Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAM-014 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others A laughed B contained C established D talked A delights B tasks C feelings D hopes A choice B chemistry C cheap D chicken Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words A nation B television C interesting D international A arrive B apply C university D between Choose the best answer to complete each sentence John quit the job because he did not _ his boss and workmates A get on well with B get acquainted with C take over D take note of We find it _to housework A bore B bored C boring D bores He said that he _better after smoking a cigarette A feels B will feel C would feel D has felt The teacher advised him _harder A study B to study C studying D studies 10 A: That's a very nice dress you're wearing –B: _ A That's nice B I'm glad you like it C That's all right D You're quite right 11 Lan: “Are you American?” – John: “ ” A Sorry! B Yes? C Excuse me? D Pardon? 12 During the school year, my mother doesn't allow me _to bed late A went B going C to go D go 13 Not all teenagers are well _for their future job when they are at high school A interested B satisfied C concerned D prepared 14 Ms Young, to _many of her students are writing, is living happily and peacefully in Canada A who B whom C that D whose 15 Finally, they succeeded _finding a cure for that strange disease A with B on C to D in 16 George took _of the fine weather to feed his baby tiger in the garden A advantage B interest C profit D charge 17 You will spend at least one year working abroad _you can find out how things operate overseas A as long as B because C so as to D so that 18 By far, the most important Vietnamese _is Tet (Lunar New Year) A vacation B holiday C ceremony D anniversary 19 At this moment, the team _the game among themselves A has been discussing B have discussing C are discussing D is discussing 20 She has been very _during my illness A supported B supporting C support D supportive 21 We are going to _ A have our house to be decorated B have our house be decorated C get our house being redecorated D have our house redecorated 22 He finds it _to read detective books A fascinates B fascinated C fascinate D fascinating 23 Do you think a close friend should share joy and sadness _you? A with B on C at D between 24 The government _the earthquake victims with food, clothes and medicine Page THE GCSE EXAM Grade 12 A gave THE GCSE EXAM-014 B provided C offered D carried 25 She is the first girl in my class _part in the volleyball club A to take B takes C taking D take 26 We should _every chance we have to speak English A make use of B make a use of C make uses of D make the use of 27 His bad exam results made his parents _ A disappointed B disappoint C disappointing D disappointment 28 Jack, _I played tennis yesterday, was much fitter than me A who B whom C with whom D with who 29 The _he was, the more cigarettes he smoked A worried B more worried C less worried D most worried th 30 We visited the church _in the 18 century A that was built B which was built C built D All are correct Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 31 We are working, that means that we are contributing goods and services to our society A B C D 32 Thank you very much of the present that you sent me A B C D 33 Unless you didn't give up eating so much meat, you will continue to put on weight A B C D 34 Although his family is poor, but he studies very well A B C D 35 John congratulated us to our excellent results although we didn’t know each other very well A B C D Read the following passage Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage We can (36) _other people in many different ways We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas Animals have ways of (37) _information, too Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear Whales sing songs Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love But this is nothing (38) _to what people can We have language – about 6,000 languages, in fact We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies And we have a sense of past and future, not just present Radio, film, and television (39) _a huge influence on society in the last hundred years And now we have the Internet, which is infinite But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly But there is (40) _information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day 36 A talk to B talk with C communicate to D communicate with 37 A changing B transferring C exchanging D giving 38 A compare B comparing C is compared D compared 39 A have B have had C are having D had 40 A so much B such much C so many D too much Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one 41 That factory is producing more and more pollution A Pollution is being produced more and more by that factory B More and more pollution is produced by that factory C More and more pollution are being produced by that factory D More and more pollution is being produced by that factory 42 Without transportation, our modern society could not exist Page THE GCSE EXAM Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAM-014 A Our modern society could not exist if there is no transportation B Our modern society will not exist without having transportation C If there were no transportation, our modern society would not exist D If transportation no longer exists, our modern society will not exist 43 The last time when I saw her was three years ago A I have often seen her for the last three years B About three years ago, I used to meet her C I have not seen her for three years D I saw her three years ago and will never meet her again 44 People believe that 13 is an unlucky number A It was believed that 13 is an unlucky number B That 13 is an unlucky number is believed C 13 is believed an unlucky number D It is believed that 13 is an unlucky number 45 There won't be any rain tomorrow A It won't rain tomorrow B There won't be no rain tomorrow C There won't be raining tomorrow D There won't be rains tomorrow Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer Almost every language in the world has dialects and American English is no exception At the present time there is an interesting study which is on American speech habits This study has shown that different words are frequently used in different parts of the country to denote the same thing For example, in the east, Americans use the word "soda" to denote a soft drink In some parts of the west, a soft drink is "tonic" Such differences are usually a source of conversation and sometimes misunderstanding happens Speech and life all over the world have often changed New words are being used when new discoveries are made and new concepts are formed Usage determines what is correct and what is incorrect Fifty years ago, it was incorrect to say "It's me." But today it is acceptable simply because most Americans say that instead of "It's I." People change, so language changes What is wrong today may be right tomorrow Dialect: thổ ngữ; denote: biểu thị; concept: khái niệm 46 Which sentence is true? 47 48 49 50 A American English has no dialects B American English has dialects C There is no study on American speech habits D American English- has no exception The study has shown that A different words are used in different parts to denote the same thing B different words are used in different parts to denote a different thing C there are no different words in different parts D dialects not exist in American English Differences in speech can lead to A dialects B changes C new concepts D misunderstanding What determines whether a word is correct or incorrect? A change B usage C dialect D study Language A frequently changes B is the same in almost every part C makes misunderstanding happen D makes people change THE END Page THE GCSE EXAM