
PRACTICE TEST Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Question 1: The United Kingdom comprises _______ whole of the island of Great Britain. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø (no article) Question 2: She_____ a nervous breakdown if she goes on like this. A. will has B. had C. will have D. have Question 3: While we _______ in the park, Mary fell over. A. was running B. were running C. ran D. had run Question 4: You can’t enter this secure areas _______ you don’t have an official permit. A. because B. because of C. although D. in spite of. Question 5: David accused Henry _______ taking his pencil. A. for B. of C. about D. in Question 6: _______ tired of my complaints about the program, she turned it off. A. Because she becomes B. Became C. To become D. Becoming Question 7: Although ______ by the bravery of his fellow soldiers, Bloch had harsh words for the army leadership A. was impressed B. he is impressed C. impressed D. impressive Question 8: The new students hope _________in many of the school’s social activities. A. including B. being included C. to include D. to be included Question 9: In former days, women were considered not to be suitable for becoming a ________. A. politics B. political C. politically D. politician Question 10: Don’t ________ to conclusions, we don’t yet know all the relevant facts. A. hurry B. jump C. rush D. run Question 11: The Women’s World Cup is _______ in popularity. A. competing B. establishing C. advancing D. growing Question 12: ________ to British universities depends on examination results. A. Admission B. Admittance C. Permission D. Permit Question 13: Children are not usually allowed in, but I'm prepared to _______ an exception in this case. A. bring B. make C. give D. do Question 14: Harry was _______ unaware that he was in danger. A. blissfully B. excessively C. numerously D. intentionally Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 15: A. count B. sound C. found D. mould Question 16: A. appealed B. booked C. aimed D. played Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 17: Everyone at her housewarming was very friendly towards me. A. amicable B. inapplicable C. hostile D. futile Question 18: The clubs meet on the last Thursday of every month in a dilapidated palace. A. renovated B. regenerated C. furnished D. neglected Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 19 to 23. Taking piano lessons and solving math puzzles on a computer significantly improve specific math skills of elementary schoolchildren, according to a new study. The results, (19)______ were published in the journal , are the latest in a series that links musical training to the Neurological Research development of higher brain functions. Researchers worked with 135 second-grade students at a school in Los Angeles after (20)______ a pilot study with 102 students. Children that were given four months of piano training as well as time playing (21)______ newly designed computer software scored 27 percent higher on math and fraction tests than other children. Piano instruction is thought to enhance the brain's "hard wiring" for spatial-temporal reasoning, or the ability to visualise and transform objects in space and time, says Professor Gordon Shaw, who led the study. At the same time, the computer game allows children to solve geometric and math puzzles that boost their ability to (22)______ shapes in their mind. The findings are significant (23)______ a grasp of proportional math and fractions is a prerequisite to math at higher levels, and children who do not …
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