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Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest 1. A. enormous B. humourous C. poisonous D. dangerous 2. A. curriculum B. kindergarten C. certificate D. companion 3. A. information B. considerate C. explanation D. preparation 4. A. contestant B. completion C. remember D. membership Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest 5. A. heat B. instead C. ahead D. deadly 6. A. comb B. crab C. tomb D. lamb 7. A. brought B. laughing C. bought D. fought 8. A. knowing B. knowledge C. knife D. sickness Make the best choice 9. _______ earth moves round _______ sun. A. The / the B. A / a C. An / the D. An / an 10. He is very _______ in my story. A. interestingly B. interest C. interesting D. interested 11. By the end of next month, we _______ our English course. A. have completed B. will be completed C. will have completed D. completed 12. If you had worked harder, you _______. A. will not be sacked B. are not sacked C. will not have been sacked D. would not have been sacked 13. It was _______ we could not go out. A. such cold that B. so cold that C. very so cold D. too cold that 14. Nobody can prevent us from _______ good things. A. do B. doing C. did D. done 15. Mr. Pike _______ English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year. A. is teaching B. was teaching C. has been teaching D. had been teaching You should be responsible _______ what you have done. A. of B. for C. with D. on 16. No longer _______ clean the floor. I have just bought a vacuum cleaner. A. do I have to B. I do have to C. I have to D. have I to do 17. People do exercise _______. A. keeping fit B. making fit C. to keep fit D. to make them fix 18. I never forget _______ I went to school. A. the time first which B. what the first time C. that the time D. the first time when 19. Mary enjoys _______ crossword puzzles when she has free time. A. making B. doing C. taking D. getting 20. Solar heat penetrates more deeply into water than _______. A. it is penetrating into the soil B. it does into the soil C. does it into soil D. that it does into soil 21. During the last two days, I _______ ten chapters. A. read B. have read C. was reading D. had read 22. Neither Peter nor his parents _______ going to spend the summer abroad this coming summer. A. is B. are C. was D. has been Page 1 Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION 23. California, with the population of more than 23 million, is _______ populous state in the US. A. as B. more C. most D. the most 24. I cannot help _______ anxious about the exam results. A. to feel B. feel C. feeling D. felt 25. It is essential that every student _______ to learn English at university. A. to have B. have C. has D. had 26. _______ hard I have ever worked I do not get good salary. A. If B. However C. Nevertheless D. Provided that 27. Peter sometimes helps me _______ my homework. A. to do B. do C. with D. all are correct 28. She said that she _________ for five hours. A. had been drivingB. has been driving C. drove D. would drive 29. If you _________ right away, you would probably catch the train. A. left B.will leave C. would leave D. leave 30. _________ my father is old, he still goes jogging. A. Although B. Because of C. So that D. Despite 31. 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 32. 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 33. Where is Mary ? _ She ___________ her homework in her room. A. is performing B. is making C. is doing D. is learning 34. 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 35. Don’t drink to dive. The effects of alcohol can be extremely _______ in diving. A. endanger B. endangered C. dangerous D. danger Choose the underlined part that needs correction 36. Tom used to going to a lot of parties when he was a student. 37. He apologized with me for arriving late. 38. As childs grow older, their bones become thicker and longer. 39. We didn’t go out because of the heavily rain. 40. This bed, where he used to rest on, is made of wood. Read and choose the best option to complete each blank THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS he most famous diary in English was written by Samuel Pepys. It gives a detailed and interesting description of everyday life in England (41) _______ 1660 and 1669. Pepys writes about important news stories of the time, like disease, an enemy navy sailing up the River Thames, and the Great Fire of London. T He also writes about himself, even about his (42) _______ -he often slept during church or thought at the pretty girls. He describes his home life – a(43)_______with his wife and how they became friends again, his worry about her illness. As well as books, he liked music, the theatre, card (44)_______ and patries with good food and plenty of fun. Pepys was a busy man who had many Page 2 Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION important (45)_______ - he was a Member of Parliament and President of Royal Society. He is also remembered for his work for the British Navy. 41. A. between B. from C. through D. to 42. A. accidents B. plans C. dreams D. faults 43. A. conversation B. discussion C. quarrel D. talk 44. A. batttles B. games C. matches D. plays 45. A. acts B. hoppies C. jobs D. studies Read and choose the best option he student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) was started after a University of North Carolina student published an ad in a Greenpeace magazine in 1988 requesting that there be some kinds of international, students – based coalition of environmental activists. Now SEAC includes more than 1,500 different high schools and colleges around the worlD. The site’s primary goal is to raise awareness and encourage activism about current environmental issues among students and youth. This page is a starting point for those interested in the social and political aspects of these activities. T [Coalision:union : hội hiệp; Carolina:state in the east coast of the USA; ad:advertisement] 46. What is the first work of SEAC ? A. To publish an ad in a greenpeace magazine. B. To raise awareness and encourage activism about current environmental issues among students and youth. C. To build many high schools and colleges around the world. D. To help students understand the environment. 47. How many high schools and colleges are there in SEAC ? A. more than 1,500 B. less than 1,500 C. only a few D. few 48. Which of the following is not true? A. SEAC includes more than 1,500 high schools and colleges. B. The goal of SEAC is to raise awareness about environmental issues. C. SEAC was started in 1988. D. The members of SEAC are politicians. 49. What is SEAC concerned about ? A. politics B. economics C. environment D. culture 50. The word “aspect” means most nearly _________? A. problem B. particular part C. face D. difficulty THE END Page 3 . arriving late. 38. As childs grow older, their bones become thicker and longer. 39. We didn’t go out because of the heavily rain. 40. This bed, where he used to rest on, is made of wood. Read and. reading D. had read 22. Neither Peter nor his parents _______ going to spend the summer abroad this coming summer. A. is B. are C. was D. has been Page 1 Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION 23. California,. that B. so cold that C. very so cold D. too cold that 14. Nobody can prevent us from _______ good things. A. do B. doing C. did D. done 15. Mr. Pike _______ English at our school for 20 years before