PRACTICE TEST 2

PART A: LISTENING

1. What do many politicians and scientists consider to be the biggest danger we face?
A. Global warming. B. Deforestation. C. Pollution. D. Overpopulation.
2. How is climate change affecting different species?
A.They are becoming more numerous.
B.They are moving to new habitats.
C. They are dying.
D. They are growing larger.
3. What is happening to the ice caps in the Arctic and Antarctica due to climate change?
A. They are growing thicker.
B. They are melting.
C. They are shifting to new locations
D. They are causing sea levels to drop.
4.How is climate change affecting our weather?
A.It is making it rain less.
B.It is causing less wind.
C. It is making places warmer or colder.
D. It is making earthquakes more common.
5.What can individuals do to help combat climate change?
A.Drive more cars.
B.Use more plastic bags.
C. Cut down on things that produce greenhouse gases.
D. Leave lights and appliances on when not in use.
PART B: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differ
from the other three in pronuncitation in each of the following questions.
1. A. danger B. angry C. language D. passage
2. A. kangaroo B. accent C. thermal D. damage
3. A. evacuate B. scatter C. village D. natural
4. A. wicked B. visited C. laughed D. divided
5. A. places B. cakes C. mates D. plates
6. A. thank B. northern C. earthen D. ethnic
7. A. bury B. erupt C. lucky D. much

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 primary stress in each of the following questions.

1. A. e’mergency B. pho’tography C. ge’ography D. ‘architecture

2. A. ‘realize B. im’prove C. ‘possible D. ‘comfortable
3. A. his’toric B. ‘physical C. a’quatic D. bo’tanical
4. A. ‘jubilee B. absen’tee C. devo’tee D. refe’ree
5. A. e’cology B. en’vironment C. au’tography D. resi’dential

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions

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 1. There is ……………….. food left but not enough for everyone.

A. little B. a little C. few D. a few

2. Tom: “Most people had moved to safe place areas when the storm broke”

Linda: “_____”

A. Thank you. B. That’s awful. C. That’s a relief. D. Oh no! That’s terrible

3. Many old buildings _______ by the storm last night.
A. erupt B. were destroyed C. erupted D. destroyed
4. She _______ to join the basketball team next year. She loves playing basketball.
A. wants B. is wanting C. will want D. is going to want
5. What _______ you _______ next weekend?
A. are / doing B. will / do C. do / do D. did/ do
6. He enjoys playing __________ games such as basketball and soccer.
A. competing B. competitor C. compete D. competitive
7. Traveling allows us to explore the cultural __________ in different parts of our country.
A. minority B. tradition C. ceremony D. diversity
8. Are you going to __________ karate at the new martial arts studio in town?
A. make B. do C. have D. go
9. We __________ skiing every year as a family during our winter vacation.
A. walk B. do C. go D. play
10. Let's stop __________ at the market to buy some traditional costumes of the Thái people.
A. off: ghé lại B. up C. out D. in
11. She _______ for the marathon for months. She hopes she _______ a good time.
A. trains / gets
B. is training / will get
C. will train / gets
D. is going to train / is going to get
12. It can’t be denied that English has become an __________ language of the world.
A. national B. international C. cultural D. multicultural
13. Would you mind if I __________ a photo?
A. takes B. take C. took D. taken
14. You have to work ..................... for the coming exam.
A. harder B. hardlier C. more hardly D. more harder
15. If I …………………. a lot of money now, I ……………………….. a new car.

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A. have/ will buy B. have/ would buy C. had/ will buy D. had/ would buy (sửa
lại đề)
16. Tet is an occasion for family ____________ in Vietnam.
A. companion B. meeting C. reunions D. celebrations
17. We broke ___________ tradition by not making mooncakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
A. with B. of C. for D. to
Break with tradition (fixed phr) phá vỡ truyền thống
18. We walked in ______________ to the town.
A. ceremony B. performance C. song D. procession
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) or phrase that needs CORRECTION in each of the
following questions.
Write the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1. In traditional Vietnamese weddings, there are many ceremonies to celebrate …marriage... (MARRY)
2. We will go to a …sports….center to have gymnastics lessons with our teacher this afternoon. (SPORT)
3. Many people are proud of their ethnic …identity……and participate in many cultural festivals.
(IDENTIFY)
4. She left her bag in the …changing….room and joined her friends for a swim. (CHANGE)
5. Some of the most popular …outdoor…sports are basketball, volleyball and badminton. (DOOR)
6. She enjoyed playing …handball…with her friends at school. (HAND)
7. She bought a new pair of …trainers….for her morning jog. (TRAIN)
8. If we use water ……carefully….., more people will have fresh water. (CARE)
9. The typhoon last year was terrible because of its massive ___destruction__. (DESTROY)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that
best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Environmental pollution is a term that (1) ________ to all the ways by which man pollutes his
surroundings. Man dirties the air with (2)________ gases and smokes, (3)_________ the water with
chemicals and other substances, and damages the (4)________ with too many fertilizers and pesticides.
Man also pollutes his surroundings (5)_____ various other ways.
For example, people ruin the natural beauty by (6) ______ junk and litter on the land and in the water.
They operate machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing noise. Environmental pollution
is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water, and soil are necessary to the
(7)_______ of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (8) _______ death. Polluted
water kills fish and other (9)_______ life. Pollution of the soil reduces the amount of land that is available
for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man's (10)___________ beautiful
world.
1. A. means B. refers C. provides D. reduces
2. A. thick B. natural C. exhaust D. influent
3. A. purifies B. pumps C. sprays D. poisons
4. A. soil B. forests C. streets D. beaches

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5. A. on B. in C. by D. with
6. A. spoiling B. leaving C. scattering D. gathering
7. A. survival B. environment C. development D. growth
8. A. so B. ever C. too D. even
9. A. animal B. marine C. human D. plant
10. A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. natured
PART C: WRITING
Complete the second sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1. He is too short. He cannot play basketball. (ENOUGH)
⇒ He is not tall enough to play basketball.
2. “You had better not lend Donald any money, Mary”, said Peter.
⇒ Peter advised Mary not to lend Donald any money.
3. Do you want me to empty the basket?
⇒ Would you mind if I emptied the basket?
4. Diana finds it easy to make friends.
⇒ Diana has no difficulties (in) making friends.
5. The food was too bad for the children to eat.
⇒ The food was so bad that the children couldn’t eat.
6. I can’t have lunch with you now.
⇒ I wish I could have lunch with you now.
7. She asked me, “Why are you learning English?”
⇒ She asked me why I was learning English.

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