Secondary school entrance exam - 028

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 
A. ships 	B. fees 	C. cats 	D. clocks 
A. ordered 	B. controlled 	C. changed 	D. watched	
A. think	B. therefore	C. throughout	D. thanks
Choose the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the others. 
A. typhoon 	B. planet 	C. carriage 	D. sample
A. mineral 	B. evidence 	C. volcano 	D. slavery
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 
I’d love to play football, _________I have to complete an assignment.
 	A. but 	B. and 	C. because 	D. or
The woman _________daughter got a scholarship to study abroad was very happy.
 	A. who 	B. whose 	C. that 	D. whom
English, Chinese and Tamil are also _________spoken in Malaysia.
 	A. widened 	B. width 	C. wide 	D. widely
He hates cooking meals and _________clothes.
 	A. wash 	B. to wash 	C. washing 	D. washed
Nam passed his exam, _________he?
 	A. did 	B. didn’t 	C. doesn’t 	D. wasn’t
Our school- year often starts _________September.
 	A. at 	B. on 	C. in 	D. for
If it _________this evening, I won’t go out.
 	A. rains 	B. rained 	C. was raining 	D. has rained
Can you _________the light? It is getting dark.
 	A. go on 	B. go off 	C. turn off 	D. turn on
Maryam _________a good time last summer.
 	A. has 	B. is having 	C. had 	D. has had
– Mary: “How are you today, Tom?” - Tom: “_________. And you?”
 	A. Thanks 	B. No, thanks 	C. Yes, thanks 	D. Fine, thanks
Identify the underlined part that needs correction. 
Between 1980 to 1990, the area was hit by five disastrous tornadoes.
	A	B	C	D
I wish my father will take me to Bach Ma Mountain this summer. 
	A	B	C	D
I enjoy reading these books, that tell about ancient cultures in Africa.
	A	B	C	D
I asked them if they teach other foreign languages besides English.
	A	B	C	D
Everybody I know like to eat chocolates and ice-cream.	
	A	B	C	D
Read the following passage, then choose the correct option for each blank. 
Newspapers, magazines, and books are the written media. Newspapers are one of the main sources for spreading news and events (21)______ the world.
Radio and television supply information and entertainment to the public. Motion pictures are one of the most (22)______ forms of entertainment. Movies can also teach people many other subjects.
The multimedia computer helps students learn about a particular topic in a (23)______ of ways. When we use the Internet, we can give and get a lot of information very (24)______.
A. all 	B. throughout 	C. out 	D. on
A. right 	B. interested 	C. expensive 	D. popular
A. variety 	B. difference 	C. change 	D. kind
A. exactly 	B. correctly 	C. secretly 	D. quickly
Read the following passage, then answer the following sentences. 
The spaceship flew around the new planet several times. The planet was blue and green. They couldn’t see the surface of the planet because there were too many white clouds. The spaceship descended slowly through the clouds and landed in the middle of a green forest. The two astronauts put on their spacesuits, opened the door, climbed carefully down the ladder, and stepped onto the planet.
They looked at everything carefully. All the plants and animals looked new and strange. They couldn’t find any intelligent life.
What did the spaceship fly around?
	@ 	
What was the new planet like?
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Where did the spaceship land?
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How did the astronauts look at everything?
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What did all the plants and animals look like?
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Could the astronauts find any intelligent life there?
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Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 
I started living here two years ago.
	@ I have 	
People speak English as the first language in Australia.
 	@ English 	
Tom doesn’t have a computer at home, and he’d love to.
	@ Tom wishes 	
She doesn’t work hard, so she doesn’t get good marks.
 	@ If 	
Jean said to me, “Which class are you in?”
 	@ Jean asked me 	
Peter is a very good football player.
 	@ Peter plays	
It’s 3 years since I last saw Nam.	
	@ I haven’t	
 “Don’t make so much noise, Peter.” said Carol	
	@ Carol told Peter	
Keeping the environment clean is very important. 	
	@ It’s	
 “You should turn off the lights before going out”. Mrs. Hoa said.
	@ Mrs. Hoa suggested	
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