Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp huyện môn thi Tiếng Anh lớp 7 - Trường THCS Thanh Khương

 UBND HUYỆN THUẬN THÀNH
PHềNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
 Sỏi Thị Bớch Vui
Trường THCS Thanh Khương
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
Năm học: 201-201
Mụn thi: Tiếng Anh lớp 7
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phỳt 
Ngày thi:  thỏng  năm 201
(Đề thi gồm 6 trang)
Part A: PRONUNCIATION
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1.
A. clothes
B. matches
C. colleges
D. churches
2.
A. neighbour
B. favourite
C. colour
D. tourist
3.
A. chemical 
B. headache
C. architect
D. children
4.
A. volunteer
B. cheer
C. committee	
D. engineer
5.
A. sure
B. sauce
C. sunburn
D. spot
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
6.
A. mixture
B. allow
C. affect
D. disease
7.
A. delicious
B. support
C. surround
D. turmeric
8.
A. homeless
B. locate
C. fragile
D. calorie
9.
A. atmosphere
B. performance
C. pagoda
D. monopoly	
10.
A. volunteer
B. vegetarian
C. independent
D. essential
Part B: VOCABULARY
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) with the correct form of the words..
11. How many______ are there in a year in Vietnam?	
A.celebration	B.celebrate	C. celebrations	D. celebrates
12. I have_______ time to play than my friend. 	
A.less	B.little	C.least	D.a little
13. Their children have quite_____________ characters. 	
A.different	B. difference	C. differ	D. indifferent
14. It is___________ to eat too much sugar and fatty food. 	
A.health	B.unhealth	C.unhealthy	D.healthy
15. Playing tennis is one of his favorite ______________. 	
A.action	B.activity	C.activities	D.act
16. During his _________ the family lived in Cornwall	.	 
A.children	B.childhood	C.child	D.childrens
17. I’ll always remember that holiday. It was an ___ experience.
A.forgetable	B.forget	C.forgetful	D. unforgetable
18. Many foreigners liked the ___________ of water puppet. 
A.performence	B. performance	C. perform	D. performing
19. There is a ___________ bridge in the city centre. 	 
A.beauty	B.beautiful	C.beautify	D.beautifully
20. Artists are ___________ people. 	
A.creative	B.create	C.creates	D.created
Part C: GRAMMAR
IV. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 
21. She is bored_______ getting up early.
 	A.with	B.in	C.of	D.to
22. This school________ in 1997.
 	A. built	B. is built	C. was built	D. has built
23. Are you proud________ your country and its tradition?
 	A. about	B. on	C. of	 	D. for
24. His car is the same color________ my uncle’s.
 	A. alike	B. as 	C. like 	D. to
25. It was so dark that I couldn’t see_________ in the room.
 	A. something	B. anything	C. nothing 	D. thing
26. The Temple of Literature 	 in 1070.
A. find	B. found	C. was found	D. was founded
27. He can run very _________.
 	A. fastly 	B. fast	C. quick	D. slow 
28. If he ________ working on his report, he’ll have finished it by tomorrow. 
A. keeps 	B. kept 	C. is keeping 	D. has kept
29. No one can do it well and ____________.
 	A. so can she	B. neither can she	C. she can’t, too	D. she can, either
30. We ______ the streets in our neighbourhood every summer when we were small.
A. cleaned	B. has cleaned	C. were cleaning	D.have cleaned
31. Great Heart Charity is a ______ organisation. They do not work for money.
A. profitable	B. non-profit	C. community	D. common
32. A_____is a person who plays a musical instrument or writes music, especially as a job.
A.poet	B. singer	C. comedian	D. musician
33. Many kinds of fruits and vegetables ______ at the floating market in Can Tho. 
 A.sell 	B. will sell 	C. are sold 	D. are selling 
34. -“What would you like to drink now?” 	- “___________”
A. No, thanks B. Yes, please C. I like to do nothing D. Orange juice, please
35. His daughter wants to become a well-known______ but she has no talent at all. 
A. act 	B. actor 	C. actress 	D. action 
36. We all enjoyed the play so much that we ___________ for ten minutes.
 	A.smiled	B.screamed	C.cried	D.applauded 
37. The group is___________ for their albums and tours around the world.
A. well-prepared	B.well-known	C.well-know	D.know-how
38. ______, he walked to the station. 
 A. Despite being tired 	B. Although to be tired 
 C. In spite being tired 	D. Despite tired 
39. This new dress is ___________ as the old one I had.
 A. different B. similar	 C. the same 	D. like
40. Ba is a famous stamp__________________. 
A. collect	B. collection	 C. collector	 	 D. collecting
V. Choose the underlined word or phrase ( A,B,C, or D) that need correcting.
41. Lan seemed happily when she received her aunt’s letter.
 A	 B	 C	 D
42. Everyone was exciting as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village.
 A 	 B	 C	 D
43. I'm looking forward to hear from you.
 A B C D
44. I have lived here since many years and I think it’s a nice town.
 A	 B	 C D
45. What needs to be done making it a better place?
 A B C D
46. Laughter has a magic power in making the hearer happy.
 A 	B C D
47. Mr Ba used to living in a small house when he was small.
 A B 	 C D 
48 . Sorry, You can’t speak to Loan because she has a bath.
 A B C D
49. Million of foreign visitors come to Vietnam every year on their holiday.
 A B C D
50. Huy spends three hours to do his homework every evening.
 A	 B	 C D
VI. Choose the suitable preposition ( A,B,C,or D) for each blank.
51. She is tired________ living in the city.
A.with	B.on	C.about	D.of
52. This restaurant is famous________ Chinese food.
A.to	B.from	C.for	D.about
53. Hurry or you will be late ___________ school.
A.to	B.for	C.with	D.at
54. Mai is better___________ speaking English than writing it.
A.in	B.to	C.at	D.for
55. Linda is interested ___________ the festivals and culture of Vietnam.
A.on	B.about	C.off	D.in
56. Are you bored ___________ doing the housework?
A.to	B.on	C.at	D.with
57. Staying ___________ shape is our most important tip.
A.of	B.to	C.on	D.in
58. My mother cooks and watch TV ___________ the same time.
A.in	B.to	C.like	D.at
59. Taking ___________ sports is not very easy.
A.in	B.up	C.to	D.of
60. There are plenty ___________ movie programs.
A.of	B.for	C.from	D.in
Part D: READING COMPREHENSION
VII. Read the text carefully, then choose the most suitable answers(A, B, C or D).
Our school has a model club. The(61).. of the club try to make water rockets. The students (62). part in the club love discovering new things and learning science subjects. A water rocket doesn’t cost you (63)... You can use the things you have used such (64)  empty bottles, old tyres of bicycles. The model has (65).main parts: the base and the rocket. The pump ( 66) . the base is made up of water pipes and it can increase the pressure of water. The rocket made from empty bottles should have blades in its tail and a (67) .. head. These parts help the water go in the(68) . path as the members have planned. When we use the pump to increase the pressure of water, (69). rocket will take off and fly into the air. Our school club has(70) .won the first prize on making water rockets.That’s wonderful.
61. A.boy	B.student	C.girl	D.members 
62. A.	take	B. taking 	C.took	D.to take
63. A.many	B.less	C. much 	D. more
64. A. as 	B.like	C.that	D.about
65. A. two 	B.one	C.four	D. three
66. A.of	B.from	C.on	D. in
67. A.point	B.pointing	C.points	D. pointed
68. A.true	B.false	C.incorrect	D.correct 
69. A.a	B.an	C. the 	D.ứ
70. A.just 	B.ready	C.yet	D.never
VIII. Read the passage. Circle A, B C or D to answer each question or complete each sentence.
The Peace Corps is one of the most famous organisations in the world that help people. This organisation was founded in 1961 by the former US President John Kennedy.
People working in this organisation are called volunteers. They are both men and women. They live and work in other countries for two years at a time. They share skills with people to help solve challenging problems in developing countries.
Peace Corps volunteers work as teachers at schools. They also help communities to protect their environment and prevent the spread of diseases. They also help farmers grow more food efficiently.
Peace Corps volunteers build bridges of cross-cultural understanding with people of other countries. They help people from other countries learn more about who they are. Peace Corps volunteers also bring home with them better understanding of other peoples and cultures.
71. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. The Efforts of the Peace Corps	B. A John Kennedy's Creation
 C. Building the Bridge Between Cultures D. help communities to protect the environment
72. The Peace Corps ______.
A. work only inside the US	B. is a famous organisation in the world
C. was founded for profit	D. was founded in 1916
73. Who was John Kennedy?
A. the former of The Peace Corps	B. the US President	
C. The volunteer	D. All are correct
74. Who are the members of the Peace Corps?
	A. only men	B. only women
C. both men and women	D. children
75. What do Peace Corps volunteers work as?
	A. teachers	B. workers 	C. artists	D. engineer
76. Peace Corps volunteers ______ in developing countries.
A. take away the food of the farmers	B. live and work for a year
C. stop the spread of peace	D. help solve problems 
77. How long do they live and work in other countries at a time?
	A. twice	B. two years 	C. two a year 	D. twice a year
78. One example of the efforts of the Peace Corps volunteers is to ____ in foreign countries
A. share skills with people	B. teach farmers
C. build bridges	D. build home
79. The word they in paragraph four refers to ______.
A. people of other countries	B. cross-cultural bridges
C. Peace Corps volunteers	D. bridges
80. The Peace Corps was founded in______.
A. 1960s 	B. 20th century	C.the early 1960s 	D. All are correct
Part E: WRITING
IX. Choose the correct sentence among (A, B, C or D) that uses the words given.
81. Keep/ environment/ clean / very important.
A. Keeping environment is clean and very important.
B. Keeping environment clean is very important.
C. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
D. Keeping the environment clean is important.
82. The town/ far/ than /we thought.
A.The town is farer than we thought.
B. The town is farther than we thought.
C. The town is farthest than we thought.
D. The town is far than we thought.
83. We / better / eat / too / fatty food / because / it / not good / our health.
A.We had better eat too many fatty food because it is not good for our health.
B. We had better not eat too many fatty food because it is not good for our health.
C. We had better eat too much fatty food because it is not good for our health.
D. We had better not eat too much fatty food because it is not good for our health.
84. My friend/enjoy/visit/art gallery/I/too.
A. My friend enjoy visiting art gallery and I am, too.
B. My friend enjoys visiting art gallery and I am, too.
C. My friend enjoys visiting art gallery and I do, too.
D. My friend enjoys to visit art gallery and I do, too.
85. I/ find/play/ soccer/ useful / because/ /I/ can/improve/ health.
A. I find playing soccer useful because I can improve our health.
B. I find playing soccer is useful because I can improve our health.
C. I find playing soccer useful because I can improve my health.
D. I find playing soccer is useful because I can improve my health.
86. This camera/ not/ expensive/ as/I /thought first.
A. This camera is not as expensive as I thought first.
B. This camera is not expensive as I thought first.
C. This camera is not as expensive than I thought first.
D. This camera is as expensive as I thought first.
87. Big Heart organization / encouraged / people / protect / environment/ so far.
A. Big Heart organization encouraged people to protect the environment so far.
B. Big Heart organization has encouraged people to protect the environment so far.
C. Big Heart organization encourages people to protect the environment so far.
D. Big Heart organization has encouraged people protect the environment so far.
88. My brother/ not like/ ice-skate/ because/ think/ it/ dangerous.
A. My brother does not like ice-skating because he think it is dangerous.
B. My brother does not like ice-skating because he thinks it is dangerous.
C. My brother does not like ice-skate because he think it is dangerous.
D. My brother does not like ice-skating because he think it dangerous.
89. We/ already/ ask/ people/ donate/ books / clothes / children.
A.We have already asked people to donate books and clothes for children.
B. We have already asked people to donate books and clothes to children.
C. We have already askes people to donate books and clothes for children.
D. We have already asked people donate books and clothes for children.
90. I / continue / my hobby / future / because / it / help/ save / environment.
A. I will continue my hobby in the future because it helps save the environment.
B. I will continue my hobby in future because it helps save the environment.
C. I will continue my hobby in the future because it help save the environment.
D. I will continue my hobby in future because it help save the environment.
X. Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that its meaning is the nearest to the root sentence printed before .
91. My mother gave me a very nice watch yesterday.	
A. I was gave a very nice watch yesterday.
B. I was give a very nice watch yesterday.
C. I was given a very nice watch by my mother yesterday.
D. I was give a very nice watch by my mother yesterday.
92. What a thick book!
A. How thick the book is!	B. How the book thick is!
C. How the book thick!	D. How thick book is!
93. Although he took a taxi, Peter arrived late for the concert. 
A. In spite of taking a taxi, Peter arrived late for the concert. 
B. In spite of taking a taxi, Peter arrives late for the concert.
C. In spite taking a taxi, Peter arrived late for the concert.
D. In spite of took a taxi, Peter arrived late for the concert.
94. I met Frank three years ago and we are still friends.
A. Frank and I have been friends three years ago.
B. Frank and I are friends three years ago.
C. Frank and I have been friends for three years.
D. Frank and I had been friends three years ago.
95. The garden party won’t take place here if the weather doesn’t improve.
A. If the weather improves, the garden party won’t take place here.
B. If the weather improves, the garden party will take place here.
C. If the weather doesn’t improve, the garden party willt take place here.
D. If the weather not improves, the garden party won’t take place here.
96. Do you have a cheaper computer than this? à Is this___________?
A. the cheapest computer	B. the cheapest computer you have
C. the cheaper computer you have	D. as cheap as computer
97. They had these men paint their house last month. à They had ___________
	A. their house paint last month. 	 B. their house painted last month.
C. their house paint last monthby these men D. their house paints last month.
98. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. 	à This is the first time ___________
A. I haven’t eaten this kind of food.	B. I eat this kind of food.
C. I haven’t eat this kind of food.	D. I have eaten this kind of food.
99. I'll call the police if you don't___________
A. leave me alone.	B. live me alone.
C. left me alone.	D. leaved me alone.
100. Jill drives more carefully than Jack does. à Jack drives ___________
A. less carefully than Jill is.	B. less carefully than Jill does.
C. less careful than Jill does.	D. more carefully than Jill does.
THE END
KEY 
1A.	2.D	3.D	4.C	5.A	6.A	7.D	8.B	9.A	10.D
11.C	12.A	13.A	14.C	15.C	16.B	17.D	18.B	19.B	20.A
21.A	22.C	23.C	24.B	25.B	26.D	27.B	28.A	29.B	30.A
31.B	32.D	33.C	34.D	35.C	36.D	37.B	38.A	39.C	40.C
41.B	42.A	43.C	44.B	45.C	46C.	47.A	48.C	49.A	50.C
51.D	52.C	53.B	54.C	55.D	56.D	57.D	58.D	59.B	60.A
61.D	62.A	63C.	64.A	65.A	66.D	67.D	68.D	69.C	70.A
71.A	72.B	73.D	74.C	75.A	76.D	77.B	78.A	79.C	80.D
81.C	82.B	83.D	84.C	85.C	86.A	87.B	88.B	89.B	90.A
91.C	92.A	93.A	94.C	95.B	96.B	97.B	98.D	99.A	100.B