grade 12 the gcse examination

Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH-Hệ 7 năm Choose the word whose undelined part is pronounced differently 1. A. attracts B. photographs C. cooks D. speeds 2. A. phoned B. jumped C. composed D. loved 3. A. digest B. biologist C. curriculum D. certificate Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others 4. A. supportive B. different C. confide D. contractual 5. A. optimistic B. enthusiast C. education D. personality Choose one best option to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 6. Strong actions that can easily be seen are considered to be big, obvious__________signals. A. verbal B. non- verbal C. tongue D. oral 7. Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world. A. variety B. changes C. conservation D. number. 8. I am really__________in the way he talks, but the way he behaves. A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interestingly 9. He was the only__________that was offered the job. A. apply B. application C. applicant D. applying 10. ______ is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow bigger. A. Wrestling B. Bodybuilding C. Weightlifting D. Badminton 11. After my sister__________her clothes, she began watching T.V A. had washed B. has washed C. was washing D. washes 12. Water__________of hydrogen and oxygen. A. consist B. consists C. consisted D. have consisted 13. Please don’t make so much noise! I__________. A. have studied B. study C. studied D. am studying 14. Many people still refused to believe that smoking__________dangerous. A. be B. is C. are D. been 15. Living in the city is getting__________. A. more expensive and expensive B. more expensive and more expensive C. expensive and expensive D. more and more expensive 16. He spends__________time on his work. A. much and much B. more and more C. more and much D. many and many. 17. Somebody accused him of stealing money. A. He was accused of stealing money. B. He was accused by someone of stealing money. C. He was accused of stealing money by someone. D. He was accused stealing money. 18. She__________to me since last year. A. has not written B. wrote C. writes D. had not written 19. People should send their complaints to the head office. A. Complaints should be sent to the head office. B. Complaints should be sent to the head office by people. C. Their complaints should be sent to the head office by people. D. Their complaints to the head office should be sent. 20. We avoid__________our environment. A. polluted B. polluting C. pollute D. to pollute 21.If you hate cleaning this fish, why don’t you__________it cleaned at the fishmonger’s. A. make B. ask C. order D. have 22. The larger the apartment is, the__________the rent is. Page 1 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION A. expensive B. expensively C. more expensive D. most expensive 23. I have lost my umbrella. I__________it on the bus. A. should have left B. can leave C. could leave D. must have left 24. They__________me if they knew my address. A. will visit B. would visit C. would have visited D. visit 25. “ Don’t forget to give book to Tom” she said A. She reminded me not to forget to give book back to Tom. B. She reminded me to remember to give book back to Tom. C. She reminded me remember to give book back to Tom. D. She reminded me to give book back to Tom. 26. “ If I were you, I would go by taxi, Richard.” She said. A. She advised me to go by taxi. B. She advised Richard to go by taxi. C. She advised Richard going by taxi. D. She advised Richard going by taxi. 27. Tom said that__________. A. An has bought a new car B. An had bought a new car C. An will buy a new car D. An buys a new car 28. An architect is someone__________. A. That design buildings B. Who designs buildings C. Whose designs buildings D. Which designs buildings 29. If we arrived at the station a few minutes earlier, __________. A. We would catch the train B. We will catch the train C. We might have caught the train D. We would have missed the train 30. Charlie said that__________. A. He is thinking of going to live in Canada. B. He was thinking of going to live in Canada. C. He has thought of going to live in Canada. D. He would be thinking of going to live in Canada. 31. The girl __________is now in hospital. A. who injured in the accident B. was injured in the accident C. who was injured in the accident D. whom he injured 32. My parents are the first people__________advice I usually ask for. A. what B. which C. who D. whose 33. __________ was Doimoi officially initiated?- In 1986. A. Where B. How C. When D. Why 34. Many things will __________by computerized control. A. doing B. do C. be done D. did 35. How has Vietnam __________since Doimoi? A. change B. changed C. changes D. changing Choose the underlined part that needs corrections. 36. Susan stopped to write her letter because she had to leave for the hospital [writing] A B C D 37. We didn’t have many knowledge about physics. [much knowledge] A B C D 38.We were advised not drinking the water in the bottle. [to drink] A B C D 39. If Tom had come sooner, he could has eaten dinner with the whole family. [have eaten] A B C D 40. They can’t pay the rent unless their parents don’t send them some money. [send] A B C D Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to the questions by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Page 2 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Education is another area of social life in which information technology is changing the way we communicate. Today's college students may not simply sit in a lecture or a library to learn about their field. Through their computers and the wonders of virtual reality they can participate in lifelike simulated experiences. Consider the following scenario of the future of education made possible through developments in information technology. For children over the age of 10, daily attendance at schools is not compulsory. Some of the older children attend school only once or twice weekly to get tutorial support or instruction from a teacher. For the most part, pupils are encouraged to work online from home. Students should complete a minimum number of study hour per year; however, they may make up these hours by studying at home at times that suit their family schedule. They can log on early or late in the day and even join live classes in other countries. In order to ensure that each student is learning adequately, computer software will automatically monitor the number hours a week each student studies on line as well as that student's learning materials and assessment activities. Reports will be available for parents and teachers. The software can then identify the best learning activities and conditions for each individual student and generate similar activities. It can be also identify areas of week achievement and produce special programs adjusted to the students' needs. 41. What is the topic of the passage? A. Students don't have to go to school any more B. The effect of information technology on education C. Students can know about their weak aspects to focus D. Computer software will make sure students learn at home 42. How many times are children who are older than 10 required to go to school weekly? A. Three B. No time C. Once or twice D. Four 43. Who/what counts the number of hours per week that students spend learning? A. Teacher B. Parents C. Virtual reality D. Computers 44. What can't the software do? A. Find out the best activities for the students B. Design materials for the students C. Identify weaknesses of the students D. Monitor the time the students learn 45. What is NOT MENTIONED as a benefit of information technology to the students? A. Students can learn at times that suit their schedule B. Students can stay at home to learn C. Students' learning time won't be monitored D. Students' weak achievement can be identified. Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. The United State has many different types of families. While most American families are traditional, (46)____ a father, mother and one or more children, 22 percent of all American families in 1980 were dead by one parent, usually a woman. In a few families in the United States, there are no children. These (47)____ couples may believe that they would not make good parents, they may want freedom the responsibilities of childrearing; or, perhaps they (48)_____ physically able to have children. Other families in the United States have one adult (49)____ a stepparent. A stepmother or step father is a person who joins a family by marrying a father or mother. Americans tolerate and accept these different types of families. In the United States, people have the right to privacy and Americans do not believe in telling other Americans what types of family group they must belong to. They respect each other's choices regarding family groups. Families are very important (50)____ Americans. 46. A. consisting of B. consisting C. consist of D. in concluding of 47. A. childlike B. childish C. childless D. childhood 48. A. weren't B. can't C. are not D. couldn't 49. A. who is B. is C. which has D. which is 50. A. to B. of C. for D. in THE END Page 3 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION 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. 1. A. friendly B. religion C. tent D. correct 2. A. comprise B. realize C. comic D. smile 3. A. chemistry B. champ C. church D. champion 4. A. beaches B. tomatoes C. fishes D. kisses 5. A. population B. hope C. compose D. control Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question. 6. It’s high time you _________to study seriously. A. begin B. began C. did begin D. would begin 7. I’m going to the market but I can’t think of ________to buy for dinner. A. where B. what C. that D. which 8. Different conservation efforts have been made in order to save _______ species. A. endangered B. danger C. dangerous D. endanger 9. This boy lied to you, _______you don't trust him anymore. A. however B. and C. so D. but 10. My sister didn't get the job ______she had all the necessary qualifications. A. although B. however C. therefore D. in spite of 11. We went out for ______ meal last night. ______ restaurant we went to was excellent. A. a /The B. a / (nothing) C. the /(nothing) D. the /A 12 You can tell Tom what I said but he _______ keep it secret. A. needn't B. need C. mustn't D. must 13. I can hear you quite clearly. You _______ shout. A. might not B. cannot C. needn't D. mustn't 14. Another conversation effort is the development of wildlife habitat reserves as they are suitable for their _______. A. survival B. surviving C. survivor D. survive 15. Extinction means situation ____a plant, or an animal or another away of life etc… stops existing. A. in which B. to which C. for which D. on which 16. Rabbits are one of the agents that ______ make deserts. A. help B. helped C. helps D. helping 17. We ______ out as soon as it ________ raining? A. go/ will stop B. will go/ stops C. will go/ is stopping D. go/will have stopped 18. The toxic material on the derailed train _____ the atmosphere. [derail: go off the rail] A. contaminated B. retained C. intoxicated D. redirected 19. In the future cars will still be with us, but instead of petrol they could run ______ anything from electricity to methane gas. A. on B. by C. out D. with 20. There is more than one conservation effort ______ to save endangered animals. A. to make B. to have made C. to be made D. to have been made 21.________you agree, nothing can be arranged. A. unless B. without C. because D. lest 22. I didn’t do anything wrong. Why are you angry ___________ me? Page 4 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION A. at B. to C. of D. with 23. Don’t come until he ________ lunch. A. finishes B. will finish C. finished D. would finish 24. We strongly recommend _________your luggage when you travel. A. to insure B. you insuring C. your insurance D. you to insure 25. The weather report says that ________ ten inches of snow tomorrow. A. may be there are B. there might be C. there may be D. we may be have 26. _______ in Rome than he was kidnapped. A. No sooner he arrived B. Had he no sooner arrived C. No sooner had he arrived D. No sooner he had arrived 27. He did not agree with me at first, but in the end I _______persuade him. A. might as well B. would C. could D. was able to 28. May I use your printer? - _________ go ahead. A. By all means B. I’m afraid you can’t C. It’s my pleasure D. you are welcome 29. Are you coming tonight? -I’d love to, but I’m afraid I ________ then. A. will be teaching B. will teach C. will have taught D. am teaching 30. How do you think I can make up with Peter? Set aside ________ you disagree and try to find _________ you have in common. A. Where/ what B. what/ what C. what/ whether D. where/ whether 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. One of the greatest advances in modern technology has been the (31)_______of computers. They are already widely used in industry and in universities and the time may come when it will be common for (32) _______people to use them as well. Computers are capable of doing extremely complicated work in all (33) _______of learning. They can solve the most complex mathematical problem or put thousands of unrelated facts (34) _______order. Because they work accurately and at high speeds they (35)_______research workers years of hard work. It’s a mistake to believe that these machines could ‘think’. There is no (36) ____that human beings will be controlled by machines. Though computers are capable of learning from their mistakes and improving on their performance, they need detailed (37) _____from human beings in order to be able to operate. They can never, as it were, (38) ______independent lives, or rule the word by making decisions of their own. Computers are the most efficient (39) _____man has ever had and there is no limit to the ways they can be used to (40) ______our lives. 31. A. discovery B. device C. invention D. instrument 32. A. normal B. ordinary C. average D. medium 33. A. branches B. aspects C. departments D. kinds 34. A. to B. in C. out of D. under 35. A. prevent B. reduce C. avoid D. save 36. A. probability B. possibility C. chance D. occasion 37. A. manuals B. orders C. directions D. instructions 38. A. proceed B. conduct C. lead D. keep 39. A. assistant B. servicemen C. laborers D. servants 40. A. improve B. brighten C. upgrade D. heighten Page 5 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 41. Working as a booksell helps her to support her family. A B C D 42. It is not easily for her to keep the children amused. A B C D 43. She had hardly left home than it began to rain. [when] A B C D 44. After having wrote the letter she went to the post office. A B C D 45. No sooner had I hang up than the phone rang again. A B C D Choose the best sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling letter A, B, C or D. 46. Although he is driving a luxurious car, he is not rich. A. He is not rich and he owns a luxurious car. B. He has an expensive car and he is not very poor. C. Driving an expensive car makes him become poor. D. Despite driving a luxurious car, he is not rich. 47. Susan finds it easy to make friends. A. It is easy to make friends with Susan. B. Susan has a lot of friends. C. Susan has no difficulty making friends. D. Susan is fond of making friends. 48. He asked her if she would phone him that evening. A. He said to her, “will you phone me this evening?” B. If he asked her, she would phone him this evening. C. He said, “Would you phone me one evening if I asked you?” D. He said to her, “Did you phone me that evening?” 49. We get on well with our neighbours. A. We are related to our neighbors. B. We have a good relationship with our neighbours. C. Our neighbours are very nice. D. We behave quite well. 50. This is the first time I’ve made a cake like this. A. The first cake I made was very delicious. B. Never before have I made a cake like this. C. This is my first cake. D. I had never made a cake before. THE END Page 6 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Choose the word whose undelined part is pronounced differently 1. A. strike B. chill [coldness] C. conflict D. since 2. A. game B. start C. rain D. play 3. A. element B. preservation C. Emission [discharge] D. gesture Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others 4. A. irrigate B. cosmetic C. ancestry D. delicate 5. A. eardrum B. exhaust C. discard D. inject Choose one best option to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 6. By September next year I ___________________ here for ten years. A. will be working B. work C. will have been working D. have been working 7. The first customer ______________________ this morning was quite rude. A. dealing with B. with whom we dealt C. to deal with D. dealt with 8. Never before ___________________ such a beautiful waterfall. A. that I have seen B. do I see C. have I seen D. I have seen 9. We each ___________________ success in life. A. desire B. desrie for C. desires D. desires for 10. Pupils should have their eyes _________________ regularly. A. tested B. to test C. test D. testing 11. My brother likes music very much. He ________ to music while working. A. used to listen B. is used to listening C. is used to listen D. used to be listening 12. If you are agreeable _________________ our proposal, we’ll go ahead. A. with B. for C. about D. to 13. Paul’s drunkenness lost him the job. Unless he _____ so often, he ________ sacked. A. drank/wouldn’t be B. had drunk/wouldn t’ have been C. hadn’t drunk/would have been D. would drink/hadn’t been 14. My new neighbour has two children, ____________ are very lovely. A. both of whom B. all of whom C. who both of D. both of that 15. Schooling is compulsory for all Vietnamese children ___________ from six to fourteen. A. age B. aged C. at age D. on age 16. This room is ___________________. A. too small for us to work in B. so small that we can’t work in C. not big enough for us to live in it D. such small room that we can’t live in it 17. This student is determined to be the best student ______________. A. so as his parents to be proud of him B. in order to be proud of his parents C. in order for his parents will proud of him D. so that his parents will be proud of him 18. American men rarely shake hands when _______________. A. they are introduced B. they say hello C. they say goodbye D. they are the hosts 19. Paul: Mary, this is Mr.Baker. –Mary (to Mr.Baker): _________________. A. How are you? B. How do you do C. Hello D. Hi 20. Tom promised us that he ___________ us as soon as he _________________ a hotel. A. would call / had found B. would call / would find C. had called / had found D. called / would have found 21. Tom is thought ___________ the runaway murderer last week. A. to meet B. to be met C. to have met D. that he met 22. ____________ all the evidence, the man denied having stolen the motorbike. A. As a result of B. Even if C. Due to D. Despite 23. They don’t allow ________________ here. A. to take photographs B. taking photographs C. photographs to take D. photographs taking 24. My sister wishes she __________ to play the piano when she was young. A. learnt B. would have learnt C. had learnt D. would learn Page 7 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION 25. __________________ nearly all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel. A. To spend B. Having spent C. Spending D. Spent 26. This new kind of medicine is quickly _____________ into the body. [absorb: hút/th m]ấ A. absorbed B. accessed C. gone D. poured 27. Why don’t you cut down all the ________________ to make a path? A. underground B. undercover C. undercurrent D. undergrowth 28. Her own mistakes made her very ______________ of the faults of others. A. tolerable B. tolerant C. tolerate D. tolerated 29. The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm ________________. A. went off B. went out C. went on D. went by 30. We must ____________ traffic coming from the right. A. make use of B. take note of C. give way to D. catch sight of Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to the questions by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Man is a land animal, but he also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man. The sea has provided man with food and convenient way to travel to many parts of the world. Today, nearly two thirds of the world’s population live within 80 kilometers of the sea coast. In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land are beginning to be used up. The sea, however, still can be hoped to supply many man’s needs. The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by man’s technology is impressive. Oil and gas explorations have been carried out for nearly 30 years. Valuable amounts of minerals exist on the ocean floor are ready to be mined. Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food. The culture of fish and shellfish is an ancient skill practiced in the past mainly by Oriental people. Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Ocean currents and waves offer possible use as a source of energy. Technology is enabling man to explore ever more deeply under the sea. The development of strong, new material has made this possible. The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year 2000 the problems that prevent us from exploiting fully the food, minerals, and energy source of the sea will be largely solved. 31. The major things that the sea offers man are ___________________. A. fish and oil B. minerals and oil C. food, energy sources, and minerals D. ocean currents and waves 32. The sea serves the needs of man as ___________________. A. it provides man with food B. it offers oil and other valuable sources C. it provides man with modern technology D. both A and B 33. We can conclude from the passage that _________________. A. the sea resources have largely been used up B. the sea, in a broad sense, has not yet been developed C. the problems that prevent us from fully exploiting the sea have already been solved D. by the year 2000, the technology will be good enough to exploit all the sea resources 34. The words Oriental people in the third paragraph means _________________. A. people in Asia B. people in Africa C. European people D. American people 35. The best title for this paragraph is _________________. A. Seafood B. Technology for Exploiting the Sea C. Sea Harvest D. Man and the Sea Choose the underlined part that needs corrections. 36. About two-third of my students wish to get a scholarship to sudy abroad. {two-thirds} A B C D 37. When I arrived at our school, all the students took part in the musical show had been there. {taking} A B C D Page 8 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION 38. The fire spread through the building very quick and the firemen failed to put it out. {quickly} A B C D 39. Please help me tidy the room by throwing these unvaluable things away. {invaluable} A B C D 40. If we have a chance to travel abroad, Paris is the first city where we’d like to visit.{which} A B C D Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. If women choose to pursue a career once they have children, they often miss out on a close (41)_____ with their children. Helen Jamieson is a mother of three who has given (42)_____ work to look after her children full-time. She strongly believes that women are pressurized to do too much, driving themselves to the absolute limit. In her own case, after six years of paid employment, Helen finally decided to call it a day. She said she initially found it hard being at home, though she never misses the job itself. She admits that if she had had a brilliant career to begin (43)_____, she might feel differently now. Financially, she is no worse off (44)______ before, as the cost of childcare and commuting exceeded her actual income. (45)______ the government starts to give other tax incentives to working parents, she says she will not return to the workplace until her children are grown up. 41. A. friendship B. relationship C. scholarship D. membership 42. A. out B. in C. to D. up 43. A. up B. with C. to D. at 44. A. as B. so C. than D. then 45. A. Unless B. If C. Provided D. Even if Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one. 46. No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai. A. Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club. B. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club. C. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club. D. Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club. 47. An old woman saw him break into the building. A. He was seen to break into the building by an old woman. B. He was seen break into the building by an old woman. C. He was seen to have broken into the building by an old woman. D. He was seen to be broken into the building by an old woman. 48. I haven’t gone to the cinema for ten years. A. It’s ten years I haven’t gone to the cinema. B. It was ten years ago I went to the cinema. C. The last time I went to the cinema was 10 years. D. I last went to the cinema 10 years ago. 49. Mary said, I am sure that you broke my vase, Jim.“ ” A. Mary said she knew that Jim broke her vase. B. Mary accused Jim of having broken her vase. C. Mary asked Jim if he had broken her vase. D. Mary told Jim to break her vase. 50. The girl jumped joyfully as soon as she heard the result. A. Hardly the girl heard the result when she jumped joyfully. B. Hardly the girl had heard the result when did she jump joyfully. C. Hardly had the girl heard the result when she jumped joyfully. D. Hardly had the girl heard the result when did she jump joyfully. THE END Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest 1. A. rhinoceros B. habitat C. vehicle D. whale 2. A. admit B. confide C. decide D. retire 3. A. involved B. decided C. explained D. swallowed Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest Page 9 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION 4. A. certificate B. apartment C. individual D. biology 5. A. interview B. shortage C. applicant D. supportive Choose the correct answer to each following questions. 6. The more electricity you use, ___________. A. the higher your bill will be B. the higher will be your bill C. your bill will be higher D. the highest your bill will be 7. __________ their valuable fur, many animals are hunted. A. Because B. In spite of C. because of D. therefore 8. “When____________?” _ “In 1928”. A. did penicillin discovered B. penicillin was discovered C. did penicillin discover D. was penicillin discovered 9. It is _________ that I can’t put it down. A. such interesting book B. so interesting book C. too interesting book D. such an interesting book 10. These days everybody is aware ___________the danger of smoking. A. up B. of C. on D. with 11. John told me about his new job, ___________ very much. A. that he’s enjoying B. he’s enjoying C. which he’s enjoying D. A & C 12. ________Sahara is __________ biggest desert in __________ Africa. A. _/ the / _ B. The / _ / _ C. _ / The / an D. The / the / _ 13. The students are being made ________ harder. [passive made+to+infinitive] A. work B. worked C. to work D. working 14. ________ the weather is, __________ I feel. A. The warm / the good B. The warmer / the better C. Warmer / better D. The warmest / the best 15. I can’t speak English, ___________. A. neither can she B. she can’t either C. she can’t too D. A, B are correct 16. He told me____________. A. to give up smoke B. giving up smoking C. to give up smoking D. gave up smoking 17. She said that she _________ for five hours. A. had been driving B. has been driving C. drove D. would drive 18. If you _________ right away, you would probably catch the train. A. left B. will leave C. would leave D. leave 19. _________ my father is old, he still goes jogging. A. Although B. Because of C. So that D. Despite 20. I advised him _________ too much about the result of the test. A. not worrying B. not to worrying C. not to worry D. don’t worry 21. He asked me _________ home the day before. A. what time I leave B. what time I will leave C. what time I left D. what time I had left 22. Where is Mary? _ She ___________ her homework in her room. A. is performing B. is making C. is doing D. is learning 23. The development of wildlife habitat reserves is a good conservation measure ___________. A. to prevent endangered species B. to feed endangered species C. to benefit from endangered species D. to save endangered species 24. Don’t drink to dive. The effects of alcohol can be extremely _______ in diving. A. endanger B. endangered C. dangerous D. danger 25. Men are ________at making decisions than women. A. better B. good C. more D. well 26. Paula wishes she __________ more time to spend on her hobbies. A. had B. has C. can have D. will have Page 10 THE GCSE EXAMINATION [...]... A Both my mother and my brother C Either my brothers or my mother B That was easy D It wasn’t easy to learn that B Either my mother or my brothers D Not only my mother but also my brothers Read the following passage Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage Page 34 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is the Internet,... to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 46 to 50: Page 29 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION For many years, people believed that the cleverest animals after man were chimpanzees Now, however, there is proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes Although dolphins live in the sea, they are not fish They are mammals They are in many ways, therefore,... by flying 42 From the passage, we can conclude that bees are _ A so selfish as to let other bees share the bad food B so selfish as to look for food for themselves C so hardworking that they dance all the time D so smart that they know where the food is 43 The experiment done with Sarah is an example of Page 32 THE GCSE EXAMINATION THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 A animals with natural... car 43 .The lawyer told the man that _ A they had little chance of winning the case B the case was of a small chance to win C it was nearly impossible to win him the case D the case had a minimum chance to be won by him Page 14 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION 44. _falls on the 2nd of September A Vietnam’s Independent Day B The day of the Vietnamese independence C Vietnamese’s... (38) of the housekeeping tasks In single-parent families, the mothers may not have many children to take care of, but they have to (39) their families alone and have to provide for all the housekeeping money Therefore, the (40) mothers have to work very hard to earn their living Moreover, in spite of the fact that the single mothers have all the modern conveniences at their homes, they find... whenever he stands on the right of the board A used B is using C used to D is used to Page 28 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences 31 , it is the best way that you shouldn’t worsen it A Despite of your solving the problem B Unless you can solve the problem C Although... considerably in the last few months A increased Page 33 B have been increased THE GCSE EXAMINATION THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 17 The audience clapped warmly _ the end of the show A at B for D to C in 18 There an increase in the number of traffic road accidents recently A have been B has been C used to be D has had 19 In 1880, George Eastman, dry-plate manufacturer, introduced the Kodak box... Species listed here range from the largest animal on Earth, the blue whale, to the majestic tiger, to the humble thick-shell pond snail Large or small, beautiful or ugly, all species play a role in the complex circle of life All of us depend on the natural resources of our planet Each time a species is Page 26 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION lost, the complexity, natural balance,... Page 31 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Drop by/in/over/round; drop in on sb; drop into sth pay a casual visit (to a person or place) 32 The doctor decided to give her a thorough examination he could identify the causes of her illness A after B so as C unless D so that 33 The price of fruit has increased recently, _ the price of vegetables has gone down A whereas B otherwise... training as a pilot, but they turned her because of her poor eyesight A back B up C over D down (refuse) 10 Are you getting well at college? A on B off C in D over 11 the ozone layer were destroyed, most living things on the earth would disappear A Provided B In case C Unless D If 12 Neither Tom nor his friends there last night Page 24 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION A is B . the students took part in the musical show had been there. {taking} A B C D Page 8 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION 38. The fire spread through the building very quick and the. you__________it cleaned at the fishmonger’s. A. make B. ask C. order D. have 22. The larger the apartment is, the_ ________ _the rent is. Page 1 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION A. expensive. C. can have D. will have Page 10 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION 27. The members of the Red Cross were dedicated their whole life to _____ _the sufferings of human beings.