PRACTICE TEST 4

Time allotted: 60 min.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1.   A. stages                      B. finishes                     C. resources                   D. styles

2.   A. celebrate                 B. capture                     C. conserve                   D. compose

Mark the letter A, B, Cor D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

3.   A. climate                    B. campus                     C. control                      D. capture

4.   A. exhibition                B. habitable                   C. application                D. academic

Mark the letter A, B, Cor D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

5.   The artist, ________ painting you have bought, is a friend of my father’s.

      A. whom                      B. whose                       C. from whose              D. from whom

6.   The lion ________ long a symbol of strength, power, and cruelty.

      A. is                             B. was                           C. has been                    D. will be

7.   Will you ________ me to water the flowers before we go out tomorrow?

      A. remember                B. suggest                     C. remind                      D. advise

8.   Most developing countries are in ________ of capital and technical assistance.

      A. lack                         B. need                         C. shortage                    D. excess

9.   It was a complete ________; I never meant to hurt her!

      A. chance                     B. error                          C happening                  D. accident

10. The more ________ and positive you look, the better you will feel.

      A. confide                   B. confident                  C. confidently               D. confidence

11. The weather is ________ this week than last week.

      A. more good              B. very good                 C. too better                  D. much better

12. His school report last term was very ________.

      A. satisfying                B. satisfied                    C. satisfy                       D. satisfaction

13. My sister has gone to the baker’s to buy a ________ of bread.

      A. loaf                         B. piece                         C. bit                             D. packet

14. Although there is much pollution in this city, ________.

A. but it is an ideal place to live

B. however it is an ideal place to live

C. there it is an ideal place to live

D. it is still an ideal place to live

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

15. The mechanic tried hard to mend the washing machine, but without success.

      A. build                       B. repair                        C. design                       D. break

16.lf you didn’t contribute generously, we couldn’t continue with our project.

      A. charitably                B. generally                   C. officially                   D. locally

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

17. Education is free, but some people pay to send their children to private schools.

      A. expensive                B. popular                     C. public                        D. high

18. It is so good that the authorities have improved the public transport system here recently.

      A. changed basically                                         B. stopped using

      C. made better                                                   D. made worse

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.

19. -"Would you like milk or sugar in your tea?"

      “____________”

      A. No sugar, please.                                          B. No, just black tea, please.

      C. Why not milk for me?                                  D. Yes, a lot of milk.

20. -"What time did you phone Oggy last night?"

      “____________”

      A. I didn’t see him last night                            B. Oh, half of an hour

      C. From my home                                             D. At a quarter past ten

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 to 25.

Today, millions of people want to learn or improve their English but it is difficult to find the best method. Is it better to study in Britain or America or to study in your own country?

The advantages of going to Britain seem obvious. Firstly, you will be able to listen to the language all the time. You will be surrounded completely by the language wherever you go. Another advantage is that you have to speak the language if you are with other people. At home, it is always possible to speak Vietnamese if you want to and the learning is slower.

On the other hand, there are also advantages to staying at home to study. You don’t have to make big changes to your life. As well as this, it is also a lot cheaper than going to Britain but it is never possible to achieve the results of living in the UK. If you have a good teacher, I think you can learn in a more concentrated way than being in Britain without going to a school.

So, in conclusion, I think that if you have enough time and enough money, the best choice is to spend some time in the UK. This is simply not possible for most people, so being at home is the only viable option. The most important thing to do in this situation is to maximise your opportunities: to speak only English in class and to try to use English whenever possible outside the class.

21. What is probably the topic of the passage?

A. How many people learn English

B. The best way to learn English

C. English schools in England and America

D. Learning English in Viet Nam

22. What is one of the advantages of going to the UK to learn English?

A. There are no Vietnamese people in Britain.

B. There are very good teachers of English there.

C. You will have to speak English and not your language.

D. The language schools in the UK are always better.

23. What is one of the advantages of staying at home to learn English?

A. The teachers aren’t very good in Britain.

B. You have to work too hard to make money in Britain.

C. You can concentrate on learning English only.

D. Your life can continue more or less as it was before.

24. The underlined word "viable" in the passage probably means ________.

      A. possible                   B. understandable         C. important                  D. careful

25. People who don’t have a lot of time and money should ________.

A. learn English in Britain

B. try and speak English in class more often

C. go to America to learn English

D. speak English more outside the class

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

31. I don’t know why my father finds horse-riding very excited.

      A. know                       B. my father                  C. horse-riding              D. excited

32. It has been a long time since we last talked to each other, isn’t it?

      A. along                       B. since                         C. last talked                 D. isn’t it

33. Mary enjoys to be able to meet a lot of interesting people during her vacation.

      A. to be                        B. a lot                          C. interesting people     D. her vacation

34. The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest alive structure in UNESCO’s list of natural wonders.

      A. The Great Barrier Reef                                 B. the

      C. alive                                                              D. UNESCO’s list

35. Christopher Columbus firstly saw Native Americans when he discovered the Caribbean Islands on October 12,1492.

      A. firstly saw               B. when                        C. discovered                D. on

Mark the letter A, B, Cor D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

36. John is fat because he eats so many chips.

A. If John doesn’t eat so many chips, he will not be fat.

B. If John didn’t eat so many chips, he would not be fat.

C. John is fat though he eats so many chips.

D. Being fat, John likes to eat so many chips.

37. I have never had an easier exam.

A. In fact I have never had any easy exam.

B. This is the first time in my life that I have an easy exam.

C. This is the easiest exam I have ever had.

D. This exam is easy, but I have never passed it.

38. In spite of his poor health, he managed to finish his book before the deadline.

A. Although he was unwell, he managed to finish his book before the deadline.

B. Even though he managed to finish his book before the deadline, he was sick.

C. He was in poor health when he managed to finish his book before the deadline.

D. He managed to finish his book before the deadline, but he was very ill.

39. We were all surprised when she suddenly came back.

A. She suddenly came back, making us surprised.

B. The fact that she came back suddenly was surprised.

C. All of us are amazed to see her come back.

D. All of us found it surprising that she suddenly came back.

40. My grandfather started collecting stamps when he was 65.

A. My grandfather took up collecting stamps when he was 65.

B. Collecting stamps was my grandfather’s hobby when he was 65.

C. At the age of 65 my grandfather was collecting stamps.

D. My grandfather hasn’t been collecting stamps until he was 65.