Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_026 Choose the word that has different stress pattern. 1. A. expensive B. dormitory C. agreement D. vacation 2. A. reputation B. difficult C. possible D. excellent 3. A. plumber B. teacher C. engineer D. poetry Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank in each sentence. 4. The program was so _________that half of them fell asleep. A. boring B. bore C. bored D. boredom 5. Last night, I was watching TV _________my mother was cooking in the kitchen. A. during B. as soon as C. when D. while 6. The bridge _________since last year. A. was built B. is built C. has been built D. will be built 7. If a disaster _________in an area, people from the other areas will offer their help. A. happen B. happened C. is happened D. happens 8. They _________in that company for nearly five years. A. work B. have worked C. worked D. are working 9. She likes watching the stars ________night, but she hates watching the sun ________ noon. A. at/at B. on/at C. at/in D. in/at 10. Her father suggests that she _________a trip to the countryside on her holidays. A. should take B. take C. taking D. A&B 11. He loves his parents a lot and always wants them to be _________. A. happily B. happiness C. happy D. happiest 12. He’s rarely gone to school at night, _________? A. has he B. is he C. hasn’t he D. isn’t he 13. Islam is the country’s official _________in Malaysia, isn’t it? A. region B. currency C. religion D. capital 14. She can’t get into the house because she is _________the lost key. A. looking up B. looking for C. looking after D. looking at 15. John: Shall we go out to get a birthday gift for Mary? Peter: ___________________. A. It’s a great idea B. Happy Birthday C. Yes, please do D. Are you sure? 16. Lan is very tired. _________, she has to finish her work before going to bed. A. Moreover B. Although C. However D. Therefore 17. Let’s meet Linda, _________comes from England, shall we? A. whom B. that C. which D. who 18. - “Where is Nam now?” - I’m not sure. “He _________be in the school library or in the schoolyard.” A. may B. should C. will D. ought Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correction. 19. We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some questions on it. A B C D 20. The news about some recent disasters have been shown on TV. A B C D Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_026 Read the following passage and fill in each gap with a suitable words. what crowded shelter with glad strangely gathered scared shining happily around playing It was a beautiful day. The sun was (21)_________, the sky was blue, and the weather was perfect. Lan was outside (22)_________with her dog, Skippy. All of a sudden, the dog began behaving (23)__________. She kept running (24)_____________ in circles. Lan ran home with the dog to tell her mother (25)_________Skippy was doing. Lan's mother, Mrs. Quyen, told Lan that she heard on TV that there was a typhoon coming. Mrs. Quyen (26)___________ her family and told them to find (27)_________ in the home. Suddenly, the sky became very dark. The storm came (28)__________ strong winds and heavy rain. Mrs. Quyen and her family were (29)____________. But soon the storm finished and everyone was (30)___________. What a clever dog Skippy is! She saved Lan from being caught in the typhoon. Use the given words to make sentences. 31. They / enjoy/ watch action films. ___________________________________________________________________________ 32. Christmas Day/ people / receive/ greeting cards/ friends. ___________________________________________________________________________ 33. Do you mind/ turn on/ light? ___________________________________________________________________________ 34. Nam/ love/ play/ games. ___________________________________________________________________________ Rewrite these sentences as directed. 35. She doesn’t have time to revise the lesson.  She wishes_________________________________________________________________ 36. Ha Noi will be partially cloudy. It is the capital city of Vietnam.  Ha Noi,___________________________________________________________________ 37. They have just produced a new kind of plants.  A new kind of plants _________________________________________________________ 38. “What will you do to help your mother?” they asked him.  They asked _________________________________________________________________ 39. They started playing tennis in 2003.  They have__________________________________________________________________ 40. If she had time, she would visit her friends.  She won’t__________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE SECOND SEMESTER . ________night, but she hates watching the sun ________ noon. A. at/at B. on/at C. at/in D. in/at 10. Her father suggests that she _________a trip to the countryside on her holidays. A. should. the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correction. 19. We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some questions on it. A B C D 20. The news about some