PRACTICE TEST 3
SECTION A : PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three.
1. A. increase B. widespread C. death D. residential
2. A. conversation B. exercise C. compulsory D. island
3. A. coughed B. weighed C. laughed D. stopped
4. A. measure B. pleasure C. ensure D. closure
5. A. policeman B. purpose C. responsible D. photograph
SECTION B : GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. Circle the letter.
Although he was completely……as a carpenter, he produced the most beautiful chairs.
A. untrained B. unable C. incapable D. uneducated
Linda has tried her best to learn. ……., she has always got good grades.
A. Although B. However C. Therefore D. As long as
They are taking a ……….on students’ favorite casual clothes.
A. research B. survey C. project D. plan
I’m sure she will do all she can…………….. us.
A. for helping B. help C. to help D. to helping
Peter will only pass his exams if there is a/ an …………in his class work.
A. progress B. increase C. rise D. improvement
…………..I have no key, I will have to get back before she goes out.
A. As B. Although C. Provided D. Unless
The government is planning to…………..the salary for working people.
A. raise B. heighten C. push up D. rise
The bus ………...from Nghe An to Ha Noi now is 80,000 dong.
A. fee B. fare C. cost D. payment
9. Many teachers welcomed the application of computers to our school……others remained reluctant.
A. and B. as far as C. whereas D. as well as
Everybody has done this part successfully,……?
A. have they B. haven’t you C. hasn’t he D. haven’t they
II. Supply the correct form of the word in each bracket to complete the passage.
There is a (1- consider)…………public concern in Shaston following the (2- discover)………..on Wednesday evening of a metal (3- contain)…………filled with (4- poison)……….liquid. The object was found by a local ( 5- reside)……….when he was walking with his lovely dog in a field behind a newly- built chemical factory. As yet, the factory has been (6- able)………to provide any (7- explain)…………..as to how the object came to be in the field. A spokesperson stated that a full
(8- investigate)………….was taking place and that (9- secure)…………procedures were being reviewed . People living in the (10- neighbor)…….are very angry, as a year ago they withdrew their objections to the (11- decide)…………to build the factory here after the company had stated that no (12- danger)……….chemicals would be produced on this site.
……………. 2………….. 3…………….. 4…………….. 5 ……………… 6. ………………. 7. ……………. 8. …………. 9……………. 10. ………….. 11. ……………. 12. ………………
SECTION C : READING AND SPEAKING
I. Read the text carefully then answer the questions below by choosing the best answer.

Gorge is now in his sixties, and is one of the many homeless people who live on the streets; he buys a newspaper most days. Today, with his fellow tramps, he reads about yesterday’s student demonstration.
Like many of the tramps that live under the bridge in New York, Gorge was not always so poor. A long time ago he was in the Navy, and like many who have been to sea for a long time, he has stayed slim and fit. Despite the strict organization on board ship, he loved the life, and had the opportunity to see many countries. He visited Poland and Russia; in South Africa he realized what he valued in each country was the people he met. He was always astonished and delighted by the ways in which the people he met differed from one country to another. Some day, he hopes, everyone will see the world as he does.
After many happy years in Navy, he had to retire. The good things in life always come to an end