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PRACTICE TEST 7
PART 1: VOCABULARY AND READING COMPREHENSION
SECTION 1: VOCABULARY
Choose the best word/phrase in the box below to complete the sentences that follow.
Each word/phrase can be used ONCE ONLY.
_. _m
_m___ _m_m_
m__'m______
penSIon
more doctors
relationships
majority
most of which
pred iet
used
taxes
equipITIent
we
is becoming
current population
people
university
profits
rain'A!ater
in
many
grad ual growth
school
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to 11 ,It horne.
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11. In the last 100 years, t('chnolog)' has completely changed the way we live
electricity', aeroplanes, television, and we have even been to the moon.

have
12. Scientists
this number of people might prove to be difficult.
that by 2050 the population might reach 10 billion. Feeding
13. The world's

.is around six billion.
14. Eco-friendly houses can collect
for washing.
15. The computer has become part of life in the last ten or fifteen years. It is
business, science, education, and entertainment.
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SECTION 2: Reading Comprehension (30 marks)
Read each passage carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Passage 1
Every British citizen who is employed (or self-employed) is obliged to pay a weekly contribution
to the national insurance and health schemes. An employer also makes a contribution for each
of his employees, and the Government too pays a certain amount. This plan was brought into
being in 1948. Its aim is to prevent anyone from going \vithout medical services, if he needs
them, however poor he may be; to ensure that a person who is out of \vork shall receive a
weekI.v sum of money to subsist on; and to provide a small pension for those who have reached
the age of retirement.
I-:\'er~'onc can register with a doctor of his choice and if he is iJ1 he can consult the doctor
without having to pay for the doctor's services, although he has to pay a small charge for


10. What word in the passage means "an amount of money paid regularl.', 10 someone \vho is
considered to be too old to earn money by \vorking'?Passage 2
The sun releases large amounts of energy. Most of the energy goes into space, but some of it
reaches the earth. There arc several kinds of energy from the SUTl, hut these arc the two most
important: light and heat. Life qn earth depends on light for p1ants to grO\\'; and humans and
animals need warmth to live. Solar energy is not onl.\' unlimited but also i1 is clean. It docs not
pollute air or water. Wh\ doesn't the world use more solar power?
It is still ver.'-'
expensive to collect solar energy for use. Scientists around the world arc tr\ing to
find a cheaper way to collect it and change it into eJectricity for machines. For example,
automobile engineers arc tty'ing to develop electronic cars that use solar PO\\Tr. Many buildings
arc using solar energv to heat their water nO\\'.
Universities and colleges give solar energy courses where students learn
SOh1.r collectors. There arc also many books that explain the construction
especially in the sllnny desert arcas of the worJd.
to build their O\\'n
of solar collectors.
Scientists afe looking fOf other ways to use solar enerK\. For instance, they want to use solar
cnergy to take the salt out of sea water. Pcople \\'ho livc in dry, dcsert areas near oceans need
fresh water. Scicntlsts want to supply this fresh water I"rmn the ocean. I<.csean:hcrs in Mexico
and Abu Dhabi arc doing important work on desalination.
11. What docs the passage tell us about'?
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Mexico City is the oldest and (1)
exciting, beautiful, and magical (2)

historical capital city in North America. It's c:m
which for the past few years has becn
million people (4)
fighting against serious environmental problems. It has a (3)

.it's getting bigger all the time. (5)
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three times bigger (6)
IS morc them
. . . . . . . . . . . .
New York City and it's the lal'gest eit\ (7).
.the
world. Every day, thousands of people mm/c in from the country to (0'.
t'or
work, (9)
thcre aren't enough jobs for al1 of them, and the rcsuJrs IS extrcll1ch
(10)
unemployment and over-population.
PART 2: WRITING
SECTION 1: CONTROLLED WRITING (15 marks)
Instructions: From the following sets of words and phrases in the given sequences, make
aU the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences, which together make a
complete letter. Note carefully from the example what kind of changes need to be made.
Write each sentence in the space provided.
Example: ]
/ be /
happy

4. 1 I
not know I
what I
pack I
I I
not have I
very big suitcase.

5. Can I
come I
meet I me I
airport?

6. If not I
just let I
me I
know I
how I
get I
station I
you I
can I
pick up I there.
7. 1 I have lone more I
question I
. how much I
money I I I
bring?
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1. Don't go too near the edge," their father said.
Their father warned.
2. You took it without paying for it, didn't you?" the shopkeeper said to her.
The shopkeeper accused.

3. "Let's go to this bar here," my friend said.

My friend suggested.

4. It was a really bad joke. Nobody laughed.
It was such.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5. The reviews were very bad, but the film was still a big success.
Although. .6. She wears the red blouse more often than the blue one.
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7. She has been writing the report since 2pm.
9-10. The report also said t.hat progress has been
reduction, settlement of land for prod lIction and
residents of nood-prone areas in the Mekong Delta.
made in education, job creation, poverty
houses for ethnic minority' people and

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travelling
due to
onc
enthusiasm
relaxing
out of
anything
raises
tel1ing
drink
looking at
da~
.

. to find <) good school for our children to attend.
6. ]t \vas too 13tc for.
.to be done.
7. Whenever we met, clack avoided.
me.
R. Maria needs to find another job. Her present company is going
business.
9. Thc rainy \vcuthcr .
us from going to the football match.
10. The boy does'n't do \\'ell in school
thing for longer than a minute or two.
his inability to concentrate on anyone
\1.lk.
. many dirferent kinds of DO\vers in his garden.
12. Where arc my keys? I
them here on the desk five minutes ago.
13. Wt' had a wonderful dinner last night to celebrate OUl 251h wedding.
14. The suggested remedy for the common cold is to rest and to
juice.
plenty of fruit
15. When I get home from work, I'm
going to take a long, .
.bath.
Practice test 8
SECTION 2: READING
COMPREHENSION (30 marks)
Read each passage carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Passage 1
Britain is too small and crowded to produce all the food its people need. British farm~
produce large quantities of wheat, sugar beet, dairy products, beef and lamb, but more theln

training so th8t you learn what your software cun do.
6. According to the stud.y, how do managers in top American companies spend 75';';, of
their time?
7. Docs the introduction or computers lead to job losses in man) organi:>:atioI1S?
8. \Vhat probJcm du managers have after computer systems have been introdUlTd?
9. FiJI in the blank with one suitable word from the pnssage.
Faxing, riling and OpenIng mail arc
. work.
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10. In case the company C<l11not, employ extra staff, what solutions to the problem arc
suggested in the passage?
Passage 3
The British are the most voracious ne\Vspaper readers in the world. They rcad newspapers
at breakfast; they w8.1k to the bus reading a n('\\'sp~\per; they' read c\ ne\\.spapcr on the bus,
( ISthey go to work; and on the way back home, after work, they arc engrossed in an evening
newspaper. There arc muny "morning rapers", both I1cltional and provinciaL The most
[( lillOUS is The Times. Contrary to what many foreigners believe, this is not a government
ne\Vsp,-lpcr. The various nC\vspapers usually h3"e
their own views on politics, but they are
not organs of the political parties.
11. What can you say about the I3ritish as newspaper readers?
12 Is The Times a go"crnrr.ent newspaper?
13. What
<:\1T
the nouns corresponding to the foJ]()\\iing adjectives?
provincinl .
national,
14. Do the various papers usu,dly represent the different political parties in Britain?
15. Which word (or phrase) tel1s us that the British spend their evening reading

.y'ct nearly
25 million people die each }'CRr because of it. Both industrial nations and less-developed (2)
.arc worried about the quality and (3)
.of water in the world. The
pure (4)
United Nations has named the 1980s the World Water Decade. The UN hopes to provide
industry use a lot of \vutcr, there is more (5)
for everyone by' 1990. Even though people, animals, 8griculturc, and'
(6)
.ellough on the Earth. One
distributed where the large population centres (7)
enough rain, but it is all in one (8)
the problems about water IS distribution. Water is not alway~
Some regions get
\vater, (9)
seasons. Over half the \\'"orld is without pure drinking water. 75%1 of city people have safe
. t wo short rainy
(10)
.only 29\;1" of rural people do. About 80% of all Illness is related
. bad water.
PART 2: WRITING
SECTION 1: CONTROLLED WRITING (10 marks)
Instructions: From the following sets of words and phrases in the given sequences,
make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences, which together
make a complete letter from Francis to his new penfriend, Maria. Note carefully from
the example what kind of changes need to be made. Write each sentence in the space
provided.
Example: I be happy
/ get / letter / offer me / job
/ your company

have exams /
soon.;

9. I ( be ( spend ( a lot of time ( library.(
IO. I ( look forward ( hearing ( you.(
Writc soon!
I3est wishes,
Francis.
SECTION 2: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (15 marks)
Instructions: Use the words given to rewrite each of the following sentences in such a
way that it means exactly the same as the original one.
1. I can't get m)' fect into these shoes.
Thcsc shoes arc too
2. Ilow long is it since they bought the house'?
When
3. No one has signed this cheque.
This cheque.
4. The office is so dirl~ that 110 one wants to work there.
It is such.
5. You should phone immediately; or else you won't get any information.
Unless you
6. 18m sorry. This is a non-smoking room.
You
7. "You'd bettcr not lend him an.y more money, Mark" said I~osie.
Rosie ad'\'iscd Mark.
8.
"
Why don't \\'C go to the cinema '?" said Bob.
Bob suggcsted
9. Although he had a good salary, he ,\",'as unhappy in his job.

Choose the best word/phrase in the box below to complete the sentences that follow.
Each word/phrase can be used ONCE ONLY.
produced
stay fit
arrange a meeting
it
six-month cont.ract
to Jj.\. an appointment
iHegal
lies
Although
is made
bu siness card
safe trip
closed down
taking the risk
In spite of
there
growing demand
healthy
check lnto
number of jobs
1. Only wine which
labe11ed 'champagne'.
in the Champagne region of France can be
2. I see from your

t.hat .','our company' has offices in Paris, London, and I~ome.
3. I will telephone you next week and, if you arc interested, \VC can
4. Have a

Practice lest/)
SECTION 2: READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks}
Read each passage carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Passage 1
Traffic congestion in cities wil] be reduced because ddvers will Lise e1cctronic route maps to
find the quickest route to their destination and avoid traffic jams. Congestion will also decrease
after electronic s.ystems start charging motorists for driving in cities. 1\ssoon as motorists have
to pay to drive in cities, the}' will stop using their cars and use pubJic transport instead. Spccd-
control systems wilJ be built into cars. These systems will regulate the speed of the car to take
account of traffic and \\'Cather conditions, and prevent accidents. It will be many years be fan'
their changes bring results but when the.y' do, there will be a dramatic improvement in road
safety.
1. I low can electronic route maps help reduce traffic congestion on cities in the future'?
.
,
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.

2. What wiIJ drivers have to do if thcy want to drive in cities?

, , 3, Ho\\' useful arc speed control systems?
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6. What does the passage tell us ahout?
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7. Why have imports been growing faster than exports in Italy in r{,l'cnt years?

8, Which countries arc the competitors of the l1aliHn fashion industr.\'"?
9. What docs the rigure
'S 6billion' refer to'?

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10. Fill in the blank with one suitable word from the passage.
Production costs in the Far East, South America, and Eastern Europe are
than those in Italy.

Passage 3
The government in Japan has set up twenty - six research cities, or 'technologies' to study new
technologies. Scientists and entrepreneurs will live in these cities, and each city will carry out
research of different kind. The Japanese government will spend over $2.5 billion on each city.
Private businesses will pay for research and development costs as well.
11. According to the passage, what arc 'technologies?

12. What is the main business of these cities?

13. Who finances the construction of the cities?
suitable word only.
We talk about time every day. We measure (l)

by second, minute, hour,
day', \vcek, month, year, and century. But what is thc time? No onc can say exactly \\/hat it is.
~)
We (3)
important. It (4)
have to (5)

is one of the greatest m.\,"steries of our lives.
know exact])' \\'hat time is, but our ability to measure it is very
our way of life possible. /\11 the members of a group
time in some wa}'. Time let us put things in a different
order. We know that breakfast comes (6)
after the writing class. Children can't play (7)
lunch. The reading class is
They (8)
enables us to organise our Jives. The earliest people saw changes of the moon, and the seasons.
school is over. Time
inventing clocks. The Chmese
(<J)
Clocks as we know were probabl\' developed (10)
Europe in the thirteenth century.
mcasunng their I1ves by these changes. Then people startcd
a water clock in the eleventh ccntury.
very religious people in
PART 2: WRITING
SECTION 1: CONTROLLED WRITING (15 marks)
From the following suggested words and phrases in the given sequences, make all the

6. I ( be ( in charge ( international cable projects (

7. I ( be ( married ( six years (

8. I ( work ( weli ( other people (

9. I ( be ( happy ( work (long hours if neeessary(

10. Please ( find ( enc10se ( curriculum vitae (

SECTION 2: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (15 marks)
Use the words given to rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it
means exactly the same as the original sentence.
1. "It certainly' wasn't me who did this" said Peter.
Peter denied.
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. She finally managed to get a job.
She finally succeeded

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. "You look exhausted. You need a holiday" said the doctor.
The doctor advised

4. Ill' asked a little boy how old he is.
"Ifow
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
'(" he asked a little boy.
S. I \\"ork in a factor.\ which has more than a thousand emp1oyecs.

2. Hil nQi Iii mQI trang nhO'ng thilnh pho Ion nhal Vi",t Nam.3. Dan so cua thilnh pho vila khaang 5 trieu ngtJoi.
4. Trang nhO'ng nam vlia qua, thilnh pho co nhieu thay d6i Ion.

5. Muc song cua ngtJoi dan cilng ngily cilng caa.

Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.
6-7. In the United States, the powcr of the unions is decreasing. There arc clear signs that thcv
are losing their hold on workers. 8. When a British citizen reaches the age of 65, he may retire from work and thcn he has the
right to qrav.' a state pension. For women, the age of retirement is sixty.
9- 10. Stress creates problems for the individual and the organisation. But emplo~'Crs ignore
the effects on the \vorkpJace: absenteeism, poor work and dangcrous health and safety factors.
Th1s is the end of Practice Test 9
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