Grade 12

THE GCSE EXAM-029

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1.
A. explored
B. stretched
C. remained
D. entered
2.
A. chemical
B. chamber
C. character
D. school
3.
A. propose
B. become
C. decide
D. catastrophe
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others:
4.
A. advocate
B. consider
C. cultural
D. period
5.
A. expedition
B. development
C. contaminate
D. environment

Choose the best option for each of the following sentences.
6. What does “www” ________ for? Is it short for “world wide web”?
A. sit
B. stand
C. lie
D. come
7. Childrearing is the women’s most wonderful role.
A. Educating a child B. Having no child
C. Bringing up a child
C. both A and C
8. Almost half of turtles and tortoises are known to be ________ with extinction.
A. polluted
B. contaminated
C. hunted
D. threatened
9. Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world.
A. variety
B. changes
C. conservation
D. number
10. They decided to divorce and Mary is ______ to get the right to raise the child.
A. equal
B. determined
C. obliged
D. active
11. My mother is the only one that I can absolutely confide _______.
A. in
B. for
C. with
D. up

12. In the future many large corporations will be wipe out and millions of jobs will be lost.
A. services
B. supermarkets
C. farms
D. companies
13. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the _______.
A. happiness
B. household chores C. responsibility
D. employment
14. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.
A. put on
B. went off
C. got out
D. kept up
15. They had to delay their trip because of the bad weather.
A. get through
B. put off
C. keep up with
D. go over
16. John: “I like your fur coat, Helen.” – Helen: “___________”
A. Really, I’m not
B. I think so
C. I’m sorry
D. Do you?
17. “I’m lost. Is this the way to Brighton?” – “___________.”
A. No, I’m afraid it isn’t
B. You’re wrong
C. You’ve made a serious mistake
D. Why not?
18. These young people have difficulty _________ a job because of the lack of experience.

A. find
B. to find
C. finding
D. found
19. Some people were reported __________ in the accident last night.
A. to be injured
B. to have been injured C. being injured
D. been injured
20. Your house needs _________. It is too old.
A. repaint
B. to repaint
C. repainting
D. be repainted
21. When they are at ________ work, employed men work about an hour more than employed women.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ø
22. Keep quiet! You _________ talk so loudly in here. Everybody is working.
A. mustn’t
B. must
C. needn’t
D. need
23. A big shopping mall _________ in the city center.
A. is going to build
B. is going to be built C. is building
D. will be building
24. Before eating, _________ thoroughly with soap and clean water.
A. you need washing your hands
B. your hands should be washing

C. Your hands need wash
D. You should wash your hands
25. What _______ when the fire alarm _______ off?
A. are you doing / will go
B. have you done / would go
C. were you doing / went
D. will you do / are going
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26. He advised _______ too far.

A. her did not go
B. her do not go
C. her not to go
D. she did not go
27. Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _______.
A. before
B. ago
C. after
D. previous
28. _______ more carefully, he would not have had the accident yesterday.
A. If Peter driven
B. If had Peter driven

C. Had Peter driven
D. Unless Peter had driven
29. Ms. Young, to _______ many of her students are writing, is living happily and peacefully in Canada.
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. whose
30. Don’t start smoking until the others __________ their meal.
A. finished
B. have finished
C. will finish
D. had finished
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 from 31 to 35
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural (31) ______ is a specialised international
agency that (32) _______ in 1945. Through its activities within the fields of education, social and
natural science, culture and communication, UNESCO is (33) _______ contributing to the achievement
of the Development Goals of the United Nations Millennium Declaration, especially those who aim to
(34)_______ the proportion of people living in extreme (35) _______, to achieve universal primary
education, and to ensure environmental sustainability.
31.
A. Fund
B. Association
C. Organization
D. Organizer
32.
A. was found
B. was founded
C. found
D. founded

33.
A. active
B. action
C. actively
D. act
34.
A. reduce
B. appeal
C. develop
D. increase
35.
A. poor
B. poorly
C. the poor
D. poverty
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that need correction:
36. Bill and his pen friend wrote to other for five year years before they actually met.
A
B
C
D
37. Paul asked Sally when would she go out with him.
A
B
C
D
38. Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get on well to his boss.
A
B
C

D
39. Ho Chi Minh City, which has the biggest population, is also a largest city in my country.
A
B
C
D
40. When I entered the room, I found my young son to stand on the kitchen table.
A
B
C
D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions from 31 to 35.
41. He said "Let's try an Italian restaurant."
A. He told to try an Italian restaurant.
B. He said to try an Italian restaurant.
C. He suggested trying an Italian restaurant.

D. He spoke to try an Italian restaurant.

42. This is the first time we have been to the circus.

A. We have been to the circus some times before.
B. We have never been to the circus before.

C. We had been to the circus once before.
D. We haven't been to the circus often before.
43. If you don't have his number, you can't phone him.

A. You can phone him unless you have his number.

B. You can't phone him unless you don't have his number.
C. You can phone him unless you don't have his number.

D. You can't phone him unless you have his number.
44. the time/ we/ arrive/ home/ she/ finish/ cooking.

A. By the time we arrive home, she will have finished cooking.
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B. By the time we arrive home, she will have been finishing cooking.
C. By the time we arrive home, she will finish cooking.
D. By the time we arrive home, she is finishing cooking.
45. film/ long/ that/ I/ fall asleep/ before/ end.
A. The film was long that I was falling asleep before the end.
B. The film was such long that I fell asleep before the end.
C. The film was so long that I fell asleep before the end.
D. The film was as long that I was falling asleep before the end.
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 from 46 to 50
The status of women in Japan is complex and cannot be characterized in simple terms. Slowly, there
is a growing number of professional women and professional women’s associations. More women
continue to work after getting married and having children. However, many companies have separate
programs for women, usually non-career track, and follow practises that would be considered

discriminatory (kì thị) in other societies. For a typical couple, the female spouses still generally
expected to do all of the cleaning, cooking and other chores, whether she is working or not. Single
women are said to be enjoying their lives, spending much money on travel abroad and shopping.
Housewives are active in networking themselves for various objectives, e.g. volunteer activities, co-op,
community services, recycle activities, study circles and many others. The traditional Japanese value of
“good wife, good mother” is changing.
Unlike other countries where a “couple” is the usual social unit, in Japan it is typical for only the
husband to be invited to business gatherings or to weddings for company employees. Exceptions are
frequently made for foreign visitors depending on the occasion, but female spouses should not take their
exclusion as a personal slight. (exclusion: sự ngăn chận, slight: sư coi thường)
46. The status of women in Japan is ________________.
A. indefinite and illegal
B. clear and high
C. complex and unclear
D. low and simple
47. Nowadays, Japanese women __________________.
A. all have become professional women.
B. can go to work after getting married and having children
C. take over most important work in many companies
D. have the same work and pay as man in all companies.
48. In the family, the female spouse________________.
A. often does all the housework if she doesn’t go to work.
B. enjoys her family life with her children and husband.
C. is still generally expected to do all of the housework.
D. no longer spends much time doing the housework.
49. The following sentences are true EXCEPT
A. Single Japanese women are used to enjoying their lives, spending much money on travel
broad and shopping.
B. The traditional Japanese value of “good wife, good mother” is changing.
C. It is normal for only the husband to be invited to business gatherings.

D. Female spouses in Japan can only take their exclusion as a personal slight with foreigners.
50. What we can be inferred from the passage is_________________.
A. The role of Japanese women in the society is changing.
B. There’ve been some changes in their social role but Japanese women haven’t had the same
rights as men in many fields yet.
C. Most Japanese women are content with their social role nowadays.
D. Japanese women are fighting for their definite status in the society.

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