Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. seat B. read C. wear D. meal 2. A. Christmas B. machine C. mechanic D. scholarship 3. A. needed B. worked C. stopped D. watched Choose the word that has different stress pattern. 4. A. earthquake B. energy C. experience D. exercise 5. A. throughout B. volcanic C. unpleasant D. fashionable Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c, or d) that best fits the blank in each sentence. 6. He had lived _________that farm all his life. A. in B. at C. on D. with 7. Look_________! There’s a big hole in front of you. A. at B. out C. on D. down 8. Hurricane Andrew swept through southern Florida _________August 1992. A. in B. on C. since D. from 9. He was quietly proud _________his literary achievements. A. on B. of C. at D. in 10. The report_________that thousands of people had seen UFOs. A. warned B. suggested C. claimed D. blamed 11. These children, _________parents work late, are taken home by bus. A. their B. that C. whom D. whose 12. You should have a _________check your motorcycle regularly. A. plumber B. mechanic C. driver D. pilot 13. Are you looking forward _________abroad on your vacation? A. to go B. going C. to going D. you go 14. Only in the last few years_________to use home computers. A. have begun people B. have people begun C. when people began D. people have begun 15. It’s an interesting film. I _________it three times already. A. saw B. had seen C. have seen D. was to see 16. Can’t we do something about the situation?- Something _________right now. A. is doing B. is done C. is being done D. has been doing 17. _________it was a formal dinner party, James wore his blue jeans. A. Since B. Even though C. Despite D. Therefore 18. _________taking me downtown on your way to work this morning? A. Would you mind B. Can you C. Why don’t you D. Could you please 19. _________to fly if they had feathers instead of hair? A. Should people able B. Were people able C. Will people able D. Would people be able 20. I wish you_________making that noise. It’s bothering me. A. stop B. can stop C. would stop D. will stop Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correction. 21. Manufacturers are now producing such many inexpensive computers that many people can afford to buy one for their home. A. such B. inexpensive C. to buy D. that 22. Not until the early 1900s women were allowed to vote in the United States. A. the early B. women were C. to vote D. in the 23. I like lying on the beach. Therefore, I always spend my holiday to sunbathe. A. to sunbathe B. like C. Therefore D. lying 24. Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is knowing as the ‘Ring of Fire’. A. of B. as C. which is knowing D. occur 25. Don’t forget to come here in time, do you? A. to come B. Don’t C. in time D. do you Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. 26. Solid fuel would be more __________________ (economy) PAGE 1 Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM 27. Cinema is a medium of mass __________________ (entertain). 28. The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is __________________(pollute) 29. We find advertising on the radio very __________________(effect). 30. Naturally, I was very eager to make a good first __________________(impress). Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in the following passage. By using computers people can do things faster (31)_______by using other means. Computers can do any calculations (32)_______than a skilled mathematician. (33)_______a computer is programmed properly, it can (34)_______accurately. When we look back the history of computer (35)_______, we can see the great differences (36)_______the old computers and the modern ones. The old computers work (37)_______slower than the modern ones. We can use the new generation of computers conveniently because of their small size and many applied programs (38)_______are widely used all over the world. We can get any sorts of information (39)_______the Internet. These are the reasons why computers (40)_______not only at offices but also at homes. 31. A. as B. than C. more D. less 32. A. more rapid B. rapidly C. more rapidly D. as rapidly 33. A. Although B. After C. Because D. If 34. A. work B. take C. make D. run 35. A. science B. scientific C. scientifical D. scientifically 36. A. on B. to C. between D. from 37. A. more B. less C. most D. much 38. A. which B. who C. where D. when 39. A. into B. from C. of D. to 40. A. use B. perform C. appear D. treat Read the passage and then decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. ROBOTS Would you like a robot in your house? It is now generally accepted that in the future robots will take over many our tasks especially jobs of a repetitive nature. But it’s doubtful if robots will ever be able to do any of the more creative types of work - or indeed if people would want them to. In the home, robots would probably be used to do the cleaning table-laying scrubbing and washing up, but it’s considered unlikely so far that they’ll be used to do the cooking - at least not in the near future. Robots in the home might not be creative enough to do the cooking, plan the meals, and so on. They would be used as slaves, thereby freeing people to do more of the things they wants. FACTS TRUE FALSE 41. It is thought that robots will be able to do the same jobs every day. √ 42. It is certain that robots will be able to help us with creative tasks. √ 43. In the near future, robots will be used to do things such as cooking. √ 44. Robots will help us do some of the housework such as washing dishes. √ 45. Robots would be able to do more than people want √ Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in the meaning to the root ones. 46. It’s nearly two years since we left high school. We 47. It’s raining, so we can’t get to the birtday party in time. If 48. They have built a new local library near my school. A new local library 49. Did you meet Liz at the station this morning? Lan asked Ba 50. The book was interesting to most children. Most children THE END PAGE 2 . times already. A. saw B. had seen C. have seen D. was to see 16. Can’t we do something about the situation?- Something _________right now. A. is doing B. is done C. is being done D. has been doing 17 since D. from 9. He was quietly proud _________his literary achievements. A. on B. of C. at D. in 10. The report_________that thousands of people had seen UFOs. A. warned B. suggested C. claimed. Since B. Even though C. Despite D. Therefore 18. _________taking me downtown on your way to work this morning? A. Would you mind B. Can you C. Why don’t you D. Could you please 19. _________to