QUANG TRI DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION & TRAINING
DONG HA HIGH SCHOOL
Academic Year: 2014-2015
THE STATE’S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
EXAMINATION MOCK TEST No.1
Allotted time: 90 minutes
Candidate Full Name: ………………………………………………………… - Candidate No. ………
PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE (0.125 x 64 = 8.0p)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The Planets of Jupiter
The largest of the giant gas planets, Jupiter, with a volume 1,300 times greater than Earth’s, contains
more than twice the mass of all the other planets combined. It is thought to be a gaseous and fluid planet
without solid surfaces, Had it been somewhat more massive, Jupiter might have attained internal
temperatures as high as the ignition point for nuclear reactions, and it would have flamed as a star in its
own right. Jupiter and the other giant planets are of a low-density type quite distinct from the terrestrial
planets: they are composed predominantly of such substances as hydrogen, helium, ammonia, and
methane, unlike terrestrial planets. Much of Jupiter’s interior might be in the form of liquid, metallic
hydrogen, Normally, hydrogen is a gas, but under pressures of millions of kilograms per square
centimeter, which exist in the deep interior of Jupiter, the hydrogen atoms might lock together to form a
liquid with the properties of a metal. Some scientists believe that the innermost core of Jupiter might be
rocky, or metallic like the core of Earth.
Jupiter rotates very fast, once every 9.8 hours. As a result, its clouds, which are composed largely of
frozen and liquid ammonia, have been whipped into alternating dark and bright bands that circle the planet
at different speeds in different latitudes. Jupiter’s puzzling Great Red Spot changes size as it hovers in the
Southern Hemisphere. Scientists speculate it might be a gigantic hurricane, which because of its large size
(the Earth could easily fit inside it), lasts for hundreds of years.
Jupiter gives off twice as much heat as it receives from the Sun. Perhaps this is primeval heat or beat
generated by the continued gravitational contraction of the planet. Another star like characteristic of
Jupiter is its sixteen natural satellites, which, like a miniature model of the Solar System, decrease in

C. Scientists believe that Jupiter was once a star.
D. Scientists might learn about the beginning of the Solar System by Studying Jupiter.
9. Why does the author mention primeval heat in paragraph 3?
A. To provide evidence that Jupiter is older than the Sun
B. To provide evidence that Jupiter is older than the other planets
C. To suggest a possible explanation for the number of satellites that Jupiter has
D. To suggest a possible source of the quantity of heat that Jupiter gives off
10. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?
A. If Jupiter had fewer satellites, it would be easier for scientists to study the planet itself.
B. If Jupiter had had more mass, it would have developed internal nuclear reactions.
C. If Jupiter had been smaller, it would have become a terrestrial planet.
D. if Jupiter were larger, it would give off much less heat.
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.
11. A. lean B. teammate C. beacon D. overhead
12. A. challenge B. snatch C. brochure D. chocolate
13. A. naked B. sacred C. learned D. studied
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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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
14. A. description B. counselor C. inspector D. amendment
15. A. psychiatry B. inexpensive C. patriotic D. scientific
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
16. By tomorrow, the car _____ by me.
A. will have been bought B. will be bought C. was being bought D. was bought
17. “_____” is used to express disagreement.
A. I couldn’t disagree with you any more. B. That’s not a good idea.
C. That’s the way I see it. D. That’s what I’m not thinking of.
18. The meeting has been put _____ to Friday as so many people have got the flu.

A. in order to B. so as not to C. so that D. not to
32. A: “Can I smoke in here?” - B: “I’d rather you _____.”
A. don’t B. didn’t C. won’t D. can’t
33. The grape is the _____, juicy fruit of a woody vine.
A. skin which is smooth B. skinned is smooth C. smooth-skinned D. smooth skin
34. The _____ collar workers received a rise, but the workers on the shop-door were told they had to wait.
A. blue B. black C. grey D. white
35. _____ wooden buildings helps to protect them from damage due to weather.
A. The paint B. Painted C. By painting D. Painting
36. She kept him _____ because he had a high temperature.
A. on B. in C. off D. out
37. Using many symbols makes _____ to put a large amount of information on a single map.
A. it possible B. possible C. it is possible D. that possible
38. Having been served lunch, _____.
A. the problem was discussed by the members of the committee
B. it was discussed by the committee members the problem
C. the committee members discussed the problem
D. a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee
39. Not until the dedication of Yellowstone Park in the late nineteenth century _____ a national park.
A. the United States had B. did the United States have
C. when the United States had D. the United States having
40. _____ mammals have hair at some time in their lives, though in certain whales it is present only
before birth.
A. Most B. The most C. Most of which D. In most of the
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.
41. Polluted water and increased water temperatures have driven many species to the verge of extinction
A. enriched B. contaminated C. purified D. strengthened
42. The story told by the teacher amused children in the class.
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51. Adults laugh less than children, probably because they play less.
A. unlike adults children laugh more while playing games.
B. Since adults have less time playing games; they don't laugh as much as children.
C. The reason why adults laugh less than children might be that they play less.
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D. No matter how much adults play, they can't laugh more than children.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair
of sentences given in each of the following questions.
52. The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely.
A. The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the
flames.
B. Had it not been for the fire-fighters’ every effort, the building would have burned down
completely.
C. Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building.
D. Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down
completely.
53. Marry loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn’t sleep without it.
A. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so as not to sleep with it.
B. As Marry couldn’t sleep without her stuffed animal when she was young, she loved it.
C. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal though she couldn’t sleep without it.
D. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn’t sleep without it.
54. She phoned him early in the morning. She didn’t want him to forget to bring along the document.
A. She phoned him early in the morning when she didn’t want him to bring along the document.
B. She phoned him early in the morning so that she wanted him to bring along the document.
C. She phoned him early in the morning lest he would forget to bring along the document.
D. She phoned him early in the morning though she didn’t want him to forget to bring along
the document.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Environmental Concerns

THE END
KEYS
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. D
9. D
10. B
11. D
12. C
13. D
14. B
15. A
16. A
17. B
18. D
19. C
20. A
21. C
22. B
23. B
24. A
25. C
26. B
27. D
28. D

59. B
60. A
61. A
62. C
63. D
64. B
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