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Ngy thi 11/4/2017

Đề giao lu học sinh giỏi lớp 7 cấp huyện
năm học 2016 - 2017
Môn tiếng anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút ( Không kể thời
gian giao đề )
(Đề thi này gồm 4 trang)

SECTION I: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each
group. (3points)
1.
2.
3.

A. dances
A. daily
A. laughed

B. misses
B. maize
B. naked

C. promises
C. dairy
C.booked

D. houses
D. laid
D. looked

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others
by circling A, B, C or D (2 points).
B. teenager
C. comfortable
D. cartoon
1. A. concert
A.
hotel
B.
remember
C.
repeat
D.classroom
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SECTION II: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
I. Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence (24points).
1. Of all my friends, Hoa is________
A. the tallest
B. the most tallest
C. taller
D. more taller
2. It is very dangerous _________ in the polluted environment.
A. to live
B. lives
C. living
D. live

3. Tom as well as his dog_______ here now.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
4. Nams father ____________ him how to ride a bike six years ago.
A. teach
B. teaches
C. has taught
D. taught
5. It took me a long time to get used______ glasses.
A. to wear
B. to wearing
C. wear
D. wore.
6. He doesn't get up early on Sundays. He gets up_______
A. late
B. lately
C. slowly
D. hardly
7. I dont like doing the _________, especially cleaning the windows.
A. homework
B. housework
C. job
D. occupation
8. Four times ___________ makes one hundred.
A. twenty
B. twenty-five
C. twenty-fives
D. twenty-fifth

9. What can we do to prevent people ______ throwing drink cans away?.
A. in
B. of
C. on
D. from
10. You should work ______ for the coming exam.
A. hard
B. hardly
C. more hardly
D. more hard
11. In some areas, when you meet old people, you __________ take off your hat to greet them and
show your respect.
A.should
B.shouldnt
C.dont have to
D.have to
12.The girl was crying when a fairy __________.
A.appeared
B.was appearing
C.appears
D.is appearing
13. She is ___________a singer nor an actress.
A. nor
B. both
C. neither
D. either
14. The children are playing _________ in the schoolyard.
A. happy
B. happily
C. happier

D. happiness
15. _______ she plays the piano!

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A. How well
B. How good
C. What well
D. What good
16.We will go on holiday with some friends of __________.
A.our
B.ours
C.us
D.we
17. Everyone must remember _________ lies.
A. don’t tell
B. not tell
C. to not tell
D. not to tell
18. I’ll do the job to my best ________.
A. capacity
B. knowledge
C. talent
D. ability
19. Marry and I are looking forward _________you.
A . of seeing
B . for seeing
C . to seeing
D . to see

20. Always ........ honest in whatever you do.
A. to be
B. be
C. are
D. being
21. Every student in those five rooms must bring ________own books to class.
A. one’s
B. his
C. their
D. someone’s
22. Airmail is much________ than surface mail.
A. expensive
B. very expensive
C. more expensive
D. most expensive
23. Mozart was one of the most famous ___________ of classical music.
A.actors
B.composers
C.artists
D.makers
24.- What are you doing with all that paper and glue, Giang?
- I’m trying to ___________ a collage.
A.do
B.play
C.draw
D.make

II. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets (10 points).
1. He couldn't make his motor bike (start).................. this morning.
2. I dislike (listen)................ to music while (do)................. my homework.

3. She said that her mother (not be)............. very well, so she (can not)............... go to the party.
4. When we entered his room, we (see)................ him (sleep)................ in an armchair.
5. He (look)……. for his key at the moment? Yes, he (lose) ……..it 3 days ago
6. Julia really spent time (watch)………………..…………TV too much last year.

III.Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete
sentences(10 points).
1. Saucepans are sold in the ............................goods department
HOUSE
2.I’m really happy as all of my new neighbors are very ...............
FRIEND
3. To day is an awful day for me. It is the ................day of the year.
BAD
4. People often find ....................... in simple things
HAPPY
5. There is saying in English: “.....................speak louder than words”
ACT
6. Mary has got a great .......................... You’ll really like her.
PERSON
7. A trip to Fan Si Pan is an.....................experience.
FORGET
8. They are going to annuonce their ..............tommorow.
DECIDE
9. It's my ................. to give you a ride to the station.
PLEASE
10.They are talking……..outside.
NOISY
IV. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (6 pts)
1. Hoa's new skirt was white ___________ yellow flowers ___________ it.
2. After finishing the task, please compare your answers ___________ your friends'.

3. I have just received a letter _____ my aunt in which she wrote a lot ________ her and her family
4. Eating too much candy and staying up late too often are very bad ___________ your health.

SECTION III: READING
I. Fill in each gap with a suitable word to complete the following passage (5 points)
Parents and friends
We can choose our friends, but we cannot choose our relatives. That does
not mean that members of our (1)....................can not also be our friends. Many
children have a very (2).................. relationship with their parents, and they see

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them as friends. Of course when you are a teenager, there are times
(3)....................you do not get on very well with your parents, or they can get
angry with you. That’s only natural. There are times when you want to be
independent and decide things by (4) ..
.................... . After all, nobody is perfect, and we all (5)....................mistakes.
But your parents understand that. When you grow up, you will see that you have
many things in common with your mum and dad, and you will become closer to
them.
II. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage(10 points).
When I first started learning English ten years ago, I could hardly __________(1) a word –
“hello”, “good bye”, “thank you” was just about it. I went two classes two evenings a week and I was
surprised at home quickly I _________(2) progress. ________(3) the course we learned a lot of
vocabulary and studied grammar rules. ________(4) thing I enjoyed most was to be able to practice
speaking with other students in my class.
After two years I went to England to a _______(5) school. It was in Cambridge. I did a
___________(6) course at a very good school and I stayed with a local family. It was a fantastic
experience and I ________(7) up a lot of new language from speaking with my host family and with

other students from ___________(8) the world. I really improved my pronunciation as well. When I
got back __________(9) Spain, I was so much more confident. I _________ actually hold a
conversation with my teacher in English.
1. A. talk
B. speak
C. say
D. tell
2. A. do
B. make
C. did
D. made
3. A. During
B. After
C. Before
D. While
4. A. That
B. A
C. The
D. Those
5. A. science
B. language
C. art
D. finance
6. A. the three-week
B. third-week
C. three-weeks
D. three-week
7. A. picked
B. looked
C. got

D. stood
8. A. all
B. over
C. over all
D. all over
9. A. from
B. to
C. in
D. X
10. A. didn’t
B. can
C. could
D. couldn’t
III. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)(5 points).
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last tuesday he received a letter from the local
police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the
police but he went to the station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the station, he
was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found. Five days ago, the policeman told
him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being sent to his
home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he
never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen!
1. What happened to Ted last week?
A. He was asked to go to the local police station.
B. He received a letter from his friend.
C. He lost his bicycle.
D. He called the local police.
2. The policeman who met Ted at the station was ________.
A. impolite
B. friendly
C. generous

D. reserved
3. Where was the bicycle found?
A. At the station
B. On the train
C. In a village
D. In a city
4. Ted was surprised when he heard the news because _________.
A. his bicycle was found five days ago.
B. he believed that the police would find his bicycle.

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C. his bicycle is being sent to his home by train.
D. he didn't think his bicycle would be found.
5. How old is Ted now?
A. 35
B. 30
C. 20

D. 15.

SECTION IV: WRITING
I. Find out the mistakes and correct it in the following
sentences(5points).
1. Do you know what time will Ba have lunch?
2. When I saw her yesterday, I thought she looked happily.
3. The doctor says you should spend a little time to play video game.
4. She learns English very good.
5.Mary and her sister studied biology last year, so does Jane.

II. Use the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence(Do not change the words given: (5 points)
1.The Buffalo-fighting Festival took place in Do Son last Saturday. There were so many people.
........................................................................................................................... (BECAUSE)
2. We won’t hold the festival. It costs too much money.
(IF)
..........................................................................................................................
3.The prince saw Sleeping Beauty. He kissed her on the forehead.
(WHEN)
..................................................................................................................................
4.The tortoise was running. The hare was sleeping.
(WHILE)
................................................................................................................................
5. Nam likes staying at home more than going to the zoo.
( PREFERS )

.....................................................................................................................
III. Complete the second sentence with the same meaning(5
points).
1. No girls at school are as pretty as Mai.
 Mai....................................................................................................
2. Peter spent three hours repainting his house.
 It ........................................................................................................
3. How high is Big Ben Clock Tower?
What………………….…...………………………..….....................
4. Our grandparents visited Halong Bay last summer.
Our grandparents paid.................................................................................
5. What interesting films they are !
How …………………………………………………….....................


III. Write a short passage of 120 words about the activities your classmates and you enjoy doing
at the recess (10 points).
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