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Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_021
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. hoped B. missed C. washed D. stayed
2. A. many B. day C. pay D. play
3. A. think B. thick C. this D. thanks
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. A. official B. optional C. primary D. separate
5. A. economic B. embroider C. encourage D. minority
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. A holiday in America can be _________cheap.
A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
7. The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was_________.
A. succeeded B. successful C. unsuccessful D. success
8. Eric hasn’t found a flat yet, _________he still lives with his parents.
A. if B. although C. therefore D. so
9. If there _________no gravity, water wouldn’t run downhill.
A. was B. is C. were D. are
10. We haven’t seen any _________films recently.
A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. interestingly
11. I think I _________my door key. I can’t find it anywhere.
A. lost B. have lost C. am losing D. will lose
12. Jim wants to live _________of his parents.
A. dependent B. dependently C. independent D. independently
13. Although they are poor, they still live _________.
A. happy B. unhappy C. happily D. happiness
14. We won’t go out _________it stops raining.
A. if B. unless C. when D. as
15. The phone suddenly _________ when Joan was doing the housework.
A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing
16. How many languages are there _________the world?
A. through B. over C. for D. in

17. The boys looks very proud _________their success at school.
A. of B. at C. about D. on
18. In spite of _________late, he arrived in time.
A. he started B. his being started C. he was started D. starting
19. It’s time the children _________here now, but none of them are seen.
A. are B. are being C. were D. to be
20. I won’t go _________everything is carefully explained to me.
A. unless B. although C. because D. if
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21. I haven’t seen her when we left school.
A B C D
22. People know that they should save energy, so they still waste it.
A B C D
23. After have a bath, he ate supper.
A B C D
24. Would you mind if I open all of the windows.
A B C D
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25. She always wears modern and fashioned clothes when she is at work.
A B C D
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Garbage is what someone leaves behind that they do not want to use anymore. It can also be called
(26)______ or rubbish. A definition of garbage is anything left behind at a place (27)______ you used to
be, but are not anymore. In modern home and businesses, however, garbage is normally separated and
put where it can be (28)______ and taken to a place designed to hold, burn, or recycle garbage.
Smoke is a cloud of very small, solid parts. It is made when (29)______ something. Smoke can be
bad because if it goes into the lungs of a person, it can kill them. Most people think that they are always
able to see smoke, but it can also be (30)______. (a thing that a person is not able to see)
26. A. waste B. save C. safe D. stone

27. A. it B. that C. which D. where
28. A. wrapped B. organized C. collected D. picked
29. A. firing B. fighting C. burning D. chopping
30. A. invisible B. unmovable C. unspeakable D. insensible
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
In biology and ecology the environment is all of the natural materials and living things on the
Earth. This is also called the natural environment. Some people call themselves environmentalists.
These people think that harmony with the environment is important. They think we must protect the
environment. The important things in the environment that we value are called natural resources. For
example fish, sunlight, and forests. These are renewable natural resources because they grow naturally
when we use them. Non-renewable natural resources are important things in the environment that do not
come back naturally. For example coal and natural gas.
31. What does the world “environmentalists” in line 2 mean?
A. living things B. people who protect the environment
C. people who destroy the environment D. people who pollute the environment
32. One example of renewable natural resources is_________.
A. sunlight B. coal C. oil D. natural gas
33. One example of non-renewable natural resources is_________.
A. fish B. tree C. water D. coal
34. All of the following things are renewable natural resources except_________.
A. air B. gas C. silver D. animal
35. What does the word “them” in line 6 refer to?
A. materials B. environmentalists
C. renewable natural resources D. non-renewable natural resources
Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences.
36. The weather is too terrible for you to go out.
 If the weather ____________________________________________________________________
37. All the students have to take the final exam.
 The final exam___________________________________________________________________
38. Please don’t repeat what I said.

 Would you mind__________________________________________________________________
39. I can’t swim as well as my friend can.
 My friend_______________________________________________________________________
40. They didn’t have a map, so they got lost.
 Because_________________________________________________________________________
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ANSWERS KEYS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. hoped B. missed C. washed D. stayed
2. A. many B. day C. pay D. play
3. A. think B. thick C. this D. thanks
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. A. official B. optional C. primary D. separate
5. A. economic B. embroider C. encourage D. minority
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. A holiday in America can be _________cheap.
A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
7. The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was_________.
A. succeeded B. successful C. unsuccessful D. success
8. Eric hasn’t found a flat yet, _________he still lives with his parents.
A. if B. although C. therefore D. so
9. If there _________no gravity, water wouldn’t run downhill.
A. was B. is C. were D. are
10. We haven’t seen any _________films recently.
A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. interestingly
11. I think I _________my door key. I can’t find it anywhere.
A. lost B. have lost C. am losing D. will lose
12. Jim wants to live _________of his parents.

A. dependent B. dependently C. independent D. independently
13. Although they are poor, they still live _________.
A. happy B. unhappy C. happily D. happiness
14. We won’t go out _________it stops raining.
A. if B. unless C. when D. as
15. The phone suddenly _________ when Joan was doing the housework.
A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing
16. How many languages are there _________the world?
A. through B. over C. for D. in
17. The boys looks very proud _________their success at school.
A. of B. at C. about D. on
18. In spite of _________late, he arrived in time.
A. he started B. his being started C. he was started D. starting
19. It’s time the children _________here now.
A. are B. are being C. were D. to be
20. I won’t go _________you explain everything to me.
A. unless B. although C. because D. if
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21. I haven’t seen her when we left school. [since]
A B C D
22. People know that they should save energy, so they still waste it. [but]
A B C D
23. After have a bath, he ate supper. [having]
A B C D
24. Would you mind if I open all of the windows. [opened]
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A B C D
25. She always wears modern and fashioned clothes when she is at work. [fashionable]
A B C D

Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Garbage is what someone leaves behind that they do not want to use anymore. It can also be called
(26)______ or rubbish. A definition of garbage is anything left behind at a place (27)______ you used to
be, but are not anymore. In modern home and businesses, however, garbage is normally separated and
put where it can be (28)______ and taken to a place designed to hold, burn, or recycle garbage.
Smoke is a cloud of very small, solid parts. It is made when (29)______ something. Smoke can be
bad because if it goes into the lungs of a person, it can kill them. Most people think that they are always
able to see smoke, but it can also be (30)______. (a thing that a person is not able to see)
26. A. waste B. save C. safe D. stone
27. A. it B. that C. which D. where
28. A. wrapped B. organized C. collected D. picked
29. A. firing B. fighting C. burning D. chopping
30. A. invisible B. unmovable C. unspeakable D. insensible
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
In biology and ecology the environment is all of the natural materials and living things on the
Earth. This is also called the natural environment. Some people call themselves environmentalists.
These people think that harmony with the environment is important. They think we must protect the
environment. The important things in the environment that we value are called natural resources. For
example fish, sunlight, and forests. These are renewable natural resources because they grow naturally
when we use them. Non-renewable natural resources are important things in the environment that do not
come back naturally. For example coal and natural gas.
31. What does the world “environmentalists” in line 2 mean?
A. living things B. people who protect the environment
C. people who destroy the environment D. people who pollute the environment
32. One example of renewable natural resources is_________.
A. sunlight B. coal C. oil D. natural gas
33. One example of non-renewable natural resources is_________.
A. fish B. tree C. water D. coal
34. All of the following things are renewable natural resources except_________.
A. Air B. gas C. silver D. animal

35. What does the word “them” in line 6 refer to?
A. materials B. environmentalists
C. renewable natural resources D. non-renewable natural resources
Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences.
36. The weather is too terrible for you to go out.
 If the weather were nice, you could go out._____________________________________________
37. All the students have to take the final exam.
 The final exam has to be taken by all the students._______________________________________
38. Please don’t repeat what I said.
 Would you mind not repeating what I said?____________________________________________
39. I can’t swim as well as my friend can.
 My friend can swim better than I can._________________________________________________
40. They didn’t have a map, so they got lost.
 Because they didn’t have a map, they got lost.__________________________________________
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