GCSE MOCK TEST (1)

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Ho va tên thi sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
 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.
Question 01: A. massage
B. carriage
C. voyage
D. dosage
Question 02: A. chair
B. cheap
C. mechanic
D. child
 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 03: A. explain
B. involve
C. purpose
D. advise
Question 04: A. institution
B. university
C. preferential
D. indicative

 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.
Question 05: Although they always argue with each other, but they are good friends.
A. always
B. with
C. but
D. friends
Question 06: Thanks to the timely laws, some elephant populations, especially that in southern
Africa, have recovered over the last decade.
A. Thanks to
B. timely
C. that
D. have recovered
Question 07: He stopped to smoke because cigarettes are harmful to his health.
A. to smoke
B. are
C. to
D. health
 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 08: The police must now________ the escape convict in the surrounding countries.
A. search
B. look after
C. look for
D. be in search of
Question 09: If you were not sick, ________ camping with us?
A. do you go
B. are you going
C. will you go
D. would you go

Question 10: Thanks to the women's liberation, women can take part in________ activities.
A. socially
B. social
C. society
D. socialize
Question 11: They asked me________ in Paris then.
A. if my mother was working
B. was my mother working
C. if my mother had worked
D. if was my mother working
Question 12: It is necessary that children________ of their old parents.
A. takes care
B. to take care
C. take care
D. took care
Question 13: ________ that she could not say anything.
A. So upset was she
B. But upset was she
C. However upset was she
D. Therefore upset was she
Question 14: Most children nowadays prefer watching TV________ reading books.
A. over
B. from
C. than
D. to
Question 15: There is only one Greek island________ I haven't visited.
A. which
B. whom
C. when
D. who

Question 16: Had I studied harder, I________ better in the last exam.
A. wouldn't have done
B. had done
C. would have done D. would do
Question 17: The restaurants on the island are expensive, so it's worth________ a packed lunch
A. take
B. to take
C. taking
D. taken
Question 18: Ann: "Do you have a copy of The Last Leaf?"
Bob: "You are________ luck. I have just one copy left"
A. by
B. in
C. of
D. at
Question 19: Since the flood the number of homeless people________ dramatically.
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A. are increasing

B. had increased

C. increase

D. has increased

 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: - Kate:" How lovely your cats are!"

- David: "__________"
A. Really? They are
B. Thank you, it is nice of you to say so
C. Can you say it again?
D. I love them, too
Question 21: - Anne:" Make yourself at home"
- John: "__________"
A. Thanks! Same to you
B. That's very kind. Thank you
C. Not at all. Don't mention it
D. Yes, Can I help you?
 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: Scientists warn of the impending extinction of many species of plants and animals.
A. irrefutable
B. imminent
C. formidable
D. absolute
Question 23: The aircraft carrier is indispensable in naval operations against sea or shore based
enemies.
A. unique
B. novel
C. vital
D. exotic
 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported
the surplus.
A. excess
B. large quantity

C. small quantity
D. sufficiency
Question 25: Cancer is becoming one of the common diseases.
A. universal
B. rare
C. ordinary
D. usual
 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.
Question 26: They said that Paula had quit five jobs before working for us.
A. They said that five jobs had been quit by Paula before working for us.
B. Paula worked for us then she quit five other jobs.
C. It was said that Paula had quit five jobs before working for us
D. Paula said that she had quit five jobs before working for us.
Question 27: “You're always making terrible mistakes", said the teacher.
A. The teacher complained about his student making terrible mistakes.
B. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes
C. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.
D. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes
Question 28. Diana ran into her former teacher on the way to the stadium yesterday.
A. Diana caused an accident to her teacher while she was going to the stadium.
B. Diana's car ran over her teacher on the way to the stadium.
C. Diana happened to meet her teacher while she was going to the stadium.
D. Diana's teacher got run over whole she was going to the stadium.
 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 29. It isn't just that the level of education of this school is high. It's that it's also been
consistent for years.
A. The level of education in this school, which is usually quite high, shows only slight
variations from year to year.

B. The standard of education is not high in this school, but at least all the students are at the
same level.
C. Not only are the standards of education good in this school, but it has maintained those
standards over the years.
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D. It isn't fair to deny that this school is successful, as it has had the same high standards for
many years now.
Question 30. No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly
resembled the original.
A. It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.
B. It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but
not for the experts.
C. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic,
though the experts could judge it quite easily.
D. The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it
wasn't genuine.
 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 from 31 to 35.
THE PERFORMING ARTS
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills
for
the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (31)_________ a musical instrument.
As they (32)_________ up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera,
circus or ballet. They looked forward to these occasions with great (33)_________ and would
remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television
and computers (34)_________ an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children
quickly accept these marvelous (35)_________ as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For
many children, the sense of witnessing a very special live performance is gone forever.

Question 31. A. handling
B. controlling
C. doing
D. playing
Question 32. A. developed
B. brought
C. advanced
D. grew
Question 33. A. sensation
B. action
C. thrill
D. excitement
Question 34. A. send
B. supply
C. stock
D. store
Question 35. A. designs
B. inventions
C. exhibits
D. appearances
 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 36 to 42.
AN UNWELCOME GUEST
Of the one in seven people in the UK who claim to have seen a ghost, the majority are
women. This may be because women have far more association with the spirit world. Women trust
their emotions and are generally better able than men to cope with the unexpected.
Housewife Fiona Blair describes herself as very practical and down-to-earth, and never
believed in the idea that a house could be haunted. That all changed when she and her family
moved into a manor house in the Midlands. Although the surveyor reckoned that the house
required a lot of attention and was somewhat damp, they thought it was stunning. They could just

afford it and it would be a good investment, so they took the plunge and decided to buy it.
Nonetheless, right from the start, Fiona had a strange sense that they were not alone in the
house. One of her teenage daughters had left a towel over the back of a chair in the kitchen. Fiona
was in the garden, and when she returned to the house, the towel was over the kitchen table like a
tablecloth. On other occasions the family would find that objects such as glasses and vases had
been turned upside-down.
This was only the start of the peculiar happenings. A particularly strange incident happened
on Fiona's birthday. Fiona's husband, Mark, came home from work and went into the living room.
He immediately came rushing out to ask who had bought her the beautiful flowers - but nobody
had given Fiona flowers and her daughters had not put the flowers there. It remained a mystery
how they had miraculously appeared.
Fiona was curious and decided to find out about the history of the house. What she
discovered was rather alarming. Apparently a young girl, servant to a previous generation of
owners, had been found dead in peculiar circumstances in the attic. Fiona and her family inevitably
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began to feel claustrophobic and trapped in the house, and eventually decided that they would
have to move.
Unfortunately, things were not as simple as that. Each time they attempted to show the
house to potential buyers, Fiona would of course ensure beforehand that everything was neat and
tidy in order to make a good impression. But by the time anyone arrived, the entire house would be
in a complete mess, and visitors complained of an unpleasant atmosphere. Eventually, after many
months, an American couple viewed the house, and decided it had a certain attraction. For some
reason, the ghost did not play its usual tricks, and Fiona was able to sell what had been her dream
home.
Now living in a spacious modern apartment in London, Fiona wants to forget it all and move
on with her life. 'At one point I thought I might be going out of my mind, it was all so frightening.
We can almost laugh about it all now, but I hope we never experience anything like that again.'
Question 36. According to the passage, why did the writer and her husband want to move into the

house in the Midlands?
A. They were eager to find out if it had a ghost.
B. They were attracted by the appearance of it.
C. They knew someone important had lived there.
D. They were looking for a house to modernize.
Question 37. The phrase 'down-to-earth' in the passage is closest in meaning to_________.
A. beautiful
B. brave
C. sensible
D. strong
Question 38. The word 'stunning' in the passage could be best replaced by which of the
following?
A. beautiful and attractive
B. cheap and large
C. cheap and old
D. beautiful and new
Question 39. After they moved in, they_________.
A. began to hear strange noises in the attic.
B. realized that the house was incredibly cold.
C. discovered that objects were being moved.
D. broke a lot of glasses.
Question 40. What happened on Fiona's birthday?
A. Her daughters bought her flowers.
B. There was an unexplained occurrence.
C. A burglar broke into the living room.
D. Mark forgot to buy a present.
Question 41. According to the fifth paragraph, what had happened to the servant girl?
A. She had killed herself in the attic.
B. She was murdered by the owners.
C. She had been locked in the attic.

D. She died in the house.
Question 42. What did the ghost do when they decided to sell the house?
A. It disappeared immediately.
C. It tidied the house.
B. It made people viewing it feel unwelcome.
D. It made horrible noises.
 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 43 to 50.
The brain of the average human weighs approximately 1.4 kilograms and consists of three
main parts: the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. The cerebrum is by far the largest of
the three parts, taking up 85% of the brain by weight. The outside layer of the cerebrum, the
cerebral cortex, is a grooved and bumpy surface covering the nerve cells beneath. The various
sections of the cerebrum are the sensory cortex, which is responsible for receiving and decoding
sensory messages from throughout the body: the motor cortex, which sends action instructions to
the skeletal muscles: and the association cortex, which receives, monitor and processes
information. It is in the association cortex that the processes that allow humans to think take place.
The cerebellum, located below the cerebrum in the back part of the skull, the section of the brain
that controls balance and posture. The brain stem connects the cerebrum and the spinal cord. It
control various body processes such as breathing and heartbeat.
Question 43. What is the author's main purpose?
A. To describe the functions of the parts of the brain
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B. To explain how the brain processes information
C. To demonstrate the physical compositions of the brain
D. To give examples of human body functions
Question 44. The passage states that the most massive part of the brain is the_________.
A. cerebrum
B. cerebellum

C. cerebral cortex
D. brain stem
Question 45. How does the passage describe the appearance of the cerebral cortex?
A. As smooth
B. As 85% of the brain by weight
C. As a layer of the cerebellum
D. As ridged
Question 46. According to the passage, which part of the brain analyzes information?
A. The sensory cortex
B. The association cortex
C. The cerebellum
D. The brain stem
Question 47. The sensory cortex_________.
A. senses that messages should be sent out to the muscles
B. provides a surface covering for nerve cells
C. is where the human process of thinking occurs
D. receives and processes information from the senses
Question 48. Which of the following is true about the cerebellum?
A. It is located above the cerebrum
B. It controls breathing
C. It is responsible for balance
D. It is outside layer of the cerebrum
Question 49. What shape does the brain stem most likely have?
A. Small and round B. Long and thin
C. Large and formless
D. Short and flat
Question 50. Which one is closest in meaning to the word "posture"?
A. personal opinion B. quick movement C. position of body
D. speech
_________THE END_________

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