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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2022 – 2023
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 7
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 03 tháng 4 năm 2023

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PART A. LISTENING (4.0 POINTS)
I. Listen to the recording and choose the best answer to the questions below. (2.0 pts)
1. When is the reality showing on TV? What channel is showing the program?
A. at 7:00 on channel 5
B. at 7:30 on channel 7 C. at 8:00 on channel 11
2. Why does the man not want to watch the reality show?
A. He watched the same program last week. B. He isn't interested in show's theme.
C. He wants to go swimming instead.
3. How does the man feel about watching Star Wars on TV?
A. He wouldn't mind seeing it again.
B. He'd like to watch it if he had more time.
C. He'd prefer to watch something else.
4. Which statement best describes the man's feelings about watching the home improvement
show?
A. He doesn't want to watch because his wife will expect him to fix things around the house.
B. He thinks that he will be able to get a better job by learning from the show.
C. He thinks it is easier to get someone else to repair their problems around the house.
5. What does the couple decide to watch?
A. a TV drama
B. a sports event
C. a talk show
Your answers:
1. ________ 2. ________
3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
II. Listen to a radio programme about a bird called a peacock and fill in the numbered
space with no more than ONE word or a number. (2.0 pts)
THE PEACOCK
People say that the peacock's tail looks similar to a (1) ___________.
The original home of the blue peacock is in (2) ___________.
Peacocks were first kept by people as long as (3) ___________.
The peacock's (4) ___________ is long and thin.
The coloured spots on the peacock's tail are known as (5) ___________.
The female peahen is mostly (6) ___________ in colour.
In English, some people are described as being “as (7) ___________ as a peacock”.
In the wild, peacocks usually live close to (8) ___________ in the forest.
Peacocks usually spend time in trees when they want to (9) ___________.
At Peacock Paradise in Malaysia, you can see (10) ___________ as well as birds.
Your answers:
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1. ________________
2. ________________
3. ________________
4. ________________
5. ________________

6. ________________
7. ________________
8. ________________
9. ________________
10.________________

PART B. PHONETICS (2.0 POINTS)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1.0 pt)
1. A. fragile
B. fragrant
C. basic
D. crazy
2. A. donate
B. compose
C. correct
D. connect
3. A. raised
B. eased
C. teased
D. ceased
4. A. cough
B. caught
C. enough
D. laugh
5. A. bathe
B. ethnic
C. though
D. thus
Your answers:
1. ________ 2. _______ 3. ________
4. ________
5. ________
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. (1.0 pt)
1. A. offer
B. happen
C. refer
D. open
2. A. machine
B. disease
C. sunburn
D. cuisine
3. A. permitted
B. widened
C. shortened
D. lengthened
4. A. opinion
B. institute
C. example
D. invention
5. A. addition
B. convenience
C. importance
D. friendliness
Your answers:
1. ________ 2. ________
3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
PART C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.0 POINTS)
I. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. (1.5 pt)
1. By the year 2025, people in my village ________ energy from the sun.
A. will use
B. will be using
C. would use
D. would be using
2. Mary used to ________ jigsaw puzzles in her spare time.
A. do
B. take
C. have
D. get
3. Your mother rarely goes to work by bus, ________?
A. is she
B. isn't she
C. does she
D. doesn't she
4. Thanksgiving is ________ celebrated with a feast among family and friends.
A. tradition
B. traditional
C. traditionally
D. traditionalist
5. Nick: Thanks a lot for the lovely dinner. Peter: “________”
A. It's all right.
B. Please don't say so.
C. You're welcome.
D. Thank you too.
6. The sound is too loud. Can you ________ the radio a bit?
A. turn on
B. turn off
C. turn down
D. turn up
7. How exciting ________ film is!
A. the
B. an
C. a
D. Ø
8. A newborn baby can neither walk nor crawl. A newborn tiger; ________, can run within
minutes of birth.
A. however
B. although
C. moreover
D. despite
9. To protect the environment, you must take ________to reduce plastic waste.
A. part
B. action
C. care
D. place
10. Watching TV at home sounds boring ________Tim. He likes outdoor activities.
A. with
B. for
C. to
D. about
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11. Is that your car, or is it ________?
A. they
B. them
C. their
D. theirs
12. The more you study during the semester, ________ the week before exams.
A. the less you have to study
B. the less have you to study
C. you have to study the less
D. the study less you have to
13. We delayed our departure ________the weather condition.
A. in spite of
B. on account of
C. instead of
D. on behalf of
14. Anna: What did you think of the play?
John: " That was the most ________ performance I've even seen."
A. excite
B. excited
C. exciting
D. excitement
15. I couldn't help ________ when I saw him in that funny hat.
A. laugh
B. to laugh
C. laughed
D. laughing
Your answers:
1. ______
4. ______
7. _______
10. _______
13. _______
2. ______
5. ______
8. ______
11. _______
14. _______
3. ______
6. ______
9. ______
12. _______
15. _______
II. Give the correct tense/ form of the verb in each bracket. (1.5 pt)
1. At this time next year, my brother (work) ________ in Paris.
2. Nick gets used to (stay) ________ up late.
3. I lit the fire at 7.00 and it (burn) ________ brightly when Jack came in at 8.00.
4. My mother is too tired (cook) ________ tonight.
5. Unless the weather improves, the garden party (not take) ________ place.
6. The living room (paint) ________ at the moment.
7. James told Anna (not tell) ________ anyone the secret.
8. They started the game two hours ago but they (not finish) ________ it yet.
9. Were Susan (not eat) ________ too much chocolate, she wouldn't be overweight.
10. Production methods normally (pass) ________ down from ancestors to the younger
generations.
Your answers:
1. ________________
6. ________________
2. ________________
7. ________________
3. ________________
8. ________________
4. ________________
9. ________________
5. ________________
10.________________
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (1.0 pt)
1. This is a nice, quiet ________, with modest single-family homes.
(NEIGHBOR)
2. Alexander Calder, who was ________ interested in mechanical
(ORIGIN)
engineering, later became a sculptor.
3. The stadium has been considerably enlarged and ________ recently.
(BEAUTY)
4. Mary watched a horror film last night and she found it extremely ________. (FRIGHT)
5. All the children are taught together in one class, regardless of their ________.(ABLE)
Your answers:
1. ________________
4. ________________
2. ________________
5. ________________
3. ________________
IV. Each of the following sentences has ONE word that is not correct. Point out and
correct it. (1.0 pt)
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1. She arranged her desk so that she could reach everything easy.
2. We will have the walls repaint tomorrow afternoon.
3. The teacher, together with his students, are planting trees in the garden at the moment.
4. Lan did not play badminton yesterday afternoon. Hoa wasn't, either.
5. I prefer staying at home to go out in the evening.
Your answers:
1. __________________________
4. _________________________
2. __________________________
5. _________________________
3. __________________________
PART D. READING (5.0 POINTS)
I. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space. (2.0 pts)
London is the big city, but many of the people who live there regard it as a number of small
towns put together. Each district has it's (1)______ identity and atmosphere. And some parts
are even described by their (2)______ as villages. Much of the centre of the city (3)______
of shops and businesses and the majority of people live in the suburbs. (4)______ of them
travel to work in the city every day (5)______ train, bus, tube or car. This is call commuting.
Commuters might spend as much as two hours every morning getting to work and another
two hours getting home again. The (6)______ of living in London is higher than in most
other parts of Britain, and many people are paid extra money on top of their (7)______
because of this.
Millions of visitors come to London every year from all (8)______ the world to see the
famous sights, such as Buckingham Palace, and many other historic buildings. London is also
very (9)______ for its theatres, red buses, and black taxis. London has many attractions,
(10)______ for people from overseas and for people from other parts of Britain.
1. A. own
B. private
C. an
D. only
2. A. students
B. inhabitants
C. owners
D. visitors
3. A. includes
B. contains
C. gathers
D. consists
4. A. Many
B. Much
C. Lot
D. A few
5. A. with
B. by
C. on
D. in
6. A. price
B. level
C. condition
D. cost
7. A. salaries
B. money
C. income
D. fee
8. A. around
B. in
C. over
D. about
9. A. good
B. useful
C. suitable
D. famous
10. A. all
B. both
C. much
D. lot of
Your answers:
1. _______
3. ______
5. _______
7. ______
9. _______
2. _______
4. ______
6. _______
8. ______
10. _______
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
word in each space. (2.0 pts)
Wales has a population of about three million. English is the main language and only
twenty percent speak both Welsh and English. Every year, (1) _______ August there is a
Welsh-speaking festival. It (2) _______ place in a different town each year so everyone has
a chance for it to be near them. Local people (3) _______ years making plans for when the
festival will be in (4) _______ town. Each festival is (5) _______ by about 160.000 people.
They travel not only from nearby towns and villages (6) _______ also from the rest of the
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British Isles and (7) _______ from abroad. There are concerts, plays and (8) _______ to find
the best singers, poets, writers and so on. Shops sell Welsh music, books, pictures and clothes
as (9) _______ as food and drink. The festival provides a chance for Welsh-speaking people
to be together for a whole week, with (10) _______ Welsh language all around them.
Your answers:
1. ________________
6. ________________
2. ________________
7. ________________
3. ________________
8. ________________
4. ________________
9. ________________
5. ________________
10. ________________
III. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B or C or D to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions. (1.0 pt)
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has
made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many
foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses
are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer
of the colon. People of different cultures are more prone to contact certain illnesses because
of the characteristic foods they consume.
That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers
realized that nitrates, nitrites (commonly used to preserve color in meat) as well as other food
additives caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes
more difficult all the time to know which ingredients on the packaging label of processed food
are helpful or harmful.
The additives that we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cattle
and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows.
Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medical purposes, but for
financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a
higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried
repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.
A healthy diet is directly related to good health. Often we are unaware of detrimental
substances we ingest. Sometimes well-meaning farmers or others who do not realize the
consequences add these substances to food without our knowledge.
1. What is best title for this passage?
A. The food you eat can affect your health. B. Harmful and Harmless substances in food.
C. Avoiding injurious substances in food. D. Improving health through a Natural Diet.
2. What are nitrates used for?
A. They preserve the color of meat.
B. They preserve flavor in package food.
C. There are objects of research.
D. They cause the animals become fatter.
3. FDA means____________.
A. Federal Dairy Additives
B. Food and Drug Administration
C. Final Difficult Analysis
D. Food Direct Additives
4. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT ___________.
A. Drug are always given to animals for medical reasons
B. Food may cause forty percent of the cancer in the world
C. Researchers have known about the potential hazards of food additives since 1945
D. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the
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living animals
5. The word “additives”in paragraph 3 is closest meaning to__________.
A. begin substance B. natural substance C. dangerous substance D. added substance
Your answers:
1. _______
2. ______
3. _______
4. ______
5. _______
PART E. WRITING (4 POINTS)
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. (2.0 pts)
1. Riding a bicycle along a pavement is against the law.
You mustn't ……………………………………………….………
2. She started practising the piano when she was eight.
She has ……………………………………………….……..……..
3. The new car was so expensive that we couldn't afford to buy it.
The new car was too …………………………………….…………
4. Although he is old, he often plays tennis.
In spite of …………………………………………………………..
5. I have never read a more romantic story than this one.
This is the most …………………………………………….………
6. If you didn't help me, I wouldn't finish my work.
Without …………………………………………………………….
7. People say that nuclear energy has caused lots of problems.
Nuclear energy is said………………………………………..……..
8. She dances beautifully and sings sweetly.
Not only ……………………………………………………….……
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using
the word given. Do not change the word given. (2.0 pts)
1. The furniture was too old for us to keep.
(SUCH)
It was ……………………………………………………...……..…
2. Driving on the left feels strange to him.
(USED)
He isn't …………………………………………………………..…
3. It was impossible to start the machine by electricity then. (STARTED)
The machine ……………………………………………………..…
4. They never went to the cinema every Sunday last year.
(USE)
They didn't ………………………………………………………..…
5. They haven't got any bread at the supermarket.
(RUN)
They have ………………………………………………………….…
6. My salary is high, but my husband's is higher.
(SO)
My salary …………………………………………………………..…
7. That old typewriter is not worth repairing.
(REPAIRED)
It is pointless ………………………………………………………..…
8. I don't intend to apologize to either of them.
(INTENTION)
I have ……………………………………………..……………..…..…
…………………………….Đề thi gồm có 06 trang……………………………….
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 7
(Tổng điểm toàn bài 20 điểm)
PART A. LISTENING (4.0 POINTS)
I. Listen to the recording and choose the best answer to the questions below. (2.0 pts)
(0.4 pt/ answer)
1A
2B
3C
4A
5B
II. Listen to a radio programme about a bird called a peacock and fill in the numbered
space with no more than ONE word or a number. (2.0 pts) (0.2 pt/ answer)
1. fan
2. India
3. 4000
4. neck
5. eyes
6. brown
7. proud
8. water
9. sleep
10. crocodiles
PART B. PHONETICS (2.0 POINTS)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
(1.0 pt) (0.2 pt/ answer)
1A
2A
3D
4B
5B
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. (1.0 pt)
(0.2 pt/ answer)
1C
2C
3A
4B
5D
PART C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.0 POINTS)
I. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. (1.5 pt)
(0.1 pt/ answer)
1B
2A
3C
4C
5C
6C
7A
8A
9B
10C
11D 12A 13B 14C 15D
II. Give the correct tense/ form of the verb in each bracket. (1.5 pt) (0.15 pt/ answer)
1. will be working
6. is being painted
2. staying
7. not to tell
3. was burning
8. have not finished/ haven't finished
4. to cook
9. not to eat
5. will not take/ won't take
10. are normally passed/ are … passed
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (1.0 pt) (0.2 pt/ answer)
1. neighborhood / neighbourhood
2. originally
3. beautified
4. frightening
5. ability/ abilities
IV. Each of the following sentences has ONE word that is not correct. Point out and
correct it. (1.0 pt) (0.2 pt/ answer)
1. easy

easily
4. wasn't

didn't
2. repaint

repainted
5. go

going
3. are

is
PART D. READING (5.0 POINTS)
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I. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space. (2.0 pts)
(0.2 pt/ answer)
1A
2B
3D
4A
5B
6D
7A
8C
9D
10B
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
word in each space. (2.0 pts) (0.2 pt/ answer)
1. in
2. takes
3. spend
4. their
5. Attended/joined/participated
6. but 7. even
8. Competitions/contests 9. well
10. the/speaking/ussing
III. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B or C to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions. (1.0 pt) (0.2 pt/ answer)
1A
2A
3B
4A
5D
PART E. WRITING (4 POINTS)
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. (2.0 pts)
(0.25 pt/ answer)
1. You mustn't ride a bicycle along a pavement.
2. She has practised the piano since she was eight.
3. The new car was too expensive for us to buy.
4. In spite of his old age/ being old, he often plays tennis.
/ In spite of the fact that he is old, he often plays tennis.
5. This is the most romantic story I have ever read.
6. Without your help, I wouldn't finish my work.
7. Nuclear energy is said to have caused lots of problems.
8. Not only does she dance beautifully but she also sings sweetly.
Not only does she dance beautifully but also sings sweetly.
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using
the word given. Do not change the word given. (2.0 pts) (0.25 pt/ answer)
1. It was such old furniture that we couldn't/ wouldn't keep it.
2. He isn't used to driving on the left.
3. The machine couldn't be started by electricity then.
The machine wasn't able/ was unable to be started by electricity then.
4. They didn't use to go to the cinema every Sunday last year.
5. They have run out of bread at the supermarket.
6. My salary isn't so/ as high as my husband's (salary).
7. It is pointless to have/get that old typewriter repaired.
It is pointless for that old typewriter to be repaired.
8. I have no intention of apologising / apologizing to either of them.
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TRANSCRIPT
I.
Paul: So, what do you want to watch on TV tonight?
Brenda: Well, what's on?
Brenda: Well, hmm. There's a reality show on at 7:00 on channel 5.
Paul: Nah, you know I don't like reality shows. I mean, they usually show people doing
crazy things like, you know, eating live fish or swimming in a pool full of snakes. I
don't get into that.
Brenda: Okay. Well, how about watching a documentary on the life of panda bears in the
wild?
Paul: Personally, I'd rather watch something with a little bit more action and suspense.
Brenda: Well, then. Ah, here's something. Do you want to watch a rerun of Star Wars?
Paul: Nah, I've seen it a zillion times. I'd like to see something different.
Brenda: Okay, let's see here. Oh, how about this? On channel 2 at 9:00, there's a
home improvement show about fixing anything around the house. We do have a few
things you could repair in the bathroom.
Paul: Fixing things? Uh, boy, I'm beat. I think I'm going to hit the sack.
Brenda: You're going to bed?
Paul: Yeah. I have to get up early tomorrow.
Brenda: . . . and then you're gonna fix the bathroom?
Paul: Uh. Good night.
Brenda: Okay. Too bad, though. There's a basketball game on right now, but . . . but I
guess you can catch the score in tomorrow's newspaper.
Paul: Oh, oh, okay. I'll stay up and keep you company while I . . . I mean, you . . . I mean,
WE watch the game.
Brenda: I thought you'd change your mind. I'll get the popcorn.
II.
In this evening's talk I'm going to be telling you about the peacock, which is one of the
world's most spectacular birds and a great favourite in zoos and tourist attractions in many
countries. The peacock is best known for its tail, which is huge and brightly coloured and,
sort of, stands up behind it. People say that it looks like a fan. When the bird opens and closes
this tail, it's a wonderful sight.
There are two main types of peacock, the blue and the green. The green peacock lives
in Southeast Asia, in countries such as Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, whereas the blue
peacock originally comes from India. And it's the blue peacock that you are more likely to
see in other parts of the world, because it is better able to live in different climates than its
green cousin. And it has been kept by humans for many centuries.
In ancient cultures, blue peacocks were kept both because they looked nice and also
because they were good to eat. The Ancient Romans certainly had them two thousand years
ago, and there is evidence of them in Ancient Egypt three thousand years ago. But it is thought
that the first culture to keep the birds were the Mesopotamians, who lived four thousand
years ago.
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Now, as I said earlier, the blue peacock is spectacular to look at. The bird has a long
thin neck and a very small head on a big body and looks a bit like a turkey. It's only when it
opens its tail that you realise how beautiful it is. The tail, which stands up behind the bird,
grows to a length of over two hundred centimetres and is a wonderful shiny bluegreen colour.
This tail is covered with large egg-shaped spots which are called 'eyes'. It makes a wonderful
pattern and in the sunlight the colours are magnificent, the blues, greens and blacks turning
to purple, black and gold.
Unfortunately, it is only the male bird that has this tail because the purpose of all this
wonderful display is to attract a mate. The female bird, which is actually called the peahen, is
brown and rather dull looking compared to her multi-coloured mate. The male walks up and
down displaying his tail to impress the female bird. It's such a famous sight that we even find
reference to it in different languages. In English, for example, we have the expression 'as
proud as a peacock' to describe men who take a lot of trouble over their appearance.
In the wild, the peacock's natural habitat is the forest, where they live in small family
groups. They like to live near water in hilly jungle areas. Although they can fly quite well,
they cannot go very fast and they usually only fly for short distances, usually to escape from
danger. When danger approaches, they warn each other by making loud shrieking noises.
Although they spend most of their time on the ground, peacocks usually sleep in trees. They
move into the lower branches in the late afternoon and then gradually move higher up as night
falls.
One of the best places in the world to see different types of peacocks is called Peacock
Paradise and it is located in Melaka in Malaysia. There you can see both types of bird, and
there's also a visitor centre which provides lots of information about peacocks and other
similar birds. There's even a pool full of crocodiles to watch if you need a change from birds!
If you get the chance to go, it's certainly worth a visit.

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