PRACTICE TEST 47
I- Make the correct choice:
1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. volcano b. capture c. grade d. alien
2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. fear b. clear c. wear d. hear
3.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. tea b. despite c. lift d. future
4.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. adults b. teachers c. highlands d. opinions
5.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. reduced b. polluted c. provided d. prevented
6.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. explanation b. experiment c. accomplishment d. discovery
7.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. photography b. mathematical c. policeman d. collecting
8.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. scientist b. incredible c. interesting d. always
9. ______, the ao dai was frequently worn by both men and women.
a. Tradition b. Traditional c. Traditionally d. The tradition
10. Neil Armstrong, _______ on the moon, lived in the USA.
a. first walked b. who first walked c. that first walked d. was first walking
11. Although she was tired, she helped me ______ my homework.
a. with b. doing c. for d. done
12. Tornadoes are _______ storms which pass overland below a thunderstorm.
a. funnel-shaping b. shaped-funnel c. shaping-funnel d. funnel-shaped
13. ______ my birthday, my friends gave me roses. They were very sweet and beautiful.
a. In b. On c. At d. With
14. I’m very tired. _______, I have to finish my homework before I go to bed.
a. Therefore b. So c. Moreover d. However
15. Swimming is good for our health, ______?

a. ate not b. ate no c. hadn’t eaten d. would have eaten
II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
31. I am disappointed with people have spoiled this area.
a b c d
32. Many people enjoy festivals in Vietnam despite they don’t understand Vietnamese culture very much.
a b c d
33. If you wanted to improve your English, we can help you.
a b c d
34. The cyclone of November 1970 in Bangladesh was one of the worst natural disaster of the 20
th
century .
a b c d
35. Kobe, that is a city of Japan, was struck by a huge earthquake in 1995.
a b c d
III. Read the passage and make the correct choice:
I was (36) ______ holiday in the South Pacific and I was staying on Pogohiti, a small island. I was having a rest
when the volcano (37) ______. The noise woke me up. I looked through the window. (38) ______ was running towards the
harbour. I (39) _______ put on a coat, and run to the harbour too. I (40) ______ to get on a ship. It was leaving when the
lava hit the town.
36.a. in b. at c. on d. for
37.a. erupted b. broke c. emitted d. hit
38.a. People b. Anybody c. Villagers d. Everybody
39.a. not only b. just c. no longer d. not
40.a. finished b. managed c. enjoyed d. succeeded
IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I
asked a porter. I spoke English not only very carefully, but clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me. I
repeated my questions several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. “I
am a foreigner”, I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The
porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. “You’ll soon learn English!”, he

48. The last time I wrote to him was in 1996.
a. I haven’t written to him in 1996. b. I haven’t written to him was in 1996.
c. I haven’t written to him since 1996. d. I haven’t written to him was since 1996.
49. It took him only ten minutes to get there.
a. He spent on ten minute to get there.
b. He got there in ten minute .
c. He spent on ten minute getting there.
c. He needed to get there for ten minutes.
50. I didn’t meet him yesterday so I couldn’t tell him about that.
a. If I had met him yesterday, I could have told him about that.
b. If I hadn’t met him yesterday, I couldn’t have told him about that.
c. I could tell him about that because I met him yesterday.
d. I met him yesterday so that I could tell him about that.