TRƯỜNG THCS QUANG TRUNG ---ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 7 Thời gian: 120 phút Question I: Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced d
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Hoa: Hello, Lan
Lan: Hi, Hoa You seem happy
Hoa: I am I (1)……….…… a letter from my friend today
Lan: Do I know ( 2)……….?
Hoa: I don’t think so She was my (3)……… neighbor in Hue
Lan: What does she look like?
Hoa: Oh She’s (4) ……….Here is her (5)………
Lan: What a lovely(6) ………… Was she your classmate?
Hoa: Oh, no She wasn’t old (7)……… to be in my class
Lan: How old is she?
Hoa: (8)……… She is going to visit me She ‘ll be here at (9)………
Would you like to(10)………her?
Lan: I’d love to
PART 2 PHONETICS:
I Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D: (5x0,2=1,0pts)
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Trang 2II Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others: (5x0,2=1,0pt)
PART 3 VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I.Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (10x0,2=2,0pts)
1 of people like playing sports
2 My always comes early so I get my letter before I go to work
3.Ask the shop where the washing powder is
4 I don’t want much sugar in my coffee Just , please
5 That’s a , isn’t it? I think I saw it about two weeks ago
6.I like to see “ Match of the Day” on Saturdays That’s my
7.Last night I _ TV when the phone rang
8.Did Mr Manh like reading books sleeping at home 2 years ago
9 Now Hoa is used the busy roads in the city
A to cross B crossing C for crossing D to crossing
10 No one can do it well and
A so can she B neither can she C she can’t, too D she can, either
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1 When we went to the library, we sat and read………wonderful things yesterday
2 These cards are in alphabetical order and……… author
3 There is a good selection of fruit……… display
4 My aunt slices the beef……… thin strips
5 Mai is better……… speaking English than writing it
III Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters: (10x0,2=2,0pts)
2 Last year there was a district walking……… COMPLETE
4 Members……… Near the school volunteer to take a walk instead of riding a motorbike
LIVE
5 People of all……… can join the walking activity ABLE
6 We are starting to improve water……… awareness for children in our school
SAFE
7 With a special………… equipment, a diver can stay under water for a long time
BREATH
8 After the ……… of the equipment, man could swim freely underwater
INVENT
9 A Frenchman invented a deep- sea……… vessel in the early 1940s DIVE
10 Now we can learn more about the world……… to this invention THANK
IV Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (5x0,2=1,0pts)
1 You (not- see) the film on television last night
2 They are used to (get) up early in the morning in order to sell food ………
3 Take these pills and you (feel) better then! ………
4.Mrs Lan spends much time (look after) her children ………
5.The students in class 7A prefer (go camping) …….………
PART 4 READING: I Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage: (10x0,2=2,0pts) The coastal village of Breedon today welcomed home Frank Davies at the end of his two- year voyage…………(1) the world Mr Davies , who is 75, was born in a village and was a……….(2)
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When asked what he was going to do……… (5), Frank replied that he wanted to write a book about……….(6) travels He had kept a dairy ………… (7) the voyage and taken over 600 photographs of the……… (8) places he had visited Frank……….(9) the book will encourage people
of all ages to take ……….(10) the sport of sailing
II Read the passage the find out one unnecessary word, tick (V) if there is not in each line (10x0,2=2,0pts)
Nick was in the kitchen The radio was on so too loud that he 0/ …… too……
didn’t hear me come in behind him My handbag was on the 00/ ………V……
table He took some many money out of it and was going to put 1/ ………
it in his that pocket We had a terrible quarrel Finally, he broke 2/ ………
out and confessed everything He goes every day to a big 3/ ………
amusement arcade near his school and should plays electronic 4/ ………
games with them names like Star Craft and Half Life I always 5/ ………
thought about they were harmless But now I realize that he is 6/ ………
so hooked on them, he will even steal from his own mother in 7/ ………
order to be pay for the habits He promises he won’t go there 8/ ………
again, but I think he is too addicted to stop Even if he wanted 9/ ………
to, he ever couldn’t, and he doesn’t What can I do to help him? 10/………
III Read the passage and fill the suitable word in the blank: (10x0,2=2,0pts)
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Mother’s Day must be a day of rest……….(5) the mother of the family, so herdaughters………(6) the dinner on that day and lay the……….(7) and the sons helpto………(8) the plates and dishes after dinner
In the United States and Canada, Mother’s Day is the second Sunday in May They havea……….(9) beautiful stamp for Mother’s Day in the United States
It shows the portrait of the ………(10) of James Whistler, one of the greatest Americanpainters
PART 5 WRITING:
I Use these words to make meaningful sentences: (5 x 0,2 = 1.0 pt)
1.It/ easy/find/book/either/author/ title
2 Your father/ watch / TV/ living room/moment?
3 Father /have/ stomachache/ and pain/chest
4 Mr Lam/ now wear/ face mask/ protect him/ breathe/ dust
5 Last semester/ my class/ there be/ total/67 days/ absence/due/sickness
II Complete the second sentence, using the word given in brackets so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence Do not change the words given in any way: (5x0,2=1pt)
1 Because Lan was sick, she did not go to school yesterday
Because of
2 The women could not enjoy the concert because of their headache
Their headache prevented
3 Listening to music at home is more interesting than going to the concert
I prefer
4 This girl is the most hardworking in our class
No one
5 The visitor spoke so quickly that we could not understand what she said
The visitor spoke too
III.Write a composition( 100-120words) expressing your preferences about: (2pts)
Describe one person you love the best and the reasons why you like him/ her
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-ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 7 Thời gian: 120 phút
Question I: Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others (5p):
1.A image B travel C relax D match
5.A invited B arrived C mentioned D loved
6.A means B rests C drinks D surfs
Question II Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (10p):
1 She speaks Chinese as as I do
2 Jim is five centimeters than Tom
A taller B tallest C high D tall
3 The harder she works, the _ money she earns
4 Lucy answered the questions _ than Sarah
A intelligent B more intelligently C most intelligent D more intelligent
5 I knew they were talking about me they stopped when I entered the room
A because B so that C despite D therefore
6 The librarian told us not reference books out of the library
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8 the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities
9 The boys hurt ……… when they climbed down the tree
10 ……… tired, I went to bad early
Question III Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (10p):
1 It’s very ( HEALTH ) to live in damp room
2 I’m not used to (DRIVE ) on the left
3 He was punished for his (LAZY)
4 We had a very (ENJOY) evening in Lon don last month
5 I believe you because I know you are (TRUTH)
6 Nam is very (INTEREST) in computer
7 He drives so (CARE ) that he is sure to have an accident
8 Ba has a large ( COLLECT ) of foreign stamps
9 That company has 2000 (EMPLOY)
10 Every week, there are two ( FLY) from Ha Noi to Nha Trang
Question IV Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting and correct them (10p):
1 She was waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview
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Question V: Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space (10p)
I live in a small village (1) Henfield - there are about 500 people here I love it because it is (2) and life is slow and easy You never (3) queue in shops or banks The village is clean -people (4) it and don’t throw their rubbish in the streets The air is also (5) because there’snot much heavy traffic It’s much more (6) here than in a city Everyone knows everyone and (7) someone has problem, there are always people who can help.There aren’t (8) things I don’tlike about Henfield One thing is that there’s not much (9) in the evening - we haven’t got anycinemas or theaters Another problem is that people always talk about (10) and everyone knowswhat everyone else is doing But I still prefer village life to life in a big city./
Question VI: Read the passage and choose the best answer (10p):
Out in the Pacific Ocean, 3,700 kilometers from Los Angeles, are the islands of Hawaii, thefiftieth state of the United States, with its area of 16,700 square kilometers
The first Hawaiians arrived from other Pacific islands sometime around 100 AD Then in 1778,Captain Cook visited Hawaii He put the islands on his maps of the Pacific Ocean Then more shipsknew Hawaii and began stopping there for supplies
In 1820, a small group of people from the eastern United States came to teach the Hawaiianpeople about Christianity They started farms to grow sugar cane and pineapples Because there were
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Later Koreans, Portuguese, and Puerto Ricans also came More people came from the USmainland and from other Pacific islands, and Hawaii became an island with traditions from severalcountries People from the various nation groups have married each other, so today the groups arepartly mixed
Hawaiians are very friendly and always welcome visitors They celebrate traditional Chinese,Japanese, and Filipino holidays as well as holidays from The United states Hawaii is known as theAloha State “Aloha” mean “hello”, “goodbye”, and “I love you” in Hawaiian /
1 Hawaii is square kilometers in area
2 More ships knew Hawaii through and stopped there for supplies
3 In the early 19th century, many Asians were taken to Hawaii
C to visit attractions D to do the farm work
4 Today the various national groups are
A completely mixed B living in different societies
5 According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A Captain Cook came to Hawaii in 1778
B All Hawaiian people have come from Asia
C Hawaii is the fiftieth state of the United States
D Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean 3,700 kilometers from Los Angeles./
Question VII: A, B, C and D are 4 sentences which are written using the give words below Choose the most appropriate sentence (10p):
1 It / take / he / two months / get over / his illness.
A It took two months to him to get over his illness
B It took him two months to get over his illness
C It took to get over his illness in two months
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2 earthquake / destroy / city / 375 / and / again / 551.
A The earthquake destroyed the city in 375 and again in 551.
B The city destroyed by an earthquake in 375 and again in 551
C The earthquake is destroying the city in 375 and again in 551.
D The earthquake destroyed the city from 375 to 551.
3 school / subject / of/ all / the/ prefer/ subjects/ because/ at/ an/ I / English/ it/ is/ interesting.
A Of all the subjects at school, I prefer English because it is an interesting subject
B Of all at school, I prefer the interesting subjects because it is an English subject
C I prefer it at school because English is an interesting subject of all the subject
D English is an interesting subject of all the subjects at school because I prefer it
4 school / I / used / now/ foot / to/ go / but / to/ on / I / no longer.
A I used to go to school but I no longer on foot now
B I no longer go to school on foot but I used to now
C No longer I go to school now but I used to on foot
D I used to go to school on foot but no longer now
5 I / ask / some boys / where/ go/ but / no one / answer/ me.
A I asked some boys about where going, but no one answered me
B I asked some boys for where I went but no one answered me
C I asked some boys where to go, but no one answered me
D I asked some boys about where going to, but no one answered me
Question VIII: Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following sets of words and phrases that together make a complete paragraph (20p).
1 Bill Gates / born/ 1995/ Washington State He/ grow up/ rich family
2 His parents/ send/ he/ private school There/ he/ meet/ business partner/ Paul Allen
3 When/ they/ be/ 8thgrade, they/ write/ programs/ business/ computers
4 1973/ Gates/ be accepted/ Harvard University Parents/ happy
5 Two years later/ Gates/ drop out/ of Harvard/ work/ computer program/ his friend Allen
6 1975 / they/ create / company/ Microsoft/ sell/ their product
7 A few years later/ Microsoft/ become/ giant company
8 By 1990/ Gates/ the youngest/ billionaire/ the United States/ age of 34
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10 By 1997, he/ the richest/ man/ United States
Question X: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first (10p):
1 Let's meet inside the center, at the cafe' corner
4 It was such a boring film that she fell asleep
The film was so
5 The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it
The furniture was too
6 She knows a lot more about it than I do
I don’t know
7 There are more than 500 stamps in Minh’s stamp collection
Minh collects
8 Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress
She never went ……… ………
9 "You'd better do morning exercise, Minh", said I
I advised
10 “Would you like to go with me to the market, Mai?” - Ha said
Ha invited
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1 unhealthy 2 driving 3 laziness 4 enjoyable 5 truthful
6 interested 7 carelessly 8 collection 9 employees 10 Flights
Question IV: 10 points (2p for each correct answer)
1 A=> nervously 2 B=> bored 3 C=> to get 4 B=> go 5 B=> not to drive
Question V: 10 points (1p for each correct answer)
Question VIII : 20 points (1p for each correct answer)
1 Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State He grew up in a rich family
2 His parents sent him to a private school There he met his business partner, Paul Allen
3 When they were in the eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers
4 In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University His parents were happy
5 Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen
6 In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product
7 A few years latter Microsoft became a giant company
8 By 1990, Gates was the youngest billionaire of the United States at the age of thirty - four,
9 He achieved his success with a lot of hard work He was the “ King of Software ”
10 By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States
Question IX: 10 points (1p for each correct sentence: 0,5p for correct verb tense, 0,5p for the rest)
1 How about meeting inside the center, at the cafe' corner?
2 It’s very important to learn English well for getting a good job in the future
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4 The film was so boring that she fell asleep
5 The furniture was too expensive for me to buy
6 I don’t know as much about it as she does
7 Minh collects more than 500 stamps for his stamp collection
8 She never went went to Paris without buying a new dress
9 I advised Minh to do morning exercise
10 Ha invited Mai to go with her to the market
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Trường THCS Mỹ Hưng
-ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
Năm học:2015-2016 Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 7 Thời gian: 120 phút
PART ONE: Listening
PART TWO: PHONETICS:(0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts)
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D.
II/.Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital ( 15 Points ).
2/ In electronics they learn to repair ………appliances HOUSE
5/ In the countryside, people often know all the people in their NEIGHBOR6/ You must be careful when playing video games because they can be ……… ADDICT
9/ This dictionary is very for you to learn English USE
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III/ Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.(5 points)
1/ I bought this dress at the on Hang Bai street
A clothes’ store B store of closes C clothes store D closing store
2/ Isn’t it easy to learn English well ? - ………
3/ There are two churches in the town and ………of them are extremely old
4/ My joke made the whole class ………
5/ Mr Nam ……… to work yesterday
6/ The news on TV last night ……… very good
7/ Lan did not know the world Hoa didn’t ………
8/ The boss wants his ……… to type some letters
9/ If he eats all that food, he eats………
10/ Mr Robinson speaks Vietnamese very………
IV/ Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.( 10 points)
1/ We can’t go out now because it (rain ) ………
2/ They (meet) their teacher at the moment
3/ We (visit ) ……….the museum at the moment We (visit ) ………… it once a year
4/ Hai ( not write ) ……… to her parents last week She ( phone ) … …… them
5/.Duy ( not visit)… ………the museum with his class last Sunday because he (catch ) …… a cold.6/ How much it ( cost ) ……….to mail a latter to England ?
7/ Take these pills and you ( feel ) ……… better then, Ha
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1 From at nine in the morning until four afternoon Mr Tuan works in
the fields with his father
D
2 There is fewer work in the evening than there is in the morning
3 My Dad always has a three-weeks vacation
4 Mr Ba soon got used to travel to work by bicycle
5 The doctor says you should spend a little time to play video game
6 The public library in the city has thousand of good books
7 What does the new student like ? - Oh, she is tall and beautiful
8 Ba is in class 7A and he enjoys the school very much
9 My father always has a lot of houseworks to do
10 There is a ten-floors building in front of my house
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VI/ Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.(20points)
Americans like sport very much One of the (1) popular kinds of sports in Autumn is football All the high schools(2) universities have their own teams
In winter the most popular kind of sports (3) basketball There is usually a match every evening
in one school gymnasium or another In some parts of the United States there is a lot of (4) and
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In the other two (5) , millions of Americans enjoy baseball The schools have their games in(6) , but the most important professional games are played during summer Many people listen tothe games (7) the radio, watch them on television or read about them (8) the newspapers.Some also play tennis or golf and others (9) fishing They like to stay outdoors (10) it iswarm during the months of June, July and August
VII: Use the words given to complete the following sentences
1 you / better / eat / too / candies / because / they / not good / your teeth
VIII/ Read the following passage then choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
In the United States of America, the national language is (1) English Four hundred years ago,some English people came to North America to live and they brought (2) language to this country.Now in the USA, people speak (3) English Most of the words are the (4) in American and
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in some parts of Canada, people speak (10) because they came from France
IX/ Use given words to rewrite the second sentence that the meaning not change:
1 It took Mr Hoang half an hour to walk to work yesterday
6 Mai usually works hard
Mai is usually a………
7 There are eight hundred stamps in Hoa’s collection
Hoa’s collection
8 How heavy is the chicken ?
What ?
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What is ?
10 Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV
I prefer
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