PRACTICETEST 1 I/PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS  Pronunciation 1. A. stopped B. invented C. washed D. laughed 2. A. planet B. animal C. man D. play 3. A. thirteen B. thankful C. threaten D. mother  Stress 4. A. gravity B. mathematics C. physicist D. commerce 5. A. interesting B. surprising C. exciting D. amusing II/ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY 6. He ……………… downstairs when I …………………him. A. was going – met B. was going – was meeting C. went – met D. went – have met 7. If I … .you are ill, I ………….you. A. know – will visit B. knew – would visit C. knew- would visited D. have known – would have visited 8. They realized the …………………. of a good environment. A. important B. importantly C. importance D. unimportant 9. His ……………………….is American. A. nation B. national C. nationality D. nationalist 10. Drinking much wine is …to your health. A. harm B. harmful C. harmless D. unharmed 11. A newspaper, which is published every day, is called a ……………. one. A. weekly B. monthly C. yearly D. daily 12. The government has been dealing with the problem of ……………………….among young people. A. employ B. employment C. employee D. unemployment 13. My grandfather and his friends are also studying … A. the English B. English language C. the language English D. the English language 14. The telephone,……was invented by Graham Bell , has changed our way of communication. A. who B. whose C. which D. where 15. In modern lifestyle, we should get rid ….smoking cigarettes. A. in B. of C. up D. with 16. People in the South treat women and speak .English than people in the North. A. equal - good B. more equal - better C. more equally - best D. more equally - better 17. She left the room without ….any word. A. saying B. says C. to say D. said 18. The questions were difficult that students did not answer them properly. A. so B. such C. too D. enough 19. Is that the town ………………you last met her? A. which B. that C. whoseD. where 20. What will you do when you ………………… school? A. will finish B. finished C. finishing D. finish 21. My father ………………… 20 cigarettes a day, but he gave up smoking two years ago. A. are used to smoking B. gets used to smoking C. used to smoke D. used to smoking 22. This is … for you to carry. A. heavy too a bag B. a too heavy bag C. a bag too heavy D. too heavy a bag 23. You will pass the final exam if ……………………… A. you will learn hard B. you learn harder C. they learn harder D. they are hard –working 24. Maria hasn’t visited her home in Spain ………… A. for many years B. since many years C. many years since D. many years ago 25. “… .did they arrive?” “Twenty minutes ago” A. How long B. How much time C. How many time D. When III/ ERROR CORRECTION 26. “How long do you come here?” “Once a week” A B C D 27. Traveling by plane is much fastest than traveling by train. A B C D 28. Einstein’s theory of relativity is well-know all over the world A B C D 29. It takes 90 minutes for going to Hanoi by plane. A B C D 30. It is the pronunciation that causes me a lot of difficult. A B C D VI/ SENTENCE REWRITING 31. Marie curie was a French physicist, and her father was polish. A. Marie curie, who ‘s father was polish , was a French physicist. B. Marie curie, who se father was polish, was a French physicist. C. Marie curie, who was a French physicist, her father was polish. D. Marie curie, her father was polish, was a French physicist. 32. She is overweight because she eats so much chocolate. A. If she doesn’t eat so much chocolate, she won’t be overweight. B. If she ate less chocolate, she wouldn’t be overweight. C. If she didn’t eat so much chocolate, she wouldn’t be overweight. D. B and C are correct. 33. They will build a factory in this area. A. This area will be built a factory in. C. This area will build a factory. B. A factory will build in this area. D. A factory will be built in this area. 34. Bad habits can do harm to our health. A. Bad habits cannot be harmful to our health. B. Bad habits can be harmful to our health. B. Bad habits can be harmless to our health. D. Bad habits can be harmful with our health. 35. I haven’t seen Nga for two years . A. It’s two years until I last saw Nga. C.It’s two years when I last saw Nga. B. It’s two years from I last saw Nga D. It’s two years since I last saw Nga. IV/ READING COMPREHENSION Reading 1 Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (36)…….Many species of (37)………are threatened , and could easily become extinct if we do not make an effort to (38)… them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted (39)…their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive, and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their (40)…he place where they live is disappearing. More land is (41)…for farms, houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces (42)… the once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, (43)… these chemicals pollute the (44)………and harm wildlife. The most successful on the earth human beings will soon be the only ones, (45)… we can solve this problem. 36. A. harm B. risk C. danger D. threat 37. A. plants B. animals C. forests D. vegetation 38. A. kill B. produce C. satisfy D. protect 39. A. about B. for C. in D. with 40. A. habitat B. living C. inhabit D. inhabitant 41. A. applied B. used C. done D. booked 42. A. more B. where C. when D. than 43. A. but B. because C. what D. despite 44. A. water resources B. fresh air C. environment D. ecosystem 45. A. unless B. if C. when D. or Reading 2 THE MAN WHO INVENTED RADIO Marconi was born in Bologna in Northern Italia in 1874. His Father was a rich Italian businessman and his mother was a Scot who had lived in Ireland and had gone to Italy to study music. The family lived in a country house, the villa Grifone , just outside Bologna. When he was a boy, people didn’t think that Marconi was particularly clever. He was a quiet boy who spoke little but thought a lot. He liked nothing better than to sit and read science books. He also loved to do experiments with electricity. For most of his early life, he was taught at home. He didn’t go to school. 46. The word “invented “means nearly……………. A. reached B. constructed C. realized D. found out 47. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Marconi was born in Ireland B. Marconi’s father was a musician. C. Marconi’s family was poor D. Marconi’s mother wasn’t Italian. 48. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Marconi didn’t have much schooling B. Marconi was not fond of music. C. when a boy, he wasn’t particularly clever D. He was quiet boy. 49. What did people think about Marconi when he was a boy? A. He was a person of few words. B. he wasn’t particularly clever C. He spoke a lot and thought little. D. He was not fond of doing experiment with electricity. 50. Why did Marconi’s success seem more wonderful to us? A. Because his family was very rich B. Because did have much schooling C. Because he was thought not to be clever D. Because he loved doing experiment with electricity . successful on the earth human beings will soon be the only ones, (45)… we can solve this problem. 36 . A. harm B. risk C. danger D. threat 37 . A. plants. correct. 33 . They will build a factory in this area. A. This area will be built a factory in. C. This area will build a factory. B. A factory will build in this