Secondary school entrance exam_2009_040

I/ MULTIPLE CHOICE: (5.5 pts) 
They enjoy ________ soccer after school.
	A. play	B. playing	C. to play	D. played
They used to ________ to the countryside last year.
	A. travel	B. to travel	C. traveled	D. traveling
We suggest ________ money for the poor people in our neighborhood.
	A. to save	B. save 	C. saved	D. saving
The baby laughed ________ when her mother told her a funny story.
	A. happy	B. happily	C. happiness	D. happiest
Lyne seldom speaks French and German, ________ she?
	A. doesn’t	B. is	C. isn’t	D. does 
There is too much traffic. ________, the air is polluted.
	A. But	B. Therefore	C. Although	D. Since 
If we ________ in the next five minutes, we’ll be late for the train.
	A. don’t leave	B. didn’t leave	C. wouldn’t leave	D. won’t leave
He ________ in this factory for three years.
	A. worked	B. works	C. has worked	D. is working
She wishes she ________ French well.
	A. learnt	B. can learn	C. learns	D. will learn
Jeans ________ all over the world.
	A. will sell	B. are sold	C. is selling	D. sell
I can’t go to the beach ________ it’s raining heavily.
	A. because	B. so	C. but	D. although
On Tuesday morning, there is a meeting ________ 8.00 and 10.30.
	A. at	B. on	C. between	D. to
Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
	A. village	B. picnic	C. river	D. shrine 
The ________ of video games become rich.
	A. players	B. inventors	C. builders	D. workers
Which word has different stress partern?
	A. natural	B. dangerous	C. furniture	D. typhoon
Why don’t you ________ your study at university?
	A. go to	B. go on	C. go off	D. go down
Which one does not belong to the group?
	A. wardrobe	B. cupboard	C. armchair	D. fridge
It may be an evening star or it________ be a spacecraft.
	A. should	B. could	C. must	D. might
Nguyen Dinh Chieu, who lived in Ben Tre, was a patriotic ________.
	A. poem	B. poet	C. musician	D. designer
A: “Why don’t we get a plumber to check the water pipes?” 
	– B: ________________
	A. That’s a good idea.	B. No, we don’t.
	C. Yes, we do.	D. Thank you.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Auld Lang Syne is a song whose is sung on New Year’s Eve.
	 A 	B 	C 	D
In 1995, a huge earthquake has struck the city of Kobe in Japan.
	 A 	B 	C 	D
II/ READING COMPREHENSION: (2 pts) 
	 present 	celebrated 	prepare 	late 	wear
	 from	 sticky	meet 	known 	dinner 
Vietnamese’s New Year is (23)_______according to the Lunar calendar. It is officially (24)______ as the Lunar New Year or Tet. It occurs in (25)_______ January or early February. The exact date changes (26)_______ year to year. Vietnamese people usually (27)_______ for Tet holiday several weeks beforehand. They clean and decorate their homes, cook special food such as (28)_______ rice cakes, and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for the reunion (29)______ in which many different kinds of dishes are served. At Tet, people usually (30)_______ their new clothes, give one another the Tet season’s greetings, and pay mutual visits. 
III/ WRITING: (2.5 pts)
Use the given words tomake sentences.
He / be / fond / watch / advertisements / TV.
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They / suggest / speak / English / class.
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She / want / leave / now.
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Nam / have / test of Maths / tomorrow morning.
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Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
We have invited all the students in the school.
	@All the students 	
 “Are you having a birthday party next Sunday?” Mary asked Tom.
	@Mary asked Tom	
We often go to the town cultural house. The town cultural house always opens on public holidays.
	@We	
She doesn’t want to take part in the game.
	@I wish	
We can’t visit you very often because you don’t live near us.
	@If	
She spends half an hour getting to school every day.
	@It takes	
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