(Blogchuyenanh) ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION SPECIMEN PAPER III Mã A503158

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION SPECIMEN PAPER III

Marks Marker’s Signature English Language Examination Examination Date: … / … / …… Approximate Time: 120 minutes

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SECTION ONE. PHONETICS

Part 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others of the same line. 1. A. celebration B. telecommuter C. energising D. commentator 2. A. access B. dragonfly C. tradition D. popularity 3. A. subscribe B. observance C. resolute D. represent 4. A. precession B. outcrosses C. associate D. possibly 5. A. competitive B. controversial C. promote D. commercial 6. A. raspberries B. spaciousness C. aspersed D. waspishly

Part 2. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the others of the same line. 7. A. facsimile B. influenza C. conscientiously D. multimedia 8. A. inapplicable B. congenially C. diagonally D. recoverable 9. A. collaborate B. commercially C. fluctuation D. impractical 10. A. mysteriously B. necessarily C. originally D. elaborately 11. A. continuous B. scandalous C. malicious D. delicious 12. A. mutagenesis B. socialisation C. immobility D. xylophonic

SECTION TWO. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Part 1. Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) placed before the option that best completes each sentence. 13. People in this village has an ……… appetite for news.

A. inevitable B. inexorable C. insatiable D. inedible 14. I could not believe that she, of all people, was such a ……… to you.

A. brute B. harrow C. nuance D. philistine 15. The pupils are very fond of their teacher because she is as ……… as a mother.

A. gentle B. devoted C. gracious D. wise 16. The girl was ……… to tears by the sight of the famine victims.

A. changed B. turned C. pushed D. moved 17. We were ……… that the three-year-old child could actually speak a foreign language.

A. thrilled B. frightened C. amazed D. alarmed 18. The road twists and turns—it is ……… .

A. curved B. bent C. wavy D. winding 19. The island is ……… with absolutely nobody living there.

A. isolated B. barren C. uninhabited D. vacant 20. The old lady died very ……… in her sleep.

A. willingly B. peacefully C. patiently D. movingly 21. The contestants have to ponder over that question very carefully because there is no ………

answer. A. straightforward B. undemanding C. effortless D. cushy 22. With little experience, the doctor failed to ……… the pain.

A. lighten B. soothe C. cushion D. soften 23. The pupils have been prepared for a ……… career.

A. pedagogic B. academic C. didactic D. scholarly 24. The silly boy only ……… at the memory, feeling rather embarrassed.

A. laughed B. giggled C. sniggered D. roared 25. Her choice of word, according to the professor, is a bit ……… .

A. obsolete B. antiquated C. elderly D. old-fashioned

Part 2. For each set, think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. 26. He was afraid that his revolutionary proposals would ……… with strong opposition from

hardliners. The Chinese factories were operating nonstop churning out shoes to ……… the demand in Europe. With only two hundred dollars a month, the family struggled to make ends ……… .

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EXAMINERS

Names Signatures 1. 2.

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English Language Proficiency Examination Date: … / … / …… Place of Examination: …………………………… …………………………… Examinee’s Name: …………………………… …………………………… Ethnic Group: …………… Sex: Male / Female Date of Birth: … / … / …… Previous School: …………………………… ……………………………

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This paper comprises four pages. Examinees are to work in and with this paper only. The use of other materials is strictly prohibited. Do not sign any symbolical marks in this paper. Failure to obey these rules may result in instant disqualification.