PRACTICE TEST

TEST DATE: 10/09/2024

Part 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
Câu 1. ______ tens of thousands of undiscovered plants in earth’s rainforests.
A. There have been said B. There are said to be
C. It is said that D. It is said to be
Câu 2. If we can raise enough money, there's a ______ that we can save the project.
A. fighting chance B. off-chance C. mischance D. perchance
Câu 3. I don’t like to make friends with the person who always ______ people ______ behind their backs.
A. slaps/ around B. slags/off C. strikes/out D. hates/on
Câu 4. Little Tom ______ his gaze to avoid making eye contact when his mother caught him eating ice-cream.
A. converted B. averted C. reverted D. diverted
Câu 5. China, which has been producing cars ______ joint ventures with foreign partners, is now launching its
own brand ______ the global market.
A. through/on B. for/over C. of/throughout D. alongside/ in
Câu 6. The senator ______ unveiled the monument but he was called away urgently.
A. had to be B. should have been C. was to have D. supposed to have
Câu 7. Successful athletes cannot afford to be ______; they need to stay cool and focused.
A. highly-strung B. highly motivated C. highly-trained D. highly-paid
Câu 8. She was so undisciplined and disobedient that, as the manager, I just had to put my ______ down.
A. stamp B. shoe C. fist D. foot
Câu 9. “How did your presentation go?” – “Well, I made a small error but luckily my teacher didn’t ______.”
A. it pick up B. pick out it C. pick up on it D. pick out of it
Câu 10. Arsenal are leading by 12 points, but the outcome of the championship is not as cut and ______ as
everyone thinks.
A. cropped B. pasted C. slashed D. dried
Câu 11. Scientists warn that global warming will soon go beyond ______.
A. the U-turn B. the firing line C. the red line D. the point of no return
Câu 12. ______, the garden chairs will be ruined in this weather.
A. Leaving uncovered B. Having left uncovered
C. Left uncovered D. Were left uncovered
Câu 13. “You are so lucky to be going abroad for the whole semester!”
“______, I’ll miss my friends and family.”
A. That is B. On account C. All the same D. But despite
Câu 14. Failing to submit the proposal on time was ______ for Tom.
A. a real kick in the pants B. a nail in the coffin
C. a shot in the dark D. an open and shut case
Câu 15. We all decreed that ______.
A. there be an end to their quarrel B. their quarrel should put an end to
C. they ended their quarrel then D. their quarrel might be coming to an end
II. Use the most suitable form of the words in brackets.
Câu 16. Chicken farmers have strengthened ______ (SECURE) to prevent contamination from people who have
visited live-bird markets.
Câu 17. She was a wonderful tennis player and won the women's ______ (SINGLE) 3 years in a row.
Câu 18. Her ability to predict my thoughts was ______ (NERVE) accurate, leaving me feeling exposed and
vulnerable.
Câu 19. After months of hard work and of overcoming incredible obstacles, our plans are finally coming to ______
(FRUITFUL).
Câu 20. I really believe that it would be a major mistake to ______ CRIME) any drugs that are currently illegal.
Câu 21. To the couple’s expectation, the birth of their ______ (LONG) baby lighted up the house with laughter.
Câu 22. The candidate made a(n) ______ (FLAME) speech that incensed all those who heard it.
Câu 23. The young boy got into trouble for ______ (PERSON) a police officer.
Câu 24. “I will be allowed to speak my mind!” shouted Mrs Brown ______ (DEFY) at the meeting.
Câu 25. Most teenagers looked to their phones to alleviate negative emotions and found it hard to______
(ENGAGE) from stimulating apps such as TikTok.
Câu 26. Marble is simply limestone that has been ______ (CRYSTAL) by heat or pressure.
Câu 27. If he knows the job is ______ (GAIN), he will do it immediately.
Câu 28. It was quite obvious that there had been a definite ______ (STRANGE) between her and her daughter
in-law right from the beginning.
Câu 29. The cricket match was a complete ______ (WASH) because of the unexpected rain and it has now
been postponed until another day.
Câu 30. A(n) ______ (HISTORY) political outlook can be misguided or even dangerous, because it doesn't take
the lessons of the past into account.
III. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each blank.
The Amazon River
The Amazon is the greatest river in the world in terms of the volume of water and drainage area. Although its
exact (31) ______ has never been located, it is thought (32) ______ somewhere high in the Andes Mountains of
South America. Fed by more than 1,000 (33) ______, the Amazon river snakes through the entire northern half of
this (34) ______, passing through the world's largest equatorial forest on its way to the Atlantic Ocean. Over the
course of the year, the Amazon River changes dramatically. At the height of the rainy season, the (35) ______
becomes stronger and faster, and due to the volume of water the river also (36) ______, increasing its width in
places from five to fifty kilometers. However, not all of this rainfall reaches the river (37) ______ - much is caught
by the foliage of the trees and returned to the atmosphere, resulting in high humidity as well as the tropical heat.
(38) ______ is create perfect conditions for a wide variety of animals and plants (39) ______ the Amazon basin.
Indeed, (40) ______ on earth can such diversity be found. The Amazon River, therefore, plays a vital role in
maintaining the ecological balance of the rainforest.
Câu 31. A. source B. summit C. reservoir D. peak
Câu 32. A. that rose B. its rise C. to rise D. it has risen
Câu 33. A. torrents B. tributaries C. marshes D. estuaries
Câu 34. A. plantation B. wilderness C. continent D. hemisphere
Câu 35. A. deluge B. drizzle C. avalanche D. current
Câu 36. A. floods B. soaks C. pours D. waves
Câu 37. A. neither B. itself C. instead D. too
Câu 38. A.This happens B. What does it C. What is done D. What this does
Câu 39. A. enclosing B. occupying C. residing D. inhabiting
Câu 40. A. it is where B. nowhere else C. hardly D. it is only
IV. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space.
CAN PARROTS COMMUNICATE?
Everyone knows that parrots can imitate human speech, but can these birds also understand the meaning? Two
decades ago, researcher Irene Pepperberg started working with Alex, an African grey parrot, and ever since then,
she has been building (41) ______ data on him. Pepperberg, (42) ______ recently published book The Alex Studies
makes fascinating reading, claims Alex doesn't copy speech but intentionally uses words to get (43) ______ it is that
he wants.
In actual (44) ______, some of his cognitive skills are identical to those of a five-year-old child.
(45) ______ a child's, Alex's learning has been a steady progression. Early on, he could vocalize whether two
things were the same or different. Now, he carries out more complex tasks. Presented (46) ______ different-colored
balls and blocks and asked the number of the red blocks, he'll answer correctly. He requests things as well. (47)
______ he ask to sit on your shoulder and you put him (48) ______ else, he'll complain: "Wanna go shoulder."
A few experts remain skeptical, seeing very (49) ______ in Alex's performance beyond learning by association,
by (50) ______ of intensive training. Yet Alex appears to have mastered simple two-way communication. As parrots
live for 60 years or more, Alex may surprise us all further.