Secondary school entrance exam_006

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
A. campus	B. publish	C. supply	D. difficult
A. about	B. south	C. young	D. count
A. wanted	B. shouted	C. helped	D. needed
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
A. model	B. admire	C. happy	D. cover
A. scenery	B. hamburger	C. pagoda	D. grocery
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
It’s very kind _________you to help me. 
	A. of	B. to	C. with	D. for	
- A: “I’ve passed my exam.” - B: “_________.”
	A. Good luck	B. It’s nice of you to say so
	C. That’s a good idea. 	D. Congratulations!
- Mary: “That’s a very nice skirt you are wearing.” - Julia: “_________.”
	A. That’s nice	B. I like it	C. That’s all right	D. I’m glad you like it
A free _________is guaranteed to every citizen.
	A. educated	B. education	C. educating	D. educational	
AIDS is a newly-discovered and very _________disease.
	A. danger	B. dangerous	C. endangered	D. dangerously	
Please _________your cigarette. I’m allergic to smoke.
	A. put aside	B. put off 	C. put up	D. put out	
Let’s have a drink, _________? 
	A. shall we	B. will we	C. shall you	D. do we	
They didn’t go on a picnic _________the weather was awful.
	A. so	B. although	C. because	D. because of	
Do you know the lady _________son is standing over there?
	A. who	B. whom	C. which	D. whose	
I believe you because I know you are _________.
	A. true	B. truth	C. truthful	D. truly	
Water _________at 100 degrees Celsius.
	A. boiling	B. boil	C. is boiling	D. boils	
Laziness is normally the cause of _________.
	A. poor	B. poverty	C. richness	D. success	
This newspaper is _________every day. It’s a daily newspaper.
 	A. publishing	B. published	C. publish	D. to publish
We are talking about the preservation of _________resources.
 	A. natural	B. nature	C. naturally	D. naturalize
Everyone must take part in _________forests and increasing forestation.
 	A. protect	B. protecting	C. protection	D. protected
In order to save electricity, an ordinary 100-watt light bulb can be replaced by ________.
 	A. an energy-saving bulb	B. a 1000-watt light
 	C. an electric bulb	D. a saving - energy bulb
_________we know her address, we will call you.
 	A. Unless	B. Since	C. If	D. Therefore
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
When she came to my house this morning, I still slept.
 	A 	B 	C 	D
Is Fiona used to work late at the office?
	A 	B 	C 	D
He was punished because he did the test careless yesterday.
	A 	B 	C 	D
The doctor told my father stop smoking because of his sickness.
	A 	B 	C 	D
They didn’t go on a picnic because of the weather was awful.
	A 	B 	C 	D
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Rice is (28)______by Vietnamese people every day. It often (29)______in tropical countries such as Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for (30)______years. The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered (31)______muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (32) .______After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away water before collecting rice. Eating rice is a special action in the world. They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice. (33)______, they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths. China and Vietnam are the two countries in which people use chopsticks very well.
A. used 	B. taken	C. eaten	D. boiled
A. grows	B. keeps	C. plants	D. stays
A. thousands	B. thousand	C. thousand of	D. thousands of
A. in	B. by	C. with	D. of
A. beauty	B. beautiful	C. beautifully	D. the beauty
A. However	B. Moreover	C. Besides	D. Instead
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
Children’s education is changing rapidly today. In the past, teachers made children sit still for hours. They made them memorize all sorts of things. In other words, children had to go on repeating things until they knew them by heart. Today, many teachers wonder if it possible to make children learn at all. They say you can only help them learn. They say you must let children learn and discover things for themselves.
What did teachers make children do in the past?
	A. stand for hours	B. memorize everything
	C. repeat their homework	D. sit for days
Children in the past were made to learn everything_________.
	A. by head	B. by hand	C. by hair	D. by heart
Nowadays, many teachers say that they only _________.
	A. give children more homework 	B. make children learn
	C. help children	D. teach children at home
Today, the modern learning method is _________.
	A. Letting children play computer games	B. making children read a lot of books
	C. doing homework for children	D. letting children discover things for themselves
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
No one in the group is younger than Mai. (use superlative comparison)
“Where are you going on your holidays?” I asked them. (use reported speech)
The luggage is too heavy for her to carry. (use so… that)
He is tired, so he can’t score any goals. (use conditional sentence type 2)
I can’t play basketball well because of my height. (use because)
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ANSWERS KEYS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
A. campus	B. publish	C. supply	D. difficult
A. about	B. south	C. young	D. count
A. wanted	B. shouted	C. needed	D. helped 
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
A. model	B. admire	C. happy	D. cover
A. scenery	B. hamburger	C. pagoda	D. grocery
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
It’s very kind _________you to help me. 
	A. of	B. to	C. with	D. for
A: “I’ve passed my exam.” - B: “_________.”
	A. Good luck	B. It’s nice of you to say so
	C. That’s a good idea. 	D. Congratulations!
Mary: “That’s a very nice skirt you are wearing.” Julia: “_________.”
	A. That’s nice	B. I like it	C. That’s all right	D. I’m glad you like it
A free _________is guaranteed to every citizen.
	A. educated	B. education	C. educating	D. educational	
AIDS is a newly-discovered and very _________disease.
	A. danger	B. dangerous	C. endangered	D. dangerously	
Please _________your cigarette. I’m allergic to smoke.
	A. put aside	B. put off 	C. put up	D. put out	
Let’s have a drink, _________? 
	A. shall we	B. will we	C. shall you	D. do we	
They didn’t go on a picnic _________the weather was awful.
	A. so	B. although	C. because	D. because of	
Do you know the lady _________son is standing over there?
	A. who	B. whom	C. which	D. whose	
I believe you because I know you are _________.
	A. true	B. truth	C. truthful	D. truly	
Water _________at 100 degrees Celsius.
	A. boiling	B. boil	C. is boiling	D. boils	
Laziness is normally the cause of _________.
	A. poor	B. poverty	C. richness	D. success	
This newspaper is _________every day. It’s a daily newspaper.
 	A. publishing	B. published	C. publish	D. to publish
We are talking about the preservation of _________resources.
 	A. natural	B. nature	C. naturally	D. naturalize
Everyone must take part in _________forests and increase forestation.
 	A. protect	B. protecting	C. protection	D. protected
In order to save electricity, an ordinary 100-watt light bulb can be replaced by ________.
 	A. an energy-saving bulb	B. a 1000-watt light
 	C. an electric bulb	D. a saving - energy bulb
_________we know her address, we will call you.
 	A. Unless	B. Since	C. If	D. Therefore
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
When she came to my house this morning, I still slept. [was still sleeping]
 	A 	B 	C 	D
Is Fiona used to work late at the office? [working]
	A 	B 	C 	D
He was punished because he did the test careless yesterday. [carelessly]
	A 	B 	C 	D
The doctor told my father stop smoking because of his sickness. [to stop]
	A 	B 	C 	D
They didn’t go on a picnic because of the weather was awful. [because]
	A 	B 	C 	D
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Rice is (26)______by Vietnamese people every day. It often (27)______in tropical countries such as Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for (28)______years. The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered (29)______muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (30)______After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away water before colleting rice. Eating rice is a special action in the world. They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice. (31)______, they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths. China and Vietnam are the two countries in which people use chopsticks very well.
A. used 	B. taken	C. eaten	D. boiled
A. grows	B. keeps	C. plants	D. stays
A. thousands	B. thousand	C. thousand of	D. thousands of
A. in	B. by	C. with	D. of
A. beauty	B. beautiful	C. beautifully	D. the beauty
A. However	B. Moreover	C. Besides	D. Instead
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
Children’s education is changing rapidly today. In the past, teachers made children sit still for hours. They made them memorize all sorts of things. In other words, children had to go on repeating things until they knew them by heart. Today, many teachers wonder if it possible to make children learn at all. They say you can only help them learn. They say you must let children learn and discover things for themselves.
What did teachers make children do in the past?
	A. stand for hours	B. memorize everything
	C. repeat their homework	D. sit for days
Children in the past were made to learn everything_________.
	A. by head	B. by hand	C. by hair	D. by heart
Nowadays, many teachers say that they only _________.
	A. give children more homework 	B. make children learn
	C. help children	D. teach children at home
Today, the modern learning method is _________.
	A. Letting children play computer games
	B. making children read a lot of books
	C. doing homework for children
	D. letting children discover things for themselves
Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences.
No one in the group is younger than Mai.
Mai is the youngest in the group.	
“Where are you going on your holidays?” I asked them.
I asked them where they were going on their holidays.	
The luggage is too heavy for her to carry.
The luggage is so heavy that she cannot carry.	
He is tired, so he couldn’t score any goals.
If he weren’t tired, he could score some goals.	
I can’t play basketball well because of my height.
Because I am short, I can’t play basketball well.	
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