Secondary school entrance exam_007

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
A. change	B. charity	C. chopstick	D. character
A. depend	B. poet	C. equal	D. region
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
A. pagoda	B. grocery	C. institute	D. benefit
A. control	B. remote	C. access	D. advance
A. pollution	B. dynamite	C. production	D. protection
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
Do you often go out _________Saturday evenings?
	A. in	B. at	C. on	D. for	
Hoa likes reading and _________.
	A. so is Minh	B. Minh is too	C. so does Minh	D. Minh does either
They don’t like milk and _________.
	A. neither do we	B. so do we	C. we do too	D. neither don’t we	
I have two brothers and we are _________at school.
	A. both	B. all	C. either	D. neither
The man _________we saw yesterday is a scientist.
	A. whom	B. who	C. which	D. whose	
 I feel _________in this book.
	A. interesting	B. interested	C. interest	D. interestingly	
Vietnam is a _________country.
	A. develop	B. developed	C. developing	D. development	
There is _________time. Let’s hurry.
	A. a lot of	B. few	C. a few	D. not much	
This house is _________of the three.
	A. old	B. older	C. oldest	D. the oldest
If it _________, we’ll have the party outside.
	A. rains	B. doesn’t rain	C. rained	D. didn’t rain	
If you know where she lives, let me_________.
 	A. to know	B. knowing	C. know	D. knew
We’ll make the beach clean and _________again.
 	A. polluted	B. dirty	C. awful	D. beautiful
It is impossible _________a newspaper without reading about the damage we are doing to the environment.
 	A. open	B. opening	C. to open	D. opened
If you are late again, you _________the job.
 	A. won’t lost	B. will lose	C. lost	D. will be lost
She never goes to the movies _________she is very busy.
 	A. so	B. because of	 C. if	D. because
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
Did the house broken when you were away?
 	A 	B 	C 	D
That is the girl whom Jim wants to marry her.
	A 	B 	C 	D
Although it rained heavy, they went out last night.
	A 	B 	C 	D
The accident happened in front of my house last night because the driver’s carelessness.
	A 	B 	C 	D
Does it take you three hours doing this task?
	A 	B 	C 	D
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
 Among the festivals (26)______ by some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known (27)______ the Mid-August Festival. Large numbers of small round moon cakes are eaten (28)______ this day, and children enjoy carrying colorful (29)______ lanterns come in all shapes; the most popular ones are shaped like fish, rabbits and butterflies. According to (30)______, the moon shines the brightest on the night of the Moon Cake Festival. As the moon rises, tables are placed (31)______ the house and women make offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess.
 A. celebrated	B. made	C. held	D. set
 A. like	B. as	C. such as	D. ф
 A. in	B. for	C. at	D. on
 A. wood	B. metal	C. paper	D. gold
 A. they	B. them	C. it	D. their
 A. under	B. near	C. outside	D. around
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
I often hear or read about “natural disaster”- the eruption of Mount St Helen, a volcano in the state of Washington: Hurricane Andrew in Florida; the floods in the American Midwest; terrible earthquakes all over the world; huge fires; and so on. But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature – “the London Killer Fog” of 1952. It began on Thursday, December 4th when a high –pressure system (warm air) cover southern England. With the freezing-cold air below, heavy fog formed. Pollution from factories, cars, and coal stoves mixed with the fog. The humidity was terribly high, there was no breeze at all. Traffic (cars, trains, and boats) stopped. People couldn’t see, and some walked onto the railroad tracks or into the river. It was hard to breathe, and many people got sick. Finally on Tuesday, December 9th, the wind came and the fog went away. But after that, even more people got sick, many of them died.
Which natural disaster isn’t mentioned in the text?
	A. a volcanic eruption	B. a flood	C. a hurricane	D. a tornado
What is his unforgettable person experience?
	A. the London killer	B. the heavy fog in London
	C. the strangeness of nature	D. a high-pressure system
What didn’t happen during the time of the “London Killer Fog”?
	A pollution	B. humidity	C. heavy rain	D. heavy fog
The traffic stopped because of _________.
	A. The rain	B. the windy weather	C. the humid weather	D. the heavy fog
Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences.
Hurry up or you will be late.
If	
Helen can play the piano better than Elizabeth.
Elizabeth	
Learning English is interesting.
It is	
No one has answered the questions yet.
The questions	
I think it would be a good idea to take a train.
I suggest	
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ANSWER KEYS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
A. change	B. charity	C. chopstick	D. character
A. depend	B. poet	C. equal	D. region
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
A. pagoda	B. grocery	C. institute	D. benefit
A. control	B. remote	C. access	D. advance
A. pollution	B. dynamite	C. production	D. protection
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
Do you often go out _________Saturday evenings?
	A. in	B. at	C. on	D. for	
Hoa likes reading and _________.
	A. so is Minh	B. Minh is too	C. so does Minh	D. Minh does either
They don’t like milk and _________.
	A. neither do we	B. so do we	C. we do too	D. neither don’t we	
I have two brothers and we are _________at school.
	A. both	B. all	C. either	D. neither
The man _________we saw yesterday is a scientist.
	A. whom	B. who	C. which	D. whose	
 I feel _________in this book.
	A. interesting	B. interested	C. interest	D. interestingly	
Vietnam is a _________country.
	A. develop	B. developed	C. developing	D. development	
There is _________time. Let’s hurry.
	A. a lot of	B. few	C. a few	D. not much	
This house is _________of the three.
	A. old	B. older	C. oldest	D. the oldest
If it _________, we’ll have the party outside.
	A. rains	B. doesn’t rain	C. rained	D. didn’t rain	
If you know where she lives, let me_________.
 	A. to know	B. knowing	C. know	D. knew
We’ll make the beach clean and _________again.
 	A. polluted	B. dirty	C. awful	D. beautiful
It is impossible _________a newspaper without reading about the damage we are doing to the environment.
 	A. open	B. opening	C. to open	D. opened
If you are late again, you _________the job.
 	A. won’t lost	B. will lose	C. lost	D. will be lost
She never goes to the movies _________she is very busy.
 	A. so	B. because of	 C. if	D. because
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
Did the house broken when you were away? [Was]
 	A 	B 	C 	D
That is the girl whom Jim wants to marry her. [no words]
	A 	B 	C 	D
Although it rained heavy, they went out last night. [heavily]
	A 	B 	C 	D
The accident happened in front of my house last night because the driver’s carelessness. [because of]
	A 	B 	C 	D
Does it take you three hours doing this task? [to do]
	A 	B 	C 	D
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
 Among the festivals (26)______ by some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known (27)______ the Mid-August Festival. Large numbers of small round moon cakes are eaten (28)______ this day, and children enjoy carrying colorful (29)______ lanterns come in all shapes; the most popular ones are shaped like fish, rabbits and butterflies. According to (30)______, the moon shines the brightest on the night of the Moon Cake Festival. As the moon rises, tables are placed (31)______ the house and women make offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess.
 A. celebrated	B. made	C. held	D. set
 A. like	B. as	C. such as	D. ф
 A. in	B. for	C. at	D. on
 A. wood	B. metal	C. paper	D. gold
 A. they	B. them	C. it	D. their
 A. under	B. near	C. outside	D. around
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
I often hear or read about “natural disaster”- the eruption of Mount St Helen, a volcano in the state of Washington: Hurricane Andrew in Florida; the floods in the American Midwest; terrible earthquakes all over the world; huge fires; and so on. But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature – “The London Killer Fog” of 1952. It began on Thursday, December 4th when a high –pressure system (warm air) cover southern England. With the freezing-cold air below, heavy fog formed. Pollution from factories, cars, and coal stoves mixed with the fog. The humidity was terribly high, there was no breeze at all. Traffic (cars, trains, and boats) stopped. People couldn’t see, and some walked onto the railroad tracks or into the river. It was hard to breathe, and many people got sick. Finally on Tuesday, December 9th, the wind came and the fog went away. But after that, even more people got sick, many of them died. {breeze: light wind}
Which natural disaster isn’t mentioned in the text?
	A. a volcanic eruption	B. a flood	C. a hurricane	D. a tornado
What is his unforgettable person experience?
	A. the London killer	B. the heavy fog in London
	C. the strangeness of nature	D. a high-pressure system
What didn’t happen during the time of the “London Killer Fog”?
	A pollution	B. humidity	C. heavy rain	D. heavy fog
The traffic stopped because of _________.
	A. The rain	B. the windy weather	C. the humid weather	D. the heavy fog
Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences.
Hurry up or you will be late.
If you don’t hurry up, you will be late.	
Helen can play the piano better than Elizabeth.
Elizabeth cannot play the piano as well as Helen.	
Learning English is interesting.
It is interesting to study English.	
No one has answered the questions yet.
The questions haven’t been answered yet.	
I think it would be a good idea to take a train.
I suggest taking a train.	
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