PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN QUẾ KÌ THI KS CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG

VÕ NĂM HỌC: 2021 - 2022

TRƯỜNG THCS NGUYỄN CAO Môn : TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 7
Ngàythi: 29/09/2021
Thờigianlàmbài: 90 phút

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in the
following questions
1. A. traveled B. surprised C. worked D. climbed
2. A.restaurant B. festival C. sentence D. semester
3. A. husband B. surrounding C. rubbish D. plumber
4. A. academic B. adequate C. application D. assistant
5. A. comment B. prevent C. treatment D. event

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others
1. A. At’tract B. ‘Service C. Ap’peal D. Re’volve
2. A. Suc’cessful B. ‘wonderful C. ‘beautiful D. ‘Plentiful
3. A. Expec’tation B. Intro’duction C. Volun’teer D. Foun’dation
4. A. ‘general B. o’pinion C. a’broad D. sur’prise
5. A. ‘partner B. bet’ween C. ‘visit D. ‘program

III.Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

1.John ………….. Susan to go out with him but her parents didn’t let her out.
A. insisted B. suggested C. invited D. helped
2. His………………..always makes people laugh.
A. quiet character B. sense of humor C. smiles D. humorous
3.If you don't understand many words, you can .............................. them up in the dictionary.
A. finish B. get C. find D. look
4. It's an hour since he .............................., so he must be at the office now.
A. has left B. is leaving C. was leaving D. left
5. Ba …………………. video games. His mother is very worried about it.
A. used to play B. was playing C. is always playing D. always plays
6.The animals gathered closely together for ______.
A. warmed B. warm C. warmth D. warmly
7.Tom: “Do you mind if I use your phone?” - Sue: “ __________”.
A. Not at all. Help yourself. B. You can say that again.
C. Yes, certainly. D. Yes, I think OK.
8.I have just bought __________________ from a book shop near here.
A. two beautiful black school leather bags B. two beautiful leather black school bags
C. two beautiful black leather school bags D beautiful two black leather school bags .
9.“_______ bad weather we are having this summer!” said the woman.
A. What a B. How C. What D. How this
10. “Don’t fail to send your parents my regards.” ~ “_________”
A. Good idea, thanks. B. It’s my pleasure.
C. You’re welcome. D. Thanks, I will.
11. I regret ……………. you that we can’t approve your application
A. inform B. to inform C. informing D. informed
12. ……………you have no keys, you ‘ll have to get back before I go out
A. If B. Although C. Unless D. As
13.Don’t forget to …….the alarm clock for 6 o’clock tomorrow morning.
A.put B.ring C.set D.wind
14.She went to market without………. anything.
A. buy B. to buy C. bought D. buying
15.He worked …… than his workmates.
A. more careful B. as carefully C. carefullier D. more carefully
16.Minh loves playing chess _____________ his sister enjoys skipping in their free time.
A. when B. because C. while D. during
17.You should work ______ for the coming exam.
A. hard B. hardly C. more hardly D. more hard
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18.There is too much noise in this room. I can t understand what ……
A. is the teacher saying B. is saying the teacher
C. that the teacher is saying D. the teacher is saying
19._________, William Shakespeare is the most widely known.
A. Of all writers in English B. All writers in English
C. All of the writers in English D. With all, writers in English
20. We have decided to …… the money for the local secondary school.
A. beg B. collect C. raise D. rise

IV.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses or forms

1.We have known them for six years, when we first (1.meet)……met…….…….……them, they were
working in a foreign company.
2. There (2. be)………has been.…….……no rain here for over four months.
3. It’s time we (3. go) …went………….. If we (4.not leave)don’t leave……….now, we (5.miss)…will
miss……...the train.
4.They advised him (6. not cross)not to cross…………….the street against the red lights.
5. Stay here till the light (7.turn)turn……. green.
6. Each July, George together with his family (8. go)go………….. to Spain for holiday
7.Two hours ago, Mrs Brown (9. have)…had……… Alice (10. take)…take…….. her son to the
school.

V.Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals
1. The child should be punished of his bad …behaviour………….. (BEHAVE)
2.She had an unhappy childhood…..……, so she really wants to help all the uncared-for children.(CHILD)
3.If it doesn't rain soon, there'll be a great shortage……... of water(SHORT)
4.Linda’s …absence…………. made the party less exciting. (ABSENT)
5.I’m really hopeless……… at computers. I always do something wrong. (HOPE)
6.The air is heavily …polluted……………………with traffic fumes. (POLLUTE)
7.The …importance…………………. of the project made me tense. (IMPORTANT).
8.It is a contest in which . participants................... have to read two poems in English.
(PARTICIPATE)
9.My mother doesn’t like me to wear short skirts to church. She thinks they are unsuitable……
(SUITABLE)
10....Scientists.............. have warned the local people of the disaster. (SCIENCE)

VI. Find out one mistake in A, B, C or D of each sentence and correct it.
1. This is the first time I visited a famous place in Hanoi.=>have visited
A B C D
2. What is the most frightened experience you have ever had?=>frightening
A B C D
3. Each of the students in the class has to type their own report.=> student
A B C D
4.Thanks for invite me to the rice –cooking contest of your school.=>inviting
A B C D
5.You must not let children to play in the kitchen because it is a dangerous place.=>play
A B C D

VII.Read the passage below and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or
D.
Last Sunday was definitely not a good day for me. It all started when I got into my car and it refused to
start. I immediately realized that I had left the lights on and the battery had gone flat. I telephoned my
friend George and he came round and helped me start the car. I then drove into town to see a friend. I
had arranged to meet him at six thirty, but by the time I got there, it was ten past seven and my friend
was not there. I waited for him for an hour despite the freezing weather, but he didn’t come. When I
returned to my car, I saw that someone had broken into it, probably looking for the radio. Luckily, I
never leave the radio in the car! There was nothing I could do but get into my car and drive home. Later
I spoke with my friend and discovered that he had waited for only half an hour and left. He didn’t even
apologise for not waiting for me longer!
1. Why wasn’t the writer’s car started?
A. Because the lights had gone wrong. B. Because the battery had gone flat.
C. Because it hadn’t been serviced. D. Because the battery had been stolen.
2. What was the weather like when the writer waited for his friend?
A. cold B. hot C. rainy D. foggy
3. In the writer’s opinion, what did the thief want to steal?
A. money B. camera C. radio D. wallet
4. What time did the writer’s friend leave after waiting for him?
A. 6.30 B. 7.00 C. 7.10 D. 7.30
5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. A friend of the writer’s helped him start the car.
B. A friend of the writer’s lived in town.
C. The writer had waited his friend until 7.30.
D. The writer apologised for not waiting his friend for any longer.

VIII. Choose one suitable word (A/ B/ C or D) to complete the following passage. (2.0 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
3. A. so B. and C. because D. but
4. A. begin B. begins C. end D. ends
5. A. q 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

IX.Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the
given words.
1.We can’t drink the water because it’s too hot.
The water isn’t cold enough for usnto drink……………………………………………………….
2. To help mom at home is a good activity.
It is good to help mom at home ………………………..……………………………………………
3.We couldn’t keep on cleaning the streets because of the heavy rain.
Because it rained heavily,we couldn’t keep on cleaning the streets
4.- “ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” - said John.
John advised.. Mary not to lend that man any more money...........
5.I last saw my best friend six years ago.
I haven’t seen my best friend for six years
6. It took eight hours to drive from Ha Noi to Sa Pa
It was an eight hour-drive from Ha Noi to Sa Pa.….
7.It isn’t necessary to book tickets for the show in advance.
You don’t need to book tickets for the show in advance.….……
8. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.
Do you mind...helping. me to put the chairs away....................
9.Farmers don’t have as many days off as students.
Farmers have fewer days off than students ……………………………………………………….
10.You’re the best guitarist in the school.
No one in the school plays the guitar as well as you……………

X. Use the words and phrases given to write meaningful sentences. You can add or change
anything necessary.
1. It / brave / him / jump / river / save / child.
It was brave of him to jump in to the river to save the child…………………………………
2.This book / is/ interesting enough / you / read.
This book is interesting enough for you to read………………………………………………………
3. This / be / good / computer / I / ever / use.
…This is the best computer I have ever used……………………………
4. Learning / foreign language / necessary / us / get / job. //
Learning a foreign language is necessary for us to get a job
5.He / try / stop / smoking / many times / but / he / never / succeed. //
…He had tried to stop smoking many times but he had never succeeded…………………

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