PHẦN 3: ĐỀ ÔN LUYỆN THI PRACTICE TEST 3

PART A. PHONETICS (10 POINTS)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.

Underline ten extra words in the following passage. Write the words in the space given. The Business of‘Bling’

A New Orleans rapper is named 'BG' coined the term 'bling bling' to 0.__ is_________describe his taste in flashy jewellery. Since then, it has had certainly not gone 26._____unnoticed as a fashion statement. In fact, it's the byword for a glamorous, but 27.______extravagant lifestyle. Bling means big money, so it’s hardly ever surprising 28.______________people are keen on it. When footballer David Beckham wanted a gift for his wife, he commissioned from New York designer 'Jacob the jeweller’ to send a priceless 29._______________pink diamond ring to Spain to surprise at her with the unexpected present. 30._______________Other New York jewellers have client lists that are increasingly be made up 31.____of hip-hop and R&B stars. The hip-hop industry is valued at an incredible sum total 32.______of money per annually. As with the world of fashion, hip-hop stars are now 33.___joining in and feverishly creating jewellery lines of their own ability. And they 34.________face fierce competition from those who in the rap world. It seems jewellery 35.______has become much more than just a basic accessory.

(adapted from Cambridge English Advanced Result Student's Book)

Since then, it has had certainly not gone 26._____unnoticed as a fashion statement.

In fact, it's the byword for a glamorous, but 27.______extravagant lifestyle.

Bling means big money, so it’s hardly ever surprising 28.______________people are keen on it

When footballer David Beckham wanted a gift for his wife, he commissioned from New York designer 'Jacob the jeweller’ to send a priceless 29._______________pink diamond ring to Spain to surprise at her with the unexpected present

30._______________Other New York jewellers have client lists that are increasingly be made up

31.____of hip-hop and R&B stars. The hip-hop industry is valued at an incredible sum total

32.______of money per annually. As with the world of fashion,

hip-hop stars are now 33.___joining in and feverishly creating jewellery lines of their own ability

And they 34.________face fierce competition from those who in the rap world

It seems jewellery 35.______has become much more than just a basic accessory.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.

PART C. READING (35 POINTS)

Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with (51)………..of

various unethical acts over the past decade. They’ve wasted tonnes of food, they've underpaid their suppliers and they’ve contributed to (52) ………..plastic waste in their

packaging, which has had its impact on our environment.

But supermarkets and grocers are starting to sit up and take notice. In response to growing consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have (53)………..a pact promising

to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets are now beginning to take some responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the (54) ………..to our environment, with one

major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own­brand products by 2023.

In response to criticisms over food waste, some supermarkets are donating some of their food surplus. (55)……….., charities estimate that they are only accessing two per

cent of supermarkets' total food surplus, so this (56) ……….. seems to be solving the

problem. Some say that supermarkets are simply not doing enough. Most supermarkets operate under a veil of secrecy when asked for exact figures of food wastage, and without more transparency it is hard to come up with a systematic approach to avoiding waste and to (57)………..surplus food.

Some smaller companies are now taking matters into their own hands and offering consumers a greener, more environmentally friendly option. Shops like Berlin's Original Unverpakt and London’s Bulk Market are plastic-free shops that have opened in recent years, (58)………..customers to use their own containers or compostable bags. Online

grocer Farmdrop eliminates the need for large warehouses and the risk of huge food surplus by delivering fresh (59)………..from local farmers to its customers on a daily (60)

………..via electric cars, offering farmers the lion’s share of the retail price.

(adaptedfrom learnenglish.britishcounciLorg)

Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with (51)………..of various unethical acts over the past decade.

They’ve wasted tonnes of food, they've underpaid their suppliers and they’ve contributed to (52) ………..plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its impact on our environment.

In response to growing consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have (53)………..a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage

they play in contributing to the (54) ………..to our environment, with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own­brand products by 2023.

In response to criticisms over food waste, some supermarkets are donating some of their food surplus. (55)………..,

charities estimate that they are only accessing two per cent of supermarkets' total food surplus, so this (56) ……….. seems to be solving the problem.

when asked for exact figures of food wastage, and without more transparency it is hard to come up with a systematic approach to avoiding waste and to (57)………..surplus food.

Shops like Berlin's Original Unverpakt and London’s Bulk Market are plastic-free shops that have opened in recent years (58)………..customers to use their own containers or compostable bags

Online grocer Farmdrop eliminates the need for large warehouses and the risk of huge food surplus by delivering fresh (59)………..

from local farmers to its customers on a daily (60) ………..via electric cars, offering farmers the lion’s share of the retail price.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

Humans start developing a sense of humour as early as six weeks old, when babies begin to laugh and smile in (61)………… to stimuli. Laughter is universal across all human cultures and even exists in some forms in rats, chimps, and bonobos. Like other human emotions and expressions, laughter and humour provide psychological scientists (62)…………resources for studying human psychology, ranging (63)…………the development of language to the neuroscience of social perception.

Theories focusing on the evolution of laughter point to it as an important adaptation for social communication. (64) …………, for example, the recorded laughter in TV comedy shows. Back in 1950, US sound engineer Charley Douglass hated dealing with the unpredictable laughter of live audiences, so started recording his own ‘laugh tracks’. These were intended to help people at home feel (65)…………they were in a social situation, such as a crowded theatre. Douglass even recorded various types of laughter, as well as mixtures of laughter from men, women, and children. In doing so, he picked (66)…………on a quality of laughter that is now interesting researchers: a simple 'haha' communicates a remarkable amount of socially relevant information.

In one study (67)…………in 2016, samples of laughter from pairs of English-

speaking students were recorded at the University of California, Santa Cruz. A team (68) …………up of more than 30 psychological scientists, anthropologists, and biologists then played these recordings to listeners from 24 diverse societies, from indigenous tribes in New Guinea to city-dwellers in India and Europe. Participants were asked (69)…………they thought the people laughing were friends or strangers. (70)…………    average, the results were remarkably consistent: worldwide, people’s guesses were correct approximately 60% of the time.

(adapted from IELTS15 Academic Student’s Book with Answers’)

Humans start developing a sense of humour as early as six weeks old, when babies begin to laugh and smile in (61)………… to stimuli

Like other human emotions and expressions, laughter and humour provide psychological scientists (62)…………resources for studying human psychology

ranging (63)…………the development of language to the neuroscience of social perception.

(64) …………, for example, the recorded laughter in TV comedy shows.

These were intended to help people at home feel (65)…………they were in a social situation, such as a crowded theatre.

In doing so, he picked (66)…………on a quality of laughter that is now interesting researchers: a simple 'haha' communicates a remarkable amount of socially relevant information.

In one study (67)…………in 2016, samples of laughter from pairs of English- speaking students were recorded at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

A team (68) …………up of more than 30 psychological scientists, anthropologists, and biologists then played these recordings to listeners from 24 diverse societies

Participants were asked (69)…………they thought the people laughing were friends or strangers

70)…………          average, the results were remarkably consistent: worldwide, people’s guesses were correct approximately 60% of the time.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

CLOTHING AND COSTUME

The ancient Greeks and the Chinese believed that we first clothed our bodies for some physical reasons, such as protecting ourselves from the elements. Ethnologists and psychologists have invoked psychological reasons: modesty, taboo, magical influence, or the desire to please. Anthropological research indicates that the function of the earliest clothing was to carry objects. Our hunting - gathering ancestors had to travel great distances to obtain food. For the male hunters, carrying was much easier if they were wearing simple belts or animal skins from which they could hang weapons and tools. For the female gatherers, more elaborate carrying devices were necessary. Women had to transport collected food back to the settlement and also had to carry babies, so they required bags or slings.

Another function of early clothing - providing comfort and protection - probably developed at the same time as utility. As human beings multiplied and spread out from the warm lands in which they evolved, they covered their bodies more and more to maintain warmth and to carry objects in our clothes. And like our hunting - gathering ancestors, most men still carry things on their person, as if they still needed to keep their arms free for hunting, while women tend to have a separate bag for carrying, as if they were still food - gatherers. But these two functions of clothing are only two of many uses to which we put the garments that we wear today.

There is a clear distinction between attire that constitutes 'clothing' and attire that is more aptly termed ‘costume’. We might say that clothing has to do with covering the body, and costume concerns the choice of a particular form of garment for a particular purpose. Clothing depends primarily on such physical conditions as climate, health, and textile, while costume reflects social factors such as personal status, religious beliefs, aesthetics, and the wish to be distinguished from or to emulate others.

Even in early human history, costume fulfilled a function beyond that of simple utility. [80A] Costume helped to impose authority or inspire fear. A chieftain’s costume embodied attributes expressing his power, while a warrior’s costume enhanced his physical superiority and suggested he was superhuman. Costume often had a magical significance such as investing humans with the attributes of other creatures through the addition of ornaments to identify the wearer with animals, gods, or heroes. [80B] In more recent times, professional or administrative costume is designed to distinguish the wearer and to express personal or delegated authority. [80C] Costume communicates the status of the wearer, and with very few exceptions, the aim is to display as high a status as possible. Costume denotes power, and since power is often equated with health, costume has come to be an expression of social class and material prosperity. [80D]

A uniform is a type of costume that serves the important function of displaying membership in a group: school, sports team, occupation, or armed force. Military uniform denotes rank and is intended not only to express group membership but also to protect the body and to intimidate. A soldier’s uniform says, ‘I am part of a powerful machine, and when you deal with me, you deal with my whole organization.’ Uniforms are immediate beacons of power and authority. If a person needs to display power - a police officer, for example - then the body can be virtually transformed. Height can be exaggerated with protective headgear, thick clothing can make the body look broader and stronger, and boots can enhance the power of the legs. Uniforms also convey low social status; at the bottom of the scale, the uniform of the prisoner denotes membership in the society of convicted criminals.

Religious costume signifies spiritual or superhuman authority and possesses a significance that identifies the wearer with a belief or god. A successful clergy has always displayed impressive vestments of one kind or another that clearly demonstrate the religious leader’s dominant status.

(Delta’s Key to the Next Generation TOEFL Test Advanced Skill Practice for the IBT)

According to the passage, psychological reasons for wearing clothing include……….

According to the passage, what aspect of humanity’s hunting - gathering past is reflected in the clothing of today?

The phrase "these two functions" in paragraph 2 refers to………..

Which sentence below best expresses the essential information in the underlined sentence in paragraph 3? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.

The word "ornaments" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to………..

The word "beacons" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to………..

Why does the author discuss the police officer's uniform in paragraph 5?………..

All of the following are likely to be indicated by a person’s costume EXCEPT………..

Look at the four options [80A], [80B], [80C] and [80D], which indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage. Where would the sentence best fit? Such power is seen clearly in the judge’s robes and the police officer's uniform.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.

Read the following passage and choose the correct paragraphs from A to G the one which fits each gap.

THE BOAT OF MY DREAMS

Missing paragraphs:

A.      It’s not that I'm suggesting that sailors should go back to enduring every hardship. It's always been important to me that my boats have a coal stove for warmth and dryness and cosy berths for sleeping. But why go cruising at all if every sail sets and furls itself?

B.      Back on land, however, it is a sad fact that the very antiquity of classic boats means that they need a lot of looking after. When I had a bad injury to my back, I realized that my 15-year love affair with her had to end. Searching for a younger replacement produced no credible contenders, so I decided to build a new boat from scratch.

C. The next version was nearly right and by the time the final one appeared, the form was perfect. The completed boat has now crossed the North Atlantic and has won four out of her first six racing starts.

D.      At the same time, having lived abroad an ancient wooden beauty in the early seventies, it's easier to understand more of this are of the mechanics. My designer, for example, knows more about the ways of a boat on the sea than anyone I can think of.

E.      Perhaps I am, though I doubt it. This boat has benefited from all the magic of old- fashioned boat design, but it would have been a much harder job without the advances of modern know-how.

F.      For me a boat should always be a boat and not a cottage on the water. When I bought an earlier boat, Hirta, in which I circumnavigated Britain for a TV race series, the previous owner observed that she had every comfort, but no luxury. During my long relationship with her, Hirta taught me how wise he was.

This week, the Summer Boat Show in London is a resplendent with fine yachts, bristling with new technology. Nearly all are descendants of the hull-shape revolution that took place 25 years ago. By contrast, my own lies quietly on a tidal creek off the south coast. She was designed last year but, seeing her, you might imagine her to be 100 years old and think that her owner must be some kind of lost-soul romantic.

(81).………..

It has to be said, however, that despite being an indispensable tool in current design methods and boat-building practice, sophisticated technology and technology frequently insulates crews from the harsh realities of maritime life. These are often the very realities they hoped to rediscover by going to sea in the first place.(82)………...

The occasional battle with flapping canvas is surely part of a seaman’s life. And for what purpose should we abandon common sense and move our steering positions from the security of the aft end to some vulnerable perch half-way to the bow? The sad answer is that this creates a cabin like that of an ocean liner, with space for a bed larger than the one at home.

(83)………...

Her sails were heavy, and she had no pumped water, no electricity to speak of, no fridge, no central heating, no winches, and absolutely no electronics, especially in the navigation department, yet she was the kindest, easiest boat that I have ever sailed at sea.

(84)………...

The Westerman has never disappointed me. Although Nigel Irens, the designer, and Ed Burnett, his right-hand man, are adept with computer-assisted design programs, Irens initially drew this boat on a paper napkin, and only later transferred his ideas to the computer. After this had generated a set of lines, he carved a model, just as boatyards did in the days of sail. Together we considered the primary embryonic vessel, then led the design back into the electronic box for modification.

(85)………...

Her appearance is ageless, her motion at sea is a pleasure and her accommodation, much of it in reclaimed pitch pine, emanates an atmosphere of deep peace. Maybe this is because she was drawn purely as a sailing because she was drawn purely as a sailing craft, without reference to any furniture we might put into her. That is the well-tried method of the sea.

In her timeless serenity, she is the living proof that it works; that there is no need to follow current fashions to find satisfaction, and that sometimes it pays to listen to the lessons of history. Constructed in timber treated with a penetrating glue, she is totally impervious to water. Thus she has all the benefits of a glass fibre boat yet looks like, feels like and sails like the real thing.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.

Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.

Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.

Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.

Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.

Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’.

PART B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (40 POINTS)

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

We………..up the hill for half an hour when we realized we………..in the direction of the castle.

Neither my travel’s cheques nor the money I had with mesufficient to pay the bill.

I sometimes find it hard to………..a balance between work and my home life.

I couldn’t………..laughing when he fell in the pool with all his clothes on; it was so funny.

John won four medals at the competitions. His parents………..very proud of him.

A strange rattling noise forced the driver to………..onto the hard shoulder.

On Sundays, many people take their cars to service stations………..

The search………..had no luck in finding the missing child.

The bank is reported in the local newspaper………..in broad daylight yesterday.

This school has………..since its first year in operation, when it only had twenty students.

There is still a………..of hope that the rescuers will find survivors.

You will see it is not a very difficult job. All………..is to keep the guests interested.

Before the product is put on the market, the company must………..whether it complies bwith safety standards.

I’d like to take this………..of wishing you all the best of luck with your exams.

Susan: “Would you like another coffee?”

       Demi: “………..”

Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each of the following sentences.

People who are………..may need some help filling in forms. (LITERACY)

Many children may create………..friends to talk to. (IMAGINE)

I’m slightly………..about whether Sean's idea is going to work. (DUBIETY)

We often think of ourselves as living in a time of………..technological change and development. (CONTINUE)

We need to rely more on wave power, wind power and other………..sources of energy. (RENEW)

Mary showed a lot of………..in the way she handled the problem with her friends. (MATURE)

Some of the working practices at the factory are, frankly antiquated and totally………..to the modern world. (APPLY)

Your supervisor will be checking up on you………... (PERIOD)

I found her last book of poetry very………... (MOVE)

Mum's fine after her operation, although she’s still a little………..on her feet.(STEADY)

Find one word that can fill in the blank of the three given sentences.

Example:

0…..deep….

a.He falls in a………..sleep and wakes up with a head full of revelations.

b.She had reached a………..understanding of the local culture.c.He is often so………..in his books that he forgets to eat.

.………..

a.We’ve asked the neighbors to keep a/an……….. on the house for us while we're away.

b.The authorities were either unaware of the problem or they turned a blind………..to it.

c.He bought the warehouse with a/an………..to converting it into a hotel.

………..

a.Ultrasonic waves are………..the range of sounds a human can hear.

b.The situation is………..our control.

c.Our success was far………..what we thought possible.

.………..

a.He gets commission on………..of his salary.

b.She was dressed in green from………..to toe.

c.I can't remember the name off the………..of my head

………..

a.Britain, in………..with many other industrialized countries, has experienced major changes over the last 100 years.

b.The two cultures have a lot in………...

c.Their relationship is………..knowledge.

.………..

a.The two groups were similar with………..to income and status.

b.The government has promised to………..human rights.

c.She soon earned the………..of her colleagues.

It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that the author most likely believes which of the following about costume?

PART D. WRITING (15 POINTS) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

 He tried to study hard; however, he didn’t get high marks.

->No matter………………

“You’re wearing a beautiful dress today!”, Susan said to Mary.-> Susan paid…………………

You may try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won't succeed-> There’s no…………………

The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer.->Only after…

It is such a marvelous opportunity that we mustn't miss it.->It is too………………………

Rewrite the second sentence using the given word(s) so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between THREE and EIGHT words including the given words.

You’ve got to persuade the editor not to publish that story. (OUT)

->You’ve got to……………………………………………….that story.

The adverts look exactly the same as the articles in this magazine. (DIFFERENCE)

->It’s impossible…………………………………the adverts in this magazine.

There’s no need for me to tell you that you’ll be paid handsomely for this. (SAYING)

->It……………………………………..that you’ll be paid handsomely for this.

He tried hard but couldn't compensate for what he had done. (AMENDS)->Try………………………………………………………….what he had done.

It’s highly likely that Stephen was listening. (WELL)

->Stephen ……………………listening.

Rewrite the second sentence using the given word(s) so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

A friend of ours fixed our car for us. (HAD)

->We…………………………

They have been building the new stadium for much longer than they originally estimated. (UNDER)

->The new stadium……………………………….

They made me wait for over 20 minutes on the phone! (KEPT)

->I ………

The headmaster was determined to stop all bullying at the school. (END)

->The headmaster………………

No one except Jake has ever beaten me at a game of chess. (ONLY)

->Jake…………