Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAM-023 I- Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. 1. A. hauling B. exhaust C. caught D. laughing 2. A. delegate B. receive C. declare D. encourage 3. A. breathe B. threaten C. think D. methodology II- Pick out the word that contains the stressed syllable different from the ones in the other words. 4. A. discourage B. embarrass C. organize D. establish 5. A. official B. recommend C. informal D. disturbance III- Choose the answer A, B, C, or D that best answers each of the following questions. 6. I finished my homework a few days ahead ________ the deadline. (ahead of: further advanced than) A. at B. to C. by D. of 7. I wish I hadn’t said that. If only I could ________. A. turn the clock round B. turn the clock down C. turn the clock back D. turn the clock forward 8. He lost the race because he ________ petrol on the last lap. (lap: vòng đua) A. got out of B. ran out of C. made out of D. put out of 9. Everyone has accused the manager ________ his lack of responsibility. A. on B. to C. in D. of 10. Since he was a boy, one of his ________ has been stamp-collecting. A. hobbies B. cares C. sports D. professions 11. Population growth in industrial countries is ________ slow. A. relationship B. relative C. relatively D. relation 12. In some countries, the ________ get the dole. (tiền trợ cấp thất nghiệp) A. unemployment B. unemployed C. employers D. employees 13. My doctor ________ me to take up swimming as it is such good exercise. A. suggested B. advised C. proposed D. said 14. - Dora: “What’s your name?” - Helen: “________” A. Forgive me B. Really? C. Pardon? D. O.K. 15. When ________ a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and abbreviations it contains. A. use B. to use C. having used D. using 16. I’ll hand over all my files to my assistant before I ________. A. leave B. am leaving C. shall leave D. will leave 17. - Laura: “What a lovely house you have!” - Maria: “…________.” A. Of course not, it’s not costly B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in C. I think so D. No problem 18. -Tom: “Why are you so angry?” - Mary: “You ________ me you weren’t coming to dinner. I waited for you for two hours.” A. should have told B. would have told C. should tell D. would tell 19. They invited ________ dinner with them. A. us for having B. us to have C. that we have D. our having 20. I don’t understand this point of grammar. I wish I ________ it better. A. had understood B. will understand C. would understand D. understand 21. We spent half a year ________ this house. A. builds B. build C. building D. for building 22. - Linda: “Excuse me! Where’s the nearest police station?” - Tom: “________.” A. It’s over there B. Yes, I think so C. Don’t worry D. I’m afraid not 23. Mark doesn’t ________ Alan. They are always arguing. A. cut down on B. run out of C. look forward to D. get on with 24. Why don’t you ________ this old broken bicycle? – It is useless now. A. discard B. throw away C. get rid of D. All are correct Page 1 Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAM-023 25. Nobody believes how quickly he has gotten over his wife’s sudden death. A. recovered from B. overcame C. taken over D. put out 26. - John: “What kind of job would you like?” - Mike: “________” A. Is there a chance of promotion? B. I’m good at computing. C. Any time after next week. D. Anything to do with computers. 27. All ASEAN countries are received equal rights and ________. A. justification B. justifiable C. justified D. justify 28. The major goal of ASEAN is to ________ economic growth, social progress and cultural development. A. cooperate B. accelerate C. communicate D. operate 29. In recent years, more and more people ________ for things with credit cards. A. have been paying B. are paying C. pay D. paid 30. If she had known how awful this job was going to be, she ________ it. A. would accept B. wouldn't accept C. wouldn't have accepted D. would have accepted IV- Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the sentences below. 31. You can use my car ________. A. as long as you drive carefully B. unless you drive careless C. if you drive carelessly D. if you drove carefully 32. ________ where I came from. A. She told me B. She said to me C. She advised me D. She asked me 33. This year will be difficult for this organization because ________. A. they have less money and volunteers than they had last year B. it has less money and fewer volunteers than it had last year C. the last year it did not have as few and little volunteers and money D. there are fewer money and volunteers in the last year there were V- Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one. 34. We whispered because we didn’t want anyone to hear our conversation. A. We whispered in order that anyone couldn’t hear our conversation. B. We whispered in order not to hear our conversation. C. We whispered so that our conversation couldn’t be heard. D. We whispered so as no one to hear our conversation. 35. His career as a television presenter began five years ago. A. He has presented a television reporter for five years. B. He began to present a television five years ago. C. He has been worked as a television presenter for five years. D. He has been a television presenter for five years. VI- Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 36. The painting Sun Flower, which painted by Van Gogh, was stolen many times. A B C D 37. Caroline refused taking the job given to her because the salary was not good. A B C D 38. No one in the class is more intelligent than him, aren’t they? A B C D 39. Do you remember the name of the place in that the crime was committed? A B C D 40. I don’t have as many money as the other students. A B C D VII- Read the following passage carefully, and then choose the best answer to complete each blank space. Page 2 Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAM-023 Teaching and learning methods and styles differ in (41)______ cultures, at different colleges and universities, and in individual courses. For (42)______ the atmosphere in many classrooms is very formal. Students use titles for their instructors, like “Professor Smith,”, “Mrs. Jones,” and so on. Some teachers wear business clothes and give academic lectures. Other classrooms have an informal atmosphere. Instructors (43)______ casually, and students use their first names. In this relaxed atmosphere, class members work together in groups. They (44)______ their opinions and talk about ideas. Some teachers always follow a course plan or the textbook. They give a lot of assignments. They give points, scores, or grades for homework. In their courses, students may take many quizzes, tests, and exams. All (45)______ the world, there are teaching and learning differences. 41. A. vary B. various C. varied D. variously 42. A. instances B. an instance C. example D. examples 43. A. dress B. wear C. put on D. take 44. A. say B. speak C. change D. give 45. A. in B. throughout C. of D. over VIII- Read the following passage carefully, and then choose the best answer to answer each of the questions below. There is no way to measure the value of reading, but we know that books educate and bring great pleasure to people. Many book lovers even join discussion groups so that they can talk about the books they read. Although books are made into movies, the book version is much better. Books are available to everyone at no cost. Public libraries are an American tradition and every library has a large collection of books on every subject. Reading can prepare you for an examination at school, or, if you are writing a report, you can gather facts from a recent edition of an encyclopedia. At your job, reading can helps you get a promotion to higher position. If you like mysteries, you can read about the search for a stolen treasure or a spy on a secret mission. If you like science fiction, you can read about a spacecraft trying to avoid a collision with a meteor or a dangerous experiment that could end in an explosion that would destroy the earth. If you long to travel but cannot afford to do it, reading allow you to travel without restriction in your imagination. 46. The passage is about ________. A. Libraries B. readers C. book lovers D. reading and knowledge 47. According to the writer________. A. we can measure the value of reading B. reading offers us no pleasure C. most of the book lovers do not like discussing books. D. some books are made into the movies 48. Many books joined discussion group ________. A. to educate other people B. to bring pleasure to other people C. to talk about the book they read D. to get a promotion 49. Which sentence is not true? A. If you like mysteries, you can’t find any books about them. B. There are several books on science fiction. C. A library has a large collection of books on every subject. D. There are many public libraries in America. 50. Reading ________________. A. can allow you to travel by plane B. can help readers widen their knowledge, get promotion, and entertain themselves C. is a dangerous experiment D. can’t help readers avoid a collision with a meteor. THE END Page 3 . don’t understand this point of grammar. I wish I ________ it better. A. had understood B. will understand C. would understand D. understand 21. We spent half a year ________ this house. A. builds. I think so C. Don’t worry D. I’m afraid not 23. Mark doesn’t ________ Alan. They are always arguing. A. cut down on B. run out of C. look forward to D. get on with 24. Why don’t you ________ this. recent years, more and more people ________ for things with credit cards. A. have been paying B. are paying C. pay D. paid 30. If she had known how awful this job was going to be, she ________ it. A.