Practice test 1: 90 minutes

in the Olympics London 2012.
7- Nothing (do)……………………………………. to change the bad situation recently.
8- So far we (not notice)…………………………. anything unusual, but we (not pay ) ……………………………very close attention.
Question IV: Supply the correct word form:
He wants to be one of the most famous …………………………… in the world. (economy)
They say this washing power will …………………………………clothes. (soft)
This issue is very ……………………………... Don’t discuss it outside the group. (confidence)
We have …………………………….…to our teacher for being late for the meeting. (apology)
We have decided to interview only the six best ……………………………... (apply)
………………………….…., I can’t help you with the needlework now. (luck)
You must open your mouth …………………... when the dentist examines your teeth. (wide)
She felt a sense of ………………………… when her best friend went to live abroad. (lose)
English is a ……………………………………… difficult language to learn. (compare)
The …………………………………..…. of the villagers made us feel very happy. (friend) 
Question V: Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
A welsh festival 
Wales has a population of about three millions. English is the main language and only twenty per cent speak both Welsh and English. Every year ………… (1) August there is a Welsh – speaking festival. It ………… (2) place in a different town each year so everyone has the chance for it to be near them. Local people ……… (3) years making plans for when the festival will be in ……… (4) town. Each festival is ……… (5) by about 160,000 people. They travel not only from nearby towns and villages ……... (6) also from the rest of the British Isles and ………… (7) from abroad. There are concerts, plays and ………… (8) to find best singers, poets, writers, and so on. Shops sell Welsh music, books, pictures and clothes as ………… (9) as food and drink. The festival provides a chance for Welsh – speaking people to be together for a whole week, with ………… (10) Welsh language all around them. 
1- A. on	B. by	C. in	D. at 
2- A. takes	B. finds	C. has	D. makes 
3- A. pass	B. put	C. spend	D. do 
4- A. our	B. their	C. his	D. its 
5- A. arrived	B. attended	C. joined	D. come 
6- A. but	B. and	C. since	D. however 
7- A. just	B. hardly	C. quite	D. even	 
8- A. tests	B. examinations	C. competitions	D. races 	 
9- A. long	B. far	C. good	D. well 
10- A. one	B. a	C. the	D. some 
Question VI: Fill in each blank with one correct preposition.
He supported the plan ................... all his heart.
The horse was tired .......................... a post.
I need some papers to write ............................. .
Give me a pen to write .......................................... .
Question VII: Rewrting the following sentences:
1- Nobody knows anything about Pam’s past life. 
Nothing ......................................................................................................................................
2-This house was specially built for my uncle.
My uncle .......................................................................................................................................
3- William never makes mistakes because he is a careful reader.
William is so .................................................................................................................................
Practice test 6: 90 minutes
Question I: A- Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.
1-A. cosmic	B. dessert	C. dissolve 	D. Passover
2-A. bureau 	B. busy 	C. business 	D. minute 
3-A. plain 	B. plaid 	C. acquaintance 	D. e-mail
4-A. paragraphed 	B. coughed 	C. ploughed	D. faced 
5-A. written 	B. answer 	C. sweater	D. sword
B- Choose the word in each line has different stress pattern:
1-A. idea	B. purpose	C. advance	D. amount
2-A. because 	 	B. behavior	C. believe 	D. benefit
Question II: Choose the best answer:
1- Sending emails is a/ an ..................... way to communicate with other people. 
A. effective 	B. dangerous 	C. interested 	D. happy
2-I had my watch ………….. . 
A. steal 	B. to steal 	C. be stolen 	D. stolen
3. There is a river …………… across the village. 
A. flowing 	B. to flowing 	 	C. flow 	D. flowed
4-The material used to make jeans was very ............. and it didn’t wear out easily.
A. hardly 	B. difficult 	C. strong 	D. solid 
5- During the trip to Japan, we ................... a lot of pictures. 
A. took 	B. did 	C. made 	D. got 
6- Because the weather is very hot, she is not feeling .................. today 
A. well 	B. bad 	C. strong 	D. healthy
7-He never goes fishing in winter, ......................... ? 
A. doesn’t he	 	B. isn’t he 	C. does he 	D. hasn’t he
8-Her parents never ..................... her to go out after 8 p.m. 
A. make 	B. let 	C. allow 	D. agree
9- She is accustomed ……….. getting up early. 
A. with 	B. by 	C. for 	D. to 
10- Lot of people .................. yoga to relax and improve their health. 
A. give up 	B. take up 	C. make 	D. practice
Question II: Use correct tenses of the verbs in brackets.
1- When I see my sister again, she (finish)…………………………………. all her exams.
2- Can we stop working soon? I (start)………………………………… to feel very tired.
3- A new bridge (build)………………………….. across the river. Workers (start)………………… last year and the bridge (expect)…………………….. to open next year.
4- They (see)…………………………………………. to go out three times a day.
5-Did you see the film (show) …………………………………on T.V last night ?
6- All the tickets (sell)…………………………………… out by the time we arrived at the theatre.
7- What do you think the children (do) …………………………………….when we get home?
8- If all (go)…………………………………….. well, I’ll finish it in a fortnight.
Question III: Give the correct word form:
I am ........................................... grateful to you for your help. (true)
The train service was ………………............. because it wasn’t used by many people. (continue)
Hard work always brings …………………............. . (succeed )
She is complaining about her ................................................. .(comfort)
They often ride their bicycles to the countryside for .................................... . (please)
She is very ...................................................... about wild animals. (know)
He is ready to overcome any ..................................... .(hard)
Without turning off the light, he ...................................... left the room. (silence)
After the explosion, only two people were left ...................................... . (live)
My new trousers are too long, they need ....................................... . (short)
Question IV: Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
Health and fitness are not just for young people. They are for anyone willing to accept the (1)………for a good diet and (2)………exercise. With age, there is a tendency to feel that the body is no longer able to (3)……….. Aches and pains are (4)……..normal. Instead of pushing the body to do (5)………, activities become limited. Yet examples after examples have shown us that older people can- and should- be (6)………. Men and women in their sixties have run in marathons, races of more than twenty- six miles. Some professional athletes stay (7)………into their forties and fifties. For most people, simple activities like walking and swimming are all that is needed to stay in (8)……... It’s important to include exercise in your daily routine. In the winter, (9)………push-ups, sit-ups, and other indoor exercises. Of course, such exercises will be of little use (10)……….you follow them with sodas and chips.
1-A. strictness	B. discipline	C. regulation	D. ruling
2-A. useful	B. little	C. regular	D. much
3-A. perform	B. run	C. operate	D. malfunction
4-A. believed	B. thought	C. made 	D. considered
5-A. weaker	B. greater	C. faster	D. more
6-A. eager	B. bold	C. active	D. passive
7-A. competitive	B. comparative	C. passive	D. equal
8-A. form	B. shape	C. need	D. contact
9-A. get	B. do	C. make	D. work
10-A. although	B. unless	C. otherwise	D. if
Question V: Find and correct a mistake in each sentence:
The boy played soccer with my son yesterday is his close friend.
The police is looking for the robber everywhere in the city at the moment.
It is such interesting a movie that I have seen it twice. 
How happily they were to hear my sister had pased the exam. 
It is no use to ask him to take part in the fire- making festival.
Mary rarely talk to everyone about herself.
Hoa worked hard in order to getting a lot of good marks in the last school year. 
He is pleasing that his parents will give him a new computer on his fifteenth birthday. 
Nam and I ran three kilometers this morning but none of us felt tired.
Minh had no sooner arrived in London when it started snowing.
Question VI: Rewriting the following sentences:
1- The farmers had applied new technology in their fields. The output of rice was raised.
Thanks to ..............................................................................................................................
2- Eighteen people came although we had expected only sixteen	
Two extra ...........................................................................................................................
3- I haven't seen her for five years.
 ->Five years.......................................................................................................................
4- George's annual salary is $ 15,000. 
->George earns ......................................................................................................................
Practice test 7: 90 minutes
Question I: Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.
A. concerned	B. received	C. attached	D. concealed
A. teacher	B. clear	C. reason	D. mean
A. check	B. cheese	C. chemistry	D. cherry
A. smells	B. cuts	 C. opens	D. plays
A. name	B. flame	C. man	D. fame
Question II: Choose the best answer for each sentence
1- It is easy to find a book...........the title.
A. on 	 B.by C.of 	 D.with
2-These cards are in alphabetical order and ....... author.
A.at 	 B. by C.in 	 D.about 
3-I divided the sweets .............. several boys.
A.during 	B.between 	C. into 	 D.among 
4-Don’t all talk at one ! ............... please A.one at a time B.one for one C.each at one time
5-The meeting hall ........... they had the press conference , is very large
A.in which B. on Which C. to which D.which
6-Go on ! I am interested in .......... you have just said
A.that B. who C.what D.whose
7-........clothes do you prefer,t-shirt or pullover.?
A.what B who C. which D.where
8-He is tired .........he stayed up late watching TV.
A. that B. since C. but D. and
9-She is very tired, .................., she has to finish her homework.
A.moreover B. so C. and D. however
10-......international footballers are paid too much money
A. the B. a C. an D. Zero
Question III: Give the correct form of the verbs:
1-Quick! There(be)……………… an accident. Phone the hospital. The accident (happen)……………….. when that red car (shoot) out of the side street without warning.
2- I (do)……………….. everything you (ask)………………………... What should I do now?
3-We had to go on holiday because our house (decorate)……………………………………….
4-They had a big party. They (sing)…………………………… all night last night.
5-We (cook)………………………. all day for the party that evening and by 8 o'clock we still weren't ready.
6- If the train (mountain)………………….. this speed, by this time tomorrow we (be)………………… in Hue for two hours.
Question IV: Wordform:
1- I am going to some French-……………………………….. country. (speak)
2- The inn is …………………………..…. situated on the bank of river. (picture)
3- …………………………... is very important in teaching young children. (repeat)
4-Pada is ………………………….……. to China only. (nation)
5- There is a ………………………………….. of carrots because of the bad weather. (short)
6- The ………………. of her dress was in sharp contrast to the mansion she called home. (simple)
7-He spoke …………..…… to her, and she began crying …………..………… (sense/ media)
8-There are many people living in …………………..……… now in the world. (poor)
9- …………………….., the film got ……………………..……… reviews. (fortunate/ favour)
10-Heavy rain and excessive use have ………………………………….. the soil. (poor)
Question V: Choose the one option a, b, c or d that best completes the passage.
One thing that was really a turning point for me was (1) ..... I learned Spanish. I was always kind of scared (2) ..... learning a foreign language, (3) ..... I was really envious of kids who could speak (4) ..... language. But when I started learning Spanish, I found I was actually pretty good (5) ..... it, and at the moment I (6) ..... that breakthrough stage – you know, when you discover you can actually speak and (7) ..... with people in the language – I felt really (8) ..... of myself. I realized that learning a foreign language wasn’t an (9) ..... thing after all. Now I can speak three: Spanish, Italian and German. And I’m (10) ..... Korean this year.
1- a. when	b. what	c. which	d. that
2- a. with	b. in	c. of	d. for
3- a. so	b. then 	c. because	d. yet
4- a. other	b. another	c. others	d. otherness
5- a. at 	b. for	c. to	d. on
6- a. came	b. took 	c. reached	d. made
7- a. practice 	b. express	c. discuss	d. communicate
8- a. fond	b. interested	c. proud	d. satisfied
9- a. possible 	b. impossible 	c. possibly	d. possibility
10- a. taking	b. making	c. doing	d. speaking
Question VI: Rewrting the following sentences:
1-We prefer jazz to classical music. 
We think jazz .....................................................
2-Jack only goes swimming on the weekend.
On weekdays .....................................................
3-If I finish my work I can go out on weekends.
Unless I finish my work .....................................
4-They live a long way from a supermarket.
There isn’t ..........................................................
5-When Minh has to walk to school she finds it tiring.
Minh gets ......................................................................
6- She gave me a note that worths fifty dollars.
She gave ........................................................................
Question VII: Use the cues given to make a complete letter.
Dear Sir,
1- I/see/school’s advertisement/Tuoi Tre newspaper/yesterday
...............................................................................................................................................................
2- I/interested/learn/English/I/like/information/your school.
..........................................................................................................................
3- I/study/English/over four years/but/want/improve/speaking/and/ listening/skill.
...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4- I/be/very/grateful/if/you/send/details/courses/fees.
................................................................................................................................................................
5- I/look/forward/hear/you/soon. 
..............................................................................................................................................................
Yours sincerely,
Practice test 8: 90 minutes.
Question I: A- Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.
1- A. seat	B. great	C. seaside	D. beach
2- A. heritage	B. cottage	C. luggage	D. eage
3- A. used	B. worked	C. watched	D. practiced
B- Choose the word in each line has different stress pattern:
4- A. freedom	B. uniform	C. pagoda	D. favourite
5- A. foreign 	B. examine	C. language	D. practice
Question II: Choose the best answer:
1-Students were …….. a lot pressure before the final examination. (above/ with/ under/ on)
2-Do not ……….the driver while the bus is in motion. (disturb/distract/convert/ interrupt)
3- They never watch sports programs on TV,…….? (do they/don’t they/is it/ are they)
4- I recently visited the school…….. I used to study 5 years ago. (where/which/in that/ there) 
5- I was just ………. to go out when you telephoned. (around /about / thinking/ round)
6- It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep………. (growing/ gaining /rising/raising)
7- She .............. her neighbor’s child for the broken window. (blamed/accused/ complained/ denied)
8- The visitor spoke …. the subject of wildlife in Northern Britain.(in /from /with /on)
9- Not they but Tom ………. the reward. (receives /receive /receiving /to receive)
10- We quarreled ………… the choice of a house. (on /over /for /to)
Question III: Give the correct verb forms:
1- His greatest ambition is (choose)…………….. (take part) ………………..in the Olympics London 2012.
2- None of the people (invite)……………………………. to the party can come.
3- I really don’t know why she (not enter)………………….. the last contest. She (win) …………………….the first prize easily.
4- She has made up her mind (have)………………….. a garage (build)…………………. next to the house.
5- The statue (break)…………………… while it (move)…………………. to another room in the museum.
6- The highway patrol advised (take) ……………………………….the old route through the city.
7- The bell is ringing. I must stop (do)……………..….. my homework (answer)…………………. the phone.
8- Why you all (laugh)……………………? Roger (tell)………………… you his funny stories?
9- Don’t worry. We (finish)……………………………………………………….the report by 11.
Question IV: Wordform:
1- You are always ……….......................... Isn’t there anything that makes you happy? (misery)
2- They frequently ……………….…….. the traffic as they march through the streets. (mobile)
3- If you behave with this sort of ……………….………..to your other customers, I don’t think you will remain in business long. (polite)
4- Burning coal is an……………………way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. (economy)
5-Young children should be well aware of their ……………………………. manners. (behave)
6-Be careful. You may be ……………………….……to put all your eggs in one basket. (advice)
7-Don’t be so nervous. ………………………………….up a little. (loose)
8-……………………….…..released from these factories are a danger to the environment. (Pollute)
9-Don’t throw these plastics away, they may be ………………………………(recycle).
10-Color-blindness is …………………………………………to distinguish color. (able)
Question V: Fill in the blank with a suitable word:
	 Save the earth
We are all slowly destroying the earth. The sea and (1) ...... are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the air (2) ..... it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well-known city, for (3) ..... , poisonous gases from cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen have to (4) ..... oxygen masks.
We have cut down so (5) ..... trees that there are now vast of wasteland all (6) ..... the world. As the result, farmers in parts of Africa can not (7) ...... enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too (8) ..... rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild (9) ..... quicly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we (10) ..... killed too many for them to survive. However it isn’t enough (11) ..... to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. (12) ..... us now! Save the earth! This is too important to ignore.
Question VI: Rewriting the following sentences:
1-There are more tourists in the city this year than ever before. 
Never ………………………………………………………….…………………………………………
2- The area is so polluted that it is hard to live there. 
Such …………………………………………………………………………………………………
3- You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out. 
No matter…………………………………………………………………………………………… 
4- The questions were so easy that all the students