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MOCK TEST 8 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. 1. A. vehicle B. holiday C. behavior D. horror 2. A. actor B. party C. backpack D. passage 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. 3. A. relative B. historic C. organic D. creative 4. A. community B. development C. education D. activity Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 5. Environmentalists all over the world ______ the rich and diverse wildlife of national parks for decades. A. protected B. have protected C. will protect D. protects 6. I wish I ______ trilingual in Vietnamese, English and Japanese ten years from now. A. were B. am C. will be D. would be 7. In 1950, Alan Turing published his work, ______ eventually became The Turing Test, a tool to measure computer intelligence. A. what B. who C. when D. which 8. She was ______ at the number of extracurricular activities available at her high school. A. surprising B. surprise C. surprised D. surprisingly 9. "What’s the matter? You’re not listening to me.’’ – “______” A. Excuse me. I’m thinking of something else. B. I'm sorry. I have been thinking about something else. C. Excuse me. I’m still listening to you. D. I’m sorry. I have still been listening to you. 10. The more you donate to orphaned children, ______ support they receive for their basic needs and education. A. more B. the most C. the more D. most 11. ______ her experiences and English skills, she was suitable for the job. A. Although B. Due to C. Despite D. Because 12. She regrets not ______ more when she had the chance.
A. to travel B. travelling C. travel D. travelled Read the following announcement and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 13 to 16. 13. A. making B. taking C. getting D. using 14. A. of B. in C. on D. at 15. A. lowered B. increased C. decreased D. enlarged 16. A. ∅ B. a C. an D. the Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the questions from 17 to 18. 17. Put the sentences (a-c) in the correct order, then fill in the blank to make a logical text. On a sunny afternoon, Jake decided to visit the local park. He brought his favorite book and found a quiet spot under a big oak tree. ________ a. The squirrel quickly grabbed it and ran up the tree. b. Jake smiled and tossed a small piece of his sandwich to the squirrel. c. As he read, a curious squirrel came close, watching him from a distance. A. b-c-a B. b-a-c C. a-c-b D. c-b-a 18. Choose the sentence that can end the text (in Question 17) most appropriately. A. At the end, he went back home with a feeling of disappointment. B. After that, the squirrel came back down for another bite. C. Closing his book, Jake stood up and decided to go for a long walk. D. Laughing to himself, Jake continued reading, enjoying the peaceful day. HOWTO COPE AND STAY SAFE IN EXTREME HEAT  Keep cool: use air conditioning or a fan, wear light and loose fitting clothing, and keep skin wet, using a spray bottle or damp sponge and by (13) ______ cool showers.  Stay hydrated: during days (14) ______ extreme heat, keep drinking water before you feel thirsty, especially if outdoors or performing physical activity.  Check in with others. Let family, friends and neighbours know you are OK or check in with those at (15) ______ risk or who may need your support during days of extreme heat.  Monitor the weather forecast and (16) ______ Bureau of Meteorology Heatwave warnings online. (Adapted from www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Are some languages harder than others? To answer the question, the first thing we have to do is to (19) ______ between babies learning their first language and adults learning a second language. For babies (20) ______ their first language, no language is harder than the other. Babies all learn their first language in about the same period of time because learning a language is natural for all babies, like learning to walk. (21) ______, that changes if you already speak a language and are learning a second one. A language (22) ______ is different to the one you already know is going to be harder than one that’s quite similar (23) ______ your first language. Another reason why babies are so good at learning languages is that they have more time to do it. A teenager’s brain or a grown-up’s brain may still be (24) ______ enough to learn another language, but as people get older, they’re busy with school, work and friends. When babies are learning their first language or languages, they’re spending hours everyday practising. (Adapted from https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-are-some-languages-more-difficult-than- others-196250) 19. A. distinguish B. decide C. connect D. neglect 20. A. which learn B. are learning C. learn D. who learn 21. A. Although B. Even though C. However D. In spite of 22. A. who B. that C. where D. why 23. A. with B. to C. for D. from 24. A. stubborn B. resistant C. gentle D. flexible Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. 25. The government will install solar panels to generate additional electricity for the city. A. Solar panels will installed to generate additional electricity to the city. B. Additional electricity will be installed with solar panels for the city. C. Additional electricity will generated to the city by solar panels. D. Solar panels will be installed to generate additional electricity for the city. 26. "Has Jack ever gone hiking before?" Helen asked. A. Helen asked Jack if he has ever gone hiking before. B. Helen asked whether Jack ever went hiking before. C. Helen asked whether Jack had ever gone hiking before. D. Helen asked Jack if he had ever gone hiking before. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is
best written from the words/phrases given. 27. Mars / rocky planet / Earth / have mountains and canyons / its surface. A. The Mars, a rocky planet as the Earth, has had mountains and canyons in its surface. B. Mars, a rocky planet like Earth, has mountains and canyons on its surface. C. Mars, a rocky planet as Earth, had mountains and canyons below its surface. D. The Mars, a rocky planet like Earth, will have mountains and canyons to its surface. 28. English / become / universal means of communication /numerous varieties. A. English became an universal means of communication with numerous varieties. B. English becomes the universal means of communication with numerous varieties. C. English has become a universal means of communication with numerous varieties. D. English has became universal means of communication with numerous varieties. Read the following sign or notice and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 29. What does the sign say? A. The water fitness classes are free to people who swim ten times in a month. B. The swimming pool is free to people who go to the Water Fitness Classes. C. This month, you can use the swimming pool ten times without paying. D. You can freely go to Water Fitness Classes if you use the swimming pool for ten months. 30. What does the notice say? A. Customers must go to the bar after paying. B. Customers have to go to the bar first. C. Customers must pay before choosing a table. D. Customers have to find a table first. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 31 to 36. Cruises are becoming more and more popular, with around 20 million passengers per year now enjoying holidays on luxury ships. Many people see a cruise as the perfect way to sit back, do nothing, and enjoy time off work. Everything you could possibly need is within