APTIS READING TEST READING TEST
(25 questions – 30 minutes)
I. Choose one word from the list for each gap. The first one is done for you. Hi George,
Thanks for your (0)__________. You are always so (1)___________!
I (2)________ an-mail to Mr. Smith from Technic yesterday, and I just got a phone call from him.
They want us to send the (3)____(n)_____ and also a "Project Plan."
It seems that they have some (4)_________ to fill in to describe the (5)____________ in
Spanish, so I will write something which will appeal to the publisher.
That's all for now. Let's hope it will come out! ( public, release) A. Johnson
0. a) question b) reply c) reservation
1. a) quick b) slow c) sweet
2. a) received+ from b) sent c) borrowed+ from
3. a) inform (v) b) recipe: công thức c) report
4. a) form b) sign c) diary
5. a) landscape b) bargain: trả giá c) project:mô tả
II. A. Order the sentences below to make a story. The first one is done for you. Example: 0-A
A. My two traumatic experiences ( tr i ả nghi m) ệ
when I was young made me
become ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes.
B. We had to rush him to the hospital as he cried in pain. 1 APTIS READING TEST
C. He was warded for three months and nearly died from it.
D. We stopped the car and hurriedly went into the bushes besides the road.
E. Finally, my father managed to chase that legless animal out from the car.
F. The first experience was when I was sixteen years old, my friend was bitten by a snake right in front of me.
G. Two years later while inside a car driven by my father, I encountered ( meet ) that animal again. 1__F_ 2_B 3___C 4__G 5 D 6 E___
II. B. Order the sentences below to make a story. The first one is done for you. Example: 7-A
A. Peter Collins was born in Manchester in 1993.
B. He loved reading all kinds of stories as a child at school.
C. He sold more and more books and was rich before he was twenty.
D. So he decided to do it for himself and printed his first book of short stories in 2014.
E. While he was still a student he wrote several stories on his own.
F. He sent them to lots of publishing companies but they refused to publish them.
G. People liked it a he sold 3000 copies in just over a week. 8_B__ 9_E__ 10 F__ 11 D__ 12__G_ 13 C_
III. Four people respond in the comment section of an online magazine article
about living with their parents. Read their comments and answer the questions below. 2 APTIS READING TEST Living with parents Person A
If I had the money, I would move out immediately. All I want is somewhere that's my
own, where I can do what I want, where I can have my own furniture and pictures, where
no one can tell me what to do. If it was my place, I'd be happy to do the cleaning and
things like that, I would look after it. But at the moment it's just a dream, because I can't find a job. Person B
I'm perfectly happy living at home. If I lived on my own, I'd have to pay rent, do the
housework, and the cooking. Here my mother does my washing, she cleans my room,
and of course she cooks, and her food is wonderful. I have a nice room; I have my
computer where I can watch TV ... Why would I want to leave? Even if I could afford it,
I wouldn't move out. Not until I get married ... Person C
It isn't that my parents aren't good to me, they are. If they weren't, I wouldn't live with
them. But I just don't feel independent. I'm 29, but I sometimes worry that if I come
back very late after a night out, I'll find them still awake waiting up for me. It's never
happened, but it still makes me want to move out. Besides, it is a bit awkward to meet
my friends at my parents' home. Person D
I'd love to move out. I get on well with my parents, but I think I'd get on with them even
better if I didn't live at home. My mother drives me mad - it isn't her fault, but she does.
And I'd really like to have a dog, but my mother is allergic to them. I need to find my
own place and visiting my parents from time to time will be enough. Who thinks …
1. It is much better to live with the parents. Person B_
2. He/she will have a pet when he/she moves out. Person ___D
3. It is uncomfortable to get late at home. Person __C_
4. He/she will move out as soon as he/she gets a job. Person __A_
5. His/her mother is an excellent cook. Person B___
6. Moving out would improve his/her relationship with his/her parents. Person _D__
7. His/her home's design and decoration would be different. Person __A_ 3 APTIS READING TEST
IV. Read the passage quickly. Choose a heading for each numbered
paragraph (1–7). There is one more heading than you need. A. The 8eye9 of the storm.
B. Storm in the Great Plains bão nói chung
C. The uncontrolled power of nature ( thiên nhiên) ( không kiểm soát được)
D. Financial damage ( thiệt hại về vật chất) caused by the storms
E. Dangerous storms in America F. Tornadoes G. The fury of tornado H. Hurricanes
Hurricanes and Tornadoes 1. _________E__________
Two of the most dangerous storms which afflict America are hurricanes and tornadoes.
They are very much feared by anyone who may live in the path of their destruction and
cause millions of dollars9 worth of damage to life and property every year. 2. __________H__________
The storm that usually develop between July and October are called the hurricanes. They
are similar to cyclones and originate over the waters in the Caribbean Sea. They move
upwards hitting the mainland of America somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic
Ocean. Once they hit land they carry tremendous power with driving rain and wind. These
winds can attain speeds of over 75 mph. And cover an area of over 500 miles in diameter.
Every year homes are destroyed by their fury (Sự nguy hiểm, cơn thịnh nộ)(n) and often lives are lost. 3. A_____________
At the center of the storm there is an " " with eye
relatively fair weather and warm, dry air
aloft. The diameter of the eye is usually about 32 kilometers. When the eye passes the
relief is only temporary but soon the wind and rain will suddenly reappear from the opposite direction. 4. _____D______________
Hurricanes brings both the heavy rains and a storm tides which causes floods along the
coasts areas. The high winds and torrential rains associated with this storm are the main
causes of the severe flood. The flooding causes enormous damage and most people who
live near the coast are forced to evacuate their homes and to move to safer areas until
the storm passes. People living in the wake of a storm are given ample warning to protect
their homes. Flashlights or candles are kept prepared in case of electric-power failures 4 APTIS READING TEST
and plenty of fresh water should be saved as precautions against the pollution of water supplies by flooding. 5. ___F________________
There is another kind of storm in the Midwest of America which is equally feared. It is
called a tornado. This type of storm is experienced if one should travel inland across the
Great Plains and the prairie states of America. In these regions, one will most likely not
encounter a hurricane but a tornado. Tornadoes are violent low-pressured storms with
an intense updraft near their center which is capable of lifting quite heavy objects from
the ground. A tornado, therefore, is a dark, funnel-shaped cloud containing violently rotating air. 6. _______G____________
It can pick up trees and cars right into the air and even uplift heavier objects such as
homes and railway cars. Like a vacuum cleaner across a rug, it sucks up into the air
anything which may lie in its path. These storms occur most often during the summer
months and are noticeable by their strong wind and lack of rain. The sky turns black as
dust is sucked up into the air. 7. ______C______________
Tornadoes travel normally at around 60 kilometers per hour and the winds can reach 800
kilometers per hours in the most violent storms. Tornadoes are most frequent in the
United States east of the Rocky Mountains and especially in the central plains area of the
Mississippi basin where about 150 occur each year. Tornadoes may also strike the
southern states in winter and have even been known to develop in the northeast. Both
hurricanes and tornadoes cause millions of dollars9 w
orth of damage each year. Today
they can be predicted more easily than in the past, but they cannot be stopped or ignored.
When they come they must be endured with the hope that one survives their fury and wrath. 5