Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp huyện môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 7 - Năm học 2013-2014 - Phòng GD & ĐT Lâm Thao

PHÒNG GD& ĐT LÂM THAO
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC: 2013 – 2014
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 7
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút( không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi có 06 trang)
Họ và tên HS:
Số báo danh:.
Trường:
HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÝ
G.T 1:
G.T 2:
SỐ PHÁCH
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Điểm
Bằng số:
Bằng chữ:
HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÝ
G.K 1:
G.K 2:
SỐ PHÁCH
Chú ý: 
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SECTION ONE: PHONETICS
I. Pronunciation: ( 2.0 points)
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. 
1. A. event
B. contest
C. women
D. collect
2. A. laugh
B. daughter
C. caught
D. taught
3. A. planned
B. traveled
C. washed
D. stayed
4. A. with
B. both
C. math
D. bath
5. A. chemistry
B. architect
C. stomach
D. change
6. A. vacation
B. nation
C. surface
D. famous
7. A. height
B. though
C. weight
D. cough
8. A. horses
B. houses
C. practises
D. glasses
9. A. map
B. relax
C. want
D. travel
10. A. slowly
B. show
C. know
D. plow
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SECTION TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
II. Multiple choice: ( 4.0 points)
Choose the letter (A, B, C, or D) as the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. Minh never goes to school late and____________.
A. I do, too
B. I don't, too
C. Neither do I
D. I do, either
2. I often have breakfast _________some bread and a glass of milk.
A. with
B. for
C. by
D. of
3. Of the two boys, Peter is_____________.
A. the tallest
B. the taller
C. tall
D. more skillfully
4. This man usually borrows money__________his friends.
A. of
B. to
C. from
D. for
5. ~ Would you like to go to the movies with us? ~ ___________.
A. I wouldn't
B. I like it very much
C. Thank you
D. I'd love to
6. Would you please__________me how to play the piano?
A. show
B. showed
C. showing
D. to show
7. The nurse will__________ your temperature soon.
A. weigh
B. measure
C. take
D. hear
8. ~ What do you think about this book? ~ I find it very _________.
A. bore
B. boring
C. bored
D. boringly
9. ~ Why don't we have a party this weekend? ~ __________.
A. Good idea
B. Yes, let's
C. That would be great fun
D. All are correct
10. I didn't see the end of the film because I ______ asleep.
A. felt
B. went
C. felled
D. fell
11. Hoa prefers colorful dances in Thailand ______ puppet shows in Indonesia.
A. than
B. to
C. better than
D. more than
12. Hoa ________on the new dress but it didn't fit her.
A. put
B. took
C. tried
D. turned
13. ________ to meet you, Mary.
A. pleased
B. please
C. pleasure
D. pleasant
14. Today Mr. Ha feels_________ better than yesterday.
A. many
B. too
C. so
D. much
15. Farmers have to work_________ all day and night long.
A. hardly
B. hard
C. more hard
D. hardily
16. __________coffee with milk is mine.
A. An
B. A
C. The
D. Ø
17. Wait for me at the school gate,__________?
A. do you
B. will you
C. don't you
D. didn't you
18. Be careful with your book __________ it will fall.
A. if
B. and
C. but
D. or
19. Air__________ is one of the most serious problems nowadays.
A. pollution
B. pollute
C. polluted
D. polluting
20. Mrs Hoa has two children but _________of them is at home now.
A. all
B. both
C. most
D. neither
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III. Error identification: (2.0 points)
From four underlined parts, choose the one that needs correction then correct it. 
1. He often gets bad marks because of his lazy.
 A B C D
2. It will take them about an hour getting to the river by bus.
 A B C D
3. One of the most popular activity in my school at recess is chatting.
 A B C D
4. Million of foreign visitors come to VietNam every year.
 A B C D
5. Mr. John isn't used to drive on the right hand because he comes from Canada.
 A B C D
Write your answers here:
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Error
Correction
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IV. Verb form: ( 2.0 points)
Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
- Ha often ( 1. spend) her free time ( 2. listen) to music?
- If you ( 3. not come) there on time, we ( 4. go) without you.
- It is not easy ( 5. find) a suitable apartment in a big city.
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V. Word form: ( 2.0 points)
Give the correct form of the word in parentheses to complete the following sentences. 
1. Walking is a fun, easy and ____ activity. ( EXPENSE) 
2. Some of the____of computer games are as young as 14 or 15. ( INVENT)
3. He is sure to have an accident because he drives very____. ( CARE)
4. _______, he failed the exam. ( LUCK)
5. I would like a box of ____ pencils. ( COLOR)
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SECTION THREE: READING
VI. Exercise 1: ( 2.0 points)
Read the following passage, then choose the letter (A, B, C, D) that best fits each of the blanks.
British parents are always_(1)____ that their children spend too much time_(2)___ TV and not enough time doing other activities like sports and reading. A_(3)_____survey of people’s free time activities_(4)____ that young people spend about 23 hours a week in_(5)_____of the television set, that means over 3 hours__(6)___. _(7)____, the average adult watches even more: 28 hours a week. Every household in the country has a TV set and over half have two or more . __(8)___ to the survey, people do not only sit in their living room watching TV but also watch it in the kitchen and in bed as well. 
We cannot deny that television also_(9)____some negative effects especially children , because many films shown on TV contain violence, crime and other bad things. Excessive watching of TV by children has lowered_(10)___results in studying at school.
1.
A.
complain
B.
complaining
C.
complains
D.
complained
2.
A.
to watch
B.
watch
C.
watching
D.
watched
3.
A.
recent
B.
recently
C.
late
D.
lately
4.
A.
show
B.
to show
C.
 showing
D.
shows
5.
A.
back
B.
 front
C.
 side
D.
behind
6.
A.
 a day
B.
 a week
C.
a month
D. 
 a year
7. 
A. 
Surprise 
B. 
Surprised
C. 
Surprisingly
D.
To surprise 
8.
A. 
Because 
B. 
Addition
C. 
Besides
D.
According
9.
A.
have
B.
having
C.
has
D. 
had
10.
A. 
its
B. 
their
C.
his
D. 
her
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VII. Exercise 2: ( 2.0 points)
Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.
 Mark Twain is a famous American writer. His real (1)______was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and " Mark Twain" was (2)____ pen- name. Samuel Clemens was born in a
small (3)_______ on the Mississippi river in the USA. The boy (4)_____many friends
at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories. (5)________
Samuel was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the (6)____
of a printer. Samuel always (7)______to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. After some time he (8)___ the boat and went to live in California.
Here he began to write short stories (9)___the name of Mark Twain. He sent (10)____
to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much.
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SECTION FOUR: WRITING
VIII. Sentence transformation: 2.0 points
Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words or phrases.
1. Her son is ten years old.
She.
2. The house is very expensive.
What .!
3. What is Minh's weight?
How much?
4. They like living in their old house better than moving into the new block.
They would.
5. Why didn't you go to school last week?
Why were you?
6. Mai is the most intelligent in my class.
Nobody..
7. My father types very quickly.
My father is
8. Shall I make you a cake on your birthday?
Would you?
9. The Browns had to cancel the trip to Sa Pa because of the bad weather.
Because the..
10. It isn’t necessary for you to take off your shoes before entering the room.
You don't.
IX. Sentence building: 2.0 points
Use the given suggestions to complete sentences.
1. You/ better/ not/ eat/ too/ candies/ because/ they/ not good/ your teeth/.
2. When Judy/ be/ young/ she/ want/ be/ nurse/ .
3. Could you/ tell/ the way/ nearest market/ ?
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4. Eat/ and/ talk/ friends/ be/ most common ways/ relax/ recess/ many countries/.
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5. You/ should/ spend/ much/ time/ watch TV/.
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