Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM I-PRONUNCIATION Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others A sunny B highland C typhoon D flashlight A nuclear B suggest C solar D faucet Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently A wanted B needed C liked D planted A meat B seat C please D pleasure A cough B through C enough D laugh II-VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence We are talking about the preservation of resources A nature B natural C naturally D naturalize The air in the city is very A pollute B polluted C pollution D pollutant A large number of inhabitants have made on how to protect the environment A suggest B to suggest C suggestion D suggested She stays at home because she has to take care of her baby A look at B look after C look up D look for 10.What can we to spend less lighting? A in B on C about D of 11.– Well done Paul! - A You are welcome B Thanks C I’m sorry D You are very nice 12.You were standing there while I was walking my groom A forward B throughout C towards D untill 13.Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15th of the eighth month A moon B sun C solar D lunar 14.A(n) is a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface A snowstorm B earthquake C volcano D typhoon 15.Many reports in newspapers talked about the of UFOs A appear B appearance C appeared D appearing 16.A person who travels in a spacecraft is called a(n) A astronaut B spaceman C cosmonaut D All are correct 17.Tet is a festival occurs in late January or early February A that B which C what D A&B 18.You will fail the exam, you study harder A as B if C unless D although 19.What would you if you in my position? A are B were C am D is 20.Scientists say that if people see a UFO, it be a spacecraft A will B might C is D was III-ERROR IDENTIFICATION Choose the words or phrases that needs correction 21.He couldn’t sleep, so he turned off the TV to watch some programs A B C D 22.Nam asked Mai what could he to help her A B C D 23.The man to who you have just spoken, is the secretary A B C D 24.What would life be if there are no water? A B C D Page THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM 25.Jane used to living with her grandparents when she was a child A B C D IV-GAP-FILL Find the best choice to complete the passage below DO ALL VOLCANOES ERUPT? Some volcanoes are always (21) _ They are called active volcanoes Mount Etna in Italy is an active (22) Some volcanoes have not erupted since prehistoric times These are (23) extinct volcanoes Most of the Hawaiian Islands are extinct volcanoes These volcanoes no longer have a hot spot under them They can not erupt anymore Some volcanoes have not erupted for a long time, but they could erupt again These are called dormant volcanoes (dormant : temporarily inactive) Scientists try to figure out when volcanoes will erupt Studying volcanoes is hard and dangerous work Scientists drill into volcanoes They make maps of the inside of the volcanoes They use satellites to study volcanoes (29) space Scientists have been able to predict a few eruptions But it is not (30) _ to tell what a volcano might 26.A erupting B running C going D firing 27.A mountain B volcano C river D hill 28.A named B thought C called D said 29.A in B from C into D out of 30.A easy B difficult C able D good V-WRITING Read the passage carefully, then answer the following questions Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most western countries Celebrations start 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 and relatives Christmas Day, December 25, is the biggest day of the holiday On the Christmas morning, children open the presents that are in their socks The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables 31.Is Christmas the biggest festival of the year in most western countries? 32.When does Celebrations start? 33.What have been bought? 34.Do children open the presents in the evening? 35.What does the traditional Christmas dinner consists of? Rewrite the following sentences as directed 36 “Where are you going on your holidays?” I asked them (use reported speech) 37.People built this bridge ten years ago (change into passive) 38.He is tired, so he couldn’t score any goals (use conditional clause) 39.I can’t play basketball well because of my height (use because) 40.The children are playing soccer in the garden (Write a question for the underlined part) THE END -Page THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM ANSWER KEYS I-PRONUNCIATION Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others A sunny B highland C typhoon D flashlight A nuclear B suggest C solar D faucet Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently A wanted B needed C liked D planted A meat B seat C please D pleasure A cough B through C enough D laugh II-VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence We are talking about the preservation of resources A nature B natural C naturally D naturalize The air in the city is very A pollute B polluted C pollution D pollutant A large number of inhabitants have made on how to protect the environment A suggest B to suggest C suggestion D suggested She stays at home because she has to take care of her baby A look at B look after C look up D look for 10.What can we to spend less lighting? A in B on C about D of 11.– Well done Paul! A You are welcome B Thanks C I’m sorry D You are very nice 12.You were standing there while I was walking my groom A forward B throughout C towards D untill th 13.Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15 of the eighth month A moon B sun C solar D lunar 14.A(n) is a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface A snowstorm B earthquake C volcano D typhoon 15.Many reports in newspapers talked about the of UFOs A appear B appearance C appeared D appearing 16.A person who travels in a spacecraft is called a(n) A astronaut B spaceman C cosmonaut D All are correct 17.Tet is a festival occurs in late January or early February A that B which C what D A&B 18.You will fail the exam, you study harder A as B if C unless D although 19.What would you if you in my position? A are B were C am D is 20.Scientists say that if people see a UFO, it be a spacecraft A will B might C is D was III-ERROR IDENTIFICATION Choose the words or phrases that needs correction 21.He couldn’t sleep, so he turned off the TV to watch some programs [turned on] A B C D 22.Nam asked Mai what could he to help her [he could] A B C D 23.The man to who you have just spoken, is the secretary [to whom] A B C D 24.What would life be if there are no water? [were] A B C D Page THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM 25.Jane used to living with her grandparents when she was a child [live] A B C D IV-GAP-FILL Find the best choice to complete the passage below DO ALL VOLCANOES ERUPT? Some volcanoes are always (26) _ They are called active volcanoes Mount Etna in Italy is an active (27) Some volcanoes have not erupted since prehistoric times These are (28) extinct volcanoes Most of the Hawaiian Islands are extinct volcanoes These volcanoes no longer have a hot spot under them They can not erupt anymore Some volcanoes have not erupted for a long time, but they could erupt again These are called dormant volcanoes (dormant : temporarily inactive) Scientists try to figure out when volcanoes will erupt Studying volcanoes is hard and dangerous work Scientists drill into volcanoes They make maps of the inside of the volcanoes They use satellites to study volcanoes (29) space Scientists have been able to predict a few eruptions But it is not (30) _ to tell what a volcano might 26.A erupting B running C going D firing 27.A mountain B volcano C river D hill 28.A named B thought C called D said 29.A in B from C into D out of 30.A easy B difficult C able D good V-WRITING Read the passage carefully, then answer the following questions Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most western countries Celebrations start 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 and relatives Christmas Day, December 25, is the biggest day of the holiday On the Christmas morning, children open the presents that are in their socks The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables 31.Is Christmas the biggest festival of the year in most western countries? Yes, it is. _ 32.When does Celebrations start? They start on 24th December. _ 33.What have been bought? The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks and decorations have been bought. 34.Do children open the presents in the evening? No, they don’t. 35.What does the traditional Christmas dinner consists of? It consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables. Rewrite the following sentences as directed 36 “Where are you going on your holidays?” I asked them (use reported speech) I asked them where they were going on their holidays. 37.People built this bridge ten years ago (change into passive) This bridge was built ten year ago. 38.He is tired, so he can’t score any goals (use conditional clause) If he weren’t tired, he could score some goals. _ 39.I can’t play basketball well because of my height (use because) I can’t play basketball well because I was short/ wasn’t tall enough. _ 40.The children are playing soccer in the garden (Write a question for the underlined part) Where are the children playing soccer? THE END -Page THE SECOND SEMESTER ... stays at home because she has to take care of her baby A look at B look after C look up D look for 10. What can we to spend less lighting? A in B on C about D of 11.– Well done Paul! A