Practice Test for Graduating Exam PRAC T ICE TEST 1 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 1. A. picked B. considered C. stayed D. received 2. A. hatched B. walked C. dedicated D. stopped 3. A. autumn B. sunny C. summer D. much II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. 4. A. secure B. confide C. determine D. sacrifice 5. A. argument B. attract C. install D. reject III. Choose the best option A, B. C or D to complete the sentence. 6. I am interested in natural science subjects like mathematics, physics and _____. A. literature B. music C. chemistry D. geography 7. I am tired _____ having to wash the dishes every night. A. of B. by C. with D. at 8. I often go to the school _____ to borrow books in my free time. A. library B. room C. yard D. class 9. You can borrow _____ books as you want. A. as many B. as much C. so much D. too many 10. It rained heavily, _____ I couldn’t come to see you yesterday. A. because B. but C. and D. so 11. I wish you _____ harder for your exam. A. will work B. worked C. have worked D. work. 12. Mary _____ with her friend in an apartment in Hanoi since last Sunday. A. is living B. has lived C. lived D. lives 13. I could _____ recognize her when she put on her suit and changed her hairstyle. A. hard B. not hardly C. hardly not D. hardly 14. Yesterday I was ill so they took me to the hospital, _____ is only a mile away. A. which B. where C. that D. in which 15. Books that give fact about real events, things, or people are called ________. A. novel B. non-fiction C. biography D. romance 16. I’ve never seen _____. A. such a tall man B. so tall man C. such tall man D. as tall man 17. They wanted to know what foreign language _____ besides English. A. did they teach B. they taught C. they teach D. do they teach 18. The doctor _____ that she would slow down a bit. A. told to Jim B. said Jim C. asked Jim D. told Jim 19. You _____ see the doctor if that backache persists. A. better B. better have C. have better D. had better 20. _____ is the natural environment in which plants or animals live. A. Habitat B. Habitant C. Extinction D. Biodiversity 21. Many plants and animals _____ are now in danger of extinction. A. pieces B. species C. amount D. numbers 22. The disappearance of one or several species may result in the loss of _____. A. university B. biology C. biodiversity D. diversity 23. _____ is considered one of the most complete forms of exercise, it is the basic part of many other aquatic sports. A. Snorkeling B. Water polo C. Scuba diving D. swimming 24. The Asian Games is an occasion when friendship and _____ are built and deepened. Good Luck in Your Exam!!! Practice Test for Graduating Exam A. solidarity B. determination C. admiration D. rival 25. Our company didn’t pay _____ for that banner advertisement. A. much funds B. many funds C. many money D. much money 26. All the iron doors _____ by wooden doors. A. must be replaced B. must replaced C. must replace D. must to be replaced 27. The bigger the shop is, _____. A. the choice is wide B. the wider the choice will be C. the more the choice is D. the wider the choice it is 28. When he was driving to work, he stopped _____. A. to get some petrol B so to get some petrol C. getting some petrol D. for getting some petrol 29. My problems are getting _____. A. more and more bad B. bader and bader C. worse and worse D. the worse and worse 30. It would have been a much more serious accident if _____ fast at that time. A. had she have driving B. was she driving C. she had driven D. she drove IV. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage. In Part Three of the Speaking Section you work together with a partner. You have to do a single task which usually (31) about three minutes. One possible task is "problem solving", which means you have to look at some visual information and then (32) the problem with your partner. You may be shown photos, drawings, diagrams, maps, plans, advertisements or computer graphics and it is (33) that you study them carefully. If necessary, check you know exactly what to do by (34) asking the examiner to (35) the instructions or make them clearer. 31. A. exists B. lasts C. stays D. maintains 32. A. argue B. discuss C. talk D. have 33. A. essential B. needed C. helpful D. successful 34. A. formally B. officially C. politely D. sincerely 35. A. insist B. copy C. tell D. repeat V. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the question. WOME N In developing countries, where three fourths of the world’s population live, sixty percent of the people who can’t read and write are women. Being illiterate doesn’t mean they are not intelligent. It does mean it is difficult for them to change their lives. They produce more than haft of the food. In Africa eighty percent of all agricultural work is done by women. There are many programs to help poor countries develop their agriculture. However, for years, these programs provided money and training for men. In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman. At 4:45 a.m., she gets up, washes and eats. It takes her a haft hour to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3:00p.m. She collects firewood and gets home at 4:00. She spends the next hour and a haft preparing food to cook. Then she collects water for another hour. From 6:30 to 8:30 she cook. After dinner, she spends an hour washing the dishes and her children. She goes to bed at 9:30 p.m. Good Luck in Your Exam!!! Practice Test for Graduating Exam International organizations and programs run by developed nations are starting to help women, as well as men, improve their agricultural production. Governments have already passed some laws affecting women because of the UNO Decade for Women. The UNO report will affect the changes now happening in the family and society. 36. By whom (what) was the Decade for Women organized? A. by developing countries. B. by the United Nations Organization. C. by the World Health Organization. D. by many African countries. 37. Why do people say women produce more than haft of the food? A. because 80 percent of all agricultural work is done by women. B. because 60 percent of women are illiterate. C. most women are not intelligent. D. all are correct. 38. Why do people say that African women’s lives are hard? A. because these women are busy with housework B. because they work all day in the fields. C. both A and B are correct. D. none are correct. 39. What do these women do after dinner? A. they always go for a walk. B. they collect water. C. they collect firewood. D. they always wash dishes and their children. 40. It is difficult for them to change their lives. Why? A. because they are illiterate. B. because they are afraid of changing. C. because they do eighty percent of agricultural work. D. all A, B and C are correct. VI. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 41. Eaten too many sweets may cause a stomach ache. A B C D 42. Pam has a broken wrist so she can’t play the tennis for two months. A B C D 43. This problem has proved difficult to solving because different countries have different A B C D laws on the copyright issue. 44. She has disappeared three days ago, and they are still looking for her now. A B C D 45. There are also many single mothers and single fathers which are raising children by A B C D themselves. VII. Choose the closest meaning A, B, C or D to the original. Good Luck in Your Exam!!! Practice Test for Graduating Exam 46. “They are playing soccer now”  The passive voice is: A. Soccer is played now B. Soccer is being played now. C. Soccer are being played now. D. Soccer is be played now. 47. “No parking” means: A. There is no park here B. You can’t go to the park here C. You are not allowed to park your car here. D. There’s not enough space for parking here. 48. It rains so we can’t go to school. A. If it rains, I could go to school. B. If it didn’t rain, I could go to school C. If it not rain, I could go to school D. If it rains, I can go to school. 49. Both Peter and Mary enjoy scientific expedition. A. It is not Peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientific expedition. B. Peter enjoys scientific expedition. Therefore, does Mary. C. However peter enjoys scientific expedition and Mary does. D. Peter enjoys scientific expedition, and so does Mary. 50. He asked me how I earned my living. A. He wanted to know what my job was. B. He wanted to know how I lived C. He wanted to know how I enjoyed my life D. He wanted to know how much I got for a salary. KEY 1A 11B 21B 31B 41A 2C 12B 22C 32B 42D 3A 13D 23D 33A 43A 4D 14A 24A 34C 44A 5A 15C 25D 35D 45C 6C 16A 26A 36B 46B 7A 17B 27B 37A 47C 8A 18D 28A 38C 48B 9A 19D 29C 39D 49D 10D 20A 30C 40D 50A Good Luck in Your Exam!!! . option A, B, C or D to complete the passage. In Part Three of the Speaking Section you work together with a partner. You have to do a single task which usually (31) about three minutes. One. for Graduating Exam International organizations and programs run by developed nations are starting to help women, as well as men, improve their agricultural production. Governments have already. scientific expedition. A. It is not Peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientific expedition. B. Peter enjoys scientific expedition. Therefore, does Mary. C. However peter enjoys scientific expedition and Mary