PRACTICE TEST H

PART I: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from
the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. explanation B. preparation C. considerate D. information
Question 2: A. elaborately (tỉ mỉ, kĩ lưỡng, công phu): an elaborate work of art B. mysteriously
C. originally D. necessarily
Question 3: A. individual B. competitive C. occupation D. documentary
Question 4: A. capture B. picture C. ensure D. pleasure
Question 5: A. different B. important C. essential D. negation

PART II: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct one to complete
each of the following sentences.
Question 6: It was in this house ______.
A. I was born in B. in which I was born
C. where I was born D. that I was born
Question 7: Thailand defeated Laos______3______2.
A. with/by B. with/ of C. by/of D. by/to
Question 8: On second thoughts, I believe I will go with you to the theater.
A. On reflection B. For this time only
C. After discussing with my wife D. For the second time
Question 9: My passport ______ last month, so I will have to get a new one.
A. ended B. terminated C. expired D. elapsed
Terminate (v) làm xong, hoàn thành, chấm dứt, kết thúc. (=end)
Question 10: I must take this watch to be repaired; it _____ over 20 minutes a day.
A. gains B. accelerates C. increases D. progresses
Question 11: Mr. Henry was given a medal in _____ of his service to his country.
A. response B. gratitude C. recognition (công nhận thành tích) D.
knowledge
Question 12: “Please speak up a bit more, Jason. You’re hardly loud enough to be heard from the
back”, the teacher said.
A. eligible B. audible C. edible D. visible
Question 13: If he is in trouble, it is his own fault; I personally wouldn’t ______ a finger to help him.
A. bend B. turn C. rise D. lift

not lift/raise a finger

to not make any effort to help someone with their work:
I do all the work around the house - Frank never lifts a finger.
Question 14: As it was Christmas, the _____ at church was much larger than usual.
A. congregation (giáo đoàn) B. convention C. grouping D. audience
Question 15: -"______" “Yeah, down this street, on the left”
A. Is there a station near here? B. How often does the train come?
C. Is this a train station? D. Would you like to go by train?
Question 16: Forget all and try your best next time- Lightning never ______twice in the same place.
A. strikes B. beats C. hits D. attacks

lightning never strikes twice

something bad or unpleasant is not likely to happen to the same people or in the same place twice

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Question 17: He managed to finish his thesis under the _____ of his tutor.
A. assistance B. help C. guidance D. aid
Question 18: Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have _____ any
solutions.
A. looked into B. come up with C. thought over D. got round to
Question 19: There has been a recommendation that Peter ______ the president of the country.
A. will be elected B. be elected C. is elected D. was elected
Question 20: The sheep were huddled into a _____ to protect them from overnight frosts.
A. cage B. pen C. kennel D. hutch
Question 21: Many _____ crafts such as weaving are now being revived.
A. habitual B. traditional C. customary D. ordinary
Question 22: There is ______ in my bead room
A. a square wooden old table B. an old square wooden table
C. a wooden old square table D. an old wooden square table
Question 23: There seems to be a large ______ between the number of people employed in service
industries, and those employed in the primary sectors.
A. discrepancy B. discretion C. discriminate D. distinguish
Question 24: A: “I am sorry. I broke the vase.” B: “______.”
A. OK. Go ahead B. Yes, certainly
C. Don’t worry. Things break. D. I’d rather not.
Question 25: ______, he felt so unhappy and lonely.
A. In spite of his being wealth B. Rich as was he
C. Rich as he was D. Despite his wealthy
Question 26: ______of half- starving wolves were roaming the snow- covered countryside.
A. Herds B. Flocks C. Packs D. Swarms
- Pack: đồ vật, người/ đàn thú săn. VD: a wolf pack, a pack of fools: một lũ ngốc.
- Flock: đàn chim, vịt, cừu, dê.
- School: đàn cá, đàn tôm.
- Herd:
+ bầy thú sinh sống với nhau, đàn vật nuôi: a herd of cattle/ herds of elephants.
+ bầy đàn, bè lũ con người: the common herd: lũ người tầm thường.
-swarm: đàn ong.
Question 27: “I understand you don’t like opera. ______, I go at least once a month.”
A. In contrast B. On contrast C. In the contrast D. On the contrast
Question 28: He seems to make the same mistake over and over again
A. for good B. by the way C. repeatedly D. in vain
Question 29: When ______ to explain his mistake, the new employee cleared his throat nervously.
A. asking B. to be asked C. to be asking D. asked
Question 30: You _____ as well seek for a fish in the tree as try to do that.
A. might B. should C. would D. must
may/might as well
B2 used to suggest doing something, often when there is nothing better to do:
We might as well walk there.
We may as well start the meeting - the others will be here soon.

PART III: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase
that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 31: His new yacht is certainly an ostentatious(phô trương, khoe khoang) display of his
wealth.
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 A. showy B. expensive C. large D. ossified
ossify verb (IDEAS)

› [I or T] formal disapproving If habits or ideas ossify, or if something ossifies them, they become
fixed and unable to change:
Years of easy success had ossified the company's thinking and it never faced up to the challenge of
the new technology.

Question 32: A domineering husband, he is the stereotype /ˈster.i.ə.taɪp/ of a male chauvinist. /

ˈʃəʊ.vɪ.nɪst/
› politics believing or showing an unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or
most important:
The crowd was enthusiastically singing chauvinistic patriotic songs.
› believing or behaving as if women are naturally less important, intelligent, or able than men:
It is a deeply chauvinist community where the few women who have jobs are ridiculed.
A. musician B. opposite C. disagreeable type D. fixed conception
Question 33: I’d rather stay in a hotel with all the amenities than camp in the woods.
A. expenses B. friends C. sports D. conveniences
Question 34: Dr. Jones suggested that final examinations should be discontinued, an innovation I
heartily support.
A. inner part B. test C. entrance D. change
Question 35: He inherited a lucrative /ˈluː.krə.tɪv/ business from his father.
A. lucid /ˈluː.sɪd/ sáng sủa, minh bạch, rõ ràng, dễ hiểu. VD: a lucid explanation.
B. losing C. wealthy D. profitable

PART IV: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions 36 to 45.
Animals have an intuitive (thuộc về trực giác) awareness of quantities. They know without analysis
the difference between a number of objects and a smaller number. In his book “ The Natural History
of Selboure ” (1786), the naturalist Gilbert White tells how he surreptitiously (lén lút, bí mật)
removed one egg a day from a plover (chim choi choi)’s nest , and how the mother laid another egg
each day to make up for the missing one. He noted that other species of birds ignore the absence of a
single egg but abandon their nests if more than one egg has been removed. It has also been noted by
naturalists that a certain type of wasp(ong bắp cày) always provides five – never four, never six -
caterpillars (sâu bướm) for each of their eggs so that their young have something to eat when the
eggs hatch. Research has also shown that both mice and pigeons can be taught to distinguish between
odd and even numbers of food pieces.
INTUITIVE
› based on feelings rather than facts or proof:
an intuitive approach/judgment
Most people have an intuitive sense of right and wrong.
› able to know or understand something because of feelings rather than facts or proof:
Men are often regarded as less intuitive than women.
These and similar accounts have led some people to infer that creatures other than humans
can actually count. They also point to dogs that have been taught to respond to numerical questions
with the correct number of barks, or to horses that seem to solve arithmetic problems by stomping
their hooves the proper number of times.
Animals respond to quantities only when they are connected to survival as a species – as in
the case of the eggs – or survival as individuals - as in the case of food. There is no transfer to other
situations or from concrete reality to the abstract notion of numbers. Animals can “count” only when
the objects are present and only when the numbers involved are small – not more than seven or eight.

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In lab experiments, animals trained to “count” one kind of object were unable to count any other type.
The objects, not the numbers, are what interest them. Animals admittedly remarkable achievements
simply do not amount to evidence of counting, nor do they reveal more than innate instincts, refined
by the genes of successive generations, or the results of clever, careful conditioning by trainers.
Question 36: The word “they” refer to______.
A. numbers B. animals C. achievements D. genes
Question 37: The word “odd” refers to which of the following?
A. numbers such as 1, 3, 5 and so on B. unusual numbers
C. lucky numbers D. numbers such as 2, 4, 6 and so on
Question 38: The word “accounts” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. reasons B. deceptions C. invoices D. reports
Question 39: According to information in the passage, which of the following is LEAST likely to
occur as a result of animals’ intuitive awareness of quantities?
A. When asked by its trainer how old it is, a monkey holds up five fingers.
B. A lion follows one antelope instead of the herd of antelopes because it is easier to hunt a single
prey.
C. When one of its four kittens crawls away, a mother cat misses it and searches for the kitten.
D. A pigeon is more attracted by a box containing two pieces of food than by a box containing one
piece.
Question 40: The word “surreptitiously” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. stubbornly B. secretly C. quickly D. occasionally
Question 41: What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Of all animals, dogs and horses can count best.
B. Careful training is required to teach animals to perform tricks involving numbers
C. Although animals may be aware of quantities, they cannot actually count.
D. Animals cannot “count” more than one kind of object.
Question 42: Where in the passage does the author mention research that supports his own view of
animals’ inability to count?
A. “In his book …… the missing one.”
B. “In lab experiments…….other type”
C. “Research has shown that …… food pieces.”
D. “These and similar accounts …..count.”
Question 43: Why does the author refer to Gilbert White’s book in line 2?
A. To contradict the idea that animals can count.
B. To provide evidence that some birds are aware of quantities.
C. To show how attitudes have changed since1786.
D. To indicate that more research is needed in this field.
Question 44: How would the author probably characterize the people who are mentioned in the first
line of the second paragraph?
A. As mistaken B. As demanding C. As clever D. As foolish
Question 45: The author mentions that all of the following are aware of quantities in some ways
EXCEPT _____.
A. caterpillars (sâu bướm) B. mice C. plovers D. wasps
PART V: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 46 to 55.
The Roman alphabet took thousands of years to develop, from the picture writing of the ancient
Egyptians through modifications by Phoenicians, Greek, Romans, and others. Yet in just a dozen
years, one man, Sequoyah, invented an alphabet for the Cherokee people. Born in eastern Tennessee,
Sequoyah was a hunter and a silversmith in his youth, as well as an able interpreter who knew
Spanish, French and English.

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 Sequoyah wanted his people to have the secret of the “talking leaves” as he called his books of
white people, and so he set out to design a written form of Cherokee. His chief aim was to record his
people’s ancient tribal customs. He began by designing pictographs for every word in the Cherokee
vocabulary. Reputedly his wife, angry with him for his neglect of garden and house, burned his notes,
and he had to start over. This time, having concluded that picture-writing was cumbersome, he made
symbols for the sounds of Cherokee language. Eventually he refined his system to eighty-five
characters, which he borrowed from the Roman, Greek, and Hebrew alphabets. He presented this
system to the Cherokee General Council in 1821, and it was wholeheartedly approved. The response
was phenomenal. Cherokees who had struggled for months to learn English lettering school picked up
the new system in days. Several books were printed in Cherokee, and in 1828, a newspaper, the
Cherokee Phoenix, was first published in the new alphabet. Sequoyah was acclaimed by his people.
In his later life, Sequoyah dedicated himself to the general advancement of his people. He went to
Washington, D.C., as a representative of the Western tribes. He helped settled bitter differences
among Cherokee after their forced movement by the federal government to the Oklahoma territory in
the 1930s. He died in Mexico in 1843 while searching for groups of lost Cherokee. A statue of
Sequoyah represents Oklahoma in the Statuary Hall in the Capitol building of Washington. D.C.
However, he is probably chiefly remembered today because Sequoias, the giant redwood trees of
California, are named of him.
Question 46: The passage is mainly concerned with______.
A. Sequoyah’s experiences in Mexico. B. the development of the Roman alphabet
C. the pictographic system of writing D. the accomplishments of Sequoyah
Question 47: According to the passage, a memorial statue of Sequoyah is located in ______.
A. Tennessee B. Oklahoma C. Mexico D. Washington. D.C
Question 48: According to the passage, how long did it take to develop the Cherokee’s alphabet?
A. twelve years B. eighty-five years C. twenty years D. thousands of years
Question 49: In the final version of the Cherokee alphabet system, each of the characters represents
a ______.
A. picture B. sound C. word D. thought
Question 50: Why does author mention the giant redwood trees of California in the passage?
A. The trees inspired Sequoyah to write a book.
B. Sequoyah was born in the vicinity of the redwood forest.
C. The trees were named in Sequoyah’s honor.
D. Sequoyah took his name from those trees.
Question 51: According to the passage, Sequoyah used the phrase talking leaves to refer to______.
A. redwood trees B. newspaper C. books D. symbols for sounds
Question 52: There is no indication in the passage that, as a young man, Sequoyah______.
A. served as a representative in Washington B. served as an interpreter
C. made things form silver D. hunted game
Question 53: What was Sequoyah’s main purpose in designing a Cherokee alphabet?
A. to record Cherokee customs B. to write about his own life
C. to publish a newspaper D. to write books in Cherokee
Question 54: The word cumbersome is closest in meaning to______.
A. radical B. awkward C. unfamiliar D. simplistic
Question 55: All of the following were mentioned in the passage as alphabet systems that Squoyah
borrowed from except______.
A. Egyptian B. Hebrew C. Roman D. Greek

PART VI: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 56 to 65.

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There are many superstitions in Britain, but one of the most (56) ______ held is that it is unlucky to
walk under a ladder even if it means (57) ______the pavement into a busy street! If you must pass
under a ladder, you can avoid bad luck by crossing your fingers and keeping them crossed until you
have seen a dog. (58) ______, you may lick your finger and make a cross on the toe of your shoe, and
not look again at the shoe until the mark has dried.
Another common superstition is that it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the house - it will
either bring (59) ______ to the person who opened it or to the whole (60) ______. Anyone opening an
umbrella in the fine weather is unpopular, as it inevitably brings rain!
The number 13 is said to be unlucky for some, and when the 13 th day of the month (61)
______ on a Friday, anyone wishing to avoid a bad event had better stay indoors. The worst
misfortune that can happen to a person is caused by breaking a mirror, as it brings seven years of bad
luck! The superstition is supposed to (62) ______ in ancient times, when mirrors were considered to
be tools of the gods.
Black cats are generally considered lucky in Britain, even though they are (63)
______witchcraft. It is (64) ______ lucky if a black cat crosses your path – although in America the
exact opposite belief prevails.
Finally, a commonly held superstition is that of touching wood (65) ______luck. This measure
is most often taken if you think you have said something that is tempting fate, such as “My car has
never broken down, touch wood?”
Question 56: A. broadly B. widely C. quickly D. speedily
Question 57: A. jumping off B. keeping from C. stepping off D. running from
Question 58: A. Consequently B. However C. Comparatively D. Alternatively
Question 59: A. difficulty B. tragedy C. loss D. misfortune
Question 60: A. house B. household C. home D. member
Question 61: A. happens B. arrives C. falls D. drops
Question 62: A. be originated B. be originating C. have originated D. originate
Question 63: A. concerned about B. related with C. associated with D. connected on
Question 64: A. specially B. rarely C. frequently D. especially
Question 65: A. as B. in C. for D. of
PART VII: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the sentence which is
closest in meaning to the given one or that is best made from the given prompts
Question 66: He was driving so fast that he could have had an accident.
A. He wasn’t driving fast enough to avoid an accident.
B. He didn’t have an accident although he was driving very fast.
C. If he had been driving very fast, he would have had an accident.
D. An accident happened, and it was caused by his very fast driving.
Question 67: Mrs. Jones told me that her neighbors were moving to Florida.
A. Mrs. Jones and her neighbors live in Florida.
B. Mrs. Jones is planning to move to Florida with her neighbors.
C. I knew that Mrs. Jones had moved to Florida because her neighbors told me.
D. “My neighbors are moving to Florida,” said Mrs. Jones.
Question 68: Ho Chi Minh/ all/ to/ goal/ devoted/ single/:/ his/ country/ life/ independence/ for/ his/.
A. Ho Chi Minh devoted his all life to a goal: independence for his single country.
B. Ho Chi Minh devoted all his life to a single goal: independence for his country.
C. Ho Chi Minh devoted his all life to a goal: single independence for his country.
D. Ho Chi Minh devoted all his life to a goal single: independence for his country.
Question 69: No matter how hard Fred tried to start the car, he didn’t succeed.
A. Fried tried very hard to start the car, and succeeded.
B. Fried tried hard to start the car, and with success.
C. However hard he tried, Fried couldn’t start the car.

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 D. It’s hard for Fried to start the car because he never succeeded.
Question 70: Darwin,/ theory of revolution/ was/ scientists/ among/ made/ famous,/ him/ the/
greatest/whose/.
A. Darwin, whose theory of evolution made him famous, was among the greatest scientists.
B. Darwin, whose theory of evolution, has made him famous was among the greatest scientists.
C. Darwin, made him famous whose theory of revolution, was among the greatest scientists.
D. Darwin, whose theory of revolution was among the greatest, made him famous scientists.
Question 71: It was only because his wife helped him that he was able to finish his book.
A. Without his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book.
B. If only he had been able to finish his book.
C. But for his wife’s help, he couldn’t finish his book.
D. If it weren’t for his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book.
Question 72: You have to finish your homework if you want to go to the party.
A. Unless you finish your homework, you can go to the party.
B. Finish your homework, you can go to the party.
C. Finish your homework, otherwise you can go to the party.
D. Finish your homework, or else you cannot go to the party.
Question 73: Our/ because/ become/ fingers/ in/ life/ modern/ more/ much/ sensitive/ them/ use/ we/
will/.
A. Our fingers will become more sensitive because we use them much in modern life.
B. Our fingers will become more sensitive because modern life in we use them very much.
C. Our fingers will become more sensitive because we use modern life much in them.
D. Our fingers will become more modern because we use them much in sensitive life.
Question 74: farmers/ outside/ the/ hundreds/ parliament/ of/ house/ demonstrated.
A. Hundreds farmers outside demonstrated of the Parliament House
B. Hundreds of farmers demonstrated outside the Parliament House.
C. Farmers demonstrated outside hundreds of Parliament House.
D. Hundreds of farmers outside demonstrated the Parliament House.
Question 75: son/ it/ food/ he/ in/ for/ was/ my/ to/ eat/ was/ when/ difficult/ Thai/ Bangkok/.
A. It was difficult for my son when he was in Bangkok to eat Thai food.
B. It was difficult to eat Thai food when he was in Bangkok for my son.
C. It was difficult for my son to eat Thai food when he was in Bangkok.
D. It was difficult to eat Thai food for my son when he was in Bangkok.
PART VIII: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that
needs correction.
Question 76: Neither of the (A) girls (B) have turned in the term papers (C) to the instructor (D) yet.
Question 77: A secretary (A) told me an important file (B) had left in the lunch room (C) just (D) the
other day.
Question 78: The original World Cup trophy (A) was given (B) permanent to Brazil (D) to honor that
country’s record third world cup (A) title in Mexico in 1970.
Question 79: Physical therapists help patients (A) relearn how to (B) use their bodies (C) after
disease or (D) injure.
Question 80: Modern transportation can speed a doctor (A) to the side of a (B) sick person, (C) even
if the patient lives on an (D) isolating farm.
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