Name:………………………………………….Class 7
FORTY-FIVE-MINUTE TEST 1 (A)

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently (1pt):
A. bird B. girl C. first D. sister
A. although B. enough C. paragraph D. cough
A. picked B. mixed C. missed D. opened
A. headache B. architect C. chemical D. children
II. Choose the best answer to fill in the gap (2pts):
Emma finds doing gardening_________.
A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interests
You can avoid some diseases by _________yourself clean.
A. keeping B. taking C. looking D. bringing
You need to be careful to follow eggshell carving because eggshells are __________
A. weak B. beautiful C. strong D. fragile
If you want to live long, you ______ eat less fast food and junk food.
A. should B. shouldn’t C. had to D. needn’t
I think you should take up swimming __________ it is suitable for your health condition.
A. although B. but C. because D. so
Next year, John __________ married to his girlfriend.
A. will get B. get C. to get D. g
This English test is a piece______cake. I’ll get mark 10.
A. on B. of C. with D. in
__________your mother ever ________in weddings?
A. Have – danced B. Have – dance C. Has – danced D. Has – dance
III. Give right form of verb in brackets (1pt):
Linda and Lily like (do)…………….. aerobics in the park.
Last year, you (finish) …………….your English course?.
This is the first time my father (hold) …………..………..his birthday party.
Billy (start) ……………………playing basketball when he was 7.
IV. Rewrite these sentences (0.5pt):
1. Peter wants to travel around the world. He is very poor (but)
( Peter…………………………………………………………………………………
2. I last drank beer two months ago.
( I ………………………………………………………………………………………
V. Complete these sentences (0.5pt):
1. It/ be/ good idea/ eat/ different/ kind/ fruits/ vegetables/ every day.
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2. We /start / the game / half an hour ago / but we /not finish / it / yet.
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VI. Give right form of words (0.5pt)
1. Peter’s hobby is collecting stamps. He is a stamp…….……….. (collect)
2. Because of his...................., he can’t go to school. (sick)



VII. Choose the right answer for the text (1pt)
I have a very interesting and enjoyable hobby. I make short video clips with my digital camera. It was my birthday present from my parents last year. Since then, I have (1)…………three short films. It’s great fun! I started asking my friends and relatives to take (2)…………..in the films. I have tried to write the story for my video clips. When I have finished the scripts, I make copies for the “actors”. Each scene is small and they can look at the words just (3)………….we start filming. We film at the weekend in my neighbourhood, (4)…………….no one has to travel far. When the video clip is finished, I invite all the “actors” and we watch the film at my house.
1. A. done
B. played
C. did
D. make

2. A. part
B. join
C. film
D. role

3. A. before
B. after
C. only
D. until

4. A. although
B. because
C. but
D.so

VIII. Read the passage and do the tasks below: (1.5pts)
In Scotland, during April and May, there is a campaign called `National Spring Clean` organised by Keep Scotland Beautiful, an environmental organisation working to make Scotland cleaner, greener, and more sustainable. `National Spring Clean` encourages people to get together to pick up litter. Adults and children can volunteer to clean up their neighbourhood or local area and help make it beautiful and tidy for everyone. It has been reported that Scotland faces a litter problem. A Scottish national recording programme has claimed it found litter in 80% of the sites it visited. According to the organisation’s website, during National Spring Clean 2011, almost 100,000 volunteers participated in 1,538 clean-up events throughout Scotland.
1.What is `Keep Scotland Beautiful`?
2.What is `National Spring Clean`?
3.What is the