PRACTICE TEST 12
Questions 1 - 4: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
1.
A. controlled
B. returned
C. formed
D. convinced

2.
A. determine
B. combine
C. sunshine
D. underline

3.
A. measure
B. endure
C. pleasure
D. pressure

4.
A. sense
B. send
C. collision
D. seat

Question 5 – 8: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
5.
A. grateful
B. delightful
C. thoughtful
D. wonderful

6.
A. secretary
B. assistance
C. support
D. vacation

7.
A. relationship
B. activity
C. occasional
D. invitation

8.
A. opportunity
B. investment
C. international
D. education

Questions 9 - 24: These are incomplete sentences. Choose one best option to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
Stacey seems to be a bright student. She`s always the first her work.
A. to finish B. finishing C. being finished D. to be finish
We were shocked to hear the news of your _
A. having fired B. having been fired C. to have been fired D. to be fired
11. All the teachers work on an entirely_________ basis. A. volunteer B. volunteered C. voluntary D. voluntarily
12. At present we are __________ an anti-drug campaign. A. setting up for B. carrying out C. taking part D. joining with
13. The work of the charity is funded by voluntary __________ A. movements B. teenagers C. campaigns D. donations
14. A(n) __________ is a person who is killed because of his/ her political beliefs. A. invalid B. soldier C. veteran D. martyr
__________ to the party, they could hardly refuse to go.
A. Having been invited B. To have given C. To have been invited D. Having invited
As we enter the room, we saw a rat ______ towards a hole in the skirting board.
A. scamper B. to scamper C. scampering D. was scampering
It was difficult to a date which was convenient for everyone.
A. agree B. organize C arrange D. provide .
At first I found it difficult on the left-hand side of the road.
A. to get used to drive B. to get used to driving C. being used to drive D. in getting used to driving
The factory is said _______in a fire two years ago. A. being destroyed B. to have been destroyed C. to have destroyed D. to destroy
He had a portrait ________as a birthday present for his daughter.
A. painting B. paint C. painted D. to be painted
We moved to the countryside for some A. peace and quiet B. comfort and advance C. freedom and pleasure D. happiness and enjoyment
By the end of this year my father ________in this company for 10 years.
A. will work B. will have been working C. has been working D. has worked
There ________lots of furniture ________in the furniture department.
A. are / to display B. are / displaying C. is / displaying D. is / on display
He said he would contribute money, but later he backed ________of it.
A. down B. away C. off D. out
Questions 25 - 29: Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to the questions by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
The United Nations has proclaimed December 1st as World AIDS Day, December 3rd International Day of Disabled Persons, and December 5th as the International Volunteer Day. For the last few years, in early December, organizations that involve disabled people and various agencies have organized meeting and exchange programs to mark the three days in Vietnam.

This year UN agencies, the Hanoi Disabled People`s Association and similar organizations will hold an exchange program called "For the Love of Life" on December 3rd at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi. The event is