Part 1 : Gap Fill in Passages
Practice Test
Direction: You will be given 10 minutes to answer questions 1 to 10. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
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(1) 1 living near their companies
2 looking for difficult jobs
3 asking about retirement
4 continuing to work
(2) 1 meet new workers quickly
2 stay at the office longer
3 do other things as well
4 share their job with their families
(3) 1 find new workers
2 make more money
3 save some time
4 buy more supplies
Let's Discuss! Practice Test
Part 1: Vocabulary Check
Direction: Let's study the meaning of the words and their correct pronunciation.
retirement
[ ri / 'tahyuhr / muhnt ]
[noun]
survey
[ 'sur / vey ]
[noun]
earn
[ urn ]
[verb]
phased-in retirement
[ feyzd / in ri / 'tahyuhr / muhnt ]
[noun]
discount
[ dis / 'kount ]
[noun]
produce
[ pruh / 'doos ]
[verb]
participate
[ pahr / 'tis / uh/ peyt ]
[verb]
knowledge
[ 'nol / ij ]
[noun]
Part 1: Comprehension Questions
Directions: Let's study and understand the passage again to check for the answers and its content.
(1) 1 living near their companies
2 looking for difficult jobs
3 asking about retirement
4 continuing to work
(2) 1 meet new workers quickly
2 stay at the office longer
3 do other things as well
4 share their job with their families
(3) 1 find new workers
2 make more money
3 save some time
4 buy more supplies
Part 2 : Q & A based on Passages
Passage 1
Directions: You will be given 10 minutes to read and choose the right answers to the questions.
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(1) Masako is planning to
1 major in both psychology and business management.
2 work for the department of psychology.
3 study hard to become a professor.
4 study at Stanford University.
(2) What does Jim suggest Masako do?
1 Share an apartment with one of his friends.
2 Major in computer programming with Tim.
3 Go and watch tennis.
4 Choose an apartment far from the school.
(3) Jim and Stacy are planning to
1 go back to Japan with Masako.
2 have a party for Masako.
3 find an apartment for Masako.
4 have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.
Let's Discuss! Passage 1
Passage 1: Vocabulary Check
Direction: Let's study the meaning of the words and their correct pronunciation.
outstanding
[ out / 'stan / ding ]
[adjective]
require
[ ri / 'kwahyuhr ]
[verb]
introduce
[ in / truh / 'doos ]
[verb]
major
[ 'mey / jer ]
[noun]
downtown
[ doun / toun ]
[adjective]
belong
[ bih / 'lawng ]
[verb]
arrival
[ uh / 'rahy / vuhl ]
[noun]
Passage 1: Comprehension Questions
Directions: Let's study and understand the passage again to check for the answers and its content.
(1) Masako is planning to
1 major in both psychology and business management.
2 work for the department of psychology.
3 study hard to become a professor.
4 study at Stanford University.
(2) What does Jim suggest Masako do?
1 Share an apartment with one of his friends.
2 Major in computer programming with Tim.
3 Go and watch tennis.
4 Choose an apartment far from the school.
(3) Jim and Stacy are planning to
1 go back to Japan with Masako.
2 have a party for Masako.
3 find an apartment for Masako.
4 have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.
Passage 2
Directions: You will be given 10 minutes to read and choose the right answers to the questions.
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(1) What is true about flying planes as a job?
1 More and more men are interested in doing it.
2 The number of women who want to do it increased in 2016.
3 Only about 5 percent of people have the skills to do it.
4 There are not many people who are interested in doing it.
(2) What is one problem airlines have?
1 It costs too much money to hire pilots with a lot of experience.
2 It takes a lot of time to build more planes for their pilots to fly.
3 They need more pilots because more people travel by plane.
4 They do not have an easy way to find new customers.
(3) One airline in Vietnam
1 is trying to make it easier for women with children to work as pilots.
2 uses pictures of female pilots on its website to hire female pilots.
3 has made it easier for families with children to fly on planes.
4 pays less money to women who want to become pilots.
(4) What is one role that female pilots have?
1 They share new information with passengers.
2 They show passengers views from the plane.
3 They teach young girls how to fly planes.
4 They help passengers to see that women can be pilots.
Let's Discuss! Passage 2
Passage 2: Vocabulary Check
Direction: Let's study the meaning of the words and their correct pronunciation.
challenging
[ 'chal / in / jing ]
[adjective]
particular
[ per / 'tik / yuh / ler ]
[adjective]
hire
[ hahyuhr ]
[verb]
airline
[ 'air / lahyn ]
[noun]
offer
[ 'aw / fer]
[verb]
website
[ 'web / sahyt ]
[noun]
flexible
[ 'flek / suh / buhl ]
[adjective]
childcare
[ 'chahyld / kair ]
[noun]
passenger
[ 'pas / uhn / jer ]
[noun]
astonished
[ uh / 'ston / isht ]
[adjective]
Passage 2: Comprehension Questions
Directions: Let's study and understand the passage again to check for the answers and its content.
(1) What is true about flying planes as a job?
1 More and more men are interested in doing it.
2 The number of women who want to do it increased in 2016.
3 Only about 5 percent of people have the skills to do it.
4 There are not many people who are interested in doing it.
(2) What is one problem airlines have?
1 It costs too much money to hire pilots with a lot of experience.
2 It takes a lot of time to build more planes for their pilots to fly.
3 They need more pilots because more people travel by plane.
4 They do not have an easy way to find new customers.
(3) One airline in Vietnam
1 is trying to make it easier for women with children to work as pilots.
2 uses pictures of female pilots on its website to hire female pilots.
3 has made it easier for families with children to fly on planes.
4 pays less money to women who want to become pilots.
(4) What is one role that female pilots have?
1 They share new information with passengers.
2 They show passengers views from the plane.
3 They teach young girls how to fly planes.
4 They help passengers to see that women can be pilots.