David wants to buy a Christmas present for a very special person, his mother.. David’s father gives him $5.00 a week pocket money and David puts $2.00 a week into his bank account.. Afte
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HUYỆN SƠN DƯƠNG ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU NĂM HỌC 2009-2010
Môn: Tiếng anh 8 Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Giám khảo số 1 Giám khảo số 2 Số phách
(Học sinh bài bài trực tiếp vào đề)
QUESTION 1: LISTENING (2,5 PTS)
I Listen to the lyrics of the song then fill in the gaps with cues in the box tomorrow troubles up knows make cries
She knows when I’m lonesome, she ……(1) when I’m sad She’s up in the good time She’s down in the bad Whenever I’m discouraged She … (2) just what to do But girl, she doesn’t know about you I can tell her my ……(3), she makes them all seem right I can make up excuses not to hold her at night
We can talk of ……(4) I’ll tell her of things that I want to do But girl, how can
I tell her about you?
1 ……… … 2 ……… … 3 ……… … 4 ……… …
II Listen to the people’s telephone in an office to speak to the people below Write down the time when each person will return It’s now 10:00
am
Example: If the secretary said “He’ll be back in an hour” => 11 : 00
5 Mr David
6 Miss Lisa
7 Mr Grown
8 Mrs Linda
9 Mr Frank
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QUESTION 2: READING (5 PTS)
I Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
David wants to buy a Christmas present for a very special person, his mother David’s father gives him $5.00 a week pocket money and David puts
$2.00 a week into his bank account After three months David takes $20.00 out
of his bank account and goes to the shopping mall He looks and looks for a perfect gift Suddenly he sees a beautiful brooch in the shape of his favorite pet
He says to himself “Mother loves jewelry, and brooch costs only $17.00” He buys the brooch and takes it home He wraps the present in Christmas paper and places it under the tree He is very excited and he is looking forward to Christmas morning to see the joy on his mother’s face But when his mother opens the present she screams with fright because she sees a spider
11 What does David want to buy his mother?
A A special birthday present B A Christmas present
C A spider ring D A beautiful brooch
12 Who does David get his money from?
13 How much money does David have in the bank?
14 What does David buy his mother?
A A ring B A brooch C A spider D A pet
15 What does David do with the present when he takes it home?
A He gives it to his mother B He wraps it in Christmas paper
C He places it in Christmas paper D He is very excited
16 Why does David’s mother scream?
A Because the present is beautiful
B Because she doesn’t like Christmas presents
C Because she sees a real spider
D Because she dislikes spider
17 Why does David buy a spider brooch?
A Spiders are his favorite pet B He loves Christmas
C To scare his mother D He thinks his mother like spider
18 Where does David put the present on Christmas Eve?
Trang 3A Under his pillow B Under a spider
C Under the Christmas tree D Under the pet
II Choose the best word A, B, C or D to fill in the passage
The researchers said three quarters of the (19) _ of the earth is (20) _ with water The rest is dry land because it rises (21) _ the water The seas and land have not been their present position Some lands were once under the sea, but now they are above it A long time ago perhaps, some countries or (22) _ of it were covered with sea (23) _ and changes of the earth are taking place continuously and slowly
19 A surface B face C surrounding D place
20
A brought B covered C filled D surrounded
21 A on B outside C above D through
23 A Running B Moving C Actions D Movements
III Fill in the blank with a suitable word to complete the passage.
Football is the (24) _ popular game in Britain You can see that if you got o one of the important matches Young people (25) _ old people shout and cheer for one side or the other Nearly every school has its football (26) _ and every boy in Britain knows much about the game He can tell you the name of the (27) _ in the most important teams, he has a picture
of them and knows the results of many matches
(28) _ Britain the football season begins in the middle of August, usually
on the second Saturday and ends on the last Saturday in April (29) _ the beginning of the season all the school football teams and the professional teams train very hard They want (30) _ win their matches
YOUR ANSWERS
24 25 26
27 28 29
30
QUESTION 3: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (7,5 PTS)
I Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences
31 She wishes that she _ acquaintance with him last time
A made B makes C had made D has made
32 He _ many letters to his friends in England
Trang 4A writes B was writing C wrote D has written
33 He can’t accept the invitation his duty
A thanks to B despite C because of D as
34 We hope that we _ him there tomorrow
A will meet B would meet C meet D met
35 The car went _ the hill slowly
36 They advised him _ the street against the red lights
A not to cross B not cross C doesn’t cross D don’t cross
37 I’m going out tonight, so you will all have to cook for _
A myself B herself C himself D yourself
38 It’s too hot and my hair needs _
A to cut B cutting C being cut D cut
39 My brother won’t come home _ 10 p.m
40 She asked me _ to Lan’s party the previous night
A if I come B if I came or not
C whether I had come D if I came
41 This is the first time I _ his mother
A meet B met C am meeting D have met
42 Christopher Columbus was the first person _ America
A to invent B find C looked for D to discover
II Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
44 A climb B click C hire D mind
45 A worked B cleaned C watched D stopped
46 A future B summer C number D drummer
47 A count B sound C found D should
48
A chemistry B mechanic C machine D orchestra
III Write the correct form of the word in the parentheses in each sentence.
49 Every week, there are two _ from Ha Noi to Nha (FLY)
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Lao Cai
(DAY)
51 His parent are very _ of him (PRIDE)
52 The in this town are very
friendly
(RESIDE)
53 Nam likes acting and outdoor _ (ACT)
54 The scouts also help the _ and street
children
(OLD)
IV Fill in the blank with a proper preposition.
55 I couldn’t meet Lan because she’s
56 How _ going to Ben Thanh Market this afternoon?
57 We have just returned a trip to Hue Citadel
58 Nguyen Du was famous his masterpiece, Kieu Story
59 Ba is better speaking English than writing it
60 Anderson, the famous Danish writer, grew up a poor family
QUESTION 4: WRITING (5 PTS)
I Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown.
61 The water too cold for the children to swim
62 My mother told me to tidy my bedroom
I
63 John and his father are exactly alike in appearance
John
looks
64 “Who wrote it?”, the teacher said to me
The
teacher _
65 She opens the window so that she can breathe the fresh air
66 Staying in the same place so long is boring
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II There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence Find and correct the mistakes.
0 Hoa buyed some meat and a lot of fruit yesterday.
A B C D A - bought
67 We are burning too many coal, oil and gas?
A B C D
68
Last night we ate fresh fish with corn and rice in dinner
A B C D
69 We went to Ho Chi Minh City since last summer.
A B C D
70
He stopped to smoke because it is harmful for his health
A B C D
71 My family spent an interested holiday in Europe last summer.
A B C D
72 Scientists haven’t found the cure of AIDS.
A B C D
III Write the post card using the following sets of the words and phases You can make all necessary changes and additions.
Dear Minh,
73 I / surprised / get / letter /
74 I / not know / you arrive back / Ha Noi /
75 You have a good time / Ha Long Bay /?
76 I/ look / forward / hear / all about it /
77 Thank you / invite / me / dinner next weekend
78 I / afraid / I / not able / come / Sunday
79 But / I / free / the following/ weekend
Trang 780 Why / you call / me / next few days?
Love,
Nam
THE END