PRACTICE TEST 8
Questions 1 - 4: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Mark your
choice on the answer sheet.
1. A. controlled B. returned C. formed
D. convinced
2. A. determine B. combine C. sunshine
D. underline
3. A. measure B. endure C. pleasure
D. pressure
4. A. sense B. send C. collision
D. seat
Question 5 – 8: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others by
circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
5.

A. grateful B. delightful C. thoughtful D. wonderful
6.

A. secretary B. assistance C. support D. vacation
7.

A. relationship B. activity C. occasional D. invitation

8.

A. opportunity B. investment C. international D. education

Questions 9 - 24: These are incomplete sentences. Choose one best option to complete each
sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer
sheet.
9.Stacey seems to be a bright student. She's always the first _____________ her work.

happiness and enjoyment
22. By the end of this year my father ________in this company for 10 years.
A. will work B. will have been working C. has been working D. has worked
23.There ________lots of furniture ________in the furniture department.
A. are / to display B. are / displaying C. is / displaying D. is / on display
24.He said he would contribute money, but later he backed ________of it.
A. down B. away C. off D. out
Questions 25 - 29: Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to the
questions by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the
answer sheet.
The United Nations has proclaimed December 1
st
as World AIDS Day, December 3
rd

International Day of Disabled Persons, and December 5
th
as the International Volunteer Day. For
the last few years, in early December, organizations that involve disabled people and various
agencies have organized meeting and exchange programs to mark the three days in Vietnam.

This year UN agencies, the Hanoi Disabled People's Association and similar organizations
will hold an exchange program called "For the Love of Life" on December 3
rd
at Thong Nhat
Park in Hanoi. The event is also in line with the
UN
General Assembly's upcoming approval of
the "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" and the response to the call of the
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).

Volunteering gives individuals the chance to (31) avenues that would not usually be
(32) to them. This experience enables a(n) (33) of cultural and social contact
between volunteers and their (34) nationals.
It enables people to (35) new skills and languages, to develop and gain practical
(36) in the fields, sometimes demanding conditions, and to ___ (37) leadership and
teamwork skills. In addition, personal development __ (38) is difficult to evaluate, is one of the
greatest benefits to work and travel among people (39) different cultures.

30. A. work B. do C. make D. look
31. A. invent B. find C. discover D. explore
32. A. close B. available C. open D. friendly
33. A. transformation

B. exchange C. giving D. connection
34. A. boss B. host C. leader D. owner
35. A. make B. take C. set D. learn
36. A. value B. fun C. experience D. lesson
37. A. develop B. grow C. build D. compose
38. A. it B. so C. which D. who
39. A. from B. in C. among D. at

Questions 40 - 42: After each sentence from 40 to 42, there are four sentences marked A, B,
C, and D. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
40. She hoped to find the lost book. She searched everywhere.
A.Hoping to find the lost book, she searched everywhere. B. Hoped to find the lost book,
she searched everywhere.
C.Being hope to find the lost book, she searched everywhere. D. Hopes to find the lost book,
she searched everywhere.
41. He was exhausted by his work. He threw himself on his bed.

In
these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases
marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for
the sentence to be correct by circling letter A, B, C, or
D.
Mark your answer in the answer
sheet.
46. The purpose of volunteer work is to help poor people how improving their life.
A B C D
47. The organization is in need for volunteers who will go to work in remote areas.
A B C D
48. Never before has so many people in the United States been interested in soccer.
A B C D
49. A

dog should be checked regularly by a veterinarian ensures that it remains in good health.
A B C
D
50. John got his sister read his assignment, and then asked her to write the report for him because he did
not have enough time.
A B C
D