PRACTICE TEST 12.38
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 1: A. envelopes B. communicates C. headaches D. judges Question 2: A. geyser B. honeymoon C. journey D. money
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D 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. workforce B. career C. downside D. battle Question 4: A. assessment B. measurable C. description D. effective
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: People believe that habitual learners are more likely to put themselves _______ new and
challenging social situations throughout life. A. at B. by C. of D. into
Question 6: We can only give you ______ approximate number of refugees crossing the border at the moment. A. a B. the C. Ø D. an
Question 7: The existence of such a centre is expected to help ASEAN members facilitate assistance to
any country __________ by a disaster. A. hit B. to hit C. hits D. hitting
Question 8: After __________ the train, we managed to find our seats and then relax on the long trip ahead. A. boarding B. having board C. we have boarded D. had boarded
Question 9: Unless you ____________ your heart, you might spend the rest of your life wishing you had. A. followed B. follow C. had followed D. following
Question 10: Winning the cup in 1998 was just a ___________ in the pan – they haven’t won the match since then. A. blaze B. flame C. light D. flash
Question 11: It is estimated by some linguists that this total is actually in the region of around 1.8 billion,
due to the English language being taught in many Asian schools, __________ being something of a
lingual Francesca of the world. A. because of B. so as to C. as well as D. so long as
Question 12: He'll give you a call as soon as he ____________. A. will arrive B. arrives C. is arriving D. is going to arrive
Question 13: There is a lot of traffic so we are trying to find an ______ route. A. alternate B. alternative C. alternation D. alternated
Question 14: We take it rather as a time for reflection and _________ realism about how far the nation
has progressed on the path towards freedom and democracy, and how much farther we still have to go. A. clear-sighted B. short-sighted C. long-sighted D. far-sighted
Question 15: You won’t pile on the ___________ if you eat one of our tasty snacks whenever you’re feeling hungry. A. pounds B. weights C. kilograms D. scales 1
Question 16: In recent years, China has ____________ the lead in global warming pollution, producing
about 28 percent of all CO emissions. 2 A. put B. taken C. given D. done
Question 17: The United States, China and India are now competing for political influence in ASEAN,
and France, a leading European country, does not want to be ___________. A. left out B. put off C. thought of D. led on
Question 18: Don’t ___ in my presentation with your comments like that. It is so annoying and rude. A. take B. chip C. but D. cut
Question 19: Mrs Carter feels happy _____ her daughter has made good progress in her studies recently. A. because of B. although C. because D. despite
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
Question 20: Understanding the need for change is essential for the ability to successfully cope with these challenges. A. get rid of B. deal with C. go down D. keep up with
Question 21: He stressed that the idea of the event is to grab the public's attention with their favorite acts,
rather than to give them a diverse arts festival. A. distract B. evaluate C. change D. attract
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
Question 22: The best hope of avoiding a down-market tabloid TV future lies in the pressure currently
being put on the networks to clean up their act. A. expensive B. cheap C. inferior D. economical
Question 23: Danny put the cat among the pigeons by suggesting that the company might have to make some redundancies.
A. made other people disappointed
B. made other people nervous
C. made a lot of people satisfied
D. made a lot of people worried
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. BRITPOP
In the early to mid-1990s Britpop artists, influenced by British guitar sounds of the 1960s and 70s,
wrote about topics that were considered purely British and relevant to their generation. The music style with its (
) __________ songs was considered as a reaction against the grunge music that was arriving 24
from the States and, in fact, it did not have a huge commercial success in the USA.
Britpop bands included Suede, Pulp, Blur and Oasis but it was the ( ) __________ two that really 25
dominated the market. In 1994 Blur released their album Parklife (
) ______ had a strong retro feel from 26
the 70s and Oasis released Definitely Maybe, again with a retro feel reminiscent of John Lennon.
The two bands were often seen (
) __________ rivals and this was exaggerated by the 27 media who
emphasized their differences in origins and class: Oasis from the north of England, Blur from the south.
This culminated in both bands releasing singles on the same day in 1985, with Blur's single Country
House reaching number one in the charts and Oasis's Roll With It number two. Oasis, however, went on to 2
have greater commercial success, particularly with the album (What's the story) Morning Glory? (1985) which sold 412 million ( ) __________ in the UK. 28 Question 24: A. caught B. catchy C. catcher D. catch-up Question 25: A. latest B. later C. latter D. late Question 26: A. what B. where C. when D. which Question 27: A. as B. like C. but D. if
Question 28: A. versions B. copies C. editions D. episodes
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Question 29: The Department of Foreign Languages are not located in the new building opposite the old one. A B C D
Question 30: Urban legends are funny, surprising or scary stories that told again and again, often by A B
people saying that they happen to ‘a friend of a friend’. C D
Question 31: His ambition and doggy determination ensured that he rose to the top of his profession. A B C D
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.
In today's fast-paced industry, learning will most likely involve seeking new skills in ways that
challenge the norm. But thankfully, there is a promise for such lifelong learning online - a promise that
will save you time and money while helping you earn more of both.
Provided you have access to a decent computer and the Internet, the barrier to getting started is
probably lower than it ever has been. And with those things in place, it is a matter of finding the content
you wish to learn. So, to help others who may be looking to maximize their own learning efforts, I have listed some quick tips below.
First, set achievable goals. When you start learning, it is a good idea to set goals about what you
want to learn or what you might do with your newly acquired knowledge. It might be landing that new
job, building a tangible product, or impressing your current management. The goals may vary in size and
complexity, but do revisit these goals throughout your learning process. Within a couple of weeks ask
yourself, "Am I getting closer to my goal?" or "Am I learning the skills necessary to reach my goals?" If
you are not, then you may need to look elsewhere.
Second, learn with others. By yourself, learning anything has a high propensity to become
frustrating. Try teaming up with friends or colleagues. They can often be your best resource for
maintaining motivation while you learn.
Third, make it a habit. Online habits often include scrolling through social media or watching
videos on YouTube. If you have the downtime for such activities, then you could spend that downtime
learning something. And why not learn something? If you do, then you will have plenty more to talk about
on social media anyways. So, make learning your new online habit by making a to learning commitment something new each day. 3
Question 32: What does the word "both" in Paragraph 1 refer to? A. Time and money
B. Lifelong and online learning C. New skills and ways
D. Industry and technology
Question 33: According to the passage, what are the basic condition for learning online?
A. A smartphone and a 4-G sim card
B. A computer and the Internet
C. A goal and learning efforts
D. A content and the wish to learn
Question 34: According to the passage, what is the first step of learning online?
A. Buying a computer and having it checked every two weeks.
B. Landing a new job and building a tangible product.
C. Setting practical goals and checking them regularly.
D. Varying your goals in size as well as complexity.
Question 35: What is the word "commitment" in the last paragraph closest in meaning to? A. a rule B. a chance C. a need D. a situation
Question 36: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Tips for lifelong learning
B. Advantages of the Internet
C. Changes of technology
D. Effects of social media
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
If you go back far enough, everything lived in the sea. At various points in evolutionary history,
enterprising individuals within many different animal groups moved out onto the land, sometimes even to
the most parched deserts, taking their own private seawater with them in blood and cellular fluids. In
addition to the reptiles, birds, mammals and insects which we see all around us, other groups that have
succeeded out of water include scorpions, snails, crustaceans such as woodlice and land crabs, millipedes
and centipedes, spiders and various worms. And we mustn’t forget the plants, without whose prior
invasion of the land, none of the other migrations could have happened.
Moving from water to land involved a major redesign of every aspect of life, including breathing
and reproduction. Nevertheless, a good number of thoroughgoing land animals later turned around,
abandoned their hard-earned terrestrial re-tooling, and returned to the water again. Seals have only gone
part way back. They show us what the intermediates might have been like, on the way to extreme cases
such as whales and dugongs. Whales (including the small whales we call dolphins) and dugongs, with
their close cousins, the manatees, ceased to be land creatures altogether and reverted to the full marine
habits of their remote ancestors. They don’t even come ashore to breed. They do, however, still breathe
air, having never developed anything equivalent to the gills of their earlier marine incarnation. Turtles
went back to the sea a very long time ago and, like all vertebrate returnees to the water, they breathe air.
However, they are, in one respect, less fully given back to the water than whales or dugongs, for turtles
still lay their eggs on beaches.
There is evidence that all modern turtles are descended from a terrestrial ancestor which lived
before most of the dinosaurs. There are two key fossils called Proganochelys quenstedti and
Palaeochersis talampayensis dating from early dinosaur times, which appear to be close to the ancestry of
all modern turtles and tortoises. You might wonder how we can tell whether fossil animals lived in land or
in water, especially if only fragments are found. Sometimes it’s obvious. Ichthyosaurs were reptilian
contemporaries of the dinosaurs, with fins and streamlined bodies. The fossils look like dolphins and they 4
surely lived like dolphins, in the water. With turtles it is a little less obvious. One way to tell is by
measuring the bones of their forelimbs.
(Adapted from Cambridge English IELTS 9)
Question 37: Which of the following best serves as the main idea for the passage?
A. The evidence of the time marine animals moved to land.
B. The relationship between terrestrial species and marine creatures.
C. The reasons why species had to change their living place.
D. The evolution of marine species in changing places to live.
Question 38: As mentioned in paragraph 2, which of the following species returned to the water least completely? A. whales B. manatees C. turtles D. dugongs
Question 39: The word “ceased” in paragraph 2 mostly means ______________.
A. stopped happening or existing B. got familiar
C. began to happen or exist D. decided to become
Question 40: The word “incarnation” in the second paragraph could be best replaced by __________. A. ancestor B. embodiment C. evolution D. natural selection
Question 41: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Seals are able to live on land and in the water.
B. Some terrestrial habits remained when the species reverted to water life.
C. Apart from breathing and breeding, marine species were expected to change nothing to live on land.
D. Ichthyosaurs might have resembled dolphins.
Question 42: What does the word “they” in the last paragraph refer to? A. dinosaurs
B. fins and streamlined bodies C. ichthyosaurs D. dolphins
Question 43: It can be inferred from the last passage that _____________.
A. the body features of the fossil animals help scientists to distinguish the terrestrial and marine species.
B. turtles’ ancestors and dinosaurs became extinct contemporarily.
C. it’s clear to determine the living places of all species through the fragments found.
D. the fossils of turtles and tortoises might have similar appearances to dolphins.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 44: Tome denied breaking the teacher's laptop.
A. "No, I refuse to break the teacher's laptop."
B. "No, I didn't intend to break the teacher's laptop."
C. "It is not I who broke the teacher's laptop."
D. The teacher's laptop was not what I wanted to break."
Question 45: No other student in his class is as successful as Pat.
A. Pat succeeded in beating all other students in his class.
B. Pat is the most successful student in his class.
C. His class is less successful than Pat is
D. The more successful his class is, the more success Pat gets. 5
Question 46: To let Harold join our new project was silly as he knows little about our company.
A. Harold couldn’t have joined our new project with such poor knowledge about our company.
B. Harold must have known so little about our company that he wasn’t let to join our new project.
C. We shouldn’t have allowed Harold to join our new project as he doesn’t know much about our company.
D. We would have joined the new project with Harold provided that he knew much about our company.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best completes following exchanges.
Question 47: - Hoa: “_______________________”
- Jeny: “It's plausible and it can bring about big changes.”
A. How about launching a project on recycling waste?
B. What do you think about the project on recycling?
C. I couldn't have put the project better myself.
D. Could you help me with the project on recycling?
Question 48: - Lan: “Will you be able to finish the report in three days?”
- Minh: “_________________________” A. I don't hope that
B. I will have great difficulty. C. I'm afraid not D. Wow! What can I do?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the
following questions.
Question 49: You have just passed your final examination. This makes your parents happy.
A. Having just passed your final examination making your parents happy.
B. You have just passed your final examination makes your parents happy.
C. That you have just passed your final examination makes your parents happy.
D. What you have just passed your final examination makes your parents happy.
Question 50: Beethoven's first teacher was his father. He often pulled Beethoven out of bed to practice until morning.
A. As Beethoven's father often pulled him out of bed to practice until morning, he became Beethoven's first teacher.
B. Beethoven's first teacher was his father who used to pull him out of bed to practice until morning.
C. To be Beethoven's first teacher, Beethoven's father used to pull him out of bed to practice until morning.
D. Being his first teacher, Beethoven's father had to pull Beethoven out of bed to practice until morning. -----THE END----- 6