Facebook: @ facebook.com/ JB.com.vn | Trang 1 Tài liệu ôn tập môn Ngoại Ngữ (Ngạch chuyên viên chính và tương đương) năm 2023 PRACTICE TEST 1 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 1: He cooks better than his mother, ______? A. did he B. isn’t he C. does he D. doesn’t he Question 2: My parents decided _________a taxi because it was late. A. take B. to take C. taking D. took Question 3: If energy ______ inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different. A. is B. were C. had been D. will be Question 4: My brother has been working for this company since he __________school. A. leaves B. has left C. left D. will leave Question 5: The plane couldn’t take off _______ the weather was bad. A. because of B. although C. because D. in spite of Question 6: Mary will have finished all her work ________________. A. after her boss had returned B. while her boss was returning C. by the time her boss returns D. as soon as her boss returned Question 7: Despite the instructions, the candidate wrote all her answers on pencil _________ mistake. A. on B. by C. with D. in Question 8 : The event received coverage in a newspaper ____________ in the region. A. was widely distributed B. having distributed widely C. widely distributed D. widely distributing Question 9: You frequently see this kind of violence on ___________television. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø Question 10: Up to now, we have hardly estimated the ______that our country suffered during the war. A. destroyable B. destruction C. destroy D. destructive Question 11 : The plane was able to __________ once the runway was clear. got over B. gone out C. put off D. take off Facebook: @ facebook.com/ JB.com.vn | Trang 2 Question 12: He got to work late and__________ some excuse about being stuck in traffic. A. done B. made C. created D. brought Question 13 : The referee __________ the coin to decide which team would kick the ball first. cast B. tossed C. threw D. caught Question 14 : COVID-19 is a _____________ pandemic caused by a new virus, but there is still no existing vaccine against it. A. cough B. breath C. digest D. respiratory Question 15: I never get a __________of sleep after watching a horror film. A. wink B. blink C. night D. ounce Question 16. Please __________ the lights. It’s too dark in here. A. turn on B. turn off C. take off D. put on 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 each of the following questions. Question 17: We really appreciate your help, without which we couldn’t have got our task done in time. A. feel thankful for B. feel like C. feel bad about D. feel proud of Question 18: My hard-working students expected a good fortune to come in addition to their intelligence. A. thoughtful B. studious C. courteous D. bright 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. Question 19: On the train, there was a fight and the police came, I felt a bit rattled. A. shocked B. calm C. happy D. frightened Question 20: My neighbours are really tight with money. They hate throwing away food, don’t eat out, and always try to find the best price. A. to spend money too easily B. to not like spending money C. to not know the value of money D. to save money as much as possible Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges. Question 21: Mum and Jackson are in the living room. Mum:“Would you like a wedge of cheese cake I’ve just made, darling?” Jackson:”_______________” Facebook: @ facebook.com/ JB.com.vn | Trang 3 A. You’re great parents B. That would be great C. I could help you make it D. I’m having a test tomorrow Question 22: Monica and Mathew are talking about recycling things. Monica: “I think we should recycle the