Grade 7-1st semester-test 7

Name: ……………………………. GRADE 7
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SEMESTER –TEST 7
PART 1: PHONETICS (10P)
A. Choose the word whose underlined part has different pronunciation from that of the others
1. a. scar b. station c. sleepwalker d. island
2. a. people b. believe c. convenience d. movie
3. a. point b. century c. sweater d. fact
B. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
4. a. vacation b. recording c. souvenir d. expensive
5. a. interview b. magazine c. introduce d. volunteer
PART 2: ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10P)
Identify the underlined part that is incorrect in standard English
6. On this side of the street, there is a library, a supermarket, and a hairdresser’s.
a b c d
7. Why don’t you do your bed now? You’re so lazy, Jack!
a b c d
8. Be careful, guys! Everything in these boxes are very expensive.
a b c d
9. My mother tells me to join a sport club in the weekend to keep fit. I think that’s a great idea.
a b c d
10. If you want to win the race, you have to run much quicklier than the other girls.
a b c d
PART 3: USE OF ENGLISH (24P)
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence
11. She wished that her father would buy a Barbie ……………her birthday.
a. for b. in c. to d. at
12. I was so embarrassed at that time. I feel ……………an idiot.
a. like b. as c. similar d. same
13. Elvis Presley died of a ……………in 1977.

a. heart shock b. heart attack c. heart fighting d. heart break
14. We often call the World Health Organization WHO ……………short.
a. in b. to c. for d. on
15. – Are those shoes comfortable? – “……………”
a. OK. goodbye b. Yes. Here we go c. Yes, please d. Uhm, they fit very well
16. He’s very ……………now because his aunt died yesterday.
a. gorgeous b. popular c. depressed d. incredible
17. You shouldn’t ……………him all the time. Don’t you see he’s embarrassed already?
a. go wild b. tease c. shout d. make fun
18. He’s good at noticing small details. He’s ……………
a. helpful b. charitable c. observant d. unusual
19. Do you know the girl ……………blue eyes and blonde hair over there?
a. in b. with c. has d. on
20. Do you know the bridge that was built ……………the Sai Gon river.
a. over b. on c. on top of d. above
21. – “……………?” – “I’ll tale the bus.”
a. How will you travel to Phan Thiet b. How long will you arrive to Phan Thiet
c. How will you fly to Phan Thiet d. How is the transportation in Phan Thiet
22. The headmaster is going to show the new teachers ……………the school.
a. about b. around c. everywhere d. through
PART IV: GUIDED CLOZE (16P)
Choose the word to fill in each of the blanks below
Mexico, the largest nation in the area, provides a good example of life in Middle America. Although Mexico is a large
country, (23) ……………12 percent of its land is good for farming. (24) ……………40 percent is good for grazing. The (25)
……………of the land consists of hills and mountains, dry, high plateaus and wet coastal areas.
The mountains are too (26) ……………to farm. The high plateau in the middle Mexico would be good farmland. It has
more (27) …………… The coastal areas have so much (28) ……………that the land often gets too much water. For all
these reasons, Mexicans must take care of the good farmland they have. Yet good farming has not always been possible
in Mexico. For many centuries, Mexican farmers had (29) ……………traditional crops. These (30) …………… corn, beans,
and squash.

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23. a. only b. for c. even d. with
24. a. Other b. Another c. The other d. All
25. a. best b. place c. height d. rest
26. a. warm b. wild c. steep d. good
27. a. farmers b. hills c. water d. cattle
28. a. rainfall b. wind c. fog d. sunshine
29. a. used b. grown c. seen d. missed
30. a. produced b. combined c. instead d. included
PART V: WORD FORMATION (10P)
31. The sounds from the old microphone in their class are so …………… (annoy)
32. Let’s welcome the three ……………in tonight’s game show. (contest)
33. Look at those ……………over there on the wall. Aren’t they beautiful? (paint)
34. That man is …………… How can he eat five hamburgers in only half an hour? (believe)
35. He is sent to the police station because he ……………in Coop Mart supermarket. (shop)
PART VI: TENSES AND VERB FORMS (10P)
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets
36. It’s time those kids ……………up their bedrooms. (clean)
37. There’s nothing ……………in your fridge, Kate. (eat)
38. When I was sitting at my table and doing my homework, I ……………a man breaking into my neighbor’s house. (see)
39. My brother is tired of ……………up early every weekend to go to the extra math class. (get)
40. Would you like ……………to Vung Tau with my family this summer? (travel)
PART VII: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20P)
Rewrite the sentences below so that they have the same meanings as before
41. When’s your birthday?
 What
42. It’s ten forty-five.
 It’s a
43. Can you tell me how to get to the post office?
 Can you show me the

44. Could you look after my garden next week?
 Could you take
45. This car isn’t more expensive than that one.
 That
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