Đề 1
Đề thi Học sinh giỏi cấp Quận
Bài thi môn: Tiếng Anh 7
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Đề chính thức)
PART A: PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from that of the others.
1. A. dances B. misses C. promises D. houses
2 A. see B. free C. agree D. coffee
3. A. naked B. looked C. promised D. booked
II. Choose the words that has a stressed syllable from the others:
1. A. concert B. teenager C. comfortable D. cartoon
2. A. hotel B. remember C. repeat D. classroom
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the
following sentences.
1. They’ve got ............. books than me.
A. fewer B. less C. much D. many
2. Does she want...................... her grandparents at weekends?
A. visit B. visits C. visiting D. to visit.
3. Students live and study in a/an.................. school. They only go home at
weekends.
A. international B. small C. boarding D. overseas
4. Of my parents, my father is.................... one.
A. the stronger B. the strongest C. strong D. stronger
5. This painting is prettier, but it costs............. the other one.
A. so much as B. as many as C. twice as much as.......................... D. twice
as many
6.”...................... a nice T-shirt, Trang!” - “Thank you”
A. How B. What C. Which D. It
7. I’m always nervous when I’m.............. an exam.
A. taking B. making C. working D. writing
8. My mother has been busy............... all afternoon.
A. cook B. cooking C. to cook D. cooked
9. “Thank a lot for the lovely dinner” “”
A. You’re welcome B. It’s all right C. Thank you too D. Please don’t say so
10. Some young people work................. hospital volunteers.
A. as B. too C. so D. same
11. Were you absent................. school yesterday?
A. at B. to C. from D. in
12. In the evening, all the family members................. in the living room to
watch TV.
A. spend B. come C. gather D. stand
13. There’s one satellite TV…..... that shows only films.
A. station B. house C. game D. program
14. Some people are used to.............. in crowded buses and don't mind it at
all.
A. riding B. ride C. rode D. to ride
15. You should not ride so.......................... You may have an accident.
A. careless B. carelessly C. carefully.................................................... D.
careful
16. It is dangerous......................... in the polluted environment.
A. to live B. lives C. living D. live
17. The girl was crying when a fairy …………….
A. appeared B. was appearing C. appears D. is appearing
18. She is....................... a singer nor an actress.
A. neither B. either C. nor D. both
19. The children are playing....................... in the schoolyard.
A. happy B. happily C. happier D. happiness
20. Everyone must remember....................... lies.
A. don’t tell B. not tell C. to tell not D. not to tell
21. I don’t like doing the................. , especially cleaning the windows.
A. homework B. housework C. job D. occupation
22. Nam and I are looking forward......................... you.
A. to seeing B. of seeing C. for seeing D. to see
23. Mozart was one of the most famous............... of classical music
1. actors B. composers C. artists D. makers
24. Airmail is much............ than surface mail.
A. expensive B. very expensive C. more expensive D. most expensive
II. Complete the dialogue with the correct tense of the verbs in
brackets. (10 points)
1. Do you remember (meet)........................... her at Nam's birthday party last
week?
2. My mother is busy (cook).............................. dinner in the kitchen.
3. It’s ten years since I last (see)..................... her.
4. The price (become).................................. more and more expensive these
days.
5. Sad movies often make me (cry)................................ a lot.
6. Last Sunday, Minh (read) ……books in the library. He (be) there for 3
hours.
7. We (see)........................... a movie tomorrow. You
(join).............................................................................................. ?
8. He (live)........................ in London for two years and then moved to
Liverpool in 2010.
III. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the
space. (10 points)
1. Saucepans are sold in the..................... goods department. HOUSE
2. I’m really happy as all of my neighbors are very FRIEND
3. We must remember to eat....................... SENSE
4. This lovely apartment has two bedrooms and it is FURNISH
5. He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very HOPE
6. I'd like a nice....................... orange. JUICE
7. We are very proud of our...................... FRIEND
8. Her aunt wants to know Lan’s.................................. HIGH
9. You mustn’t drive..................... on busy streets. CARE
10. What an............................... actor! He makes the movie wonderful.
AMAZE
IV. Fill in each gap in the following sentences with a suitable
preposition. (6 points)
1. Fiona is getting better and better..................... writing compositions.
2. Can you help me wash.................... these dirty glasses?
3. John’s worried...................... his final exam.
4. We look........................ the new words in the dictionary.
5. You shouldn’t eat and watch TV…................. the same time.
6. I’ll come over and pick you….......................... at 8 o’clock.
PART C: READING:
I. Read the passage and fill the suitable word in the blank: (5 points)
We can choose our friends, but we cannot choose our relatives. That does
not mean that members of our (1) ....................................... cannot also be
our friends. Many children have a very (2) ……………..….....
relationship with their parents, and they see them as friend. Of course, when
you are a teenager, there are times (3) you do not get on very well with your
parents, or they can get angry with you.
That's only natural. There are times when you want to be independent and
decide things by (4)
……………………...... . After all, nobody is perfect, and we are all
(5).................................................................................. mistakes. But your
parents understand that. When you grow up, you will see that you have many
things in common with your mum and dad.
II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C
or D to fill the blanks (10 points).
Life in the city is (1)............... of activities. Early in the morning, hundreds of
people rush out of their homes in the manner ants do when their nest is
broken. Soon, the streets are full of (2)............................................. Shops
(3).....................offices open, students flock to their schools and the day’s
work (4) ..................... The city is now full of noise. Hundreds
(5)............................................. sight-seers and tourists visit many places of
(6).......................... in the city while businessmen from various parts of the
world arrive to transact
business.
With the coming (7)....................... night, another kind of activity begins. The
streets are now full of colorful (8)......................... The air is cooler and life
becomes more (9)..................................................... People now seek
entertainment. Many go to the cinemas, parks and clubs. Some visit friends
and relatives and some (10) their time reading books or watching TV.
1. A. lot B. lots C. full D. many
2. A. traffic B. bikes C. students D. police
1. A. so B. and C. because D. but
2. A. begin
B. begins C. end D. ends
5. A. at B. for C. of D. to
6. A. interest B. interests C. interesting D. interested
7. A. from B. to C. at D. of
8. A. traffic B. lights C. pictures D. shows
9. A. leisurely B. leisure C. busy D. busily
10. A. spend B. take C. give D. have
III. Read the passage and choose the best answer. (5.0 points)
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a
letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station.
Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police but he went to the station
yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the station, he was told by
a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found. Five days ago, the
policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred
miles away. It is now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised
when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected
the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy
of fifteen!
1. What happened to Ted last week?
A. He called the local police. C. He was asked to go to the local police
station.
B. He received a letter from his friend. D. He lost his bicycle.
2. The policeman who met Ted at the station was .................................
A. generous B. friendly C. impolite D. reserved
3. Where was the bicycle found?
A. At the station B. In a city C. In a village D. On the train
4. Ted was surprised when he heard the news
because ....................................
A. he didn't think his bicycle would be found.
B. he believed that the police would find his bicycle.
C. his bicycle is being sent to his home by train.
D. his bicycle was found five days ago.
5. How old is Ted now?
A. 35 B. 45 C. 25 D. 55
PART D: WRITING:
I. Find a mistake and correct it (5 points)
1. The teacher says Ba will be a famous artist in one day.
2. There was only a few people at the meeting last night.
3. The driver of the car was serious injured in the accident.
4. The public library in the city has thousand of good books.
5. Could you tell me where to get to the souvenir shop?
II. Rewrite each of the following sentence, using the word given,
keeping its meaning unchanged . (5 points)
1. Charles lives quite near his aunt’s house. DOESN’T
.......................................................................................................
2. If you don’t study hard, you will fail the exam UNLESS
...........................................................................................................................
.....................
3. The tortoise was running. The hare was sleeping. WHILE
...........................................................................................................................
.....................
4. Can the little boy look after himself when his mother is away? TAKE
.......................................................................................................
5. It is not necessary for you to finish your assignment this evening. NEED
.......................................................................................................
III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning
to the first one. (5 points)
1. Nam spent two hours repainting his house.
=> It took.
….......................................................................................................................
............
2. Lien doesn’t like doing sport very much.
=> Lien isn’t
very…………………………………......................................................……..….
3. This painting is so beautiful.
=>
What ..................................................................................................................
....................
4. My sister is more hard-working than me.
=> I don’t
……………………………………………………………………………………....
5. I was late for school this morning. My sister was, too.
=>
Both……………………………………………………………………………………
…..
