MOCK TEST FOR THE GCSE

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 40 to 44.. Our demand for water is constant[r]

Period: 022 - Date of preparation: Moday, April 24 th , 2012

Date of teaching: Monday, May 7 th , 2012 SAMPLE TEST 7 FOR THE GCSE EXAMINATION

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

Question 1: A initiate B diversify C appreciate D beautify

Question 2: A development B entertainment C education D nationality

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

Question 3: The to make quick decisions is vital in an emergency.

Question 4: The Smiths, _ house had been destroyed in the explosion, were given rooms

in a hostel

Question 5: As we continued traveling north, the weather got _ Eventually, everything

we saw was frozen

A more and more cold B more cold C the colder D colder and colder Question 6: We will never the wonderful winter holiday we had in Britain.

Question 7: The baby is crying! Will you while I prepare his milk?

A look him up B look after him C care about him D make him up Question 8: The thief is said to have broken the house through the bathroom window.

Question 9: The movie itself wasn’t very good, I liked the music.

Question 10: The hotel was so awful that we wrote a letter of _ to the travel agency when

we got back

Question 11: It was a nasty memory Do you remember both of us wearing sunglasses to avoid

_ by the supervisors?

A being recognized B to be recognized C to recognize D recognizing

Question 12: We have to be careful with the technology we develop, _ we could find

ourselves facing serious environmental problems

Question 13: extreme bad weather in the mountains, we’re no longer considering our

skiing strip

Question 14: Mohandas K Gandhi, Mahatma, lived a noble life of fasting and poverty in

order to work for peace and independence

A that was called B called C was called D calling

Question 15: John would have studied medicine if he to a medical school.

A had been admitted B would have admitted C had admitted D would admit Question 16: me a favour! Can you pick up my suit from the dry cleaner’s tomorrow?

Question 17: -Helen: “ detective stories?”

-Paul: “In my opinion, they are very good for teenagers.”

A What do people feel about B Are you fond of

Question 18: The appearance of one or several species may result in the loss of .

A biology B biodiversity C diversity D university

Question 19: -Jim: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our

environment?” -Laura: “ ”

A Well, that’s very surprising B There’s no double about it.

C Yes, it’s an absurd idea D Of course not You bet!

Question 20: I have never played table tennis before This is the first time I to play.

Question 21: Today we can find many _ farms in our country.

Question 22: Mary _ lazy preparing her lesson last night.

A shouldn’t have been B should have been C shouldn’t be D should be

Question 23: As a result of Japan’s economic growth, many political difficulties have .

Question 24: Lan has been a nurse all her life She has spent her life caring for sick.

Question 25: -Tom: “Why don’t we buy Tim a book as a birthday present?” –Jill: “ ”

A Tim will be fourteen next week B What a good idea!

C I don’t think I will do it D Do you like it?

Question 26: _ difficult a test is given, that brilliant student succeeds in getting good scores.

Question 27: Although some societies are undeveloped, their languages – from a

linguist’s point of view – are very complex

A technology B technological C techonologically D technologist

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

Question 28: Not anything can stop us from doing our best to save the endangered species.

A B C D

Question 29: Traveling abroad has always proved very appealed to me.

A B C D

Question 30: It is probable that a well-developed memory is crucial in the learn of a foreign language A B C D

Question 31: Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must

A B C

wait until the next meeting to vote

D

Question 32: There are many interesting topics to be discussing at the English-speaking club.

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.

Question 33: _, his television would not be so loud.

A If Rafael studies B Unless Rafael was studying

C Had Rafael being studied D Were Rafael studying

Question 34: received law degrees as today.

A Never so many women have B So many women never have

C Never have so many women D Never so have many women

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 from 35 to 39.

Experiments have proved that children can be interested in swimming at a very early age

At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles, children become expert at (35) _ their breath under water even before they can walk Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water It is not long (36) _ they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool A game that is very popular (37) _ these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool Many pedal their tricycles, but most of them (38) _ to push or drag them Some children can cover the whole (39) _ of the pool without coming up for breath even once Whenever they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air

Question 35: A keeping B holding C compressing D getting

Question 38: A would rather B had better C involve D prefer

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 40 to 44.

Our demand for water is constantly increasing Every year there are more and more people

in the world Factories turn out more and more products and need more and more water We live

in a world of water But almost all of it – about 97% - is in the oceans This water is too salty to

be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing Only about 3% of the world’s water is fresh Most of this water is not easily available to man because it is locked in glaciers and icecaps

There is as much water on earth today as there ever was or will ever be Most of the water

we use finds its way to the oceans There, it is evaporated by the sun It then falls back to the earth

as rain Water is used and reused again It is never used up Although the world as a whole has plenty of fresh water, some regions have a water shortage Rain does not fall evenly over the earth Some regions are always too dry, and others too wet A region that usually gets enough rain may suddenly have a serious dry spell and another region may be flooded with too much rain

Question 40: All of the following statements can be inferred from the text EXCEPT _

A We need more and more water.

B The population of the world is increasing every year.

C Most of the world’s water is locked in glaciers and icecaps.

D Factories also need more water.

Question 41: Which of the following is NOT true about the world’s water?

A The vast majority of the world’s water is ocean (or salty) water.

B Ocean water is salty enough to be used for driking, farming, and manufacturing.

C Most fresh water is locked in glaciers and icecaps.

D The percentage of fresh water is very small.

Question 42: What can be inferred abou water?

A The amount of water on earth is always the same.

B Water will probably be exhausted.

C Water can be used once only.

D Most of the water we use is rain water.

Question 43: It can be inferred from the text that

A No region in the world suffers from a lack of fresh water.

B Rain does not fall equally everywhere on earth.

C The world has plenty of fresh water in comparison with salty water.

D A region that usually gets enough rain hardly ever has a dry spell.

Question 44: The phrasal verb “turn out” in the second line is closest in meaning 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.

Question 45: A mechanic B scholarship C champagne D chemist Question 46: A throughout B overweight C brought D enough Question 47: A agriculture B diverse C service D certainty

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 48: “Why don’t you get your hair cut, Gavin?” said Adam.

A Adam advised Gavin to cut his hair.

B Gavin was suggested to have a haircut.

C It was suggested that Adam get Gavin’s hair cut.

D Adam suggested that Gavin should have his hair cut.

Question 49: We couldn’t have managed without my father’s money.

A Hadn’t it been for my father’s money, we couldn’t have managed.

B We could have managed with my father’s money.

C If we could managed, my father’s money would be there.

D If we couldn’t have managed, we would have had my father’s money.

Question 50: I’m sorry I interrupted your speech in the middle.

A I’m sorry to interrupted your speech in the middle.

B I apologized for having interrupted your speech in the middle.

C Your speech is very sorry for being interrupted in the middle.

D It’s my pity to interrupt your speech in the middle.

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