Baongoc

Đề Học Sinh Giỏi 7 Năm học 2008 – 2009
Môn: Anh văn
(Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút)


Question I: Choose the best answer to fill in each blank.

1. Please ............... the milk carefully. I don’t want it to boil over.
A. see
B. watch
C. look at
D. notice

2. “Was he disappointed?” - “Yes, he found the movie ........................”
A. boring
B. boringly
C. bores
D. bored

3. ........................ 20 September, 1529, five small ships set sail from Spain.
A. At
B. In
C. On
D. By

4. Every student in those five rooms must bring ......................... own books to class.
A. one’s
B. someone’s
C. their
D. his

5. “Was the competition a success?” - “Yes, ...................... people took part in it than usual.”
A. more
B. fewer
C. less
D. many

6. What do students often do ...................... break?
A. in
B. for
C. at
D. on

7. I don’t like brown rice. Don’t you have ................................?
A. white ones
B. any white
C. no white
D. a white

8. Would you like .......................... that for you?
A. me doing
B. that I do
C. me do
D. me to do

9.. The news on TV last night ……………………. very good.
A. was
B. has
C. were
D. be

10. Can you see any people in the house? .................................
A. Only a little
B. Only few
C. Only a few
D. Only little


Question II: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words in each group.

1. A. meat
B. reader
C. overseas
D. realize

2. A. horrible
B. hour
C. hundred
D. hold

3. A. much
B. drug
C. future
D. buffalo

4. A. started
B. weighed
C. measured
D. called

5. A. appointment
B. affect
C. amount
D. add

6. A. serious
B. symptom
C. sugar
D. sauce

7. A. great
B. beautiful
C. teacher
D. means

8. A. wet
B. better
C. rest
D. pretty


Question III: Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets.

1. At the moment we (sit) .............................. in a café. We (wait) ..................... for the museum to open, so I (write) ............................ some postcards.
2. Miss Helen (help) ............................. as soon as she (finish) ............................. that letter.
3. Boys like (play) ............................. marbles or catch while girls enjoy (skip) .............. rope or chatting.
4. (you/ go) ....................................... abroad for your holiday? - Well, I (get) ................... a holiday job. I’m going to an agent’s on Saturday (find out) ........................... about it.

Question IV: Fill in each blank with the suitable preposition.
1. It was interesting. I had a lot ................................ fun.
2. What do you think ............................... the place?
3. My friends took me .................................. a temple.
4. I bought gifts ............................ my friends.
5. Were you tired ................................... the trip?
6. She put the hat ........................... the wall.
7. Why don’t you look ............................. the fish? - They are lovely.
8. Last night I spoke to my mum ................................ my hobby.
9. He rented a house next door ......................... mine.
10. He moved .............................. a new house.

Question IV: Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
Headache is a very common disease in the USA. Every year, about fifty million people have to go to the doctor because of headache. The symptoms of a headache are various. People can see black dots or bright spots in front of their eyes. They may also have pains only on one side of the head. Sometimes when the pain goes away, the head is sore. People have headache when they work too hard or they are too nervous about something. Medicine can help cure the disease but people usually have to do more than taking tablets. They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their lifestyle or simply by going to bed.
* Questions:
1. Why is headache a common disease in the USA?
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