Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently A media B deny C remote D response A pity B wide C violent D variety A shore B sand C sugar D share Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others A internet B telegraph C recycle D wonderful A dynamite B pesticide C interactive D achievement Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence People can get the latest and enjoy interesting programs on TV A newspaper B website C news D data from factories is one cause of water pollution A waste B materials C treasure D products Don’t spend much time the Internet, will you? A to surf B to play C playing D surfing I can’t easily get access the Internet because of living in the country A for B to C into D about 10.We should put garbage bins around here to prevent lazy students throwing trash A for B against C from D away 11.In order to save time, they decided to ride the forest A over B to C for D through 12.Let’s something to protect the environment, ? A shall we B shall I C don’t you D shan’t we 13.I am the youngest student here, ? A aren’t I B am not I C aren’t you D am I 14.You should avoid in such a dangerous river A swim B to swim C sitting D swimming 15.I think that most children are creative enough to write poems A beauty B beautiful C beautifully D beautify 16.If we don’t go on littering, the environment cleaner and cleaner A is becoming B could become C would become D will become 17.They wanted their school more beautiful and attractive A become B to become C becoming D becomes 18.I have already heard of the violent earthquake which caused terrible A destruction B destroy C destructive D destroyer 19.He is going to the post office he wants to send some postcards to his friends A as B however C and D although 20.She will save a lot of money she uses energy-saving bulbs A but B if C although D unless Choose the words or phrases that needs correction 21.When he was a little boy, he used to going swimming A B C D 22.You rarely drink tea, don’t you? A B C D 23.They spent all morning to learn English yesterday A B C D 24.Swim every day is a good way of keeping fit A B C D 25.There are different magazines in this newsagent, aren’t they ? A B C D Page THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM Choose the word that best fits the blank spaces NO WAY OUT I have always wanted to go fishing Last summer, I went on a trip to Taiwan (26) the last day of my vacation, I went fishing on a beautiful lake Unfortunately, I didn't catch (27) fish, and I got bored I decided to go (28) When I stood up, my wallet fell out of the boat and into the water It had all my money, my passport, my plane tickets- everything I jumped into the lake to look (29) it, but I didn't find anything The next morning, I wasn't able to leave the hotel I had no money to pay the bill and no plane ticket or passport to go home So what did I do? I called my parents and asked for some money I have (30) had such a terrible experience! 26.A at B on C in D during 27.A any B a C an D some 28.A swim B swam C swimming D to swim 29.A for B after C into D out 30.A ever B still C never D just Read the following passage and choose the best answers In the UK we each use about two hundred steel food and drink cans every year Steel cans are popular because they are convenient, easy to store and unbreakable But when you have finished with a can what you with it? Do you throw it away and forget all about it? Probably! But behind the scenes there are people whose job is to make sure that the steel is never wasted In fact, recycling or reusing steel cans is so successful that every day of the year more than five million cans start new lives in new steel products After you have thrown away your can, what happens? Well, first of all it is collected by the men who empty your dustbin each week and taken to a tip, together with all the other household rubbish Then the rubbish is sorted and the steel cans are taken separately to a special factory which turns old cans into high quality steel It’s this steel that may well find its way back into your home in the form of knives and folks, garden equipment and, of course, food and drink cans So next time you open your fizzy drink, just remember where your can may have been! 31.How many steel cans does each person use every year? 32.Why are steel cans popular? 33.Is it successful to recycle steel cans? 34.Who collect your can after you have thrown it? 35.What are used cans taken to a special factory for? Rewrite the following setences as directed 36.Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car (use Despite) 37.The storm destroyed the town completely (change into passive) 38.We don’t go on cleaning up the beach because it starts raining (use conditional sentences type 2) 39 “Good morning! How are you today?” Nam said to me (use reported speech) 40.Lan goes to the bookshop to buy a dictionary (make question for the underline part) THE END -Page THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM ANSWER KEY Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently A media B deny C remote D response A pity B wide C violent D variety A shore B sand C sugar D share Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others A internet B telegraph C recycle D wonderful A dynamite B pesticide C interactive D achievement Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence People can get the latest and enjoy interesting programs on TV A newspaper B website C news D data from factories is one cause of water pollution A waste B materials C treasure D products Don’t spend much time the Internet, will you? A to surf B to play C playing D surfing I can’t easily get access the Internet because of living in the country A for B to C into D about 10 We should put garbage bins around here to prevent lazy students throwing trash A for B against C from D away 11 In order to save time, they decided to ride the forest A over B to C for D through 12 Let’s something to protect the environment, ? A shall we B shall I C don’t you D shan’t we 13 I am the youngest student here, ? A aren’t I B am not I C aren’t you D am I 14 You should avoid in such a dangerous river A swim B to swim C sitting D swimming 15 I think that most children are creative enough to write poems A beauty B beautiful C beautifully D beautify 16 If we don’t go on littering, the environment cleaner and cleaner A is becoming B could become C would become D will become 17 They wanted their school more beautiful and attractive A become B to become C becoming D becomes 18 I have already heard of the violent earthquake which caused terrible A destruction B destroy C destructive D destroyer 19 He is going to the post office he wants to send some postcards to his friends A as B however C and D although 20 She will save a lot of money she uses energy-saving bulbs A but B if C although D unless Choose the words or phrases that needs correction 21 When he was a little boy, he used to going swimming [go] A B C D 22 You rarely drink tea, don’t you? [do] A B C D 23 They spent all morning to learn English yesterday [learning] A B C D 24 Swim every day is a good way of keeping fit [Swimming] A B C D 25 There are different magazines in this newsagent, aren’t they? [there] A B C D Page THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM Choose the word that best fits the blank spaces NO WAY OUT I have always wanted to go fishing Last summer, I went on a trip to Taiwan (26) the last day of my vacation, I went fishing on a beautiful lake Unfortunately, I didn't catch (27) fish, and I got bored I decided to go (28) When I stood up, my wallet fell out of the boat and into the water It had all my money, my passport, my plane tickets- everything I jumped into the lake to look (29) it, but I didn't find anything The next morning, I wasn't able to leave the hotel I had no money to pay the bill and no plane ticket or passport to go home So what did I do? I called my parents and asked for some money I have (30) had such a terrible experience! 26 A at B on C in D during 27 A any B a C an D some 28 A swim B swam C swimming D to swim 29 A for B after C into D out 30 A ever B still C never D just Read the following passage and choose the best answers In the UK we each use about two hundred steel food and drink cans every year Steel cans are popular because they are convenient, easy to store and unbreakable But when you have finished with a can what you with it? Do you throw it away and forget all about it? Probably! But behind the scenes there are people whose job is to make sure that the steel is never wasted In fact, recycling or reusing steel cans is so successful that every day of the year more than five million cans start new lives in new steel products After you have thrown away your can, what happens? Well, first of all it is collected by the men who empty your dustbin each week and taken to a tip, together with all the other household rubbish Then the rubbish is sorted and the steel cans are taken separately to a special factory which turns old cans into high quality steel It’s this steel that may well find its way back into your home in the form of knives and folks, garden equipment and, of course, food and drink cans So next time you open your fizzy drink, just remember where your can may have been! 31 How many steel cans does each person use every year? Each person can about 200 cans use every year 32 Why are steel cans popular? Because they are convenient, easy to store and unbreakable. _ 33 Is it successful to recycle steel cans? Yes, it is. 34 Who collect your can after you have thrown it? Those people, whose job is to make sure that the steel is never wasted, collect it. 35 What are used cans taken to a special factory for? Used cans are taken to a special factory to be turned into high quality steel. _ Rewrite the following setences as directed 36 Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car (use Despite) Despite his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car. _ 37 The storm destroyed the town completely (change into passive) The town was completely destroyed by the storm. _ 38 We don’t go on cleaning up the beach because it starts raining (use conditional sentences type 2) If it didn’t start raining, we would go on cleaning the beach. _ 39 “Good morning! How are you today?” Nam said to me (use reported speech) Nam greeted me and asked how I was that day. 40 Lan goes to the bookshop to buy a dictionary (make question for the underline part) What does Lan go to the bookshop for? _ THE END -Page THE SECOND SEMESTER ... water It had all my money, my passport, my plane tickets- everything I jumped into the lake to look (29) it, but I didn't find anything The next morning, I wasn't able to leave the hotel I had... water It had all my money, my passport, my plane tickets- everything I jumped into the lake to look (29) it, but I didn't find anything The next morning, I wasn't able to leave the hotel I had... can’t easily get access the Internet because of living in the country A for B to C into D about 10 We should put garbage bins around here to prevent lazy students throwing trash A for B against