Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_021 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 1. A. hoped B. missed C. washed D. stayed 2. A. many B. day C. pay D. play 3. A. think B. thick C. this D. thanks Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 4. A. official B. optional C. primary D. separate 5. A. economic B. embroider C. encourage D. minority Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. 6. A holiday in America can be _________cheap. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly 7. The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was_________. A. succeeded B. successful C. unsuccessful D. success 8. Eric hasn’t found a flat yet, _________he still lives with his parents. A. if B. although C. therefore D. so 9. If there _________no gravity, water wouldn’t run downhill. A. was B. is C. were D. are 10. We haven’t seen any _________films recently. A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. interestingly 11. I think I _________my door key. I can’t find it anywhere. A. lost B. have lost C. am losing D. will lose 12. Jim wants to live _________of his parents. A. dependent B. dependently C. independent D. independently 13. Although they are poor, they still live _________. A. happy B. unhappy C. happily D. happiness 14. We won’t go out _________it stops raining. A. if B. unless C. when D. as 15. The phone suddenly _________ when Joan was doing the housework. A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing 16. How many languages are there _________the world? A. through B. over C. for D. in 17. The boys looks very proud _________their success at school. A. of B. at C. about D. on 18. In spite of _________late, he arrived in time. A. he started B. his being started C. he was started D. starting 19. It’s time the children _________here now, but none of them are seen. A. are B. are being C. were D. to be 20. I won’t go _________everything is carefully explained to me. A. unless B. although C. because D. if Choose the words or phrases that needs correction. 21. I haven’t seen her when we left school. A B C D 22. People know that they should save energy, so they still waste it. A B C D 23. After have a bath, he ate supper. A B C D 24. Would you mind if I open all of the windows. A B C D Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_021 25. She always wears modern and fashioned clothes when she is at work. A B C D Find the best choice to complete the passage below. Garbage is what someone leaves behind that they do not want to use anymore. It can also be called (26)______ or rubbish. A definition of garbage is anything left behind at a place (27)______ you used to be, but are not anymore. In modern home and businesses, however, garbage is normally separated and put where it can be (28)______ and taken to a place designed to hold, burn, or recycle garbage. Smoke is a cloud of very small, solid parts. It is made when (29)______ something. Smoke can be bad because if it goes into the lungs of a person, it can kill them. Most people think that they are always able to see smoke, but it can also be (30)______. (a thing that a person is not able to see) 26. A. waste B. save C. safe D. stone 27. A. it B. that C. which D. where 28. A. wrapped B. organized C. collected D. picked 29. A. firing B. fighting C. burning D. chopping 30. A. invisible B. unmovable C. unspeakable D. insensible Read the following passage and choose the best answers. In biology and ecology the environment is all of the natural materials and living things on the Earth. This is also called the natural environment. Some people call themselves environmentalists. These people think that harmony with the environment is important. They think we must protect the environment. The important things in the environment that we value are called natural resources. For example fish, sunlight, and forests. These are renewable natural resources because they grow naturally when we use them. Non-renewable natural resources are important things in the environment that do not come back naturally. For example coal and natural gas. 31. What does the world “environmentalists” in line 2 mean? A. living things B. people who protect the environment C. people who destroy the environment D. people who pollute the environment 32. One example of renewable natural resources is_________. A. sunlight B. coal C. oil D. natural gas 33. One example of non-renewable natural resources is_________. A. fish B. tree C. water D. coal 34. All of the following things are renewable natural resources except_________. A. air B. gas C. silver D. animal 35. What does the word “them” in line 6 refer to? A. materials B. environmentalists C. renewable natural resources D. non-renewable natural resources Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences. 36. The weather is too terrible for you to go out.  If the weather ____________________________________________________________________ 37. All the students have to take the final exam.  The final exam___________________________________________________________________ 38. Please don’t repeat what I said.  Would you mind__________________________________________________________________ 39. I can’t swim as well as my friend can.  My friend_______________________________________________________________________ 40. They didn’t have a map, so they got lost.  Because_________________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_021 ANSWERS KEYS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 1. A. hoped B. missed C. washed D. stayed 2. A. many B. day C. pay D. play 3. A. think B. thick C. this D. thanks Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 4. A. official B. optional C. primary D. separate 5. A. economic B. embroider C. encourage D. minority Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. 6. A holiday in America can be _________cheap. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly 7. The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was_________. A. succeeded B. successful C. unsuccessful D. success 8. Eric hasn’t found a flat yet, _________he still lives with his parents. A. if B. although C. therefore D. so 9. If there _________no gravity, water wouldn’t run downhill. A. was B. is C. were D. are 10. We haven’t seen any _________films recently. A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. interestingly 11. I think I _________my door key. I can’t find it anywhere. A. lost B. have lost C. am losing D. will lose 12. Jim wants to live _________of his parents. A. dependent B. dependently C. independent D. independently 13. Although they are poor, they still live _________. A. happy B. unhappy C. happily D. happiness 14. We won’t go out _________it stops raining. A. if B. unless C. when D. as 15. The phone suddenly _________ when Joan was doing the housework. A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing 16. How many languages are there _________the world? A. through B. over C. for D. in 17. The boys looks very proud _________their success at school. A. of B. at C. about D. on 18. In spite of _________late, he arrived in time. A. he started B. his being started C. he was started D. starting 19. It’s time the children _________here now. A. are B. are being C. were D. to be 20. I won’t go _________you explain everything to me. A. unless B. although C. because D. if Choose the words or phrases that needs correction. 21. I haven’t seen her when we left school. [since] A B C D 22. People know that they should save energy, so they still waste it. [but] A B C D 23. After have a bath, he ate supper. [having] A B C D 24. Would you mind if I open all of the windows. [opened] Page 3 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_021 A B C D 25. She always wears modern and fashioned clothes when she is at work. [fashionable] A B C D Find the best choice to complete the passage below. Garbage is what someone leaves behind that they do not want to use anymore. It can also be called (26)______ or rubbish. A definition of garbage is anything left behind at a place (27)______ you used to be, but are not anymore. In modern home and businesses, however, garbage is normally separated and put where it can be (28)______ and taken to a place designed to hold, burn, or recycle garbage. Smoke is a cloud of very small, solid parts. It is made when (29)______ something. Smoke can be bad because if it goes into the lungs of a person, it can kill them. Most people think that they are always able to see smoke, but it can also be (30)______. (a thing that a person is not able to see) 26. A. waste B. save C. safe D. stone 27. A. it B. that C. which D. where 28. A. wrapped B. organized C. collected D. picked 29. A. firing B. fighting C. burning D. chopping 30. A. invisible B. unmovable C. unspeakable D. insensible Read the following passage and choose the best answers. In biology and ecology the environment is all of the natural materials and living things on the Earth. This is also called the natural environment. Some people call themselves environmentalists. These people think that harmony with the environment is important. They think we must protect the environment. The important things in the environment that we value are called natural resources. For example fish, sunlight, and forests. These are renewable natural resources because they grow naturally when we use them. Non-renewable natural resources are important things in the environment that do not come back naturally. For example coal and natural gas. 31. What does the world “environmentalists” in line 2 mean? A. living things B. people who protect the environment C. people who destroy the environment D. people who pollute the environment 32. One example of renewable natural resources is_________. A. sunlight B. coal C. oil D. natural gas 33. One example of non-renewable natural resources is_________. A. fish B. tree C. water D. coal 34. All of the following things are renewable natural resources except_________. A. Air B. gas C. silver D. animal 35. What does the word “them” in line 6 refer to? A. materials B. environmentalists C. renewable natural resources D. non-renewable natural resources Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences. 36. The weather is too terrible for you to go out.  If the weather were nice, you could go out._____________________________________________ 37. All the students have to take the final exam.  The final exam has to be taken by all the students._______________________________________ 38. Please don’t repeat what I said.  Would you mind not repeating what I said?____________________________________________ 39. I can’t swim as well as my friend can.  My friend can swim better than I can._________________________________________________ 40. They didn’t have a map, so they got lost.  Because they didn’t have a map, they got lost.__________________________________________ Page 4 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_021 THE END Page 5 THE SECOND SEMESTER . living things on the Earth. This is also called the natural environment. Some people call themselves environmentalists. These people think that harmony with the environment is important. 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