A. PHONETICS, GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY: 20 points (1p/each) Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D. 1. A. hear B. return C. prefer D. thirsty 2. A. sauce B. onion C. bought D. saw 3. A. leisure B. pressure C. closure D. pleasure Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following questions. 4. A. artist B. violent C. portrait D. guitar 5. A. heritage B. national C. atmosphere D. effective Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. 6. Saxophones are used mainly for ____________ jazz music. A. composing B. taking C. playing D. writing 7. She ______________ gymnastics twice a week to keep fit. A. takes B. plays C. goes to D. does 8. In Viet Nam, the Dan Bau is a traditional ________________ instrument. A. music B. musician C. musical D. musically 9. Cakes are usually made _________ flour, butter, milk and eggs. A. by B. in C. from D. of 10. When he finishes High school, he will _________ photography as a hobby. A. take off B. take up C. take over D. take after 11. She wants to stay healthy, __________ she does yoga and follows a balanced diet. A. and B. so C. therefore D. but 12. This morning, we ___________ up by our aunt living next door. A. are woke B. are woken C. were waken D. were woken 13. Do you know _______________ living now? A. where are they B. where they are C. where they D. both B&C are correct First Term Test - Grade 7 (2020- 2021) Time: 60 minutes (Writing+ Listening) Điểm: 2 14. Minh, Lam and Phong are good at Maths and English, but ________ of them _______ good at Literature. A. all / are B. neither / are C. none / is D. none / are 15. Would you like to join us for a water puppet show? A. No, I wouldn't B. Yes, I would. C. It's my pleasure. D. I’d love to. It will be fun. Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences. 16. Volunteering is special for me because I can help others people. A B C D Correction: _______________ 17. Tommy doesn't enjoy making models and his brother doesn't too. A B C D Correction: _______________ 18. I used to find it is difficult to learn Chemistry well. A B C D Correction: _______________ 19. Salt is one of important ingredient for almost dishes. A B C D Correction: _______________ 20. Students at my school usually donate books, clothes and money for local charities. A B C D Correction: _______________ B. READING : 20 points (2p/ each) Fill in the blank with a suitable word in the box. Then read the passage and decide the following statements True (T) or False (F. You have a headache and you sneeze and cough. Your nose is all stuffed up, and it keeps running, so you have to blow it every few minutes. You know by these (21) that you have a cold, and you feel completely (22) . Everyone suffers (23) the common cold at some time or other. It isn’t a serious illness, but over a billion dollars a year is spent on different kinds of cold medicine every year. This medicine can relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough less, make your head less intense, and stop your nose (24) for a while. However, it can’t cure your cold. So far, there is no cure for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it. Although there is no cure or preventive medicine for colds, people have all kinds of ideas about how to prevent and treat colds. Some people think that if you eat a lot of onions, you won’t catch cold. (25) say that you should avoid getting wet and chilled, or you will catch cold. However, this is apparently not so. Read the text carefully, then answer the questions. Chu Van An was born in 1292 in Van Thon village, Quang Liet commune, present day Thanh Tri district, Hanoi. In the early life, he was famous as a straightforward man who passed the doctoral examination but refused to become a mandarin. Instead, he opened a school and began his career as a Confucian teacher in Huynh Cung village in Thanh Tri. Under the reign of Tran Minh Tong, Chu Van others running other comfortable illness miserable symptoms from 3 An became a teacher at the Imperial Academy where he was responsible for teaching the crown prince Vuong, the future emperor Tran Hien Tong. Later, he resigned and returned to his homevillage because Tran Du Tong refused his request of beheading seven corrupted mandarins. For the rest of his life, Chu Van An continued his teaching career and wrote books. He died of illness in 1370. After his death, an altar was set up in his honour in the Temple of Literature. 26. What did Chu Van An do in his early life? __________________________________________________________________________ 27. Who did Chu Van An teach when he was a teacher at the Imperial Academy? __________________________________________________________________________ 28. Why did he resign? __________________________________________________________________________ 29. How old was he when he died? __________________________________________________________________________ 30. Where was an altar to Chu Van An erected? __________________________________________________________________________ C.WRITING: 20 points (2p/each) Reorder the following words to make meaningful sentences. 31. broken/ tell/ you/ Can/ how/ me/ to/ rice/ cook/? → ____________________________________________________________________________. 32. Joanna/ overweight/, / but/ eat/ is/ not / junk food/ too much/ she / does. → ____________________________________________________________________________. 33. performance/ the/ is/ young / next/ about/ very/ anxious/ singer/ The/. → ____________________________________________________________________________. Rewrite the sentences keeping the meaning unchanged. 34. The price of the white dress is the same as that of the pink dress. → The price of _________________________________________________________________ 35. It's difficult to take photos of animals. → I think ______________________________________________________________________ 36. Thousands of people visit the Temple of Literature every year. → The Temple of Literature _______________________________________________________ 37. When did she start working as a secretary in that company? → How long ___________________________________________________________________ Complete the sentences with the given words. 38. This pagoda / build / local people / 100 years ago/ _______________________________________________________________________________ 39. My classmate/ not/ want / go / camping/ forest / because/ she/ afraid/ snakes. _______________________________________________________________________________ 40. Although/ she / follow / healthy diet / do / exercise / regularly / , / she / keep / gain / weight. _______________________________________________________________________________ THE END!

1. A. electricity      B. alternative

    C. abundant      D. environment

Choose the word whose underline part is PRONOUNCED differently from that of the others.

2. A. worked      B. stopped

    C. packed      D. wanted

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:

   Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to the following questions.

1. If people need money badly, they may commit ____________.

   A. criminals      B. crime

   C. criminate      D. criminalist

2. The city is facing serious ____________ problems.

   A. polluted      B. polluting

   C. pollute      D. pollution

3. “Hi, Bill. Congratulations!” “___________.”

   A. I’m sorry      B. Thank you

   C. My pleasure      D. You’re welcome.

4. Peter never goes to school late, .................. he?

   A. does      B. did

   C. doesn’t      D. didn’t

5. All the slums in this area ___________ for new multi-storey buildings next year.

   A. demolished      B. will demolished

   C. will demolish      D. will be demolished

6. Over population is causing __________ problems than we can imagine.

   A. more      B. less

   C. fewer      D. worse

7. The actress arrived __________ a helicopter.

   A. on      B. in

   C. with      D. by

8 Which one do you want? – I don’t want ___________.

   A. both      B. neither

   C. either      D. each

9. They prefer to go _________ their car than __________ the train.

   A. by-on      B. in-on

   C. by-in      D. in-in

I. PHONETICS

(1-3). Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

(6-20). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

6. Mike is always proud _____ his success at school.

7. Many companies participated________ the trade fair.

8. Never put______ till tomorrow what you can do today.

a. off

b. over                     

c. back                   

d. away

9. They went on playing_______ it started to rain.

a. though

b. because                

c. but                     

d. despite

10. In the 18th century, workers loved wearing jean because it did not_______

a. break off

b. tear off                 

c. wear out              

d. come out

11. We’ve got  ….of time, so there’s no need to rush.

a. very much

b. a number              

c. great deal            

d. plenty

12. Shut the window, _____ it’ll get too cold in here.

a. unless

b. if not                   

c. otherwise           

d. though

13. If she_____ rich, she would travel around the world.

a. would be

b. is                         

c. has been             

d. were

14. The polluted river is smelly and filthy.

a. dangerous

b. shallow                

c. dirty                   

d. swollen

15. I wish you_____making that noise. It’s bothering me.

a. would stop

b. will stop               

c. stopped                    

d. can stop

16. I expect_______ a postcard from my pen friend in England today.

a. to receive

b. receiving

c. to be received      

d. being received

 17. _____ you tell me how to get to the nearest supermarket?

a. May

b. Could

c. Do                      

d. Should

18. She is ______ to lift such a heavy bag.

a. not enough strong

b. enough strong

c. not strong enough

d. strong not enough

19. The equipment in our office needs________ .

a. to modernize

b. modernizing

c. modernized         

d. modernization

20. Computers _____ to do a lot of jobs these days.

a. are used

b. used to               

c. are using             

d. use

(21-25). Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

21. If only (A) I would (B) play the guitar as well (C)  as you (D).

22. Don’t (A) forget turning (B) off all the (C) lights before you go to (D)

23. My father wants to go (A) back to the places (B) where (C) he used to visit (D).

24. My family lived (A) in Ha Noi since (B) 1990 to 1998, but now (C) we are living (D) in Ho Chi Minh City.

25. Mary asked me if (A) I go (B) to school on foot (C) or by bike (D).

(26-30). Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.

26. Energy-saving bulbs make____________ use of electricity, (efficiency)...

A.PRONUNCIATION, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (1.5m)

1. A. hot                        B. hand                C. house               D. hour

2.A. cavity                     B. strange             C. man                 D. catch

3. A. asked                     B. missed             C. called               D. cooked

4.  A. decided                 B. loved               C. wanted             D. started                      

5. A. famous                  B. nervous           C. loud                 D. serious

6. A. poster                    B. comb                C. sick note          D. stomachach

Gấp a !!!

Q1: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. *

A. Children

B. Church

C. Headache

D. Beach

Q2: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. *

A. See

B. Salt

C. Small

D. Sugar

Q3: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. *

A. Mother

B. Thirteen

C. Father

D. Then

Q4: Choose the words that have the different stress from the others *

A. expensive

B. wonderland

C. favorite

D. driverless

Q5: Choose the words that have the different stress from the others *

A. eco-friendly

B. environment

C. renewable

D. abundantly

Q6: Choose the words that have the different stress from the others *

A. believe

B. avoid

C. prefer

D. happen

Q7: Driverless cars have already ______, and they look so cool. *

A. gone

B. travelled

C. exist

D. existed

Q8: Liz: I am so nervous that I am putting on weight. - Tony: ________ *

A. Wash your hand more

B. Eat less junk food

C. Sleep more

D. Sunbathe less

Q9: We will cut down on the use of natural gas because it is ……………… and harmful to the environment. *

A. plenty

B. limited

C. available

D. abundant

Q10: If I have a jet pack. I will use______to fly anywhere easily. *

A. my

B. mine

C. his

D. their

Q11: I think teleportation is only____. *

A. imagine

B. imaginary

C. imaginable

D. imagining

Q12: Do we need much ________ to park that kind of vehicles? *

A. land

B. ground

C. soil

D. space

Q13: Do you think it will be (an)_______, green way to travel? *

A. convenient

B. inconvenience

C. polluting

D. polluted

Q14: I think in the future cities will be more crowded and the traffic will get ____________. *

A. good

B. well

C. worse

D. worst

Q15: Solar energy is _______ and it can be replaced easily. *

A. new

B. renew

C. renewable

D. non-renewable

Q16: ________ is quite popular in an overcrowded city where you can see people sleeping in a park or under a bridge. *

A. Homeless

B. The homeless

C. Homelessly

D. Homelessness

Q17: Children who_______malnutrition can have a lot of diseases. *

A. suffer from

B. avoid

C. gain

D. obtain

Q18: Is this schoolbag ________? *

A. you

B. your

C. yours

D. them

Q19: Who is going to _______ the Oscar for Best Actor this year?

A. get

B. take

C. win

D. pass

Q20: They spent a huge amount of money on the film; _______, it was not a big success *

A. although

B. however

C. but

D. because

I. Which word has the underlined part that is pronounced differently from the others?

 I.   Find which word does not belong to each group.