TRIAL TEST 4

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.. The Games were opened by Vietnamese Prime Mini[r]

THANH HOA Upper Secondary School THE TRIAL TEST FOR THE GCSE EXAM

Class: 12 Time: 60 minutes

Name: Date: April 16th, 2011

No 4

TEST CODE: 246

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 tapes B cakes C chores D dates

2 A involved B decided C explained D swallowed

3 A happy B dry C fly D.sky

4 A chemistry B scholarship C character D machine

5.A average B age C marriage D shortage

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

6 A sociable B decision C activity D together

7 A feature B feeling C dentist D improve

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

The 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 5th December to 13th

December, 2003 The Games were opened by Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai in the newly constructed My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi The games torch was lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu It was the first time in the SEA Games history that the Games venues were assigned into two cities namely Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City

The 22nd SEA Games logo of Painter Nguyen Chi Long is based on a legendary bird named “Chim

Lac” The bird decorated the Ngoc Lu Bronze drum, a typical antiquity of the ancient Dong Son

Vietnamese culture The Emblem is composed of harmonious and vigorous curves, creating a feeling of movement and strength which conforms to the Olympic Spirit: “Faster, Higher and Stronger” The colorful whirls represent the tough competitiveness in sports

The Games’ hymn was “For the World of Tomorrow”, composed by Nguyen Quang Vinh Painter Nguyen Thai Hung chose “Trau Vang”, the golden water buffalo as the mascot for the 22nd SEA Games

With a gentle and harmonious nature, the clever Buffalo has become synonymous with the water and rice civilization that is so important in Vietnam as well as in other Southeast Asian countries To Vietnamese people, the Golden Buffalo symbolizes a golden harvest, prosperity, happiness, power and the

Vietnamese martial spirit

8 In which cities in Vietnam were the 22nd Southeast Asian Games held?

A In Hanoi B In Ho Chi Minh City

C In Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City D In Hue

9 What is the 22nd SEA Games logo based on?

A The Ngoc Lu Bronze drum B The ancient Dong Son Vietnamese culture

C A legendary bird named “Chim Lac” D The Olympic Spirit 10 What is the effect of harmonious and vigorous curves of the emblem?

A To create a feeling of self-confidence B To encourage the spirit of fair play C To create a feeling of movement and strength D To decorate the Ngoc Lu Bronze drum 11 What has the mascot for the 22nd SEA Games been associated with?

A The prosperity B The water and rice civilization

C Vietnamese agriculture D Vietnamese farmers

12 To Vietnamese people, what does the Golden Buffalo symbolize?

A A golden harvest B Prosperity, happiness, power

C The Vietnamese martial spirit D All are correct

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks

Once there were lots of pandas in the mountains of western China Today, they are (13) _ extinct The reason is that they can not find enough food Pandas eat (14) _ leaves They not like another food The bamboo grows very slowly It can take 10 years for a bamboo to grow from a seed to a big plant Some types of bamboo have seeds only once every 60 years Pandas (15) _ wait many years for their food to grow While the bamboo is growing, pandas not have enough leaves to eat

China and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are trying to save the panda In 1979 they began to set up special parks (16) _ pandas live Scientists come here to study the panda’s eating and mating habits By learning more about the panda’s habits, scientists can save it from (17) _

13 A doing B having C becoming D making

14 A bamboo B cabbage C grass D banana

15 A might B should C ought D must

16 A what B where C when D.because

17 A appearance B destruction C damage D extinction

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

18 Have you read the book what I gave you this morning? A B C D

19 The students were exciting about taking a trip to the National History Museum, but they

A B

were not able to raise enough money C

D

20 Mr Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t it? A B C D

21 George hasn’t completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t, too A B C D 22 We didn’t go out because of the heavily rain

A B C D

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

23 Postal clerk: “ ”

Customer: “Yes I want to send some flowers to my wife in Italy.”

A Do you like flowers? B What you like? C Can I help you? D What you do? 24 Liz: “You look nice today I like your new coat”

Jennifer: “ _”

A It’s nice of you to say so B All right Do you know how much it costs?

C Oh, well done! D Actually speaking, I myself don’t like it

25 It is music _ helps me relax

A what B that C which D it

26 Jane her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair, too

A catches up with B looks up C takes after D gets over

27 He got a new alarm clock he'd get up on time

A although B so that C since D so

28 This woman has _ her whole life to helping others

A initiated B appalled C appealed D dedicated

29 I understand your point of view _ I don't agree with it

A Therefore, B However, C Although D Because

30 to the station when I saw you this morning?

A Have you gone B Were you going C Have you been going D Are you going 31 If I you were sick, I would have come to visit you sooner

A had known B hadn’t known C knew D know

32 Parents children are in college are working longer hours to pay their tuition

A who B whom C whose D that

33 When she tried to remove the dirty mark, it looked

A worse and worse B more and more bad C the worse and worse D worst and worst 34 _, give her this map of the city

A When Mr Leaf’s wife arrived B When Mr Leaf’s wife will arrive

C When Mr Leaf’s wife arrives D When Mr Leaf’s wife is going to arrive 35 Columbus was one of _ first people to cross Atlantic

A Ø / the / Ø B The / the / the C Ø / the / the D Ø / a / an

36 During the school year I’m not allowed _ T.V until I have finished my homework

Page of 246 37 We have enough food at home, so we go shopping today

A mustn’t B needn’t C shouldn’t D can’t

38 He asked me _ to her party the day before

A whether had I come B if I would come C whether I came D if I had come 39 A mystery is something that _

A can’t explain B mustn’t explain C can be explained D can’t be explained 40 It is _ that I can’t put it down

A so an interesting book B so interesting book

C such an interesting book D such interesting book

41 She locked the door She didn't want to be disturbed A She locked the door in order not to be disturbed B She locked the door so that she can't be disturbed C She locked the door to be disturbed

D She locked the door so as she couldn't be disturbed 42 You drink too much coffee; that’s why you can’t sleep A If you didn’t drink too much coffee, you could sleep B You couldn’t sleep although you drank too much coffee C If you hadn’t drunk too much coffee, you could have slept D If you don’t drink too much coffee, you can sleep

43 She started working as a secretary five years ago A She used to work as a secretary five years ago B It’s five years since she started working as a secretary C She has worked as a secretary for five years D Both B & C are correct

44 The police officer said to us: “Where are you going?”

A The police officer wanted to know us where they were going B The police officer wondered where were we going

C The police officer asked us where you were going D The police officer asked us where we were going 45 I have tried hard but I can not earn enough money A Although I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money B I have tried hard and I can earn enough money

C I have tried hard so that I can earn enough money D I have tried hard; therefore I can’t earn enough money 46 He is not old enough to the volunteer work

A He is too young to the volunteer work

B He is so old that he can't the volunteer work C He is such young to the volunteer work

D His old age prevents him from doing the volunteer work 47 They say that he is the richest man in this town

A It says that he is the richest man in this town B He is said to be the richest man in this town C No one in this town is richer than him D He is said that to be the richest man in this town 48 No one has used that door for 20 years

A That door hasn’t used for 20 years B That door has not been used for 20 years C That door has been used by no one for 20 years D That door has been used for 20 years 49 I regretted not following your advice

A I wish that I follow your advice B I wish that I hadn't followed your advice C I wish that I had followed your advice D I would like to follow your advice

50 It / be / boring / film / make / me / bore

A It was the boring film that made me bored B It was a boring film that made me boring C It was an boring film that made me bore D It was boring film which made me bore

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Test code 246

* 0,2 m / each sentence.

1 C A 11 B 16 B 21 D 26 C 31 A 36 C 41 A 46 A

2 B D 12 D 17 D 22 D 27 B 32 C 37 B 42 A 47 B

3 A C 13 C 18 B 23 C 28 D 33 A 38 D 43 D 48 B

4 D C 14 A 19 A 24 A 29 B 34 C 39 D 44 D 49 C

5 B 10.C 15 D 20 D 25 B 30 B 35 C 40 C 45 A 50 A