Bài kiểm tra reading môn Tiếng Anh lớp 7

READING 7

Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to fill in each blank in the following passage.

My grandparents live in the countryside, and they have a big garden. They spend a lot of time working on it. When I visit them in summer, I often join them in the garden, and they teach me a lot of things about (1) ____ . Vegetables come in different shapes, sizes, and (2) ____ . They also grow differently as well. Carrots and potatoes grow under the ground. We can see them. Some kinds of beans because a high net to grow. Cabbages and cauliflower grow above the ground. My grandfather says that coloured vegetables are very good for health (3) ____ they provide a lot of natural vitamins. White cauliflower is (4) ____ in vitamin C. Orange carrots and red tomatoes contain vitamin A. (5) ____ have vitamins A, B, C, and E. My grandfather also says that gardening is a good way of (6) ____ . It helps him keep fit and strong.

(1) A. health B. vegetables C. exercise

(2) A. colours B. prices C. weight

(3) A. need B. provide C. have

(4) A. rich B. poor C. low

(5) A. Chicken B. Fish C. Pumpkins

(6) A. resting B. relaxing C. exercising

2.

Many people have hobbies to relax and enjoy their free time. I have several hobbies, but my favourite one is (1) __. I usually do it after school or on weekends. It helps me forget about my (2) __ and feel happy. Sometimes I also share my hobby with my (3) __, and we have a lot of fun together. Hobbies can also improve your (4) __, especially if they involve creativity. For example, drawing and painting help you think in new ways. Finally, having hobbies can also help you (5) __ new friends with the same interests. Overall, I think everyone should have a hobby to (6) __ their life.

1. A. painting B. studying C. sleeping D. watching TV

2. A. homework B. happiness C. friends D. skills

3. A. strangers B. teachers C. neighbours D. family

4. A. creativity B. laziness C. anger D. fear

5. A. break B. make C. hide D. lose

6. A. enjoy B. waste C. ignore D. damage

3.

Good health is very important for everyone. To stay healthy, we should (1) __ regularly, such as jogging or swimming. Eating a balanced diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables can also (2) __ our body strong. Drinking enough water every day is very (3) __ for our organs. Sleep is also important. Teenagers need about 8–10 hours of (4) __ every night. Avoiding junk food and (5) __ drinks can help prevent health problems. Overall, taking care of your health is a way to (6) __ a happy life.

1. A. exercise B. watch TV C. sleep D. study

2. A. destroy B. reduce C. break D. keep

3. A. important B. boring C. difficult D. useless

4. A. study B. sleep C. exercise D. work

5. A. healthy B. natural C. soft D. mineral

6. A. enjoy B. ignore C. waste D. harm

4.

Helping the community is a good habit. Many people (1) __ their free time to volunteer. For example, they can help children (2) __ their homework, or clean the local park. Volunteering teaches us to be more (3) __ and thoughtful. It also makes the community (4) __ and safe. Sometimes, helping others can improve your own (5) __ and give you a sense of satisfaction. Overall, participating in community work is a way to (6) __ a better world.

1. A. spend B. waste C. ignore D. destroy

2. A. do B. eat C. read D. play

3. A. kind B. lazy C. selfish D. rude

4. A. strong B. dangerous C. dirty D. unsafe

5. A. happiness B. sadness C. anger D. fear

6. A. create B. damage C. ignore D. waste

5. Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

Club bored Shelf fun hobby making

After school Susan goes home to do her (1) ____________. She loves making models. She started about a year ago. She needs about two weeks to make a model. Then she puts it on the (2) ____________ in her bedroom. She has about twenty models now. She thinks she will need to get another shelf soon.

Last term she tried to start a (3) ____________ for model-making at school but the teachers and other children weren’t interested. She thinks she has a lot of (4) ____________ anyway.

Susan spends her free time carefully (5) ____________ her models, and she never feels (6) ____________ when she does this hobby.

1. Circle the correct word marked A, B, or C to complete the passage.

Easter is an important Christian festival and holiday. It is held to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter is not a fixed holiday. Its day varies (28) ___ 22nd March and 25th April. People (29) ___ Easter around the world.

In the UK, Easter is a (30) _____ holiday. People (31) ____ Easter chocolate eggs to their friends and family. There are also egg hunts for kids.

In the US, Easter is a national holiday. People can go to church and have a special family meal. (32)___, They also organize egg-hunts and give gifts of coloured eggs. In Russia, Easter is one of the most important holidays. People celebrate it with an Easter breakfast or meal. They also create very beautiful Easter eggs.

1. Fill in each blank with a word from the box. (1,0pts)

Collecting (1) ………….. is my favourite hobby. I started my hobby five years ago. The first item in my (2) ………….. is a book about Doraemon. And now I have a lot of books of all

(3) ………….. comics, children’s, history, science, detective, adventure, etc.

Whenever I find an interesting book I buy it immediately I usually buy books in the bookstores (4)………….. my school and my house. Sometimes my relatives and my friends give me books as a gift. I classify my books into different categories and put each category in one corner of my bookshelf with a name tag on it. It takes all my free time to keep everything (5………….. and dusted. It keeps me amused for hours, too.

1. Choose the correct answer A,B,C or D to fill in each blank in the following passage.

Do you want to be fitter and healthier? Would you like to look younger? Do you want to feel (1) ___________ relaxed? Then try a few days at a health farm. Health farms are becoming one of the most popular places for a short break. I went to Henley Manor for a weekend. It’s (2) ___________ largest health farm in the country but it isn’t the most expensive. After two days of exercise and massage I felt ten times better. But the best thing for me was the food. It was all very healthy of course, but it (3) ___________ expensive, too!

(4) ___________ you’re looking for something a little cheaper, try a winter break. Winter is the darkest and the coldest (5) ___________of the year, and it can also be the worst time for your body. We all eat too much and we don't take enough exercise. A lot of health farms offer lower prices from Monday to Friday from November to March.

What’s your hobby?

Bill: Most people collect things and I’m no exception. I’ve been collection posters since I was 9 years old. I’m now 14, so you can imagine how many posters I’ve got! I’ve got all sorts - from small ones I’ve found in magazines to very large ones I’ve bought at concerts or sporting events. My favourite poster is one that I have of my favorite film – The Lord of the Rings. It’s more than a meter high and I’ve put it up on my bedroom wall where I can see it when I’m lying in bed.

Lauren: My hobby is my music. I sing and play the drums in an all-girl group. We started the group only last year, but we have already played five concerts – two of them at my school! Many people ask me how can I sing when I’m playing the drums. I don’t think it’s at all difficult. Of course I’m not the only singer in the group. Melissa, one of the guitarists, also sings. I really love my hobby and hope that when I grow up I will be in a famous band.

1. When did Bill start collecting posters?

2. Bill says he’s got posters _____.

3. The poster that Bill loves best is _____.

4. How many singers are in Lauren’s band?

5. When she’s older, Lauren says she would like to _____.

1. Read the passage carefully, and decide whether the sentences are True or False

Our school has a model club. The members of the club try to make water rockets. The students taking part in the club love discovering new things and learning science subjects. A water rocket doesn't cost you much. You can use the things you have used such as empty bottles, old types of bicycles. The model has two main parts: the base and the rocket. The pump in the base is made up of water pipes and it can increase the pressure of water. The rocket made from empty bottles should have blades in its tail and a pointed head. These parts help the water go in the correct path as the members have planned. When we use the pump to increase the pressure of water, the rocket will take off and fly into the air. Our school club has just won the first prize on making water rockets.

1. The members of the model club have a love of science.
2. You can use old things to make water rockets.
3. it is expensive. to make water rockets.
4. The high pressure of water can make the models fly.
5. We cannot control the water rockets at all.
6. Do you like movies?

Hi! My name is Marco. Do you like movies? I do. I like movies very much. Everyone in my family likes movies too. My family watches movies in different ways. Sometimes we go to the cinema to watch movies. Sometimes we watch movies at home. When we watch movies at home, we see then on DVDs. We also watch movies from the Internet. My favourite movies are action movies. I like exciting things and action movies are exciting. My sister likes to watch movies, too. She does not like the same kind of movies that I like. She likes movies that are funny. My father likes to watch movies about real things and real people. These kinds of movies are called documentaries. My mother is different from all of us. She likes all kinds of movies. Last week we watched an old movie. It was called "The Sound of Music." It was about a family living in Austria. They were very good singers. In the movie, the mother died. The father and the children needed a new mother. The family was also in some danger. At the end of the movie the family was safe and they got a new mother. I liked the movie because it had a happy ending.

26. What are Marco’s favourite movies?

A. action movies

B. cartoons

C. documentaries

27. Marco’s family don’t watch movies ________.

A. in the cinema

B. from the Internet

C. in their friends’ house

28. What is “documentary movie”?

A. It’s funny and exciting

B. It is about science in the future

C. It is about real things and real people

29. When did Marco’s family watch the movie named “The Sound of Music”?

A. last night

B. last week

C. last month

30. Why did Marco like “The Sound of Music”?

A. because it’s an action movie

B. because he likes music

C. because it had a happy ending

12. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question.

Stamp collecting is an interesting hobby. You can learn many things, such as the geography of a country from stamps. Postal stamps are a source of interesting facts and important dates about every country in the world. It makes stamp collecting become very popular.

As you look at the pages of a stamp album, you can learn interesting details of foreign customs, arts, literature, history and culture. Their colors can make you feel relaxed and happy.

Collecting stamps can become a business. If you are lucky in finding a special stamp, it will bring you some money besides knowledge and pleasure.

1. Stamp collecting is an interesting hobby because ____________
   A. you can learn many things such as the geography of a country from stamps.
   B. stamps give you interesting facts and important dates about a country.
   C. it is very important to collect stamps.
   D. A and B are correct.
2. All of the following are true EXCEPT ____________
   A. stamps can make you relaxed and happy.
   B. stamp collecting can make you famous.
   C. you can earn money from your collection if you are lucky.
   D. stamps can make you know more.
3. According to the passage, it is true to say that stamp ____________
   A. collecting is a very popular hobby.
   B. collecting is a hobby that costs you a lot of money.
   C. collectors can earn a lot of money from stamp collecting.
   D. collecting helps you become rich and famous.
4. The word “business” in the last paragraph is closest to the activity of ____________
   A. selling stamps from other countries.
   B. buying stamps from other countries.
   C. buying or selling something.
   D. collecting stamps.
5. The main idea of the passage is ____________
   A. the ways of stamp collecting
   B. good things from stamp collecting
   C. the history of stamp collecting
   D. famous stamp collectors
6. Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.

Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don’t have fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers.

Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trips to the mountains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

Question 26: What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick or old in their homes?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing dance for them.
C. They cook, sew, and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.

Question 27: What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them with?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

Question 28: Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. playing games B. learning photography C. going to interest places D. watching films

Question 29: Why do they use many students as volunteers? – Because _______.
A. They can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. They have a lot free time.
C. They know how to do the work.
D. They are good at playing games and learning new things.

Question 30: Where DON’T students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals B. orphanages C. clubs D. home for the elderly

1. Welcome to Melbourne City Mission!

Why should you come to us? In Melbourne, one in four people do some kind of volunteer work. People here are generous and they offer time and efforts.

Come and work as volunteers, you can help people in need. You can share your time, skills, knowledge and networks, and make a positive change. We will do our best to match your interests with our activities.

We need volunteers to visit residents in an Aged Care Home, to provide friendship and support to disabled people, and volunteers for 3-4 hours per week to assist those with serious illness. We also need volunteers who are mums and dads to help parents who have learning difficulties.

Anyone over 18 can volunteer with us. We have many positions for you to take: one-off or on-going positions. Get in touch with us on (03) 8625 4444.

1. Melbourne City Mission is a volunteering organization. ________
2. Anyone under 18 can join the organization. ________
3. Volunteers can make a difference when they share time, skills, knowledge. ________
4. Volunteers here can help disabled or elderly people. ________
5. Volunteers will work with the organization once only. ________
6. I was raised to believe that we are all responsible for each other in this world. I think of every person as my neighbour. I’ll recognize that some neither people I meet are neither individuals I neither like nor feel like helping, but it is still my responsibility to reach out if they need help. Sometimes, helping others is easy, as it was last week when I helped my niece with her homework. It’s not so easy when people are suffering from problems that never should have occurred. For example, most people know the consequences of abusing drugs or alcohol, yet many who receive help at public and private agencies are addicted to these substances. When I first started volunteering at the Center for Family Problems, I was amazed to learn how many people are surrounded by problems that their addictions have caused. I couldn’t imagine doing some of the things that the Center’s clients had done. However, I soon realized that addicts are just people who exceed their limits and end up in trouble. With this in mind, I was able to proceed to the next step: helping them overcome their addiction. I have gotten used to accepting people as they are and helping them in the best way I can.
7. The writer considers every person as __________.

A. his enemy B. his neighbour C. his relatives D. his friend

1. He reports that helping his niece with her homework is not __________.

A. difficult B. hard C. easy D. not quite easy

1. According to the passage, many people who receive help at public and private agencies are __________.

A. addicted wine B. drunk C. ill D. addicted to drugs and alcohol

1. Which of the following statement is true according to the writer?

A. Addicts are people who exceed their limits.

B. Addicts are people who end up in trouble.

C. Addicts are people who exceed their limits and end up in trouble.

D. Addicts are people who like drinking wine.

1. The writer is a _________ at the Center for Family Problems.
2. client B. doctor C. volunteer D. nurse
3. WHY DON’T YOU WANT TO BECOME A VOLUNTEER?

There are many reasons for becoming a volunteer. First, volunteering is good for you because it can provide physical and mental rewards. When you do voluntary work, you can reduce your stress and improve your health because you feel more joyful to bring happiness to other people. Second, volunteering saves money with valuable community services. For example, the estimated value of volunteer’s time is up to 15.39 USD per hour according to the recent statistics in America. Third, volunteering brings people together. Volunteers support families with daycare and eldercare, tutoring and other activities after school. They can create a close friendship in the community. Finally, doing voluntary work helps you develop your knowledge. You can learn a lot through outdoor activities and community services. It is easily understood that more and more people are doing voluntary work today because of these reasons.

1. Why can voluntary work offer you mental and physical rewards?
A. It can reduce stress.
B. It can improve your health.
C. It makes you happy.
D. A, B and C.

2. Volunteering can save money because it provides the estimated value of volunteer’s time which is up to 15.39 USD _______.

A. per week
B. per day
C. per month

3. What does the word daycare in bold in the passage mean?

A. daily meals

B. care at night

C. care during the day

D. daily reading

4. Which one of the following is NOT a reason people want to be a volunteer?

A. Volunteers can create a close friendship in the community.

B. Volunteers can improve their knowledge.

C. Volunteers can learn many things through outdoor activities.

D. Volunteers want to become famous people.