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REFERENCE TEST – GCSE EXAMINATION
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
Time allowed: 60ms

No Code: 002
I.
Pronunciation & Stress:
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. grasses
B. watches
C. comprises
D. washes
2. A. lie
B. wide
C. circle
D. combine
3 A. endangered
B. destroyed
C. damaged
D. provided
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
4. A. industry
B. apology
C. canoeing
D. disaster
5. A. exploration
B. expedition
C. kilometer
D. scientific

II. Vocabulary & Grammar:
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
complete each sentence.
6. Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.
A. help
B. prepared
C. be busy
D. attempt
7. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
A. speed

B. expectation C. improvement

D. treatment

Mark the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
8. Without ___ all the resources necessary for life would be damaged, wasted or destroyed.
A. conversation

B. biodiversity

C. extinction

D. destruction

9. If one species becomes extinct, the whole chain will be ___ seriously.
A. disappeared

B. killed

C. damaged

D. threatened

10. Toxic chemicals in the air and land have also driven many species to the ___ of extinction.
A. border

B. limit

C. verge

D. edge

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.
11. She was waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview.
A. was

B. nervous

C. waiting

12. My uncle lived in Hanoi since 1990 to 1998, but he is now living in Hue.
A. lived
B. since
C. is now living

D. for
D. in

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following
questions.
13. Maria tried to read a novel in French ____ the book was too difficult for her to understand.
A. so that

B. therefore

C. but

D. and

14. – “ Help yourself with some chicken. “
– “……………………………………….. “
A. Thank you.

B. Never mind.

C. No, I don’t like chicken.

D. Yes, I will.

15. “Would you like to have _____ coffee?”
A. many

B. little

C. few

D. some

16. We have not yet won; ____, we will keep trying.
A. moreover

B. however

C. therefore

D. so as

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17. I’m going to have my house _____ this weekend.
A. to redecorate

B. redecorating C. redecorated

D. redecorate

18. The doctor advised Robert _____ to lose weight.
A. to take more exercise so that he could

B. to take more exercise if he wanted

C. that he should take more exercise in order that

D. that he takes more exercise

19. If I had known you would come, _____.
A. I would not have waited for you

C. I will wait for you

B. I would wait for you
D. I would have waited for you

20. I have a message for people __________ by the traffic chaos.
A. to delay

B. who delay

C. delayed

D. who delaying

21. – “ Congratulations ! You did great. “
– “……………………….. “
A. It’s nice of you to say so.

B. It’s my pleasure.

C. You’re welcome
22. The last boy

D. That’s OK.
in the accident was also taken to the hospital.

A. injure

B. to injure

C. injuring

D. injured

23. She asked me _______ my holidays _______.
A. where I spent / the previous year

B. where I had spent / the previous year

C. where I spent / last year

D. where did I spend / last year

24. He _____ to the last meeting, but he didn’t.
A. had gone

B. would go

C. should have gone

D. must go

25. Football is thought _____ in the world.
A. the most popular sport

B. is the most popular sport

C. to be the most popular sport

D. to play the most popular sport

26. The ____ you waited, the ____ impatient you became.
A. longer / more

B. long / most

C. longest / most

D. the longest / more

27. I feel so _____ and sleepy today bause I worked late last night.
A. tire

B. tired

C. tiring

D. to tire

28. “I would study English if I were you,” Mai’s friend said
A. Mai’s friend advised her to study English

B. Mai’s friend her to have studied English

C. Mai’s friend said that ahe was like Mai

D. Mai told her friend to study English

29. When you are finished using the computer, can you please ____ it off.
A. take

B. turn

C. do

D. go

30. The light _____ out while we _____ dinner last night.
A.went / were having B.goes / are having

C.went / had had

D.went / had

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* Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Reading, as you know, is a continuous and never ending process. If you do very little reading, or if you
read only material that offers no challenge to your comprehension, your reading will be of very little use. Once we
reach a certain age, or once our formal schooling is completed, many of us become so restricted in our choice of
reading that we rarely read any new type of reading experience. We tend to read only books in our professional or
business field, or only inspirational books, or only our favorite newspapers every morning, or only one magazine
for which we have developed a preference. And the trouble starts here. You should neither read only for
entertainment nor only for information but you should also read for intellectual growth, for mental stimulation, for
enriching your background of knowledge, for wisdom, and for broader outlook and mature understanding. What
kind of books should you read to continue your intellectual growth, to gain a background for opinion and for
judgment? The answer is simple one: Read books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with, books that will
open for you new horizons of learning, books that will help you explore new areas of knowledge and experience,
books that will make the world and people more understandable to you. Sadly, more and more people today are

giving up the printed word in favor of being entertained and informed by watching TV, a popular entertainment
,device present at almost homes. More and more children are being subjected to TV programming, perhaps as a
babysitter. More than two hours of TV time per day are now a part of children development, generating
physiological and mental problems that are of growing concern among experts.
31. Reading ________.
A. completely stops when we finish our schooling

C. is of little use

B. is an endless process

D. should be done a little

32. According to the text, ________.
A. new type of reading experience often interests most of us.
B. we should only read for entertainment
C. reading for intellectual growth is necessary
D. we should not read for mental stimulation
33. What kind of books is not recommended?
A. Books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with
B. Books that will help you explore new areas of knowledge and experience
C. Books that will open for you new horizons of learning
D. Books that are only advertised on TV
34. We can learn from the text that today ________.
A. people spend more time watching TV than reading books
B. more and more people enjoy reading
C. most babysitters prefer watching TV
D. most children spend less than 2 hours a day watching TV
35. The writer ________.
A. does not approve of reading process

C. prefers watching TV to reading

B. advises us to read as little as possible

D. appreciates reading

Read the passage and choose one suitable word or phrase (A, B, C or D) for each numbered blank.
Communication in general is process of sending and receiving messages that enables humans to share
knowledge, attitudes, and skills. _____ (36) we usually identify communication with speech, communication is
composed of two dimensions - verbal and nonverbal.
_____ (37) has been defined as communication without words. It includes apparent behaviors such as facial
expressions, eyes, touching, tone of voice, as well as less obvious messages such as dress, posture and spatial
distance between two or more people.

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Activity or inactivity, words _____ (38) silence all have message value: they influence others and these others,
in turn, respond to these communications and thus they are communicating.
Commonly, nonverbal communication is learned shortly after birth and _____ (39) and refined throughout
a person's lifetime. Children first learn nonverbal expressions _____ (40) watching and imitating, much as they
learn verbal skills. ….
36:
37:
38:
39:
40:

A. Although

A. Words
C. Activity
A. with
A. to practice
A. at

B. However

B. or
B. practicing
B. from

C. Despite
D. Because
B. Nonverbal communication
D. Verbal communication
C. though
D. and
C. practiced
D. practice
C. in
D. by

Rewrite another sentence to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in
each of the following questions.
41. The boy didn’t eat dinner until his mother came home.
 __________________________________________________________________________.
42. I didn’t eat anything because I wasn’t hungry.
 __________________________________________________________________________.
43. opinion / violent film / not / show / television /.

 __________________________________________________________________________.
44. Jane can swim further than I can.
 __________________________________________________________________________.
45. They went out in spite of the heavy rain.
 __________________________________________________________________________.
46. All students had fininshed their work before they went home.
 Students’ work _______________________________________________________________.
47 . It's a pity. I can't play chess.
 __________________________________________________________________________.
48. "Where does Mai live? " he asked.
 __________________________________________________________________________.
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Nguyen Hue Highschool

REFERENCE TEST – GCSE EXAMINATION
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
Time allowed: 60ms

No Code: 002

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Part 1: Multiple choice (From 1 to 40): 8 points/ 40 sentences
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Part 2: Writing exercise (From 41 to 48): 2points/ 8 sentences
It was not until his mother came home that the boy ate dinner
If I had been hungry, I would have eaten something
In my opinion, violent films should not be shown on television
I can't swim as far as Jane
Although it rained heavily, they went out
Students’ work had been finished (by them) before they went home
I wish I could play chess
He asked me where Mai lived
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