PRACTICE TEST 1
Exercise 1: Put the verbs into the Present simple.
1. I (not visit) ………………… art museums in Hanoi often because there (be) ………………… not a lot of them.
2. In Vietnam, people often (commute) ………………… to work by personal means of transportation, which (lead) ………………… to heavy traffic congestion during rush hour.
3. My brother, also a lawyer, (have) ………………… a great sense of humor and he always (make) ………………… us laugh.
4. Summer (be) ………………… the hottest season of the year, but many people (enjoy) ………………… it because they can go on vacation.
5. My family (live) ………………… in the capital city of Vietnam, Hanoi, which (have) ………………… a population of about 8 million.
Exercise 2: Put the verbs into the Present simple.
IELTS Speaking Part 2:
Describe a person who dresses well.
Honestly speaking, I (1)…………………(want) to talk about my mother, who (2) ……………(be) a business woman. I love her style for several reasons. First of all, it is her smart choice of wearing clothes. Needless to say, she is very well-dressed, and as a working woman, she always (3)…………………(choose) classy clothes. She sometimes (4)…………………(use) accessory as a special feature for her outfit. Even when the items (5)…………………(be) bought during sale season, she (6)…………………(know) how to mix and match to create a timeless look, which I cannot keep my eyes off. Second of all, she (7)…………………(have) an undeniably sophisticated sense of style, which (8)…………………(make) her look exquisite in almost all kinds of outfit, from designer clothes to casual ones. Whenever we (9)…………………(go) out together, I feel extremely proud as my mother often (10)…………………(dress) simple but very stunning. I really admire her style and I wish I can have the ability to look as stylish as her.
Exercise 3: Put the verbs into correct tense.
IELTS Writing Task One:
The following bar chart illustrates the mobile phone ownership in ten European countries throughout the year from 2005 to 2010.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown.
The bar chart (1)……………………. (show) the increase in the numbers of mobile phone owners in ten European countries over the period from 2005 to 2010.
Overall, in accordance with the bar chart, the number of mobile phone owners (2)……………………. (rise) considerably since 2005. In some countries the figure (3)……………………. (double) over the five years. In France, for example, the number of mobile phone owners (4)……………………. (increase) sevenfold from one million in 205 to seven million in 2010. And, in the UK, the largest number of owners was in 2005, at just under five million, then the number increased to 12 million in 2010. Next, the greatest number of mobile phone owners was in Germany, where ownership (5)……………………. (rise) from 4 million in 2005 to 14 million in 2010. Finally, in the rest of European countries illustrated in the bar chart, the mobile phone owners number (6)……………………. (grow) in the five years.
To sum up, mobile phone users in Europe (7)……………………. (increase) dramatically in the period described by the bar chart.
Exercise 4: Put the verb into the correct tense. You may add extra words like expect, predict, likely.
IELTS Writing Task One – Graph in the future (biểu đồ trong tương lai)
| You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The line graph shows the past and projected finances for a local authority in New Zealand. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words. |
Sample answer
The line graph (1)………………………(illustrate) the financial position of a New Zealand local authority from 2012 to 2022. It is measured in millions of New Zealand dollars. Overall, it can be seen that while rates revenue and user charges (2)…………………………(increase) over the period, borrowings and grants and subsidies (3)…………………………(remain) much lower.
Rates revenues and user charges (4)…………………………(follow) a very similar pattern over the time frame. Rates revenue (5)……………………(stand) at just under 1.5 billion in 2012, which (6)……………………(be) the highest of the four criteria. Though they (7)………………… (remain) stable until 2013, they (8)…………………………(climb) to approximately 2.4 billion dollars in 2022. Like rates revenues, use charges (9)……………………………………… (continuously increase). They (10)……………(begin) the period at 1 billion and (11)…………… (stand) at twice this level by 2022.
Borrowings, on the other hand, (12)………………………… (show) considerable fluctuation. Although having initially increased, they (13)…………………………(drop) to a low of 600 million in 2016, before reaching a peak of just under 1.5 billion in 2020. Borrowings (14)………………… (finish) the period at around the same level that they began. Grant and subsidies (15)………….. (be) the lowest of the four, at under 500 million in 2012. Despite moving up to exceed borrowing briefly in 2016, this low level (16)…………………………(continue) until 2022.
Exercise 5: Identify the mistakes in the sentences below and correct them.
1. I studied Political Science at the moment and I was planning to run for president after I hit 35.
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2. Currently, I have been working as a full-time financial advisor in a prestigious bank in Hanoi. The pay was good and I loved my job so much.
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3. Honestly speaking, I learnt French only because my mother is forcing me to. It’s so much harder than English.
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4. Hi! I called to make a reservation at your restaurant at 7 PM tomorrow. My wife and I have celebrated our 5th year anniversary.
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5. The price of petrol rose dramatically in recent years, posing a possibility of an escalation of trade tensions.
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Exercise 6: Write the complete sentences using past simple tense. Other tenses are acceptable in certain cases.
1. I/move/Hanoi/when/I/in/high school.
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2. My family/use/eat out/every weekend/then/go/cinema/watch/latest/blockbuster.
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3. My sister/spend/$500/her birthday party/last year/because/it/her 30th birthday.
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4. I/buy/Sarah/farewell gift/because/she/leave/Sydney/next month.
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5. There/massive/traffic jam/Melrose Avenue/because/car accident/happen/an hour/before/I/ get/there.
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6. I/guess/Vietnamese people/not use/celebrate/Christmas.
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7. I/not able/buy/bag/at first/because/expensive/but/it/on sale/a few days later/so/I/decide/ buy/it.
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