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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. damaged B. sacrificed
C. finished
D. developed
Question 02. A. future
B. picture
C. culture
D. return
Mark А, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the others in position of primary
stress.
Question 03. A. opponent B. enthusiast
C. tsunami
D. advocate
Question 04. A. knowledge B. victim
C. appeal
D. effort
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. _________ the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.
A. Until
B. In
C. By
D. On
Question 06. Children are often afraid of_________ spiders.
A. an
B. the
C. a
D. 0 (no article)
Question 07. Bill is in class 12, _________ John, who is a year older, is only in class 4.
A. and
B. whereas
C. either
D. nevertheless
Question 08. They know_________ about what to do.
A. many
B. few
C. little
D. the number of
Question 09. George hadn't been there before, _________?
A. hasn't he
B. hadn't he
C. had he
D. does he
Question 10. They had difficulties finding_________ to live.
A. nobody
B. somewhere
C. anywhere
D. everybody
Question 11. Have you ever considered__________ to study in a foreign country?
A. going
B. to go
C. to be going
D. having gone
Question 12. - Peter: “Why don't we go for a picnic tomorrow?” - Jane: “_________________.”
A. Yes, please
B. You're so kind
C. That's a good idea D. We don't
Question 13. Scientists are looking for an__________ way to reduce energy consumption.
A. effective
B. affection
C. effect
D. effectively
Question 14. English is thought to be__________ than Math.
A. harder                    B. the more hard       C. hardest                  D. the hardest
Question 15. I_________ come to the conclusion that nowadays nobody cares about anything.
A. will
B. had
C. do
D. have
Question 16. Wild ducks always fly in a definite__________.
A. formation
B. shape
C. figure
D. formula
Question 17. All planes__________ before departure.
A. will checked
B. will be checked C. will have checked D. will been checked
Question 18. I couldn't unlock it__________ I had the wrong key.
A. because
B. so that
C. since
D. so
Question 19. Mr. Thompson is learning Vietnamese_________ to read Kim Van Kieu.
A. so that not
B. so as to
C. in order not to
D. so as not to
Question 20. If you________ me to the meeting yesterday, I would have helped you.
A. had invited
B. have invited
C. invited
D. would have invited
C. READING
Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best fits each blank space in the following
passage.
You have probably never heard of Charles Burgess Fry but in the early years of this
century, he has the most famous man in England. He became (21)……………… while still at the
university, mainly because of his sporting achievements. He was, at the same time, captain of the
university football, cricket and athletics team and held the world record for the long jump. He was
(22)……………… a popular sport journalist. He was so famous that letters addressed to “Mr. Fry,
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Oxford” were delivered to him without any difficulty. His college, although it has a quite different
name, was known as “Fry's College”.
Some people have criticized Fry's sporting (23)………………. They point out that he lived at a
time (24)……………… standards were quite low and it was much easier to do well in several sports. It
is certainly true that athletes at a time did not have the totally delicate approach of modern athletes.
However, it is only fair to judge him at the standards of his (25)……………… time. There is no doubt
that he had extraordinary skills and an ability to write about sport with style and intelligence.
Question 21. A. fame
B. rich
C. well-known
D. common
Question 22. A. so
B. too
C. also
D. of
Question 23. A. succeed
B. achievements
C. famous
D. expect
Question 24. A. then
B. when
C. which
D. that
Question 25. A. single
B. owe
C. own
D. private
Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each of the
questions.
With increasing development and use of computer technology, there is a new disease to
worry about. Computer “viruses” program designed to sabotage computers, are infecting
computers in corporation homes and universities. These viruses spread exponentially, much like
biological contagion, and then disrupt the affected systems. This virus secretly attaches itself to
alter files. The damage is generally activated by using the computer's clock. Then, any program
executed may be exposed to the virus including program spread through telephone connections.
Because of the increasing incidents of virus infiltration, businesses and agencies are becoming
wary of sharing software. Security policies need to be increased as immunity programs are being
developed.
Question 26. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Sharing software B. Stop the clock
C. Be aware
D. Deleting files
Question 27. The people most interested in reading this passage probably would be___________.
A. computers users B. government workers C. medical personnel D. health researchers
Question 28. It is inferred that a company can best protect itself from the virus by___________.
A. not using shared software
B. keeping clean
C. spreading programs by telephone
D. setting the clock correctly
Question 29. The virus is___________.
A. an insect
B. a program
C. a microbe
D. a disk
Question 30. If the virus infects a computer, the result would probably be___________.
A. sick personnel
B. lost information C. dead telephones D. a broken computer
D. WRITING
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined in each sentence needs correcting.
Question 31. My sister enjoys read about wild animals and natural mysteries.
A. enjoys
B. read
C. wild animals
D. natural
Question 32. Mr. Thach who sing English songs very well is my teacher of English.
A. Mr. Thach
B. who sing
C. English songs
D. is
Question 33. My father asked us not to spending too much time playing computer games.
A. asked
B. not to spending C. much time
D. playing
Question 34. Ba can play the piano more better than his friends can.
A. can play
B. more better
C. more than
D. can
Question 35. We can save nature resources by using solar energy.
A. save
B. nature resources C. by using
D. solar energy
Rewrite these following sentences in such ways that they keep meaning as the root ones.
Question 36. They clean this room every day.
 This room is……………………………………………………………………
Question 37. Mary is taller than Anne.
 Anne is not as…………………………………………………………………
Question 38. Why don't we watch a film now?
 What about……………………………………………………………………?
Question 39. “Would you like to have some coffee?”, said Tom to Mary.
 Tom invited Mary………………………………………………………….
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Question 40. I cannot remember the man's name. He phoned me last night.
 The man whose………………………………………………………..……
_______HẾT______

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