PRACTICE TEST 1

A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word in which the underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. school B. cool C. good D. tool
2. A. June B. bull C. truth D. flu
3. A. woman B. who C. move D. lose
4. A. pudding B. push C. cushion D. include
5. A. wood B. moon C. soon D. loose
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the
other in each group.
1. A. suggest B. rely C. compare D. empty
2. A. information B. technology C. community D. activity
3. A. library B. museum C. melody D. favourite
4. A. skateboard B. sticker C. adore D. leisure
5. A. protection B. addicted C. computer D. goldfish
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 20
1. Trang and Ann love _______ each other in their free time.
A. talking B. chatting C. watching D. hanging
2. According to a survey, 21 of children under 18 in the UK enjoy ______ football.
A. to play B. play C. playing D. played
3. A lot of young families in Viet Nam prefer ________ time doinp outdoor activities together.
A. spending B. spend C. spent D. to spend
4. Does Peter fancy _______ in the park with his friends?
A. swimming B. to chatting C. play D. cycling
5. Tom enjoys ______ puzzles, especially Sudoku.
A. doing B. chatting C. playing D. cycling
6. My sister hates _______ up early to do exercise.
A. getting B. wake C. gets D. to play
7 . Our cousins detest _______ books and ________ .
A. reading / draw B. reading / drawing
C. to read / to draw D. read / draw
8. Does your brother dislike _______ his friends? - Yes, he prefers ________ them.
A. call / message B. calling / messaging
C. to call / to message D. to call / message
9. Tom loves _________ with his new pen friends in Vietnamese.
A. chat B. chatting C. to chat D. both B and D
10. Did you _________ listening to fairy tales when you were a child ?
A.fancied B.adored C.fond of D. adore
II. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences
17. My sister hates doing the washing-up after dinner.
A. likes B. detests C. enjoys D. loves
18. Tom enjoys going to the cinema in his free time.

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 A. leisure time B. summer time C. dinner time D. this weekend
III. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences
19. Jane enjoys hanging out with her friends.
A. loves B. hates C. likes D. adores
20. Playing sports is good for your health
A. beneficial B. nice C. bad D. kind
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence that
needs correcting.
21. I detest to have to get up when it’s dark outside.
A B C D
22. Do you fancy to come on a day trip to Bath next Saturday?
A B C D
23. Although she wanted to go to the museum, she decided staying at home.
A B C D
24. My mother enjoys cooking delicious meals for the whole family in weekends.
A B C D
25. Emily don’t mind working as a volunteer for an environmental organisation.
A B C D
B. READING
I. Read the text and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fills each gap. 5
Nam was a good student. But he started using a smartphone and spending too much time
on (1) _______ like Facebook and Tik Tok. He also liked joining in chit-chat and game
(2)______ for teens. He spent a lot of time (3)_______ notifications. He even neglected his
schoolwork, and stopped (4)_______ with his classmates, friends, and family members. One
day Nam saw a video clip about a boy who was addicted to games, and had no friends, ( 5)
______ when the boy was feeling down, he bullied others. Nam realised that he also had no
more friends, except his younger brother.
1. A. smartphone B. social media C. television D. The internet
2. A. because B. when C. forums D. but
3. A. checking B. a lot C. many D. few
4. A. quick B. quicker C. quickly D. communicating
5. A. however B. so C. but D. Therefore
II. Read the passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE. MLH
The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is the Internet, which has been blamed for
broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin, and even suicide. Psychologists now recognize
Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could cause serious problems and ruin
many lives.
IAS is similar to other problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams
about the Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they lie to their parents and
partners about how much time they spent online; they wish they could cut down, but are
unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the

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Internet. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and
who find it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet.
1. What is the best title of the passage?
A. The advantage of the Internet B. Hooked on the Net
C. Impact of Internet on teens D. A guide to the Internet
2. According to the writer, internet addiction __________.
A. is not the same as gambling B. is not an illness
C. can lead to financial problems D. helps people kill time
3. Internet addicts find it hard ___________.
A. to use the Internet in the morning B. to lie about the time they spent online
C. to spend more time on the Internet D. to spend less time on the Internet
4. The word ‘it’ in paragraph 2 refers to ___________.
A. the Internet B. IAS C. dream D. computer
5. Which of the followings is NOT true?
A.IAS is recognized as a new illness.
B.Internet addiction can cause suicide behaviors.
C. Many internet addicts spend more than 40 hours a week online.
D.Teenagers who are hooked on computer games can suffer from IAS.
C. WRITING
II. Complete the second sentences so that it means the same as the first one.
1. I find collecting birthday cards interesting.
→ I’m interested in collecting bỉthday cards
2. She likes socialising with friends more than watching TV.
→ She prefers socialising with friends to watching TV
3. Jane likes skateboarding although this has hurt her leg and arm some times.
→ Jane fancies skateboarding although this has hurt her leg and arm some times.
4. Please help me with this exercise!
→ Would you mind helping me with this exercise?
5. My aunt really loves surfing the Internet.She can even do it all day without being tired at all.
→ My aunt adores surfing the Internet.She can even do it all day without being tired at all
6. Going fishing in the rural areas is really enjoyable.
→ I really enjoy going fishing in the rural areas
7. How about going window-shopping this afternoon?
→ Shall we go window-shopping this afternoon?
8. Why don’t we take a break and relax for a while?
→ Let’s take a break and relax for a while