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 2. What was the name of the boy …………… book you borrowed yesterday? A. who B. which C. whom D. whose 3. My mother often spends four hours a day ………………… her housework. A. to be done B. to do C. doing D. done 4. If you had studied harder, you ……………… bad results. A. would get B. would have got C. wouldn’t have got D. wouldn’t get 5. 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 7. In England schooling is compulsory………………. all children from the age of 5 to 16. A. with B. for C. to D. over 8. The 22 nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven…………… … countries. A. participate B. participant C. participation D. participating 9. - Ann: “………….?” – Bob: “Every year.” A. What part of Spain do they go to? B. When will they go to Spain? C. How often do 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 do I C. Neither do 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 19 th 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 22 nd 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. A. hasn’t phoned B. has phoned C. phoned D. was phoning 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 do 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, ………………. A. the more knowledge do you gain B. you are the more knowledgeable C. you will gain more knowledge D. the more knowledge you gain 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 3 percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together, and the rest, about 7 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 2 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. 7 percent of households. D. 3 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 6 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 Study for your future! Smiles . the SEA Games. Thailand hosted the 195 9, 196 7, 197 5, 198 5 and 199 5 SEA Games. On 24 February 2006, northeast Thailand's Province authorities met to ( 49) ……………… the 2007 SEA Games schedule,. 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. 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