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Trang 1THANH HOA Upper Secondary School THE TRIAL TEST FOR THE GCSE EXAM
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
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.
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?
9 What is the 22nd SEA Games logo based on?
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?
12 To Vietnamese people, what does the Golden Buffalo symbolize?
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 do 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 do not have enough leaves to eat
Trang 2China 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) _
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
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 do you like? C Can I help you? D What do 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?
25 It is music _ helps me relax
26 Jane her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair, too
27 He got a new alarm clock he'd get up on time
28 This woman has _ her whole life to helping others
29 I understand your point of view _ I don't agree with it
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
32 Parents children are in college are working longer hours to pay their tuition
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
36 During the school year I’m not allowed _ T.V until I have finished my homework
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37 We have enough food at home, so we go shopping today
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
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 do the volunteer work
A He is too young to do the volunteer work
B He is so old that he can't do the volunteer work
C He is such young to do 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.
SỞ GIÁO DỤC - ĐÀO TẠO BÌNH ĐỊNH
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh – Chương Trình Chuẩn
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
Họvà tên : Lớp: ……… Số báo danh: ………… Phòng thi: …… Mã đề thi 132
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
Câu 1: A finishes B languages C pictures D places
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following questions.
Câu 4: These tests are given in the book ………… you can check your progress.
Câu 5: It had rained heavily for three hours and we couldn’t get back because the road was ………
Câu 6: Failure to win the championship will ……… in the dismissal of the coach.
Câu 7: He now regrets ……… harder when he was at college.
Câu 8: By the time Mary gets home, her uncle ……… for Paris.
Câu 9: Jill didn’t come to the class yesterday He ………… an accident.
Câu 10: Do you get on well with the girl ………… shares the room with you?
Câu 11: The Red Cross is a ………… organization whose purpose is to help people in wartime and disasters.
Câu 12: ………… being very sleepy, Mike stayed up to finish his homework.
Câu 13: Our car ……… just as we were crossing the bridge.
Câu 14: I was made ……… my car.
Câu 15: I came ………… some old photos when I was tidying my bedroom.
Câu 16: All of the students are ………… to pass the entrance examination in order to attend the university.
Câu 17: When you are a good father, you will think ………… about your children.
Câu 18: If you ……… so foolishly yesterday, everything ……… so bad now.
Trang 5C didn’t act – wouldn’t have been D hadn’t acted – wouldn’t be
Câu 19: It’s about time Jack ………… some work for his examinations.
Câu 20: ASEAN stands for
A Association of Southeast Asian Nations. B The Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
C Association of Southeast Asian Nation. D The Association of Southeast Asian Nation.
Câu 21: ………… information we were given wasn’t correct
Câu 22: It’s not easy to change people’s ………… towards a certain problem.
Câu 23: We will be late ………… we hurry.
Câu 24: It’s becoming ………… difficult to find a job in this city.
Câu 25: Lucy: “Have a good day!” – Susan: “……… ”
Câu 26: Clara: “I think women often drive more carefully than men”
Phil: “………… ! More traffic accidents are caused by men”.
Câu 27: Whales and Seals are thought to be in ……… of extinction.
Câu 28: Barbara: “How stylish your dress is, Cindy!” – Cindy: “………… ”
Choose the word whose main stress is put on a different syllable from that of the other words.
Câu 29: A endangered B especially C eliminate D elephant
Câu 30: A protection B habitat C species D various
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Câu 31: The more you practice your English, the fastest you will learn it.
A _ B _ C _ D _
Câu 32: Mozart died in Vienna in 1791 by the age of 35.
A _ B _ C D _
Câu 33: My sister is reading a letter and smiling The letter must have contained some good news.
A _ B _ C _ D _
Câu 34: The film was so bored that all the audience had gone home before it ended.
A _ B _ C _ D _
Câu 35: Both Linh and Hoa has been studying English for over six years.
A _ B _ C _ D _
Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
Câu 36: Thanks to your kind help, I can finish early.
A If it weren’t your kind help, I couldn’t finish early
B Were it not for your kind help, I couldn’t finish early
C Weren’t it for your kind help, I couldn’t finish early
D If it weren’t for your kind help, I couldn’t finish
Câu 37: They suggested painting the house light blue.
A They suggested that the house should be painted light blue
B The house was being painted light blue as the suggested.
C Painting the house light blue was suggested.
D They suggested that light blue will be painted on the house.
Câu 38: “You damaged my bicycle, John.” Said Margaret.
A Margaret persuaded John to damage her bicycle. B Margaret accused John of damaging her bicycle.
C Margaret forbade John to damage her bicycle. D John regretted damaging Margaret’s bicycle.
Read the passage and choose the option that best completes each space from 39 to 43
Trang 6“Reason to kill” is the title of Hugo Miller’s most recent book The table of (39) _ gives some ideas of the different
types of murders described in the book One of the most fascinating chapters is about the reasons why certain people (40) _ murders and other violent crimes.
There is also a chapter (41) _ mysterious happenings and sudden disappearances The book is full of interesting information about the (42) _ murderers think and behave It also shows how the police investigate crimes and it describes (43) _ detail some famous trials Finally, the book has an excellent index and bibliography.
Câu 39: A contents B publications C chapters D references
Read the passage and choose the best answers to the questions from 44 to 48
Life was very different in the 1950s than it is today Divorce was not common, and most women with children didn’t work Children didn’t come home after school to an empty house as many do today Families did more things together One of
the favorite family pastimes was a drive in the country Gas was cheap People had big cars, and the whole family could ride
comfortably Before TV became popular, people talked to each other more Children didn’t have as many toys, and they played more games together On Saturday, the neighborhood theaters had special movies for the children The shows cost only 25 cents People stayed at one job for most of their lives They didn’t change job for every few years like they do today They also lived in the same house for a long time They didn’t move as much.
Services were better in the 50s Doctors used to come to a sick person’s house Milkmen delivered fresh dairy products to homes There were no self-service gas stations, and attendants used to wash your car windows and check your oil free of charge.
Câu 44: This is from ………
Câu 45: The aim of the writer is to ………
A point out the problems people had to face in the 50s.
B prove that life in the 50s was more complex than today.
C show how backward life was in the 50s.
D show what life was like in the 56s.
Câu 46: In the 50s ………….
A members of family got together more B communication was better
C There were stricter laws about divorce. D most services were free of charge.
Câu 47: We can infer from the passage that today family members do not often talk to each other because ………
A they often change their houses. B they don’t stay at one job for a long time
C they go to movies more often than they used to D they spend more time watching television.
Câu 48: The word “pastimes” in paragraph one is closest in meaning to ………….
Choose the suitable phrase or clause that best completes the sentence.
Câu 49: As a little boy, ……….
A I used to take my father to the circus B my father used to taking me to the circus
C I used to be taken to the circus D my father used to be taken me to the circus
Câu 50: ……… that noone would ask for tips.
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TRƯỜNG THPT NÔNG SƠN ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT
Trang 8TỔ NGOẠI NGỮ Năm học: 2010 - 2011
Môn Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
(không tính thời gian phát đề)
Questions 1-5: Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
Did you know that reading can….(2)… your mind active and engaged well into old age? Several years ago when I
was working as a newspaper reporter, I interviewed a woman who was a resident at a local nursing home She was
100 years old She read ….(2)… one book per week She was bright, intelligent and fun to talk with "I love to read It helps me keep up with what is going ….(3)…… in the world," she said "A friend of ….(4)… brings me a new book
every week I look forward to her visits and I look forward to the books We talk about the books we have read." Reading has other benefits, as well For one thing, reading a good story can help you forget some of the problems in
your own life For the other thing, reading also sets a good ….(5)…… for younger generations.
Questions 6-10: Circle the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
6 This car is so expensive that I can’t buy it
A) I’m really interested in this car
B) This car is too expensive for me to buy
C) This car is cheap enough for me to buy
D) This car is too expensive for me to buy it
7 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 more interested I become in travelling
D) The older I get, the less I want to travel.
8 :"Don't forget to go to the supermarket after work", he said can be rewritten
A) He requested me not forget to go to the supermarket after work
B) He asked me not to forget to go to the supermarket after work
C) He reminded me to go to the supermarket after work.
D) He told me that I shouldn't forget to go to the supermarket after work
9 Lan didn’t go to school Lan didn’t stay at home
A) Lan didn’t both go to school and stay at home
B) Lan didn’t only go to school but also stay at home
C) Lan neither go to school nor stay at home
D) Lan neither went to school nor stayed at home.
10 They first published this dictionary in 1870
A This was first published dictionary in 1870
B This dictionary was first published in 1870
C It’s published this dictionary first in 1870
D This dictionary had been published in 1870
Questions 11-13: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
12 A jumped B informed C evolved D stared
13 A promise B despite C advise D kite
Questions 14-15: Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
15 A compulsory B kindergarten C curriculum D certificate
Trang 9Questions 16-20: Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D in the following sentence:
16 If I were you, I would have forgot about buying a new car
A B C D
17 The director wanted to know how long you have been learning English
A B C D
18 The more nearer the Tet holidays come, the more exciting the children feel
A B C D
19 The last person leaving the room must turn of the lights
A B C D
20 Jimmy keeps working in spite of he feeling unwell
A B C D
Questions 21-45:Choose the best option for each of the following sentences:
21 Jane: “Why don’t we go out for drink?”
Tom: “……….”
22 I'm sorry I didn't mean to interrupt you Please, go on and finish what you were saying.
23 She was…… she couldn’t say anything
A so surprised at the news that B such surprised at the news that
C so surprised of the news that D so that surprised for the news
24 Peter has been working for 10 hours He be very tired now
25 I don’t suppose you like bananas, ……… ?
26 Frank: “I thought your game was a lot better today, Tonny.”
Tonny: “……… , I thought it was terrible.”
A You’ve got to be kidding B Thank you, Tom That’s a nice compliment.
C I’m glad you enjoyed it D It’s my pleasure
27 He went to work his headache
28 She wishes she……… a good job now
29 WHO’s main activities are carrying out research on medical _ and improving international health care
30 Peter said he - a test the following day
31 I have to do this job because I have no -
A choose B choice C choosing D chosen
32 During World War II the Red Cross organized relief assistance for……… and wounded soldiers and administered the exchange of messages regarding prisoners and missing people
33 If I had time, I to the beach with you this weekend
A will go B would go
C would have gone D will have gone
34 A: “Thank you for your help.”
B: “ .”
A You are welcome B No C You are nice D Thanks
35.The waiter was not very good _ , the food was delicious
36 She is the woman sister looks after the baby for us
37 I remember ……… her somewhere
38 .Columbus was one of first people to cross Atlantic
Trang 10A X (nothing) - a – an B X – the – the
C X – the – an D X – the - a
39 When the lights , we couldn’t see a thing
A went out B switched of C put out D extinguished
40 After he …… all the letters, he took them to the post office
A has written B had written C wrote D had been writing
41 Body language is a potent form of _ communication
42 My mother ……… the hard work
43 Look! The ball ………down
44 ……… a lot of flowers on her birthday
A It was Mary, was given B It was Mary, that was given
C It was Mary who was given D It Mary who was given
45 I hadn't seen Derek for years - It is interesting to see how he's changed
Questions 46-50: Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D:
Most fairy tales begin with “Once upon a time” and end with “They lived happily ever after”, so we will begin in the same way
Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her lazy sister did nothing
One night, her sister went to a ball at the palace Cinderella was left home, very sad After a time, her fairy
godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the ball – but to return home to midnight
So she went to the ball in the beautiful dress in a wonderful coach She danced with the prince but at the midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on her dancing floor The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella She and the prince were married and lived happily ever after
46 Books with fairy tales are found in………
C all countries except ours D many countries
47 According to the passage, fairy tales in diferent languages begin and end……
48 The word “ball” in the first sentence of paragraph 4 means:………
A a sport equipment B a dancing hall
49 Cinderella was very sad because………
A her sister did nothing B her sister went to a ball and left her at home
C she did all the work in the kitchen D her sister was invited to a ball
50 At the end of the story, ………