Đề đáp án học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh 8 cấp huyện năm 2014

Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.. Fill each numbered blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word 2.0 points The c

PHềNG GD & ĐT TIấN YấN

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Kè THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN LỚP 8 THCS NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014

(ĐỀ THI NÀY Cể 7 TRANG) Chữ kớ của giỏm thị

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Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao

đề

SBD:

Ngày thi: 19/ 04/ 2014

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chấm lần 1 Ngày sinh:

Nơi sinh:

Học sinh trờng:

Ban coi thi:

Số phách

chấm phúc khảo: Điểm bài thi chấm lần 1:

Bằng số:

Bằng chữ:

Họ tên, chữ kí của hai ngời

chấm lần 1:

1

2

Số phách chấm lần 1:

Số phỏch

chấm phỳc khảo:

Điểm bài thi chấm phỳc khảo:

Bằng số:

Bằng chữ:

Họ tờn, chữ kớ của hai người chấm phỳc khảo:

1

2

Ghi chỳ: Thớ sinh trả lời ngay vào bài thi này Nếu viết sai phải gạch bỏ rồi viết lại

PART I: LISTENING (3.0 POINTS)

Part 1 Listen and write true or false (1.0 point)

1 Pandas live in the mountains and forests of Japan They have black patches around their eyes, ears, and body

2 Dromedary camels are mostly found in Somalia They have a hump on their back, and they have short eyelashes

3 Chimpanzees live in Central Africa They eat fruits, leaves, and seeds

4 Anacondas live in the rivers of South America They eat fish, birds, turtles, and even jaguars

Part 2 Listen and choose the correct answer(1.0 point)

Lance Armstrong-Tour de France Winner

1 He is careful about his diet because _

A he knows about health and fitness

B he was fat

C he doesn’t like meat

2 He _ biscuits and sweets

3 The day before a race, he eat _

A potatoes and bread B pasta C chocolate

4 For breakfast on race day, he eats _.

A cereal and fruit B steak C toast

5 During a race, he eat _

A chocolate B sweets C fruit

Part 3 Listen and complete (1.0 point)

It’s is very small People can put it in their pocket It has become very (1) _ and many people use it now Do you know what it is? Have you used a digital camera? You can take a photo and see it on the (2) _ If you don’t like the photo you can (3) _ it and take another one No wasting of (4) _ and no waiting until the photos get developed Learn how to (5) _ the digital camera before taking photos!

PART II VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (5.0 POINTS )

Part 1 Circle the letter (A, B, C and D) next to the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (1.0 point)

1 A neighbor B receive C weight D great

2 A cloudy B windy C dry D rainy

3 A compost B shore C order D pour

4 A winter B where C wrong D warm

5 A used B pleased C reached D cleaned

Part 2 Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (2.0 points)

1 David should study hard in order _ high results

2 The man by the window is my uncle

3 The longest fish in the contest was eighteen inches long"

"It by Thelma Rivers"

A was catching B caught C was caught D catch

4 She went to market without anything

5 They reached the village before sunset the road was flooded

A although B because C as if D whether

6 Long: “Do you need any help?” -> Hoa: “ .”

A No, I don’t need B Thanks, I don’t need

C Yes, that’s very kind of you D Yes, I need

7 You can _ your knowledge by reading newspaper

8 The heavy rain has caused to the people in the Northern part of the

cuontry

9 Cheer up! You look _ !

A disappoint B disappointing C disappointment D disappointd

10 My family left London and moved _ a small village

PART 3 Fill each numbered blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word ( 2.0 points)

The country is…(1)……beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in Many people think so, and go there……(2)… the summer holiday though they can’t live…(3)

… all the year round Some have cottages built in a village……(4)… that they can go there whenever they…(5)… find the time

English villages are not all alike, but……(6)… some ways they are not very different from……(7)… other Almost every village…(8)… a church, the round or square tower of which can…(9)… seen from many miles around Surrounding the church is the church yard where people …(10)… buried

1………… .2………… 3……… 4……… 5……… 6………… 7……… 8……… 9……… 10………

PART III READING (6.0 POINTS )

Part 1 Read the passage below and circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the right answer (2.0 points)

English around the world

English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom When you 1 speakers of English from around the world, you 2 notice that they do not all speak in the same way There are also some 3 in the words they use, including the names of 4 objects that are part of everyone’s daily life But although pronunciation and 5 are not the same everywhere, it is interesting that English speakers 6 opposite sides of the world can understand .7 other quite easily It does not seem to 8 where they learnt the language And of course this is one reason why speakers of other languages are keen 9 learning English too If you know English, you are more 10 to be able to study or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia

2 A- originally B- strangely C- curiously D- immediately

3 A- mistakes B- corrections C- changes D- differences

4 A- common B- popular C- favourite D- general

5 A- reading B- composition C- dictation D- vocabulary

10 A- likely B- probably C- possibly D- luckily

Part 2: Give the correct forms of words in the brackets (2.0 points)

Advertising (courage) us to buy things that we don’t really need.

2 It is a good book because it is very _ (inform).

3 Each of my friends has a _ ( differ)

4 The country is very _ (mountain) so traveling by road is difficult.

5 Many people like him because of his _ (generous).

6 It was quite _ (necessary) to order so much food.

7 In my city, there is always a serious (short) of water in summer.

8 I’ll ask my parents for _ (permit) to go there with you.

9 After the earthquake, thousands of people in this area became (home)

10 Mr Phong made an (arrange) to see us at two o’clock.

Part 3 Read the passage below and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A,

B, C or D on the answer sheet (2.0 point)

The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a

famous landmark recognized the world over The white – painted, 50 – foot – high,

sheet mental letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin

The sign was not constructed, as one might suppose, by the movie business as a

means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first

constructed in 1923 as means of advertising homes for sale in a 500 – acre-housing subdivision in a part of Los Angeles called “Hollywood land” The sign that was constructed at time, of course, said “Hollywood land” Over the years, people began referring to the area by the shorten version “Hollywood” and after the sign and its site were donated to the city in 1945, the last four letters were removed

The sign suffered for years of disrepair, and in 1973, it needed to be completely

replaced, at a cost of $ 27,700 per letter Various celebrities were instrumental in

helping to raise needed funds Rock star Alice Cooper, for example, bought an O in

memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to

raise the money for the Y The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978

1 What is the topic of this passage?

A A famous sign B a famous city

C World landmarks D Hollywood versus Hollywood land

2 The expression “The world over” in line 2 could best be replaced by _.

A in the northern parts of the world B on top of the world

C in the entire world D in the skies

3 It can be inferred from the passage that most people think that the Hollywood sign was first constructed by _

A an advertising company B the movie industry

C a construction company D the city of Los Angeles

4 The pronoun “it” in line 5 refers to _.

A the sign B the movie business

C the importance of Hollywood D this industry

5 According to the passage, the Hollywood sign was first built in

6 Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Hollywood land?

A It used to be the name of an area of Los Angeles

B It was formerly the name of the sign in the hills

C There were houses for sale there

D It was the most expensive area of Los Angeles

7 The passage indicates that the sign suffered for years of _

A being damaged B not being fixed

C the bad weather D being poorly constructed

8 How old was the Hollywood sign when it was necessary to replace it completely?

A Ten years old B Twenty – six years old

C Fifty years old D Fifty – five years old

9 The word “replaced” is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A Moved to a new location B Destroyed

C Found again D Exchanged for a newer one

10 According to the passage, how did celebrities help with new sign?

A They played instruments

B They raised the sign

C They helped get the money

D They took part in work parties to build the sign

PART IV WRITING (6.0 POINTS)

Part 1 Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that means exactly the same as the sentence before it (2.0 points)

1 The train couldn’t run because of the storm.

The storm

2 I haven’t seen that man here before

It’s

3 You should take two tablets every six hours

Two tablets should

4 I will call the police if you don't leave me alone !

Unless

5 Couldn't you find a better hotel ?

Is this

6 It took us 3 hours to open the door

We

7 Mark is too young to get married

Mark is not

8 Keeping the environment clean is very important

It's

9 He could not afford to buy the car

The car

10 Amanda finally managed to get a suitable job

Amanda finally succeeded

Part 2 For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible

in meaning to the original sentence, but use the word given This work must not be altered in any way (2.0 points)

Ex: I will certainly be there (fail)

I will be there without fail

1 People say that he is the best student of this school (said)

………

2 “If I were you, I wouldn’t trust peter,” she told John (advised)

………

3 He started investigating the case a week ago ( has)

………

4 Why isn’t this TV working? ( what)

………

5 Whose car is this? ( belong)

………

Part 3 Write a passage about the benefits of the internet (about 150-200 words) (2.0 points)

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LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC 2013 – 2014

I LISTENING (3,0 điểm)

Part 1 1,0 điểm Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25 điểm

1 F 2 F 3 T 4 T

Part 2 1,0 điểm Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm

1 A

2 A

3 B

4 A

5 C

Part 3 1,0 điểm Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm

1 popular

2 screen

3 delete

4 films

5 use

II VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: (5,0 điểm)

Part 1 1,0 điểm Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm

Part 2 2,0 điểm Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 i mđiểm ểm

Part 3 2,0 điểm Mỗi từ chia đúng được 0,2 điểm

1.more 2.for 3.there 4.so 5.can

6.in 7.each 8.has 9.be 10.are

III READING (6,0 điểm)

Part 1 2,0 điểm Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm

1- B 2- D 3- D 4- A 5- D

6- C 7- A 8- C 9- B 10- A

Part 2 2,0 điểm Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm

1 encourages

2 informative

3 difference

4 mountainous

5 generosity

6 unnecessary

7 shortage

8 permission

9 homeless

10 arrangement

Part 3 2,0 điểm Mỗi cõu đỳng được 0,2 điểm

III WRITING (6,0 điểm)

Part 1 2,0 điểm Mỗi cõu đỳng được 0,2 điểm

1 The storm prevented/stopped the train from running/made the train stop running/ made it impossible for the train to run

2 It’s the first time I’ve seen that man here

3 Two tablets should be taken every six hours

4 Unless you leave me alone, I will call the police

5 Is this the best hotel you could find?

6 We spent 3 hours opening the door

7 Mark isn't old enough to get married

8 It's very important to keep the environment clean

9 The car was too expensive for him to buy

( Or The car was so expensive that he couldn’t buy it)

10 Amanda finally succeeded in getting a suitable job

Part 2: 2,0 điểm Mỗi cõu đỳng được 0,4 điểm

1 It is said that he is the best student of this school

2 She advised John not to trust her

3 He has investigated / has been investigating the case for a week

4 What’s the matter / wrong with this TV ?

5 Who does this car belong to ?

Part 3 2,0 điểm

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