English 7

Last year just before Christmas my family and our cousin and uncle and aunt decided to go to Perth for holiday.. We went in two cars but when we were about halfway there my uncle wanted [r]

Date of preparation:

Period 79

THE 2ND TERM MID-TEST

A Objectives: Check ss’understanding and knowledge (Past simple tense)

- Check ss’ reading, writing skills

B Language content:

- Grammar: Past simple

- Vocab: Sickness’vocabularies

C Teaching aids:

- Testing papers, questions

D Procedure:

I Organization: (1m)

Class Date of teaching Absent students

7B1

II New lesson

*Questions:

A Listening ( 2 pts)

I Listen and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F) Circle T or F You will listen TWICE.

3 They stopped at the restaurant for a short time T F

II Listen the tape again and answer the questions.

1 Where did the Robinsons spend their holiday?

2 Was Liz excited as the bus drove through the countryside?

………

3 How long did the bus stop at a small roadside restaurant?

………

4 When did they arrive home?

………

B PHONETICS AND LANGUAGE FOCUS ( 2 pts)

I Phonetics: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced

different from the others

II Circle the correct option A,B,C or D to complete the sentences

1 Good health is one of ……… in a person’s life

A the best thing B the best things C best thingD best things

2 Wash vegetables and fruit before

A cooking and eating B to cook and to eat

3 The nurse told Hoa to the waiting room

A to return B returning C return D returns

4 I have a cold.- You’d better out

III Use the correct form of the words

1 We are having a ……… check-up MEDICINE

2 I want to know your………., Minh TALL

IV Find one mistake among A, B, C or D.

1 I’d like having a cup of tea after dinner

A B C D

2 She was waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview

A B C D

3 The children are very boring and they don’t know what to do

A B C D

4 The doctor says you should spend a little time to play video game

A B C D

C READING (2.5pts)

I Read the following passage and T( true ) or F ( false).

The ‘common cold’ is caused by viruses that infect the nose, throat and sinuses It’s most common during the cold winter months and affects children and adults

of all ages Most people will catch a cold two to four times a year A cold often starts with felling tired, sneezing, coughing, and having a runny nose You may not have a fever, or you may run a low fever There is no cure for the common cold Antibiotics don’t work against viruses All you can do to feel better is treat your symptoms Colds usually last about one week but can continue for as long

as two weeks They usually go away on their own

1… … People catch cold more often in the winter

2… … The common cold mostly affects on young children

3… … You may have a slight fever when you catch cold

4 Antibiotics can cure the common cold

5… … Colds usually go away in one or two weeks

II Read the passage, then choose the best answer for the questions below:

My name is John, and this is my story Last year just before Christmas my family and our cousin and uncle and aunt decided to go to Perth for holiday We went in two cars but when we were about halfway there my uncle wanted to turn round and come back He said it was too far, and it was terribly hot too, one day

it was 480C Even at night it was really hot Anyway, what we decided to do was

to drive back about 160 km to a place where the train went through Then we put both cars on the train and we all went to Perth by train That was fun It was a good train

We had a good time in Perth but we had to cut our holiday short You see, while we were there my grandmother (my mother’s mother) in Melbourne died Most of us flew back but my Dad and my uncle came on the train with the cars and then had to drive back to Melbourne from Port Pirie

It was a really strange holiday because nothing went the way we planned it

1 Why did John’s uncle want to come back?

A Because it was too hot B Because it was too far

C Because he was too tired D Both A and B

2 In the end john’s family went to Perth………

A by train B by coach C by car D by plane

3 Who died when John’s family were on holiday?

A his mother’s father B his mother’s mother

C his father’s mother D his father’s father

4 Most of John family came back………

A by train B by ship C by plane D by car

5 Who in John’s family had to go by train and car to Melbourne?

A his father B his uncle

C his parents D his father and uncle

D WRITING (2.5pts)

I Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words give

1 Minh likes playing soccer

=> Minh is interested

………

2 What was your weight last year?

=> How much………

3 Nam gets to school in half an hour

=> It takes

………

4 You shouldn’t stay up late

=>

You’d

5 Lan didn’t go to school because of her sickness

=>

Because

II Using word cues to write the following sentences.

1 Ba/ go/ doctor/ yesterday/ because/ he/ awful/ stomachache

………

…

2 I/ not like/ eggs/ and/ my brother/ either

………

…

3 You/ ought not/ eat/ much/ candies/ because/ they/ not good/ your teeth

………

…

4 How long/ it/ take/ you/ get/ school/ bike?

……… 5.Nam/ like/ play/ badminton/ but/ not like/ skip

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