TEST 1

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. beds B. doors C. students D. plays
2. A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough
3. A. above B. glove C. prove D. love
4. A. physics B. basic C. sailor D. subject
5. A. advice B. after C. agree D. alone
6. A. resources B. beaches C. lakes D. oranges
7. A. school B. balloon C. flood D. moon
8. A. collection B. question C. nation D. inspiration
9. A. turn B. burn C. curtain D. bury
10.A. naked B. looked C. missed D. worked
II. Choose the option A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase which best completes each sentence
1. He decided to make further improvements on the computer’s design _________ the light of the
requirements of customers.
A. on B. for C. in D. with
2. He shook his head as though __________ by his own vision.
A. dazzling B. he is dazzled C. he dazzled D. dazzled
3. Moths are nocturnal pollinators, visiting scented flowers during the hours of darkness, whereas
butterflies are _________, attracted to bright flowers in the daytime.
A. quotidian B. diurnal C. ephemeral D. colorful
4. The doctor told Tom that too much __________ to the sun is bad for the skin.
A. exposure B. extension C. exhibition D. expansion
5. Not that John doesn’t want to help you, _________ it’s beyond his power.
A. but that B. for that C. and that D. in that
6. If you don’t like to go fishing, you __________ stay at home.
A. should as well B. may as well C. can as well D. would as well
7. They are my classmates and don’t realize ___________ to complete the test.
A. what it takes B. what takes it C. what they take D. what takes them
8. ___________ they reached the centre of the city, they stopped the car at a hotel.
A. Before a mile or so when C. Further than a mile or so
B. For a mile or so after D. A mile or so before
9. __________ of the setbacks could dampen his enthusiasm for the project.
A. No B. None C. Neither D. Either
10. He has plenty of excellent food and a lot of expensive clothes. He lives like a ___________.
A. cheerful lark B. fighting cock C. plump partridge D. singing canary
11. All the holidays on offer are subject to __________.
A. avail B. available C. unavailable D. availability
12. ______ fashioning ______ policy appropriate to ______ situation entails understanding _____ forces
that led up to it.
A. The /  / the / the B.  / the / a / the C.  / a / the / the D. The / a / a / the
13. You couldn’t trust her to look after your dog, _________ your child.
A. inasmuch B. as against C. let alone D. given that
14. – “I give you my word that this will never happen again!” – “___________”
A. I’ll go back on my word C. Don’t get up on the wrong side of the bed!
B. I’ll take your word for it D. That’s daydreaming for sure
15. The smell of tobacco smoke _________ the whole house.
A. overflowed B. filled C. scuttled D. permeated
16. ________ of birds over a city usually predict cold weather.
A. Herds B. Flocks C. Packs D. Schools
17. Turn off this machine, please. The harsh sound really __________ me crazy.
A. drives B. takes C. bothers D. worries
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18. I like to carry my bags onto the plane, so I try to __________.
A. be in the cold light of day C. go out like a light
B. come to light D. travel light
19. The population of the underdeveloped countries is growing so fast that the agricultural activities there
are unable to __________ the progressively rising demand for food.
A. keep up with B. look out for C. bring up D. sort out
20. As is known to all language learners, the newly learnt words will soon be forgotten unless______ used
in everyday communication.
A. gradually B. loosely C. exactly D. frequently
III. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters.
1. The Minister of Finance is responsible for _______________________ affairs. (ECONOMY)
2. My teacher _______________________ me to take this examination. (COURAGE)
3. I live in the ______________________________ part of the country. (NORTH)
4. Put the food in the ______________________________, please. (FREEZE)
5. Her car needs ______________________________ at the garage. (SERVICE)
6. Many __________ of different organizations participated in the conference yesterday. (REPRESENT)
7. The weather was terrible, so we had a very _______________________ holiday. (PLEASE)
8. We must make a _______________________ about where to go. (DECIDE)
9. ________________, many houses have to be demolished to make ways for the roads. (FORTUNATE)
10. Nowadays people are using energy at an _______________________ speed. (BELIEVE)
IV. Supply the appropriate tenses/ forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. It is high time that nurses _________________ (give) better pay and conditions.
2. We whispered lest other people _____________ (hear) what we were talking about.
3. It ________________ (not be) Phong that you saw yesterday; he was upon arrival to his homeland.
4. Florida, ______________ (know) as the sunshine state, attracts many tourists every year.
5. He treats me as if he ______________ (be) my boyfriend.
V. Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
People have always dreamed of living forever, and although we all know this will (1) _______
happen, we still want to live as long as possible. Naturally, there are advantages and disadvantages to a
long life.
In the first place, people ( 2 ) _____________live longer can spend more time with their family
(3)__ _________ friends. Secondly, people who have busy working lives look forward to a long, relaxing
time when they can do the things they have never had time for.
On the (4)__ __________ hand, there are some serious disadvantages. Firstly, many people
become ill and consequently have to ( 5 ) ___________ time in hospital or become (6) ___________on their
children and friends. Many of them (7)______ ______this dependence annoying or embarrassing. In
addition to this, the older people get, the fewer friends they seem to have (8)___ ______ old friends die or
become ill and it's often difficult to make (9)___ __________friends.
To sum (10)___ _________, it seems that living to a very old age is worthwhile for people who stay
healthy.
VI. Read the passage, and then circle the correct answer for each question.
The atmosphere that originally surrounded Earth was probably much different from the air we
breathe today. Earth’s first atmosphere (some 4.6 billion years ago) was most likely hydrogen and helium.
The two most abundant gasses found in the universe - as well as hydrogen compounds, such as methane
and ammonia, Most scientists feel that this early atmosphere escaped into space from the Earth’s hot
surface.

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 A second, more dense atmosphere, however, gradually enveloped Earth as gasses from molten
rocks within its hot interior escaped through volcanoes and steam vents. We assume that volcanoes spewed
out the same gasses then as they do today: mostly water vapor (about 80 percent), carbon dioxide (about
ten percent), and up to a few percent nitrogen. These same gasses probably created Earth's second
atmosphere.
As millions of years passed, the constant outpouring of gasses from the hot interior - known as
outgassing - provided a rich supply of water vapor, which formed into clouds. Rain fell upon Earth for
many thousands or years, forming the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the world. During this Lime, large
amounts of carbon dioxide were dissolved in the oceans. Through chemical and biological processes,
much of the carbon dioxide became locked up in carbon sedimentary rocks, such as limestone. With much
of the water vapor already condensed into water and the concentration of carbon dioxide dwindling, the
atmosphere gradually became rich nitrogen.
It appears that oxygen, the second most abundant gas in today’s atmosphere, probably began an
extremely slow increase in concentration as energetic rays from the sun split water vapor into hydrogen
and oxygen during a process called photodissociation. The hydrogen, being lighter, probably rose and
escaped into space, while the oxygen remained in the atmosphere.
This slow increase in oxygen may have provided enough of this gas for primitive plants to evolve,
perhaps two to three billion years ago. Or the plants may have evolved in an almost oxygen-free
(anaerobic) environment. At any rate, plant growth greatly enriched our atmosphere with oxygen. The
reason for this enrichment is that plants, in the presence of sunlight, process carbon dioxide and water to
produce oxygen.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The original atmosphere on Earth was unstable.
B. The atmosphere on Earth has changed over time.
C. Hot underground gasses created clouds, which formed the Earth’s atmosphere.
D. Plant growth depended on oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere.
2. The word “enveloped” in line 6 is closest in meaning to ………
A. surrounded B. changed C. escaped D. characterized
3. The word “they” in line 8 refers to ………
A. gasses B. volcanoes C. steam vents D. rocks
4. According to the passage, outgassing eventually led to all of the following EXCEPT ………
A. increases in the carbon dioxide content of sedimentary rocks
B. the formation of bodies of water
C. decreases in the level of nitrogen
D. the formation of clouds
5. The word “gradually” in line 17 is closest in meaning to ………
A. accidentally B. quickly C. in the end D. by degrees
6. The passage suggests that oxygen remained in the atmosphere because ………
A. it was caused by outgassing
B. it was heavier than hydrogen
C. hydrogen became trapped in limestone
D. rays from the sun created equal amounts of hydrogen and oxygen
7. The author uses the word “Or” in line 23 to ………
A. criticize the previous suggestion C. propose a similar idea
B. provide unrelated information D. suggest an alternative
8. The phase “At any rate” in line 24 is closest in meaning to ………
A. regardless B. in addition C. although unlikely D. fortunately
9. The author organizes the discussion of the Earth’s atmosphere in terms of the ………
A. role of volcanoes in its formation
B. occur in which changes
C. time it took for the Earth’s surface: to cool and nitrogen to appear
D. chemical and physical features of gasses
10. Which of the following does the passage mention as necessary for both the production of oxygen by
photodissociation and the production of oxygen by plants?
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A. Water B. Hydrogen C. Carbon dioxide D. Nitrogen
VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the words or
phrases given.
1. It was such a hard cake that I couldn’t eat it.
The cake ............................................................................................................................................................
2. It was a four-hour flight from Ho Chi Minh to Bangkok.
It took ................................................................................................................................................................
3. I'm quite happy to look after the baby for you.
I don’t mind ......................................................................................................................................................
4. I realized how much I loved my country only after I had left it.
Only ..................................................................................................................................................................
5. He is excited about going to Greece on holiday.
He is looking .....................................................................................................................................................
6. “I’m sorry for handing in my report so late.” Tom said to his boss.
Tom apologized ................................................................................................................................................
7. All visitors to the town fall in love with it.
Everyone who ...................................................................................................................................................
8. In spite of having good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
Although ...........................................................................................................................................................
9. "I must see the manager!" he cried.
He insisted ........................................................................................................................................................
10. I can't understand him because he speaks so quickly.
If he didn't .........................................................................................................................................................
VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. DO NOT
CHANGE the words or phrases given.
1. I’m not going to retire unless I myself want to. (FEEL)
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2. After two hours the bride had still not arrived. (SIGN)
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3. Rosa found the heat quite intolerable. (BEAR)
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4. Be careful not to waste water. (ECONOMICAL)
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5. We haven’t sold many cars this month. (DEMAND)
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IX. Use the suggestions to make complete sentences.
1. Because / heavy rain / students / late / class
2. He / suggest / use / gas / instead/ burn/ coal / for / cook
3. He / rather spend / holidays / a farm / seaside
4. One / advantages / own / a car / be / its comfort
5. She / looking forward / see / boyfriend / again

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