TRIAL TEST 19

George was being questioned by the police Read the passage and choose the best answer (from 41 to 45)... Choosing the right career is very important.[r]

THANH HOA high school THE TRIAL TEST FOR THE GCSE EXAM

No 19

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:

1 a near b hear c pear d deer

2 a asked b helped c kissed d wanted

3 a nation b language c plane d Asian

Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others:

4 a certificate b necessary c economy d geography

5 a personal b penalty c defensive d vertical

Choose the best answer:

6 “Can you open the window, please?” - “……….”

a Sure b Of course c Sure, no problem d All are correct

7 ………… take a taxi, you’ll be late for the lecture

a Unless you b If you not c Because you d For you

8 ………… the cold weather, she wasn’t wearing a coat

a Although b In spite of c Since d Because

9 John can’t make a ……… to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car

a decide b decision c decisive d decisively

10 When you see your friend off, you say: “……….!”

a Lucky you b Have a good journey c Good night d See you later

11 He came home late, so I asked him where ………

a he had been b has he been c he has been d had he been

12 The harder she works, ………… she earns

a more money b the more money c most money d the most money

13 If you were my boss, ………

a I’ll behave in a different way c I’d have behaved in a different way

b I’d behave in a different way d I behave in a different way

14 He’s accustomed to ……….to music before bedtime

a listening b listened c listen d be listening

15 In the UK, ……….schools refer to government funded schools which provide education free of charge to pupils

a state b secondary c independent d primary

16 Did you see my sister yesterday?

- No, I ……….her for a long time

a haven’t seen b didn’t see c hadn’t seen d hasn’t seen

17 ………! I’ve heard of your success in the new project

a Congratulate b Congratulating c Congratulation d Congratulations

18 Your brother cut himself, ………… ?

a doesn’t he b didn’t he c don’t you d didn’t you

19 In water polo, a shot is successful if the ball completely passes between the goal posts and

underneath the …………

a crossbar b net c ball d goalie

20 He drank ………coffee that he couldn’t sleep last night

a so b so much c so many d a lot of

21 Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking

a help b prepared c be busy d attempt

22 “What an attractive hair style you’ve got, Mary!”

a Thank you very much I’m afraid b Thank you for your compliment

c You’re telling lies d I don’t like your saying

23 ………… along the street, I met one of my classmates

a Walked b Walk c To walk d Walking

24 … …Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from …………France to ………United States

a The / a / an b The / ……/ the c The / a / the d A / an / the

25 She’s ………I expect

a more prettier than b far prettier than c much more prettier than d a lot prettier as

26 All traffic laws ………

a is observed b must be observed c must have observed d had better observe

27 Mary always takes great care …………her children

a for b of c to d with

28 I work hard ………help my family

a so as to b in order to c in order that d A and B are correct

29 I want to work as an interpreter in the future, …………., I’m studying Russian at university

a but b so c however d therefore

30 Chemical wastes from factories are ………… that cause serious damage to spices habitats

a pollutes b pollutants c pollutions d polluters

Choose the underlined words or phrases that need correcting:

31 When he will return, I’ll give him the key

a When b will give c the d will return

32 Neither he nor I are going to attend the meeting

a nor b neither c to attend d are

33 He wore a false beard so that nobody couldn’t recognize him

a couldn’t b wore c a d so that

34 Tom is the kind of person to who one can talk about anything

a the kind b to who c can talk d anything

35 The Call of the Wild is one of the many stories about the gold rush in Alaska writing by

Jack London

a one of b many c about d writing

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:

36 Christine asked me “Who were you looking for?”

a Christine wanted to know who I was looking for

b Christine wanted to know who I had been looking for

c Christine wanted to know who I have looking for

d Christine wanted to know who I had looked for

37 Although she’s intelligent, she doesn’t do well at school

a In spite of intelligent, but she doesn’t do well at school

b Despite being intelligent, she doesn’t do well at school

c Even though her intelligence, she doesn’t do well at school

d In spite the fact that she’s intelligent, she doesn’t do well at school

38 Many people think Steve stole the money

a It wasn’t Steve who stole the money b Steve is thought to have stolen the money

c Many people think the money is stolen by Steve d The money is thought to be stolen by Steve

39 I came to live here three months ago

a It was three months since I lived here b I’ve been living here for three months

c I lived here for three months d I didn’t live here for three months

40 The police were questioning George

a George was questioned by the police b The police had George questioned

c George was asked a lot of questions by the police d George was being questioned by the police

Read the passage and choose the best answer (from 41 to 45)

Choosing the right career is very important Most of us spend a great part of our lives for our jobs For that reason, we should try to find out what our talents are and how we can use them We can do this through aptitude tests, interviews with specialists and study of books in our field of interest There are many careers open to each of us Perhaps we like science, then we might prepare ourselves to be chemists, physicists or biologists Maybe people find their place in government service, teaching, newspaper work, medicine, and engineering These and many other fields offer fascinating careers to persons with talent and training

41 It’s important to find the right career because………

a It’s difficult to find a good job b We need money

c Most of us spend a great part of our lives for our jobs d It’s very easy to lose the job

42 We can find career by ………

a travelling wherever we can b finding out what our talents are and how we can use them

c learning some foreign languages d asking for some useful advice

43 We can find out what our talents are and how we can use them through………

a aptitude tests b interviews with specialists

c study of books in our field of interest d All are correct

44 Career found in the scientific world are ………

a chemists, mathematicians, technicians b physicists, biologists, accountants

c businessmen, teachers, doctors d biologists, chemists, physicists

45 The theme of the passage is ………

a jobs in the society nowadays b how to find a right job nowadays

c good jobs d unemployment

Read the passage and choose the best answer (from 46 to 50)

Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university (46)………….? Do I leave and start work or beginning a training (47)………… ? The decision is yours, but it may be (48)……….remembering two things: there is more unemployment among who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right skills will have a big advantage in the competition of jobs If you decide to go (49)………… into a job, there are many opportunities for training Getting qualifications will help you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (50)……….you earn Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is another possibility This way, you can save up many for your student days, as well as getting practical work experience

46 a after b later c then d past

47 a school b class c course d term

48 a worth b necessary c important d useful

49 a straight b just c direct d rather

50 a where b while c when d what

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