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UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM 2012 PRACTICE TEST 1
TRNG THPT CHUYN I HC S PHM H NI
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. pessimistic B. business C. dissolve D. miss
2. A. intervention B. legal C. rsum D. domestic
3. A. aerial B. clap C. care D. scary
4. A. investment B. island C. optimistic D. substantial
5. A. acacia B. expand C. category D. applicant
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
6. The word Olympic _____ from Olympian in Greece.
A. has come B. came C. comes D. is coming
7. Prices _____ considerably since this time last year.
A. have raised B. rose C. raised D. have risen
8. By the year 2050, many people currently employed _____ their jobs.
A. will be losing B. will have lost C. have lost D. are losing
9. _____ a famous personality has its advantages and its disadvantages.
A. To be B. Be C. Been D. Being
10. _____ he took off his dark glasses, I recognized him.
A. Whenever B. As soon as C. Then D. While
11. _____ the weather forecast, it will rain heavily later this morning.
A. On account of B. Due to C. According to D. Because of
12. Youd better stop spending money, _____ youll end up in debt.
A. if B. in case C. unless D. otherwise
13. Give her a telephone number to ring _____ she gets lost.
A. whether B. perhaps C. in case D. unless
14. There was a small room into _____ we all crowded.
A. it B. where C. that D. which
15. Minhs compositions are full of mistakes, but they are very _____.
A. so far as B. as far as C. as long as D. so that
16. I find my boss difficult to work with he is always _____ my idea.
A. critical B. critic C. criticizing D. criticism
17. Many modern refrigerators never need _____.
A. frosting B. frosty C. defrosting D. defrosted
18. Phil was sentenced to three years _____ for his part in the robbery.
A. prisoner B. imprisonment C. imprison D. prison
19. Julia is being kept in an isolation ward because she is highly _____.
A. infected B. infection C. infectious D. infecting
20. Dont put David in charge of arranging the theater trip; hes too _____.
A. organized B. well-organized C. unorganized D. organizing
21. The rhinoceros, whose numbers have dropped alarmingly recently, has been declared a(n)
_____ species.
A. danger B. endanger C. dangerous D. endangered
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22. Brighton is a famous _____ town on the south coast of England.
A. port B. resort C. seaside D. coast
23. My friends have just moved to a new flat in the residential area on the _____ of Paris.
A. suburbs B. side C. outside D. outskirts
24. My parents always _____ of my smoking. They even told me once it would stop me growing
taller.
A. disproved B. approved C. disapproved D. proved
25. Its not true. Hes _____ a lot of nonsense!
A. saying B. speaking C. talking D. telling
26. Dont believe a word Bob says. Hes a terrible _____.
A. lier B. lieperson C. lieman D. liar
27. Many old people dont like to change. They are very set in their _____.
A. lives B. habits C. routines D. ways
28. The old car is reliable; so far it hasnt let me _____.
A. in B. down C. up D. through
29. The noise of the typewriter really _____ me off. I just couldnt concentrate.
A. put B. pulled C. set D. took
30. Many young people travel all over the world, and do all kinds of jobs before they _____.
A. lie down B. settle down C. put down D. touch down
31. Tom: Shall we go out tonight? Jane: _____.
A. Yes, I can B. Yes, we are C. Yes, we go D. Yes, lets
32. Nga: I hear The Golden Bridge is a very good film. Hoa: _____.
A. No, I dont hear that B. Yes, its boring C. Yes, its very exciting D. No, I hear it, too
33. Minh: What would you like to do at the weekend? Phong: _____.
A. I like to do a lot B. Id like to see a football match
C. I cant stand it D. I dont like to see a football match
34. Julia: _____ Carol: No, thats Helens.
A. Is your luggage this one? B. Are these your luggage?
C. Is this your luggage? D. Are your luggage these ones?
35. Mrs. Brown: What is the matter with your son? Mrs. Black: _____
A. He went to London two weeks ago.
B. Hes just graduated from university.
C. He did an experiment on a cure for the headache.
D. Hes got a headache.
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.
36. The earth was flat, was believed by most people in the fifteenth century.
A B C D
37. The stars are such far away that they cant be seen without a telescope.
A B C D
38. Nora hardly ever misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournament.
A B C D
39. The most coral islands develop from reefs that grow up around volcanic islands.
A B C D
40. The examination will test your ability to understand spoken English, to read
A B
non-technical language, and writing correctly.
C D
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks.
If you are an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer or a snarl. It has
become a symbol of our wasteful, throwaway society. But there seems little doubt it is here to stay,
and the truth is, of course, that plastics have brought enormous (41) _____, even environmental
ones. It's not really the plastics themselves that are the environmental evil it's the way society
chooses to use and (42) _____ them.
Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal non-
renewable natural (43) _____. We import well over three million tons of the stuff in Britain each year
and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away. A high (44) _____ of our annual consumption is in
the (45) _____ of packaging, and this (46) _____ about seven per cent by weight, of our domestic
refuse. Almost all of it could be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (47)
_____ is growing fast.
The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich they have a higher calorific (48) _____ than
coal and one method of recovery strongly (49) _____ by the plastic manufacturers is the (50)
_____ of waste plastic into a fuel.
41. A. pleasures B. benefits C. savings D. profits
42. A. dispose B. store C. endanger D. abuse
43. A. resources B. processes C. products D. fuels
44. A. portion B. amount C. proportion D. rate
45. A. way B. kind C. form D. type
46. A. takes B. makes C. carries D. constitutes
47. A. manufacture B. plant C. factory D. industry
48. A. degree B. value C. demand D. effect
49. A. desired B. argued C. favored D. presented
50. A. conversion B. melting C. change D. replacement
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet in indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
Although speech is the most advanced form of communication, there are many ways of
communicating without using speech. Signals, signs, symbols, and gestures may be found in every
known culture. The basic function of a signal is to impinge upon the environment in such a way
that it attracts attention, as, for example, the dots and dashes of a telegraph circuit. Coded to
refer to speech, the potential for communication is very great. Less adaptable to the codification
of words, signs also contain meaning in and of themselves. A stop sign or a barber pole conveys
meaning quickly and conveniently. Symbols are more difficult to describe than either signals or
signs because of their intricate relationship with the receivers cultural perceptions. In some
cultures, applauding in a theater provides performers with an auditory symbol of approval.
Gestures such as waving and handshaking also communicate certain cultural messages.
Although signals, signs, symbol, and gestures are very useful, they do have a major
disadvantage. They usually do not allow ideas to be shared without the sender being directly
adjacent to the receiver. As a result, means of communication intended to be used for long
distances and extended periods are based upon speech. Radio, television, and the telephone
are only a few.
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51. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Gestures B. Communication C. Speech D. Signs and signals
52. What does the author say about speech?
A. It is dependent upon the advances made by inventors.
B. It is the most advanced form of communication.
C. It is necessary for communication to occur.
D. It is the only true form of communication.
53. According to the passage, what is a signal?
A. A form of communication that interrupts the environment.
B. The most difficult form of communication to describe.
C. The form of communication most related to cultural perception.
D. A form of communication which may be used across long distances.
54. The phrase impinge on in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. prohibit B. vary C. intrude D. improve
55. The word it in paragraph 1 refers to _____.
A. way B. environment C. function D. signal
56. The word potential in paragraph 1 could be replaced by _____.
A. advanced B. possibility C. organization D. range
57. The word intricate in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by _____.
A. inefficient B. complicate C. historical D. uncertain
58. Applauding was cited as an example of _____.
A. a signal B. a sign C. a gesture D. a symbol
59. Why were the telephone, radio, and TV invented?
A. Because people believed that sign, signals, and symbols were obsolete
B. Because people wanted new forms of entertainment
C. Because people were unable to understand signs, signals, and symbols
D. Because people wanted to communicate across long distances
60. It may be concluded from this passage that _____.
A. only some cultures have signs, signals, and symbols
B. waving and handshaking are not related to culture
C. signs, signals, symbols and gestures are forms of communication
D. symbols are very easy to define and interpret
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet in indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient, is really much more sophisticated
than that of a computer. Researches approaching the problem from a variety of points of view
have all concluded that there is a great deal more stored in our minds than has been generally
supposed. Dr. Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgeon, proved that by stimulating their brains
electrically, he could elicit the total recall of complex events in his subjects' lives. Even dreams and
other minor events supposedly forgotten for many years suddenly emerged in detail.
The memory trace is the term for whatever forms the internal representation of the specific
information about the event stored in the memory. Assumed to have been made by structural
changes in the brain, the memory trace is not subject to direct observation but is rather a
theoretical construct that is used to speculate about how information presented at a particular
time can cause performance at a later time. Most theories include the strength of the memory
trace as a variable in the degrees of learning, retention, and retrieval possible for a memory. One
theory is that the fantastic capacity for storage in the brain is the result of an almost unlimited
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combination of interconnections between brain cells, stimulated by patterns of activity. Repeated
references to the same information support recall. Or, to say that another way, improved
performance is the result of strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory.
61. With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?
A. Neurosurgery B. Human memory C. Dr. Wilder Penfield D. Chemical reactions
62. The word "formerly" in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by _____.
A. from time to time B. in general C. in the past D. by chance
63. The word that in paragraph 1 refers to _____.
A. the computer B. the effeciency C. the memory D. the sophistication
64. Compared with a computer, human memory is _____.
A. more limited B. less dependable C. more complex D. less durable
65. According to the passage, researchers have concluded that _____.
A. human memory is inefficient
B. the mind has a much greater capacity for memory than was previously believed
C. different points of view are valuable
D. the physical basis for memory is clear
66. The word elicit in paragraph 1 is closet in meaning to _____.
A. cause B. prove C. prevent D. reject
67. How did Penfield stimulate dreams and other minor events from the past?
A. By surgery B. By repetition
C. By chemical stimulation D. By electrical stimulation
68. The word "bonds" in the last sentence of the passage means _____.
A. responsibilities B. agreements C. promises D. connections
69. According to the passage, the capacity for storage in the brain _____.
A. has a limited combination of relationships
B. is not influenced by repetition
C. can be understood by examining the physiology of the brain
D. is stimulated by patterns of activity
70. All of the following are true of a memory trace EXCEPT that _____.
A. it is probably made by structural changes in the brain
B. it is related to the degree of recall supported by repetition
C. it is able to be observed directly by investigators
D. it is a theoretical construct that we use to form hypotheses
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following sentences.
71. Hes forgotten Pauls phone number.
A. Pauls phone number was easy for him to forget.
B. He must have forgotten that Pauls phone number was.
C. He couldnt remember what Pauls phone number.
D. Remembering Pauls phone number was different for him.
72. The repairs to my roof will be expensive.
A. Much repairs will cost me a lot of money.
B. Even though it is expensive, Ill repair my roof.
C. My expensive roof will be repaired.
D. Repairing my roof will cost my a lot of money.

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73. I cant find my shoes.
A. My shoes cant have been found.
B. I wish I know where my shoes were.
C. If I could have my shoes found.
D. I hope someone will know the place of my shoes.
74. Boggs had committed a serious crime.
A. A serious crime had been committing Boggs.
B. Boggs was guilty of committing a serious crime.
C. A serious crime had been caused Boggss commit.
D. Boggs had resulted in committing a serious crime.
75. The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.
A. There was not enough time to hold the meeting.
B. The meeting is planned to start in a short time.
C. The meeting lasted much longer than usual.
D. People wanted to get away, so the meeting began early.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct option to each of the following sentences.
76. I didnt see anyone but I felt as though _____.
A. I have been watched B. I be watched
C. I am watched D. I was being watched
77. Dont _____! They can be recyled.
A. throw your empty wine bottles down B. put your empty wine bottles out
C. throw your empty wine bottles away D. put your empty wine bottles down
78. _____, insist on a full refund.
A. Whatever he will say B. Whatever he said
C. Whatever he says D. Whatever he would say
79. If Im tired in evenings, _____.
A. I went to bed early B. I go to bed early
C. Id go to bed early D. Id have gone to bed early
80. Can you see these letters first, please? The others _____.
A. arent answered immediately B. havent to be answered immediately
C. dont have to been answered immediately D. dont have to be answered immediately
THE END OF THE TEST

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ANSWER KEY
1 A B C D 21 A B C D 41 A B C D 61 A B C D
2 A B C D 22 A B C D 42 A B C D 62 A B C D
3 A B C D 23 A B C D 43 A B C D 63 A B C D
4 A B C D 24 A B C D 44 A B C D 64 A B C D
5 A B C D 25 A B C D 45 A B C D 65 A B C D
6 A B C D 26 A B C D 46 A B C D 66 A B C D
7 A B C D 27 A B C D 47 A B C D 67 A B C D
8 A B C D 28 A B C D 48 A B C D 68 A B C D
9 A B C D 29 A B C D 49 A B C D 69 A B C D
10 A B C D 30 A B C D 50 A B C D 70 A B C D
11 A B C D 31 A B C D 51 A B C D 71 A B C D
12 A B C D 32 A B C D 52 A B C D 72 A B C D
13 A B C D 33 A B C D 53 A B C D 73 A B C D
14 A B C D 34 A B C D 54 A B C D 74 A B C D
15 A B C D 35 A B C D 55 A B C D 75 A B C D
16 A B C D 36 A B C D 56 A B C D 76 A B C D
17 A B C D 37 A B C D 57 A B C D 77 A B C D
18 A B C D 38 A B C D 58 A B C D 78 A B C D
19 A B C D 39 A B C D 59 A B C D 79 A B C D
20 A B C D 40 A B C D 60 A B C D 80 A B C D