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PRACTICE TEST 10

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
1. A. school B. foot C. look D. cook
2. A. house B. mouse C. rousing D. flourish
3. A. appoint B. attend C. appear D. applicant
4. A. create B. creature C. creative D. creation
5. A. result B. website C. sponsor D. practise
III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (15 pts)
1. Our flight was _____ leave at 11 am, and I arrived at the airport quite early.
A. to B. due to C. certain D. likely
2. In spite of difficult living conditions, Marie Curie worked extremely hard and earned a degree in Physics with flying
______.
A. results B. marks C. colors D. prize
3. How patient you are to prepare for this dish. It is actually a/an _____ work.
A. durable B. time-consuming C. everlasting D. time-taking
4. It was Ms. Sullivan, a _____ and loving teacher, who helped Helen break through her world of silence.
A. dedicating B. dedicated C. dedication D. devoting
5. If we resurface and ______ the roads, they won’t be flooded and muddy when it rains.
A. rise B. raise C. increase D. pick up
6. Cell phones have been popular in Japan since the early 1990s, but it was not until 1999 that their use really ____.
A. took on B. took over C. took off D. took in
7. With the help of the computer, teachers have a _____ approach to teaching.
A. multiple - choice B. multimedia C. multilingual D. multifunction
8. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day and could hardly make ______ meet.
A. end B. final C. ends D. last
9. Pests occur in large numbers, and they can _____ terrible damage, particularly to growing crops, that in some
parts of the world people frequently suffer from famine.
A. do such B. do so C. make such D. make so
10. At first, the parents were _____ the idea of sending their children to the special class.
A. objected to B. opposed to C. satisfied by D. worrying about
11. When ____ a European, we should stick to the last name unless he suggests that we use his first name.
A. speaking B. discussing C. talking D. addressing

12. Turn off this machine. The harsh sound really _____ me crazy.
A. takes B. worries C. drives D. bothers
13. For a short while, I managed to catch _____ of the President entering the palace.
A. vision B. notice C. view D. sight
14. The second term is coming to an end and my school is going to have some days _____.
A. out B. in C. off D. away
15. Without plants, water would _____ as soon as it falls, taking away valuable soil.
A. run after B. run off C. run out of D. run down
IV. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (5 pts)
a. Oliver Twist (1. write) ______ by Charles Dickens (2. translate) _____ into many languages so far.
b. You ever (3. consider) ______ (4. give up) ______ your present job?
c. I (5. know) ______ the answer to the puzzle, I (6. tell) ______ you right away.
d. If she (7. not stay) ______ up so late last night, she (8. not feel) ______ sleepy now.
e. Tom (9. praise) ______ because he (10. do) ______ very well on the test.
Your answers:
1. _________________________ 2. _________________________
3. _________________________ 4. _________________________
5. _________________________ 6. _________________________
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7. _________________________ 8. _________________________
9. _________________________ 10. ________________________

V. Give the correct forms of the words in the brackets. (10 pts)
Your answers:
1. We have some (special) _____ equipment such as audiotapes and videotapes to  _______________
assist our students’ learning.
2. At first, there was a lot of opposition from the parents of the ( able)_____ children.  _______________
3. Hoi An is an ancient town with many Japanese and Chinese cultural and ( architect)  _______________
_____ features.
4. You (necessary) _____ have any qualifications to do this kind of job. Experience  _______________
and appearance are much more important.
5. Some of my students have speech or hearing ( impaired) _____, while others have  _______________
mental problems.
6. We cannot clean up our polluted rivers and seas ( night) ______ and nor can we  _______________
stop the disappearance of plants and animals.
7. Howlets Zoo in Kent is owned by John Aspinal, who is famous for his program of  _______________
breeding (danger) _____ animals and reintroducing them into the wild .
8. Zoos don’t want to be seen as places where animals are ( prison) ______ against  _______________
their will.
9. His busy schedule made him completely ( access) _____ to his students.  _______________
10. Animals and plants in regions of ( wild) ______ can be protected from the  _______________
destructive influence of human beings.
VI. Each of the sentences below contains ONE mistake. Underline the mistakes and correct them. (5 pts)
Your answers:
1. The number of species of reptiles in Kakadu National Park is twice as large as those in  ____________
Grand Canyon National Park.
2. After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realized that he has been driving in the  ____________
wrong direction.
3. Found in the 12th century, Oxford University ranks among the world’s oldest universities.  ____________
4. Susan, my best friend, has been chosen being the only representative of this non  ____________
-benefit organization.
5. Automation reduces labor costs by cutting the number of workers needing to do a job.  ____________
VIII. Read the passage, then fill in each blank with one suitable word. (10 pts)
One of the greatest (1) _____________ in modern technology has been the invention of computers. They are
already (2) _____________ used in industry and in universities and the time may come when it will be possible for
(3) _____________ people to use them as well. Computers are (4) _____________ of doing extremely complicated
work in all branches of learning. They can (5) _____________ the most complex mathematical problems or put
thousands of unrelated facts (6) _____ order. These machines can be put to varied uses. For (7) ____, they can
provide information on the best way to prevent traffic accidents, or they can count the number of times the word
“and” has been used in the Bible. Because they work accurately and at high speed, they (8) ____ research workers
years of hard work. This whole process by which machines can be used to work for us has been (9) _____________
“automation”. In the future, automation may (10) _____________ human beings to enjoy far more leisure than they
do today. The coming of automation is likely to have important social consequences.
XI. Choose from the list (A-F) the phrase which best fits each numbered space. There is one extra phrase which you
do not need to use. (5 pts)

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In 1816, there are no schools for the deaf in this country. Several people attempted to start schools, (1) _____ .
There were too many problems. The first people to succeed were Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet.
They opened their school in 1817, (2) _____. It was named the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and
Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons. It was the only school for deaf children in America.
Clerc and Gallaudet did not know what would happen after they opened their school. They worked very hard. The
school grew, (3) ______. These new students were from all over the country. (4) _____ the school would be big
enough for all of the deaf children in America. The school is still open today, (5) _____. Today it is called The
American School for the deaf. It is in West Hartford, Connecticut.
List of phrases: A. People thought
B. but all of the schools closed
C. Clerc and Gallaudet knew for sure that
D. and many more students enrolled
E. but the name was changed
F. and the school did not close
Your answers: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______
XII. Complete the second
sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given word. (10 pts)
1. It is a difficult question. I’m trying to puzzle it out. Nobody has answered it yet.
 The difficult question that _______________________________________________________________
2. The house is very beautiful. Its gate was painted blue.
 The house, the _______________________________________________________________________
8. The lesson was so boring that she fell asleep.
 It __________________________________________________________________________________
4. Philip's inability to make decisions dates from his accident.
 Ever since ___________________________________________________________________________
5. "If Brian doesn't train harder, I won't select him for the team," said the manager.
 The manager threatened _______________________________________________________________
6. If you do exercise, you will feel better about yourself day after day.
 The more ___________________________________________________________________________
7. There has been a considerable fall in the value of these goods in the past week.
 The value of these goods _______________________________________________________________
8. We can say that the leisure industry will be the money spinner of the future.
 The leisure industry ____________________________________________________________________
9. Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working.
 Such _______________________________________________________________________________
10. I couldn’t be in time for the meeting because of the traffic.
 The traffic ____________________________________________________________________________
XIII. Use NO MORE THAN FIVE WORDS, including the word given, to complete the second sentence so that it
means the same as the first one. Do not change the word given. (5 pts)
1. Inventors don't like people copying their ideas. (object)
 Inventors ___________________________________________________ being copied.
2. Why were they mixing up those chemicals in the lab yesterday? (being)
 Why _______________________________________________ up in the lab yesterday?
3. People say that the local camera shop is very good. (supposed)
 The local camera shop _______________________________________________ very good.
4. Fewer people smoke these days. (decrease)
 There ______________________________________________ the number of people who smoke these days.
5. It was a mistake for me to buy you that computer game. (bought)
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 I shouldn’t ______________________________________________________ computer game.
XIV. Write completed sentences using the suggested words. (5 pts).
1. washing machine/ not work/ yesterday but /OK /now. It / repair.
 ______________________________________________________________________________________
2. people/ used/ build/ houses/mud and straw/ as / they /not/ cement.
 ______________________________________________________________________________________
3. The intruder/ accuse/ steal/ the car/ sentence/ 2 years/ imprisonment / last month.
 ______________________________________________________________________________________
4. She / hurt / when / learn / boyfriend /forget / birthday.
 ______________________________________________________________________________________
5. My teacher of English / suggest / tasks / prepare / carefully.
 ______________________________________________________________________________________
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KEY
Tổng điểm: 100

I. (5 pts) - Mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm

1. A 2.D 3. D 4.B 5. A

II. (5 pts) - Mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm

1. D 2.B 3.A 4. D 5. C

III. (15 pts) - Mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm

1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. B
11. D 12. C 13. D 14. C 15. B

IV. (5 pts) - Mỗi câu đúng được 0.5 điểm

1. written 2. has been translated


3. Have you considered 4. giving up
5. Were I to know 6. would/could tell
7. hadn’t stayed 8. wouldn’t feel
9. was praised 10. had done

V. (10 pts) - Mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm

1. specialized 6. overnight
2. disabled 7. endangered
3. architectural 8. imprisoned
4. unnecessarily 9. inaccessible
5. impairment 10. wilderness

VI. (5 pts) - Tìm được lỗi sai được 0.5 điểm; sửa đúng được 0.5 điểm

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1. those - that
2. has (been) – had (been)
3. Found – Founded
4. being – to be
5. needing - needed

VII. (5 pts) - Mỗi câu trả lời đúng được 1 điểm

1. Which sister?
2. How long have you been living here?
3. Where are you going?
4. What is his favorite subject?/ What subject does he like best?
5. Where did you put/ leave it?

VIII. (10 pts) - Mỗi từ điền đúng được 1 điểm

1. advances 2. widely 3. ordinary 4. capable 5. solve/address


6. in 7. example/ instance 8. save 9. called 10. enable

IX. (10 pts) - Mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm

1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. A

X. (5 pts) - Mỗi câu trả lời đúng được 1 điểm

1. (They usually associate aborigines with) people who speak unrecognizable languages/ an unrecognizable
language and engage in rituals.
2. (He thinks that they need) tools, cultivated land and domesticated animals (in order to survive)
3. (Because) they are able to catch insects easily.
4. The head, legs, and wings of a moth (are not eaten).
5. The phrase (is) “hard to imagine”./ (The phrase )“hard to imagine” (is).

XI. (5 pts) - Mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm

1. B 2. F 3. D 4. A 5. E

XII. (10 pts) - Mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm


1. The difficult question that I’m trying to puzzle out has not been answered yet.
2. The house, the gate of which was painted blue, is very beautiful.
3. It was such a boring lesson/ so boring a lesson that she fell asleep.
4. Ever since Philip’s accident/ Philip had an accident, he has been unable/ has not been able to make (any)
decisions.
5. The manager threatened not to select Brian for the team if he didn’t train harder.
6. The more you do exercise/ more exercise you do, the better you will feel about yourself.
7. The value of these goods has fallen considerably/ considerably fallen in the past week.
8. You're advised to solve that problem as quickly as possible.
9. Such was Fiona’s disappointment that she could not keep on working.
10. The traffic prevented me from being in time for the meeting.
The traffic made it impossible for me to be in time for the meeting.
The traffic caused me not to be in time for the traffic.

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XIII. (5 pts) - Mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm
1. Inventors object to their ideas being copied.
2. Why were those chemicals being mixed up in the lab yesterday?
3. The local camera shop is supposed to be very good.
4. There has been a decrease in the number of people who smoke these days.
5. I shouldn’t have bought you that computer game.

XIV. (5 pts) - Mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm


1. My/The washing machine didn’t work yesterday but it’s OK now. It has been repaired.
2. People used to build houses from mud and straw as they didn’t have cement.
3. The intruder (who was) accused of stealing/having stolen the car was sentenced to 2 years’ imprisonment last
month.
4. She was hurt when learning/ when she learnt that her boyfriend had forgotten her birthday.
5. My teacher of English suggested (that) the tasks (should) be prepared carefully/ carefully prepared.

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