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PRACTICE TEST 2 (Time: 60 min.) I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line. (0.6 p) 1. A. casual B. language C. collapse D. label 2. A. weather B. thunder C. healthy D. birthday 3. A. pool B. flood C. school D. groom II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern. (0.4 p) 4. A. compose B. impress C. capture D. behave 5. A. volcano B. celebrate C. tropical D. teenager III. Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (1 p) 6. Tom likes speed. He (ride) _____________ his bike too fast now. 7. Our football team (win) _____________ all its matches so far this year. 8. We (not wait) _____________ for the bus when it suddenly came. 9. How Peter (go) _____________ to work yesterday morning? 10. In the future we (travel) __________ with flying cars instead of airplanes. IV. Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each gap in the following sentences. (1 p) 11. We farmers have an enormous amount of extra work to do at ______ time. A. harvest B. collection C. crop D. product 12. Would you _______ not using the office telephone to make private calls? A. hate B. mind C. dislike D. care 13. Some children are not very keen on ________ their toys with others. A. distributing B. spreading C. sharing D. dividing 14. It is pleasant to read ________ book in ________ afternoon. A. a - the B. a - a C. the - a D. the - the 15. I haven’t seen that picture ________. A. as well B. already C. yet D. just 16. Some people like to look at ________ in mirrors. A. herself B. ourselves C. oneself D. themselves 17. They were sad ________ the teacher in the room. A. not to see B. of not seeing C. not seeing D. to see not 18. ________ when I was very young.
A. I used to playing the piano B. I got used to play the piano C. I’m used to playing the piano D. I used to play the piano 19. She wouldn’t pay cash if ________. A. she would have a credit card B. she had a credit card C. she has a credit card D. she will have a credit card 20. - “Could you lend me two hundred thousand dong?” - “________.” A. I’m afraid not B. I think so C. No, thank you D. Come on V. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences. (1 p) 21. The _____________ of technology has changed our lives enormously. DEVELOP 22. We all know that pesticides are_____________ for the environment. HARM 23. You should __________ this shirt. It’s too long for you. SHORT 24. Are you sure Thomas Edison is the _____________ of the light bulb? INVENT 25. Don’t sit there, Tina! It’s the most _____________ chair of the living room. COMFORT VI. Fill each blank with a suitable word to finish the passage. (2 p) Tastes differ. That's why all people wear different clothes. Besides, they wear (26) _____________ clothes when it is warm and cold. When it is cold we put on sweaters, coats, caps and gloves. When it's warm we (27) _____________ off warm clothes and put on light shirts or blouses and dresses. My name is Sue. I am (28) _____________ Great Britain. My favourite clothes are jeans, shirts and sweaters or jackets. They are comfortable, and I can wear (29) ____________________ in any weather. Now I'm wearing jeans, a white shirt and a sweater. But tomorrow it'll be my friend's birthday; he has (30) _____________ me to his birthday party. So I'll be wearing my best. My mother (31) _____________ bought me a nice suit and new shoes. Frankly speaking, I don't like shopping. There (32) _____________ more interesting things. But my oldest sister likes to (33) _____________ shopping. Her name is Susan. She is twenty- five. She isn't married. She is a student. She goes to university. Susan wants to be a teacher. If she (34) _____________ enough money, she prefers to buy expensive things. She says: "They are a good fit and will (35) _____________ a long time". She wants to look fashionable. But some people prefer to buy cheap things often. Tastes differ.
VII. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each question. (1 p) Gravity is the force that pulls objects towards the earth. There is a story that Sir Isaac Newton discovered gravity one day when he was sitting under a tree. An apple fell from the tree and hit Newton on the head. He realized gravity was the force that kept us on the ground. He also discovered it kept the moon close to the earth. The story of the apple is probably not true. However, it is a good example of how gravity affects things. Newton was a genius. Unfortunately, people of his time were not ready for his ideas. They were critical of his discoveries. Newton was afraid to publish his findings. They sat on his shelf for over twenty years. Finally, in 1687, his first book was published. Today, it is considered one of the greatest works in the history of science. 36. The story of the falling apple describes how Newton might have discovered _________. A. the moon B. apples C. gravity D. the earth 37. Why does the author mention the story of the apple? A. To show how silly old stories are. B. It describes Newton’s famous discovery. C. It is the only thing Newton ever published. D. Without it, we wouldn’t understand gravity. 38. Based on the passage, it is likely that Newton’s ideas ________. A. are believed more today than when he was alive B. were very popular while he was alive C. have been proven wrong by today’s scientists D. are all made-up stories 39. The word "realized" in paragraph 1 means ________. A. became bruised B. listened carefully to something C. completely forgot something D. started to think something is true 40. This passage is mainly about _________. A. how different scientists think of gravity B. Sir Isaac Newton and his discovery of gravity C. myths that people tell about scientific discoveries D. Sir Isaac Newton’s fame and riches during his life VIII. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence. (1 p) 41. The right shoe is not as big as the left shoe. The left shoe ___________________________________________________. 42. They showed his photograph on television. His photograph ________________________________________________.
43. I haven’t written to my pen pal for three months. It’s __________________________________________________________. 44. “We didn’t go to the meeting last Wednesday”, Quang said. Quang said ____________________________________________________. 45. Catch a taxi or you’ll be late for your flight. If you ________________________________________________________. IX. Use the words/ phrases provided to write suitable sentences of the following letter. (2 p) Dear Nga, 46. I / be / my / summer holiday / Australia / and / have / amazing time //. _____________________________________________________________. 47. I / not stay / Canberra / capital city / but /Sydney / which / be /east coast / country //. _____________________________________________________________. 48. Last week / go hiking / mountain biking / group / other tourists / and / guide //. _____________________________________________________________. 49. We / explore / Royal National Park / and / also see / some kangaroos //. _____________________________________________________________. 50. Can’t / wait / show / you / all / photos / take / here //. _____________________________________________________________. See you soon. Minh