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Bình Tân District, Hồ Chí Minh City

Bình Trị Đơng A Secondary School

SUGGESTED ENTRANCE TEST 2023
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (3.5 pts)
1.Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
A. introduction
B. deforestation
C. pollution
D. question
2. Which word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
A headache
B. children
C. chair
D. kitchen
3. Which word has a different stress pattern from that of the others?
A. industry
B. performance
C. importance
D. provision
4. Which word has a different stress pattern from that of the others?
A. contain
B. express
C. carbon
D. obey
5. _________________believe that we should preserve the tropical forests in the world.
A. Consumers
B. Aliens
C. Conservationists D. Tourists
6. There are a lot of technological_______________designed to save energy.

A. necessities
B. limitation
C. innovations
D. consumption
7. Face masks are essential accessories in protecting ourselves and others _________contracting Covid-19.
A. with
B. for
C. out
D. from
8. Careless driving also __________________the increasing the number of traffic accidents.
A. thanks to
B. apologizes for
C. accounts for
D. prepares for
9. The earth takes a year to____________________the sun.
A. connect
B. appoarch
C. orbit
D. move
10. Some people have the tourist attraction____________. They litter, pick flowers and walk on the grass.
A.foamed
B. protected
C. preserved
D. spoiled
11. I think he will join us,
?
A. doesn’t he
B. won’t he
C. will he
D. don’t I

12. Remember to think twice before you make up your mind____________you will make a serious mistake.
A. or
B. however
C. if
D. unless
13. Speaker 1: “Could you bring me some water ,waiter? ~ Speaker 2 “ _______________________”
A. Yes ,I’d love to
B. Certainly
C. No,I can’t
D. It’s very kind of you.
14.Student A: “Thank you very much for a lovely present. ” ~ Student B: “
”.
A. Oh, that’s right.
B. It’s nice of you to say so.
C. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
D. Yes, it’s really great.
II. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 15 and 16. (0.5 pt)
15. What does the sign say?
A.Can push someone in this place.
B. Watch your steps.
C. Don’t push anyone in this place.
D. Don’t play here .
16. What does this sign mean?
A. People should stay away from the grass.
B .People should make this area clean.
C. People can play soccer in this place.
D. People can put the trash here.
III. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 17 to 20 are True or False, and
choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for questions 21 and 22. (1.5 pts)

Bình Tân District, Hồ Chí Minh City

Bình Trị Đơng A Secondary School

A mobile app is a computer program designed to run on a mobile device, such as a smartphone. The term
"app" is a short-form of the term "software application”.
Surveys show that kids are addicted to their smartphones and other mobile devices. So if it seems as if
teenagers are spending a lot of time connecting to their screens, that’s because they are. About a quarter of their
day to be exact, the average teens between13 and 18 spend about nine hours a day consuming media.
Teenagers today have a complex relationship with technology. Not only is technology intricately
intertwined with learning and classroom activities, but it’s also a major part of a teenager’s social life. Teenagers
also tend to use smartphones for personal organization through scheduling and calendar apps. But are phones
becoming a problem for teens that can’t put them down?
17.Software applications are computer programs being used with smartphones.
________
18.Mobile devices can be additive ones, especially to teenagers.
________
19.It seems that none of teenagers now finds it hard to put smartphones down.
________
20.Technology is a major part of most teenagers’ social lives
________
21.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The ways teenagers use mobile phone
B. The addiction to smartphones
C. The usage of smartphones
D. The advantages of smartphones
22.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Smartphones are useful and helpful but harmful.
B. Smartphones are useful and helpful but addictive.

C. Smartphones are useful and helpful but poisonous.
D. Smartphones are useful and helpful but complex.
IV. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 pts)
On Saturday, April 28th 2001, a 60-year old multi-millionaire from New York was sitting on board a Russian
spaceship. He was on a (23) ______to the International Space Station. It might have been a routine trip for the
two cosmonauts who were travelling with him, but for the millionaire it was certainly no (24) ______trip.
Dennis Tito was the first tourist ever in space, and he had paid a sum of $20 million to get there. As the
spacecraft left the earth's atmosphere, Tito drank a glass of fruit juice and looked down at the earth's blue-green
(25) ______. Two minutes later, he was sick. Luckily, it was only a minor problem. He recovered soon and from
then on (26) ______ a smooth journey. When he arrived at the space station, there was a big smile on his face.
"A great trip!", he commented. "I loved it".
For a long time, space travel was something for heroes. But experts say all this is going to change.
Businessmen are (27) ______large sums of money in space travel. Tito's adventure is just the beginning. "We are
going to see (28) ______space tourism in the next 30 years," says Charles Miller, director of a company called
ProSpace.
23. A. passage
B. journey
C. tour
D. travel
24. A. necessary
B. unusual
C. common
D. ordinary
25. A. ground
B. bottom
C. surface
D. floor
26. A. enjoy
B. enjoyed
C. to enjoy

D. enjoying
27. A. investing
B. moving
C. supplying
D. giving
28. A. regularity
B. irregularly
C. regular
D. regularly
V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pts)
29. The FIFA World Cup is ________________ held once every four years.
30. My parents say that education is always a top _____________.
31. We apologize for the _____________ caused by the delay.
32. We should make the most efforts to stop ________________ .
33. Wind and solar power are examples of __________________energy.
34. We are planning to go ______________in the park at weekend.

(office)
(prior)
(convenient)
(forest)
(renew)
(picnic)


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VI. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order fo make complete sentences. (0.5 pt)

35.economically / and money as / your energy / you should spend / as possible /./
 You___________________________________________________________________________________
36.will you save money / will be cleaner / simple rules, not only / but also the environment / if you follow
these/./
 If you follow these________________________________________________________________________
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the
sentence printed before it. (1.0 pt)
37.He hasn’t been back to his hometown for over 20 years now.
→ It is ________________________________________________________.
38.My sister regrets not buying that book.
→ My sister wishes ______________________________________________.
39.Having nowhere else to go, I tried to sleep in the station waiting room.
→As _________________________________________________________.
40.The book was interesting to most children.
→Most children _________________________________________________.
THE END OF THE TEST


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KEYS

Bình Trị Đơng A Secondary School

I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (3.5 pts)
1.Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
A. introduction
B. deforestation
C. pollution

D. question
2. Which word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
A headache
B. children
C. chair
D. kitchen
3. Which word has a different stress pattern from that of the others?
A. industry
B. performance
C. importance
D. provision
4. Which word has a different stress pattern from that of the others?
A. contain
B. express
C. carbon
D. obey
5. ________________believe that we should preserve the tropical forests in the world.
A. Consumers
B. Aliens
C. Conservationists D. Tourists
6. There are a lot of technological_______________designed to save energy.
A. necessities
B. limitation
C. innovations
D. consumption
7. Face masks are essential accessories in protecting ourselves and others ___________contracting Covid-19.
A. with
B. for
C. out
D. from

8. Careless driving also _________________the increasing the number of traffic accidents.
A. thanks to
B. apologizes for
C. accounts for
D. prepares for
9. The earth takes a year to____________________the sun.
A. connect
B. appoarch
C. orbit
D. move
10. Some people have the tourist attraction____________. They litter, pick flowers and walk on the grass.
A.foamed
B. protected
C. preserved
D. spoiled
11. I think he will join us,
?
A. doesn’t he
B. won’t he
C. will he
D. don’t I
12. Remember to think twice before you make up your mind________________you will make a serious mistake.
A. or
B. however
C. if
D. unless
13. Speaker 1: “Could you bring me some water ,waiter? ~ Speaker 2 “ _______________________”
A. Yes ,I’d love to
B. Certainly
C. No,I can’t

D. It’s very kind of you.
14.Student A: “Thank you very much for a lovely present. ” ~ Student B: “ ____________ ”.
A. Oh, that’s right.
B. B. It’s nice of you to say so.
C. I’m glad you enjoyed it
D. Yes, it’s really great.
II. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 15 and 16. (0.5 pt)
15. What does the sign say?
A.Can push someone in this place.
B. Watch your steps.
C. Don’t push anyone in this place.
D. Don’t play here .
16. What does this sign mean?
A. People should stay away from the grass.
B .People should make this area clean.
C. People can play soccer in this place.
D. People can put the trash here.
III. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 17 to 20 are True or False, and
choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for questions 21 and 22. (1.5 pts)


Bình Tân District, Hồ Chí Minh City

Bình Trị Đơng A Secondary School

A mobile app is a computer program designed to run on a mobile device, such as a smartphone. The term
"app" is a short-form of the term "software application”.
Surveys show that kids are addicted to their smartphones and other mobile devices. So if it seems as if
teenagers are spending a lot of time connecting to their screens, that’s because they are. About a quarter of their
day to be exact, the average teens between13 and 18 spend about nine hours a day consuming media.

Teenagers today have a complex relationship with technology. Not only is technology intricately
intertwined with learning and classroom activities, but it’s also a major part of a teenager’s social life. Teenagers
also tend to use smartphones for personal organization through scheduling and calendar apps. But are phones
becoming a problem for teens that can’t put them down?
17.Software applications are computer programs being used with smartphones.
___TRUE_____
18.Mobile devices can be additive ones, especially to teenagers.
__TRUE______
19.It seems that none of teenagers now finds it hard to put smartphones down.
___FALSE_____
20.Technology is a major part of most teenagers’ social lives
____TRUE____
21.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The ways teenagers use mobile phone
B. The addiction to smartphones
C. The usage of smartphones
D. The advantages of smartphones
22.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Smartphones are useful and helpful but harmful.
B. Smartphones are useful and helpful but addictive.
C. Smartphones are useful and helpful but poisonous.
D. Smartphones are useful and helpful but complex.
IV. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 pts)
On Saturday, April 28th 2001, a 60-year old multi-millionaire from New York was sitting on board a Russian
spaceship. He was on a (23) ______to the International Space Station. It might have been a routine trip for the
two cosmonauts who were travelling with him, but for the millionaire it was certainly no (24) ______trip.
Dennis Tito was the first tourist ever in space, and he had paid a sum of $20 million to get there. As the
spacecraft left the earth's atmosphere, Tito drank a glass of fruit juice and looked down at the earth's blue-green
(25) ______. Two minutes later, he was sick. Luckily, it was only a minor problem. He recovered soon and from
then on (26) ______ a smooth journey. When he arrived at the space station, there was a big smile on his face.

"A great trip!", he commented. "I loved it".
For a long time, space travel was something for heroes. But experts say all this is going to change.
Businessmen are (27) ______large sums of money in space travel. Tito's adventure is just the beginning. "We are
going to see (28) ______space tourism in the next 30 years," says Charles Miller, director of a company called
ProSpace.
23. A. passage
B. journey
C. tour
D. travel
24. A. necessary
B. unusual
C. common
D. ordinary
25. A. ground
B. bottom
C. surface
D. floor
26. A. enjoy
B. enjoyed
C. to enjoy
D. enjoying
27. A. investing
B. moving
C. supplying
D. giving
28. A. regularity
B. irregularly
C. regular
D. regularly
V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pts)

29. The FIFA World Cup is ____officially______ held once every four years.
30. My parents say that education is always a top ____priority____.
31. We apologize for the _inconvenience____ caused by the delay.
32. We should make the most efforts to stop ____deforestation______ .
33. Wind and solar power are examples of _____renewable______energy.

(office)
(prior)
(convenient)
(forest)
(renew)


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34. We are planning to go ___picnicking_____in the park at weekend.
(picnic)
VI. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order fo make complete sentences. (0.5 pt)
35.economically / and money as / your energy / you should spend / as possible /./
 You should spend your energy and money as economically as possible.
36.will you save money / will be cleaner / simple rules, not only / but also the environment / if you follow
these/./
 If you follow these simple rules , not only will you save money but also the environment will be
cleaner.
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the
sentence printed before it. (1.0 pt)
37.He hasn’t been back to his hometown for over 20 years now.
→ It is over 20 years since he (last) went back to his hometown.

38.My sister regrets not buying that book.
→ My sister wishes she had bought that book.
39.Having nowhere else to go, I tried to sleep in the station waiting room.
→As I had nowhere else to go/ didn’t have anywhere else to go, I tried to sleep in the station waiting
room.
40.The book was interesting to most children.
→Most children were interested in the book.
THE END OF THE TEST