Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM-028 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. baggy B. casual C. label D. fashion 2. A. city B. recycle C. center D. collect 3. A. tea B. listen C. sent D. tend 4. A. books B. cats C. maps D. dogs 5. A. tidal B. gift C. bill D. public Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 6. My brother usually listens to music ____________ the evening. A. on B. in C. at D. by 7. - “Would you like to go camping with me next Sunday?” - “______________________.” A. Yes, please B. Yes, I’d love to C. No, I wouldn’t D. Yes, I would 8. ___________ Nam was tired, he helped his mother with her housework. A. Because B. However C. Despite D. Although 9. –“Do you collect stamps or other things? -“Yes, I’m a stamp __________.” A. collecting B. collector C. collect D. collection 10. Where are the photos ____________ were taken at the Christmas party? A. whom B. which C. who D. whose 11. My children are very ___________ about going to the zoo. A. excited B. interesting C. interested D. exciting 12. The Ao Dai has been mentioned in poems, novels and songs by poets, writers and _________ for many years. A. music B. musical C. musician D. musicians 13. –“What does your father do?” -“He’s ____________ engineer. A. a B. the C. an D. ø 14. Nam didn’t go to school yesterday, ____________? A. did he B. didn’t he C. did Nam D. didn’t Nam 15. The doctor _________ me not to stay up too late at night. A. advised B. suggested C. insisted D. forced Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 16. My brother usually (go) _________________ to work early to avoid traffic jams. 17. If I have her telephone number, I (give) _________________ it to you. 18. She wishes she (can) _________________ speak English fluently. 19. Yesterday when I came to see Peter, he (do) _________________ his homework. 20. Mai (not/write) _________________ any letters to me since she moved to HCM City. Read the passage and choose the best option to fill in each blank. Electricity is the most common form of energy used today. (21)_______ the modern world, (22)_______ is instantly available at the touch of a switch. Electricity has numerous uses. The most common use of electricity is to provide artificial lighting. In factories, electricity is used to (23)_______ the electric motor of machines. In offices, electricity is used to light up (24)________ workplace. It is also used to operate air-conditioners, computers (25)________ many other machines. 21. A. In B. Round C. During D. From 22. A. gas B. water C. electricity D. coal 23. A. driven B. drive C. driving D. drove 24. A. a B. any C. the D. many 25. A. but B. so C. because D. and Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. Page 1 Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM-028 Sydney is Autralia’s most exciting city, the history of Australia begins here. In 1978. Captain Apthur Phillips arrived in Sydney with 11 ships and 1624 passengers from Britain (including 770 prisioners). Today there are about 4 million people in Sydney. It’s the biggest city in Australia, the busiest port in the South Pacific and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. There are over twenty excellent beaches close to Sydney and its warm summer climate and cool winter have made it a favorite city for immigrants from overseas. There are three things that makes Sydney famous: its beautiful harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, which was built in 1932 and the Sydney Opera House, which was opened in 1973. 26. When did Captain Apthur Phillips arrive in Sydney?  _____________________________________________________________________________ 27. What is the population of Sydney nowadays?  _____________________________________________________________________________ 28. Is Sydney the most beautiful city in the world?  _____________________________________________________________________________ 29. The word “overseas” in the second paragraph mostly means ___________. A. in the country B. homeland C. abroad D. hometown 30. What does the “which” in line 8 refer to __________? A. Sydney’s beautiful Harbor B. Sydney C. the Sydney Harbor Bridge D. Sydney Opera House Rewrite the following sentences as directed. 31. My sister started learning English 5 years ago.  My sister has__________________________________________________________________ 32. My cousin often visited me when he lived in Hanoi.  My cousin used_______________________________________________________________ 33. “Do you go to school on Sunday?” my friend asked.  My friend asked me____________________________________________________________ 34. They built a supermarket near the airport last year.  A supermarket ________________________________________________________________ 35. It took me three hours to clean the house yesterday.  I spent _______________________________________________________________________ Use the given words to make sentences. 36. If / I / you /, / I / learn harder.  _____________________________________________________________________________ 37. She / suggest / go / Huong pagoda / this weekend.  _____________________________________________________________________________ 38. Two days ago, / my brother / come / school late / because / he / get up / late.  _____________________________________________________________________________ 39. The Internet / wonderful invention / modern life.  _____________________________________________________________________________ 40. Our school / going / hold / English-speaking contest / celebrate / Teacher’s Day.  _____________________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 . Despite D. Although 9. –“Do you collect stamps or other things? -“Yes, I’m a stamp __________.” A. collecting B. collector C. collect D. collection 10. Where are the photos ____________ were taken at. climate and cool winter have made it a favorite city for immigrants from overseas. There are three things that makes Sydney famous: its beautiful harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, which was built. _____________________________________________________________________________ 37. She / suggest / go / Huong pagoda / this weekend.  _____________________________________________________________________________ 38.