PRACTICE TEST 8

(Time: 60 min.)
I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line. (1 p)
1. A. suggest B. picture C. public D. circus
2. A. striped B. crowded C. expressed D. booked
3. A. remote B. poet C. logic D. ocean
4. A. machine B. scholar C. mechanic D. toothache
5. A. bread B. pleasure C. heavy D. means

II. Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each gap in the following sentences. (1 p)
6. Scientists warned people about the ________ of the volcano five days ago.
A. eruption B. journey C. measure D. height
7. Tet is a time for Vietnamese families to clean and ________ their houses.
A. prepare B. hang C. enjoy D. decorate
8. I don’t like watching sports because some of them are ________.
A. exciting B. violent C. deadly D. formal
9. A book ________ tells the story of a person’s life is a biography.
A. when B. who C. which D. where
10. We took a boat and reached the island ________ half an hour.
A. at B. in C. for D. during
11. Michael didn’t eat much ______ he was very hungry.
A. despite B. however C. though D. but
12. You bought this pair of trousers yesterday, ________?
A. didn’t you B. weren’t you C. did you D. were you
13. - “What is the movie about?”
- “________.”
A. It’s about 8 o’clock B. It’s about aliens
C. It’s about a mile from here D. It’s about five dollars
14. I ________ you an expensive car if I ________ a billionaire.
A. would buy - were B. will buy - am
C. bought - would be D. buy - will be
15. He wrote to her three months ago, but I’m sure ________.
A. he doesn’t write from then B. he didn’t write since then
C. he wasn’t written from then D. he hasn’t written since then
III. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences. (1 p)
16. The boy is riding his bike _____________________. CARE
He’s going to have an accident.
17. I think the factory is dumping some _____________ POISON
substances into the river.
18. The doctor asked his ____________ to do a check-up ASSIST
on the patient.
19. The building was totally _____________ by the DESTRUCTION
earthquake last night.
20. There was a crowd of people at the _____________ of ENTER
the theater.

IV. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. (2 p)
The Dead Sea, the saltiest body of water of the earth and a wonderful natural treasure, is
becoming smaller and smaller (21)______ of decisions by people to use part of its waters.
The Dead Sea is located at the (22)______ point of the earth, almost 400 metres below sea
level. It is 50 kilometres long. Just 40 years ago it (23)______ 80 kilometres in length.
One of the main reasons for the sea's shrinking is lack of water. 90% of the waters that
(24)______ from the Jordan River, which traditionally goes into the Dead Sea, is taken for drinking
and (25)______ in Israel and Jordan.
Besides, local industry adds to the Dead Sea's problems. They use the water (26)______
getting necessary minerals. It's a real disaster for the Sea.
Now hundreds of thousands of tourists (27)______ to the Dead Sea every year. Its water is so
salty that a man can read a newspaper comfortably while (28)______ on his back on the water.
The water contains a lot of sulphur, and the thick black mud that is found at the sea's beach is very
(29)______ for people with skin diseases. Tourists treat their bodies with the black mud,
(30)______ they don’t think about the Dead Sea's troubles.
It can be saved - but time is running out.
21. A. despite B. thanks C. owing D. because
22. A. highest B. thinnest C. lowest D. flattest
23. A. stretched B. increased C. widened D. opened
24. A. drive B. flow C. land D. cycle
25. A. research B. geography C. celebration D. agriculture
26. A. on B. for C. with D. to
27. A. come B. arrive C. reach D. sail
28. A. diving B. swimming C. lying D. jogging
29. A. busy B. painful C. boring D. useful
30. A. so B. but C. since D. therefore
V. Read the following passage and tick True or False for each statement. (1 p)
Japanese secondary students study typical subjects: maths, English, history, biology,
chemistry, and PE. A student normally studies ten to fourteen subjects. Students start their first
class at half past eight. There are about thirty students in each class.
Students are in the same classroom all day. The teacher goes from one classroom to another at
the start and end of the class, not the students.
At the start and end of the class, the students stand for the teacher. When the teacher goes, the
students talk with their friends for ten minutes and take their books out of their desks for the next
class.
The students have lunch in their classroom. They have cold lunch made at home by their parents,
or they have a hot lunch made at school. Lunch is forty-five minutes and there is no other break,
except the ten minutes at the end of the class.
Japanese students finish classes at quarter to four. But when they finish, they clean the desks,
the windows and the board. After they finish class, the students go to after-school clubs.
True False
31. Japanese students study the same subjects at school.
32. The students stand for the teacher at the start of the lesson.
33. Japanese students have lunch at school.
34. The students have a forty-five minute break after lunch.
35. Japanese students clean their classroom.

VI. Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the
space provided. (1 p)
Example:
0. There has a beautiful handbag in the living room. 0/___is____
36. Mr. Anderson asked me how far is it from the nearest 36/_____________
bus-stop to my house.
37. Do you know the name of the boy whose brought me the 37/_____________
letter this morning?
38. If we went on littering, the environment will become 38/_____________
seriously polluted.
39. Would you like going to the new Vietnamese restaurant 39/_____________
for dinner with me tonight?
40. I’m getting my lungs checked to make sure they are as 40/_____________
healthier than they should be.

VII. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to the first
sentence. (1 p)
41. Tom will fail the exam unless he studies harder.
If Tom _______________________________________________________.
 42. They are going to open a new shop in the city centre.
A new shop ___________________________________________________.
43. It is a pity your brother is not here now.
I wish ________________________________________________________.
44. The last time she wore ao dai was three months ago.
She hasn’t ____________________________________________________.
45. Nam doesn’t run as fast as he used to.
Nam used ____________________________________________________.

VIII. Use the words/ phrases provided to write suitable sentences. (2 p)

46. sister / say / she / think / go /abroad / study / English //.
_____________________________________________________________.
47. I / love / wear / cotton / because / it / very strong / and / not wear out / easy //.
_____________________________________________________________.
48. professor Nelson / who / famous scientist / spends / most / time / study / earthquake //.
_____________________________________________________________.
49. I / suggest / put / garbage bins / around / schoolyard / prevent / lazy students / throw /
trash //.
_____________________________________________________________.
50. we / be / surprised / that / no one / stop / these / people / walk / grass //.
_____________________________________________________________.