exam practice

I. Phonetics
a. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others .
1. a. call b. curtain c. contain d. cell
2. a. your b. four c. pour d. hour
3. a. poor b. mood c. shoot d. hood
4. a. sun b. sure c. success d. saw
5. a. thief b. the c. that d. then
b. Chose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
6. a. alien b. disappear c. meteor d. mineral
7. a. experience b. existence c. evidence d. condition
8. a. balloon b. planet c. orbit d. aircraft
9. a. enjoy b. collect c. examine d. capture
10. a. precious b. aerobics c. marvellous d. wonderful
II. Multiple choice Circle the best answer.
1. Kinh Do bakery Ltd has ………………a foreign company in producing ice-cream
a. cooperated with b. joined in c. tied to d. applied for
2. The farmers were walking back from the fields………twilight
a. in b. on c. at d. during
3. The Youth are conducting the wide…………..of short-and-long term service activities throughout Viet Nam.
A. collection b. variety c. selection d. group
4. Many projects are being carried…………to endure road safety in Viet Nam.
a. forward b. out c. over d. through
5. Only 65 % of people voted in the local election, the rest were completely ……..
a. uninterested b. disinterested c. uninteresting d. interested
6. Slang can be defined as a set of lexical grammatical and phonological regularities used in ………speech
a. informal b. unfamiliar c. informative d. uneducated
7. The widespread use of pesticides and herbicides has led to ………….groundwater in many parts of the
world. a. corruption b. infection c. poisoning d. contamination
8. If no one ……….to the plan , we will start next week.
a. minds b. avoids c. objects d. argues
9. The land Law and The Enterprise Law have encouraged both domestic and foreign private ……..
a. savings b. paying c. investment d. economics
10. Since Doi Moi our country has undergone …………changes.
a. large b. sizeable c. substantial d. favourable
11. Different conservations ………….have been made so as to save endangered species.
a. products b. efforts c. priorities d. impacts
12. as we can wait no longer for the delivery of your order we have to ………it off.
a. break b. put c. call d. keep
13. It is ……….knowledge in the village that Mr. Thorne has proposed marriage to Mr. Green’s youngest
daughter.
a. common b. complete c. normal d. usual
14. You thought I did wrong but the result …………my action.
a. agreed b. approved c. proved d. justified
15. Careless driving also accounts ……………the increasing number of traffic accidents
a. on b. into c. for d. with
16. The new manager is ……….. easy-going . he is always very serious about the work.
a. by no means b. by means of c. by all means d. in the mean time
17. I ‘d rather ……..to the party with my parents because there was nothing interesting there.
a. haven’t been invited b. hadn’t been invited c. not be invited d. not have been invited
18. Probably no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in the United States.................
a. as Henry Ford , a pioneer in automobile production.
b. rather than Henry Ford , a pioneer in automobile production.
c. than did Henry Ford a pioneer in automobile production
d. more than Henry Ford , a pioneer in automobile production
19. ................ the invention of the steam engine , most form of transport were house-drawn
a. with reference b. Akin c. Prior to d. In addition to
20. Suppose she ........... that outrageous story circulating around the office ; she would be furious .
a. has heard b. were heard c. would hear d. had heard
21. I'd rather you ........... a noise last night ; I couldn't het to sleep.
a. wouldn't make b. didn't make c. haven't made d. hadn't made
22. A new generations of performers , .........those who by now had become household name, honed their skills
before following the same parth onto television.
a. no less talented than b. together with talented with
c. along with talented with d. having been more talented than
23. We all wish to be treated ..........
a. as equal b. as equally c. as equals d. as equal as
24. ......... the US superiority at that time, it was probable that any threatened US response would have deterred
the Soviet Union.
a. If b. Given c. Although d. Since
25. The man ............... of carrying out the buglary was released ......... by police.
a. to be suspected – following questioning b. having been suspected – following questioned
c. suspected – following questioned d, being suspected – following questioned
26. Judging from the noise it is making , the wasing machin is on its last ........
a. grasp b. legs c. resort d. breath
27. As a poet , I think she ....... comparison with the greatest this century .
a. makes b. stands c. leads d. matches
28. Its time we had a ......... talk with each other in an effort to clear the air.
a. heart to heart b. eye to eye c. face to face d. cheek to cheek
29. I don't know what our guests will be wanting to do this weekiend. We'll have to .........
a. play it by ear b. bend our ear about it c. be our on our ear d. turn a deaf ear to it
30. Oil spills will .......... even the healthiest of marine ecosytem .
a. play havoc on b. break ground with c. pay the consequences for d. take their toll on

Prepositions & phrasal verbs

III. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle
1. He's been to the USA, Australia and India this year. He certainly gets ...........................................
2. The elaborate Bridal costumes of the coastal Indians are handed ...........................from mother to daughters.
3. I could probably work...........................the answer if I had a pencil , some paper and a calculator.
4. Delilah wasn't at all hungry .and could only toy.........................her food on her plate.
5. As the year passed Joe's memories of his terrible experience faded ........................and he began to lead a
norman life again.
6. As darkness fell, there was nothing but to make ........................the nearest village
7. There is no time to do anything but touch briefly ........................the most important points.
8. Look , I take it all ........................I should have never spoken like that.
9. The official looked quickly ........................my file , and then handed it back to me.
10. You shouldn't have sent Sebastian the Valentine's card . I think you've scared him ........................

IV. Choose the correct word or phrase for each space from the list below.

A as a result B curious C earliest D in addition E invented F label G like H occupation

I pottery J purchased K raise L record M remains N set up O term P took

The first human beings probably lived about 1.1/2 million years ago. But man did not begin to ....1....
history until he had invented writing only about 5,000 years ago. The period man began to write is called
prehistory and the .....2...... prehistoric man refers to people who lived during that period.
Prehistoric man .....3..... the first steps in building civilization. The .....4..... people were all hunters. In time,
many learned to plant crops and ....5.... animals for food, and they became farmers. Prehistoric man ...6...
simple tools, and he discovered how to make fire. He painted the first pictures and shaped the first ....7.... . And
he built and governed the first cities.
Because early man kept to written record, scientists search for bones, tools, and other prehistoric....8....
They study these objects to learn what early man looked....9.... how he developed into modern man. Most of
the tools that have been found and studied are made of stone....10...., the entire period during which early man
lived has been called the Stone Age.

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V. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. It was urgent that she ( leave )............................... at once
2. If my candidate had won the election , I (be )...................... happy now.
3. The highway patrol advises ( take ) ...........................................the old route through the city because the
interstate highway is under major repairs
4. John would rather ( not go )........................................ to class yesterday.
5. He ( die).......................... of cancer last year. He must ( smoke )........................................ a lot.
6. I can't help ( feel ) ....................................sorry for the hungry children. If only there ( be) ..................peace in
the world
7. Some painting ( belong )......................................... to the Queen were stolen from the Palace.
8. She's busy ( write )................................... letters..
9. I really dislike ( ask ) ................................to answer questions in class when I haven't prepared my lesson..
10. Sometimes very young children have trouble ( separate ).......................................... fact from fiction and
may believe that dragons actually exist.
VI. Word Form
A. Supply the correct form of the word in the bracket in each sentence

EQUIVOCAL 1. Eighty percent of people interviewed ............................ declared that the use of endangered
wild animals such as elephants and tigers as a form of entertainment should be prohibited
TREAT 2. There is evidence to indicate that most animals face . ....................................on a daily basis
OBEY 3. ................................. at this school is severely punished , so remember to mind your manners
both during the lessons and outside the classroom .
ENIGMA 4. There are various myths surrounding bats, those ............................... creatures of the night.
DISPERSE 5. Some species feel primarily on fruit and so aid in seed ................................
ABSTAIN 6. The draft law was passed by 134 votes to 19 , with 5 ......................................
RESIST 7. For some young people on line games have become .................... ... addictive to the extent that
is treatening their mental and physical health
INITIATE 8. You do not have to be an expert to grow cacti, and the ............................. needn't concerned
about cultivating them because they are among the easiest of plants to take care for .
ERROR 9. Girls are almost invariably expected to express their feelings , but it would be .........................
.believe that they are born weaker . more sensitive or with a greater natural inclination to
cry
FORM 10 What chldren need is more encouragement in their ............................... years in order not to
succumb ( ko chống lại được ) to feelings of depression later on.

B. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in each gap.
Margaret Thatcher wept after her ( RESIGN ) 1.................................. as Prime Minister. When did you
last cry ? Did it cause you any( EMBARRASS )2 ...................................? After all it can seem a bit ( CHILD ) 3.
......................................... to cry. Babies do it all the time because it's their only way of catching people's (
ATTEND )4................................... But sobbing actually helps get rid of the ( HARM )
5.............................substances which tend to build up in your body when your life is ( STRESS)
6........................
Researchers say the tears we produce when we feel ( MISERY ) 7........................... are different from
those caused by an ( IRRITATE ) 8............................. in the eye . ( EMOTION ) 9............................... tears
contain a substance which makes us feel depressed. If we cry we get rid of it and feel better ! So it can be
( HEALTH ) 10................................to hold back tears. If you don't express your ( FEEL )11........................ , you
risk becoming more upset and this can even have an effect on the body's immune system making you more
likely to get ill.
VII. Guided cloze test Letter to the editor
The Prime Minister's comment yesterday on education spending __(1)__the point , as the secondary education
system also needs a major overhaul. Firstly , the system only views the weakest learners as having special
needs. The brightest and most conscientious students are not encouraged to develop to their full __(2)__ .
Secondly there is too much testing and not enough learning. My fifteen-year-old daughter , for example , has
just spent the last month or so __(3)__ for exams. These aren't
even real , important exams , as her GCSEs will be next year. They are just __(4)__ exams. Is the work she's
been doing really going to make her more knowledgeable about her subjects , or will she forget it all tomorrow. /
I suspect the __(5 )__
Thirdly the standard __(6)__ doesn't give students any tuition in developing practical work-related, __(7)__ and
social skills , or in skills necessary for higher education. How many students entering university have the first
idea what the difference is between __(8)__ someone else's work and __(9)__ good use of someone's else
ideas.? Shouldn't they have been taught this at school ? How many of them are really able to go about
__(10)__ - a skill that's essential at university because there are no teachers to tell you what to do- in an
efficient way. ? Indeed how many students graduate from university totally unable to spell even simple English
words correctly ? The system is letting our children down.
1. a. lose b. escape c. miss ` d. fail
2. a. capacity b. ability c. achievement d. potential
3. a. cramming b. lecturing c, reading d. practising
4. a. false b. mock c. fake d. artificial
5. a. latter b. frontier c. later d. former
6. a. timetable b. lecture c. seminar d. curriculum
7. a. life b. alive c. living d. live
8. a. writing b. going over c. plagiarising d. repeating
9. a. taking b. making c. having d. creating
10. a. reviewing b. revision c. distance learning d. self-study
VIII. ERROR CORRECTION
1. The (A) equipment (B) in the office (C) was badly in need of (D) to be repaired
2. (A) A litre (B) is one of the metric(C) measurements , (D) aren't they ?
3. There(A) are a large supply (B) of pens and notebooks (C) in the storeroom (D) to the left of the library
entrance.
4. The president refused (A) to accept (B) either of the four (C) new proposals (D) made by the contractors.
5. She wishes that we (A) didn't send (B) her the candy yesterday (C) because she's (D) on a diet.

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B . Identify ten errors in the following passage and correct them.

Beethoven
Line
1 Ludwig Van Beethoven, one of the most popular classical composer od all
time , is sometimes known as " the Shakespeare of Music " . He was
born in Bonne in 1770 , and publishing his first work at the age of thirteen.
Mozart was his teacher for a short time and they did not get on very well
5 together, Beethoven was a difficult student.
Like a composer , Beethoven was a genius – but as a person , he was not
very easy to like. He was a passionate man who controlled his temper
very easily . He was also arrogant . The upper class of Vienna used to
invite him to parties, when he was often quite rude. He was once heard to
10 say to a prince : " There will always be many princes, but there is uniquely
one Beethoven ! "
Nevertheless Beethoven played some of the most beautiful symphonies
the world has never heard. How was such an arrogant , bad-tempered man
inspire to the write such romantic music ? Perhaps the answer lies in the
15 three letters that were found after his death. They were addressed to to his
" Immortal Beloved " Nobody knows that this woman was , but it appears
that Beethoven was deeply in love with her for most of his adult life.

1........... 2.................. 3..................... 4...........................

5........... 6.................. 7....................
8........... 9.................. 10.....................

IX Sentence transformation
1. I just can't decide where to go on holiday MIND
I just can't .......................................................................... where to go on holiday.
2. The only exercise he takes is to walk to his car. APART
He doesn't take any exercise ................................................................................ to his car
3. We've have only got half the people we need to make up a team TWICE
We need ................................................................we've have got to make up a team.
4. I can't calculate how much the whole trip will cost. WORK
I can't ...............................................................................................
5. Yesterday I saw some extraordinary events in my street. WITNESS
.................................................................................................
6. You're far more practical than I am. NOWHERE
...............................................................................................................
7. My new job is much more satisfying than any job I 've ever had .
My new job is far .....................................................

8. If Tom hadn't acted promptly to extinguish the fire , there might have been more damage to the house.
But .......................................................the fire out there might have been more damage to the house.

9. I feel that to brand her ideas unworkable at this stage would be wrong. WRITE
I don't think ...............................................................................at this stage

10. It's crutial for us to control the juvenile inmates in a very strick way. KEEP
It's crutial for us ..............................................................................inmates.

CLOSE TEST
X. Insert a suitable word in each of the blanks to complete the following passage
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY
On April Fool's day people in many countries play tricks on each other. Usually the tricks __(1)__
making friends believe something ridiculous. On this day you could , for example , tell a friend there is a huge
spider on their shoulder. If they __(2)__ you, you have succeed in fooling them. and even if you only trick them
for a __(3)__ you have the right to shout “ April Fool ! “
This day 1st April . is also known __( 4)__ All Fools’ Day , in some countries, such as Ireland or Cyprus , you
can only try to fool someone __( 5)__ 12 noon. If you do play trick after midday , you become the fool instead.
But how did this __(6)__ begin ? Some say Fool Day originated in France. When that country adopted the new
Gregorian calendar. In the previous calendar , New Year was celebrated __( 7)__ 25 th March until 1st April ,
rather than on 1st January as in the Gregorian calendar. Some people refused to __( 8)__the new calendar and
continued to celebrate the New Year in Spring. Other people made fun of them and laughed at them __( 9)__
they were old-fashioned and didn’t want to change. Now April Fools’ Day has become a global tradition. And
no one is safe ! People play tricks on __(10)__, not just on those who don’t want to change with the times.

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XI. Reading

A. You are going to read a magazine article about people who collect things. For questions 1-15 ,
choose from the people (A-D) the people may be chosen more than once 77/ Chuyen Anh
Which person
Had to re-start their collection 1.....................................
Has useful advice on their subject? 2. .....................................
Was misled by an early success? 3. .....................................
Received an unexpected gift/ 4. .....................................
Admits to making little practical use of their collection ? 5. .....................................
Regrets the rapid disappearance of certain items / 6. .....................................
Is aware that a fuller collection exists elsewhere? 7. .....................................
Has a history of collecting different items ? 8. .....................................
Performed a favour for someone they knew? 9. .....................................
Is a national expert on their subject ? 10. .....................................
Is aware that they form part of a growing group ? 11. .....................................
Insists on purchasing top-quality items ? 12. .....................................
Noticed items while looking for something else ? 13. .....................................
Has to protect their collection from damage ? 14. .....................................
Would like to create a hands on display of their collection. 15. .....................................

A Ron Barton shares his room with about 200 sewing machines. His passion began when he was searching
for bits of second-hand furniture and kept seeing" beautiful old sewing machines that were next to nothing to
buy ". He couldn't resist them . Then a friend had a machine that wouldn't work , so she asked Barton to look at
it for her. At that stage he was not an authority on the subject, but he worked on it for three days and eventually
got it going.
Later he opened up a small stand in a London market. Most people seemed uninterested. Then a dealer came
and bought everything. I'd taken along . He thought. " Great ! This is my future life . " Biut after that I never sold
another one there and ended up with a stall in another market which was moderately successful "
Nowadays he concentrates on domestic machines in their original box containers with their handbooks . He is
often asked if he does any sewing with them. The answer is that , apart from making sure that they work, he
rarely touches them.
B As a boy , Chris Peters collected hundreds of vintage cameras, mostly from jumble sales and dustbins.
Later when the time came to buy his first house , he had to sell his valuable collection in order tom put down a
deposit. A few years after , he took up the interest again and now has over a thousand cameras , the earliest
dating from 1860.
Ne Peters "just cannot stop collecting " and hopes to open his own photographic museum where members of
the public will be able to touch and fiddle around with the cameras. Whilst acknowledging That the Royal
Camera Collection in Bath is probably more extensive than his own, he points out that " so few on the items are
on show there at the same time that I think my own personal collection will easily rival it . ".
C Sylvia King is one of the foremost authorities on plastics in Britain. She has, in every corner of her house , a
striking collection of plastic objects of every kind , dating from the middle of the last century and illustrating the
complex uses of plastic over the years.
King's interest started when she was commissioned to write her first book. In order to do this she had to start
from scratch , so she attended a course on work machinery , maintaining that if she didn't understand plastics
manufacture then nobody else would.
As she gathered information for her book, she began to collect pieces of plastic from every imaginable source,
junk shops , arcades , and the cupboards of friends. She also collects " because it is vital to keep examples.
We live in an age of throw-away items. ; tape- recorders , cassettes, hair dryers -they are all replaced so
quickly.
King's second book Classic Plastics from Bakelite to High Tech , is the first published guide to plastics
collecting It describes collections that can be visited and gives simple and safe home tests for identification.
King admits that plastic is a mysterious substance and many people are frightened of it.
Even so ,the band of collectors is constantly expanding.
D. Janet Pontin already had twenty years of collecting one thing or another behind her when she started
collecting " art deco " fans in 1966. It happened when she went to an auction and saw a shoe box filled with
them Someone else got them by offering a higher price and she was very cross. Later to her astonishment , he
went round to her flat and presented them to her. " That was how it all started. " There were about five fans in
the shoe-box and since then they've been exhibited in the first really big exhibition of " art deco " in America.
The fans are not normally on show, however, but are kept behind glass. They are extremely fragile and people
are tempted to handle them. The idea is to have one day , a black-lacquered room where they can be more
easily seen.
Pontin doesn't restrict herself to fans of a particular period , but she will only buy a fan if it is in excellent
condition. The same rule applies to everything in her house.

B. Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C,D on your answer to indicate the correct word
and phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 137 to 145 .

THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS

We have all heard the expression, " you can't judge a book by its cover " However it seems that that is exactly
what most people do. The human brain seems to be wired in such a way that we make very strong , lasting
judgments about the people we met within the first 30 seconds. And it is true , you may be able learn a lot
about a person by their first impression. But can you really learn all you need to know? May be there is
something affecting your first impression Possibly the person is nervous or upset. May be you are in a bad
mood or not feeling well . All of these factors and more could influence a first impression so should people
place so much weight on it ?
Many people feel that a first impression is extremely important. Once those people form an idea of you it is
often difficult for them to to get beyond it, . If someone feels that you are something you really aren't because of
your first impression , then that is obviously not a good thing.
Yet many people really do still rely deeply on first impressions. One good example is the job interview. We
dress nicely for job interviews for a very good reason: to make a good first impression In addition to our
outward appearance , many people tend to put on something of an act ; By being extremely polite and showing
interest we feel that we will make a good first impression and have a better chance getting the job.
Is this the way thing should be ? Probably not. Will this situation ever change ? The answer to that question is
the same- probably not . It is just human nature to rely on a first impression . Everyone knows that they do it.
and most people know that it's not the right thing to do.
So what can we do about it ? While first impressions are something that we all form , we are all aware that they
are probably not very accurate When a first impression is wrong , it can take quite a long time and a lot of effort
to change the way we think about someone. Quite often , changing your impression of someone especially a
negative one , will require a lot of time with the person in question. You may need to start from scratch This
will give you time to really get to know them , as well as giving them time to prove that they are not who you
thought they were.
Also, remember that the opposite can be true , Someone may have an unrealistically high first impression on
you. As you get to know the person try not to disappoint them, but be sure to eventually show them who you
really are.
First impressions are very lasting and usually stick for a while. But remember it is possible to change the way
someone think about you and the way you think about someone else. Take time to really get to know others ,
and you may realize that first impressions are not rearly as important as most people think

Notes 1. impression ấn tượng 5. start from scratch bắt đầu từ hai bàn tay trắng ( từ số 0 )
2. expression thành ngữ 6. prove (v) Chứng tỏ / chứng minh
3. .judgement (n) sự đánh giá 7. disapoint (V) làm ai thất vọng
4. wire (V) dẫn điện 8. eventually(adv) cuối cùng là rốt cuộc là

2. From the author's point of view ,.............

a. first impressions are accurate b. first impressions are not accurate
c. first impressions never change d. It's not human nature to rely on first impression

3. The phrase " to be wired ' in line 2 means ..........

a. to be designed b. to be electrified c. to be charged d. to instal

4. According to the acticle, once people form an opinion of you , it is ...........

a. changed automatically b. impossible to modified it
c. easy to modified it d. difficult to modified it
5. The author thinks that people will continue to rely on first impressions because ....................
a. people rfuse to change b. people like to deceive other people
c. It's human nature d. IT's difficult to change them
6. In pargraph 6 the author suggests that first impressions are usually ...........
a. unrealistically high b. unrealistically negative
c. not accurate d. disappointing

7. The author says that one thing that may affect how you perceive someone is ............
a. what you are wearing that day b. the time of day
c. the other person's mood d. whether you wear glasses

8. The autthor mentions that all of the following are important to creating a good first impression in a job
interview except ............ a. dressing nicely b. being polite to the interviewer
c. showing interest in the interviewer d. paying attention to the interviewer's apperance

9 In pargraph 6 ( line 30 ) g" start from cratch " means .........

a. give new information b. repeat the meeting
c. start at the beginning again d. continue where you left off

10. to stick in the last paragraph ( line 36 ) means ..........

a. to be glued b. to remained unchanged c. to go away d. to go using a stick