Bài kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Số 4 - Thạnh Hóa High School

THẠNH HÓA HIGH SCHOOL 	PRACTICE TEST FOR THE GCSE EXAM
CLASS: 	No 4 
NAME: 	Date:
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.
1: A. hats	B. clubs	C. stamps	D. books
2: A. moon	B. food	C. flood	D. soon
3: A. this	B. that	C. there	D. think
4: A. passage	B. handbag	C. paper	D. happy
5: A. put	B. shut	C. cut	D. such
6: A. bicycle	B. sky	C. fly	D. multiply
7: A. stopped	B. closed	C. laughed	D. kissed
8: A. slow	B. town	C. power	D. how
 9: A. peace	B. meal	C. weather	D. please
10: A. father	B. thought	C. these	D. though
11: A. instead	B. deafness	C. leader	D. headache
12: A. farmers	B. fields	C. crops	D. vehicles
13: A. rained	B. stopped	C. believed	D. followed
14: A. enough	B. laugh	C. cough	D. although
15: A. eighteen	B. weight	C. height	D. neighbour
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
16: "Would you like to have	coffee?”
A. some	B. little	C. many	D. few
17: He	to Hanoi ten days ago.
A. goes	B. went	C. was going	D. has gone
18: Mrs. Kent is	with washing the dishes every day.
A. bored	B. boring	C. boringly	D. bore
19: 	I came to see her yesterday, she was reading a book.
A. When	B. After	C. While	D. Before
20: She'll be a billionaire by the time she	forty.
A. was	B. will be	C. is going to be	D. is
21: Miss White sang very	at my birthday party last night.
A. beautifully	B. beautiful	C. beautify	D. beauty
22: I had a road accident when I	a phone call in the car.
A. made	B. was making	C. am making	D. make
23: Paul was	sad about his examination results that he didn’t smile all week.
A. so	B. enough	C. too	D. such
24: When my father was young, he	get up early to do the gardening.
A. use to	B. got used to	C. used to	D. was used to
25: I'm learning English	I want to get a better job.
A. therefore	B. or	C. but	D. because
26: The boy	eyes are brown is my friend.
A. whom	B. who	C. which	D. whose
27: My sister is very fond	eating chocolate candy.
A. with	B. of	C. about	D. at
28: He	his grandparents every Sunday.
A. was visiting	B. has visited	C. visits	D. is visiting
29: 	I were you, I would take a taxi to the airport.
A. Unless	B. Because	C. If	D. When
30: Paul has applied for a	in a new company.
A. career	B. work	C. task	D. job
31: Mary: "Whose bicycle is that?" Tom: " 	."
A. It’s just outside	B. It’s Jane's	C. It’s Jane	D. No, it’s over there
32: Tom: “How did you get here?” John: “ 	”
A. Is it far from here?	B. I came here by train.
C. The train is so crowded.	D. I came here last night.
33: The teacher told his students	laughing.
A. stop	B. stopping	C. to stop	D. stopped
34: He	in London at the moment.
A. has studied	B. is studying	C. studies	D. will study
35: After drinking a big bottle of 	, he got drunk.
A. orange juice	B. milk	C. brandy	D. water
36: Linda: "Excuse me! Where’s the post office?" Maria: " 	."
A. It’s over there	B. Yes, I think so	C. I'm afraid not	D. Don’t worry
37: Helen: "Where do you come from?" Ann: " 	."
A. I come from London	B. In London
C. Yes, I have just come here	D. I’m living in London
38: The meeting is going to be	at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning.
A. run	B. taken	C. played	D. held
39: Peter: "How often do you go to school?" Harry: " 	."
A. Every day except Sunday	B. I go there by bus
C. I don’t think so	D. I go there early
40: He always asks his friends	him.
A. helped	B. help	C. to help	D. helping
41: It is	to talk about a problem than to solve it.
A. easiest	B. easy	C. more easier	D. easier
42: I wish you	to the theatre last night, but you didn’t.
A. would come	B. had come	C. was coming	D. came
43: 	- “Bye!”	- “	.”
A. See you lately	B. Thank you	C. Meet you again	D. See you later
44: 	- “I’ve passed my driving test.”	- “ 	”
A. That’s a good idea.	B. It’s nice of you to say so.
C. Congratulations!	D. Do you?
45: "Could I have	more sugar in my coffee, please?”
A. little	B. some	C. many	D. few
46: I'm tired	hearing your excuses.
A. at	B. of	C. off	D. about
47: If the weather	worse, we’ll have to cancel our camping trip.
A. will get	B. would get	C. got	D. gets
48: After she had returned home, she	herself a good dinner.
A. would be cooking	B. has cooked	C. cooked	D. was cooking
49: 	- “Would you like to have dinner with me?”	- “ 	.”
A. Yes, it is	B. Yes, so do I	C. I’m very happy	D. Yes, I’d love to
50: Ann: “	where the nearest post office is?” Linda: “Turn left and then turn right.”
A. Do you tell me	B. Should you show me
C. Could you tell me	D. Will you say me
51: Because Lan	breakfast, she isn’t hungry now.
A. eats	B. ate	C. has eaten	D. was eating
52: Hoi An is a tourist 	.
A. attractive	B. attraction	C. attract	D. attracted
53: Blue	you. You should wear it more often.
A. goes	B. matches	C. suits	D. fits
54: - “How do you do?”	- “ 	”
A. I’m well. Thank you.	B. How do you do?
C. Not too bad.	D. Yeah, OK.
55: She said that she had been doing her homework	8 o’clock.
A. for	B. from	C. about	D. at
56: You can buy dairy	in this shop.
A. production	B. products	C. productivity	D. producers
57: I wish I	a car. I’m tired of catching the bus to work every day.
A. had	B. had had	C. have	D. will have
58: By this time next year, my father	here for 25 years.
A. are going to work	B. will be working
C. will have been working	D. will work
59: It’s difficult to	what our lives would be like without music.
A. remember	B. imagine	C. see	D. expect
60: I’m going to have my house	this weekend.
A. redecorates	B. redecorated	C. redecorating	D. redecorate
61: Helen: “Congratulations!” 	Jane “	 ”
A. You are welcome.	B. What a pity!	C. Thank you.	D. I’m sorry.
62: Alice: "What shall we do this evening?" Carol: "	 "
A. Let’s go out for dinner.	B. No problem.
C. Oh, that’s good!	D. I went out for dinner.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to complete each of the following questions.
63: The doctor advised Robert	to lose weight.
A. to take more exercise if he wanted	B. that he should take more exercise in order that
C. to take more exercise so that he could	D. that he takes more exercise
64: I haven’t got	that English book.
A. no money to buy	B. any money to buy
C. much money of buying	D. some money to buy
65: Have you ever met the man 	?
A. whom married Mary’s cousin	B. who married Mary's cousin
C. who is married Mary's cousin	D. who was married the cousin of Mary
66: Taking exercise 	.
A. is good health for you	B. is good for your healthy
C. is a good health for you	D. is good for your health
67: They are living in a house 	.
A. in 1930 that was built	B. that was built in 1930
C. that was building in 1930	D. that built in 1930
68: Do you know the boy	at the party last week?
A. about him we talked	B. who we talked about him
C. we talked about him	D. we talked about
69: He went to the library 	.
A. so as to borrow a book	B. so that to borrow a book
C. to borrowing a book	D. in order that borrow a book
70: Tom asked me 	.
A. if was I having a good time last weekend	B. whether I have had a good time last weekend
C. if would I have a good time last weekend	D. whether I had had a good time last weekend
71: Football is thought	in the world.
A. to be the most popular sport	B. to play the most popular sport
C. the most popular sport	D. is the most popular sport
72: 	, the workers will stop working.
A. If the working conditions are improved	B. If not working conditions are improved
C. Unless the working conditions are improved	D. Unless the working conditions aren’t improved
73: If I had known you would come, 	.
A. I would not have waited for you	B. I would wait for you
C. I will wait for you	D. I would have waited for you
74: When you arrived back at the hotel, 	?
A. were you noticing what time it was	B. did you notice what time was it
C. did you notice what time it was	D. were you noticing what time was it
75: The road is 	.
A. too slippery that we can’t drive fast	B. so slippery for us to drive fast
C. so slippery that we drove fast	D. too slippery for us to drive fast
76: Alexander Fleming, 	, received the Nobel Prize in 1945.
A. who discovered penicillin	B. he discovered penicillin
C. that discovered penicillin	D. which discovered penicillin
77: Take your money with you 	.
A. if you see any good souvenirs to buy	B. whenever you see any good souvenirs to buy
C. when you see any good souvenirs to buy	D. in case you see any good souvenirs to buy
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.
78: He has made a lot of mistakes in his writing because his carelessness.
	A	B	C	D
79: There's the woman who she sold me the handbag.
	A	 B	C	 D
80: If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car.
 A	B	 C	 D
81: The picture was painting by Michael last year.
 A	B	 C	D
82: I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City.
	A	B	C	D
83: Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?
	A	 B	C	 D
84: He never goes home before he will finish his work.
	 A	 B	 C	D
85: Mai often arrives at the office at nine o’clock, but because the storm, she was late this morning.
 A	B C	 D
86: Despite of his age, he works very hard.
 A	B C	 D
87: I'd like to have some informations about the flights to Bangkok tomorrow, please.
	A	 B	C	D
88: The sun is so bright for us to look at directly.
A	B	C	D
89: You have to study hard to keep pace in your classmates.
	A	 B	 C	 D
90: Peter earned a large number of money last year.
	 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 or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket
(91) 	 opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen.
A supermarket is different (92)	other types of stores in several ways. In supermarkets,
goods are placed on open shelves. The (93)	choose what they want and take them to the
checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores; 
(94)	example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods and so on.
Most customers (95)	go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They know
exactly what they need to buy. They do the shopping according to a plan.
91: A. were 	B. has been 	C. is 	D. was
92: A. of 	B. from 	C. with 	D. in
93: A. customers	B. managers	C. sellers	D. assistants
94: A. for 	B. in 	C. of 	D. by
95: A. whom 	B. who 	C. which 	D. what
There are a lot of things you should follow to be a welcome guest in America. When you are (96)	to have dinner at your friend’s house, it’s necessary to bring a small present. Flowers are always nice; or you may bring a bottle of (97)	if you know that your friend likes drinking.
You are expected to arrive for dinner on time or just a few minutes late. Don’t get there early.
If you are going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them.
Try to relax and enjoy yourself at the dinner table. If you don’t know about choosing the (98)	fork or knife, just watch the other people, and follow them. If you still have no idea of (99)	to do, ask the person next to you.
When it comes to the food, if you like it, say so. They are looking forward to hearing your compliments. Of course, you will thank them for the meal and for their kindness. It is also a good idea to send a (100)	note the day after.
96: A. demanded	B. forced	C. invited 	D. made
97: A. wine	B. lemonade 	C. Coke 	D juice
98: A. big	B. new	C. right	D. main 
99: A. where 	B. which 	C. why	D. what 
100: A. goodbye 	B. message 	C. welcome	D. thank-you
Driving a car can be expensive. The bicycle, on the other hand, is a cheap form of (16) 	 because it doesn’t need any fuel. In fact, it costs practically nothing after you’ve bought it. It also
helps keep you fit because you get exercise when you ride it. Another good thing (17)	a
bicycle is that it doesn’t pollute the air. If everyone rode bicycles instead of driving cars, we wouldn’t be using up the world’s oil so quickly.
While the bicycle has these advantages, it has some disadvantages too. It is convenient only for relatively short journeys, (18)	you can travel quite a long way in comfort in a car. Another problem is that the cyclist is not protected from the weather and gets wet when it rains.
Cycling isn’t very nice in heavy traffic (19) 	. The best place for a bike ride is a quiet country lane. Main roads and city streets are often so busy that it needs some courage to (20)	a bike on them.
101: A. delivery	B. entertainment	C. communication	D. transport
102: A. off	B. about	C. in	D. over
103: A. wherever	B. when	C. whereas	D. whenever
104: A. neither	B. too	C. also	D. either
105: A. operate	B. ride	C. go	D. run
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.
Smoking causes lung cancer, which is the number one cancer among men. Ninety percent of the people who get lung cancer die. Smoking is also the leading cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer, and throat cancer.
Many smokers have heart disease and pneumonia. Smoking causes about one million early deaths in the world every year.
Smokers not only harm themselves but also harm others. Smokers breathe smoke out into the air. They breathe it out on their children and on their wives or husbands. Children whose parents smoke have more breathing and lung problems than other children. Women who are married to smokers are more likely to have lung cancer than those married to non-smokers.
We are all aware that smoking is bad. So why do people smoke?
106: The number one cancer among men is 	.
A. lung cancer	B. throat cancer	C. mouth cancer	D. tongue cancer
107: The main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer is 	.
A. drinking	B. overeating	C. smoking	D. breathing
108: Every year, smoking causes about one million 	.
A. injured men	B. killing diseases	C. early deaths	D. cancer patients
10 9: The word “it” in the passage refers to 	.
A. breath	B. air	C. cancer	D. smoke
110: Who are more likely to have lung cancer and lung problems?
A. People who live in the country.	B. People who live with non-smokers.
C. People who live in the city.	D. People who live with smokers.
 People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy. They express their happiness by singing. When a bird sings, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy. Birds have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their songs are
their language.
The most beautiful songs are sung by male birds. They sing when they want to attract a female bird. It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife.
Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away. To a bird, his tree or even a branch of a tree is his home. He does not want strangers to come near him, so he sings to warn them.
If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving important information. Some birds dance, spread out their tails or make other signs.
111: People sing because 	.
A. they know many songs	B. they are good at singing
C. they want to tell a story	D. they feel happy
112: What is one of the main reasons why birds sing?
A. They want to give information.	B. They are sad.
C. They can sing many songs.	D. They are in a bad temper.
113: Which birds sing the most beautiful songs?
A. Male birds	B. Young birds which attract male birds
C. Female birds which attract male birds	D. Female birds
114: According to the passage, a bird sings 	.
A. to stop sadness	B. to tell other birds to come quickly
C. to warn about the approach of people	D. to tell strangers to keep away
115: Most birds usually	if they cannot sing well.
A. warn other birds to go away	B. fly in the sky
C. give information in another way	D. find a wife
A combination of water, salt, air pollution, sun, sand, and wind is destroying the huge statue just outside Cairo. This five-thousand-year-old statue, which has the body of a lion and the face of a human being, is too badly damaged to be completely saved. First, there is not a good drainage system around the statue and too much water has been running into the stone statue for several years. As a result, tiny pieces of salt have been left on the stone and have damaged it. Second, air pollution from the increasing amount of traffic in Cairo is also destroying the ancient statue. The air is so full of poisonous gases that it is damaging the statue even faster. Third, the statue is being destroyed by extremes of temperature. The air is very cold at night, but during the day the stone of the statue becomes very hot under the strong sunlight. Other natural forces such as severe sandstorms attack the statue as well. Finally, the tourists who visit the statue every day also cause a lot of damage to it.
116: Which of the following is NOT true about the statue?
A. Part of it looks like a person.	B. It is badly damaged.
C. It is very big.	D. It is in the centre of Cairo.
117: According to the passage, the statue was built 	.
A. in the 10th century	B. in the 5th century	C. 5,000 years ago	D. 500 years ago
118: All of the following are mentioned as causes of damage to the statue EXCEPT 	.
A. tourists	B. temperature	C. fires	D. air pollution
119: The word “ancient” in the passage mostly means 	.
A. modern	B. very big	C. beautiful	D. very old
120: It can be inferred from the text that 	.
there is little damage to the statue
human beings as well as nature cause much damage to the statue
tiny pieces of salt have been put on the statue to prevent damage
the statue was built for entertainment many years ago
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