NTHH - Chuyên TP PRACTICE TEST 6

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.
1. A. mouths B. cloths C. booths D. months
2. A. bought B. sought C. drought D. fought
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. accommodate B. appreciate C. accessory D. ancestor
4. A. ambitious B. assemble C. equivalent D. personnel
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
5. These painkillers after about two hours.
A.wear off B. drop off C. turn down D. stand for
6. This cloth very thin.
A.feels B. touches C. holds D. handles
7. What if our habitat ?
A.were destroyed B. is destroyed C. is destroying D. had destroyed
8. my desk in the last twenty years.
A.Many a letter has crossed B. A many letters have crossed
C. Many a letter have crossed D. Many a letters have crossed
9. A: “Is your government salary good?” B: “Yes, but I don’t make as much worked in private industry.”
A.as I B. if I would have C. I would if D. as I would if I
10. Maybe, we should Mr. Smith to see his rose garden.
A.call at B. call on C. call for D. call out
11. Suzy has great . She’ll be snapped up by Hollywood.
A.potential B. quality C. capacity D. possibility
12. I will keep your application file for the time being.
A.in B. with C. on D. at
13. A: “How is this game played?” B: “Well, the team the highest score wins.”
A.gets B. is getting C. got D. that gets
14. A: “Did Miller win the election?” B: “I’m not sure or not.”
A.he won B. that he won C. if he won D. whether won
15. That company is said to pay high wages .
A.and it provides many fringe benefits. B. and to provide many fringe benefits.
C. and with provision for fringe benefits. D. and fringe benefits are provided.
16. A: “Where can they book seats for a trip to Songkla?” B: “ interested can sign up here.”
A.Who B. Whoever C. Those D. They
17. A: What have you been improving? – B: Most of our improvements have been in the home .
A.ourselves B. yourself C. themselves D. itself
18. A: “Do you want to go skiing with us?” – B: “Oh, no! Just skiing down a mountain terrifies me.”
A.the thinking of B. a thought on C. about thinking of D. the thought of
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. When we give dolphins food, they may take the easy way out.
A.attend to avoid danger
B.choose the easy way of finding good, though it's not the right way
C.do bad things to people who have been good to them D. fall asleep
20. After many years of unsuccessfully endeavoring to form his own orchestra, Glenn Miller finally achieved world
fame in 1939 as a big band leader.
A.requesting B. trying C. offering D. deciding
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
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21. As soon as he had tightened the knots, he pushed the boat out.
A.unscrewed B. lifted C. examined D. loosened
22. Tomorrow's meeting has been brought forward.
A.cancelled B. proposed C. called off D. postponed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
23. A: “What do you think of your new CD player?” B: “ ”
A.I love it. B. I always put it there.
C. It was a gift from my brother. D. My brother gave it to me.
24. A: “ ” B: “A lot of hard work.”
A.What do you do? B. What's the most important part of your job?
C. What does your job involve? D. What are your responsibilities?
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 best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29.
BEIJING
Beijing is the capital city of the People's Federal Republic of China. "Beijing" comes from the Chinese words "northern" and
"capital" and follows a(n) (25) East Asian tradition of naming capital cities literally. Other similarly named cities
include Nanjing in Southern China which means "southern capital", and Tokyo in Japan, which means "eastern capital".
Beijing is a fascinating city with a history that goes back thousands of years. It is the political and cultural centre of
China and is world-famous for its many historical attractions. Four million people visit Beijing each year to see (26)
such as the magnificent Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and The Great Wall of China.
Walking around the city, you can see countless ancient temples, palaces, imperial gardens and other intriguing cultural
sites. But Beijing is more than just a historic marvel. It is also one of the world's great modern metropolises and is (27)
of 21st century vitality. Towering skyscrapers, huge shopping malls, and modern commercial areas are just
as much a part of modern-day Beijing.
In 2001, Beijing celebrated the news that it had been selected to host the 2008 Summer Olympics. Hundreds of
thousands of flag-waving Chinese poured into Beijing's streets, singing and cheering. Fireworks (28) up the sky
as the city rejoiced. The morning after the (29) , the titles of all Beijing's newspapers were printed in red — a
special colour in Chinese tradition that is reserved for good and important news.
25. A. past B. ancient C. antique D. older
26. A. displays B. views C. visions D. sights
27. A. total B. rich C. full D. complete
28. A. glowed B. flamed C. shone D. lit
29. A. statement B. declaration C. announcement D. transmission
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 30 to 34.
Hotels were among the earliest facilities that bound the United States together. They were both creatures and creators
of communities, as well as symptoms of the frenetic quest for community. Even in the first part of the nineteenth
century, Americans were already forming the habit of gathering from all corners of the nation for both public and private,
business and pleasure, purposes. Conventions were the new occasions, and hotels were distinctively American
facilities making conventions possible. The first national convention of a major party to choose a candidate for President
(that of the National Republican party, which met on December 12, 1831, and nominated Henry Clay for President) was
held in Baltimore, at a hotel that was then reputed to be the best in the country. The presence in Baltimore of Barnum's
City Hotel, a six-story building with two hundred apartments, helps explain why many other early national political
conventions were held there.
In the longer run, American hotels made other national conventions not only possible but pleasant and convivial. The growing
custom of regularly assembling from afar the representatives of all kinds of groups - not only for political conventions,
but also for commercial, professional, learned, and avocational ones - in turn supported the multiplying hotels. By the
mid- twentieth century, conventions accounted for over a third of the yearly room occupancy of all hotels in the nation;
about eighteen thousand different conventions were held annually with a total attendance of about ten million persons.
Nineteenth-century American hotelkeepers; who were no longer the genial, deferential “hosts” of the eighteenth-century
European inn, became leading citizens. Holding a large stake in the community, they exercised power to make it
prosper. As owners or managers of the local “palace of the public,” they were makers and shapers of a principal
community attraction. Travelers from abroad were mildly shocked by this high social position.
30. The National Republican Party is mentioned in paragraph 1 as an example of a group .
A.from Baltimore B. of learned people C. owning a hotel D. holding a convention
31. The word "assembling" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A.announcing B. motivating C. gathering D. contracting
32. The word "ones" in paragraph 2 refers to .
A.hotels B. conventions C. kinds D. representatives
33. It can be inferred from the passage that early hotelkeepers in the United States were .
A.active politicians B. European immigrants C. professional builders D. influential citizens
34. Which of the following statements about early American hotels is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Travelers from abroad did not enjoy staying in them. B. Conventions were held in them.
C. People used them for both business and pleasure. D. They were important to the community.
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 35 to 42.
In the world of birds, bill design is a prime example of evolutionary fine-tuning. Shorebirds such as
oystercatchers use their bills to pry open the tightly sealed shells of their prey; hummingbirds have stiletto-like
bills to probe the deepest nectar-bearing flowers; and kiwis smell out earthworms thanks to nostrils located at the tip
of their beaks. But few birds are more intimately tied to their source of sustenance than are crossbills. Two species
of these finches, named for the way the upper and lower parts of their bills cross, rather than meet in the middle, reside in
the evergreen forests of North America and feed on the seeds held within the cones of coniferous trees.
The efficiency of the bill is evident when a crossbill locates a cone. Using a lateral motion of its lower mandible, the bird
separates two overlapping scales on the cone and exposes the seed. The crossed mandibles enable the bird to exert a
powerful biting force at the bill tips, which is critical for maneuvering them between the scales and spreading the scales
apart. Next, the crossbill snakes its long tongue into the gap and draws out the seed. Using the combined action of the
bill and tongue, the bird cracks open and discards the woody seed covering and swallows the nutritious inner
kernel. This whole process takes but a few seconds and is repeated hundreds of times a day.
The bills of different crossbill species and subspecies vary-some are stout and deep, others more slender and shallow.
As a rule, large-billed crossbills are better at securing seeds from large cones, while small-billed crossbills are more
deft at removing the seeds from small, thin-scaled cones. Moreover, the degree to which cones are naturally
slightly open or tightly closed helps determine which bill design is the best.
One anomaly is the subspecies of red crossbill known as the Newfoundland crossbill. This bird has a large, robust bill,
yet most of Newfoundland's conifers have small cones, the same kind of cones that the slender-billed white-wings rely on.
35. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.The importance of conifers in evergreen forests B. The efficiency of the bill of the crossbill
C. The variety of food available in a forest D. The different techniques birds use to obtain food
36. Which of the following statements best represents the type of "evolutionary fine-tuning" mentioned in the first paragraph?
A.Different shapes of bills have evolved depending on the available food supply.
B.White-wing crossbills have evolved from red crossbills.
C.Newfoundland's conifers have evolved small cones.
D.Several subspecies of crossbills have evolved from two species.
37. Why does the author mention oystercatchers, hummingbirds, and kiwis in the first paragraph?
A.They are examples of birds that live in the forest.
B.Their beaks are similar to the beak of the crossbill.
C.They illustrate the relationship between bill design and food supply.
D.They are closely related to the crossbill.
38. Crossbills are a type of .
A.shorebird B. hummingbird C. kiwi D. finch
39. The word “others” in the third paragraph refers to .
A.bills B. species C. seeds D. cones
40. The word “deft” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A.hungry B. skilled C. tired D. pleasant
41. In what way is the Newfoundland crossbill an anomaly?
A.It is larger than the other crossbill species. B. It uses a different technique to obtain food.
C. The size of its bill does not fit the size of its food source. D. It does not live in evergreen forests.
42. The final paragraph of the passage will probably continue with a discussion of .
A.other species of forest birds B. the fragile ecosystem of Newfoundland
C. what mammals live in the forests of North America D. how the Newfoundland crossbill survives with a large bill
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.
43. (A) During the last Ice Age, (B) which ended about 10,000 years ago, there was about three times (C)
more ice than (D) is today.
44. The committee decided (A) to cancel (B) its (C) law suits, to approve the contract, and (D) that it would
adjourn the meeting.
45. Some international students (A) use a cassette recorder (B) to make tapes of their classes (C) so that they
can repeat the lectures (D) again.
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.
46. The contractor said the repairs on Fred’s house would be very expensive, but Fred decided to have the work done.
A. Fred told the contractor to do the work in spite of the cost. B. Fred told the contractor that the price was too high.
C. Fred cannot afford the work on his house. D. Fred repaired his own house.
47. The course is undeniably of great benefits.
A.It is undeniable that the course is very beneficial. B. The course is denied to be of great benefits.
C. No one can deny that the course is not very beneficial. D. The course can deny the great benefits.
48. To receive a degree from an American university, .
A.one must take many courses besides those in one’s major field
B.many courses must be taken besides those in one’s major field
C.besides those in one’s major field many courses must be taken
D.many courses besides those in one’s major field must be taken
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.
49. He has a box. He plans to put all his savings in it.
A.He has a box putting all his savings in it. B. He has a box to put all his savings in.
C. He has a box for putting all his savings in it. D He plans to put all his savings in the box.
50. The bed has no mattress. I will sleep in this bed tonight.
A.The bed in which I will sleep tonight has no mattress. B. The bed has no mattress which I will sleep on tonight.
C. I will sleep on the bed tonight which has no mattress. D. The bed which I will sleep has no mattress.
Complete the 2nd sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not
change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1. If you keep trying, you’ll improve. (Give)
🢥 If you , you’ll get better.
2. When I rang the box office, the tickets had all been sold. (Left)
🢥 There when I rang the box office
3. I was surprised when I discovered the truth. (Find)
🢥 I was surprised the truth was.
4. If public opinion doesn’t change suddenly, he’ll win the next election. (Sudden)
🢥 Unless change in public opinion, he’ll win the next election.
5. This is the happiest that Paula has ever been. (Happier)
🢥 Paula she is now.
“Reality shows on TV seems to become more commercialized than educational.” What is your opinion? In
about 140 words, write a paragraph express your opinion.