PRACTICE TEST 3 Time allotted: 60 min. Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 1. A. ‘climate ‘capture B. ‘campus C. con’trol D. 2. A. exhi’bition aca’demic B. ha’bitable C. appli’cation D. Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 3. A. stages B. finishes C. resources D. styles 4. A. celebrate B. capture C. conserve D. compose Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 5. When I came in, the television was on, but nobody _________ it. A. is watching watched B. had watched C. was watching D. 6. I love this small village _________ I used to live for six years in my childhood. A. where B. which C. that D. whose 7. There are many other _________ of art other than just painting and sculpture. A. means B. forms C. origins D. presents 8. The heating comes on automatically. You _________ turn it on. A. mustn't B. mayn't C. don't have to D. oughtn't to 9. Sending a child with an injuryinto a game gives the child the _________ that health is not as important as winning. A. meaning B. significance C. suggestion D. message 10. She was an _________ writer for years before she won the Nobel Prize for Literature. A. admiration B. admiring C. admired D. admire 11. Too much exercise can be _________ but walking is good for your health. A. harmful harming B. harmless C. harmed 12. _________ lending me your calculator for a moment? A. Can you B. Would you mind D. C. Could you please D. Why don't you 13. This exercise is very boring. I wish the teacher _________ us some more interesting things to do. A. gave B. gives C. had given D. will give 14. You must explain your problems _________. A. so clear as you can B. most clearly as you should C. more clearly than you are D. as clearly as you can Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 15. Luckily Susan got over her operation very quickly. A. recovered from B. looked at C. paid for D. got up 16. Students are understandably anxious about getting work after graduation. A. careful worried B. fearful C. excited D. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions. 17. After the alien spacecraft hovered over the park for a short while, it vanished. A. landed B. appeared C. attacked D. rose 18. Mathematics is a compulsory subject in all Vietnamese high schools. A. difficult interesting B. changeable C. optional D. Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges. 19. - "May I come in?" A. No, you may not. B. Yes, why not? C. Yes, please do. D. No, I don't accept that. 20. - "Let's meet outside the art gallery." A. Yes, let us do it. B. When can I go there? C. I'd like to go to the concert. D. Yes. Is 8.30 all right? Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 to 25. Polar bears on an island in Russia are scaring people in a small town. At least 52 polar bears have been seen wandering around the town of Belushya Guba. The town is on the island of Novaya Zemlya, which is in the Arctic Ocean. The situation has become serious because the bears have chased people and entered homes and offices. Local officials have declared a "polar bear emergency". Local official Alexander Minayev said: "The people are scared. They are frightened to leave homes and their daily routines are broken. Parents are afraid to let their children go to school or kindergarten." A local said: "I have been [here] since 1983, but there have never been so many polar bears in the vicinity." Officials say the polar bears are roaming into towns looking for food. They say that climate change is one reason for this. More sea ice is melting, which means the bears are moving into new areas to find food. They are attracted by the smell of food in bins outside people's homes. Town officials have asked for permission to kill the animals to reduce the danger to humans. However, Russia's environmental agency has refused this request. Polar bears are classed as a vulnerable species. The World Wildlife Fund says they are in danger because of the "ongoing and potential loss of their sea ice habitat resulting from climate change". It is helping to keep the polar bears away from the people of Belushya Guba. (breakingnewsenglish.com/environment-2019) 21. In which body of water is the island in this news story? A. The Black Sea B. The Baltic Sea C. The Caribbean Sea D. The Arctic Ocean 22. What buildings did the bears go into? A. pet shops and garages B. kitchens and restaurants C. homes and offices D. fish shops and saunas 23. One reason for the polar bears roaming into towns is ____________. A. climate change B. more sea ice C. school children D. humans' danger 24. Where was the food that the polar bears could smell? A. in bins B. on kitchen tables C. in a warehouse D. in a restaurant 25. What is the World Wildlife Fund helping people in the town with? A. Defending their homes B. Keeping the bears away C. Creating ice D. Conserving the environment Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30. Greg LeMond was the first American winner of the Tour de France cycle race. He decided to (26)_________ a cyclist when he was still at school and began to win a lot of prizes. LeMond missed going to the Moscow Olympics in 1980. Today he regrets having lost the (27) _________to win a gold medal. LeMond won his first Tour de France in 1986 and his future seemed to be very (28) _________, but the next year LeMond had a terrible accident. LeMond wanted to take part in the 1987Tour de France but his doctors didn't let him leave the hospital. Two years (29) _________he started training again. In 1989 he won the Tour de France on the last day of the race, and he was the winner again in 1990. LeMond (30) _________ cycling in 1994 and opened a sports business with his father. 26. A. begin B. become C. happen D. develop 27. A. chance B. ability C. possibility D. option 28. A. light B. intelligent C. poor D. good 29. A. earlier B. following C. later D. shortly 30. A. started B. kept C. closed D. stopped Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 31. Please give me a few milk and some biscuits if you have any left. A. Please give any left B. a few C. some biscuits D. 32. My brother decided to buy in the morning a new bike, but in the afternoon he changed his mind. A. decided to B. in the morning a new bike C. in the afternoon D. changed 33. The study of these animals are truly fascinating, and many books have been written about them. A. these written B. are C. many books D. 34. Antarctic blue whales can be 100 foot long and weigh more than any dinosaur that ever lived. A. can be ever B. foot long C. more than D. 35. Many environmentalists fear that the earth will run out essential natural resources before the end of the twenty-first century. A. environmentalists before B. that C. out essential D. Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the sentence that is best written from the words/phrases given. 36. I/go/school/my dad's car /whenever/rain A. Going to school in my dad's car if it rain is my wish. B. I go to school in my dad's car whenever it rains. C. I drive my dad's car to school when it is raining. D. It's my only choice to go to school in my dad's car. 37. you /really /be /able/ dress /yourself/ age A. You should really be able to dress yourself at your age! B. You must really be able of dressing yourself in your age. C. You have really been able of dressing yourself by your age. D. You are really able of dressing yourself this age! 38. hilltop / have/good/ view /our village A. The hilltop can make our village views better. B. From the hilltop, our village can viewed very well. C. From the hilltop, we can have a better view of our village. D. From the hilltop, our village can have a better view. 39. museum /small/have/a lot of/unique artifacts A. This museum is small, but it has a lot of unique artifacts. B. This museum is small because it has a lot of unique artifacts. C. That museum is both small and has a lot of unique artifacts. D. Being small, this museum has a lot of unique artifacts. 40. disappointed / film / entertaining / expected A. We were disappointed as the film was more entertaining than we expected. B. We felt disappointed as the film was less entertaining than we had expected. C. We felt disappointed just because the film was entertaining as we expected. D. We were disappointed, so the film was more entertaining than we had expected.
