that D. to
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of
the following questions
Question 46. "Why don't you reply to the President's offer right now?" said Mary to her husband.
A. Mary thought why her husband didn't reply to the President's offer then.
B. Mary ordered her husband to reply to the President's offer right now.
C. Mary suggested that her husband should reply to the President's offer without delay.
D. Mary told her husband why he didn't reply to the President's offer then.
Question 47. No sooner had Marion begun her new job than she knew she had made a mistake.
A. As soon as Marion started working, she realized that her decision had not been a good one.
B. Had Marion not just begun a new job, she would have gone looking for a better one.
C. Just before Marion took up her new post, she realized that she was not suited for it.
D. Since Marion did not like her new job, she began looking for one more suitable to her.
Question 48. “If I were you, I would not follow her advice” Hung said.
A. Hung advised me on following her advice.
B. Hung reminded me to follow her advice.
C. Hung blamed me for not following her advice.
D. Hung advised me against following her advice.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions.
Question 49 : Jenifer rejected the job offer. She now regrets it.
A. Jenifer regrets not having rejected the job offer.
B. If only Jenifer didn’t reject the job offer.
C. Jenifer wishes she hadn’t rejected the job offer.
D. Jenifer regrets to reject the job offer.
Question 50 : The master of ceremonies has a very soft voice. Everyone listens to her attentively whenever she
appears on the stage.
A. So soft is the voice of the master of ceremonies that everyone listens to her attentively whenever she appears on
the stage.
B. As long as the master of ceremonies hadn’t had a very soft voice, everyone wouldn’t listen to her attentively
whenever she appears on the stage.
C. Only after everyone listens to the master of ceremonies attentively whenever she appears on the stage does she
have a very soft voice.
D. But for a very soft voice, everyone would listen to her attentively whenever she appears on the stage.