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KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG KHỐI 7 Nămhọc: 2017-2018
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Thờigian 90 phút)

I/ (1,0 point) Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
1.
prevented
polluted
destroyed
provided

2.
sugar
sight
source
sale

3.
skeptical
carol
document
process

4.
seafood
weather
leave
beneath

5.
mouth
house
around
touch

II/(3,0 points) Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet
1. He worked ______ than his workmates.
A. more careful B. as carefully C. as careful D. more carefully
2. You can buy stamps at the ______.
A. school B. theater C. post office D. bank
3. Auld Lang Syne is a song ______ people often sing on New Year’s Eve.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. which
4. I suggest ______ garbage bins around the school yard.
A. put B. to put C. putting D. to putting
5. We are talking about the preservation of ______ resources.
A. natural B. naturalize C. naturally D. nature
6. Hoa wishes she ______ English well.
A. could speak B. speak C. speaks D. will speak
7. Life in the country is different ______ life in the city.
A. from B. of C. to D. with
8. “Can you help me to carry this box?” – “______”.
A. No, thanks B. I think so C. Yes, I’d love to D. Sure
9. They often come to see their friends on Sunday, ______?
A. do they B. are they C. don’t they D. can they
10. My mother came into my room while I ______ television.
A. am watching B. was watching C. watch D. watched
11. She doesn’t know the man ______ sent her this letter.
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
12. ______ she is not happy, she always tries to smile.
A. So B. However C. Although D. And
13. His business is growing so fast that he must take ______ more workers.
A. up B. on C. in D. over
14. If Nam comes to England, it’ll be a good ______ for him to improve his English.
A. opportunity B. possibility C. advantage D. experience
15. He taught me how ______ the new computer.
A. starting B. to start C. start D. started
III/ (1,5 points)Read the following passage then answer the questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
Holidays and festivals connect the present with the past. They give new generations the chance to learn about the culture and events.
Countries around the world celebrate their own holidays and festivals. People in the USA celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November. In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October. In Switzerland, people celebrate coming spring season. Chinese and Vietnamese people around the world celebrate the Lunar New Year. This festival is in late January or early February. To prepare for the New Year, families clean their houses and decorate everything. The celebration includes fireworks and lion or dragon dances.
Questions:
1. What do new generations learn from holidays and festivals?
2. When do people in the USA celebrate Thanksgiving Day?
3. Do Chinese and Vietnamese people celebrate Lunar New Year?
4. When does the Lunar New Year occur?
5. What do they do to prepare for the New Year?
IV/(1,5 points) Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
These days, it is