Secondary school entrance exam_011

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
A. fine	B. inch	C. twins	D. since	
A. why	B. quickly	C. reply	D. try	
A. sugar	B. sale	C. sight	D. sourceChoose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
A. compulsory	B. population	C. occasionally	D. immediate
A. center	B. institute	C. attend	D. everything
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
If you want to attend the course, you _____________ the coming written examination.
	A. can pass	B. will pass	C. passed	D. must pass
We won’t go out____________ it stops raining.
	A. if	B. if not	C. unless	D. when
She is the woman______________ I wrote.
	A. to whom	B. whom to	C. whom	D. whose
The house___________________ five months ago.
	A. has completed	B. completed	C. was completed	D. has been completed
She looks _______________ my mother.
	A. like	B. as	C. so 	D. for
_______________ did aunt Maryam come? – By train
	A. When	B. How	C. Why 	D. Where
_______________ ! The water here is very deep.
	A. Be careful	B. Take advice	C. Foresight	D. Care
Is there anything good on ______________ the cinema tonight?
	A. with	B. in	C. into	D. at
He turned off the light___________________ waste electricity.
	A. not	B. without	C. so that not	D. so as not to
You are going to the party, _______________?
	A. aren’t you	B. do you	C. will you	D. won’t you
If you want to ________________ your English, we can help you.
	A. improve	B. attend	C. take	D. give
He is a strict _______________________.
	A. exam	B. examine	C. examiner	D. examination
This school has an excellent____________________.
	A. repute	B. reputation	C. reputed	D. reputable
She said that she_________________ learning English with you.
	A. like	B. liked	C. liking	D. to like
She asked me where I ______________________ from.
	A. came	B. come	C. to come	D. coming
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren’t they?
	A	 B	 C	D
I’d like going out for dinner, but I don’t feel like eating out tonight.
	 A	 B	 C	 D
Lan wishes that she can go to Singapore to visit her pen pal.
	 A	 B	 C	 D
My brother didn’t wear that uniform since he left school.
	 A	 B	C	D
Nam asked Mai what can he do to help her.
	 A	 B	 C	 D
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Kevin teaches (26) ____ at a high school. He enjoys his teaching very much, and he always feels very self-confident and proud when he is standing on the teaching platform. Some of his ex-classmates have just offered him a chance (27) _____ them in a new company to produce computer software for businesses. Everyone thinks that it (28) ____ very well. Kevin will probably earn more money than he does at the high school. The new company is (29) ____, and the money may be good in deed. (30) ____, Kevin can hardly quit his teaching job! He loves it.
A. mathematics	B. mathematic	C. mathematical	D. mathematician
A. joining	B. join	C. joins	D. to join
A. was done	B. does	C. did	D. will do
A. excited	B. exciting	C. excitedly	D. excitement
A. However	B. Therefore	C. Furthermore	D. Consequently
Read the following passage and answer the following questions.
Nicola Peat left school at eighteen, went to college and then work at a local airport. After nine months, she went to work for Saudi Arabian Airlines and then she joined British Airways as an air-hostess. Four years later, she got her present job as manager.
This is what she told us about her job: 
“My office is at Heathrow Airport, but I spend 60% of my time in the air, I teach air-hostesses and help them with any problems. I also go to lots of meetings. My hours are usually from 8 am to 9 pm. At work, the first thing I do is to check plane time on my computer and then I speak with some air-hostesses…”
When did she leave school?
When did she get her present job as a manager?
Where is her office?
Who did she teach and help?
What is the first thing she does at work?
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
“Do you know Lan’s address?” he asked me. (use reported speech)
They have decorated and cleaned their house for over a week. (change into passive)
Unless we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected. (use conditional sentence type 1)
The film was very amusing, so no one could stop laughing. (use such…that…)
I have seen them since last week. (make question for the underlined part)
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ANSWER KEYS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
A. fine	B. inch	C. twins	D. since	
A. why	B. quickly	C. reply	D. try	
A. sugar	B. sale	C. sight	D. sourceChoose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
A. compulsory	B. population	C. occasionally	D. immediate
A. center	B. institute	C. attend	D. everything
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
If you want to attend the course, you _____________ the coming written examination.
	A. can pass	B. will pass	C. passed	D. must pass
We won’t go out____________ it stops raining.
	A. if	B. if not	C. unless	D. when
She is the woman______________ I wrote.
	A. to whom	B. whom to	C. whom	D. whose
The house___________________ five months ago.
	A. has completed	B. completed	C. was completed	D. has been completed
She looks _______________ my mother.
	A. like	B. as	C. so 	D. for
_______________ did aunt Maryam come? – By train
	A. When	B. How	C. Why 	D. Where
_______________ ! The water here is very deep.
	A. Be careful	B. Take advice	C. Foresight	D. Care
Is there anything good on ______________ the cinema tonight?
	A. with	B. in	C. into	D. at
He turned off the light___________________ waste electricity.
	A. not	B. without	C. so that not	D. so as not to
You are going to the party, _______________?
	A. aren’t you	B. do you	C. will you	D. won’t you
If you want to ________________ your English, we can help you.
	A. improve	B. attend	C. take	D. give
He is a strict _______________________.
	A. exam	B. examine	C. examiner	D. examination
This school has an excellent____________________.
	A. repute	B. reputation	C. reputed	D. reputable
She said that she_________________ learning English with you.
	A. like	B. liked	C. liking	D. to like
She asked me where I ______________________ from.
	A. came	B. come	C. to come	D. coming
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren’t they?
	A	 B	 C	D
I’d like going out for dinner, but I don’t feel like eating out tonight.
	 A	 B	 C	 D
Lan wishes that she can go to Singapore to visit her pen pal.
	 A	 B	 C	 D
My brother didn’t wear that uniform since he left school.
	 A	 B	C	D
Nam asked Mai what can he do to help her.
	 A	 B	 C	 D
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Kevin teaches (17) ____ at a high school. He enjoys his teaching very much, and he always feels very self-confident and proud when he is standing on the teaching platform. Some of his ex-classmates have just offered him a chance (19) _____ them in a new company to produce computer software for businesses. Everyone thinks that it (21) ____ very well. Kevin will probably earn more money than he does at the high school. The new company is (23) ____, and the money may be good in deed. (24) ____, Kevin can hardly quit his teaching job! He loves it.
A. mathematics	B. mathematic	C. mathematical	D. mathematician
A. joining	B. join	C. joins	D. to join
A. was done	B. does	C. did	D. will do
A. excited	B. exciting	C. excitedly	D. excitement
A. However	B. Therefore	C. Furthermore	D. Consequently
Read the following passage and answer the following questions.
Nicola Pete left school at eighteen, went to college and then work at a local airport. After nine months, she went to work for Saudi Arabian Airlines and then she joined British Airways as an air-hostess. Four years later, she got her present job as manager.
This is what she told us about her job: 
“My office is at Heathrow Airport, but I spend 60% of my time in the air, I teach air-hostesses and help them with any problems. I also go to lots of meetings. My hours are usually from 8 am to 9 pm. At work, the first thing I do is to check plane time on my computer and then I speak with some air-hostesses……”
When did she leave school?
She left school at eighteen	
When did she get her present as manager?
She got her present job as manager four years later.	
Where is her office?
Her office is at Heathrow Airport	
Who does she teach and help?
She teaches and helps air-hostesses.	
What is the first thing she does at work?
The first thing she does is to check plane time on her computer.	
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
“Do you know Lan’s address?” he asked me. (use reported speech)
He asked me if/whether I knew Lan’s address.	
They have decorated and cleaned their house for over a week. (change into passive)
Their house have been decorated and cleaned for over a week.	
Unless we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected. (use conditional sentence type 1)
If we don’t protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.	
The film was very amusing, so no one could stop laughing. (use such…that…)
It was such an amusing film that no one could stop laughing.	
I have seen them since last week. (make question for the underlined part)
How long have you seen them?	
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