PRACTICE TEST 15

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 from 1 to 2.
Question 1: A. viewpoint B. impose C. suffer D. mutual
Question 2: A. financial B. delicious C. decisive D. confident

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 from 3 to 4.
Question 3: A. admired B. relied C. achieved D. minded
Question 4: A. lonely B. cope C. involve D. home

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 from 5 to 7.
Question 5: Lone parents have to be self-reliance, resilient and inventive.
A. self-reliance B. Lone C. inventive D. have
Question 6: It took us all day driving home because of the heavy rain.
A. It B. heavy C. because of D. driving
Question 7: The cost of the project have increased significantly since it began.
A. the B. have C. began D. significantly

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each
of the following exchanges from 8 to 9.
Question 8: Nancy and Jackson are talking about Nancy’s English studying.
Nancy: “I'm terrible at English and I think I should do something about it.”
Jackson: “______”
A. I think you should try this website. It’s really useful B. Sure, let’s do it.
C. Never mind. Better job next time. D. Yes, you should be
Question 9: Mrs. Peterson: “I just love your house. It is very big and beautiful.”
Mr. Morris: “______”
A. It’s very kind of you to say that. Thank you. B. Thanks! I’ll be there.
C. Are you kidding me? It’s very expensive. D. Really? I don’t think so.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions from 10 to 12.
Question 10: “I didn’t break the antique vase.” said the boy.
A. The child denied having broken the antique vase. B. The child wished he didn’t break the antique vase.
C. The child regretted not breaking the antique vase. D. The child refused to have broken the antique vase.
Question 11: It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.
A. We weren’t to the cinema a long time ago. B. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.
C. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time. D. We wish we went to the cinema now.
Question 12: Police say that an electric fault caused the fire in the factory.
A. It is said to have caused the fire in the factory by an electric fault.
B. The fire in the factory is said to be caused by an electric fault.
C. It was said that an electric fault caused the fire in the factory.
D. An electronic fault is said to have caused the fire in the factory.

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 from 13 to 17.
Mother Teresa was one of the most influential personalities of the twentieth century. However, her
life was neither easy nor glamorous. She was born in Skoje, Macedonia in 1910. At the age of 18 she left her
home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. She
went to India (13)_______ a missionary. She became a teacher of English in a secondary school. The school
was in a nice area but there were slums nearby. Conditions there were absolutely terrible. She was horrified
by (14)_______ she saw. She insisted on leaving her comfortable convent and going to live among the poor.
At first her superiors tried to discourage her from leaving the convent but in the end they agreed to

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(15)_______ her go. Soon other people heard about her work and came to help her. (16)_______ she had no
money herself, she succeeded in building shelters for the dying and schools for the poor. By the 1990s, she
(17)_______ famous and she was eventually given the Nobel Prize for her service to the poor. Mother
Teresa died on September 5th, 1997.
Question 13: A. to B. from C. like D. as
Question 14: A. what B. where C. which D. that
Question 15: A. permit B. let C. allow D. encourage
Question 16: A. After B. Although C. Because D. If
Question 17: A. had become B. became C. was becoming D. has become

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 from 18 to 24.
A large number of inventions require years of arduous research and development before they are
perfected. For instance, Thomas Edison had to make more than 1,000 attempts to invent the incandescent
light bulb before he succeeded in the end. History is replete with numerous other examples of people trying,
yet failing to make inventions before they eventually succeeded. Yet some inventions have come about not
through hard work but simply by accident. In most cases, when someone unintentionally invented
something, the inventor was attempting to create something else. For example, in the 1930s, chemist Roy
Plunkett was attempting to make a new substance that could be used to refrigerate items. He mixed some
chemicals together. Then, he put them into a pressurized container and cooled the mixture. By the time his
experiment was complete, he had a new invention. It was not a new substance that could be used for
refrigeration though. Instead, he had invented Teflon, which is today most commonly used to make nonstick
pots and pans. Similarly, decades earlier, John Pemberton was a pharmacist in Atlanta, Georgia. He was
attempting to create a tonic that people could use whenever they had headaches. While he was not successful
in that endeavor, he managed to invent Coca - Cola, the world – famous carbonated soft drink.
Scientists have also made crucial discoveries by accident when they were conducting experiments. In
1928, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, an antibiotic, in this manner. He discovered some mold
growing in a dish with some bacteria. He noticed that the bacteria seemed to be avoiding the mold. When he
investigated further, he determined some of the many useful properties of penicillin, which has saved
millions of lives over the past few decades. Likewise, in 1946, scientist Percy Spencer was conducting an
experiment with microwaves. He had a candy bar in his pocket, and he noticed that it suddenly melted. He
investigated and learned the reason why that had happened. Soon afterward, he built a device that could
utilize microwaves to heat food: the microwave oven.

Question 18: Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
A. You Don't Always Get What You Want B. History's Most Important Invention
C. How to Become a Great Inventor D. Accidental Inventions and Discoveries
Question 19: In paragraph 1, the word eventually is closest in meaning to _______.
A. finally B. continually C. constantly D. hardly
Question 20: In paragraph 2, the word endeavor is closest in meaning to _______.
A. dream B. research C. attempt D. request
Question 21: What does the author say about Teflon?
A. It was created many years before Coca-Cola. B. People first used it as a refrigeration device.
C. It is used for kitchenware nowadays. D. The man who made it was a pharmacist.
Question 22: Who was John Pemberton?
A. The creator of Coca-Cola B. The inventor of the microwave
C. The person who made Teflon D. The man who discovered penicillin
Question 23: The author uses Alexander Fleming as an example of ________.
A. someone who became a millionaire from his invention
B. a person who made an accidental scientific discovery
C. a man who dedicated his life to medical science
D. one of the most famous inventors in history
Question 24: What does the author imply about penicillin?
A. It is an invaluable medical supply. B. Doctors seldom use it nowadays.
C. Mold combines with bacteria to make it. D. Some people are not affected by it.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word in each of the following questions from 25 to 26.
Question 25: He had been lied to and stabbed in the back by people that he thought were his friends.
A. avoided B. betrayed C. backed up D. supported
Question 26: She knew it was dangerous to visit him except at night, but she set out regardless of the risk.
A. in regard to B. in spite of C. by means of D. because of

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair
of sentences in the following questions from 27 to 28.
Question 27: Kate completed her higher education. She then decided to travel the world before getting a
job.
A. Without completing her higher education, Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job.
B. Given that Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job, she completed her higher education.
C. Having completed her higher education, Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job.
D. Kate had scarcely travelled the world before getting a job when she completed her higher education.
Question 28: Jack was very hungry. He refused the load of bread we offered.
A. Jack didn’t refuse the load of bread we offered though he was very hungry.
B. Jack refused the load of bread we offered because he wasn’t very hungry.
C. Jack wasn’t very hungry; therefore, he didn’t refuse the load of bread we offered.
D. Jack was very hungry; however, he refused the load of bread we offered.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions from 29 to 40.
Question 29: How ______ is the customer about the range, quality and cost of the products on offer?
A. ill-prepared B. self-reliant C. well-informed D. opened-minded
Question 30: She's just broken ______ her boyfriend. She is very sad now.
A. off with B. down on C. up to D. up with
Question 31: A recurring knee injury may have ______ his chances of winning the tournament.
A. impairment B. imparing C. impaired D. impairable
Question 32: Don't be afraid to ______ the initiative and say what you think.
A. get B. make C. have D. take
Question 33: I'm determined ______ this piece of work finished today.
A. getting B. being gotten C. to get D. to be gotten
Question 34: They all made the same comment, quite independent ______ each other
A. on B. of C. from D. with
Question 35: Johnathan was very satisfied with his ______ smartphone.
A. fashionable new Japanese B. new fashionable Japanese
C. Japanese new fashionable D. fashionable Japanese new
Question 36: It was ______ who paved the way for my success in technological field.
A. them B. their C. theirs D. they
Question 37: There is no excuse for your late submission! You ______ the report by last Friday.
A. should have finished B. mightn't have finished
C. must have finished D. needn't have finished
Question 38: She is going to have a date with a man ______ before.
A. that have never met B. she has never met
C. whom she never meet D. whom she has never met him
Question 39: After it ______ dry for two months, it rained heavily last night
A. has been B. had been C. would be D. was
Question 40: The spaghetti sauce tasted ______. Everybody liked it.
A. delicious B. delicate C. deliciousness D. deliciously
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word in each of the following questions from 41 to 42.
Question 41: Tickets for the AFF Final Match between Vietnam and Malaysia were like gold dust. My
friends had to wait from early morning to very late afternoon for only one.

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 A. difficult to get B. as precious as gold C. as worthless as dust D. easy to buy
Question 42: There's absolutely no coordination between the different groups - nobody knows what
anyone else is doing.
A. separation B. collaboration C. solidarity D. dependence

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 from 43 to 50.
Footracing is a popular activity in the United States. It is seen not only as a competitive sport but also
as a way to exercise, to enjoy the camaraderie of like-minded people, and to donate money to a good cause.
Though serious runners may spend months training to compete, other runners and walkers might not train at
all. Those not competing to win might run in an effort to beat their own time or simply to enjoy the fun and
exercise. People of all ages, from those of less than one year (who may be pushed in strollers) to those in
their eighties, enter into this sport. The races are held on city streets, on college campuses, through parks,
and in suburban areas, and they are commonly 5 to 10 kilometers in length.
The largest footrace in the world is the 12-kilometer Bay to Breakers race that is held in San
Francisco every spring. This race begins on the east side of the city near San Francisco Bay and ends on the
west side at the Pacific Ocean. There may be 80,000 or more people running in this race through the streets
and hills of San Francisco. In the front are the serious runners who compete to win and who might finish in
as little as 34 minutes. Behind them are the thousands who take several hours to finish. In the back of the
race are those who dress in costumes and come just for fun. One year there was a group of men who dressed
like Elvis Presley, and another group consisted of firefighters who were tied together in a long line and who
were carrying a firehose. There was even a bridal party, in which the bride was dressed in a long white gown
and the groom wore a tuxedo. The bride and groom threw flowers to bystanders, and they were actually
married at some point along the route.
Question 43: The main purpose of this passage is to ______
A. describe a popular activity B. give reasons for the popularity of footraces
C. encourage people to exercise D. make fun of runners in costume
Question 44: The word "cameraderie" could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. jokes B. games C. companionship D. views
Question 45: The phrase "to a good cause" could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. to protect a wise investment B. to reward the winner
C. for a good purpose D. for an award
Question 46: Which of the following is NOT implied by the author?
A. Running is a good way to strengthen the heart. B. Walkers can compete for prizes.
C. Entering a race is a way to give support to an organization. D. Footraces appeal to a variety of
people.
Question 47: In what lines does the author give reasons for why people enter footraces?
A. The largest . . . 34 minutes. B. Footracing . . . and exercise.
C. People of all ages . . . in length. D. Behind them . . . a firehose.
Question 48: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?
A. Some runners were participating in a wedding. B. Some runners looked like Elvis Presley.
C. Some runners were serious about winning. D. Some runners were ready to put out a fire.
Question 49: A "bystander" refers to which of the following?
A. a participant B. a spectator C. a walker D. a judge
Question 50: Which of the following best describes the organization of this passage?
A. cause and result B. specific to general
C. statement and example D. chronological order
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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. category B. vacancy C. scary D. apply
Question 2: A. admit B. provide C. decide D. require

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the
main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. secondary B. requirement C. admission D. certificate
Question 4: A. forget B. offer C. relate D. impress
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following
questions.
Question 5: Physically inactive people are at risk of developing heart disease.
A. passive B. active C. dynamic D. lively
Question 6: Computers and telecommunication are bound to have a huge influence on various aspects of
our life.
A. equivalent B. diverse C. like D. similar
Mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 7: When he heard the news, Simon got on the next train to London.
A. got away B. got of C. got off D. got in
Question 8: No one knew precisely what would happen to human being in space.
A. informally B. flexibly C. wrongly D. casually
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following exchanges.
Question 9: ~ Laura: “What shall we do this evening?” ~ Annie: “________________"
A. I went out for dinner. B. Oh, that’s bad! C. No problem. D. Let’s go out for dinner.
Question 10: ~ Jane: “Thank you very much for the lovely flowers.” ~ Susan: “________________"
A. You’re welcome. B. It was an excellent choice.
C. Yeah, the flowers are nice. D. You like flowers, don’t you?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
Question 11: He was the last one leaving the burning building in time.
Question 12: If you work hard, you would be successful in anything you do.
Question 13: Poverty in the United States is noticeably different from that in other country.
Mark A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 14: What are the entry________ at this university?
A. required B. requirements C. require D. requirement
Question 15: Damage to the building resulted_FROM___ an unusually high wind. CÂU NÀY CHỌN ĐÁP
ÁN E.
A. at B. down C. on D. in
Question 16: Cameron, ________ directed “The Titanic”, is one of the leading faces in Hollywood.
A. whose B. who C. whom D. that
Question 17: I want this test________ in ink.
A. written B. to write C. write D. writing
Question 18: The local clubs are________ every effort to interest more young people.
A. doing B. taking C. making D. giving
Question 19: It is high time Tom________ more active in class.
A. was B. must be C. has been D. were
Question 20: The wedding day was________ chosen by the parents of the groom.
A. careless B. carefully C. carelessly D. careful
Question 21: He found a watch when he________ in the street.
A. was walking B. had been walking C. had walked D. walked
Question 22: Neither the boy’s parents nor I________ satisfied with his progress.
A. are B. has C. am D. have
Question 23: I don't really get________ with my sister's husband.
A. away B. on C. through D. in
Question 24: Hung doesn’t take good care________ himself.
A. in B. of C. about D. for
Question 25: I can't think of any possible________ for his absence.
A. exploration B. expedition C. explanation D. expectation
Read and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

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 People used to know more or less how their children would live. Now things are changing so quickly
that they don’t even know what their own lives will be like in a few years’ time. What follows is not science
fiction. It is how experts see the future. You are daydreaming behind the steering wheel; is it too dangerous?
No! That’s no problem because you have it on automatic pilot, and with its hi-tech computers and cameras,
your car “knows” how to get home safe and sound. What is for lunch? In the old days you used to stop off to
buy a hamburger or a pizza. Now you use your diagnostic machine to find out which foods your body needs.
If your body needs more vegetables and less fat, your food-preparation machine makes you a salad.
After lunch, you go down the hall to your home office. Here you have everything you need to do
your work. Thanks to your information screen and your latest generation computer, you needn’t go to the
office any more. The information screen shows an urgent message from a co-worker in Brazil. You can
instantly send back a reply to him and go on to deal with other matters.
Question 26: What does “its” in line 5 refer to?
A. Your car. B. Your home. C. The future. D. The steering wheel.
Question 27: Which of the following statement is true about life in the future?
A. People will go to work as they do today. B. Hi-tech equipment will be out of the question.
C. It will be dangerous to drive cars because they are too fast. D. People can have balanced diets for
their meal.
Question 28: According to the passage, what do people use a diagnostic machine for?
A. To make food for them. B. To sell food for humans.
C. To provide them with food. D. To find out which foods their body needs.
Question 29: The word “urgent” in the last paragraph probably means________.
A. expected B. pressing C. unnecessary D. hurry
Question 30: Which of the following is NOT true about life in the future?
A. Eating is a problem because food contains too much fat.
B. There’s no need to concentrate much when people are driving.
C. Contacts between people are almost instant.
D. Getting information is a matter of just a few seconds.
Question 31: What is “reply” CLOSEST in meaning to?
A. answer B. request C. replay D. question
Question 32: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. What foods people will eat in the future. B. The role of the computer in future life.
C. What life is like in the future. D. Life in the future will be the same as life at present.
Read and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each o f the numbered
blanks.
Many American customs will surprise you; the same thing happens to us when we (33)_______
another country. People from various cultures handle many small daily things differently. What a dull world
it (34)_______ be if this were not true! Some differences are minor, and people soon become accustomed to
them. At (35)_______ , for example, some foreign women may be startled at the idea of (36)_______ their
hair cut or styled by men. Visitors maybe amazed to see men wearing wigs. People may find the transitory
quality of much American life odd, for example, one (37)_______ rent art by the week or the entire
furnishings of an apartment, from sofa and bed to the last spoon, on less than eight hours’ notice. “Package”
living is part of today’s American scene.
Question 33:A. arrive B. travel C. visit D. come
Question 34:A. would B. can C. may D. will
Question 35:A. least B. first C. all D. last
Question 36:A. having B. giving C. showing D. taking
Question 37:A. shall B. must C. should D. can
Read and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Bees, classified into over 10,000 species, are insects found in almost every part of the world except
the northernmost and southernmost regions. One commonly known species is the honeybee, the only bee
that produces honey and wax. Humans use the wax in making candles, lipsticks, and other products, and
they use the honey as a food. While gathering the nectar and pollen with which they make honey, bees are
simultaneously helping to fertilize the flowers on which they land. Many fruits and vegetables would not
survive if bees did not carry the pollen from blossom to blossom. Bees live in a structured environment and
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each perform a unique function. The worker bee carries nectar to the hive in a special stomach called a
honey stomach, other workers make beeswax and shape it into a honeycomb, which is a waterproof mass of
six-sided compartments, or cells. The queen lays eggs in completed cells. As the workers build more cells,
the queen lays more eggs.
All workers, like the queen, are female, but the workers are smaller than the queen. The male
honeybees are called drones; they do no work and cannot sting. They are developed from unfertilized eggs,
and their only job is to impregnate a queen. The queen must be fertilized in order to lay worker eggs. During
the season, when less honey is available and the drones is of no further use, the workers block the drones
from eating the honey so that they will starve to death.
Question 38: Which of the following is the best title for this reading?
A. The Honey Bee - Its Characteristics and Usefulness B. Making Honey
C. The Many Species of Bees D. The Useless Drone
Question 39: According to the passage, the drone_________.
A. comes from eggs fertilized by other drones B. collects less honey than workers
C. mates with the queen and has no other purpose D. can be male or female
Question 40: The author implies that_________.
A. bees are unnecessary in the food chain B. drones are completely dispensable
C. drones are never females D. the queen can be a worker
Question 41: It can be inferred from the passage that beeswax is_________.
A. absorbent B. complex in structure C. pliable D. sweet
Question 42: The word “species” in the first sentence probably means_________.
A. enemies B. mates C. killers D. varieties
Question 43: It is stated in paragraph 2 that a hive is_________.
A. a storage space B. a nest C. a type of bee D. a type of honey
Question 44: The word “They” in the last paragraph refers to_________.
A. queens B. workers C. honeybees D. drones
Question 45: According to the passage, honey is carried to the hive in a honey stomach by the_________.
A. workers B. males C. drones D. queens
Mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following
questions.
Question 46: You must read the instructions. You won’t know how to use this machine without reading
them.
A. Reading the instructions, so you will know how to use this machine.
B. You will know how to use this machine unless you read the instructions.
C. Unless you read the instructions, you won’t know how to use this machine.
D. Without reading the instructions, the use of this machine won’t be known.
Question 47: The book is very interesting. My brother bought it yesterday.
A. The book which is very interesting my brother bought yesterday.
B. The book which my brother bought it yesterday is very interesting.
C. The book my brother bought yesterday is not interesting.
D. The book which my brother bought yesterday is very interesting.
Mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following
questions.
Question 48: “Are you waiting for your exam result?” she said
A. She asked me if I was waiting for my exam result.
B. She asked me was I waiting for my exam result.
C. She asked me whether was I waiting for the exam result.
D. She asked me whether I was waiting for your exam.
Question 49: They arrived late, so they didn’t have good seats.
A. However late they arrived, they had very good seats.
B. The late arrivers still had good seats.
C. Unless they arrived early, they wouldn’t have good seats.
D. If they had arrived earlier, they might have got good seats.
Question 50: He couldn’t come to the conference because he was seriously ill.
A. Although he was ill, he came to the conference.

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B. His illness was very serious that he couldn’t come to the conference.
C. Because of his serious illness, he couldn’t come to the conference.
D. He couldn’t come to the conference, so he became seriously ill.

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