De thi ki I Anh 12CB2009 2010 Lam Dong

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<i>A PREPARATION COURSE FOR GCSE 2010</i>
<b>PRE- FIRST SEMESTER TEST</b>

<b>I. Read the following passage and circle the letter (A, B, C or D) to indicate the correct word </b>
<b>for each of the blanks.</b>

Around the age (1)... sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. Do I stay on at
school and hopefully, go on to university later? Do I leave and start work or beginning a training (2)...?
The decision is yours, but it may be (3) ... remembering two things: there is more unemployment
(4) ... those who haven't been to university, and people (5) ... have the right skills will have a big
advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go straight into a job, there are (6) ...
opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will (7) ... you get on more quickly in many careers,
and evening classes allow you to learn (8) ... you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study
when you are older is (9) ... possibility. This way, you can save up money for your student days, as well
as (10) ... practical work experience.

Question 1: A. at B. in C . o n D. of

Question 2: A. school B. class C. course D. term

Question 3: A worth B. necessary C. important D. useful

Question 4: A. between B. among C. with D. through

Question 5: A. whom B. which C. who D. whose

Question 6: A. much B. many C little D. few

Question 7: A. permit B. help C. let D. give

Question 8: A. where B. while C. when D. what

Question 9: A. also B. again C. another D. always

Question 10: A. getting B. making C .taking D. doing

<b>II. Read the following passage and circle the letter (A, B, C or D) to indicate the correct </b>
<b>answer to each of the questions below.</b>

"Where is the university?" is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a
clear answer, for their 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.

Cambridge was an 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 ov6r 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 the 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 around the world.

11. Why do most visitors come to Cambridge?

A. To study in the colleges in Cambridge. B. To see the university

C. To find the classroom buildings. D. To use the libraries of the university
12. Around what time did the university begin to appear?

A. In the 8th_century. _{B. In the 9}th_century.

C. In the 15th_century. _{D. In the 13}th_century.

13. Why did people name Cambridge the '"city of Cambridge"?

A. Because there is a bridge over the Cam. B. Because the river was very well-known.
C. Because it was a developing town. D. Because there is a river named Granta.
14. After which year did the town really begin to develop?

A. After 800 B. After 875 C. After 1951 D. After 1845
15. From what we read we know that now Cambridge is .

A. a city without wall B. visited by international tourists

C. a city of growing population. D. a city that may have a wall around
<b>III. Write complete sentences, using the words or phrases given and making any changes </b>
<b>and additions if necessary.</b>

Question 1: A happy marriage / should / based/ love.

 ...

Question 2: When the boy / be / twelve / his father / die / dangerous disease.

 ...

Question 3: The last time /we / eat / this restaurant /be/ six months / ago.

 ...

<b>IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that each has the same </b>

<b>meaning as original one.</b>

Question 4: She started learning Japanese two months ago.

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<i>A PREPARATION COURSE FOR GCSE 2010</i>
Question 5: If it doesn't rain soon, the crops will be lost.

 Unless...

Question 6: "Why didn't you make an appointment earlier?" The doctor asked her.

 The doctor asked her...

Question 7: “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number," said Paul to Susan.

 Paul apologized...

Question 8: How long is it since they bought the house?

 When...

Question 9: I wasn't hungry so I didn't eat anything.

 If...

Question 10:People say that the Great Wall of China was built in the late of 1400s.

 The Great Wall of China...

<b>V. Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) of the underlined word or phrase which is not correct.</b>
Question 11: We are studying at a high school where is very famous in the country .

Question 12: Though our poor living conditions, we all feel happy.

Question 13: The course begins at 7 January and ends some time in April.
Question 14: I always talk to my parents before doing an important decision.

Question 15: If John had passed the GCSE examination, he would have allowed to take the entrance
examination to the university.

<b>VI. Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.</b>

Question 1: He is old enough to take ... for what he has done.

A. responsible B. responsibly C. responsibility D. irresponsibly
Question 2: One of the typical ... of the Vietnamese culture is worshiping ancestors.

A. features B. methods C. measures D .advantages
Question 3: Try to reduce the feeling of pressure and make a good impression ... your interviewer.

A. in B. on C. for D. at

Question 4: Mr. Brown ... a car if he had enough money.

A. will buy B. bought C. would buy D. had bought

Question 5: I read a book ... by a friend of mine.

A. written B. was written C. wrote D. which wrote

Question 6: I'll get angry ... you make more mistakes.

A. unless B . because C. if D. though
Question 7:He refused to give up work ... he had won a million pounds.

A. despite B. however C. as though D. even though
Question 8: I haven't seen her ... she was a little girl.

A. when B. as C. since D. while
Question 9: "What did John do after he fell?" "He kept ... despite his pain."

A. run B. to run C. running D. being run

Question 10: I was ... angry to argue with him.

A. so B. very C. quite D. too
Question 1 1 : I suggest we ... outside the cinema tomorrow at 8: 30.

A. meet B. meeting C. will meet D. met
Question 12: "You look ill. What’s wrong with you?" " ... ..."

A. No, sir B. No matter C. Thank you D. Nothing
Question 13: Brenda learned to play ... piano when she was at ... university.

A. the/0 B. the /the C. 0/the D. the / an

Question 14: "Excuse me." “...”

A. Please B. Yes ? C. No, I'm not D. Yes, I am

Question 15: The police questioned the woman ... handbag was stolen.

A. that B. whom C. which D. whose

<b>VII. Circle the letter (A,B,C or D) to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced</b>
<b>differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.</b>

Question 16: A. doors B. shops C. hates D. cooks

Question 17: A. maximum B. inflation C. applicant D. inha bitant

Question 18: A. stopped B. passed C. watched D. failed

<b>VIII. Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) to indicate the word whose main stress is placed </b>
<b>differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.</b>

Question 19: A. confide B. precede C. maintain D. nursery

Question 20: A. psychology B. mathematics C. economics D. archeology
<i>The end.</i>

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