SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
BẮC GIANG
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VĂN HÓA CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh; Lớp: 7 Phổ thông
Ngày thi: 30 tháng 3 năm 2013
Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
ĐIỂM
BÀI THI
Bằng số:
Bằng chữ: ....................................
Chữ ký giám khảo 1: ..............................................................
Chữ ký giám khảo 2: ...............................................................
LƯU Ý :
- Đề thi gồm 04 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
1. A. returns B. plates C. wears D. receives
2. A. healthy B. instead C. seaside D. breakfast
3. A. dust B. bus C. cut D. put
4. A. teacher B. actor C. story D. picture
5. A. closet B. globe C. stove D. bowl
II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (10 pts)
1. My school will ______ the school festival next week.
A. organize B. take C. rehearse D. play
2. ______ silly mistake!
A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
3. This food tastes ______.
A. careful B. carefully C. delicious D. deliciously
4. The ______ is taking Mary’s temperature now.

IV. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (5 pts)
1. Gangnam Style, by a 34-year-old South Korean Singer, Psy, first appeared ______ YouTube in July.
2. I bought some souvenirs ______ my friends when I was in Nha Trang.
3. Fiona is getting better and better ______ writing compositions.
4. Our country is rich ______ oil and rubber.
5. The school cafeteria only opens ______ lunchtime.
6. My mother is very keen ______ growing roses.
7. The science books are _____ the rack ______ the corner of the room.
8. I am 13 years old now. I prefer to talk ______ people ______ my age.
V. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. He always (talk) a lot when he is at home.  ______________________
2. Most people prefer spending money to (earn) it.  ______________________
3. Nam, together with his friends, hardly (get) bad marks.  ______________________
4. You (wait) a minute while I (look) through the text?  ______________________
5. Daddy, could you tell me how (run) this washing machine?  ______________________
6. My father used to be a teacher. He (teach) Chemistry at a local school.  ______________________
7. You had better (brush) your teeth after every meal.  ______________________
8. Why you (not go ) to the party last night?  ______________________
9. I’m going to the post office (buy) some stamps.  ______________________
VI. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (10 pts)
1. When being a child, she received a good __________________________. (EDUCATE)
2. Walking is a fun, easy and ________________________ activity. (EXPENSIVE)
3. A balanced diet alone is not enough for a healthy _________________________. (LIFE)
4. That woman is very pleasant, but her younger sister is a little ___________________. (FRIEND)
5. Jane likes to wear ______________________________ clothes. (COLOUR)
6. The teacher __________________________ the students to study harder. (COURAGE)
7. The students of class 7A enjoy _____________________ activities after school hours. (DIFFER)
8. Some students are following the _________________________ to the video room. (LIBRARY)
9. The post arrives __________________________ at eight in the morning. (REGULAR)
10. Do your classes start ____________________________ or later? (EARLY)

IX. Read the passage below and then circle the correct answer A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
You asked me about my neibourhood. It’s nice here and I find my (1) ______ easy-going and
friendly. But one of them, Nora Crosby, has a very strange routine on weekdays. Every morning, she
leaves her house at 9.00 and walks to the corner. She (2) ______ carries a camera. First, she (3) ______
some photos of the street. After that, she buys a newspaper. Next, she walks up and down the street for
fifteen minutes. (4) ______, she walks home and goes into the house. She doesn’t come out again until
the (5) ______ morning.
1. A. neighbors B. neighborhood C. neighboring D. neighborliness
2. A. never B. sometimes C. always D. rarely
3. A. makes B. takes C. gets D. gives
4. A. Then B. Next C. And D. Finally
5. A. first B. second C. next D. tomorrow
X. Read the descriptions below of the various activities available around Hanoi. Then write A, B,
C, D or E to show the most suitable activity for each of the people below. (5 pts)
A. This Mystery Park is part of National Park. Sailing, swimming and other water sports are available at
club, with professional teachers. Fishing is available for Mystery Park Club members only (minimum
age 18).
B. The City Farm is for everyone who loves animals and wants to learn more about trees and fruit. There
are horses, cows, and various kinds of children on the farm. There is also a large orchard with many
kinds of fruit: oranges, grapefruit, pineapples, etc. Children under 14 must come with adults.
C. The Local Community Sports Center offers a variety of activities: table-tennis, badminton, indoor
football and karate. It is open everyday except for Monday, open from 5p.m to 10p.m.
D. The Walking Club meets every Saturday morning. Club members take part in walks and discussion.
Suitable for retired people.
E. The Play Center with a lot of activities for children is open everyday. There are different play areas
for different ages. There are playground supervisors to take care of small children.
______ 1. Mr. Hung is retired but dislikes being with groups of elderly people. He doesn’t like sports,
either. An opportunity to get away from the noise of the city and to enjoy the nature is most
suitable for him.
______ 2. Mrs. Ha wants someone to look after her children for an hour three times a week while she

2. Sister / buy / material / make / this dress / me.
 _______________________________________________________________________________.
3. Teacher / be / please / improvement / my work.
 _______________________________________________________________________________.
4. He / be / absent / work / yesterday / because / he / ill.
 _______________________________________________________________________________.
5. Anyone / be / home / when / everyone / arrive?
 _______________________________________________________________________________.
XIII. Rearrange the following words and phrases to make complete sentences. (5 pts)
1. in / USA / 8.30 / day / at / o’clock / start / 3.30 or 4 / morning / at / the / classes / each / ends / the / school / and.
 _______________________________________________________________________________.
2. take / courses / help / you / with / can / the / of / university / a / home / video cassette recorder / at.
 _______________________________________________________________________________.
3. better / food / fat / eat / to / it / containing / and / is / less / sugar.
 _______________________________________________________________________________.
4. does / mail / how / local / in / much / cost / it / a / letter / to / Vietnam?
 _______________________________________________________________________________?
5. will / left / see / turn / your / the / and / you / shop / souvenir / right / on.
 _______________________________________________________________________________.
XIV. Use the given word to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given word. (5 pts)
1. Jane always wears jeans. (time)
 _______________________________________________________________________________.
2. I’ll be busy working while you are on holiday. (during)
 _______________________________________________________________________________.
3. They all joined in singing the Christmas carols. (part)
 _______________________________________________________________________________.
4. Both my brother and I like scuba-diving. (so)
 _______________________________________________________________________________.
5. I’ll see you at the airport, I expect. (hope)

5. at
6. on
7. on - in
8. to/with - of
V. 10 pts (Mỗi động từ đúng 1 điểm)
1. is always talking
2. earning
3. gets
4. Will (you) wait – am looking
5. to run
6. taught
7. brush
8. didn’t (you) go
9. to buy

VI. 10 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1. education
2. inexpensive
3. lifestyle
4. unfriendly
5. colourful (colorful)
6. encouraged /encourages
7. different
8. librarian
9. regularly
10. earlier
VII. 10 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm, tìm được lỗi 0.5, sửa được lỗi 0.5)
1. waters -> water
2. careless -> carelessly
3. cutted -> cut