Thuong Tin Secondary School THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION Time allotted : 45 minutes Name:……………………….…. Class: 7A…… Mark The teacher s comments’ I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A.practice B. ice C. advice D. time 2. A. sea B. team C. tea D. health 3. A. chat B.catch C. Christmas D. cheese 4. A. hour B. house C. homework D. history 5. A.start B. happy C. part D. card II.Circle the letter A,B,C,or D that has the best answer to complete the sentence given. 1.What are you doing, Lan? – I’m ________ my math homework. A. doing B. working C. making D. solving 2.My father is very good at __________ things. A. fix B. to fix C. fixing D. fixes 3.Listen! Someone _________ at the door. A. to knock B. knocks C. is knocking D. knocking 4.Her sister often _________ coffee for breakfast. A. have B. has C. to have D. is having 5.He just practices _______________ goals. A. score B. scores C. to score D. scoring 6. Is the Eiffel Tower taller ________ Big Ben ? A. that B. than C. of D. and 7. Hurrah! We’ll have a day ________ this week. A. on B. of C. off D. to 8. Mr. Nam is very ___________ in watching sports on TV. A. interests B. interesting C. interest D. interested 9. ___________ is it from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City ? A. How fast B. How much C. How far D. How many 10. ____________ beautiful flowers! Who gave them to you? A. What B. What a C. How D. How much III.Supply the correct verb form / tense of the verbs in the parentheses. 1.At the moment Mai ( sit ) ……………………………………… in the room and ( watch ) ……………………………. TV. 2.It often ( take ) …………………… me 20 minutes to go to school. How long …………………. it (take ) ……………………………. you , Hoa ? 3. Do stop talking. I am trying (finish ) …………………… a letter. 4. – It ( be ) ………………….too hot in the room. –OK, I ( open ) ……………………the window. IV.Choose the underlined word or phrase that is not correct in standard English then correct it. 1.What would you like doing on Sunday? A B C D 2.Can you take care up the baby when I am out ? A B C D 3. George always doing his homework after dinner. A B C D 4. Schools in our country start in seven o’clock in the morning. A B C D 5. There are a lot of orange juice in this jug. A B C D 6. On recess the school yard is very crowded and noisy. A B C D V. Read the following passage and answer the question below it. Victor Zorba has just got his new timetable. His lessons begin at nine each morning and last until half past ten . Then he has a break for a quarter of an hour . During this time Victor usually talks to his friends . He has five periods in the morning and three in the afternoon, and his favorite subjects are English and physics. The first term lasts from September to December. Questions: 1. What time do Victor’s lessons begin? ………………………………………………………………………………… 2. How many periods does he have a day? ………………………………………………………………………………… 3. What does he usually do during the break ? ………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Are English and physics his favorite subjects ? ………………………………………………………………………………… 5. How long does the first term last ? ………………………………………………………………………………… . time Victor usually talks to his friends . He has five periods in the morning and three in the afternoon, and his favorite subjects are English and physics talking. I am trying (finish ) …………………… a letter. 4. – It ( be ) ………………….too hot in the room. –OK, I ( open ) ……………………the window. IV.Choose the underlined