Secondary school entrance exam_023

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
A. market	B. depart	C. card	D. scare
A. entrance	B. paddy	C. bamboo	D. banyan
A. problem	B. love	C. box 	D. hobby
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
A. generous	B. occasion	C. battery	D. terrify
A. destroy	B. erupt 	C. provide	D. purpose
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is_________.
	A. polluted	B. polluting	C. unpolluted	D. pollution
They felt _________when Tet was coming near.
	A. excited	B. exciting	C. excitement	D. excitingly
Your house_________in 1986, wasn’t it? 
 	A. is built	B. was building	C. was built	D. has been built
The doctor_________me not to stay up too late at night. 
 	A. advised	B. suggested	C. insisted	D. forced	
Tomorrow we'll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, _________comes from Malaysia.
 	A. who	B. whom	C. whose	D. that
His house looks very large and beautiful. It is _________house.
 	A. a seven-room	B. a seven-rooms	C. seven room	D. seven rooms
If you get up early, you_________late.
 	A. weren't	B. wouldn't be	 C. aren't	D. won't be 
It's very hot today. I wish I_________on the beach now.
 	A. am	B. was	C. were	D. had been
When he lived in the city, he_________to the theater twice a week.
 	A. uses to go	B. has gone	C. used to go	 	D. was going
My father asked us_________too much time playing computer games.
 	A. not to spending	B. did not spend	C. not to spend	D. to not spent
If I were a flower, I_________a sunflower.
 	A. was 	B. were	C. will be	D. would be 
Nobody went to the party, _________?
 	A. does he	B. do they	C. didn’t they	D. did they
It is nearly 3 months_________he visited his parents.
 	A. while	B. during	C. since	D. when
_________population is another unpleasant result we have to solve.
 	A. Increased 	B. Increasing	C. The increase	D. To increase
If we_________enough time, we’ll study this exercise more carefully.
 	A. will have	B. have	C. had	D. would have
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
The picture was painting by Michael last year.
 	A 	 B 	 C 	 D 
There’s the woman who she sold me the handbag.
	A 	 B 	 C 	D 
Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?
	A 	 B 	 C 	 D 
I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City.
	A 	 B 	 C 	 D 
If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car.
	A 	 B 	 C 	 D 
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
	I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (26)_______you about it. I was very (27)_______when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (28)_______I met my host family. At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (29)_______we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (30)_______ ‘l’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”…
A. say	B. tell	C. talk	D. speak
A. exciting	B. excites	C. excited	D. excite
A. after	B. until	C. when	D. while
A. although	B. even	C. because	D. so
A. pronouncing	B. speaking	C. reading	D. Telling
Read the following passage and then tick true (T) or false (F).
Air pollution is a cause of ill-health in human beings. In a lot of countries there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce. Although there isn’t enough information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases.
The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas which often collects in busy streets surrounded by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly as other children and are clumsy when they use their hands. There are other long-term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continue to increase, the earth’s climate may become warmer. A lot of the ice near the poles may melt and may cause serious floods.
FACTS
T
F
Air pollution causes lung diseases _____
Lead is a harmful chemical element
If the gases in the atmosphere increase, the earth’s climate may become cooler._
We will have higher temperatures if we can't stop the pollution ___
Ice melt from the poles can kill anything it passes. _____
Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences.
They suggested banning advertisements on TV. 	 
They suggested that 	
"How much do you think it will cost?" he said to me. 
He asked me	
Mr.Brown's team has lost the game.He looks very sad. 
Mr. Brown whose	
Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night?
You know	
It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day. 
Minh spends	
We were late for school because of the heavy rain. 
Because it	
My mother used to make us clean the house. 
We used	
"I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it." she said. 
She said	
It’s two years since I last spoke to her. 
I haven’t	
Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting. 
It	
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ANSWER KEYS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
A. market	B. depart	C. card	D. scare
A. entrance	B. paddy	C. bamboo	D. banyan
A. problem	B. love	C. box 	D. hobby
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
A. generous	B. occasion	C. battery	D. terrify
A. destroy	B. erupt 	C. provide	D. purpose
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 
The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is_________.
	A. polluted	B. polluting	C. unpolluted	D. pollution
They felt _________when Tet was coming near.
	A. excited	B. exciting	C. excitement	D. excitingly
My house_________in 1986. 
 	A. is built	B. was building	C. was built	D. has been built
The doctor_________me not to stay up too late at night. 
 	A. advised	B. suggested	C. insisted	D. forced	
Tomorrow we'll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, _________comes from Malaysia.
 	A. who	B. whom	C. whose	D. that
His house looks very large and beautiful. It is _________house.
 	A. a seven-room	B. a seven-rooms	C. seven room	D. seven rooms
If you get up early, you_________late.
 	A. weren't	B. wouldn't be	 C. aren't	D. won't be 
It's very hot today. I wish I_________on the beach now.
 	A. am	B. was	C. were	D. had been
When he lived in the city, he_________to the theater twice a week.
 	A. uses to go	B. has gone	C. used to go	 	D. was going
My father asked us_________too much time playing computer games.
 	A. not to spending	B. did not spend	C. not to spend	D. to not spent
If I were a flower, I_________a sunflower.
 	A. was 	B. were	C. will be	D. would be 
Nobody went to the party, _________?
 	A. does he	B. do they	C. didn’t they	D. did they
It is nearly 3 months_________he visited his parents.
 	A. while	B. during	C. since	D. when
_________population is another unpleasant result we have to solve.
 	A. Increased 	B. Increasing	C. The increase	D. To increase
If we_________enough time, we’ll study this exercise more carefully.
 	A. will have	B. have	C. had	D. would have
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
The picture was painting by Michael last year. [paited]
 	A 	 B 	 C 	 D 
There’s the woman who she sold me the handbag. [no words]
	A 	 B 	 C 	D 
Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he? [isn’t he]
	A 	 B 	 C 	 D 
I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City. [in]
	A 	 B 	 C 	 D 
If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car. [wouldn’t]
	A 	 B 	 C 	 D 
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
	I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (1)_______you about it. I was very (2)_______when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (3)_______I met my host family. At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (4)_______we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (5)_______ ‘l’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”…
A. say	B. tell	C. talk	D. speak
A. exciting	B. excites	C. excited	D. excite
A. after	B. until	C. when	D. while
A. although	B. even	C. because	D. so
A. pronouncing	B. speaking	C. reading	D. Telling
Read the following passage and then tick true (T) or false (F).
Air pollution is a cause of ill-health in human beings. In a lot of countries there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce. Although there isn’t enough information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases.
The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas which often collects in busy streets surrounded by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly as other children and are clumsy when they use their hands. There are other long-term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continue to increase, the earth’s climate may become warmer. A lot of the ice near the poles may melt and may cause serious floods.
FACTS
T
F
Air pollution causes lung diseases _____
ü
Lead is a harmful chemical element
ü
If the gases in the atmosphere increase, the earth’s climate may become cooler._
ü
We will have higher temperatures if we can't stop the pollution ___
ü
Ice melt from the poles can kill anything it passes. _____
ü
Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences.
They suggested banning advertisements on TV. 	 
They suggested that advertisements on TV should be banned.	
"How much do you think it will cost?" he said to me. 
He asked me how much I thought it would cost.	
Mr.Brown's team has lost the game. He looks very sad. 
Mr. Brown whose team has lost the game looks very sad.	
Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night?
You know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night, don’t you?	
It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day. 
Minh spends 2 hours doing his homework every day.	
We were late for school because of the heavy rain. 
Because it rained heavily, we were late for school.	
My mother used to make us clean the house. 
We used to be made to clean the house by my mother.	
"I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it." she said. 
She said that she was working in a restaurant and didn’t care much for it.	
It’s two years since I last spoke to her. 
I haven’t spoken to her for two years.	
Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting. 
It is interesting to go swimming in the river in the summer	
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