Bộ đề thi khảo sát chất lượng đầu năm lớp 7 môn Tiếng Anh

Bộ đề thi khảo sát chất lượng đầu năm lớp 7 môn Tiếng Anh

Đề 1

Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

A. children	scholar	teacher	lunch
A. question	nation	education	recognition
A. visited	founded	decided	developed

Exercise 2: Choose the word whose stress is different from the others

A. population	education	development	satisfaction
A. advantage	atmosphere	motorbike	generate
A. countryside	natural	changeable	dioxide

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer

1. The first Doctors’ Stone Tablets were _________ in 1484.

1. erected

2. selected

3. regarded

4. located

2. Jazz _________ in the US and is now popular throughout the world.

1. originates

2. originated

3. was originated

4. is originated

3. In my opinion, nuclear power is not only expensive but also ______to our environment.

1. danger

2. dangerous

3. rick

4. disaster

4. How much _________ should I use to make the cake?

1. pineapple

2. flour

3. egg

4. carton of milk

5. Remember to _______ the lights before going to bed.

1. turn

2. turn off

3. turn on

4. stop

6. Wave energy is a source of ________ energy.

1. environment friendly

2. environmentally friendliness

3. environmental friendly

4. environmentally friendly

7. It is a good idea to use _______ when travelling long distances.

1. cars

2. taxis

3. private cars

4. public transport

8. _________ source of energy is the source that can’t be replaced after use.

1. Renewable

2. Natural

3. Effective

4. Non-renewable

9. Is this schoolbag _______ ?

1. you

2. your

3. yours

4. them

Exercise 4: Choose the word which best fits each gap.

The first Glastonbury Festival took place In 1970 and was (1) _______ by Michael Eavis, who still runs the festival now (2) _______ his farm in Somerset in the south-west of England. Michael charged people just £1 to enter, and the ticket included free milk from the farm. Only 1,500 people attended on that occasion, (3) _______ this number has grown exponentially since then. In 2011, there were approximately 100 times (4) _______ people in the crowd and tickets, which cost £195 each, (5) _______ out within 4 hours. The festival takes place almost every year in the last weekend of June and lasts for three days.

Although it is best known for contemporary music, Glastonbury is host to other (6) _______ arts such as dance, comedy and theatre.

A. organise	organising	organised	organization
A. on	in	at	from
A. so	but	or	while
A. many	much	more	most
A. took	sold	bought	worked
A. performing	creative	decorative	academic

Exercise 5: Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets

1. They ______________ (work) at this company since 2008.

2. In the UK, alcohol ______________(not sell) to anyone under 18. It’s against the law.

3. Would you like ______________(go) to Huong Pagoda with me?

4. Many young people enjoy ______________ (watch) Korean dramas.

Exercise 6: Read the text and answer the questions below.

One major issue with a growing population: shortages of both food and water. Crowded cities make waste water management more difficult. Waste pollutes clean water, making it undrinkable. Even today in some African cities, there are inadequate water supplies because most of the water is lost in pipe leakages.

Today, outdoor air pollution contributes to about two million deaths a year. Indoor air pollution, primarily from cook stoves in developing nations, skills another four million people every year, according to the World Health Organization. As cities continue to crowd, this issue will only grow, according to UN data.

It’s also likely that crime and violence will increase along with urban density, the UN reports. Independent studies have found that the warming planet is likely to increase violence worldwide because of the economic pressure caused by heat and drought.

The best solution is to manage growth and to prepare for the cities of the future.

1. Where is the major issue with a growing population?

_____________________________________________

2. What does waste pollute?

_____________________________________________

3. What is the effect of outdoor air pollution?

_____________________________________________

4. What will increase along with urban density?

_____________________________________________

5. Why is our planet likely to increase violence worldwide?

_____________________________________________

Exercise 7: Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one

1. Khue Van pavilion is used as a symbol of Hanoi by Vietnamese people.

Vietnamese people _______________________.

2. His idea is different from mine.

His idea is not _______________________

3. These Dong Ho paintings are more expensive than those modern paintings.

Those modern paintings are not _______________________

-The end-

Đề 2

Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

A. neighbour	B. favourite	C. culture	D. tourist
A. hobby	B. hour	C. hotel	D. hot

Exercise 2: Choose the word whose stress is different from the others

A. excellent	marvelous	familiar	similar
A. musician	scientist	energy	biogas
A. abundant	wonderful	convenient	important

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D

1. A _______ is a place where we go to buy stamps or send letters.

1. library

2. post office

3. cinema

4. school

2. It is ______ to live far from the market and the supermarket

1. easy

2. inconvenient

3. convenient

4. comfortable

3. Which city is________: Ha Noi or Ho Chi Minh City?

1. large

2. larger

3. largest

4. the largest

4. You ______ travel alone to the mountain. Always go in a group.

1. must

2. mustn't

3. do

4. don't

5. Students _______ copy their classmates' work.

1. should

2. shouldn't

3. must

4. not

6. People in many countries in the world often wear their ______ clothes on the New Year Day.

1. traditional

2. tradition

3. ordinary

4. summer

7. January 1st is a day when people in Europe and America ______ New Year.

1. see

2. remember

3. celebrate

4. spend

8. Do you think the________time to plant trees is spring?

1. good

2. better

3. best

4. well

9. Many foreign visitors come to Ha Long Bay because of its natural ________.

1. beauty

2. beautiful

3. pretty

4. wonder

10. New Year is one of four important ______ in the United States.

1. parties

2. events

3. festivals

4. celebration

Exercise 4: Reading the passage, and answer the questions.

Today, there is a TV set in nearly every home. People watch television every day, and some people watch it from morning until night. Americans watch television about 35 hours a week. But is television good or bad for you? People have different answers. Some say that there is a lot of violence on TV today, the programs are terrible and people don't get any exercise because they only sit and watch TV. Others think that TV programs bring news from around the world, help you learn many useful things, especially children. Thanks lo television, people learn about life in other countries, and it helps people relax after a long day of hard work.

1. Is television very popular nowadays? Why?

_____________________________

2. How many hours do Americans watch TV a day?

_____________________________

3. Why don't some people like watching television?

_____________________________

4. What does television bring to you?

_____________________________

5. What do you learn from television?

_____________________________

Exercise 5: Complete the short conversations. Choose the correct answer

1. "I enjoy playing tennis."

A. - "I don't like reading."

B. - "Where do you play?"

C. - "In the afternoons."

2. "It's sunny today."

A. - "I like camping."

B. - "How much is the ticket?"

C. - "Yes. Do you want to go to the beach?"

3. "I love football."

A. - "What's your favourite team?"

B. - "Do you like football?"

C. - "I'm watching a match."

Exercise 6: Reorder these words to make correct sentences

1. usually/ his/ swimming/ with/ friends/ He/ goes.

__________________________

2. sailing/ my house/ my classmate Nam/ on the river/ last summer/ went/ with/ I/ near.

__________________________

3. your eyes/ swimming/ should/ when/ goggles/ you/ you/ go/ wear/ to protect

__________________________

Exercise 7: Rewrite the following sentences without changing meaning

1. My father thinks Brazil has a football team better than any other football teams in the world.

My father thinks Brazil has___________.

2. New York is more exciting than any other cities in the world.

New York is ____________________.

3. Nha Trang attracts lots of tourists. It has clean and beautiful beaches.

Because ______________________.

-The end-

Đề 3

Exercise 1: Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

A. natural	solar	planet	fact
A. window	show	grow	allow
A. think	bath	clothes	through
A. read	teacher	eat	ahead
A. question	nation	station	information

Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form

1. How often _____________ (you/ do) household chores? ~ Every day.

2. Twenty years ago, most people around the world _____________ (not know) what the Internet was.

3. If we dump all sorts of chemicals into rivers, we _____________ (not be able to) swim in them in the future.

Exercise 3: Give the correct form of the words

1. This tree has a lot of green ............................ . LEAF

2. I don‟t like ............................ weather SUN

3. Mai’s sister is a ............................ . SING

4. His ............................ are small and white. TOOTH

5. Lee is from China. She is ............................ . CHINA

Exercise 4: Choose the correct answer

1.She is the ...................... of all the girls in my class.

A. pretty

B. prettiest

C. prettier

D. more prettier

2. Don‟t be late ...................... your school.

A. on

B. at

C. to

D. for

3. ....................... do you get there? - We walk, of course.

A.Why

B. What

C. How by

D. How

4. What about ...................... to Hue on Sunday.

A. to go

B. go

C. going

D. goes

5. These are my clothes, and those are ...................... .

A.you

B. your

C. yours

D. your‟s

6. His mother is a doctor. She works in a ...................... .

A.hospital

B. post office

C. restaurant

D. cinema

7. …………… robots can help to teach children in the classroom, they will never replace teachers.

A. When

B. Although

C. Because

D. If

8. There are lots of…………. problems nowadays, mainly because of pollution.

A. natural

B. social

C. practical

D.environmental

9. To…………….. waste we should avoid buying products with a lot of packaging.

A. recycle

B. reuse

C. reduce

D. remake

10. You should donate your old clothes, toys and furniture to people in ________.

A. order

B. fact

C. need

D.case

Exercise 5: Read the text carefully, then decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

TEEN LIFE IN THE FUTURE

What will life for teenagers be like in the year 2030? For the start, computers will be everywhere and they will do everything for us.

We won’t have alarm clocks in the future. A picture in your bedroom will become a computer screen and it’ll wake you up and say hello. You’ll walk into the kitchen and the toaster and coffee machine will recognise your voice and automatically make you your breakfast.

Your computer will remind you to do your homework. You won’t need a backpack, because all your text books will be digital and they’ll be on one e-reader.

In your classroom, the top of your desk will become a computer screen. You’ll touch the screen to connect to the Internet, but you won’t be able to send or receive personal messages.

You won’t have to go to the shopping centre to buy your clothes. You’ll buy a sweater online and it’ll be right size because a computer will scan your div.

Everyone will have a touch screen phone with GPS, so you’ll never get lost. The bad news is that your parents will use the GPS to know exactly where you are!

1. Life in the future will be better and more convenient.

2. A robot will make your breakfast every morning.

3. Students won’t have to do their homework because their computer will do it.

4. There will be no more textbooks in classes.

5. At a clothes shop, a computer will scan your div for measurements.

6. Students will be able to send and receive their personal messages in the classroom.

7. GPS will be used to find out where you are.

Exercise 6: Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning with the given words

1. Peter knew how to skate when he was 12. (could)

Peter _______________________________

2. The last time they visited Europe was two years ago. (not)

They _______________________________

3. Robots are not as intelligent as humans. (than)

Humans ____________________________

Exercise 7: Make questions for the underlined parts

1 He goes to work by bus in the morning.

___________________________________

2. I like green and white.

___________________________________

2. He is a doctor.

___________________________________

-The end-

Đề 4

Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

A. natural	solar	planet	fact
A. should	around	house	sound
A. celebrate	cousin	city	cinema

Exercise 2: Choose the word whose stress is different from the others

A. welcome	upstairs	hobby	eggshell
A. difficult	unusual	expensive	occasion

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D

1. In the future, many cars will run ________ electricity, which doesn’t cause air pollution.

1. in

2. on

3. by

4. with

2. Robots make car manufacturing ________ because they can take on dangerous jobs in place of humans.

1. stronger

2. safer

3. larger

4. heavier

3. Some of her paintings are displayed at the local ________.

1. art gallery

2. museum

3. stadium

4. hospital

4. Life in the countryside is ________. There aren’t many things to do there.

1. interesting

2. inconvenient

3. boring

4. noisy

5. To ________ waste we should avoid buying products with a lot of packaging.

1. recycle

2. reuse

3. reduce

4. remake

6. ‘Can you tell me the way to Tan Ky House please?’

‘________. Go straight, then turn right.’

1. Certainly

2. Let’s go

3. Good idea

4. My pleasure

7. You should turn the tap ________ when you brush your teeth to save water.

1. up

2. down

3. on

4. off

8. There are lots of ________ problems nowadays, mainly because of pollution.

1. natural

2. social

3. practical

4. environmental

9. ________ robots can help to teach children in the classroom, they will never replace teachers.

1. When

2. Although

3. Because

4. If

10. I do not agree _______ the idea that robots will be useful to us in the future.

1. with

2. in

3. on

4. by

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets

1. Robots ____________ (change) our life in the near future.

2. Since 2014 we ____________ (sell) millions robots helping in households.

3. Yesterday we ____________ (study) the roles of robots in the future.

4. The children ____________ (play) video games upstairs. It’s really noisy!

5. ____________ (you/ ever/ see) a humanoid robot?

Exercise 5: Choose the correct answers to complete the passage

New Year is one of the most important (1) ________ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock at night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (2) ________ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long time. Many people don’t go home (3) ________ morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday children (4) ________ as witches, ghosts or other characters. Most children go (5) ________ house to house and say “Trick or Treat”, asking for candy or fruit. If the people at the house do not give them candy, the children will play a trick on them. But this (6) ________ ever happens. Most people give them candy or fruit.

A. competitions	festivals	decorations	traditions
A. wish	exchange	bring	play
A. in	on	for	until
A. put	make	dress	set
A. from	in	to	for
A. mostly	hardly	usually	always

Exercise 6: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one. Use the word in brackets.

1. What are your plans for the weekend? (do)

What _____________________

2. Peter knew how to skate when he was 12. (could)

Peter ______________________

3. Robots are not as intelligent as humans. (than)

Humans ___________________

4. How long have you learned English? (start)

When _____________________

Exercise 7: Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. was/ play/ I/ when/ chess/ six/ could/ I

2. couldn’t/ football/ was/ we/ play/ it/ raining /because

3. understand/ not/ she/ anything/ said/ I/ could

-The end-

Đề 5

Exercise 1: Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

A. clean	disease	mean	nuclear
A. consumption	solution	question	population
A. slum	nutrition	abundant	hunger

Exercise 2: Choose the word that has different stress pattern

A. footprint	wealthy	pollute	healthcare
A. accommodate	overcrowded	malnutrition	population

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer

1. My sister hates rock music, and she hates rap _________.

1. either

2. also

3. neither

4. too

2. Thousands of Vietnamese scholars graduated _________ the Imperial Academy.

1. from

2. in

3. for

4. under

3. The soup ______ while she was on the phone

1. isn’t overcooked

2. was overcooked

3. overcooked

4. is overcooked

4. Maths _____ as one of the main curriculum subjects in Vietnam

1. were taught

2. teaches

3. are taught

4. is taught

5. Overcrowded places have a lot of problems,_________?

1. doesn’t it

2. have they

3. don’t they

4. does they

6. If we go on __________ electricity, we will have to pay a lot next month.

1. turning on

2. widened

3. wasting

4. increasing

7. The Temple of Literature is one of the best ______ places in Vietnam.

1. culture

2. cultural

3. culturally

4. culturing

8. John doesn’t drink much coffee. He drinks ________ coffee than his friends do.

1. more

2. less

3. fewer

4. little

9. _____________home is located downtown, so it’s close to my work.

1. Mine

2. Ours

3. Our

4. We

10. Wind power is the most promising _________ source of energy.

1. non-renewable

2. natural

3. limited

4. alternative

Exercise 4: Write the correct form or tense of verbs in brackets.

1. At this time tomorrow, we ___________ (visit) Dharavi slum in Mumbai.

2. No one ___________ (want) to be homeless-it's dangerous and stressful

3. The Dharavi slum ___________ (found) in 1883 during the British colonial era.

4. City governments need ___________ (find) a solution to reduce traffic jams

5. They don't mind ___________ (help) the people who are in need.

Exercise 5: Write the correct form of the words in brackets

1. Today, we suffer from a population ___________. (explode)

2. Jakarta is the most ___________ city in Southeast Asia. (populate)

3. The policeman ordered the ___________ to drop his weapon. (crime)

4. Approximately one-third of Dhaka's residents live in___________ . (poor)

5. The population ___________ of Vietnam is 293 people per square kilometer. (dense)

Exercise 6: Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.

Is life (1) ______ in cities? Probably not. Many people find that the city of their dreams has become a nightmare. Population (2) ______ is causing unbelievable overcrowding. This overcrowding (3) _____ many serious problems: traffic, pollution, sickness, and crime. There isn't enough water, transportation, or housing. Perhaps, most serious (4) _____ all, there aren't enough jobs. One-third to one-half of the people in many cities in developing nations cannot find work or can find only (5) _____ jobs. Millions of these people are hungry, homeless, sick and afraid. The crisis is worsening (6) ______; that is, this time of danger and difficulty is becoming more horrible every day. Population (7) _____ tell us that by the year 2025, the population in cities in developing nations will increase to four times (8) _____ present size.

A. good	better	best	gooder
A. density	exploit	decline	growth
A. causes	makes	forms	solves
A. of	for	at	in
A. permanent	well-paid	part-time	full-time
A. yearly	monthly	daily	weekly
A. teachers	experts	tellers	reporters
A. their	theirs	it’s	its

Exercise 7: Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one

1. People will use flying cars to travel across the globe some day.

Flying cars ___________________________________________

2. Developing countries have more population problems than developed countries.

Developed countries ___________________________________

3. Veronica is one of my good friends.

Veronica is a _________________________________________

-The end-

Đáp án đề thi KSCL đầu năm lớp 7 môn Tiếng Anh

Đề 1

Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1. B

2. A

3. D

Exercise 2: Choose the word whose stress is different from the others

1. C

2. A

3. D

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer

1. A

2. B

3. B

4. B

5. B

6. D

7. D

8. D

9. C

Exercise 4: Choose the word which best fits each gap.

1. C

2. A

3. B

4. C

5. B

6. A

Exercise 5: Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets

1. They ____have worked_____ (work) at this company since 2008.

2. In the UK, alcohol _____isn’t sold_____(not sell) to anyone under 18. It’s against the law.

3. Would you like ______to go______(go) to Huong Pagoda with me?

4. Many young people enjoy ______watching_____ (watch) Korean dramas.

Exercise 6: Read the text and answer the questions below.

1. The major issue with a growing population is shortages of both food and water.

2. Waste pollutes clean water.

3. It contributes to about two million deaths a year.

4. Crime and violence will increase along with urban density.

5. Our planet likely to increase violence worldwide because of the economic pressure caused by heat and drought.The

Exercise 7: Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one

1. Vietnamese people use Khue Van pavillion as a symbol of Hanoi.

2. His idea is not the same as mine.

3. Those modern paintings are not as expensive as these Dong Ho paintings.

Đề 2

Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1. D

2. B

Exercise 2: Choose the word whose stress is different from the others

1. C

2. A

3. B

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D

1. B

2. C

3. B

4. B

5. B

6. A

7. C

8. C

9. D

10. C

Exercise 4: Reading the passage, and answer the questions

1. Yes, it is. Because there is a TV set in nearly every home.

2. Americans watch television about 5 hours a week

3. Because there is a lot of violence on TV today, the programs are terrible, and people don’t get any exercise.

4. It brings news from around the world.

5. We can learn about life in other countries, and many other useful things.

Exercise 5: Complete the short conversations. Choose the correct answer

1. C

2. C

3. A

Exercise 6: Reorder these words to make correct sentences

1. He usually goes swimming with his friends.

2. I went sailing with my classmate Nam on the river near my house last summer.

3. When you go swimming, you should wear goggles to protect your eyes.

Exercise 7: Rewrite the following sentences without changing meaning

1. My father thinks Brazil has the best football team in the world.

2. New York is the most exciting city in the world.

3. Because Nha Trang has clean and beautiful beaches, it attracts lots of tourists.

Đề 3

Đáp án đề thi KSCL đầu năm lớp 7 môn Tiếng Anh

Exercise 1: Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1. B

2. D

3. C

4. D

5. A

Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form

1. How often _____do you do________ (you/ do) household chores? ~ Every day.

2. Twenty years ago, most people around the world ______didn’t know_______ (not know) what the Internet was.

3. If we dump all sorts of chemicals into rivers, we _____won’t be able to_____ (not be able to) swim in them in the future.

Exercise 3: Give the correct form of the words

1. This tree has a lot of green ..............LEAVES.............. . LEAF

2. I don‟t like ............SUNNY................ weather SUN

3. Mai’s sister is a ..............SINGER.............. . SING

4. His .............TEETH............... are small and white. TOOTH

5. Lee is from China. She is ...........CHINESE................. . CHINA

Exercise 4: Choose the correct answer

B	D	D	C	C
A	B	D	C	C

Exercise 5: Read the text carefully, then decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

T	F	F	T
F	F	T

Exercise 6: Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning with the given words

1. Peter could skate when he was 12.

2. They have not visited Europe for two years.

3. Humans are more intelligent than robots.

Exercise 7: Make questions for the underlined parts

1. How does he go to work in the morning?

2. What color do you like?

3. What does he do?

Đề 4

Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1. B

2. A

3. B

Exercise 2: Choose the word whose stress is different from the others

1. B

2. A

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D

1. B

2. B

3. A

4. C

5. C

6. A

7. D

8. D

9. B

10. A

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets

1. Robots ____will change________ (change) our life in the near future.

2. Since 2014 we ____have sold________ (sell) millions robots helping in households.

3. Yesterday we _____studied_______ (study) the roles of robots in the future.

4. The children _____are playing_______ (play) video games upstairs. It’s really noisy!

5. __Have you ever seen__________ (you/ ever/ see) a humanoid robot?

Exercise 5: Choose the correct answers to complete the passage

1. B

2. A

3. D

4. C

5. A

6. B

Exercise 6: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one. Use the word in brackets.

1. What will you do at the weekend?

2. Peter could skate when he was 12.

3. Humans are more intelligent than robots.

4. When did you start learning/to learn English?

Exercise 7: Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. I could play chess when I was six.

2. We couldn’t play football because it was raining.

3. I couldn’t understand anything she said.

Đề 5

Exercise 1: Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1. D

2. C

3. B

Exercise 2: Choose the word that has different stress pattern

1. C

2. A

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer

D	A	B	D	C
C	B	B	C	D

Exercise 4: Write the correct form or tense of verbs in brackets.

1. At this time tomorrow, we ____will be visiting___ (visit) Dharavi slum in Mumbai.

2. No one _____wants_____ (want) to be homeless-it's dangerous and stressful

3. The Dharavi slum _____was founded____ (found) in 1883 during the British colonial era.

4. City governments need _____to find___ (find) a solution to reduce traffic jams

5. They don't mind _____helping____ (help) the people who are in need.

Exercise 5: Write the correct form of the words in brackets

1. Today, we suffer from a population _____explosion______. (explode)

2. Jakarta is the most _____populated______ city in Southeast Asia. (populate)

3. The policeman ordered the _____criminal______ to drop his weapon. (crime)

4. Approximately one-third of Dhaka's residents live in_____poverty______ . (poor)

5. The population __density__ of Vietnam is 293 people per square kilometer. (dense)

Exercise 6: Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.

B	D	A	A
C	C	B	D

Exercise 7: Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one

1. Flying cars will be used to travel across the globe some day.

2. Developed countries have fewer population problems than developing countries.

3. Veronica is a good friend of mine.