Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_022 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. seat B. read C. wear D. meal 2. A. Christmas B. machine C. mechanic D. scholarship 3. A. needed B. worked C. stopped D. watched Choose the word that has different stress pattern. 4. A. earthquake B. energy C. experience D. exercise 5. A. throughout B. volcanic C. unpleasant D. fashionable Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank in each sentence. 6. He had lived _________that farm all his life. A. in B. at C. on D. with 7. Look_________! There’s a big hole in front of you. A. at B. out C. on D. down 8. Hurricane Andrew swept through southern Florida _________August 1992. A. in B. on C. since D. from 9. He was quietly proud _________his literary achievements. A. on B. of C. at D. in 10. The report _________that thousands of people had seen UFOs. A. warned B. suggested C. claimed D. blamed 11. These children, _________parents work late, are taken home by bus. A. their B. that C. whom D. whose 12. You should have a _________check your motorcycle regularly. A. plumber B. mechanic C. driver D. pilot 13. Are you looking forward _________abroad on your vacation? A. to go B. going C. to going D. you go 14. Only in the last few years _________to use home computers. A. have begun people B. have people begun C. when people began D. people have begun 15. It’s an interesting film. I _________it three times. A. saw B. had seen C. have already seen D. was to see 16. Can’t we do something about the situation? - Something _________right now. A. is doing B. is done C. is being done D. has been doing 17. _________it was a formal dinner party, James wore his blue jeans. A. Since B. Even though C. Despite D. Therefore 18. _________taking me downtown on your way to work this morning? A. Would you mind B. Can you C. Why don’t you D. Could you please 19. _________to fly if they had feathers instead of hair? A. Should people able B. Were people able C. Will people able D. Would people be able 20. I wish you _________making that noise. It’s bothering me. A. stop B. can stop C. would stop D. will stop Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correction. 21. Manufacturers are now producing such many inexpensive computers that many people can afford to buy one for their home. A B C D 22. Not until the early 1900s women were allowed to vote in the United States. A B C D 23. I like lying on the beach. Therefore, I always spend my holiday to sunbathe. A B C D 24. Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is knowing as the ‘Ring of Fire’. A B C D Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_022 25. Don’t forget to come here in time, do you? A B C D Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in the following passage. By using computers people can do things faster (26)_______by using other means. Computers can do any calculations (27)_______than a skilled mathematician. Because a computer is programmed properly, it can work accurately. When we look back the history of computer scientifically we can see the great differences (28)_______the old computers and the modern ones. The old computers work much slower than the modern ones. We can use the new generation of computers conveniently because of their small size and many applied programs (29)_______are widely used all over the world. We can get any sorts of information (30)_______the Internet. These are the reasons why computers appear not only at offices but also at homes. 26. A. as B. than C. more D. less 27. A. more rapid B. rapidly C. more rapidly D. as rapidly 28. A. on B. to C. between D. from 29. A. which B. who C. where D. when 30. A. into B. from C. of D. to Read the passage and then decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Last summer Nga decided to do a two-week course in England, because she wanted to improve her English. On her first day at the language school, they gave her a test, and the teacher told her, "We'll put you in the top class." She was very pleased to hear that, and she proudly told all her friends at home: "I'm one of the best students!" But soon she was surprised to find how difficult the class was. She also felt very homesick. "It's hard to adapt to life in another country!" she thought. At the end of two weeks, her English was much better, but she was happy to return home! 31. What did Nga decide to do last summer? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 32. How long did the course last? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 33. Why did she decide to do so? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 34. Did she feel homesick? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 35. How was her English at the end of two weeks? ___________________________________________________________________________________ Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in the meaning to the root ones. 36. It’s two years since we met our old friends.  We________________________________________________________________________________ 37. It’s raining, so we can’t go out for a walk.  If _________________________________________________________________________________ 38. She took care of her little sister yesterday.  Her________________________________________________________________________________ 39. “Did you meet Liz at the station this morning?” Lan asked Ba.  Lan asked Ba_______________________________________________________________________ 40. The book was interesting to most children.  Most children _______________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_022 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. seat B. read C. wear D. meal 2. A. Christmas B. machine C. mechanic D. scholarship 3. A. needed B. worked C. stopped D. watched Choose the word that has different stress pattern. 4. A. earthquake B. energy C. experience D. exercise 5. A. throughout B. volcanic C. unpleasant D. fashionable Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank in each sentence. 6. He had lived _________that farm all his life. A. in B. at C. on D. with 7. Look_________! There’s a big hole in front of you. A. at B. out C. on D. down 8. Hurricane Andrew swept through southern Florida _________August 1992. A. in B. on C. since D. from 9. He was quietly proud _________his literary achievements. A. on B. of C. at D. in 10. The report _________that thousands of people had seen UFOs. A. warned B. suggested C. claimed D. blamed 11. These children, _________parents work late, are taken home by bus. A. their B. that C. whom D. whose 12. You should have a _________check your motorcycle regularly. A. plumber B. mechanic C. driver D. pilot 13. Are you looking forward _________abroad on your vacation? A. to go B. going C. to going D. you go 14. Only in the last few years _________to use home computers. A. have begun people B. have people begun C. when people began D. people have begun 15. It’s an interesting film. I _________it three times. A. saw B. had seen C. have already seen D. was to see 16. Can’t we do something about the situation? - Something _________right now. A. is doing B. is done C. is being done D. has been doing 17. _________it was a formal dinner party, James wore his blue jeans. A. Since B. Even though C. Despite D. Therefore 18. _________taking me downtown on your way to work this morning? A. Would you mind B. Can you C. Why don’t you D. Could you please 19. _________to fly if they had feathers instead of hair? A. Should people able B. Were people able C. Will people able D. Would people be able 20. I wish you _________making that noise. It’s bothering me. A. stop B. can stop C. would stop D. will stop Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correction. 21. Manufacturers are now producing such many inexpensive computers that many people can afford to buy one for their home. A B C D 22. Not until the early 1900s women were allowed to vote in the United States. [were women] A B C D 23. I like lying on the beach. Therefore, I always spend my holiday to sunbathe. A B C D 24. Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is knowing as the ‘Ring of Fire’. Page 3 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_022 A B C D 25. Don’t forget to come here in time, do you? A B C D Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. 26. Solid fuel would be more __________________. (economy) economical 27. Cinema is a medium of mass __________________. (entertain). entertainment 28. The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is __________________. (pollute) polluted 29. We find advertising on the radio very __________________. (effect). effective 30. Naturally, I was very eager to make a good first __________________. (impress). impression Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in the following passage. By using computers people can do things faster (31)_______by using other means. Computers can do any calculations (32)_______than a skilled mathematician. (33)_______a computer is programmed properly, it can (34)_______accurately. When we look back the history of computer (35)_______, we can see the great differences (36)_______the old computers and the modern ones. The old computers work (37)_______slower than the modern ones. We can use the new generation of computers conveniently because of their small size and many applied programs (38)_______are widely used all over the world. We can get any sorts of information (39)_______the Internet. These are the reasons why computers (40)_______not only at offices but also at homes. 31. A. as B. than C. more D. less 32. A. more rapid B. rapidly C. more rapidly D. as rapidly 33. A. Although B. After C. Because D. If 34. A. work B. take C. make D. run 35. A. science B. scientific C. scientifical D. scientifically 36. A. on B. to C. between D. from 37. A. more B. less C. most D. much 38. A. which B. who C. where D. when 39. A. into B. from C. of D. to 40. A. use B. perform C. appear D. treat Read the passage and then decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Would you like a robot in your house? It is now generally accepted that in the future robots will take over many our tasks especially jobs of a repetitive nature. But it’s doubtful if robots will ever be able to do any of the more creative types of work - or indeed if people would want them to. In the home, robots would probably be used to do the cleaning table-laying scrubbing and washing up, but it’s considered unlikely so far that they’ll be used to do the cooking - at least not in the near future. Robots in the home might not be creative enough to do the cooking, plan the meals, and so on. They would be used as slaves, thereby freeing people to do more of the things they wants. FACTS TRUE FALSE 41. It is thought that robots will be able to do the same jobs every day.  42. It is certain that robots will be able to help us with creative tasks.  43. In the near future, robots will be used to do things such as cooking.  44. Robots will help us do some of the housework such as washing dishes.  45. Robots would be able to do more than people want  Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in the meaning to the root ones. 46. It’s nearly two years since we left high school.  We have left high school for nearly two years.________________________________________________ 47. It’s raining, so we can’t get to the birthday party in time.  If it weren’t raining, we could get to the birthday party in time.__________________________________ Page 4 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_022 48. They have built a new local library near my school.  A new local library has been built near my school.____________________________________________ 49. Did you meet Liz at the station this morning?  Lan asked Ba if he had met Liz at the station that morning._____________________________________ 50. The book was interesting to most children.  Most children are interested in the book.____________________________________________________ THE END Page 5 THE SECOND SEMESTER . times. A. saw B. had seen C. have already seen D. was to see 16. Can’t we do something about the situation? - Something _________right now. A. is doing B. is done C. is being done D. has been. times. A. saw B. had seen C. have already seen D. was to see 16. Can’t we do something about the situation? - Something _________right now. A. is doing B. is done C. is being done D. has been. Since B. Even though C. Despite D. Therefore 18. _________taking me downtown on your way to work this morning? A. Would you mind B. Can you C. Why don’t you D. Could you please 19. _________to