Đề thi giữa học kì 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 7 (Friends Plus) - Đề 1

Answers 
SAMPLE TEST 1
1. 
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the 
others. (0.5 pt)
2. 
1. A. count B. house C. shoulder D. sound 	
2. A. learns	B. speaks	 C. bans	 D. reads 
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others. (0.5 pt)
3. A. collect	B. enjoy 	 C. listen	 	 D. create	 
3. 
4. A. countryside 	B. playground	 	 C. message 	 D. education 	 
4. 
III. Choose the word / phrase that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pts)	
 5. Ms. Huong sometimes meets her friends 	 the park.
5. 
 A. under	 	 B. on	 	 C. at	 D. in	
6. We don’t like 	 violent films. 
6. 
 A. watch 	 	 B. watched	 C. watches 	 	 D. watching
7. He usually uses 	 like emoticons and emojis in messages.
7. 
	A. letters	B. messages	C. symbols	D. cards
8. She often posts messages on 	.
8. 
	A. videos	B. social media	C. conversation	D. letters
9. Emojis can show our 	.
9. 
	A. feelings	B. faces	C. pictures	D. letters
10. Be quiet! The baby 	 in the room.
10. 
	A. sleep	B. sleeps	C. are sleeping 	D. is sleeping
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11. My sister often 	 TV in her room.
	A. watch	B. watches	C. is watching	D. are watching
12. 
12. The English exam was difficult. 	, I think I passed.
	A. So	B. And	C. But	D. However
13. 
13. There are many 	 in my family such as no phones at the table, no TV in my bedroom.
14. 
 A. trainers B. rules C. notes D. things
14. Andy: Oh, Hi! How are things? - Mark: _____________________________
 A. Good, thanks! B. I’m sorry. 	 C. Are you sure? D. That’s OK.	
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IV. Look at the sign / picture. Choose the best answer for each sign / picture. (0.5 pt)
(A) 
15. What does sign (A) say?
 A. You can’t turn right. 
	B. You can’t turn left. 
	C. You can turn right.	
	D. You can turn left.
(B) 
16. What does sign (B) say?
 A. Do not wear sunglasses here.
 B. Keep calm and wear cute glasses.
 C. Sunglasses are permitted here.
 D. Sunglasses are not good for you.

V. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 17 to 20 are True or False, and choose the correct answers for the questions 21 and 22. (1.5 pts)
	Ollie is my only grandson. He's twelve now and he doesn’t live far from me. He’s a friendly boy and after school, he often visits me at home. We spend a lot of time talking about different things: sports, cars, films and his day at home. Ollie studies for an hour or two every evening and he always gets good marks in class.
	But there’s one bad thing about Ollie: he spends too much time in front of a screen. I sometimes say, “Why are you on your phone when it’s a nice day outside?” But maybe all these screens are normal for Ollie and his friends.
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17.
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17. Ollie’s grandfather has got three grandsons.	
18. Ollie and his grandfather always talk about one thing.	 	 
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19. Ollie is a good student. 	
20. Ollie spends a lot of time in front of a screen.	
21. According to the passage, the main idea is about: _____________________________
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	A. Ollie’s grandfather works at school.	B. It’s about Ollie.
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	C. Ollie’s grandfather is a teacher.	D. It’s about Ollie’s friends.
22. Which of the following is NOT true? 
	A. Ollie is twelve years old.	B. Ollie lives very far from his grandfather.
	C. Ollie likes talking about English.	D. Ollie and his grandfather like sport, cars.
VI. Choose the correct word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 pts)
 Sitting on the sofa, Anna is sending Lucy an (23) ______ message. But Anna isn’t using real words or writing real sentences. Like other young people, they’re communicating with small, (24) ______ pictures – emojis.
You can (25) ________ creative emoji T-shirts, posters, videos, stories (26) ________ songs. Emojis are everywhere, but where are they from and why are they so popular?
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The emoji inventor, Shigetaka Kurita, is from Japan, and ‘emoji’ in Japanese means picture (e) and letter (moji). Now over a thousand emojis with different skin colors show people and ideas from many (27) ________, not only Japan. They are becoming a (28) ________ international language.
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23. A. long	B. instant	C. urgent	D. short	
24. A. colorful	B. important	C. different	D. similar
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25. A. listen	B. read	C. find	D. do
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26. A. but	B. or	C. so	D. and
27.	A. cultures	B. journeys 	C. countries	D. oceans
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28.	A. useful B. funny	 C. native 	 D. truly
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VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pts)
29. Emojis are 	. People communicate different ideas with them. 	 (use)	
30. Who does Minh __________________ go shopping with?	(usual)
31. My mother __________________ my sister to have a computer in her room. 	(allow)
32. Do you know any __________________ jokes?	(fun)
33. The world changed rapidly after the __________________ of the phone.	(invent) 
34. Before starting the day, __________________ in northern China exercise in the playground.	(study) 
VIII. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences. (0.5 pt)
35. in the park / are playing / Jane and / football / his brothers/. / /
 ÚJane 	
36. does / buy/ Where /the trainers / and paints/ Abbie/? / /
	Ú Where	
IX. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meanings stay the same. (1pt)
37. This is my notebook. 
 àThis notebook 	 
38. He spends one hour communicating with foreigners every day.
	Ú It takes 	
39. Mai and Lan enjoy dancing and painting very much.
 Ú Mai and Lan are 	
40. Let’s send a “happy birthday” text message with a smiley emoticon.
	Ú How about