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Tra On High School	The preparatory course for GCSE Examination 2015
PRACTICE TEST 
PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: A. dangerous	B. marathon	C. tropical	D. performance
Câu 2: A. consider	B. promotion	C. material	D. technique
Câu 3: A. application 	B. education	C. academic	D. examination
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 
Câu 4: A. villages	B. magazines	C. buses	D. washes
Câu 4: A. marriage	B. village	C. message	D. age
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Câu 6: The International Red Cross has about 97 million volunteers whose main .. is to protect human life and health.
A. mission 	B. experience 	C. organization 	D. rule
Câu 7: The Red .Cross is an international organization that helps people who are suffering from the results of war, diseases or .. .	 
A. victims 	B. disasters 	C. opportunities	D. conditions
Câu 8: The passengers had to wait because the plane .. off one hour late.
A. took 	B. turned 	C. cut 	D. made
Câu 9: Don’t worry! He’ll do the job as .. as possible.
A. economical	B. economically	C. uneconomically	D. beautifully
Câu 10: I remember ....................to Hanoi when I was a very small child.
A. being taken	B. to be taken	C. taking	D. to take
Câu 11: John failed again. He .. harder.
A. must have tried 	B. should have tried 	C. can tried 	D. may have tried
Câu 12: The last person  the room should turn off all the lights.
A. leaves	B. to leave	C. left	D. leaving
Câu 13. Education is the bestfor children's future.
A. promotion	B. eradication	C. preparation	D. consideration
Câu 14: .................had they recovered from the first earthquake when they felt the second tremor.
A. No sooner	B. Scarcely	C. Just	D. Never
Câu 15: “We’re going to seaside?” – “Can ?”
A. I come as well	B. also I come	C. I too come 	D. I as well come
Câu 16: She .. be ill. I have just seen her playing basket ball in the school yard.
A. needn't 	B. shouldn't 	C. mustn't 	D. can't 
Câu 17: ........the cartoon several times, he didn’t want to see it once again.
A. Watching	B. Having watched	C. Be watched	D. To have watched
Câu 18: Tom and Mary never came to class late. ..................................
A. Neither we did	B. So did we	C. We did either	D. Neither did we
Câu 19: ____________are becoming addicted to the internet.
A. The more and more people	B. More people and people
C. The most people	D. More and more people
Câu 20: Hoa: ~ Have you made any preparation for Tet? * Nam: ~ ........
A. So do I	B. Yes, I hope for it.	C. I’ve passed it	D. Not yet. So busy
Câu 21: I suggest that Mary ------------- to see him.
A. went	B. would go	C. goes	D. go
Câu 22: The festival was a failure. It was_____________
	A. bad organized	B. badly organized	C. bad organization	D. badly organizing
Câu 23: The policeman wanted to know _____.
where he was last night 	B. where he had been the previous night 
C.where he was the night before 	D. where he had been last night 
Câu 24: But for his help, I ..
 A. wouldn’t have succeeded B. hadn’t succeeded C. haven’t succeeded D. didn’t succeeded
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Câu 25: I’m sorry I can’t come out this weekend – I’m up to my ears in work.
A. very busy	B. very bored	C. very scared	D. very idle
Câu 26: He admitted breaking his mother's vase.
A. agreed	B. regretted	C. denied	D. confessed
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to Indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Câu 27: I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic. 
A. reasonable 	B. acceptable C. pretty high 	D. wonderful 
Câu 28: The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination. 
A. effects 	B. symptoms 	 C. hints 	D. demonstrations 
Câu 29: Many political radicals advocated that women should not be discriminated on the basic of their sex. 
A. publicly supported 	B. rightly claimed 	C. publicly said 	D. openly criticized 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
Câu 30: Only when the famine gets worse world governments will begin to act. 
 A B C D 
Câu 31: Members of High School clubs learn to participation in teams through their involvement in 
 A B C D
community projects. 
Câu 32: The purpose of volunteer work is to help poor people how improving their life.
	 A	 B	 C	 D
Câu 33: The organization is in need for volunteers who will go to work in remote areas.
	 A	 B	 C	 D
Câu 34: Although Mary has been in Vietnam for 10 months, she knows a little Vietnamese.
 A B C D.
Read the following passage and mark the letter to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks
Many of us get a bit nervous when meeting new people , especially if we’re in (35)  in a large group of strangers . We worry about what we’ll say , how we’ll look but in the end most of us can (36) with this kind of situation and even enjoy it .
But for others it’s not so easy. People suffering (37).. social phobia have a deep – seated fear of social situations . At best they find (38).. impossible to enjoy these occasions , and at worst they may go to great lengths to avoid them . In a world (39) .. socialising with friends and family and “networking” for your career are hugely important, this kind of problem (40). make it impossible to live a normal life . People with social phobia may avoid promotion at (41).., and worry that others think they are boring . In extreme cases this can (42). to depression. Luckily there are ways to cope . These include therapies (43). as cognitive behavioural therapy, social skills training to boost confidence, and even exposure therapy , in which people(44) exposed to frightening situations in a controlled way to help them deal with their fear .
Câu 35: A. alone 	B. lonely 	C. single 	D. unique
Câu 36: A. puzzle 	B. hope 	C. deal 	D. solve
Câu 37: A. of 	B. with 	C. in 	D. from
Câu 38: A. him 	B. it 	C. her 	D. them
Câu 39: A. which 	B. that 	C. where 	D. when
Câu 40: A. can 	B. able 	C. must 	D. need
Câu 41: A. job 	B. employment 	C. career 	D. work
Câu 42: A. show 	B. lead 	C. cope 	D. focus
Câu 43: A. like 	B. so 	C. such 	D. much
Câu 44: A. be 	B. are 	C. to be 	D. being
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B , C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the question s. 
In the world today, particularly in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe, recycling is big news. People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be sensitive to the environment. Recycling means finding was to use products a second time. The motto of the recycling movement is “ Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”. The first step is to reduce garbage. In stories, a shopper has to buy products in blisters packs, boxes and expensive plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of packaging: usually paper, a box and a bag. All that packaging is wasted resources. People should try to buy things that are wrapped simply, and reuse cups and utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy highquality products. When low quality appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy new ones- a loss of more resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys high-quality appliance that can be easily repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the same way, if a customer chooses a product with less packaging, that customer sends an important message to manufacturers. To reduce garbage, the throwaway must stop. The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After customers empty the bottles, they can return them to the store. The manufacturers of the drinks collect the bottles, wash them, and then fill them again. The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved. In some parts of the world, returning bottles for money is a common practice. In those places, the garbage dumps have relatively little glass and plastic from throwaway bottles. The third step is being environmentally sensitive is to recycle. Spent motor oil can be cleaned and used again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make. It takes the same amount of energy to make one aluminum can as it does to run a color TV set for three hours. When people collect and recycle aluminum (for new cans), they help save one of the world’s precious resources. 
Câu 45: What is the main topic of the passage____. 
A. what is involved in the recycling movement
B. what people often understand about the term “recycle” 
C. how to live sensitive to the environment. 
D. how to reduce garbage disposal. 
Câu 46: What does the word “sensitive” in the phrase “sensitive to the environment” mean____. 
A. responding 	B. logical 	C. cautious 	D. friendly 
Câu 47: People can do the following to reduce waste EXCEPT____. 
A. buy high-quality product 	B. buy fewer hamburgers 
C. buy simply-wrapped things 	D. reuse cups 
Câu 48: Why is it waste and customers buy low-quality products? 
A. Because they have to be repaired many times 	
B. Because they produce less energy. 
C. Because customers change their ideas all the time. 
D. Because people will soon throw them away 
Câu 49: What is the best describes the process of reuse? 
A. The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again. 
B. The bottles are collected, returned filled again and washed. 
C. The bottles are filled again after being returned, collected and washed. 
D. The bottles are washed, returned, filled again and collected. 
Câu 50: The garbage dumps in some areas have relatively little glass and plastic because____. 
A. each returned bottle is paid. 	B. people are ordered to return bottles 
C. not many bottles are made of glass or plastic 	D. returned bottles are few 
Câu 51: The word “practice” is closest in meaning to _________ 
A. drill 	B. exercise 	C. deed 	D. belief 
Câu 52: What are the two things mentioned as examples of recyling? 
A. Hamburgers wrappings and spent motor oil.	B. TV set and aluminum cans 
C. Aluminum cans and spent motor oil. 	D. Aluminum cans and plastic wrappings
Câu 53: The energy used to make a can is _______the energy used to run a color TV set for 3 hours. 
A. more than 	B. less than 	C. as much as 	D. not worth being compared to. 
Câu 54: The word “precious” is closest in meaning to_______. 
A. natural 	B. sustantial 	C. first 	D. invaluable 
	Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B , C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their actions. This is useful because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to respond to them. Emotions have evolved to help us respond to important situations and to convey our intentions to others. But does raising the eyebrows and rounding the mouth say the same thing in Minneapolis as it does in Madagascar? Much research on emotional expressions has centered on such questions. 
 According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people speak and understand substantially the same “facial language”. Studies by Ekman’s group have demonstrated that humans share a set of universal emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the human species. Smiles, for example, signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of people in such far- flung places as Argentina, Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland , Sumatra ,the United States, Vietnam, the jungles of New Guinea , and the Eskimo villages north of Artic Circle. Ekman and his colleagues claim that people everywhere can recognize at least seven basic emotions: sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness, and surprise. There are, however, huge differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of emotional displays – the so called display rules. In many Asian cultures, for example, children are taught to control emotional responses – especially negative ones- while many American children are encouraged to express their feelings more openly. Regardless of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to some degree , in people’s behavior. From their first days of life, babies produce facial expressions that communicate their feelings. 
 The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close attention to facial expressions, and by age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on people’s faces. This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a basic set of human emotions. Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out over a century ago, some emotional expressions seem to appear across species boundaries. Cross - cultural psychologists tell us that certain emotional responses carry different meanings in different cultures. For example, what emotion do you suppose might be conveyed by sticking out your tongue? For Americans, this might indicate disgust, while in China it can signify surprise. Likewise, a grin on an American face may indicate joy, while on a Japanese face it may just as easily mean embarrassment. Clearly, culture influences emotional expressions.
Question 55. According to the passage, we respond to others by _________. 
A. observing their looks 	B. watching their actions 
C. observing their emotional expressions	D. looking at their faces
Question 56. Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer the question whether __________. 
 	 A. different cultures have similar emotional expressions. 
 	B. eyebrow raising means the same in Minneapolis and Madagascar. 
 	C. raising the eyebrows has similar meaning to rounding the mouth. 
rounding the mouth has the same meaning in Minneapolis and Madagascar. 
Question 57. The word “ evolved” in line 3 is closest in meaning to __________. 
A. reduced	B. increased	C. simplified 	D. developed 
Question 58. Paul Ekman is mentioned in the passage as an example of ____________. 
	A. lacked many main ingredients 	
B. researchers on universal language
researchers who can speak and understand many languages
investigators on universal emotional expressions
Question 59. Smiles and frowns __________.	
A.are universal expressions across cultures 	 B. do not convey the same emotions in various cultures
C.are not popular everywhere	 D. have different meanings in different cultures 
Question 60. The biggest difference lies in __________.
A. how long negative emotions are displayed	B. how intensive emotions are expressed 
C. how emotional responses are controlled 	D. how often positive emotions are shown 
Question 61. Unlike American children, Asian children are encouraged to _______.
	A. control their emotions	C. display their emotions openly
	B. conceal their positive emotions 	D. change their behaviour 
Question 62. Young children _______.
A.spend a long time learning to read others’ emotions 
B. are sensitive towards others’ emotions
 	C. make amazing progress in controlling their emotions 
D. take time to control their facial expressions 
Question 63. The phrase “ this evidence” in line 24 refers to _________.
A. the fact that children are good at recognizing others’ emotions 
B. human facial expressions 
C.a biological underpinning for humans to express emotions 
D. the fact that children can control their feelings 
Question 64. The best title for the passage is ________________.
A. Cultural universals in emotional expressions 	B. Ways to control emotional expressions 
C. review of research on emotional expressions 	D. Human habit of displaying emotions 
PART 2: WRITING 
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 
Câu 1: I can’t cook as well as my mother does.
My mother.. ...
My mother can cook better than I do
Câu 2: He didn’t know how to read until he was 10. 
It was not ..
It was not until that he was 10 that he knew how to read
Câu 3: It's my opinion that you should take more exercise.
If I were..
If I were you, I would take more exercise.
Câu 4: It is thought that the accident was caused by human error.
The accident is .
The accident is thought to have been caused by human error.
Câu 5: We couldn’t drive because of the fog. 
The fog prevented
The fog prevented us from driving
In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the benefits of swimming. Write your paragraph on your answer sheet. 
The following prompts might be helpful to you. 
- a good health
- develop their height
- relax