Grade 7-1st semester-test 7

Name: ……………………………. GRADE 7

1st 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.

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.