PRACTICE TEST 70

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underline part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. where B. when C. who D. which
2. A. health B. appear C. ready D. heavy
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.
3. A. again B. teacher C. happen D. table
4. A. fortunate B. difficult C. different D. successful
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
5. Her younger brother got wet _____________ he didn’t bring the umbrella with him.
A. but B. so C. because D. and
6. Diana made a big beautiful cake _____________ her grandma’s birthday.
A. by B. in C. at D. on
7. They say that solar energy doesn’t cause _____________.
A. pollution B. pollute C. polluted D. pollutant
8. Mr. Johnson is having dinner in a restaurant.
- Mr. Johnson: “Could you bring me some water?” - Waiter: “_____________”
A. No, I don’t B. I don’t wait C. Certainly, sir D. No, thanks.
9. Who’s going to look _____________ the children while you’re away?
A. at B. after C. up D. over
10. They are not _____________ to join the army.
A. old enough B. so old C. enough old D. as old
11. _____________ here tomorrow?
A. Will they be B. Do they come C. Have you been D. Are they been
12. Hannah wishes she _____________.
A. can’t sing B. can sing C. is singing D. could sing
13. Daisy received two gifts _____________ John sent this morning.
A. whose B. that C. who D. whom
14. There is no _____________ explanation for what Mr. John told.
A. scientist B. scientific C. scientifically D. science
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
15. I really appreciate his help, without which I couldn’t have got my task done in time.
A. feel thankful for B. depreciate
C. require D. are proud of
16. Hey, let’s wait here for them. I’m sure they’ll turn up before long.
A. arrive B. return C. enter D. visit
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.
17. Workers need a secure environment so that they can work more effectively.
A. protected B. riskless C. unsafe D. safe
18. Alison was an accountant. She usually felt depressed on Mondays, because she never got enough
sleep on the weekends.
A. unhappy B. cheerful C. glum D. understanding
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheetto indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
19. - Janet: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?” - Henry: “_____________”
A. I don’t agree, I’m afraid. B. You’re welcome.
C. I feel very bored. D. That would be great.
20. - Sarah: “Oh my God, I’ve missed my bus.” - Christ: “_____________. Another will come here in
ten minutes.”
A. I hope so B. Don’t mention it C. Don’t worry D. Thank you
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.
New York is called “the Big Apple”. Maybe it is not exactly like an apple, it’s certainly very big.
There are too many people. That’s the problem. The streets are always full of cars and trucks; you can
never find a place to park.
Travelling around is never easy in the city. If you have enough money, you can take a taxi. New
York cabs are yellow. They look all the same. But the drivers are very different. Some were bo rn and
raised in New York, but many are newcomers to the United States.
A few drive slowly, but most go very fast. Cab driving is a difficult job. It can be dangerous, too.
Thieves often try to steal the drivers’ money. Drivers sometimes get hurt.
 If you don’t want to take a taxi, you can go by bus or you can take the subway. The subway is
quick and it’s cheap, but parts of it are old and dirty. Lights don’t always work and there are often fires
on the track. On some subway lines, there are new, clean, silver trains. But you can’t see the color of
the old trains easily. There is too much dirt and too much graffiti, inside and outside.
21. What is the problem in New York?
A. It has too many apples. B. It is too big.
C. It looked like an apple. D. It is too crowded.
22. What does “a cab” mean?
A. a truck B. a bus C. a taxi D. a plane
23. Cab drivers in New York _____________.
A. can be dangerous B. look the same
C. can be attacked by thieves D. were all born in New York
24. The word “subway” can best be replaced by _____________.
A. underground B. station C. light bulb D. platform
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.
Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket
was (25) _____________ only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Michael
Cullen.
A supermarket is different (26) _____________ other types of stores in several ways. In
supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The (27) _____________ choose what they want and
take them to the checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other
stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other
types of stores; (28) _____________, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive
items just in front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods and so on.
Most customers (29) _____________ go to a supermarket to buy goods from a shopping list. They
know exactly what they need to buy. They do the shopping according (29) _____________ a plan.
25. A. open B. opening C. opened D. to open
26. A. in B. from C. of D. with
27. A. customers B. managers C. assistants D. Sellers
28. A. in example B. for example C. of example D. by example
29. A. who B. what C. which D. whom
30. A. about B. too C. of D. to
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.
31. He thinks he prefers country life more than city life.
A. He thinks B. country life C. more than D. city life
32. Tam Dao is one of the mountainously areas of Vietnam.
A. is B. mountainously C. areas D. of
33. The boy who lives on An Duong Vuong street like playing the piano.
A. who B. on C. like D. the piano
34. Once when Mary was ten, she used to have a headache and went to the hospital.
A. when B. was C. used to have D. went
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
35. It’s very wonderful to spend two weeks in the countryside.
A. Spend two weeks in the countryside is very wonderful.
B. Spending two week in the countryside is very wonderful.
C. Spending two weeks in the countryside is very wonderful.
D. Spending two weeks in the countryside are very wonderful.
36. In spite of having little money, the twins are very happy.
A. Although they have little money, the twins are very happy.
B. Because they have little money, the twins are very happy.
C. But they have little money, the twins are very happy.
D. So they have little money, the twins are very happy.
37. Nobody in the hospital works more carefully than Mr. Johnson.
A. Mr. Johnson was the most careful worker in the factory.
B. Mr. Johnson is more careful worker in the factory.
C. Mr. Johnson is the carefulest worker in the factory.
D. Mr. Johnson is the most careful worker in the factory.
38. The toy box was so heavy that my students couldn’t carry it.
A. It was such a heavy toy box that my students couldn’t carry it.
B. It is such a heavy toy box that my students couldn’t carry it.
C. It was so a heavy toy box that my students couldn’t carry it.
D. It was toy box such a heavy that my students couldn’t carry it.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is best written from the words/ phrases
given.
39. If / she / not / do / her / homework, / she / will / punished.
A. If she doesn’t do her homework, she will punished.
B. If she don’t do her homework, she will be punished.
C. If she doesn’t do her homework, she will be punished.
D. If she isn’t do her homework, she will be punished.
40. I / would / prefer / you / do / your / homework.
A. I would prefer you to do your homework.
B. I would prefer you to doing your homework.
C. I would prefer for you to do your homework.
D. I would prefer you for doing your homework.