ANSWER KEYS TO PRACTICE TEST 88

PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

I. Odd one out.
1.A. intention B. nation C. fraction D. equation
2.A. says B. depths C. baths D. truths
3.A. repair B. reason C. recent D. reader
4.nger B. single C. younger D. stronger
5.A. education B. graduate C. soldier D. dosage
6.A. unlock B. until C. undo D. under
7.A. anxious B. ancestor C. analyst D. annual
8.A. nourish B. flourish C. doughty D. southern
9.A. surgical B. surround C. surrender D. survival
10.A. opportunity B. menu C. aptitude D. muscular
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. D
6. B 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. D
II. Underline the stressed syllable of each of the word below.
homogenize,kerchief,onslaught,malevolent,misdemeanor,pseudonymous,reparable, reservoir, sidereal, lachrymose
II.
homógenize, kérchief, ónslaught, malévolent, misdeméanor,
pseudónymous, réparable, réservoir, sidéreal, láchrymose
PART TWO: VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best answer.
1.She gave us tea and some useful information into the __________.
A. research B. bargain C. reference D. investigation
2.She married him in the ___________ of opposition from both her parents.
A. end B. strength C. face D. situation
3.Her remarks were out of ___________ with the formality of the occasion.
A. order B. question C. normal D. keeping
4.When you are learning a language at home, you can work at your own ____________.
A. pace B. speed C. way D. mind
5.He is late for every meeting without __________.
A. suspicion B. fail C. doubt D. delay
6.I’ve got plenty of people on ___________ to help us if we need them.
A. purpose B. hand C. tap D. willingness
7.Disease began spreading in the ___________ of the disaster.
A. speed B. time C. trend D. wake
8.“Are you really giving me this beautiful ring?” - “Yes, it’s yours. For ___________”
A. sure B. certain C. keeps D. a, b are correct
9.The public at _________ does not know enough about AIDS.
A. first B. large C. once D. times
10.The fire destroyed all the plans. Now we’ll have to start again from ____________.
A. scratch B. ash C. beginning D. the first
II. Put the words in brackets into the correct form.
1.The workers’ contracts are (new) ____________, subject to their work performance.
2.It was sheer (ecstatic) _________ riding in the roller coaster and I’d like to try it again.
3.The famous singer’s guitar, photograph and other (memory) ___________ were snapped up at the auction.
4. The (defy) ___________ youth refused to listen to his parents’ and teachers’ advice.
5.He wasn’t the main actor in that play. He was just a (look) _____________.
6.I haven’t got on well with my boss yet. He’s a (content) ___________ person.
7.Mary took Daisy’s handbag by (adventurous) _______________.
8.Which one do you think was (exist) _____________, man or animals?
9.I’m sorry but your passport is a(n) (act) ________________ one.
10.He looks very attractive with (burn) __________________.
1. renewable 2. ecstasy 3. memorabilia
4. defiant 5. onlooker 6. discontented / malcontent
7. misadventure 8. pre - existent 9. retro - active
10. side - burns

PART THREE: GRAMMAR

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
a.They (1 - be) ____________ (2 - arrive) _____________ here at 7 o’clock today.
b.(3 - Lose) ____________ in a strange town is not a pleasant experience at all.
c.(4 - Refuse) ___________ the last time, she does not want to ask them.
d.She (5 – not / bear) ____________ (6 - criticize) __________ about her work.
e.When the waters (7 – recede) ______________, the people (8 - go) _____________ back to their homes. Though
some of the houses still (9 - stand) ___________, many (10 - wash ) ______________ away.
1. were 2. to have arrived 3. Being lost
4. Having been refused 5. can’t bear
6. being criticized 7. had receded 8. went
9. were still standing 10. had been washed

II. Fill in each blank with the correct preposition or particle.

a.It was (1) ___________ John that I heard the news which completely shattered the delusions I was (2)
_____________. Now I could see that the man whom I heard admired (3) ___________ everything else was a crook
who was not (4) ____________ robbing his own family.
b.The two men hit it (5) ___________ well at the first meeting. Soon, they were constantly (6) ____________ at each
other’s house like old friends. It was surprising to know that they took (7) _____________ each other so easily.
c.Which drawer did you put it (8) _____________? I’ve turned the room (9) __________ out and even looked (10)
___________ the bed and cupboards, but it’s not there!
1. from 2. under 3. above 4. above 5. out
6. over 7. to 8. in 9. inside 10. under
PART FOUR: WRITING
I. Complete the sentences in such a way that each of sentences means almost the same as the sentence printed
before it.
1.Garrulous people annoy her.
 Garrulous people get _________________________________________________.
2.Mr. Beaver claimed that hard work was the reason for his success.
 Mr. Beaver attributed _________________________________________________.
3.Mr. Peacock is unbelievably vain.
 Mr. Peacock’s _______________________________________________________.
4.Why are you blaming me?
 Why are you find ____________________________________________________?
5.She began to suffer from irrational fears.
 She fell ____________________________________________________________.
6.I’ve never thought of going abroad.
 The thought of ______________________________________________________.
7.On no account will I lend you £500.
 There is no _________________________________________________________.
8.Don’t forget those who are at work on this lovely sunny day!
 Spare a ____________________________________________________________.
9.The final score in the match between Liverpool and Everton on Saturday was two all.
 Liverpool and Everton ________________________________________________.
10.Fred has only himself to blame for losing his driving license for repeated speeding.
 The loss ____________________________________________________________.
1.Garrulous people get on her nerves.
2. Mr. Beaver attributed his success to hard work.
3. Mr. Peacock’s vanity is beyond belief.
4. Why are you finding fault with me?
5. She fell prey to irrational fears.
6. The thought of going abroad has never crossed my mind.
7. There is no question of my lending you £500.
8. Spare a thought for those who are at work on this lovely sunny day!
9. Liverpool and Everton drew two all in the match on Saturday.
10. The loss of his driving licence for repeated speeding serves Fred right.

II. Rewrite the following sentences, using the given words in brackets. Do not alter these words.
1.She was disgusted beyond endurance when she came to the finish. (rope)
 ___________________________________________________________________.
2. You shouldn't talk to people who will not listen. (fall)
 ___________________________________________________________________.
3.Do you think Mary is extremely awkward? (thumbs)
 ___________________________________________________________________.
4.Tom’s father became extremely angry when he knew his result. (stack)
 ___________________________________________________________________.
5.Peter! Keep your shirt on. (hair)
 ___________________________________________________________________.
6.I think that your question is very easy. (cake)
 ___________________________________________________________________.
7.Those soldiers were furnished with weapons in that war. (teeth)
 ___________________________________________________________________.
8.Peter caught a bad cold yesterday. (death)
 ___________________________________________________________________.
9.Their plan is very different from ours (cry)
 ___________________________________________________________________.
10. Do you think you can control his work? (keep)
 ___________________________________________________________________.
II.
1. She was at the end of her rope when she came to the finish.
At the end of the rope không còn sức lực và sự kiên nhẫn
2. You shouldn’t fall on deaf ears.
To fall on deaf ears bị bỏ ngoài tai, bị lờ đi
3.Do you think Mary is all thumbs?
To be all thumbs = to be very awkward with your hands vụng về
4.Tom’s father blew his stack when he knew his result.
To blow one’s stack = to become very angry
5.Peter! Keep your hair on.
To keep one’s shirt on = to keep one’s hair on = to keep calm giữ bình tĩnh
6.I think that your question is a piece of cake.
A piece of cake = easy work
7.Those soldiers were armed to the teeth.
To be armed to the teeth = to carry weapons được trang bị vũ khí
8.Peter caught his death of cold yesterday.
To catch one’s death of cold = to have a bad cold
9.Their plan is a far cry from ours.
A far cry from khác xa
10.Do you think you can keep his work in check?
To keep smth in check kiểm soát, hạn chế
III. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce, from the following groups of words and phrases,
a complete letter.
Dear Jackie,
1.first letter / write / directly / little son
 ___________________________________________________________________.
2. thrilled / know / you / read / all / yourself
 ___________________________________________________________________.
3.If / miss / some / words / Mother / help // sure
 ___________________________________________________________________.
4.certainly glad / hear / voice / long distance telephone
 ___________________________________________________________________.
5.sound / as if / right / living room / you
 ___________________________________________________________________.
6.miss you / more / anyone / ever know
 ___________________________________________________________________.
7.too bad / war / delay / years
 ___________________________________________________________________.
8.so that / grow up again / you / things / plan / older.
 ___________________________________________________________________.
9.If / not get back / have to / Mother’s protector / because / only one / she
 ___________________________________________________________________.
10. grow up / take / place / well / own / life / heart ...
 ___________________________________________________________________.our Daddy,
1. This is the first letter I’ve written directly to my little son.
2. I’m thrilled to know you can read it all by yourself.
3.If you miss some of the words, Mother will help you. I’m sure.
4.I was certainly glad to hear your voice on the long distance telephone.
5.It sounded as if I were right in the living room with you.
6.I miss you more than anyone will ever know.
7.It’s too bad this war couldn’t have been delayed a few years.
8.So that I could grow up again with you and do all the things I planned when you older.
9.If I don’t get back, you’ll have to be Mother’s protector because you will be the only one she has.
10.You must grow up to take my place as well as your own in her life and heart ...

PART FIVE: MISTAKE CORRECTION

There are ten mistakes in the following paragraph. Identify and correct them.
When I got to London, I went to the accommodation office in my English school to find a family to live. They gave
me an address and a map so I could find the right house, the bank, the supermarket and the launderette. Of course I
also wanted to know where the doctor was. When I arrived the new landlady wasn’t at home, she was at the hospital
and her children were at school, but her husband was there at the house unfortunately. He was very worried and asked
me to go to the chemist with him immediately. He waited for his children to come home so he could take them to
hospital to see their grandmother who ran over. It turned out that they were a very nice family but I arrived on a bad
day!
1. live  live with 2. laundress  launderette
3. doctor  doctor’s 4. unfortunately  fortunately
5. chemist  chemist’s 6. with  for
7. waited  was waiting 8. so  so that
9. hospital  the hospital 10. ran  had been run
PART SIX: READING COMPREHENSION
I. Cloze test: Fill in each blank with only ONE word.
(1) __________ is one of the most important ways of communicating. It (2) _________ of far more than just making
noises. To talk and to be understood by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use (3)
____________ of sounds that everyone agrees to (4) ___________ for a particular object or idea. Communication
would be impossible if everyone made up their own language. Learning a language properly is very important. The
basic (5) ___________ of English is not very large, and about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the
more words you know, the more idea you can express and the more (6) _____________ you can be about their exact
meaning. (7) ___________ are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the
words is also very important. Our (8) ___________ of voice can express many (9) _________ and show whether we
are pleased or angry, for (10) _____________.
1. Speech 2. consists 3. combination 4. stand
5. vocabulary 6. precise 7. Words 8. tone
9. emotions 10. instance

II. Rearrange the following sentences in order to make a good conversation. The conversation begin with A.
A. Woman: Guess who I saw yesterday?
B. Man: I was the third person in my school to get a place in a foreign university.
C. Woman: No. Because I married a Frenchman and he can’t speak English. He was the worst student in the
school, too. Now he’s a successful entrepreneur.
D. Man: How many did you have?
E. Woman: The first French teacher I ever had.
F. Man: Because the best way to learn a language is to go to the country.
G. Woman: Only two. The second one was the last. I was the worst student at languages so I stopped studying
French. I was the happiest student in the school when that happened.
H. Man: Oh, was she nice?
I. Woman: I didn’t go to university. My parents thought it was the most stupid thing I ever did but I don’t agree. I
went round the world instead and learned French.
J. Man: No idea.
K. Woman: She was the best. The next one wasn’t nearly as nice.
1. A 2. J 3. E 4. H 5. K
6. D 7. G 8. B 9. I 10. F 11. C

III. Read the following passages and then choose the best answers.
Passage 1
Over a period of time, many habitats change with respect to the types of plants and animals that live there. This
change is known as succession.
Succession occurs because plants and animals cause a change in the environment in which they live. The first weed
and grasses that appear on a bare field, for example, change the environment by shielding the soil from the direct
sunlight. As these plants spread, the ground surface becomes cooler and moister than it was originally. Thus, the
environment at the ground surface has been changed. The new surface conditions favor the sprouting of shrubs. As
shrubs grow, they kill the grasses by preventing light from reaching them and also build up the soil in the area. In
addition, they attract animals that also enhance the soil. Pine seedlings soon take hold and as they grow, they in turn
shade out the shrubs. They are not able to shade out oak and hickory seedlings, however, they have found the forest
floor suitable. These seedlings grow into large trees that eventually shade out the pines.
1. What is the best title of this passage?
A. The Importance of Weeds and Grasses
B. How Environmental Habitats Change
C. The Success of Oak and Hickory
D. Animal and Plant Habitats
2. Which is correct order of plant succession in the example in the passage?
A. Weeds, pines, shrubs, oak.
B. Oak, pines, shrubs, weeds.
C. Weeds, shrubs, pines, oak.
D. Shrubs, weeds, pines, oak.
3. According to the passage, how do weeds and grasses affect the soil?
A. They make it cooler and wetter
B. They attract animal to it
C. They speed seeds on it
D. They add nutrients to it
4. It can be inferred from the passage that
A. oak and hickory trees grow taller than pines.
B. weeds and grasses prefer cold climate.
C. pines and grasses can exist together.
D. birds discourage the growth of shrubs.
5. Which of the following is a stage of succession as described in the passage?
A. A forest cut down to build an airport.
B. A flood washing away a crop of wheat.
C. Wildflowers growing in an unused parking lot.
D. Animals being tamed by children.
Passage 2
There can be little doubt that malaria was prevalent in all American colonies during the seventeenth century. Toward
the end of the century and continuing into the eighteenth a rising incidence marked parts of Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and other colonies situated in the costal plains region, while a corresponding decline
characterized New England. The significance of malaria in colonial history can scarcely be overrated, for it was a
major hurdle in the development of the American colonies. To the newly arrived settlers or “fresh Europeans”, it
frequently proved fatal, and epidemics of pernicious malaria took a heavy toll of old and new colonists alike. In
endemic regions the regular succession of spring and fall outbreaks, with the concomitant sickness and disability,
deprived the colonies of much sorely needed labor.
1. Malaria occurred
A. only in the spring. B. in almost any season.
C. only in the fall. D. in periodic outbreaks.
2. During the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries
A. the number of malaria cases in Maryland declined.
B. the number of malaria cases in New England increased.
C. the number of malaria cases in the coastal plains region declined.
D. the number of malaria cases in New Jersey increased.
3.“Endemic regions” mean most nearly
A. extensive regions.
B. regions with poor climate.
C. regions where malaria was rare.
D. regions where malaria was common.
4. The importance of malaria in colonial history
A. is difficult to exaggerate. B. was minimal
C. has never been assessed. D. is difficult to determine.
5. Malaria affected
A. only “fresh Europeans” B. only old colonists
C. only newly arrived settlers D. both old and new colonists