PRACTICE TEST 2

VOCABULARY
Choose the word or phrase that BEST completes each sentence.
1. New World is one of the most popular ______ in Ho Chi Minh City.
A. hotel five-star B. five-hotel-star C. five-star hotel D. five starts hotel
2. Tom is always fascinated _____ his younger brother’s ideas. He’s such a clever boy.
A. at B. with C. by D. about
3. Don’t forget to bring your digital ______ to take photos at your sister’s wedding!
A. sleeping bag B. cell phone C. camera D. equipment
4. There was a ______ about the terrible typhoon in Philippines on TV yesterday.
A. breaking news B. story C. documentary D. clip
5. It’s important for older people to _______ their knowledge to younger generations.
A. pass on B. pass up C. take away D. give in
6. My father always told me that I had to make a wise ______ about what to do with my
money.
A. invention B. instruction C. decision D. solution
7. The coastal roads in Florida have the most _________ scenery.
A. cultural B. active C. spectacular D. unique
8. Buckingham _________ is the official London residence of the Queen.
A. palace B. gallery C. city wall D. pyramid
9. When we were having dinner yesterday, the electricity was suddenly ________.
A. switched on B. switched off C. switched over D. switched back
10. They’ve built a new ________ through the mountain, so it’s faster to get to the next
town now.
A. avenue B. canal C. district D. tunnel
11. Just _____ our simple step-by-step instructions, and you can install this software into
the computer.
A. follow B. get C. do D. keep
12. My biggest ______ at school was that I could pass all of my finals without retaking
any courses.
A. achievement B. decision C. risk D. challenge
13. Anyone ______ in joining the club should contact us at the address below.
A. excited B. pleased C. happy D. interested
14. Our company would like to ______ three new sales representatives working in New
York branch.
A. apply B. contact C. wage D. recruit
15. I've got a lot more independence in my new job, and my _____ are really nice and
helpful.
A. co-workers B. working hour C. trainees D. employment
16. Where’s my dictionary? Did someone ________ with them?
A. put it on B. take it aways C. pick it up D. take it on
 17. Can you_______ Miroslaw _______? He left a message for you on the voice mail.
A. call/ round B. call/ back C. turn/ down D. keep/ up
18. If we do not take steps to protect the world's wild life, many species of birds and
animals are likely to _______ completely.
A. die out B. die down C. die away D. die from
19. Neil Alden Armstrong was an American ________ who first walked on the Moon.
A. conservationist B. politician C. spacecraft D. astronaut
20. Ask the driver to _______ the children outside their school.
A. get off B. go by C. get on D. drop off

GRAMMAR:
Choose the word or phrase that BEST completes each sentence.
21. We _____ live in England but now we live in Scotland.
A. used to B. uses to C. are used to D. didn’t use to
22. The town _____ have cafes and restaurants, but now there are lots of places to eat
and drink.
A. didn’t used to B. is not used to C. didn’t use to D. was not used to
23. “I want to fly in space.” He said he _______.
A. He wanted to fly in space
B. He wants to fly in space
C. He would fly in space
D. He would want to fly in space
24. She______ I could attend the conference without registration.
A. told B. asked C. said D. spoke
25. They ________ good friends, but they've fallen out recently.
A. used to be B. would be C. used to D. are
26. He finds it ________ lasting friendships.
A. difficult to make B. difficulty in making
C. is difficult to make D. difficult making
27. It has become necessary ________ water in the metropolitan area because of the
severe drought.
A. rationing B. ration C. to ration D. to have rationed
28. I'm sorry you've missed the train, it ________ five minutes ago.
A. had left B. left C. has left D. has been left
29. Where ________? Which hairdresser did you go to?
A. did you cut your hair B. have you cut your hair
C. did you have cut your hair D. did you have your hair cut
30. The bed _______ I slept in was too soft.
A. whose          B. which             C. what                D. who
31. Fortunately, the hospital's new air-conditioning system________ when the first heat
wave of the summer arrived.
A. had installed B. installed
C. had been installed D. had been installing
32. Mary wants to live and work _______ New York.
A. in B. on C. at D. through
33. If it _______ convenient, let’s go out for a drink tonight,
 A. be                     B. is                        C. was D. were
34. My mother is working _______ the farm.
A. across B. over C. in D. on
35. She gives her children everything _______ they want.
A. that             B. who             C. whom              D. what
36. Tell me _______ you want and I will try to help you.
A. that            B. what             C. who                 D. which
37. I am standing _______ the crossroad. I don’t know whether to turn left, turn right or
go straight on.
A. between B. in C. at D. from
38. If I had enough money, I__________ abroad to improve my English.
A. will go                  B. would go           C. went               D. should have go to
39. The place _______ we spent our holiday was really beautiful.
A. what           B. who             C. where               D. which
40. If the technology _______ available, we would be able to expand the business.
A. would become B. were become C. had become D. became
41. He has lived here since he ________ here.
A. came B. has come C. comes D. come
42. How many times________ them so far?
A. have you seen B. did you see C. were you seeing D. had you seen
43. Please send our regards to Tom as soon as you ________ in New York.
A. will arrive B. is going to arrive C. arrive D. arrived
44. Yesterday was a(n)_______day, we worked for 16 hours without breaks.
A. tiring B. tired C. amazing D. amazed
45. Can you tell me if_______?
A. where is a bus stop near here B. where a bus stop near here is
C. is there a bus stop near here D. there is a bus stop near here
46. Our clients arrived at the airport at 10 this morning. Who _______at the airport?
A. met them B. did meet C. had met D. was them meeting
47. Why did _______ tell me the weather forecast was for rain? I haven’t brought my
umbrella.
A. no one B. someone C. everyone D. anyone
48. Wild koalas don’t live ________ else except in Australia.
A. anywhere B. nowhere C. somewhere D. everywhere
49. He usually _______ for 2 hours at the pool, but today he ______ a break before the
big tournament.
A. trains / is taking B. is training / takes
C. has been training / will take D. trains / takes
50. For most people, high school is the _______ time of their life.
A. most happy B. happier
C. happiest D. the most happiest

READING COMPREHENSION
Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer for each question.
Passage 1:
It is estimated that about 200 million people use the Internet computer network around
the world. The Internet allows people to work at home instead of traveling to work. The
 Internet allows businesses to communicate with customers and workers in many parts of
the world for the cost of a local telephone call. E-mail allows users to send documents,
pictures and other data easily from one part of the world to another. People can use the
Internet to do shopping. This saves a lot of time. It is possible to use the Internet for
education – students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e-
mail or talk about their problems rather than attend a class.
51. The Internet allows people ______________.
A. to stay at home and rest B. not to work
C. to travel to work D. to work at home
52. To a business, the Internet is ____________ to communicate with customers.
A. a cheap way B. a very expensive way
C. an inconvenient way D. a difficult way
53. E-mail can be used to send ____________.
A. pictures B. documents
C. data D. pictures, documents, and data
54. It takes ___________ to do the shopping on the Internet.
A. a lot of time B. more time
C. sometime D. less time
55. Using the Internet for education is ____________.
A. impossible B. possible
C. inconvenient D. difficult

Passage 2:
People are fascinated by robots. Science fiction books and movies feed people’s
imagination, making them wonder about the possibilities of robots living and working with
them. Is it possible for robots to look like people, work like people, and think like people?
In the future, anything is possible. Already today, there are tens of thousands of robots
doing work all over the world.
Robot is the name given to any machine that can do a certain job automatically. These
machines come in any shapes and sizes. It is possible to build a robot in the shape of a
person, but most look like machines built for specific purposes. They are controlled by
computers. The computers tell the robot what to do and how to do it. People write the
programs for computers that control the robots. Robots can sense the environment around
them and respond to it. They can complete several steps in a process and can try other
methods if one does not work. Ordinary machines cannot do these things.

56. Robots are controlled by _______.

A. people B. hands C. computers D. ordinary machines
57. Which of the following is TRUE about robots?
A. They can write many programs for computers
B. They cannot sense the environment around them
C. They can respond to the environment around them
D. They can think like we do
58. We can infer from the passage that robots are _______.
A. human wearing masks
 B. software written by human
C. science fiction books
D. machines controlled by computers
59. The phrase ‘fascinated by’ in paragraph 1 can best be replaced with _______.
A. extremely surprised at B. absolutely contented with
C. very interested in D. rather frightened of
60. The word 'it' in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. robot B. program C. computer D. environment