Name: ……………………………. GRADE 7 1 st SEMESTER –TEST 5 I. Choose the word whose underlined part has different pronunciation from those of the others (5p) 1. a. appear b. amazing c. apartment d. awful 2. a. distance b. dishwasher c. invite d. single 3. a. tied b. waved c. faced d. cried 4. a. clothes b. fans c. lakes d. movies 5. a. cloudy b. coast c. south d. town II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (20p) 1. The recreation center is behind the church near the entrance ………………… the park. a. to b. for c. through d. along 2. DJ is short for ………………… a. disc jockey b. disc joker c. dist jockey d. dist joker 3. I don’t know this area very well. Are there any restaurants ………………… the corner? a. round b. around c. across d. a & b are correct 4. Elvis ………………… his first single, That’s All Right, Mama. a. made b. did c. took d. filled 5. I’m sick ………………… that stupid recreation center. a. of b. by c. with d. in 6. The teacher spent an hour ………………… the tests. a. marks b. marking c. to mark d. marked 7. You have to work ………………… for the coming exam. a. hardly b. more hardly c. hard d. more hard 8. ………………… church service, people keep quiet. a. When b. While c. As d. During 9. Mary was standing ………………… front of her desk. a. on b. at c. in d. from 10. Would you like a piece of cake? - ………………… ? a. Yes, I would b. Yes, I do like c. Yes, please d. Yes, of course 11. How ………………… foreign stamps have you collected, Jack? a. many b. much c. little d. few 12. The train ………………… at 3 p.m. a. will arrive b. is arriving c. arrives d. will arrive 13. She ………………… stay in to do her homework. a. has b. got c. need d. must 14. They went ………………… ship from Liverpool to Dublin. a. on b. by a c. with d. by 15. This must be ………………… restaurant in this city. a. the worst b. the more wore c. the worse d. worse 16. Many thanks for your repairing my radio. - ………………… a. Don’t worry about it b. My pleasure c. Good idea d. That’s right 17. She ………………… her suitcase, put it in the car and drove to the airport. a. packed b. did c. made d. leaded 18. Children will work actively if the lessons are ………………… a. interest b. interests c. interesting d. interested 19. Children enjoy ………………… in the river a. swim b. to swim c. swimming d. swam 20. I don’t want much sugar in my coffee. Just ………………… , please. a. few b. little c. a little d. a few III. Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct tense forms (5p) 1. She felt very tired so she (go) ………………… to bed early. 2. They (play) ………………… in the park because they don’t have classes today. 3. I’m bored with (watch) ………………… TV all day. 4. Where is the salt? – I don’t know but I (find) ………………… it for you. 5. Look, Nam! You (know) ………………… the man talking to our teacher? IV. Choose the correct answer that best completes each of the unfinished statements about the passage (5p) Children’s education is changing rapidly today. In the past, teachers made children sit still for hours. They made them memorize all sorts of things. In other words, children had to go on repeating things until they knew them by heart. Today, many teachers wonder if it is possible to make children learn at all. They say you can only help them learn. They say you must let children learn and discover things for themselves. 1. How is children’s education changing today? Page 1 of 2 a. quickly b. slowly c. small d. large 2. What did teacher make children do in the past? a. stand for hours b. memorize everything c. repeat homework d. sit for days 3. Children in the past were made to learn everything ………………… a. by head b. by hand c. by hair d. by heart 4. Nowadays, many teachers say that they only ………………… a. give children more homework b. make children learn c. help children learn d. teach children at home 5. Today, the modern learning methods is ………………… a. letting children play computers games b. making children read a lot of books c. doing homework for children d. letting children discover things for themselves V. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (5p) In the school holidays, I like traveling to interesting (1) ………………… Sometimes my friends and I cycle (2) ………………… of the city and we go camping. We also visit other towns. My (3) ………………… place is Brighton. It’s by the sea. The sea is sometimes really (4) ………………… , but we always go swimming. I also go on holiday with my family. We usually (5) ………………… a week or two in France, and I (6) ………………… my French. It’s great fun (7) ………………… I can’t understand everything people (8) ………………… I love shopping in France and I always (9) ………………… presents for my friends. I usually buy them (10) ………………… unusual. 1. a. sites b. places c. spaces d. positions 2. a. from b. on c. in d. out 3. a. favorite b. favor c. interesting d. interest 4. a. hot b. warm c. cold d. cool 5. a. spend b. are c. get d. save 6. a. skill b. practice c. drill d. train 7. a. because b. and c. but d. so 8. a. do b. make c. work d. say 9. a. buy b. sell c. make d. do 10. a. anything b. something c. thing d. nothing VI. Make the complete sentences from the words given (5p) 1. He / want / daughter / stay / home.  2. She / look after / baby / mother / away.  3. What / height / building?  4. Our guests / have / good time / the party / last night.  5. Lot / trees / lose / leaves / winter.  VII. Rewrite the sentences below so that they have the same meanings as before (5p) 1. The lectures always have a lot of information.  There 2. Hue is not as big as Ho Chi Minh City.  Ho Chi Minh City 3. It’s interesting to go swimming in the river.  Going 4. Lan was sick. She still went to class last Friday. (but)  Lan 5. Let’s play table tennis afternoon.  Shall Page 2 of 2 . Name: ……………………………. GRADE 7 1 st SEMESTER –TEST 5 I. Choose the word whose underlined part has different pronunciation from those of the others (5p) 1. a. appear b. amazing c. apartment. it for you. 5. Look, Nam! You (know) ………………… the man talking to our teacher? IV. Choose the correct answer that best completes each of the unfinished statements about the passage (5p) Children’s. given (5p) 1. He / want / daughter / stay / home.  2. She / look after / baby / mother / away.  3. What / height / building?  4. Our guests / have / good time / the party / last night.  5.