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(1)THANH HOA high school THE TRIAL TEST FOR THE GCSE EXAM
Class: 12 Time: 60 minutes
Name: Date:
No 9
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
1 Mr Johnson doesn’t like American food, ………?
A does he B is he C he does D doesn’t he What was the name of the boy ……… book you borrowed yesterday?
A who B which C whom D whose My mother often spends four hours a day ……… her housework
A to be done B to C doing D done If you had studied harder, you ……… bad results
A would get B would have got C wouldn’t have got D wouldn’t get He lives in ……… Philippines He’s quite ……… famous man in his country A Ø / a B the / a C Ø / the D a / the
6 The social calendar of the colleges provides plenty of……… to meet non- engineering students as well as other engineers
A opportunity B opportunities C opportunism D opportunist In England schooling is compulsory……… all children from the age of to 16
A with B for C to D over
8 The 22nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven……… … countries.
A participate B participant C participation D participating - Ann: “………….?” – Bob: “Every year.”
A What part of Spain they go to? B When will they go to Spain? C How often they go to Spain? D How long did they live in Spain? 10 Peter: “I enjoy listening to pop music” – Maria: “………”
A I’m, too B So I C Neither I D I don’t either
11 He ………television when the burglar alarm………
A was watching/ was going off B was watching/ went off
C watched/ went off D watches/ goes off
12 He congratulated me ……… having got engaged
A of B about C on D in
13 -“You really have a nice hat, Laura I’ve never seen such a beautiful thing on you.” -“………… ”
A No, please don’t say that B Thanks, Mai That’s a nice compliment C I’m sorry I don’t think you like it D What a pity, you couldn’t buy it
14 Gold ………… in California in the 19th century.
A was discovered B discovered C was being discovered D discovers 15 Take this road and you will ………… at the hotel in five minutes
A arrive B come C find D reach
16 Many natural resources……… by the end of the 22nd century.
A will disappear B have disappeared C will have disappeared D disappeared 17 ……… laws have been enacted to protect wildlife, a large number of animals are being hunted
A Because B Although C Since D If
18 A……… is a book about a person’s life written by somebody else
A science fiction B thriller C romance D biography
19 It was ……… a boring film……… we stopped watching it
A so/ that B such/ that C both/ and D neither/ nor
20 We have enough food at home, so we……… go shopping today
A must B needn’t C should D might
21 I am sure something dreadful happened; we have been waiting over an hour and he……….yet
(2)22 He apologized ……… able to finish the project on time
A to his colleagues not being B his colleagues for not being C his colleagues for being not D to his colleagues for not being 23 Please don’t disturb me…… there is something urgent
A if B or C otherwise D unless
24 In times of war, the Red Cross is ………….to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war
A mounted B excited C dedicated D interested
25 Different conservation efforts have been made ……… save endangered species
A so that B in order to C so as not to D not to 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.
26 A prepared B called C expressed D employed
27 A employers B forgets C asks D stops
28 A book B good C look D pool
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is placed differently from the of the rest in each of the following questions
29 A interview B impression C addition D remember
30 A stressful B prepare C pressure D early
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
31 Peter was said being the cleverest in his class when he was at school A B C D
32 Despite she was in her middle age, she looked very graceful and charming A B C D
33 Are you going to stay here until you’ll finish the project? A B C D
34 The most fast you drive, the greater danger you get A B C D
35 Jackie Robinson, whose joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, was the first black American to play A B C D basketball in the major leagues
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
36 People say that he was born in London
A That is said he was born in London B It was said that he was born in London C He was said to be born in London D He is said to have been born in London 37 Jane can swim farther than I can
A Jane can’t swim as far as I can B I can swim as far as Jane C I can’t swim as far as Jane D Jane can swim as far as I can 38 She failed the exam because she didn’t take her teacher’s advice
A If she had taken her teacher’s advice, she would have failed the exam B She wouldn’t have failed the exam if she had taken her teacher’s advice C If she took her teacher’s advice, she wouldn’t fail the exam
D She would have taken her teacher’s advice if she hadn’t failed the exam 39 “Don’t talk in class,” the teacher said
A The teacher asked his students not talk in class B The teacher told his students not to talk in class C The teacher told his students to not talk in class D The teacher said his students not to talk in class 40 The more you study, ………
(3)Read the passage below carefully and Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 41 to 45
The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal than an American reality Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among American groups
The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still living at home Of the final one, about 20 percent of the total number of American households is single people, usually women over sixty-five years old A small percentage, about percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together, and the rest, about percent, are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child Today, these varied family types are typical, and therefore, normal Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family forms other than the traditional one
41 With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?
A The traditional American family B The nuclear family C The current American family D The ideal family 42 The author implies that
A there has always been a wider variety of family arrangements in the United States B racial, ethnic, and religious groups have presented the traditional family structure C the ideal American family in the best structure
D fewer married couples are having children
43 The word “current” in the first sentence of paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following?
A typical B present C perfect D traditional
44 According to the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children represent
A 33 percent of households B 20 percent of households C percent of households D percent of households 45 Who generally constitutes a one-person household?
A single man in his twenties B A elderly man C A single woman in her late sixties D A divorced woman
Read the passage below carefully and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 46 to 50
The 24th Southeast Asian Games was (46) ……… in Thailand from December to December 16, 2007 The Thai Olympic Committee was (47) ……… the event to coincide with the commemoration of 80th birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej Officials were studying the possibility of doing the events in multiple venues like what had been done in Vietnam and the Philippines It was (48) ……… sixth time Thailand hosted the SEA Games Thailand hosted the 1959, 1967, 1975, 1985 and 1995 SEA Games
On 24 February 2006, northeast Thailand's Province authorities met to (49) ……… the 2007 SEA Games schedule, and progress on the province's under-construction US$65 million sports complex The meeting provided an overview of (50) ………, and ended with reassurances that everything would be ready for SEA Games in 2007
46 A held B met C seen D committed
47 A winning B competing C fighting D planning
48 A a B an C the D Ø
49 A talk B discuss C tell D quarrel
50 A facilities B tools C materials D furniture
(4)KEYS A.does he
2 D.whose
3 C.doing D.wouldn’t have got A.Ø / a
6 B.opportunities B.for
8 D.participating
9 C.How often they go to Spain? 10.B.So I
11.B.was watching/ went off 12.B went off
13.B Thanks, Mai That’s a nice complement 14.A.was discovered
15.C.You are welcome 16.C.will have disappeared 17.B Although
18.D biography 19.B such/ that 20.B needn’t 21.A.hasn’t phoned
22.D.to his colleagues for not being 23.D.unless
24.C.dedicated 25.B.in order to 26.C expressed 27.A.employers 28 D.pool 29 A interview 30.B.prepare 31.B
32.A 33.D
34 A
35 A 36.D.he is said to have been born in London 37.C.I can’t swim as far as Jane
38.B.She wouldn’t have failed the exam if she had taken her teacher’s advice 39.B The teacher told his students not to talk in class
40.D.the more knowledge you gain 41.C.The current American family
42.A there have always been a wider variety of family arrangements in the United States 43.B.present
44.B.33 percent of households
45.C single woman in her late sixties 46. A held
47.D.planning
48.C the
49.B discuss
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