Vững vàng nền tảng, Khai sáng tương lai BỘ 5 ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 7 NĂM 2021 TRƯỜNG THCS SÔNG LÔ 1 Đề số 1 I Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from[.]
Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai BỘ ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP NĂM 2021 TRƯỜNG THCS SÔNG LÔ Đề số I Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 01 A ago B ashamed C adult D again 02 A hit B tide C sit D did 03 A laugh B cough C enough D plough 04 A expansion B inclusion C conclusion D decision 05 A more B north C lost D water 06 A frightened B stamped C walked D laughed 07 A course B court C pour D tourist 08 A appeal B death C instead D spread 09 A cure B future C sure D user 10 A every B event C getting D seven II Give the correct form of the verbs in bracket Although some of the foreign people (11 live) here quite a long time, they (12 not speak) English very well My friend, Peter, for instance, who comes from Basle, and (13 come) here a year ago, still (14 speak) with a strong Swiss accent He (15 come) here on business Although I (16 be) here only three months, I (17 pick) up enough English to be able to correct Peter frequently Peter, who is a good fellow, and (18 be) most helpful in showing me about London during the first weeks of my stay III Choose the correct answer School uniform When I was a boy, children always objected to (19 wearing, dressing, wear, dress) school uniform but teachers were (20 keen in, keen on, eager in, eager on) it because they said all of us looked alike Otherwise, they said, children would compete with each other, and the poor children would be unhappy because people would see straight away (21 what poors were they, what poors they were, how poor they were, how poor were they) In recent years, however, many schools have (22 left over, taken off, Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai put out, given up) the idea of making children wear uniform but, fairly enough, now that children can wear (23 that, which, what, as) they like, they have adopted (24 an own uniform, a uniform of their own, a proper uniform, uniform of his own) When some journalists visited a London school they found that all the boys and girls were dressed (25 on, in, by, with) jeans One girl said she would rather die than wear a coat instead of a jersey because (26 anyone, no one, none, someone) wants to look different from the other children, but they ought to be, because this new kind of uniform is one that children like, not something (27 it has been forced to them, they have been forced, they have been forcing, it has been forcing them) to wear, and it is also much cheaper than school uniforms (28 used to be, use to be, are used to be, are usually being) IV Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word Along (29) jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all round forms of exercise It can help to increase your strength and energy, giving you (30) efficient muscles and a strong heart But increasing your strength is not the (31) advantage of cycling because you are not carrying the weight of your body on your (32) , it is a good form of exercise for people (33) painful feet or backs (34) , with all forms of exercise it is important to start slowly and build (35) gently Doing too much too quickly can damage muscles that aren’t (36) to working If you have any doubts about taking up cycling (37) health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask his or her (38) V Give the correct form of the words in bracket 39 Our company helps people to find new jobs (EMPLOY) 40 Every in this country has the right to vote (CITY) 41 This city has over half a million (INHABIT) 42 According to the , the French lesson starts at ten (TIME) 43 Hung’s of history is amazing for a boy of his age (KNOW) 44 What should we to keep the environment … ? (POLLUTE) 45 Do you think you have the to pass the test? (ABLE) 46 The washing for these shirts are given on the label (INSTRUCT) VI Read the following passage and then fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word from the box Do not use the same word more than once There are three words more than you need Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai left, as, married, the, everything, older, oldest, family, education, eyesight, from, recently, then My grandfather was born in China He came (47) a very poor family His parents lived in a small farm He did not have a very good (48) At the age of 17 he (49) home First he went to Shanghai and (50) he went to Hong Kong He worked (51) a waiter and then as a cook When he was 21, he (52) my grandmother and had four children My mother was the (53) My grandmother died (54) , and my grandfather lives alone now He is almost 80, but he is still very active and interested in (55) which is going on He reads the papers and watches television even though his (56) is fairly poor VII Finish each of the following sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it 57 The teacher has a good relationship with all his students The teacher gets 58 Famous architects have redesigned the building The building 59 Somebody is repairing our house at the moment We are … 60 “Are you coming to the party tonight, Mary?” said Adam Adam VIII Read the following passage, then circle the correct answer “Where is the university?” is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university The university is the city You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and officers of the university all over the city And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges Cambridge was an already developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called A bridge was built over the river as early as 875 In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845 Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000 Many young students want to study at Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai Cambridge Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town It has become a famous place all round the world 61 Why most visitors come to Cambridge? A to see the university C to find the classroom building B to study in the colleges in Cambridge D to use the libraries of the universities 62 Around what time did the university begin to appear? A In the 8th century C In the 13th century B In the 9th century D In the 15th century 63 Why did people name Cambridge the “city of Cambridge”? A Because the river was very well-known C Because it was a developing town B Because there is a bridge over the Cam D Because there is a river named Granta 64 After which year did the town really begin to develop? A After 800 B After 875 C After 1845 D After 1951 65 From what we read we know that now Cambridge is A visited by international tourists B a city without wall C a city of growing population D a city that may have a wall around it ĐÁP ÁN I Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 01 C 02 B 03 D 04 A 05 C 06 A 07 D 08 A 09 C 10 B II Give the correct form of the verbs in bracket 11 have lived 12 don’t speak 13 came 14 speaks 15 has come 16 have been Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai 17 have picked 18 was III Choose the correct answer 19 wearing 20 keen on 21 how poor they were 22 given up 23 what 24 a uniform of their own 25 in 26 no one 27 they have been forced 28 used to be IV Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word 29 with 30 more / both (is acceptable) 32 feet 35 up 31 only 33 with 34 However 36 used 37 for 38 advice V Give the correct form of the words in bracket 39 unemployment 40 citizen 41 inhabitants 42 timetable 43 knowledge 44 unpolluted 45 ability 46 instructions VI Read the following passage and then fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word from the box Do not use the same word more than once There are three words more than you need 47 from 48 education 49 left 50 then 51 as 52 married 53 oldest 54 recently 55 everything 56 eyesight VII Finish each of the following sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it 57 The teacher gets on well with all his students 58 The building has been redesigned by famous architects 59 We are having our house repaired at the moment./ We are having someone repair our house at the moment 60 Adam asked Mary if she was coming to the party that night VIII Read the following passage, then circle the correct answer Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai 61 A 62 C 63 B 64 C 65 A Đề số LEXICAL – GRAMMAR I Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C and D) one best answer to complete each sentence Your hair is long It needs A cut B cutting C to cut D had cut You .forget what I told you It is very important A must B have to C can't D mustn't I think it's high time for the children .to bed A go B went C going D to go C didn't you D have you C seven- year - old D seven year olds C won't D didn't You have never been to Ha Noi, .? A haven't you B did you I have a .sister A seven years old B seven-years - old I'd rather you .that A B don't We are now wet You .the raincoats with you A should bring B should have brought C must bring D have to bring C to having D have They are looking forward .Tet holiday A to have B having That was a .ceremony A prepared-well B prepare-well C well-prepared D well-prepare C being treated D have been treated 10 I object to .like this A be treating B treating Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai 11 My mother often gives me advice .water A to save B how to save C on how to save D with how to save 12 My dog as well as my cats .twice a day A eat B eats C has eaten D have eaten C will you D don’t you C stop D will stop 13 Do it right now, .? A you B aren’t you 14 We’ll go out as soon as it .raining A has stopped B is stopping 15 Take this cake and cut it into eight .pieces A same B like C alike D equal II Fill in each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters After many years of failure, Edison finally in inventing the light bulb SUCCESS The accident happens because of driving CARE He believed in his to jump down from the fourth storey without getting hurt ABLE You must pass the exam to attend the course WRITE Many people like him because of his GENEROUS The media help increase the of sports and games POPULAR The of forests has brought about floods recently DESTROY An man has stolen all our money KNOW The of this factory are widely consumed in this country PRODUCE 10 Viet Nam declared its on September 2nd 1945 DEPEND III There are ten mistakes in this paragraph Find them out and correct them Line Line Summer in England is the better season of all The sky is clear and blue The sun shines brightly But it is not pleasant to go out at noon because of the sun dazzles our eyes The air is generally dry It is very pleasant taking a walk in the morning when the country is cool, or again on the evening when the sunshine is not so Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai Line Line heat, and the moon raises above the horizon How beauty it is in summer in the countryside There high in the sky, there has the moon which sheds it’s silver light together with thousand of little stars twinkling and twinkling Line Line Line Line READING I Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C and D) to complete the numbered blanks in the passage LEARNING HOW TO LEARN There is usually one important (1) missing from most school timetables Very few students are (2) how to organize their learning and how to (3) the best use of their time Let’s take some simple examples Do you know how to (4) up words in the dictionary?, and you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you (5) notes quickly, and can you understand them (6) ? For some reason, many schools give learners no help with these matters Teachers ask students to (7) pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (8)……… ….… to it Learning by heart can be useful, but it is important to have a genuine (9) ……… …… of a subject You can (10) ……………… a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject! A theme B book C subject D mark A taught B learnt C educated D graduated A take B give C get D make A find B look C research A B send C take D revise A after B afterwards C lastly A concentrate A how B remind B what A information D get D at last C forget D memorize C why D it B success C understanding D attention Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai 10 A pass B waste C tell D use II Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage Use only ONE word in each space Computers play an important role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realizing it Consider the use (1) _computers in both shops and offices Big shops especially chain stores with branches all over the country, have to deal with very large amounts of information They have to make (2) that there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy; they need to be (3) to re-order before stocks (4) out, to decide which things are selling well and (5) on All these processes (6) performed quickly and efficiently by computers A (7) _ of office work in the past involved information on paper (8) it had been dealt with by people, the paper was put (9) for future reference This way of working was (10) particularly easy or fast A computerized system is much more efficient III Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question The culture of Vietnam is one of the oldest in the Southeast Asia region Although Vietnam lies geographically in Southeast Asia, long periods of Chinese domination and influence has resulted in the emergence of many East Asian characteristics in Vietnamese culture, and generally Vietnam is said to be a part of the East Asian cultural sphere, known widely as Chinese cultural sphere Despite considerable foreign influence, Vietnamese people have managed to retain many distinct customs While Chinese culture has the largest influence on traditional Vietnamese culture, there is also a much smaller influence from the Cham and later Western cultures, most notably of France, Russia and the United States In term of prehistory, most Vietnamese historians consider the ancient Dong Son Culture to be one of the defining aspects of early Vietnamese civilization Vietnam’s population in 2006 was 84,402,966, with a population density of 253 people per km2 Most people live in or near the densely populous Red River or Mekong deltas Due to the nation’s southward expansion throughout its history, along with the different climate and environment met by the settlers as they moved further south, slightly different regional cultures began to emerge, most notably between Northern and Southern Vietnam The culture of Vietnam A is the youngest in Asia C was influenced by that of China B does not get any Asian characteristics D was greatly dominated by that of Western Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai Which culture has not affected the Vietnamese one? A Of the United States B Of the United Kingdom C Of Russia D Of France Vietnamese people A cannot keep their own culture in their daily life B have many diverse nation customs C highly appreciate the Western influence on their culture D failed to retain the native customs Through history, Vietnam expended to the A south B north C east D west Which statement is true? A The North and the South of Vietnam have the same regional cultures B The Mekong delta is more populous than the Red River one C Red River delta is densely populous D Vietnamese people not like living in the deltas WRITING I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it If we can solve the problem soon, it will be better for all concerned The sooner I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday I would rather We've run out of tea There Susan was too excited to sleep Trang | 10