ĐỀ TUYỂN SINH 10 NĂM 2011 2012

Grade 9

SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM

I-PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. A. sunny
B. highland
C. typhoon
D. flashlight
2. A. nuclear
B. suggest
C. solar
D. faucet
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
3. A. wanted
B. needed
C. liked
D. planted
4. A. meat
B. seat
C. please
D. pleasure
5. A. cough
B. through
C. enough
D. laugh
II-VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. We are talking about the preservation of __________resources.
A. nature

B. natural
C. naturally
D. naturalize
7. The air in the city is very __________.
A. pollute
B. polluted
C. pollution
D. pollutant
8. A large number of inhabitants have made __________ on how to protect the environment.
A. suggest
B. to suggest
C. suggestion
D. suggested
9. She stays at home because she has to take care of her baby.
A. look at
B. look after
C. look up
D. look for
10.What can we do to spend less __________lighting?
A. in
B. on
C. about
D. of
11.– Well done Paul! -__________.
A. You are welcome
B. Thanks
C. I’m sorry
D. You are very nice
12.You were standing there while I was walking __________my groom.
A. forward

B. throughout
C. towards
D. untill
13.Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15th of the eighth __________month.
A. moon
B. sun
C. solar
D. lunar
14.A(n) __________is a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface.
A. snowstorm
B. earthquake
C. volcano
D. typhoon
15.Many reports in newspapers talked about the __________of UFOs.
A. appear
B. appearance
C. appeared
D. appearing
16.A person who travels in a spacecraft is called a(n) __________.
A. astronaut
B. spaceman
C. cosmonaut
D. All are correct
17.Tet is a festival __________occurs in late January or early February.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. A&B
18.You will fail the exam, __________you study harder.
A. as

B. if
C. unless
D. although
19.What would you do if you__________ in my position?
A. are
B. were
C. am
D. is
20.Scientists say that if people see a UFO, it __________be a spacecraft.
A. will
B. might
C. is
D. was
III-ERROR IDENTIFICATION
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21.He couldn’t sleep, so he turned off the TV to watch some programs.
A
B
C
D
22.Nam asked Mai what could he do to help her
A
B
C D
23.The man to who you have just spoken, is the secretary.
A
B
C
D
24.What would life be if there are no water?

A
B
C D
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Grade 9

SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM

25.Jane used to living with her grandparents when she was a child.
A B
C
D
IV-GAP-FILL
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
DO ALL VOLCANOES ERUPT?
Some volcanoes are always (21)___. They are called active volcanoes. Mount Etna in Italy is an
active (22)____. Some volcanoes have not erupted since prehistoric times. These are (23)____ extinct
volcanoes. Most of the Hawaiian Islands are extinct volcanoes. These volcanoes no longer have a hot
spot under them. They can not erupt anymore. Some volcanoes have not erupted for a long time, but they
could erupt again. These are called dormant volcanoes. (dormant : temporarily inactive)
Scientists try to figure out when volcanoes will erupt. Studying volcanoes is hard and dangerous
work. Scientists drill into volcanoes. They make maps of the inside of the volcanoes. They use satellites
to study volcanoes (29) ____ space. Scientists have been able to predict a few eruptions. But it is not
(30)___ to tell what a volcano might do.
26.A. erupting
B. running

C. going
D. firing
27.A. mountain
B. volcano
C. river
D. hill
28.A. named
B. thought
C. called
D. said
29.A. in
B. from
C. into
D. out of
30.A. easy
B. difficult
C. able
D. good
V-WRITING
Read the passage carefully, then answer the following questions.
Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most western countries. Celebrations start on
December 24, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand. The
Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks and decorations have been bought. Christmas cards have
already been sent to friends and relatives. Christmas Day, December 25, is the biggest day of the holiday.
On the Christmas morning, children open the presents that are in their socks. The traditional Christmas
dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables.
31.Is Christmas the biggest festival of the year in most western countries?

32.When does Celebrations start?


33.What have been bought?

34.Do children open the presents in the evening?

35.What does the traditional Christmas dinner consists of?

Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
36. “Where are you going on your holidays?” I asked them. (use reported speech)

37.People built this bridge ten years ago. (change into passive)

38.He is tired, so he couldn’t score any goals. (use conditional clause)

39.I can’t play basketball well because of my height. (use because)

40.The children are playing soccer in the garden. (Write a question for the underlined part)


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SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM

ANSWER KEYS
I-PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

1. A. sunny
B. highland
C. typhoon
D. flashlight
2. A. nuclear
B. suggest
C. solar
D. faucet
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
3. A. wanted
B. needed
C. liked
D. planted
4. A. meat
B. seat
C. please
D. pleasure
5. A. cough
B. through
C. enough
D. laugh
II-VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. We are talking about the preservation of __________resources.
A. nature
B. natural
C. naturally
D. naturalize
7. The air in the city is very __________.
A. pollute

B. polluted
C. pollution
D. pollutant
8. A large number of inhabitants have made __________on how to protect the environment.
A. suggest
B. to suggest
C. suggestion
D. suggested
9. She stays at home because she has to take care of her baby.
A. look at
B. look after
C. look up
D. look for
10.What can we do to spend less __________lighting?
A. in
B. on
C. about
D. of
11.– Well done Paul! __________.
A. You are welcome B. Thanks
C. I’m sorry
D. You are very nice
12.You were standing there while I was walking __________my groom.
A. forward
B. throughout
C. towards
D. untill
th
13.Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15 of the eighth __________month.
A. moon

B. sun
C. solar
D. lunar
14.A(n) __________is a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface.
A. snowstorm
B. earthquake
C. volcano
D. typhoon
15.Many reports in newspapers talked about the __________of UFOs.
A. appear
B. appearance
C. appeared
D. appearing
16.A person who travels in a spacecraft is called a(n) __________.
A. astronaut
B. spaceman
C. cosmonaut
D. All are correct
17.Tet is a festival __________occurs in late January or early February.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. A&B
18.You will fail the exam, __________you study harder.
A. as
B. if
C. unless
D. although
19.What would you do if you__________ in my position?
A. are

B. were
C. am
D. is
20.Scientists say that if people see a UFO, it __________be a spacecraft.
A. will
B. might
C. is
D. was
III-ERROR IDENTIFICATION
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21.He couldn’t sleep, so he turned off the TV to watch some programs. [turned on]
A
B
C
D
22.Nam asked Mai what could he do to help her. [he could]
A
B
C D
23.The man to who you have just spoken, is the secretary. [to whom]
A
B
C
D
24.What would life be if there are no water? [were]
A
B
C D
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Grade 9

SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM

25.Jane used to living with her grandparents when she was a child. [live]
A B
C
D
IV-GAP-FILL
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
DO ALL VOLCANOES ERUPT?
Some volcanoes are always (26)___. They are called active volcanoes. Mount Etna in Italy is an
active (27)____. Some volcanoes have not erupted since prehistoric times. These are (28)____ extinct
volcanoes. Most of the Hawaiian Islands are extinct volcanoes. These volcanoes no longer have a hot
spot under them. They can not erupt anymore. Some volcanoes have not erupted for a long time, but they
could erupt again. These are called dormant volcanoes. (dormant : temporarily inactive)
Scientists try to figure out when volcanoes will erupt. Studying volcanoes is hard and dangerous
work. Scientists drill into volcanoes. They make maps of the inside of the volcanoes. They use satellites
to study volcanoes (29) ____ space. Scientists have been able to predict a few eruptions. But it is not
(30)___ to tell what a volcano might do.
26.A. erupting
B. running
C. going
D. firing
27.A. mountain
B. volcano
C. river

D. hill
28.A. named
B. thought
C. called
D. said
29.A. in
B. from
C. into
D. out of
30.A. easy
B. difficult
C. able
D. good
V-WRITING
Read the passage carefully, then answer the following questions.
Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most western countries. Celebrations start on
December 24, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand. The
Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks and decorations have been bought. Christmas cards have
already been sent to friends and relatives. Christmas Day, December 25, is the biggest day of the holiday.
On the Christmas morning, children open the presents that are in their socks. The traditional Christmas
dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables.
31.Is Christmas the biggest festival of the year in most western countries?
 Yes, it is._______________________________________________________________________
32.When does Celebrations start?
 They start on 24th December._______________________________________________________
33.What have been bought?
 The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks and decorations have been bought.______
34.Do children open the presents in the evening?
 No, they don’t.__________________________________________________________________
35.What does the traditional Christmas dinner consists of?

 It consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables.______________________
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
36. “Where are you going on your holidays?” I asked them. (use reported speech)
 I asked them where they were going on their holidays.__________________________________
37.People built this bridge ten years ago. (change into passive)
 This bridge was built ten year ago.__________________________________________________
38.He is tired, so he can’t score any goals. (use conditional clause)
 If he weren’t tired, he could score some goals._________________________________________
39.I can’t play basketball well because of my height. (use because)
 I can’t play basketball well because I was short/ wasn’t tall enough._______________________
40.The children are playing soccer in the garden. (Write a question for the underlined part)
 Where are the children playing soccer?______________________________________________

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