PRACTICE TEST 1
time allowed: 120 minutes.
SECTION A: PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in
each group.
1. A. hour B. honest C. honor D. house
2. A. summer B. include C. instruction D. compulsory
3. A. languages B. classes C. shrines D. beaches
4. A. laughed B. asked C. impressed D. wondered
5. A. nation B. national C. banyan D. travel
SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
II. Choose the best answer from A,B,C or D to complete the following sentences
6. When I was at the primary school, my grandmother me to school every day
A. takes B. is taking C. was taking D. used to take
7. Are you free Saturday evening ?
A. in B. at C. on D. for
8. This is a difficult question. He wishes he the answer.
A. know B. knew C. knows D. has known
9. A: “Have you ever been to Hanoi, Linh?”
B: “Yes. I there three times.”
A. went B. have been C. was D. go
10. The life in the countryside peaceful I want to live there.
A. so/that B. too/for C. such/that D.very/until
11. Mike didn’t feel well so we gave him to do than you.
A. fewer work B. little work C. less work D. least work
12. I hope all of you will enjoy taking …… in the projects.
A. advantages B. place C. part D. notice
13. __________ does it take you to go to school ?
A. How much B. How long C. How far D. How often
III. Put the verb in the blanket in the correct form.
Paul Crack is a musician and singer. He (14. be) in the music business for

over 20 years. He (15.begin) playing professionally while he (16.be) at
school. He (17.travel ) all over the world. He (18.have) his first
record in 1974.So far a lot of his records (19.make) .Young people in America and
Britain know his name and they always (20.remember) his number one song "The
living year''. This song (21.write) some years ago.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
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14. 15. 16. 17.
18. 19. 20. 21.
IV.Each line of the folloing passage contains
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mistake. Find and correct it.
Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer
holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous
area in Hoa Binh province. They went there help make a
road through a forest between two village. “It was very difficult
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we
could bought food,” said Nam. “It was also very cold and wet
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.”
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard
work, but he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is
hoping to return next year did more work there.
Line Mistakes Correction Line Mistakes Correction
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V. Supply the correct form of the words given.

32.That singer is wearing a morden dress, so she looks very ___________ FASHION
33. He had an accident because of driving _______________ CARE
34. My first of this city were very good IMPRESS
35. The tourists love Vietnam for the of its people. FRIEND
36. These shoes are too small , so I feel terribly_______________. COMFORT
37. What is the _______ between living in the city and in the country? DIFFER
38. Students should be encourage to be __________ of school uniform.PRIDE
39.Her neighborhood is for good and cheap restaurants. FAME
32. 33. 34. 35.
36. 37. 38. 39.
SECTION C: READING
VI. Read the following text and choose the best answer A , B, C or D.
Is Australia the world’s largest island and its smallest continent? Actually it’s both. In
fact, Australia is the only country that is also a continent. Australia has a population of
about 16.5 million. That makes this island nation one of the least densly populated
countries.
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What ethnic groups make up the Australian population? The majority of Australians are of
English, Irish, Greek, Dutch, and Polish. However, over the past 50 years, some four
million people from 120 countries have made Australia their home. This includes a large

number of Asian and Africa immigrants.
40. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The natural resouces of Australia.
B. The economic features of Australia.
C. The history of Aaustralia.
D. The geography features of Australia.
41. “That makes this island nation one of the least densely populated countries”
means:
A. This nation has the most population in the world.
B. This nation has more population than other countries.
C. This nation has less population than its neighbors.
D. This nation is one of the countries that have the least population
42. The majority of Australians are of
A. English and Irish B. English, Irish and Greek
C. English, Irish, Polish and Asian D. English, Dutch, Polish, Irish and Greek
43. “Over the past 50 years, some four million people from 120 countries have made
Australis their home” means:
A. they left their countries and moved to Australia.
B. they built their new house in Australia.
C. they bought houses in Australia.
D. they made their houses the same as in Australia.
44. What is Not true about Australia?
A. it is the largest island in the world.
B. it consists of islands.
C. it is the only country that is also a continent.
D. it is the smallest continent.

VII. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage.
The (45) _______is more beatiful than a town and pleasanter to live in. Many (46)
____think so and go to the country for the summer holidays though they can’t (47)

__________ there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can
go (48) ______ whenever the time allows.
40. 41. 42. 43. 44.
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Villages are not all alike but in some ways ( 49) _______________ are not very
different (50) _______________ each other. Almost (51) ________________ village has
a village square with big old banyan trees.
Houses or cottages in (52) ______________ are covered by green paddy fields. Country
life (53) _____________ now more comfortable and many villages have water brought
through pipes into each home. Most villages are so close to some small town where
people(54) _________ go to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.
45. 46. 47. 48. 49.
50. 51. 52. 53. 54.
SECTION D: SPEAKING
VIII.Rearrange the following sentences of the conversation between Lan and the shop
girl. Number the sentence in order.Number 0 has been done for you.
A. Lan: Yes, have you got any gray jeans?
B. Shop girl: Is that all?
C. Lan: Could I have this T-shirt, please?
D. Shop girl: Are these OK?
E. Lan: Oh, Yes, they'll be fine.
F. Shop girl: What about these?
G. Lan: No, they aren't dark enough.
H. Shop girl: Certainly. Anything else?
I. Lan: Yes, thank you.
J. Shop girl: Well, that's 350,000 dong altogether then, please.
0. C 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63.
IX. Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
64.Phong is a good skillful volleyball player.
Phong plays

65. It's a pity I can't speak French .
I wish
66. We will have to postpone the date of the appointment again .
The date
67."Would you like to have dinner at my house tonigh?" Lan said to Hoa .
Lan invited
68.I'm always nervous when taking exam .
Taking
69. I have never met a more intelligent person than this boy.
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X. Write an essay (about 150- 200 words) the following topic:
Imagine you are visting your friends or your relatives in other area or in another
country, Write a letter to your friends or your family.
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