THE PRACTICE TEST FOR THE GCSE 5(2021)

Question 1. A. wanted B. stopped C. decided D. hated

Question 2. A. mean. B. treat C. wear D. dream.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3. A. affect. B. happen. C. perform. D. obtain.

Question 4. A. assistant. B. president. C. companion. D. opponent.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 5. Canned food is not as healthy as fresh food, ______?

A. isn't it B. does it C. doesn't it D. is it

Question 6. Sarah’s blouse___________ of cotton. Bị động

A. be made B. are made C. is made D. made

Question 7. When asked about their preference for movie, many young people say that they are in

favour _______science fiction.

A. with B. of C. in D. for

Question 8. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become…………. so sánh

A. more and more good B. better and better

C. the more and more good D. gooder and gooder

-the+ss hơn (the more + adj/the+adj+er-----s+v, the more beautiful/the hotter

Become/ get+more and more beautiful

Hotter and hotter

----------------better and better

Question 9. When I was going to school this morning, I saw a______girl. She asked me how to get to Hoan Kiem Lake.

A. beautiful young blonde Russian B. beautiful young Russian blonde

C. blonde young beautiful Russian D. Russian young blonde beautiful

Question 10: When you went into the office, Mr John __________ at the front desk.

A. was sitting B. were sitting C. sits D. sit

Question 11: ___________his poor English, he managed= tried to communicate his problem very clearly.

A. Because B. Even though C. Because of D. In spite of

Question 12: ___ht________her study, she will have been in Paris for four years.

A. By the time Mary finished B. When Mary finished /had +v3/were/was…..

C. By the time Mary finishes/v+s/v/is/am/are….,has/have…D. Before Mary finished

Question 13. (When/once)___________as the new manager of the company, Mr. Smith knew he had a lot of things to do.

A. appointing B. appointed C. appoint D. have appointed

Question 14. The song has___________been selected(v3/ving/adj/adv) for the 2018 World Cup, Russia.

A. office B. officer C. officially D. official

Question 15. Archaeologists think that massive floods could have___________the dinosaurs.

A. wiped out B. laid off C. put aside D. taken down.

Question 16: His question was so puzzling that I could not make any __________ of it at all.

A. sense B. understanding C. interpretation D. meaning

Make sense of = undertand

Question 17: Action movies may have a negative ________on children.

A. opinion B. influence C. dependence D. decision

Have a (negative/possitive) influence/effect/impact on: có ảnh hưởng đến

Question 18: I'm going on business for a week. I'll be leaving everything___________.

A. on your guards B. up to your eyes

C. in your capable hands D. in the care of you

Question 19: He was given a medal in___________of his service to the country.

A. gratitude B. recognition C. knowledge D. response

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Mark the Letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 20: In a study, more Asian students than American students hold a belief that a husband is obliged to tell his wife his whereabouts if he comes home late.

A. urged B. free C. required D. suggested

Be obliged/required/obligatory=be under obligation = put into force => must

Question 21: Though I persuaded my boss to solve a very serious problem in the new management system, he just made light of it.

A. completely ignored B. treated as important C. disagreed with D. discovered by chance

Mark the Letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 22: Students from that university have conducted a survey to find out the most effective study habit.

A. organized B. delayed C. encouraged D. proposed

Question 23: Some operations may have to be halted unless more blood donors come forward to help.

A. offer B. claim C. attempt D. refuse

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 24: Mr Collin is talking to Brian.

Mr. Collin: “You’ve been making very good progress. I’m proud of you!” - Brian: “ ”

A. No problem. B. Don’t worry about it!

C. Everything’s alright. Thank you. D. I really appreciate you saying that.

Question 25: Two students are talking about the types of family in class.

- Nam: “I think it is a good idea to have three or four generations living under one roof.”

- Mai: “ . Family members can help each other a lot.”

A. I don’t agree B. It’s not true

C. That’s wrong D. I couldn't agree more

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Amy Tan was born on February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California. Tan grew up in Northern California, (26) _______ when her father and older brother both died from brain tumors in 1966,

she moved with her mother and younger brother to Europe, (27) _______ she attended high school in Montreux, Switzerland. She returned to the United States for college. After college,

Tan worked as a language development consultant and as a corporate freelance writer. In 1985, she wrote the story "Rules of the Game" for a writing workshop, which laid the early (28)

_______ for her first novel The Joy Luck Club. Published in 1989, the book explored the relationship between Chinese women and their Chinese–American daughters, and became the

longest–running New York Times bestseller for that year. The Joy Luck Club received (29) _______ awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Award. It has been translated into 25

languages, including Chinese, and was made into a major motion picture for which Tan co–wrote the screenplay. Tan's other works have also been (30) ______ into several different forms

of media.

Question 26: A. however B. moreover C. so D. but

Question 27: A. whom B. where C. which D. that

Question 28: A. preparation B. base C. foundation D. source

Question 29: A. many B. much C. a little D. every

Question 30: A. adjoined B. adapted C. adjusted D. adopted

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- 35

The Red Cross is an international organization, which cares for people who are in need of help. A man in a Paris hospital who needs blood, a woman in Mexico who was injured in an

earthquake, and a family in India that lost their home in a storm may all be aided by the Red Cross.

The Red Cross exists in almost every country around the globe. The world Red Cross organizations are sometimes called the Red Crescent, the Red Mogen David, the sun, and the Red

Lion. All of these agencies share a common goal of trying to help people in need.

The idea of forming an organization to help the sick and wounded during a war was initiated by Jean Henri Dunant. In 1859, he observed how people were suffering on a battlefield in

Italy. He wanted to help all the wounded people regardless of which side they were fighting for. The most important result of his work was an international treaty called the Geneva

Convention. It protests prisoners of war, the sick and wounded, and other citizens during a war.

The American Red Cross was set up by Clara Barton in 1881. Today the Red Cross in the United States provides a number of services for the public, such as helping people in need,

teaching first aid, demonstrating water safety and artificial respiration, and providing blood.

(Adapted from https://brainly.com.)

Question 31: A good title for this selection is _____.

A. The International Red Cross B. Safety at Home and School

C. Clara Barton and the Sun D. The American Red Cross

Question 32: The word "aided" in paragraph 1 means____.

A. reported B. understood C. caught D. helped

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Question 33: We may draw a conclusion that during a war.

A. the Red Cross only protects the wounded

B. the Red Cross only helps prisoners of war

C. the Red Cross only helps citizens

D. the Red Cross helps all the people in need no matter which side they are fighting for

Question 34: The person who started the idea of this organization was______.

A. Cross B. Dunaut C. Barton D. a prisoner of war

Question 35: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to

A. the sick B. the wounded C. the agencies D. the organizations

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question from 36-42

Have you ever entered a tropical rainforest? It's a special, dark place completely different from anywhere else. A rainforest is a place where the trees grow very tall. Millions of kinds of

animals, insects, and plants live in the rainforest. It is hot and humid in a rainforest. It rains a lot in the rainforest, but sometimes you don’t know it's raining. The trees grow so closely

together that rain doesn't always reach the ground.

Rainforests make up only a small part of the Earth's surface, about six percent. They are found in tropical parts of the world. The largest rainforest in the world is the Amazon in South

America. The Amazon covers 1.2 billion acres, or almost five million square kilometers. The second largest rainforest is in Western Africa. There are also rainforests in Central America,

Southeast Asia, Northeastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

Rainforests provide us with many things. In fact, the Amazon Rainforest is called the “lungs of our planet” because it produces twenty percent of the world's oxygen. One fifth of the

world's fresh water is also found in the Amazon Rainforest. Furthermore, one half of the world's species of animals, plants, and insects live in the Earth's rainforests. Eighty percent of the

food we eat first grew in the rainforest. For example, pineapples, bananas, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, chocolate, coffee, and sugar all came from rainforests. Twenty-five percent of the drugs

we take when we are sick are made of plants that grow only in rainforests. Some of these drugs are even used to fight and cure cancer. With all the good things we get from rainforests, it’s

surprising to find that we are destroying our rainforests. In fact, 1.5 acres, or 6,000 square meters, of rainforest disappear every second. The forests are being cut down to make fields for

cows, to harvest the plants, and to clear land for farms. Along with losing countless valuable species, the destruction of rainforests creates many problems worldwide. Destruction of

rainforests results in more pollution, less rain, and less oxygen for the world.

Question 36: What is the passage mainly about?

A. Factual information about tropical rainforests.

B. The importance of rainforests in our lives.

C. The destruction of rainforests.

D. How to prevent people from damaging tropical rainforests.

Question 37: The word “humid” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ___________

A. dry B. moist C. cloudy D. overwhelmed

Question 38: The following are the facts about rainforests, EXCEPT ___________.

A. The only places to see rainforests are in tropical zones.

B. The rainforest in Western Africa ranks second after the Amazon in South America in the covered area.

C. Rainforests account for about one sixth of the Earth's surface.

D. There’s a considerable variety of plants and animals in the rainforests.

Question 39: According to the third passage, which don’t rainforests provide us?

A. fresh air and water B. medicine C. seedlings D. clothes

Question 40: The word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to ___________.

A. plants

B. the drugs

C. rainforests

D. pineapples, bananas, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, chocolate, coffee, and sugar

Question 41: The word “countless” in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by ___________.

A. trivial B. meaningless C. numberless D. derisive

Question 42: What can be inferred from the last passage?

A. People are not aware of the significance of the rainforests.

B. The consequences of deforestation are greater than what people can imagine.

C. The more rainforests are destroyed, the harder people's life will become.

D. People’s economic benefits are more important than environmental problems.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

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Question 43: My mother usually commented on what I am wearing.

A B C D

Question 44: ASEAN aims at promoting economic growth, regional peace as well as providing opportunities for

A B C

their members.

Question 45: The town has a concert hall and two theatres. The later were both built in the 19505.

A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

Question 46: I last called her in January.

A. I have not called her since January.

B. I have not called her for one month.

C. I have called her since January.

D. I had called her by January.

Question 47: "You should open up and tell our teacher about your situation", said Maria to Victor.

A. Maria advised Victor to open up and tell their teacher about his situation.

B. Maria forbid Victor to open up and tell their teacher about his situation.

C. Maria forced Victor to open up and tell their teacher about his situation.

D. Maria allowed Victor to open up and tell their teacher about his situation.

Question 48: Walking on the grass in the park is not permitted.

A. You an walk on the grass in the park if you want to.

B. People like walking on the grass in the park.

C. We must not walk on the grass in the park.

D. We do not have to walk on the grass in the park.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

Question 49: Marie didn’t turn up at John’s birthday party. I feel so sorry for that.

A. If only Marie turn up at John’s birthday party.

B. I wish Marie had turned up at John’s birthday party.

C. I wished Marie wouldn’t turn up at John’s birthday party.

D. It’s a shame Marie had turned up at John’s birthday party.

Question 50: He approached the house. Then the policeman stopped him.

A. No sooner had he approached the house than the policeman stopped him.

B. Hardly had he approached the house than the policeman stopped him.

C. Had he not approached the house, the policeman would have stopped him.

D. Before he approached the house, the policeman had stopped him.

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