MOCK TEST 9 KEY

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SOURCE: ADVANCED TRAINER 2, SIX PRACETICE TESTS, TEST 3
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PHONETICS
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. receipt B. concept C. compete D. feed
2. A. commercial B. celestial C. presidential D. essential
3. A. possession B. address C. guess D. mess
4. A. profit B. congress C. contrary D. promote
5. A. structure B. subsidy C. number D. success

Key:
1. receipt (n) /rɪ'si:t/: biên lai concept (n) / 'kɒnsept/: khái niệm
compete (v) /kəm' pi:t/: cạnh tranh feed (v) /fi:d/: cho ăn
2. commercial /ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn/ (n): tin quảng cáo celestial (n) /səˈlestiəl/ : trời, thiên đàng
residential (adj) /ˌprezɪˈdenʃl/ : thuộc về, có liên quan tới chủ tịch
essential (adj) /ɪˈsenʃl/ : cốt lõi, vô cùng cần thiết
3. possession (n) /pəˈzeʃn/: sở hữu, thuộc địaaddress (n) /əˈdres/: địa điểm, địa chỉ
guess (n) /ges/: khách mess (n) /mes/: một mớ hỗn độn, bẩn thỉu
4. profit (n) /ˈprɒfɪt/: lợi nhuận congress (n) /ˈkɒŋɡres/: hội họp, hội nghị
contrary (adj) /ˈkɒntrəri/: trái ngược promote (v) /prəˈməʊt/: thăng chức
5. structure (n) /ˈstrʌktʃə(r)/: kết cấu subsidy (n) /ˈsʌbsədi/: tiền trợ cấp
number (n) /ˈnʌmbə(r)/: số success (n,v) /səkˈses/: thành công

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. paralytic B. registry C. reimburse D. unfamiliar
2. A. philosophy B. phenomenon C. optimism D. petroleum
3. A. eventually B. capacity C. altogether D. particular
4. A. conservative B. equalize C. extraordinary D. astronomer
5. A. abandon B. constable C. frequency D. habitat

1. paralytic /ˌpærəˈlɪtɪk/ (adj): (y học) bị liệt

registry /ˈredʒɪstri/ (n): nơi đăng ký; cơ quan đăng ký
reimburse /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːs/ (v): hoàn lại, trả lại (số tiền đã tiêu)
unfamiliar /ˌʌnfəˈmɪliə(r)/ (adj): không quen, không biết, lạ
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A. philosophy /fəˈlɒsəfi/ (n): triết học, triết lý
B. phenomenon /fəˈnɒmɪnən/ (n): hiện tượng
C. optimism /ˈɒptɪmɪzəm/ (n): sự lạc quan; tính lạc quan
D. petroleum /pəˈtrəʊliəm/ (n): dầu mỏ
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A. eventually /ɪˈventʃuəli/ (adv): cuối cùng
B. capacity /kəˈpæsəti/ (n): sức chứa, chứa đựng, dung tích
C. altogether /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðə(r)/ (adv): hoàn toàn, tất cả
D. particular /pəˈtɪkjələ(r)/ (adj): đặc biệt, đặc thù, cá biệt, riêng biệt.
4.
A. conservative /kənˈsɜːvətɪv/ (adj): bảo thủ
B. equalize /ˈiːkwəlaɪz/ (v): làm bằng nhau, làm ngang nhau
C. extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔːdnri/ (adj): lạ thường, khác thường; to lớn lạ thường
D. astronomer /əˈstrɒnəmə(r)/ (n): nhà thiên văn học
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A. abandon /əˈbændən/ (v): từ bỏ; bỏ rơi, ruồng bỏ
B. constable /ˈkʌnstəbl/ (n): cảnh sát, công an
C. frequency /ˈfriːkwənsi (n): tần số
D. habitat /ˈhæbɪtæt/ (n): môi trường sống, nơi sống (của cây cối động vật)

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VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Part 1. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1. ‘Are your cousins getting a taxi from the airport?’
‘No, I’m going to …………. them.’
A. take B. fetch C. bring D. go
Fetch sb/sth: to go to where somebody/something is and bring them/it back đến đón ai
2. ‘So what happened to the killer’ – ‘He was sentenced to________.’
A. a life in prison B. life in prison C. life in the prison D. life in a prison
sentence somebody to something: tuyên án phạt
sentence to life: phạt trung thân
3. The sky was suddenly lit up by a ________ of lightning.
A. stroke B. ray C. flash D. beam
Flash of lightning: tia chớp
Beam of light/ sunlight
Ray of sunshine/ ultraviolet ray
Stroke of luck/ work: a single successful action or event
4. Our productivity __________ when our rate of pay was cut.
A. declined B. reduced C. contracted D. lowered
Decline (intransitive verb): nội động từ, reduce (transitive verb): ngoại động từ
Lower: hạ thấp
Contract: co lại, rút gọn
5. Many children don’t listen to their parents’ advice, so they end up _________.
A. learning the hard way B. making ends meet C. reading between the lines D. cutting no ice
Learn sth the hard way: to find out how to behave by learning from your mistakes or from unpleasant
experiences, rather than from being told
Make ends meet: to earn just enough money to be able to buy the things you need
Read between the lines: to look for or discover a meaning in something that is not openly stated
Cut no ice: to have no influence or effect on somebody
6. If you want good after-sales service, you should buy your appliance from a(n) ________ dealer.
A. renowned B. eminent C. revered D. reputable
Renowned: famous and respected
Eminent: famous and respected, especially in a particular profession
Revere: to admire and respect somebody/something very much
Reputable: that people consider to be honest; having a good reputation
7. “Your house looks great now it’s been painted.” - “Yes. It __________ a long time ago.”
A. should have been done B. should have done
C. would have been done D. was to have done
Should have Pii: đáng lẽ ra nên …
8. To the best of my __________ that dentist’s name was Thomas Garreth.
A. thinking B. recollection C. mind D. remembrance
To the best of my knowledge/recollection/belief: used for saying that you think something is true, but you
are not completely certain.
9. Paul’s been in Alice’s bad ……………… ever since he offended her at the party.
A. eyes B. books C. likes D. treats
be in somebody’s good/bad books used to say that somebody is pleased/annoyed with you
10. The van driver said he couldn’t __________ us a lift home as there were no free seats in his vehicle.
A. make B. drive C. give D. take
Give sb a lift: cho ai đi nhờ xe
11. Just change your approach towards the assignment. The way you are dealing with it now will certainly
__________ you nowhere.
A. pass B. put C. get D. reach
get/go nowhere | get somebody nowhere: to make no progress or have no success; to not enable somebody
to make progress or have success
12. The Wilsons have found it terribly hard to make ________ meet ever since they both lost their jobs.
A. ends B. strings C. coins D. limits
Make ends meet: kiếm đủ sống
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13. It was Tony who ___________ in asking for another glass of brandy and got drunk in the end.
A. endured B. kept C. persisted D. maintained
Persist in sth/ doing sth: to continue to do something despite difficulties or opposition, in a way that can
seem unreasonable
14. Beyond all __________, it was Alice who gave away our secrets.
A. fail B. conclusion C. contradiction D. dispute
Beyond all dispute = certainly
15. Please feel free to browse around the shop. There’s no hurry - _________.
A. in your time B. tell the time C. have the time D. take your time
take your time (over something) | take your time to do something/doing something to use as much time
as you need without hurrying
16. ________ be given the opportunity to take part in a reality show, what would you do?
A. If you B. Were you to C. Had you D. Should
Đảo ngữ điều kiện loại 2
17. Now – in …………., children. Say, ‘Good morning, Headmaster!’
A. unison B. character C. tune D. memory
in unison (with somebody/something) if people do or say something in unison, they all do it at the same
time
18. The fox is a _________ animal, so you will rarely get the chance to see one in daylight.
A. native B. free-range C. renewable D. nocturnal
Native: bản địa
Free-range: (vật nuôi) chăn thả tự do
Renewable: có thể tái tạo được
Nocturnal: hoạt động về đêm
19. I hope the weather __________ a bit later today – I’m fed up with sitting inside looking at the rain.
A. breaks through B. holds off C. brightens up D. blows over
Brighten up: (người) vui lên; (thời tiết) cải thiện, sáng sủa
Break through: to make new and important discoveries
Hold off: (of rain or a storm) to not start
Blow over: to go away without having a serious effect
20. ‘Taking another break are you, Michael?’
‘I work ____________ as you do, so don’t give me your sarcasm!’
A. more harder B. extremely as hard C. every bit as hard D. almost more hard
every bit as good, bad, etc. (as somebody/something) just as good, bad, etc.; equally good, bad, etc.

Part 2. Think of ONE word which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.
1. _______________
- Although not a native speaker, Max can express his ideas in English with a __________ degree of
accuracy.
- All members of Melanie’s family have the same very ________ hair.
- Wallace didn’t think it was _________ that he was asked to work longer hours than his colleagues.
2. _______________
- Our teacher _________ us through the poem line by line, after which we began to understand it.
- Andrew _________ extensive notes during the lecture, because he wanted to remember exactly what the
scientist had said.
- Zoe _________ down the name and address of the company that her uncle said was looking for temporary
staff.
3. ______________
- Just because your parents are both teachers, it doesn’t __________ that you’ll be one, too.
- To get to the campsite, _________ the road round to the left and then turn right opposite the supermarket.
- Millions of viewers _________ the fortunes of the characters in the soap opera every week.
4. _____________
- When groups of visitors come to the castle, guides _________ them round and answer their questions.
- The fact that sales of classical music CDs have fallen just goes to ________ how much is being
downloaded from the Internet.
- Any imperfections in the material will _________ up when it is put under a microscope.
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5. _____________
- There has been a steady _______ in the number of guidebooks published recently.
- As she’d taken on a lot of extra responsibility at work, Martina felt justified in putting in for a ________.
- The ancient farmhouse had been built on a slight _______ overlooking the vast open plain.
Source: CAE practice test plus, test 1
Key:
1. fair: collocation, adjective + noun, collocation
2. took: phrasal verb, collocation, phrasal verb
3. follow: fixed expression, collocation, collocation
4. show: phrasal verb, fixed expression, phrasal verb
5. rise: collocation, fixed expression, collocation

Part 3. Complete the idiom/phrasal verb in each sentence by using a verb in column A and a particle in
column B. You should use the correct form of the verbs. There are more verbs and particles than
necessary.
Column A Column B
answer act call account on with behind around
bank leave bear drop off for up back

1. I was very disappointed when John didn’t turn up because I had been ______________ his help.
2. Why is he __________? He’s usually such a quiet child. Has something upset him?
3. How does he ___________ his sudden decision to sell the business?
4. Parents need a lot of patience with teenagers who always _______________ when given advice.
5. Please _________ me; I’ll explain everything.
6. I’m afraid I have to ________ the meeting, since I am going to Madrid.
7. When we moved to another country we felt we had ________ the past ________ us and started a new life.
1. banking on 2. acting up 3. account for 4. answer back 5. bear with 6. call off 7. left … behind
bank on somebody/something: to rely on somebody/something
act up: to behave badly
account for something: to be the explanation or cause of something
answer back: to defend yourself against criticism
bear with somebody/something: to be patient with somebody/something
call something off: to cancel something; to decide that something will not happen
leave … behind: to leave a person, place or state permanently

Part 4. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the passage.
WHAT MAKES A GREAT WATERFALL?
One of the world’s best-known waterfalls is Niagara Falls, on the border of Canada and the US, which has
been a major tourist attraction for over a century. The (1) ______________ (ASTONISH) thing about
Niagara’s fame, however, is how (2) …………… (RATED) it is. Niagara is nowhere near the biggest
waterfall in the world. Nor is it even the tallest waterfall in the US. So what is it that makes a waterfall the
best? It isn’t its (3) …………… (HIGH).
There are many immensely tall waterfalls, some cascading thousands of feet, such as Norway’s
Strupenfossen or the Mutarazi Falls in Zimbabwe, but these aren’t the most visited. It seems that when (4)
___________ (ENTHUSE) go to see a waterfall, they expect to see a serious amount of water. And Niagara
is (5) _____________ (DISPUTABLE) the biggest waterfall in North America in terms of volume, and this
perhaps explains its appeal. Tourists who appreciate waterfalls for their sheer (6) _____________
(BREATH) beauty, however, know that Niagara’s continental neighbor, Iguacu Falls, on the border between
Brazil and Argentina, is by far the most (7) …………… (SPECTACLE). Iguacu’s pristine (8)
____________ (TROPIC) setting makes it one of the planet’s great natural phenomena. Visitors are awarded
not only by an (9) _____________ (AWE) display of raw water power, but also by the (10) _____________
(ROUND) rainforest in which no fewer than 275 separate waterfalls burst over Iguacu’s three-kilometer-
wide rim.
Source: CAE practice test plus, test 2
1. astonishing (verb to adjective) (đáng ngạc nhiên)
2. overrated (verb to adjective) (đánh giá quá cao)
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3. height (adjective to noun) (độ cao)
4. enthusiasts (verb to noun) (người đam mê..)
5. indisputably (adjective to adverb) (không phải bàn cãi, chắc chắn)
6. breathtaking (noun to adjective) (đẹp ngỡ ngàng)
7. spectacular (noun to adjective) (tuyệt vời, ấn tượng)
8. tropical (noun to adjective) (nhiệt đới)
9. awesome (noun to adjective) (tuyệt vời)
10. surrounding (adjective to adjective) (xung quanh)

READING
Part 1. Read the passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
A QUESTION OF SAFETY
Life involves a certain amount of risk, or at least it did. These days, however, governments seem to have
become (1) ___________ with the idea of protecting us from it. As a result, what we actually risk most is
not being allowed to live at all.
(2) __________, take a recent edict which emerged from British government’s health and safety department.
It would be amusing if it wasn’t so serious. Circus artists performing on tightropes or the flying trapeze are
being (3) …required………….. to wear the type of hard hats more usually (4) ……associated……… with
the construction industry. Under a relatively new law (5) ____________ as the ‘temporary work at heights
directive’, such a hat must be worn for any working activity taking (6) __place________ above the height of
an ‘average stepladder’. Now you might think that sounds (7) ___________ reasonable, but the absurd thing
is that the rule is being (8) ___________ to circus performers as well.
The first to be hit by this rule were baffled members of the Moscow State Circus, who were touring England
at the time. Used to flying through the air without even the (9) __________ of a safety net, they (10)
__________ that trapeze artistes often break arms and legs, but (11) __________ heads. This simple fact
was apparently (12) __________ on the bureaucrats at the government department, however, who insisted
that the rule be followed.

Source: CAE practice test plus, test 6

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1. prone to sth/ prone to V: likely to suffer from something or to do something bad (dễ bị…)
Obsess by/with sb/sth: ám ảnh
Addicted to sth: nghiện cái gì
Devoted to sb/sth: cống hiến, dành trọn thời gian/ công sức cho…
2. in other words: nói cách khác
Such as: như là … (liệt kê)
What’s more: quan trọng hơn là (used to add a point that is even more important)
For example = for instance: ví dụ
3. propose: đề xuất
Challenge: thử thách, thách thức
Require sb to V: yêu cầu ai làm gì
Demand to V: yêu cầu/ đòi hỏi làm gì/ demand sth of sb/ demand sth from sb
4. regarded as: coi là
Associate with: gắn liền với
Recognize: nhận ra, công nhận
Concerned about = worried about
5. refer to: đề cập
Be entitled to sth/to V: được phép, được quyền làm gì
Be known as: được biết đến là…
6. take place: diễn ra
7 fairly: khá là … (fairly reasonable: khá hợp lý)
Duly: đúng đắn in the correct or expected manner
8. Preside at/over: làm chủ tọa
Enforce sth: ép buộc (mọi người tuân theo luật)
Direct: điều khiển, chỉ dẫn
Apply to: áp dụng với …
9. profit: lợi nhuận
Benefit: lợi ích, lợi thế, phúc lợi
Remedy: giải pháp, biện pháp trị liệu
Welfare: phúc lợi
10. point out: chỉ ra rằng
Come forward (to offer your help, services, etc.) cung cấp thông tin, dịch vụ
Put across (to communicate your ideas, feelings, etc. successfully to somebody) truyền tải được quan điểm
của mình tới người khác
Clear up: (thời tiết) tốt lên, sáng sủa
11. barely: vừa đủ, gần như không,
Merely: chỉ, đơn thuần
Rarely: hiếm khi
Unusually: khác thường
12. be lost on somebody: to be not understood or noticed by somebody (không được nhận ra bởi…)
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Part 2. Read the passage carefully and then fill ONE suitable word in each gap.
THE BLOOD MOON

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth’s shadow falls directly onto the moon. (1) ___________ happens as a
result is that the moon stops (2) _________ a silvery white color and turns coppery red instead; the sort of
color usually only seen in the sky (3) _________ dawn or sunset. An astronaut on the moon, looking
towards Earth (4) _________ a lunar eclipse, would see a black disc, surrounded (5) __________ a bright
red ring. It’s the light from this red ring (6) __________ is reflected back to the dark Earth from the moon’s
surface. In ancient times, long (7) _________ any of this was understood, the lunar eclipse was known (8)
_________ a blood moon and was thought to be an omen of disaster.
Total eclipses can only occur when there is a full moon, and then only if it is lined (9) _________ with the
Earth in a particular way. (10) __________ easily obscured by cloud cover, blood moons are fairly common,
and it is relatively easy to calculate where and when you might be (11) ___________ to see one.
For example, in 1504 Christopher Columbus was stranded in Jamaica and (12) _________ dire need of
provisions, but the local inhabitants were reluctant to help. Columbus knew that a lunar eclipse (13)
_________ occur on 29 February, however. So, the day before, he warned local leaders that the moon would
disappear (14) ________ they helped him. They remained sceptical. But when the moon slowly started to
change color, they became (15) __________ frightened that they started to bring food.
SOURCE: Source: CAE practice test plus, test 5
1. What (determiner) introduces a cleft sentence.
2. being (verb)
3. at (preposition) fixed phrase
4. during (preposition)
5. by (preposition) following ‘surrounded’
6. that/which (relative pronoun) introduces a clause
7. before (preposition)
8. as (adverbial) part of the phrase ‘known as’
9. up (preposition) phrasal verb
10. Although/though (linker)
11. able/likely (adjective)
12. in (preposition) part of a fixed phrase ‘in dire need’ (rất cần) /ˈdaɪə(r)/ very serious
13. would (modal verb)
14. unless (conjunction)
15. so (adverb)

Part 3. Read the text below and answer the questions that follow

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1. From the first paragraph, we understand that the writer
A. resents receiving such distressing emails from people.
B. is surprised that people should contact him about privacy.
C. finds it hard to cope with the tone of the emails he receives.
D. is resigned to the fact that invasions of privacy are on the increase.
2. What view does the writer put forward in the second paragraph?
A. People should be willing to do without certain forms of technology.
B. It is a mistake to criticize people for the way they use technology.
C. It is unrealistic to deny people the benefits that technology can bring.
D. People shouldn’t be allowed to use technologies that threaten privacy.
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3. The writer feels that some companies
A. do not really give customers a say in issues related to privacy.
B. fail to recognize that their products may invade people’s privacy.
C. underestimate the strength of their customers’ feelings about privacy.
D. refuse to make compromises with customers concerned about privacy.
4. What point does the writer make about CCTV?
A. People no longer question how necessary it is.
B. People feel more secure the more widely it is used.
C. It ought to be a feature of all new building projects.
D. It would be difficult for society to function without it.
5. The writer gives encryption as an example of a technology which
A. brings only questionable benefits to society in general.
B. poses much less of a threat to privacy than others.
C. actually helps us to protect personal privacy.
D. is worth losing some personal privacy for.
6. In the fifth paragraph, the writer suggests that governments are
A. justified in denying the right of privacy to criminals.
B. mistaken in their view that surveillance prevents crime.
C. wrong to dismiss the individual’s right to privacy so lightly.
D. unreasonable in their attitude towards civil rights campaigners.
7. What is the writer’s main criticism of the RIP legislation in the UK?
A. Changes were made to it at the last moment.
B. It contained elements that had to be removed.
C. There was no proof that it was really needed.
D. Civil rights groups were not consulted about it.
(Câu 1-7 tương ứng với 13-19)
Source: CAE practice test plus test 3

(Câu 1-7 tương ứng với 13-19)

WRITING
Part 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences beginning with the word(s) given in such a way that it
means the same as the original one.
1. Even if we drive very fast, we’ll never get to the airport on time.
No matter _______________________________________________________________________.
2. It was foolish of her to give up her job.
She should _______________________________________________________________________.
3. My boss works better when he is pressed for time.
The less __________________________________________________________________________.
4. The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.
The patient made ___________________________________________________________________.
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5. I’ll never lend you anything of mine again.
Never again ________________________________________________________________________.
Keys:
1. No matter how fast we drive, we’ll never get to the airport on time.
2. She should not have given up her job. (should not have PII: đáng lẽ ra không nên…)
3. The less time my boss has, the better he works.
Be pressed for time = to be in a hurry
4. The patient made a more rapid recovery than expected.
5. Never again will I lend you anything of mine.

Part 2. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word given in bold so that it has the same
meaning as the original one.
SOURCE: THE BALANCE 3

From time to time: occasionally but not regularly (thỉnh thoảng)

Under construction: đang trong quá trình xây dựng
Go from bad to worse (of a bad condition, situation, etc.) to get even worse: xấu đi
Come across: tình cờ thấy cái gì
By chance: tình cờ, vô tình
Be on strike: biểu tình
For good = permanently: lâu dài, mãi mãi
In debt: mắc nợ
Live from hand to mouth (to spend all the money you earn on basic needs such as food without being able to
save any money) kiếm chỉ đủ sống

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