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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU LỚP 7 CẤP HUYỆN

NĂM HỌC : 2017 - 2018
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 7 (HỆ 7 NĂM)
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề ).

Họ và tên thí sinh:......................................................................................................................

Ngày tháng năm sinh: ..............................................................................................................
Trường THCS: ................................................ Lớp:............. Số báo danh:
Giám thị số 1:...............................................................
Giám thị số 2: ..............................................................
Số phách do Chủ tịch HĐ ghi

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Điểm bằng số: Số phách do Chủ tịch HĐ ghi

Điểm bằng chữ: ........................................................................

Giám khảo số 1:........................................................................

Giám khảo số 2:.........................................................................
SECTION 1. PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group.
(1,0 pt)
1. A. moon B. good C. took D. book
2. A. ocean B. decide C. socialize D. delicious
3. A. armchair B. machine C. children D. watch
4. A. coughed B. practised C. stopped D. appeared
5.A. message B. garage C. storage D. advantage
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II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. (1,0pt)
1. A. concert B. teenager C. comfortable D. cartoon
2. A. satellite B. contestant C. similar D. interview
3.A. celebration B. entertainment C. volunteer D. experiment
4.A. household B. hairdresser C. campaign D. life- guard
5. A. physics B. chemistry C. biology D. history
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SECTION 2. LEXICO- GRAMMAR:
III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (4,0 pts)
1. The table was so heavy I could . . . . . . lift it.
A. even B. almost C. hardly D. nearly
2. Now she is used . . . . . . up early every morning.
A. to get B. to getting C. for getting D. getting
3. She got so . . . . . . . . while watching the match on TV that she began shouting.
A. exciting B. excitingly C. excited D. excitedly
4. There are two churches in the town and ………of them are extremely old.
A. both B. all C. each D. most
5. . . . . . . . . . people in our country earn enough for a comfortable life.
A. most of B. the most C. almost all the D. mostly
6. My . . . . . . . always comes early so I get my letters before I go to work.
A. chemist B. porter C. mailman D. engineer
7. Sunflowers grow ............. in areas where there is much sunlight.
A. beautifully B. beautifying C. beauty D. beautiful.
8. They arrived .............. London on time.
A. at B. in C. to D. from
9. " Do you want to wait?" - " Two weeks ...........too long for me to wait."
A. is B. are C. were D. was
10. There is ......... to do in that small town.
A. very interesting nothing B. very nothing interested
C. nothing very interesting D. very interest nothing
11. She felt a little bit cold so she put ............. her coat.
A. off B. on C. across D. about
12. My funny story made the whole class .................
A. laughed B. laughing C. laugh D. laughs
13. The furniture .................. so expensive that we had to save 3 months to buy it.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
14. Of all my friends, Huong is ..................... .
A. prettier B. the pretty C. the most pretty D. the prettiest
15. She is busy .................. every day.
A. to work B. work C. works D. working
16. The first thing many people do when they want ........ weight is dramatically cut their
calories.
A. to gain B. to lose C. to cut D. to decrease
17. How beautiful she is! She is wearing a ................. .
A. silk pretty purple dress B. dress silk pretty purple
C. purple pretty dress D. pretty purple silk dress
18. He spent ................... time writing an essay on his childhood.
A. a few B. a large number of C. a great deal of D. many
19. This shirt doesn't ..................... my trousers. It's too dark.
A. match B. suit C. fit D. keep
20. My brother never goes to school late and ............................... .
A. so do I B. Neither don't I C. I don't , too D. I don't, either

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IV. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (2,0pts)
1. My sister likes badminton but she doesn’t play it very good.
A B C D
2. You'd better taking off your wet overcoat and those muddy shoes before going home.
A B C D
3. I’ll give you some medicine to make you to feel better.
A B C D
4. Each student have to write a paragraph about the benefits of learning English
A B C D
5. We will be there for about twenty – five minutes.
A B C D.
6. He was absent for work because of illness
A B C D
7. Who is the good at Maths in your class?
A B C D
8. You ought to not go out without a coat. It's cold outside.
A B C D
9. The telephone sounds badly because of the bad weather.
A B C D
10. We are looking forward to hear from my mother in Singgapore.
A B C D
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1 2 3 4 5
Mistake ………….. ………….. ………….. ………….. …………..
Correction ………….. ………….. ………….. ………….. …………..
6 7 8 9 10
Mistake ………….. ………….. ………….. ………….. …………..
Correction ………….. ………….. ………….. ………….. …………..

V. Give the correct forms of the words given in brackets. (2,0pts)

1. We watch the news everyday because it’s very ……. INFORM
2. Mr Jone repairs machines in a factory. He is a ...................... MACHINE.
3. Lan fell off the bike, but her…….. were not serious INJURE
4. We couldn’t see the airplane because it ………….….behind the cloud. APPEAR
5. I like travelling by motorbike, but it is………..………in bad weather. PLEASE
6. Sugar is not an ........................ food because we need it to live. HEALTH
7. You 'd better drive. I'm too ............................ for such complicated traffic. EXPERIENCE
8. Although he tried his best to do it, he was……… SUCCESS
9. The nurse wanted to know Nga's ............ and weight. HIGH
10. There is a …………of food in this supermarket. VARY
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VI. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (1,0pt).
1. They are used to (1.get)………..……….up early in the morning in order to sell food.
2. Nam, together with his friends, hardly (2. get)……………..bad marks.
3. The doctor advised me (3. not take)…………………….so much work in the future.
4. Let's help Mom. She ( 4. clean) ................. the floor.
5. I prefer ( 5. play) .................. table tennis with Nam.
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SECTION 3. READING:
VII. Choose the best answer to complete the passage.(2,0 pts)
In (1) ............... United States, many adults and (2) ............... are overweight. Some people
eat (3) ............food at meals. They also eat snacks between meals. Sometimes people eat healthy
snacks like fruit or vegetables (4) .............. many Americans eat a lot of junk food such as
cookies, candy and potato chips. Eating junk food can make people gain (5) ...................
People also gain weight (6) ................... they don't get enough (7) ................ .
People need to walk, run, ride bicycles, or walk out in health clubs and gyms. When people
exercise, they ( 8) ............ good and have more energy. A good diet and exercise will help
you (9).................. a long and (10)........ life.
1. A a B. an C. the D. X
2. A. child B. children C. childs D. childrens
3. A. too many B. too much C. a little D. little
4. A. but B. because C. although D. so that
5. A. heavy B. weigh C. weight D. weights
6. A. so B. however C. but D. because
7. A. exercises B. work C. money D. energy
8. A. become B. taste C. have D. feel
9. A. live B. lives C. living D. to living
10. A. health B. safe C. fair D. healthy
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VIII. Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of
the questions about it. (1.0 pt)
A hobby can be almost what a person likes to do in his/ her spare time. Hobbyists raise
pets, watch birds, or hunt animals. They also climb the mountains, fish, ski, skate, and swim. They
also paint pictures, attend concerts and play musical instruments. They collect everything from
books to butterflies and from shells to stamps.
People have hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship, knowledge, and
relaxation. Sometimes they can bring financial profit. Hobbies also bring interesting activities for
people who have retired. People, rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can follow a satisfying
hobby, regardless of their age, position, or income.

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 Hobbies can help a person’s mental and physical health. Doctors have found that hobbies
are available in helping patients suffering from physical or mental illness. Hobbies give these
patients activities to do, and provide interests that prevent them from thinking about themselves.
1. According to the passage, a hobby is what a person likes to do when…………………
A. he/ she has free time C. he/ she is at home
B. he/ she is at work D. he/ she is busy
2. The underlined word they in the passage refers to……………………
A. people B. hobbies C. activities D. profits
3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage of having hobbies?
A. enjoyment B. relaxation C. knowledge D. surprise
4. The word “income” is closest in meaning to………………………..
A. salary B. job C. loan D. career
5. According to doctors, hobbies are helpful to……………………….
A. patients’ physical health B. patients’ mental health
C. patients’ material life D. patients’ physical and mental health
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IX. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space. (2,0 pts)
Today, you can find fast food restaurants in almost every big city. In some places, you
(1) .............. in a line and get a hamburger or a hot dog box; (2)..................... others you can pick
up a tray of fish, chicken, pizza (3)......................... even Mexican and Chinese food; and in some
fast food places you can even drive (4) .................. your car up to a window and place your
order. A (5) ............ minutes later, a worker passes you your food (6) ............... the window and
you can drive away and eat (7) ............... in your car.
In New York, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore and thousand of (8) ............................ cities around the
world, new fast food restaurants (9) ................ every day. But why do people (10) .................... fast
food restaurants to more comfortable restaurants where they can sit quietly at a table and watch the
world go by?
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SECTION 4. WRITING:
X. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (1,0 pt)
1. Nobody plays this piece of music as beautifully as he does.
-> He plays this..............................................................................................................................
2. Mary never studied arts at school and her sister didn’t, either.
-> Neither Mary.............................................................................................................................
3. Listening to music at home is more interesting than going to the concert.
 I prefer........................................................…………………………………….
4. We will have a vacation that lasts for three weeks.
We will have a ...........................................................................
5. We didn’t enjoy the trip because of the heavy rain.
The heavy rain prevented ...............................................................

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XI. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence. Write no more than three words. (1,0 pt)
1. There’s only a little coffee left in the jar. much
 There ………………………………… …………coffee left in the jar.
2. Young children like Disneyland. popular
 Disneyland ……………………………………………… young children.
3. Karen doesn’t like watching sport on TV. keen
 Karen ……………………………………….. watching sport on TV.
4. John participated in a swimming competition last week. part
John ……………………….. ……..in a swimming competition last week.
5. Do you want to watch TV? feel
Do you ………………………………..TV?
XII. Complete the sentence using the words given. Make all the changes and additions if
neccessary. (2,0 pts)
1. They / look / forward / meet old friends / again/ now.
…………………………………………………………………………….………
2. Brother / have / plenty / homework / do / so / can only play / games / short time.
…………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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3. Trung / very / interested / history / have / lot / history books / home.
…………………………………………………………………………….…………………
4. easy/ start/ diet/ but/ much harder/ keep/ to it/.
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5. Traffic jam/ one/ most common/ problems/ big cities/ my country.
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6. We/ prefer/ see/ shows/ favorite singers/ hear/ albums/.
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7. kinds/ TV program/ her daughter / best/ ? /.
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8. Children / spend / only / small part / free time / play / electronic games.
…………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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9. Yesterday / a friend / mine / teach / how / play / basketball.
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10. Some people / used to/ riding/ crowded streets/and/ not mind/ at all/.
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