PRACTICE TEST 1
QUESTIONS 1-3: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet
1. A. resume B. statistics C. position D. designer
2. A. helps B. laughs C. likes D. arrives
3. A. filled B. missed C. ploughed D. watched
QUESTIONS 4-5: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on the syllable in the position which is different from that of the others. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet
4. A. teacher B. village C. police D. worker
5. A. discuss B. attract C. suppose D. visit
Questions 6 - 25: These are incomplete sentences. Choose A, B, C or D as your best choice to complete each sentence and then identify your answer by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
6.The conical leaf hat is made ………. a special kind ………. bamboo and young and soft palm leaves.
A. in/ for B. of/ of C. on/ for D. from/ of
7. Few Asian students agreed ………. the American students` view that wives and husbands should share all thoughts.
A. to B. on C. for D. with
8. The wedding day was ………. chosen by the parents of the groom.
A. careless B. careful C. carelessly D. carefully
9. Peter usually helps his mother with ………..
A. housework B. homework C. chores D. household
10. ………. at someone is considered as rude.
A. Looking B. Waving C. Greeting D. Pointing
11. He went to the cinema he had done his homework.
A. before B. until C. by the time D. after
12. ………. ten minutes earlier, you would have got a better seat.
A. Had you arrived B. If you hadn`t arrived C. Were you arrived D. If you arrived
13. The conical leaf hat is one of the typical features of the Vietnamese
A. education B. culture C. society D. language
14. ………. I moved in my new apartment, my neighbours have come to my house twice.
A. Because B. Since C. When D. After
15. To Americans, it is impolite to ask someone about age, ………. and salary.
A. marry B. married C. marriage D. marrying
16. The ………. way to apologize is to say "I`m sorry."
A. most simple B. simplest C. more simple D. simpler
17. A: "Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight? B: "Let me ask my parents for ………. permission.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
18. When we came to their house, they ………. chess.
A. were playing B. are playing C. played D. have been playing
19. Since I wanted to get the bill, I tried to attract the waiter`s ……….
A. attention B. agreement C. assistance D. eyes
20. They are a close-knit family and very ………. of one another.
A. supportive B. support C. supported D. supporting
21. Compulsory education in Vietnam starts at the …. level.
A. kindergarten B. lower secondary C. upper secondary D. primary
22. State schools are schools ………. all children can attend without paying tuition fees.
A. which B. from which C. to which D. in which
23. Primary education is a stage of study ………. children aged from 5 to 11 years old.
A. to B. for C. in D. with
24. The National Curriculum ………. by the government.
A. will set B. set C. is getting D. is set
25. The school year in Vietnam ………. divided into two terms.
A. was B. are C. is D. is being
QUESTIONS 26 - 33: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet
Although most families in