PRACTICE TEST 2

Time allowed: 60 minutes

Name: ………………………………………………………………..
Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. excited B. interested C. worried D. painted
2. A. album B. used C. amusement D. scuba-diving
Find the word whose stress is different from others.
3. A. stressful B. weightless C. precise D. verbal
4. A. talkative B. infamous C. voluntary D. untreated
5. A. informative B. phonology C. interactive D. zoology
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
6. There are two churches in the town and________ of them are extremely old.
A. each B. both C. all D. most
7. “Would you like to play basketball?” “- _______ . Good idea!”
A. I like B. I love it C. I’d love to D. I want
8. I bought this dress at the _______ on Hang Bai street.
A. clothes’ store B. store of closes C. clothes store D. closing store
9. Lan did not know the word. Hoa didn’t, ______.
A. so B. neither C. either D. too
10. John managed ______ his family in England by using Zalo.
A. contact B. to contact C. contacting D. to contacting
11. Working hours will fall to under 35 a week, ______?
A. will they B. won’t they C. won’t it D. will it
12. You should talk to your dad first because that fridge ______ not be suitable for your family.
A. can B. may C. need D. ought
13. “Look at this dish, Nick. It has five colors.” “__________.”
A. How nice! B. What a shame! C. Sounds bad. D. Okay.
14. There were lots of interesting folk games, _______ Kenny stayed a little longer to join them.
A. but B. because C. however D. so
15. In Vietnam, you _________ take a deep bow as you do in Japan.
A. mustn’t B. don’t have to C. should D. shouldn’t
There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.
16. The test was more difficult than I expected. I could finish it at least 20 minutes early.
A B C D
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17. Although the island has no clean water and electric, it attracts lots of tourists.
A B C D
………………………………………..
18. The bee can easy sting anyone coming close to their beehives.
A B C D
………………………………………..
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.
In the United States of America, the national language is (19) ______ English. Four hundred
years ago, some English people came to North America to live and they brought (20) ______
language to this country. Now in the USA, people speak (21) ______ English. Most of the words
are the (22) ______ in American and British English, but the American say some English words
not as people (23) ______ in England. Canada is (24) ______ to the North of the United States of
America. It is the larger (25) ______ the United States. In Canada, many people (26) ______
English because they also came from England many years (27) ______ But in some parts of
Canada, people speak (28) ______ because they came from France.
19. A. also B. like C. as D. not
20. A. French B. English C. Chinese D. Canadian
21. A. British B. American C. Russian D. Chinese
22. A. various B. similar C. same D. like
23. A. do B. say C. talk D. speak
24. A. lies B. situated C. at D. in
25. A. than B. as C. more D. less
26. A. say B. tell C. talk D speak
27. A. ago B. later C. there D. here
28. A. France B. French C. Russian D. Italian
Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
Unlike life in the countryside which is often considered to be simple and traditional, life in the
city is modern and complicated. People, from different regions, move to cities in the hope of
having a better life for themselves and their children. The inhabitants in the city work as
secretaries, businessmen, teachers, government workers, factory workers, and even street
vendors or construction workers. The high cost of living requires city dwellers, especially those
with low income, to work harder or to take a part-time job. For many people, an ordinary day
starts as usual by getting up in the early morning to do exercise in public parks, preparing for a
full day of working and studying, then traveling along crowed boulevards or narrow streets

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filled with motor scooters and returning home after a busy day. They usually live in large
houses, or highrise apartment blocks or even in a small rental room equipped with modern
facilities, like the Internet, telephone, television, and so on. Industrialization and modernization
as well as global integration have a big impact on the lifestyle in the cities. The most noticeable
impact is the Western style of clothes. The "ao dai” - Vietnamese traditional clothes big are no
longer regularly worn in Vietnamese women's daily life. Instead, jeans, T-shirts and fashionable
clothes are widely preferred.
29. The most important reason why people move to the city is ______ .
A. to look for a complicated life B. to take part-time jobs
C. to have busy days D. to look for a better life
30. According to the passage, city life can offer city dwellers things except ______ .
A. the Internet B. friendly communication with neighbours
C. a variety of jobs in different fields D. modern facilities
31. We can infer from the passage that ______ .
A. there is a big gap between the rich and the poor in the city
B. people do morning exercise in public parks because they have much free time
C. people leave the countryside because life there is simple
D. most of the urban dwellers have low income
32. Industrialization and modernization may lead to ______ .
A. the fact that women no longer wear ao dai
B. the disappearance of Western-styled clothes
C. some changes in lifestyles
D. global integration
33. The word "impact" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______ .
A. force B. action C. situation D. effect
Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays unchanged.
34. What a luxurious car!
=> How __________________________________________________________!
35. No one can run faster than me.
=> I am ___________________________________________________________
36. Shall I bring you a cup of tea?
=> Would ________________________________________________________?
37. I will get my brother to fix the light in the kitchen.
=> I will get ______________________________________________________
38. “No, I didn’t give money to John,” Anna said.

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=> Anna denied__________________________________________________
39. I have never eaten this kind of food.
=> This is _________________________________________________________
40. The sea was very rough, we couldn’t go swimming.
=> The sea wasn’t ________________________________________________
My best birthday ever
Read the sample paragraph
Last Saturday was my 10th birthday, and it was the best birthday ever. In the morning, I had
a good surprise. When I woke up, I saw Mom, Dad and my brother standing around my bed.
They were holding a birthday cake, and they sang “Happy Birthday”. They also gave me the
funniest birthday card. In the afternoon, I had a birthday party with my friends at a
restaurant for kids. I was really happy. It was indeed the best birthday ever.
Write a short paragraph from 6 to 8 sentences (about 70 words) about one of your
best birthdays. Use the following points as a guide.
• When was your best birthday?
• What did your family do to make it special?
• How did you feel on your birthday?
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