Secondary school entrance exam_009

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from that of the others. 
A. accepted	B. wanted	C. founded	D. discovered
A. possible 	B. respond	C. reply	D. experienced
A. Monday	B. opinion 	C. purpose	D. control
A. laughs 	B. helps 	C. likes	D. weighs
A. use 	B. study	C. adult 	D. publish 
Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. 
Whenever we have new words, we use an English-Vietnamese dictionary to_________.
	A. look at them	B. look them up	C. look after them	D. look for them
America _________by Christopher Columbus in 1492, wasn’t it?
	A. discovered	B. was discovered	C. founded	D. was founded
Thanks _________him, we could finally solve the problem.
	A. for	B. to	C. about 	D. in
Good ideas are often _________accepted, aren’t they?
	A. wide	B. widely 	C. large	D. high
If you agree to join the forum, please _________these questions and post them as soon as possible. 
	A. answer	B. respond	C. reply	D. ask 
The internet is a _________of information. You can get knowledge in different fields from it. 
	A. source 	B. benefit 	C. risk	D. resources
I can’t _________this computer because I don’t know the password.
	A. accept 	B. access	C. wander	D. chat
This TV program has attracted lots of _________recently.
	A. watchers	B. viewers 	C. seers	D. listeners
You and I used to study at Thang Long Primary School, _________?
 	A. don’t we	B. did you	C. didn’t we	D. didn’t you
In the end, I am right, _________?
	A. am I	B. am not I	C. are I	D. aren’t I
The Internet is one of the most wonderful _________of our modern life.
 	A. inventors	B. inventions 	C. inventing 	D. invent
The Internet is a means of _________, education, doing business …
	A. communicate	B. communicator	C. communication	D. communicative
He spends most of his time chatting _________the Internet.
	A. on	B. with	C. in	D. through
People use the Internet _________many purposes.
	A. for	B. with	C. about	D. of
If you want to attend the course, you must pass the _________examination. 	
	A. written	B. write 	C. writing 	D. writer
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Getting to the countryside is an interested journey.
	A	 B	C	D
Peter is trying to study hardly to prepare for the exam.
	A	B	C	D
Let me congratulate you for your success.
	A	B	 C	D
Energy-saved bulbs should be used to save electricity.
	A	B	C	D
Tom suggested staying at home and play chess instead.
	A	B	C	D
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable or phrase.
Nowadays lots of people drive to large supermarket to (26)______ their shopping. These supermarkets have car-parks, so you can buy several (27)______ of shopping. You can fill your trolley, and (28)______ put it to your car. Some people prefer to go to local shops. These small shops are usually (29)______ than supermarkets. Some towns have an open air market in the center, (30)______ you can buy fruit and vegetables, but you have to carry your shopping home.
A. make	B. take	C. have	D. do
A. shops	B. bags	C. pockets	D. customers
A. then	B. first	C. second	D. after
A. cheaper	B. cheap	C. expensive	D. most expensive
A. which 	B. who	C. where	D. whom
Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
 Have you ever visited London, one of the most famous cities in the world? London is divided into three parts, The City, the West End and the East End. The City is Britain’s commercial and banking center. The West End is the part where rich people live. The East End is the part where poor people live.
Lenin visited London before the Great October Socialist Revolution. He often came to work at the British museum. He gathered material for his works. Lenin studied the life of the British workers and British labour movement. He attended meetings and gatherings. He spent much time in learning English in order to master it. Lenin liked to walk around the city to learn more about the British capital. He called London the city of striking contrasts. 
How many parts is London divided into?
Where do the rich people live?
Where do the poor people live?
When did Lenin visit London?
What did he spend time doing?
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
 “Who are you looking for, Lan?” said Nam. (use reported speech)
He’s too fat because he never takes everyday exercises. (use conditional clause type 2)
It often rains a lot in the summer. (use I wish)
When did you start learning English? (change into present perfect tense with How long)
Many foreign teachers have taught English here for ten years. (change into passive)
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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from that of the others. 
A. accepted	B. wanted	C. founded	D. discovered
A. possible 	B. respond	C. reply	D. experienced
A. purpose	B. opinion 	C. Monday	D. control
A. laughs 	B. helps 	C. likes	D. weighs
A. use 	B. study	C. adult 	D. publish 
Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. 
Whenever we have new words, we use an English-Vietnamese dictionary to_________.
	A. look at them	B. look them up	C. look after them	D. look for them
America _________by Christopher Columbus in 1492, wasn’t it?
	A. discovered	B. was discovered	C. founded	D. was founded
Thanks _________him, we could finally solve the problem.
	A. for	B. to	C. about 	D. in
Good ideas are often _________accepted, aren’t they?
	A. wide	B. widely 	C. large	D. high
If you agree to join the forum, Please _________these questions and post them as soon as possible. 
	A. answer	B. respond	C. reply	D. ask 
The internet is a _________of information. You can get knowledge in different fields from it. 
	A. source 	B. benefit 	C. risk	D. resources
I can’t _________this computer because I don’t know the password.
	A. accept 	B. access	C. wander	D. chat
This TV program has attracted lots of _________recently.
	A. watchers	B. viewers 	C. seers	D. listeners
You and I used to study at Thang Long Primary School, _________?
 	A. don’t we	B. did you	C. didn’t we	D. didn’t you
In the end, I am right, _________?
	A. am I	B. am not I	C. are I	D. aren’t I
The Internet is one of the most wonderful _________of our modern life.
 	A. inventors	B. inventions 	C. inventing 	D. invent
The Internet is a means of _________, education, doing business …
	A. communicate	B. communicator	C. communication	D. communicative
He spends most of his time chatting _________the Internet.
	A. on	B. with	C. in	D. through
People use the Internet _________many purposes.
	A. for	B. with	C. about	D. of
If you want to attend the course, you must pass the _________examination. 	
	A. written	B. write 	C. writing 	D. writer
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Getting to the countryside is an interested journey. [interesting]
	A	 B	C	D
Peter is trying to study hardly to prepare for the exam. [hard]
	A	B	C	D
Let me congratulate you for your success. [on]
	A	B	 C	D
Energy-saved bulbs should be used to save electricity. [Energy-saving]
	A	B	C	D
Tom suggested staying at home and play chess instead. [playing]
	A	B	C	D
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable or phrase.
Nowadays lots of people drive to large supermarket to (26)______ their shopping. These supermarkets have car-parks, so you can buy several (27)______ of shopping. You can fill your trolley, and (28)______ put it to your car. Some people prefer to go to local shops. These small shops are usually (29)______ than supermarkets. Some towns have an open air market in the center, (30)______ you can buy fruit and vegetables, but you have to carry your shopping home.
A. make	B. take	C. have	D. do
A. shops	B. bags	C. pockets	D. customers
A. then	B. first	C. second	D. after
A. cheaper	B. cheap	C. expensive	D. most expensive
A. which 	B. who	C. where	D. whom
Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
 Have you ever visited London, one of the most famous cities in the world? London is divided into three parts, The City, the West End and the East End. The City is Britain’s commercial and banking center. The West End is the part where rich people live. The East End is the part where poor people live.
Lenin visited London before the Great October Socialist Revolution. He often came to work at the British museum. He gathered material for his works. Lenin studied the life of the British workers and British labour movement. He attended meetings and gatherings. He spent much time in learning English in order to master it. Lenin liked to walk around the city to learn more about the British capital. He called London the city of striking contrasts. 
How many parts is London divided into?
It is divided into three parts.	
Where do the rich people live?
 They live in The West End.	
Where do the poor people live?
 They live in The East End.	
When did Lenin visit London?
 He visited London before the Great October Socialist Revolution.	
What did he spend time doing?
 He spent time learning English.	
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
 “Who are you looking for, Lan?”, said Nam. (use reported speech)
Nam asked Lan who she was looking for.	
He’s too fat because he never takes everyday exercises. (use conditional clause type 2)
If he took everyday exercises, he wouldn’t be too fat.	
It often rains a lot in the summer. (use I wish)
I wish it didn’t rain a lot in the summer.	
When did you start learning English? (change into present perfect tense with How long)
 How long have you learnt English?	
Many foreign teachers have taught English here for ten years. (change into passive)
 English have been taught here by many foreign teachers for ten years.	
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