PRACTICE TEST FOUR – 2ND MID TERM

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest of each of the following questions.
1. A. interfered B. allowed C. visited D. played
2. A. punch B. synchronized C. March D. touching
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.
3. A. goalie B. opponent C. countryman D. vertical
4. A. priority B. rhinoceros C. eject D. synchronize
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
5. Robert lately?
A. Did you see B. Have you seen C. Do you see D. Are you seeing
6. Either they or their son not allowed to come in.
A.is B. are C. is being D. has
7. He asked me home the day before.
A. what time I leave B. what time I will leave
C. what time I had left D. what time I left
8. A few natural elements exist in that they are rarely seen in their natural environments.
A. such small quantities B. so small quantities
C. very small quantities D. small quantity
9. DNA tests accepted in court eases.
A. are known B. were used C. have been D. will have
10. The windows look clean. You wash them.
A. are not to B. needn't C. can’t D. mustn't
11. The train ___________ by bad weather. I am not sure.
A. might have been delayed B. must have been delayed C. must be delaying D. might delayed
12. If I ________the chance at once when I was young, I ___________ rich.
A. had taken/ would become B. would have taken/ had become
C. took/ would become D. had taken/ would have become
13. Deserts are areas ___________ have hardly any rain and are extremely dry and very hot.
A. whose B. in which C. where D. that
14. There’ll always be a conflict between ___________ old and ___________ young.
A. the/the B. an/a C. an/the D. the/a
15. ______________ these obstacles, the building didn't go along as planned.
A. Though B. Because C. Despite D. Due to
16. The faster we finish,
A. the sooner we can leave B. we can leave sooner and sooner
C. the sooner can we leave D. we can leave the sooner
17. A/an _______ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct.
A. dangerous B. endanger C. endangered D. endangerment
18. ___ _ books are ones in which the story is told or illustrated with pictures.
A. Comic B. Thriller C. Romantic D. Science
19. Many applicants find a job interview if they are not well-prepared for it.
A. impressive B. stressful C. threatening D. time-consuming
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20. The 22 SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven _ ___ countries.
A. participate B. participant C. participation D. participating
21. Contamination and global warming have driven many species of animals and plants __________ the threat
of extinction.
A. for B. to C. with D. on
22. It's a great book so I couldn't __________.
A. put it down B. pick it up C. let it down D. put it on
23. Through the years they have made significant contributions to species__________.
A. conserve B. conservation C. conservative D. conservationist
24. Sometimes it is ________ to find suitable books for our children.
A. difficult B. difficulty C. difficultly D. difficulties
25. The results of the __________ were satisfactory.
A. competition B. competitor C. competitive D. compete
26. Johnny used to be one of the most _______ athletes in my country.
A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successfully
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
27. A: ___________?” - B: “He was on the phone.”
A. Who was Mr. Pike B. What was Mr. Pike doing
C. Where was Mr. Pike D. Which was Mr. Pike’s phone
28. Hoa and Laura are talking about their volunteer work.
- Hoa: “Thank you very much for helping the disadvantaged children here.”
- Laura: “_______.”
A. That's nice of you! B. It's our pleasure.
C. Sorry, we don't know. D. What a pity!

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:
29. When people are angry, they seldom act in a rational way.
A. polite B. friendly C. reasonable D. considerate
30. Experts often forecast an upswing in an economy after a protracted slowdown.
A. a decline B. an improvement C. inflation D. a reform
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:
31. If you study hard, you will succeed in your life.
A. disappointed B. rich C. well-known D. lose
32. Human beings are constantly contaminating natural habitats of the wildlife.
A. purifying B. promoting C. polluting D. protecting
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlines part that needs correction:
33. Reading can’t make your life longer, but reading really makes your life more thick.
A. longer B. more thick C. reading D. makes
34. Windsurfing, which is a water sport combining elements of surfing and sailing, first developed in the United
States in 1968 and also called boardsailing.
A. called B. which C. combining D. first developed
35. Many teachers have devoted their lives to teaching, therefore teaching
is not a well-paid job.
A. well-paid B. have devoted C. to D. therefore
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each
of the following questions:
36. Without her teacher's advice, she would never have written such a good essay.
A. If her teacher didn't advise her, she wouldn't write such a good essay.
B. Her teacher didn't advise her and she didn't write a good essay.
C. Her teacher advised him and she didn't write a good essay.
D. She wrote a good essay as her teacher gave her some advice.
37. They were so surprised by the news that they didn't know what to do.
A. The news was surprised them to know what to do.
B. It was such surprising news that they didn't know what to do.
C. It was such a surprising news that they didn't know what to do.
D. Surprisingly, they didn't know what to do about the news.
38. We started working here three years ago.
A. We will work here in three years.
B. We have been worked here for three years.
C. We have worked here for three years.
D. We worked here for three years.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions:
39. She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.
A. Although she tried hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.
B. Despite she tried very hard to pass the driving test, she didn't pass it.
C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.
D. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.
40. Ann jogs every morning. It is very good for her health.
A. Ann jogs every morning, who is very good for her health.
B. Ann jogs every morning, which is very good for her health.
C. Ann jogs every morning, and then it is very good for her health.
D. Ann jogs every morning, that is very good for her health.
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:
It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young, you know how important it is to do
physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason you often concentrate
(41)__________ just one sport with so much (42)___________ that in the end you can’t live without it. The
problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age you have to study harder
if you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport. This
happens just when you are the best (43)__________ for many sports, such as gymnastics and swimming. By the
time you finish all your studies, you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you
spend enough time on (44)__________ while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good
at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it (45)___________ to get a good job. Somehow, it doesn’t
seem fair.
41. A. with B. for C. on D. to
42. A. enthusiastic B. enthusiast C. enthusiastically D. enthusiasm
43. A. stage B. age C. period D. time
44. A. training B. practice C. exercise D. sporting
45. A. impractical B. unlikely C. improbable D. impossible
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions:
Aquatic sports - sports involving playing in or upon the water - take various forms. The main activities include
swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and water polo. Swimming is the act of moving through the water by
using the arms, legs, and body in motion. It is an integral part of almost all water-based activities. In synchronized
swimming, the players perform beautiful maneuvers to music and diving. Water polo, on the other hand, is a game
where two opposing teams play against each other, attempting to throw a buoyant ball into the opponent’s goal.
Underwater activities are less varied, the most popular of which are snorkeling and scuba diving. Snorkeling
involves swimming face down just below the water surface while breathing through a slender plastic tube called
a snorkel, meanwhile scuba divers carry a big tank of air that allows them to breathe while deep underwater.
Aquatic sports have long been acknowledged as excellent ways to take physical exercise. Furthermore, practicing
them is known to produce both psychological and physical benefits which help to improve mood states and reduce
the risk of many serious diseases. This explains why aquatic sports have become very popular forms of exercise
among people of all ages.
46. According to the passage, almost all kinds of aquatic sports involve __________.
A. scoring B. using equipment C. music D. swimming
47. The word acknowledged is nearest in meaning to ___________.
A. accepted B. known C. described D. explained
48. What can we infer from the passage about aquatic sports?
A. Younger people can play aquatic sports better than older people.
B. Playing aquatic sports costs a lot of money.
C. Underwater activities are less dangerous than swimming.
D. Aquatic sports give people many health benefits.
49. According to the passage, which sports include playing against an opponent team?
A. snorkeling B. water polo C. synchronized swimming D. scuba diving
50. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Two kinds of aquatic sports B. The popularity of aquatic sports
C. Aquatic sports - kinds and benefits D. Swimming and breathing