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PRACTICE TEST 4
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. agreed B. missed C. liked D. watched
Question 2: A. educate B. eliminate C. certificate D. dedicate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from
the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. religious B. performance C. miserable D. including
Question 4: A. decoration B. temperament C. opportunity D. expectation
Question 5: A. cosmetics B. investment C. protection D. luxury
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 6: He was determined to choose that university because of _______.
A. its reputation is fine B. its fine reputation
C. it is fine D. it has a fine reputation
Question 7: __________, no one was absent from the farewell party last night.
A. Heavily as it rained B. As it rained heavily
C. Though it rains heavily D. In spite of the heavily rain
Question 8: The spy admitted ______ some highly secret information to enemy agents.
A. to have given B. having been given C. to have been given D. having given
Question 9: The teacher asked students to discuss the situation: “Which is better, supermarkets
or traditional markets?” Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following
exchange. 
 Jennifer: “I believe that supermarkets are much better than traditional markets.”
Katherine: “_________. Each has its own features.”
A. I couldn’t agree with you more. B. That’s completely true.
C. I disagree with you. D. I can’t help thinking the same.
Question 10: When it started to snow, he ________ his overcoat.
A. took out B. put off C. took off D. put on
Question 11: We are going to have a trip to Hanoi Capital. We need to _______ arrangements
for the trip carefully.
A. do B. make C. get D. pay
Question 12: Nobody knows why _______ until next week.
A. did the meeting postpone B. the meeting was postponed
C. was the meeting postponed D. the meeting postponed
Question 13: A _______ is money that is paid by a government or other authority in order to
help an industry or business, or to pay for a public service.
A. subsidy B. capital C. investment D. salary
Question 14: The picture ____________ was beautiful
A. she was looking B. at which she was looking
C. at it she was looking D. at that she was looking
Question 15: _______ that we had to ask a police officer for directions.
A. So confusing was the map B. was so confusing the map
C. So confusing the map was D. Such confusing was the map
Question 16: By the end of this year, Chen ________ English for three years, but he will still
need more training and experience before he masters the language.
A. will have been studying B. has been studying
C. has studied D. will be studying
Question 17: It is necessary that a life-guard __________ the summing pool while the children
are taking their swimming lessons.
A. monitored B. monitors C. monitor D. monitoring
Question 18: I don’t think Peter will come with us,  ?
A. do I B. don’t I C. won’t he D. will he
Question 19: George wouldn't have met Mary________ to his brother’s graduation party.
A. hadn't he gone B. had he not gone
C. if he has not gone D. if he should not have gone
Question 20: Eileen and Bernadette are dancing at the discotheque. Choose the most suitable
response to fill in the blank in the following exchange. 
Eileen: You’re a great dancer. I wish I could do half as well as you.
Bernadette: ______________. I'm an awful dancer!
A. That's a nice compliment! B. You've got to be kidding!
C. Oh, thank you very much. D. You're too kind.
Question 21: ________the issue was debated, the more people became involved
A. The more longer B. The longer C. The longest D. The long
Question 22: ______ she was brought up.
A. It is Paris where B. It was Paris, where C. It is in Paris, which D. It is in Paris that
Question 23: This morning I bought ________ newspaper and a magazine. The newspaper is in
my bag but I don't know where ________ magazine is.
A. a / a B. a / the C. the / the D. the / a
Question 24: She has just bought ___________.
A. a reddish impressive wood French coffee table
B. an impressive reddish French wood coffee table
C. an impressive French reddish wood table coffee
D. an impressive French wood reddish coffee table
Choose A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 25: Biogas can be utilized for electricity production, cooking, space heating, water
heating, and process heating.
A. reformation B. sparing C. increase D. generation
Question 26: American children customarily go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
A. inevitably B. readily C. happily D. traditionally
Question 27: “Edwards seems like a dog with two tails this morning”. Haven’t you heard the
news? His wife gave birth to a baby boy early this morning”
A. very proud B. exhausted C. extremely dazed D. extremely pleased
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) that is
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 28: For most male spiders courtship is a perilous procedure, for they may be eaten by
females.
A. complicated B. dangerous C. safe D. peculiar
Question 29: Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.
A. reveal B. conserve C. presume D. cover
 Choose A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction.
Question 30: Alaska’s vast areas of untamed wilderness attracts many people who enjoy the
outdoors.
A. wilderness B. untamed C. enjoy D. attracts
Question 31: Manufacturers may use food additives for preserving, to color, or to flavor, or
to fortify foods.
A. to flavor B. fortify foods C. for preserving D. many use
Question 32: Computer science which is considered by some scientists to have a much
closer relationship with mathematics than many scientific disciplines.
A. much closer B. than many C. which is considered D. some scientists
Question 33: If one type of manufacturing expands, it is like that another type will
shrink considerably.
A. expands B. like C. another D. considerably
Question 34: The Pullman strike of 1894 occurred took place during the era of
rapid industrialization.
A. place during the era B. occurred took
C. of rapid D. industrialization
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 35 to 44.
ACADEMICS AREN’T THE PROBLEM
Studies about how students use their time might shed light on whether they face increased
academic and financial pressures compared with earlier eras.
Based on data about how students are spending time, academic or financial pressures don’t seem
to be greater now than a generation ago.
The data show that full-time students in all types of colleges study much less now than they did a
generation ago - a full 10 hours a week less. Students are also receiving significantly higher
grades. So it appears that academic pressures are, in fact, considerably lower than they used to
be.
The time-use data don’t suggest that students feel greater financial pressures, either. When the
time savings and lower opportunity costs are factored in, college appears less expensive for most
students than it was in the 1960s. And though there are now full-time students working to pay
while in college, they study less even when paid work choices are held constantly.
In other words, full-time students do not appear to be studying less in order to work more. They
appear to be studying less and spending the extra time on leisure activities or fun. It seems hard
to imagine that students feeling increased financial pressures would respond by taking more
leisure.
Based on how students are spending their time then, it doesn’t look as though academic or
financial pressures are greater now than a generation ago. The time-use data don’t speak directly
to social pressures, and it may well be that these have become more intense lately.
In one recent set of data, students reported spending more than 23 hours per week either
socializing with friends or playing on the computer for fun. Social activities, in person or on
computer, would seem to have become the major focus of campus life. It is hard to tell what
kinds of pressures would be associated with this change.
Question 35: The study’s conclusion that students’ workload now is not greater than before is
based on_________.
A. what students achieve with greater load B. how students spend their time
C. how students work through college D. what college demands from students
Question 36: Research studies have shown that pressures put on students nowadays are
__________.
A. not greater than the past B. getting ever greater
C. much greater than the past D. more diversified
Question 37: Students get higher grades as__________.
A. students study much harder B. academic workload appears more attractive
C. academic workload appears less demanding D. college’s facilities are much better
Question 38: According to the author, the fact that students have more time for leisure is a
proof that_____.
A. financial pressure on students is not a problem
B. academic work disinterests them
C. they are active with extra-curricular activities
D. they cannot find extra jobs
Question 39: All factors considered, college now seems___________ .
A. more costly B. ever more expensive
C. much more expensive D. less expensive
Question 40: According to the author, the fact that more full-time students are working for
pay________.
A. does not change students’ campus life
B. indicates that students are academically pressured
C. is not an indication of pressures
D. shows that students are financially pressured
Question 41: Students nowadays seem to be studying less and__________.
A. spending more time on leisure B. spending more time doing odd jobs
C. giving more time to sports D. taking more extracurricular activities
Question 42: The word “focus” in the last paragraph can be replaced with__________.
A. central activity B. primary theme C. headline D. biggest importance
Question 43: The author finds it hard to point out___________.
A. how students’ campus life becomes subject to academic pressure
B. what is associated with the change in students’ campus life
C. the cause to students’ financial pressure
D. how the background of students’ campus life is built
Question 44: The word “Academics” in the title mostly means___________
A. students’ workload in college B. college students and tutors
C. professors and research students D. graduate students’ workload
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 45 to 54.
Panel painting, common in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Europe, involved a painstaking,
laborious process. Wooden planks were joined, covered with gesso to prepare the surface for
painting, and then polished smooth with special tools. On this perfect surface, the artist would
sketch a composition with chalk, refine it with inks, and then begin the deliberate process of
applying thin layers of egg tempera paint (egg yolk in which pigments are suspended) with small
brushes. The successive layering of these meticulously applied paints produced the final
translucent colors.
Backgrounds or gold were made by carefully applying sheets of gold leaf, and then embellishing
of decorating the gold leaf by punching it with a metal rod on which a pattern had been
embossed . Every step in the process was slow and deliberate. The quick-drying tempera
demanded that the artist know exactly where each stroke be placed before the brush met the
panel, and it required the use of fine brushes. It was, therefore, an ideal technique for
emphasizing the hard linear edges and pure, fine areas of color that were so much a part of the
overall aesthetic of the time. The notion that an artist could or would dash off an idea in a fit of
spontaneous inspiration was completely alien to these deliberately produced works.
Furthermore, making these paintings was so time-consuming that it demanded assistance. All
such work was done by collective enterprise in the workshops. The painter or master who is
credited with having created the painting may have designed the work and overseen its
production, but it is highly unlikely that the artist’s hand applied every stroke of the brush. More
likely, numerous assistants, who had been trained to imitate the artist’s style, applied the paint.
The carpenter’s shop probably provided the frame and perhaps supplied the panel, and yet
another shop supplied the gold. Thus, not only many hands, but also many shops were involved
in the final product.
In spite of problems with their condition, restoration, and preservation, many panel paintings
have survived, and today many of them are housed in museum collections.
Question 45: What aspect of panel paintings does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Different styles. B. Famous examples. C. Production. D. Restoration.
Question 46: According to the passage, what was the first step in making a panel painting?
A. Mixing the paint. B. Making ink drawings.
C. Preparing the panel. D. Buying the gold leaf.
Question 47: The word “it” refers to ________.
A. composition B. artist C. chalk D. surface
Question 48: The word “deliberate” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. careful B. decisive C. unusual D. natural
Question 49: Which of the following processes produced the translucent colors found on panel
paintings?
A. Applying many layers of paint. B. Joining wooden planks to form large sheets.
C. Polishing the gesso. D. Covering the background with gold leaf.
Question 50: What characteristic of tempera paint is mentioned in the passage?
A. It has to be applied directly to wood B. It is difficult to make.
C. It dries quickly. D. It dissolves easily.
Question 51: The word “demanded” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. ordered B. required C. reported D. questioned
Question 52: The “collective enterprise” mentioned includes all of the following
EXCEPT______.
A. supplying the gold leaf B. applying the paint
C. selling then painting D. building the panels
Question 53: The word “imitate” is closest in meaning to _______.
A. copy B. believe in C. promote D. illustrate
Question 54: The author mentions all of the following as problems with the survival of panel
paintings EXCEPT _______.
A. condition B. restoration C. preservation D. theft
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks from 55 to 64.
THE POWER OF PACKAGING
During shopping trip to your supermarket, you will (55)_____ many similar products. How do
manufacturers (56)_____ you to buy their products and not those of another company? By
careful packaging!
(57)_____ of the boxes and bottles that you see has been carefully designed to appeal to you,
personally. Do you care about the environment? Then buy this washing powder; it contains
(58)_____ chemicals. Do you want to impress your friends? Buy these trainers; they have a
designer label. 
Before manufacturers market a new product, they spend months discussing the packaging. Then,
they try out their ideas on a group of customers. Manufacturers (59)_____ customers will see
more than just a box or bottle. They want to convince you that their product ((60)_____ your
personality more than any other product in the shop.
 One psychologist did some interesting (61)_____ .He wanted to (62)_____ how important
packaging is. He asked customers to try a certain drink. They all agreed about the taste and
quality. Then he secretly poured the same drink into a differently designed bottle. The results
changed! People thought this drink tasted much better than the first, (63)_____ both drinks were,
in fact, the same! To the researcher’s amazement, people’s opinions depended (64)_____ the
design of the bottle.
Question 55: A. glance B. mark C. realize D. notice
Question 56: A. make B. take C. persuade D. lead
Question 57: A. One B. All C. Every D. Each
Question 58: A. less B. much C. little D. fewer
Question 59: A. want B. hope C. desire D. wish
Question 60: A. suits B. makes C. agrees D. appeals
Question 61: A. test B. study C. idea D. research
Question 62: A. put out B. set out C. find out D. make out
Question 63: A. although B. despite C. in spite D. however
Question 64: A. for B. in C. on D. at
II. PHẦN VIẾT (2 điểm) 
Part I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
Question 65: Although I love him, I can’t tolerate his impatience.
→ Much 
Question 66: Would you mind not smoking in here?
→ I’d ..
Question 67: John missed the ferry because he got up late.
→ If .... 
Question 68: “Don’t forget to check the internet for an application to our college,” the counselor
told the students.
→ The counselor reminded 
Question 69: People say that nine crew members were lost overboard.
→ Nine crew members
Part II: In about 140 words, write a paragraph about measures for protecting endangered
animals.
Key
1. Đáp án là A. Từ agreed có phần gạch chân được phát âm là /d/, các từ còn lại có phần gạch
chân được phát âm là /t/
2. Đáp án là C. Từ certificate có phần gạch chân được phát âm là / i/, các từ còn lại có phần gạch
chân được phát âm là /ei/
3. Đáp án là C. Từ miserable nhấn âm thứ nhất, các từ còn lại nhấn âm thứ hai.
4. Đáp án là B. Từ temperament nhấn âm thứ nhất, các từ còn lại nhấn âm thứ ba.
5. Đáp án là D. Từ miserable nhấn âm thứ nhất, các từ còn lại nhấn âm thứ hai.
6. Đáp án là B. because of + N/V-ing: bởi vì.
7. Đáp án là A. Cấu trúc chỉ sự tương phản “ tuy. nhưng.” : adj/adv + as+ S+ V, S + V. 
8. Đáp án là D. admit + having done: thừa nhận đã làm gì
9. I believe that supermarkets are much better than traditional markets. – Tôi tin rằng siêu thị tốt
hơn nhiều so với chợ truyền thống.
Đáp án là C. Tôi không đồng tình với bạn.
10. Đáp án là D. put on: mặc 
11. Đáp án là B, make arrangements: sắp xếp
12. Đây là Question trần thuật => không đảo trợ động từ lên trước => A, C loại
D loại vì, Question này phải chia ở thể bị động.
Đáp án là B. Dịch: Không ai biết tại sao cuộc họp bị trì hoãn cho đến tận tuần tới.
13. Đáp án là A. subsidy:tiền trợ cấp
Các từ còn lại: investment: vốn đầu tư; salary: lương; capital: nguồn vốn
14. look at : nhìn => đáp án A sai
C sai vì đây là mệnh đề quan hệ không dùng “it”, và D cũng sai vì không dùng mệnh đề “that”
đứng ngay sau giới từ.
Đáp án là B.
15. Đáp án là A. Cấu trúc đảo ngữ “quá .. đến nỗi mà ”: So + adj + be + S + that +..
16. Đáp án là A. by + mốc thời gian (tương lai ) => dùng thì tương lai hoàn thành hoặc tương lai
hoàn thành tiếp diễn.
17. Đáp án là C. Cấu trúc chỉ sự đề nghị, gợi ý, khuyên bảo: It’s necessary that + S + V(bare –
inf ). – Điều cần thiết là .
18. Cấu trúc láy đuôi, khi Question có “I think.” hoặc “I don’t think”, khi láy đuôi , ta sẽ láy
vế sau “that”. “I don’t think” đã mang nghĩa phủ định => vé láy đuôi khẳng định.
19. Đáp án là B. Question điều kiện loại III rút gọn If: Had + S + PII, S + would + have + PII.
20. You’re a great dancer. I wish I could do half as well as you. – Cậu nhảy thật đẹp, Tớ ước có
thể nhảy tốt bằng nửa cậu.
Đáp án là B. Cậu đang đùa à.
Các đáp án khác không hợp ngữ cảnh:
A. Đó là lời khen hay.
C. Ồ, Cám ơn cậu nhiều.
D. Cậu quá tốt bụng.
21. Đáp án là B. So sánh tăng tiến “ càng  càng”: The + comparison + S + V, the +
comparison + S + V. “long” là tính từ ngắn => longer.
22. Cấu trúc Question chẻ, nhấn trạng ngữ chỉ nơi chốn: It + be + adverb + that + S + V.
23. Đáp án là B. “newspaper” được nhắc đến lần đầu => dùng mạo từ “a”. “magazine” nhắc đến
lần thứ 2 => dùng mạo từ “the”
24. Vị trí các tính từ: OSShCOMP: Opinion – Size – Shape – Color – Origin – Material –
Purpose
=> Đáp án là B. impressive – opinion; reddish - color; French – origin; wood – material;
25. Đáp án là D. production = generation : (điện học) sự phát điện
Các đáp án khác: reformation: đổi mới; increase: tăng; sparing: tiết kiệm
26. Đáp án là D. customarily = traditionally: thuộc truyền thống
Các đáp án khác: inevitably:chắc chắn; readily: dễ dàng, happily:vui vẻ
27. Đáp án là D. like a dog with two tails = extremely pleased: rất hài lòng
Các đáp án khác: very proud: rất tự hào; exhausted: mệt; extremely dazed: vô cùng choáng váng
28. Đáp án là C. perilous: nguy hiểm >< safe: an toàn
Các từ còn lại: complicated: phức tạp; dangerous: nguy hiểm; peculiar: kỳ dị
29. Đáp án là A. preserve: bảo tồn, giữ gìn, giấu >< reveal: tiết lộ
Các từ còn lại: conserve: bảo tồn; presume: giả định,cover: bao phủ
30. Đáp án là D. attracts => attract
31. Đáp án là C. for preserving => to preserve
32. Đáp án là C. which is considered => is considered
33. Đáp án là B. like => likely
34. Đáp án là B. occurred took => took
35. Đáp án là B. Trong bài lặp lại nhiều ý : Based on . how students are spending time, ..
36. Đáp án là A. Ý trong bài: Based on data about how students are spending time, academic or
financial pressures don’t seem to be greater now than a generation ago.
37. Đáp án là C. Ý trong bài: So it appears that academic pressures are, in fact, considerably
lower than they used to be.
38. Đáp án là A. Dựa vào đoạn 4: The time-use data don’t suggest that students feel greater
financial pressures, either.  And though there are now full-time students working to pay while
in college, they study less even when paid work choices are held constantly.
39. Đáp án là D. Ý trong bài: . , college appears less expensive for most students .
40. Đáp án là C. Ý trong bài: It seems hard to imagine that students feeling increased financial
pressures would respond by taking more leisure.
41. Đáp án là A. Ý trong bài: They appear to be studying less and spending the extra time on
leisure activities or fun.
42. Đáp án là A. focus = central activity: các hoạt động chính, trọng tâm
43. Đáp án là B. Ý trong bài: Social activities, in person or on computer, would seem to have
become the major focus of campus life. It is hard to tell what kinds of pressures would be
associated with this change.
44. Đáp án là A. Academics students’ workload in college: khối lượng công việc của sinh viên
trong trường đại học
45. Đáp án là C. Production: quá trình sản xuất, tạo ra “panel paintings”. Trong bài đề cập đến
các bước để làm một “panel painting”
46. Đáp án là C. Ý trong bài: Wooden planks were joined, covered with gesso to prepare the
surface for painting, and then polished smooth with special tools.
47. Đáp án là A. it = composition : chế phẩm.
Các từ còn lại: artist: họa sỹ; chalk: phấn; surface: bề mặt
48. Đáp án là A. deliberate = careful: cẩn thận
Các từ còn lại: decisive: tính quyết định; unusual: bất thường; natural: tự nhiên
49. Đáp án là A. Ý trong bài: applying thin layers of egg tempera paint (egg yolk in
which pigments are suspended) with small brushes.
50. Đáp án là C. Trong đoạn văn có đề cập cụm từ “The quick-drying tempera”
51. Đáp án là B. demanded = required: yêu cầu
Các từ còn lại: order: ra lệnh; report: thông báo; question: hỏi
52. collective enterprise: doanh nghiệp tập thể Đáp án là C
A, B, D được đề cập:  applied the paint. The carpenter’s shop probably provided the frame
and perhaps supplied the panel, and yet another shop supplied the gold.
53. Đáp án là A. imitate: mô phỏng, bắt chước = copy 
Các đáp án còn lại: believe in: tin vào; promote: thúc đẩy; illustrate: minh họa
54. Đáp án là D. Ý trong bài: In spite of problems with their condition, restoration, and
preservation, many panel paintings have survived, and today many of them are housed in
museum collections.
55. Đáp án là D. notice: chú ý, để ý
Các từ còn lại: glance ( +at): liếc nhìn ; mark: đánh dấu; realize: nhận ra
56. Đáp án là C. persuade someone to do something : thuyết phục ai làm gì
Các từ còn lại: make someone do something: bắt ai làm gì
Take someone to somewhere: đưa ai đến đâu
Lead (+to): dẫn đến 
57. Đáp án là D. each of + Ns: mỗi cái ( hoặc mỗi người) trong .
58. Đáp án là D. fewer + Ns: ít hơn
Các từ còn lại theo sau danh từ không đếm được.
59. Đáp án là B. hope that S + will + S : hy vọng . sẽ .
Các từ còn lại: want to do something / want someone to do something. Muốn làm gì / muốn ai đó
làm gì
Desire to: mong muốn, ao ước
Wish to do something / wish that S + V( lùi thì): mong ước 
60. Đáp án là A. suit: phù hợp
Các từ còn lại: make : khiến; bắt; agree: đồng ý; appeal: khiếu nại
61. Đáp án là D. research: nghiên cứ ( thực tế)
Các từ còn lại: test: bài kiểm tra; study: nghiên cứu( trên lý thuyết); idea: ý kiến
62. Đáp án là C. find out: nhận thất
Các từ còn lại: put out: đuổi ra; set out: đề ra, quy định; make out: xác định
63. Đáp án là A. although + clause: mặc dù 
Các từ còn lại: despite + N/V-ing: mặc dù; = in spite + of + N/ V-ing
However + clause: tuy nhiên  ,
64. Đáp án là C. depend on: phụ thuộc vào 
Phần viết:
Part 1:
65: Much as I love him, I can’t tolerate his impatience.
66: I’d rather you didn’t smoke.
67: If John hadn’t got up late, he wouldn’t have missed the ferry.
68: The counselor reminded the students to check the internet for an application to their college.
69: Nine crew members are said to have been lost overboard.
Part 2:
There are a number of measures that should be taken to protect endangered animals. First, we
should organize different activities to raise people`s awareness of the need to protect these
animals. Second, governments should raise sufficient funds for projects to save endangered
animals. Moreover, humans had better keep water, air, and land clean to preserve natural habitats
for wild and endangered animals. In addition, Governments should have a good policy to
improve the life of people who live in or near endangered animals’ habitats. Next, organizations
in the world must enact laws requiring some countries to protect endangered animals. Then,
Governments should ban people to exploit and sell fashionable wildlife products. Finally,
Governments had better establish more wildlife habitat reserves to preserve endangered animals. 
In summary, we should take as many measures as possible to protect rare and endangered
animals.