For questions 1-5, choose the correct answer by writing A, B or C on your answer sheets.. Listen to the conversation and complete the form below.. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to
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M«n: TiÕng Anh 8
Ngµy thi: 12 th¸ng 05 n¨m 2016
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 120 phót
-Họ tên học sinh: ………
Ngày sinh:……….……… …… Lớp: ……
Phòng thi số: ……
Số báo danh: ……
Số phách: …… (HĐ chấm ghi)
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§Ò thi häc sinh giái cÊp tr−êng
n¨m häc 2015 - 2016
M«n: TiÕng Anh 8
Ngµy thi: 12 th¸ng 05 n¨m 2016
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 120 phót
-Điểm Họ tên, chữ ký giám khảo Số phách
Bằng số: ………
Bằng chữ: ………
Giám khảo 1: ………
Giám khảo 2: ………… …………
PART A: LISTENING
I Listen to Sarah talking to her friend, Jane, about a new job For questions 1-5, choose the correct answer by writing A, B or C on your answer sheets You will hear the conversation twice
1 Sarah usually starts work at _
2 In the new job, Jane can earn _
3 Sarah has lunch
4 In the new job, Jane can have
A 3 weeks’ holiday B 4 weeks’ holiday C 5 weeks’ holiday
5 The manager name is Mr _
II Listen to the conversation and complete the form below Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer
CAR INSURANCE
Size of car engine: 1200 cc Type of car:
Manufacturer: Hewton Model: (3)……… Year: 1997
Previous insurance company:
(4)………
Any insurance claims in the last five years?
Yes
No
If yes, give brief details:
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I Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences
1 - Mai: “Is 10 o’clock alright?” - Hoa: “ .”
2 Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily a harvest
3 “You should pay to what the instruction is saying, Lan” said Mr Minh
4 My classmates usually enjoy my of humor
5 Mr Long: “Could you do me a favor?” - Tuan: “ .”
6 Practising English anywhere you can is a way to better your speaking skill
7 Soak some old newspapers in a of water overnight
8 Mrs Thanh: “ you give the book to me, please?” - Mai: “Of course.”
9 The winners are the first ones a fire
10 Children may drink or eat chemicals and drugs they look like soft drinks and candy
11 My brother took the wrong book mistake
12 Peter hopes to a new world record
13 In a week’s time, Mrs Hoa here for exactly ten years
A will be working B had worked C.has worked D.will have worked
14 Lien has three brothers, are businessmen
A.that all of them B who they all C all of whom D all of them
15 “How tall is Viet? -“ He’s than you are”
A slight tall B slight taller C slightly taller D slightly tall
16 There is no one in that room now ?
A aren’t they B are they C is there D isn’t there
17 I was just _ to go out when you telephoned
A around B about C thinking D round
18 It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep _
A growing B gaining C rising D raising
19 She _ her neighbor’s child for the broken window
A blamed B accused C complained D denied
20 We quarreled _ the choice of a house
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The Power of the Mind
Scientists have recently become interested in strange psychological powers A professor at
(MYSTERY)…… aspect of the brain’s (3) (ABLE)…… He has chosen a controversial and (4) (SURPRISE)…… subject- telepathy Direct mind-to-mind (5) (COMMUNICATE)……… is when one person knows what another is thinking Many people have doubts that this is really a (6)
(RECOGNISE)……… He believes that telepathy is a (8) (NATURE)…… talent, but that some people are more (9) (SENSE)…… than others However, most people still believe that it involves some kind of (10) (HONESTY)………or trickery
III The passage below contains ten mistakes in each line, Identify and correct them There is an example which has been done for you
In the UK today, fewer and fewer teenager are playing games
outside with their friends; 85% prefers playing computer games
on it own In fact, playing computers games is one of the most
popular leisure activity in the UK In 2003, British shoppers spent
£ 1,152 millions on computer games! In general, boys are more
interested in computers than girl Teenagers also love watching
TV Watching TV is more popular to boys and girls in the UK
than in almost other European countries In the UK, the TV is
often in all day, and teenagers watch it before and after school
More than half of children has a television in their bedroom, and
about a third also have a video record
0 teenager => teenagers
PART C: READING
I Choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to fill in each numbered gap in the passage below
ANIMALS IN DANGERS
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1)……… Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become extinct if we do not (2) ………an effort to protect them There are many seasons for this In some cases, animals are hunted (3)
……… their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive, and sold (4)………pets For many animals and birds, the problem is that their (5)……….- the place where they live – is disappearing More land is (6)………for farms, houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces (7)………there once were Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, (8) ………these chemicals polute the environment and harm wildlife The most successful animals on earth – human (9)
………- will soon be the only ones left, unless we can (10) ………this problem
1 A risk B threat C harm D danger
Trang 5II Read the passage and fill each gap with ONE suitable word
Without transportation, our modern (1)……… could not exist We would have no metals,
no coal and no oil, nor would we have any products (2) from these materials (3) , we would have to spend most of our time (4) food and the food would be (5) to the kinds that could grow in the climate and soil of our own neighborhoods
Transportation also (6) our lives in other ways Transportation can speed a doctor to the side (7) a sick person, even if the patient lives on an isolated farm It can take police to the scene of
a crime within moments of being notified Transportation enables teams of athletes to (8) in national and international sports contests In times of disaster, transportation can rush aid (9) people in areas stricken by floods, famines, (10) earthquakes
PART D: WRITING
I Complete each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it
1 It’s difficult for older people to learn a language
-> Older people have ………
2 Lisa may not be very well but she still manages to enjoy life
-> Lisa’s poor health.……….………
3 “What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, Loan said to her mother
-> Loan congratulated ……… …
4 Please don’t talk in the class
-> I’d rather
5 I have never chatted with a foreigner before
-> This is
II Write a paragraph of around 150 words on the following topic
“Should secondary school students travel to school by electric bicycle?”
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
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n¨m häc 2015 - 2016
M«n: TiÕng Anh 8
Ngµy thi: 12 th¸ng 05 n¨m 2016
-PART A: LISTENING (20 points – 2p/ item)
I 1 C 2 C 3 A 4 A 5 B
II 1 27 Bank Road 2 (a) dentist 3 Sable 4 Northern Star 5 stolen
PART B: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (40 points)
I (20 points -1p/ item)
II (10 points -1p/ item)
6 scientific 7 recognition 8 natural 9 sensitive 10 dishonesty
III (10 points – 1p/ item)
1 prefers => prefer
2 it => their
3 activity => activities
4 millions => million
5 girl => girls
6 to => with
7 almost => most
8 in => on
9 has => have
10 record => recorder
PART C: READING (20 points)
I (10 points – 1p/ item)
II (10 points – 1p/ item)
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PART D: WRITING (20 points)
I. 5 points – 1p/ item
1 Older people have difficulty in learning a language
2 Lisa’s poor health doesn’t prevent her from enjoying life
3 Loan congratulated her mother on her cooking
4 I’d rather you didn’t talk in the class
5 This is the first time I’ve (ever) chatted with a foreigner
II 15 points
- Well-organised – 5pts
- Few grammatical mistakes – 5pts
- Various grammatical structures and vocabularies – 5pts
* Total: 100 points