Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_035 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. nice B. drive C. live D. advice 2. A. planted B. worked C. wanted D. needed 3. A. take B. car C. late D. make 4. A. beach B. clean C. instead D. leave 5. A. hello B. hour C. him D. house Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. 6. He thinks it's time we ___________ away with the monarchy. A. did B. do C. have done D. will do 7. I’ve known him ___________ I left college. A. until B. during C. since D. when 8. ___________ playing professional basketball, she also enjoys tennis. A. Moreover B. Besides C. Addition D. Together 9. ___________ from Bill, all the students said they would go. A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate 10. John's flat, ___________ is in the same block as mine, is much larger. A. which B. whom C. that D. who 11. Did you have your photograph ___________ last Sunday? A. take B. took C. taking D. taken 12. The film was so ___________ that I felt ___________ and sleepy during the show. A. bored / boring B. boring / boring C. boring / bored D. bored / bored 13. What ___________ you do if you ___________ a king? A. will / are B. would / were C. would / had been D. would have / are 14. Your mother never goes on holiday by car, ___________? A. never she B. doesn't she C. does she D. does your mother 15. She said she ___________ her grandmother the following day. A. visited B. visit C. will visit D. would visit 16. It is ___________ to watch the cartoon films. A. uninteresting B. interested C. interestingly D. interesting 17. Mary was really ___________ by the beauty of Hanoi. A. impress B. impression C. impressive D. impressed 18. They suggest ___________ off all the lights before leaving the room. A. turn B. turning C. to turn D. turned 19. She lives with her parents ___________ Ho Chi Minh City. A. in B. on C. at D. for 20. Nam ___________ go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside. A. was used to B. is used to C. got used to D. used to 21. He failed the final exam ___________ his laziness. A. because B. because C. so D. if 22. I wish I ___________ a bird to fly from place to place. A. can be B. were C. would D. can 23. Hoa will ___________ her younger brother when her parents are away from home. A. look after B. look at C. look forward to D. look up 24. They decided ___________ that house last week. A. buy B. bought C. buying D. to buy 25. She would come to visit you if she ___________ your new address. A. have B. had C. has D. having 26. He is good at English, ___________? A. is he B. isn’t he C. wasn’t he D. doesn’t he 27. The man ___________ is standing over there is our new English teacher. A. whose B. whom C. which D. who 28. She worked hard, ___________ she passed the exam easily. A. so B. because C. if D. although Page 1 Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_035 29. Mr. Quang arrived home ___________ 10 p.m. last night. A. on B. in C. at D. for 30. Earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes and floods are all ___________. A. natural resources B. natural materials C. natural disasters D. natural causes Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 31. Are you interested about learning English? A B C D 32. They are looking forward to see her again. A B C D 33. Mr. Nam said that he would visit Singapore next year. A B C D 34. The car was such expensive that he couldn’t buy it. A B C D 35. The children are playing happy in the yard now. A B C D Supply the correct form of the word in brackets. 36. According to Sandra, the Internet is a wonderful ________________ of modern life.(INVENT) 37. The air in big cities is ________________ (POLLUTE). 38. Mr. Thanh is a ________________ driver. He never causes the accident.(CARE) 39. ________________, in Vietnam men used to wear ao dai. (TRADITIONAL) 40. This band consists of seven singers and two ________________.(MUSIC) Read the passage, then answer the following questions. Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Vietnam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning, the young members of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives. 41. When is Tet holiday celebrated in Vietnam? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 42. Do they make Banh Chung one or two days before the festival? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 43. What do they do on the New Year’s Eve? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 44. Who receives lucky money? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 45. Do they visit their neighbors, friends and relatives on the New Year morning? ___________________________________________________________________________________ Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. 46. It takes Nam two hours to do his homework every day. Nam spends _________________________________________________________________________ 47. I’m sorry I can’t swim.  I wish _____________________________________________________________________________ 48. In spite of the bad weather, he went on a picnic.  Although the weather _________________________________________________________________ 49. He has collected these stamps for two years.  These stamps _______________________________________________________________________ 50. “I am a student.” said Nam.  Nam said __________________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 . (POLLUTE). 38. Mr. Thanh is a ________________ driver. He never causes the accident.(CARE) 39. ________________, in Vietnam men used to wear ao dai. (TRADITIONAL) 40. This band consists of. ___________ from Bill, all the students said they would go. A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate 10. John's flat, ___________ is in the same block as mine, is much larger. A. which B. whom. although Page 1 Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_035 29. Mr. Quang arrived home ___________ 10 p.m. last night. A. on B. in C. at D. for 30. Earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes and floods are