Revision for the National Exam 2018-2019

PRACTICE TEST 1
(Revision For Unit 1,2,3)

Choose the word with the different stress pattern.

1. A.dependent B. business C. mischievous D.recognise
2. A. attractive B. important C. tolerant D. expectant
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
3. A. husband B. agree C. attractive D. fact
4.A. works B. stops C. shifts D. plays

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

5. My sister and I always___________ our respect for our grandparents and our parents.
A. show B. tell C. give D. have
6. Who can suggest a good___________ to this problem?
A. result B. key C. solution D. answer
7. People sometimes _________ not only through words but also through body language.
A. say B. communicate C. exchange D. talk
8. It's OK to use _______ language or facial expression if you're speaking to a friend.
A. non-verbal B. verbal C. formal D. informal
9. Our grandparents and parents often give us good____ on important matters.
A. ideas B. advice C. examples D. thoughts
10. She _______ to help me redecorate the room.
A. agreed B. enjoyed C. insisted D. advised
11. She said that she had talked to me but I didn’t remember _________her before.
A. seeing B. to see C. not seeing D. see
12. It's not easy to _________ business with people of different nationalities.
A. make B.do C. making D. doing
13. By the end of 2020 we_______ in Ho Chi Minh City for 30 years.
A. work B. will work C. have worked D. will have worked
14. Soon after I have finished my exam, I ______ away for a holiday.
A. will go B. would go C. go D. went
15. They're ________ a lot of noise, but so far they haven't made any progress.
A. making B. doing C. taking D.having
16. John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.
A. if I were B. if were I C. if was I D. if I was
17. “Do you believe that we are destroying our environment?” “_______.”
A. Yes, I believe in you.
B. I believe in anything we do.
C. It’s certain that our environment is being destroyed.
D. That’s exactly what I think.
18. “ Is she coming to the party tonight ?” – “___________ ” . I can’t stand seeing her behaviour.”
A. I don’t think so B. I hope so C. I don’t hope so D. I hope not

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
19. Lou approved of the behavior his respectful sons displayed during the church service this week.
A. supported B. rejected C. agreed D. accepted
20. Although it’s a long day for us, we feel we are contented with what we do.
A. dissatisfied B. excited C. shocked D. interested
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
21. She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans.
A. married B. divorced C. separated D. single
22. The Chinese people worship (thờ cúng) their ancestors.
A. fossils B. elders C. forefathers D. heirs
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
23.When Helen was a child, she has worked in a factory for more than three years.
A B C D
24. Our family is a base from which we can go into the world with confident
A B C D
25.My mother told me to watch the milk and don't let it boil over.
A B C D
Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with the correct answer.
The family in the Britain is changing. The once typical British family headed by two parents has
undergone (26) …….. changes during the twentieth century. In particular there has been a rise the (27)
…….. of single-person households, which increased from 18 to 29 percent of all households between
1971 and 2002. By the year 2020, it is estimated that there will be more single people than married
people. Fifty years ago this would have been socially unacceptable in Britain.
In the past, people got married and stayed married. Divorce was very difficult, expensive and
took a long time .Today, people’s (28)…….. on marriage are changing. Many couples, mostly in their
twenties or thirties, live together (cohabit) (29) …….. getting married. Only about 60% of these couples
will eventually get married.
In the past, people married before they had children, but now about 40% of children in Britain are
born to unmarried (cohabiting) parents. In 2000, around a quarter of unmarried people between the ages
of 16 and 59 were cohabiting in Great Britain. Cohabiting (30) …….. are also starting families without
first being married. Before 1960 this was very unusual, but in 2001 around 23 percent of births in the UK
were to cohabiting couples.
26. A/ slight (nhẹ) B/ rapid C/ slow D/ substantial (đáng kể)
27. A/ amount B/ number C/ size D/ form
28. A/ attitudes B/ views
C/ prejudices (định kiến) D/ criticisms (sự phê bình)
29. A/ by B/ after C/ before D/ without
30. A/ youngsters B/ couples C/ mothers D/ fathers

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
31.This is the first time I attend such an enjoyable wedding party.
A. The first wedding party I attended was enjoyable.
B. I had the first enjoyable wedding party.
C. My attendance at the first wedding party was enjoyable.
D. I have never attended such an enjoyable wedding party before.
32.I have not met her for three years.
A. The last time I met her was three years ago. B. It is three years when I will meet her.
C. I did not meet her three years ago. D. During three years, I met her once.
33. We built the house in 10 months.
A. It takes us 10 months to build the house. B. We spend 10 months building the house.
C. It took us 10 months to build the house. D. It took us 10 months build the house.
34."Let's stay here until the storm has passed!" Someone said.
A. Someone suggested staying there until the storm has passed.
B. Someone told me to stay there until the storm has passed.
C. Someone suggested staying there until the storm had passed.
D. Someone asked whether we stayed there until the storm has passed
35.“Mum, please don’t tell Dad my mistake!” the boy said.
A. The boy insisted his mother not tell his father his mistake.
B. The boy told his mother not to mention his mistake any more.
C. The boy asked his mother not to tell his father his mistake.
D. The boy wanted his mother to keep his mistake in her heart.

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Communication in general is process of sending and receiving messages that enables humans to share
knowledge, attitudes, and skills. Although we usually identify communication with speech,
communication is composed of two dimensions - verbal and nonverbal.
Nonverbal communication has been defined as communication without words. It includes apparent
behaviors such as facial expressions, eyes, touching, tone of voice, as well as less obvious messages such
as dress, posture and spatial distance between two or more people.
Activity or inactivity, words or silence all have message value: they influence others and these others,
in turn, respond to these communications and thus they are communicating.
Commonly, nonverbal communication is learned shortly after birth and practiced and refined
throughout a person's lifetime. Children first learn nonverbal expressions by watching and imitating,
much as they learn verbal skills.
Young children know far more than they can verbalize and are generally more adept at reading
nonverbal cues than adults are because of their limited verbal skills and their recent reliance on the
nonverbal to communicate. As children develop verbal skills, nonverbal channels of communication do'
not cease to exist although become entwined in the total communication process.
36.According to the writer, ________.
A. Nonverbal language is only used by the deaf and the mute.
B. One cannot communicate in both verbal and nonverbal language.
C. Those who can listen and talk should not use nonverbal language.
D. People communicate with both verbal and nonverbal language.
37.Which is not included in nonverbal communication?
A. words B. spatial distance C. facial expressions D. tone of voice
38.We can learn from the text that ________.
A. nonverbal can never get any responses
B. most people do not like nonverbal communication
C. even silence has message value
D. touching is not accepted in communicating
39.Human beings ________.
A. have learnt how to communicate in nonverbal language through books
B. can communicate in nonverbal language only when they are mature
C. have learnt how to communicate in nonverbal language since a child
D. communicate in nonverbal language much less than they do in verbal language
40.The word reading has a close meaning to ________.
A. looking at the words that are written B. understanding
C. saying something aloud D. expressing
41.The word “they” paragraph 4 refers to_______.
A. expressions B. children C. watching and imitating D. verbal skills
42.What sentence is NOT TRUE in the text?
A. Communication is composed of verbal and nonverbal signals.
B. Nonverbal communication is the communication without words.
C. Nonverbal communication includes facial expressions, eyes, touching, tone of voice
D. Children learn verbal skills more than nonverbal expressions
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

In the United States, it is important to be on time, or punctual, for an appointment, a class or

meeting. However, this may not be true in all countries. An American professor discovered the difference
while teaching a class in a Brazilian university. The two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and
end at 12 a.m. On the first day, when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Many
students came after 10:30 a.m. Two students came after 11 a.m. Although all the students greeted the
professor as they arrived, few apologized for their lateness. Were these students rude to him? He decided
to study the students’ behavior.
In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour. In contrast, in
Brazil, neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour. Classes not only begin at
the scheduled time in the United States, but they also end at the scheduled time. In the Brazilian class,
only a few students left the class at noon; many remained after 12:30 to discuss the lessons and ask more
questions. While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, neither is staying late.
The explanation for these differences is complicated. People from Brazilian and North American
cultures have different feelings about lateness. In Brazil, the students believe that a person who usually
arrives late is probably more successful than a person who is always on time. In fact, Brazilians expect a
person with high status or prestige to arrive late, while in the United States, lateness is usually considered
to be disrespectful. Consequently, if a Brazilian is late for an appointment with a North American, the
American may misinterpret the reason for the lateness and become angry.
As a result of his study, the professor learned that the Brazilian students were not irrespectful to
him. Instead, they were simply behaving the appropriate way for a Brazilian student in Brazil.

43.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. It is important to be on time for class in the United States.
B. The importance of being on time differs among different countries.
C. It is not important to be on time in Brazil.
D. People learn the importance of time when they are children.
44.The word “punctual” in line 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. leaving soon after class B. coming early
C. arriving a few minutes late D. being on time
45.Why did the professor study the Brazilian students’ behavior?
A. None of the students apologized for their lateness.
B. He wanted to understand why the students came late.
C. He wanted to make the students come to class on time.
D. The students seemed very rude to him.
46.The word “they” in the 2nd paragraph refers to_______.
A. classes B. students C. teachers D. questions
47.The word “complicated” in line 14 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. challenging B. contemporary C. complex D. worthwhile
48.In general, the Brazilian students believe that people who arrive on time _______.
A. are not as successful as people who are usually late
B. are more successful than people who are usually late
C. are disrespectful people
D. have high status or prestige
49.The word “prestige” in the 3rd paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A.fame B.poor C.rich D. respectful
50.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. Brazilian students often come late and leave early
B. most American students arrive after the class has begun
C. most Brazilian students leave immediately when the class is finished
D. for most Americans, being late is unacceptable
 Revision for the National Exam 2018-2019

PRACTICE TEST 1
(Revision For Unit 1,2,3)

Choose the word with the different stress pattern.

1. A.dependent B. business C. mischievous D.recognise
2. A. attractive B. important C. tolerant D. expectant
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
3. A. husband B. agree C. attractive D. fact
4.A. works B. stops C. shifts D. plays

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

5. My sister and I always___________ our respect for our grandparents and our parents.
A. show B. tell C. give D. have
6. Who can suggest a good___________ to this problem?
A. result B. key C. solution D. answer
7. People sometimes _________ not only through words but also through body language.
A. say B. communicate C. exchange D. talk
8. It's OK to use _______ language or facial expression if you're speaking to a friend.
A. non-verbal B. verbal C. formal D. informal
9. Our grandparents and parents often give us good____ on important matters.
A. ideas B. advice C. examples D. thoughts
10. She _______ to help me redecorate the room.
A. agreed B. enjoyed C. insisted D. advised
11. She said that she had talked to me but I didn’t remember _________her before.
A. seeing B. to see C. not seeing D. see
12. It's not easy to _________ business with people of different nationalities.
A. make B.do C. making D. doing
13. By the end of 2020 we_______ in Ho Chi Minh City for 30 years.
A. work B. will work C. have worked D. will have worked
14. Soon after I have finished my exam, I ______ away for a holiday.
A. will go B. would go C. go D. went
15. They're ________ a lot of noise, but so far they haven't made any progress.
A. making B. doing C. taking D.having
16. John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.
A. if I were B. if were I C. if was I D. if I was
17. “Do you believe that we are destroying our environment?” “_______.”
A. Yes, I believe in you.
B. I believe in anything we do.
C. It’s certain that our environment is being destroyed.
D. That’s exactly what I think.
18. “ Is she coming to the party tonight ?” – “___________ ” . I can’t stand seeing her behaviour.”
A. I don’t think so B. I hope so C. I don’t hope so D. I hope not

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
19. Lou approved of the behavior his respectful sons displayed during the church service this week.
A. supported B. rejected C. agreed D. accepted
20. Although it’s a long day for us, we feel we are contented with what we do.
A. dissatisfied B. excited C. shocked D. interested
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
21. She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans.
A. married B. divorced C. separated D. single
22. The Chinese people worship (thờ cúng) their ancestors.
A. fossils B. elders C. forefathers D. heirs
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
23.When Helen was a child, she has worked in a factory for more than three years.
A B C D
24. Our family is a base from which we can go into the world with confident
A B C D
25.My mother told me to watch the milk and don't let it boil over.
A B C D
Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with the correct answer.
The family in the Britain is changing. The once typical British family headed by two parents has
undergone (26) …….. changes during the twentieth century. In particular there has been a rise the (27)
…….. of single-person households, which increased from 18 to 29 percent of all households between
1971 and 2002. By the year 2020, it is estimated that there will be more single people than married
people. Fifty years ago this would have been socially unacceptable in Britain.
In the past, people got married and stayed married. Divorce was very difficult, expensive and
took a long time .Today, people’s (28)…….. on marriage are changing. Many couples, mostly in their
twenties or thirties, live together (cohabit) (29) …….. getting married. Only about 60% of these couples
will eventually get married.
In the past, people married before they had children, but now about 40% of children in Britain are
born to unmarried (cohabiting) parents. In 2000, around a quarter of unmarried people between the ages
of 16 and 59 were cohabiting in Great Britain. Cohabiting (30) …….. are also starting families without
first being married. Before 1960 this was very unusual, but in 2001 around 23 percent of births in the UK
were to cohabiting couples.
26. A/ slight B/ rapid C/ slow D/ substantial
27. A/ amount B/ number C/ size D/ form
28. A/ attitudes B/ views
C/ prejudices (định kiến) D/ criticisms (sự phê bình)
29. A/ by B/ after C/ before D/ without
30. A/ youngsters B/ couples C/ mothers D/ fathers

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
31.This is the first time I attend such an enjoyable wedding party.
A. The first wedding party I attended was enjoyable.
B. I had the first enjoyable wedding party.
C. My attendance at the first wedding party was enjoyable.
D. I have never attended such an enjoyable wedding party before.
32.I have not met her for three years.
A. The last time I met her was three years ago. B. It is three years when I will meet her.
C. I did not meet her three years ago. D. During three years, I met her once.
33. We built the house in 10 months.
A. It takes us 10 months to build the house. B. We spend 10 months building the house.
C. It took us 10 months to build the house. D. It took us 10 months build the house.
34."Let's stay here until the storm has passed!" Someone said.
A. Someone suggested staying there until the storm has passed.
B. Someone told me to stay there until the storm has passed.
C. Someone suggested staying there until the storm had passed.
D. Someone asked whether we stayed there until the storm has passed
35.“Mum, please don’t tell Dad my mistake!” the boy said.
A. The boy insisted his mother not tell his father his mistake.
B. The boy told his mother not to mention his mistake any more.
C. The boy asked his mother not to tell his father his mistake.
D. The boy wanted his mother to keep his mistake in her heart.

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Communication in general is process of sending and receiving messages that enables humans to share
knowledge, attitudes, and skills. Although we usually identify communication with speech,
communication is composed of two dimensions - verbal and nonverbal.
Nonverbal communication has been defined as communication without words. It includes apparent
behaviors such as facial expressions, eyes, touching, tone of voice, as well as less obvious messages such
as dress, posture and spatial distance between two or more people.
Activity or inactivity, words or silence all have message value: they influence others and these others,
in turn, respond to these communications and thus they are communicating.
Commonly, nonverbal communication is learned shortly after birth and practiced and refined
throughout a person's lifetime. Children first learn nonverbal expressions by watching and imitating,
much as they learn verbal skills.
Young children know far more than they can verbalize and are generally more adept at reading
nonverbal cues than adults are because of their limited verbal skills and their recent reliance on the
nonverbal to communicate. As children develop verbal skills, nonverbal channels of communication do'
not cease to exist although become entwined in the total communication process.

36.According to the writer, ________.

A. Nonverbal language is only used by the deaf and the mute.
B. One cannot communicate in both verbal and nonverbal language.
C. Those who can listen and talk should not use nonverbal language.
D. People communicate with both verbal and nonverbal language.
37.Which is NOT INCLUDED in nonverbal communication?
A. words B. spatial distance C. facial expressions D. tone of voice
38.We can learn from the text that ________.
A. nonverbal can never get any responses
B. most people do not like nonverbal communication
C. even silence has message value
D. touching is not accepted in communicating
39.Human beings ________.
A. have learnt how to communicate in nonverbal language through books
B. can communicate in nonverbal language only when they are mature
C. have learnt how to communicate in nonverbal language since a child
D. communicate in nonverbal language much less than they do in verbal language
40.The word “reading” has a close meaning to ________.
A. looking at the words that are written B. understanding
C. saying something aloud D. expressing
41.The word “they” paragraph 4 refers to_______.
A. expressions B. children C. watching and imitating D. verbal skills
42.What sentence is NOT TRUE in the text?
A. Communication is composed of verbal and nonverbal signals.
B. Nonverbal communication is the communication without words.
C. Nonverbal communication includes facial expressions, eyes, touching, tone of voice
D. Children learn verbal skills more than nonverbal expressions
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

In the United States, it is important to be on time, or punctual, for an appointment, a class or

meeting. However, this may not be true in all countries. An American professor discovered the difference
while teaching a class in a Brazilian university. The two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and
end at 12 a.m. On the first day, when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Many
students came after 10:30 a.m. Two students came after 11 a.m. Although all the students greeted the
professor as they arrived, few apologized for their lateness. Were these students rude to him? He decided
to study the students’ behavior.
In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour. In contrast, in
Brazil, neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour. Classes not only begin at
the scheduled time in the United States, but they also end at the scheduled time. In the Brazilian class,
only a few students left the class at noon; many remained after 12:30 to discuss the lessons and ask more
questions. While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, neither is staying late.
The explanation for these differences is complicated. People from Brazilian and North American
cultures have different feelings about lateness. In Brazil, the students believe that a person who usually
arrives late is probably more successful than a person who is always on time. In fact, Brazilians expect a
person with high status or prestige to arrive late, while in the United States, lateness is usually considered
to be disrespectful. Consequently, if a Brazilian is late for an appointment with a North American, the
American may misinterpret the reason for the lateness and become angry.
As a result of his study, the professor learned that the Brazilian students were not irrespectful to
him. Instead, they were simply behaving the appropriate way for a Brazilian student in Brazil.

43.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. It is important to be on time for class in the United States.
B. The importance of being on time differs among different countries.
C. It is not important to be on time in Brazil.
D. People learn the importance of time when they are children.
44.The word “punctual” in line 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. leaving soon after class B. coming early
C. arriving a few minutes late D. being on time
45.Why did the professor study the Brazilian students’ behavior?
A. None of the students apologized for their lateness.
B. He wanted to understand why the students came late.
C. He wanted to make the students come to class on time.
D. The students seemed very rude to him.
46.The word “they” in the 2nd paragraph refers to_______.
A. classes B. students C. teachers D. questions
47.The word “complicated” in line 14 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. challenging B. contemporary C. complex D. worthwhile
48.In general, the Brazilian students believe that people who arrive on time _______.
A. are not as successful as people who are usually late
B. are more successful than people who are usually late
C. are disrespectful people
D. have high status or prestige
49.The word “prestige” in the 3rd paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A.fame B.poor C.rich D. respectful
50.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. Brazilian students often come late and leave early
B. most American students arrive after the class has begun
C. most Brazilian students leave immediately when the class is finished
D. for most Americans, being late is unacceptable