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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 a mascot for the 22 nd SEA Games.[r]
(1)THANH HOA high school THE TRIAL TEST FOR THE GCSE EXAM
Class: 12 Time: 60 minutes
Name: Date:
No 19 Choose the best answer:
1 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
A trained B proved C performed D impressed
2) _ the lights when you are not using them
A) Turn on B) Turn up C) Turn round D) Turn off 3) I _ in Quang Nam before I moved to Ho Chi Minh City
A) have been living B) have lived C) had lived D) lived
4) Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
A) gold B) organize C) region D) game
5) Choose the word which has the different stress from the others
A) goalie B) defend C) crossbar D) title
6) A:" Hello! My name is Minh Nice to meet you!" B: "Hello! _."
A) I am fine B) Really, I don't know
C) I met Jane yesterday D) I am Jane Glad to see you
7) _ is a sport played in water by two teams of seven players who get points by throwing a ball into the opponent's goal
A) Water skiing B) Sailing C) Water polo D) Scuba-diving
8) On behalf of the referees and athletes, referee Hoang Quoc Vinh and shooter Nguyen Manh Tuong swore to an oath of " _, Honesty and Fair Play"
A) Participation B) Performance C) Delegation D) Solidarity 9) Frank never turns up on time for a meeting
A) calls B) prepares C) reports D) arrives
10) A: "Would you like to go dancing with me tonight?" -B: " _." A) Very delighted to meet you B) I want to go
C) The time is OK D) Yes, I'd love to
11) Johnny used to be one of the most athletes in my country
A) succeed B) successful C) success D) successfully 12) It's becoming _ to find a job in a big city
A) more difficult and more B) more and more difficult C) more difficult than D) most and more difficult
13) The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town A) went off B) went out C) went on D) went away 14) The film about they are talking is fantastic
A) which B) who C) whom D) that
15) Find an error in the sentence that needs correcting: Because a pain in his leg, he walked slowly A B C D 16) Take _ your shoes and put your slippers
A) off - out B) off - on C) on - off D) out - on 17) References _ in the examination room
A) cannot be use B) cannot been used C) cannot be used D) cannot use 18) He told me to use my dictionary to anything I didn’t understand
A) fill in B) turn on C) look up D) go on
19) While my mother _ a film on TV, my father was cooking dinner It was March 8th yesterday. A) was watching B) watched C) had watched D) watches
20) Please _ this form and post it
(2)21) No one in the team can play better than John A) John is the best player of the team
B) John plays well but the others play better
C) John as well as other players of the team plays very well D) Everyone in the team, but John, plays very well
22) As I get older, I want to travel less
A) The older I get, the more I want to travel
B) I become more interested in travelling as I get older C) The older I get, the less I want to travel
D) The older I get, the more interested I become in travelling 23) He didn't hurry, so he missed the plane
A) If he hurried, he wouldn't miss the plane B) If he had hurried, he might catch the plane C) He didn't miss the plane because he hurried D) If he had hurried, he could have caught the plane
24) This woman has dedicated her whole life _ helping others
A) to B) for C) in D) with
25) Susan is not _ her brother
A) more intelligent as B) intelligent as C) so intelligent than D) so intelligent as
26) Find an error in the sentence that needs correcting: The large the room is, the more people can sit in it A B C D 27) Find an error in the sentence that needs correcting: It is not easy for she to keep the children amused
A B C D 28) Choose the word which has the different stress from the others
A) outstanding B) excellent C) development D) tsunami 29) The younger you are, it is to learn
A) easier B) the more easy C) the more easily D) the easier 30) How many took part in the 22nd SEA Games?
A) compete B) competitors C) competition D) competitive 31) Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
A) events B) silver C) spirit D) hesitation
32) The company _ a management training program for small business
A) dedicated B) resulted C) aimed D) initiated 33) He is a great sports He rarely misses any sport games although he was busy
A) enthusiast B) player C) programmer D) athlete 34) Peter is _ student in my class
A) taller than B) so tall as C) the tallest D) tallest 35) Tom bought that book yesterday
A) That book was bought yesterday by Tom B) That book yesterday was bought by Tom C) That book was bought by Tom yesterday D) That book was bought yesterday
36) Find an error in the sentence that needs correcting:
I prefer scuba-diving than water polo because it is adventurous A B C D
37) It gets _ when the winter is coming
A) colder and colder B) the coldest and coldest C) cold and cold D) more and more cold 38) Find an error in the sentence that needs correcting:
If we would have a large garden, we would plant a lot of flowers in it A B C D
39) A/An _ is someone who tries to defeat another person in a competition A) attacker B) opponent C) defender D) goalkeeper 40) A: "How did you get here?" - B: " ."
(3)Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer:
The 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in Vietnam from the 5th 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 designed by 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 strengh 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 a 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
41) 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
42) What is the effect of harmonious and vigorous curves of the emblem?
A) To create a feeling of movement and strength B) To encourage the spirit of fair play C) To create a feeling of self-confidence D) All are correct
43) To Vietnamese people, what does the Golden Buffalo symbolize?
A) A golden harvest B) Prosperity, happiness and power C) The Vietnamese martial spirit D) All are correct
44) What is the 22nd SEA Games logo based on ?
A) The Olympic Spirit B) The Ngoc Lu bronze drum
C) A legendary bird named "Chim Lac" D) The ancient Dong Son Vietnamese culture 45) In which cities in Vietnam were the 22nd Southeast Asian Games held?
A) In Ho Chi Minh City B) In Hue C) In Hanoi D) In Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage
UNICEF was created in 1946 to help bring food and medicine to children (46) suffered during World War II in Europe It began as a temporary agency, but became a permanent part of the United Nations in 1953 (47) _ the need for its services around the world UNICEF's primary concern is to help governments of developing countries (48) the quality of life for almost one billion children UNICEF's main office is in the United Nations offices in New York City, but it also has more than 40 offices and 100 programs (49) _ In 1965, UNICEF won the Nobel Peace Prize (50) _ its work helping children and building brighter future
46) A) who B) whom C) whose D) which 47) A) instead of B) in spite of C) except for D) because of 48) A) improving B) improve C) improved D) improves
49) A) in world B) worldly C) on world D) worldwide 50) A) in B) for C) of D) on