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ĐỀ THI HSG MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8 HUYỆN BA VÌ Năm học 2021-2022

PART I:PHONETICS (2PTS)

Task 1: Choose the word BOLD-UNDERLINE part is pronounced differently from of the others by circling A,B,C or D (1pt)

1.A.Islamic B.isle C.aisle D.island 2.A.miss B.machine C.be D.police 3.A.wind B.fist C.quick D.light 4.A.beating B.receive C.feature D.dead

Task 2: Choose the word whose stress partten is different from that of the others by circling A,B,C or D (1pt)

5.A.colonel B.suitcase C.machine D.purpose 6.A.lunar B.escape C connect D.reduce 7.A.typhoon B.council C.wonder D.victim 8.A.example B.exercise C.excited D.atomic

PART II:GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (7PTS)

Task 3:Circle the best option A,B,C or D to complete the following sentences (3.5pts)

9.When your face does not have much color, it is

A.pale B.excited C.calm D.green

10.Another word for quiet is

A.excited B.adventure C.pale D.calm

11.A story from the past somehow like legend is called a A.account B.article C.exciting D.myth

12.On a clear night, the moon so brightly that you can see your shadow

A.pours B.shines C.excities D.looks

13.A box for keeping valuable things is called a

A.valuable B.mommy C.plenty D.safe

14.”Do you likes London?”-“I don’t know I there”

A.never went B.didn’t go C.never gone D.haven’t been 15.I can’t help _ sorry for the hungry children If only there peace

in the world.

A.feeling/is B.feeling/were C.to feel/is D.to feel/were

16.He _ drink whisjy, but he does now

A.used to B.wasn’t used to C.hadn’t use to D.to feel/were 17.Chicken eggs will not hatch they are kept at the proper

temperature

A.because B.only if C.unless D.even though

18.Trung swims very well and does his brother

A.also B.even C.so D.neither

19 People go to soccer matches now than twenty years ago

A.Less B.Lesser C.Fewer D.Few

20.It’s long time since he last saw his grandparent

A.such a B.so C.very D.too

21.To put off means

A.destroy B.postpone C.cancel D.wait

22.Another word for fortune is

A.rich B.luck C.foreign D.good

Task 4: Identify the underlined words or phrases that need connecting (2pts)

23.(A)Whatever changes are (B)brought about, motion pictures will always (C)remain (D)a important form.

24.(A)Working hard and busy (B)most of the time, Mr.Leek leads(C)an

(D)actively life.

25.Among (A)the recent popular (B)singer,I (C)like Billy Gilman the (D)most.

three (D)functioning hearts.

27 I came (A) up (B) this book (C) in (D) a shop yesterday

28 The American (A) frontiersman, politician, and soldier Davy Crockett is one of the (B) most popular (C) of American (D) hero

29 Martha was completely (A) amazing (B) by (C) what her mother (D) said

30 In (A) one class we had to do(B) a research on (C) the language used in (D)

business

Task 5: Find one suitable preposition to fill in each blank to complete the following sentences (1.5pts)

31 Please don't enter _t knocking

32 I put _ phoning her as long as I could, but in the end, I knew I had to

do it

33 I am late because my alarm clock never went _ this morning

34 You can look _ Rita to be late! She never gets anywhere on time

35 As I was _ to leave his office, Bob said, "Let's get together for lunch sometime, shall we?"

36 Before he got married, Danny always went out on Saturday nights He never used to stay _

PART III:READING (6 PTS)

Task 6: Read the article and circle the option A, B, C or D that best fits in the gap (2.5 pts)

In this age of (37) _ telephone networks and electronic mail, it seems that fewer and even fewer people are taking time to sit down and write letters (38) _ friends and relatives For hundreds of years, letters were the only way to keep (39) _ people who were any distance away and letter-writing was seen

as an important skill for all learned people (40) _

Gradually, (41) _ the importance of writing letters is decreasing to a point that majority of us have to (42) _ a special effort to turn out something worthwhile when we apply for a job or make a complaint In business circles the tendency is for routine communications to become shorter (43) _ clients may appreciate a detailed letter, an employee who sends out long letters is often regarded as (44) _ Many people prefer the telephone in all circumstances and its speed is essential in many situations but (45) _ have you put the telephone down, dissatisfied with what you have managed to say? I don't think I'll throw my (46) _ away yet

37.A.advanced B.progressive

C.highly-developed Dall are correct

38.A for B.with C from D.to 39.A on good terms with B in step with

C in contact with D in favour of

40.A mastered B to master C.mastering D to be mastered 41.A for example B therefore C however D in short

42.A cause B make C do D create

43.A As though B Despite C Even though D However 44.A impossible B inefficient C unusual D unimportant 45.A how about B how much C how often D how long

46.A effort B letter C telephone D Pen

Task 7: Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the information below (1.25 pts)

Marriage and family are very important in Viet Nam In the countryside, parents often arrange marriages; divorce remains uncommon, though is more frequent in

cities In traditional Vietnamese families, roles are rigid The man of the house

is primarily responsible for the family's economic well-being Older children help to look after younger siblings Discipline is viewed as a parental duty

The woman of the house looks after her parents, husband and children In rural areas, women also do much agricultural work Vietnamese women live by the

"four virtues": hard work, beauty, refined speech and excellent conduct

The Vietnamese attach great importance to two traditional family obligations: to care for their parents in their old age and to worship them after death In each

Vietnamese family, there is at least one altar on which there are the pictures of their ancestors Family members worship their ancestors because they think parents after death will go to live in another world and this altar is the place where the ancestors' souls live in As a result, every day Vietnamese people lay flowers or sometimes fruits on the altar for the belief that those ancestors will enjoy them

47 What is the main idea of the passage?

A Family traditions in Viet Nam B Traditional Vietnamese women

C Traditional family arrangement D Vietnamese worshiping

48 Who is the most important one that takes responsibility for the family's economic well-being?

A The mother B The man C The children D The woman

49 What does the word RIGID mean?

A.fixed B.flexible C loose D Variant

50 What is normally placed on the altar in each Vietnamese family?

A a bowl of alcohol B the pictures of the family's ancestors

C a dish of pork D a paper house

51 Why do family members worship their ancestors?

A because they think parents after death will go to live in another world and this altar is the place where the ancestors live in

B because they think parents after death will go to live in another world and this altar is the place where the ancestors' souls live in

C because they think parents will go to live in another world and this altar is the place where the ancestors live in

D because they think ancestors will live longer if there is at least one altar in the house

Task 8: Read the passage again and decide whether the statements are frue (1)

or false (F).(2.25 pts)

52 In traditional Vietnamese families, the man has to support the family

53 Children have to share housework with their parents

54 Women in the countryside only look after their families

55 Children have to take care of their parents in their old age and to worship them after death

56 Everyday Vietnamese people lay flowers or sometimes fruits on the altar because they believe those ancestors will eat the offerings

PART IV: WRITING (5 PTS)

Task 9: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence (3 pts)

57 The doctor told me that I could leave the hospital that day

The doctor told me: “ .”

58 “Don't try to open it now," she said to us

She told us _

59 I can't hear what you're saying properly

I can't make saying

60 People thought that Pluto was a planet until 2006

Pluto

61 The exam results might be announced next week

It's possible _

62 The bread was so stale that we couldn't eat it

It was such stale

Task 10: Write a paragraph to discuss the effects of Facebook addiction You should write at least 150 words (2 pts)