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PRACTICE 163

Mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. photographed B. Helped C. naked D. practiced
Question 2: A. change B. hungry C. stronger D. single
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose differs from the other three in
stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. believe B. marriage C. maintain D. response
Question 4: A. appreciate B. embarrassing C. situation D. experience

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 5: I find that necessary to do something about traffic problem in our city.
A. find that B. to do C. about D. in
Question 6: There are few areas of human experience that have not been writing about.
A. there are B. of human C. have not been D. writing
Question 7: In the past, polite men had stood up when women entered the room.
A. the B. polite C. had stood up D. entered

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each question
Question 8: Peter is working in an office. He’s a white- .................. worker.
A. collar B. sleeve C. shirt D. button
Question 9: Just keep .................. on the baby while I cook the supper, will you?
A. a look B. a glance C. an eye D. a care
Question 10: He clearly had no .................. of doing any work, although it was only a week till the exam.
A. desire B. ambition C. willingness D. intention
Question 11: Not a word .................. since the exam started.
A. she wrote B. she had written C. has she written D. she has written
Question 12: She showed her .................. by asking lots of trivial questions.
A. experience B. experienced C. inexperienced D. inexperience
Question 13: An only child often creates an .................. friend to play with.
A. imagery B. imaginable C. imaginary D. imaginative
Question 14: He has a very outgoing .................. and makes friends very easily.
A. person B. personality C. personal D. personage
Question 15: Your .................. to life decides whether you are happy or not.
A. thinking B. opinion C. attitude D. dream
Question 16: People are advised to .................. smoking because of its harm to their health.
A. cut down B. cut off C. cut in D. cut down on
Question 17: They decided to divorce and Mary is .................. to get the right to raise the child.
A. equal B. determined C. obliged D. active
Question 18: Some researchers have just ...............a survey of young people’s points of view on contractual marriage.
A. sent B. directed C. managed D. conducted
Question 19: It is not easy to .................. our beauty when we get older and older.
A. maintain B. develop C. gain D. collect

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each
of the following exchanges.
Question 20: - Harry: "I'm going on holiday tomorrow." - An: “....................................................................... ”
A. Sorry to hear that B. Congratulations! C. Watch out D. Have a nice time
Question 21: - Hoa: "Write to me when you get home." - Phong: “.......................................................................”
A. I must B. I should C. I will D. I can

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSET in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

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Question 22: Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world.
A. variety B. changes C. conservation D. number
Question 23: I don't like that man. There is a sneaky look on his face.
A. humorous B. dishonest C. guilty D. furious

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans.
A. married B. divorced C. separated D. single
Question 25: Maria will take charee of the advertising for the play.
A. spend time B. spend C. account for D. be irresponsible for

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
Question 26: “If I were you, I'd tell him the truth, ” she said to me.
A. She said to me that if I were you, I’d tell him the truth.
B. She suggested to tell him the truth if she were me.
C. She will tell him the truth if she is me.
D. She advised me to tell him the truth.
Question 27: David seems really ill at case in front of all those people.
A. David feels uncomfortable in front of all those people.
B. David is easy to be ill because of all those people.
C. David is ill because he stands in front of all those people.
D. David fells comfortable in front of all those people.
Question 28: Those students should be punished for what they have done.
A. Those students should have done what they were punished for.
B. What those students have done will give them some punishment.
C. Those students can't get away with what they have done.
D. The things those students have done are kinds of punishment.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions.
Question 29: I have to support my family. I want to find a job.
A. I want to find a job in order support my family.
B. I have to support my family from seeking a job.
C. I want to find a job so that I can support my family.
D. I want to find a job because my family supports me.
Question 30: The workers finished their work. They left for home.
A. Before the workers finished their work, they left for home.
B. Having finished their work, the workers left for home.
C. By the time the workers finished their work, they had left for home.
D. The workers left home since they finished their work.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that bestfits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
The relationship between students and teachers is less formal in the USA than in many other countries.
American students do not stand up (31) .................. their teachers enter the room. Students are encouraged to
ask questions during class, to stop in the teacher’s office for extra help, and to phone if they are absent. Most
teachers (32) .................. students to enter class late or leave early if necessary. (3) .................. the lack of
formality, students are still expected to be polite to their teachers and fellow classmates. When students want
to ask questions, they usually (34) .................. a hand and wait to be called on. When a test is being given,
talking to a classmate is not only rude but also risky. Most American teachers consider that students who are
talking to each other (35) .................. a test are cheating.
Question 31: A. when B. that C. where D. whether
Question 32: A. let B. allow C. make D. encourage
Question 33: A. Though B. In spite C. Despite D. Because of

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Question 34: A. rise B. arise C. raise D. put
Question 35: A. in B. when C. while D. during

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
The increase in international business and in foreign investment has created a need for executives with
knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-culture communication. Americans, however, have not
been well trained in either area and, consequently, have not enjoyed the same level of success in negotiation in
an international arena as have their foreign counterpart.
Negotiating is the process of communicating back and forth for the purpose of reaching an agreement. It
involves persuasion and compromise, but in order to participate in either one, the negotiators must understand
the ways in which people are persuaded and how compromise is reached within the culture of the negotiation.
In many international business negotiations abroad, Americans are perceived as wealthy and impersonal. It
often appears to the foreign negotiator that the American represents a large multimillion- dollar corporation
that can afford to pay the price without bargaining further. The American negotiator’s role becomes that of an
impersonal purveyor of information and cash, an image that succeeds only in undermining the negotiation.
In studies of American negotiators abroad, several traits have been indentified that may serve to confirm this
stereotypical perception, while subverting the negotiator's position. Two traits in particular that cause cross-
culture misunderstanding are directness and impatience on the part of American negotiator. Furthermore,
American negotiators often insist on realizing short-term goals. Foreign negotiators, on the other hand, may
value the relationship established between negotiators and may be willing to invest time in it for long-term
benefits. In order to solidify the relationship, they may opt for indirect interactions without regard for the time
involved in getting to know the other negotiator.
Clearly, perceptions and differences in values affect the outcomes of negotiations and the success of
negotiators. For Americans to play a more effective role in international business negotiations, they must put
forth more effort to improve cross-cultural understanding.

Question 36: What is the author’s main point?

A. Negotiation is the process of reaching an agreement.
B. Foreign languages are important for international business.
C. Foreign perceptions of American negotiators are based on stereotypes.
D. American negotiators need to learn more about other cultures.
Question 37: According to the author, what is the purpose of negotiation?
A. To undermine the other negotiator’s position. B. To communicate back and forth.
C. To reach an agreement. D. To understand the culture of the negotiators.
Question 38: The word undermining in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ....................
A. making known B. making clear C. making brief D. making weak
Question 39: Which of the following is mentioned as a criterion necessary for negotiation?
A. compromise B. participation C. communication D. investment
Question 40: It can be referred from paragraph 1 that ..................
A. training is not available for Americans who must interact in international negotiations.
B. foreign businesspersons negotiate less effectively than Americans because of their training.
C. because their training is not as good, Americans are less successful as negotiators than their
international counterparts.
D. foreign businesspersons do not like to negotiate with Americans, who are not well trained.
Question 41: According to the passage, how can American businesspersons improve their negotiation skills?
A. By living in a foreign culture B. By getting to know the negotiators
C. By compromising more often D. By explaining the goals more clearly
Question 42: The American negotiator is described as all of the following EXCEPT ....................
A. perceived by foreign negotiators as wealthy B. willing to invest time in relationships
C. known for direct interaction D. interested in short-term goals

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
In most discussions of cultural diversity, attention has focused on visible, explicit aspects of culture,

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such as language, dress, food, religion, music, and social rituals. Although they are important, these visible
expressions of culture, which are taught deliberately and learned consciously, are only the tip of the iceberg
of culture. Much of culture is taught and learned implicitly, or outside awareness. Thus, neither cultural
insiders nor cultural outsiders are aware that certain “invisible” aspects of their culture exist.
Invisible elements of culture are important to us. For example, how long we can be late before being
impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention through listening
behavior, what we consider beautiful or ugly- these are all aspects of culture that we learn and use without
being aware of it. When we meet other people whose invisible cultural assumptions differ from those we have
learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behavior as cultural in origin.
Differences in invisible culture can cause problems in cross-cultural relations. Conflicts may arise when
we are unable to recognize others’ behavioral differences as cultural rather than personal. We tend to
misinterpret other people’s behavior, blame them, or judge their intentions or competence without realizing
that we are experiencing cultural rather than individual differences.
Formal organizations and institutions, such as schools, hospitals, workplaces, governments, and the legal
system are collection sites for invisible cultural differences. If the differences were more visible, we might
have less misunderstanding. For example, if we met a man in a courthouse who was wearing exotic clothes,
speaking a language other than ours, and carrying food that looked strange, we would not assume that we
understood his thoughts and feelings or that he understood ours. Yet when such a man is dressed similarly to
us, speaks our language, and does not differ from us in other obvious ways, we may fail to recognize the
invisible cultural differences between us. As a result, mutual misunderstanding may arise.

Question 43: What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To describe cultural diversity.
B. To point out that much of culture is learned consciously.
C. To explain why cross-cultural conflict occurs.
D. To explain the importance of invisible aspects of culture.
Question 44: The word “rituals” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ..................
A. cultures B. formalities C. assumptions D. aspects
Question 45: The phrase “the tip of the iceberg” in paragraph 1 means that ..................
A. visible aspects of culture are learned in formal institutions
B. most aspects of culture cannot be seen
C. other cultures seem cold to us
D. we usually focus on the highest forms of culture
Question 46: Which of the following was NOT mentioned as an example of invisible culture?
A. What topics to avoid in conversation. B. How late is considered impolite.
C. What food to eat in a courthouse D. How people express interest in what others are saying
Question 47: The word “those” in paragraph 2 refers to ..................
A. people who speak a different language
B. people from a different culture
C. topics that should be avoided in conversation
D. invisible cultural assumptions
Question 48: It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that conflict results when ..................
A. people think cultural differences are personal
B. people compete with those from other cultures
C. one culture is more invisible than another culture.
D. some people recognize more cultural differences than others.
Question 49: The author implies that institutions such as schools and workplaces ..................
A. are aware of cultural differences B. teach their employees about cultural differences
C. share a common culture. D. reinforce invisible cultural differences
Question 50: Which of the following would most likely result in misunderstanding?
A. Unusual food being cooked by foreign visitors.
B. Strange behaviour from someone speaking a foreign language.
C. Strange behaviour from someone speaking our language.
D. Learning about our own culture in school.