People have received information through the internet __________.. They post messages on the bulletin board and find other people who want to talk about 9__________ same topic.. VII - Re
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Năm học 2010- 2011 Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
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I - Listen to the tape twice, and fill in each blank with ONE missing word.
Nam: Dad, the printer isn’t working
Mr Nhat: It is new There shouldn’t be anything (1) _with it Have you turned it on yet? Nam: Yes, I have already done it
Mr Nhat: Have you connected it properly?
Nam: Oh, Dad I know how to (2) a printer
Mr Nhat: Has the plug come out of the socket?
Nam: No, it’s OK
Mr Nhat: I have no idea what the (3) is This manual isn’t very helpful
Nam: Can you call the store you (4) it from?
Mr Nhat: I can, but I bought it in Ho Chi Minh City I don’t know what they can do However,
it’s under (5) so the company should do something with it
Nam: Let’s phone them now
II - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group
2 A conscious B contact C comment D connect
4 A stretcher B crutch C brochure D match
5 A exhibition B overhead C highlight D behavior
III - Choose the best answer from the four choices (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences.
1 She advised me _an apple everyday to stay healthy
A eating B to eat C I should eat D Please, eat
2 Sarah was driving too fast, so she _to slow down
A is ask B asks C was asked D asked
3 My teacher told me to study _
4 You needn’t ask for , you can use it whenever you like
A permissibly B permission C permissible D permissive
5 He was very ill, he had to stay in bed
6 He lives 6 miles of London
A for B in C into D within
7 Do you _my turning the TV on now?
8 The letter arrived _post
9 His mother wouldn’t _her ride a bicycle
10 Lien can hardly speak any English, ?
A can she B can’t Lien C can’t she D can her
11 I’ll remember _him about the letters when I see him
A tell B to tell C telling D having told
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
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13 People have received information through the internet
A last week B just C recently D yet
14 The salesperson showed us _the washing machine
A for using B how to use C to work D the working of
15 When I was a child, I _play games with my friends in a big field
A often B am used to C use to D used to
16 I take part most youth activities of my school
17 All of you who are successful Olympic athletes should be proud of
A herself B ourselves C himself D yourselves
18 _the fighting stopped, traveling across the country has been quite safe
A Since B When C After which D Unless
19 My aunt _us when my parents were away from home
A looked for B looked after C looked at D looked up
20 You will become ill _you stop working so hard
A whether B until C when D unless
IV - In each of the following sentences, there is a mistake Choose the mistake (A or B, C, D).
1 He said that his mother was a good cooker
A B C D
2 He learns hardly, so he gets good marks
A B C D
3 Don’t forget to give Mr John my message, do you?
A B C D
4 The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world
A B C D
5 Would you mind if I turned up the radio? It’s too loud
A B C D
V - Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in BLOCK CAPITALS.
1 You mustn’t be _when you cross the road CARE
2 The police are interested in the sudden _of the valuable painting APPEAR
3 She was very _of the work she had done PRIDE
4 Your English _is not very good You should work harder PRONOUNCE
5 A letter should always end with the _of the writer SIGN
VI - Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
A new university without a library (1) recently opened in the USA All the information normally found in a (2) is now stored in the university’s computers (3) leaving their computers, users can send messages and (4) information through telephone lines (5) , this means that each student must have access to a (6) , and many universities are making this a requirement for freshmen College campuses now have computer jacks in every part of the university Study is no longer restricted to just one location
Computer bulletin boards are used in the same way (7) traditional ones in schools and colleges The difference is that over 20 million people may have access (8) them If students want to discuss math at 3 am, it is not a problem They post messages on the bulletin board and find other people who want to talk about (9) same topic
Technology now means students can get a degree without being on campus There are people (10) are skeptical about this new method of education, but their concerns have had little impact
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Many British people go abroad on holiday, to visit family, or on short business trips People are (1) _to find out how to get urgent treatment before leaving the UK They have to (2) _a form which explains what they (3) _do if they fall ill or (4) _an accident, and what arrangements exist in (5) _country for medical treatment The regulations are fairly simple but (6) _people do not have this information, they may (7) _that private medical care is extremely expensive It is not unusual for people to discover that they do not have (8) _money with them to (9) _the total costs and (10) _such circumstances an already difficult situation becomes even more complicated
1 A advised B suggested C said D spoken
VIII - Read the passage and answer the questions
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to humankind Originally, there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards, which vary from $30,000 to
$125,000
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes
1 When did the first award ceremony take place?
_
2 Why did the Nobel create a fund?
_
3 In which area have Americans received the most awards?
_
4 Are ceremonies held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention?
_
5 In how many fields are the prizes bestowed nowadays?
_
IX - Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1 She said, “I’m living in Hai Phong now”
- She said
2 I last saw Mr Tam six months ago
- I haven’t
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- He prefers
4 It is such good weather that they are going for a picnic
- The weather _
5 Somebody repaired his car yesterday
- He had _
X - Use the given words to make complete sentences.
1 first papermaking machine/ invent/ in/ late 1700s / by/ Frenchman
_
2 There/ be/ different ways/ learn/ same number/ words
_
3 new computer/ make/ Japan/ be/ six hundred dollars
_
4 In Britain/ milkman/ bring/ bottles/ milk/ houses/ collect/ empty ones
_
5 Christmas/ be/ important festival/ many countries around/ world
_
XI - Write a passage (80-100 words) about what you are going to do this summer vacation.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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PHÒNG GD&ĐT KÌ THI GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI- Năm học 2010- 2011
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8 ĐÁP ÁN + HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
I – (5 điểm) 1 wrong 2 connect 3 problem 4 bought 5 guarantee
11B 12C 13C 14B 15D 16C 17D 18A 19B 20D
V– (5 điểm) 1 careless 2 disappearance 3 proud 4 pronunciation 5 signature
VI– (10 điểm) 1 has 2 library 3 Without 4 receive 5 However
6 computer 7 as 8 to 9 the 10 who
VIII– (10 điểm) 1 It took place in 1901
2 Because he preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite
3 Americans have received the most awards in science
4 No, they aren’t
5 The prizes are bestowed in six fields nowadays
IX– (5 điểm) 1 She said (that) she was living in Hai Phong then.
2 I haven’t seen Mr Tam for six months.
3 He prefers playing football to (playing) tennis.
4 The weather is so good that they are going for a picnic.
5 He had his car repaired yesterday.
X– (5 điểm) 1 The first papermaking machine was invented in the late 1700s by a Frenchman
2 There are different ways of learning the same number of words
3 The new computer made in Japan is six hundred dollars
4 In Britain, the milkman brings bottles of milk to houses and collects the empty ones
5 Christmas is an important festival in many countries around the world
XI – (20 điểm)
Học sinh viết được các dự định của mình về các hoạt động trong kỳ nghỉ hè này Cần đảm bảo đủ số lượng từ vựng, hợp logic, đúng ngữ pháp
Sai mỗi lỗi chính tả trừ 0,5 điểm Sai ngữ pháp không cho điểm
Sử dụng đúng từ vựng, ngữ pháp cho tối đa 20 điểm
Tổng điểm : 100 điểm - Sau đó quy ra thang điểm 10.