MOCK TEST 5-HSG

SECTION ONE: PHONETICS (0.4pt)

PART 1. Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following
questions. Write your answers in the numbered boxes below. (0) has been done as an example. (0.2pt)
0. A. summer  B. birthday C. busy  D. machine
1. A. enjoy   B. collect  C. escape    D. answer
2. A. selection B. national C. recycle D. convenient
PART 2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. Write your
answers in the numbered boxes below. (0) has been done as an example. (0.2pt)
0. A. home B. hour C. hand D. hear
3. A. change B. chemistry C. choose D. cheese
4. A. clear B. bear C. hear D. near
SECTION TWO: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (3.6 pts)
PART1. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to finish each of the following questions. Write your answers
in the numbered boxes below. (0) has been done as an example. (2.0 pts)
0. I ________ a student.
A. am B. is C. are D. be
5. When he lived in the city, he ________ to the theater twice a week.
A. uses to go B. has gone C. used to go D. was going
6. Yoko feels ________ again after her illness but she still cannot work ________.
A. strong/ hardly B. strongly/ hard C. strongly/ hardly D. strong/ hard
7. _________every part of the world has experienced an earthquake in recent years.
A. Most B. Each C. Nearby D. Almost
8. Lan is very tired. ________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.
A. Although B. So C. Therefore D. However
9. Our school has managed to collect a lot of books to ________ to the children in a village school.
A. publish B. distribute C. provide D. defeat
10. They said to me about the people and the places________they saw in New York.
A. which B. who C. that D. whom
11. Neither Linh nor her classmates ________ the National Museum so far.
A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. has visited
12. Students who volunteer in high schools will continue to volunteer throughout their lives, ______?
A. don’t they B. do they C. won’t they D. will they
13. If you come to the theatre late, you have to wait until the ________ to get in. refreshment : sự nghỉ ngơi
A. break B. refreshment  C. interval D. half-time
14. He has got an excellent grade in his examination _______the fact that he had not worked particularly hard.
A. on account of B. because of C. in spite of D. although
15. In a report submitted to the government yesterday, scientists______ that the building of the bridge be stopped.
A. banned B. complained C. said D. recommended
16. She often wears _________.
A. modern wonderful Italian sports shoes B. wonderful modern Italian sport shoes
C. wonderful Italian modern sport shoes D. modern Italian wonderful sports shoes
17. Studies indicate ________collecting art today than ever before.
A. there more people B. more people that are
C. that there are more people D. people there are more
18. Tom: A lot of money goes for AIDS research.
Mary: Yes, because it’s ________that the government is spending a lot of money finding a cure.
A. a so serious disease C. so a serious disease
B. so serious a disease D. such serious disease
19. I’m leaving the key under the pot in the garden________you should be home earlier than usual.
A. because B. so that C. though D. in case
20. Today’s football match has been ________ because of the bad weather. They will play next Saturday instead.
 A. looked for B. taken after C. put off D. given away
21. Tet is also the time for children to receive lucky money ________ in red envelopes.
A. which wrapped B. wrapped C. wrapping D. to wrap
22. ________have tried their best to protect the environments, but their efforts seem to be nothing compared to
what people are doing to harm it.
A. Poachers B. Industrialists C. Producers D. Conservationists
23. ________Christmas Eve, people often have parties late at midnight.
A. On B. In C. At D. From
24. While the boss was away, her assistant stood _______her and helped her solve any problems arising.
A. up to B. in for C. up against D. out of
PART 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the
following exchanges. (0.2 pt)
Question 25: “____________?” “I love it. It's great, especially at night.”
A. When do you often listen to classical music? B. How do you like classical music?
C. How often do you listen to classical music? D. What kind of music do you like?
Question 26: Tom: “Hello, nice to see you again.” Jerry: “______.”
A. I don’t think you are B. You shouldn’t be so
C. Me too D. Neither am I
PART 3. 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. (0.2 pt)
Question 27. The consequences of the typhoon were disastrous due to the lack of precautionary measures.
A. physical B. severe C. beneficial D. damaging
Question 28. Despite careful preparation, the candidate got cold feet when asked a challenging question and gave
an unsatisfactory answer.
A. got nervous B. became aggressive C. stayed confident D. had a fever
PART 4. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in the following question. (0.2 pt)
29. He talks continuously with his friends about his achievements. He’s kind of person who is always
blowing his own horn.
A. modest B. trying his best C. active D. showing off
30. She was brought up in a well-off family. She can't understand the problem we are facing.
A. wealthy B. broke C. kind D. poor
PART 5. The passage below contains 10 errors. UNDERLINE and CORRECT them. Write your answers in the
numbered blanks provided. (1.0 pt)
When I was a boy, children always objected to wear school 31. …wearing……….
uniform but teachers were keen about it because they said all 32. ……keen on…….
of us looked like. Otherwise, they said, children would compete 33. ……poor…….
with each other and the poorer children would be shameful 34. …unhappy……….
because people would see straight away what poor they were. In 35. …given……….
recent years, however, many schools have giving up the idea of 36. ………….
making children to wear uniform but, funnily enough, said that 37. ………….
children can wear what they like, they have adopted an uniform 38. ………….
of them own. Once a journalist came to a school, he found out 39. ………….
that all the boys and girls at the school were dressed of jeans 40. ………….
SECTION THREE: READING (3.0 pts)
PART 1. Read the text below and decide which answer( A, B, C, or D)best fits each numbered gap. Write your
answers in the numbered boxes below.(1.4pts)
WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY
A __(0)____ memory is often seen __(41)_____ something that comes naturally, and a bad memory as
something that cannot be changed, but actually (42)______ is a lot that you can do to improve your memory.
We all remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that bore us. This no doubt explains the
reason (43)______ schoolboys remember football results effortlessly but struggle with dates from their history
lessons! Take an active interest in what you want to remember, and focus on it (44)______. One way to make
yourself more interested is to ask questions - the more the better!
Physical exercise is also important for your memory, because it increases your heart (45)______ and sends
more oxygen to your brain, and that makes your memory work better. Exercise also reduces stress, __(46)__ is
very bad for the memory.
The old saying that eating fish makes you brainy may be true after all. Scientists have discovered that the fats
(47)______ in fish like tuna, sardines and salmon as well as in olive oil help to improve the memory. Vitamin-rich
fruits such as oranges, strawberries and red grapes are all good brain food, too.
0. A. bad B. good C. better D. well
41. A. so B. as C. on D. from
42. A. there B. it C. that D. this
43. A. why B. what C. how D. which
44. A. hardly B. slightly C. consciously D. easily
45. A. degree B. level C. rate D. grade
46. A. who B. which C. that D. whose
47. A. made B. existed C. founded D. found
PART 2. Read the text and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions. Write
your answers in the numbered boxes below. (1.6pts)
Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and
medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only
during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace.
One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud was
a distraction to others. Examinations of factors related to the historical development of silent reading have revealed
that it became the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves changed in
character.
The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers. As the number
of readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some reduction in the need to
read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a
private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading aloud would cause
distraction to other readers.
Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for
information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of materials such as newspapers was in some way
mentally weakening. Indeed, this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its virtues, the
old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and
periodicals for a specialised readership on the other.
By the end of the twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and to use
reading skills which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural and
technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term “reading” implied.
48. Reading aloud was more common in the medieval world because ___________.
A. few people could read to themselves
B. there were few places available for private reading
C. silent reading had not been discovered
D. people relied on reading for entertainment
49. The word “commonplace” in the first paragraph mostly means “___ ”.
A. attracting attention B. for everybody’s use C. most preferable D.
widely used
50. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to_________.
A. a distraction to others B. silent reading C. reading aloud D. examinations
51. Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of _______.
A. the decreasing need to read aloud B. the development of libraries
C. the increase in literacy D. the decreasing number of listeners
52. It can be inferred that the emergence of the mass media and specialised reading materials was an indication of
_________.
A. a decline of standards of literacy B. a change in the readers’ interest
C. an improvement of printing techniques D. an alteration in educationalists’ attitudes
53. All of the following might be the factors that affected the continuation of the old shared literacy culture
EXCEPT ______ .
A. the inappropriate reading skills B. the printed mass media
C. the diversity of reading materials D. the specialised readership
54. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Reading aloud was more common in the past than it is today.
B. The change in reading habits was partly due to the social, cultural and technological changes.
C. The decline of reading aloud was wholly due to its distracting effect.
D. Not all printed mass media was appropriate for reading aloud.
55. The writer of this passage is attempting to_______.
A. encourage the growth of reading B. explain how reading habits have developed
C. show how reading methods have improved D. change people’s attitudes
SECTION FOUR: WRITING (3.0 pts)
PART 1. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original
sentence, using the words in brackets.
56. She started working as a secretary five years ago. (BEEN)
She has been worked as a secretary for five year
57. Sarah wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize her. (AVOID)
Sarah wore dark glassee so that avoid being recognize
58. We left quietly so that we didn’t disturb the baby. (TO)

59. Could you possibly help me with this box? (MIND)

Would you mind helping me with this box
60. Don’t forget to contact me if you come to London. (TOUCH)
Don’t forget to
61. They couldn’t understand the lecturer because she spoke so fast. (TOO)
The lecturer spoke too fast for them to understand
62. Paul is the only person who has replied to the invitation. (NOBOBY)
………………………………………………………………………………
PART 2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
63. I would prefer you not to mention this matter to anyone else.
I’d rather to you not to mention this matter to anyone else
64. Minh laughed heartily when I told him the joke.
The joke
65. Thanks to her mother’s encouragement, she entered the beauty contest.
Had it ……………………………………………………………………………….
66. It is said that the robber was caught while climbing up a fence.
The robber ………………………………………………………………………………
67. Lan said: “Do you know the name of the woman who is talking to your mother, Nam?”
Lan asked Nam ……………………………………………………………………………….
68. It’s a pity her brother can’t speak English as fluently as a native speaker.
Her brother wishes ……………………………………………………………………………….
69. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day.
Only by training hard everyday can you become a good athlete
70. Success depends on hard work.
The harder you work the more successful you are