Secondary school entrance exam_020

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
A. media	B. deny	C. remote	D. response
A. pity	B. wide	C. violent	D. variety
A. shore	B. sand	C. sugar	D. share
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
A. internet	B. telegraph	C. recycle	D. wonderful
A. dynamite	B. pesticide	C. interactive	D. achievement
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
People can get the latest ________and enjoy interesting programs on TV.
	A. newspaper	B. website	C. news	D. data
________ from factories is one cause of water pollution.
	A. waste	B. materials	C. treasure	D. products
Don’t spend much time________ the Internet, will you?
	A. to surf	B. to play	C. playing	D. surfing
I can’t easily get access________ the Internet because of living in the country.
	A. for	B. to	C. into	D. about
We should put garbage bins around here to prevent lazy students ________throwing trash.
	A. for	B. against	C. from	D. away
In order to save time, they decided to ride ________the forest.
	A. over	B. to	C. for	D. through
Let’s do something to protect the environment, ________?
	A. shall we	B. shall I	C. don’t you	D. shan’t we
I am the youngest student here, ________?
	A. aren’t I	B. am not I	C. aren’t you	D. am I
You should avoid________ in such a dangerous river.
	A. swim	B. to swim	C. sitting	D. swimming
I think that most children are creative enough to write________ poems.
	A. beauty	B. beautiful	C. beautifully	D. beautify
If we don’t go on littering, the environment ________ cleaner and cleaner.
	A. is becoming	B. could become	C. would become	D. will become
They wanted their school________ more beautiful and attractive.
	A. become	B. to become	C. becoming	D. becomes
I have already heard of the violent earthquake which caused terrible________.
	A. destruction	B. destroy	C. destructive	D. destroyer
He is going to the post office ________ he wants to send some postcards to his friends.
	A. as	B. however	C. and	D. although
She will save a lot of money________ she uses energy-saving bulbs.
	A. but	B. if	C. although	D. unless 
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
When he was a little boy, he used to going swimming. 
 	A 	B 	C 	D
You rarely drink tea, don’t you? 
	A 	B 	 C 	D
They spent all morning to learn English yesterday 
	A 	B 	C 	D
Swim every day is a good way of keeping fit.
	A 	B 	C 	D
There are different magazines in this newsagent, aren’t they? 
	A 	B 	C 	D
Choose the word that best fits the blank spaces.
NO WAY OUT
I have always wanted to go fishing. Last summer, I went on a trip to Taiwan. (26)______the last day of my vacation, I went fishing on a beautiful lake. Unfortunately, I didn't catch (27)______fish, and I got bored. I decided to go (28)______. When I stood up, my wallet fell out of the boat and into the water. It had all my money, my passport, my plane tickets- everything. I jumped into the lake to look (29)______ it, but I didn't find anything. 
The next morning, I wasn't able to leave the hotel. I had no money to pay the bill and no plane ticket or passport to go home. So what did I do? I called my parents and asked for some money. I have (30)______ had such a terrible experience!
A. at 	B. on 	C. in 	D. during
A. any 	B. a 	C. an 	D. some
A. swim 	B. swam 	C. swimming 	D. to swim
A. for 	B. after 	C. into 	D. out
A. ever 	B. still 	C. never 	D. just
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
In the UK we each use about two hundred steel food and drink cans every year. Steel cans are popular because they are convenient, easy to store and unbreakable. But when you have finished with a can what do you do with it? Do you throw it away and forget all about it? Probably! But behind the scenes there are people whose job is to make sure that the steel is never wasted. In fact, recycling or re-using steel cans is so successful that every day of the year more than five million cans start new lives in new steel products.
After you have thrown away your can, what happens? Well, first of all it is collected by the men who empty your dustbin each week and take to a tip, together with all the other household rubbish. Then the rubbish is sorted and the steel cans are taken separately to a special factory which turns old cans into high quality steel. It’s this steel that may well find its way back into your home in the form of knives and folks, garden equipment and, of course, food and drink cans.
So next time you open your fizzy drink, just remember where your can may have been!
How many steel cans does each person use every year?
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Why are steel cans popular?
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Is it successful to recycle steel cans?
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Who collect your can after you have thrown it?
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What are used cans taken to a special factory for?
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Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. (use Despite)
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The storm destroyed the town completely. (change into passive)
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We don’t go on cleaning up the beach because it starts raining. (use conditional sentences type 2)
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 “Good morning! How are you today?” Nam said to me. (use reported speech)
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Lan goes to the bookshop to buy a dictionary. (make question for the underline part)
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ANSWER KEY
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
A. media	B. deny	C. remote	D. response
A. pity	B. wide	C. violent	D. variety
A. shore	B. sand	C. sugar	D. share
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
A. internet	B. telegraph	C. recycle	D. wonderful
A. dynamite	B. pesticide	C. interactive	D. achievement
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
People can get the latest ________and enjoy interesting programs on TV.
	A. newspaper	B. website	C. news	D. data
________ from factories is one cause of water pollution.
	A. waste	B. materials	C. treasure	D. products
Don’t spend much time________ the Internet, will you?
	A. to surf	B. to play	C. playing	D. surfing
I can’t easily get access________ the Internet because of living in the country.
	A. for	B. to	C. into	D. about
We should put garbage bins around here to prevent lazy students ________throwing trash.
	A. for	B. against	C. from	D. away
In order to save time, they decided to ride ________the forest.
	A. over	B. to	C. for	D. through
Let’s do something to protect the environment, ________?
	A. shall we	B. shall I	C. don’t you	D. shan’t we
I am the youngest student here, ________?
	A. aren’t I	B. am not I	C. aren’t you	D. am I
You should avoid________ in such a dangerous river.
	A. swim	B. to swim	C. sitting	D. swimming
I think that most children are creative enough to write________ poems.
	A. beauty	B. beautiful	C. beautifully	D. beautify
If we don’t go on littering, the environment ________ cleaner and cleaner.
	A. is becoming	B. could become	C. would become	D. will become
They wanted their school________ more beautiful and attractive.
	A. become	B. to become	C. becoming	D. becomes
I have already heard of the violent earthquake which caused terrible________.
	A. destruction	B. destroy	C. destructive	D. destroyer
He is going to the post office ________ he wants to send some postcards to his friends.
	A. as	B. however	C. and	D. although
She will save a lot of money________ she uses energy-saving bulbs.
	A. but	B. if	C. although	D. unless 
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
When he was a little boy, he used to going swimming. [go]
 	A 	B 	C 	D
You rarely drink tea, don’t you? [do]
	A 	B 	 C 	D
They spent all morning to learn English yesterday. [learning]
	A 	B 	C 	D
Swim every day is a good way of keeping fit. [Swimming]
	A 	B 	C 	D
There are different magazines in this newsagent, aren’t they? [there]
	A 	B 	C 	D
Choose the word that best fits the blank spaces.
NO WAY OUT
I have always wanted to go fishing. Last summer, I went on a trip to Taiwan. (26)______the last day of my vacation, I went fishing on a beautiful lake. Unfortunately, I didn't catch (27)______fish, and I got bored. I decided to go (28)______. When I stood up, my wallet fell out of the boat and into the water. It had all my money, my passport, my plane tickets- everything. I jumped into the lake to look (29)______it, but I didn't find anything. 
The next morning, I wasn't able to leave the hotel. I had no money to pay the bill and no plane ticket or passport to go home. So what did I do? I called my parents and asked for some money. I have (30)______ had such a terrible experience!
A. at 	B. on 	C. in 	D. during
A. any 	B. a 	C. an 	D. some
A. swim 	B. swam 	C. swimming 	D. to swim
A. for 	B. after 	C. into 	D. out
A. ever 	B. still 	C. never 	D. just
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
In the UK we each use about two hundred steel food and drink cans every year. Steel cans are popular because they are convenient, easy to store and unbreakable. But when you have finished with a can what do you do with it? Do you throw it away and forget all about it? Probably! But behind the scenes there are people whose job is to make sure that the steel is never wasted. In fact, recycling or re-using steel cans is so successful that every day of the year more than five million cans start new lives in new steel products.
After you have thrown away your can, what happens? Well, first of all it is collected by the men who empty your dustbin each week and take to a tip, together with all the other household rubbish. Then the rubbish is sorted and the steel cans are taken separately to a special factory which turns old cans into high quality steel. It’s this steel that may well find its way back into your home in the form of knives and folks, garden equipment and, of course, food and drink cans.
So next time you open your fizzy drink, just remember where your can may have been!
How many steel cans does each person use every year?
	@ Each person can about 200 cans use every year	
Why are steel cans popular?
	@ Because they are convenient, easy to store and unbreakable.	
Is it successful to recycle steel cans?
	@ Yes, it is.	
Who collect your can after you have thrown it?
	@ Those people, whose job is to make sure that the steel is never wasted, collect it.	
What are used cans taken to a special factory for?
	@ Used cans are taken to a special factory to be turned into high quality steel.	
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. (use Despite)
	@ Despite his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.	
The storm destroyed the town completely. (change into passive)
	@ The town was completely destroyed by the storm.	
We don’t go on cleaning up the beach because it starts raining. (use conditional sentences type 2)
	@ If it didn’t start raining, we would go on cleaning the beach.	
 “Good morning! How are you today?” Nam said to me. (use reported speech)
	@ Nam greeted me and asked how I was that day.	
Lan goes to the bookshop to buy a dictionary. (make question for the underline part)
	@ What does Lan go to the bookshop for?	
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