The document is a practice test for a preparation course. It contains 5 sections: I) Pronunciation - identifying words with different stress patterns, II) Vocabulary - completing sentences with vocabulary words, III) Grammar - identifying errors and choosing the correct option to complete sentences, IV) Identifying errors - finding errors in sentences, and V) Reading comprehension - answering questions about a passage. The summary provides an overview of the different question types in the practice test without delving into the specific content.

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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. EXPRESSIONS:
Complete the sentences with the collocations / expressions in the box below.
on time
in time
the other day
pass the time
all day long
at times
call it a day
time and time again
ahead of its time
for the time being
1 Despite technical problems, the flight left ____________
2 We'll be getting a new printer next month. Therefore, ____________________, we have to put up with this one.
3 Most engineers agreed that the car's design was ____________
4 I started a conversation with the person sitting next to me on the bus to ________
5 1 saw Sally ____________________________. Did you know that she had broken her leg?
6 The match started at 7 p.m. and Jack arrived just __________________________for the kick-off.
7 Let's _____________________ and go home. We've been working for over twelve hours without a break.
8 He keeps making the same mistake ________________________
9 I find it very difficult to agree with you _____________________ . Your views can sometimes be extreme.
10 I have been sleepy ___________________________ today . I don't know what the matter with me is.
C. 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
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
3. We usually do go by train, even though the car _________ is a lot quicker.
A. travel
B. journey
C. trip
4. Do you have __________ to take that bicycle?
A. allowance
B. exception
C. willingness
5. Ann: “How lovely your pets are!”
Jane: “___________”
A. Thank you, it's nice of you to say so
B. Really? They are.
C. Can you say that again?
6. Minh: “Goodbye, Susie!”
Susie: “____________!”
D. stand over (bị hoãn lại)
D. set
D. voyage
D. permission
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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
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
........................................ cats and dogs :
..........................................as chalk and cheese:
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.
A. draughts
B. floods
C. eruptions
D. droughts
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. D. Yes, It was.
17. We really ________ reading intelligent books.
A. make up of
B. go in for
C. catch up on
D. bring in
18. Carbon emissions from airplanes and other pollutants ________to global warming.
A. spark off (khuấy động) B. attribute: (quy cho)
C. contribute
D. stem (from st) xuất phát từ
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
D. I don't agree, I'm afraid
20. Making mistakes is all __________ of growing up.
A. part and parcel
B. odds and ends
C. top and bottom
D. chalk and cheese
part and parcel of something :
odds and ends, odds and sods:
21. Parents play a ________ role in a child's upbringing in the formative years.
A. title
B. supporting
C. starring
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.
23. They decided to _______ their differences and became friends.
A. take on (đảm nhiệm)
B. put aside
C. give away (tố cáo)
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
25. The concert was _______ because of the heavy rain.
A. put out
B. called off
C. run out
III. GRAMMAR
1. No one died in the accident, _______ ?
A. did he
B. didn’t he
C. did they
2. I’d rather you _______ for me here.
A. wait
B. to wait
C. waiting
3. Unemployment _______ by 5 percent since the beginning of the year.
A. rose
B. has raised
C. has risen
4. She accepted the job _______ the salary, which was rather low.
A. although
B. because of
C. in spite
5. His father left New York. The doctor suggested he _______ there.
A. not stayed
B. didn’t stay
C. not stay
D. crucial
D. It doesn't touch you.
D. go over
D. At the first.
D. set off
D. didn’t they
D. waited
D. was raised
D. despite
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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?
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. IDENTIFY THE ERROR:
1. Each of the nurses report to the operating room when his or her name is called.
A
B
C
D
2. Species like snakes, lizards, coyotes, squirrels, and jack rabbits seems to exist quite happily in the desert.
A
B
C
D
3. Because blood from different individuals may different in the type of antigen on the surface of the red cells and the type of antibody
A
B
in the plasma, a dangerous reaction can occur between the donor and recipient in a blood transfusion.
C
D
4. Parks which are found in downtown areas where office workers and store employees can enjoy their lunch hours sitting on the
A
B
C
green grass in clean, fresh air.
D
5. The guide told the tourists that it was a good restaurant specializing in seafood just round the corner from the museum.
A
B
C
D
6. Doctors believe there is better in this modern world of ours to try to prevent illnesses than to rely on medicines to cure them.
A
B
C
D

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7. By the turn of the century, most of the inventions that were to bring in all the comforts of modern living have already been
A
B
C
D
thought of.
8. Mercury and alcohol are widely used in thermometers because their volume increases uniform with temperature.
A B
C
D
9. The Commitments of Traders Report is released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on eleventh day of each month.
A
B
C
D
10. Mary and her sister just bought two new winters coats at the clearance sale.
A
B
C
D
V. 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