Secondary school entrance exam - 030

Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
She is bored _________ getting up early.
	A. with 	B. of	C. in 	D. to
I am not used _________ up early.
	A. get 	B. to get 	C. getting 	D. to getting
She can't stand _________ her at home all day.
	A. seeing 	B. see 	C. to see 	D. saw
He feels like _________ in a big city.
	A. live 	B. to live 	C. living 	D. lives
They are trying to look _________ new jobs.
	A. after 	B. at 	C. for 	D. forward
They are looking forward _________ Tet holiday.
	A. to have 	B. having 	C. to having 	D. have
This is a store _________ you can buy almost everything from.
	A. which 	B. where 	C. what 	D. in which
He is the most intelligent student _________ I've ever taught at school.
	A. who 	B. whom 	C. which 	D. that
Uncle Ho was born _________ Kim Lien village.
	A. in 	B at 	C. from 	D. on
That man can tell us where _________.
	A. does John live	B. is John living 	C. John lives 	D. John living
When I saw him, he _________ a black suit.
	A. wore 	B. was wearing 	C. wearing	D. wears
Your car is different _________ mine.
	A. to 	B. in 	C. from 	D. for
I found history very _________.
	A. amusing 	B. amused 	C. amuse 	D. to amuse
He went to a seaside resort because he was keen on _________.
	A. windsurf 	B. windsurfing 	C. to windsurf 	D. to windsurfing
He used _________ next to me in class, didn’t he?
	A. to sit 	B. sit 	C. to sitting 	D. to sat
Doctors _________________an answer to AIDS yet.
	A. have found 	B. found 	 C. haven't found 	D. hasn't found
Do you mind _________ up?
	A. wash 	B. washing	C. washed 	D. to wash
While I _________ TV, my sister _________ to music.
	A. was watching/ listening 	B. watched/ listened 
	C. was watching/ was listening 	D. watching/ listening
He _________ to give up smoking since last week.
	A. was trying 	B. have tried 	C. has tried 	D. tried
Would you like _________ to my party?
	A. come 	B. to come 	C. coming 	D. came
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
My sister likes dancing and sing.
	A	B	C	D
This school is built ten years ago.
	A	B	C	D
He hasn't been see since the day we left school.
	A	B	C	D
We spent half a year to build this hotel.
	A	B	C	D
My friend is fond of to watch TV in the evening.
	A	B	C	D
Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps.
Valentine's day is always (26)_______February 14. It's not a (27)_______day. On weekends, schools are open. Banks are open. People go to work. Life goes on as usual, but there is one (28)_______. People give cards and gifts to their friends and people they love. They say, 'Be my Valentine'.
There are many kinds of Valentine cards. Some people make cards. Most people (29)_______them. Men and women often give each other romantic cards. These cards say, 'I love you'. The husbands give romantic cards to their wives.
Flowers and candies are popular gifts on Valentine's Day. Many people give red roses (30)_______ people they love. Stores sell chocolates and other candies in heart shapes.
A. for 	B. at 	C. in 	D. on 
A. national 	B. natural 	C. regional 	D. educational 
A. different 	B. difference 	C. differently 	D. differ 
A. buy 	B. give 	C. get 	D. sell 
A. at 	B. for 	C. no word 	D. to 
Read and answer the following questions.
Television now plays an important role in people’s life. Television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a rather cheap one. All they have to do is turn a switch, and they can see the plays, films of every kind, political discussions, music and sports, etc. Television helps us to learn more about the world and to know and see many new things. It entertains us. It is an enjoyable way to relax. However, there are some disadvantages of television. It can make us passive. We don’t have to think so our brains become lazy. It takes time away from activities such as reading and games. Some television programmes may make some people violent.
Does Television play an unimportant role in people’s life?
What can people see on TV?
What does TV help us to do?
Are there any disadvantages of TV?
Why does our brain become lazy?
Do as directed.
I’m reading a book. It is the most interesting book. (use relative clause)
Nobody helps me with this difficult homework. (use I wish)
Unless we save water, we won’t have enough water to use in the future. (use conditional sentence type 1)
All the students must do this test carefully. (change into passive)
Nam went to school so late because it rained heavily yesterday. (make question for the underlined part)
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