Secondary school entrance exam_001

Which word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others?
A. plumber	B. some	C. luxury	D. consume
A. caused	B. power	C. shower	D. amount
A. advice	B. machine	C. Chinese	D. decide
Which word has the main stress on the first syllable?
A. recent	B. suggest	C. apply	D. divide
Which word has the main stress on the third syllable?
A. purpose	 B. population	C. solar	D. natural
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that fits the blank in each sentence. 
If we go on littering, the environment _________seriously polluted.
	A. becomes	B. will become	C. became	D. would become
The boy was very hungry _________he ate nothing. 
	A. so	B. and 	C. therefore 	D. but
The man suggests _________to the seaside in the summer. 
	A. to go 	B. go	C. going	D. goes
A dripping faucet_________500 liters of water a month.
	A. can waste 	B. is wasted 	C. waste 	D. are wasting
He sighed _________when he heard the news. 
	A. sadly 	B. sad 	C. sadden 	D. sadness
The boy hated _________up very early in the morning.
	A. having get	B. to have get 	C. having to get 	D. to have getting
Please _________the lights. It’s very dark. 
	A. turn on 	B. go on	 C. get on	D. put on 
Not only _________her father, but you will know about his job if you go with us.
	A. you meet	B. will you meet 	C. you are meeting	D. do you meet
The man sat down on the chair _________started to tell the story. 
	A. so 	B. and 	C. or 	D. because
 You should travel by bike _________by motorbike to save energy.
	A. therefore	B. instead of 	C. however	D. because
Please go _________with what you’re doing. Don’t look at them! 
	A. on 	B. out	C. away	D. down
The new appliance does not only work _________ but also saves energy.
	A. effect	B. effective	C. effectively	D. effectiveness
In Western countries electricity gas and water _________necessities.
	A. was	B. has been	C. have	D. are
Who will _________the cat when you are away on business?
	A. look at	B. look forward to	C. look after	D. look for
Does she suggest _________some more butter?
	A. buying	B. buys	C. to buy	D. bought.
You look hot in that coat. Why don’t you _________it _________?
	A. put/on	B. put/away	C. takes/out	D. take/off
The village of the stone carving _________near the foot of the Marble Mountain.
	A. lay	B. lies	C. lain 	D. laid
Do you like the language center _________in the Women’s Magazine?
	A. advertiser	B. advertised	C. advertising	D. advertisement
Don’t waste water or you will get an enormous _________by the end of the month.
	A. receipt	B. paper	C. bill	D. letter
Electricity is a clean but _________source of energy.
	A. cheap	B. expensive	C. good	D. useful 
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
She will pay less but she uses two energy-saving bulbs.
 	A 	B 	C 	D
The questions the teacher wrote on the board was not easy.
 	 A 	B 	 C 	D 
She walked ten kilometers a day to get water enough for her family to use.
 	A 	B 	C 	D
We should make some posters and hang it around our school.
 	A 	B 	C 	D 
The teacher suggest that I should buy a good dictionary.
 	A 	B 	 C 	D 
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that fits each blank in the following passage.
 Most paper is made from wood. When trees are cut down, they are transported (31)_______land or water to paper (32)_______. Here they are cut down (33)_______pieces and crushed up. This wood (34)_______is then dried on a machine and made into paper. Paper-making is an important British (35)_______, and paper from Britain is exported to South Africa, Australia and many other (36)_______. Some of the wood (37)_______in British paper-making industry comes from trees grown in Britain, Norway, etc. One tree is needed for (38)_______400 copies of a typical 40-page newspaper. If half the adults in Britain each buys one daily paper, this (39)_______up over 40,000 trees a day. Trees are being cut down (40)_______than they are being replaced.
A. by	B. with	C. on	D. into
A. bins	B. mills	C. baskets	D. dumps
A. from	B. to	C. into	D. by
A. pieces	B. paper	C. flour	D. pulp
A. industry	B. factory	C. company	D. household
A. things	B. countries	C. parts	D. regions
A. worked	B. began	C. used	D. ended
A. all	B. some	C. many	D. every
A. makes	B. uses	C. does	D. cuts
A. fewer	B. less	C. faster	D. more slowly
True or false.
 All people require the production and use of energy. Energy is used for transformation, heating, cooling, cooking, lighting, and industrial production. The world energy supply depends on many different resources including traditional fuels such as firewood and animal waste which are significant energy sources in many developing countries. Fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – account for more than 90% of global energy production but they are nonrenewable - that is, they can be used up –and their use causes air pollution. In particular, factories using coal have been one of the worst industrial polluters since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century. Moreover, mining or drilling for fossil fuels has caused extensive environmental damage. 
People hardly use energy for transformation, heating, cooling, cooking, lighting, and industrial production. 
Many developing countries used firewood and animal waste as important energy sources. 
Coal, oil and gas account for more than 90% of the world energy supply but they are limited and cause air pollution. 
Factories began to use coal in the beginning of the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century.	 
Extensive environmental damage has been caused by mining or drilling for fossil fuels. 
Word forms
Backstreet Boys is greeted __________________in the US nowadays. (warm)
Mai was __________________to look at the big statue of St. Claus. (amaze)
Butter and cheese are milk __________________. (produce)
The air __________________in our city is worse and worse. (pollute)
The train didn’t stop because of its __________________. (full)
They often chatter __________________. (gay)
Tom and Jerry had a __________________walk through the wood. (favor)
They felt __________________after the trip to the countryside. (health) 
This chewing gum can keep your __________________fragrant. (breathe)
Heavy smoking makes him __________________. (breathe)
The __________________of this firm is always high. (produce)
We have to increase our __________________. (friend)
This engineer must be __________________paid. (high)
There is a lot of __________________to rebuild this monument. (cooperate)
This film gives me a good __________________. (impress)
Her daughter has a good __________________. (appear)
He would never choose to watch TV as an __________________. (amuse)
Mr. Bean is an __________________actor. He always makes us __________________. (amuse)
He always wants to __________________any problems. (simple)
She can look back on her career with great __________________. (satisfy) 
Finish the sentences. Keep their meaning similar to the above.
It was such an easy question that we all can answer it.
The question was 	
They say she was there yesterday.
She is said	
I’m tired and sleepy now because I stayed up late last night.
If I 	
The village is farther than we thought.
The village isn’t 	
Unless you start working now, you won’t be able to pass your exam.
If you 	
They gave me a place to stay and let me use their car.
Not only 	
I was finally able to convince him of its value.
I finally 	
He spends two hours a week taking care of the garden.
Taking care of the garden 	
Plane tickets are very expensive.
You have to pay 	
There’s usually plenty of sunshine in Southern countries.
It’s usually 	
Lan was late because she walked all the way to school.
Lan walked	
The reason of his leaving early was that the room was very crowded.
He left early 	
My absence from school yesterday made the teacher angry.
The teacher was angry	
They continued to walk in spite of the rain. 
They went	 
Look after your sister when your parents are away on business. 
You should 	
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ANSWER KEY
Which word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others?
A. plumber	B. some	C. luxury	D. consume
A. caused	B. power	C. shower	D. amount
A. advice	B. machine	C. Chinese	D. decide
Which word has the main stress on the first syllable?
A. recent	B. suggest	C. apply	D. divide
Which word has the main stress on the third syllable?
A. purpose	 B. population	C. solar	D. natural
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that fits the blank in each sentence. 
If we go on littering, the environment _________seriously polluted.
	A. becomes	B. will become	C. became	D. would become
The boy was very hungry _________he ate nothing. 
	A. so	B. and 	C. therefore 	D. but
The man suggests _________to the seaside in the summer. 
	A. to go 	B. go	C. going	D. goes
A dripping faucet_________500 liters of water a month.
	A. can waste 	B. is wasted 	C. waste 	D. are wasting
He sighed _________when he heard the news. 
	A. sadly 	B. sad 	C. sadden 	D. sadness
The boy hated _________up very early in the morning.
	A. having get	B. to have get 	C. having to get 	D. to have getting
Please _________the lights. It’s very dark. 
	A. turn on 	B. go on	 C. get on	D. put on 
Not only _________her father, but you will know about his job if you go with us.
	A. you meet	B. will you meet 	C. you are meeting	D. do you meet
The man sat down on the chair _________started to tell the story. 
	A. so 	B. and 	C. or 	D. because
 You should travel by bike _________by motorbike to save energy.
	A. therefore	B. instead of 	C. however	D. because
Please go _________with what you’re doing. Don’t look at them! 
	A. on 	B. out	C. away	D. down
The new appliance does not only work _________ but also saves energy.
	A. effect	B. effective	C. effectively	D. effectiveness
In Western countries electricity gas and water _________necessities.
	A. was	B. has been	C. have	D. are
Who will _________the cat when you are away on business?
	A. look at	B. look forward to	C. look after	D. look for
Does she suggest _________some more butter?
	A. buying	B. buys	C. to buy	D. bought.
You look hot in that coat. Why don’t you _________it _________?
	A. put/on	B. put/away	C. takes/out	D. take/off
The village of the stone carving _________near the foot of the Marble Mountain.
	A. lay	B. lies	C. lain 	D. laid
Do you like the language center _________in the Women’s Magazine?
	A. advertiser	B. advertised	C. advertising	D. advertisement
Don’t waste water or you will get an enormous _________by the end of the month.
	A. receipt	B. paper	C. bill	D. letter
Electricity is a clean but _________source of energy.
	A. cheap	B. expensive	C. good	D. useful 
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
She will pay less but she uses two energy-saving bulbs. [because]
 	A 	B 	C 	D
The questions the teacher wrote on the board was not easy. [were]
 	 A 	B 	 C 	D 
She walked ten kilometers a day to get water enough for her family to use. [enough water]
 	A 	B 	C 	D
We should make some posters and hang it around our school. [them]
 	A 	B 	C 	D 
The teacher suggest that I should buy a good dictionary. [suggests that]
 	A 	B 	 C 	D 
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that fits each blank in the following passage.
 Most paper is made from wood. When trees are cut down, they are transported (31)_______land or water to paper (32)_______. Here they are cut down (33)_______pieces and crushed up. This wood (34)_______is then dried on a machine and made into paper. Paper-making is an important British (35)_______, and paper from Britain is exported to South Africa, Australia and many other (36)_______. Some of the wood (37)_______in British paper-making industry comes from trees grown in Britain, Norway, etc. One tree is needed for (38)_______400 copies of a typical 40-page newspaper. If half the adults in Britain each buy one daily paper, this (39)_______up over 40,000 trees a day. Trees are being cut down (40)_______than they are being replaced.
A. by	B. with	C. on	D. into
A. bins	B. mills	C. baskets	D. dumps
A. from	B. to	C. into	D. by
A. pieces	B. paper	C. flour	D. pulp
A. industry	B. factory	C. company	D. household
A. things	B. countries	C. parts	D. regions
A. worked	B. began	C. used	D. ended
A. all	B. some	C. many	D. every
A. makes	B. uses	C. does	D. cuts
A. fewer	B. less	C. faster	D. more slowly
True or false.
 All people require the production and use of energy. Energy is used for transformation, heating, cooling, cooking, lighting, and industrial production. The world energy supply depends on many different resources including traditional fuels such as firewood and animal waste which are significant energy sources in many developing countries. Fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – account for more than 90% of global energy production but they are nonrenewable - that is, they can be used up –and their use causes air pollution. In particular, factories using coal have been one of the worst industrial polluters since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century. Moreover, mining or drilling for fossil fuels has caused extensive environmental damage. 
People hardly use energy for transformation, heating, cooling, cooking, lighting, and industrial production. F
Many developing countries used firewood and animal waste as important energy sources. T 
Coal, oil and gas account for more than 90% of the world energy supply but they are limited and cause air pollution. T
Factories began to use coal in the beginning of the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century.	 T
Extensive environmental damage has been caused by mining or drilling for fossil fuels. T
Word forms
Backstreet Boys is greeted _________in the US nowadays. (warm) 	warmly
Mai was _________to look at the big statue of St. Claus. (amaze) 	amazed
Butter and cheese are milk _________. (produce) 	products
The air _________in our city is worse and worse. (pollute) 	pollution
The train didn’t stop because of its ___________. (full) 	fullness
They often chatter ________. (gay) 	gaily
Tom and Jerry had a _________walk through the wood. (favor) 	favorite
They felt _________after the trip to the countryside. (health) 	healthy
This chewing gum can keep your _________fragrant. (breathe) 	breath
Heavy smoking makes him ___________. (breathe) 	breathless
The _________of this firm is always high. (produce) 	production
We have to increase our ___________. (friend) 	friendship
This engineer must be _________paid. (high) 	highly
There is a lot of _________to rebuild this monument. (cooperate) 	cooperation
This film gives me a good ____________. (impress) 	impression
Her daughter has a good ____________. (appear) 	appearance
He would never choose to watch TV as an ___________. (amuse) 	amusement
Mr. Bean is an _______actor. He always makes us ________. (amuse) 	amusing/ amused
He always wants to _________any problems. (simple) 	simplify
She can look back on her career with great ___________. (satisfy) 	satisfaction
Finish the sentences. Keep their meaning similar to the above.
It was such an easy question that we all can answer it.
The question was so easy that we all can answer it.	
They say she was there yesterday.
She is said to be there yesterday.	
I’m tired and sleepy now because I stayed up late last night.
If I hadn’t stayed up late last night, I wouldn’t be tired and sleepy now.	
The village is farther than we thought.
The village isn’t as near as we thought.	
Unless you start working now, you won’t be able to pass your exam.
If you don’t start working now, you won’t be able to pass your exam.	
They gave me a place to stay and let me use their car.
Not only did they give me a place to stay but also let me use their car.	
I was finally able to convince him of its value.
I finally had ability to convince him of its value.	
He spends two hours a week taking care of the garden.
Taking care of the garden takes him two hours a week.	
Plane tickets are very expensive.
You have to pay a high price for plane tickets	
There’s usually plenty of sunshine in Southern countries.
It’s usually sunny in southern countries.	
Lan was late because she walked all the way to school.
Lan walked all the way to school, so she was late.	
The reason of his leaving early was that the room was very crowded.
He left early because the room was very crowded.	
My absence from school yesterday made the teacher angry.
The teacher was angry because I was absent from school yesterday.	
They continued to walk in spite of the rain. 
They went on walking despite the rain. 	 
Look after your sister when your parents are away on business. 
You should look after your sister when your parents are away on business.	
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