TÀI LIỆU ôn THI HSG ANH văn 7

TÀI LIỆU ÔN THI HSG ANH VĂN 7

1 ) Revision :
I) Tenses (Thì):
1- Simple present
* I /We / You / They + V
: We go to school everyday.
He / She / It + Vs,es : He usually goes to school on
foot.
* Verb BE :

I + am
: I am in grade 6.
He /She /It + is
: He is the best student in my

class.
We /You /They + are
: They are Nam’s brothers.
* Adverbs of frequency:always,often,usually,sometimes, rarely,never…
Adverb phrases of frequency: everyday,every week,every summer,every
Sunday..; once a day,twice a week, three times a year…
2- Present progressive
* I + am + V-ing : I am doing my homework now.
He /She /It + is + V-ing
: He isn’t doing his homework now.
We / You / They + are + V-ing : Are you doing your homework
now?
* now,at the moment, at the present, at this time…,
3- Simple future
* S + will + V : Tomorrow I will be thirteen.

* tomorrow, next, in the future,in 3/4/10…days, soon, someday…
II ) Structures
1- Comparison of adjectives
Adj
Comparative
Superlative
* Short adj
- tall
- taller
- the tallest
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- big
- nice
* Long adj (
- beautiful
- expensive

- bigger
- nicer
more

( than)
beautifu

- the biggest
- the nicest
the most beautiful
the most expensive

( than)
more expensive
2- Exclamatory sentences
How + adj /adv + S + be / V ! : How beautiful she is !
What + (a / an ) +( adj) + N ! : What a beautiful girl !
3- Polite request
- Let’s + V…  Yes,let’s. ; No, let’s not.
- Why don’t we + V…? / Should we + V…? / What about + V-ing…?
 That’s a good idea ./ O K. ; I’m sorry I can’t. / No,thanks./ Another
time perhaps.
-Would you (please) + V…?
- Would you like sth / to do sth…?
 I’d love to. ; I’d love to but…/ I’m sorry I can’t.
4- so, too, either, neither:
I’m tired. Lan is ,too. / So is Lan.
I like milk . Lan does ,too. / So does lan.
They didn’t go to school last Saturday. I didn’t either. / Neither did I.
5- Could you show (tell) me the way to…?
how to get to…?
Is there a…near here? / Where is the…?
6- How far is it from… to …?
7- How much is/ are…? / How much is that altogether? / How much does it
cost?
8-It takes sb (time) to do sth. It took me an hour to finish my homework.
9- Why…?  Because …
10- What is /are … favorite …?  …favorite is/ are…/ S + like…
11- prefer sth to sth / prefer doing sth to doing sth
12- like sth / doing sth
13- would like sth / to sth )

14- (Please) + V / Don’t +V
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2) Exercises :
A/ Supply the correct verb tense and forms :
1- Hung (have ).............a lot of homework tonight, so he ( not
go )..............to the movies with us .
2-She ( eat). .rice , fish and vegetables in every meal. She ( be )
......................……..very healthy .
3- What....you ( do )...........on the weekend ?
I ( not go ).........................anywhere . I ( stay )....at home
4-Where is Harry ? - He ( study )...............................…….in the library . He
( read )................................……….some science books .
5. Why don't we ( come )..............................……to my house and ( watch )
..................................………..some interesting films ?
- Oh , good idea!
6-.........................Should we (join )..........................…in the after - school
activities ? I like (play )…………..sports and
.............( collect) stamps
7-...........................What about (go )............….to the library and (read )
…….the new books there ?
I'm sorry , I can't. I'm busy.
8.................................................The boys are often interested in (play )
……….sports while the girls are keen on ( read )…………
and ( sing )………….
9- They are going ( have )......................................................................…..a
music show on their school anniversary celebration .
Let's ( come ).............and ( see)................
10. ( act)…………is her favorite pastime . She ( rehearse )....................for

a play now
B/ Make questions from the statements :
1. She lives with her uncle and aunt ->. Who
2. The students often go to school by bike .->How
3. We will meet in front of the theater ->. Where
4. There are five rooms in Hoa's house ->.How many
5. Hoa's father is a fanner ->.What
6. The apartment 27 is the most suitable for Mr.Robinson.->Which
7. We learn about stories and poems in Literature .-> What
8. I 'll be 14 on my next birthday ->How old ?
9. It is 5km from my house to school. ->How far.
10.......................................................Classes start at 7:00. ->What time
11......................................................She has Math at 8:00 .-> What time
12.......................................................My father never drinks wine ->. How
13.......................................................I'm going to visit my grandmother on
my weekend .->Who
14.......................................................This envelope is 1000 d. ->How
15.......................................................Liz pays 12.000 d altogether. ->How
16.......................................................Hoa works twelve hours a day->.How
17.......................................................People think that students have an
easy life because they have a long vacation ->.Why
C/ VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES :
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1. This is our new.............................……….Her name's Hoa . She is
Hue.Her...................name is Pham . Her...................name is Thi.
2. Where do you live ? I live....
3. Hoang van Thu street .And you ?-1 live................Hung Vuong street
4. does she go to school ?...........................bus .It's a long way ……….her

house…......................…….school.
5. ………..is it ? It's about 5kms . She doesn't live..............her parents . She
lives………...............her aunt and uncle .
6. We can find her telephone number in a...............Then we can....................her
.
7. Alan.......14 on her next birthday . He.......................…a party and he
….some of his friends .
8. Can I...……..to Lan please ?- I'm sorry , she's…………at the moment .She
'11 be…………...............................at about 6:00.
9. Will you be. .tomorrow evening ? yes , I..........What........we do ?
go to
my house.
10. My....…..is on..........( 1/1)…...... your………....? It's on. .( 22 / 9 ).
11. She has Physical Education class..........half past six Wednesday
morning .
12. Classes will last................…7:00...........11: 25 the morning
13. I'll send .....cards to my friends to invite them to my party .
14. This is my bedroom . Oh,.......................................a nice room !It's pink ,
and pink is my........……color .
15. In the bathroom , there is a...........……., a................, a...............and a......
16. The kitchen has every thing :It's very....................
17. Are there.........................................................……..chairs in the living room
? No, but there are…………...........................in the dining room .
18. Hoa's parents live........……a farm...........……the countryside . They
cattle and…………vegetables .
19. A........writes for a newspaper . A doctor.............................…..of
sick
people. A teacher.................................……in a school.
20. He fights fires . He is a........................................................................….She
works in a hospital. She makes sick people well. She's a………..

21. .............do you get up ? I get up....................……6:00 .1 have breakfast
half………........................six.
22. In......……class we learn how to speak , listen , read and write English .
23. In Physics class , we do..................................…..We study about maps in
…….We study past events in.............
24. .We have a five- minute............................................................……..after
each period . We chat and play many games at………............
25. Schools in the USA are a little different……….schools in Vietnam . They
don't wear................................
26. In the USA students often go to the school ……….to buy snacks and
drinks .
27. The most ……after school activity is baseball The boys often……….
baseball cards .
28. We can read a lot of books in the.........………and the...............there will
help us find the books we want.
29. The English books are on the......in the...........of the library . The science
books are.............left.
30. The largest library in the world…………copies of all American books .
It………over 100 million books .
31. We learn.……to use a computer in...............class . We learn.............to
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draw in......
32. In...........class we learn..........repair...........We will be good. …….fixing
things
33. It's often very....................................................................………at
recess
because the children often play a lot of games.
34. Nga is a member of the school theater group.............is her favorite She

is…………...................................a play now.
35. Nam doesn't like sports . He is not very............................……He
…..plays sports . He often...………on the couch .
36. What.......we do this afternoon ?.................go to our English club ?
-..................having something to eat ?
37. Would you like........................................…….to my house for lunch ?Yes,........................
38. Students like Hoa are..............not lazy . She works.....................hours than
a worker .
39. …………….you tell me the way to the post office , please ? Go
..and………….. left.
40. I want to. ……this letter and I need some............……….and an.............
41. ................is that altogether ? -5000 dong .- Here 's your............
42. It........……….about 18 hours to get to Hanoi by coach .
43. My dad is a...............................He
repairs
machines
in
a
..............He sometimes work in the afternoon but he prefers morning....
44. Mr. Tuan.........................……..the animals and....................the eggs .In the
afternoon he cleans the buffalo………................................and the chicken
45. American...like to eat in fast food restaurants and attend youth...........such
as................and...................
46. Ba collects a lot of stamps .He is a.................He is also the president of the
stamp .................in his school
47. At recess , I like to read.....................................…because it is funny .
Sometimes I.............……my lessons or.........with friends .
48. What is your.............? It's 12 Tran hung Dao street. And my..................is
063871342 .
49. We don't have a vacation..........Easter and..........Christmas day , but we

have 7 days..........………..New Year Day .
50. What do you like doing..........................................………your vacations ?
We usually spend time..............................................our family
these vacations .
D/ Complete the sentences with the correct form of words
1. Lan is one of the. students in my class ( good)
2. There are …………girls than boys in my class ( many )
3. A student has
…………free time than a worker . (little )
4. Mount Everest is the ………..mountain in the world ( high )
5. He likes collecting stamps . He is a stamp …………..( collect)
6.Room 14 is...……than room 20..( comfortable )
7. This is the...…….movie in this year . ( bad )
8. He teaches children . He is a
…….(teach )
9. Mrs Quyen is a ….She helps us find books (library)
10. New year is the …….time of a year ( happy )
E. WRITING:
A/Rewrite the following sentences
1-..........................................................Lan is better than Ba . Ba is
2The room is very nice . What..........„
!
3-.........................................................Room 13 is cheaper than room 14 . Room
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14 is……………………………………………
4-.........................................................She is an intelligent girl.
What………………………………….
5-.........................................................American students have more vacations

than Vietnamese students. Vietnamese students ……………
6-.........................................................Ho Chi Minh City / large / city / Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh……………………………….
7-.........................................................How far / Dalat /
Hanoi ?................................................
8-.........................................................Lan / sister / clean / kitchen floor / at the
moment. …………………………………………
9-......................................................... Phuong / good / student / my class.
…………………………………………………………
10-........................................................What / you / do / computer science
class / ?................................................................................
11-.......................................................-Students / rehearse / play / school /
anniversary / celebration…………………………………….
12-.......................................................There / television set / right / couch
……………………………………………
F.Reading :
I - Read the passage and answer True or False: (1m)
In England boys and girls go to school five days a week. They don't go
to school on
Saturdays and Sundays.Lessons usually begin at nine o'clock. Each lesson
lasts 45 minutes.
At half past ten they have a fifteen-minute break in which they drink milk.
Some students eat sandwiches or biscuits which they bring from home. Then
they have two lessons more. After
that they have a lunch break. Some students go home for lunch, but many
have it at school. At
two o'clock school begins again.There are two more lessons. For the next
forty minutes they do
some of their homework or have a club meeting or play games like football.
They go home at

four o'clock.
1. ..................English boys and girls go to school from Monday to Saturday.
2. ................. Each lesson lasts fory five minutes.
3. ................. Some students go home to eat sandwiches or biscuits .
4. ................. They have two lessons in the afternoon.
II-Read the passage and answer the questions:(2ms)
There are many activities after school hours in Mary's school and she and her
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classmates take part
in them eagerly . Lucy and Jane join the school theatre group and are members
of the school stamp collector's club. John and Mark are members of the school
orchestra and Jack and Bob play for the school football team. Mary joins the
school tennis team and she practises tennis every afternoon.
She is also a member of the school art club because she wants to be a painter in
the future.
1. Do Mary and her classmates take part in the activities after school hours
eagerly ?
.............................................................................................................................
...................
2. Which sport team do Jack and Bob join?
.............................................................................................................................
...................
3. How often does Mary practice tennis ?
.............................................................................................................................
...................
4. Why is she the member of the school art club?
.............................................................................................................................
...................

VI-Read the text and choose the best word : ( 2 m)

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Hi! I am Tommy . I live in London . I go to Hello ! I am Hang . 1 am in class 7 , and I
school
live in
five days a week, it is one day less than
Nha Trang City. I have five periods a day ,
students in
and I go
Vietnam . I don't have classes on Sartuday , to school six days a week . Each period lasts
but I
fortywork one hour more each day . I have lunch atfive minutes . I work hard at school and at
school,
home ,
so I i have more time at school than
but I think my parents work harder than me .
Vietnamese ! students . I have longer
I
holidays. Each year I have a
spend about twelve hours of homework every
two-week vacation to welcome Christmas week . Each year I have a long summer
and the
vacation . It is the longest vacation in a year.
New Year, a long summer vacation and a
Besides , 1 have a week vacationfor Tet
winter
holiday . Most of my Holidays I stay with my

vacation.I usually spend time at home or withfamily or visit my relations.
my family

1. Tommy goes to school five days a week , one day__________than Hang .
a. more
b. less
c. fewer
2. Hang learns______________..periods each day .
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
3. In Vietnam , each period lasts________________________
a. an hour
b. fifty-five minutes c. forty-five minutes
4. Tommy doesn't go to school on________________
a. Sunday
b. Saturday
c. both a and b
5. Tommy has more___________at school than Hang .
a. subjects
b. time
c. work
6. Hang doesn't have a_________
a. winter
b. Tet
7. Tommy usually stays with___________on his vacations .
a. his friends
b. his relations
c. his family
8. The longest vacation in a year in Vietnam is.

a. summer holiday
b. Tet holiday
c. public holiday
VII- Read the text again and answer the questions : (2ms)
1. Does Tommy have more or fewer vacations than Hang ?
2. Where does he have lunch on schooldays ?
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3. How many hours a week does Hang do her homework?
4. Does Hang work hard ?
Part 1
GRAMMAR
Unit 1
1. Adverbs of time : Still ( Trạng từ chỉ thời gian Still)
2. Indefinite quantifier : Some, Many, Any ( từ chỉ số lượng bất đònh :
some, many, any)
3. Comparatives (so sánh hơn)
4. a lot of / lots of / little / a little / too much
5. Present simple tense (hiện tại đơn)
6. Greeting ( Những lời chào hỏi)
Unit 2
1. Future tense with Will (Thì tương lai đơn với Will)
2. Ordinal numbers ( Số thứ tự)
3. Dates ( ngày, tháng)
Unit 3
1. Exclamations ( Câu cảm thán)
2. There is / There are
3. Preposition of position : on / in / under / near / next to / behind/ in front
of (Giới từ chỉ vò trí)

4. Comparatives ( so sánh hơn)
5. Superlatives ( so sánh nhất)
Unit 4
1. Present progressive tense ( thì hiện tại tiếp diễn )
2. Prepositions of position : on / at / in ( Giới từ chỉ vò trí : at, on , in )
3. Demonstrative adjective : this / that / these / those ( Tính từ chỉ thò )
4. Tell the time (cách nói giờ)
Unit 5
1. Present progressive tense ( thì hiện tại tiếp diễn)
2. Adverbs of frequency ( Trạng từ chỉ sự thường xuyên)
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Unit 6
1. Modal : Suggestions – invitations ( cách thức lời đề nghò lời mời )
2. Modal : polite refusal / acceptance / of invitation ( cách thúc lời từ chối
lễ phép / chấp thuận lời mời)
Unit 7
1. Adjectives ( Tính từ )
2. Making comparisons ( Thành lập các phép so sánh)
Unit 8
1. Preposition of position : near , opposite, between ( giới từ chỉ vò trí )
2. How far / How much / How often ( bao xa / bao nhiêu / bao nhiêu lần)
3. Preposition of direction : from ______ to______ ( Giới từ chỉ chiều
hướng : từ _____ đến _____
4. The verb Want ( động từ Want )
5. The verb Need ( động từ Need )

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Part 2

PRACTICE

Unit 1 :
BACK TO SCHOOL
I Choose the correct answer:
1 When you are introduced to someone, you say, ________ .
A Nice to see you
B Nice to meet you
C What do you do?
2 I am a new student . – So ________ .
A do I
B I am
C am I
3 She likes playing badminton. She ________ does some aerobics.
A also
B still
C too
4 She is quite different ________ her friend. She looks shy and reticent.
A with
B about
C from
5 I don’t have ________ friends because I am new here.
A any
B some
C lots
6 Jane’s house is a lot ________ than mine.
A big

B biger
C bigger
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7 Hoa is ________ because she has no friends in her new school.
A happy
B unhappy
C busy
8 When we are away from home for a long time, we ________ our folk.
A miss
B remember
C feel
9 Lan lives ________ 25, Phan Chu Trinh Street.
A at
B on
C in
10 She has ________ friends in her neighbourhood.
A a lot
B some
C lots
11 ________ does Hoa have only a few friends here? – Because she is new.
A How
B What
C Why
12 Can you tell me the ________ between Hue and Da Nang? – About 100
km.
A distance
B way
C road

II Read the information about Lien, then ask questions and answer.
Full name : Hoang Thi Lien

1. What’s her full name? Her full name is Hoang ThiFamily
Lienname : Hoang
2. _______________________
Middle name : Thi
First name : Lien
_______________________
Age : 12
3. _______________________
Address : 32, Tran Phu St.
Class : 7A
_______________________
School : Le Loi
4. _______________________
_______________________
5. _______________________
_______________________
6. _______________________
_______________________
7. _______________________
_______________________
III Match a line in A with a line in B to make up pieces of dialogue.
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B

A

1. This is An, my classmate.
A. Not too bad.
2. I am a newcomer.
B. I’m in class 7B.
3. What class are you in?
C. I am,too.
4. How is everything?
D. How do you do?
IV Read and answer the questions.
I am Lan. I live with my parents at 36 Ngo Quyen Street, Da Nang. I am in
class 7B. I am not a new member. I know all my classmates. They are very
friendly and cheerful. And my school, I am sure you want to know about it.
Compared with the biggest school in the city, our school is not as big, but it is
bigger than many other schools. It has over 1,500 students. I am happy. I
have a lot of interesting things to do with my schoolmate.
1. Who does Lan live with ?
=>
2. What is her home address?
=>
3. What does she think of her classmate?
=>
4. Is her school the bigger in the city?
=>
5. How many students are there in her school?
=>
6. Why is Lan happy?
=>
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Unit 2
PERSONAL INFORMATION
I Choose the correct answer.
1. If you forget her telephone number, look it up in the _______ .
A directory
B phone
C call box
2. She’ll give a party and it will _______ about two hours.
A last
B lose
C take
3. I am at work now. I’ll be back soon. Can you wait _______ I get home?
A when
B after
C till
4. _______ is your address? – 30 Le Loi Stree.
A Where
B What
C How
5. _______ is the last month of the year.
A October
B November
C December
6. May is the month that comes _______ June.
A before
B after
C between

7. I don’t have _______ stamps. Can you give me some?
A some
B any
C few
8. Hoa is _______ because she is new at the school.
A worry
B worried
C worries
9. _______ is your date of birth? – July 15th.
A What
B Where
C When
10. In a _______ year February has 29 days instead of 28.
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A leap
B lunar
C light
11. How old _______ on your next birthday?
A will you be
B you be
C you are
12. December is the _______ and the last month of the year.
A twelve
B twelveth
C twelfth
II Put the verb in brackets in the correct form or tense
1. Would you like _______ something to drink? (have)
2. You don’t have to phone him. He _______ soon. (come)

3. Come and play a game of tennis. – What time _______ we _______?
(meet)
4. Please keep quiet. I _______ . (study)
III Rearrange the sentences to make a telephone conversation.
1. Hello. Is that Nga?
2. OK. I’ll tell her . Goodbye.
3. Please tell her I’ll call again after seven.
4. No. This is Nga’s sister, Huong, Who’s calling?
5. When will she be back?
6. This is Hoa. Can I speak to Lan, please?
7. Sorry. She’s not in at the moment.
8. Hello. This is 831 645.
9. I have no idea. Would you like to leave a message?
10.
Bye.
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____
IV Read this passage and fill each gap with only one word.
A year, or a calendar year form 1 January to 31 December, has 365 or 366
days, which are divided into twelve (1) ______ . The (2) ______ month of
the year is January and the last month is (3) ______ . February has twentyeight days, but in a (4) ______ year, it has twenty-nine days. April, June,
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September and November have thirty days. All the rest have thirty-one (5)
______ .
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Unit 3
I Choose the correct answer.

AT HOME

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1. She look like you. She ______ your sister.
A must be
B perhaps
C must
2. It is easy ______ this test.
A do
B to do
C does
3. Nam is in the ______ . He is taking a shower.
A bedroom
B kitchen
C bathroom
4. Hoa sits in the first row, but Lien doesn’t. She sits ______ Hoa.
A behind
B under
C next to
5. The first question is easy, but the rest ______ difficult.
A is
B are
C seems
6. What ______ ! Thanks a lot.
A a nice present
B a present nice
C nice a present

7. Jane lives ______ farm with her uncle and aunt.
A in
B on
C at
8. Linda loves ______ to music.
A listens
B listen
C listening
9. A doctor ______ care of sick people in the hospital.
A takes
B looks
C makes
10. I think this apartment s nice. It is the ______ suitable for us to live in.
A less
B more
C most
11. Can I sit here ? – Yes, it’s ______ .
A no one
B empty
C yours
12 She studies the best ______ her classmates.
A in
B of
C all
II Put the words in the box in the suitable groups
sofa, dishwasher, television, dryer, sink, tub, shower, refrigerator, armchair, electric stove

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Living room :
_______________________________________________________________
___________
Kitchen
:
_______________________________________________________________
___________
Bathroom :
_______________________________________________________________
___________
III Use the words in the box to write the answer for “ What’s his or her
job?” The first has been done for you.
a fireman, a doctor, a farmer, an artist, a journalist

1. He earns living by farming
He is a farmer
2. He puts out fire
___________
3. She collects and writes news stories for newspaper, magazines, radio or
___________
television.
4. He makes pictures by using panit, pencils, pens …
___________
5. She treats people who are ill or injured in hospital ___________
IV Write the comparative and superlatives for these adjectives.
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
Cheap
___________

___________
Big
___________
___________
Lovely
___________
___________
Interesting
___________
___________
Good
___________
___________
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V Read this passage and fill in each gap with one word
Hoa’s family live in the (1) ______ . Her father is a farmer. He grows rice,
vegetable, and (2) ______ cattle, such as cows, buffalo and pigs. Her mother
is a homemaker. She (3) ______ the housework, takes care of the family and
sometimes helps on the farm. Both her father and mother are busy from
morning till night. In her free time, Hoa helps her parents (4) ______ the
chores around the house. She loves farm work, too. Life ona farm is hard and
busy, but in return, they enjoys fresh air and the quiet of the country.
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Unit 4
AT SCHOOL
I Choose the correct answer.
1. School in the USA are not quite the same as schools in Viet Nam. They

are different ______ ours in may ways.
A with
B than
C from
2. We have a ______ break between classes.
A 15 minutes
B 15-minute
C 15 minute
3. My friend Ba is very good ______ electronics.
A at
B for
C on
4. I think Math is ______ , but fun.
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A easy
B difficult
C interesting
5. They go to the ______ o have a snack.
A library
B cafeteria
C art club
6. I have two close friends. One loves Math. ______ loves English.
A The other
B Other
C Others
7. Where are the reference books? – The shelves ______ the left have the
books you want.
A in

B at
C on
8. If you are interested in English books, you can find them______ the back
of the library
A in
B to
C at
9. There is a reading table ______ the middle of the room.
A at
B in
C on
10. That bix ______ 12 crayons.
A contains
B have
C there are
11 He thanked me and I said, ______ .
A What?
B Thank you
C You’re welcome
12 Lan is ______ a magazine in the library at the moment.
A read
B reading
C reads
II Put the verbs in correct tenses.
1. Please don’t talk. We (learn) ______ our lesson.
2. Lan (call) ______you soon. She (want) (ask) ______ you about the
homework.
3. Our school day (end) ______ at five in the afternoon.
4. Nam (not play) ______. He is in the library reading a book.
III Read and answer the questions :

School in the USA are a little different from schools in Viet Nam. Usually,
there is no school uniform. Classes start at 8.30 each morning and the school
day ends at 3.30 or 4 o’clock. There are no lessons on Saturday.
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Students have one hour for lunch and two 20-minute breaks each day. One
break is in the morning, the other is in the afternoon. Students often go to the
cafeteria and buy snacks and drinks at lunchtime. The most popular afterschool activities are baseball, football and basketball.
1. Do school children in the USA wear uniform?
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2. What time do classes start each morning?
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3. Do school children go to school on Saturday?
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4. How long does each break last?
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5. What sports do they often play after school?
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6. Do they go to school in the morning or in the afternoon?
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V Write the words for the time in two ways
1) 5.10 It’s five ten
It’s ten past five.
2) 6.15 ________________
________________
3) 8.25 ________________
________________
4) 9.30 ________________
________________

5) 7.45 ________________
________________
6) 8.05 ________________
________________
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Unit 5
WORK AND PLAY
I Choose the correct answer.
1. Lan is ______ some experiments now.
A. doing
B making
C taking
2. Most of my friends are interested ______ computer science
A in
B on
C at
3. My friend Ba ______ .
A likes best Math
B likes Math best
C best likes Math
4. You say 7.15 ______ .
A fifteen past seven
B quarter past seven
C seven point fifteen
5. What subject is Nam good ______? – Physics.
A in

B about
C at
6. ______ are in the same class.
A Hoa and I
B I and Hoa
C I with Hoa
7. Boys ______ girls enjoys playing hide and seek.
A such as
B like
C as well as
8. They ______ part in different after-school activities.
A make
B take
C have
9. Jane is 13. I am 13. Jane and I are the same ______.
A height
B size
C age
10. It’s a ______ CD player. You can take it with you wherever you go.
A heavy
B big
C portable
11. We need a ______ to skip.
A a rope
B an atlas
C a calculator
12. The ______ school will join in the Field Day.
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A whole
B all
C all of
II Fill one word in each gap.
1. I want to learn ______ to use a computer.
2. They play games as well as ______ rope during recess.
3. Do they go to a junior high school? – No, they go to a ______ high school.
4. People all over the world know this rock group. They are famous ______ .
III Put the verbs given in the correct tense of form.
1. Tom! Jane is here. She (wait) ______ for you.
2. What you (do) ______ at recess tomorrow?
3. Linda (have) ______ English on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
4. Wait here. Ba (come) ______ in five minutes.
5. They practice (speak) ______ English with their friends.
IV Read the text.
We are in a junior high school. At school, we study various subjects. Many
students , mostly boys love Math. They like working with numbers and
shapes. Most girls like Literature. They love good poems. We must study all
subjects because we know that all of them are important. Most of us think
English is interesting to learn. To some students , English is easy. To others,
English is quite hard. It doesn’t matter whether it is easy or hard. The
problem is that we must try out hardest to study. We will know how to study
when we receive the report cards.
1 Answer the question.
a. Why must we study all subjects?
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b. What do the students think of English?
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c. What about you? Do you think English is easy or difficult?
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d. Where can we see the result of our study?
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2 Choose the best answer.
a. “ Many students mostly boys love Math.” Mostly means
A mainly
B all
C only
b. “ At school, we study various subjects” Various means
A interesting
B many
C good
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Unit 6
AFTER SCHOOL
I Choose the correct answer.
1. I feel ______ . – Why don’t you go on an outing or do something
interesting?
A bored
B boring
C interesting
2. He is very ______ . He often plays football or basket ball in his free time.
A sport
B sport
C sporty
3. The members of the stamp club ______ together twice a month and talk
about their stamps.

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A meet
B see
C get
4. This question is easy. ______ a child can understand it.
A Even
B Every
C Only
5. Tom can play ______ very well.
A guitar
B the guitar
C a guitar
6. My brother often helps me ______ my English.
A to
B with
C about
7. Thank you very much ______ me. I’ll come with the guitar and we’ll
enjoy our selves.
A for inviting
B you invite
C about your inviting
8. How often do you ______ the shopping?
A do
B go
C make
9. My parents are deeply concerned ______ my studies.
A about
B to

C at
10. My mother works ______ a nurse in a hospital nearby.
A as
B is
C like
11. Please tell me which class ______ in.
A is he
B he is
C he
12. He is good ______ at English. He always gets high marks in his English
tests.
A for
B in
C at
II Match a sentence in A with a sentence in B
A
B
1. What should we do now
a. Good idea
2. What your favourite pastime?
b. I’m sorry. I can’t.
3. Let’s rehearse the play!
c. What about listening to
some music?
4. Would you like to come for dinner
d. I like collecting stamps.
III Put the verbs in the box in the correct tense or form.
keep, make, listen. attend
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