PRACTICE TEST 1
I. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
other three in each question.
1. A. condition B. question C. collection D. pollution
2. A. usually B. pleasure C. composer D. occasion
3. A. recognized
B. established C. finished D. laughed
Choose the word whose stress is pronounced differently from the other three in
each question.
4. A. diversity B. speciality C. minority D. majority
5. A. cooperation B. communal C. attractive D. nomadic
II. VOCABULARY
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
6. The Muong are well-known for the _______of their traditional songs.
A. rich
B. richness
C. richy
D. richyness
7. The exhibition shows the_______ of different cultural groups.
A. diverse
B. diversification
C. diversity
D. diversifying
8. There are always regional _______in every country.
A. different
B. differences
C. differ
D. differential
9. You shrug your shoulders means: “_______”.
A. I’m hungry.
B. I don’t know.
C. I’m angry.
D. Sorry, I need to go now.
10. _______ Global communication was changed by the of the Internet.
A. inventors
B. invention
C. invent
D. invented
11.Australia is a/an_______ country what the planet Earth will be like in 100 years’ time.
A. exceptional
B. unique'
C. scenic
D. iconic
12. Using music, codes, or signs to communicate is called _______ communication.
A. verbal
B. non-verbal
C. public
D. non-public
13.Vietnam is a/an________ country with 54 ethnic groups.
A. ethnic
B. multi-cultural
C. bi-lingual
D. bi-cultural
14. We cannot prevent natural disasters, but we can_______ for them.
A. struggle
B. defeat
C. prepare
D. invent
15.Air pollution, together with littering has________ many problems in our large cities
today.
A. caused
B. bought
C. made
D. affected
Exercise 4. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
part in each of the following sentences.
16. My grandfather gets a lot of pleasure from gardening.
A. sadness B. equipments C. profits D. happiness
17.Many people in this area have cholera because they drink unwell-treated water.
A. mineral B. fresh C. contaminated D. salty
18.
With healthier lifestyles and better medical care people will have a longer life
expectancy.
A. lifeboat B. lifestyle C. lifespan D. lifejacket
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part
in each of the following sentences.
19. From 1856 to 1875, a remarkable variety of inventions was produced.
A. collection B. diversity C. number D. limitation
20. If the teacher were here now, we would ask her the difference between “technology”
and “science”.
A. indifference B. strength C. similarity D. familiarity
III. GRAMMAR
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
21. Hung Kings Temple Festival_________ a public holiday in Vietnam since 2007.
A. is B. has been C. was D. be
