PRACTICE TEST

SECTION A: LISTENING
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently from that of the otthers
1. A. country B. noun C. sound D.count
2. A. played B. worked C. borrowed D. learned
3. A. enough B. tough C. cough D. though
4. A. plumber B. comb C. bombproof D. bumbling
5. A. comprise B. compulsory C. official D. comic

II. Choose the word with different stress pattern by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, D.
1. A. demonstration B. possession C. exhibition D. opposition
2. A. ability B. personality C. familiarity D. opportunity
3. A. theater B. collect C. gather D. theory
4. A. embroider B. enable C. escape D. equal
5. A. alien B. capture C. gemstone D. typhoon
B. LEXICO - GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer
1. It hasn’t rained....................
A. Last night B. today C. a month ago D. yesterday
2. The liquid.............. to a boiling point
A. heat B. heated C. be heated D. is heated
3. Bill ashed where................... from
A. do I come B. I come C. did I come D. I came
4. We have lunch from 12.00 .......... 1.00. There we start again and go on .............. 5.30
A. to ........ at B. from ....... to C. to...... to D. to...... till
5. Children get presents .......... christmas and......... their birthday
A. at....... at B. on...... on C. on...... at D. at....... on
6. My T.V is broken. I wish............... soon.
A. It would be repaired B. It will be repaired
C. It is repaired D. It were repaired
7. There is ………. to be a serious energy crisis in the next century.
a. reputed b. known c. bound d. foreseen
8. Your bad result made me __________
A. disappoint B. disappointment C. disappointed D. disappointing

9. Would you mind ________ in the theatre ?

A. do not smoke B. smoke not C. not to smoke D. not smoking
10. The government made serious attempts to raise the ………. of living.
a. standard b. cost c. level d. mode
11. My parents didn’t permit me ________ out last night .
A. gone B. went C. to go D. going
12. ……….. I know the money is safe I shall not worry about it.
a. Even though b. Unless c. As long as d. However
13. If he pays _________ to what the teacher says , he might make progress .
A. care B. attention C. notice D. sight
14. We ______ this course by the end of next year.
A. had finished B. have finished C. were finishing D. will have finished
15. I was doing my homework when the telephone _______ .
A. rings B. is ringing C. rang D. was ringing
16. He died after he _______ ill for a long time .
A. is B. was C. have been D. had been
17. It is necessary to have your car serviced. Your car ………….
a. should service b. should be had service c. needs be serviced d. needs servicing
18. __________________I turn on the fan? – It’s OK.
A. May B. I wonder if C. Do you have any objection if D. Anybody mind
19. He managed to keep his job_________the manager had threatened to sack him.
A. therefore B. although C. unless D. despite
20. I’m busy now; see you ………… time.
a. other b. another c. the other d. one another

II. Supply correct form of the words to complete the passage

EVENING CLASSES
Recently I decided to go to evening classes twice a week. During the day I
work in a (1) secretarial agency as a telephonist. It is not a very interesting 1. SECRETARY
(2) occupation and I get bored. I also got tired of coming home every 2. OCCUPY
evening, putting a (3) frozen meal in the oven and then watching TV. So I 3. FREEZE
decided to take up (4) carpeting as a hobby. Perhaps I should give you an (5) 4. CARPENTER
explanation for my choice. Learning a skill is a good (6) solution to the 5. EXPLAIN
problem of boring work. Also, I felt I was a (7) failure because any time I 6. SOLVE
tried to put up a shelf, for example, it always fell down! Now I am quite a 7. FAIL
(8) successful wood-worker! I am working on the (9) construction of some
furniture at the moment. And although there are only two other girls in the 8. SUCCESS
class, I don’t feel any (10) embarrassment. I’ve just turned out to be the best 9. CONSTRUCT
student in the class!
10. EMBARRASS

C. READING
I. Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word
Computers
Recent years have seen the appearance of different (1) forms of communication. More and (2) more people have a
computer (3) at home and they use it to play games, find information (4) on the Net and also to communicate.
You can send e-mails, write your own blog and (5) share to other people. It is amazing how easily you can
communicate (6) to someone on the other side of the world. It has brought happiness (7) and reassurance to many,
knowing that a friend or member of their family is only a click of the mouse away. Some people say it has
become (8) an aid in education and even brought more equality, as most children become computer literate. But it
has also (9) gained concern. Who takes the responsibility of making (10) sure that the Net doesn’t give false
facts? (11) Are there enough protection from fraud and misinformation? Do young people rely too much (12) on
computers for their entertainment? (13) Will it destroy our creativity? The experts (14) are now trying to find
answers to these (15) questions

II. Read the passage and choose the best answer

COULD COMPUTER GAMES BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER ALL
In Britain, the average young person now spends more money on games each year than on going to the cinema or
renting videos. But is this……..1……a bad thing? For years, newspaper reports have been
………2….. that children who spend too much time playing computer games become unsociable, bad- tempered,
even violent as a……..3…… But new research,……4…… out in both Europe and the USA, suggests that the
opposite may be true.
Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to improve certain skills.
Researchers claim that this is because the games………5……the brain work harder in certain ways,
like……..6……sounds and movements quickly and identifying what they are. The fact that people play the
games repeatedly……..7…….. that they get a lot of practice in these skills which are therefore likely to become
highly developed.
Social skills may benefit, too. Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first- person shooter games……8……
“Counterstrike” are better than non-players when it comes to building trust and co-operation, and that
this……..9……them to make good friendships and become strong members of their communities. So rather
than……..10…….up computer games, perhaps young people need to spend more time on
them?
Question 1. A. necessarily B. certainly C. fully D. nearly
Question 2. A. speaking B. informing C. telling D. saying
Question 3. A. product B. result C. reason D. conclusion
Question 4. A. worked B. thought C. turned D. carried
Question 5. A. make B. force C. push D. keep
Question 6. A. realizing B. noticing C. imagining D. solving
Question 7. A. means B. asks C. brings D. causes
Question 8. A. in order to B. such as C. due to D. as well as
Question 9. A. supports B. helps C. shows D. serves
Question 10. A. giving B. ending C. taking D. stopping

III. Read the passage and choose the best answer.

If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster.
According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious
parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic
parental expectations can cause great damage to children.
 However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in
a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their
child.
Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to
concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week
for violin lessons. Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large
orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and
they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him
for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he
will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
Question 1: . One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to ______.
A. push their child into trying too much B. make their child become a musician
C. neglect their child’s education D. help their child to become a genius
Question 2. Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they ______.
A. force their children into achieving success B. themselves have been very successful
C. arrange private lessons for their children D. understand and help their children sensibly
Question 3. Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A. Educational psychologists. B. Unrealistic parents.
C. Their children. D. Successful musicians.
Question 4. Michael Collins is fortunate in that ______.
A. his parents are quite rich B. his parents help in a sensible way
C. his mother knows little about music D. his father is a musician
Question 5. The phrase “crazy about”in the passage mostly means _______.
A. “surprised at” B. “completely unaware of”
C. “confused about” D. “extremely interested in”
Question 6. Winston’s parents push their son so much and he _______.
A. cannot learn much music from them B. is afraid to disappoint them
C. has won a lot of piano competitions D. has become a good musician
Question 7. The word “They” in the passage refers to _______.
A. violin lessons B. parents in general C. Michael’s parents D. concerts
Question 8. All of the following people are musician EXCEPT _______.
A. Michael’s father B. Winston’s father C. Winston’s mother D. Michael’s mother
Question 9. The word “unwilling” in the passage mostly means _______.
A. “getting ready to do something” B. “not objecting to doing anything”
C. “not wanting to do something” D. “eager to do something”
Question 10. The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that _____.
A. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
B. successful parents always have intelligent children
C. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
D. parents should spend more money on the child’s education
WRITING
1. Mr. Clark bought a new car although we advised him against it. ADVICE
- In spite of advising him against buying a new car, Mr. Clark bought it.
2. That car belongs to my father. OWNER
- My father is the owner of that car.
3. I have never read such an interesting novel. MOST
- This is the most interesting novel I have ever read.
4. Nga is pleased to meet her aunt again soon. FORWARD
- Nga is looking forward to meeting her aunt again soon.
5. Did you enjoy the party last night? TIME
- Did you ______________________________________ the party last night?
6. How long was your flight to London? TAKE
- How long did it take you to fly to London?
7. Susan couldn’t drink the coffee because it was too strong. TOO
- The coffee was too strong for Susan to drink.
8. It’s more than a year since we last saw Jane. FOR
- We haven’t seen Jane for more than a year.