UBND HUYỆN LÂM THAO UBND HUYỆN LÂM THAO PHÒNG GD& ĐT NĂM HỌC 2017 – 2018 ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 7 CẤP HUYỆN MÔN THI TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài 90 phút SECTION ONE PHONETICS I Pronunciation (1 25 points)[.]
UBND HUYỆN LÂM THAO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP CẤP HUYỆN PHỊNG GD& ĐT MƠN THI: TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC: 2017 – 2018 Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút SECTION ONE: PHONETICS I 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 laughter B daughter C caught D taught A clothes B sunbathing C mouths D athletics A ocean B push C sure D practice A banana B plastic C hand D camera A harvest B hardly C warn D marble 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 ~ Do you like Chinese food? A the B an ~ Not much C a D Ø ~ They dislike the house at the corner of Le Van Luong street A I do, too B so I C neither I ~ D A and B are correct Minh is of the twins A more friendly B the most friendly C the friendliest D the friendlier Yesterday Mr Dung had a hard working day He didn’t come home 11p.m A at B until C by D before ~ Why don’t you go to see the football match between our school team and Le Quy Don school team this afternoon? You will find it ~ OK Let’s go A entertain B entertaining C entertainment D entertainingly the people in this area live in the cottages in neighboring villages A Most of B Most C Many D Much My family are making a (n) _ with our neighbour for a small flower garden A appointment B experiment ~ Shall I take you to the airport? C arrangement D meeting ~ A No, thanks I can manage B Yes, you will C Good idea D You’re welcome Hurry up or you will the last bus to Viet Tri A lose B avoid C fail D miss 10 Public in my town is quite good and it’s not expensive There is a bus to the city center every ten minutes A traffic B vehicle C transport D travel 11 He was happy to be friends again A among B with C near D A and B are correct 12 ~ Do you feel like going to the cinema with me? ~ A No I don’t like it B Certainly What film will we see? C Who is the leading actor? D Yes I like it 13 The boy slept from the beginning to the end the movie was very interesting A when B so C though D but 14 ~ Is anybody sitting here? ~ No It is empty A I’m sorry B Excuse me C Pardon? D All are correct 15 What is the name of the girl black jeans and a white T-shirt? A in B with C for D on 16 That man soon the cold weather in China A used to B get used to C got used to D is used 17 Don’t leave your seats, please The plane is going to soon A take after B take part in C take up D take off 18 There are 366 days in a year A lunar B leap C new D common 19 ~ Who you to come and see me? ~ Miss Huong did, sir A told B spoke C said D talked 20 She bought this dress for me at a on Hue street, in Ha Noi A cloth store B clothes’ store C clothing store D store of clothes 21 ~ Why don’t we try adding butter to the mixture? ~ No, let’s not A few B a few C little D a little 22 ~ Thanks for your pretty gift on my birthday, Lan ~ A No problem B I’m pleased that you like it C Never mind D Don’t say so 23 He bought me a(n) scarf when he had a trip to Viet Nam last month A expensive Vietnamese silk white B Vietnamese white silk expensive C expensive white Vietnamese silk D white silk expensive Vietnamese 24 Nga is my uncle’s daughter She is my A cousin B sister C niece D None is correct 25 That girl likes the black car the white car She wants a gray one A either/ or B neither/ nor C both/ and D not only/ but also III Exercise 2: Error identification: (1.25 points) From four underlined parts, choose the one that needs correction Every morning, he has a big breakfast at home and leaves to school with his brother A B C D My father is a very more careful driver than Mr Hung A B C D Did you understand what the man says to us when we bought soft drinks? A B C D Don’t open the door and the windows, boy The wind blows very hard outside A B C D Find a good job in the city now is very difficult A B C D IV Exercise 3: Verb form: (1.25 points) Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets I want you _ (not tell) her about this story You should (revise) the lessons carefully or you _ (fail) the coming exam Manh _ (begin) collecting coins when he was in grade There are many students _ (wait) for the bus in the rain V Exercise 4: Word form: (1.25 points) Give the correct form of the word in parentheses to complete the following sentences I met many _ at the park last Sunday FOREIGN The goods at the flea market was cheap, so I bought a lot of things EXTREME Many poor people in countries have little electricity DEVELOP Of all my old friends at the high school, he is person SUCCESS It is very _ to see animals performing EXCITE 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 In Canada and the United States, one of the most popular days in the year is Halloween Halloween is on the (1) _ of October It's a day (2) _ some people dress up in strange or (3) _ costumes For example, they may dress up to look (4) an animal, a person (5) a book or movie or a famous person from history In some places, children go to school in their Halloween (6) After dark, many young children (7) their costumes and visit their neighbors They knock on the door and (8) _ " Trick or Treat" Then the neighbor gives them some candy, and the children go on to the (9) _ house Adults also enjoy dressing up for Halloween There are usually Halloween parties in the evening and usually there is a (10) _ for the best or the most unusual costumes A thirtieth B twentieth C thirty-first D twenty-first A when B where C how D what A inexpensive B usual C expensive D unusual A at B like C for D after A in B of C from D on A clothes B clothing C costumes D dresses A put on B put off C try on D take off A call B ask C scream D shout A other B next C different D last 10 A price B medal C prize D award VII Exercise 2: (1.25 points) Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions Ernest Hemingway was one of the greatest American writers of his age He was born in Oak Park, Illinois, in the family of a doctor In his school-days, he became an excellent sportman He played football, swam, and boxed At school he was a successful pupil He wrote poems for the school library magazine and edited the school newspaper In 1918, he joined the army and was given a job of driving American Red Cross ambulances on the Italian front Two months later, he was badly wounded in the leg He was taken to a hospital in Milan where he had twelve operations In 1923, his first work, ‘Three Stories and Ten Poems” was written Hemingway’s last novel, “The Old Man and the Sea”(1952), is about the courage of an old fisherman, who was fighting with a big fish and the sea for many hours and won the victory over them In 1954 the author was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and “The Old Man and the Sea” was mentioned as one of his best works Ernest Hemingway died in 1961 when he was 62 years old When was Ernest Hemingway born? A In the eighteenth century B In the nineteenth century C In the twentieth century D In the twenty- first century He was a………… student at school A very bad B sporty C very good D B and C are correct What did he when he joined the army in the World War I? A an ambulance driver B a taxi driver C a lorry driver D a bus driver What was Ernest Hemingway’s last work? A For whom The Bell Tolls B The Old Man and the Sea C Three Stories and Ten Poems D None is correct Where was Hemingway born? A American B Italian C The USA D Great Britain VIII Exercise 3: (2.5 points) Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word Televison is one of man’s most important _ (1) of communication It brings _ (2) and sounds from around the world into millions of homes A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President _ (3) a speech or visit a foreign country He can see a war being fought and watch statement try to _ (4) about peace _ (5) televison, home viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands TV even takes its viewers out (6) this world It brings them coverage of America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space In (7) to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady steam of programs (8) _ are designed to entertain In fact, TV provides many more _(9) programs than any other kinds The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting (10), and motion pictures 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 One of their relatives will come to visit them next weekend A Missing breakfast always gives me a headache If I _ Nhung doesn’t eat fish and her mother doesn’t, either Neither I had a twelve- hour flight from Ha Noi to Paris last week It Your younger sister plays the violin very excellently Your younger sister is _ X Exercise 2: Sentence building: 1.25 points Use the given suggestions to complete sentences Don’t change the order of the words given They/ decorate/ house/ beautiful flowers/ moment/ - _ Japanese food/ Long Phuong restaurant/ tasty/ cheap/ that/ Muong Thanh restaurant/ - _ Bui Tien Dung/ begin/ career/ the age/ 17/ when/ start/ play/ FLC Thanh Hoa/ - _ Hue/ always/ give me/ stamps/ from/ letters/ receive/ - _ How/ enjoyable/ it/ be/ take part/ this party/ ! - _ THE END ... restaurant/ tasty/ cheap/ that/ Muong Thanh restaurant/ - _ Bui Tien Dung/ begin/ career/ the age/ 17/ when/ start/ play/ FLC Thanh Hoa/ - ... The plane is going to soon A take after B take part in C take up D take off 18 There are 366 days in a year A lunar B leap C new D common 19 ~ Who you to come and see me? ~ Miss... person from history In some places, children go to school in their Halloween (6) After dark, many young children (7) their costumes and visit their neighbors They knock on the door and (8)