Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently A market B depart C card D scare A entrance B paddy C bamboo D banyan A problem B love C box D hobby Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others A generous B occasion C battery D terrify A destroy B erupt C provide D purpose Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is _ A polluted B polluting C unpolluted D pollution They felt _when Tet was coming near A excited B exciting C excitement D excitingly My house _in 1986 A is built B was building C was built D has been built The doctor _me not to stay up too late at night A advised B suggested C insisted D forced 10 Tomorrow we'll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, _comes from Malaysia A who B whom C whose D that 11 His house looks very large and beautiful It is _house A a seven-room B a seven-rooms C seven room D seven rooms 12 If you get up early, you _late A weren't B wouldn't be C aren't D won't be 13 It's very hot today I wish I _on the beach now A am B was C were D had been 14 When he lived in the city, he _to the theater twice a week A uses to go B has gone C used to go D was going 15 My father asked us _too much time playing computer games A not to spending B did not spend C not to spend D to not spent 16 If I were a flower, I _a sunflower A was B were C will be D would be 17 Nobody went to the party, _? A does he B they C didn’t they D did they 18 It is nearly months _he visited his parents A while B during C since D when 19 _population is another unpleasant result we have to solve A Increased B Increasing C The increase D To increase 20 If we _enough time, we’ll study this exercise more carefully A will have B have C had D would have Choose the words or phrases that needs correction 21 The picture was painting by Michael last year A B C D 22 There’s the woman who she sold me the handbag A B C D 23 Mr Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he? A B C D 24 I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City A B C D 25 If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car A B C D Find the best choice to complete the passage below Page THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (1) _you about it I was very (2) _when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (3) _I met my host family At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (4) _we didn’t have real practice at school Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t My problem is (5) _ ‘l’ and ‘r’ For example, Australian people often asked “What you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”… 26 A say B tell C talk D speak 27 A exciting B excites C excited D excite 28 A after B until C when D while 29 A although B even C because D so 30 A pronouncing B speaking C reading D Telling Read the following passage and then tick true (T) or false (F) Air pollution is a cause of ill-health in human beings In a lot of countries there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce Although there isn’t enough information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas which often collects in busy streets surrounded by high buildings Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly as other children and are clumsy when they use their hands There are other long-term effects of pollution If the gases in the atmosphere continue to increase, the earth’s climate may become warmer A lot of the ice near the poles may melt and may cause serious floods FACTS T F Air pollution causes lung diseases _ 31 32 Lead is a harmful chemical element 33 If the gases in the atmosphere increase, the earth’s climate may become cooler._ 34 We will have higher temperatures if we can't stop the pollution _ 35 Ice melt from the poles can kill anything it passes _ Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences 36 They suggested banning advertisements on TV They suggested that _ 37 "How much you think it will cost?" he said to me He asked me 38 Mr.Brown's team has lost the game.He looks very sad Mr Brown whose _ 39 Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night? You know _ 40 It takes Minh hours to his homework every day Minh spends 41 We were late for school because of the heavy rain Because it 42 My mother used to make us clean the house We used _ 43 "I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it." she said She said _ 44 It’s two years since I last spoke to her I haven’t _ 45 Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting It _ THE END -Page THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM ANSWER KEYS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest A market B depart C card D scare A entrance B paddy C bamboo D banyan A problem B love C box D hobby Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others A generous B occasion C battery D terrify A destroy B erupt C provide D purpose Choose the best answer to complete each sentence The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is _ A polluted B polluting C unpolluted D pollution They felt _when Tet was coming near A excited B exciting C excitement D excitingly My house _in 1986 A is built B was building C was built D has been built The doctor _me not to stay up too late at night A advised B suggested C insisted D forced 10 Tomorrow we'll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, _comes from Malaysia A who B whom C whose D that 11 His house looks very large and beautiful It is _house A a seven-room B a seven-rooms C seven room D seven rooms 12 If you get up early, you _late A weren't B wouldn't be C aren't D won't be 13 It's very hot today I wish I _on the beach now A am B was C were D had been 14 When he lived in the city, he _to the theater twice a week A uses to go B has gone C used to go D was going 15 My father asked us _too much time playing computer games A not to spending B did not spend C not to spend D to not spent 16 If I were a flower, I _a sunflower A was B were C will be D would be 17 Nobody went to the party, _? A does he B they C didn’t they D did they 18 It is nearly months _he visited his parents A while B during C since D when 19 _population is another unpleasant result we have to solve A Increased B Increasing C The increase D To increase 20 If we _enough time, we’ll study this exercise more carefully A will have B have C had D would have Choose the words or phrases that needs correction 21 The picture was painting by Michael last year [paited] A B C D 22 There’s the woman who she sold me the handbag [no words] A B C D 23 Mr Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he? [isn’t he] A B C D 24 I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City [in] A B C D 25 If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car [wouldn’t] A B C D Find the best choice to complete the passage below Page THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (1) _you about it I was very (2) _when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (3) _I met my host family At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (4) _we didn’t have real practice at school Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t My problem is (5) _ ‘l’ and ‘r’ For example, Australian people often asked “What you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”… 26 A say B tell C talk D speak 27 A exciting B excites C excited D excite 28 A after B until C when D while 29 A although B even C because D so 30 A pronouncing B speaking C reading D Telling Read the following passage and then tick true (T) or false (F) Air pollution is a cause of ill-health in human beings In a lot of countries there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce Although there isn’t enough information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas which often collects in busy streets surrounded by high buildings Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly as other children and are clumsy when they use their hands There are other long-term effects of pollution If the gases in the atmosphere continue to increase, the earth’s climate may become warmer A lot of the ice near the poles may melt and may cause serious floods FACTS T F 31 Air pollution causes lung diseases _ Lead is a harmful chemical element 32 33 If the gases in the atmosphere increase, the earth’s climate may become cooler._ 34 We will have higher temperatures if we can't stop the pollution _ 35 Ice melt from the poles can kill anything it passes _ Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences 36 They suggested banning advertisements on TV They suggested that advertisements on TV should be banned. _ 37 "How much you think it will cost?" he said to me He asked me how much I thought it would cost. 38 Mr.Brown's team has lost the game He looks very sad Mr Brown whose team has lost the game looks very sad. 39 Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night? You know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night, don’t you? _ 40 It takes Minh hours to his homework every day Minh spends hours doing his homework every day. 41 We were late for school because of the heavy rain Because it rained heavily, we were late for school. 42 My mother used to make us clean the house We used to be made to clean the house by my mother. _ 43 "I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it." she said She said that she was working in a restaurant and didn’t care much for it. 44 It’s two years since I last spoke to her I haven’t spoken to her for two years. 45 Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting It is interesting to go swimming in the river in the summer _ THE END Page THE SECOND SEMESTER ... built The doctor _me not to stay up too late at night A advised B suggested C insisted D forced 10 Tomorrow we'll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, _comes from Malaysia A who B whom C