Grade 9 THE SECONDARY-SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM REVISION Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others 1. A. retire B. time C. life D. logic 2. A. treat B. heat C. sweater D. beat 3. A. eruption B. question C. tradition D. addition Choose the word that has the different stress : 4. A. moment B. Christmas C. describe D. Easter 5. A. electric B. necessity C. effective D. energy Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C, or D ) that bests fits the blank space in each sentence 6. Hue will have temperatures __________ 23 degree Celsius and 27 degree Celsius. A. in B. between C. at D. with 7. I am prepearing for the picnic __________ my friends tomorrow. A. with B. to C. in D. for 8. Please bring some raincoats just _______ case. A. to B. at C. for D. in 9. It snowed in Lang Son ________ the winter ________ 2002. A. of / in B. in / of C. at / for D. for / at 10. Kangaroos, which come _______ Australia, have long tails. A. at B. to C. in D. from 11. What’s the _____ going to be like tomorrow ? Will it rain ? A. climate B. weather C. condition D. temperature 12 The weather _______ for tomorrow isn’t very good. A. news B. foresee C. forecast D. foreman 13. It’s going to be quite cold with __________ as low as 10 degree Celsius. A. temperature B. degrees C. measurements D. conditions 14. It’s also going to rain ________ there in the evening. A. thickly B. strongly C. heavily D. thinly 15. Oh, weather forecasts are usually ________, you know. A. wrong B. untrue C. unreal D. uninteresting 16. She showed me a photograph of her son, ________ is a policeman. A. which B. whom C. whose D. who 17. We decided not to swim in the sea, ________ looked rather dirty. A. where B. which C. that D. who 18. John, _______ I have known for seven years, is one of my closest friends. A. that B. he C. whose D. whom 19. Don’t forget ________ home as soon as you arrive at your destination. A. to call B. calling C. having called D. to be called 20. A friend of mine ______ father is the manager of the company helped me to get the job. A. who B. whom C. that D. whose 21. He got good grades in his exams ________ he never seemed to do much work. A. since B. although C. because D. so that 22. I thought of _______ a suitable job right after graduating from college. A. look after for B. looking for C. look at D. looking at 23. He suggests that we ________ early tomorrow morning. A started B. to start C. starting D. should start THE SECOND SEMESTER Page 1 Grade 9 THE SECONDARY-SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM REVISION 24. I don’t really like reading novels. ______, I enjoyed his latest novel. A. But B. So C. However D. Although 25. Margaret made me ________ her next week. A. promise to call B. promise calling C. to promise to call D. to promise calling Choose the underlined word or phrase ( A,B,C or D ) that needs correction. 26. This novel, which written by a well- known writer, should be read. {which was written} 27. The doctor is with a patient who leg was broken in an accident. {whose} 28. Because my illness, I couldn’t work for six months, so I lost my job. {Because of} 29. The postman, whom realized I was on holiday, left the parcel you sent me next door. {who} 30. Tom suggested staying at home and play chess instead. {playing} True or false : arents speak in a different way to young children. They are not awared of doing this, but they actually change the way they speak. When a baby says its first words, its parents speak very clearly to it. They stop making the kinds of errors which are usually so common in ordinary speech. They also speak to the baby in a slightly higher voive. Finally, they usually ask simple questions and do not use many statements. P 31.Parents often speak to young children in a very kind way. F 32.Most parents knows how to change their way of speaking to their children. T 33.Parents generally speak in a clear way to young children. T 34.They also speak correctly and do not make mistakes. T 35.They never ask young children questions. T Word forms 36.They went to see most of the interesting places. (interest) 37.The World Cup competition is open to all countries. (compete ) 38.Think carefully before you speak. (care) 39.This new center is an interesting development (develop) 40.Although she is rich, she is unhappy (happiness) 41.We were in agreement on that point. ( agree) 42.The sky was cloudy The weather was rather bad. (cloud) 43.The police are interested in the sudden appearance of the valuable paintings. (appear) 44.He can look back on his career with great satisfaction (satisfy) 45.Vietnam is a developing ………… country. (develop) 46.Are you afraid of crossing………… the busy streets ? (cross) 47.The new car goes at an amazing speed. (amaze) 48.He was excluded from school for a week as a punishment ……… (punish) 49.I would happily ……… give up my job if I didn’t need the money. (happy) 50.She believes she finally find true happiness (happy) 51.We’re waiting for him to make up his mind. I wish he’d be more decided (decide) 52.A debtor ……… is a person who is in debt. (debt) 53.Your written work is in need of some improvement (improve) 54.It’s wonderful to see you again. (wonder) 55.She has decided to take early retirement ………… (retire) 56.A new book on Dien Bien Phu campain.will be published next year. (publish) 57.We need your cooperation to finish the work successfully. ( cooperate) THE SECOND SEMESTER Page 2 Grade 9 THE SECONDARY-SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM REVISION 58.His classmates shouted excitedly when he won the match. (excite) 59.Mai has passed the exam. We can see happiness in her eyes. (happy) 60.It is fashionable to have short hair nowadays. (fashion) Rewrite 61.Every day we throw away millions of kilos of waste paper. Millions of kilos of waste paper are thrown every day 62.Because German is very difficult, I can’t learn it. German is too difficult for me to learn 63.The teacher is so good that all of the students love him. He is such a good teacher that all of the students love him 64.Mr. Green asked someone to park his car this morning. Mr Green had his car parked this morning 65.Butter is made from milk. Milk is used to make butter 66.I paid a watchmaker to clean my watch. I had a watchmaker clean my watch 67.They kept the performing animals in iron cages. The performing animals were kept in iron cages 68.I couldn’t hear anything because she spoke very softly. She spoke so softly that I could hear nothing 69.The children liked to walk in the rain. The children enjoyed walking in the rain 70.She is clever. She can do everything by herself. She is clever to do everything by herself Read the passage and then decide whether the following sentences are True or False hristmas is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain. Celebrations start properly on December 24, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand. The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks, and decorations have been bought. Christmas cards have already been sent to friends andrelations. About a week before Christmas, people usually put up their decoration and decorate the Christmas tree with lights, various colored decorations and an angel on the top. Family presents are usually put under the tree. C hristmas Day is the biggest day of the holiday. On the Christmas morning (often very early), children open the presents that are in their socks. Some families go to church. The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables. Before the dinner people usually pull crackers – small rolls of paper that gifts, jokes, and party hats inside. C 1.People usually decorate the Christmas tree several weeks before Christmas. F 2.The most important day of the holiday is on December 24th.T 3.The tradition Christmas dinner consist roast turkey with tomatoes and vaious other vegestables. F 4.Crackers and Christmas cards that have already been sent to friends and relations. F THE END THE SECOND SEMESTER Page 3 . competition is open to all countries. (compete ) 38.Think carefully before you speak. (care) 39.This new center is an interesting development (develop) 40.Although she is rich, she is unhappy (happiness) 41.We. as low as 10 degree Celsius. A. temperature B. degrees C. measurements D. conditions 14. It’s also going to rain ________ there in the evening. A. thickly B. strongly C. heavily D. thinly 15 can look back on his career with great satisfaction (satisfy) 45.Vietnam is a developing ………… country. (develop) 46.Are you afraid of crossing………… the busy streets ? (cross) 47.The new car goes