Grade 12 THE GCSE EXAMINATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. effective B. eradicate C. enthusiatic D. effort
2. A. representative B. general C. refreshment D. celebrate
3. A. damage B. luggage C. manage D. teenage
4. A. jumped B. travelled C. seemed D. stared
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest.
5. A. annual B. announce C. formal D. sculpture
6. A. maximum B. windowpane C. enjoyment D. organise
7. A. complete B. worksheet C. explain D. observe
8. A. disappointed B. competition C. representative D. participate
Make the best choice.
9. The contest aimed to stimulate the spirit of learning ________________students.
A. on B. for C. of D. among
10. Such questions provide a useful means of ________________student’ interest.
A. expressing B. encouraging C. stimulating D. providing
11. We took park in a sponsored walk________________the poor.
A. organised B. organising C. that organized D. had organised
12. We strongly recommend________________your luggage when you travel.
A. to insure B. you insuring C. your insuring D. you to insure
13. She was the first in her family________________a college education.
A. get B. getting C. to get D. gotten
14. The weather report says that________________ten inches of snow now.
A. maybe there are B. there might be C. there may be D. we may be have
15. “You got home late last night.” “The Morgans insisted________________for dinner.”
A. on our staying B. for us to stay C. That wewere staying D. about staying
16. ________________in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the US.
A. Fouding B. Founded C. Being founded D. It was fouded
17. I’m not surprised Margaret’s ill. With all the voluntary work she’s________________she’s really been
doing too much.
A. taken off B. taken on C. taken in D. taken to

Read the following passage and then choose the best answers.
f women choose to pursue a career once they have children, they often miss out on a close (31)______ with
their children. Helen Jamieson is a mother of three who has given (32)______ work to look after children
full-time. She strongly believes that women are pressurized to do too much, driving themselves to do absolute
limit. In her own case, after six year of paid employment, Hellen finally decided to call it a day. She said she
initially found it hard being at home, though she never misses the job itself. She admits that if she had had a
brilliant carreer to begin (33) ______, she might feel differently now. Financially, she is no worse off (34)
______ before, as the cost of childcare and commuting exceeded her actual income. (35) ______ the
government starts to give other tax intensives to working parents, she says she will not return to the workplace
until her children are grown up. {feel: believe (not liking verb)}
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31. A. friendship B. relationship C. scholarship D. membership
32. A. out B. in C. to D. up
33. A. up B. with C. to D. at
34. A. as B. so C. than D. then
35. A. Unless B. If C. provided D. Even if
Read and choose the correct answers.
ducation in Bolivia, as in many other areas of Bolivia life, has a divide between Bolivia’s rural and urban
areas. Rural illiteracy levels remain high, even as the rest of the country becomes increasingly literate.
This disparity stems partly from the fact that many children living in rural areas are forced to contribute
economically to their family households and thus are much less likely to attend school. On average, chidren
from rural areas attend school for 4.2 years, while children in urban areas receive an average of 9.4 years of
education. A gender divide also exists. Females, on average, receive about 1.5 years less schooling than males.
The female illiteracy rate is 19.6% while that for males is 7.7%. The country’s illiteracy level as a whole, 13-
14%, is comparably higher than in other South American countries. The problems with Bolivia education are
not necessarily attributable to lack of funding. devotes 23% of its annual budget to educational expenditures, a
higher percentage than in most other South American countries, albeit from a smaller national budget. A
comprehensive seven-year plan of education refrorm has made some significant changes. Initiated in 1994, the
plan decentralized educational funding in order to meet diverse local needs, improved teacher training and
curricula, and changed the school grade system. Resistance from teachers’unions, however, has slowed

A B C D
Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one.
46. She cooks better than her sister does.
A. Her sister doesn’t cook so well as she does. B. Her sister doesn’t cook better than she does.
C. Her sister can cook as well as she can. D. Her sister cooks as well as she does.
47. He wore glasses and a false beard so that ____.
A. anyone can recognize him B. no one could recognize him
C. no one can’t recognize him D. no one couldn’t recognize him
48. The last time I saw Rose was five years ago.
A. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago. B. I haven’t seen Rose since three years
C. I haven’t seen Rose for three years. D. I hasn’t seen Rose for three years.
49. Neither Jane nor Susan can dance well.
A. Both Jane and Susan can dance well. B. Jane can’t dance well and Susan can’t either.
C. Jane can’t dance well but Susan can D. Susan can’t dance well but Jane can.
50. As soon as John waved his hand, Ann turned away.
A. John saw Ann turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had John waved his hand than Ann turned away.
C. Ann turned away because John waved his hand too early.
D. Although Ann turned away, John waved his hand.
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