THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION -GRADE 7

The first semester TEST – grade 7
School year : 2008 - 2009
Allowed time : 45 minutes
Full name : ………………………… Class : 7…………
I/ Choose the word which has underlined part pronouced diffrerently from the others . Circle the
correspponding letter A,B,C or D ( 1p)
1- A. kitchen B . catch C . chemistry D. church
2- A. go B. buffalo C. show D. shoe
3- A. hour B. how C . half D . have
4- A. stamp B. stand C. stadium D. blank
II/ Circle the best option A, B , C or D to complete the following sentences ( 2ps )
1- We are ..........some experiments at the moment A. making B. learning C. doing
2- Mr Tuan has .................days off than Mr Jones A. many B. less C. fewer
3- What will you do ....................your vacation ? A. to B. in C. during
4- The souvenir shop is .................the bookstore and the hotel A. opposite B. between C. next to
5- We write essay in .................class. A. geography B. history C. literature
6- The buffalo live in the ............ A. shed B. coop C. cage
7- I need ................envelopes and stamps A. some B. any C. a lot
8- It .............about two hours to go to Vung Tau by car. A. costs B. takes C. is
III/ Give the correct forms or tenses of the verbs in parentheses ( 2ps )
1. He often …………….. (go) to school on foot.
2. It ………………….(rain) very hard now.
3. Look! A man …………….(run) after the train.
4. She ……………...(go) to school everyday.
5. Bad students never ………………...(work) hard.
6. It often ……………..(rain) in the summer. It ………..(rain) now.
7. ………….. he ………...(do) morning exercises now?
IV/ Read this passage carefully the answer the question ( 2,5ps )
My brother is a journalist . He works for a newspaper office in Ho Chi Minh city . Everyday , he goes to work at
6.30 a.m and comes back home at 5p.m . He often travels to Ha Noi on business.
He enjoys his work very much. In his free time , my brother learns to play the guitar . He can play pretty well .

Now all my family are in the living room . My brother is playing the guitar and we are listening carefully
1- Where does her brother work ? ………………………………………………………………………………
2- What time does he come back home from work ?……………………………………………………………
3- Does he enjoy his work very much ? …………………………………………………………………………
4- What does her brother do in his free time ……………………………………………………………………
5- Is he listening to the guitar now ? …………………………………………………………………..…… ...
V/ Rewrite in correct order to have meaningful sentences( 2,5 ps )
1- is / park / near / house / my / there / a ………………………………………………………………….
2- always / marbles / at / we / play / recess …………………………………………………………………
3- tell / you / could/ me / to / the / how / to / get / souvenir shop ?…………………………….……………
4- library / Lan / in / studies / school / after / the / sometimes.……………………………………………
5- never / my / can / meal / a / cook / good / sister .………………………………………………….………