Đề thi chọn học sinh năng khiếu cấp huyện Tiếng anh lớp 7 - Năm học 2016-2017 - Phòng GD & ĐT huyện Thanh Sơn

UBND HUYỆN THANH SƠN
PHÒNG GD & ĐT
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU CẤP HUYỆN 
NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016
Môn: Tiếng Anh 7
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi có 06 trang
Điểm
Họ tên, chữ ký giám khảo
Số phách
Bằng số:
1.
Bằng chữ:
2.
Chú ý: - Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.
 	 - Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì kể cả từ điển.
SECTION 1: LISTENING.
Phần nghe có 02 bài, mỗi bài được nghe 02 lần (giám thị chỉ mở 01 lần đĩa tự động phát 02 lần)
Trước phần nghe có một phút để thí sinh đọc đề bài.
I. Listen to Ryan talking about his life and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (1.0 point)
Information
True (T) or False (F)
1. He has worked for a big company.
2. He hasn’t stayed in an expensive hotel.
3. He has cooked a meal for a lot of people.
4. He has met a famous person.
5. He hasn’t won a competition.
II. You will hear a man asking for information about a train. Listen and fill in the information. (1.0 point)Top of Form
Train to Newcastle
Day of journey: (1).
Train leaves at: (2) ....
Return ticket costs: £ (3) ...
Food on train: Drinks and (4) 
Address of travel agency: 22 (5)....
SECTION 2: PHONETICS.
III. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by circling your answer (A, B, C, or D). (1.0 point)
1
A. application
B. population
C. question
D. education
2
A. stomach
B. chopstick	
C. monument
D. robbery
3
A. booked 
B. coughed
C. missed 
D. prepared 
4
A. informative
B. information
C. formal
D. forward
5
A. comment
B. equipment	
C. moment
D. development
IV. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (1.0 point)
1.
A. athletics
B. harvest
 C. dentist
 D. cavity
2.
A. explore
B. improve
 C. hygiene
 D. decide
3.
A. direction
B. surgery
 C. vacation
 D. appointment
4.
A. serious
B. helpful
 C. sensible
 D. adventure
5.
A. definitely
B. entertainment
 C. anniversary
 D. competition
SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR.
V. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (4.0 points)
1. My brother never goes to school late and _______________.	
A. so do I 
B. neither don’t I 
 C. I don’t, either
D. I do, too
2. We may know the land very well, but we know very _______________ about the oceans.
A. few
B. little
 C. much
D. a little
3. All children should play outdoors and develop their _______________skills.
A. social
B. society
 C. socially
D. socialize
4. There are two schools in the town and _______________ of them are extremely old. 
A. each 
B. all 
 C. both 
D. most 
5. Students should pay more _______________ to the teacher in class.
A. part
B. care
 C. notice
D. attention
6. Petter is better _______________ English than I am.
A. for
B. with
 C. at
D. in
7. We always need more players. Why don’t you come _______________ ?
A. on
B. along
 C. after
D. with
8. _______________ coffee with milk is mine.
A. An
B.The
 C. A
D. Ø
9. Drivers should drive their cars as_______________as possible.
A. care
C. careful
B. carefully
D. carefuly
10. Petter is a shy student, he isn’t used _______________ in front of the class.
A. to speaking
B.with speaking
C. about speaking
D. to speak
11. We need _______________ how many books there are on the shelf. 
A. know
B. knowing
C. to know
D. are knowing
12. Of the two boys, Peter is _______________.
A. the tallest
B. the taller
C. tall
D. taller
13. My mother prefers cycling _______________ driving.
A. than
B. more than
C. better than
D. to
14. My family has just had a _______________ vacation in Nha Trang.
A. three-weeks
B. three-week's
C. three week
D. three-week
15. The firemen _______________ the people from the fire.
A. rescued
B. escaped
C. burned
D. caught
16. Don’t eat too much _______________foods because it is not _______________ for you.
A. fatty/ good
B. fatter/ better
C. fat/ good
D. fatty/ well
17. All my friends agree to come _______________ from James.
A. only
B. accept
C. except
D. apart
18. Don't forget _______________ your teeth before going to bed.
A. brushing
B. to brush
C. not to brush
D. about brushing
19. People say that it is _______________ film of the year.
A. funniest
B. the funniest
C. the most funny
D. more funny
20. On the table were vegetables, bread and two large _______________	 .	
A. bowl of soup
B. bowl of soups
C. bowls of soups
D. bowls of soup
VI. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (1.0 point)
That flowers are really beautiful and they have wonderful smell.
 A	 B	 C	 D
I would like buying a new dictionary but I don’t have enough money.
 A	 B C D
He was absent from work yesterday because he was sickness.
 	 A 	B 	 C	 D
Video games can be addictive. Don’t spend too much time in it.
 A	B 	 C 	 D
I have less books in English than my classmates.
 A B	 C D
Mistake
Correction
1
2
3
4
5
VI. Supply the correct form of the word in italic. (1.0 point)
1. Reading funny stories is an __________________ way to relax.	 (ENJOY)
2. By recycling we can save __________________ resources.	 (NATURE)
3. __________________ have to take part in 4 parts in this contest.	 (PARTICIPATE)
4. A letter should always end with the __________________ of the writer. (SIGN) 
5. My stomachache _________________ after I took the tablet. (APPEAR)
VII. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (1.0 point)	
1. She (bring) _________________ me some flowers this morning.
2. Oh! That hat makes the lady (look) _________________ very strange.
3. Her mother (buy) _________________ her a new bike two days ago?
4. After three days of rain, I’m glad that the sun (shine)_________________ at the moment.
5. I (send) _________________ you a letter when I come to London next month.
SECTION 4: READING.
VIII. Choose one suitable word (A, B, C or D) to complete the following passage. (2.0 points) 
	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 can not 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
IX. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (1.0 point)
Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language, in film, on television, in the office, or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language.
Learning another language! Learning English! Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language, and mathematics.... and English (In England, or America, or Australia, many boys and girls study their own language, which is English and mathematics.... and another language, perhaps French, or German, or Spanish). Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their high studies, because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
1. According to the writer, __________ .
A. only adults learn English
B. no children like learning English
C. English is only useful to teenagers
D. English is popular in much of the world
2. Many people learn English by __________ .
A. watching videos only
B. hearing the language in the office
C. talking with the film star
D. working hard on their lesson
3. Many boys and girls learn English because __________ . 
A. English can give them a job
B. it's included in their study courses
C. their parents make them
D. they have to study their own language
4. In America or Australia many school children study __________ .
A. English as a foreign language
B. English and Mathematics only
C. such foreign languages as French, German, and Spanish
D. their own language and no foreign language
5. Many adults learn English because __________ .
A. their work is useful
B. they want to go abroad
C. most of their books are in English 
D. it helps them in their work
X. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (2.0 points) 
Benefits of playing sports
Firstly, playing sports can give you a healthy life and a fit body to you. You will be more active and healthier (1) __________ playing sports. To illustrate, you can have a lower chance of getting a serious illness such as (2) __________ attack or high blood pressure.
In other words, it increases your resistance to illness. In leisure time, you can play sports (3) __________ your friends or your relatives, this not only helps you but (4) __________motivates everyone around you to take part in sports and have good (5) __________ .
Furthermore, there are some (6) __________ which you can play easily such as table tennis, tennis or football and after that, you feel completely relaxed or (7) __________ free from your stress. Moreover, you also need to allow (8) __________ encourage children to play sports, especially some outside activities such as football, basketball or volleyball to decrease the time that your children (9) __________ sitting in front of computers or watching television. 
These sports can help them have endurance, quickness and even teach them how to improve team spirit and work in groups. These sports also teach them how to communicate with their teammates, and show them (10) __________ active and creative they are.
Write your answers here:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
SECTION 5. WRITING.
XI. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points) 
1. It isn’t necessary for you to finish the work today.
→ You don’t ____________________________________________________________
2. There are over eight hundred stamps in my sister’s collection.
→ My sister’s collection ___________________________________________________
3. It took her two hours to do the washing up yesterday.
→ She ____________________________________________________________________
4. Mr. John couldn’t enjoy the meal because of stomachache.
→ The stomachache prevented ______________________________________________
5. You shouldn’t eat too much meat.
→ You’d ________________________________________________________________
6. He is a slower and more careful driver than I am.
→ He drives ________________________________________________________________
7. The lecture lasted two hours.
→ It was __________________________________________________________________
8. Minh is a fluent English speaker.
→ Minh speaks ____________________________________________________________
9. Lan didn't go to school yesterday because she was sick
→ Because of ______________________________________________________________
10. I don’t want to go to the dancing now, I want to stay at home listen to music.
→ I’d rather _______________________________________________________________
XII. Complete the sentence using the words given. Make all the changes and additions if neccessary. (2.0 points)
1. Trang/ the/ good/ student/ our class.
_______________________________________________________________________
2. refrigerator/ next/ closet/ and/ front/ dishwasher.
_______________________________________________________________________
3. Traveling/ train/ slower/ but/ interesting/ traveling/ plane.
_______________________________________________________________________
4. Miss. Trang/ take care/ sick children/ same hospital/ as/ mother.
_______________________________________________________________________
5. it/ difficult/ find/ apartment/ Ho Chi Minh city?
_______________________________________________________________________
6. Brazil/ most successful/ soccer team/ world.
_______________________________________________________________________
7. Lessons/ this year/ long/ difficult/ those/ last year.
_______________________________________________________________________
8. farmers/ work hard/ morning/ night.
_______________________________________________________________________
9. My / village / quiet / and / there/ only / a little traffic/ in the past. 
_______________________________________________________________________
10. Tim / buy / lot / souvenirs / when / he / visit / Nha Trang / last summer.
_______________________________________________________________________
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