TÀI LIỆU ÔN TẬP - PRACTICE TEST 2 I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 1. A. protected B. destroyed C. included D. needed 2. A. live B. highway C. ideal D. environment 3. A. minerals B. plants C. things D. regions 4. A. music B. busy C. noisy D. Western 5. A. energy B. quality C. healthy D. apply II- Multiple choice: 6. The two sets of figures are not…………different A. sign B. significantly C. significant D. signal 7. Both method rely on the accurate ……………of the pressure of the gas. A. determine B. determination C. determined D. determining 8. I……………Texas state University now. A. am attending B. attend C.was attending D. attended 9. In the nursing professor, women are in the ……… (major). A. majority B. major C. majorial D. majorly 10. The father used to be the………of the household in Vietnam. A. head B. leader C. president D. boss 11. Someone who is _______ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular. A. powerful B. optimistic C. stagnant D. pessimistic 12 .We want the kids to have the best……….education. A. probable B. possible C. possibly D. probably 13. An economic _______ is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty. A. improvement B. depression C. development D. mission 14. The college……… specialist language courses. A. runs B. provides C. manages D. A and B 15. He decided to………a course in art and design. A. sit B. take C. do D. B and C 16. The train …………half an hour ago. A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left 17. Jack…….the door. A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting 18. My sister ………for you since yesterday. A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked 19. “What did you do last night?” “ I watched TV, practiced the piano and ……….my homework” A. made B. do C. done D. did 20. I ……………to the same barber since last year. A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had going 21. All plans…………….….before departure A. will checked B. will has checked C. will be checked D. will been checked 22. I wanted…………by the head of the company, but it was impossible. A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. being to see 23. After a decade of economic liberalization, Vietnam has seen a dramatic rise in living ___ in urban areas. A. surface B. standards C. levels D. backgrounds 24. If they had enough time , they ………head south. A. did B. may C. would D. do 25. If you had the change,…………you go fishing?. A. have B. would C. have had D.will have 26. If the doctor had arrived sooner, the boy ………… A. might be saved B. have been saved C. was saved D. might have been saved 27. Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of laborsaving devices. A. Official B. Household C. Schooling D. Foreign 28. …………………that we were late, we began to run. A. Knowing B. To know C. We knew D. As knowing 29. I hate _______ personal questions by newly-acquainted friends. A. to be asking B. to be ask C. being asked D. of asking 30. “ Did you go to Hawaii for vacation?” “ I…………to go, but I got sick at the last minute.” A. was planned B. had planned C. had been planning D. have planned 31. He ………confidence when he went to college. A. got B. maintained C. gained D. obtained 32. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard. A. despite B. in spite C. even if D. though 33. There has been a shift of……… from manufacturing to service industries. A. change B. alteration C. emphasis D. movement 34. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted. A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of 35. “ Would you like to go to the pop concert?” “ Thanks, but I ………… it already” A. had seen B. have been seen C. have seen D. did see III- Read the passage and choose the best answer: At the age of 65, Laura Ingallls Wilder began writing a series of novels for young people based on her early experiences on the American frontier. Born in a state of Wisconsin in 1867 , she and her family were rugged pioneers. Seeking better farm land , they went by covered wagon to Missouri in 1869, then on to Kansas the next year, returning to Wisconsin in 1871, and travelling on to Minnesota and Iowa before settling permanently in South Dakota in 1789. Because of this constant moving. Wider’s early education took place sporadically in a succession of one-room school. From age 13 to 16 ,she attended school more regularly, although she never graduated. At the age of 18, she married Almanzo James Wilder. They bought a small farm in the Ozarks, where they remained for the rest of their lives. Their only daughter, Rose, who had become nationally known journalist, encouraged her mother to write. Serving as agent and editor, Rose negotiated with Harper’s to publish her mother’s first book, Little House in the Big Woods. Seven more books followed, each chronicling her early life on the plains. Written from the perspective of a child, they have remained popular with young readers from many series, Little House on the Prairie, was introduced ,based on the stories from Wider’s books. 36- What is the main topic of the passage? A. A weekly television series B. Wilder’s career C. American pioneer life D. Children’s literature 37- She began writing novels A. When a child in the frontier B. rough after she moved to the Ozarks C. when she was a young mother D. After her sixty- fifth birthday 38- The author mentioned all of the following in Laura Ingallls Wilder’s life except A. she married Almanzo Wilder B. she had one daughter C. she went west by covered wagon D. she graduated from one-room school 39- The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to A. more books B. the plains C. many nations D. young readers 40- It can be inferred from the passage that A. the Wilder were not happy living in Ozarks B. Wilder’s daughter was not successful writer C. Laura Ingallls Wilder wrote scripts for the television series D. Wilder’s books have a universal appeal. V. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A. B, C or D) that needs correcting: 41. Oxford University is the older university in England. A B C D 42. The children are very boring and they don't know what to do. A B C D 43. It spent me 30 minutes to clean the door. A B C D 44. I know that "Romeo and Juliet" is a play writing by Shakespeare. A B C D 45. Which city is larger, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City? A B C D IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank. Nonverbal communication, or "body language", is communication by facial expressions, head or eyes movements, hand signals, and body postures. It can be just as important to understand (46) words are. Misunderstandings- often amusing (47) sometimes serious- can arise between people from different cultures if they misinterpret nonverbal signals. For example, take the differences in meaning of a gesture (48) is very common in the United States: a circle made with the thumb and index finger. To an American, it means that everything (49) OK. To Japanese, it means that you are talking (50) money. In France, it means that something is worthless. Meanwhile in Greece, it is an obscene gesture. Therefore, an American could unknowingly offend a Greek by using that particular hand signal. 46. A. more B. less C. as D. than 47. A. although B. but C. unless D. in order to 48. A. who B. where C. why D. that 49. A. were B. was C. is D. are 50. A. around B. about C. among D. ahead . TÀI LIỆU ÔN TẬP - PRACTICE TEST 2 I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 1. A. protected B. destroyed C. included D. needed 2. A. live. covered wagon D. she graduated from one-room school 3 9- The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to A. more books B. the plains C. many nations D. young readers 4 0- It can be inferred from the passage. will be checked D. will been checked 22 . I wanted…………by the head of the company, but it was impossible. A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. being to see 23 . After a decade of economic liberalization,