Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_025 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 1. A. flow B. now C. low D. mow 2. A. teach B. heat C. bread D. mean 3. A. hobby B. honest C. hedge D. hamburger 4. A. father B. both C. think D. thing 5. A. sit B. hit C. fit D. bite Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. 6. Mr. Wilson _________in this school since last year. A. has taught B. is teaching C. teaches D. taught 7. -“Would you like to have dinner with me?” -“_________ ” A. Yes, thanks. B. Yes, so do I. C. Yes, I’d love to. D. Yes, it is. 8. When we heard the good news, we were _________. A. delight B. delightful C. delighting D. delighted 9. Because he’s away on business, nobody’s _________his sick mother. A. looking after B. looking for C. looking at D. looking like 10. Tony and I are waiting up here, but Sandra has _________gone. A. yet B. already C. still D. once 11. They explained that she couldn't take the course, _________? A. didn’t she B. couldn't she C. did she D. could she 12. “That’s a beautiful drawing.” - “_________ ” A. Well done! B. It’s nice of you! C. It’s very kind of you to say so! D. Congratulations! 13. We were told to put it at a place where it was usually _________. A. belonged B. stored C. had D. fit 14. _________Daisy didn’t like to swim, she played on the beach with her sister. A. However B. After C. Since D. Although 15. What's in this book? Look at the _________page. A. contents B. content C. contents' D. content's 16. Dessert is any sweet food eaten at _________end of a meal. A. an B. the C. ф D. a 17. They are talking about the child _________parents died in a car crash. A. who B. which C. whom D. whose 18. If I go _________a diet, I may be able to lose weight. A. for B. on C. in D. with 19. If you borrow something from someone, make sure you give _________. A. it back to them B. it to them back C. them back to it D. back it to them 20. During the festival, the streets were _________with people from all over the world. A. full B. crowded C. familiar D. heavy 21. Could you ask those _________outside to make less noise? A. waited B. waiting C. to wait D. wait 22. Players may not leave the area without permission _________the game is being played. A. despite B. much as C. during D. while 23. I wish I _________a lot of friends here. A. know B. were knowing C. have known D. knew 24. Experiments on animals _________. A. should to stop B. should stopping C. should be stopped D. should stop Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_025 25. We are looking forward to _________on a tour around the city. A. going B. have gone C. go D. be going Choose the words or phrases that needs correction. 26. Things will be better if I will get a job and earn some money so I don't have to live with my parents. A B C D 27. Could you tell me how far it is to the nearest station, please? A B C D 28. Mr. Thanh never drinks coffee in the morning, doesn’t he? A B C D 29. We have already washed all the dinner dishes, so you mustn't clean them tonight. A B C D 30. We helped him find a few information about Bermuda but he knew most of it already. A B C D Read the passage and then answer the questions that follow. Pollution is the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dangerously dirty and not suitable for people to use. For example: Air pollution is where there are gases in the air that is harmful; these gases come from object or buildings like harmful smoke from factories, vehicles, automobiles. (cars, trucks, planes, boats) and many more. Light pollution is unwanted light, such as the light of cities, street lights, and others makes it hard to see the stars. Noise pollution is unwanted noise, such as the sound of cars in a city, loud boats/ship, airplanes, and trains. Water pollution is where there are things in the water that are harmful such as crude oil spilled from a shipwrecked tanker, smoke, poison, air pollution, and a lot other things that are not human/plant/animal remains. 31. According to the passage, how many kinds of pollution are there? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 32. What is harmful smoke from factories called? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 33. What is light pollution? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 34. What is the sound of cars called? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 35. What is crude oil spilled from a shipwrecked tanker called? ___________________________________________________________________________________ Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences. 36. Peter failed the exam because he was lazy.  Because of_________________________________________________________________________ 37. Please don’t play your music loudly.  Would you mind____________________________________________________________________ 38. Lan often stayed up late when she was young.  Lan used to_________________________________________________________________________ 39. “Do you know my teacher’s telephone number, Lan?” said Minh.  Minh asked_________________________________________________________________________ 40. All of the buildings in this town aren’t as high as yours.  Your building_______________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE SECOND SEMESTER . hamburger 4. A. father B. both C. think D. thing 5. A. sit B. hit C. fit D. bite Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. 6. Mr. Wilson _________in this school since last year. A pollution is where there are things in the water that are harmful such as crude oil spilled from a shipwrecked tanker, smoke, poison, air pollution, and a lot other things that are not human/plant/animal remains. 31 played on the beach with her sister. A. However B. After C. Since D. Although 15. What's in this book? Look at the _________page. A. contents B. content C. contents' D. content's 16.