This document contains an English exam for 7th grade gifted students in Duy Xuyen province for the 2011-2012 school year. The exam has 9 sections testing a variety of English language skills, including choosing the best answer, completing dialogues, filling in blanks using a provided timetable, rearranging words to form sentences, and rewriting sentences according to directions while maintaining the same meaning. The exam is 120 minutes long and tests grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension and other core English skills.

1. PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
DUY XUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 7
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phútThời gian làm bài: 120 phút
I. Choose the best answer.(20 pts)
1. This letter is ........................... French and I don’t speak a word of French
A. in B. with C. by D. on
2. I want ...................................cup of tea.
A. another B. other C. the other D. others
3. I like to work for my wife’s mother. Wife's mother in this sentence means:
A. mother of my wife B. personal C. mother-in-law D. mother of mine
4. Peter learns...................................... to use the computer.
A. what B. how C. when D. why
5. The medicines..............................the pain in my chest.
A. prevented B. relieved C. protected D. worried
6. I ...........................you about it when I come to class tomorrow
A. tell B. to tell C. am telling D. will tell
7. There are.......................empty apartments near here. Do you want to look at them?
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
8. When I was a boy, I .............................. tea to coffee.
A. prefer B. preferred C. prefered D. drank
9. Now she is used ......................... up early every morning.
A. to get B. getting C. for getting D. to getting
10. Every student in those five rooms must bring .......................... own book to class.
A. one’s B. his C. her D. someone’s
11 . She got so ............... while watching the match on TV that she began shouting.
A. exciting B. excited C. excitingly D. excitedly
12. I'm going to the Post Office. I .............. some stamps.
A. am going to need B. am needing C. need D. will need
13. The dress Hoa made didn't ............. her; it was too small.
A. match B. suit C. go with D. fit
14. ............... to Ho Chi Minh City?
A. Have you ever gone B. Have you ever arrived
C. Did you ever go D. Have you ever been
15. Don't forget ................ your teeth before going to bed.
A. brushing B. to brush C. not to brush D. about brushing
16. Hoa tried ............... that new dress but it didn't fit.
A. out B. at C. with D. on
17. The first things many people do when they want ............... weight is dramatically cut their
calories.
A. to gain B. to lose C. to cut D. to decrease
18. The police advised the children to tell ...................
A. the true B. the truth C. information D. facts
19. He ............... up late, so he got up late.
A. stayed B. did C. worked D. ate
20. My Dad has a ............ summer vacation.
a. A. three-weeks B. three-week's C. three weeks D. three-week
II. Complete the dialogue.(6 pts)
Nam: How ........................(1)...........................?
An: Oh, my weekend was terrific, thanks.
Nam: What.......................(2)...................................?
An: Well, on Saturday, I ran in the marathon. Guess what? I was third!
Nam: Congratulations! And what.......................(3)......................................?
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2. An: I didn't do much on Sunday until the evening. Then I went to see the new
James Bond movie.
Nam: Did.......................................(4)............................................................?
An: Yes, I really enjoyed it. It's worth seeing. Well, how about you? How.....
..........................................................(5)..............................................?
Nam: Oh, it was terrible.
An: Really? What...................................(6)..................................................?
Nam: Nothing much. That was the trouble!
III. Fill in each gap with a word, using the information in the timetable.(10 pts)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9.00-9.50 English Physics Biology English Spanish
9.50-10.40 Geography Physics Spanish Math Math
10.40-10.55 Break Break Break Break Break
10.55-11.45 Spanish History Math Chemistry English
11.45-12.35 Math English Spanish Chemistry History
Dear Alice,
Today is the first day of the college term. I have just got my new timetable. The first lesson
(1) .......... English. This lesson begins (2) …...... nine o’clock and finishes at ten (3) ……. ten. The
next lesson is Geography and then we have a break. The break lasts (4) …….....twenty to eleven (5)
…….....five to eleven. The two lessons (6) ……..the break are Spanish and Math.
Tomorrow we have Physics (7) …....….the break and then History and English (8) ……..
Thursday we have my favorite subject (9) …....…ten fifty five and twelve thirty five. There (10)
…...........……twenty lessons each week but they all take place in the morning. We are all very tired
by lunchtime.
IV. Fill in each gap with a suitable PREPOSITION: (10pts)
1. In a game of singles, two players play ................... each other.
2. I’m not very fond ............................ detective stories.
3. You'll get wet if you go out ................a raincoat because it is raining.
4. The students are tired ...................... watching TV all days.
5. Many people participate ..................... jogging every morning.
6. We’d like a walk instead .............................. riding a bike.
7. Ba is very good ............................fixing things.
8. They study and listen to music ............................... the same time.
9. ....................literature, we learn about books and write essays.
10. Will you be home ........................dinner tonight?
V. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (12 pts)
1. She spent her….........................…..in the country. (child)
2. There is a large .................. of animals that live in Nairobi National Park. (vary)
3. Artists are….......................……people. (create)
4. Don’t eat that fruit. It is .................. (poison)
5. He works as a….............….in this factory. (machine)
6. How much is the……............…ticket from London to Paris? (fly)
7. The president is going to make a ……............…tonight (speak)
8. It’s so ….today! It’s too wet and cold. I hate this kind of weather. (pleasant)
9. Reading funny stories is an ..................... way to relax. (enjoy)
10. Joanne was impressed by the ......of Vietnamese people (hospitable)
11. Nowadays, more and more young people want to have a university ........ (educate)
12. Do you know what the ....................for your bad behavior is? (punish)
VI. Read the text and then choose the best answer to complete it. (10 pts)
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3. (1)…….the United States, many adults and children…..(2)…..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….(5)…….people gain weight. 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. on B. In C. At D. from
2. A. is B. was C. were D. are
3. A. too many B. too much C. few D. plenty
4. A. but B. because C. although D. so that
5. A. get B. lead C. urge D. make
6. A. so B. however C. but D. because
7. A. exercises B. work C. money D. energy
8. A. make 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
VII. Fill in each gap with one suitable word. (10 pts)
Americans like sport very much. One of the (1)............. popular kinds of sports in Autumn is
football. All the high schools(2)............. universities have their own teams.
In winter, the most popular kind of sports (3)......... basketball. There (4)....... usually a match
every evening in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of the United States there is a lot
of (5)........... and ice. Many people like skiing and skating.
In the other two (6).............., millions of Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have their
games in (7)..............., but the most important professional games are played during summer. Many
people (8)........ to the games (9) .......... the radio, watch them on television or read about them
(10) .............. the newspapers.
VIII. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences. (8 pts)
1. twenty- minute / the / three / we/ break / lessons / have/ a / after / first/.
.........................................................................................................................................
2. daughter / best / kinds / does / like / what / TV / your / program / of /?
.........................................................................................................................................
3. because / parents / is / she / Nguyet / misses / unhappy / her/.
.........................................................................................................................................
4. show / to / nearest / you / the way / bus-stop / could / me / the/?
.........................................................................................................................................
5. takes / two / Hai Phong / coach / it / us / to / hours / go / by / to/.
.........................................................................................................................................
6. cost / local / letter / does / Vietnam / how / it / to / mail / a / in / much/?
.........................................................................................................................................
7. can’t / the piano / Nhung / sister / play/ and / her / , either / can’t/.
.........................................................................................................................................
8. eat / enjoy / you / shouldn’t / you / much / can / you / the food / but / too / have/.
.........................................................................................................................................
IX. Rewrite sentences as directed so that the meaning stay the same. (14 pts)
1. It isn’t important for you to finish the work today.
You don’t …………............................................................……………………
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4. 2. You’d better wear these gloves.
I advise……….....................................................................…………………….
3. My mother doesn’t like coffee and tea.
My mother likes neither.......................................................................................
4. Nam didn’t go to school last Tuesday.
Nam was …………............................................................………………….....
5. Why isn’t this TV working now?
What’s …………............................................................……………………....?
6. They won’t be able to come on Saturday.
It will be ................……..................................................……................….......
7. Nam plans to visit his grandparents tonight.
Nam is……......................................................……………………....................
8. Tuan is more intelligent than any students in his class.
Tuan is the ..........................................................................................................
9. You shouldn’t eat too much meat.
You’d .................................................................................................................
10. How heavy is the chicken ?
What .................................................................................................................?
11. Lan didn't go to school yesterday because of her sickness.
Because Lan ......................................................................................................
12. We didn't enjoy the trip because of the heavy rain.
The heavy rain prevented ..................................................................................
13. The visitor spoke so quickly that I couldn't understand what he said.
The visitor spoke too ........................................................................................
14. I'd rather you didn't tell him anything about that.
Please ...............................................................................................................
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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
DUY XUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 7
I. Choose the best answer.(20 pts)
1. A 2. A 3.C 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. B
8. B 9. D 10. B 11 . B 12. C 13. D 14. D
15. B 16. D 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. D
II. Complete the dialogue.(6 pts)
1. How was your weekend?
2. What did you do on Saturday?
3. What about Sunday/What did you do on Sunday?
4. Did you enjoy it?
5. How was your weekend?
6. What was the matter?
III. Fill in each gap with a word, using the information in the timetable.(10 pts)
1. is 2. at 3. to 4. from5. to 6. after
7. before 8. on 9. between 10. are
IV. Fill in each gap with a suitable PREPOSITION: (10pts)
1. against 2. of 3. without 4. of 5. in 6. of 7. at
8. at 9. in 10. for
V. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (12 pts)
1. childhood 2. variety 3. creative 4. poisonous 5. mechanic
6. flight 7. speech 8. unpleasant 9. enjoyable 10. hospitality
11. education 12. punishment
VI. Read the text and then choose the best answer to complete it. (10 pts)
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. D 7. A
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5. 8. D 9. A 10. D
VII. Fill in each gap with one suitable word. (10 pts)
1. most2. and 3. is 4. is 5. snow 6. seasons
7. spring 8. listen 9. on 10. on
VIII. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences. (8 pts)
1. We have a twenty-minute break after the first three lessons.
2. What kind of TV program does your daughter like best?
3. Nguyet is unhappy because she misses her parents.
4. Could you show me the way to the nearest bus stop?
5. It takes us two hours to go to Hai Phong by coach.
6. How much does it cost to mail a local letter in Viet Nam?
7. Nhung can't play the piano and her sister can't, either.
8. You can enjoy the food you eat but you shouldn't have too much.
IX. Rewrite sentences as directed so that the meaning stay the same. (14 pts)
1. You don't have to/ need finish the work today.
2. I advise you to wear these gloves.
3. My mother likes neither coffee nor tea.
4. Nam was absent from school last Tuesday.
5. What's the matter with this TV?
6. It will be impossible for them to come on Saturday.
7. Nam is going to visit his grandparents tonight.
8. Tuan is the most intelligent (student) in his class.
9. You'd better not eat too much meat.
10. What is the weight of the chicken?/ the chicken's weight?
11. Because Lan was sick, she didn't go to school yesterday.
12. The heavy rain prevented us from enjoying the trip.
13. The visitor spoke too quickly for me to understand.
14. Please don't tell him anything about that.
Giám khảo (họ tên, kí)
1…………………………….
2……………………………
Điểm
Bằng số: …………………..
Bằng chữ:………………….
Số phách
(Do CTHĐ CT ghi)
I. CHOOSE THE WORD THAT HAS THE UNDERLINED PART PRONOUNCED
DIFFERENTLY FROM THE OTHERS.(2m)
1 A started B needed C protected D stopped
2 A horrible B hour C hundred D hold
3 A education B collection C celebration D question
4 A protects B depends C laughs D looks
5 A chemicals B change C choose D choice
6 A receive B score C scout D comics
7 A hurry B durians C during D duty
8 A daily B maize C dairy D laid
9 A preview B few C sew D renew
10 A read B bread C healthy D wealthy
II. CIRCLE THE BEST ANSWER.(3m)
1. I enjoy ……………………………….to the romantic songs at the end of the working day
A listen B to listen C listening D to listening
2. Often, Farmers have …………………free time than workers.
A less B a few C fewer D a little
3. There are two churches in the town and ………………of them are extremely old.
A each B all C both D most
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6. 4. M.r Robinson speaks Vietnamese very……………………..
A skill B good C fluently D best
5. His choice of words ……………….very good.
A is B are C be D being
6. It is very kind ………….you to say so.
A to B for C of D on
7. The USA has a …………………………..of about 250 million.
A population B people C countries D cities
8. 14. I am ready and ……… .
A she isn’t too B neither is she C so isn’t she D she is, too
9. …….. she plays the piano!
A how well B how good C what well D what good
10. My classmate, Oanh likes collecting things. She has a good ……of coins.
A collector B collect C collection D collective
12. Nam is the best student ………………..English in my class.
A in B at C on D for
13. Whenever you feel ………………., talk …………..to your friends and you will be better.
A sadly/heartedly B sadly/hearted C sad/hearted D sad/heartedly
14. Most of the boys in my class ……………….. to play soccer.
A want B wants C is wanting D are wanting
15. ………………coffee without milk is yours?
A an B a C the D Ø
III. FILL IN THE GAP WITH SUITABLE FORM OF VERB (2m)
1. We can’t go out now because it (rain) …………………… .
2. They (meet) .......................their teacher at the moment
3. We are visiting the museum at the moment. We (visit) …………..it once a year
4. Hai didn’t write to her parents last week. She (phone) …..……. them.
5. Duy (not visit)… ………the museum with his class last Sunday because he (catch)………. a
cold.
6. How much it (cost) …………….(mail) a latter to England ?
7. Take these pills and you (feel) ……………….. better then, Ha .
8. What she says (be) ……………………true.
ANSWER:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
IV. EACH SENTENCE BELOW HAS A MISTAKE, FIND AND CORRECT IT.(2.5m)
1. She bought some souvenirs from the shop and so was I.
2. Before Hoa moved to here, she lived in a village near Hue.
3. You should not run or walk careless around the pool edge.
4. My brother likes badminton but he doesn’t play it as good as me.
5. Next week, she’ll brings me some more stamps and we’ll have dinner together.
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7. Mistake Correction
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
V. GIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN THE BRACKETS BELOW.(2.5m)
1. Linda is the most.................................. of the three girls (friend)
2. You should wash the fruits………..........before eating them ( care)
3. Having a.......................... nose is a symptom of a cold ( run)
4. Liz’s.............................. to Cham Temple was wonderful ( visit)
5. Finally, he decided........................................ down ( seat)
VI. FILL IN EACH GAP BELOW WITH ONE WORD (2.5 m)
Singapore is an island city of about three million people. It's a beautiful (1) ........... with lots
of parks and open spaces. It's also a very (2) ................. city.
Most of the people (3) ................ in high rise flats in different parts of the island. The
business district is very modern with (4) ........... of high new office buildings. Singapore also has
some nice older sections. In China town, there (5) ................. rows of old shop houses. The
Government buildings in Singapore are very (6)................. and date from the colonial days.
Singapore is famous (7).......... its shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping
centers. Most of the (8) .......... are duty free. Singapore's restaurants (9) ........ Chinese, Indian,
Malay and European food, and the (10) ............ are quite reasonable.
ANSWER:
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10
VII. READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. (2.5m)
Headache is a very common disease in the USA. Every year, about fifty million people have
to go to the doctor because of headache. The symptoms of a headache are various. People can see
black dots or bright spots in front of their eyes. They may also have pains only on one side of the
head. Sometimes when the pain goes away, the head is sore. People have headache when they work
too hard or they are too nervous about something. Medicine can help cure the disease but people
usually have to do more than taking tablets. They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or
their lifestyle or simply by going to bed.
* Questions:
1. Why is headache a common disease in the USA?
...............................................................................................................................................
2. What can people see when they have headaches?
...............................................................................................................................................
3. Can people have pains on only one side of the head?
...............................................................................................................................................
4. When do people have headaches?
...............................................................................................................................................
5. How can they prevent headaches?
...............................................................................................................................................
VIII. USE THE FOLLOWING WORDS TO WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES. (3m)
1. Ba / go / doctor / yesterday/ because / he / awful / stomachache.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
2. I / not like / eggs / and / my brother / either.
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8. …………………………………………………………………………………….
3. “ Balanced diet” / mean / you / eat / variety / foods / without / eat / much / anything.
………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Millions / people / catch / common cold / year.
……………………………………………………………………………………
5. Recess / yesterday / Trang / drink / some water/ and / talk / friends.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
6. How/ children/ feel/ when/ come/ see/
doctor? ...................................................................................................................................
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ ANH 7- KIỂM ĐỊNH CLMN NĂM 2011-2012
CÂU I. (0.2 điểm / 1 câu trả lời đúng)
1D 2B 3D 4B 5A
6A 7A 8C 9C 10A
CÂU 2. (0.2 điểm / 1 câu trả lời đúng)
1C 2A 3C 4C 5A
6C 7A 8D 9A 10C
11 12B 13D 14A 15C
CÂU 3. (0.25 điểm / 1 câu đúng)
1 is rainning
2 Are meeting
3 Visit
4 Phoned
5 Did not – caught
6 Does it cost to mail
7 Will feel
8 Is/ will be
CÂU IV: (0.5 điểm/ 1 câu đúng)
mistake Correction
1 was Did
2 to Omit “to”
3 careless Carelessly
4good Well
5brings Bring
CÂU V. (0.5 điểm / 1 câu đúng)
1. friend-friendly
2. care-carefully
3. run – running
4. visit – visit
5. seat – to sit
CÂU VI. (0.25 điểm / 1 câu đúng)
1 City 6 Old/...
2 Modern/... 7 For
3 Live 8 Shops/things
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9. 4 Lots 9 Serve/have
5 are 10 Price
CÂU VII: (0.25 điểm /1 câu đúng)
1. Because Every year, about fifty million people have to go to the doctor because of headache.
2. People can see black dots or bright spots in front of their eyes.
3. Yes, they can
4. They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their lifestyle or simply by going to
bed.
CÂU VIII. (0.5 điểm/ 1 câu đúng)
1. Ba went to (see) the doctor yesterday because he had an awful stomachache
2.I don’t like eggs and my brother doesn’t either
3. “ Balanced diet” / mean / you / eat / variety / foods / without / eat / much / anything.
“Balance diet” means you (must/should/have to...) eat variety of foods without eating much of
anything.
4. Millions (of) people catch (the) common cold every/ a year
5. At recess yesterday, Trang drank some water and talked with friends
6. How do children feel when they come / when coming to see the doctor?
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10. 4 Lots 9 Serve/have
5 are 10 Price
CÂU VII: (0.25 điểm /1 câu đúng)
1. Because Every year, about fifty million people have to go to the doctor because of headache.
2. People can see black dots or bright spots in front of their eyes.
3. Yes, they can
4. They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their lifestyle or simply by going to
bed.
CÂU VIII. (0.5 điểm/ 1 câu đúng)
1. Ba went to (see) the doctor yesterday because he had an awful stomachache
2.I don’t like eggs and my brother doesn’t either
3. “ Balanced diet” / mean / you / eat / variety / foods / without / eat / much / anything.
“Balance diet” means you (must/should/have to...) eat variety of foods without eating much of
anything.
4. Millions (of) people catch (the) common cold every/ a year
5. At recess yesterday, Trang drank some water and talked with friends
6. How do children feel when they come / when coming to see the doctor?
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