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The GCSE 2024-1

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My friends arranged _________ to the airport in time.

a)

meet

b)

to meet

c)

meeting

d)

met

2.

Paula applied for the post but she was________.

a)

turned down

b)

checked out

c)

kept under

d)

pushed ahead

3.

There have been many achievements since the country carried out economic reforms, ________?

a)

don't there 

b)

haven't they

c)

haven't there

d)

don't they

4.

    “Where are you spending your holidays?” Janet asked us.

a)

Janet asked us that where we were spending your holidays.

b)

Janet asked us where we was spending our holidays

c)

Janet asked us where you were spending your holidays

d)

Janet asked us where we were spending our holidays

5.

  The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.

              

a)

I have not been to the museum for a year.

b)

A year ago, I often went to the museum.

c)

My going to the museum lasted a year.  

d)

At last I went to the museum after a year

6.

I have visited Portugal but I have never been to ____ Netherlands.  

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

Ø  

7.

He doesn’t have enough qualifications. He will not apply for that job. <$>

a)

If only he had enough qualifications, he would have applied for that job 

b)

If he doesn’t have enough qualifications, he doesn’t apply for the job. 

c)

If he had enough qualifications, he would apply for the job. 

d)

Provided that he doesn’t have enough qualifications, he doesn’t apply for the job. 

8.

The ________ accident in the history of the city happened last night.

a)

Badest

b)

most bad 

c)

worse

d)

worst

9.

Hana: “The appearance of robots at the workplace means increasing unemployment.” 

Lily: “ ……………  . Employees can still be retrained to adapt to a new environment.” 

<$> . <$>

a)

It’s a good idea.

b)

I totally agree with you. 

c)

Actually, you’re right. 

d)

I’m afraid I can’t go along with you

10.

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words

a)

curdle

b)

surgery  

c)

curtain

d)

cure 

11.

Mrs. Brown won’t let her son go out  for dinner …………………… 

a)

when he finished reading the book  

b)

after he had finished reading the book 

c)

once he finished reading the book

d)

until he has finished reading the book 

12.

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words

a)

 than   

b)

theatre

c)

theory

d)

thorough

13.

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words

a)

choice  

b)

achieve

c)

each

d)

Chemistry

14.

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words

a)

laser    

b)

cancer

c)

attack

d)

plane

15.

We had to _______ their invitation to lunch as we had a previous engagement.

      

a)

turn out  

b)

turn down 

c)

turn up

d)

turn over

16.

He ________ his bicycle when the cat ran across the road.

    

a)

is riding 

b)

was riding 

c)

were riding

d)

rode

17.

A new way to walk along the river near my house _________ next month.

a)

builds 

b)

is built   

c)

will build

d)

will be built

18.

David and Tim are talking about football.

- David: “I think watching football in a stadium is more exciting than on television.”  - Tim: _.” The atmosphere there is really great.

a)

You're right

b)

That's wrong

c)

I disagree with you

d)

Don't worry

19.

This is just a (an) ____meeting, you just need to dress casually.

a)

informally

b)

formality

c)

informality

d)

informal

20.

Stress

a)

computer

b)

establish

c)

organise

d)

remember

21.

Stress

a)

future          

b)

involve

c)

prospect

d)

guidance

22.

I remember _____ him a book but he said I did not.

a)

to buy

b)

buy

c)

buying

d)

to have bought

23.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

horrible

b)

hour

c)

hundred  

d)

hold

24.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

shown

b)

flown

c)

grown 

d)

crown

25.

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.

a)

struggle

b)

certain  

c)

police

d)

action

26.

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.

a)

considerate

b)

continental 

c)

territorial

d)

economic

27.

Customer: “Can I try this jumper on?” - Salesgirl: “______”

a)

No, the shop is closed in half an hour.  

b)

Sorry, only cash is accepted here.

c)

Yes, it costs one hundred and fifty dollars.

d)

Sure, the changing rooms are over there.

28.

Tom and Linda are talking about jobs they would like to choose.

     - Tom: “I think working as a doctor is a challenging job.” - Linda: “______”

a)

It’s a good idea.

b)

Not at all.

c)

I’m sorry, but I agree with you.      

d)

That’s exactly what I think.

29.

My brother has been playing______piano since he was a small child.

a)

the 

b)

a    

c)

no article

d)

an

30.

The use of detail is ______________ method of developing a controlling idea and almost all students employ this method.

a)

more common

b)

common  

c)

most common

d)

the most common

31.

We______  TV when it started to rain.

a)

were watching

b)

had watching

c)

was watched  

d)

was being watched

32.

Certain chemicals have been banned because of their damaging effect __________ the environment.

a)

for  

b)

to  

c)

on 

d)

of

33.

There are no official statistics about the number of people having and removing tattoos in Vietnam, _______?

a)

are there 

b)

aren’t there

c)

are they

d)

aren’t they

34.

The prolonged heatwave ______ last summer ruined our crop.

a)

occurring   

b)

occurred  

c)

was occurred   

d)

was occurring

35.

If no effective measures were taken to _________ whale, these wonderful animals would disappear forever.

a)

protection

b)

protectively

c)

protector

d)

protect

36.

At last, he admitted _________________ that box.

a)

to open

b)

open   

c)

to be opened 

d)

opening

37.

He will take the dog out for a walk ____________ dinner.

a)

as soon as he finishes 

b)

as soon as he finished

c)

while he will finish 

d)

before he shall have finished

38.

An energy storage project costing nearly $3 million ________ in Khanh Hoa Province last year.

a)

was built

b)

will build 

c)

will be being built   

d)

has been built

39.

We last went to that cinema 2 months ago.

a)

We have been to the cinema for 2 months.

b)

We haven’t been to the cinema for 2 months.

c)

We didn’t want to go to the cinema anymore.

d)

We didn’t go to the cinema for 2 months.

40.

 “I can’t explain this rule to you”, said my classmate to me.

a)

My classmate told me he can’t explain that rule to me.

b)

My classmate told me he couldn’t explain that rule to me.

c)

My classmate told me he couldn’t explain that rule to you.

d)

My classmate said me he couldn’t explain that rule to me.

41.

You shouldn’t have allowed them to watch too much TV.

a)

You were wrong to let them watch too much TV.

b)

You allowed them to watch too much TV which is wrong.

c)

It was not necessary to allow them to watch too much TV.

d)

Watching too much TV is not good for them.

42.

I didn’t have an umbrella with me, so I got wet.

a)

Since I got wet, I didn’t have an umbrella with me.

b)

My umbrella helped me to get wet.

c)

I wouldn’t have got wet if I had had an umbrella with me.

d)

I got wet, so I didn’t have an umbrella.

43.

We arrived at the cinema. Then we realized our tickets were still at home.

a)

No sooner had we realized that our tickets were still at home than we arrived at the cinema.

b)

Not until we arrived at the cinema that we realized that our tickets were still at home

c)

Only after we had arrived at the cinema did we realize that our tickets were at home.

d)

Hardly had we arrived at the cinema than we realized that our tickets were still at home.

44.

We are going to visit our grandparents when we will finish our final exams.

a)

are going to

b)

our

c)

when  

d)

will finish

45.

A good artist like a good engineer learns as much from their mistakes as from successes.

a)

like  

b)

as

c)

their   

d)

from

46.

Many successful film directions are former actors who desire to expand their experience in the film industry.

a)

successful 

b)

directions

c)

former

d)

expand

47.

The company management decided to_____more workers to meet the production schedule.

a)

take on

b)

make out

c)

take over

d)

make up