TEST ON ENGLISH B TIME : 45 minutes A. PHONETICS: (1p) * Choose the word that has the main stressed syllable differently from the others. 1.A.healthcare B. disease C.support D.increase 2.A.hungry B. stressful C. nutrition D. violence * Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1.A.rented B. stayed C. played D. received 2.A.natural B. dangerous C.nature D.decorate B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY : (3.5p) * Choose the most correct option (A, B, C or D ) to complete each sentence. 1. This is the first time she …………… rice paddies. A. see B. is seeing C.saw D. has seen 2. A friend of……………… is coming to stay with me next month. A. me B.my C.mine D. I 3. …………… the silly story, many people enjoyed the film. A. However B. In spite of C.Although D. Nevertheless 4. Careless driving ……… accidents on the road. A. is causing B. will cause C. is going to cause D. have caused 5. How about ……………. to Thai Binh market? A.go B. going C. went D. gone 6. We haven’t seen each other ………… last January. A. on B. since C.for D. in 7. You have to work ………………… for the coming exam. A. hard B. more hardly C. hardly D.more hard 8. It’s ……………… to travel around Viet Nam. A. interestingly B. interested C.interesting D.interestedly 9. We …………… to school two years ago.Now I go to school on foot. A. used to cycle B. went C. was cycling D.cycled 10. She cried …………… when she heard that news. A. exciting B.excitingly C.excitedly D.excited * Supply the correct form or tense of the words in parentheses: 1. People are now concerned about …………… pollution. (environment) 2. There are a lot of ……………… festivals in Viet Nam . (tradition) 3. It is ……………… to eat too much sugar and fat. (health) 4. Sapa is a wonderful ……………. Resort in Viet Nam. (mountain) C. READING COMPREHENTION : (3p) * Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable word fields - information - important – helpful – unchangeable- invention KIM HONG SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASS: 7A NAME: The computer – one of the most marvellous(1) ……………………. in our modern age has proved to be extremely(2) …………… to man’s life. A computer can not only solve the most complex math problems with lightning speed and prefect accuracy, but also gather the wide range of(3) …………………. For various purposes in many(4)………………. Nowadays, the computer always plays an (5) …………………… role that is (6)…………………… * Read the passage carefully, then write true (T) ot false (F) for the following sentences. Any invention has both good and bad effects on human beings. The invention of cars makes transportation much easier, but it is cars that are the greatest contributor of air pollution. Television is considered as the most wonderful means of amusement and entertainment. It’s also very useful to spread news. However, spending many hours watching TV makes bad effects on the eyes of viewers and makes viewers become less creative. People make wine to enjoy themselves but it is wine that has bad effects on their mental and physical health. Fertilizers and pesticides help farmer get a success of good harvest, but they are the factors that make soil poisonous. Nuclear power is considered as the only alternative energy but we may be in danger of destruction by its radioactivity. The purpose of any invention is to make our lives better, so good or bad, it depends on the way by which we use these inventions. 1…………… Inventions only have good effects on human beings. 2. ………… Cars account for air pollution. 3. ………… Spending too much time on TV is not good for your eyes. 4. ………… Pesticides enrich the soil. 5. …………. Nuclear power is considered as one of the alternative energy resources. 6. …………. People should apply inventions appropriately. D. WRITING: (2.5p) * Rewrite the following sentences, keeping the meaning of them unchanged, beginning with the words given. 1. Nam will repair his bicycle tomorrow afternoon. His bicy cle ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Travelling around the world is interesting. It…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. The last time I saw Hoa was in 2012. I haven’t …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… * Rearrange the words to create meaningful sentences. 1. in/ problems/ there/ the/ are/ areas/ than/ wealthy/ more/ slums/ the/ in ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. find/ traffic jams / city/ a/ to/ will/ our/ reduce/ have/ solution/ to ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The end KEY A. * stress pattern 1.A 2. C * differently pronounced 1. A 2.A B. *correct answer 1.D 2.C 3. B 4. B 5.B 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.A 10. C *word form 1.environmental 2. traditional 3.unhealthy 4.mountainous C. * Fill the passage (1) invention (2) helpful (3)information (4) fields (5) important (6) unchangeable * True False statements 1.F 2.T 3.T 4.F 5.F 6.T D. * Rewrite the sentences 1. His bicycle will be repaired tomorrow afternoon. 2. It is interesting to travel around the world 3. I haven’t seen Hoa since 2012. * Rearrange the words 1. There are nore problems in the slums than in the wealthy areas. 2. Our city will have to find a solution to reduce traffic jams. . following sentences with a suitable word fields - information - important – helpful – unchangeable- invention KIM HONG SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASS: 7A NAME: The computer – one of the most marvellous(1). going C. went D. gone 6. We haven’t seen each other ………… last January. A. on B. since C.for D. in 7. You have to work ………………… for the coming exam. A. hard B. more hardly C. hardly D.more hard 8 VOCABULARY : (3.5p) * Choose the most correct option (A, B, C or D ) to complete each sentence. 1. This is the first time she …………… rice paddies. A. see B. is seeing C.saw D. has seen 2. A friend