PRACTICE TEST 15
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. Titanic B. maximum C. attractive D. opinion
Question 2: A. interview B. technical C. character D. remember
Question 3: A. international B. agricultural C. sociology D. examination
Question 4: A. compulsory B. technology C. curriculum D. independent
Question 5: A. identity B. institution C. preferential D. engineering
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 6: He is doing very badly but he tries to ______ appearances.
A. hold on B. stick to C. keep up D. make out
Question 7: I regret going to the cinema. I wish I______.
A. didn't go there B. haven't gone there C. hadn't gone there D. would not go there
Question 8: Today's weather will be a ______ of yesterday.
A. continuing B. continuation C. continuity D. continual
Question 9: The children had been ______ of the danger, but had taken no notice.
A. warned B. explained C. shown. D. prevented
Question 10: Our country has large areas of ____beauty
A. unharmed B. undamaged C. unspoilt D. uninjured
Question 11: Scientists and engineers have invented devices to remove ______from industrial wastes.
A. pollutions B. pollute C. polluting D. pollutants
Question 12: The ______polluted atmosphere in some industrial regions is called "smog".
A. much B. largely C. fully D. heavily
Question 13: Too many factories dispose ______their waste by pumping it into rivers and the sea.
A. out B. of C. away D. off
Question 14: He was so mean that he could not bear to _______the smallest sum of money for the charity
appeal.
A. part with B. pay off C. give in D. let out
Question 15: - Teacher: "Jon, you've written a much better essay this time." -Jon:"______"
A. Writing? Why? B. Thank you. It's really encouraging.

Security Council.
A. suitable B. eligible C. rightful D. legal
Question 28: Michael could hardly wait to ________his new motorbike.
A. sit down B. turn back C. try out D. put on
Question 29: The child who was caught ______was made to stand in the corner of the classroom.
A. behaving B. misbehave C. misbehavior D. misbehaving
Question 30: _______ the country joined the WTO, it has made big economic achievements.
A. After B. Since C. When D. As soon as
Question 31: They are conducting a wide ______ of surveys throughout Vietnam.
A. collection B. range C. selection D. group
Question 32: Thanks to the invention of labor-saving ______, domestic chores are no longer a burden.
A. devices B. things C. equipment D. furniture
Question 33: Only 65 per cent of people voted in the local election; the rest were completely_____.
A. uninterested B. disinterested C. uninteresting D. interested
Question 34: Slang can be defined as a set of codes used in ______ language.
A. informal B. unfamiliar C. informative D. uneducated
Question 35: The widespread use of pesticides and herbicides has led to the ______of ground water in
many parts of the world.
A. corruption B. infection C. poison D. contamination
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer for each of the blanks front 36 to 45.
Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are (36)____
more than toddlers. This is fine if the child shows a real interest but forcing a child could be counter-
productive if she isn't ready. Wise parents will have a (37)____attitude and take the lead from their child.
What they should provide is a selection of (38)____toys, books and other activities. Nowadays there is
plenty of good (39)____available for young children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about
the house will also (40)____them to read.
Of course, books are no longer the only source of stories and information. There is also a huge
range of videos, which can reinforce and extend the pleasure a child finds in a book and are (41)____
valuable in helping to increase vocabulary and concentration. Television gets a bad review as far as

following among readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations. However, in 1851, with the
publication of Moby Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish. Moby Dick, on one level the saga of
the hunt for the great white whale, was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of
humanity against the universe. The public was not ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from
romantic adventure to philosophical symbolism. It is ironic that the novel that served to diminish
Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the one for which he is best known today.
Question 46: The main subject of the passage is_______.
A. Melville's travels
B. the popularity of Melville's novels
C. Melville's personal background
D. Moby Dick
Question 47: According to the passage, Melville's early novels were_______.
A. published while he was traveling
B. completely fictional
C. all about his work on whaling ships
D. based on his travel experience
Question 48: In what year did Melville's book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear?
A. 1837 B. 1841 C. 1847 D. 1849
Question 49: The word "basis" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. background B. message C. bottom D. dissertation
Question 50: The passage implies that Melville stayed in Tahiti because
A. he had unofficially left his ship
B. he was on leave while his ship was in port
C. he had finished his term of duty
D. he had received permission to take a vacation in Tahiti
Question 51: A "frigate" in paragraph 1 is probably_______.
A. an office B. a ship C. a troop D. a fishing boat
Question 52: How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville's popularity?
A. His popularity increased immediately.
B. It had no effect on his popularity.

the absence of human activities. The actual concentration need not be large for a substance to be a
pollutant; in fact, the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase this represents
over the concentration that would occur naturally in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable
health effects at 0.08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level. Carbon
monoxide, however, has a natural level of 0.1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches
about 15 ppm.
Question 56: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The economic impact of air pollution.
B. What constitutes an air pollutant.
C. How much harm air pollutants can cause.
D. The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere.
Question 57: The word "adversely" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to______.
A. negatively B. quickly C. admittedly D. considerably
Question 58: It can be inferred from the first paragraph that______.
A. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas
B. most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled
C. the definition of air pollution will continue to change
D. a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities
Question 59: The word "These" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to______.
A. the various chemical reactions
B. the pollutants from the developing Earth
C. the compounds moved to the water or soil
D. the components in biogeochemical cycles
Question 60: For which of the following reasons can natural pollutants play an important role in
controlling air pollution?
A. They function as part of a purification process.
B. They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants.
C. They are less harmful to living beings than other pollutants.
D. They have existed since the Earth developed.
Question 61: According to the passage, human-generated air pollution in localized regions______.

C D
Question 69: I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher for a
A B C D
long time.
Question 70: Passengers are required to arrive to the gate fifteen minutes before departure time.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 71: The cyclist ________he crossed the main street.
A. looked with caution after
B. had looked with caution before
C. was looked with caution when
D. looks with caution when
Question 72: The facilities of the older hospital are as good.________.
A. or better than the new hospital
B. as or better that the new hospital
C. as or better than those of the new hospital
D. as or better than the new hospital
Question 73: A study has been done to determine how the recent change in government policies______.
A. has affected the small business sector B. have affected the small business sector
C. the small business sector was affected D. affecting the small business sector
Question 74: ________, we would be rich by now.
A. If we invest in the telecommunications industry
B. Unless we had investment in the telecommunications industry
C. Had we invested in the telecommunications industry
D. Did we invest in the telecommunications industry
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Question 75: When the personnel director realized______, he immediately added two more staff to the
project.
A. what a formidable task it was B. what it was a formidable task

B. Ingenious as may the plan, it will never work in practice.
C. The plan may be too ingenious to work in practice.
D. The plan is as impractical as it is ingenious.
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