3 pts PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR 30 pts Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.. 35.Nothing do about this problem for months PART C: READING
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Năm học: 2015-2016 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8 THCS
Ngày thi: 12 tháng 4 năm 2016
Thời gian : 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề này có 04 trang
PART A: PHONETICS (5 pts)
Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line (2 pts)
Question II: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question (3 pts)
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence (10 pts)
6 My friend ……… the answer to the question now
7 Several people were hurt in the accident but only one to the hospital
A has taken B was taken C was taking D are taking
8 I’ve got my key I found it when I ……… for something else
A looked B was looking C looking D have looked
9 Where ……….?
A do you often have your hair cut B do you often cut your hair
C do you often have cut your hair D are you often cut your hair
10 I to see you at the meeting Why didn’t you come?
11 All of us were that he came first He hasn’t been working hard so far
A surprising B to surprise C to be surprised D surprised
12 Where is Janet? – She’s out She said she back soon
A is B will be C would be D came
13 I telephoned the station to make of the time of the train
14 At first I found to get used to on the other side of the road
A it difficult - drive B difficult - drive
C it difficult - driving D difficult- driving
15 What a………car!
A new small nice B new nice small C nice new small D nice small new
Số báo danh
… ……
Trang 2Question II: Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters (10 pts)
16 Phuong Linh arranged flowers the most in the contest (ATTRACT)
17 It is a contest in which have to read two poems in English (PARTICIPATE)
18 Years later, she passed me in the street without even a small sign of
(RECOGNIZE)
19 After many years of , Edison finally succeeded in inventing the light bulb
(FAIL)
20 We use first-aid in order to ease the victim’s pain and (ANXIOUS)
21 She felt after she passed the exam (RELIEF)
22 It’s now high time you knew how to dress and yourself (DRESS)
23 I wrote letters of application but I got no reply (END)
25 During the festival,……….were hanging from every tree (DECORATE)
Question III: Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form (10 pts)
26 Why you (not work) ………? It’s 8.30 now
27 Nobody would listen to the stories ( tell )… by him so many times
28 He ( see) to go swimming three times a day
29.I am sorry about the noise last night We (have) a party
30 I can't help (feel) ……… sorry for the hungry children
31 I was just about (leave) ………….… the office when the phone rang
32 Our little children enjoy (take) to the water park every Sunday
33 They’d rather you ( not come)……… to the party too late
34 Can’t you see that I am busy (write) ?
35.Nothing ( do) about this problem for months
PART C: READING COMPREHENSION (25 pts)
Question I: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space (10pts) (Questions 36 - 45)
Some people do not eat meat (36)……….they believe it is cruel to(37)……….animals This may be because their religion forbids it or because they do not like to think that animals had to suffer and die just so they could have a (38)……… Many people who are(39)……….for this reason also avoid (40)……….clothes and shoes that are made of animals fur and leather
Some people do not eat meat because they believe it is too (41)……… By not buying meat, these vegetarians have more money left over to buy (42)……….kinds of food Meat is high in protein, which is an important element of food that people need to stay alive Vegetarians (43)……….sure they get the protein their bodies need by eating other, less expensive types of food like nuts, cheese and milk
(44)……….people decide to stop eating meat, they must find alternative sources for these nutrients they need to (45)……….healthy After a while, a vegetarian diet becomes a regular part of daily life
Question II: Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space (10 pts) (Questions 46-55)
According to the recent survey, most Chinese in Hong Kong preferred to work for Americans They said that during the past ten years or so American businesses
Trang 3(46) well and were very friendly Almost all of them who had worked for Americans said they (47) happy in their work
They were then asked (48) they liked working for American bosses Most replied (49) they were usually fair, kind, friendly and generous
When asked whether (50) working for British bosses, however, the Chinese (51) that the British bosses were too strict and proud
The survey (52) among 200 managers and advanced business students in Hong Kong Most of the people _(53) said that the working conditions were also much better in American companies
When managers were asked (54) they often conducted business, they replied that they _(55) to tea houses A few people said that they had often done business with American over lunch at expensive hotel restaurants
50 A did they like B they liked C they did like D liked they
52 A conducted B was conducted C has conducted D was conducting
53 A interview B to interview C interviewed D interviewing
Question III: Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below.(5 pts) (Questions 56-60)
They called New York “the Big Apple” Maybe it is not exactly like an apple, it’s certainly very big There are too many people, that’s the problem The streets are always full of cars and trucks, you can never find a place to park
If you have enough money, you can take a taxi New York cabs are yellow They look all the same But the drivers are very different Some were born and raised in New York, but many are newcomers to the United States A few drive slowly, but most go very fast Cab driving is a difficult job It can be dangerous, too Thieves often try to steal the drivers’ money Drivers sometimes get hurt
If you don’t want to take a taxi, you can go by bus or you can take the subway The subway is quick and it’s cheap, but parts of it are old and dirty Lights don’t always work
and there is often fire on the track On some subway lines, there are new, clean, silver
trains But you can’t see the color of the old trains easily There is too much dirt and too many graffiti, inside and outside
56 What is the problem in New York? -
A It has too many apples B It is too big
C It looked like an apple D It is too crowded
57 What does a cab mean?
58 Cab drivers in New York
C can be attacked by thieves D were all born in New York
59 The world “track” can best be replaced by .
Trang 460 Subways in New York .
PART D: WRITING (20 pts)
Question I: Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it (5 pts)
61 We haven’t seen each other for over two years
The last time ……….…
62 It is thought that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in a pub
The prisoner ……… ……… ……
63 You can try to get Tom to lend you his car but you won’t succeed
There’s no point ……… ……….…
64 When he is asked about his past, he hates it
He hates ………
65 Why do you come home late?
What……….?
Question II: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given (5 pts)
66 We last went to Sa Pa two years ago. BEEN
We………
67 I’m willing to help you repair the radio MIND
I………
68 Couldn’t you take a bus to the railway station? POSSIBLE
Wasn’t ?
69 He never suspected that the money had been stolen TIME
At ……….……….……… ………
70 She has never seen a more unusual festival than this MOST
This………
Question III: Write a paragraph (120 – 150 words) about advantages and disadvantages
of living in the country (10 pts)
THE END
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Năm học: 2015-2016 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8 THCS
Ngày thi: 12 tháng 4 năm 2016
Thời gian : 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề này có 04 trang
A- ĐÁP ÁN
Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line (2 pts)
1 A stretcher
2 B tradition
Question II: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question (3 pts)
3 A orphanage
4 B volunteer
5 D migrant
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence (10 pts)
6 D knows
7 B was taken
8 B was looking
9 A do you often have your hair cut
10 B expected
11 D surprised
12 C would be
13 D sure
14 C it difficult - driving
15 D nice small new
Question II: Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters (10 pts)
16 attractively 17 participants 18 recognition 19 failure 20 anxiety
21 relieved 22 undress 23 endless 24 imagination 25 decorations
Question III: Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form (10 pts)
26.aren’t …… working
27.told
28.is seen
29.were having
30.feeling
31.to leave
32.being taken
33.didn’t come
34writing
35.has been done
Số báo danh
… ……
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Question I: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space (10pts) (Questions 36 - 45)
36 because 37 kill 38 meal 39 vegetarians 40 wearing
41 expensive 42 other 43 make 44 when 45 stay/ keep
Question II: Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space (10 pts) (Questions 46-55)
Question III: Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below.(5 pts) (Questions 56-60)
PART D: WRITING (20 pts)
Question I: Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it (5 pts)
61 The last time we saw each other was over two years ago
62 The prisoner is thought to have been recaptured while drinking in the pub
63 There’s no point in trying to get Tom to lend you his car
64 He hates being asked about his past
65 What is the reason of your coming home late?
Question II: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given (5 pts)
66 We haven’t been to Sa Pa for two years
67 I don’t mind helping you repair the radio
68.Wasn’t it possible for you to take a bus to the railway station?
69.At no time did he suspect (that) the money had been stolen/ someone had stolen the money
70 This is the most unusual festival she has ever seen
Question III Paragraph : (10 pts)
Marking criteria:
+ Task completion (4 pts)
Tuỳ theo khả năng hoàn thành về bố cục và những yêu cầu nội dung cho mỗi phần ( mở bài,thân bài,kết luận) giám khảo có thể chấm từ 1-4 điểm
+ Grammatical accuracy and spelling (3 pts): bài viết không có lỗi chính tả và từ ba lỗi ngữ pháp trở xuống được cho 3 điểm tối đa Cứ 4 lỗi chính tả hoặc ngữ pháp trừ 1 điểm (Trừ không quá 3 điểm)
- Coherence and cohesion (tính mạch lạc và sự liên kết câu, đoạn) – (3 pts):
Tùy mức độ mạch lạc, liên kết câu, liên kết đoạn của bài viết, giám khảo có thể chấm 1-3 điểm
B - HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
Bài thi chấm theo thang điểm: 20
Điểm bài thi làm tròn đến 0,25
Tổng số điểm thí sinh làm đúng Điểm bài thi =
4