LE NGOC GIA SCHOOL
Full name: …………………
Class: 7/ …..
THE FIRST MID - TERM TEST
SCHOOL YEAR: 2023-2024
ENGLISH 7
Time allowed: 60 minutes
Mark
A. LANGUAGE COMPONENT. (3.0 pts)
I. Indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. watered B. cleaned C. donated
2. A. festival B. of C. family
II. Odd one out:
3 A. vegetables B. fish C. diet
4. A. teach B. taught C. told
5. A. sunburn B. healthy C. chapped lips
6. A. acne B. touch C. spot
III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:
7. Trang ................................. to use her creativity to build a dollhouse.
A. needed B. need C. needs
8. Yesterday, we................................. up litters around our area and recycled them.
A. is picking B. picks C. picked
9. My brother likes ................................. models of small cars and planes.
A. make B. making C. makes
10. Mi and her family often ................................. cycling to the countryside.
A. go B. went C. goes
11. Nam ...............................the violin in the living-room at the moment.
A. is playing B. plays C. played
12. Our clubs picks ............................ litter at the local park every Sunday.
A. in B. to C. up
B. READING. (2.5 pts)
I. Complete the passage with the words from the box.
lots - work - long - fit – Tofu - vegetables
The Japanese live (13) …..…… lives. The main reason is their diet. They eat a lot of fish and
(14) ………. They cook fish with a little cooking oil. They also eat (15) ……….. of tofu, a
product of soybeans. (16) ………… has vegetable protein and vitamin B. It doesn’t have any
fat. The Japanese (17) ………… hard and do a lot of outdoor activities too. This helps them
keep (18) …………
13… 14… 15…
16… 17… 18…
II. Read the passage and choose the correct option A, B or C.
People divide hobbies into four big groups: doing things, making things, collecting
things, and learning things. Gardening belongs to the most popular group - doing
things.
Gardening is one of the oldest outdoor activities. It has something for everyone,
even for children. Gardening teaches children about flowers, fruits, and
vegetables. They can also learn about insects and bugs. When gardening,
children learn to be patient and take on responsibility. They learn to wait for the
plants to grow to maturity and if they don’t water their plants, their plants will die.
This teaches them valuable lessons about responsibility.
19. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Gardening is an outdoor activity.
B. Gardening teaches children about insects and bugs.
C. The benefits of gardening.
20. What does gardening belong to?
A. doing things B. making things C. collecting things
21. What does the word “It” in line 3 mean?
A. doing B. gardening C. learning
22. Gardening teaches children valuable lessons about ………
A. responsibility B. insects C. flowers
C. WRITING. (2.5 pts)
I. Circle A, B, C or D which is not correct in standard English:
23. My sister likes go camping at the weekend.
A. My sister B. likes C. go camping
24. Her brother often plays judo every afternoon.
A. Her B. plays C. afternoon
II. Rewrite the sentences so as its meaning keeps unchanged.
25. People should run every day. People should exercise every day.
=> People should ………………………………………………………………….……
26. Minh likes playing football. His father likes playing football too.
=> Both Minh ……..…………………………………………………………….………
27. Exercising helps us keep fit. Exercising helps us stay healthy.
=> Exercising ……….. ………………………………………………………………….
28. We hate riding a horse when it rains.
=> We do …… ………………………………………………………………………….
III. Write complete sentence from the words given.
29. My best friend/ often/ exchange/ used paper/ notebooks.
…………….…………………………………………………………………………
30. We/ use / lot/ suncream/ during/ holiday/ last summer.
…………..……………………………………………………………………………
D. LISTEN: (2.0 pts)
I. Listen to an interview about Trang’s hobby and tick (V) True or False.
True False
31. Trang’s hobby is building dollhouses.
32. She started her hobby two years ago.
33. She shares her hobby with her mother.
34. She is more patient and creative now.
II. Listen to Tom and Linda talking about their community activities and circle the
correct answer:
35. Linda and her friends taught …………
A. English and literature B. English and maths C. history and maths
36. Linda and her friends ………… the elderly.
A. read books to B. cooked for C. talked to
37. Tom and his friends picked up ………..
A. paper and bottles B. books and paper C. bottles and books
38. Tom and his friends ………….
A. cleaned school B. tutored English C. grew some trees
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ANSWER KEYS:
A. LANGUAGE COMPONENT. (3.0 pts: 0.25 pt/ correct sentence)
1D 2B 3C 4A 5B 6B 7C 8C 9B 10A 11A 12C
B. READING. (2.5 pts: 0.25 pt/ correct sentence)
I.13. long 14. vegetables 15. lots 16. Tofu 17. work 18. fit
II. 19 C 20 A 21 B 22 A
C. WRITING. (2.5 pts)
I. (0.5 pt: 0.25 pt/ correct sentence) 23 C 24 B
II. (1.0 pt: 0.25 pt/ correct sentence)
25. People should run and exercise every day.
26. Both Minh and his father like playing football.
27. Exercising helps us keep fit and stay healthy.
28. We do not like/ love/ enjoy riding a horse when it rains.
III. (1.0 pt: 0.5 pt/ correct sentence)
29. My best friend often exchanges used paper for notebooks.
30. We used a lot of suncream during the/our holiday last summer.
IV. LISTEN: (2.0 pts)
31T 32.F 33.F 34.T 35B 36B 37A 38C
*Tape 1: Unit 3/P.35
Lan: Today we'll talk about hobbies. I know that your hobby is building dollhouses. It's quite unusual,
isn't it?
Trang: Not really. A lot of girls like it.
Lan: When did you start doing this?
Trang: Three years ago. I read an article about building dollhouses. I loved the idea right away.
Lan: Do any of your friends or relatives build dollhouses too?
Trang: Yes, my cousin Mi loves building them too.
Lan: Is it hard to build a dollhouse?
Trang: No, it isn't. I use cardboard and glue to build the house and make the furniture. Then I make
the dolls from cloth. Finally, I decorate the house.
Lan: What are the benefits of the hobby?
Trang: Well, I'm more patient and creative now.
*Tape 2: Unit 3/P.35
Tom: So, what did your club do last year?
Linda: We tutored 3rd grade children and helped old people.
Tom: Fantastic! What did you tutor?
Linda: We taught English and maths.
Tom: Awesome! Was it difficult?
Linda: Yes. But we had a lot of fun.
Tom: I see! How did you help the elderly?
Linda: We cooked for them and did some cleaning, too.
Tom: Great! I'm sure they benefited from it.
Linda: Thanks! It made us feel useful. How about you?
Tom: We picked up paper and bottles in a nearby park. We also planted some trees.
Linda: Fabulous! Did you water them too?
Tom: Sure. We watered them very often the first few weeks and enjoyed watching them grow.
Linda: Glad to hear it, Tom.
Tom: Yes. It was a really good time. We worked and played together, and we learnt some skills, too.