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ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 THCS NĂM HỌC 2019-2020
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề, đề thi gồm 4 trang.
Họ và tên:……….……….
Trường :………Số báo danh:……… Phòng thi:………
PART I: LISTENING
A-I Listen and choose the best ansers.
1 Gilda thinks dealing with homesickness is _.
2 They feel more homesick _.
A on special seasons B everyday C when they go to the market
D all are correct
3 The good thing about living Japan is .
climate
4 Aimee likes to buy _ from home.
vegetables
5 They get _ visits from their families.
A-II Listen and fill in the gaps with suitable words
Bill Gates is an American inventor, computer programmer,
philanthropist, and 6 , who was born in Seattle, Washington He is
reportedly worth nearly $ _7 , making him one of the wealthiest
people in the country He _8 , and was head of Microsoft Corporation for years, and is still on the board for the computer software giant.
Gates was born to an 9 class family His father was an attorney; his mother was a
banker, who worked for the United Way for many years He is credited for being the father of the
modern computer, and for almost single-handedly starting the personal computer 10 He
studied at Harvard University, but did not 11 because of his desire to develop new software
As a 13-year-old student at the Lakeside School, which was an exclusive college preparatory school,
Gates was _12 to computer programming That year he developed a program that
allowed _13 to play tic-tac-toe against the computer Gates was reportedly 14 _ by the computer's ability to reproduce software code In 15 , Gates approached a company called Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) He convinced the owner that he had written a program that would work with his platform The owner of the company bought into Gates
16 , and the two men reached an agreement to develop software for MITS The Microsoft Company was born
Gates went on to _17 the Windows operating system with then partner IBM
Corporation The two companies had 18 _ though, and their partnership ended quickly Gates left _19 _ in 2000, but remains on its board of directors He remained active with the company for several years before stepping down in 20 2014, becoming Technical Advisor for the firm.
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Trang 211 12 13 14 15
PART 2: PRONUNCIATION
Question I: Choose the word in each group which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others
21 A annoy B agree C wardrobe D assistant
22 A festival B participate C directory D patient
23 A live B lively C wine D likely
24 A stronger B singer C finger D longer
25 A advised B amazed C practiced D changed
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Question II: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
26 A behavior B habit C festival D object
27 A application B convenient C academic D decompose
28 A pancake B resident C facility D treatment
29 A departure B magnificent C participate D accommdation
30 A sightseeing B council C teammate D include
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PART 3: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Question I: Choose the best answer from the four options to complete each sentence below
31 Why don't you _ a go? It's not difficult (make, have , do, set)
32 Carl wasn't very good at mountain climing as he's afraid of _ (highs, height, highness, heights)
33 There's little of our getting into the final (opportunity, chance, luck, fortune)
34 Tom is mad _ the English Song Contest (from, against, for, about)
35 Just _ your best - that's all anyone can ask of you (do, make, be, have)
36 It's _ time you learned to swim (big, tall, high, far)
37 Grandma _ a lot of pleasure from gardening (does, has, makes, gets
38 your time - don't rush (Tell, Find, Spend, Take)
39 Each player takes it _ turn to roll the dice (on, in, at, to)
40 Time _ so quickly when you 're doing something enjoyable (takes, spends, passes, finds)
Question II: Give the correct form of the verb in brackets
Jone hoped ( 41.invite) _ to join the English club Her skills need (42.improve)
Lan looks exhausted! Yes, She (43.play) tennis , and She (44.not play) _it for years so she
is not used to it
c Mary has some difficulty (45.get) up early in the morning.
d They’d rather (46.walk ) _than (47.go) by car.
e Listen to this! I think this news (48.surprise) you.
f When the robbery happened, the security guard (49.sleep) .
g Do you know the man (50 perform) on the stage last night?
Question III: There are 10 mistakes in the letter below Find and correct them.
Dear Tony,
We both have a holiday next Friday If you has not made any other plans, what do you tell of our
spending together the day in the jungle near my aunt's house? I feel I want to get away to the noise and smoke of the town, and breath some fresh country air
Do come if you possible can It is an early bus at six o'clock in the evening; and we could get back before eight o'clock at night I am written to my aunt telling her that we might give her a visit
Trang 3Write me a line to say you will go, and I will do all preparations.
Yours sincerely,
Anna
Question IV: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
61 He had been a talented musician in his (YOUNG).
62 Sam is the (OLD) of their two sons.
63 She groped _ (BLIND) for the light switch in the dark room.
64 His main (SPORT) interests are gold and tennis.
65 The club provides a wide variety of (ACT) including tennis, swimming and squash.
66 Successful (APPLY) will receive notification within the week.
67 Their house is in a very (FAVOUR) position near the park.
68 I can never repay your many _ (KIND) to me.
69 The hotel is a comfortble and well- run (ESTABLISH).
70 The programme did much to _ (POPULAR) little - known writers
PART 4: READING
Question 1: Read and choose the best answer.
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the
dominant language of international communication English as we know it today emerged around 1350,
after having incorporated many elements of French that was introduced following the Norman invasion
of 1066 Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland or Ireland However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of
international business, banking and diplomacy Currently, about 80% of the information stored on
computer systems worldwide is in English Two – thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any language in the world
71 What is the main topic of this passage?
A The number of non-native users of English
B The French influence on the English language
C The expansion of English as an international language
D The use of English for science and technology
72 The word “emerged” in paragraph means .
73 Approximately, when did English begin to be used beyond England?
74 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “stored” in paragraph?
75 According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there in the world today?
A a quarter million B half a million C 350 million D 700 million
Trang 471 72 73 74 75.
Question II: Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word.
NHA TRANG - COASTAL CITY
Nha Trang is a nice seaside resort and (76) ideal center for
relaxation Nha Trang has many beautiful mountains and lakes, Cham towers, hot springs and architechtural works However, (77) speaking of Nha Trang, people always mention its beaches in the first place Nha Trang's
beauty (78) first of all from the blue sea and picturesque nature of its islands This coastal city (79) _ a ten - kilometer beach and 19 islands The main beach runs from Tran Phu Road and (80) planted with pine trees and other evergreen trees Nha Trang is a coastal city but it is not far (81) forests In the west of the town, (82) _ is a long range of hills where visitors can walk pleasantly Nha Trang has many ancient cultural buildings The town still preserves a (83) _of old towers and pagodas Nha Trang is sunny almost all the year (84) _ It doesn't have winter, but
in summer it isn't (85) hot as in the North The cool wind from the sea gives the town an eternal fall.
PART 5: WRITING
Question I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it using the word given.Write between twoand five words.
86 Jack really likes football and never misses a match crazy
Jack ……… football and never misses a match
87 My uncle worked on a sailing boat until he was thirty was
My uncle……… until he was thirty
88 John participated in a swimming competition last week part
John ………… ……….in a swimming competition last week
89 June and I had a game of tennis against
I had ……… June
90 I played chess almost every day when I was young used
I chess almost every day when I was young
91 "I'm sorry I told everyone your secret" my sister said Apologised
My sister ………… .everyone your secret
92 "I didn't to give the money to John" said Ali denied
Ali ……… the money to John
93 "No, I won't open the door" said Mandy Refused
Mandy……… ……….the door
94 Study hard or you'll fail the exam unless
You'll fail the exam ………
95 If you applied now, there's a good chance you would get a job apply
Were ……… , there's a good chance you would get a job
Question II: Use given words to make meaningful sentences
96 The residents/ store owners/ concerned/ about/ new mall/ a few months
………
97 TV/ bring/ not only/ information/ also/ entertainment
Trang 598 We/ reduce/ things/ envelopes/ glass/ plastic bottles/ old plastic bags
99 There/ also/ different ways/ learning/ same/ number/ new words
100 When/ we/ children/we/ used/ listen/ grandma’s old folktales/ dinner
The end.
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG II – KHỐI 8
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PART I: LISTENING
A-II Listen and choose the best ansers.
A-I Listen and fill in the gaps with suitable words
6.businessman 7 80 billion 8 founded 9 upper-middle 10 revolution
11 graduate 12 introduced 13 users 14 fascinated 15 1975
16 innovations 17 develop 18 differences 19 Microsoft 20 February
PART 2: PRONUNCIATION
Question I: Choose the word in each group which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others
Question II: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
PART 3: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Question I: Choose the best answer from the four options to complete each sentence below
Question II: Give the correct form of the verb in brackets
41 to be invited 42 improving/
to be improved 43.has played/has been playing 44 hasn’t played 45 getting
Question III: There are 10 mistakes in the letter below Find and correct them.
Dear Tony,
We both have a holiday next Friday If you has not made any other plans, what do you tell of our
spending together the day in the jungle near my aunt's house? I feel I want to get away to the noise and smoke of the town, and breath some fresh country air.
Do come if you possible can It is an early bus at six o'clock in the evening; and we could get back before eight o'clock at night I am written to my aunt telling her that we might give her a visit.
Trang 6Write me a line to say you will go, and I will do all preparations.
Yours sincerely,
Anna
Question IV: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
PART 4: READING
Question 1: Read and choose
Question II: Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word.
NHA TRANG - COASTAL CITY
PART 5: WRITING
Question I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it using the word given.Write between twoand five words.
86 Jack really likes football and never misses a match crazy
Jack is crazy about football and never misses a match.
87 My uncle worked on a sailing boat until he was thirty was
My uncle was a sailor until he was thirty.
88 John participated in a swimming competition last week part
John took part in a swimming competition last week
89 June and I had a game of tennis against
I had a game of tennis against June.
90 I played chess almost every day when I was young used
I used to play chess almost every day when I was young.
91 "I'm sorry I told everyone your secret" my sister said Apologised
My sister apologised for telling everyone your secret
92 "I didn't to give the money to John" said Ali
Ali denied giving the money to John.
93 "No, I won't open the door" said Mandy Refused
Mandy refused to open the door
94 Study hard or you'll fail the exam unless
Trang 7 You'll fail the exam unless you study hard.
95 If you applied now, there's a good chance you would get a job apply
Were you to apply now, there's a good chance you would get a job
Question II: Use given words to make meaningful sentences
96 The residents and store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a few months
97 TV is bringing(brings) not only information but also entertainment
98 We can reduce things like envelopes, glass, (and) plastice bottles and old plastic bags
99 There are also different ways of learning the same number of new words
100 When we were children, we used to listen to our grandma’s old folktales after dinner