PRACTICE TEST 49

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. builds B. destroys C. occurs D. prevents
Question 2: A. drought B. fought C. bought D. brought

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:
Question 3: A. buffalo B. dinosaur C. elephant D. mosquito
Question 4: A. apply B. anthem C. appear D. attend

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.
Question 5: Upon reaching the destination, a number of personnel is expected to change their reservations
A B C
and proceed to Hawaii.
D
Question 6: The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects appears in the
A B
mythologies of many cultures is a literary device called anthropomorphism.
C D
Question 7: That inventors in the stock market enjoys increases and suffer declines is simply a fact of the
A B
financial market, and a small inventor is not too excited about the former or crestfallen about the latter.
C D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions:
Question 8: Hurry up, or they_______ serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant.
A. stop B. will have stopped C. are stopping D. will stop
Question 9: Whatever we expect from_______future, it is noted that progress has never moved in straight
lines.
A. a B. an C. the D. some
Question 10: The more challenging the exercises are, _______ we feel
A. the less bored B. the least bored C. the less boring D. the least boring
Question 11: 3 August 1998, the day on __________my sister was born, is the first day I remember.
A. when B. which C. that D. it
Question 12: If your mobile phone __________ to get water in it, it’ll stop working.
A. will happen B. should happen C. would happen D. happen
Question 13: It was lovely__________you to invite me to your birthday meal.
A. for B. of C. to D. through to
Question 14: Does Mr.Ba bring his farm__________to the local market every day?
A. product B. productivity C. production D. produce
Question 15: It’s a good idea in theory, but it’s going to be hard to put it into__________.
A. practice B. trial C. test D. examination
Question 16: A number of young teachers nowadays__________ themselves to teaching disadvantaged
children.
A. Offer B. stick C. give D. devote
Question 17: Before you started cooking, you should gather together all the necessary__________.
A. ingredients B. substances C. elements D. factors
Question 18: At first he didn’t agree, but in the end we managed to bring him ________ to out point view.
A. up B. over C. round D. back

Question 19: His business is growing so fast that he must take __________ more workers.
A. up B. over C. on D. out
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Let’s meet outside the theatre. “__________.”
A. Yes, let us do it. B. What about?
C. Is 6.30 all right? D. I’d like to go to the concert.
Question 21: Customer: __________.
Salesman: It’s over there, next to the dry fruit section.
A. I’m sorry. I didn’t buy the tea and coffee. B. Can you help me? I can’t carry the tea and coffee.
C. How much is a kilo of tea and coffee? D. Excuse me, where’s the tea and coffee?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined ones.
Question 22: When you cross the street, be careful and be on the alert for the bus.
A. Look for B. watch out for C. search for D. watch for
Question 23: He seems to make the same mistake over and over again.
A. for good B. by the way C. repeatedly D. in vain

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
ones.
Question 24: Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court
A. failed to pay B. paid in full
C. had a bad personality D. was paid much money
Question 25: In the final match between Liverpool and Manchester United, viewers witnessed the deadly
strike’s 11th goal of the season.
A. mortal B. unhealthy C. lethal D. immortal

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate sentence that is similar in meaning to the
given one
Question 26: "Leave my house now or I'll call the police!" shouted the lady to the man.
A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn’t leave her house
B. The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn’t leave her house
C. The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house
D. The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house
Question 27: He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
A. He had tested his eyes ten months before. B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
C. He hasn't had his eyes tested for ten D. He didn't have any test on his eyes from ten months.
Question 28: "You should have finished the report by now," John told his secretary.
A. John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.
B. John said that his secretary had not finished the report.
C. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time.
D. John scolded his secretary for not having finished the report.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate sentence that sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions
Question 29: Ben made all attempts to carry out the project. Finally, he completed it with satisfactory result
A. But for his attempts, the project could not have been completed with satisfactory result
B. If he had not attempted to carry out the project, it wouldn’t have been completed
C. His attempts made the project complete
D. He did not make any attempt because he knew that the project could never be completed
Question 30: We should quickly find the solution to the problem. Otherwise, its impact on those concerned
will increase
A. If we can solve this problem soon, we’ll lower the impact on all of our concerns
B. By the time we solve this problem, the impact on those concerned will have been lowered
C. If all those concerned lower their impact, the problem will be better solved
D. The sooner we find the solution to the problem, the lower the impact it has on those concerned
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word for each of the blanks:
The heart has long been considered to be (31) _________ feelings of love dwell. In love songs
throughout the ages, love almost always goes together (32)______ the heart. The heart has continuously
been viewed as the place where love begins and develops. Even the Bible gives preference to love and the
heart.
The role of the heart in love must come from what happens to it when a person feels strongly (33) ______
to someone. The strong feelings (34) ______ the other person, especially in the early stages of a
relationship, have the results that the heart starts beating faster and breathing starts speeding up.
According to psychologists, a love relationship is a situation that (35) ______ a lot of stress and the body
reacts to this by getting ready to face the unknown. This has been called the "fight or flight" reaction,
meeting danger by fighting it or running away. So with love, the heart accelerates and breathing becomes
quick.
Question 31: A. what B. when C. where D. that
Question 32: A. with B. to C. at D. from
Question 33: A. attracted B. attractive C. attract D. attracting
Question 34: A. of B. to C. with D. for
Question 35: A. includes B. involves C. comprises D. arouses

Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
(1) Interest is the sum charged for borrowing money for a fixed period of time. Principal is the term used
for the money that is borrowed, and the rate of interest is the percent per year of the principal charged for
its use. Most of the profits for a bank are derived from the interest that they charge for the use of their own
or their depositor’s money.
(2) All problems in interest may be solved by using one general equation that may be stated as follows:
Interest = Principal X Rate X Time
(3) Any one of the four quantities – that is, interest, principal, rate, or time – may be found when the other
three are known. The time is expressed in years. The rate is expressed as a decimal fraction. Thus, 6 percent
interest means six cents charged for the use of $1 of principal borrowed for one year. Although the time
may be less than, equal to, or greater than one year, most applications for loans are for periods of less than
one year. For purpose of computing interest for short periods, the commercial year or 360 days is commonly
used, but when large sums of money are involved, exact interest is computed on the basis of 365 days.
Question 36: With what topic is this passage primarily concerned?
(A) Profits (B) Rate (C) Interest (D) Principal
Question 37: The word “fixed” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
(A) Definite (B) short (C) repeated (D) trial
Question 38: At 4 percent interest for the use of $1 principal, how much would one pay?
(A) Six cents per year (B) Twenty-five cents per year
(C) Four cents per year (D) One cent per year
Question 39: Which of the following would be a correct expression of an interest rate as stated in the
equation for computing interest?
(A) Four (B) 04 (C) 4 (D) 4/100
Question 40: Most applications for loans are for
(A) one year (B) less than one year (C) more than one year (D) 360 days
Question 41: The word “periods” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.
(A) time (B) loans (C) applications ( D) interest
Question 42: A commercial year is used to compute ________.
(A) exact interest (B) interest on large sums of money
(C) interest on a large principal (D) interest for short periods of time

Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
(1) The protozoans, minute, aquatic creatures each of which consists of a single cell of protoplasm,
constitute a classification of the most primitive forms of animal life. They are fantastically diverse, but
three major groups may be identified on the basis of their motility. The Mastigophora have one or more
long tails, which they use to project themselves forward. The Ciliata, which use the same basic means for
locomotion as the Mastigophora, have a larger number of short tails. The Sarcodina, which include
amoebae, float or row themselves about on their crusted bodies.
(2) In addition to their form of movement, several other features discriminate among the three groups of
protozoans. For example, at least two nuclei per cell have been identified in the Ciliata, usually a large
nucleus that regulates growth but decomposes during reproduction, and a smaller one that contains the
genetic code necessary to generate the large nucleus.
(3) Protozoans are considered animals because, unlike pigmented plants to which some protozoans are
otherwise almost identical, they do not live on simple organic compounds. Their cell demonstrates all of
the major characteristics of the cells of higher animals.
(4) Many species of protozoans collect into colonies, physically connected to each other and responding
uniformly to outside stimulate. Current research into this phenomenon, along with investigations carried
out with advanced microscopes may necessitate a redefinition of what constitutes protozoans, even calling
into question the basic premise that they have only one cell. Nevertheless, with the current data available,
almost 40,000 species of protozoans have been identified. No doubt, as the technology improves our
methods of observation, better models of classification will be proposed.
Question 43: Where do protozoans probably live? ________.
(A) Water (B) Sand (C) Grass (D) Wood
Question 44: What is protoplasm?
(A) A class of protozoan (B) The substance that forms the cell of a protozoan
(C) A primitive animal similar to a protozoan (D) An animal that developed from a protozoan
Question 45: To which class of protozoans do the amoebae belong?
(A) Mastigophora (B) Ciliata (C) Sarcodina (D) Motility
Question 46: What is the purpose of the large nucleus in the Ciliata?
(A) It generates the other nucleus. (B) It contains the genetic code for the small nucleus.
(C) It regulates growth. (D) It reproduces itself.
Question 47: Why are protozoans classified as animals?
(A) They do not live on simple organic compounds. (B) They collect in colonies.
(C) They respond uniformly to outside stimulate. (D) They may have more than one cell.
Question 48: The word “uniformly” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ________.
(A) in the same way (B) once in a while (C) all of a sudden (D) in the long run
Question 49: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to __________.
(A) protozoans (B) microscopes (C) investigations (D) colonies
Question 50: Which of the following statements are NOT true of protozoans?
(A) There are approximately 40,000 species.
(B) They are the most primitive forms of animal life.
(C) They have a large cell and a smaller cell.
(D) They are difficult to observe.

Prepared by Mrs Vu Thi Hong Hanh-Le Quy Don Ha Dong-0984203425