PRACTICE TEST 7

I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. economy B. industry C. qualify D. priority
2. A. right B. private C. communist D. minority
3. A. measure B. subsidies C. domestic D. hospital
Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group.
4. A. achievement B. communist C. constantly D. government
5. A. heavy B. major C. program D. reform
II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
6. It is quite important _______ me to get on and think.
A. of B to C. on D. with
7. If you think you may be allergic to a food or drink, eliminate it _______ your diet.
A. for B. without C. from D. on
8. The new policies include cutting _______ subsidies and trade barriers.
A. agriculture B. agricultural C. agriculturalist D. agriculturally
9. The control of _______ has been carried out through measures rooted in monetarism.
A. inflate B. inflationist C. inflation D. inflator
10. Economic reforms began in the Soviet Union in June 1985 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to _______ the Soviet economy.
A. repair B. reproduce C. restructure D. reply
11. After more than a decade of Doi Moi or economic _______, the Vietnamese Communist government has achieved diplomatic and economic links with numerous foreign partners.
A. relation B. investment C. productivity D. renovation
12. For more than 20 years, the Vietnamese government has pursued the open-door _______ and continued to woo foreign investment.
A. policy B. way C. export D. guideline
13. In 2001 _______ Vietnamese Communist Party approved a 10-year economic plan that enhanced the role of the, private sector while reaffirming the primacy of the state.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
14. It would also concomitantly attract foreign investment to Vietnam, not only from ____ U.S., but also from ____ Europe, Asia, and other regions.
A. Ø / the B. the / the C. Ø / an D. the / Ø
15. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them.
A. Due to B. In spite of C. Although D. Despite
16. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. because C. however D. so
17. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
18. Economic reforms are often carried _______ to promote the developing of a country.
A. out B. on C. for D. in
19. Being aware _____ the importance of economic reforms, the Vietnamese Communist Party initiated an overall economic reform policy.
A. for B. at C. of D. in
20. It was very cold _______ she did not put on her coat.
A. so B. but C. even if D. even though
21. Stacey seems to be a bright student. She`s always the first ______ her work.
A. to finish B. finishing C. being finished D. to be finish
22. We were shocked to hear the news of your ______ .
A. having fired B. having been fired C. to have been fired D. to be fired
23. All the teachers work on an entirely______ basis.
A. volunteer B. volunteered C. voluntary D. voluntarily
24. At present, we _______ an anti-drug campaign.
A. carry out B. are carrying out C. were carrying out D. will carry out
25. _______ to the party, they could hardly refuse to go.
A. Having been invited B. To have given C. To have been invited D. Having invited
26. As we enter the room, we saw a rat ______towards a hole in the skirting board.
A. scamper B. to scamper C. scampering D. was scampering
27. At first I found it difficult ______ on the left-hand side of the road.
A. to get used to drive B. to get used to