PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI

Trường THCS CÁT BÌNH NĂM HỌC 2018 - 2019

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 7

Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Điểm Họ tên, chữ ký giám khảo Số phách

Bằng số: Giám khảo 1:

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Bằng chữ: Giám khảo 2:

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A. LISTENING
Part 1: (10 points) Listen to Jim and Julie talking at a party. What do the guests want to eat or drink?
For questions 1-5, write a letter A-H next to each person. You will hear the conversation twice.
Example:
0 Kevin E
PEOPLE FOOD AND DRINK
1 Barbara A D coffee
2 Paul B coke
3 Diana C ice- cream
4 Jim D milk
5 Julie E orange juice
F sandwich
G tea
H water
Part 2: (10 points) You will hear some information about a cinema.
Listen and complete questions 6-10. You will hear the conversation twice.
CINEMA

Name of cinema: North London Arts Cinema

Next week’s film: (6) ………………….…………………Meeting

from: Monday to (7)…………………….…………………………

time: 6.45 p.m and (8)……………………………………………

Student ticket costs: (9) £ …………………………………………

Nearest car park: (10) ……………………………………..Street

B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Question 1: (14 points) Choose the word which best completes each of the following sentences. Write
your answers in the space provided.
1. I don’t often go to school by bus because it _____ a lot of time. Riding a bike is healthier.

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 A. takes B. spends C. has D. gets
2. Will you be home ________dinner tonight?
A. to B. for C. at D. on
3. Yo should pay more ________in class.
A. part B. care C. notice D. attention
4. Sorry, I can’t go with you now. I have ________my work for the test tomorrow
A. reviewing B. to review C. review D. reviewed
5. We have decided to use _________ electricity by using more solar energy instead.
A. more B. less C. much D. fewer
6. Nam isn’t very sporty. He ________ plays games.
A. usually B. often C. sometimes D. never
7. Nam: “Would you like to play basketball?” Nick: “Yes, ________. Good idea!”
A. I like B. I love it C. I’d love to D. I want
8. Ann: “How was your vacation in Da Lat, Trang?” - Trang: “It's________”
A. wonderful B. delicious C. beautiful D. different
9. _________ great the party was! We enjoyed ourselves very much.
A. How is B. What C. What is D. How
10. My parents are very ____________ with my result of the final test.
A. satisfy B. satisfying C. satisfied D. satisfactory
11. I don’t like beef noodle soup and my friend, Ann doesn’t, _________.
A. so B. too C. neither D. either
12. He bought __________ books and then left for home.
A. a little B. much more C. a few D. a lot
13. Oanh: 'What a lovely house you have!" - Phuc: "_____________"
A. Of course not, it's not expensive B. I think so
C. Thank you. Hope you will drop in D. No problem
14. There is a train _________ for Ha Noi at 9.00 every evening.
A. leaving B. leave C. leaves D. to leave
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Question 2. (10 points) Give the correct form of the verbs/ words in brackets.
1. She is fond of ______________ camping on the weekend. (go)
2. My little sister often ____________ at night when she was a baby. (cry)
3. Why don’t we _____________ to school by bus? (travel)
4. My sister can speak English ______________. (fluent)
5. They have ____________ their old house in the country. (sell)
6. Hoa is a very safe ____________. He cycles very safely. (cycle)
7. Mary looked ____________ because her mother seriously ill. (happy)
8. When I go to the library, I sit and reach about _________________ things. (wonder)
9. Edison _________________ the electric bulb. (invention)
10. This is one of the _______________ films I’ve ever seen. (bad)
Your anwers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Question 3: (10 points) Each sentence below contains a mistake. Identify the mistakes and correct them
in the space provided.
1. Brushing our teeth are very important because everyone wants to have nice teeth.
2. Doctor Nam fills a cavity in my tooth next Sunday.
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3. My schoolbag is different with yours.
4. We are happy hearing that you are both well.
5. How long is it from Dien Kim to Vinh city? - It's about 45 kilometers.
6. My sister prefers Vietnamese films than Chinese films.
7. Do you know how much a banana cost?
8. Where were you buy these picture books last month?
9. My new school is more bigger than my old one.
10. What an awful weather! I can’t do anything almost the day.
Your answers:
Mistakes Corrections Mistakes Corrections
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

C. READING COMPREHENSION
Question 1: (10 points) Read the following passage and decide which answer (from A, B, C or D) best
fits each gap. Write your answer in the space provided.
POSTCARDS
Today, people like to send postcards (1)________ their friends and family. These postcards often have
pictures of beaches, mountains or castles on them and you (2)________ write a message on the
(3)________. Many people send postcards (4)________ they are on holiday because postcards are cheap
and the pictures on them are often (5)________ than people’s own photos.Somebody sent the first postcard
(6)________ the end of the nineteenth (7)________. It had a picture of a town by the sea on it. Later on,
postcards had pictures showing something in the news that week, perhaps an accident (8)________ an
important person’s visit. People liked to (9)________ them because they did (10)________ have pictures in
their newspapers then.
1. A. from B. about C. to D. by
2. A. shall B. can C. do D. have
3. A. top B. middle C. front D. back
4. A. when B. until C. before D. during
5. A. good B. better C. best D. well
6. A. from B. on C. in D. at
7. A. month B. year C. century D. decade
8. A. or B. also C. too D. but
9. A. look B. meet C. see D. observe
10. A. not B. never C. no D. unlikely
Your anwers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Question 2: (10 points) Fill ONE suitable word into each of the numbered blanks in the following
passage. Write your answers in the space provided.
Mark Twain is a famous American writer. His real name was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and “Mark
Twain” was (1) ……..pen name. Samuel Clemens was born in a small town (2)……… the Mississippi river in
the USA. The boy (3) …………… many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his
stories.
(4) ….……Samuel was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the (5) …………of
a printer. Samuel always (6) ………….. to be a sailor and when he was twenty he found work on a river boat.
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After that he (7)………….. the boat and went to live in California. Here he began to write short (8) …………
under the name of Mark Twain. He sent (9)………… to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much. His
best novel “The Adventure of Tom Sawyer” was published (10) …………. 1876.
Your anwers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Question 3: (5 points) Read the passage and choose the correct answer (from A, B, C or D) for each
question. Write your answers in the space provided.
When people talk about Nha Trang, the biggest city in Khanh Hoa Province, they often think of a
tropical paradise. Nha Trang is famous for seaside resorts. It has long coastline with beautiful white sandy
beaches.
In the morning and afternoon, tourists can take part in various fascinating outdoor activities such as
mud bathing, swimming, snorkeling or scuba diving. Snorkeling and scuba diving are both interesting
sports, as swimmers may swim underwater and admire the lives at the bottom of the sea. Besides, tourists
can also take boat trips to the islands. One of the most enjoyable trips is the trip to Mieu Island, where Tri
Nguyen Aquarium was built in 1999. This aquarium is now home to different kinds of colorful fish and
even a few sharks.
In addition, tourists can spend an evening visiting a fishing village, where they could get a taste of
the local seafood. There are crabs, shrimps, lobsters, dams, oysters and several other kinds of fish – all are
fresh and delicious.
1. According to the passage, Nha Trang is famous for……………………..
A. its fresh and delicious seafood
B. seaside resorts
C. its tropical climate
D. the friendliness of its people
2. Tourists can take part in one of various fascinating outdoor activities such as ………..
A. visiting Nha Trang Paster Institute
B. eating the local seafood
C. visiting Tri Nguyen Aquarium
D. scuba diving
3. At Tri Nguyen Aquarium, visitors can enjoy………
A. watching a few sharks only
B. swimming underwater and admiring the fish
C. watching sharks and various kinds of colorful fish
D. feeding the fish
4. At a fish village, tourists can ……………
A. get a taste of the local seafood
B. choose crabs, shrimps
C. catch the fish and cook them
D. enjoy fishing
5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true about Nha Trang according to the passage?
A. Nha Trang is a nice seaside resort
B. Tri Nguyen Aquarium is on an island.
C. Most tourists are interested in snorkeling
D. The local seafood is fresh and delicious
Your anwers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
D. WRITING
Question 1: (5 points) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence. Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence. You must use between TWO
and FIVE words. Do not change the word given.
1. How high is the Big Ben Clock Tower? (HEIGHT)
What …………………………………………………………………Big Ben Clock Tower?
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2. He looks after the sick people. (CARE)
He …………………………………………………………………sick people.
3. She knows how to draw well. (GOOD)
She ………………………………………………………. drawing.
4. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy. (FIND)
It is …………………………………………………………in a big city.
5. You shouldn’t make noise in hospital. (BETTER)
You ……………………………………………………………in hospital.
Question 2: (6 points) You are Lien, living at 12 Binh Minh street. You will be 13 on February 13th.
Write an invitation card to your friend, Nga.
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Question 3: (10 points) Write a passage (about 80 – 100 words) about your school library.
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