PRACTICE FOR UNIT 1 – GRADE 7

PRONUNCIATIONS
1. A. tips B. ages C. bits D. subjects
2. A. wanted B. needed C. played D. started
3. A. brother B. thin C. breathe D. theme
4. A. school B. food C. pool D. book
5. A. taste B. face C. area D. late
6. A. typed B. picked C. decided D. looked
7. A. wonderful B. among C. holiday D. other
8. A. many B. fan C. candy D. can
9. A. cheat B. feat C. meat D. great
10. A. hope B. hour C. hill D. high
STRESS
1. A. valuable B. evaluate C . adventurer D. parameter
2. A. information B. transformation C. calculation D. responsiblere
3. A. dislike B. belike C. likely D. unlike
4. A. computer B. adventure C. informal D. mitigate
5. A. happy B. listen C. open D. begin
6. A. interest B. event C. contract D. person
7. A. favorite B. serious C. amazing D. popular
8. A. about B. email C. alike D. engage
9. A. teenager B. however C. computer D. recover
10. A. wonderful B. interesting C. beautiful D. amazing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Many teenagers are not much __________ in reading books, except for what they are made to
read at school
A. excited B. important C. interested D. essential
2. I like reading books __________ this is a good way to get information.
A. because B. because of C. so that D. although
3. Which musical __________ can you play? – the drum and the guitar.
A. instructions B. instruments C. constructions D. introductions
4. John and his friends are singing, dancing and __________ to their favorite songs.
A. hearing B. listening C. looking D. watching
5. Do you prefer watching DVDs __________ going to the cinema?
A. on B. than C. to D. with
6. Every day, Seumas __________ up at 6.00 and makes breakfast for the hotel guests.
A. get B. gets C. is getting D. got
7. What do Manuela and her friends do __________ summer?
A. at B. on C. of D. in
8. I have never taken part in any water sports __________ I cannot swim.
A. because B. because of C. due to D. despite
9. She often __________ the radio program ‘Quick and Slow Show’ every Sunday.
A. hears B. listens to C. watches D. reads
10. "Would you like to have __________ coffee?”
A. some B. little C. few D. any
11. I often go to the school __________ to borrow books in my free time.
A. ground B. gate C. library D. lab
12. I've never seen such an interesting __________ before.
A. performance B. performative C. performed D. performing
13. My grandfather usually spends two hours __________ around his house in the morning.
A. walks B. walk C. walking D. to walk
14. She __________ all of them to dinner at her house on Saturday evening.
A. phoned B. invited C. said D. told
15. Most parents do not allow their children __________ out late.
A. staying B. stay C. to stay D. stays
16. She played __________ confidently but her timing was not good.
A. the piano B. an piano C. piano D. a piano
17. It takes him thirty minutes to go __________ every day.
A. to work by bus B. to work with bus C. working by a bus D. work on bus
18. Susan: “Shall we go to the cinema this Saturday?”
Alice: “__________”
A.No. Why not? B. Yes, let’s. C. Yes, we do. D. No, I’m
not
19. I really enjoy __________ in the park on a sunny day.
A. reading B. to read C. being read D. to reading
20. The children were bored __________ watching that film again and again.
A. with B. in C. about D. of
21. Michael Faraday was very interested in __________ experiments with electricity.
A. done B. doing C. to do D. doing
with
22. John is __________ in fashion magazines.
A. interests B. interest C. interested D. interesting
23. Alice: “How often do you go to the dentist, Anne?”
Anne: “__________.”
A. Last week B. Next month C. Twice a year D. yesterday
24. I'm very interested __________.
A. in the information you gave me
B. with the information you gave it to me
C. about the information you gave me
D. with the information you gave me
25. Will you go to Sarah’s party __________ Saturday?
A. in B. on C. for D. at
26. Would you like __________ another language?
A. learning B. learn C. learns D.to learn
27. What time __________ you go to school?
A. are B. does C. do D. is
28. The airport gets very __________ at weekends, so Richard travels during the week when it’s
quieter.
A. busy B. strong C. heavy D. tight
29. Richard __________ has a coffee when he arrives at the airport.
A. already B. once C. usually D.
recently
30. __________ do we have for lunch? We have meat, soup and some vegetables.
A. What B. Which C. How D. Why
A. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each of the gaps to complete the text.
THE BIGGEST AND THE BEST
The first amusement park in the world was Bakken in Denmark. It opened in 1583! It had simple
rides and also dancing and (1) ____________.
Tokyo Disneyland is the most popular (2) ____________ park in the world. Around 17 million
people visit every year. The biggest theme park is Disney World in Florida, USA. The Drop Zon
in Kings Island theme park, Ohio, USA, drops riders 80 meters from a 96-meter (3)
___________– that is the same as 9 buses on top of each other! The Drop Zone can carry up to
40 rides at a time ad its top speed is 105 km per hour. It’s taller than any other ride in the world.
Fujikyu Highland amusement park in Japan has a (4) ___________ that travels at 170 Km per
hour. It is faster than any other rollercoaster. People who went on it said that it felt like (5)
___________ in a rocket!
1. A. fireworks B. going C. swimming D. bike
2. A. adventure B. theme C. cycling D. night
3. A. house B. tower C. bridge D. hill
4. A. train B. car C. bus D.
rollercoaster
5. A. be B. will be C. being D.
been
B. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each of the gaps to complete the text.
HALLOWEEN
On 31st October is Halloween. Halloween means holy evening. It’s a (1) __________ more
important festival in the United States than in Britain, although it’s celebrated by many people in
the UK. It’s particularly connected with (2) ___________ and ghosts. At parties, people dress up
in strange costumes and pretend they are witches. They cur horrible faces in potatoes and other
vegetables and put a candle inside which (3) ___________ through the eyes. People may play difficult
games such as trying to eat an apple from a bucket of water, without using the hands. In recent years,
children dressed in white shirts knock on doors at Halloween and ask if you would like a “trick” or
“treat”. If you give them something nice, a “treat”, they go away. (4) ___________, if you don’t, they
play a “trick” on you, such as making a lot of noise or spilling flour on your front (5) ___________.

1. A. much B. many C. special D. any

2. A. monster B. murder C. witches D. evil
3. A. bright B. shines C. light D. spark
4. A. However B. Moreover C. Sum up D. Anyway
5. A. roof B. window C. garden D. door
B. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these questions.
Internet sites like MySpace, Bebo and Facebook are a great way for young people to
keep in touch with friends, but there are things you should do to stay safe. On some sites you
don’t have to use your real name if you don’t want to, so invent a name for yourself. On most
sites it’s a rule that you have to give an email address, but this doesn’t have to be normal one –
you can use an address. You can write lots of interesting things on your online page, but
something you must never do is to put your house address or phone number. In fact, you
shouldn’t give any information that could let strangers know your identity, because on the
Internet you never know who is looking. Remember, too, that you mustn’t put your friends’
personal details on your page, or you could put them in danger. So the message is: have fun, but
take care.
1. From the text, what do some internet sites use for?
A. contact friends B. make films C. make friends D. listen to
music
2. Do you have to use your real name when you use Internet sites?
A. Yes B. No C. Not sure D. Not
given
3. What should not you put on the Internet sites?
A. your school B. nickname C. house address D. your
lesson
4. Why should not you put your friends’ personal details on your page?
A. They are easy to be in danger
B. They will like it
C. They will hate you
D. They will leave you
5. What the writer want to advise you?
A. make friends on social network
B. give all your details
C. change your phone number
D. be careful when using Internet sites
VERB FORMATION
A. Give the correct form of verbs.
1.I work at the local library in the summer. (work)
2. My best friend does not go to the theater very often. (not go)
3. Has Gary ever talked about his expedition to the Amazon jungle? (ever talk)
4. In squash, you hit a ball against a wall. (hit)
5. I read a newspaper at least once a week. (read)
6. Do you practice the piano for two hours every day? (practice)
7. A good friend knows when you’re upset about something. (know)
8. In Monopoly, a player moves around the board, buying houses and hotels. (move)
9. Regular exercise helps you to stay healthy. (helps)
10. Does Simon always do the washing-up after lunch? (do)
B. Complete the sentence with the correct form of verbs below:
Do (x 2) – go – put on – have (x 2) – relax – wash – listen to – make
1. My sister never has breakfast on weekdays, only at weekends.
2. I don’t often do the washing-up because we’ve got a dishwasher.
3. I’m going to make a cup of coffee. Does anybody want one?
4. Can you wait a minute? I need to go to the toilet.
5. I’m always so tired after work, I just want to relax in front of the TV.
6. She didn’t have time to put on any make-up this morning.
7. His father drinks a hot milk every morning and every evening.
8. I didn’t forget to do my homework, I forgot to bring it.
9. How can you listen to music while you’re working?
10. My sister washes her hair at least four times a week.