PRACTICE TEST

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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. sovereignty
B. souvenir
C. sociologist
D. supersonic
2. A. hypothesis
B. technology
C. economical
D. environment
3. A. candidate
B. adolescence
C. illustrate
D. bridesmaid
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.
4. A. preview
B. prefix
C. prefer
D. preheat
5. A. dosage
B. engage
C. passage
D. sausage
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
6. The ________ of time he spent at work every Saturday was worth it when he was rewarded with
a year-end bonus.
A. amount
B. variety
C. number
D. species
7. A ________ car was parked opposite my house.
A. shiny Italian sports new
B. new Italian sports shiny
C. shiny new Italian sports
D. new sports shiny Italian
8. She will be offered the position________ she agree to take a language course
A. on condition that
B. otherwise
C. nevertheless
D. in spite of
9. He's always getting drunk and ________ a fool of himself at parties
A. doing
B. taking
C. making
D. having
10. ________ Manchester Union football team will be promoted depends on the last match of the
season.
A. That
B. Whether
C. What
D. Which
11. The road stretched into the distance ________ the eye could see.
A. as well as
B. as far as
C. as much as
D. as long as
12. I talked to an old friend of mine last night, some of________ remarks offended me.
A. her
B. whose
C. which
D. whom
13. In my opinion, ________new technology who will finally decide which ideas take off
A. it is the development of
B. that the development of
C. it is the user of
D. that the user of
14. The Amazon valley is extremely important to the ecology of the earth. Forty percent of the world's
oxygen ________there.
A. was being produced
B. have produced
C. were produced
D. is produced
15. The prisoner ________this way; there are no footprints at all.
A. cant have escaped
B. must escape
C. could have escaped D. should be escaped
16. You shouldn't bring your bike in here. You're ________to leave it outside.
A. due
B. about
C. supposed
D. likely
17. When we meet again next week, I ________tennis for at least a month.
A. will have practiced
B. am going to practice
C. will have been practicing
D. will be practicing
18. The thieves may have made their________ in a white Mercedes van.
A. get-together
B. get-out
C. get-up
D. getaway
19. The little boy did nothing but________ during the party.
A. crying
B. to be cried
C. cry
D. being cried
20. Would you quickly ________these figures for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes?
A. look over
B. look into
C. look at
D. look through
21. Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and knows it like the ________.
A. nose on his face
B. tip of the tongue
C. back of his hand
D. hair on his head
22. Vietnam is reviewing the implementation of a Party resolution on Building and developing the
Vietnamese culture imbued with advancement and national ________.
A. identity
B. identification
C. identifies
D. identities
23. The plane was shot down while overflying enemy ________.
A. area
B. territory
C. land
D. island
24. Let me know if you have any ________ questions.
A. farther
B. further
C. farthest
D. furthest
25. Im very sorry. I just forgot to bring your book ________
A. Its alright
B. Yes, please
C. Its my pleasure
D. Thanks a lot

26. ________ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all.
A comparison
B. Compare them
C. If you compare
D. When compared
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
27. She lost her temper with a customer and shouted at him.
A. had a temperature
B. kept her temper
C. became very angry
D. felt worried
28. The three-year-old boy has a cycle with three wheels.
A. tricycle
B. unicycle
C. bicycle
D. motorcycle
29. In Africa, many children die from not having enough food.
A. poverty
B. starvation
C. drought
D. malnutrition
30. The dog is not well. We have to take it to see the person who treats sick animals.
A. zoologist
B. horticulturist
C. veterinarian
D. veteran
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
31. Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank wont honor the check.
A. similar
B. different
C. fake
D. genuine
32. The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country.
A. soak
B. permanent
C. complicated
D. guess
Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
33. Measles (A) have not (B) yet been eradicated (C) because of the controversy (D) concerning
immunization.
34. (A) With the discovery of Plutos moon, Charon, (B) astronomy now think that Pluto is (C) the
smallest planet in the (D) solar system.
35. For (A) more than 450 years, Mexico City (B) has been the economic, (C) culture and political centre
of (D) Mexican people.
36. Some paper dolls, (A) which were (B) once relatively cheap, are (C) previously considered valuable
(D) collectors items.
37. (A) Adult education (B) became (C) increasingly popular in (D) the United States in recent years.
38. (A) The scientists from Chinas Research Institute (B) have given a detailed (C) prescription of the
virus (D) that causes H7N9 influenza.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
MIND OVER MUSCLES
If youre lazy and not in good physical shape, then Dr. Guang Yue, an exercise physiologist, has come
up with a theory that might be of (39) ________to you. His (40) ________discovery is that the strength
of our muscles can be improved without the need for physical activity. No longer do we have to go for
long swims or have (41) ________workouts in the gym. It may seem improbable, but he says we can
(42) ________up our muscles simply by thinking about exercise. In Dr. Yues research, volunteers
imagined they were moving their little fingers sideways, and found that the power of (43) ________was
enough to increase strength in those finger muscles. Then he asked volunteers to (44) ________to
themselves that they were moving their arm muscles in five training sessions a week. Remarkably,
these volunteers experienced a rapid increase in the strength of their arms. But sports psychologists say
that, while this research is significant, muscle strength is only one aspect of exercise, and we shouldnt
(45) ________aerobic activity. We still need to look after our hearts by taking exercise that (46)
________our heart rate to 70% of its maximum for 20 minutes, three times a week. It would be (47)
________if people thought that exercise was (48) ________, and that they could keep fit while slumped
on a sofa just thinking about exercise.
39. A. fascination
B. appeal
C. interest
D. attraction
40. A. main
B. extraordinary
C. individual
D. dear
41. A. hard
B. strong
C. forceful
D. firm
42. A. develop
B. grow
C. build
D. spread
43. A. idea
B. thought
C. brains
D. mind
44. A. persuade
B. pretend
C. expect
D. convince
45. A. cut out
B. throw away
C. look over
D. switch off
46. A. jumps
B. climbs
C. leaps
D. raises
47. A. anxious
B. concerned
C. worrying
D. panicking
48. A. helpless
B. incapable
C. minor
D. useless

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TEST 1

PRACTICE TEST
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
The National Automobile Show in New York has been one of the top auto shows in the United States
since 1900. On November 3 of that year, about 8,000 people looked over the horseless carriages. It
was the opening day and the first opportunity for the automobile industry to show off its wares to a
large crowd; however, the black-tie audience treated the occasion more as a social affair than as a
sales extravaganza. It was also on the first day of this show that William McKinley became the first
U.S. president to ride in a car.
The automobile was not invented in the United States. That distinction belongs to Germany. Nikolaus
Otto built the first practical internal-combustion engine there in 1876. Then, German engineer Karl
Benz built what are regarded as the first modern automobiles in the mid-1880s. But the United States
pioneered the merchandising of the automobile. The auto show proved to be an effective means of
getting the public excited about automotive products.
By happenstance, the number of people at the first New York show equaled the entire car population
of the United States at that time. In 1900, 10 million bicycles and an unknown number of horse-drawn
carriages provided the prime means of personal transportation. Only about 4,000 cars were
assembled in the United States in 1900, and only a quarter of those were gasoline powered. The rest
ran on steam or electricity.
After viewing the cars made by forty car makers, the shows audience favored electric cars because
they were quiet. The risk of a boiler explosion turned people away from steamers, and the gasolinepowered cars produced smelly fumes. The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, which launched the
American auto industry in 1895, offered a fragrant additive designed to mask the smells of the
naphtha that it burned. Many of the 1900 models were cumbersomethe Gasmobile, the Franklin,
and the Orient, for example, steered with a tiller like a boat instead of with a steering wheel. None of
them was equipped with an automatic starter.
These early model cars were practically handmade and were not very dependable. They were
basically toys of the well-to-do. In fact, Woodrow Wilson, then a professor at Princeton University and
later President of the United States, predicted that automobiles would cause conflict between the
wealthy and the poor. However, among the exhibitors at the 1900 show was a young engineer named
Henry Ford. But before the end of the decade, he would revolutionize the automobile industry with his
Model T Ford. The Model T, first produced in 1909, featured a standardized design and a streamlined
method of productionthe assembly line. Its lower costs made it available to the mass market.
Cars at the 1900 show ranged in price from $1,000 to $1,500, or roughly $14,000 to $21,000 in
todays prices. By 1913, the Model T was selling for less than $300, and soon the price would drop
even further. I will build cars for the multitudes, Ford said, and he kept his promise.
49.

The passage implies that the audience viewed the 1900 National Automobile Show primarily as
a(n) ________.
A. formal social occasion.
B. chance to buy automobiles at low prices.
C. opportunity to learn how to drive.
D. chance to invest in one of thirty-two automobile manufacturers
50. According to the passage, who developed the first modern car?
A. Karl Benz
B. Nikolaus Otto
C. William McKinley
D. Henry Ford
51. Approximately how many cars were there in the United States in 1900?
A. An unknown number B. 8,000
C. 10 million
D. 4,000
52. The phrase by happenstance in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to________
A. Generally
B. For example
C. Coincidentally
D. By design
53. Approximately how many of the cars assembled in the year 1900 were gasoline powered?
A. 32
B. 1,000
C. 2,000
D. 4,000
54. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word launched in paragraph 4 _______
A. designed
B. anticipated
C. joined
D. Initiated
55. The purpose of the additive mentioned in paragraph 4 was to___________.
A. increase the speed of cars.
B. hide strong smells.
C. make engines run more efficiently.
D. make cars look better.
56. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as steering with a tiller rather than with
a steering wheel?
A. A Franklin
B. A Gasmobile
C. An Orient
D. A Duryea

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57.

It is clear from the passage that the early cars________.

A. were more formal.
B. were more spectacular
C. involved less expensive cars.
D. involved fewer manufacturers.
58. What was the highest price asked for a car at the 1900 National Automobile Show in the dollars of
that time?
A. $300
B. $1,500
C. $14,000
D. $21,000
59. According to the passage, the term architecture is normally used to refer to the designs and
structures that have ________.
A. cultural significance
B. technical importance
C. social importance
D. religious significance
WRITING
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
60. We couldnt have managed without my fathers money.
for
______________________________________________________________________________
61. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
when
______________________________________________________________________________
62. Im certainly not going to give you any more money.
no
______________________________________________________________________________
63. The two theories appear to be completely different.
common
______________________________________________________________________________
64. House prices have risen dramatically this year.
there
______________________________________________________________________________
65. The bank robbers escaped in a stolen car.
getaway
______________________________________________________________________________
66. No one has challenged his authority before.
first
______________________________________________________________________________
67. I left without saying goodbye as I didnt want to disturb the meeting.
rather
______________________________________________________________________________
68. William decided that an actors life was not for him.
out
______________________________________________________________________________
69. I dont really like her, even though I admire her achievements.
as
______________________________________________________________________________
70. This new record is certain to sell a lot of copies.
doubt
______________________________________________________________________________
71. She will probably be late for the meeting.
unlikely
______________________________________________________________________________
72. You dont have to buy one if you dont like it.
obligation
______________________________________________________________________________
73. She has a good relationship with her assistant.
well
______________________________________________________________________________
74. Her employer wont tolerate her tardiness any longer.
up
______________________________________________________________________________
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