Name: _______________________ Midterm semester 1

Date: __________
English 7
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Exercise 1: Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others’.
1. A. laugh B. cough C. bought D. tough
2. A. listened B. littered C. picked D. exchanged
Exercise 2: Find out the mistake in each of the following sentences. (0,5 point)
3. Janet study English two hours a week.
A B C D
4. Jimmy is very sport and he likes playing football.
A B C D
Exercise 3: Circle the words with a different stress pattern from the others in each line.
5. A. provide B. service C. enjoy D. reduce
6. A. homeless B. garden C. problem D. cartoon
Exercise 4: Fill each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
7. ______your brother (love) ______ making models? - No, he (not do) __________
8. John ______________ (play) football with his friends every weekend.
9. I think playing the guitar _____________ (be) more interesting than cycling.
10. Look! They _____________ (donate) books. _____________ (you, join) them?
11. I (get up) _______ at 7 a.m. every Sunday because my drawing lesson(start)______ at 8 a.m.
12. Some of her friends ______________ (dislike) doing Maths homework.
13. One of his hobbies in the past _____________ (be) the breeding of horses.
14. Yesterday we (listen) _______ to an interesting lecture about coloured vegetables in our cooking
class, and then we (make) ___________ a salad.
Exercise 5: Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
15. You can use this ______ to stick these pieces of color paper to decorate your dollhouse.
A. nail B. glue C. model D. wood
16.When children take care of their pets, they learn how to take on ________
A. happiness B. responsibility C. maturity D. growing
17. Look at those students. They are picking _____ used bottles to help save the environment.
A. over B. in C. up D. on
18. Tom is having a lot of fast food! He needs to change his ______
A. hobby B. diet C. condition D. lifestyle
19. What is tofu? - It's a______ from soybeans.
A. produce B. producer C. product D. produces
20. The community job will _____________ you with invaluable experience.
A. provide B. make C. keep D. give

B. READING
Exercise 6: Read the letter. Circle the best answer A, B or C to each of the questions.
Dear Anna,
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Thanks for your email. Now I'll tell you about my favourite (21) _____I have some hobbies, but my
favourite is making greeting cards. I (22) ___ this hobby two years ago. Now I can make different
kinds of cards (23) ___ my family, teachers, and friends. It's an easy hobby. I just need some coloured
paper, coloured pencils, and some glue. Making cards (24) ___ and creative. I enjoy it so much. me
more patient I'm sending you a card next week (25) ___your birthday. I hope you'll like it.
Love,
Mi
21. A. hobby B. food C. color D. subject
22. A. started B. ended C. forgot D. found
23. A. to B. for C. with D. from
24. A. makes B. lets C. has D. gets
25. A. on B. in C. for D. at

C. LISTENING
Exercise 7: Listen to the conversation between Tom and Jack.
Circle the best answer A, B or C.
26. What is the interview about?
A. a teenager’s hobby B. how to make origami C. a birthday present
27. What is Jack’s hobby?
A. creating paper B. folding paper C. recycling paper
28. How long has he had his hobby?
A. for two weeks B. for two months C. for two years
29. What does Jack say about his hobby?
A. It’s difficult. B. It’s expensive. C. It’s cheap.
30. Which among these that Jack doesn’t do with the things he made?
A. give them to his friends B. keep them in a box C. sell them
D. WRITING
Exercise 8: For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first
one.
31. I walked in the sun so long, so I got sunburn.
 I got sunburn __________________________________________________________
32. There are only some empty rooms left in the nursing home.
 The nursing home ______________________________________________________
Exercise 9: For each question, write a complete sentence using the words or phrase given.
33. You / can / ride / bike/ run/or/ go/ swim
 ______________________________________________________________________
34. Green Summer/organize/ first time/ in 1997.
 ______________________________________________________________________
35. She/ not/ like/ fish/ because/ she/ hate/ the bones
 ______________________________________________________________________

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 Name: _______________________ Midterm semester 1
Date: __________
English 7
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Exercise 1: Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others’.
1. A. leaf B. favourite C. farm D. of
2. A. decided B. worked C. watched D. clapped
Exercise 2: Find out the mistake in each of the following sentences. (0,5 point)
3. We need calories to do things every day: walking, ride a bike and even sleeping!
A B C D
4. Jimmy is very creativity and he likes drawing paintings.
A B C D
Exercise 3: Circle the words with a different stress pattern from the others in each line.
5. A. provide B. service C. enjoy D. reduce
6. A. shelter B. blanket C. adult D. children
Exercise 4: Fill each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
7. They _____________ (give) warm clothes to homeless people last week.
8. My hobby (be) ________cooking. I like preparing meals for my family.
9. I think playing the guitar _____________ (be) more interesting than cycling.
10. Look! They _____________ (donate) books. _____________ (you, join) them?
11. Thousands of people _____________ (do) volunteer work every year.
12. A good healthy body _____________ (be) worth more a crown in gold.
13. One of his hobbies in the past _____________ (be) the breeding of horses.
14. _____________ (you, close) the door when we left home?
Exercise 5: Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
15. Bella is getting fat, so she wants to lose _____________.
A. balance B. health C. weight D. interest
16. We’ll sell postcards to _____________ funds for disabled children.
A. raise B. make C. spend D. borrow
17. You can get social _____________ from doing volunteer work.
A. life B. media C. class D. skills
18. The local authorities should provide shelter and housing for _____________ people.
A. wealthy B. rich C. homeless D. old
19. Sandra _____________ learning Spanish language in her free time.
A. looks for B. takes up C. takes part in D. puts on
20. This university has wheelchairs and toilet facilities for _____________ students.
A. healthy B. elderly C. disabled D. young
B. READING
Exercise 6: Read the letter. Circle the best answer A, B or C to each of the questions.
Dear Anna,
Thanks for your email. Now I'll tell you about my favourite (21) _____I have some hobbies, but my
favourite is making greeting cards. I (22) ___ this hobby two years ago. Now I can make different
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kinds of cards (23) ___ my family, teachers, and friends. It's an easy hobby. I just need some coloured
paper, coloured pencils, and some glue. Making cards (24) ___ and creative. I enjoy it so much. me
more patient I'm sending you a card next week (25) ___your birthday. I hope you'll like it.
Love, Mi
21. A. hobby B. food C. color D. subject
22. A. started B. ended C. forgot D. found
23. A. to B. for C. with D. from
24. A. makes B. lets C. has D. gets
25. A. on B. in C. for D. at
C. LISTENING
Exercise 7: Listen to the conversation between Tom and Jack.
Circle the best answer A, B or C.
26. What is the interview about?
A. a teenager’s hobby B. how to make origami C. a birthday present
27. What is Jack’s hobby?
A. creating paper B. folding paper C. recycling paper
28. How long has he had his hobby?
A. for two weeks B. for two months C. for two years
29. What does Jack say about his hobby?
A. It’s difficult. B. It’s expensive. C. It’s cheap.
30. Which among these that Jack doesn’t do with the things he made?
A. give them to his friends B. keep them in a box C. sell them

D. WRITING
Exercise 8: For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first
one.
31. My hobbies are swimming and drawing
 I ____________________________________________________________________
32. It’s good for us to go to bed early every day.
 We should______________________________________________________
Exercise 9: For each question, write a complete sentence using the words or phrase given.
33. Watch/ TV/ too much/ not/ be/ good/ your eyes
 ______________________________________________________________________
34. Green Summer/organize/ first time/ in 1997.
 ______________________________________________________________________
35. I/ not/ think/ collecting teddy bears/ be/ boring hobby
 ______________________________________________________________________