THE FIRST TEST FOR ENGLISH 7 (TIME: 45 MINUTES)

FULL NAME: CLASS: .

MARK: ..

A. LISTENING:
PART 1: Listen to these examiners answers ( A, B, C, D). What are they talking about?(1m)
1. ____ Listening to music.

3. ____ Swimming

2. ____ Collecting things.

4. ____ Computer games

PART 2: Listen to Alice. Then complete the sentences (1m)

1. Alices hobby is playing ..
2. She started her hobby .. months ago.
3. She cant very fast.
4. The boys team plays
B. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
PART 1: Circle TWO WORDS whose underlined parts are pronounced / / (0.5m)
burn

away

birth

heard

common

PART 2: Give the correct form of the verb in brackets. (1 m)

1. Minh (go) .to hospital last week.
2. I (not see) ..that film since I was eleven.
3. She (start) .. her own project three months ago.
4. They (just / buy) .a new car.
PART 3: Choose the word or phrase in brackets that best completes each sentence. (1.5 m)
1. Hoa eating vegetables because it's good for her health.
A. dislikes

B. likes

C. hates

D. doesnt like

2. Dont read in bed, .. youll harm your eyes.

A. or

B. and

C. but

D . so

3. It's good to. blood because you can save people's lives.
A. help

B. use

C. donate

D. collect

4. They..the beach one week ago.

A. cleaned

B. clean

C. cleaning

D. to clean

5. I it interesting to play board games because I can play them with my friends.
A. think

B. find

C. say

D. tell

6. The room smells bad. Somebody .. in here.

A. smoke

B. smoked

C. has smoked

D. smokes

C. READING
PART 1: Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the box. (1.5ms)
obesity

community

rubbish

tutored

more

stomachache

1. I dont want to live in a neigbourhood which is full of .Its very dirty.

2. Have you ever ..children in the poor families in your village?
3. Do ..exercise and then you will feel better.

4. She has a .... because she ate some seafood yesterday.

5. is a problem- people are getting fatter.
6. I volunteer because I can make a difference in our .
PART 2: Read the passage and answer the questions (1m)
I live near Paris and I commute by bicycle. I live in a village in the west of the city and theres no
bus. So, every morning, I ride my bicycle along the river Marne. Its very beautiful. Im in the fresh
air and there are always boats on the river. Then I take the train into the city centre. I start work very
early so there arent usually a lot of people on it and I can sit down with my newspaper.
Before work I usually have time for a croissant and a coffee and then I go to my office. Im a
secretary in a courier company: we deliver things to companies by motorbike. Its a good job, but
my life is going to change next month, because Ive got a new job. Im going to work as a flight
attendant on a plane. The airports a long way from my house so I have to drive there in the car ...
and Im going to take my driving test next week! Im a bit scared about it, to be honest!
1. Why does she like cycling to work?

2. What does she read on the journey?

3. What does she have for breakfast?

4. Why does she need a driving licence?

D. WRITING
PART 1: (0.75 ms) Finish each sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one
printed before it.
1. I started playing soccer 5 years ago.
I have
2. Mary was sick, so she could not go to school.
Because
3. He has a big collection of stamps.
His hobby is .
PART 2: (0.5 ms) Put the words in the right order to make a meaningful
sentences.
1. has/ for/ donated/ street children/ books/ for/ 2 years/ My/ school/.
.
2. have/ decided/ They/ to/ the lake/ clean/ up
.
PART 3: Write about your hobby (30-50 words) (1.25ms)

Key: 1-C, 2-B , 3-D, 4-A

A. Um... I think I know one called Tomb Raider, although Ive never played it. I use computers a
lot, but I dont play games very often.
B. No, I dont, but my son collects stamps. Hes got thousands of stamps from all over the world.
C. Um... I suppose its U2. I really love their music. I always listen to it in the car.
D. Yes there is. Its about fifteen minutes away from my house, and I swim there every Saturday.
Key; 1. soccer / football 2. 6 / six 3. run 4. terribly
Alice: I joined the girls team six months ago. I love it. We practise three times a week in the
evenings, and we play against another team once a week, every Saturday. Im usually the
goalkeeper because I cant run very fast. I like it when we play the boys team, because we always
win! They play terribly... its so funny.