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Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the 2nd END-OF-TERM TEST (2017-2018)

Gifted Grade 7 MARK:.......................
Name:................................... Time allowance: 60 minutes
Class:...
PART A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.5 pt.)
1. A. abundant B. travelling C. character D. biogas 1....................
2. A. moon B. scooter C. food D. look 2....................
3. A. mean B. pleasant C. easy D. heat 3....................
4. A. danced B. talked C. heated D. discussed 4....................
5. A. combine B. vocabulary C. doubtful D. boring 5....................
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others (0.5 pt.)
1. A. example B. exhausted C. hilarious D. festival 1....................
2. A. diverse B. harvest C. effect D. replace 2....................
3. A. performance B. alternative C. superstitious D. prohibitive 3....................
4. A. entertaining B. overcrowded C. available D. supersonic 4....................
5. A. replace B. project C. shortage D. slogan 5....................
PART B. USE OF ENGLISH
I. Choose the option that best completes each of the following sentences (1 pt.)
1. I had to stand on the balcony to catch the whole_____ of the parade.
A. view B. picture C. scene D. vision 1. ……………
2. Give a_____ before you turn left or right.
A. sign B. turn C. signal D. sound 2. ……………
3. We will go on holiday with some friends of_____.
A. our B. ours C. us D. ourselves 3. ……………
4. _____ the silly plot, many people enjoy the film.
A. In spite of B. Although C. However D. Nevertheless 4. ……………
5. This time next year my father_____ in the hydro power station.
A. will work B. will be worked C. will be working D. will have worked 5. ……………
6. I’m sure you’ll find the film_____.
A. amuse B. amusing C. amused D. amuses 6. ……………
7. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people_____ the rules.
A. remember B. drop C. obey D. catch 7. ……………
8. Which of the following is NOT renewable source of energy?
A. coal B. solar C. nuclear D. wind 8. ……………
9. Overpopulation causes a lot of problems, _____?
A. is it B. isn’t it C. does it D. doesn’t it 9. ……………
10. You can’t enter the theatre while the play is in_____.
A. action B. acting C. progress D. performance 10. ………….
II. Use the correct form of the given word to complete each of the following sentences (1 pt.)
a. That means of transport will be the most common because it is (1. ENVIRONMENT) friendly. 1. ……………........
b. We should use sources of energy more (2. EFFECT) for our future. 2. ……………........
c. We will reduce energy (3. CONSUME) as much as possible. 3. ……………........
d. Easter is an important (4. RELIGION) holiday in many countries in the world. 4. ……………........
e. I like this film very much! The characters are (5. FORGET) and the plot is (6. GRIP). 5. ……………........
f. Good writers are those who can create stories (7. IMAGINE). 6. ……………........
g. I feel very tired after two continuous nights of (8. SLEEP). 7. ……………........
h. The (9. INSTALL) of wind turbines will be completed next Friday. 8. ……………........
i. Hoi Mua Festival is held by people of ethnic (10. MINOR) in Phu Yen province. 9. ……………........
10. ……………......
III. Fill in each blank with one appropriate preposition to complete each of the following sentences (1 pt.)
a. (1) ___ Christmas, all the stores are crowded (2) ___ people buying gifts. 1.……… 2………
b. Many families in Viet Nam are using biogas (3) ___ cooking. 3.………..…........
c. The engineers are doing a research (4) ___ new solar panels. 4.………..…........
d. What’s the distance (5) ___ New York City and Boston? 5.………..…........
e. Shall we reduce our electricity bills (6) ___ 20% (7) ___ five months? 6.……… 7.……..
f. They prefer to go (8) ___ their car rather than (9) ___ the train. 8……… 9………
g. Solar power can be converted (10) ___ electricity. 10.………..…......
PART C. READING
I. Read the passage below and decide which option best fits each space (0.8 pt.)
The Earth has been getting warmer in the past 100 years. It (1) _____ global warming. Since 1992, the warmest
temperatures have been recorded on the Earth each year. Scientists tried to find out (2) _____ the Earth was
becoming warmer, (3) _____ they studied the oceans and the air to understand the reasons. They found out that
human being (4) _____ temperatures to go up.
 People have been burning fossil fuels (5) _____ petroleum, coal and natural gas. As the world became
industrialized and the (6) _____ grew, people burned more and more fossil fuels. This caused carbon dioxide level to
go up. The carbon dioxide also filled the air. It acted like a blanket (7) _____ kept the Earth warmer, so the land, air
and oceans began to heat up (8) _____.
1. A. called B. is calling C. is called D. has called 1....................
2. A. what B. which C. when D. why 2....................
3. A. so B. because C. but D. however 3....................
4. A. made B. caused C. let D. brought 4....................
5. A. like B. such C. as D. alike 5....................
6. A. popular B. populate C. population D. popularity 6....................
7. A. who B. what C. this D. that 7....................
8. A. quick B. quickly C. rapid D. fastly 8....................
II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage (2 pts.)
In Britain, the climate is not very good. There are very (1) _____ hot days and it rains a lot. Because of this,
people (2) _____ a lot of time at home. Generally, British homes have a lot of furniture, carpets on the floors and
heavy curtains.
Many houses in Britain are old. Many of them are (3) _____ one hundred years old. Often, they do not have (4)
_____ insulation and the heat goes out (5) _____ the windows, the doors and up the chimneys. Because of the
climate, people in Britain (6) _____ to spend a lot of money on heating. Many houses have a special system (7) _____
“central heating”. This heats all the rooms and, at the (8) _____ time, heats the hot water. Houses (9) _____ central
heating often have gas, electric or coal fires.
New (10) _____ are much better. They have two layers of glass in the windows to stop the heat from going out.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PART D. WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (2 pts.)
1. They will build a hydro power station in the North of the country next decade.
🡪 A hydro ……………………………………………..………………………………………………......................................
2. A lot of people attended the festival which took place in extremely remote area.
🡪 Although ……………………………………………..………………………………………………....................................
3. The failure of the team caused us great disappointment.
🡪 We were ……………………………………………..………………………………………………....................................
4. Taking photographs inside the museum is forbidden.
🡪 You are not ……………………………………………..………………………………………………...............................
5. I’m frightened by horror films; however, I enjoy watching them.
🡪 In spite ……………………………………………..………………………………………………......................................
6. The only thing the thieves didn’t steal was the television. EXCEPT
🡪 …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
7. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them. SUCH
🡪 They ……………………………………………..……………………………………………….........................................
8. That is not John’s invention. BELONG
🡪 …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
9. People hold the festival to thank the Rice God for their good crop. HELD
🡪 …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
10. My brother is the best guitarist in our school. WELL
🡪 …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
II. Rearrange the given words to make complete sentences (1.2 pts.)
1. I/ power/ our/ also/ nuclear/ expensive/ dangerous/ only/ but/ is/ think/ environment/ to/ not/. (14 words)
🡪 …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
2. festival/ together/ people/ The/ organise/ activities/ another/ helps/ with/ they/ cooperate/ when/ the/ one/ also/. (15
words)
🡪 …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
3. What/ sources/ future/ Viet Nam/ of/ used/ will/ in/ energy/ types/ in/ be/ the/? (13 words)
🡪 …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
4. Nuclear/ world’s/ enough/ but/ dangerous/ electricity/ really/ the/ can/ needs,/ energy/ it/ provide/ for/ is/. (15 words)
🡪 …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
5. What/ festival/ that/ different/ about/ cultural/ communities/ show/ like/ the/ of/ is/ values/ I/ they/. (15 words)
🡪 …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
6. Imagine/ the future/ and/ when/ watching/ underwater/ will/ around us/ we / take/ trains/ are travelling/ swimming/ in/
fish / we/ enjoy/. (17 words & phrases)
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