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PRACTICE TEST 1
A PHONETICS
I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
II Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
B VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
I Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
11 The blue whale is known animals, reaching a length of more than one hundred feet
12 You must place these events in their context
13 You should more pride in your only son
14 The party, I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable
15 By far of Saudi Arabia is oil
A it is the most important export B the most important export is
C that is the most important export D the most important export
16 They would go by air than spend a week travelling by train
17 The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to new procedures to save time and money
18 Mike was the in his family; all his brothers were much taller
19 I am very in the information you have given me
20 If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to the match till Sunday
21 He the office when I arrived
22 According the map we should take the next turning on the left
23 North America is a little than South America
24 Sue doesn't have a phone, makes it difficult to contact her
25 I think Sally is quite her sister
II Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
26 (A) Most critics agree (B) that William Shakespeare was the (C) greater writer (D) in the English language
27 (A) Most babies will grow (B) up to be as (C) cleverer as their (D) parents
28 (A) Despite its height, Mount Whitney, (B) one of North America's (C) highest mountains, is (D) popular to hikers
29 On February 21, 1995, (A) oldest person in the world, (B) a French woman (C) named Jeanne Calment, (D) celebrated her 120th birthday
30 Married women are (A) twice (B) so likely as married (C) men to (D) be depressed
III Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
31 Mr Bridges is by far the richest man I know.
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B Mr Bridges is one of many rich men I know
C Mr Bridges is richer than all his friends
D Mr Bridges is much richer than anyone else I know
32 The woman was too weak to lift the basket.
A Although she was weak, she could lift the basket
B The woman shouldn't have lifted the basket because she was so weak
C She was so weak that she couldn't lift the basket
D The woman lifted the basket, so she wasn't very weak
33 I would rather have an egg for breakfast.
A I prefer to have an egg for breakfast
B I don't want an egg for breakfast
C I would eat an egg if I was hungry
D I'll have an egg if there's nothing else
34 The sooner he stops smoking, the better he'll feel.
A When he stops smoking, he'll begin to feel better
B As soon as he feels better, he'll try to stop smoking
C He feels so much better since he stopped smoking
D Though he feels better, he still smokes
35 Mary can cook better than her mother.
A Mary cooks well, but her tnother cooks better
B Mary's mother can't cook as well as she can
C Mary's mother can cook well and she can too
D Mary's mother can cook better than she can
C READING
I Read the text below and choose the correct word or phrase for each space For each question, circle the letter you choose A, B, C or D.
The Statue of Liberty is a monumental sculpture that (36) freedom throughout the world Its formal name is
Liberty Enlightening the World The statue (37) a woman escaping the chains of tyranny, which lie at her feet.
Her right hand (38) aloft a burning torch that represents liberty Her left hand holds a tablet inscribed (39) the date "July 4, 1776", the day the United States declared its independence She is (40) flowing robes and the seven rays of her spiked crown symbolize the seven seas and continents
The Statue of Liberty was (41) in 1886 It weighs 225 tons and is 301 feet (42) It was a gift to the United
States from the people of France Over the years France and the United States had (43) special relationship In
1776 France helped the American colonies (44) independence from England The French wanted to (45) something special for the U.S centennial, its 100th birthday
II Read the text and questions below For each question, circle the letter you choose A, B, C or D.
THE GREATEST BRIDGE IN THE WORLD
Verrazano, an Indian about whom little is known, sailed into New York harbour in 1524 and named it
Angouleme He described it as "a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river" Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be i great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the greatest bridge in the world was named after him
The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Amman, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island It has a span of
4260 feet The bridge was so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer Tv/o great towers support four huge cables The towers are built on immerse underwater platforms made of steel and concrete The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet under the sea These alone took sixteen months to build Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700 feet They support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended Each of the four cables contains 26,108 lengths of wire It has been estimated that if
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46 The Verrazano bridge was built with so wide a span because
A it had to cover a wide stretch of water
B of the unusual shape of the earth around Brooklyn and Staten Island
C the water that lies between Brooklyn and Staten island is very deep
D the number of wires in each cable is so great
47 In designing the Verrazano Bridge, Othmar Amman
A had to account for the curvature of the earth's surface
B spent over a great building the platforms that form the bridge's base
C had to consider the number of vehicles that might cross the bridge at any one time
D wished to reduce the side of the bridge as much as possible
48 He described it situated.
49 The towers are built on which are sunk beneath the water.
A ferro-concrete immense platforms
B immense made of ferro-concrete platforms
C are made of ferro-concrete platforms
D immense ferro-concrete platforms
50 "A very agreeable situation with two small hill lying "
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ANSWER KEY 16 – 01
1 A 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 D 6 C 7 C 8 D 9 B 10 A
11 B 12 B 13 A 14 A 15 D 16 C 17 C 18 B 19 D 20 D
21 A 22 A 23 B 24 B 25 B
26 C greatest 27 C clever 28 D popular with 29 A the oldest 30 B as
31 D 32 C 33 A 34 A 35 B 36 A 37 B 38 D 39 C 40 C
41 A 42 A 43 B 44 B 45 D 46 A 47 C 48 A 49 D 50 B
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A PHONETICS
I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
II Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
B VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
I Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
11 I'm not sure, but I know he has decided to accept the new job in London
12 We need information before we can decide
13 I had to give a full of my camera when I reported it stolen
14 the wet weather, the football went ahead
15 The group's image to young people in general and the less well-off in particular
16 The Himalaya Mountains are the
A world's most extensive range B height of world extensive ranges
C ranges of the most extensive world D extensive ranges of the world
17 Quoc Tu Giam was to be the first university of Vietnam.
18 There's always room for fresh in the music business
19 His name was engraved the trophy
20 Relations between the two countries have been badly by this incident
21 The of the poetry competition will be known today
22 He manages to visit his mother Saturday
23 The more you water this plant, the it will grow
24 I wish Charles worked as hard as Mary
25 We thought we would be the storm if we sheltered under a tree
II Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
26 (A) The (B) more important theorem of all in plane geometry (C) is (D) the Pythagorean Theorem
27 (A) The (B) faster we finish, the (C) soon we can (D) leave
28 Her (A) qualifications (B) are better than (C) that of any (D) other candidates
29 Human beings (A) whose (B) live longer than one hundred years (C) are a (D) rarity
30 The rooms in (A) the front (B) are more (C) noisier than (D) those in the back
III Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
31 There's nothing he likes more than a glass of beer.
A He doesn't drink beer B He always likes more than a glass of beer
C He likes a glass of beer very much D He probably likes whisky more than beer
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A Will you make these trousers shorter for me? B Can you make these trousers longer for me?
C Will these trousers be too long for me? D Do you think these trousers are too short for me?
33 Neither Robert nor Charles can use a typewriter.
A Robert can't type and Charles can't either B Charles is a better typist than Robert
C Robert can't use a typewriter but Charles can D Charles is unable to type, but Robert can type a little
34 Tam Vy's English is much better than it was.
A Tam Vy has started to learn English but doesn't speak it well
B Tam Vy speaks better English now than he did before
C Tam Vy 's English was much better then than it was now
D Tam Vy has always spoken good English
35 Joe was one of the poorest men in this town.
A There were some poor people in this town, but Joe was the poorest one
B One man who lived in this town was much poorer than Joe
C Joe thought that he was the only poor man in this town
D Some very poor men lived in this town, and Joe was one of them
C READING
I Read the text below and choose the correct word or phrase for each space For each question, circle the letter you choose A, B, C or D.
Many visitors to our area (36) on the many statues and monuments in our city They (37) as constant reminders of our history They are also constant collectors (38) dirt and grime That is where (39) special team of the city employees comes in This team is (40) , the task of keeping the statues clean Depending (41) size and composition, a statue can (42) one to three days
to clean thoroughly It takes about a year to (43) all the statues - and then, it is time to start again (44) , the team members claim they never get bored Each statue has its own (45) , and they get to know each one as a·friend
II Read the text and questions below For each question, circle the letter you choose A, B, C or D.
One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramid of Giza was a monument of wisdom and prophecy built as a tomb for Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 BC Despite its antiquity, certain aspects of its construction make it one of the truly great wonders of the world The thirteen-acre structure near the Nile River is a solid mass
of stone blocks covered with limestone, inside are the number of hidden passageways and the burial chamber for the pharaoh It is the largest single structure in the world The four sides of the pyramid are aligned almost exactly
on true north, south, east and west - an incredible engineering feat The ancient Egyptians were sun worshipers and great astronomers, so computations for the Great Pyramid were based on astronomical observations
Explorations and detailed examinations of the base of the structure reveal many interesting lines Further scientific study indicates that these represent a type of timeline of events - past, present, and future Many of the events have been interpreted and found to coincide with known facts of the past Others are prophesied of future generations and are currently under investigation Many believe that pyramids have supernatural powers and this
one is no exception Some researchers even associate it with extraterrestrial being of the ancient past.
Was this superstructure made by ordinary being, or one built by a race far superior to any known today?
46 What has research of the base revealed?
A There are cracks in the foundation B Tomb robbers have stolen the pharaoh's body
C The lines represent important events D A superior race of people built it
47 Extraterrestrial beings are
48 What is the best title for the passage?
A Symbolism of the Great Pyramid B Problem with the construction of the Great Pyramid
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49 Why was the Great Pyramid constructed?
50 Why is the Great Pyramid of Giza considered one of the seven wonders of the world?
A It is the oldest astronomical observatory B It was built by a super race
C It was selected as a tomb of Pharaoh Cheops D It is the only ancient cultural remainder
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ANSWER KEY 16 - 02
1 B 2 B 3 D 4 D 5 A 6 A 7 C 8 B 9, B 10 A
11 C 12 B 13 B 14 D 15 D 16 A 17 A 18 A 19 C 20 C
21 B 22 B 23 A 24 D 25 D
26 B most 27 C sooner 28 C those
29 A who 30 B are / are much
31 C 32 B 33 A 34 B 35 D 36 A 37 B 38 D 39 A 40 C
41 C 42 A 43 B 44 D 45 C 46 C 47 D 48 A 49 D 50 B