ÔN THI TNPT

Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D Acid rain is rain containing a certain amount of nitric acid which has been discharged into atmosphere from

MOCK TEST THREE

1 – 3 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:

1 A purple B thirst

C journey D there

2 A month B boss

C shop D got

3 A rate B late

C private D educate

4 – 5 Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:

4 A employment B recycle

C recorder D interesting

5 A valuable B impossible

C responsible D conditional

4 – 5 Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space

in each sentence:

6 Paris lies _ the river Thames

A over B next

B on D at

7 The child hurt himself badly when he fell _ the bedroom window.

A out from B out of

C down D over

8 He liked to sit _ the river and fish.

A at B next

C beside D along

9 We complained the landlord about the condition of the house.

A to B at

C with D on

10 the time you get to the theater, the play will have finished.

A Until B In

C By C On

11 The plants for the _ were approved by the committee

A celebrity B celebration

C celebrating D celebrated

12 The insurance agent was very and managed to convince Mr Carl to buy

a policy

A persuading B persuasive

C unapologetic D persuasively

13 He was _ for having made such a serious mistake.

A apology B apologetic

C unapologetic D apologized

14 Marita had a nasty surprise when she discovered how Tom was.

A successive B unsuccessful

C successor D successful

15 The immigration officer asked David what his _ was.

A occupier B occupant

C occupation D occupational

16 You will not succeed _ working harder.

A unless B if

C without D although

17 I couldn’t resist having another slice of cake even _ I was supposed to

e losing weight

A although B however

C otherwise D though

18 amount of money can buy true friendship

A no B never

C none D not only

19 When you _ him give him my best wishes.

A will visit B would visit

C visit D have visited

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20 She drive to the station everyday but then she suddenly decided to walk

instead

A was used to B had used to

C was using to D used to

21 _ you hurry, you won’t catch the bus.

A as B although

C except D unless

22 I _ be delighted to show you round the factory.

A ought to B would

C might D intend to

23 Her father won’t _ her drive his car.

A allow B let

C leave D permit

24 If you to London tomorrow, telephone me first.

A are going B were going

C run D had been going

25 Don’t hurry! There is no need _

A running B to run

C run D you run

26 - 35 Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:

In the past few years ballooning has become a (n) (26) _ sport in the UK

Although it is still quite expensive (27) with other sports, many people now think of a balloon fight as the perfect answer for a birthday (28) _ or a particular occasion Some businesses also entertain their staff or visitors with a balloon ride and may even buy their own balloon to advertise their business (29)

One of the (30) known balloon companies in the UK is based in Bristol

in the west (31) England Flights are available (32) _ the year and last for at least one hour They usually take off soon after sunrise or a couple of hours before sunset, but they do not fly if it is raining or very windy No special clothing is necessary other (33) outdoor clothing and either walking shoes or boots

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It seems that once people (34) experienced a balloon flight they can become so keen on the sport that they want to have their own balloon No two flights are ever the (35) _ and people find the sport different and exciting The

company in Bristol trains people to fly their own balloons

26 A popular B common

C normal D open

27 A compare B compared

C as compare D to compare

28 A award B bonus

C present D reward

29 A lots B products

C productions D kinds

30 A highest B too

C very D best

31 A with B of

C in D by

32 A at B though

C throughout D across

33 A than B to

C for D more

34 A are B be

C were D have

35 A likes B same

C ones D similar

36 - 40 Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C

or D

Acid rain is rain containing a certain amount of nitric acid which has been

discharged into atmosphere from factories It is extremely harmful to out health and the environment

In America , the people are becoming more concerned about the dangers caused

by acid rain Researchers have found that an increasing number of babies have died because of it Acid rain harms the lungs of the babies

Acid rain is also harmful to the lives of fishes When acid rain is mixed with the water of the rivers and lakes, the fishes cannot reproduce themselves This is because the water is too acidic If we consume such fishes, we can get food poisoning Such rain destroys the natural vegetation and causes fertile soil to be infertile Buildings and statues can also be corroded

Since acid rain is caused by the release of certain chemicals into the atmosphere, the government recommends that health measures be taken seriously Certain industries are prevented by law to release nitrogen acid and sulphur dioxide into the air This reduces the health hazard The problem of acid rain is clear which has not been solved The rain from one country can be a danger another It happens when the wind brings the acid rain to a nearby country

36 What has recent research found out about acid rain?

A Acid rain evaporates fast

B Acid rain is good

C Acid rain can increase the death of babies as well as damage lungs

D Acid rain is very powerful

37 What happens when lakes and rivers become too acidic?

A The fish get poisoned

B The fish reproduce faster

C The fish swim to better places

D The fish cannot reproduce and die out

38 Besides affecting rivers and lakes, what other environmental problems does acid

rain cause?

A The lost of natural rain

B The infertility of soil and the destruction of natural vegetation

C The destruction of soil buildings and statues

D The killing of animals

39 We are also indirectly affected when fish is poisoned by acid rain because

_

A We also get food poisoning when we eat the fish

B We can no longer look at pretty fish

C The lakes and rivers smell

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D We can’t go fishing

40 Choose the correct statement

A Everybody wants acid rain

B Acid rain is good for the fertility of the soil

C Buildings and statues are strengthened by falling acid rain

D Acid rain is caused by human beings

41 – 43 Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentence

41 Only when air and water seep through its outer coat _

A does a seed germinate B to the germination of a seed

C a seed germinate D for a seed to germinate

42 When fluid accumulates against the eardrum a second more insidious type of

_

A otitis media may develop

B develop otitis media

C the development of otitis media

D to develop otitis media

43 Many bugs possess defensive scent glands and emit disagreeable odors when

A disturbed B are disturbed

C they disturbed D are they disturbed

44 – 45 Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that is nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

44 The river was rough and they did not dare to swim across it.

A If the river were rough, they would to swim across it

B It was such a rough river that they swim across it

C The river was so rough that they didn’t dare to swim across it

D The river was not rough enough for them to swim

45 He couldn’t come because of his serious illness.

A He was so ill that he could come

B He could come because he was ill

C Because he had been seriously ill, he could come

D His serious illness prevented him from coming

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46 – 50.Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting:

46 Light can travels from the Sun to the Earth in eight minutes and twenty

A B C

seconds

D

47 Every human typically have twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in most cells.

A B C D

48 Most sedimentary rocks start forming when grains of clay, silt , or sandy settle

A B C

in river valleys or on the bottoms of lakes and oceans

D

49 The total thickness of the dictionaries in his own library are about three times

A B that of those in the school’s

C D

50 The bones of mammals, not alike those of other vertebrates, show a high

A B C

degree of differentiation

D

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