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Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. children B. character C. chair D. chicken
2. A. enough B. study C. put D. hungry
3. A. celebrated B. intended C. invented D. cleaned
4. A. meet B. engineer C. seem D. free
5. A. though B. bought C. brought D. thought
Choose the word or phrase among (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence.
6. We arrived in Nha Trang _________ 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
A. in B. since C. at D. for
7. Although my mother is not a singer, she sings very ___________.
A. good B. badly C. beautiful D. beautifully
8. Where _________ you go if you had a car?
A. will B. would C. may D. can
9. Lan said she __________ to Ha Long Bay the following day.
A. would go B. will go C. go D. went
10. He was badly sick yesterday, __________ he didn't go to school.
A. since B. because C. so D. but
11. Your father never works in Hanoi, _________ he?
A. does B. did C. didn't D. doesn't
12. - " _________ have you learnt English?" - "For nearly 4 years"
A. How long B. How many C. How much D. When
13. My friend John, _________ works in the city bank, earns more money than I do.
A. whom B. who C. which D. that
14. They suggest __________ waste paper to raise money.
A. collect B. collected C. to collect D. collecting
15. In order to save energy, you should ___________ the lights before you go to bed.
A. turn on B. turn off C. turn up D. turn down
16. Lan: How are you, Nam? – Nam: ____________. And you?
A. Fine, thanks B. Not at all C. Me, too D. Sorry
17. ___________ you work hard, you will fail the coming exam.

A. If B. Unless C. Because D. So
18. We watched TV all evening ___________ we had nothing better to do.
A. if B. although C. so D. because
19. A: Let's go to the movies tonight, shall we? – B: ______________________
A. No, thanks. B. Great! What’s on? C. Yes, we do. D. Thank you.
20. We were very __________ about the program on TV last night.
A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. excitement
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
21. Lan is very tired. Because, she has to finish her homework before going to bed.
A B C D
22. It seems difficult for me to learn how to play a guitar.
A B C D
23. He wishes he was the Vietnamese President now.
A B C D
24. Nam: “Would you like a cup of tea?" - Ba: No, thanks. I’m not thirsty.
A B C D
25. What were you doing when the police come?
A B C D
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Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM
Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each blank.
Miss. Nguyen Lan Phuong is a teacher. She (26) _____ English at Chu Van An High School. It is
one of the biggest (27) _____ in Hanoi. Every day she goes to work at half past six. She has classes
(28)_____ fifteen past seven to half past eleven. Teaching is (29) _____ work, but she enjoys it because
she loves (30) _____ with children.
26. A. teaches B. studies C. works D. repairs
27. A. hospitals B. universities C. farms D. schools
28. A. to B. at C. from D. of
29. A. tragic B. narrow C. hard D. crowded
30. A. working B. worked C. to work D. work

Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
31. I'm sorry, I can't help you with this work.
 I wish _________________________________________________________________________
32. "You should learn harder for this exam" said my teacher.
 My teacher advised me____________________________________________________________
33. My father often smoked a lot when he was young.
 My father used __________________________________________________________________
34. They made this toy from waste paper.
 This toy _______________________________________________________________________
35. Are you interested in playing computer games?
 Do you enjoy___________________________________________________________________
Use the following words or phrases to make complete sentences.
36. She / asked / me / if / I / like / pop music.
_______________________________________________________________________________
37. I / not see / Lan / for ten years.
_______________________________________________________________________________
38. If you / stay up late / you / be / tired / tomorrow.
_______________________________________________________________________________
39. In Vietnam / people / like / read / newspapers / magazines.
_______________________________________________________________________________
40. Easter / be / joyful festival / which / celebrate / many countries.
_______________________________________________________________________________
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