PRACTICE TEST 1
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 points)
Mark 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. volcano B. locate C. oversleep D. icon
2. A. mushroom B. sculpture C. fabulous D. butter
Mark 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.
3. A. surface B. remind C. wander D. spacecraft
4. A. benefit B. commercial C. encourage D. embroider
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
5. You need your shoes to repair, don't you?
A B C D
6. I borrowed some milk from a neighbor of US as we didn't have enough
A B C D
for breakfast.
7. When they lived in Jakarta, they used to eating, Indonesian food.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indSicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. _______ extended family include several generations living together in the same house.
A. A B. An C. The D. Ø
9. The crowd at the basketball game were wild_______excitement.
A. for B. like C. in D. with
10. I've tried those tablets and they are not_______in helping me stop coughing.
A. effective B. successful C. profitable D. helpful
11. Which is_______, Mount Everest or K2 in the Himalaya?
A. higher B. the higher C. highest D. the highest
12. He couldn't reach the goal, _______surprised me.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
13. The school_______all the students to take an interest in arts.
A. noticed B. encouraged C. supposed D. managed
14. I like sitting on the beach watching the_______in the evenings.
A. sunshine B. sunrise C. sunlight D. sunset
15. There is_______water in the well but not enough for everyone in the village.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
16. I bought these magazines_______have something to read on the trip.
A. for B. so that C. so as to D. in order
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
17. Jim: “What about collecting used paper, bottles and plastic bags every day?’"
Ha and Mai: “_______”
A. Because they can pollute the environment.
B. How come? Who can do that?
C. That's a very good idea. Let's do that.
D. What about this weekend?
18. Phuong: “I'm taking my TOEFL test tomorrow.”
Daisy: “_______”
A. Good fortune. B. Good luck. C. Good outcome. D. Good success.
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.
19. Don't worry, you can count on me. I’ll try my best to help you.
A. look after B. live on C. rely on D. stand for
20. We had a discussion in class today about requiring students to wear, school uniforms.
A. ban B. arrangement C. reduction D. debate
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.
21. A small fish needs camouflage to hide itself so that its enemies cannot find it.
A. cover B. beautify C. show D. locate
22. Solar energy doesn't cause pollution, but it is not cheap.
A. expensive B. effective C. commercial D. possible
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.