Grade 7 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM Choose the word whose underlined part pronunced differently from that of the orthers. 1. A. back B. capital C. plan D. card 2. A. ear B. tea C. peace D. sea 3. A. calendar B. alarm C. farm D. warm 4. A. dentist B. few C. get D. test 5. A. thousand B. house C. about D. souvenir Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences. 6. He learns _______ the guitars every day. A. play B. to play C. playing D. plays 7. They are very interested ______literature. A. on B. at C. in D. for 8. We study about different countries in ______ class. A. literature B. geography C. history D. math 9. In chemistry class, students do some ______. A. examples B. exercises C. experiments D. experience 10. Ba learns to repair household appliances in ______class. A. physics B. electronics C. biology D. literature 11. It’s a quarter past four. –means_______. A. It’s fifteen four B. It’s fifteen past four C. It’s fifteen to four D. It’s four past fifteen 12. A: When do you have English? –B: I have it_______ Monday. A. in B. at C. on D. to 13. You can find that book_______the back of the library. A. at B. in C. on D. from 14. Young people like to __________ to pop music. A. hear B. listen C. sing D. buy 15. People are living __________, so there are more old people. A. longer b. long C. longest D. the longest 16. Some young people work __________ volunteers. A. like B. as C. same D. the same 17. She works in a library. She is a__________. A. librarian B. author C. farmer D. worker 18. Lan ______a vacation in summer. A. are always having B. always has C. is always having D. always have 19. They often work ______than us. A. harder B. hard C. more hard D. hardest 20. Hurry up, or you will be late ______school. A. at B. for C. in D. with 21. Hoa will see her parents ______their farm. A. on B. at C. in D. for 22. How______ is it from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City? – About 1,700 kilometers. A. far B. long C. much D. often Page 1 School year: 2012-2013 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 7 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM 23. I’d like______ this letter to Ha Noi. A. to send B. sending C. send D. sends 24. It ______ about two hours to get there. A. gets B. has C. takes D. makes 25. How ______ does it take to get to Ha Noi by coach? – About 18 hours. A. far B. long C. much D. many Read the passage and check (T) if the statement is correct, or (F) if the statement is incorrect. Do you know how to choose healthy food? You need to eat a lot of grains, like rice and bread every day. You also need to eat a lot of vegetables, like carrots and spinach. Fruits like apples, bananas and oranges are good for you, too. You need to eat some protein every day. There is protein in milk, cheese, fish and eggs. You shouldn’t eat a lot of fat and sugar. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. 26. Look! Jane __________________ into the water. (jump) 27. Let’s ___________ to the English club. (go) 28. Children shouldn’t ______________ up late. (stay) 29. What _________ your father usually __________ in the evening? (do) 30. We _____________________ Ha Long Bay next year. (visit) Rewrite these following sentences, keep the same meaning as the root ones. 31. It is necessary to learn English well.  Learning _________________________________________________________________________ 32. The café has a lot of tables. _________________________________________________________________________________ 33. What about going to the sea for a change?  Let’s ___________________________________________________________________________ 34. We should get up early every day.  We shouldn’t ____________________________________________________________________ 35. No one in my class is more hard-working than Nam.  Nam is __________________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 School year: 2012-2013 THE FIRST SEMESTER FACTS T F 1. You need to eat a lot rice and bread. 2. There is protein in fish. 3. Bananas are vegetables. 4. Fruits are also good for your health. 5. Eating a lot of sugar is good for your health. Grade 7 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM ANSWER KEYS Read the passage and check (T) if the statement is correct, or (F) if the statement is incorrect. Do you know how to choose healthy food? You need to eat a lot of grains, like rice and bread every day. You also need to eat a lot of vegetables, like carrots and spinach. Fruits like apples, bananas and oranges are good for you, too. You need to eat some protein every day. There is protein in milk, cheese, fish and eggs. You shouldn’t eat a lot of fat and sugar. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets: 26. Look! Jane _____is jumping_____________ into the water. (jump) 27. Let’s ___go________ to the English club. (go) 28. Children shouldn’t ____stay__________ up late. (stay) 29. What __does_______ your father usually __do____ in the evening? (do) 30. We ____will visit_________________ Ha Long Bay next year. (visit) Rewrite these following sentences, keep the same meaning as the root ones. 31. It is necessary to learn English well.  Learning English well is necessary.___________________________________________________ 32. The café has a lot of tables.  There are a lot of tables in the café.___________________________________________________ 33. What about going to the sea for a change?  Let’s go to the sea for a change._____________________________________________________ 34. We should get up early every day.  We shouldn’t ge t up late every day.___________________________________________________ 35. No one in my class is more hard-working than Nam.  Nam is the most hard-working in my class._____________________________________________ Page 3 School year: 2012-2013 THE FIRST SEMESTER FACTS T F 26. You need to eat a lot rice and bread.  27. There is protein in fish.  28. Bananas are vegetables.  29. Fruits are also good for your health.  30. Eating a lot of sugar is good for your health. 