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PRACTICE TEST 16 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. baskets B. machines C. combs D. games Question 2. A. island B. line C. disease D. stripe 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. category B. necessity C. complicated D. ceremony Question 4. A. behave B. collapse C. abrupt D. promise 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. Ethan: “Give my best regards to your parents.” John: “...........” A. My parents are the best. B. It’s nice of you to say so. C. Thanks, I will. D. You don’t have to do that. Question 6. France has several wonderful public parks and ........... of the best art museums in the world. A. any B. some C. much D. few Question 7. When I was young, I ............ in the park with my friends after school. A. used to playing B. was playing C. used to play D. have played Question 8. Jack’s parents won't let him .............. out late at night. A. staying B. to stay C. stayed D. stay Question 9. I love wearing baggy pants ............ they're so comfortable and stylish. A. due to B. so C. because D. although Question 10. Ao Dai, ........... is a traditional Vietnamese dress, can be made from a variety of materials. A. which B. that C. whom D. whose Question 11. You need to ............ your homework before watching TV. A. take B. get C. give D. finish Question 12. The Trung Sơn Hydropower Plant provides electricity .......... about 180,000 homes. A. with B. from C. for D. by 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 numbered blank from 13 to 16. PET CARE GUIDELINES Taking good care of your pet is important. Here are some basic guidelines: • Always (13) ........ your pet enough food and water. • Take your pet for a walk (14) ............ day to keep them active. • If your pet is sick, (15) ............ them to the vet as soon as possible. • (16) ........... time to play with your pet to keep them happy. Question 13. A. show B. hide C. give D. throw Question 14. A. each B. every C. another D. that Question 15. A. take B. send C. carry D. bring Question 16. A. Make B. Spend C. Lose D. Delay
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 17 to 18. Question 17. Put the sentences (a-c) in the correct order, then fill in the blank to make a logical text. To prepare for an important exam, follow these steps. ............. a. Make sure to review all your notes and practice with sample questions. b. Create a study schedule that includes regular breaks to avoid burnout. c. Start studying well in advance to give yourself enough time to understand the material. A. a - c - b B. c - a - b C. b - c - a D. a - b - c Question 18. Choose the sentence that most appropriately ends the text (in Question 17). A. A good night’s sleep before the exam is also important for success. B. You should use different study techniques to find what works best for you. C. Joining a study group can be helpful for discussing difficult topics. D. Remember to stay positive and confident in your abilities. 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 numbered blank from 19 to 24. The story of the English language is amazing. The language did not exist two thousand years ago. By 500 CE, there was a language called Englisc, (19) .......... only about thirty thousand people spoke it. Nearly one thousand years later, at the time of Shakespeare, English was the language of about six million people. Most of them lived in Britain, (20) ......... is the countries of England, Scotland and Wales. But English did not even reach the edges of Britain, because many people spoke other languages in Scotland and Wales. From 1600 to now, people from Britain travelled all around the world and took their language with them. Today, about 375 million people speak English as (21) ........ first language. Another billion people have English as a second language, and perhaps two billion use it in some way, for example, to buy or (22) ........ things or to communicate on the internet. The internet is, perhaps, the main (23) ......... for the increase in the use of English in the last 20 years. Now, 80% of all communication through the internet is in English, and 95% (24) .......... all articles for science magazines are in English. In most cases, the writers of the articles do not speak English as their first language. Question 19. A. and B. but C. because D. so Question 20. A. witch B. what C. that D. where Question 21. A. a B. some C. its D. their Question 22. A. use B. get C. sell D. have Question 23. A. why B. reason C. way D. result Question 24. A. of B. from C. for D. with Read the following announcement and 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. Question 25. The man is my neighbour; he has three dogs. A. The man whose dogs is he my neighbour. B. The man who has three dogs is my neighbour. C. The man who have three dogs is my neighbour. D. The man, that has three dogs is my neighbour. Question 26. We must remember what happened in the past so that it will never happen again. A. If we could remember the past, it would not happen again.
B. Because we all tend to forget what happened in the past we do the same mistakes again. C. We couldn't remember what happened in the past so we did it again. D. In order not to repeat the past, we should certainly not forget what happened then. Read the following announcement and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is made from the given cues in each of the following questions. Question 27. Lan / fond / message / friends / because / it / more convenient / calling. A. Lan is fond in messaging friends because it is more convenient than calling. B. Lan is fond of messaging friends because it is more convenient than calling. C. Lan is fond of message friends because it is the more convenient than calling. D. Lan is fond on messaging friends because it is more convenient than calling. Question 28. Difficult / test / is, / students / should / try. A. The more difficult the test is, the more students should try. B. The difficulter the test is, the more students should try. C. The most difficult the test is, the more students should try. D. More difficult the test is, the more students should try. 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. Question 29. What does the sign say? A. Pedestrians should walk slowly. B. You should slow your speed and pay attention to pedestrians. C. Pedestrians will slow down the traffic. D. You should drive carefully because of slow pedestrians. Question 30. What does the notice say? A. Ms. Georgia’s class will be on a different day. B. There is a new location for Ms. Georgia’s class. C. Ms. Georgia will repair her room on Friday. D. Ms. Georgia isn’t coming to school until Friday. 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. Something exciting has happened in teenager Annika’s life. She has changed how she spends her free time, and her story contains an important lesson for many young people. Before Annika made the change, when she wasn’t doing schoolwork or chores around the home, she went on social media, but she started feeling unhappy when she was doing this. Although she was talking to people most of the time she was online, she started to feel alone. She decided she had to do something about it. Annika didn’t call the people she met online her friends, and she didn’t have any friends in the real world either. She spoke to some of the girls at her school, but she wasn’t interested in their free-time activities. She felt that this was part of the problem, so she looked around for a club she could join after school. Finally, she joined an art club with people in her local area and also got a weekend job at a place which looked after pets when their owners were on holiday. The art club helped to bring out her creative side. And she not only got