KEY TO MT 4

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. mate B. blame C. hand D. shake
Question 2. A. thick B. theft C. thumb D. though

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.
Question 3. A. weather B. entrance C. country D. advice
Question 4. A. endanger B. concentrate C. analyse D. qualify

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5. The play _______ by the playwright explores themes of love, loss, and redemption.
A. was written B. written C. writing D. was writing
Question 6. This hotel is _______ than the one we stayed in last time.
A. luxurious B. the most luxurious C. more luxurious D. most luxurious
Question 7. I will call you and we will go out for dinner _______.
A. after I had finished my report B. as soon as I finish my report
C. when I finished my report D. before I finished my report
Question 8. This part of the country is famous _______ its beautiful landscapes and fine cuisine.
A. about B. with C. of D. for
Question 9. Nga and Minh speak Chinese very well, ______?
A. don’t they B. are they C. didn’t they D. weren’t they
Question 10. My father often goes to _______ work at half past seven.
A. Ø (no article) B. an C. the D. a
Question 11. The manager did not offer his the job because of his untidy ________.
A. sight B. view C. appearance D. presence
Question 12. I could not _______ the lecture at all. It was too difficult for me.
A. hold on B. take in C. make off D. get along
Question 13. They plan _______ a new house next year.
A. build B. to build C. building D. to building
Question 14. My close friend became _______ as a ghost when she saw the man at the window.
A. black B. grey C. yellow D. white
Question 15. When they decided to build a community centre for young people, they _______ some
poor villages.
A. were visiting B. visit C. visited D. are visiting
Question 16. Being helpful is good, but don’t allow others to _______ advantage of your generosity.
A. get B. take C. put D. make
Question 17. They hope that a new supermarket _______ in their neighbourhood in 2024.
A. builds B. will be built C. will build D. was building
Question 18. The guests should tell the receptionist in advance if they want to have _______ diets.
A. special B. specially C. speciality D. specialize
Question 19. She is living ________ that success is possible for a woman in this field.
A. evidence B. proof C. documentation D. testimony

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each
of the following exchanges.
Question 20. Tom’s car couldn’t start, so he is calling Thuy, his classmate, for help.
- Tom: "Would you please drive me to class today?"
- Thuy: "_______."
A. No, I don’t mind B. You are welcome
C. Yes, I’d be glad to D. Thank you for all
Question 21. Long and Hung are talking about environmental protection.
- Long: "We needn’t limit the use of plastic bags."
- Hung: "_______. Plastic bags are very hard to dissolve and we can use paper bags instead."

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 A. I completely agree B. It’s true
C. I don’t quite agree D. I couldn’t agree with you more

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.
Question 22. Try to eliminate fatty foods from your diet. It’s not good for your health.
A. reduce B. move C. add D. get rid of
Question 23. You’re 25 years old now, but you still haven’t cut the apron strings.
A. relied on others B. started doing well
C. become independent D. bought a new house

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.
Question 24. Lack of water and nutrients has impeded the growth of these cherry tomato plants.
A. promoted B. assisted C. realized D. prevented
Question 25. The way the care-taker treated those little children was deplorable. She must be punished for
what she did.
A. respectable B. unacceptable C. mischievous D. satisfactory

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.
Question 26. It is obligatory for all the candidates to submit the test on time.
A. All the candidates must submit the test on time.
B. All the candidates shouldn’t submit the test on time.
C. All the candidates needn’t submit the test on time.
D. All the candidates might submit the test on time.
Question 27. I last posted my mood on facebook five months ago.
A. I posted my mood on facebook for five months.
B. I have posted my mood on facebook for five months.
C. I haven’t posted my mood on facebook for five months.
D. I didn’t post my mood on facebook for five months.
Question 28. “ Why are you going to stop working in this company?” asked my mother.
A. My mother asked me why am I going to stop working in that company.
B. My mother asked me why I am going to stop working in that company.
C. My mother asked me why was I going to stop working in that company.
D. My mother asked me why I was going to stop working in that company.
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.
Question 29. The students are advised to be practicable when choosing their job in the future.
A. advised B. practicable C. choosing D. future
Question 30. We were sitting on a bench in the park when someone takes our school bags.
A. sitting B. a C. takes D. bags
Question 31. Soot particles can be easily breathed in due to its smaller size than dust.
A. easily B. in C. its D. dust

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.
Question 32. Jack isn’t patient. He can’t be chosen for the teaching assistant position.
A. If only Jack had been patient, he could have been chosen for the teaching assistant position.
B. Provided that Jack is patient, he can be chosen for the teaching assistant position.
C. If Jack were patient, he couldn’t be chosen for the teaching assistant position.
D. If Jack were more patient, he could be chosen for the teaching assistant position.
Question 33. John entered the office. He realized that he had left his wallet at home.
A. No sooner had John entered the office than he realized that he had left his wallet at home.
B. Not until John realized that he had left his wallet at home did he enter the office.

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 C. Only when John realized that he had left his wallet at home did he enter the office.
D. Had John entered the office, he would have realized that he had left his wallet at home.

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.
THE PRICE OF FAME
McCarthy Brown is famous for her amazing voice. She is at the age of teenager, (34) _______
she is far from average. McCarthy's singing career began when she performed on a TV show at the age
of 11. The head of a record company (35) _______ was so impressed by her voice signed her up on
the spot. Her first album rose to number one in the charts.
Although McCarthy is often away on tour for (36) _______ weeks at a time, she does not miss
out on lessons because she takes her own tutor with her. She (37) _______ three hours every morning
studying with him. Her exam results in all the subjects she studies are impressive.
But how does she (38) _______ with this unusual way of life? She insists that she has the same
friends as before. That may be true, but she can no longer go into town with them because everybody
stops her in the street to ask for her autograph. It seems that, like most stars, she must learn to put up
with these restrictions and the lack of privacy. It's the price of fame.

Question 34. A. although B. but C. so D. or

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 following questions.
For the last few years, my children have been going to a summer camp in northern Greece called
Skouras Camp. They always seem to have a good time, so if you’ re wondering what to do with the
kids for three weeks this summer, you could do worse than send them to this beautiful camp on the
shores of the Aegean Sea. If your children, like mine, are keen on adventure, sports and good
company, the Skouras Camp will keep them busy all day doing the things they most enjoy. Skouras is
an international camp with children from all over the world. My children have made friends with
children of their own age from Poland, China, Demark and the United States. Naturally, they get lots
of opportunities to practise their English as this is the only language spoken. The camp is located in
one of the most beautiful parts of Chalkidiki. It is huge (120.000 square meters) and is just a stone’s
throw away from clear, blue Aegean Sea. It takes the children just five minutes to walk to the golden
sandy beach on foot. The programme is packed with exciting activities such as horse riding and table
tennis. Other sports include baseball, volleyball and athletics. The Camp ends with a sports contest in
the last week which all parents are invited to attend.

Question 39. All the children come to the Camp have to_______.
A. be only keen on adventure B. be at the same age
C. speak English D. practise basketball
Question 40. Which of the following statements is NOT true_______.
A. The parents can attend their children’sports contest.
B. The children will be busy taking part in the Camp’s activities.
C. The camp is quite far from the Aegean Sea.
D. The children will take more chances of English practise.
Question 41. What should be the best title for the passage?
A. Chalkidiki’s landscape – The Aegean Sea B. An international summer camp
C. Children’s summer activities D. Advice on children caring in summer
Question 42. The word busy is closest in meaning to _______.
A. effective B. occupied C. attentive D. excited
Question 43. The word they refers to ______.
A. children B. friends C. sports D. opportunities

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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 following questions.
Kai Kensavaong will never again walk along the muddy lanes of Sop On, the village in southern
Laos where she was born. Her old home now lies at the bottom of a reservoir of brown water created
to feed a hydroelectric power plant, the first to be funded by the World Bank for over twenty years.
The World Bank stopped financing hydroelectric dam projects in developing countries twenty
years ago because of criticism that such projects were harming local communities and the
environment. But Nam Theun 2- a 39-metre-high dam on the Mekong River that generates over 1,000
megawatts of electricity - is the showpiece for the bank's new policy of supporting sustainable
hydropower projects. For Laos it is part of a longer-term strategy to revitalise the economy and
become the battery of South- East Asia.
In 2010 the dam brought $5.6 million in sales of electricity and it is estimated that during the next
25 years Nam Theun 2 will generate around $2 billion in revenue to Laos, one of Asia's poorest
countries, since most of the electricity will be exported to its power-hungry neighbour, Thailand.
Seventeen villages in the flooded area have now been rebuilt and the 6,200 people - mostly farmers -
who lived in them have been retrained to make a living from the reservoir.
But the old criticisms have not gone away. Environmental and human rights groups warn that the
dam will have a negative impact on water quality and fish and that the local people who were relocated
after the area was flooded may not be able to support themselves economically in future. 'People are
happy with these new amenities, but the real problem is how to restore sustainable livelihoods for
communities who used to rely on the natural resources - forests, fish and grazing lands for their
animals - now that they have lost these,' says Ikuko Matsumoto, the programme director for the
environmental group, International Rivers.
But the World Bank says it is responsive to these problems. A 4,100-square kilometre protected
area has been established around the dam to safeguard flora and fauna. It admits though that rebuilding
the lives of the villagers is not a short-term process and everyone is trying to learn and readjust as they
go along.
(Adapted from Life by Paul Dummett, John Hughes and Helen Stephenson)
Question 44. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Sustainable Development?
B. A Hidden Agenda behind World Bank’s Policy
C. Life without Electricity
D. Hydropower Projects: A Blessing in Disguise
Question 45. According to paragraph 1, what did Kai Kensavaong say about her home?
A. Her family used it as a place to store water.
B. It was the first home in her village to be funded by the World Bank.
C. It was the oldest home in Sop On.
D. It disappeared following the creation of a dam.
Question 46. The word showpiece in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. new symbol B. excellent example
C. nightmare scenario D. big discovery
Question 47. The word revitalise in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by _______.
A. damage B. assess C. strengthen D. highlight
Question 48. The word they in paragraph 4 refers to _______.
A. amenities B. livelihoods C. resources D. communities
Question 49. Which of the following is NOT mentioned, according to the passage?
A. The World Bank provided money for constructing Nam Theun 2.
B. Electricity costs are set to increase dramatically in the next 25 years.
C. The World Bank has taken action to protect species.
D. Many farmers can earn money from the invention of Nam Theun 2.
Question 50. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Laos has performed a model role in the electricity crisis.
B. Some villagers in Laos had lived a better life before the appearance of the dam.
C. Local communities in Laos have struggled for sustainable electricity.
D. The World Bank attaches too much importance to economic values.

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