Grade 12 the gcse exam

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 1. A. husband B. useless C. industry D. must 2. A. game B. guest C. guess D. gesture Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: 3. A. speechless B. worthy C. pollute D. better 4. A. application B. comprehension C. resolution D. apologize Make the correct choice : 5. The restaurant is now under new ____. a. manager B. management C. managed D. managing 6. You are grown up but you are still ____. A. childhood B. child C. childlike D. childless 7. The child is very quick ____ arithmetic. A. at B. with C. of D. for 8. Are you acquainted ____ this man? A. for B. from C. with D. about 9. Your father was kind ____ David. A. of B. to C. for D. with 10. Smog is commonly found ____ most major cities. A. in B. at C. along D. about 11. Minerals are taken ____ the earth. A. on B. from C. off D. along 12. The museum is now open ____ all visitors. A. for B. with C. to D. of 13. “ Why is Janet so spoilt?” – “ She is accustomed to _____ whatever she wants. ” A. have B. having C. had D. being had 14. It is no use ____ to school if you _____ to work hard. A. going/don’t ready B. to go/don’t ready C. going/aren’t ready D. go/aren’t ready 15. There is water below the earth’s surface ______ everywhere. A. most B. almost C. most of D. in 16. Some flowers have ______ petals. A. bright colour B. bright coloured C. brightly coloured D. colour-bright 17. When water freezes, it _____ into ice. A. snows B. turns C. frosts D. makes 18. Twice three is ______ half of fourteen. A. less than B. the same as C. greater than D. not less than 19. ____ is better than cure. So brush your teeth after every meal. A. Examination B. Prevention C. Preservation D. Safeguarding 20. The attraction of the moon for the earth ____ the tides. A. prevents B. enables C. enriches D. causes 21. She was so surprised that she was unable to speak. She was ____ with surprise. A. speechless B. spoken c speaking D. speech 22. Those berries are ____. Don’t eat them. A. poisoning B. poisoned C. poisonous D. poison 23. The interviewer asked me when _______ school. A. had I left B. I had left C. had left I D. had left 24. Employment is said _______ the most important thing to the youth today. A. being B. is C. to be D. be 25. They spend half an hour ________ the news on TV every day. A. to watch B. watch C. watched D. watching Identify that one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 26. Whose does this bicycle belong to ? A B C D 27. He was arrested by stealing money. A B C D 28. He hasn’t written to her since a long time. A B C D 29. If he went to school yesterday, he would have understood the lesson. A B C D 30. It is saying that he is one of the best doctors in the city. A B C D Read the following passage and make the correct choice: Motor vehicles are a major cause of air pollution. They (31) ____ a lot of exhaust fumes. In big cities this pollution has reached levels (32) ____ pose a threat to the health of the city dwellers. Some cities have already (33) ____ their residents to wear gas masks when they venture onto the streets. The only way to reduce this pollution is (34) ____ to reduce the number of vehicles on the roads. This is easier said (35) ____done for every few people would want to sacrifice the convenience of having their own transport. Factories and industrial plants are largely (36) ____ for pollution of air, water and land. The wastes they discharge into the rivers and land destroy both. The smoke they emit pollute the air. (37)____ they must do is to find ways to reduce their wastes. Also, they have to treat their wastes so that they are less harmful. All these things are required if we are to see any (38) ____ of pollution. At the rate things are going, however, we see an increase in pollution instead. 31. A. send B. emit {discharge} C. give D. need 32. A. where B. whose C. that D. this 33. A. made B. threatened C. let D. advised 34. A. obviously B. obvious C. necessary D. unlikely 35. A. and B. than C. by D. or 36. A. useful B. necessary C. responsible D. good 37. A. What B. However C. How D. Although 38. A. production B. destruction C. construction D. reduction Read the passage and choose the best answer: Five thousand people marched through the streets of Chesilworth today protesting against plans for a new international airport near the town. Although there were such a large number of demonstrators, there was no trouble. The demonstrators marched to the town hall, where a public enquiry into the plans was taking place, and handed in a petition to the chairman of the enquiry. A new airport is needed because the other airports in the London area are overcrowded. Several sites for the new airport have been suggested, and Chelsiworth was considered because it is near both a major motorway and a railway line. Although it was a protest march, there was almost a carnival atmosphere, and both demonstrators and police remained good-humoured. { petition: formal written request} 39. Why did many people march through the streets of Chesilworth today? A. to support plans for a new international airport near the town B. to be against plans for a new international airport near the town C. to build a new international airport near the town D. to run plans a new international airport near the town 40. What happened on the way to the town hall? A. There was no trouble B. A new international airport was being built C. The demonstrators got into trouble d. The chairman of the enquiry was in trouble 41. Chelsiworth has been chosen because _____. A. people like it B. it is overcrowded C. there are no other places D. it is not far away from a major motorway 42. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? A. Both demonstrators and police are cheerful B. The march was almost like a carnival C. Only Chelsiworth was suggested for the new airport D. There were a large number of demonstrators Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one : 43. My father often walks in the park with my mother every morning. A. My father often has a walk in the park with my mother every morning. B. My father often has walked in the park with my mother every morning. C. My father often has walk in the park with my mother every morning. D. My father often has had a walk in the park with my mother every morning. 44. They seldom went to the cinema last year. A. Seldom did they went to the cinema last year. B. Seldom they went to the cinema last year. C. Seldom did they go to the cinema last year. D. Seldom do they go to the cinema last year. 45. We didn’t intend to go for a walk with them. A. We had not intention of going for a walk with them. B. We had no intention to go for a walk with them. C. We had no tendency to go for a walk with them. D. We had no intention of going for a walk with them. 46. “Did you phone me yesterday?” Tom said to Mary. A. Tom asked Mary if she phoned him yesterday. B. Tom asked Mary that she had phoned him the day before. C. Tom asked Mary if she had phoned him the previous day. D. Tom asked Mary if he had phoned her the day before. 47. John missed the ferry because his car broke down. A. If John’s car hadn’t broken down, he wouldn’t have missed the ferry. B. If John’s car had broken down, he would have missed the ferry. C. If John’s car broke down, he would miss the ferry. D. If John hadn’t missed the ferry, his car wouldn’t have broken down. 48. They knocked down the old house on the corner last year. A. The old house on the corner were knocked down last year. B. The corner was knocked down by the old house last year. C. The old house on the corner was knocked down last year. D. The old house was on the corner knocked down last year. 49. Would you like to go out for a drink? A. Do you feel like to go out for a drink? B. Do you feel to go out for a drink? C. Do you feel liking to go out for a drink? D. Do you feel like going out for a drink? 50. He was tired, but he agreed to play tennis. A. Although he was tired, but he agreed to play tennis. B. Because he was tired, he agreed to play tennis. C. In spite of his tiredness, he agreed to play tennis. D. Despite tired, he agreed to play tennis. ------THE END------