Đề thi tiếng anh THI THU 12

THANH HOA high school Class: 12 Name: THE TRIAL TEST FOR THE GCSE EXAM Time: 60 minutes Date: No 12 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 in each of the following questions 1: A book B good C flood D look 2: A whether B whenever C whale D whose 3: A north B thank C think D whether Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose primary stress differs from that of the rest in each of the following questions 4: A company B history C disappear D influence 5: A destroy B explore C remain D travel Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions 6: Some people are pessimistic ……… others are optimistic A as B so C unless D while Question 7: I cannot remember if I saw that play on ……… television or at the cinema A ∅ B the C a D an 8: ……… I moved to my new apartment, my neighbors have come to my house twice A Because B Since C When D After 9: We cannot imagine ……… life would be like without music A what B when C where D how 10: We …………… for an hour when the bus finally came A waited B have waited C have been waiting D had been waiting 11: If John ……… an alarm, the thieves wouldn’t have broken into his house A to install B had installed C have installed D was installed 12: The windows are dirty They need ……… A be wash B to wash C being washed D washing 13: The movie itself wasn’t very good, ……… I liked the music A and B or C but D so 14: Many people die ……… cancer A by B with C for D of 15: SCHOOL NOTICE: The lifts ……… be used in case of fire A must B mustn’t C need D needn’t 16: Did you read ……… book I lent you ……… last week? A the - ∅ B the - the C a - the D a - a 17: We don’t know ……… that machine A use B to use C using D how to use 18: I think it ……… , but I’m not sure at all A might rain B can rain C needn’t rain D mustn’t rain 19: The ……… of species extinction is human intervention A cause B fact C aim D result 20: Rhinos are in the Red List There are only a few left in the wild We call them ……… animals A danger B endanger C endangered D dangerous 21: Francis Bacon, lived at about the time of Shakespeare, wrote this book A who B whom C that D he 22: Some people think more and more people have television in their homes, ……… people will buy books to read A few and few B fewer and fewer C much and much D more and more 23: Do not read a book ………………you really love it A if B because C unless D as if 24: This desert lies between a lake ………… a range of mountain A with B and C away D of 25: The desert remained unknown ……… he made a survey in 1929 A but B although C so that D until 26: He names the desert …… Simpson A after B by C to D with 27: ……… the computers and robots, we will have a better future life A Instead of B In spite of C As a result D Thanks to 28: Many species become ……… each year A , extinct B extinctly C extinction D extinguish 29: We benefit much ……… biodiversity A from B for C of D to 30: This library belongs ……… a rich old man A about B in C to D with Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction 31: George has not completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t, neither A B C D 32: I’m afraid I can’t come with you on tomorrow A B C D 33: After Tom returned to his house, he read a book A B C D 34: What would happen if the temperature is warmer? A B C D 35: My friend and I were tired, but we went home early A B C D 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 from 36 to 40 It is (36) …… to know how many elephants once lived in the continent, but there may have been (37) …… 3-5 million elephants in Africa in the early part of the 20 th century People have always hunted elephants for meat, hides, and ivory As the human population grew and weapons became more advanced, elephants were under greater threat In the late 1970s and early 1980s there was a huge (38) …… in the number of elephants due to the increase in poaching It is estimated that there are now about 500,000 elephants and they are living in (39) …… countries A ban was given on all international trade in ivory in 1989, and many governments started to give poachers severe punishments Thanks to such timely actions, some elephant populations, especially those in southern Africa, have (40) …… over the last decade However, numerous threats remain for Africa’s elephants 36: A able B difficult C easy D uncomfortable 37: A at least B by far C for sure D of course 38: A decline B growth C increase D reduce 39: A a large amount of B a great deal of C a little sum of D a small number of 40: A recover B to recover C recovering D recovered Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 41 to 45 “Where is the university?” is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university The university is the city You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges Cambridge was already developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called A bridge was built over the river as early as 875 In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845 Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000 Many young students want to study at Cambridge Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town It has become a famous place all round the world Question 41: Why most visitors come to Cambridge? A To see the university B To study in the colleges in Cambridge C To find the classroom buildings D To use the libraries of the university 42: Around what time did the university begin to appear? A In the 8th century B In the 13th century th C In the century D In the 15th century 43: Why did people name Cambridge the “City of Cambridge”? A Because the river was very well-known B Because there is a bridge over the Cam C Because it was a developing town D Because there is a river named Granta 44: After which year did the town really begin developing? A 800 B 875 C 1845 D 1945 45: From what we read, we know that Cambridge is now ……………… A visited by international tourists B a city without wall C a city that may have a wall around it D a city of growing population Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions 46 You shouldn’t tell her the news It might kill her A The news shouldn’t be told her It might kill her B The news shouldn’t be told her She might be killed C She shouldn’t be told the news It might kill her D She shouldn’t be told the news She might be killed 47 Maintaining biodiversity is important for us in many ways A It is important for us to maintain biodiversity in many ways B It is important maintain biodiversity for us in many ways C It is important maintained biodiversity in many ways for us D It is important maintaining biodiversity in many ways for us 48 In spite of the cold water, I went swimming anyway A Despite the water was cold, I went swimming anyway B Although the water was cold, I went swimming anyway C Though the cold water, I went swimming anyway D The water was cold, so I went swimming anyway 49 Peter doesn’t read a lot because he can’t find the time A If Peter could find the time, he would read a lot B If Peter can find the time, he will read a lot C If Peter had found the time, he would have read a lot D If Peter had read a lot, he would have found the time 50 “If I were you I would stay in bed, Sue,” said Tom A Tom said that if he had been Sue he would have stayed in bed B Tom told Sue if he had been her, he would have stayed in bed C Tom advised Sue to stay in bed D Tom said to Sue if he is her he will stay in bed Study for your future! Smiles! ...A if B because C unless D as if 24: This desert lies between a lake ………… a range of mountain A with B and C away D of 25: The desert... extinctly C extinction D extinguish 29: We benefit much ……… biodiversity A from B for C of D to 30: This library belongs ……… a rich old man A about B in C to D with Mark the letter A, B, C or D on... university all over the city And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges Cambridge was already developing town long before the first students and teachers