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Trang 1THANH HOA high school THE TRIAL TEST FOR THE GCSE EXAM
No 12
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 primary stress differs 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 correct answer to each of the following questions.
6: Some people are pessimistic ……… others are optimistic.
Question 7: I cannot remember if I saw that play on ……… television or at the cinema.
8: ……… I moved to my new apartment, my neighbors have come to my house twice.
9: We cannot imagine ……… life would be like without music.
10: We ……… for an hour when the bus finally came
A waited B have waited C have been waiting D had been waiting
11: If John ……… an alarm, the thieves wouldn’t have broken into his house
A to install B had installed C have installed D was installed
12: The windows are dirty They need ………
13: The movie itself wasn’t very good, ……… I liked the music.
14: Many people die ……… cancer.
15: SCHOOL NOTICE: The lifts ……… be used in case of fire.
16: Did you read ……… book I lent you ……… last week?
17: We don’t know ……… that machine.
18: I think it ……… , but I’m not sure at all.
A might rain B can rain C needn’t rain D mustn’t rain
19: The ……… of species extinction is human intervention.
20: Rhinos are in the Red List There are only a few left in the wild We call them ……… animals.
21: Francis Bacon, lived at about the time of Shakespeare, wrote this book.
22: Some people think more and more people have television in their homes, ……… people will buy
books to read
A few and few B fewer and fewer C much and much D more and more
23: Do not read a book ………you really love it.
Trang 2A if B because C unless D as if
24: This desert lies between a lake ………… a range of mountain.
25: The desert remained unknown ……… he made a survey in 1929.
26: He names the desert …… Simpson.
27: ……… the computers and robots, we will have a better future life.
A Instead of B In spite of C As a result D Thanks to
28: Many species become ……… each year.
29: We benefit much ……… biodiversity.
30: This library belongs ……… a rich old man.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction.
31: George has not completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t, neither
A B C D
32: I’m afraid I can’t come with you on tomorrow
A B C D
33: After Tom returned to his house, he read a book.
A B C D
34: What would happen if the temperature is warmer?
A B C D
35: My friend and I were tired, but we went home early.
A B C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 36 to 40.
It is (36) …… to know how many elephants once lived in the continent, but there may have been (37) …… 3-5 million elephants in Africa in the early part of the 20th century People have always hunted elephants for meat, hides, and ivory As the human population grew and weapons became more advanced, elephants were under greater threat In the late 1970s and early 1980s there was a
huge (38) …… in the number of elephants due to the increase in poaching It is estimated that there are now about 500,000 elephants and they are living in (39) …… countries A ban was given on all
international trade in ivory in 1989, and many governments started to give poachers severe punishments Thanks to such timely actions, some elephant populations, especially those in southern
Africa, have (40) …… over the last decade However, numerous threats remain for Africa’s elephants.
39: A a large amount of B a great deal of C a little sum of D a small number of
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 41 to 45.
“Where is the university?” is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university The university is the city You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges
Trang 3Cambridge was already developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called A bridge was built over the river
as early as 875
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845 Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000 Many young students want to study at Cambridge Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town It has become a famous place all round the world
Question 41: Why do most visitors come to Cambridge?
A To see the university B To study in the colleges in Cambridge
C To find the classroom buildings D To use the libraries of the university
42: Around what time did the university begin to appear?
A In the 8th century B In the 13th century
C In the 9th century D In the 15th century
43: Why did people name Cambridge the “City of Cambridge”?
A Because the river was very well-known B Because there is a bridge over the Cam
C Because it was a developing town D Because there is a river named Granta
44: After which year did the town really begin developing?
45: From what we read, we know that Cambridge is now ……… .
A visited by international tourists B a city without wall
C a city that may have a wall around it D a city of growing population
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
46 You shouldn’t tell her the news It might kill her
A The news shouldn’t be told her It might kill her
B The news shouldn’t be told her She might be killed
C She shouldn’t be told the news It might kill her
D She shouldn’t be told the news She might be killed
47 Maintaining biodiversity is important for us in many ways
A It is important for us to maintain biodiversity in many ways
B It is important maintain biodiversity for us in many ways
C It is important maintained biodiversity in many ways for us
D It is important maintaining biodiversity in many ways for us
48 In spite of the cold water, I went swimming anyway
A Despite the water was cold, I went swimming anyway
B Although the water was cold, I went swimming anyway
C Though the cold water, I went swimming anyway
D The water was cold, so I went swimming anyway
49 Peter doesn’t read a lot because he can’t find the time.
A If Peter could find the time, he would read a lot
B If Peter can find the time, he will read a lot
C If Peter had found the time, he would have read a lot
D If Peter had read a lot, he would have found the time
50 “If I were you I would stay in bed, Sue,” said Tom
A Tom said that if he had been Sue he would have stayed in bed
B Tom told Sue if he had been her, he would have stayed in bed
C Tom advised Sue to stay in bed
D Tom said to Sue if he is her he will stay in bed
Study for your future! Smiles!