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MOCK- TEST NUMBER 03 CLASS:

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (0.5 pt)
1. A. considerable B. congratulate C. decorate D. profitable
2. A. dripped B. conserved C. received D. learned
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from others. (0.5 pt)
3. A. circle B. saucer C. orbit D. mistake
4. A. necessity B. efficiency C. refrigerate D. electronic
III. Choose the word / phrase that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pt)
5. The cost _______ living in Singapore is higher than any countries in South East Asia.
A. on B. for C. of D. in
6. The river water is severely polluted, mostly ________ the dumping of raw sewage.
A. due to B. lead to C. because D. so
7. I wish that he ___________ to me about his living conditions.
A. would lie never B. will never lie C. could never lie D. would never lie
8. It’s ___________ that you should follow a regular training programme.
A. confident B. pleasant C. essential D. conscious
9. How can we encourage people to get along with each other in this_____________ society?
A. rural B. multicultural C. considerable D. crashing
10. The doctor suggested I __________ more exercise to keep my blood pressure down.
A. doing B. to do C. do D. could do
11. _________ are chemicals that are used to kill unwanted plants, such as weeds.
A. Pollutants B. Pesticides C. Herbicides D. Fertilizers
12. The 2010 Haiti earthquake was the most __________ natural disaster in the history of this country.
A. permanent B. destructive C. unique D. awesome
13. “Modern technology saves us lots of time.” – “ ____________ ”
A. I think it’s all right! B. Ok. That’s all.C. I can’t agree with you more!D. Not completely all.
14. “Mom, I’ve got the first rank in class this semester!” “________”
A. Well done! B. Thank you C. Never mind! D. Let’s go!
IV. Look at the sign / picture. Choose the best answer for question 15 and 16. (0.5 pt)
15. What does the sign / picture say?
A. The store will be closed on the first Sunday of April.
B. The store will be closed until the end of next Monday.
C. On Easter Sunday, the store will be opened at regular hours.
D. The store will be opened after April 6th.
16. What does the sign / picture say?
A. Beware of landslides.
B. Mountain cliff is on the right.
C. Work site is on the right.
D. Do not turn right.
V. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 17 to 20 are True or False; and choose
the correct answers for questions 21 and 22. (1.5 pts)
Ok Om Bok is a traditional festival of Khmer people in Mekong Delta. Ok Om Bok Festival takes
place on the Full Moon day of the tenth month in Vietnamese Lunar Calendar, aiming at worshipping the
Moon. At the night of the Full Moon day, Khmer people setup a table of offerings and bow their head to show
their thanks to the Moon. After that, there is a colorful and sparkling lanterns ceremony on Ba Om Lake.
Khmer people not only drop these lanterns on the lake but also fly them to the sky. They believe that these
lanterns will bring bad luck and risk far away.
The most attractive and exiting activity of this Festival is Ngo race, a traditional sport of Khmer in Ok
Om Bok Festival. Before the race, people gather along the riverbanks making an exciting atmosphere. During
the race, the boisterous sound of drum, trumpet, cheers and applause urge boatmen to row as fast as possible
to the end.
Overall, Ok Om Bok is an important festival in Khmer people’s life. It has sacred meaning in spiritual
life of these people, making a cultural characteristic of this ethnic community.
 17. Ok Om Bok Festival is celebrated in October in the Western Calendar. ________
18. At the night of the festival, Khmer people drop lanterns on the lake ________
and fly lanterns to the sky.
19. Ngo boat race takes place right after Ok Om Bok Festival. ________
20. The boatmen are encouraged by the people gathering along the riverbanks. ________
21. What is Ok Om Bok Festival celebrated for?
A. worshipping the Mars. C. worshipping the Earth.
B. worshipping the Sun. D. worshipping the Moon.
22. Why is Ok Om Bok an important festival in Khmer people’s life?
A. because it has sacred meaning in C. because it has no meaning in
spiritual life of these people. spiritual life of these people.
B. because it doesn’t promote D. because it has sacred meaning in
traditional cultural identity of spiritual life of Kinh people
Khmer community.
VI. Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 pts)
How can scientists (23) ______________ earthquakes? Earthquakes are not scattered anywhere but
happen in certain areas. They happen in places (24) ______________ pieces of the earth’s surface meet. For
example, earthquakes often occur on the west-coast of North and South America, around the Mediterranean
Sea, and along the Pacific coast of Asia.
(25) ______________way to predict earthquakes is to look for changes in the earth’s surface, like a
sudden drop of water level in the ground. Some people say animals can predict earthquakes. Before
earthquakes, people have seen chickens (26) ______________in trees, fish jumping out of the water, snakes
leaving their holes and other animals acting strangely.
After an earthquake happens, people can die from lack of food, water and medical supplies. The
amount of destruction caused by an earthquake depends (27) ____________types of building, soil conditions
and population. Of the 6000 earthquakes on the earth each year, only about fifteen (28) ______________great
damage and many deaths.
23. A. predict B. look for C. believe D. consider
24. A. who B. which C. where D. when
25. A. Other B. The other C. Others D. Another
26. A. seating B. sat C. sitting D. to sit
27. A. in B. on C. of D.from
28. A. make B. take C. occur D.cause

VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pts)
29. ______________________ believe there is ice a few inches below the surface of Mars. (science)
30. She read out some of the _____________________ passages in the novel. (describe)
31. This arrangement has operated ________________________ for the past six years. (success)
32. The cake was _____________________ to look like a car. (decorator)
33. Each of us must take responsibility for our own ______________________. (active)
34. How could everything go so ______________________ wrong? (disaster)
VIII. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences. (0.5 pt)
35. the students that / the following week / there would be / The teacher told / an examination /. /
_____________________________________________________________________________
36. save electricity, / by an energy-saving bulb / an ordinary 100-watt light bulb / In order to / can be
replaced /. /
____________________________________________________________________________
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the
sentences printed before it. (1.0 pt)
37. My mother bought a lot of things at this supermarket.
=> A lot of things ___________________________________________________________
38. It has been a long time since Nam stopped playing games.
=> Nam hasn’t _____________________________________________________________
39. Study hard and you’ll pass this entrance examination.
=> If _____________________________________________________________________
40. He gave her beautiful flowers.
=> The flowers _____________________________________________________________
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