Mock test 5

MOCK TEST FIVEChoose the word or phrase A,B,C or D that the best fits the blank space in each sentence.. alternative Choose the word or phrase A,B,C or D that best fits the blank space

MOCK TEST FIVE

Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that the best fits the blank space in each

sentence.

1 Time goes very slowly when we are waiting

2 The contents of _ land consist of draining, irrigating, and pushing back the sea

3 It was for the dog’s own _ that it wanted to go back toward the fire

4 Whenever we meet, she avoids _ at me

5 The teacher devoted himself _ his students

6 The government is determined to _ corruption and bribery

A make a stop with B put a stop to

C make a stop to D put a stop with

7 It is high time Tom _ more attentive in class

8 A lot of information we need _ in a minute chip in the computer

9 The little girl wasted half an hour _ for her picture book

10 He found a watch when he _ in the street

11 Hung doesn’t take good care _ himself

12 Cameron, _ directed “The Titanic”, is one of the leading faces in Holly wood

13 Advertising makes _ to sell more goods to more people

A its possible B possible it

C it possible D it possibly

14 They couldn’t finish it the lack of support

15 Some students in this class are from HCMC, _ from the provinces

16 _ does it take you to do the washing?

17 Neither the boy’s parents nor I _ satisfied with his progress

18 You have to wear special clothes to word in the lab for the of yourself

A protective B protector

19 There are many interesting events included in this book

A historical B historically

20 The will judge you on your quality and performance

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

23 A wet B letter C enter D pretty

Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.

24 A occasional B industry C inform D variety

25 A accessible B apprentice C apprehension D alternative

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

Vietnamese generally shake hands when greeting and parting Using both hands shows respect

as does a (26) bow of the head In rural areas, elderly people who do not extend their hand are greeted with a bow Woman are more (27) to bow the head than to shake hands Vietnamese names begin with the family name and are (28) _ by a given name for example, in the name Nguyen Van Duc, Nguyen is the family name people address (29) by their given names, but add a title that indicates their perceived (30)

to the other person These titles are family related rather than professional Among colleagues, for example, the (31) of the two might combined the given name with the title of Anh (“Older Bother”) A (n) (32) _ greeting combined with the given name and title is Xin chao (“Hello”) Classifiers for gender and familiarity are also combined with the greeting In formal meetings, business cards are sometimes (33) _ on greeting.

Vietnamese people have a strong (34) _ of hospitality and feel embarrassed if they cannot show their guests full respect by preparing for their arrival Therefore, it is (35)

_ to visit someone without having been invited Gifts are not required, but are

appreciated Flowers, incense, or tea may by proper gifts for the hosts Hosts also appreciate a small gift for their children or elderly parents.

27 A possible B possibly C bound D likely

28 A continued B chased C followed D forwarded

29 A each one B one other C the other one D one another

30 A relation B relationship C relations D relatives

31 A younger B most young C youngest D young

32 A easy B basic C fundamental D elementary

33 A changed B transferred C converted D exchanged

34 A sense B sensation C sensitivity D sensibility

35 A inactive B inaccurate C inappropriate D inexact

Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer A,B,C or D.

The tropical rain forests are a delight to people who love nature The forests are beautiful

woodlands which receive plenty of rain.

Many natural resources can be derived from tropical rain forests Such natural resources are fruits, vegetables and rare herbs Sometimes, the rain forests are cleared for valuable timber Hardwood like teak, mahogany and rosewood are some of the popular timbers that are exported These woods are then used to make houses and furniture.

Nowadays, tropical rain forests are in danger of extinction Each year millions of acres of rain

forests are cleared to make way for population growth and agriculture This results in the

destruction of millions of plants In turn, this destruction causes some types of animals to lose their natural habitat Because of this, many species of plants and animals are becoming extinct.

It is important for us to save the tropical rain forests once a tropical rain forests is destroyed, it will take hundreds of years before the forests can be re-established.

36 A tropical rain forests looks like _.

C a beautiful woodland D a beautiful grassland

37 The word “extinction” in paragraph 3 means _.

C export to another country D dying out

38 How long does it take for a tropical rain forest to grow again?

A a short while B a few year

C hundreds of year D never can it grow again

39 Who is responsible for the destruction of rain forests?

40 Select the best phrase that tells you what the passage is about.

A, Uses of tropical rain forests

B Beneficial tropical rain forests facing extinction

C The advantages of clearing up tropical rain forests

D Tropical rain forests and their protector

Choose the underlined word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that needs correcting.

41 Why is he learning English at this language center for?

A B C D

42 Watching a film, especially an educational one, can help broadening our knowledge

A B C D

43 Millions of dollars are spent on the reclaiming land all over the world every year

44 No matter what difficulty we may have, we will do our best to overcome them

45 the computer is said to be one of the wonder of human beings in modern life

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

46 In spite of his serious sickness, he did well in the exam.

A although he had to do well in the exam, he got sick

B seriously sick as he was, he managed to do well in the exam

C because he did well in the exam, he felt seriously sick

D his serious sickness enabled him to do well in the exam

47 They arrived late, so they didn’t have got seats.

A if they had arrived earlier, they might have gotten good seats

B the late arrivers still had good seats

C however late they arrived, they had very good seats

D unless they arrived early, they wouldn’t have good seats

48 Do your homework first, and I’ll let you play the computer games.

A I won’t allow you to do your homework when you play the computer games

B let’s play the computer games and then do the homework

C you’re allowed to play the computer games without doing your homework first

D unless you do your homework first, I won’t let you play the computer games

Choose the best sentence (A,B,C or D) made from the given cues

49 We’d / play tennis / rather / watch / it / TV //

A we’d prefer to play tennis rather than watch it on TV

B we’d rather play tennis rather than watch it on TV

C we’d prefer playing tennis than watching it on TV.

D we’d prefer to play tennis rather than watching it on TV

50 I / strong / advise that / your son / take part / contest //

A I am strong advise that your son take part in the contest

B I strongly advise that your son takes part in a contest

C I strongly advise that your son should take part in that contest

D I am strong about advising that your son take part in that contest