KEY

PRACTICE TEST 1
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 points)
1. (5 điểm)
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. A
2. (5 điểm)
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. D 7.A 8. A 9. B 10. B
3. (5 điểm)
1. C 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. B
4. (5 điểm)
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. B
5. (10 điểm)
Reading passage 1 (5 điểm)
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. C 9.C 10. D
Reading passage 2 (5 điểm)
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. C
6. (10 điểm)
Guided cloze test 1 (5 điểm)
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B
Guided cloze test 2 (5 điểm)
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. A
B. WRITTEN TEST (70 points)
1. OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 points)
Open cloze test 1 (10 điểm)
1. from 2. the 3. according 4. like 5. make
6. by 7. with 8. how 9. all 10. on
Open cloze text 2 (10 điểm)
1. make 2.very 3. Not / never / hardly 4. in 5. what
6. takes 7.few 8. able 9. with 10. needs / has
2. WORD FORMS (20 điểm)
a.
1. peculiarly 2. adaptation 3. locations 4. austerity 5. gratitude
6. humility 7. communally 8. spiritual 9. peacefulness 10. indefinable
b.
1. Hypothetical 2. ownership 3. imbalance 4. expectation 5. Historically,
6. Dietary 7. Undercurrent 8. predicament 9. precocious 10. inaccuracies
3. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
0. major → majority 1. industrial → industrialized 2. alarm → alarming
3. attractive → attraction 4. unities → union 5. sexy → sexual
6. intimate → intimacy 7. agree with → agree on 8. Expects → expectations
9. equal → equality 10. valuable → value
4. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 points)
a.
1. No one seems to have predicted the final outcome of the negotiations.
2. Their parents would (often) take them to the zoo as children.
3. The company is on the point / verge of deciding / making a decision whether to close the Beijing office.
4. We would sooner they hadn‟t stayed so long, that‟s true.
5. Her remarks simply added fuel to the fire/flames of his rage.
b.
6. We had no difficulty (in) doing the test.
7. The new plans for the road have met with the approval of the local authority.
8. We all had a long discussion about the issue, but came to no decision.
9. I haven‟t clapped / set / laid eyes on John for a long time.
10. Whenever we go out for meals, we go half and half (with each other).
PRACTICE TEST 2
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
Câu hỏi 1: (10 điểm)
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. A 8.B 9. C 10. B
Câu hỏi 2: (10 điểm)
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. B
Câu hỏi 3: (10 điểm)
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. C
Câu hỏi 4: (10 điểm)
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C
Câu hỏi 5: (20 điểm)
1. D 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. A
11. B 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. C 19. D 20. C
Câu hỏi 6: (20 điểm)
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. C
11. D 12. B 13. D 14. D 15. B 16. C 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. C
II. WRITTEN TEST
Câu hỏi 1: (20 điểm)
1. seen 2. loss 3. threatened 4. due 5. cause
6. turned 7. another 8. local 9. of 10. against
11. under 12. for 13.be 14. leveled 15. Made
16. reduced 17. with 18. taken / borrowed 19. in 20. ever
Câu hỏi 2: (20 điểm)
1. negligently 2. disillusionment 3. acknowledge 4. insignificant
5. argumentative 6. inaccessibility 7. periodically 8. indefinitely
9. longevity 10. reform 11. disadvantaged 12. identity
13. populated 14. impoverished 15. occupy 16. problematic
17. theft 18. gangsters 19. exposure 20. housing
Câu hỏi 3: (10 điểm)
1. (importance) on → of 2. (work) on → out
3. (see) how → what 4. Again (and again) → Now
5. When (early) → If 6. can (quite finish) → cannot
7. (break) down → up 8. (try to) be → decide
9. concentrate → concentrate on . 10. (than) another → others
Câu hỏi 4: (20 điểm)
1. Their personal feeling of degradation was inevitable.
2. At Surnmer hill seldom is there a case of homesickness.
3. It won‟t be long before they arrive.
4. There is no instant solution to the problem.
5. It‟s no use crying over spilt milk.
6. She ran down the steps with a group of journalists hot (hard) on her heels.
7. He‟s skating on thin ice by lying to the police.
8. Ashley kicked off the meeting / kicked the meeting off with a summary of what had been discussed last
time.
9. Kevin was (just) on the point of leaving the house when the phone rang.
10. There‟s every chance / likelihood / possibility I‟ll be late if the situation doesn‟t change.
PRACTICE TEST 3
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Question 1: PHONOLOGY
A. 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. A
B. 6. C 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. C
Question 2: WORD CHOICE
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A
Question 3: STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR
1. C 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. B
Question 4: PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A
Question 5: READING COMPREHENSION
A. 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. D 7. A 8, A 9. D 10. B
B. 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. C 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. B
Question 6: CLOZE TEST
A. 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. B 9. B 10. A
B. 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. D
II. WRITTEN TESTS
Part 1: OPEN CLOZE TEST
A.
1. to 2. by 3. meal 4. they 5. over
6. choose 7. make 8. so 9. don‟t 10. book
B.
1. take 2. forms 3. how 4. without 5. directly
6. things 7. need 8. for 9. disadvantages. 10. compared
Part 2: WORD FORMS
A.
1. scientific 2. permission 3. widen 4. endangered 5. miraculous
6. extinction 7. respected 8. scenery 9. unfriendly 10. uncomfortable
B.
1. proficiency 2. communications 3. entertainment 4. official 5. originated
6. influenced 7. Germanic 8. particularly 9. developments 10. Formerly
Part 3: ERROR IDENTIFICATION
1. are → is 2. has → have 3. they → it
4. beleived → believed 5. become → becomes 6. use → prevent
7. by setting → by 8. be → been
9. their body → his body 10. be → been
Part 4: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. She urged him not to repeat anyone else what he had told him
2. To my surprise, it turned out that the hotel was a long way from the city center.
3. At no time did he suspect (that) the money had been stolen.
4. The moment I got up to dance the band stopped playing
5. had already left when/before
6. in spite of not wearing
7. a sense of achievement
8. I am going back to University next week, and this year I‟m going to have to study hard for the final
exams.
9. I‟ve really enjoyed the course so far, but I‟m not sure what to do once I get my degree.
10. The University arranges career interviews, but I don‟t really have a clear idea of what I want to do,
PRACTICE TEST 4
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM
Câu hỏi 1: (5 điểm)
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. C 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. C
Câu hỏi 2: (5 điểm)
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. A
Câu hỏi 3: (5 điểm)
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. A
Câu hỏi 4: (5 điểm)
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. A
Câu hỏi 5: (10 điểm)
Reading 1:
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. C
Reading 2:
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. A 10. D
Câu hỏi 6: (10 điểm)
Cloze Test 1:
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C. 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. A
Cloze Test 2:
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. D
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN
Câu hỏi 1: (20 điểm)
Open Cloze Test 1:
1. being 2. with 3. known 4. there 5. some / many
6. very 7. has 8. of 9. from 10. matter
Open Cloze Test 2:
1. through 2. since 3. made 4. when 5. Shall / Can
6. while / as 7. words 8. just 9. Piece / bit 10. off
Câu hỏi 2: (20 điểm)
WORD FORM A:
1. DISAPPROVAL 2. HAZARDOUS 3. INDUSTRIOUS 4. UPBRINGING
5. MOVEMENT 6. DEFENSIVE 7. MISGIVINGS 8. SCHOLARSHIP
9. PERSONALITY 10. SUSPICIOUSLY
WORD FORM B:
1. INDEPENDENT 2. BREADTH 3. SIGNIFICANT 4. GOODWILL
5. CHARITABLE 6. OBJECTIONS 7. INVALUABLE
8. ACKNOWLEDGED / KNOWN 9. EXEMPLARY 10. SELFLESSNESS
Câu hỏi 3: (10 điểm)
1. for (line 1) → which 2. and (line 2) → or
3. unless (line 3) → without 4. what (line 5) → it
5. frame (line 6) → way 6. finding (line 7) → find
7. will (line 9) → would 8. due to (line 11) → although
9. among (line 12) —> both 10. for (line 13) → to
Câu hỏi 4: (20 điểm)
1. do away with 2. made an unexpected discovery
3. made no mention of / made no reference of
4. has so much in common with / has so many interests in common with
5. be better off taking 6. meet with anyone‟s approval
7. must have been surprised 8. my mum a promise
9. mistook me 10. had the new editor been appointed to the post than.
PRACTICE TEST 5
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (40pts)
I. PHONOLOGY (5 pts)
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. D
II. VOCABULARY (5 pts)
1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. C
III. STRUCTURES (5pts)
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. C
IV. PREPOSITIONS and PHRASAL VERBS (5pts)
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. D
V. READING COMPREHENSION (10 pts)
Reading 1 (5 pts)
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. A
Reading 2 (5pts)
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. C
VI. CLOZE TEST (10 pts)
Part 1 (5pts)
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. B
Part 2 (5pts)
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. C 9. D 10. B
II. WORD FORMS (20pts)
Part 1 (10 points)
1. membership 2. knowledgeable 3. troublesome 4. unemployable
5. irresponsibly 6. disqualified 7. disorganizing 8. inconsistent
9. endangered 10. Unrecognizable / unrecognisable
Part 2 (10pts)
1. independent 2. breadth 3. significant 4. goodwill 5. charitable
6. objections 7. invaluable 8. acknowledged / known 9. exemplary
10. selflessness
III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 pts)
1.  2. accompaniment 3. relatively 4. adaptable 5. years or
6.  7. today 8. tougher 9. struggling 10. 
IV. SENTENCE WRITING (20pts)
Section I:
1. It is thought that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in a pub.
→ The prisoner is thought to have been recaptured while drinking in a pub.
2. I‟d prefer him not to have said all those embarrassing things about me.
→ I „d rather (that) he hadn‟t said all those embarrassing things about me.
3. The fourth time he asked her to marry him, she accepted.
→ Only on his fourth proposal did she agree to marry him.
4. Could you watch my bag while I‟m away?
→ Could you keep an eye on my bag while I‟m away?
5. The Mayor hoped to have a good day for the parade.
→ The Mayor was in (the) hope of having a good day for the parade.
Section II:
1. The success of our local theater has made our city famous.
→ The success of our local theater has put our city on the map.
2. If we tried to force him to repay the debt, we would be wasting of time.
→ There was no point in trying to force him to repay the debt.
3. I resent the way that she clearly feels herself to be superior to me.
→ I resent the way that she looks down her nose at me.
4. We missed the bus because we had overslept.
→ We missed the bus as a consequence of (our) over-sleeping.
(We missed the bus in consequence of (our) over-sleeping.)
5. We were on the point of leaving the house when the telephone rang.
→ We were about to leave the house when the telephone rang.
PRACTICE TEST 6
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 points)
I. PHONOLOGY (5 points)
1. D 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. D
II. WORD CHOICE (5 points)
11. B 12. D 13. C 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. D
III. GRAMAR AND STRUCTURE (5 points)
21. D 22. B 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A
IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (5 points)
31. B 32. C 33. D 34. D 35. B 36. A 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. D
V. READING COMPREHENSION (10 points)
Reading 1:
41. D 42. B 43. B 44. D 45. A 46. B 47. C 48. C 49. D 50. A
Reading 2:
51. A 52. B 53. A 54. B 55. D 56. A 57. D 58. D 59. C 60. B
VI. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10 points)
1. 61. D 62. C 63. D 64. C 65. A 66. A 67. D 68. B 69. B 70. C
2. 71. B 72. D 73. B 74. D 75. A 76. C 77. D 78. D 79. A 80. B
B. WRITTEN TEST (70 points)
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 points)
1.
1. ever 2. moment 3. Hardly / barely 4. when 5. knowing / realizing / aware
6. until 7. then 8. As 9. time 10. which
2.
11. equipment 12. necessity 13. valuable 14. informative 15. began
16. originally 17. inaccurate 18. threatened 19. rebellion 20. trading
II. WORD FORMS (20 points)
1.
21. indispensable 22. maladministration 23. secrecy 24. impassable 25. bloodshot
26. breathlessly 27. benefactor 28. prioritize 29. knowingly 30. impressionable
2.
31. successor 32. security 33. impenetrable 34. ignorance 35. extensive
36. mechanically 37. trusworthy 38. peculiarities 39. presence 40. playfully
III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 points)
1. flopping on → flopping down 2. Also → Nor
3. in spite of → in terms of 4. in rest → at rest
5. so → as 6. Having relaxed → Being relaxed
7. more than → rather than 8. today → today‟s
9. feeling alone → let alone 10. that → what
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 points)
1. But for Jim‟s greater speed John would have won the gold medal.
2. In the event of a student daring to ask a question, the professor would sigh wearily.
3. He shouldn‟t have been so savagely criticized for his efforts to find a solution.
4. Under the cover of darkness, the soldiers entered the castle.
5. They decided on the spur of the movement to go away for the weekend.
6. The young actress had butterflies in her stomach before the audition.
7. You will have to turn over a new leaf if you want to succeed.
8. He is making quite a name for himself as an entertainer.
9. He left the stage to the accompaniment of loud applause.
10. Harry was within an ace winning the big race.
PRACTICE TEST 7
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Câu hỏi 1: (5 điểm)
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. B 8. B 9. B 10. C
Câu hỏi 2: (5 điểm)
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. D
Câu hỏi 3: (5 điểm)
1. C 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. B
Câu hỏi 4: (5 điểm)
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. C
Câu hỏi 5: (10 điểm)
Reading 1:
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. C
Reading 2:
1. D 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. B
Câu hỏi 6: (10 điểm)
Passage 1:
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. D
Passage 2:
1. C 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. A
B. WRITTEN TEST
Câu hỏi 7: (20 điểm)
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST:
Passage 1:
1. dealt 2. due 3. acid 4. like 5. environmentally
6. contrary 7. be 8. passed 9. allowed 10. set
Passage 2
1. brain 2. imagination 3. through 4. develop 5. on
6. all 7. imagine 8. conversely 9. less 10. instead
Câu hỏi 8: (20 điểm)
II. WORD FORMS
1. devalued 2. stardom 3. Invariably 4. understaffed 5. foreseeable
6. non-appearance 7. digestible 8. indebted 9. passers - by 10. thoughtlessly
Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the brackets.
1. undergone 2. undoubtedly3. functional 4. inaccuracies 5. significant
6. irresistibly 7. threatening 8. compulsively 9. tendency 10. production
Câu hỏi 9: (10 điểm)
1. what → that 2. from → until 3. aging → aged
4. mostly → almost 5. the → a 6. heartbroken → heartbreaking
7. not → no 8. few → little 9. but → and 10. flatting → flat
Câu hỏi 10: (20 điểm)
1. We wouldn‟t have been reimbursed if we hadn‟t taken legal advice.
2. The inhabitants are nowhere near as badly - off as they were twenty years ago.
3. Not until I noticed it was a formal dress was it too late.
4. I need someone to stand in for me at the ceremony.
5. Mass tourism is partly to blame for the problem.
6. Jane seems to have changed her mind about corning this evening.
7. Failure to observe the company‟s dress code could (can) result in your dismissal.
8. He cannot come to terms with the fact that he will never race again.
9. His outrageous conduct did great harm to the regiment‟s reputation.
10. It‟s all the toing and froing with all the cases that I can‟t stand about holidays.
PRACTICE TEST 8
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE I. PHONETICS
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. C
II. LEXICO & GRAMMAR (15 MS)
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. B
11. D 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. A 16. A 17. B 18. B 19. C 20. A
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. A 28. D 29. A 30. D
III. READING COMPREHENSION
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. C 7. D 8.D 9. B 10. A
1. I 2. J 3. A 4. D 5. H 6. E 7. F 8. C 9. G 10. B
II. WORD FORMS
1. Give the corect form of words in brackets (10 pts)
1. over-expenditure 2. revelations 3. electrocuted 4.preservative 5. amphibious
6. salesmanship 7. underlying 8. managerial 9. professorship 10. requisitioned
2. Complete the passage using the appropriate forms of the words in brackets.
1. monumental 2. enabling 3. maximise 4. unforeseen 5. uninspiring
6, disillusioned 7. non-payment 8. amateurish 9. hoteliers 10. livelihood
III. ERROR CORRECTION
1. respects → aspects 2. for them → for us
3. generation for → generation of 4. nor → or
5. commented about → on 6. had at the most → had on the most
7. lies with → lies in , 8. even if → even
9. answering → answered 10. look on → depend on
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. gave its last gasp 2. were none the worse for
3. never look a gift horse in 4. was more to the expedition than
5. was left to foot 6. took / bore the brunt of the
7. some international flights are / will be subject to
8. Such was the controversy caused by the film that it was baned in several parts of the world.
9. There is a strong likelihood that the house will be pulled down.
10. makes it difficult for local traders to go
PRACTICE TEST 9
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:
I. PHONOLOGY (10 pts)
* 1. D 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C
* 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. A
II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE (20pts)
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. B
11. C 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. C 16. B 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. C
III READING COMPREHENSION
Reading 1
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. A
Reading 2:
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. C 5.D 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. C 11. B
IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (20 pts)
A. 1. H 2. F 3. A 4. C 5. G 6. D 7. E
B. 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. A 11. A
12. C 13. B
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. VERB TENSES / FORMS (10 pts)
1. had been waiting 2. turned up 3. explained 4. had been held up
5. didn‟t find 6. had been blowing 7. (had) called 8. was lying
9. had been driving 10. (had) appeared 11. (had) braked 12. (had) skidded
13. (had) managed 14. was filling up 15. was wearing 16. had tied
17. was pulling 18. opened 19. jumped 20. had swum
II. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (10 pts)
1. succeeded 2. with 3. at 4. confronted 5. apply
6. distracted 7. accounted 8. from 9. from 10. resort
III. WORD FORMS (10 pts)
1. concept 2. assumption 3. undoubtedly / doubtless 4. unthinkable 5. nonsense
6. conviction 7. wisdom 8. reasoning 9. judg(e)ment 10. opinionated
IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 pts)
1. permissive 2. adolescence 3. formative 4. wild 5. responsible
6. possessive 7. rebelliousness 8. suppress 9. upbringing 10. wisdom
V. OPEN CLOZE TESTS (20 pts)
A. Fill in each gap in the following passage with ONE suitable word.
1. affected 2. flight 3. lasted 4. to 5. fact
6. proved 7. none 8. suffer 9. similar 10. astronauts
B. Fill in each gap in the following passage with ONE suitable word.
1. however 2. when 3. like 4. wanted 5. top / leading
6. paid 7. to 8. with 9. are 10. who
VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 pts)
1. Gita‟s parents put me with my ease with the warmth of their greeting
2. Oskar was in no mood / wasn‟t in the mood for going out / to go out last night.
3. Throughout his life he was deceitful and treacherous.
4. Daisy informed her father that what she did with her money was no concern of his.
5. Under no circumstances will we ever do business,
6. I doubt whether Paul knows the answer.
7. Ever since his accident, Philip has been unable to make his decision.
8. Further information can be obtained / given by sending an SAE to the above address.
9. Knowledge of the details is limited / restricted to the managing director and the chief.
10. The new plans for the school have been met with authorities‟ approval.
PRACTICE TEST 10
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:
1. PHONOLOGY:
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. A
2. WORD CHOICE:
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. A
3. STRUCTURES & GRAMMAR:
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C
4. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS:
1. D 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A
5. READING COMPREHENSION:
Reading 1:
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. B
Reading 2:
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. A
6. CLOZE TEST:
Passage 1: (10 pts)
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. A
Passage 2: (15 pts)
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. D
11. A 12.A 13.D 14.C 15.A
B. WRITTEN TEST:
1. OPEN CLOZE TEST
Fill each blank in the following passages with one suitable word.
Passage 1: (10 pts)
1. realities 2. surrounded 3. once 4. whether
5. hardships / problems / difficulties 6. its
7. delivered / forwarded 8. Even / all 9. through 10. Secure / comfortable
Passage 2: (10 pts)
1. immortality 2. struggle 3. all 4. whole 5. left
6. made 7. anti-war 8. profited 9. warlike 10. very
2. WORD FORMS
Use the correct tense and form of the verb provided to lit each gap. (10 pts)
1. stayed 2. has been raining 3. must have been speeding
4. were accomplish 5. to cover 6. was going 7. didn‟t keep / wouldn‟t keep
8. playing up 9. is 10. knowing 11. is working
12. will not regret 13. spending 14. modernizing 15. gets 16. sells
17. Have been training 18. would decorate 19. being asked 20. was gone
Put the words in the correct form. (10 pts)
1. kingdom 2. unattainable 3. components 4. contemptible 5. factual
6. submissive 7. repellent 8. displeasure 9. indescribable 10. blameless
3. ERROR IDENTIFICATION:
2. who → which 3. lent → borrowed 4. done → made
5. act → deal 6.  7. some → any 8. reason → purpose
9. Moreover → However 10. at → to 11. 
4. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:
1. The world press got wind of the story from a government official.
2. He shouldn‟t have been so savagely criticised for his efforts to find a solution.
3. Julia son pulled herself together and explained her problem.
4. When it come to technical knowledge, I am no match for Mary.
5. Mike never shrinks from making tough decisions as a manager,
6. What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night.
7. But for his father‟s early retirement, Richard would not have taken over the family business.
8. The Mountain Rescue Team doesn‟t hold out much hope for the missing climbers.
9. Watchfully standing behind the president were his bodyguards.
10. The sales director kept / left his / the staff (completely / totally) in the dark about the new marketing
post.
PRACTICE TEST 11
A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM
QUESTION 1: PHONOLOGY (10 points)
A. 1. B 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A
B. 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. A
QUESTION 2: VOCABULARY & STRUCTURE (20 points)
A. 1. D 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. A
B. 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. A
QUESTION 3: PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS.
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. C
QUESTION 4: READING COMPREHENSION
Reading 1:
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. C
Reading 2:
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. D 6.D 7. D 8. D 9. A 10. A
QUESTION 5:
Cloze test 1:
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. C 9. D 10.C
Cloze test 2:
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. A
A. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN
QUESTION 1: OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 points)
Open cloze test 1
1. had 2. such 3. that / those 4. increasing / growing 5. it
6. when / after 7. despite 8. even 9. far 10. in
Open cloze test 2
1. as 2. out 3. to 4. may 5. with
6. who 7. far 8. although 9. likely 10. charge
QUESTION 2 : WORD FORMS
A.
1. antidepressants 2. double-cross 3. ill - fitting 4. single - minded
5. counter-rumour 6. undemonstrative 7. incessantly 8. Indelible
9. over-expenditure 10. domineering
B.
1. straightforward 2. simplicity 3. undertaken 4. substantially 5. irritability
6. regularity 7. disposition 8. Supposedly 9. subsequent 10. consciousness
QUESTION 3 : MISTAKE CORRECTION
Let us suppose that you are in the position of a parent. Would you allow your children read any book
they wanted to without first checking their content? Would you take them to see any film without first
finding whether it is suitable for them? If your answer of these questions is yes, then you are either
extremely permissive, or just plain irresponsible. If your answer is not, then you are exercising your right as
a parent to protect your children form, what you consider to be desirable influences. In other words, by
acting as a censor yourself, you are admitting that there is a strong case for censorship.
Children need protection and it is the parents‟ responsibility to provide it. But what about adults? Aren‟t
they old enough to decide that is good for them? The answer is that many adults are, but don‟t make the
mistake of thinking that all adults are as yourself. Censorship is for the good of society as a whole. Highly
civilized people might find it possible to live together without laws of any kind : they would just rely on
good sense to solve their problems. But imagine what chaotic there would be if we live in a society without
laws! Like the law, censorship contributes to the common good.
1. read → to read 2. their → its 3 finding → finding out
4. answer of → answer to 5. no → no 6. desirable → undesirable
7. that → what 8. as → like 9. chaotic → chaos 10. live → lived
QUESTION 4 : SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. It was inevitable that he would fail his exams.
2. Failure to obey the regulations may lead to / result in disqualification.
3. Through no fault of her own, malanie ended up breaking the law.
4. Further information can be obtained by sending a self-addressed envelop to the above address..
5. She will be showered with congratulations if she wins.
6. The new minister seems to have a flair for yielding awkward questions.
7. It‟s all the toing and froing with all the cases that I can‟t stand about holidays.
8. We were over the moon when our first grandchildren was born
9. This house is a far cry from the little flat we used to live in
10. That wasn‟t what I meant at all. You‟ve got (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
PRACTICE TEST 12
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (40 points)
1. PHONOLOGY (5 points)
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. A
2. STRUCTURE and VOCABULARY (10 points)
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. D
11. C 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. C 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. B
3. PREPOSTIONS and PHRASAL VERBS (5 points)
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. A
4. READING COMPREHENSION (10 points)
1. 1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D. 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. A
2. 1. B 2. D 3 C 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. A
5. CLOZE TEST (10 points)
Read the following passage carefully and then choose best option to fit each space (5 points)
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. A
Choose the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase to Fill in
the blank in the following passage (5 points)
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D
B. WRITTEN TEST (70 points)
1. OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 points)
Fill in each blank with the most suitable word of your choice (10 points)
1. ability 2. navigate 3. demanding 4. food 5. divided
6. depends 7. direction 8. guide 9. covered 10. discovered
For questions 1-10, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one
word in each space. (10 points)
1. into 2. may / might / can 3. terms 4. Regardless / Irrespective
5. time 6. at 7. for 8. Being 9. so 10. rather
2. WORD FORMS (20 points)
Complete the following sentences with the suitable forms of the words given (10 pts)
1. misjudged 2. prematurely 3. anti-smoking 4. outnumber
5. overrated 6. pro - government 7. devalued 8. rescheduled
9. demotivating 10. outplayed
Supply each gap with the correct form of the word given in the box (10 points)
1. spooful 2. headlong 3. terrifying 4. controversial 5. unacceptable
6. implication 7. interpretation 8. intended 9. subconscious 10. encouragement
3. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 points)
1. they 2. had 3. was 4.  5. goes 6.  7. a 8. to 9.  10. as
4. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 points)
1. ____ be put down to hard work.
2. ____ work out the total without
3. ____ Look down your nose at everyone
4. When she sold the jewellery at such a low price, she was taken in for a ride
5. If the Prime Minister got caught up in this scandal, it would be a disaster
6. ____ they like it or not. I‟m not going away with my parents this year.
7. ____ was that Jane shut the door with her keys still inside.
8. ____ my attention to the mistake
9. ____ his father‟s early retirement Richard would not have taken over the family business.
10 ____ are that the meeting will not end before 7.00 are not high / are low
PRACTICE TEST 13
I. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM
Câu hỏi 1: (5 điểm)
1. Phonology
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. B
Câu hỏi 2: (5 điểm)
1. D 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. A
Câu hỏi 3: (5 điểm)
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. D
Câu hỏi 4: (5 điểm)
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. C
Câu hỏi 5 a: (5 điểm)
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. D 9. A 10. D
Câu hỏi 5 b: (5 điểm)
1. G 2. J 3. L 4. E 5. I 6. D 7. C 8. K 9. F 10. B
Câu hỏi 6 a (5 điểm)
Cloze Test a
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. D
Câu hỏi 6 b: (5 điểm)
Cloze Test b
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. A
II. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN
Câu hỏi 1 a: (10 điểm)
Open cloze test a
1. Though / Although 2. made 3. people 4. walls 5. to
6. whereas 7. draw 8. either 9. for 10. been
Câu hỏi 1 b: (10 điểm)
Open cloze test b
1. down 2. were 3. as 4. playing 5. since
6. provided 7. death 8. things 9. been 10. wonder
Câu hỏi 2 a: (10 điểm)
Word forms a
1. dramatize/ dramatise 2. unconventional 3. euphemistically 4. dental
5. electrification 6. unselfishness / selfishlessness 7. invariably
8. unintelligent 9. distinguish 10. conviction
Câu hỏi 2 b: (10 điểm)
Word form b
1. naturalised 2. corruption 3. supporter 4. dedicated 5. establishment
6. excellence 7. criticism 8. originally 9. journalist 10. employs
Câu hỏi 3: Sửa lỗi sai (10 điểm)
1. among → between 2. tell → say 3.  4. had → have
5. these → the 6. dress → wear 7. short → shorts 8. than → that
9. us → ourselves 10. 
Câu hỏi 4: Biến đổi câu (20 điểm)
Sentence transformation
1. Considerable concern has been caused by / expressed at the failure of the authorities to provide adequate
warning.
2. The first priority for the council is the restoration of communications and essential services.
3. The older he got, the more his memory failed him.
4. It took tremendous strength of character to trudge through malaria-infested swamps.
5. I enjoy being a big fish in a small pond.
6. He (modestly) play down his part in the rescue.
7. We have broken even this year.
8. Unlikely as it may seem / seems (to you), I don‟t know how to chat on the Internet.
9. We must not / never lose sight of the fact that luck plays a large part in many scientific breakthroughs.
10. As far as friendship is concerned, I‟d rather have a few close friends than many acquaintances.

PRACTICE TEST 14
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS I. PHONOLOGY (10pts)
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B

6. C 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. B

II. VOCABULARY & STRUCTURE (20pts)

1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B

6. D 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. A

11. B 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. A

16. C 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. B

1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B

III. READING COMPREHENSION 2a Passage 1: (10pts)

1. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C

6. A 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. D

* Passage 2: (10pts)
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. D

6. A 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. B

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10pts)

1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C

6. C 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. B

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets (10pts)
 1. has conquered 2. is not . 3. has decreased

4. known 5. is being studied 6. to deal

7. Judging 8. will be issued 9. have been developed

10. have been

II. Prepositions and phrasal verbs (10pts)

1. up 2. after 3. through 4. out of 5. by/ aside

6. up to 7. down with 8. Over 9. down on 10. up with

III. Word form (10pts)

1. eaten 6. widespread 2. underpaid 7. imprisonment

3. misbehaved 8. underestimated 4 additives 9. justify

5. resignation 10. single-minded

IV. Error identification (10pts)

1. Line 2: says → said 2. Line 4: in → by
3. Line 5: realize → realizing 4. Line 6: live → enliven
5. Line 8: altogether → together 6. Line 9: writes → wrote
7. Line 10: undoubtful → doubtful 8. Line 11: that → whether
9. Line 13: simple simply 10. Line 14: on → in
V. Open cloze test (10pts)
1. miracle 2. Allow 3. True 4. bordering

5. integrated 6. packaging 7. colonization 8. value

9. trans-Pacific 10. shipments

VI. Sentence transformation (20pts)

1. This state of affairs shouldn‘t be allowed to get worse by the government.
2. The work was to have been completed by the end of last week.
3. Had she not received so much support from social workers, she wouldn‘t be leading such a normal life
now.
4. The very thought of his face at that moment makes me laugh.
5. He let it be known that he disapproved of the behavior of his supporters
6. Pauline is in great demand as an after-dinner speaker.
7. I don‘t think you are in earnest about helping me.
8. At first I was a bit in awe of the new computer.
9. William decided that he was not cut out to be an actor.
10. I felt at the back of my mind that something was wrong, but what was it?
 PRACTICE TEST 15
PART A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (60 POINTS)
I. PHONOLOGY (10 POINTS)
A.
1. a 2. c 3. d 4. d 5. c
B.
6. d 7. c 8. b 9. d 10. b
II. VOCABULARY and STRUCTURES (20 points)
1. c 2. a 3. c 4. d 5. d 6. b 7. a 8. b 9. a 10. c
11. d 12. b 13. a 14. b 15. c 16. a 17. c 18. d 19. b 20. c

III. READING COMPREHENSION (20 POINTS)

* Passage 1
1. c. Styles of filmmaking 2. b. Most films are neither exclusively realistic nor formalistic.
3. b. realism and reality 4. a. The director 5. c. this material
6. a. abundance 7. c. It obviously manipulated images
8. a. It obviously manipulated images 9. a. modest 10. a. A travel documentary
* Passage 2
1. c. the guitars themselves
2. b. played sitting down.
3. b. are often compared to guitars designed today.
4. a. metal
5. d. It is not affected by atmospheric conditions.
6. c. cannot determine the way the guitar will be played.
7. d. other musical instruments
8. c. both of them
9. c. 6
10. b. Guitar Legends
IV. GUIDED CLOZE (10 POINTS)
1. d 2. a 3. c 4. a 5. b

6. c 7. d 8. d 9. a 10. a

PART B. WRITTEN TEST

I. VERB TENSES AND VERB FORMS
1, was wandering 2. hasn‘t received 3. am

4. shouldn‘t have gone 5. should be 6. may have gone out

7. being/cancel 8. is now reposted/to have been caused

II. FILL EACH BLANK WITH A SUITABLE PREPOSITION OR PARTICLE.

1. among 2. to 3. up 4. away 5. in

6. into 7. against 8. down 9. under 10. down

IV. Error identification

1. intensified → intense 2. completing → to complete
3. human-bitten → human biting 4. transmitting → transmitted
5. duplicate → multiply 6. getting → causing
7. as → like 8. caunts → accounts
9. which → that 10. put → take
* How do you prevent it?
You can (10) put (take) anti-malarial drugs before and after traveling to areas where malaria is prevalent.
Get a prescription well in advance, because treatment may begin up to 2 weeks before you travel, and
continue for a month after your return.
V. OPEN CLOZE TEST (10 points)
Fill each blank with ONE suitable word.
 1. with 2. jult/only 3. disappear 4. balance/diversity

5. make 6. pet 7. of 8. If

9. on 10. hope/belive

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 points)

1. This bottle-opener is a dead loss.
2. This big shot will pay an official
3. That car is beyond my means.
4. It‘s about time you did your homework.
5. Drinking too much will tell on your health/ tell on you.
6. You must keep a straight face in the pagoda.
7. Their problems are of their own making.
8. Regardless of the rain, we will not delay voyage.
9. He laughed off his latest business failure.
10. Kate soon pulled herself together and explained her problem.

PRACTICE TEST 16
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY
1D . 2B 3D 4B 5B 6C 7D 8C 9A 10B

II. READING COMPREHENSION

11B 12C 13C 14B 15A 16A 17A 18B 19D 20D

21C 22B 23A 24A 25C 26A 27C 28B 29C 30D

III. GUIDED CLOZE

31C 32D 33A 34B 35D 36A 37C 38A 39A 40B

B. WRITTEN TEST I. Verb tenses and forms

1. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct verb tenses.
1. have 2. have been 3. had been 4. will be 5. will have
discovered playing looking travelling been forgotten
6. will have 7. would arrive 8. was going to 9. was to have
10. should/
been working grow helped ought to have
planned
2. Read the paragraph and give the correct verb tenses and forms for the verbs in the brackets.
1. had been 2. starred 3. were already 4. have been 5. turned out
constantly waiting doing
going
6. would have 7. to realize 8. ‗re closely 9. changed 10. I‘m not
preferred monitored thinking
II. Prepositions and Phrasal verbs
1. Put in suitable prepositions or adverb particles
1. to 2. of/about 3. from/of 4. about 5. through

6. with 7. up 8. about 9. against 10. out

2. Complete the following passage with prepositions or particles.

1. under 2. out 3. to 4. with 5. into

6. between 7. In 8. out 9. to 10. to

III. Open cloze test

* Fill each blank with ONE word.
PASSAGE 1
1. tomb 2. Despite 3. aligned 4. sun 5. computations
 6. observations 7. events 8. facts 9. under 10. superior

PASSAGE 2
MUSIC MAGAZINE HAS EYE ON CHINA
1. to 2. hit 3. published 4. are 5. of

6. contain 7. written 8. sure 9. while 10. whose

IV. Word forms

1. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given words.
1. enthusiastically 2. reconciliation 3. rebellious 4. unspeakable
5. financially 6. critical 7. convincingly 8. communicative
9. incurable 10. misconducted
2. Complete the following passage with the correct forms of the given words.
1. extraordinary 2. distance 3. disappearance 4. excitement 5. gracious

6. skillfully 7. pleasure 8. suddenly 9. imprisoned 10. awake

V. Sentence transformation
1. If only life weren‘t so difficult!
2. Someone has run off with my jewellery!
3. I don‘t care what you do with the money.
4. The chances are that the project will be finished on Thursday.
5. You might have phoned me to say you‘d be late.
6. The thief almost certainly came in through the window.
7. He attributed his win/victory/triumph/success to good luck.
8. I cast my mind back to what has happened all those years before.
9. I whiled away the time (by) looking through some magazines.
10. I came very close/near to giving up at one point.
VI. Error recognition and correction
The passage below contains 10 errors. Underline the errors and correct them. Write your answer in
the space provided on the right. Number 0 has been done as an example.
The market for tourism in remote areas is booming as ever 0. ever → never
before. Countries all across the world are active promoting their 1. active → actively
‗wilderness‘ regions - such as mountains, Arctic lands, deserts, small 2. highly spending
islands and wetlands - to highly spending tourists. The attraction of → high-spending
these areas is obvious: by defining, wilderness tourism requires little 3. by defining
or no initial investment. But that does not mean that there is no cost. →by definition
Like the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development 4. Like → As
recognized, these regions are fragile (i. e. highly vulnerable of 5. vulnerable of
abnormal pressures) not just in terms of the culture of their → vulnerable to
inhabitation. The three most significant types of fragile environment 6. inhabitation
in these respects are deserts, mountains and Arctic areas. An →inhabitants
important character is their marked seasonality. Consequently, most 7. character
human acts, including tourism, are limited to clearly defined parts of →characteristic
the year. 8. human acts
Tourists are drawn to these regions by their natural beauty and → human actions
the unique culture of its people. And poor governments in these areas 9. its → their
have welcomed the ‗adventure tourists‘, grateful for the currency 10. economics
they bring. For several years, tourism is the prime source of foreign → economies
exchange in Nepal and Bhutan. Tourism is also a key element in the
economics of Arctic zones such as Lapland and Alaska and in desert
areas such as Ayres Rocks in Australia and Arizona‘s Monument
Valley.

PRACTICE TEST 17
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
I. PHONOLOGYUG points)
* Pick out the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced from that of the others (5
points).
1c 2a 3b 4c 5c
* Pick out the word which has the different stress pattern (5 points).
6d 7b 8a 9d 10b
II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE (20 points)
1c 2c 3d 4a 5b 6d 7d 8b

9a 10b 11c 12d 13c 14b 15c 16d

17d 18c 19a 20a

III. READING COMPREHENSION (20 points)

* Reading 1: 1b 2c 3d 4b 5a 6a 7c 8d 9b 10d

* Reading 2: 1d 2b 3d 4a 5b 6c 7c 8a 9d 10a

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10 points)

1a 2c 3d 4a 5c 6b 7a 8c 9a 10d 11b 12c

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. Provide the correct forms / or tenses of the verbs in brackets.
1. is entwisted 2. have learned 3.expanded

4. was brought 5. leading 6. supplied

7. rose 8. designed 9. brought

10. is produced 11. spun

II. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition or particle

1. against 2. for 3. at 4. with 5 with

6. up 7. on 8. round - to 9. in

III. Provide the correct form of the word in brackets (10 points)
1. carefee 2. adulthood 3. costly 4. activate 5. assessment

6. specialized 7. unknown 8. creativity 9. schooling 10. increasingly

IV. Mistake correction: There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. (10
points)
1. grown → growing 2. tookup → took off
3. were rocketed → rocketed 4. reports of → reports on
5. and → but 6. fiendish → fiendishly
7. a few of → a few 8. there fore → so that
9. contain → contains 10. arks → requires
V. Open cloze test: Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word
1. host 2. bring 3. the 4. well 5. licensed

6. as 7. eaten 8. true 9. putting 10. crossing

VI Sentence transformation; Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given (20 points).
1. Ever since (he had) his accident, Jim has been unable to make decisions.
2. Not until it was almost dark did we get home.
3. The new building has been under construction for the past two years.
4. The dog was tied up in case it escaped.
5. He hated how his private life came under scrutiny from the media.
6. You have to play to your strengths if you want to succeed.
7. Although I am not averse to (eating) snails, they wouldn‘t be my first choice.
8. We were over the moon when our first grandchild was born.
9. Tom is (always) the life and soul of parties.
10. Russ was at odds with his fellow workers over / concerning the new management policies.
PRACTICE TEST 18
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
I. Pronunciation: (10pts)
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B

6. D 7. C 8. A 9. A 10. A

II. Vocabulary and Structure (20pts)

A. Vocabulary (10pts)
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B

6. D 7. A 8. A 9. D 10. C

B. Structures (10pts)
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A

6. B 7. C 8. B 9. D 10 B

III. Reading Comprehension (20pts)

* Reading 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer.
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. D

6. C 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. A

* Reading 2:
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. A

6. A 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. B

IV. Guided cloze Test (10pts)

1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. B

6. B 7. C 8. 9. B 10. B

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. Verb tense/ forms (10ms)
1. tried 2. being invited
3. have finished 4. having carried
5. being bothered 6. standing
7. accounts 8. would be working
9. needn‘t have bought 10. were spinning
II. Prepositions and phrasal Verbs (10ms)
1. settle up 2. get through 3. fell out 4. get round

5. make up 6. In 7. in 8. suits

9. over 10. out

III. Word forms (10ms)

1. possessions 2. troublesome 3. socialize 4. atmospheric

5. withdrawal 6. energetic 7. tolerant 8. directory

9. enthusiastically 10. heated

IV. Error identification (10ms)
1. normal → normally 2. particular → particularly
3. stress-produce → stress- producing 4. few → little
5. looking → look 6. Drying → dry
7. after → before 8. concern → concerned
9. physically → physical 10. hardly → hard
V. Open close Test (10ms)
1. almost 2. addition 3. used 4. other 5. By

6. animals 7. which 8. needed 9. therefore 10. made

VI. Sentence Transformation (20pts)

A. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. Male insurance agents outnumber female agents.
2. I am interested in learning more about world religions.
3. Whatever Jean does is all right with Frank
4. What people rumour is that he is rich but stingy.
B. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
* Use the word given
1. He lost his voice because he had been performing in a play.
2. You will be asked to show the contents of your suitcase.
3. Am I to infer that he is a thief?
4. The plumber‘s advice to me was not to use the faulty appliance.
5. The Member of Parliament did everything he could to take advantage of the situation.
6. We are through the worst.
PRACTICE TEST 19
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
A. Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the other three in each
question. (5 points)
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A
B. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question. (5
points)
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. B
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
A. Choose the best answer. (20 points)
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. B

6. C 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. B

11. B 12. A 13. D 14. D 15. C

16. B 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. D

B. Supply the correct form of the word provided in brackets. (10 points)
1. occupancy 2. overdrawn 3. indestructible 4. deformity

5. instability 6. successive 7. inimitable 8. irresistible

9. upturn 10. outpatient

C. There are 10 errors in the passage below. Read the passage, find out these errors then correct them.
(10 points)
* Line Mistake Correction
1. (1) to → by 3 (2) so → although
4 (3) made → gave 5 (4) ground → groundless
6 (5) serious → seriously 7 (6) strenuously → strenuous
9 (7) wear → wears 10 (8) medicine → medical
11 (9) its → their 12 (10) detections → detectors
D. Put in suitable prepositions. (10 points)
1. through 2. in / out
3. for / to / for 4. with / of
5. before / with 6. with (for, despite) / of
7. from 8. to
9. on / to / from 10. with / over / on
E. Verb Tenses I Forms: (10 points)
1. have ever been / will have taken / will have
2. take
3. have been waiting / don‘t think / does she always arrive / do you think / has happened / don‘t know /
think / have waited
4. waiting / should have informed
5. looked / had seen / had changed
6. asking / to keep / making
PART THREE: READING
A. Read the passage and then decide which word (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space. (10 points)
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D

6. B 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. D

B. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.
(10 points)
1. harmony 2. because 3. different 4. environment

5. write 6. discussion 7. all 8. past

9. many 10. settlements

C. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the following questions: (10 points)
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. A

6. B 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. B

PART FOUR: WRITING

A. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed
before it. (5 points)
1. Once the opera had begun (began), latecomers had to wait before taking their seats.
2. The quicker we get there the sooner you will be able to relax.
3. There is no point in considering such a ridiculous proposal seriously.
4. Sally came up with the best solution.
5. Brenda has fallen out with her next-door neighbour.
B. Write a new sentence using the word given. (5 points)
1. For fear of being / getting seasick they decided not to go by boat / For fear that they would / might be
/ get seasick they decided not to go by boat.
2. Five years had passed (by) / had gone by before I saw her again.
3. He was indebted to a passer-by for his rescue.
4. Don‘t come to / draw the conclusion that this job is easy.
5. (the use of) The main college car park is restricted to final-year students.
PRACTICE TEST 20
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
I. PHONOLOGY: (10 points)
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. D

7. A 8. C 9. A 10. A

II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE (20 points)

1. D 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. D
 9. A 10. B 11. A 12. C 13. A 14. A 15. C 16. D

17. B 18. A 19. A 20. C

III. Reading 1: (10 points)

1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. D

7. A 8. A 9. C 10. B

* Reading 2: (10 points)

1. B 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. B

7. D 8. D 9. A 10. B

IV.
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. B

7. C 8. D 9. C 10. D

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. VERB TENSES / FORMS: (10 points)
1. could write 6. thought
2. will want 7. have just finished
3. endearing 8. have always been
4. am counting 9. could have asked
5. have already given 10. had lost
II.
1. up 2. out 3. down 4. away 5. back

6. in 7. off 8. on 9. over 10. apart

III.
1. eaten 6. widespread
2. underpaid 7. imprisonment
3. misbehaved 8. underestimated
4. additives 9. justify
5. resignation 10. single-minded
IV.
1. as 2. out 3. had 4. and 5. 

6. because 7. all 8. has 9. was 10. 

V.
1. which 6. At / In
2. not /hardly 7. like
3. would / could 8. with /having
4. on 9. a
5. however / though 10. because
VI.
1. On no account should this door be (kept) locked.
2. The price of the book may prevent it (from) becoming / being a bestseller, its becoming / being a
bestseller.
3. It was so impressive a painting that I had, an irresistible urge to buy it.
4. What most irritates me about him is his clothes.
5. I can‘t put up with his rude behavior.
6. He bought a new jacket on-the spur of the moment.
7. This plant is prone to attack / getting I being attacked by insects.
8. Do you have any objection to my watching you while you paint?
9. They were getting nowhere until / but then / then John came up with a bright idea.
10. The young actress had butterflies in her stomach before the audition,
 PRACTICE TEST 21
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
I. PIIONOLOGY(10 points)
A. Pick out the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the others.
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. B
B. Choose the word in each group that has the stressed syllable different from the rest.
6. A 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. A
II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE (20pts)
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. C

6. D 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. A

11. D 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D

16. A 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. D

III. READING
* READING 1 (10pts)
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B

6. B 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. A

* READING 2 (10pts)
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B

6. C 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST

* Decide which answer (A, B, C, D) best fits each space. (10pts)
1. D 2. A 3, B 4, C 5. A

6. D 7. A 8, D 9. B 10. D

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. VERB TENSES AND VERB FORM (10pts)
* Put each verb given in brackets into an appropriate tense or form
1. is always entering 6. to tell
2. had he arrived 7. having been tempted
3. hadn‘t drunk 8. being disturbed
4. explaining 9. practised
5. smoking 10. might/ could have been killed
II. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
* Fill each blank with a suitable preposition or particle. (10pts)
1. over 2. back 3. against 4. Up

5. in 6. with 7 into 8. Across

9. off 10. down

III. WORD FORMS

* Supply the correct form of the word pronded in brackets in each sentence. (10pts)
1. disastrous 2. foreseeable
3. outspoken 4. derailment
5. withdraw 6. forthcoming
7. outlook 8. Tighten
9. extraordinary 10. sharpening
IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
* There are 10 errors in the following passage. Identify and correct them. (10pts)
1. pay → paying 6. affect → effect
2. a same → the same 7. outweigh → outweighed
 3. with → without 8. which → where
4. founded → found 9. informations information
5. to → with 10. relevantly → relevant
V. OPEN CLOZE TEST
Fill in each of the following blanks with ONE suitable word. (10pts)
1. every 2. whether 3. saying 4. at

5. anything 6. between 7. apart 8. But

9. Nor/ Neither 10. Were

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

A. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentences has the same meaning as the
first one. (10 points)
1. I can barely see any mark(s)/ make out the mark(s)/ distinguish a mark on that dress.
2. Charming as/ though Tony is/ maybe, I wouldn‘t trust him.
3. I came very close/ near to giving up at one point.
4. No matter how much louder he can shout, I still won‘t take any notice.
5. If it hadn‘t been for the goal keeper we‘d have lost the match.
B. Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second sentence has the
same meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the words in brackets. (10 points)
1. Local residents expressed/ voiced their disapproval of the new traffic scheme.
2. Jenny wasn‘t in the mood/ was in no mood to go/ for going to a party.
3. Some interesting new information has come to light.
4. I am/ find myself at a loss to understand/ comprehend/ explain Harold‘s behaviour.
5. He always makes heavy weather of everything.

PRACTICE TEST 22
PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
I. PHONOLOGY
A/
1 2 3 4 5
A A C D B
B/
1 2 3 4 5
C B D C A
II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
C C B C C C C A C C B B B A A D A D C D
III. READING COMPREHENSION
* Reading 1
1. H 2. F 3. G 4. D 5. M 6. K 7. A 8. B 9. J 10. E

* Reading 2
1. B ‗2. A 3. D 4. D 5. C 6. A

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
B A B A D C D C A D A C B B
PART B: WRITTEN TEST
I.
1. dislike 2. have studied / 3. am beginning 4. have sat 5. was thinking
have been
studying
6. had been 7. annoyed 8. had read 9. was going to 10. would have
trying tell sounded
II.
1. hold up 2. keep in with 3. drop out 4. getting at 5. catch up on
6. did away with 7. turned on 8. felt for 9. go by 10. cutting in on
III.
1. was 2. so 3. up 4. like 5. that
6. was 7. to 8. been 9. us 10. they
IV.
1. acclimatize 2. perseverance 3. suspicion 4. concentration 5. sickening
6. wonderingly 7. domesticated 8. humanely 9. impoverished 10. disclosures
V.
1. come 2. without 3. when / if 4. as 5. get
6. before 7. long 8. his 9. resulted/ended/ 10. this
culminated/ climaxed
VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
A.
1. We were at a loss for words.
2. He has taken up swimming as a (new) hobby.
3. Janet talked me out of selling my house.
4. Members of the audience started sending up the speaker.
5. I can‘t run to such expensive clothes on my salary.
B.
1. I wasn‘t in the office yesterday, so it must have been my assistant (that) you spoke to.
2. He has no intention of giving up his hobby.
3. My friendship with Susan dates back to 1999.
4. The government‘s tax policy has been under reviewed for some time.
5. It was only when he mentioned his surname that I realized we had been at school together.

PRACTICE TEST 23
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY (10 points)
1. C 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. A

II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE (20 points)

1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. A

11. B 12. D 13. A 14. D 15. D 16. B 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. A

III. READING COMPREHENSION (20 points)

Reading 1:
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. C

Reading 2:
1. C 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. B

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10 points)

1. B 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. C

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. VERB FORMS / TENSES (10 points)
1. was walking 2. saw 3. shouting 4. Took
5. jumped 6. to save 7. will have forgotten
8. Am 9. being told 10. to have been rescued
II. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (10 points)
1. up 2. after 3. through 4. out of 5. by/ aside
6. up to 7. down with 8. over 9. down on 10. up with
III. WORD FORMS (10 points)
1. bigger 2. exciting 3. easily 4. traditional
5. numerous 6. Inexperienced
7. unfortunately 8. Threatening
9. mountaineers 10. evidence
IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 points)
HORSES IN THE BULLFIGHT
Many horses are hurt each year in (1) bullfights. The bull and the bullfighter are usually the (2) center of
attention. The crowd admires the bravery and skill of each. Sometimes, the bullfighter is on horseback. The
horse also has skills. It is a highly-trained animal that works with the bullfighter. The horse and rider can
move quickly in four directions (3) at the slightest command. (4) This is necessary to avoid the angry bull.
The bull does not understand that a man is (5) causing it pain. It only sees the horse. People do not know that
the horse is blindfolded and has cotton (6) stuffed in its ears. This prevents it from seeing and hearing the (7)
bull. If this were the (8) case, the horse would be terrified. The horse depends on the bullfighter (9) for its life
in the ring. Sometimes, the bull fighter is not quick (10) enough, and the bull kills the horse.
V. OPEN CLOZE TEST (10 points)
1. cause/do 2. far 3. when 4. of 5. as
6. above 7. what 8. those 9. by 10. more/ most

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 points)

1. These shoes are too small for me to get my feet into.
2. Sad as it is, unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
3. Her success must have made her parents feel wonderful.
4. On no account must you leave the iron switched on for a long time
5. Matthew took no notice of his doctor‘s advice.
6. The film didn‘t live up to my expectations at all.
7. It is common knowledge that becoming an actor is difficult.
8. All the witnesses said I was to blame for the accident.
9. I told him there was no point (in) worrying about the past.
10. That man bears a great/ strong resemblance to my father.

PRACTICE TEST 24
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
I. Phonology
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. D

II. Vocabulary and structure

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. D

11. C 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. C 16. B 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. A

III. Reading comprehension

1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. C

11. B 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. B 16. B 17. D 18. D 19. A 20. B

IV. Guided cloze test

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. C

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. Verb tenses / forms
1. being concerned 6. being taken
2. must have been called 7. were
3. selling 8. had been wearing
4. not having learned/not learning 9. would not have been hurt
5. to have made 10. seeing
II. Prepositions and phrasal verbs
 1. in 2. round 3. aside 4. into 5. off

6. for 7. on 8. down 9. on 10. at

III. Word form

1. eaten 6. widespread
2. Underpaid 7. Imprisonment
3. Misbehaved 8. Underestimated
4. Additives 9. Justify
5. Resignation 10. Single- minded
IV. Error identification
The ability to deceive other is thought by some psychologists Ex: other → others
to be a character that has been genetically selected through human 1. character → characteristic
evolution. Comparison have been made with animal deception, 2. Comparison → Comparisons
such as camouflage and mimicry. For hundreds of generations, it is 3. arguing→ argued
arguing, the ability to make others believe insincere remarks and 4. have→ has
promises have conferred advantages in struggles to control 5. they→ there
resources and win mating partners. The less cunning have, quite 6. sociable→ social
simply, produced fewer offspring, and a talent for creating false 7. the→ one/a
impressions has dominated the human gene pool. 8. these→ this
What the merits or shortcomings of this line of thinking, they 9. a→ the
are undoubtedly many occasions in everyday sociable encounters 10. few→ less
when people, for the reason or another, want to avoid expressing
their true feelings. The ability to do these varies and success tends
to breed success. Those which lie effectively will tend to lie more
often, perfecting their social skills in a process. Those who fail are
deterred from future attempts and get few practice. With flying, as
with everything else, practice makes perfect.
V. Open cloze test
1. imitate 2. started 3 up 4. whose 5. identical

6. vocalize 7. number 8. for 9. means 10. experts

VI. Sentence transformation

1. The more I listened to the music, the more my request for the composer increased.
2. Reluctant though she was to take the job at first, she‘s got on very well.
3. He met Jane, who was later to become his wife, when he was at Cambridge.
4. Robert confessed to forgetting to turn on the alarm system.
5. The politician tried to drum up support for his campaign to help the homeless.
6. Martin has reached the pinnacle of his career.
7. Being her only niece, Ann is the apple of her eye.
8. How much did the supermarket bill amount to a total?
9. She loves animals and tends to see red when she sees one being badly treated.
10. Carol has trouble getting her ideas across.

PRACTICE TEST 25
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
I. PHONOLOGY (10pts)
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B

6. C 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. B

II. VOCABULARY and STRUCTURE (20 pts)

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D

6. D 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. D

11. A 12. C 13. D 14. B 15. B

 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. B

III. READING COMPREHENSION (20 pts)

* Passage 1
1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D

6. A 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. D

* Passage 2
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. D

6. C 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. D

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10 pts)

1B 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A

6. A 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. C

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. VERB TENSES / FORMS (10 pts)
1. given 2. distinguished 3 had been sitting

4. had stolen 5. shouldn‘t have done 6. will get

7. was returned 8. did 9. glancing

10. have got

II. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (10 pts)

1. without 2. for 3. off 4. To 5. on

6. up 7. in 8. down 9. on 10. down

III. WORD FORMS (10 pts)

1. flowerless 2. unite 3. produce 4. nutritional / nutrient
5. depends 6. absorbs 7. union 8. dissimilar
9. sharing 10. unlikely
IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
1. thief → theft 6. to apologize → apologizing
2. left → leaving 7. itself → himself
3. brought → had been brought 8. one → first
4. common → usual 9. permit → permission
5. wiper → wipers 10. anything → something
V. OPEN CLOZE TEST (10 pts)
1. apart 2. is 3. Them 4. Behind

5. unable 6. as 7. themselves 8. Wherever

9. over / by 10. at

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

1. I should have known better than to trust a stranger with my saving.
2. I wouldn‘t have been given promotion but for a / the recommendation.
3. There was such a rapid improvement in his condition he went home- four days after the operation.
4. Under no circumstances must you mention this to him.
5. His father blew his top when he heard he had damaged the car.
6. The young actress had butterflies in her stomach before the audition.
7. Martin has reached the pinnacle of his career.
8. Margaret has a reputation for being a very good cook
9. People show no / little concern about the mistreatment of animals
 10. You must take steps to make sure / ensure that this doesn‘t happen again.
PRACTICE TEST 26

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY (10m)
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. A

6. A 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. C

II. VOCABULARY & STRUCTURE (20m)

1. B 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C

6. B 7. A 8. A 9D 10. A

11. B 12. D 13. B 14. D 15. C

16. C 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. D

III. READING COMPREHENSION (20m)

* Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete the blank or answer the question.
Passage 1:
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. C

6. A 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. B

Passage 2:
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. D

6. A 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. B

IV. GUIDED CLOZE (10m)

1. A 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. B

6. D 7. C 8. C 9. D 10. C

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. VERB TENSES / FORMS (10m)
1. had been running 2. being lost 3. being criticized

4. did they discover 5. had been stolen 6. was

7. had been 8. should have been 9. could have avoided

10. having had

II. PREPOSITIONS & PHRASAL VERBS (10m)

1. up 2. off 3. before 4. aside 5. Behind

6. to 7. round 8. away 9. through 10. over

III. WORD FORMS (10m)

1. reproduction 2. Forthcoming 3. multilateral

4. clearity/ clarity 5. comparatively 6. Description

7. derailed 8. organisation 9. build-up

10. industrialization

IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10m)

 Mistake Correction Mistake Correction

1. collection collecting 6. most more

2. cases case 7. collections collectors

3. have had 8. promised promising

4. making made 9. lately later

5. seen seeing 10. sending sent

V. OPEN CLOZE TEST (10m)

1. by 2. being 3. to 4. of

5. with 6. at 7. during/ on 8. well

9. that 10. since/because/as

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20m)

1. Sad as it is, unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
2. Not until he came into light did I recognise him.
3. Had it not been for the attendance of a famous film star, the party wouldn‘t have been a success.
4. The last thing you should do is (to) phone the police.
5. She‘s very fussy about the kind of hotels she stays in.
6. I bought it on the spur of the moment.
7. We must come to terms with the fact that we haven‘t made much progress in the struggle against
poverty.
8. His legs being cut off did not/could not prevent him from competing in the Olympic Games and
winning a medal.
9. It suddenly dawned on them that they were on the verge of a bankrupt.
10. Most salaried people haven‘t been able to/ can‘t cope with the rocketing prices.

PRACTICE TEST 27
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
I. PHONOLOGY (10 points)
1. D 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. D

6. A 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. C

II. VOCABULARY & STRUCTURE (20 points)

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. C

6. C 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. B

11. C 12. C 13. D 14. D 15. A

16. B 17. A 18. D 19. B 20. D

III. READING COMPREHENSION

* Passage 1 (10 points)
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. D

6. A 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. B

* Passage 2 (10 points)

1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. B

6. D 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D
IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10 points)
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B

6. B 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. B

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. VERB TENSES/ FORMS (10 points)
1 Were I not doing 6. (should) be presented
2. would be playing 7. to have been invited
3 has worked / has been working 8. (had) paid
4. returns 9. was told
5. won‘t have seen 10. had already been promised
II. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (10 points)
1. away (turn sb away: bắt ai quay lại, turn (sb) back làm ai quay trở lại nơi ban đầu)
2. up with (come up with: to find or produce an answer, a sum of money, etc.; come up for)
3. along with (go along with = agree with)
4. off 5. down to 6. to (connected to sth: ket noi. connected with có lien quan tới)
7. off 8. to (be reduced to sth: to be forced into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one)
9. beyond 10. before
III. WORD FORMS (10 points)
1. evolution 2. wilderness 3. Colonial

4. Establishments 5. Advantageously 6. Settlements

7. Plantations 8. Isolation

9. Self-sufficiency 10. Accessible

IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 points)

1. involves involve 6. that → than
2. functions → malfunctions 7. to put → to be put
3. about → for 8. for → into
4. judging → misjudging 9. are → is
5. impairing → impaired 10. acquaint → acquainting
V. OPEN CLOZE TEST: (10 points)
1. getting 2. resources 3. obstacles 4. radiation 5. granted

6. expeditions 7. impact 8. supply 9. space 10. prospects

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 points)

1. There being no more questions, I think we can end the meeting.
2. Has anybody come to any harm in the road collision?
3. The statement boils down to making the public aware of the present situation.
4. Lisa doesn‘t interest Jack so much as her parents‘ big fortune.
5. The community sang the recently elected mayor‘s praises.
6. I wanted to prevent all my good work from going to waste in that way.
7. The press has poured scorn on the handling of the matter.
8. Joan had misgivings about employing such young staff.
9. The fact that they survived the accident was nothing short of a miracle, in my opinion.
10. If Mary is left to her own devices. I‘m sure she‘ll finish the project on time.

PRACTICE TEST 28
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (60MS)
I. PHONOLOGY (Pronunciation and stress pattern) (10ms)
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B

6. D 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. D
II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES (20ms)
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. A

6. B 7. C 8. C 9. C 10. B

11. D 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. C

16. C 17. B 18. A 19. D 20. D

III. READING COMPREHENSION (20ms)

Reading 1:
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. C

6. C 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. C

* Reading 2:
1. D 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B

6. D 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. D

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10ms)

1. C 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. C

6. D 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. B

B. WRITTEN TEST (70MS)

I. VERB TENSES / FORMS (10ms)
1. will have gone 2. to have completed
3. will be heading for 4. was breathing
5. has she been looking 6. Lived
7. would decorate 8. was recovering
9. was still studying 10. had been walking
II. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (10ms)
1. out 2. through 3. away 4. Abroad

5. by 6. ashore 7. Among 8. Backward

9. Over / across 10. through

III. WORD FORMS (10ms): Supply each gap with the correct form of the word given in the box
1. evolution 2. wilderness 3. Colonial
4. Establishments 5. Advantageously
6. settlements 7. Plantations 8. Isolation
9. Self-sufficiency 10. Accessible
IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10ms)
1. (the) red-ear → red-eared 6. (very) antique → ancient
2. (is) ranked → estimated 7. (establish) them → themselves
3. (and) arrive → reach 8. (years ) since → while .
4. (this) staging → stage 9. (reptiles ) lying → laying
5. (was) banished → banned 10. (are) unleased → released
V. OPEN CLOZE TEST (10ms)
1. sunk 2. Tragic 3. Disaster 4. Built 5. Surrounded

6. walks 7. Maiden 8. Iceberg 9. Drowned 10. shortage

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20ms)

1. Such is the popularity of the play that the theatre is likely to be full every night.
2. No matter how often I invite him for a weekend with us, he‘s always too busy to come.
 3. He exclaimed with delight that he had passed the first exam. I congratulated him and wished him luck
with the second.
4. Had it not been for the attendance/ presence/ appearance of a famous film star the party would not
have been a success.
5. She gave me an implausible explanation for her behaviour.
6. Everything went according to plan during my trip to France.
7. You have hit the nail on the head.
8. He stood / kept/ held his ground against his adversary.
9. The house was dirty because no one took the trouble to keep it clean.
10. I was sorely tempted to say exactly what I thought.
PRACTICE TEST 29
PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1: PHONOLOGY (10 pts)
A. 1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.D
B. 1.C 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.D
QUESTION 2: VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE (20 pts)
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D

6. C 7. B 8. B 9. B 10. A

11. D 12. A 13. D 14. D 15. C

16. B 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. D

QUESTION 3: READING COMPREHENSION (20 pts)

A.
1.C 2.D 3.C 4.D 5.A

6. A 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.C

B.
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. B

6. D 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D

QUESTION 4: GUILDED CLOZE TEST (10 pts)

1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A

6. D 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. B

PART 2: WRITTEN TEST

QUESTION 1: VERB TENSES / FORMS (10 pts)
1. had been broken 2. would never have gathered
3. was 4. will receive
5. are beginning 6. serve
7. wouldn‘t say, were made 8. will be expelled . ‗
9. would help
QUESTION 2: PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (10 pts)
1. for 2. in 3. away 4. up 5. in

6. off 7. at 8. out 9. on 10. on

QUESTION 3: WORD FORMS (10 pts)

1. governor 2. scepticism 3. impressionable

4. chaotic 5. contractual 6. indispensable

7. leadership 8. fertility 9. stoppage 10. impassable

QUESTION 4: ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 pts)
1. that year → this year 2. telecommunication → telecommunications
3. modern → modernization 4. diagnosis diagnostic
5. superstructure → infrastructure 6. on progress → in progress
7. included → including 8. anticipates → is anticipated
9. computered → computerized 10. economical → economic
QUESTION 5: ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 pts)
1. just/ merely/only/ simply 2. overall/ whole
3. on 4. in
5. assists 6. however
7. body 8. first
9. other 10. both
QUESTION 6: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 pts)
A.
1. At a guess, there are about twenty applications for the job.
2. Promise them a reward and they will work hard.
3. Ann takes great pleasure in painting her landscapes.
4. However much you offer to pay, he‘ll never sell the family memorabilia.
5. Julia realized her boss got out of bed on the wrong side when he snapped at her before she had even
said ―good morning‖.
B.
1. Since she met that boy, she‘s been wrapped up in him.
2. My husband will go through / hit the roof when I tell him.
3. One of my guests made a quick exit from the room.
4. I can put in a good word for you to the manager; I‘m a friend of his.
5. The press has poured scorn on the handlingof the matter. .

PRACTICE TEST 30
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:
I. PHONOLOGY (10ms)
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. D

6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. B

II. VOCABULARY & STRUCTURE(20ms)

1.D 6.D 11.B 16.D

2.C 7.A 12.A 17.C

3.B 8.A 13.A 18.A

4.A 9.D 14.C 19.B

III. READ THE PASSAGE AND THE QUESTIONS OR UNFINISHED SENTENCES. THEN
CHOOSE THE ANSWER - A, B, C, OR D - THAT YOU THINK FITS BEST.
* Reading 1
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B

6. A 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. C

* Reading 2
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. A

6. D 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. B

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10ms)

1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. D

6. C 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. A
B. WRITTEN TEST
I. VERB TENSES / FORMS (10ms)
1. may have slept 2. getting 3. hadn‘t done

4. had been crying 5. (should) be cancelled 6. will have been

7. to be admitted 8. (should) try 9. should have gone

10. will have been waiting

II. FILL IN EACH OF THE BLANKS WITH AN APPROPRIATE PREPOSITION OR PARTICLE.

1. At 2. In 3. In 4. On, of 5. Apart

6. Up with 7. On 8. In 9. To 10. At

III. WORD FORMS

1. knowingly 2. disability 3. bitterness 4. open-minded

5. nonsensical 6. benefactor 7. implicitly 8. polluters

9. deaden 10.overpriced

IV. FROM THE FOUR UNDERLINE WORDS OF PHRASES A, B, C OF D, IDENTIFY THE ONE
THAT IS NOT CORRECT.
1.C 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.C

6.C 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.C

V. OPEN CLOZE TEST (10ms)

1.almost 2.supplies 3.in addition 4.used

5.any other 6.by 7.which 8.output

9.therefore 10.affected

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20ms)

1. Not a great deal/ amount of damage was done/ caused to my car in/ by the collision.
2. What conclusions have you drawn/ come to from/ as a result of/ because of this experience?
3. I whiled away the time (by) looking through some magazines.
4. The very thought of his face at that moment makes me laugh.
5. That young man used to have a monkey on his back.
6. That guy was a snake in the grass.
7. He‘s got a frog in his throat.
8. The new science building is well under way.
9. The new musical has taken theatre audiences by storm.
10. We cannot make any definite plans at this stage.

PRACTICE TEST 31
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
I. PHONOLOGY
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C

6. C 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. C

II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE

1. C 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D

6. D 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. B
 11. D 12. D 13. B 14. B 15. A

16. B 17. A 18. A 19. D 20. C

III. READING COMPREHENSION

1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B

6. B 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. D

11. C 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. D

16. D 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. D

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A

6. A 7. B 8. C 9. D 10.

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. VERB TENSES / FORMS
1. had paid 6. having been told
2. was told 7. having been ordered
3. had already been promised 8. to have thought
4. were it not 9. had she known
5. would be killed 10. wouldn‘t have provoked
II. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
1. round 2. on 3. off 4. back 5. into

6. for 7. away 8. down/back 9. at 10. without

III. WORD FORM

1. lukewarm 6. sidelights
2. in-depth 7. prioritize
3. outsider 8. hard-boiled
4. enslaved 9. well-intentioned
5. exemplifies 10. outer-most
IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
THE SAHARA MARATHON
One of the most amazed marathon races in the world is the Example: amazed
Marathon of the Sands. It takes places every April in the Sahara Desert →amazing
in the south of Morocco, a part of the world when temperatures can 1. places → place
reach fifty degrees centigrade. The standard length of the marathon is 2. when → where
42.5 kilometres but this one is 240 kilometres long and spends seven 3. spends → takes
days to complete. It began in 1986 and now attracts about two 4. their → whose
hundred_runners, the majority of their ages range from seventeen to 5. to → from
forty- seven. About half of them come from France and the rest to all 6. this → which
over the world. From Britain it costs £2,500 to enter, this includes 7. and → or
return air fares. The race is rapidly getting more and more popular 8. something
despite, and perhaps because of, the harsh conditions that runners must → anything
endure. They have to carry food and something else they need for 9. near → nearly
seven days in a rucksack weighing no more than twelve kilograms. In 10. foot → feet
addition to this, they are given a litre and a half of water every ten
kilometres. Incredibly, near all the runners finish the course. One man,
Ibrahim El Joual, took part in every race from 1986 to 2004. Runners
do suffer terrible_physical hardships. Sometimes they lose toenails
and skin peels on their foot. However, doctors are always on hand to
deal with minor injuries and to make sure that runners do not push
themselves too far.
V. OPEN CLOZE TEST
1. which 2. through 3. attachment 4. order 5. Wrong

6. mobility 7. without 8. matter 9. circumstances 10. despite

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

1. It was the lack / absence of (any) leadership that caused most of the problems of the committee.
2. Working as a primary school teacher calls for a great / good deal of patience these days.
3. Only by operating immediately can we save your eyesight.
4. Further information can be obtained by sending a self-addressed envelope to the above address.
5. Pauline hasn‘t been let in on the secret.
6. Sam was on tenterhooks, waiting to see if he had got a place in the cricket team.
7. We want to rejuvenate this project.
8. I think people who help the old, sick and homeless are the salt of the earth.
9. If you want to be a successful gardener, of course you‘ve got green fingers.
10. This brochure has a wide array of choices.

PRACTICE TEST 32
PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
I. PHONOLOGY: (10 ms)
A. 1. D 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C
B. 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A
II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
1. B staggered (of mind/ feeling); shattered, startled= extremely frightened
2. B. consensus Ex: Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different
things)
3. B Almost all
4. C. dusk
5. B do you
6. C persistent a persistent offender (= a person who continues to commit crimes after they have been
caught and punished)
7. B. speaking
8. C. stage bare of scenery
9. C. proportion
10. C. was its full extent realized
11. C. helping (phần cơm)
12. B. a cup of coffee
13. B. pure → Pure (a) clean and not containing any harmful substances:
14. B. but only as a dethroned exile, /‘eksail/ người bị đày ải
15. A. resort (resort to sth: cậy nhờ vào; have recourse to sb/sth: trông cậy vào; exert sth (on sth/ sb); áp
dụng, đưa vào sử dụng; resolve on/ upon: kiên quyết)
16. A. back
17. D. overlooks
18. C. is used to taking
19. A. mean
20. C. narrow-minded
III. READING COMPREHENSION
A. READING 1
1. C. Humans and their ancestors
2. D. The artists were mostly right-handed.
3. B. portrayed
4. A. more common
5. D. the study of skulls
6. A. the relationship between handedness and scratches on fossil human teeth can be verified
7. B. sides
8. C. To show that early humans were also predominantly right-handed.
9. D. fossilized hand bones
 10. B. There may be a link between handedness and differences in the brain‘s hemispheres.
B. READING 2
1. A. summarize the prelude to the naval conflict between France and England
2. A. secondary
3. B. enemies
4. D. take control of the entire continent
5. B. in almost all of France‘s European offensives
6. A. guaranteed its later victory over Britain
7. D. obstacle
8. B. The British were engaged in several other wars at the time.
9. C. expected to gain an advantage by forcing Napoleon to fight defensively
10. A. calculated risk
- prelude (n) /e/ khúc dạo đầu; ancillary (a) /i/ lệ thuộc; futility (n) sự vô ích; antagonist (n) đối thủ
- dismemberment (n) sự chia cắt; impediment (n) /e/ sự trở ngại endeavor (n) /e/ sự cố gắng
- gambit (n) sự thí quân mở đường; dubious (a) /ju:/ mơ hồ
IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST
1. B. rely 2. C. expression 3. D. to 4. D. tactful

5. A. so that 6. A. psychological 7. B. whether 8. C. into

9. A. confidential 10. D. likely

Part B: WRITTEN TEST

I. Supply the suitable tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (10 ms)
1. (should) be completed 2. working
3. thanking 4. has recently been given
5. being introduced 6. has been
7. cooking 8. not to be missed
9. would burst 10. panicked
II. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
Prepositions and phrasal verbs: (10 ms)
1. away (turn sb away: bắt ai quay lại, turn (sb) back làm ai quay lại nơi bắt đầu)
2. up with (come up with: to find or produce an answer, a sum of money, etc.; come up for)
3. along with (go along with = agree with)
4. off
5. down to
6. to (connected to sth: kết nối, connected with có liên quan tới)
7. off
8. to(be reduced to sth: to be forced into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one)
9. beyond
10. before
III. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORMS OF THE GIVEN WORDS
1. Upbringing 2. Determining
3. devaluation 4. Counterbalanced
5. Misadventure 6. Inaudible
7. Semi-professional 8. Overbalanced
9. tricolor 10. she-wolf
IV. FIND TEN MISTAKES AND CORRECT THEM Find ten mistakes and correct them: (10 ms)
1. who → whose 2. located → was located
3. exist → exit 4. resulted from → resulted in
5. galaxy distance galaxy‘s distance 6. in 1925 → By 1925
7. conclusively → conclusive 8. twice of → twice
9. her last years → his last years 10. datum → data
V. OPEN CLOZE TEST
1. to 2. focus 3. advocate 4. Others 5. that

6. for 7. cultural 8. universities 9. that 10. explore

VI SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. I beg you, from the bottom of my heart, to spare his life.
2. A wind of change
3. The climber was on the point of death when they found him.
4. We seam to be missing some students this morning.
5. Those responsible for this crime will be severely punished.
6. I‘m not so foolish as to believe that.
7. In case he one day kills her, she has to run away.
8. She was under the impression that someone was dogging her steps.
9. The government must be seen to be whiter than white.
10. To this day, I still don‘t understand why he did it

PRACTICE TEST 33
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
I. PHONOLOGY
A. 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. D (1 point for each correct answer)
B. 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. A (1 point for each correct answer)
II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE : CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE WHICH BEST
COMPLETES EACH SENTENCE
1. A 2. C 3D 4. A 5. C

6. C 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. A

11. C 12. D 13. D 14. A 15. D

16. A 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. A

III. READING COMPREHENSION

Reading 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer.
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. C

6. A 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. A

Reading 2: Read the passage and choose the best answer.

1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A

6. C 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. A

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10 POINTS)

1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A

6. D 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. A

WRITTEN TEST
I. Use the correct tense / form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points)
1. had they moved 2. were
3. had seen 4. can‘t have locked
5. got 6. can we save
7. climbing 8. has been challenged
9. criticizing 10. wouldn‘t have got
II. PUT IN SUITABLE PREPOSITIONS OR ADVERB PARTICLES
1. out 2. off 3.out 4. down 5. forward

6. out 7. on 8. for 9. at 10. in

III. USE THE CORRECT WORD FORM OF THE WORD IN BRACKETS TO COMPLETE THE
SENTENCES.
1. undertaking 2. sensitive 3. chaotic 4. hypocrisy
 5. by-pass 6. technicalities 7. uneconomical 8. inherently

9. undeniably 10. provisionally

IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION.

1. C (there is) 2. C (the amount of energy) 3. C (other) 4. B (he) 5. B (is)
6. D (raise) 7. C (overnight) 8. A (is) 9. D (70 year-old)
10. A (Hardly had he)
V. OPEN CLOZE TEST.
1. However 2. just 3. which 4. either 5. completely

6. result 7. making 8. natural 9. keep 10. last

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION.

1. I am on very good terms with my bank manager.
2. Anyone can apply for a job with us irrespective of race, creed or color.
3. The directors of the company put their heads together to formulate a new scheme.
4. All his schemes ended in smoke.
5. The police left no stone unturned to trace the culprits.
6. I paid him back in his own coin.
7. You‘ve hit the nail on the head.
8. Steady work is sure to be rewarded in the long run.
9. This puts me in mind of an amusing incident.
10. He stood / held / kept his ground against his adversary.

PRACTICE TEST 34
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
I. PHONOLOGY
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. B

6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C

II. GRAMMAR-VOCABULARY
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. D

6. B 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. A

11. D 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. C

16. D 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. B

III. READING COMPREHENSION

* Reading 1
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. A

6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. C

* Reading 2
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. B

6. C 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST

1. C 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. D

6. D 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. C

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. VERB FORMS AND TENSES
1. must know 5. to start/filling
2. could/might have missed 6. working
 3. to drink 7. missing
4. will be made/have been interviewed 8. could have gone
II. PHRASAL VERBS
1. away 2. down 3. out 4. around 5. out

6. by 7. For 8. off 9. with 10. under

III. WORD FORMATION

1. trepasser 2. carefree 3. underpaid 4. break-ups 5. nonsense

6. literate 7. Outlived 8. equate 9. unsweetened 10. perceptive

IV. OPEN CLOZE TEST

1. other/another 2. find/feel 3. word 4. left

5. being 6. up 7. there 8. seldom/rarely

9. for/as 10. spoken

V. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
1. informations → information 6. making → doing
2. personal → personel 7. put up to → put up with
3. totally → very 8. have → make
4. employers → employees 9. hand out hand in
5. each → every 10. high → much
VI. SENTENCE REWRITING
1. My brothers is in two minds about moving to live in the country.
2. There is no limit to her finding fault with those she doesn‘t like.
3. He was at ease in his new job.
4. Isn‘t it high time you greased the hinges?
5. His colleague will go to any lengths to avoid confrontation.
6. It was your /you lying about your training background that upset him. (It was the fact that you lied
about your training background that upset him)
7. Nothing is expected to go wrong at tomorrow‘s conference.
8. Showers are known better for you than baths.
9. No longer are the construction projects in Southampton under our control.
10. The hijackers haven‘t set any of the hostages free.

PRACTICE TEST 35
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
A. 1. B. spear 2. C. drought 3. A. modern 4. D. worry 5. D. who
B. 1. A. millennium 2. D. appliance 3. A. control 4. B. descendant 5. C. oblivious
II.
1. C. even though 2. B. nerves 3. C. get

4. C. were 5. D. quick 6. D. stand

7. D. singled 8. B. burst 9. A. come

10. B. glowing 11. A. broad 12. D. grasp

13. B. torn 14. A. house 15.A. by Tuesday

16. D. speaking 17. B. if I wanted 18. C. smoothly

19. D. By the time 20. D. required

* READING 1
1. B. to praise somebody.
2. C. attracted more attention than Michel Desjoyaux.
 3. D. having no sea coast.
4. B. She went to see one of her relatives.
5. A. without any help from anyone else.
6. D. She had gone to great lengths to achieve her ambition.
7. C. extremes of temperature.
8. C. able to reflect on her achievement.
9. B. has mixed feelings about the outcome of the race.
10. A. She has the power to motivate.
* READING 2
1. H 2. D 3. E 4. K 5. G

6. I 7. A 8. J 9. C 10. F

III.
1. D mention 2. B high 3. C overwhelming

4. D flock 5. C shared 6. B bills

7. D come 8. A rates 9. D down

10. D put

B. I. WRITTEN TEST
1. won‘t be cancelled 2. is always forgetting 3. ought to have arrived 4. annoyed
5. had swum 6. Eating 7. to win 8. Getting 9. attacked 10. causing
II.
1. in 2. off 3. down 4. out 5. by

6. to 7. up 8. through 9. off 10. out

III.
1. antiquity 2. dominant 3. customising/izing

4. kingdom 5. kinship 6. extraordinary

7. practical 8. significance 9. Arguably

10. infinitely

IV.
1.  2. the 3. on 4. up 5. 

6. up 7. on 8. S 9. across 10. 

11. over 12. up 13. it 14. in 15. 

V.
1. an 2. work 3. to 4. had 5. no

6. for 7. how 8. were 9. do 10. so

VI.
A.
1. Contrary to his preconceptions / to what he thinks, not all nurses are women.
2. I object to being told what to do by people I don‘t respect.
3. The hotter it gets, the more water I drink.
4. We have nothing / very little in common with one another.
5. Only after a long time did the patient recover completely from his illness.
B.
1. There is no need to make such a song and dance about it.
2. His tomato plants are his pride and joy.
 3. I‘m sure this new film will appeal to young children.
4. The final version of the report bore no resemblance to the initial draft.
5. She gave an implausible explanation.

PRACTICE TEST 36
I. PHONOLOGY
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B

6. C 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. A

II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE

1. A that 2. D blank 3. A premonition 4. D but
5. B What 6. D nevertheless 7. C so enjoyable a 8. C away with
9. C so much the better 10. B might 11. A a hair‘s breadth 12. B lest
13. C did we find ourselves 14. A Unfit as I was 15. A makes no difference
16. C that be convenient 17. D on purpose 18. C Almost all of 19. A every so often 20. C peace
III. READING COMPREHENSION
1. Read the passage and the questions or unfinished sentences. Then choose the answer that you think
fits best.
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C
2. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B,C, or D) best fits each space.
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. A 7.C

8. D 9. A 10. D 11. B 12. C 13. D 14. C 15. B

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. VERB TENSES/FORMS
1. have fixed 2. going
3. would have missed 4. not have been invited
5. had been concluded 6. to blame
7. will have retired 8. was trying
9. is always spilling 10. to have found)
II. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
1. by 2. to 3. for 4. on 5. for

6. come in for 7. narrow down 8. round off

9. part with 10. make for

III. WORD FORMS

1. outworn 2. unconvincing 3. discouraged

4. warmth 5. environmentalists 6. flexibility

7. success 8. speech 9. hospitality

10. membership

IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION

1. poultries → poultry 2. with to
3. more → less 4. on → in
5. long → longer 6. other → rather
7. destruct → destroy 8. or → and
9. one → other 10. wetted → webbed
V. OPEN CLOZE TEST
1. with 2. Unlike 3. enabling/allowing

4. While/Whereas/Although 5. feeding 6. seldom/rarely/never

 7. whose 8. so 9. until/before

10. no

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

1. Nobody took any notice of Jack despite his strange clothes.
2. He made threats of violence against the officers.
3. You must have no contact/ communication with anyone involved in this case.
4. There was severe criticism (by many people) of the proposals for the new motorway.
5. The operation left Simon feeling weaker than he (had) expected.
6. There‘s no need to shed any tears over the result.
7. I‘d be grateful if you could cast an eye over these figures.
8. Although he is young, he is by no means/ by no means is he the youngest minister.
9. The house is dirty because no one takes the trouble to keep it clean./ The reason the house is dirty is
that no one takes the trouble to clean it.
10. Jane stand a good chance of being promoted.

PRACTICE TEST 37

PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE

I. PHONOLOGY (10pts)
A. Pronunciation
1. B. intellectual 2. A. whistle 3. B. sacrifice
4. A. bathing 5. B. marathon
B. Stress
6. C. champion 7. C. belief 8. D. European 9. C. society 10. A. marriage
II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES (20pts)
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. D

7. C 8. B 9. C 10. D 11. B

13. A 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. B

19. C 20. B

III. READING COMPREHENSION

* Reading 1. (10 pts)
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. C

6. B 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. C

Reading 2. (10 pts)

1. C 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. D

6. D 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. A

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10 pts)

1. A 2. D 3, C 4. A 5. C

6. C 7. B 8. D 9. C 10.D

PART B. WRITTEN TEST I. VERB TENSES / FORMS (10 pts)

1. see 2. will have written
3. wouldn‘t have overcome 4. be decided
5. had I known 6. didn‘t postpone
7. is recommended / (should) bear 8. entering / to be
II. PREPOSITIONS / PHRASAL VERBS (10 pts)
1. to - about 2. with 3. On / Upon 4. On
 5. in 6. of 7. by 8. to 9. off

III. WORD FORMS (10 pts)

1. wealthy 2. luxurious 3. Generosity 4. savings 5. insurance

6. profitable 7. cashier 8. loan 9. worthless 10. signature

IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 pts)

1. C. kicking forwards 2. B. where 3. A. refuse 4. B. advise 5. B. training not only
6. B. were questioned 7. A. neither require 8. C. borrowed 9. B. to be staved 10. A. Give care
V. OPEN CLOZE TEST (10 pts)
1. estimated 2. fraction 3. industrial 4. rapidly 5. faced

6. extinction 7. bacteria 8. species 9. World 10. better

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 pts)

* Part 1: Write a new sentence similar in meaning to the one given, using the word given in brackets.
Do not alter the word in any way.
1. I‘m not in the mood for the party / I‘m in no mood for going (to go) the party.
2. With five children to look after, her aunt has a lot on her hands / has her hands full.
3. You could hardly make out the ships through the thick fog.
4. The acrobats gave a good performance at the circus.
5. He was unable to cope with the job because of his ill health.
* Part 2. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it.
1. We shouldn‘t have come to Madrid in July.
2. The person who is called John wanted to talk to you on the phone this morning.
3. It was some mistakes in spelling that were found in the essay by the students / that the students found
in the essay.
4. If they hadn‘t solved the pollution problem in the region, there would have been a disaster./ If the
pollution problem in the region hadn‘t been solved, there would...
5. Our son is excited at the thought of going to Disney world.

PRACTICE TEST 38

MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY
1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.D

6.D 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.B

II. READING COMPREHENSION

11.C 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.D

16.B 17.B 18.B 19.C 20.B

21.C 22.D 23.B 24.D 25.D

26.B 27.D 28.C 29.A 30.B

III. GUIDED CLOZE

31.D 32.A 33.B 34.D 35.B

36.C 37.D 38.B 39.D 40.C

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. VERB TENSES/ FORMS
1. will be melting 2. am going to have
3. must have been 4. may/ might have fallen
5. left 6. took
 7. shall/ will have lost 8. sank
9. have not been invited 10. have discovered
11. has just had 12. was
13. have been trying 14. to do
15. lasted 16. to be
17. did not show 18. have
19. would fall 20. survived
II. PREPOSITIONS & PHRASAL VERBS
1. in/out 2. on 3. off 4. by 5. in for

6. after 7. according to 8. out of 9. off 10. in-on

11. at 12. of 13. for 14. between 15. by

16. in 17. in 18. with 1 9. with 20. with

III. OPEN CLOZE TEST
1. tomb 2. build/ finish
3. smaller 4. made
5. surrounds 6. marble
7. reflection 8. by
9. admire 10. sunrise
11. improved / changed 12. damaged / endangered / threatened
13. typical / obvious 14. however
15. reduce / limit / lessen / cut down 16. eliminated
17. installed / fixed 18. contributes
19. discard 20. absorbed
IV. WORD FORMS
1. bloodshot 2. comparatively
3.confidential 4. continually
5. mistaken 6. imprisonment
7. partially 8. disqualified
9. widespread 10. headstrong
11. undergone 12. undoubtedly
13. functional 14. inaccuracies
15. significant 16. irresistibly
17. threatening 18. compulsively
19. tendency 20. production
V. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. There‘s no one in Japan but speak Japanese.
2. The proposed motor-way extension has been a BONE of contention for years.
3. Coal production/the coal produced in this region has been halved in the last 20 years.
4. The orphanage left no stone unturned in their attempt to find the boy‘s parents.
5. Scientists blame air pollution for the destruction of (the) forests/According to scientists, air pollution
is to blame for destroying (the) forests.
6. Not a tear did she shed when the story ended in tragedy.
7. Should terrapins survive their first year, they may live to be twenty.
8. Norman confessed to murdering Alan.
9. Neither of the lifts was working.
10. There was no question of drugs being involved, whatever the methods used to obtain the result.
VI. OPERA AND THE ENGLISH
When I told an architect friend that I was writing a brief book on opera, 0. of (line 2)
he asked if it would tell him ‗what he was missing‘. The feeling of that he 1. _________
was missing something was a step in the exactly right direction, but the 2. _________
fact that he had lived in England for 45 years without setting his foot in the 3. _________
theatre for an opera performance was a reflection on thee small part that 4. _________
opera plays in the lives of the majority of intelligent people in Britain. The 5. _________
basic appeal of opera is to the heart, if not the head, and the British find the 6. _________
outpouring of emotion and passionate melody feel a little embarrassing. 7. _________
Unlike for the Italians, the Germans and the French, the British have no 8. _________
native operatic tradition of long standing, and so this opera has remained a 9. _________
largely suspect foreign import, which indulged in by the rich, and 10. ________
condemned by intellectuals on the old premise that ‗anything too silly to be
said, could be sung‘. Opera is not really something like that at all.
The half of its origins may be aristocratic, but the other half are firmly
rooted in the songs, stories and dances of such popular entertainment
through the centuries.

PRACTICE TEST 39
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR – 50 pts
TASK 1 (20 pts)
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. D
11. D 12. B 13. C 14. D 15. C 16. C 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. A
TASK 2 (10 pts)
Line Mistake Correction
21 5 far long
22 9 with of
23 11 stands standing
24 12 capable able
25 14 too either
26 15 Which What
27 17 that which
28 20 individual individuality
29 23 them themselves
30 27 enduring endurance
TASK 3 (10 pts)
31. by/aside 32. on 33. out 34. of 35. to
36. on 37. down 38. at 39. up 40. under
TASK 4 (10 pts)
41. incapacitate 42. mal-adjusted 43. customarily 44. apolitical 45. selfless
46. rustproof 47. workaholic 48. misplaced 49. apportion 50. unresponsive
PART THREE: READING – 50 pts
TASK 1 (10 pts)
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. D
TASK 2 (15 pts)
11. from 12. conjures 13. been 14. what 15. breathe
16. selling 17. much 18. wand 19. review 20. protecting
TASK 3 (10 pts)
21. D 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. E 26. D 27. E 28. C 29. E 30. D
TASK 4 (15 pts)
31. B 32. A
33. D 34. E
35. doubled 36. dropped
37. less 38. no
39. slightly 40. reversed

PART FOUR: WRITING – 50 pts

TASK 1 (10 pts)
Question 1: Pauline is in great demand as an after-dinner speaker.
Question 2: Someone has run off with my jewelry!
Question 3: Tom is (always) the life and soul of parties.
Question 4: He was indebted to a passer-by for his rescue.
Question 5: Some interesting new information has come to light.
TASK 2 (10 pts)
Question 6: It is common knowledge that becoming an actor is difficult.
Question 7: The young actress had butterflies in her stomach before the audition.
Question 8: The community sang the recently elected mayor‟s praises.
Question 9: The new musical has taken theatre audiences by storm.
Question 10: To this day, I still don‟t understand why he did it.

PRACTICE TEST 40
A
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Part 1.
1.B 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.B
6.A 7.B 8.C 9.D 10.A
Part 2.
Line Correction
1.offer Offering
3.rate ratings
4.air airing
6.educational educated
11.thoughtful thoughtless
Part 3
1.off 2. off 3.up 4.off 5. on
Part 4
1.mystified 2.abandonment 3.unearthed 4.disappearance 5.discovered
6. spaciousness 7.powerful 8. inscriptions 9.achievements 10.understanding
C. READING COMPREHENSION (60 pts)
Part 1
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. A
6. D 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. B
Part 2
1.then 2.this 3.out 4.back 5.in
6.consequently 7.when 8. number 9. although 10. in
Part 3
1.vii 2.v 3.ix 4.i 5.iv
6.iii 7. re-offending 8. sentencing 9. victim 10. restorative justice
Part 4
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.D
6.C 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.A
Part 5
1.D 2.F 3.B 4.D 5.E
6.F 7.A 8.B 9.C 10. A
V. WRITING (60pts)
Part 1 (5pts)
1. The authorities are clamping down on drug dealing.
2. Paying the rent really eats into my salary every month.
3. Please don‘t take Minnie‘s comments amiss because she meant well.
4. I would not have missed out on such an experience for all the world.
5. You must submit your entry by next Tuesday.
5. Who would be the first heir has been settled among all the members of the family by their burying the
hatchet.
6. He has had a grudge against me ever since I was promoted over him.
7. That he has won a scholarship to study overseas gives/has given him a new lease of life.
8. First and foremost I need regular practice because sometimes I have (got) a memory / mind like a sieve.
9. It is Maldivies‟(s) beach resorts and round-the-clock bustling nightlife that hordes of tourists are attracted
to.
10. What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night.
 PRACTICE TEST 41
II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR:40 POINTS
Part 1: Choose the best answer. 10 points
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. C
11. B 12. C 13. D 14. A 15. A 16. A 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. D
Part 2: Write the correct form of each bracketed word. 10 points
1. rebellion 4. abolitionists 7. establishing 10. independence
2. antislavery 5. indifferent 8. solitary
3. firsthand 6. literary 9. self-made
Part 3: Fill in each blank with suitable particle(s). 10 points
1. in on 2. up on 3. down to 4. out 5. over
6. up 7. after 8. at 9. on 10. at
Part 4: ERROR RECOGNITION. 10 points
1. age => ages 6. correct
2. correct 7. to gather => together
3. such => 0 8. correct
4. stabilize => stabilized 9. Although => 0
5. from => beyond 10. make => take
III. READING COMPREHENSION. 40 points
Part 1: For questions 1 – 10, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each
gap. 10 points
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.D
6.A 7.D 8.A 9.A 10.C
Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. 10 points
1. put 2.what 3. become 4.make 5.there
6.although 7.up 8.those 9.on 10.as
Part 3: Read the passage and answer the questions. 10 points
1. stock market instability 6. bargains/bargain properties
2. real estate 7. borrow too much/ over-borrow
3. hunt for foreclosures 8. YES
4. mortgage repayments 9. NO
5. their money 10. YES
Part 4: Read the passage and choose the best answer:10 points
1.B 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.C
6.C 7.A 8.A 9.B 10.A
IV. WRITING.
 PRACTICE TEST 42
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (30 points)
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (5points; 0.25 pt/item)
Your answer:
1. HAVE BEEN 2. ARE NOT
3. HAS NOW BEEN 4. ARE STRONGLY
UNDERSTOOD ACKNOWLEDGED LINKED
5. BE SPENT 6. HAS NOT BEEN 7. ORIGINATE 8. HAVE FOR
ESTABLISHED CENTURIES BEEN
FASCINATED
9. ARE OFTEN 10. HAS BEEN KNOWN 11. DEPEND 12. WAS REGULARLY
PORTRAYED FOR MANY YEARS INTERPRETED

13. ARE THEREFORE 14. WAS MOST OFTEN 15. REGARDED 16. FINALLY BE
THOUGHT ASSOCIATED UNLOCKED

17. HAS NOT YET BEEN 18. HAVE BEEN 19. TO GRADUALLY 20. SURROUNDING
FOUND SUGGESTED SO FAR UNVEIL
II. Choose the best option to complete the sentence: (5 points; 0.25pt/item)
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A
5. A 6. A 7. B 8. C
9. B 10. C 11. B 12. D
13. B 14. C 15. A 16. B
17. C 18. A 19. A 20. C
III. Fill in each blank with ONE preposition or article (5 points; 0.25 pt/item)
Your answer:
1. FOR 2. FROM 3. AGAINST 4. OF
5. ABOUT 6. WITH 7. FROM 8. FROM
9. AMONG 10. FROM 11. WITH 12. OF
13. ABOUT 14. AS 15. TO 16. OF
17. OFF 18. FROM 19. TO 20. ON
IV. Choose the word or phrase which needs correcting by circling the letter A, B, C or D.
Your answer:
1. C; 2. D; 3. D; 4. D; 5. C; 6. A; 7. A; 8. A; 9. D; 10. A;
might deadly flawless had because Like Rising outpatients on and sheer
not skills won of/ due tide department off willpower
have to
been
offered
V. Supply the correct form of the word (5 points; 0.5 pt/item)
1. increasingly 2. sufficient 3. doubtlessly 4. maintenance 5. stability
6. intentions 7. readily 8. diversity 9. removal 10. unattractive
VI. Use the words provided to fill in the blanks (5 points; 0.25pt/item)
1. every 2. all 3. every 4. all
5. all 6. whole 7. each 8. every
9. every 10. no 11. none 12. every
13. each 14. all 15. none 16. all
17. every 18. no 19. each 20. no
READING (30 points)
I. Read the following passage and answer the questions. (5 points; 0.5pt/item)

1 C, 2 D, 3 A, 4 B, 5 D, 6 C, 7 A, 8 B, 9 C, 10 C
II. Read the text then answer the questions by choosing the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
Your answer:
1.C 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. A
11. C 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D
III. Put a suitable word in each gap. (7.5 points; 0.5 pt/item)
1. under 2. as 3. it 4. such 5. to 6. if 7. round 8. out 9. which/that 10. being
11. much 12. for 13. as/ 14. be 15. an
because
III. Read the text and answer the questions that follow: (10 points; 1pt/item)

Statement 1. D Statement 2. A Statement 3. E Statement 4. C 5. detect gases

6. high 7. each gas 8. characteristic 9. the size 10. measure
temperatures voltage oxygen
WRITING (20 points)
I. Rewrite each sentence using the words given in bold letters. (5 points; 1 pt/item)
1. I think Robert isn‘t old enough to take care of his brother. (CARE)
2. Ben was by no means as innocent as he pretended. (MEANS)
3. The twins are looking forward to seeing their cousins again this summer. (LOOKING)
4. In the interests of safety, it was necessary to inspect the electrical systems. (INTERESTS)
5. All the money they made went to charity. (PROCEEDS)

PRACTICE TEST 43
II. PHONETICS (5 points – 0.5 point/correct answer)
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B
6. C 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. A
III. LEXICO–GRAMMAR (30 points)
Part 1: (5 points – 0.25 point/correct answer)
1. B 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. A
6. D 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. C
11. A 12. D 13. D 14. A 15. D
16. D 17. B 18. A 19. D 20. C
Part 2: (5 points – 0.5 point/correct answer)

0. line 1: an 21. line 3: carried 22. line 5: on 23. line 6: regarding

24. line 8: to 25. line 9: airports 26. line 11: latest 27. line 13: the
28. line 14: in 29. line 16: to lift 30. line 18: steps
Part 3: (5 points – 0.25 point/correct answer)
0. up with
31. in 32. on 33. at 34. on 35. of
36. for 37. on 38. to 39. on 40. in
41. over 42. forward 43. about 44. (a)round 45. out on
46. for 47. for 48. down to 49. out for 50. off
Part 4: (5 points – 0.25 point/correct answer)
0. was founded 51. have asked 52. had found
53. was overthrown 54. is published 55. recognised
56. to talk 57. going 58. throw
59. is 60. competing 61. admit
62. keeping 63. passing 64. have been submitted
65. Having lost 66. to be taken 67. were
68. would have caused 69. hadn‘t discovered 70. would be
Part 5: (5 points – 0.5 point/correct answer)
0. expenditure 71. unpretentious 72. spirituality 73. contractors
74. reliable 75. costly 76. soulless 77. overlooking
78. commissioned 79. represented 80. modernity
Part 6: (5 points – 0.5 point/correct answer)
0. Though 81. but 82. However 83. Nevertheless
84. however 85. While 86. though 87. whereas
88. despite 89. On the contrary 90. Yet
IV. READING (30 points)
Part 1: (7.5 points – 0.5 point/correct answer)
0. B
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B
 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. C
11. C 12. B 13. C 14. D 15. B
Part 2: (7.5 points – 0.5 point/correct answer)
0. never
16. after 17. Could 18. our 19. this/that 20. for
21. so 22. what 23. Nor 24. their/such 25. to
26. At 27. on 28. being 29. may 30. to
Part 3: (5 points – 0.5 point/correct answer)
0. C
31. A 32. A 33. B 34. A 35. D
36. D 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. A
Part 4: (10 points – 1 point/correct answer)
41. vi 42. viii 43. ii 44. v 45. iii
0. loose 46. teardrop 47. deaths
48. water 49. largest 50. uphill
V. WRITING (20 points)
Part 1: (5 points – 0.5 point/correct answer)
1. ……goes without saying that I did…… .
2. ……strike you as (being)……
3. ……would appear that the thieves got……
4. ……difference to me if she stays/keeps…….. .
5. ……come to terms with losing….. .
6. ……utmost importance that we find……..
7. ……wasn‘t in the mood for……… .
8. ……made no/did not make any reference to…….. .
9. ……is subject to alteration/change….. .
10. ……ended up doing…… .

PRACTICE TEST 44
II. PHONETICS
Part 1:
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. C
Part 2:
1. D 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. C
III. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:
PART 1:
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B
6. B 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. B
11. C 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. B
16. D 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. A
PART 2:
1. as (line 2) → like 2. kidney-shaping (line 3) → kidney – shaped
3. none (line 4) → no 4. hazardous (line 6) → hazard
5. It‘s (line 7) → Its 6. lives (line 8) → live
7. off (line 9) → away 8. to cross (line 9 – 10) → crossing
9. very (line 12) → much 10. do (line 15) → make
Part 3:
1. under 2. in 3. for 4. on 5. Out 6. at 7. with
8. with 9. up 10.out 11. on/upon 12. up 13. out 14. up
15. with 16. of 17.on 18. in 19. on 20. at
Part 4:
1. forgeries 2. undergone 3. misleading 4. linguistic 5. emergence
6. adoption 7. Interestingly 8. onlooker 9. corruption 10.Elsewhere
Part5:
1. have been building 2. have been watching
3. know 4. having been delivered
5. married 6. to do
7. has never failed 8. to give
9. should have informed 10. looking
11. speak 12. could have visited
13. will apply 14. had been nibbling
15. considered 16. had been standing
17. would have been unharmed 18. had done
19. to become 20. have been meaning
Part 6:
1. F 2. C 3. A 4. E 5. D
IV. READING
PART 1:
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. B
10. D 11. A 12. A 13. D 14. A 15. D
PART 2;
1. Somewhere 2. under 3. one/former/first 4. except/but 5. say 6. On
7.opposite 8. face 9. Against 10. sets 11. For 12. how
13. Just 14. yourself 15. If
Part3:
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. D
Part 4:
1. H. FALLING 2. G. FLYING 3. B. CASTLE 4. C. DEATH 5. F. GETTING STUCK
V. WRITING:
PART I.
1. The seats in the car are covered with leather.
2. If it should happen that nuclear weapons are used, we are all doomed.
3. The more qualifications we are able to amass, the more successful we are in the academic field.
4. Mrs. Tipper greatly regretted not being able to celebrate the New Year with her husband.
5. Not a great amount/deal of damage was done/caused to my car in/by the collision.
PART II.
1. She isn‘t really cut out for teaching.
2. The new ambassador has wide knowledge of current affairs.
3. These problems of ours are just the tip of the ice berg.
4. The Greens looks on Henry as a good friend.
5. Rather than wake/waking up the baby, I tiptoed to the door.

PRACTICE TEST 45
B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (50 points)
Part 1. For questions 1-20, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions.
(20 pts)
1.D 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.A
11.B 12.A 13.B 14.A 15.C 16.A 17.A 18.D 19.B 20.B
Part 2. Read the following text which contains 10 mistakes. Identify the errors and write the corrections in
the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 pts)
ERROR CORRECTION ERROR CORRECTION
(line .....) (line .....)
1. surprising (2) surprisingly 6. at modest … (10) at a modest …
2. which (4) that 7. and (12) or
3. in (5) of 8. ones (13) those
4. Considering (6) Consider 9. joint (14) joints
5. burn (8) burns 10. reducing (16) reduced
Part 3. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with suitable particles/prepositions. Write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. away 2. off 3. up 4. out 5. down
6. through 7. on 8. back 9. against 10. off
Part 4. Write the correct FORM of the word given in capitals. (10 pts)
 1. exclamation 6. anti-social
2. invariably 7. acts
3. erroneous 8. significantly
4. inclination 9. unable
5. affect 10. confide
C. READING (60 points)
Part 1. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your
answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (15 pts)
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D
6. C 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. B
Part 2. For questions 1-10, read the text below and think of word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE
word in each gap. (15 pts)
66. whatever 67. Until 68. process 69. only 70. that
71. with 72. having 73. contribute 74. far 75. by
Part 3. Read the text below. For questions 1-10, choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) according to the
text. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (15 pts)
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. C
6. B 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. A
Part 4. Read the passage and do questions from 1-10 (15 pts)
1. vii 2. iii 3. iv 4. ix 5. ii
6. metabolism 7. less 8. genetic 9. consume 10. behaviour
IV. WRITING
Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to
the sentence printed before it. (10 pts)
1. They found my explanation of what had happened was totally unacceptable.
2. The rise in the number of spectators has led to a considerable expansion in the stadium capacity.
3. As we are all here, we may as well start the meeting.
4. Only when the sun went down did the heat become bearable.
5. George is widely assumed to have been wrongly accused.
Part 2. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in brackets and the meaning stays the same. Do
NOT change the form of the given word. You must use between THREE and EIGHT words, including the
word given.
1. The mistake in the accounts only came to light when / came to light after/ came to light once the
figures were re-check.
2. They might ..have reached the wrong / 've reached the wrong conclusion and thought the party was
next week.
3. I was overcome with fear when I worked out what had happened.
4.Sorry, I lost track of the / completely lost track of the time.
5. Half-an-hour completely of listening to Marion leaves me feeling / listening to Marion leaves me
feeling / of listening to Marion leaves me /listening to Marion leaves me exhausted.

PRACTICE TEST 46
SECTION 2. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (30 POINTS)
Part 1. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions and write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. A
Part 2. The passage below contains 5 errors. Write the errors and corrections in the numbered boxes.
Mistakes Corrections
1 oil oils
2 made in made from
3 is are
4 press pressed
 5 every each
Part 3. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with suitable prepositions. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
1. to 2. from 3. at 4. in 5. in
Part 4. Write the correct from of each bracketed word in the corresponding numbered boxes.

1. indubitably 2. unorthodox 3. recalcitrant 4. temperament 5. trailblazers

6. overblown 7. shortcomings 8. nightmarish 9. undisguised 10. predominantly

SECTION 3. READING COMPREHENSION (60 POINTS)

Part 1. Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Circle A, B, C or D to
indicate your answer. (10 points)
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. B 10. C
Part 2. Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided
below the passage. (15 points)
1. rise 2. feasible 3. towards 4. dinosaurs 5. where
6. thesis 7. without 8. on 9. favoritism 10. himself
Part 3. Read the following passage and complete the statements that follow by circling A, B, C, or D to
indicate your answer which you think fits best (10 points)
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. A
Part 4. Read the following passages and answer the questions. (10 points)
1. D 2. E 3. A 4. B 5. B
6. T 7. F 8. F 9. T 10. F
Part 5. Put each of the headlines with a sentence from the story below. Write only the correct letter (A - J)
in the box. (15 points )
1. D 2. G 3. B 4. J 5. H
6. E 7. A 8. F 9. C 10. I

PRACTICE TEST 47
B. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (50 points)
Part 1. 20 points- Each correct answer is given 1 pt
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. C
6. A 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. D
11. B 12. A 13. C 14. D 15. A
16. D 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. B
Part 2. 10 points - Each correct answer is given 1 pt
Line Mistakes Corrections
1. 1 locking locked
2. 2 like as
3. 3 in since
4. 5 the an
5. 5 knowing known
6. 9 though despite
7. 9 that which
8. 11 changing change
9. 13 revolutionarily revolutionary
10. 15 finding findings
Part 3. 10 points - Each correct answer is given 1 pt.
 1. in 2. into 3. on 4. upon 5. down
6. on to 7. out 8. up to 9. at 10. out
Part 4. 10 points - Each correct answer is given 1 pt.
1. unhurried 5. carefully 9. existence
2. formation 6. immature 10. disagreeable
3. Courtship 7. adulthood
4. triumphant 8. captivity
C. READING (60 points)
Part 1. 15 points - Each correct answer is given 1.5 pts.
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. D

Part 2. 15 points- Each correct answer is given 1.5 pts.

1. its 2. too 3. where 4. like 5. comes
6. worth 7. one 8. for 9. below/beneath 10. being
Part 3. 15 points - Each correct answer is given 1.5 pts.
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. D
Part 4. 15 points - Each correct answer is given 1.5 pts.
1. vii 2. v 3. ix 4. i 5. iv 6. iii
7. re-offending 8. sentencing 9. victim 10. restorative justice
D. WRITING (40 points)
Part 1. 10 points- Each correct answer is given 2 pts
1. The onset of the disease is signaled / marked / shown by blurred vision.
2. Nothing short of a full apology from the manager will satisfy me.
3. It is a foregone conclusion that Mansell will win this year‘s championship.
4. By no means is Julia to blame for the negligence.
5. Rumour has it that we will have a new manager.
Part 2. 10 points- Each correct answer is given 2 pts.
1. I didn‘t take sides during their disagreement because I like both of them.
2. She will be showered with a great many congratulations if she wins.
3. Generosity is his middle name.
4. Several runners have backed out of the race because of their health problems.
5. Returning from the battle, they didn‘t have two pennies/ halfpennies to rub together.

PRACTICE TEST 48
B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 points)
Part 1:(10 pts)
1.C 2.C 3.A 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.D 10.A
Part 2: (5 pts)
Line Error Correction
0 in on
3 adventure adventurous
3 Generally However
6 unskillful unskilled
8 derive earn
11 entrepreneurs entrepreneurship
Part 3.(5 pts)
1. with 2. to/for 3. on 4. in 5. out
Part 4. (10 pts)
1.implicit 2. smiling 3. inescapable 4. catchy 5. brainwash
6. informative 7. stimulate 8. appointed 9. honesty 10. misleading
C. READING (60 points)
Part 1: (10 pts)
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. A
6. A 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. A
Part 2: (10 pts)
 1. posted 2. breathe 3. behind 4. highly 5. onto
6. serve 7. name 8. newsworthy 9. whether 10. potential
Part 3: (15 pts)
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. D
6. B 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. A
Part 3: (10 pts.)
1. H 3. E 5. C 7. T 9. T
2. I 4. A 6. NI 8. F 10. F
Part 5. (15 pts.)
1. D 3. C 5. A 7. B 9. A
2. E 4. B 6. E 8. D 10. C

―Do you want to go and see the new play?‖ Petra

asked her friend
(INTERESTED)
Petra asked her friend whether…………………..to
see the new play.

Pat does not intend to have a holiday this

year (INTENTION)
no intention of going
Pat has ……………………………….. on holiday
this year.

Lisa was ON THE POINT OF LEAVING the house

Lisa was about to leave the house when.. (POINT)
when.

I think THERE‘S NO POINT learning to use a I think learning to use a typewriter is a waste of
typewriter. time (POINT)

The bad weather LED TO THE CANCELLATION A number of sporting events had to be cancelled
OF a number of sporting events. owing to bad weather. (LED)

AS FAR AS COMPUTER GAMES ARE When it comes to computer games, Gareth is a

CONCERNED, Gareth is a real expert. real expert. (CONCERNED)

IT‘S HIGH TIME CARLOS GOT someone to mend Carlos really should get someone to mend his
his bike. bike. (HIGH)

The company is HIGHLY REGARDED in the local The company has a good reputation in the local
area. area (HIGHLY)

Do you think Pablo STANDS A CHANCE OF Do you think Pablo is likely to win the
WINNING the competition? competition? (CHANCE)

The way Jasper deals with problems has MADE A I‘ve been greatly impressed by the way Jasper
GREAT IMPRESSION ON ME. deals with problems (MADE)

Darius soon MADE A (FULL) RECOVERY after the

Darius soon recovered after the operation MADE)
operation.

I think the weather will CHANGE FOR THE I think the weather will improve next week.
BETTER next week. (CHANGE)
The offer of a place on the course CAME AS A Pheobe was surprised to be offered a place on the
SURPRISE TO Phoebe. course (CAME)

It‘s so difficult to COME UP WITH new ideas for the It‘s so difficult to create new ideas for the festival
festival every year. every year (COME)

The company HAS EVERY CHANCE OF GETTING The company is almost certain to get the contract
the contract. (EVERY)

Sven would have called yesterday if he hadn‘t been Sven would have called yesterday if he had had
SHORT ON / OF TIME. more time (SHORT)

Many people believe that Garcia IS CAPABLE OF Many people believe that Garcia has the ability to
BECOMING world champion. become world champion (CAPABLE)

In his speech, the Principal MADE NO REFERENCE In his speech, the Principal did not mention the
TO the new language courses. new language courses. (REFERENCE)

IT NEVER OCCURRED TO SAM TO ASK me for Sam never thought of asking me for my advice
advice. (OCCURRED)

NO MATTER HOW HARD THEY TRIED, they Despite all their efforts, they could not get the old
could not get the old car to start. car to start (HARD)

Maria MADE IT CLEAR THAT she wasn‘t going to ―I‘m sorry, but there‘s no way I‘m going to sleep
sleep on the floor. on the floor‖ said Maria. (CLEAR)

―Remember KEEP IN TOUCH,‖ Marta said as she ―Remember to write or phone,‖ Marta said as she
waved goodbye. waved goodbye (TOUCH)

Simon really ought to MAKE UP HIS MIND about Simon really ought to make a decision about his
his future. future (MIND)

Not paying in time WILL RESULT IN YOUR If you don‘t pay on time, your booking will be
BOOKING BEING CANCELLED. cancelled (RESULT)

I´m sure IT‘S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME I‘m sure Gemma is going to become a famous
BEFORE Gemma becomes a famous model. model one day (MATTER)

Barbara‘s parents HAD NO DOUBT that she would Barbara‘s parents were certain that she would be a
be a great tennis player. great tennis player (DOUBT)

Employees CANNOT COUNT ON HAVING an The company isn‘t able to guarantee an allocated car
allocated car parking space. parking space to all employees (COUNT)

Daisy said that she would no longer PUT UP WITH Daisy said that she would no longer tolerate her
her colleagues being rude. colleagues being rude (PUT)

Sven was about to call the police when the burglar

stopped trying to open the window and ran away.
POINT
was on the point of calling Sven ………………………………………………
the police when the burglar stopped trying to open
the window and ran away.
 PRACTICE TEST 49
B/ Vocabulary and Grammar
Part 1:
1. D 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. A
6. D 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. B
Part 2:
No Line Mistake Correction
1 3 splender Splendor
2 4 unsurpassable unsurpassed
3 6 Enhancing To enhance
4 10 does has
5 10 bordered bordering
Part 3:
1. out 2. for 3. on 4. over 5. off
Part 4:
1. incorporate(d) 2. distinguishing
3.. ill-/badly-thought-out 4. hare-/crackbrained
5. fruitless 6. error-free/unerring
7. masterpiece 8. entailed
9. amid(st) 10. recrimination
C – READING
Part 1:
1.A 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.C 6.D 7.D 8.C 9.C 10.A
Part 2:
5.
1. had 2. thanks 3. while/whilst 4. on/upon but/although/though
6. first 7. to 8. can/may 9. another 10. this
Part 3:
1.D 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.B
Part 4 :
1. x 2. v 3.xii 4.vi 5.ii
6.(reflective) 7. infrared light 8.medium sized 9.diffraction 10.blurred
mirror
Part 5:
1.E 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.B
D. WRITING
1 are cut out to be. 2 no idea whatsoever 3 to keep pace with the.
4 has come in for criticism 5 was bound to leave 6 no wonder that
7 please keep to 8 is intent on not giving 9 are cut out to be
10 no idea whatsoever 11 to keep pace with the 12 has come in for criticism
13 was bound to leave 14 no wonder that 15 please keep to
16 is intent on not
PRACTICE TEST 50
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Part 1. Choose the word/ phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. D
Part 2. Read the text and find 5 mistakes and correct them. You should indicate in which line the mistake
is. (5 pts)
1. exhausting → exhausted 2. in case of → in terms of 3. waken → awake
4. like → as 5. That → What
Part 3. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle. (5 pts)
1. on 2. off 3. for 4. by 5. out
Part 4. Complete the text by writing the correct form of the word in capitals. (10 pts)
1. enduring 2. swollen 3. suspended 4. gloriously 5. irresistibly
6. uninitiated 7. requirements 8. hardy 9. enthusiasts 10. windowsill
C. READING COMPREHENSION (60 pts)
Part 1. For each gap, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D which best fits the context. (10 pts)
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. D 9. A 10. C
Part 2. Fill ONE suitable word in each blank. (10 pts)
1. long 2. up 3. Inspired 4. set 5. beat
6. host 7. achieved/ attained 8. tall 9. hand 10. now
Part 3. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions. (15 pts)
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. B
Part 4. Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. (15 pts)
1. viii 2. ii 3. v 4. vii 5. ix 6. iv
7. C 8. A 9. H 10. G
Part 5. You are going to read a magazine article in which four men are interviewed about Paris. For
questions 1-10, choose from the people (A-D). The men may be chosen more than once. (10 pts)
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. D
D. WRITING (60 pts)
Part 1. Rewrite the following sentences beginning as shown or using the word given. Do not change the
meaning of the original sentences. (5 pts)
1. Through no fault of her own, Melanie ended up breaking the law.
2. Her behaviour is not in keeping with her normally calm nature.
3. ―Why not have a list of guests drawn up?‖ said George.
4. The committee finally gave their verdict on the plans.
5. He has a bee in his bonnet about the dishonesty of lawyers.
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