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KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG NĂM HỌC 2022-2023
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 7
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút

Section 1. LISTENING
Part 1. Question 01 - 05.
Listen to a man asking for information in a travel agency. For questions 01-05, tick √ A, B or
C. You will hear the conversation twice.
01. The plane leaves at _______.
A. 12 a.m.
B. 2 p.m.
C. 3 p.m.
02. The bus station is in _______.
A. Bill Street
B. Hill Street
C. Mill Street
03. The journey to the airport takes _______.
A. 1 hour 15 minutes
B. 1 hour 30 minutes
C. 1 hour 45 minutes
04. The man's ticket to Buenos Aires will cost _______.
A. £240
B. £300
C. £320
05. The coach costs _______.
A. £13.50
B. £14.50
C. £30.50
Part 2. Question 06-10.
You will hear a girl talking about her brother, Toni. Listen and complete questions 16-20 by
deciding whether each of the statement is TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). You will hear the
conversation twice.
Questions
True (T) False (F)
06. Toni's had an accident and hurt his back seriously.
07. He is now in the City Hospital.
08. His room is G8 on the third floor.
09. The visiting time is from 7.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. every day.
10. Toni needs something to play with like a tablet.
Section 2. PHONETICS
Part 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation
questions.
11. A. hungry
B. hour
C. hill
12. A. goose
B. school
C. flood
13. A. sugar
B. sand
C. sample
14. A. stopped  
B. washed
C. worked  
15. A. ships
B. stars
C. trains

indicate the word whose
in each of the following
D. house
D. spoon
D. singer
D. decided  
D. builds

Part 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in
the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
16. A. paper
B. polite
C. teacher
D. student
17. A. prefer
B. repair
C. borrow
D. allow
18. A. dinner
B. actor
C. invite
D. area
19. A. machine
B. ruler
C. channel
D. ready
20. A. habitat
B. capital
C. calendar
D. attraction
Section 3. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Part 1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
21. The moon (go) ………….. round the earth in about 27 days.
22. Wolfgang A. Mozart (write) ………….. more than 600 pieces of music.
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23. That bag looks heavy. I (help) ………….. you with it.
24. The letter (come) ………….. a few days ago.
25. It stopped raining, so I (take) ………….. of my raincoat.
Part 2. Supply the right form of each word in bold in each of the following sentences.
26. He was very (excite) ………….. about driving the first car of his own.
27. I were (nervously) ………….. before the race started.
28. My heart was thumping with (excite) ………….. when I heard the good news.
29. This river is very (danger) ………….. for swimmers.
30. No one has ever know the (true) ………….. of his death.
Part 3. Choose the best option among A, B, C, or D provided to complete each of the questions.
31. What do you think about his ………….. of coins?
A. collect
B. collector
C. collection
D. collecting
32. I'm learning English ………….. I want to get a good job after school.
A. but
B. because
C. so
D. therefore
33. My sister is very fond ………….. eating chocolate candy.
A. at
B. about
C. of
D. with
34. - Peter: “How do you do?”
- Mary: “…………..…………..”
A. How do you do? B. Not too bad
C. I'm well. Thank D. Yeah, OK
35. Last Friday, when the police arrived, the house ………….. on fire.
A. is
B. was
C. were
D. been
36. Many of the people ………….. homeless after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
A. make
B. made
C. is made
D. were made
37. - Maria: “I'm taking my end term examination tomorrow.” - Mary: “…………..…………..”
A. Good luck
B. Good day
C. Good time
D. Good chance
38. Your father doesn't work in that bank, …………..?
A. is he
B. isn't he
C. does he
D. doesn't he
39. My father ………….. for the car factory since 1995.
A. has worked
B. was working
C. worked
D. is working
40. I suggest ………….. a short cut through the park. It'll take much less time.
A. taking
B. to take
C. take
D. took
Part 4. Fill in each of the blanks with a proposition.
41. Jane doesn't spend much money ………….. clothes.
42. She always takes good care ………….. her children.
43. We went there ………….. car and stayed there for the whole day.
44. I write letters ………….. my right hand.
45. He congratulated me ………….. winning the competition.
Part 5. Choose the right word in brackets to complete each sentence.
46. You know, it is difficult to me to make him understand what I mean.
A. understand
B. what I mean
C. You know
D. to me
47. The more careful you drive, the fewer accidents you will have.
A. accidents
B. the fewer
C. will have
D. more careful
48. It is an interested book which I bought at Ngoc Binh Store last Sunday
A. interested
B. which
C. at
D. last Sunday
49. My brother usually ask me for help when he has difficulty doing his maths homework.
A. ask
B. when
C. doing
D. maths
50. Kate goes out for a coffee with her classmates last weekend.
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A. goes

B. with

C. classmates

D. weekend

Section 4. READING
Part 1. Read the text carefully and choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the option that is the best
answer to each of the following questions.
Fire was very important to man. He needed fire to keep himself warm at night. He used fire
to cook his food. He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals. In some parts of the
world he used fire to signal messages. Red Indians, for example, used fire to make smoke signals.
In some other countries people lit fire to warm their friends of danger. Fire was also used to give
light. Before the invention of the oil lamp, men used burning sticks as torches. And before man
discovered gas and electricity, he hung small fires in wire baskets from posts to light the streets.
One man even used fire to tell the time. He invented a candle clock. He made a candle that took
exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts. He lit the candle
and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle. But the candle
clock did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle, the flame burned too
quickly.
51. What did man probably first use fire for?
A. to cook meals
B. to store foods
C. to fight enemies D. to keep himself warm
52. For what purpose was fire used by red Indians?
A. to make signals B. to light candles
C. to burn forests
D. to threaten others
53. What does the word “discovered” in line 6 mean?
A. disliked
B. found out
C. thought of
D. cared for
54. How long did the candle clock take to burn?
A. a day
B. two hours
C. half a day
D. twenty hours
55. What would happen if a wind blew on a candle clock?
A. the flame burned too quickly.
B. the flame stopped too quickly.
C. the flame last twelve hours.
D. the candle clock worked well.
Part 2. Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
Who read? All kind of people: the old, the (56) ………….., everyone. And why do people
read? For (57) ………….. variety of reasons. Some for pleasure, or because they have to. And when
do people read? Well sometimes not often, some other people read all the time, day and (58)
………….. But the most important question is what do (59) ………….. read? Adverts? Stories? Science
books? Maps? It could be anything! Ask your family and friends all these (60 ) ………….. Then make
your own answers of who, what, why, and where people read.
Part 3. Choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the option that best fits each of the blanks below.
I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (61) ………….. you about it. I
was very (62) ………….. when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there
before. I didn't think about the problems of speaking English (63) ………….. I met my host family.
At first I couldn't communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had
been learning English wasn't much used at all (64) ………….. we didn't have real practice at school.
Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn't. My problem is (65) ………….. 'l' and
'r'. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell
them that we eat rice, but they didn't understand when I said “We eat lice”…
61. A. say
62. A. exciting
63. A. after
64. A. although

B. tell
B. excites
B. until
B. even

C. talk
C. excited
C. when
C. because

D. speak
D. excite
D. while
D. so

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65. A. pronouncing B. speaking

C. reading

D. telling

Section 5. WRITING
Part 1. Rewrite sentences using given words and remaining the original meaning.
66. Apples are cheaper than oranges.
 Apples are ………………………………………………………....
67. He drove more carefully than his brother.
 His brother didn't ………………………………………………
68. We haven't gathered for five months.
 The last time ……………………………………………………..
69. She failed the exam because of her laziness.
 Because she ………………………………………………………
70. He was too young to join the army.
 He was not old …………………………………………………..
Part 2. Paragraph writing.
With around 90-130 words, write a paragraph to talk about the causes and effects of climate
change.
Your writing should include:
- What are the causes of climate change?
- What are the effects of climate change?
- What are the solutions to the situation?
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