No 9.

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. charter B. character C. charm D. charity
Question 2. A. instruct B. direct C. immerse D. ignite
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. country B. nature C. balloon D. language
Question 4. A. relevant B. essential C. attractive D. successful
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. Finishing a heavy-going task before a certain deadline truly gives me a _______ of
accomplishment.
A. focus B. sense C. judgement D. frame
Question 6. She specialises in business administration, _______ ?
A. does she B. isn’t she C. doesn’t she D. is she
Question 7. Many ambulances took _________ injured to a nearby hospital.
A. an B. a C. the D. Ø
Question 8. If we leave here now, we can drive half the distance before we stop ________.
A. having B. to have C. to having D. have
Question 9. Christmas markets are popular in Europe and have recently begun to _______ in Britain.
A. catch up B. fall behind C. catch on D. set off
Question 10. Vaccinating 80% of the population could _______ the progression of the contagious
disease.
A. withhold B. dwindle C. waver D. retard
Question 11. Generally, living in the city is _________ than living in the countryside.
A. more convenient B. convenient C. most convenient D. as convenient
Question 12. The two men was arrested when they __________ to shoplift a brand-new pair of
glasses.
A. tries B. is trying C. had tried D. were trying
Question 13. The coronavirus is so _______ that all citizens in this city contract it.
A. infection B. infectiously C. infectious D. infect
Question 14. After he had entered the dense forest, he ________ by the sheer volume of natural
sounds surrounding him.
A. strikes B. struck C. was struck D. strike
Question 15. Falsely arrested and charged, in a strange country and all alone, Mark was truly at his
_______’ end.
A. legs B. wits C. knacks D. arms
Question 16. My older sister, now 35, is never satisfied _______ what she has achieved.
A. for B. by C. to D. with
Question 17. Jane will submit her assignment electronically _______.
A. as soon as she finishes it B. when she had finished it
C. until she finished it D. by the time she is finishing it
Question 18. They buried thousands of fish ………….…by poisonous chemicals from a nearby
factory.
A. killed B. to kill C. to killing D. killing
Question 19. In the volleyball match last night, Thong Tin FLC ________ defeated Vietinbank by 3-2.
A. narrowly B. tightly C. finely D. thinly
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20. After 3 hours of argument, my mother grudgingly admitted that she was wrong.
A. calmly B. unwillingly C. readily D. tiredly
Question 21. The mayor was very angry with a few locals because they tried to heckle him throughout
his speech.
A. invite B. worry C. attack D. interrupt
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22. After the ferocious storm last night, the highway was made impassable by fallen trees.
A. inaccessible B. blocked C. reachable D. decorated
Question 23. After having a poor performance in the mid-term test, I decided to put my shoulder to
the wheel to achieve better results in the final test.
A. refuse to work hard B. pay much attention
C. keep anxious D. work diligently
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 24. Linda and Peter are at the school gate, Linda: “ _______ ”
Peter: “Sorry I can’t make it today. I’m quite busy.”
A. Your parents must be proud of you. B. Come one, you can do better.
C. How about going to the zoo? D. You must be kidding.
Question 25. Mark and Dave are talking about the vaccination programme.
Mark: “If vaccinated, people will be less prone to the virus.”
Dave: “ _______. They can be reinfected with it.”
A. You bet. B. Actually, you can be wrong.
C. Sorry to hear that. D. I couldn’t agree with you more.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
Should the media earn money from content they don’t own?
Although digital cameras and camera phones have made it easier to capture newsworthy events, it is
social media that have revolutionized citizen photography. With news regularly breaking on social
networks, some journalists are now turning to them as (26) _______ of images as fast-moving events
occur.
Unfortunately, (27) _______ reporters have published user-generated content (UGC) without
permission. Despite official guide (28) _______ images posted on social media can be used without
permission if there are exceptional circumstances or strong public interest, debate continues about
whether this is (29) _______.
With research indicating that around one in ten people would film or photograph a news event, it is
clear that UGC has a major role to play in the future of the media. (30) _______, if the media is to
prevent its relationship with the public from souring, steps must be taken to ensure that people are
properly rewarded for their work and that permission is always sought.
(Adapted from Compact Advanced – Cambridge English by Peter May)
Question 26. A. bases B. sources C. roots D. springs
Question 27. A. a little B. every C. another D. some
Question 28. A. it B. whose C. that D. whom
Question 29. A. ethical B. prejudiced C. skeptical D. dubious
Question 30. A. However B. Additionally C. Therefore D. Even though
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. A Tokyo newspaper - television company organizes the climb in 1975.
A. Tokyo B. television C. organizes D. in
Question 44. One of the minus points of working at home is not having sociable contact with
colleagues.
A. the minus B. at home C. sociable
D.with
Question 45. People started to collect ancient paintings because they thought that they could make a
fortune with it.
A. to collect B. because C. make D. it
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. “Where did you go last night, Nam?” said Hoa
A. Hoa asked Nam where had he gone the night before. B. Hoa said to Nam where he had gone the
night before.
C. Hoa told Nam where he had gone last night. D. Hoa asked Nam where he had gone the
night before.
Question 47. The last time I paid a visit to the Great Wall of China was a few years ago.
A. I haven’t paid a visit to the Great Wall of China for a few years.
B. I last pay a visit to the Great Wall of China a few years ago.
C. I never liked visiting the Great Wall of China a few years ago.
D. I no longer visited the Great Wall of China since a few years ago.
Question 48. It is required by law for men aged 18 and over to join the army.
A. Men aged 18 and over should join the army. B. Men aged 18 and over need to join the army.
C. Men aged 18 and over can join the army. D. Men aged 18 and over must join the army.
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. Jack came down with a cold. He couldn’t attend the webinar on the computer-delivered
IELTS test.
A. If only Jack had come down with a cold and he could attend the webinar on the computer-delivered
IELTS test.
B. If it hadn’t been for a cold, Jack could have attended the webinar on the computer-delivered IELTS
test.
C. Jack wished he had come down with a cold and he could have attended the webinar on the
computer- delivered IELTS test.
D. So long as Jack came down with a cold, he couldn’t attend the webinar on the computer-delivered
IELTS test.
Question 50. The party was a great success. The sporting celebrity attended the party.
A. Had it not been for the attendance of the sporting celebrity, the party wouldn’t have been
successful.
B. Only after the party was a great success did the sporting celebrity attend the party.
C. Hardly had the sporting celebrity attended the party when it was a great success.
D. Successful as the party was, the sporting celebrity still attended it.
No 10.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. mouth B. route C. house D. south
Question 2. A. mother B. thunder C. within D. wither
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. derive B. provide C. depend D. master
Question 4. A. medicine B. addition C. survival D. semester
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. The _______ of many species is leading to their extinction.
A. exploit B. exploiting C. exploitation D. exploitative
Question 6. Students often use their calculators to solve tricky questions, _______ ?
A. don’t they B. do they C. do we D. don’t we
Question 7. Although she knows only a mere _______ of Spanish, she still manages to communicate
her ideas well.
A. command B. level C. smattering D. knack
Question 8. The Christmas pudding _______ during winner; and its price was once outrageously
expensive.
A. served B. has served C. was served D. had served
Question 9. I think that married couples should be financially independent _______ their parents.
A. on B. of C. with D. to
Question 10. We need to buy a bigger table but it has to be _______ than the one we saw yesterday.
A. the cheapest B. cheap C. cheaper D. more cheaper
Question 11. Online _______ hate speech results from conflicts among individuals in society.
A. critical B. inflammatory C. pent-up D. hefty
Question 12. Airplanes________ in the twentieth century is one of the sources of pollution.
A. invented B. to invent C. inventing D. to inventing
Question 13. After all the guests had left, she returned to her room, turned on the light and _______ on
the bed.
 A. was lying B. had lain C. lay D. lies
Question 14. Three hours is a long time in the cinema, longer than most audiences are prepared to
_______.
A. take over B. put up with C. cut back on D. turn out
Question 15. Bill will not be allowed to go to the zoo _______.
A. once he had stopped crying B. as soon as he stopped crying
C. by the time he stops crying D. until he stops crying
Question 16. They know that she has been suffering from mental health problems, but it’s high time to
tell her a few _______ truths.
A. office B. school C. government D. home
Question 17. Mary had a _____ of pride on her face, when she won the award for her project and beat
all her classmates.
A. glow B. beam C. ray D. shine
Question 18. He denied _______ the window of the classroom.
A. to break B. break C. to breaking D. breaking
Question 19. All work had to be done by _____ hand when there were no modern machines.
A. Ø B. an C. a D. the
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20. One of my distant relatives is wavering between buying a house in the inner city or
moving away.
A. weakening B. hesitating C. growing D. approving
Question 21. Many of her friends admitted that this song was in vogue at that time.
A. clear B. poor C. popular D. infamous
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22. My teacher tried to bolster my confidence by saying that I had an aptitude for English.
A. reinforce B. discourage C. clarify D. represent
Question 23. Although he had prepared carefully for the IELTS speaking test, he got cold feet when
asked an array of questions with abstract concepts.
A. had a fever B. stayed confident C. got nervous D. became
aggressive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 24. Jane is talking to Mike, her husband. Jane: “ _______ ”
Mike: “Don’t worry. I will hold another job.”
A. It’s freezing cold outside. B. Our son is
mischievous.
C. This month’s electricity bill is too high. D. I was unfairly treated at work.
Question 25. Two students are talking about space exploration.
Ted: “I believe that one day people will be able to live on another planet.”
Kate: “ _______. Scientists have found some places outside the Earth which are habitable.”
A. Positively. B. I can agree with you anymore.
C. I doubt it. D. With uncertainty.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
THE FUTURE OF WORK
According to a leading business consultancy, 3–14% of the global workforce will need to switch to a
different occupation within the next 10-15 years, and all workers will need to adapt as their
occupations (26) _______ alongside increasingly capable machines. Dr Stella Pachidi from Cambridge
Judge Business School believes that some of the most fundamental changes are happening as a result
of the 'algorithmication' of jobs (27) _______ are dependent on data rather than on production - the so-
called knowledge economy. Algorithms are capable of learning from data to (28) _______ tasks that
previously needed human judgement, such as reading legal contracts, analysing medical scans and
gathering market intelligence. 'In (29) _______ cases, they can outperform humans,' says Pachidi.
'(30) _______ these enhancements are not without consequences,' says Pachidi. 'If routine cognitive
tasks are taken over by AI, how do professions develop their future experts?' she asks. 'One way of
learning about a job is “legitimate peripheral participation” - a novice stands next to experts and learns
by observation. If this isn't happening, then you need to find new ways to learn.'
(Adapted from Cambridge IELTS Academic 16 by Cambridge University Press)
Question 26. A. unfold B. evolve C. enlarge D. advance
Question 27. A. who B. where C. whom D. that
Question 28. A. conform B. undertake C. deal D. adhere
Question 29. A. many B. every C. all of D. much
Question 30. A. And B. So C. Nor D. But
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. Not Scotland again! It rains every day last time. I want to go somewhere sunny this summer.
A. Not B. rains C. somewhere D. sunny
Question 44. As it does not have a blood supply, the cornea takes their oxygen directly from the air.
A. have B. supply C. their D. directly
Question 45. This is an exhausting list of grammar rules you will need to know for the exam.
A. exhausting B. rules C. to know D. the
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. It is a good idea for every employee to take part in the annual workshop.
A. Every employee must take part in the annual workshop. B. Every employee can take part in the
annual workshop.
C. Every employee should take part in the annual workshop. D. Every employee may take part in
the annual workshop.
Question 47. Mother asked me: “Did you play with your friends yesterday?”
A. Mother asked me if I had played with my friends the day before.
B. Mother asked me if I played with my friends the day before.
C. Mother asked me if I had played with your friends the day before.
D. Mother asked if you had played with my friends the day before.
Question 48. I haven’t been to this coffee shop for a long time.
A. I came to this coffee shop last time. B. It has been a long time since I last came to this
coffee shop.
C. I have been to this coffee shop since then. D. I will never return to this coffee shop.
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: He lacked commitment to the job. He wasn't considered for promotion.
A. But for his lack of commitment to the job, he would have been considered for promotion.
B. Suppose that he lacked commitment to the job, he wouldn't be considered for promotion.
C. If it had not been for his lack of commitment to the job, he would be considered for promotion.
D. Without his commitment to the job, he would be considered for promotion.
Question 50. The virus is infectious. Some young people still congregate in the main square in the
evenings.
A. However infectious the virus is, some young people still congregate in the main square in the
evenings.
B. If it weren’t for the infectious virus, some young people would congregate in the main square in the
evenings.
C. Only when the virus is infectious do some young people congregate in the main square in the
evenings.
D. So infectious is the virus that some young people congregate in the main square in the evenings.