PRACTICE 4

Time allotted: 60 min.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. reduce B. honest C. effort D. cover
2. A. minority B. communicate C. efficiency D. celebration
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three
in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
3. A. obesity B. urban C. doubtful D. embroider
4. A. allergy B. negative C. dogsled D. recognise
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable answer to each of the following questions.
5. After it ___________ dry for two months, it rained heavily last night.
A. is B. has been C. had been D. would be
6. It's very kind of you ___________ us with collecting information for our project.
A. help B. to help C. helping D. to helping
7. Hydroelectric dams in Viet Nam have provided power ___________ millions of homes and
businesses.
A. for B. to C. with D. of
8. Please remember to buy a ___________ of soap.
A. piece B. bar C. loaf D. packet
9. Her family is poor, so she has to try her best to ___________ many difficulties.
A. look for B. get over C. take care of D. turn away
10. A(n) ___________ is an extremely famous performer, especially a musician or film actor/ actress.
A. artist B. superhuman C. VIP D. star
11. You can trust our class monitor because he is very ___________.
A. confident B. intelligent C. hard-working D. reliable
12. When you write your essays you ___________ copy ideas from books without referencing them
properly.
A. won't B. don't have to C. mustn't D. mayn't

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13. Thanks to the satellites, football games come to us ___________ on TV.
A. living B. lively C. alive D. live
14. I prefer watching detective films ___________.
A. to reading detective stories B. reading detective stories
C. more than detective stories D. than read detective stories
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
15. We must be sure that we are taking the necessary steps to prevent the problem of bullying at
school.
A. suggested B. advisable C. voluntary D. needed
16. Sam is a mechanic. He works in a large garage. He earns $25.00 an hour.
A. fixes cars B. gets money C. gets tired D. pays cash
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
17. Artificial house plants look like plants, but they are plastic.
A. man-made B. pretty C. new D. natural
18. My uncle has an unusual hobby. He likes collecting old electric fans.
A. complicated B. exciting C. normal D. typical
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
19. - "Excuse me! Where's the nearest internet café?" - “____________”
A. I’m afraid not. B. Don't worry. C. Yes, I think so. D. It's over there.
20. - "Would you like to dine out with me?" – “____________”
A. Yes, I'd love to. Thanks. B. Yes, let's. Thank you.
C. You're welcome. D. Probably. Why not?
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer that best
fits each of the numbered blanks.
Charles Dickens, a great English writer, was born in 1812, at Portsmouth. His father was a
clerk. His mother (21) ___________ care of her children. But Charles didn't live long at Portsmouth.
When he was 4 years old, the family moved to Chatham. In this town Charles went to school ( 22)
___________ he learned to read. The boy liked literature very much.

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 In 1821 the Dickens family came to London. They had very little money and (23) ___________
a very poor life. Mr. Dickens was in debt and so he found himself in prison. Charles was the oldest out
of eight children and he got a job at a factory. His work was very difficult, later he took a job at a
lawyer's office and began to write (24) ___________ for newspapers. Soon he became a reporter.
In 1833 Charles Dickens published his first book "Pickwick papers". It became very ( 25)
___________ and made him famous. Then many other books came, Charles Dickens died in 1870.
21. A. began B. took C. looked D. found
22. A. where B. when C. which D. what
23. A. made B. brought C. remained D. lived
24. A. books B. magazines C. articles D. lessons
25. A. liked B. took C. popular D. stylish
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions.
A theme park in France has started a new and environmentally-friendly way of dealing with
litter. It has trained six "intelligent" rooks to pick up rubbish. Rooks are members of the crow family.
The birds will work at the Puy du Fou theme park in west France. They have been trained to pick up
cigarette ends, paper and other things thrown on the ground. The birds pick up the litter and put it
into a special trash can. This delivers bird food as a reward. The more litter the birds put in the trash
can, the more food they get.
The head of the theme park explained why it is using the crows. He said there were several
reasons. He said: "The goal is not just to clean up ... but also to demonstrate that nature itself can
teach US to take care of the environment." Crows are very sociable and intelligent birds. They may be
as smart as a seven-year-old child. The theme park head said: "In an affectionate, supportive
atmosphere, they like to communicate with humans and establish a relationship through play." The
crows are quick workers. They can fill a bucket with rubbish in nearly 45 minutes.
(breakingnewsenglish.om > environment-2018)
26. What is the theme park keeping free of litter?
A. The flower beds B. The ticket office C. Its rides D. Its grounds
27. Where do the crows put the litter?
A. In trash cans B. In a hole in the ground

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C. In the trees D. In their nest
28. The word “it" in the first paragraph refers to ____________.
A. theme park B. way C. litter D. crow family
29. Who did the theme park boss say crows liked to communicate with?
A. Theme park visitors B. Workers
C. People D. Other crows
30. How long did it take the crows to fill up a bucket?
A. Around 45 minutes B. Less than 45 minutes
C. Exactly 45 minutes D. Just over 45 minutes
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
31. My close friend has been absent from school for three days because her illness.
A. has been B. from C. for D. because
32. The medical science began with the Greek Hippocrates, who earned for himself the title of Father
of Medicine.
A. The medical science B. the Greek
C. for himself D. the title
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original
sentence in each of the following questions.
33. How much do a calculator and five pens cost?
A. How much are a calculator and five pens?
B. How do I pay for a calculator and five pens?
C. What can I do with a calculator and five pens?
D. How long is it to get a calculator and five pens?
34. Na wishes she spent her summer holiday in Singapore.
A. Na is spending her summer holiday in Singapore.
B. Na doesn't want to spend her summer holiday in Singapore.
C. Na already spent her summer holiday in Singapore.
D. Na would like to spend her summer holiday in Singapore.
35. Their children didn't have proper schooling because they were poor.

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A. Poverty prevented their children from having proper schooling.
B. They were poor but their children still had proper schooling.
C. Their children had proper schooling because they were poor.
D. Poverty encouraged their children from having proper schooling.
36. The students keep complaining about the poor service of the school library.
A. The students sometimes complain about the poor service of the school library.
B. The students are always complaining about the poor service of the school library.
C. Complaining about the poor service of the school library is kept by the students.
D. The poor service of the school library always keeps the students complaining.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is best written from the words/phrases
given.
37. Thank/much / watch /present/my birthday
A. Thank you very much for your watch as a present for my birthday.
B. Thank you very much for your watching my present on my birthday.
C. I thank you much for your watch and a present for my birthday.
D. I'm thanking you much and watching your present on my birthday.
38. try hard/cannot win/prize
A. Trying hard although I cannot win the prize.
B. We tried hard, but we couldn’t win the prize.
C. We are trying hard, and we cannot win the prize.
D. To try hard, but we couldn't win the prize.
39. not allow /photograph /interior /palace
A. Taking photographs inside the palace is sometimes allowed.
B. We are not allowing to photograph the interior of the palace.
C. People are not allowed to make photographs in the palace interior.
D. People are not allowed to photograph the interior of the palace.
40. new school/build/our village
A. A new school is usually built in our village.
B. A new school has just been built in our village.
C. The new school is building in our village.
D. New school has just been built in our village.