Đề HSG anh 8 thí điểm đề 13

Listen to the story of Hans Christian Andersen's life and complete the notes.. Read the following passage and put a word in each of the numbered blanks: When a volcano erupts, hot gases

ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HSG NĂM HỌC 2021-2022

Môn thi :ANH 8

( Thời gian làm bài 90 phút)

PART A : LISTENING

1 Listen to the conversation between Trang and Mike Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F) Circle T or F You will listen TWICE.

5 Tam Cam reflects Vietnamese people's belief that there is life after death. T F

2 Listen to the story of Hans Christian Andersen's life and complete the notes Fill each of the gaps with no more than THREE words and/or a number You will listen TWICE.

A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

- 1805: Born in Odense, (1)

- 1819: Travelled to Copenhagen and worked as (2)

- (3) : Started writing fairy tales

- 1845: (4) of his stories became known to foreign audiences

PART B :LANGUAGE FOCUS

I Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1 At this time tomorrow, we a video conference with New York branch

A will have B will be having C had D have

2 If he phones tomorrow, I him to come to the party

A will tell B will be telling C tell D would tell

3 Alexander Graham Bell was the _ of the telephone

A developer B inventor C writer D user

4 '' Where is Tom?"- " He in the bedroom, I'm not sure."

A must be B is C may be D will be

5 Environmental pollution has _ to lots of health problems

A caused B led C made D sent

6 _ industrial waste, many fish cannot survive

A Because B Since C as D Because of

7 What were they doing 8 pm and 9 pm yesterday?

A from B in C between D at

8 If you the president, what would you do to help the environment?

A.are B had been C.were D will be

9 Earthquakes, tidal waves and typhoons are natural _

A climate B weather C inventions D disasters

10 Ba was ill, he still went to the meeting

A Although B So C However D Because

II Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses:

1 We believe scientists (find) _ cures to HIV soon

2 He said he ( like) _ that place very much

3 Most people (leave) _ before the volcano erupted

4 More than 5000 houses (destroy) _ in the earthquake last night

5 We (visit) Hue two years ago

PART C : READING

I Read the following passage and put a word in each of the numbered blanks:

When a volcano erupts, hot gases and melted rock from deep within Earth find their way up to the

surface This material may (1) slowly out of a crack in the ground, or it may explode suddenly into the air Volcanic eruption is may be very (2) But they can (3) create new landforms Of the nearly 1 ,900 volcanoes active today, or known to have been active in (4) times, about ninety per cent can be found in the (5) of South America, North America, Asia, and Oceania that are close to the Pacific Ocean

1 2 3 4 5

II Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage:

Have a walk (1) …………a beach, listen to the sound of the sea waves, and suddenly you

see a lot of rubbish on the beach Pollution takes away all the beauty of our beaches I feel

really annoyed (2) ……… I see plastic bags lying on the sand, cigarette ends buried in the

sand, and soda cans floating in the sea

There are a lot of things that we can do If we see rubbish, we should do our part in the protecting the land (3) ………… picking it up and throwing it in dust bins Moreover, we can form some kind of organization that helps (4) ……… the beaches If everyone does their part, the beaches will be a wonderful and beautiful place We need to start now (5) ………… the beaches are damaged beyond repair

4 A cleaning up B cleaning off C clean up D clean off

III Read the following passage and do the tasks below :

Tsunamis, whose name derives from the Japanese expression for "high wave in a harbour", are giant sea waves These waves are quite different from storm surges They are also referred to by the general public

as tidal waves although they have nothing to do with tides Scientists often refer to them as seismic sea

waves, which is far more appropriate because they are often the result of undersea seismic activity.

Tsunamis can be caused when the sea floor suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves These waves can travel great distances, at speeds close to 700 kilometres per hour In the open ocean,

tsunami waves are not very high, often no more than one or two metres It is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 metres

A Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1.The passage mainly discusses

A.tidal waves B.tides C.tsunamis D.storm surges

2 The word "they" in line 5 refers to

A tides B seismic sea waves C.storm surges D.scientists

B Answer the questions:

1 What are Tsunamis?

2 Are Tsunamis the same as storm surges?

3 When do tsunami waves increase in height up to 40 meters?

PART D : WRITING

I Rearrange the sentences using the following words :

1 be/ other planets/ might/ on / life / There/./

………

2 used to/ My brother / online games / he / a / child / play / when / was/./

………

3 always/ more / his / Tim/ than/ does things/ brother/ carefully/./

………

4 asked / a / me / had / home / Helen / if / I / computer / at /./

………

5 don't / harder/ you/ exams/ start / if / won't/ your/ working/ You /pass/./

………

II Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before :

1 Nam doesn't speak English as well as Ba

-> Ba speaks English ………

2 He hates to get up early on cold days

-> He detests ………

3 People will use more solar energy in Viet Nam in the future

-> More solar energy ………

4 " What are you doing now? Ben asked me

-> Ben asked me ……… ……

5 Leaves are damaged, so the tree can't get enough food energy to stay healthy

-> The tree can't get enough food energy to stay healthy……….…

III Make sentences using the words and phrases given :

1 They / live / Ha Noi / for / long time/./

……… ………

2 My grandfather/ adore / listen /classical music/./

………

3 This computer / produce / the USA / in 1995/./

……… …………

4 We/ have / wonderful time / Ho Chi Minh City/ at this time / last year/./

………

5 What/ you / do / if / see / alien / now/?/

………

ĐÁP ÁN MÔN : TIẾNG ANH PART A LISTENING

1 Listen to the conversation between Trang and Mike Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F) Circle T or F You will listen TWICE.

1 T 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T

2 Listen to the story of Hans Christian Andersen's life and complete the notes Fill each of the gaps with no more than THREE words and/or a number You will listen TWICE.

1 Denmark 2 (an) actor 3 1835 4 English translations 5 (liver) cancer

PART B LANGUAGE FOCUS

I Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

II Put the correct form of the verbs

1 will find 2 liked 3 had left 4 were destroyed 5 visited

PART C READING

I Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:

1 Flow

2 destructive

3 Also

4 historical

5 areas

II Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage

III Read the passage and do the tasks bellow

A.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1 C 2 B

B Answer the questions:

1 Tsunamis( They) are giant sea waves./ Giant sea waves

2 No, they aren't./ No./ No They are quite different from storm surges

3 When they hit the shallow waters near the coast

PART D WRITING

I Rearrange the sentences using the following words :

1 There might be life on other planets

2 My brother used to play online games when he was a child

3 Tim always does things more carefully than his brother

4 Helen asked me if I had a computer at home

5 You won't pass your exams if you don't start working harder

II Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one

1 Ba speaks English better than Nam

2 He detests getting up early on cold days

3 More solar energy will be used in Viet Nam in the future

4 Ben asked me what I was doing then

5 The tree can't get enough food energy to stay healthy because leaves are damaged

III Make up sentences, using the words and phrases given

1 They have lived in Ha Noi for a long time

2 My grandfather adores listening to classical music

3 This computer was produced in the USA in 1995

4 We were having a wonderful time in Ho Chi Minh City at this time last year

5 What would you do if you saw an alien now?

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