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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 that differs from the others in position of primary
stress.
Question 01. A. expect
B. devote
C. weather
D. suggest
Question 02. A. populate
B. decision
C. meaningful
D. similar
Mark А, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the others .
Question 03. A. writes
B. dynamites
C. laughs
D. souvenirs
Question 04. A. stopped
B. played
C. watched
D. cooked
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. How many players are there in_________ water polo team?
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. 0 (zero article)
Question 06. Clearing forests for timber has resulted_________ the loss of biodiversity.
A. with
B. at
C. in
D. for
Question 07. He likes travel, and_________ does she.
A. too
B. such
C. so
D. but
Question 08. She has talked too_________.
A. much
B. many
C. few
D. a great deal
Question 09. You aren't doing anything tonight, _________?
A. don't you
B. are you
C. aren't you
D. do you
Question 10. We have got_________ new to play our matches. It is a big park near the town centre.
A. anywhere
B. somewhere
C. somebody
D. nothing
Question 11. I remembered__________ up in that house with my brothers and sisters.
 
A. to grow                       B. to growing            C. grow      
D. growing
Question 12. The librarian asked us__________ so much noise.
A. not to make
B. no make
C. not making
D. don't make
Question 13. __________ you finish typing that report make five copies of it and give it to aloof the
officers.
A. While
B. When
C. But
D. Although
Question 14. A boat is__________ than a plane.
A. slower                   B. slowest                 C. more slow             D. more slower
Question 15. Before the man could say anything more, Peter_________ off towards the station.
A. rushed
B. was rushing
C. had rushed
D. had been rushing
Question 16. I have been looking for this book for months, and__________ I have found it.
A. at last
B. at the end
C. at present
D. in time
Question 17. Our visit to Japan was delayed__________ my wife's illness.
A. because
B. because of
C. thanks to
D. though
Question 18. He gave me his address_________ me to visit.
A. so that
B. in order for
C. in order to
D. in case
Question 19. Emma Thompson is the most famous actress_________ on stage here.
A. appeared
B. is appeared
C. appearing
D. is appearing
Question 20. Florida, __________ the Sunshine state, attracts many tourists every year.
A. is known as
B. that is known as C. which known as D. known as
C. READING
Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each of the
questions.
Smoking causes lung cancer, which is the number one cancer among men. Ninety percent
of the people who get lung cancer die. Smoking is also the leading cause of mouth cancer, tongue
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cancer, and throat cancer.Many smokers have heart disease and pneumonia. Smoking causes one
million early deaths in the world every year.
Smokers not only harm themselves but also harm others. Smokers breathe smoke out into
the air. They breathe it out on their children and their wives or husbands. Children whose parents
smoke have more breathing and lung problems than other children. Women who are married to
smokers are more likely to have lung cancer than those married to non-smokers.
We are all aware that smoking is bad. So why do people smoke?
Question 21. The number one cancer among men is____________.
A. tongue cancer
B. throat cancer
C. lung cancer
D. mouth cancer
Question 22. The main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer is__________.
A. drinking
B. overeating
C. breathing
D. smoking
Question 23. Every year, smoking causes about one million____________.
A. cancer patients
B. killing diseases C. early deaths
D. injured men
Question 24. The word “it” in the passage refers to____________.
A. cancer
B. smoke
C. air
D. breath
Question 25. Who are more likely to have lung cancer and lung problems?
A. People who live in the city
B. People who live with smokers.
C. People who live with non-smokers.
D. People who live in the country.

Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each numbered
space.
The traffic light signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed
(26)..................... The House of Parliament in 1868. It looked like any railway signal of the time, and
was operated by gas. (27)....................., it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident
discouraged further development until cars became common.
(28)..................... traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (29)..................... were
installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-color signals, operated by hand from a tower in the middle
of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The first lights of this type to appear in Britain
were in London, on the junction (30)..................... St James's street and Piccadilly in 1925.
Question 26. A. outside
B. out
C. out of
D. outdoors
Question 27. A. However B. Therefore
C. Although
D. Despite
Question 28. A. New
B. Recent
C. Modern
D. Late
Question 29. A. methods
B. systems
C. means
D. ways
Question 30. A. from
B. between
C. on
D. in
D. WRITING
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined in each sentence needs correcting.
Question 31. It is important that we are on time at the meeting tonight.
A. is
B. that
C. are
D. at
Question 32. Are you interested for learning English?
A. Are
B. interested
C. for
D. learning
Question 33. My brother enjoys to go to the park on Summer evenings.
A. enjoys
B. to go
C. to
D. on Summer
Question 34. If it rain, I will stay at home and watch TV.
A. rain
B. will stay
C. at
D. watch
Question 35. Florida, that is known to be the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.
A. that
B. to be
C. attracts
D. every
Rewrite these following sentences in such ways that they keep meaning as the root ones.
Question 36. “Don't make so much noise, Peter.” said Carol.
→ Carol told Peter……………………………….......................
Question 37. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
→ It's..………………………………………….................................
Question 38. It's 3 years since I last saw Nam.
→ I haven't………………………………..……………….............
Question 39. The food in France is famous.
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→ France is…………………………………………......................
Question 40. She didn't say a word as she left the room.
→ She left the room…………………………………………...
_______HẾT______

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