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Practice test 2 - first term test form 2025 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. Question 1: A. culture B. current C. volunteer D. underground Question 2: A. modern B. common C. operate D. conflict Mark the letter A, B, C, or D 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. promote B. value C. global D. muscle Question 4: A. tradition B. efficient C. represent D. contribute Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 5: The gym trainers advise that regular exercise is one of the best ways to keep _______. A. in use B. in contact C. in shape D. in common Question 6: _______ on an international project, the participants can have an opportunity to achieve leadership skills. A. Working B. Being worked C. Worked D. Works Question 7:The talk show today will discuss how to strengthen ASEAN - US _______, especially in the development of economies. A. relatives B. realities C. religions D. relations Question 8: Scientists advise _______ a balanced diet to lose weights and improve health in general. A. to have B. having had C. having D. to be having Question 9: To protect the environment, experts suggested that most cities _______ use renewable energy instead of fossil fuels. A. should B. must C. don't have to D. shouldn't Read the following advertisement/school 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 10 to 15. �� Explore Innovation at IPITEx 2024! Are you over 18?  Join the Global Celebration of Ingenuity on Thailand Inventors' Day  On behalf of the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), It is a great pleasure to invite your organization and your network agencies to submit the invention and innovation (10) ________  IPITEx 2024.  When you participate, you can :  ● Connect with a diverse network of innovators. ● Showcase your inventions on an international stage. ● Foster (11) ___________collaboration between Thai and international inventors/organizations. ● Contribute to the advancement of research, invention, and innovation. Mark your calendar for February 2 - 6, and be part of the (12) ________ ! We eagerly anticipate your participation and contribution to the IPITEx 2024.  �� Join us in shaping the future! #IPITEx2024 #InnovationUnleashed #ThailandInventorsDay Question 10: A. in B. on C. at D. for Question 11: A. a                  B. an                         C. the         D.   (no article) Question 12: A. excitement B. exciting  C. excited D. excitation  (Adapted from https://www.ifia.com/ipitex-2024/ )  ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCHOOL INVENTION WORKSHOP. The School LEMESON-MIT would like to announce: • All students from High school and Community college (13) ___ to be present and showcase their inventions on June 12-14,2024. • You’ll hear from expert speakers, educators, and colleagues about activities and techniques that help diverse student populations develop confidence in their ability to (14) ____ in STEM. • You will participate in small group workshops to develop skills tailored to your interests.  Meet and work with thought leaders in education as well as our Invention Education Fellows educators who have extensive experience incorporating invention education into the classroom. Click here to meet the Fellows (15) ____ you’re interested in this Workshop. Question 13: A. are encouraged B. be encouraged C. encouraged D. have encouraged Question 14: A. take B. engage C. improve D. update Question 15: A. should B. and C. were D. if (Adapted from https://lemelson.mit.edu )
Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct arrangement of the sentences to make a meaningful paragraph/letter in each of the following questions. Question 16: a. Firstly, the process of invention often involves identifying a problem or need in society. b. This is followed by brainstorming ideas and conducting research to find possible solutions. c. Once a viable solution is conceptualized, inventors move on to prototyping and testing their invention. d. Invention is a crucial driver of progress and innovation in society. e. Finally, after refining the invention based on feedback and testing results, it can be brought to market or implemented for practical use. A. d - a - b - c – e B. a - b - c - d – e C. b - c - a - d – e D. d - b - a - c - e Question 17: a. However, it has lots of storage, it's very cheap. b. Hi, Anna, Guess what! I want to get a smartphone for playing games. c. I can't wait to show it to you! d. At first, The Royal 1000 looks great, but the camera isn't as good as some other phones. e. Mike knows a lot about phones and computers, and he helped me choose my birthday smartphone. f. See you soon! A. b - c- a- e- d- f B. b - d - e - a - c - f C. b- a- d- e- c- f D. b- e- d- a- c- f 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 18 to 23 Many intentions have been created throughout history. Many of them have changed our lives. In my opinion, the most important is the internet. I think the internet is important because it has changed our lives in many ways. For example, the way we communicate has changed significantly. We can communicate with each other instantly using the internet. Many people even spend more time connecting with family, friends and (18) _________ . You will probably see most people are communicating with their phones and laptops instead of talking to the person next to them (19) _________. The internet has also (20) _________ together in a way that was impossible before, such as working from home and working with people from other countries. (21) _________. By connecting their computer to the internet, people can access the same resources wherever they are in the world. Today, people from all over the global can work together closely without ever meeting face-to-face, sharing views more easily and (22) _________. Although the internet is quite a new invention, it now plays an important role in (23) _________. Without it, things would be very different. Question 18: A. from relatives on the internet than in real life B. relatives on the internet than in real life C. relatives in real life than on the internet D. from relatives in real life than on the internet Question 19: A. when you go to a busy café today B. going to a busy café today C. if you go to a busy café today D. having gone to a busy café today Question 20: A. allowing us working B. allowed us to work C. allowed us work D. to allow us to work Question 21: A. This makes both ways of working become more popular. B. Which makes both ways of working become more popular. C. Making both ways of working become more popular. D. It makes both ways of working become more popular. Question 22: A. spending less time traveling B. spend to less time traveling C. spending less time travel D. spend less time to travel Question 23: A. their lives B. this lives C. your lives D. our lives Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30. Scientists are studying genes that could mean long life for us all. There are already many, many people who live more than a hundred. There are many (24) ________ studies of communities where a healthy old age is
typical. In Calabria, a small village has a population of about 2,000. And of these 2,000 people, there are (25) ________ eight people over a hundred years old. In the past, scientists looked at some conditions such as diet and lifestyle for an explanation of long life. However, these days they are also looking at genetic factors. Eric Topol, a researcher, says that there are probably genes that protect people (26) ________ the effects of the ageing process. The new research into long life investigates groups of people who have a genetic (27) ________ . In Calabria, researchers constructed the family trees of the 100-year-old people. They looked at family information from the 19 th century to today. They think that there are genetic factors that give health benefits to the men. This is interesting because (28) ________ , in Europe, women live longer than men. (Adapted from https://www.ngllife.com/long-and-healthy-life ) Question 24: A. linguistic B. impossible C. part-time D. scientific Question 25: A. at last B. at once C. at least D. at ease Question 26: A. of B. from C. with D. on Question 27: A. connection B. movement C. emission D. treatment Question 28: A. fortunately B. generally C. additionally D. specifically 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 questions from 1 to 5. The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal than an American reality. Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among American groups. The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still living at home. Of the final one, about 20 percent of the total number of American households are single people, usually women over sixty-five years old. A small percentage, about 3 percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together, and the rest, about 7 percent, are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child. Today, these varied family types are typical, and therefore, normal. Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family forms other than the traditional one. Question 29. With what topic is the passage mainly concerned? A. The traditional American family. B. The nuclear family. C. The current American family. D. The ideal family Question 30. The author implies that_______ A. there have always been a wider variety of family arrangements in the United States. B. racial, ethnic, and religious groups have presented the traditional family structure. C. the ideal American family in the best structure. D. fewer married couples are having children. Question 31. The word “current” in the first sentence of paragraph 2 could be best replaced by which of the following? A. typical B. present C. perfect D. traditional Question 32. According to the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children represent_______ A. 33 percent of households. B. 20 percent of households. C. 7 percent of households. D. 3 percent of households. Question 33. Who generally constitutes a one-person household? A. single man in his twenties. B. An elderly man. C. A single woman in her late sixties. D. A divorced woman Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 34 to 40. ASEAN, one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, is witnessing the world's biggest jump in greenhouse gas emissions. Southeast Asia faces a dual challenge. It not only must adapt to climate change caused largely by greenhouse gas emissions over decades but also the economic development at the same time. The weather The region has shifted to a new climate pattern when the summer months will be warmer, and the winter will be colder than ever before. The extreme weather has occurred more often. In the Philippines, there are 20 typhoons on annual average, with increasing destruction. Rising sea levels, along with a long period of dry, will hurt agriculture in the fertile Mekong Delta. Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand are also affected by storms as well as by heat extremes that has severe impacts on agriculture and human health. The economic impact
Average temperatures in Southeast Asia have risen every decade since 1960. Viet Nam, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand are among the countries of the region most affected by climate change. Southeast Asia may suffer bigger economic losses than most regions in the world as climate change has negative effects on key sectors such as agriculture, tourism, and fishing, along with human health and labor productivity. In the absence of technical breakthroughs, rice yields in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam could drop by as much as 50 percent. (Source: https://www.imf.org ) Question 34: Which of the followings is the best title for the passage? A. Climate change in ASEAN - Consequences B. Climate change in ASEAN - Solutions C. Economic pattern in ASEAN D. The weather and economies of ASEAN Question 35: The word jump in paragraph 1 can be best replaced by _______. A. rapid decrease B. slight increase C. rapid increase D. slight decrease Question 36: According to the paragraph 2, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Every year, the Philippines is influenced by fewer serious typhoons. B. The agriculture in the Mekong Delta leads to rising sea levels. C. There are no changes in the weather of Southeast Asian nations. D. The extreme weather in ASEAN can negatively affect people's health. Question 37: The word shifted in paragraph 2 is opposite in meaning to _______. A. changed B. remained C. delivered D. left Question 38: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the paragraph 3? A. Every ten years from 1960, the average temperature of the region have increased. B. Thailand is most affected by climate change among the countries of the region. C. The climate change results in the economic loss of the region. D. Rice production in the region is also decreased by the impacts of climate change. Question 39: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage? A. The region has to deal with one economic challenge only. B. The greenhouse gas emission is one reason for the regional climate change. C. The extreme heat never occurs in the region despite climate change. D. The labors in the region could reduce up to a third of the total. Question 40: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. There would be a decrease in greenhouse gas emission of the region. B. The summer and winter months would be the same in the region. C. The technical breakthroughs also affect the productivity in the region. D. The countries in the region will not focus on the industry anymore. The End