PHÒNG GD& ĐT LÂM THAO NĂM HỌC 2016 – 2017 Name ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 7 CẤP HUYỆN MÔN THI TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài 90 phút SECTION ONE PHONETICS Pronunciation ( 1 25 points) Choose the word which has[.]
PHÒNG GD& ĐT LÂM THAO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC: 2016 – 2017 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Name: _ Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút SECTION ONE: PHONETICS Pronunciation: ( 1.25 points) Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box A machine B charity C choice D peach A describe B climb C doubt D comb A stopped B laughed C reduced D ploughed A houses B courses C horses D devices A invention B celebration C suggestion D education SECTION TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR II Exercise 1: Multiple choice: ( 6.25 points) Choose the letter (A, B, C, or D) as the best answer to complete the following sentences How interesting movie is! A the B an C a D Ø My teacher of English has many novels and most of them are English A by B with C in D on I don’t know what with this new machine Can you help me? A B to C doing D did ~ What you often in your free time? ~ I usually A jogging B table tennis C aerobics D models Is there anything at the Trade fair? A excite B excitement C exciting D excited Ms Hoa still went to the meeting late she got up early and took a taxi A when B because C though D so the internet, we can get the information very easily A Thanks to B According to C Depend on D Look at Ba: Peter, this is Nga She is my cousin A How are you Peter: , Nga? B How you C What you D What you like ~ I never drink milk ~ A I do, too B So I C I don’t, either D Neither don’t I 10 Huong and Lan are reading books in the classroom but are playing in the school yard A the other B the others C another D an others 11 My mother gave me a on my 15th birthday A beautiful rectangle-shape pencil case B beautiful rectangle-shaped pencil case C rectangle-shaped beautiful case pencil D shaped- rectangle beautiful case pencil 12 We only have sugar Can you go to the market to buy _ more for me? A few/ some B little/ some C a little/ any D a little/ some 13 I read the book by Luu Trong Ninh yesterday I like it quite much A newest B earliest C latest D lastest 14 ~ I was awarded the second prize in the English speaking contest, Lan! ~ A Yes, you were B Good idea C Thank you! D Well done! 15 Of all my students, Daisy is A the most clever B the cleverest C more clever D A and B are correct 16 When I was a little boy, my elder sister often me to school A takes B took C brings D brought 17 On the _to school, I see many boys playing computer games in the stalls A way B road C path D street 18 “My son often listens to music in his free time.” In this sentence, “free time” means A leisure time B working hours C learning time D A and B are correct 19 The girl is unhappy now because she knows here A nobody B somebody C anybody D everybody 20 This program makes education A fun B funny C funnily D funniness 21 ~ Don’t forget to turn off the lights before you leave home A Yes, I will B No I will C Yes, I ~ , sir D No, I won’t 22 Watching TV at home sounds boring Tim He likes outdoor activities A with B for C to D about 23 All children should play and develop their social skills A outdoors B indoors C outside D inside 24 That boy was born on A the twentieth-first May B the twenty-first of May C May of the twenty-first D May the twentieth- one 25 The sound is too loud Can you the radio a bit? A turn on B turn off C turn down D turn up III Exercise 2: Error identification: (1.25 points) From four underlined parts, choose the one that needs correction Walking is a good way to keep fit and stay healthily A B C D The woman prefers looking after her children than cooking dinner A B C D I think you will find that book in the library because there are thousand of A B C D different books there He leaved the office and disappeared two days later A B C D They looked angry at me when I broke the mobile phone last night A B C D IV Exercise 3: Verb form: (1.25 points) Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets It is interesting (have) _ a picnic in the countryside We (go) _ without you if you (arrive) _ late tomorrow During his childhood, he (live) _ with his grandparents in the countryside 4 Nam always (stay) _ up late to watch TV, so he is sleepy all the time V Exercise 4: Word form: (1.25 points) Give the correct form of the word in parentheses to complete the following sentences Your son is _ student I know INTELLIGENCE Nobody wants to travel in his car because he drives _ CARE Lunar New Year is one of the most important _ in Viet Nam CELEBRATE My trousers are too long I want you _ them for me SHORT What a _ place! We will go camping there DELIGHT SECTION THREE: READING VI Exercise 1: (2.5 points) Read the following passage, then choose the letter (A, B, C, D) that best fits each of the blanks Dear Sir, I (1) Alexandria with my brother from October 21st to 23rd (2) _ you got a double room with a shower for these dates? How (3) is the room? We would like a room (4) the sea, if (5) Is there a retaurant in (6) hotel? We don’t eat meat (7) we like all other kinds of food We are arriving (8) _ Alexandria at about six o’clock on Friday evening We plan to (9) _ the hotel on Sunday morning I look forward (10) from you soon Your faithfully, (Peter) A visit B am visiting A Do B Can A much B many A face B is facing A possible B possibility A a B an A and B so A at B to A move B leave 10 A hear B to hear VII Exercise 2: (1.25 points) C visited C Have C often C to face C impossible C the C but C in C give C hearing D will visit D Did D long D facing D possibly D Ø D or D for D get D to hearing Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions Some people believe that soon schools will no longer be necessary These people say that because of the Internet and other new technology, there is no longer any need for school buildings, formal classes, or teachers Perhaps this will be true one day, but it is hard for me to imagine a world without schools In fact, we need to look at how we can use new technology to make schools better not to give them up We should invent a new kind of school that is linked to libraries, museums, science centers, laboratories, and even companies Experts could give talks on video or over the Internet TV networks and local stations could develop programming about things students are actually studying in schools People working in the laboratories could set up web sites to demonstrate new technology so students could view it on the Internet What does the writer think about schools in the future? A People needn’t build schools with formal classes and teachers B People should give up libraries and museums C People should build a school that is linked to other places such as libraries, museums, science centers, laboratories D Teachers should give talks on video or over the Internet What does the word “them” in line mean? A schools B new technology C companies D the Internet Which of the following is not true? A A new kind of school should be invented B The writer can’t imagine a world without schools C Some people think that there will be no need for schools D We ought to give up schools According to the text, who could set up web sites to show new technology to students? A Librarians B Laboratorians C Programmers Which of the following could be the best title of the passage? A Schools in the future B Life in the future D Scientists C The internet and New Technology D A new kind of school VIII Exercise 3: (2.5 points) Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word We are sure you are (1) in sports Many of you certainly play (2) games as volleyball or football, basketball or tennis People who play a game are (3) Players form teams and play matches against (4) _ teams - their opponents Two people playing with each other are (5) _ Each team can lose or win In a football match players try to score as many goals as they (6) There are so (7) kinds of sports such as cycling, boxing, swimming, gymnastics, rowing (8) many more You can (9) _ an active part in all of them or you can just be a devoted fan Everybody may choose the sport he is fond (10) or interested in SECTION FOUR: WRITING IX Exercise 1: Sentence transformation: (1.25 points) Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words or phrases Our summer vacation last year lasted two months We had Manh is the best soccer player in our school Nobody _ Shall I clean the board for you? I will What a lovely cat you have! How ! Mr Tung found driving on the left difficult Mr Tung was _ X Exercise 2: Sentence building: 1.25 points Use the given suggestions to complete sentences Mr Jones/ rather/ watch TV/ home/ go/ the cinema/ - _ I/ have difficulty/ make/ friends/ foreign people/ - _ Christmas/,/ neighbourhoods/ beautiful/ many/ bright Christmas lights/ - _ I/ buy/ lot/ gifts/ my friends/ when/ pay/ visit/ Trang An/ last Sunday/ - _ Miss Thanh/ take/ five- hour flight/ Japan/ back/ home/ next weekend/ - _ THE END