Name: Lê Anh Cẩm Tú ENGLISH PRACTICE TEST - NO.

A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others in each group.
1. A. simmer B. grill C. whisk D. slice
2. A. cube B. tunnel C. manual D. pure
3. A. grate B. staple C. citadel D. occasion
4. A. spread B. measure C. breath D. break
5. A. delicious B. lemon C. pepper D. vegetable
6. A. opened B. closed C. contained D. finished
7. A. laughter B. sightseeing C. daughter D. fight
8. A. island B. foodstuff C. stream D. service
9. A. paper B. receipt C. complain D. envelop
10. A. official B. ocean C. convenient D. precioussus
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other
in each group.
1. A. generous B. suspicious C. constancy D. sympathy
2. A. acquaintance B. unselfish C. attraction D. humorous
3. A. loyalty B. success C. incapable D. sincere
4. A. carefully B. correctly C. seriously D. personally
5. A. excited B. interested C. confident D. memorable
6. A. individual B. supermarket C. avocado D. information
7. A. versatile B. marinate C. tomato D. chocolate
8. A. balance B. combine C. include D. reduce
B. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. Choose the best option among A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the following sentences.
1. I don't mind you_______ home late as long as you don't make so much noise.
A. go B. to go C. going D. went
2. The girl_______ photo was in the paper today lives in our street.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
3. The_______ of this city has increased rapidly in the recent years.
A. number B. population C. crowd D. total
4. The_______ is the place where a particular species of animal is normally found.
A. habitAT (đề thiếu) B. surrounding C. region D. area
5. My younger brother would like to become a computer_______.
A. program B. programmer C. to program D. programmed
6. The lazy student felt_______ about his coming examination because he had hardly leant
anything at all. A. easy B. easier C. uneasy D. not easy
7. Foreigners who learn English normally have difficulty with its_______.
A. pronounce B. pronunciation C. pronounced D. pronouncing
8. The company is not taking on any new_______ this year.
A. to employ B. employer C. employee D. employ
9. The old couple have saved a lot of money for their_______
A. retire B. retiring C. to retire D. retirement
10. I admire the_______ use of color in her paintings.
A. effection B. effective C. to effect D. effecting
11. English is a_______ easy language for Swedes to learn.
A. compare B. to compare C. comparatively D. comparison.
12. We walked to the_______ bus stop in ten minutes.
A. near B. nearer C. next D. nearest
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13. She can't apply_______ the job because she doesn't have enough qualifications.
A. in B. for C. to D. at
14. More than half of the world's_______ are printed in English.
A. period B. periodic C. periodicals D. periodically
15. Did anyone ask you to make a_______ at the reception?
A. speaking B. speech C. to speak D. speak
16. Mark Twain was born in Missouri_______ 1835.
A. on B. for C. in D. at
17. He won't pass the exam_______ he works hard.
A. if B. unless C. or D. whether
18. They are the children_______ won the match yesterday.
A. whose B. who C. whom D. which
19. We would go camping_______ the weather were fine.
A. although B. if C. but D. however
20. He has_______ in giving up smoking.
A. to succeed B. successful C. unsuccessful D. succeeded
21. On a spaceship gravity is zero and everything seems to_______.
A. fly B. flying C. float D. floating
22. It's the English language_______ is used as an official language in 44 countries.
A. which B. that C. who D. whom
23. A person who teaches at university is a_______.
A. teacher B. lecturer C. professor D. student
24. What's the place_______ you stand and wait for a train?
A. when B. where C. which D. that
25. Vietnam is a_______ country.
A. develop B. developed C. developing D. to develop
26. Phone the_______ if the lights don't work.
A. electric B. electrician C. electrify D. electricity
27. I borrowed the money_______ the bank.
A. to B. of C. for D. from
28. We_______ Betty since she moved to our neighborhood.
A. have known B. had known C. are knowing D. knew
29. Do we_______ attend the dance?
A. ought B. have got to C. must to D. have to
30. My sister is_______ than me.
A. much older B. much elder C. most older D. more older
31. You should hear Lucy play_______ guitar.
A. the B. one C. some D. a
32. Betty_______ a lot of presents on her birthday.
A. was given B. gave C. was giving D. was been given
33. I'm really looking_______ Christmas this year.
A. after B. out for C. into D. forward to
34. _______ can come to the club. You don't need to be a member.
A. Someone B. Every C. Each one D. Anyone
35. The dog must_______ to the vet.
A. taken B. be taken C. be take D. take
36. My nephews speak French really_______
A. good B. better C. well D. best
37. There is_______ food left but not enough for everyone.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
38. _______ luggage is this? - It's Karen's
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 A. What B. Which C. How much D. Whose
39._______ have you been playing the flute? - Since 1992.
A. When B. Since C. How long D. How long ago
40. The meeting will start when everyone_______
A. will arrive B. arrives C. is arriving D. will be arriving
II- Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps:
Steven Spielberg was born in Ohio. He is one of the most (41)_______ filmmakers in
recent times, and in his (42)_______ he has earned millions (43)_______ dollars. He has been
making movies (44)_______ 1961. His first film was a war movie, Escape to Nowhere,
(45)_______ was made when he was only 13. He studied English literature at California State
University and then worked in the television division (46)_______ Universal Studios in
Hollywood for seven years.
In 1975, he made the movie Jaws, which (47)_______ very successful, and (48)_______
him rich and famous. Since then, he has made more than 30 movies, including the box- office
hits Close Encounters of the Third Kind, IndianaJones, ET, and Jurassic Parkura. He has also
directed (49)_______ serious movies, like Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan, and he has
produced a lot of hit movies. In 1994, he formed a new Hollywood studio, Dreamworks.
Recently, Dreamworks has been (50)_______ Microsoft to produce interactive computer games
and videos.
41. A. success B. unsuccess C. successful D. unsuccessful
42. A. job B. career C. work D. profession
43. A. of B. in C. work D. about
44. A. ago B. for C. since D. in
45. A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
46. A. in B. at C. into D. near
47. A. were B. is C. are D. was
48. A. to make B. made C. makes D. make
49. A. some B. much C. more D. most
50. A. worked B. work C. to work D. working
C. READING
I. Fill in each gap in the passage with ONE suitable word.
Vietnamese Cooking Habits
The Vietnamese prefer fresh foods, and will rarely (1) _ choose __ready-made or frozen
food. Since Viet Nam is an agricultural country, there are many kinds of vegetables and fruits
(2) __ available.Viet Nam also has a long coastal line, which means there are many kinds of (3)
seafood__available.
Vietnamese households also prefer cooking and eating at (4) home_. As Viet Nam is
originally an agricultural country, its culture is a community (5)_one__. Therefore, a family
may have several (6) _generations_, and meals are family affairs. (7)_although__they may eat
out with their friends after work to (8)_maintain_ those relationships, they still join their
families’ meals later in the evening.
D. WORD FORMS
Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence.
1. The slice of pork was uncooked , so she refused to eat it. She was afraid of having a
stomachache. (COOK)
2. In spite of his hunger , he ignored all the delicious food served on the table. (HUNGRY)
3. Eating a lot of fast food can do harm to your health. (HARMFUL)
4. Jenny is feeling sick. She thinks that she is having a problem with her digestion. (DIGEST)
5. Eating __ ________________ without being treated possibly cause a number of long-term
problems for your health. (ORDER)
E. VERB FORMS
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I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
1. You must (wash) to wash the vegetables carefully if you (want) _want_to eat them raw.
2. If I (be) were you, I (exercise) would exercise_______more often.
3. If she (like) likes eating spicy food, you may (add) add chili.
4. (Heat) Heat the butter in a deep pan before (add) adding the celery.
5. (Go) Go to the gym and you (become) will become stronger.
6. If he (go) goes on telling lies, nobody will believe a word he says.
7. Unless they (sell) sell more, they won't get much commission.
8. Well have to move upstairs if the river (rise) rises any higher.
9. If we (work) work hard today, can we have a day off tomorrow?
10. If the house burns down, we (claim) will claim compensation.
F. CORRECTION
I. Choose the underlined word or phrase marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence that needs
correcting.
1. If someone came into the store, smile and say, “May I help you?”
A B=>come C D
2. If you try these cosmetics, you look five years younger.
A B C=>will look D
3. If you do not understand what were written in the book, you could ask Mr. Pike.
A B C D=>can ask
4.I will come to meet Mr. Pike and tell him about your problems if you didn’t solve them yourself.
A B C D=>don’t solve
5. Sam will not graduate unless he doesn’t pass allthe tests.
A B=>if C D
G. WRITING
I. Complete the sentences based on the words given. You can add extra words or make
changes.
1. If / you / come / Viet Nam / you / should / try / pho / . / It / really / delicious /.
If you come to Viet Nam, you should try pho. It is really delicious
2. You / can’t / have / good / health / unless / exercise / more.
You can’t have good health unless you exercise more
3. You / should / stop / eat / sweets / if / want / have / toothache.
You should stop eating sweets if you don’t want to have toothache
4. Young / children / should / allow / watch / TV / more / 3 hours / day.
Younger children should not be allowed to watch TV more than 3 hours a day
5. Mai / can / concentrate / learning / unless / her / brother / stop / make / noise.
Mai can not concentrate on learning unless her brother stop making noise
II. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to the first
sentence.
1. If you cook the vegetables too long, the vitamins in it will be destroyed.
→ Cooking the vegatables too long will destroy the vitamins in it.
2. They are preparing your food right now.
→ Your food is being prepared right now
3. Follow these safety instructions or you may get burnt.
→ If you don’t follow these safety instructions, you may get burnt
4. I suggest having spaghetti and pizza tonight.
→ Let’s have spaghetti and pizza tonight
5. My aunt has never tasted sushi before.
→ This is the first time my aunt has tasted sushi
IV. Finish each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same.
1. Follow these safety instructions or you may get burnt.
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→ If you don’t follow these safety instructions, you may get burnt
2. I suggest having some spaghetti and pizza tonight.
→Why don't we have some spaghetti and pizza tonight?
3. My aunt has never tasted sushi before.
→ This is the first time my aunt has tasted sushi
4. Eating healthy food is very important.
→ It is very important to eat healthy food
5. Do more exercise or you can't lose any weight.
→ If _you do more exercise, you can lose weight
→ If _you don’t do more exercise, you can’t lose any weight

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