GCSE MOCK TEST 17

Question 7: It can be inferred from the passage that the people who liked Roosevelt best were Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combin

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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 1 to 7.

Franklin D Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, was from a wealthy, well-known family As a child, he attended private school, had private tutors, and traveled with his parents to Europe He attended Harvard University, and afterward studied law At age 39 Roosevelt suddenly developed polio, a disease that left him without the full use of his legs for the rest of his life Even through the worst of his illness, however, he continued his life in politics In 1924 he appeared at the Democratic National Convention to nominate Al Smith for president, and eight years after that he himself was nominated for the same office Roosevelt was elected to the presidency during the Great Depression of the 1930s, at a time when more than 5,000 banks had

failed and thousands of people were out of work Roosevelt took action First he declared a bank holiday that closed all the banks so no more could fail; then he reopened the banks little by little with government support Roosevelt believed in using the full power of government to help what

he called the "forgotten people." And it was these workers, the wage earners, who felt the strongest affection toward Roosevelt There were others, however, who felt that Roosevelt's policies were destroying the American system of governments, and they opposed him in the same intense way that others admired him

In 1940 the Democrats nominated Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term No president in

American history had ever served three terms, but Roosevelt felt an obligation not to quit while the United States' entry into World War II was looming in the future He accepted the nomination and went on to an easy victory

Question 1: What does the passage mainly discuss?

Question 2: Which one of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A Roosevelt voted for Al Smith

B Roosevelt supported strong government powers

C Roosevelt was elected during the Great Depression

D Roosevelt had difficulty walking during his presidency

Question 3: The phrase "took action" is used to illustrate the idea that Roosevelt

Question 4: the phrase "little by little" means that Roosevelt

Question 5: The word "full" could best be replaced by which of the following?

Question 6: The word "unprecedented" could best be replaced by

Question 7: It can be inferred from the passage that the people who liked Roosevelt best were

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 8: He gave me his address He wanted me to visit him

A He gave me his address in order for me to visit him

B He gave me his address in order to for me visit him

C He gave me his address for me in order to visit him

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D He gave me his address so as to visit him.

Question 9: She is young She can’t understand it

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Doing voluntary work abroad is a terrific way to broaden the mind However, this depends on how you spend your time while you’re there

Many people (10) _ from doing voluntary work in other countries because they experience another culture and way of life They sometimes forget, though, that they are supposed to be assisting people in (11) _ rather than simply going on their own personal journey They often don’t get (12) _ with the locals and listen to their concerns Thus, the wide gap between privileged volunteers and poor locals still remains

Organizations which (13) _ arrangements for people to do voluntary work abroad are beginning to recognize this problem They are encouraging volunteers to interact with locals and create meaningful bonds with them This can also help to (14) _ down the stereotypical imagines which volunteers from developed nations have about places in the developing world

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 15: Sahara is biggest desert in Africa

Question 16: Let’s go for a walk, we?

Question 17: Staying in a hotel costs renting a room in a dormitory for a week

Question 18: It’s hard to on less than a million a month

Question 19: I have never seen such a car like that

C luxurious big new red Japanese D big new red luxurious Japanese Question 20: If you less last night, you so bad today

Question 21: Lucy was late for school this morning because the alarm didn’t as usual

A get off B ring off C go off D take off

Question 22: They have considered all the 100 applicants, seem suitable for the position

Question 23: It is essential that Alice Tom of the meeting tomorrow

Question 24: The more electricity you use,

Question 25: My father is very busy , he is always willing to give a hand with the housework

Question 26: Mary walked away from the discussion Otherwise, she something she would regret later

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs

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Question 28: Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet.

Question 27: Dams are used to control flooding, provide water for irrigation and generating electricity for the surrounding area

A B C D

Question 29: The more difficult the lesson is, the more harder we try

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 34: The doctor said, “You really ought to rest for a few days, Jasmine”

A It is doctor’s recommendation that Jasmine rested shortly

B The doctor strongly advised Jasmine to take a few days’ rest

C The doctor suggested that Jasmine should take a short rest

D Jasmine’s doctor insisted that she should rest for a few days

Question 35: “Could you wait a second while I get my books?” Peter said to Jane

A Peter asked Jane to wait a second while he got his books

B Peter said to Jane she could wait a second while he got his books

C Peter asked Jane could wait a second while he got his books

D Peter said to Jane to wait a second while he got his books

Question 36: If it hadn’t been for his carelessness, he would have finished the work

A If he had been more careful, he would have finished the work

B He was careless because he hadn’t finished the work

C If he were careful, he would finish the work

D Because he wasn’t careless, he didn’t finish the work

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning

to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 37: I received housing benefit when I was unemployed

Question 38: The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer

Carnegie Hall, the famous concert hall in New York City, has again undergone a restoration While

this is not the first, it is certainly the most extensive in the building's history As a result of this

new restoration, Carnegie Hall once again has the quality of sound that it had when it was first built

Carnegie Hall owes its existence to Andrew Carnegie, the wealthy owner of a steel company in the late 1800s The hall was finished in 1891 and quickly gained a reputation as an excellent performing arts hall where accomplished musicians gained fame Despite its reputation, however, the concert hall suffered from several detrimental renovations over the years During the Great Depression, when fewer people could afford to attend performances, the directors sold part of the building to commercial businesses As a result, a coffee shop was opened in one corner of the building, for which the builders replaced the brick and terra cotta walls with windowpanes A renovation in 1946 seriously damaged the acoustical quality of the hall when the makers of the

film Carnegie Hall cut a gaping hole in the dome of the ceiling to allow for lights and air vents The

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hole was later covered with short curtains and a fake ceiling, but the hall never sounded the same

afterwards

In 1960, the violinist Isaac Stern became involved in restoring the hall after a group of real estate developers unveiled plans to demolish Carnegie Hall and build a high-rise office building on the site This threat spurred Stern to rally public support for Carnegie Hall and encourage the City of New York to buy the property The movement was successful, and the concert hall is now owned

by the city In the current restoration, builders tested each new material for its sound qualities, and they replaced the hole in the ceiling with a dome The builders also restored the outer walls to their original appearance and closed the coffee shop Carnegie has never sounded better, and its prospects for the future have never looked more promising

Question 39: This passage is mainly about

Question 40: The word "extensive" could best be replaced by which of the following

Question 41: What major change happened to the hall in 1946?

C The acoustic dome was damaged D Space in the building was sold to commercial businesses Question 42: Who was Andrew Carnegie?

Question 43: Which of the following words could best replace the word 'gaping'?

Question 44: The word "fake" in paragraph 2 is most similar to which of the following?

Question 45: What was Isaac Stern's relationship to Carnegie Hall?

A He opened a coffee shop in Carnegie Hall during the Depression

B He made the movie Carnegie Hall in 1946

C He tried to save the hall beginning in 1960

D He performed on opening night in 1891

Question 46: What was probably the most important aspect of the recent renovation?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 47: Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region

Question 48: Ignoring the danger to himself, Freddie dived into the river to save the puppy

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 49: - Michael: "Do you mind my smoking here?" - Linda: “ ”

Question 50: - Anna: " _ detective stories?"

- Hellen: "In my opinion, they are very good for teenagers."

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H và tên thí sinh: ọ và tên thí sinh: ……… SBD:……… 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 1 to 7.

Franklin D Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, was from a wealthy, well-known family As a child, he attended private school, had private tutors, and traveled with his parents to Europe He attended Harvard University, and afterward studied law At age 39 Roosevelt suddenly developed polio, a disease that left him without the full use of his legs for the rest of his life Even through the worst of his illness, however, he continued his life in politics In 1924 he appeared at the Democratic National Convention to nominate Al Smith for president, and eight years after that he himself was nominated for the same office Roosevelt was elected to the presidency during the Great Depression of the 1930s, at a time when more than 5,000 banks had

failed and thousands of people were out of work Roosevelt took action First he declared a bank holiday that closed all the banks so no more could fail; then he reopened the banks little by little with government support Roosevelt believed in using the full power of government to help what

he called the "forgotten people." And it was these workers, the wage earners, who felt the strongest affection toward Roosevelt There were others, however, who felt that Roosevelt's policies were destroying the American system of governments, and they opposed him in the same intense way that others admired him

In 1940 the Democrats nominated Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term No president in

American history had ever served three terms, but Roosevelt felt an obligation not to quit while the United States' entry into World War II was looming in the future He accepted the nomination and went on to an easy victory

Question 1: What does the passage mainly discuss?

Question 2: Which one of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A Roosevelt voted for Al Smith

B Roosevelt supported strong government powers

C Roosevelt was elected during the Great Depression

D Roosevelt had difficulty walking during his presidency

Question 3: The phrase "took action" is used to illustrate the idea that Roosevelt

Question 4: the phrase "little by little" means that Roosevelt

Question 5: The word "full" could best be replaced by which of the following?

Question 6: The word "unprecedented" could best be replaced by

Question 7: It can be inferred from the passage that the people who liked Roosevelt best were

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 8: He gave me his address He wanted me to visit him

A He gave me his address in order for me to visit him

B He gave me his address in order to for me visit him

C He gave me his address for me in order to visit him

D He gave me his address so as to visit him

Question 9: She is young She can’t understand it

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Doing voluntary work abroad is a terrific way to broaden the mind However, this depends on how you spend your time while you’re there

Many people (10) _ from doing voluntary work in other countries because they experience another culture and way of life They sometimes forget, though, that they are supposed to be assisting people in (11) _ rather than simply going on their own personal journey They often don’t get (12) _ with the locals and listen to their concerns Thus, the wide gap between privileged volunteers and poor locals still remains

Organizations which (13) _ arrangements for people to do voluntary work abroad are beginning to recognize this problem They are encouraging volunteers to interact with locals and create meaningful bonds with them This can also help to (14) _ down the stereotypical imagines which volunteers from developed nations have about places in the developing world

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 15: Sahara is biggest desert in Africa

Question 16: Let’s go for a walk, we?

Question 17: Staying in a hotel costs renting a room in a dormitory for a week

Question 18: It’s hard to on less than a million a month

Question 19: I have never seen such a car like that

C luxurious big new red Japanese D big new red luxurious Japanese Question 20: If you less last night, you so bad today

Question 21: Lucy was late for school this morning because the alarm didn’t as usual

A get off B ring off C go off D take off

Question 22: They have considered all the 100 applicants, seem suitable for the position

Question 23: It is essential that Alice Tom of the meeting tomorrow

Question 24: The more electricity you use,

Question 25: My father is very busy , he is always willing to give a hand with the housework

Question 26: Mary walked away from the discussion Otherwise, she something she would regret later

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 28: Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet

Question 27: Dams are used to control flooding, provide water for irrigation and generating

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