This document contains a practice test for an English preparation course. It includes sections on pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and reading comprehension. The pronunciation section contains 10 multiple choice questions to identify words with different stress patterns. The vocabulary section has 30 multiple choice questions to complete sentences using target words. The grammar section contains 25 multiple choice questions testing grammar points. The reading comprehension section consists of a passage and 10 multiple choice questions about the details and main ideas in the passage.

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PRACTICE TEST 1
I. PRONUNCIATION: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question.
1. A. explain
B. involve
C. purpose
D. excite
2. A. protect
B. settle
C. relate
D. compose
3. A. register
B. idiot
C. preeminence
D. company
4. A. suffer
B. reduce
C. sanguine
D. intimacy
5. A. recommend
B. hurricane
C. photograph
D. separate
6. A. accurate
B. customer
C. computer
D. exercise
7. A. signature
B. development
C. habitat
D. government
8. A. furnish
B. reason
C. promise
D. tonight
9. A. specific
B. coincide
C. inventive
D. regardless
10. A. habitable
B. infamously
C. geneticist
D. communes
II. VOCABULARY: A. Complete the following sentences with the words in the box.
circumstances
strikes
.
bad-tempered (dễ nổi nóng)
melted
loyal
identify
ordinary
change
tip of tongue (sắp nhớ ra)
unpunctuality
1. His ___________ and bad work led to his dismissal from the firm.
2. You can not ski on those tracks any longer, for most of the snow has _________
3. You ought to know that these buttons can’t be pressed under any __________ .
4. Modern scanning technology enables physicians to __________ brain disorders earlier and more accurately than in the past.
5. I gave the waiter a $50 note and waited for my _________.
6. People can become very __________ when they are stuck in traffic for a long time.
7. The government should do more for ___________ people.
8. Dogs make very ________ pets. They'll always stay by your side.
9. Forget all and try your best next time- Lightning never _______ twice in the same place.
10. I know his name, but I can’t recall it at the moment. It’s on the _______.
B. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
1. Whatever happens, your father and I will always ________ you.
A. stand by
B. stand for
C. stand up
D. stand over [bị hoãn lại (vấn đề)]
2. I'm going to stay at university and try to ________ off getting a job for a few years!
A. stay
B. put
C. move
D. set
3. We usually do go by train, even though the car _________ is a lot quicker.
A. travel
B. journey
C. trip
D. voyage
4. Do you have __________ to take that bicycle?
A. allowance
B. exception
C. willingness
D. permission
5. Ann: “How lovely your pets are!”
Jane: “___________”
A. Thank you, it's nice of you to say no B. Really? They are C. can you say that again
D. I love them, too
6. Minh: “Goodbye, Susie!”
Susie: “____________!”
A. So so
B. The same
C. Yeah
D. So long
7. Ann: “Would you mind giving me a hand with this bag?” Jane: “ _____________________”
A. Yes, I’ll do it now.
B. No, not at all.
C. Well, I’d love to
D. Yes, I am.
8. The TV station, in _______ to massive popular demand, decided not to discontinue the soap opera.
A. reaction
B. response (sự hưởng ứng)
C. answer
D. rely
9. British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as different as _____.
A. cats and dogs
B. salt and pepper
C. chalk and cheese
D. here and there
10. Patient: "Can I make an appointment to see the doctor, please?"
Receptionist: “________”
A. Not at the moment. He can't be disturbed.
B. OK, you will need to check my diary.
C. OK, let me just check the diary.
D. Have a seat and I'll be with you in an hour.
11. Because it was faster, Jim________.on my taking the plane to London instead of the train.
A. resisted
B. insisted
C. refused
D. reminded
12. He felt _______ when he failed the exams the second time.
A. undecided
B. discouraged
C. determined
D. annoyed
13. Bill Gates is probably the best known and most successful_________ in computer software.
A. pioneer
B. navigator
C. generator
D. volunteer
14. When I joined the army, I found it difficult to ________ out orders from my superiors, but I soon got used to it.
A. call
B. carry
C. miss
D. take
15. After nine months without any rain, the country was facing one of the worst._______ in the last fifty years.

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A. draughts
B. floods
C. eruptions
16. Henry: “Well, it was nice talking to you, but I have to dash.” - Liz: “____________”
A. OK, see you.
B. Yes, I enjoyed talking to you, too C. Thanks! I will stop now.
17. We really ________ reading intelligent books.
A. make up of
B. go in for
C. catch up on
18. Carbon emissions from airplanes and other pollutants ________to global warming.
A. spark off khuấy động
B. attribute: quy cho
C. contribute
19. Janet: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?” -Susan: "_______ .”
A. You’re welcome
B. That would be great
C. I feel very bored
20. Making mistakes is all __________ of growing up.
A. part and parcel
B. odds and ends
C. top and bottom
part and parcel of something : mot phan cua
D. droughts
D. Yes, It was.
D. bring in
D. stem (from something) xuất phát từ
D. I don't agree, I'm afraid
D. chalk and cheese
odds and ends, odds and sods: lặt vặt
21. Parents play a ________ role in a child's upbringing in the formative years.
A. title
B. supporting
C. starring
D. crucial
22. Jennifer: -What are you doing ? - Alan: ____________
A. Look after your own affairs. B. You don't enter at all.
C. It's none of your business. D. It doesn't touch you.
23. They decided to _______ their differences and became friends.
A. take on đảm nhiệm
B. put aside
C. give away tố cáo
D. go over
24. _______ I didn’t know how to do the job. But now I am making progress.
A. First
B. First of all
C. At first
D. At the first.
25. The concert was _______ because of the heavy rain.
A. put out
B. called off
C. run out
D. set off
III. GRAMMAR
1. No one died in the accident, _______ ?
A. did he
B. didn’t he
C. did they
D. didn’t they
2. I’d rather you _______ for me here.
A. wait
B. to wait
C. waiting
D. waited
3. Unemployment _______ by 5 percent since the beginning of the year.
A. rose
B. has raised
C. has risen
D. was raised
4. She accepted the job _______ the salary, which was rather low.
A. although
B. because of
C. in spite
D. despite
5. His father left New York. The doctor suggested he _______ there.
A. not stayed
B. didn’t stay
C. not stay
D. not go to stay
6. His father is a bank manager, _______ makes him easy to have a good job.
A. whom
B. who
C. that
D. which
7. There was nothing they could do _______ leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down.
A. unless
B. instead of
C. than
D. but
8. My cousin obviously didn't _________ much of an impression on you if you can't remember meeting her.
A. create
B. build
C. do
D. make
9. If you __________ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn't be in this mess now.
A. had listened
B. will listen
C. listened
D. listen
10. ______ further rioting to occur, the government would be forced to use its emergency powers.
A. Did
B. Were
C. Should
D. Had
11. Your house looks so new and strange, doesn't it? - Well, _________.
A. it's been painted
B. it was painted recently
C. it's painted
D. it's being painted
12. __________, let me know.
A. Should you hear anything B. If you heard anything
C. Had you heard anything
D. Unless you hear anything
13. __________ I know the money is safe, I shall not worry about it.
A. Even though
B. Unless
C. However
D. As long as
14. “ How much do you earn, Joe?”
“ I’d __________
“
A. rather don’t say
B. better not to say
C. rather not say
D. prefer not say
15. Had she worked harder last summer, she ________ .
A. wouldn’t have been sacked B. wouldn’t have sacked
C. wouldn’t sack
D. wouldn’t be sacked
16. I must go to the dentist and ___________
A. get my teeth to take care of B. take care of my teeth
C. my teeth be taken care of D. get my teeth taken care of
17. By the time you ________ the shopping, I’ll be ready.
A. did
B. will have done
C. have done
D. will do
18. _________open the window for you?

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A. Shall I
B. Should I to
C. Do I
D. Shall I to
19. I think he will join us, ____________?
A. doesn’t he
B. won’t he
C. will he
D. don’t I
20. “It’s a pity Marry is still unemployed.” – “Yes, if only she __________ university”.
A. finishes
B. had finished
C. would finished
D. would have finished
21. The man who answered the phone _________ my brother, for I have no brother.
A. can’t be
B. mustn’t have been
C. can’t have been
D. shouldn’t be
22. We would rather Helen _________ us all the information we needed. We should have been well informed.
A. sent
B. send
C. have sent
D. had sent
23. He spent two years __________ this boat.
A. to build
B. building
C. on build
D. for building
24. Jack __________ better if he had had more time.
A. could have done
B. could do
C. couldn’t do
D. did
25. ” Buy me a newspaper on your way back, _________?”
A. don’t you
B. can’t you
C. will you
D. do you?
IV. READING: 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 from (1- 10).
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several
leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only
too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child
may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.
Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging
private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael’s mother knows
very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music
competitions if he is unwilling.
Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a
standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They
are very unhappy when he doesn’t win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and
unhappy.
Question 1: One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to _________.
A. push their child into trying too much
B. help their child to become a genius
C. make their child become a musician
D. neglect their child’s education
Question 2: Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they __________.
A. force their children into achieving success
B. understand and help their children sensibly
C. themselves have been very successful
D. arrange private lessons for their children
Question 3: Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A. Successful musicians
B. Unrealistic parents
C. Their children
D. Educational psychologists.
Question 4: Michael Collins is fortunate in that _____________.
A. his father is a musician
B. his parents are quite rich
C. his mother knows little about music
D. his parents help him in a sensible way
Question 5: The phrase “crazy about” in the passage most likely means “ _______”.
A. “surprised at”
B. “extremely interested in”
C. “completely unaware of”
D. “confused about”
Question 6: Winston’s parents push their son so much and he _________.
A. has won a lot of piano competition
B. can’t learn much music from them
C. has become a good musician
D. is afraid to disappoint them
Question 7: The word “They” in the passage refers to __________.
A. concerts
B. violin lessons
C. parents in general
D. Michael’s parents
Question 8: The word “unwilling” in the passage mostly means _________.
A. “getting ready to do something”
B. “eager to do something”
C. “not objecting to doing anything”
D. “not wanting to do something”
Question 9: All of the following people are musical EXCEPT ________.
A. Winston’s father
B. Winston’s mother
C. Michael’s father
D. Michael’s mother
Question 10: The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that __________.
A. successful parents always have intelligent children
B. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
C. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
D. parents should spend more money on the child’s education