Secondary school entrance exam_017

Which word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others?
A. spray	B. trash	C. wrap	D. mass
A. solid	B. volume	C. solar	D. comment
A. humor	B. hug	C. plumber	D. erupt
Which word has the different stress?
A. forecast	B. earthquake	C. expect	D. ancient
A. vocation	B. distinguish	C. celebrate	D. effective
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that fits the blank in each sentence.
6. The roof _________under the weight of snow last night. 
	A. collapse	B. collapsing	C. collapsed	D. collapses
7. Kangaroos, which come _________Australia, have long tails. 
	A. to	B. in	C. from	D. for
8. The man _________helped us last week is a doctor. 
	A. who	B. whom	C. which	D. whose
9. Nowadays the _________can know when a volcano will erupt. 
	A. scientifically	B. scientific	C. scientists	D. science
10. We _________since we left school. 
	A. don’t meet	B. haven’t met	C. hasn’t met	D. didn’t meet
11. A _________looks like a funnel. 
	A. typhoon	B. thunderstorm	C. hurricane	D. tornado
12. We’re very proud _________our teachers. 
	A. about	B. of	C. for	D. with
13. He is _________-known for his generosity. 
	A. well	B. good	C. better	D. best
14. My brother is the most effective _________in my town. 
	A. activist	B. activists	C. activity	D. action
15. People _________take physical exercise can live longer. 
	A. whom	B. whose	C. which	D. who
16. Do not laugh _________the poor, but help them as much as you can. 
	A. with	B. to	C. at	D. from
17. They want us _________our classroom more attractively. 
	A. decorate	B. to decorate	C. decorating	D. decorated
18. I wear a hat _________I do not want to be sick. 
	A. but	B. and	C. because	D. so
19. What can we do to spend less _________lighting?
	A. in	B. on	C. about	D. of
20. Many new air-conditioners will _________this morning. 
	A. be installed	B. be sold	C. be cleaned	D. All are correct. 
21. We should _________all the electric appliances when leaving our room. 
	A. turn off	B. turning off	C. turn on	D. turning on
22. She told me she _________go to Ha Noi the following day. 
	A. has to	B. had to	C. will have to	D. would have to
23. Everyone should _________forests and environment. 
	A. reduce	B. prevent	C. protect	D. wash
24. We were very _________that you won the first prize. 
	A. amaze	B. amazed	C. amazing	D. amazement
25. If a disaster _________in an area, people from other areas will offer help. 
	A. happens	B. will happen	C. happening	D. would happen
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
26. I like reading books which tells about different peoples and their cultures. 
 	A 	B 	C	 D
27. Most of the earthquake in the world occur in the Ring of Fire. 
 	 A	 B 	 C 	 D
28. Mrs. Yen is looking forward to see your respond about her advice. 
 	 A 	 B 	 C 	 D
29. Ba, who lives on Nguyen Du Street, like playing the guitar. 
 	A 	B 	 C 	D
30. I speak a little Vietnamese, but I want to learn to read and write them. 
 	A 	 B 	C 	D
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that fits each blank in the following passage.
Christmas is my (31)_______ holiday. I enjoy (32) _______ Christmas cookies and planning parties. I like sending cards and hearing (33) _______ old friends. I love seeing children open their (34) _______ on Christmas morning. Most of all, I love one (35) _______custom that we have in our family. On the night before Christmas we (36) _______in warm clothing and go from house (37) ________ house in our neighborhood. At each house, we (38) _______Christmas songs. Then we go to a hospital or a home for elderly people and we sing there. We want to let people (39) ______ that we care about them. Afterward, we come home and drink hot chocolate by (40)______ I love this ! 
31. 	A. like 	B. dislike 	C. favorite 	D. love
32. 	A. bake 	B. baking 	C. to bake 	D. baked
33. 	A. of 	B. with 	C. from	D. by
34. 	A. presents 	B. gifts	C. offers 	D. a and b
35. 	A. special 	B. unusual 	C. strange 	D. rare
36. 	A. wear 	B. put on 	C. get 	D. dress up
37. 	A. by 	B. to 	C. after 	D. and 
38. 	A. shout 	B. cry 	C. sing 	D. speak
39. 	A. know	B. to know	C. knowing 	D. knew
40. 	A. fireworks 	B. fireplace 	C. light 	D. firecrackers
Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers the questions or completes the passage.
Scientists have known a lot about the earth. They understand how mountains are made and what a volcano is. The following example is about volcanic eruptions. Mt. Vesuvius in Italy and Mt. St. Helens in the USA are both famous mountains. They are both volcanoes. A volcano is a mountain that is open at the top. Smoke and hot air come out of the hole. Sometimes very hot rock also comes out of the mountain. That can make trouble for people nearby. This is what happened with Mt. Vesuvius and Mt. St. Helens. Hot rock poured out of Mt. Vesuvius and covered the town of Pompeii in 79 AD. Everyone in the town was killed. The Mt. St. Helens volcano didn’t kill many people. 
41. A volcano is a mountain that has a hole at the top. 
42. Mt. Vesuvius and the Mt. St. Helens are both famous volcanoes in Italy. 
43. Smoke, hot rock and hot air can make trouble for all people in USA and Italy 
44. The people were killed by the eruption of Mt. Helens less than those by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius. 
45. The town of Pompeii was developed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. 
WORD FORMS
The author’s __________________is communicated through his song. (happy)
We find Huong very ___________________________. (communicate)
All of us have just received a secrete___________________________. (communicate)
Everyone admires her __________________as a teacher. (compete)
He came first in the __________________ .(compete)
The other __________________admired him. (compete)
Sony is a big firm which is __________________in Vietnamese’s market. (compete)
They provided a plan to attract the customers __________________. (compete)
The __________________between Viet Nam and China is recovered. (friend)
The boss refused to meet the Union’s __________________ .(delegate)
Many __________activities will be held tomorrow. (culture) 
She __________________with me for an hour about the future job yesterday. (reason)
The __________________of the moon for the earth causes the tides. (attract)
Our team played __________We lost. (success) 
They went to see most of the __________places. (interest) 
We can only get their by plane. There is no __________________ .(choose)
When he was abroad, he often missed his family and friends. But no one knows his _________. (home)
 We are __________________interested in AIDS. (especial)
 Women have to keep their __________________. (gentle)
 We all have our __________________. (weak)
 His __________________makes him jobless. (shy)
Your answer is __________________right. (exact)
 Everyone admires her __________________to help the poor. (ready)
 Dick becomes __________________because of his laziness. (job)
 I put my book near the desk for __________________. (convenient)
REWRITE
71. The servant prepared dinner as soon as we arrived. 
We had	
72. The correspondents sent their reports to their newspaper. 
The correspondents’	
73. Hung studies the best in our class. 
No one	
74. The accident happened yesterday. 
The accident took	
75. Helen plays the piano better than Elizabeth. 
Elizabeth doesn’t	
76. It’s time to shut up the stadium. 
It’s time for the 	
77. Computer systems used to be more expensive than they are now. 
Computer systems are less	
78. Our house is older than all the other houses in the road. 
Our house is the	
79. We can’t live without water. 
If 	
80. The baby cries because the lion looks fierce. 
The baby cries because of	
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ANSWER KEYS
Which word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others?
A. spray	B. trash	C. wrap	D. mass
A. solid	B. volume	C. solar	D. comment
A. humor	B. hug	C. plumber	D. erupt
Which word has the different stress?
A. forecast	B. earthquake	C. expect	D. ancient
A. vocation	B. distinguish	C. celebrate	D. separate
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that fits the blank in each sentence.
6. The roof _________under the weight of snow last night. 
	A. collapse	B. collapsing	C. collapsed	D. collapses
7. Kangaroos, which come _________Australia, have long tails. 
	A. to	B. in	C. from	D. for
8. The man _________helped us last week is a doctor. 
	A. who	B. whom	C. which	D. whose
9. Nowadays the _________can know when a volcano will erupt. 
	A. scientifically	B. scientific	C. scientists	D. science
10. We _________since we left school. 
	A. don’t meet	B. haven’t met	C. hasn’t met	D. didn’t meet
11. A _________looks like a funnel. 
	A. typhoon	B. thunderstorm	C. hurricane	D. tornado
12. We’re very proud _________our teachers. 
	A. about	B. of	C. for	D. with
13. He is _________-known for his generosity. 
	A. well	B. good	C. better	D. best
14. My brother is the most effective _________in my town. 
	A. activist	B. activists	C. activity	D. action
15. People _________take physical exercise can live longer. 
	A. whom	B. whose	C. which	D. who
16. Do not laugh _________the poor, but help them as much as you can. 
	A. with	B. to	C. at	D. from
17. They want us _________our classroom more attractively. 
	A. decorate	B. to decorate	C. decorating	D. decorated
18. I wear a hat _________I do not want to be sick. 
	A. but	B. and	C. because	D. so
19. What can we do to spend less _________lighting?
	A. in	B. on	C. about	D. of
20. Many new air-conditioners will _________this morning. 
	A. be installed	B. be sold	C. be cleaned	D. All are correct. 
21. We should _________all the electric appliances when leaving our room. 
	A. turn off	B. turning off	C. turn on	D. turning on
22. She told me she _________go to Ha Noi the following day. 
	A. has to	B. had to	C. will have to	D. would have to
23. Everyone should _________forests and environment. 
	A. reduce	B. prevent	C. protect	D. wash
24. We were very _________that you won the first prize. 
	A. amaze	B. amazed	C. amazing	D. amazement
25. If a disaster _________in an area, people from other areas will offer help. 
	A. happens	B. will happen	C. happening	D. would happen
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
26. I like reading books which tells about different peoples and their cultures. 
 	A 	B 	C	 D
27. Most of the earthquake in the world occur in the Ring of Fire. 
 	 A	 B 	 C 	 D
28. Mrs Yen is looking forward to see your respond about her advice. 
 	 A 	 B 	 C 	 D
29. Ba, who lives on Nguyen Du Street, like playing the guitar. 
 	A 	 B 	 C 	D
30. I speak a little Vietnamese, but I want to learn to read and write them. 
 	A 	 B 	C 	D
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that fits each blank in the following passage.
Christmas is my (31)_______ holiday. I enjoy (32) _______Christmas cookies and planning parties. I like sending cards and hearing (33) _______ old friends. I love seeing children open their (34) _______ on Christmas morning. Most of all, I love one (35) _______custom that we have in our family. On the night before Christmas we (36) ______in warm clothing and go from house (37)_______ house in our neighborhood. At each house, we (38) _______Christmas songs. Then we go to a hospital or a home for elderly people and we sing there. We want to let people (39) ______ that we care about them. Afterward, we come home and drink hot chocolate by (40)_____ I love this! 
31. 	A. like 	B. dislike 	C. favorite 	D. love
32. 	A. bake 	B. baking 	C. to bake 	D. baked
33. 	A. of 	B. with 	C. from	D. by
34. 	A. presents 	B. gifts	C. offers 	D. a and b
35. 	A. special 	B. unusual 	C. strange 	D. rare
36. 	A. wear 	B. put on 	C. get 	D. dress up
37. 	A. by 	B. to 	C. after 	D. and 
38. 	A. shout 	B. cry 	C. sing 	D. speak
39. 	A. know	B. to know	C. knowing 	D. knew
40. 	A. fireworks 	B. fireplace 	C. light 	D. firecrackers
Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers the questions or completes the passage.
Scientists have known a lot about the earth. They understand how mountains are made and what a volcano is. The following example is about volcanic eruptions. Mt. Vesuvius in Italy and Mt. St. Helens in the USA are both famous mountains. They are both volcanoes. A volcano is a mountain that is open at the top. Smoke and hot air come out of the hole. Sometimes very hot rock also comes out of the mountain. That can make trouble for people nearby. This is what happened with Mt. Vesuvius and Mt. St. Helens. Hot rock poured out of Mt. Vesuvius and covered the town of Pompeii in 79 AD. Everyone in the town was killed. The Mt. St. Helens volcano didn’t kill many people. 
41. A volcano is a mountain that has a hole at the top. T
42. Mt. Vesuvius and the Mt. St. Helens are both famous volcanoes in Italy. F
43. Smoke, hot rock and hot air can make trouble for all people in USA and Italy. F 
44. The people were killed by the eruption of Mt. Helens less than those by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. T
45. The town of Pompeii was developed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. F
WORD FORMS
The author’s __________is communicated through his song. (happy) 	happiness
We find Huong very __________. (communicate) 	communicative
All of us have just received a secret__________. (communicate) 	communication
Everyone admires her __________as a teacher. (compete) 	competitor
He came first in the __________. (compete) 	competition
The other __________admired him. (compete) 	competitor
Sony is a big firm which is __________in Vietnamese’s market. (compete) 	competitive
They provided a plan to attract the customers __________ .(compete)	 competition
The __________between Vietnam and China is recovered. (friend) 	friendship
The boss refused to meet the Union’s __________. (delegate) 	delegation
Many __________activities will be held tomorrow. (culture) 	cultural
She __________with me for an hour about the future job yesterday. (reason) 	reasoned
The __________of the moon for the earth causes the tides. (attract) 	attraction
Our team played __________We lost. (success) 	unsuccessfully
They went to see most of the __________places. (interest) 	interesting
We can only get their by plane. There is no __________. (choose) 	choice
When he was abroad, he often missed his family and friends. But no one knows his _________. (home) 	homeland
We are __________interested in AIDS. (especial) 	especially
Women have to keep their __________. (gentle) 	gentleness
We all have our __________. (weak)	weakness
His __________makes him jobless. (shy) 	shyness
Your answer is __________right. (exact) 	exactly
Everyone admires her __________to help the poor. (ready) 	readiness
Dick becomes __________because of his laziness. (job)	 jobless
I put my book near the desk for __________. (convenient) 	convenience
REWRITE
71. The servant prepared dinner as soon as we arrived. 
We had no sooner arrived than the servant prepared dinner.	
72. The correspondents sent their reports to their newspaper. 
The correspondents’reports were sent to their newspaper.	
73. Hung studies the best in our class. 
No one in our class studies better than Hung.	
74. The accident happened yesterday. 
The accident took place yesterday.	
75. Helen plays the piano better than Elizabeth. 
Elizabeth doesn’t play the piano as well as Helen.	
76. It’s time to shut up the stadium. 
It’s time for the stadium to be shut up.	
77. Computer systems used to be more expensive than they are now. 
Computer systems are less expensive than they used to be.	
78. Our house is older than all the other houses in the road. 
Our house is the oldest in the road.	
79. We can’t live without water. 
If there were no water, we couldn’t live.	
80. The baby cries because the lion looks fierce. 
The baby cries because of the fierceness of the lion.	
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