Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh 7 – Đề 5 – Năm học 2011-2012

PART I. PHONETICS ( 1.0 POINT)

Circle the letter A, B, C or D which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest in each sentence.

1.

A. improved

B. returned

C. arrived

D. stopped

2.

A. nervous

B. scout

C. household

D. mouse

3.

A. favorite

B. find

C. outside

D. library

4.

A. last

B. taste

C. fast

D. task

5.

A. future

B. summer

C. number

D. drummer

6.

A. time

B. kind

C. bid

D. nice

7.

A. hard

B. carry

C. card

D. yard

8.

A. my

B. baby

C. spy

D. cry

9.

A. well

B. get

C. send

D. pretty

10. A. weather

B. ready

C. mean

D. head

PART II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR ( 7.0 POINTS)

Circle the letter A, B, C or D in each sentence before the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. ( 2pts)

1.	Most people enjoy _____________ to different parts of the world.
A. to travel		B. travel	C. traveling	D. traveled
2.	___________ time do you spend learning English every day?
A. How much		B. How many	C. How long	D. How often
3.	This orange tastes _____________.
A. sweetly		B. sweetie	C. sweet	D. sweets
4.	Every one had ____________ at the picnic.
A. good time		B. a good time	C. good times	D. better time
5. Would you like to _____________ for a walk later?
A. have		B. make	C. do	D. go

 

6.	Please don’t _______________ so much noise.
A. go		B. make	C. do	D. take
7.	Is there anything good _____________ TV tonight?
A. on		B. in	C. near	D. at
8.	My mother doesn’t like coffee and ______________.
A. neither do I		B. neither I do	C. either do I	D. I don’t too
9.	Can you wait ________________ please?
A. out		B. out of	C. outside	D. for

10. _____________ the next turning on the right, the post office is in front of you.

A. Go

B. Make

C. See                                 

D. Take

Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (2pts)

Hong and Nam (be _______________________________) absent from class yesterday? When my sister and I (live ________________) in Hue we (visit ______________ ) a lot of interesting places. You (go __________________ ) to the dentist last week, Nam? Yes. And I (go ____________________) there to check up the filled tooth. Linh (not / visit ________________________ ) Halong Bay with her family because she (catch __________________) a cold. Nam’s family (fly __________________________) to Ho Chi Minh city last year. There they (take ______________) a lot of pictures and (buy ______________) a lot of presents.

III. Give the correct form of the words in parentheses. (2pts)

In her youth she is a very ________________ girl. (beautify)

My younger brother was so much ________________ by “Tayduky’ film. (interest)

My stomachache _____________ after I took the tablets. (appear)

It was ______________ of you not to help him when he was in trouble. (kind)

When my father has free time he often tells us ______________ stories. (fun)

Look! the children are eating ________________. (hungry)

It’s a nice shop and the assistants are all polite and very _______________. (help)

Catching the common cold is _______________ for everybody. (please)

Do you know a good _________________ to decorate my house? (decorate)

I am looking forward to ________________ you. (see)

Each sentence has only one mistake, underline and correct it. (1pt)

1.	My brother often has a three – weeks summer vacation.	1. _________
2.	Every day my mother spends one hour to watch television.	2. _________
3.	She asks Peter go to the post office with her.	3. _________
4.	I’m going to watch a TV tonight to see a movie about America.	4. _________
5.	I have to stay all day at home on Sundays, so has she.	5. _________
6. When I was coming home, my mother was cooking dinner.		6. _________
7.	My mother bought for me a new schoolbag on the occasion of	7. _________
a new school year.
8.	Tom looked sadly when I saw him.	8. _________
9. Who will give care of the house while we are away?		9. _________
10. Because we have to be there in a hurry, we better take a taxi.		10. _________

PART III. READING COMPREHENSION ( 6.0 POINTS)

Read this passage carefully then do the task given below. ( 2pts)

Indians in North and South America ate popcorn thousands of years. Scientists found some ears of popcorn in New Mexico, a state in the United States. They were 5.600 years old. Farmers probably learned to raise popcorn first before they planted other kind of corn. Farmers now raise popcorn in the United States, Australia, Argentina, South Africa and South Europe

Corn was an important food for the Indians. It was also important for the religion. When Columbus and other Europeans visited the New World, they saw this. When the Indians and Europeans had their first Thanksgiving, they ate popcorn. Today Thanksgiving is an important holiday in the United States, but people don’t usually eat popcorn for this holiday now.

In the 1920s, people started selling popcorn at movies. Now most movie theaters in the United States sell popcorn. Popcorn and movie go together very well.

Is popcorn good for you? Yes, it is. However, some people put a lot of salt and butter or vegetable oil on it. It tastes good that way, but it is not very good for you.

Where did popcorn come from?

………………………………………………………………………………………

The word “raise” in line four closely means ______________.

A. feed

B. grow

C. eat                       

D. have

When did movie theaters start selling popcorn?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

Where do farmers grow popcorn?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

The word “However” in line 11 closely means _______________.

A. and		B. if	C. so		D. but
II. Look at the following menu.
		STARTERS		G.	Beef stew $ 5.00
	A.	Onion soup 90p		Thin pieces of meat in a thick, spicy
	B.	Deep – fried mushroom $ 1.40			gravy,
	C.	Egg Salad $ 1.20			served with saffron rice.
		MAIN COURSE		H.	Vegetable Surprise $ 4.40
					Fresh cauliflower cooked in
	D.	Chicken in wine $ 5.00		milk and
	Delicious chicken cooked in wine				topped with beaten eggs.
		With onion, garlic and herbs		I	Baked spaghetti $ 4.60
	E.	Lamp special $ 6.20		Spaghetti cooked in cheese sauce
	small pieces of tender lamb fried with			with mushroom, covered with
		Pepper, garlic, lemon and herbs		sliced eggs
	F.	Fish Pic $ 4.60		And baked until golden brown
	Poached fish mixed with pimento,				DESSERT
		Dill, egg and parsley.		J	Baked apples $ 1.20
				K	Cheese 4 1.20
				L	Hot pancakes $ 1.40
				M  Ice cream 90 p

Read each sentence carefully and then write the letter ( from A- M ) of the correct dish in each sentence. 0 is done as an example. ( 2pts)

____A____ Harry likes spending under $ 1 on the starters Which starter does he order?

_________ Eve wants something cold to start with. Which dish does she order?

_________ Vicki likes meat but not beef. She likes food cooked in wine. Which dish does she want?

_________ Dave wants only vegetables but he doesn’t like mushroom. Which main course does he order?

_________Helen doesn’t eat chicken or meat but she prefers fish to vegetables. What does she order?

_________ Mike’s first course costs $ 1.40. What does he order?

_________ Nada spends under $1 on the last course. What does she order?

_________ Linda wants to eat a meat dish but she prefers beef to lamb.

_________ Fatima orders the most expensive main course. What is it?

_________ Mabel doesn’t like ice- cream and cheese. She isn’t too keen on fruit either. Which dessert does she have?

________ Kim prefers hot food and has $1.30 to spend. Which dessert does he have?

III. Fill in the blank with one suitable word. (2pts )

We are sure you are interested ( 1 ) __________ sports. Many of you certainly play (2)___________ games as volleyball or football, basketball or tennis. People who play a game are (3) _________. Players form teams and play matches against (4) __________ teams – their opponents. Two people playing with each other are (5) ___________. Each team can lose or win. In a football match players try to score as many goals as they (6) ____________. There (7) ___________ so many kinds of sports such as cycling, boxing, swimming,  gymnastics,  rowing  (8)  ____________  many  more.  You  can  (9) _____________ an active part in all of them or you can just be a devoted fan.

Everybody may choose the sport he is fond of (10) ________________ interested in.

PART IV. WRITING ( 6.0 POINTS)

Rewrite the following sentences in such another way which has the same meaning as the first sentence. ( 2pts)

Would you like to join us on our trip to Tamdao Mountain?

Why ………………………………………………………………………………………..?

It takes me two hours each day to do my homework.

I spend …………………………………………………………………………………….

How high is the Big Ben Clock Tower?

What ………………………………………………………………………………………?

He looks after the sick people.

He takes ……………………………………………………………………………

My father is a careful driver.

My father ………………………………………………………………….

She knows how to draw well.

She is good …………………………………………………………………..

Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.

It is ……………………………………………………………………………………….

You shouldn’t make noise in hospital.

You had …………………………………………………………………

What is your father’s weight?

How ………………………………………………………………………….?

She didn’t remember the homework. I didn’t remember the homework.

She didn’t ………………………………………………………………………..

Rewrite the following sentence by using the words in brackets. ( 2pts)

1.There is no one who does not know it. (knows)

……………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Mary is an excellent dancer. (dances)

……………………………………………………………………………………………

They saw nobody in the room. (see)

……………………………………………………………………………………………

4. The café has a lot of tables. (are)

………………………………………………………………………………………..

5. Don’t forget to go to the meeting on time. (go)

……………………………………………………………………………………………

6. She likes drinking milk. (fond)

……………………………………………………………………………………………

7. Jane teaches English. (teacher)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. English people like tea. (English)

……………………………………………………………………………………………

9. There aren’t any buses after this one. (last)

……………………………………………………………………………………………

10. The road finishes here. (end of)

……

III. Complete the following sentences by using the suggested words. ( 2pts)

Mary / be / both / young / pretty.

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I / be / afraid / I / can not come / your birthday party.

……………………………………………………………………………………………

What time / you / get / work / yesterday / morning / ? /.

……………………………………………………………………………………………

How long / it / take / you / get / school / ? /

……………………………………………………………………………………………

I / not / interested / find / new / job.

………………………………………………………………………………….

My father / like / listen / music / the evenings.

……………………………………………………………………………….

There / some / tall buildings / this town / ? /

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My friends / I / often / go / fish / the summer.

……………………………………………………………………………………….

They / look / forward / meet / old / friends / again.

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It / important / you / do / your homework / before / you / class.

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