KHẢO SÁT ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 7 LẦN 3
NĂM HỌC 2025 - 2026

Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian 120 phút(không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề gồm 05 trang)
SECTION A: LISTENING (15 points)
Part 1: You are going to hear a travel agent talking with a client who is planning her
summer holiday. For each of the questions 1-5 choose the best answer A, B, or C, as in the
example. (5.0 pts)
0. The woman wants to book a holiday for
A. 1 person.
B. 2 people.
C. 3 people.
1. She wants to go on holiday in
A. two weeks' time.
B. June.
C. July.
2. The woman doesn't want to go on safari because
A. the weather would be too hot.
B. it would be too expensive.
C. her husband wouldn't enjoy it,
3. When on holiday, all of the woman's family enjoy
A. going to restaurants.
B. staying in the city.
C. going to museums.
4. Who went to Spain last year?
A. the woman
B. the woman's husband
C. the woman's daughter
5. The travel agent says that
A. Italy is cheap.
B. the food in Italy is good.
C. the Italian countryside is beautiful.
Part 2: Listen to two parents talking about their son and mark the statements as true
(T) or false (F). (5 pts)
Statements
True
False
6. Sean has a test at school tomorrow.
7. Sean is afraid he won't pass the test.
8. Sean's test is at 2:30 in the afternoon.
9. Sean's dad is going to drive him to the test centre
10. Sean's mum thinks he needs more practice with park.
Part 3: Listen to the conversation and fill in the gaps in the table. (5 pts)
J.K. Rowling
Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Full name:
(0) writer
Job:
Bristol, (11) _______________
Where from:
In Edinburgh with her husband and (12) _______________, Jessica
Lives:
(13) _______________
Husband's job:
going to the (14) _______________
Likes/Loves:
(15) the _______________ Harry Potter book
Now writing:
SECTION B: PHONETICS (5 pts)
Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the rest in the same line. (3 pts)
16. A. healthy
B. smoothie
C. think
D. thing
17. A. reggae
B. fancy
C. classical
D. jazz
18. A. beloved
B. washed
C. hatred
D. naked

Question II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three
words in each question. (2 pts)
19. A. recycle
B. environment
C. community
D. organize
20. A. action-packed B. character
C. dramatic
D. animated
SECTION C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (35pts)
Question I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (15 pts)
21. Did you put ___________ sugar in my coffee?
A. many
B. a few
C. so many
D. much
22. Fifty five dollars ___________ too much to pay for that coat.
A. is
B. been
C. were
D. are
23. She knows that she ___________ to pay now.
A. ought
B. mustn't
C. had better
D. should
24. She is a wearing a___________ dress.
A. red new pretty cotton
B. new pretty red cotton
C. cotton pretty red new
D. pretty new red cotton
25. - Mother: “Could you do me a favor?”
- Kate: “ ___________ ”
A. No, thanks. I'm fine
B. Yes, that's kind of you
C. Yes, sure
D. Yes, thank you
26. I had to wear ___________ uniform when I worked in the hotel.
A. some
B. a
C. an
D. any
27. We are going to ___________ a small plane to Ha Long Bay this weekend.
A. drive
B. ride
C. take
D. give
28. Huy and Trang have played tennis for three hours, but _________ of them are tired.
A. neither
B. none
C. both
D. all
29. These flowers___________
A. smell good
B. smells good
C. smell well
D. smells well
30. She is traveling to work by bus today because her electric bike is being ________.
A. stopped
B. serviced
C. broken
D. rented
31. There is now much _________ water in the lake than there was last year.
A. smaller
B. fewer
C. less
D. lesser
32. ___________ flowers are made by hand and by machine.
A. Natural
B. Artificial
C. Tropical
D. Beautiful
33. At first I found _________ to get used to __________ on the other side of the road.
A. it difficult – drive
B. it difficult – driving
C. difficult – drive
D. difficult- driving
34. He takes___________ his father
A. in
B. up
C. after
D. care
35. We can't help ___________ when he told us what happened.
A. to be laughing
B. laugh
C. to laugh
D. laughing
Question II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. (8 pts)
36. There (be) ____________________ no rain here for over four months.
37. The astronauts' clothes (make) ____________________ from special materials.
38. That bag looks heavy. I (carry) ____________________ it for you if you want.
39. Do you know Peter? – He (always/sleep ) ____________________ in class.
40. I'd like (see) ____________________ the famous Phong Nha Cave again.
41. He has bought two tickets for the concert tonight. He (invite) ____________ her to the
theater.

42. The two girls (play) ____________________ chess over there are my classmates.
43. There is somebody walking behind us. I think we (follow) __________________
Question III. Supply the correct form of the words given. (7 pts)
44. Stinky tofu is delicious but really___________________
SMELL
45. The weather is getting ______________________
BAD
46. A holiday in America can be _________________ cheap.
SURPRISE
47. My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local ORPHAN
____________________.
48. When the children rode on ____________________ animals, they felt WOOD
as if they were seated on real ones.
49. Teacher should do something to_________________ children to read COURAGE
50. It is a contest in which ____________________ have to read two
poems in English.
PARTICIPATE
Question IV. Identify an error in each of the following sentences and correct it. (5pts)
51. The climate in Viet nam is different than that of England.
A
B
C D
52. Either the doctor or the nurses takes care of the patients
A
B
C
D
53. Everyone was exciting as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village.
A
B
C
D
54. They've got a three - weeks holiday in Italy.
A
B
C
D
55. She will tell him your message as soon as he will come back.
A
B
C
D
SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (25pts)
Question I. Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (10pts)
It's very important to have healthy teeth. Good teeth help us (56) __________our food.
They also help us look nice. How does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the
enamel covering of the tooth. This happens (57) ___________ germs and bit of food have
collected there. Then the decay slowly spreads inside to the tooth. Eventually, poison goes (58)
___________ the blood, and we may feel quite ill.
(59) __________ can we keep our teeth healthy? First, we ought to visit the (60)
__________ twice a year. He can fill the small holes in our teeth before they destroy the teeth.
He can examine our teeth to check that they (61) _________ growing in the right way.
Secondly, we should (62) ___________ our teeth with a toothbrush and fluoride
toothpaste at least twice a day once after the breakfast and once before we go to bed. We can
also use wooden toothpicks (63) ______ clean between our teeth after a meal.
Thirdly, we should eat food that is good (63) ___________ our teeth and our body: milk,
cheese, fish, brown bread, potatoes, red rice, raw vegetables, and fresh fruits. Chocolates,
sweets, biscuits and cakes are bad, especially when we eat them between meals. They are
harmful (65) _________ they stick to our teeth and cause decay.
Question II: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered
blanks. (10 pts)
Can you imagine (66) __________ our present life would be like if there were no
telephones? We could not speak to our friends on the phone. If a fire (67) __________ out in
our house, we could not call the fire department. If somebody were sick, we could not call a
doctor. In our daily life we need to communicate with (68) __________ We do this (69)

__________ by speaking to other people and listening to what they say to us and then we are
close to them we can do this very easily. (70) __________ , our voices will not travel very far
even when we shout.
The man who (71) _________ this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman,
born in Edinburgh in 1847. Bell (72) _________ all his spare time on experiments. He was
(73) __________ enthusiastic in his research for a means for sending speech (74) _________
electricity that he spent (75) _________ time on his day-to-day work and at one time was
almost penniless.
66. A. when
B.why
C. how
D. what
67. A. looks
B. begins
C. breaks
D. makes
68. A. you
B. other
C. each another
D. them
69. A. almost
B. mostly
C. best
D. most
70. A. However
B. Because
C. Although
D. Whenever
71. A. made
B. had
C. did
D. brought
72. A. cost
B. spent
C. took
D. wasted
73. A. very
B. too
C. such
D. so
74. A. in
B. on
C. with
D. by
75. A. much
B. some
C. enough
D. many
Question III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions. (5 pts)
For most people, the distinction between vegetables and fruits is fairly clearly.
Scientists, however, have varied opinions in this regard. For example, horticulturists categorise
a watermelon as a vegetable despite its general acceptance as a fruit. Botanists identify a
tomato as a fruit even though it is commonly used as a vegetables.
These differences stem from the ways in which fruits and vegetables are classified. For
a botanist, a fruit is a seed – bearing portion of flowering plant or tree. According to this
definition, a tomato is a fruit. For a horticulturist, a vegetable is the edible portion of a plant
that must be replanted annually. According to this view, a tomato is a vegetable. A
horticulturist sees a fruit as coming from a plant or tree that lives at least two years. In the case
of fruits and vegetables that meet the criteria of both groups of scientists, such as apples or
potatoes, there is no conflict.
76. What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. The work of botanists and horicuturists.
B. Common types of fruits and vegetables
C. Scientific differences between fruits and vegetables.
D. The seed – bearing nature of fruit.
77. According to the passage, the scientific classification of a watermelon by horicuturists.
A. Differs from its popular description as a fruit.
B. remains a major area of disagreement between scientists.
C. places it within the categories of both fruit and vegetable.
D. is no longer open to debate among members of the scientific community.
78. The underlined pronoun it in the first paragraph refers to .
A. a fruit
B. a vegetable
C. a watermelon
D. a tomato
79. In the last line, the underlined word conflict could best replaced by
A. consensus
B. disagreement
C. classification
D. solution

80. Which of the following conclusions about fruits can be drawn from the passage?
A. Some fruits are not edible.
B. Fruits develop from the flowers of plants and trees
C. Some fruits do not develop seeds.
D. Botanists have studied fruits more carefully than horticulturists have.
SECTION E: WRITING (20 pts)
Question I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the
same as the sentence printed above it. (5 pts)
81. Unless he takes these pills, he won't be better.
 If ____________________________________________________.
82. Hary's house is still in England, isn't it?
 Hary still lives _________________________________________?
83. I last saw him when we graduated.
 I haven't _______________________________________________.
84. She tried hard, but she couldn't pass the driving test.
 No matter______________________________________________.
85. Smoking is not allowed in public.
 I'd rather you ___________________________________________.
Question II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar
as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it but using the word given. Do not
change the form of the given word. (5 pts)
86. I don't find it difficult to get up early in the morning. (USED)
 I am __________________________________________________.
87. Although she is old, she can compute very fast. (HER)
 Despite _______________________________________________.
88. She likes staying at home better than going out. (PREFERS)
 She __________________________________________________.
89. They made him wait for two hours. (TO)
 He ___________________________________________________.
90. There is no point in making him get up early. (WORTH)
 It ____________________________________________________.
Question III. Paragraph Writing. (10pts)
Write a paragraph (100 - 120 words) about an activity you like to do in your free
time.
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