Page 1 THE GCSE EXAMINATION ĐỀ KIỂM TRA ANH VĂN HKII - LẦN 13 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 1. a. listen b. tea c. sent d. tend 2. a. disposal b. exhaust c. themselves d. students 3. a. needed b. afforded c. advanced d. invented Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: 4. a. honesty b. valuable c. conceal d. engine 5. a. personal b. focus c. anxious d. destroy 6. a. success b. department c. exchange d. eager Make the correct choice : 7. The _____ of these swamps will destroy the mosquitoes’ breeding places. a. draining b. drainage c. drainer d. drain 8. The restaurant is now under new _____. a. manager b. managing c. management d. managed 9. The industrial area of the city is not very_____. a. attracted b. attraction c. attractive d. attractively 10. They grow a lot of trees at river-side to reduce soil _____. a. erosion b. eraser c. evolution d. solution 11. He worked hard to _____ good crops from poor soil. a. product b. produce c. production d. productive 12. They are not expectantly ______ at their future work. a. disappointed b. interested c. satisfied d. good 13. You can borrow the car ______ you promise to drive carefully. a. while b. as long as c. so that d. for 14. “ English is easy. ” – “ I ______. ” a. think it’s, too b. too think c. think so, too d. think it’s also 15. Can I speak _____ you for a moment? There’s something I want to tell you. a. to b. for c. with d. at 16. Police are searching _____ the man who escaped from prison. a. with b. about c. for d. through 17. It was raining heavily ______ we cancelled our picnic. a. although b. because c. so d. but 18. He is occupied _____ his new job. a. on b. in c. with d. for 19. Conservation is also concerned _____ the reclaiming of land. a. with b. in c. about d. at 20. Some large cities may have to ban cars _____ the city centre to wipe out smoke. a. in b. from c. for d. along 21. The picture of the soldiers ______ back many memories. a. bring b. brings c. have brought d. are bringing 22. After Diego ______ lunch, he ______ to some music for a while. a. finished/had listened b. had finished/listened c. finished/listened c. had finished/had listened 23. _____ Bill _____ Mary is going to the play tonight. a. Neither / nor b. Both / and c. Either / nor d. Neither / or ]24. The room was _____ of strangers. a. full b. complete c. crowded d. filled 25. I’m sure they were _____ lies. Page 2 THE GCSE EXAMINATION a. telling b. saying c. making d. speaking Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 26. These pictures as well as this photograph, brightens the room. A B C D 27. What he said you seems to be of no importance. A B C D 28. Measles are cured without much difficulty nowadays. { Measles used with single verb} A B C D 29. If they had left the house early, they wouldn’t have been so late at the play. A B C D 30. Romeo, believed that Juliet was dead, decided to kill himself. A B C D Read the following passage and make the correct choice: In the decade of the 1970s the United Nations organized (31) ______ important meetings on the human environment to study a very serious problem. We humans are (32)_____ the world around us. We are using (33)_____ all of our (34)_____ resources. We must learn to (35)_____ them, or life will be very bad (36) ______ our children and our grandchildren. There are several major parts to this problem. 31. a. several b. a little c. any d. a lot 32. a. preventing b. producing c. destroying d. providing 33. a. down b. up c. to d. for 34. a. cultural b. historical c. national d. natural 35. a. conserve b. rotate c. push back d. run off 36. a. with b. at c. for d. from Read the passage and make the correct choice: e are in an energy crisis and we will have to do something quickly. Fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) are rapidly running out. The tragedy is that fossil fuels are far too valuable to waste on the production of electricity. Just think of all the things you can make from oil! If you don't start conserving these things now, it will be too late. And nuclear power is the only real alternative. We are getting some electricity from unclear power-station already. If we invest in further research now, we'll be ready to face the future. There's been a lot of protest lately against nuclear power — some people will protest at anything — but nuclear power-stations are not as dangerous as some people say. It's far more dangerous to work down a coal-mine or on a North Sea oil-rig. Safety regulations are very strict. 37. We are in an energy crisis because _____. a. we have to do something quickly b. fossil fuels are rapidly running out c. fossil fuels are too valuable d. we can produce electricity from fossil fuels 38. What’ll happen if we don’t start conserving fossil fuels now? a. it won’t be too late b. it will be too early c. they will run out d. it will waste on the production of electricity 39. What’ll happen if we invest in further research now? a. we’ll be willing to face the future b. we’ll be ready to protest at anything c. we’ll be ready to make things from oil d. we’ll be ready to work down a coal-mine 40. What would be chosen as an alternative to fossil fuels? a. coal b. oil c. gas d. nuclear power Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one : 41. We can’t work. We don’t use a good dictionary. a. Without using a good dictionary, we can’t work. b. Unless using a good dictionary, we can’t work. W Page 3 THE GCSE EXAMINATION c. If we use a good dictionary, we can’t work. d. If we won’t use a good dictionary, we can’t work. 42. He must practise it everyday. That is the only way for him to be successful. a. Only by practising it every day is the only way for him to be successful. b. Only by practising it every day he will be successful. c. Only by practising it every day will he be successful. d. Only by practising it every day that he will be successful. 43. He is going to retire at the end of the term. It was decided. a. The fact was decided that he is going to retire at the end of the term. b. The fact that was decided he is going to retire at the end of the term. c. The fact that he is going to retire at the end of the term that was decided. d. The fact that he is going to retire at the end of the term was decided. 44. His father didn’t want to watch TV. His wife didn’t want to watch TV, either. a. Neither his father nor his wife didn’t want to watch TV. b. Both his father and his wife wanted to watch TV. c. Neither his father nor his wife wanted to watch TV. d. Either his father or his wife wanted to watch TV. 45. He was ill; but he still went to school. a. In spite of his illness, he went to school. b. Because of his illness, he went to school. c. Instead of his illness, he went to school. d. In favor of his illness, he went to school. 46. I can’t cook as well as my mother does. a. My mother cooks better than I am. b. My mother is a better cook than I am. c. My mother cooks as well as I do. d. My mother is a worse cook than I am. 47. She said, ‘I spent my holiday in Italy last year. ” a. She told that she had spent her holiday in Italy the previous year. b. She said she had spent her holiday in Italy last year. c. She said she had spent my holiday in Italy the previous year. d. She said she had spent her holiday in Italy the previous year. 48. She didn’t buy it. The price was too high. a. She didn’t buy it although the price was too high. b. She didn’t buy it because of the high price. c. She didn’t buy it so that the price was too high. d. She didn’t buy it but the price was too high. 49. Nobody knows anything about Brenda’s family. a. Nothing is known about Brenda’s family. b. Nothing isn’t known about Brenda’s family. c. Nothing is known nobody about Brenda’s family. d. Nothing is known by nobody about Brenda’s family. 50. It’s a pity we didn’t buy that fridge when we saw it. a. I wish we had a pity we bought that fridge b. I wish we hadn’t bought that fridge when we saw it. c. I wish we had bought that fridge when we saw it. d. I wish we bought that fridge when we saw it. THE END . Page 1 THE GCSE EXAMINATION ĐỀ KIỂM TRA ANH VĂN HKII - LẦN 13 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:. industrial area of the city is not very_____. a. attracted b. attraction c. attractive d. attractively 10. They grow a lot of trees at river-side to reduce soil _____. a. erosion b. eraser. at anything — but nuclear power-stations are not as dangerous as some people say. It's far more dangerous to work down a coal-mine or on a North Sea oil-rig. Safety regulations are very