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Standard English - TRIAL TEST FOR SUCCESS – GCSE PREPARATION COURSE

KÌ THI KSCL LỚP CHUYÊN ĐỀ Năm học 2022-2023
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ SỐ
(Thời gian 90 phút)

Họ và tên thí sinh:……………………………………………………………………. class:…………..
A. PHONETICS
Mark А, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the others .
Question 01. A. absence
B. arrive
C. absorb
D. apologize
Question 02. A. started
B. crooked
C. naked
D. backed
Mark А, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the others in position of primary
stress.
Question 03. A. approach B. panda
C. income
D. current
Question 04. A. confidence B. celebrate
C. effective
D. handicapped
B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the questions.
Question 05. She worked hard ______ everything would be ready by 6 o'clock.
A. that
B. for
C. in order that
D. so as to
Question 06. ______ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.
A. With
B. On
C. At
D. During
Question 07. Both Mary, Allen ______ Jean are going on the tour.
A. as well
B. as well as
C. nor
D. but
Question 08. I have got ______ homework to do.
A. many
B. few
C. a lot of
D. a large number of
Question 09. Mary couldn't leave the children alone, ______?
A. doesn't she
B. could she
C. does she
D. couldn't she
Question 10. ______ happened to Liverpool last season. They played really badly.
A. Something
B. Somebody
C. Everyone
D. Someone
Question 11. I ______ you can swim so well and I can't.
A. hate
B. hate it that
C. hate that
D. hate it
Question 12. - Esme: "Do you have a minute?"
- Kailyn: "_____________."
A. Well, that makes sense
B. Yes, but please be brief
C. That's just great. Thanks
D. Sorry, I left my watch home
Question 13. ______ the dance, Jerry said good-bye to his girlfriend.
A. Before left
B. Before he leaves C. Before leaving
D. Before he will leave
Question 14. Her office is ______ away than mine.
A. father                     B. more far                C. farther                   D. farer
Question 15. When we ______ to the beach, it started to rain.
A. drove
B. were driving
C. have driven
D. are driving
Question 16. I must tell you about my ______ when I first arrived in London.
A. happenings
B. experiences
C. events
D. incidents
Question 17. ______ he has a headache, he has to take an aspirin.
A. How
B. Because
C. Where
D. Although
Question 18. They asked me how many children ______.
A. if I had
B. had I
C. I had
D. have I
Question 19. The vegetables ______ in this supermarket are grown without chemicals.
A. are sold
B. sold
C. are selling
D. selling
Question 20. If we took the 6. 30 train, we ______ too early.
A. would have arrived
B. arrived
C. will arrived
D. would arrive
C. READING
Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each numbered
space.
New York – The “Big Apple”
Our arrival in New York was spectacular. It's skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty make a
(21)…………… sight. New York has a population of over seven million and it is probably the world's
most famous city. The inhabitants of the “Big Apple” come from many (22)…………… countries.
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Standard English - TRIAL TEST FOR SUCCESS – GCSE PREPARATION COURSE

There are more nationalities in New York than in any other places on the earth. It is also has more
tourists than any other city except London, especially in the summer. (23)…………… come from all
(24)…………… the world and have a wonderful time. There are so many sights for them to get
enthusiastic about – whether it's some of the best museums in the world or the (25)…………… little
streets of Greenwich Village.
Question 21. A. sad
B. beautiful
C. horrible
D. cold
Question 22. A. same
B. young
C. old
D. different
Question 23. A. Visit
B. Visitors
C. Workers
D. Goers
Question 24. A. in
B. from
C. over
D. of
Question 25. A. to charm
B. charm
C. charmed
D. charming
Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each of the
questions.
The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident. Thomas Edison moved to
Menlo Park, New Jersy in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory. There,
Edison was working on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone
system.
In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying to
improve a telegraph repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph
repeater; in this way, he was able to reproduce a recording that could be played back. After he
made some improvements to the machine, he tested it. He recited “Mary Had a Little Lamb” into
the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised audience.
Question 26. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Thomas Edison's many inventions
B. Improvements in telephone and telegraph
C. The History of Menlo Park
D. An accidental invention
Question 27. In what year did the invention of phnograph occur?
A. 1876
B. 1877
C. 1878
D. the article does not say
Question 28. What was Edison working on when he created the phonograph?
A. A telegraph repeater
B. A telegraph diaphragm
C. A telephone repeater
D. A telephone diaphragm
Question 29. According to the passage, how was the phonograph made?
A. With a telephone needle and a recorder B. From a recording of a telegraph
C. With only a telegraph repeater
D. From a combination of telephone & telegraph part
Question 30. According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention?
A. He used a carbon transmitter.
B. He made improvements to the machine.
C. He read a children's rhyme.
D. He produced the audience voice.
D. WRITING
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined in each sentence needs correcting.
Question 31. The exercises were such difficult that we couldn't do them.
A. The
B. such
C. that
D. them
Question 32. I wish you can help me with that difficult problem.
A. can
B. me
C. with
D. difficult
Question 33. She was so lazy that she punished by her teacher.
A. was
B. that
C. punished
D. her
Question 34. In the afternoon we went to boat in the river.
A. In
B. we
C. to boat
D. the river
Question 35. Uncle John said that he would go to Nha Trang tomorrow.
A. Uncle John
B. would
C. to
D. tomorrow
Rewrite these following sentences in such ways that they keep meaning as the root ones.
Question 36. I last saw her three years ago.
 I haven't……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 37. Learning English is very necessary.
 It is…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………
Question 38. You draw very badly.
 I wish I………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 39. They sell jeans all over the world.
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Standard English - TRIAL TEST FOR SUCCESS – GCSE PREPARATION COURSE
 Jeans……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 40. People are going to build a new library in the area.
 A new library…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
_______HẾT______

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