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TEST 31 I. PHONETICS (1-5). Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. a. learn b. earth c. pearl d. fear 2. a. believe b. neighbor c. ceiling d. movie 3. a. apartment b. already c. across d. another 4. a. cough b. enough c. weigh d. laugh 5. a. thanks b. think c. there d. three (6-10). Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. 6. a. employment b. atmosphere c. customer d. applicant 7. a. quantities b. fortunately c. region d. include 8. a. possibility b. electrician c. Vietnamese d. Internet 9. a. unusual b. remain c. previous d. anxiety 10. a. inspiration b. federation c. reputation d. communication II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (11-40). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 11. Don’t worry Mom. We’re old enough to take care ___________ ourselves. a. of b. for c. about d. by 12. John is very keen ___________ his next trip abroad. a. on b. with c. for d. about 13. It’s difficult to distinguish one twin ___________ another. a. to b. by c. for d. from 14. They did it with a view ___________ promoting their new product. a. for b. on c. to d. of 15. Storms on the Sun can interfere ___________ radio broadcasts on the Earth. a. in b. at c. on d. with 16. She came ___________ some old photographs in a drawer. a. up b. into c. across d. down 17. I’m in a hurry. I want to be home ___________ to see the game on television. a. on time b. in time c. before time d. by time 18. Their diet consists largely ___________ vegetables. a. of b. on c. with d. in 19. She went ___________ a bad cold just before Christmas. a. down with b. in for c. forward to d. through with
20. If you’re going on a long walk, plan your route carefully before you ___________. a. go on b. carry out c. set off d. make up 21. Come and see us more often. You must ___________ any time you like. a. call out b. turn up c. get by d. drop in 22. Helen was going away. We went to the station with her to ___________. a. get her out b. see her off c. take her in d. pick her up 23. I’ve ___________ weight. My clothes don’t fit any more. a. taken up b. put on c. gotten to d. turned out 24. Let’s ask our teacher how to solve this problem ___________ we can’t agree on the answer. a. since b. because of c. consequently d. so 25. The ___________ words you say, the ___________ trouble you will have. a. fewer - lesser b. less - less c. fewer - less d. fewest - least 26. John was really a silly boy. I still remember ___________ very stupid questions. a. to ask him b. him to ask c. asking him d. him asking 27. Mainly because of the recent health scares involving beef and chicken, the number of vegetarians ___________ to rise dramatically in the next five years. a. expects b. expect c. is expected d. are expected 28. The project was rejected because of ___________ funds. a. unavailable b. insufficient c. incompleted d. inconsiderable 29. She not only sings like an angel, ___________. a. she dances divinely as well b. but she dances divinely also c. and she also dances divinely d. also she dances divinely 30. Until you learn to relax more, you ___________ your ability to speak English. a haven’t improved b. aren’t improving c. don’t improve d. won’t improve 31. Soon after I ___________ for a job with the United Nations two years ago, I ___________. a. applied - hired b. applied - was hired c. was applied - hired d. was applied - was hired 32. There’s nobody at home. They ___________ out. a. must go b. should go c. must have gone d. should have gone 33. ___________ after carefully, the plant can live through the winter. a. Looking b. Having looked c. Looked d. Be looked 34. I think they will come, ___________? a. don’t they b. won’t they c. do I d. don’t I 35. Methane gas ___________ for heating and generating power.
a. uses b. is used c. used to be d. get used to being 36. I don’t think he is ___________ enough to paint such a beautiful portrait. a. creative b. patient c. active d. energetic 37. The peoplenear a big market are often used to the noise ___________ all day and night. a. live b. living c. lived d. who living 38. She joined the local tennis club, ___________ members were at least 60. a. most of b. most of which c. most of its d. most of whose 39. The Tsunami of December 2004 in South East Asia ___________ nearby areas and killed nearly 300,000 people. a. devastated b. spoiled c. struck d. blocked 40. ‘Can I get you a cup of coffee?’ ‘___________’ a. That’s a good idea. b. That would be nice, c. Yes, of course. d. Sure. Go ahead. (41-50). Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, c or D) that needs correcting. 41. As soon as I shut the front door I realized that I have left my key in the house. A. As soon as B. shut C. realized D. have left 42. Despite migration to the suburbs, the population of many large American cities declined between 1950 and 1960. A. Despite B. to the C. of D. between 1950 and 1960. 43. The distinction between wildflowers and weeds is one that is often difficult to do. A. The B. between C. is D. do 44. The American designer Louis Comfort Tiffany took much of his inspire from nature. A. American designer B. much of C. inspire D. from nature 45. Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet. A. he had B. when C. that he had D. forgotten 46. Why did you go to the language center where Jane is studying for? A. Why B. to the C. where D. is studying 47. If the maid comes today, please have her washed all of my shirts. A. If B. comes C. washed D. all of 48. Lack of hygiene in restaurants are the major cause of disease in some areas of the country. A. Lack of B. are C. the major D. of the 49. If he had worked harder, he would have passed the exam that he had taken last month. A. had worked B. would have C. that D. had taken 50. I wish someone offered to help us find out our way when we got lost in the middle of the city.
A. offered B. find out C. got lost D. in the middle of (51-60). Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. 51. What is the individual’s ____________ to others in modem society? (responsible) 52. It’s ____________ to drive through a red light. (legal) 53. It’s ____________ that people who earn more money pay lower taxes. (logical) 54. On the plane, the in-flight ____________ are not only in Vietnamese, but also in English. (announce) 55. Parents are always fiercely ____________ of their children. (protect) 56. You may have some ____________ during the first few days, but you’ll soon get used to it. (comfort) 57. Many Vietnamese women today don’t often wear ao dai at work because it is ____________. (convenience) 58. My father thinks watching the news every day is very ____________. (inform) 59. I was annoyed at his ____________ to cooperate. (refuse) 60. It is more ____________ to travel by train than by car. (economy) III. READING (61-75). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. When you read something in a foreign language, you frequently come across words you do not (61) ____________ understand. Sometimes you (62) ____________ the meaning in a dictionary and sometimes you guess. The strategy you adopt depends very much upon the (63) ____________ of accuracy you require and the time (64) ____________ your disposal. If you are the sort of person who tends to (65) ____________ to the dictionary frequently, it is (66) ____________ remembering that every dictionary has its limitations. Each definition is only an (67) ____________ and one builds up an accurate picture of the meaning of a word only after meeting it in a (68) ____________ of contexts. It is also important to recognize the special dangers of dictionaries that (69) ____________ from English into your native language and vice versa. If you must use a dictionary, it is usually far safer to (70) ____________ an English-English dictionary. In most exams you are not permitted to use a dictionary. (71) ____________ you are allowed to use one, it is very time-consuming to look up words, and time in exams is usually limited. You are therefore forced to guess the meaning of (72) ____________ words. When you come across unknown words in an exam text, it is very easy to panic. However, if you develop efficient techniques for guessing the meaning, you will (73) ____________ a number of possible problems and help yourself to understand far more of the text than you at first thought likely. Two strategies which may help you to guess the meaning of a word are: using contextual clues, both (74) ____________ the sentence and outside, and making use of clues (75) ____________ from the formation of the world.