Practice test
I. USE OF ENGLISH: (2.5pts) Choose the correct answer for each question.
Câu 1: Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others:
A. voracious B. fascinating C. costume D. charity
Câu 2: Only if you get to the theatre early ________ a chance to get a ticket for tonight’s performance.
A. you will have B. have you C. you have D. will you have
Câu 3: People ________ want to do a higher degree may take the GRE, LSAT or MCAT, depending on ________ they want to study.
A. who/ how B. that/that C. that; how D. who; what
Câu 4: The gardens contain a wealth of plants and flowers of every ________ color.
A. imagine B. imaginary C. imaginable D. imaginative
Câu 5: In fact, ________ mobile phone companies deciding to create phone billing plans that included messaging, the service might not be so popular today.
A. been for had it not B. had it not been for C. if it hasn’t been for D. it had not been for
Câu 6: My two brothers, Pat and Eric, were both given heavy prison sentences for their ________ crimes.
A. respective B. respectful C. respectable D. respected
Câu 7: The ________ of communities can have serious effects.
A. breakaway B. breakdown C. breakthrough D. breakout
Câu 8: Hoa: Do you think smart phones, laptops and tablets are useful for learning?
Hung: ___________
A. Definitely. They’re the modern devices that have changed the way we learn.
B. That’s true. How about laptops?
C. Amazing! No wonder that so many people are using these devices for entertainment.
D. I think lots of teenagers are wasting their time chatting with friends using their smart phones or laptops.
Câu 9: I wanted to design something targeted ________ the individual sleeper.
A. to B. for C. at D. with
Câu 10: Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined:
A. current B. pulsate C. product D. duvet
II. READING: (2.5pts)
Task 1. (1.25pts) Read the following passage carefully, and then choose the correct answers.
Health advice is now the second most popular topic that people search for on the Internet, and online medical (1)________ is big business. Sites vary enormously in what they offer, with services ranging from the equivalent of a medical agony aunt to a live chat with a doctor via email. They are clearly (2)________ a demand from people who are too busy or, in some cases, too embarrassed to discuss their medical complaint with their GP (general practitioner).
Dr Ron Zeronis (3)________ with the idea for e-doc when he (4)________ a particularly dangerous form of malaria whilst travelling in a remote part of Africa. With only very basic medical facilities available, Dr Zeronis resolved there and then to launch his site and provide a service for others who found themselves in a similar situation. Not all practitioners, however, are in favour of sites such as e-doc; many point to the (5)________ dangers of online medical advice, particularly in the case of more serious illnesses.
Câu 1: A. attendance B. consultation C. meeting D. appointment
Câu 2: A. serving B. meeting C. creating D. establishing
Câu 3: A. got on B. thought over C. came up D. put forward
Câu 4: A. received B. acquired C. gained D. contracted