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Trang 1THẠNH HÓA HIGH SCHOOL PRACTICE TEST FOR THE GCSE EXAM
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation 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.
16: They would like to live in a country there is plenty of snow in winter
17: There is water in the bottle
18: They took her to the International Hospital, is only a mile away
19: I don't like stories have an unhappy ending
20: The house was very small they enjoyed living there
21: He's not a mechanic He’s a
22: We’ll be late we hurry
23: Mary me an hour ago
24: Mary in London for 15 years
25: One of the diseases mankind has ever faced is cancer
26: In 1980, he came to Hollywood, he became a film star
27: The light went out while I dinner
28: While I along the road, I met a friend of mine
29: - Jane: "How are you today, - Thomas?" Thomas: " ."
30: Nancy plays the piano beautifully than I do
31: I don't mind you home if you are tired
32: - Bill: "Who is going with you to the festival?" - Kate: "No one I by myself."
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34: She is fed up washing the dishes every day
35: Nowadays it is not easy a well-paid job
36: Some of the students enjoy reading detective stories, others do not
37: They worked for an hour and then they stopped a rest
38: English is an language to learn
39: She finally finished at 7 p.m and served dinner
40: Peter at the moment, so he can't answer the telephone
41: My handbag was stolen we were playing tennis
42: English is a easy language to learn
43: Oliver used to go fishing and
44: - Ann: Do you think you’ll get the job? - Mary:
A Yes, that’s right B I think not C I know so D Well, I hope so
45: Mary always takes great care her children
46: All flights have been cancelled bad weather
47: As soon as you all your homework, you will be allowed to go out
48: The woman son is studying at Hanoi University of Technology is a teacher
49: While she along the street, she saw an accident
50: I find it quite to talk in front of a group of people
A embarrassingly B embarrassed C embarrassment D embarrassing
51: We have studied hard we will be well prepared for the examination
52: Mary doesn’t mind living her own
53: He to the last meeting, but he didn't
54: Gordon wants to look his best at the wedding so he's
A make a suit B having a suit made C to get made a suit D having made a suit
55: - David: "Happy Christmas!" - Jason: " "
56: Her parents would not be upset if she harder
57: hard I have ever worked, I do not get good salary
58: The librarian told us not reference books out of the library
59: I’m sorry to be the one the news to you
Trang 360: Could you me how to use this new mobile phone?
61: We’ll be late we don’t hurry
62: It’s very of you to help me
63: Don't worry! By the time you arrive tomorrow, we the work
A will finish B will have finished C have finished D would finish
64: I will never forget you have just told me
65: Do you really me to believe you?
66: There are planets in the universe that we cannot count them
67: I don’t mind you with it if you can’t find anyone else
68: Don't read that book It's
69: Many Vietnamese people are fond watching football
70: Peter at the moment, so he can't answer the telephone
71: The boss asked the workers in the factory
72: If I ten years younger, I would do yoga every day
73: The Second World War in 1939
74: Could you me to the airport?
75: Yesterday was the day they celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary
76: We agreed Mr Wilson was a good teacher
77: In our school library, there are several large tables we can sit to read books
78: The house caught fire while they
79: There are cakes left over from the party
80: We are not used on the left
81: The animals gathered closely together for
82: - Dora: “What’s your name?” – Helen: “ ”
83: - Brenda: "Do you think it will rain?" - Carol: "Oh!
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A I don't hope so B I don’t hope C It’s hopeless D I hope not
84: Thank you for me
85: This house, he bought in 1990, is being repaired at the moment
86: Mary in London for 15 years
Trang 487: That's the house he used to stay.
88: French in Quebec, Canada
89: My sister had a baby girl yesterday, and this is my first
90: He was looking for an eraser he could erase a mistake in his composition
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to complete each of the following questions.
91: A person is a lecturer
A whom teaches at the university B who teaches at a university
C teaches at the university who D who at the university teaches
92: and you will succeed
93: The furniture was
A enough cheap for me to buy B such expensive that I didn't buy it
C so expense that I did buy it D too expensive for me to buy
94: Although the sun was shining,
95: I enjoy spending on the beach
96: He walked slowly
97: your relatives in England?
98: Do you know when ?
C the accident was happening D was the accident happening
99: , this train will arrive an hour late
A Due to wet leaves on the line B In spitewet leaves on the line
C Thanks towet leaves on the line D Becausewet leaves on the line
100: They took the robber to the police station
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.
101: “I would study English if I were you,” Mai’s friend said
Mai’s friend advised her to study English B Mai’s friend advised her to have studied English
C Mai’s friend said that she was like Mai D Mai told her friend to study English
102: What an excellent job she did!
A She didn’t do the job well B She did a very good job
C What kinds of job did she do? D What is an excellent job?
103: The car was so expensive that I didn't buy it
A. The car was cheap enough for me to buy B The car was not so cheap that I couldn’t buy it
C The car was too expensive for me to buy D The car was such expensive that I didn't buy it
104: He asked, "Why didn't she take the final exam?"
A. He asked why she took the final exam B He asked why she hadn't taken the final exam
C He asked why didn't she take the final exam D He asked why hadn't she taken the final exam
105: We must take steps to preserve natural resources; otherwise the planet will be in danger
Trang 5A.Unless we take steps to preserve natural resources, the planet will be in danger.
B.Unless we take steps to preserve natural resources, the planet will not be in danger
C.If we take steps to preserve natural resources, the planet would be in danger
D.If we take steps to preserve natural resources, the planet will be in danger
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
106: Walk in the rain helps him relax
A B C D
107: Children are fond with swimming in summer
A B C D
108: My father’s office are on the second floor
A B C D
109: Have you finished reading the English magazine which I lend you two weeks ago?
A B C D
110: She was waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview
A B C D
111: I've never been inKenya, but I hope to visit it next year
112: The room is so dirty that it needs clean without delay
A B C D
113: Bob's father had him to repeat the poem many times
114: The boy is so young to drive that lorry
A B C D
115: He was trying to explain but she became impatiently and sent him away
116: The floor is such dirty that it needs to be cleaned immediately
A B C D
117: Marie Curie, whose discover of radium made her famous, was a French physicist
118: How age is your elder sister?
A B C D
119: It is always interested to hear other people's point of view
120: Last summer my family went camp in Do Son
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Lindsay Lewis is married with four children In 1969 he (121) to Cambridge
University and took a degree in economics From 1972 to 1978 he taught (122) India and Japan He returned to England to do research at Bristol University He has lived in Fairfield
(123) seven years and he is now the principal of a technical college He was the chairman of Fairfield Education Committee in 1986 He was also a member of the Public Health Council for two years In 1987 he (124) his best essay on
education He always wants to improve (125) _and the government health services His hobbies are swimming, playing chess, and collecting foreign coins
125: A educate B educational C educator D education
Ann Johnson has worked at this college for three years She is a responsible employee and gets on well with the other members of the department We have all found her to be an
excellent (126) She is always on time for work She is an extremely (127)
staff member who is able to work independently I can always rely on her
creative thinking Her students often tell me how kind she is She is always ready to help with a
Trang 6smile and she is cheerful to all of them In private, she is not very talkative (128) seems rather shy Her work is excellent, and she is determined to (129)
She is also quite ambitious and has applied for the position of Director of
Studies I think that you can count (130) Ann to make your school a success and I recommend her for the post of Director
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 question.
Parents send their children to school to prepare for the time when they grow up Children learn their native language so that they will be able to communicate fluently with other people around them Moreover, they can preserve the valuable culture and literature of their country They learn foreign languages in order to benefit from other countries’ heritage The more foreign languages they learn, the more benefits they get Children also learn mathematics to calculate, geography to know about nature, and history to know about human beings and historical events Nearly everything they study at school has some practical uses in their life
131: Parents send their children to school to
A make them grow up B learn English C play better D prepare for their future
132: Why do children have to learn their native language?
A To benefit from foreign countries' heritage
B To communicate fluently with other people around them
C To learn foreign languages
D To know about nature
133: According to the passage, children learn history to know about
134: How many school subjects are mentioned in the passage?
135: Most of the things children learn at school
Most people are afraid of sharks, but they usually do not know very much about them There are more than 350 kinds of sharks, and all of them are meat eaters Sharks are useful because they eat sick fish and keep the oceans clean Sharks do not have ears However, they can "hear" sounds and
movements in the water Any sound or movement makes the water vibrate Sharks can feel these vibrations, which help them find food They also use their large eyes to find food Most sharks see best in dim light They often hunt for food at dawn, in the evening, or in the middle of the night Scientists want to learn more about sharks for several reasons For example, cancer is common in many animals, especially in people However, it is rare in sharks Scientists want to find out why sharks almost never get cancer Maybe this information can help people prevent cancer too
136: According to the pasage, sharks are useful because
137: Sharks can find food because they can
A feel vibrations and hear with their ears B see with their eyes and hear with their ears
C feel vibrations and see with their large eyes D hear very well with their large ears
138: Most sharks hunt for food at night because
A they see best in dim light B they are hungry at night
139: According to the passage, research on sharks may help
A people know how to prevent cancer B animals prevent cancer
C people find a cure for AIDS D sharks live longer
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A “Sharks - The Dangerous Animals” B “Sharks - The Meat Eaters”
C “Sharks - The Useful Animals” D “Sharks - The Cancer Preventing Animals” Out in the Pacific Ocean, 3,700 kilometres from Los Angeles, are the islands of Hawaii, the fiftieth state of the United States, with its area of 16,700 square kilometres
The first Hawaiians arrived from other Pacific islands sometime around 100 A.D Then in 1778, Captain Cook visited Hawaii He put the islands on his maps of the Pacific Ocean Then more ships knew Hawaii and began stopping there for supplies
In 1820, a small group of people from the eastern United States came to teach the Hawaiian people about Christianity They started farms to grow sugar cane and pineapples Because there were not enough people to do all the farm work, farm owners brought in Asians – Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos Later Koreans, Portuguese, and Puerto Ricans also came More people came from the U.S mainland and from other Pacific islands, and Hawaii became an island with traditions from several countries People from the various national groups have married each other,
so today the groups are partly mixed
Hawaiians are very friendly and always welcome visitors They celebrate traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino holidays as well as holidays from the United States Hawaii is known as the Aloha State “Aloha” means “hello”, “goodbye”, and “I love you” in Hawaiian
141: Hawaii is square kilometres in area
142: More ships knew Hawaii through and stopped there for supplies
143: In the early 19th century, many Asians were taken to Hawaii
144: Today the various national groups are
145: According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Hawaii is the fiftieth state of the United States
B.Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean, 3,700 kilometres from Los Angeles
C.All Hawaiian people have come from Asia
D.Captain Cook came to Hawaii in 1778
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