Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM Which word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others? A sacred B cared C stared D planned A mechanic B knitting C kitchen D kettle A cup B bury C umbrella D country Choose the word whose main stress is pronounced differently from that of the others A scissors B happy C impress D lovely A certain B anyone C curly D ashamed Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences Where you go if you have a car? A will B would C did D He loves his parents very much and wants them to be A happy B happily C happiness D happiest Don't worry, everything is control A in B under C on D upon Nguyen Du was a famous in Vietnam A musician B poet C designer D singer 10 He wishes he English well now A learn B will learn C learnt D have learnt 11 They Da Lat last summer A visited B will visit C visit D have visited 12 We have learnt English 2001 A in B during C for D since 13 We already Huong Pagoda A were/seeing B are/seeing C have/ seen D will/see 14 I can’t understand the French visitors I wish I _ French A know B have known C knew D will know 15 The church about 100 years ago A was built B is built C has been built D will be built 16 All the houses in the area _ immediately A have to rebuild B have to be rebuilt C had to rebuild D has to be rebuilt 17 If he soon, he might miss the train A doesn’t come B isn’t coming C didn’t come D won’t come 18 She asked me if I to school by bicycle every day A am going B go C was going D went 19 Mr Long said that he in Ho Chi Minh City A is living B has lived C lived D will live 20 Your sister never work in a foreign company, she? A isn’t B does C wasn’t D doesn’t 21 She likes watching the stars night A on B for C in D at 22 She asked me if I a laptop computer the following day A buy B bought C would buy D will buy 23 The village seemed strangely familiar I’d never been there before A although B because C for D despite 24.She wants to the police, but she is too young Page THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM A go into B participate 25 You should eat foods A poisonous B contaminated C join D apply C nutritious D stale Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting 26 I’m please that you are working hard A B C D 27 We suggested avoid walking in the rain A B C D 28 We can reduce garbage by reuse and recycle bottles and cans A B C D 29 Burn trash will pollute the air A B C D 30 If you can’t find your place, I will help you by this map A B C D Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank to make a meaningful passage Today, computer companies sell many different programs for computers First, there are programs for (31) math problems Second, there are programs for (32) _ studies Third, some programs are like fancy typewriters They are often used by (33) _ and business people Other programs are made for courses in schools and (34) _ And finally, there are programs for fun They include word games and puzzles for children and (35) _ There are many wonderful new computer programs, but there are other reasons to like (36) _ Some people like the way computers hum and sing when they are (37) _ It is a happy sound, like the sounds of toys and childhood Computers also (38) _ lights and pretty pictures And computers even seem to have personalities.That may (39) _ strange, but computers seem to have feelings Sometimes they seem happy, sometimes they seem (40) _ It is easy to think they are like people 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 A doing A normal A workers A houses A boys A computers A watching A are A sound A clear B working B scientific B farmers B factories B adults B programs B seeing B used B ask B polluted C writing C lower C writers C countries C men C puzzles C working C draw C tell C amazed D making D training D teachers D universities D women D games D finding D have D make D angry TRUE OR FALSE Page THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM In humankind’s millions of years on earth, many types of energy resources have been utilised However, in the last ninety years, petroleum has become by far the most important Accounting for over 50 percent of all energy consumed, it is so essencial that, without petroleum, we could be faced with economic disaster Of course, the earth’s supply of pertroleum will not last forever, and in fact, it will disappear sooner than most people believe At the current rate of consumption, the world has proven oil reserves may be exhausted within forty or fifty years 41 People have utilised different kinds of energy resources 42 Petroleum has become the most important because it has millions of years on earth 43 The earth’s supply of pertroleum is limited 44 Petroleum will not disappear sooner than most people believe 45 If we continue use so many oil reserves, energy resources will be exhausted within forty or fifty years WORD FORMS 46.The secret to in life is hard working (success) 47.He failed the exam last year He didn’t (success) 48.With so many choices, it is hard to what to buy (decision) 49.This problem caused a lot of (difficult) 50.A lot of modern is used in various fields (technical) 51.The of synthetic fabric has brought new challenges (develop) 52.Good is essential in a large organization (communicate) 53.She is so busy with activities that she has no time for entertainment (society) 54.Winning the race was an .(achieve) 55. is increasing by using better methods and tools (produce) REWRITE 56 “Keep silent and concentrate on the lessons, please” said the teacher The teacher _ 57 “ Don’t keep silent if you don’t understand” said the teacher The teacher _ 58 The government gave her a scholarship to the university A scholarship was 59 My father seldom drinks coffee in the evening Seldom 60 Mr Clark bought a new car although we advised him against it Despite THE END -ANSWER KEYS Which word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others? Page THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM A sacred /’seikrid/ B cared C stared D planned A mechanic B knitting (thêu,đan) C kitchen D kettle A cup B bury C umbrella D country Choose the word whose main stress is pronounced differently from that of the others A scissors /’sizәz/ B happy C impress D lovely A certain B anyone C curly D ashamed Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences Where you go if you have a car? A will B would C did D He loves his parents very much and wants them to be A happy B happily C happiness D happiest Don't worry, everything is control A in B under C on D upon Nguyen Du was a famous in Vietnam A musician B poet C designer D singer 10 He wishes he English well now A learn B will learn C learnt D have learnt 11 They Da Lat last summer A visited B will visit C visit D have visited 12 We have learnt English 2001 A in B during C for D since 13 We already Huong Pagoda A were/seeing B are/seeing C have/ seen D will/see 14 I can’t understand the French visitors I wish I _ French A know B have known C knew D will know 15 The church about 100 years ago A was built B is built C has been built D will be built 16 All the houses in the area _ immediately A have to rebuild B have to be rebuilt C had to rebuild D has to be rebuilt 17 If he soon, he might miss the train A doesn’t come B isn’t coming C didn’t come D won’t come 18 She asked me if I to school by bicycle every day A am going B go C was going D went 19 Mr Long said that he in Ho Chi Minh City A is living B has lived C lived D will live 20 Your sister never work in a foreign company, she? A isn’t B does C wasn’t D doesn’t 21 She likes watching the stars night A on B for C in D at 22 She asked me if I a laptop computer the following day A buy B bought C would buy D will buy 23 The village seemed strangely familiar I’d never been there before A although B because C for D despite 25.She wants to the police, but she is too young A go into B participate C join D apply Page THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM 25 You should eat foods A poisonous B contaminated C nutritious D stale Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting 26 I’m please that you are working hard {pleased} A B C D 27 We suggested avoid walking in the rain {avoiding} A B C D 28 We can reduce garbage by reuse and recycle bottles and cans {reusing and recycling} A B C D 29 Burn trash will pollute the air {Burning} A B C D 30 If you can’t find your place, I will help you by this map {with} A B C D Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank to make a meaningful passage Today, computer companies sell many different programs for computers First, there are programs for (31) math problems Second, there are programs for (32) _ studies Third, some programs are like fancy typewriters They are often used by (33) _ and business people Other programs are made for courses in schools and (34) _ And finally, there are programs for fun They include word games and puzzles for children and (35) _ There are many wonderful new computer programs, but there are other reasons to like (36) _ Some people like the way computers hum and sing when they are (37) _ It is a happy sound, like the sounds of toys and childhood Computers also (38) _ lights and pretty pictures And computers even seem to have personalities.That may (39) _ strange, but computers seem to have feelings Sometimes they seem happy, sometimes they seem (40) _ It is easy to think they are like people 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 A doing A normal A workers A houses A boys A computers A watching A are A sound A clear B working B scientific B farmers B factories B adults B programs B seeing B used B ask B polluted C writing C lower C writers C countries C men C puzzles C working C draw C tell C amazed D making D training D teachers D universities D women D games D finding D have D make D angry TRUE OR FALSE In humankind’s millions of years on earth, many types of energy resources have been utilised(usued) However, in the last ninety years, petroleum has become by far the most important Page THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM Accounting for over 50 percent of all energy consumed, it is so essencial that, without petroleum, we could be faced with economic disaster Of course, the earth’s supply of pertroleum will not last forever, and in fact, it will disappear sooner than most people believe At the current rate of consumption, the world has proven oil reserves may be exhausted within forty or fifty years 41 People have utilised different kinds of energy resources _T 42 Petroleum has become the most important because it has millions of years on earth _F 43 The earth’s supply of pertroleum is limited _T 44 Petroleum will not disappear sooner than most people believe _F 45 If we continue use so many oil reserves, energy resources will be exhausted within forty or fifty years. T WORD FORMS 56.The secret to in life is hard working (success) .{ succeed} 57.He failed the exam last year He didn’t (success) .{with} 58.With so many choices, it is hard to what to buy (decision) .{ decide } 59.This problem caused a lot of (difficult) {difficulties} 60.A lot of modern is used in various fields (technical) {technology} 61.The of synthetic fabric has brought new challenges (develop) {development} 62.Good is essential in a large organization (communicate) {communication} 63.She is so busy with activities that she has no time for entertainment (society) {social} 64.Winning the race was an (achieve) {achievement} 65. is increasing by using better methods and tools (produce) {production} REWRITE 56 “Keep silent and concentrate on the lessons, please” said the teacher The teacher told us to keep silent and concentrate on the lessons. _ 57 “ Don’t keep silent if you don’t understand” said the teacher The teacher told us not to keep silent if we didn’t understand. 58 The government gave her a scholarship to the university A scholarship was given to her to the university by the government. _ 59 My father seldom drinks coffee in the evening Seldom does my father drink coffee in the evening. _ 60 Mr Clark bought a new car although we advised him against it Despite our advice against a new car, Mr Clark bought it. _ THE END Page THE SECOND SEMESTER ... (technical) {technology} 61.The of synthetic fabric has brought new challenges (develop) {development} 62.Good is essential in a large organization (communicate) {communication}... under C on D upon Nguyen Du was a famous in Vietnam A musician B poet C designer D singer 10 He wishes he English well now A learn B will learn C learnt D have learnt 11 They Da... French visitors I wish I _ French A know B have known C knew D will know 15 The church about 100 years ago A was built B is built C has been built D will be built 16 All the houses in the area