PRACTICE TEST 4
Section A. Phonology
I. Pick out the word whose pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. catch B. stomach C. switch D. match
2. A. houses B. faces C. horses D. places
3. A. pollute B. polite C. possible D. police
4. A. caught B. taught C. daughter D. laughter
5. A. schedule B. school C. chaos D. echo
II. Choose the word that has the different stress partern in each line.
1. A. popularity B. responsibility C. economic D. methodology
2. A. calculator B. language C. comprehend D. institute
3. A. energy B. window C. exercise D. energetic
4. A. challenge B. counter C. guardian D. explain
5. A. empty B. suggest C. relate D. effect
Section B. Vocabulary and Grammar
I. Choose the best answer from A,B,C or D.
1. P O box stands ....... "Post Office" box.
A. as B. like C. for D. by
2. To get in touch with someone is to ........... him
A. communicate with B. touch C. critice D. respect
3. ....... of the commettee. I`d like to thanhk you for generous donation.
A. On behalf B. According C. together D. In addition
4. My brother is really too kind, everybody takes ......... of him
A. profit B. cost C. example D. advantage
5. The three friends all .......... for the same job.
A. requested B. chose C. applied D. referred
6. Unless we ........ up to these real problems, many species of animals will become extinct. A. look B. turn C. face D. get
7. There is no .......... applying for the job unless you have the right qualifications.
A. reason B. point C. use D. worth
8. Lemon tastes .........
A. sour B. sourly C. very sourly D. to be sour
9. They bought the land with a .......... to building a new office block.
A. view B. purpose C. goal D. reason
10. Mrs White decided to give up her new job for the .......... of her children.
A. care B. advantage C. sake D. concern
II. Use the correct form of words in the brackets.
1. It was ........... of her to leave the children by themselves in the swimming - pool (responsible)
2. Mary has a very sweet ......... smile (child)
3. After the children had gone back to school, the house was ........ quiet (compare)
4. Don`t believe a word Tom says. He`s a terrible ..........(lie).
5. I. .......... this morning and was late for school (sleep).
III. Each sentence has one mistake find and correct it.
1. There were such many people on the bus that we decided to walk.
2. These might be flowers bringing to Viet Nam from Thailand.
3. All the students are looking forward spending their free time enjoying their Tet holiday.
4. Dresses, skirts, shoes and children`s clothing are advertised at great reduced prices this week.
5. A basic knowledge of social studies such as history and geography are considered a basic part of the education of every child.
6. Would you like to pay by cheque or by cash?
7. Never there have been more people out of work today.
8. We are going to let her to write the letter.
9. Millions of people live day by day for little or even no money.
10. The wheel was discovered thousands of years ago.
Section C. Reading and speaking
I. Read the text and choose the best option to answer the question.
Humans have struggled against weeds since the beginning of agriculture. The global need for weed control has been answered mainly by the chemical industry. Its herbisides are effectively and sometimes necessary, but some pose serious problems, particularly if misused. Toxic compounds