Her editor is asking her to write a report about a hotel.. She doesn’t need to include the telephone number of the hotel in her report.. 10 points Write your answers here: 1.. Choose th
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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2018 - 2019 Môn: Tiếng Anh 8 (HỆ 7 NĂM)
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi có 07 trang
Bằng số: _ 1.
Bằng chữ: 2.
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- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì kể cả từ điển.
SECTION 1: LISTENING (20 points)
I Barbara writes for a travel guide Her editor is asking her to write a report about a hotel Listen to their conversation and mark the statements as true (T) or false (F) (10 points)
T F
1 Barbara thinks the Bellemarsh Hotel was quite
cheap
2 She doesn’t need to include the telephone number
of the hotel in her report
3 The hotel hasn’t got a swimming pool
4 Barbara’s room had its own fireplace
5 The restaurant at the hotel serves excellent steak
Write your answers here:
1 ……… 2 3 4 5
II The leader of an environmental expedition is talking to the people going on the trip Listen and complete the information in the table (10 points)
Conservation Expedition to 0) Costa Rica
Dates of the trip: 6th April - 1)………
Project 1: beaches
in the east of the country
clean them up protect
2)
Project 2: San Jose,
3) plant trees in the park improve animal habitats
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Trang 2Project 3: National Park,
4)
area
plant trees, record animal and
5)
restore the area
SECTION 2: PHONETICS (20 points)
III Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by circling your answer (A/ B/ C or D) (10 points)
Write your answers here:
1 A measure B treasure C creature D pleasure
2 A chair B check C child D machine
3 A traveled B surprised C worked D climbed
4 A tour B pour C your D course
5 A heritage B shortage C teenage D luggage
1 ………… … 2 3 4 5
IV Choose the letter (A/ B/ C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others (10 points)
1 A comprise B depend C design D novel
2 A tropical B collection C tendency D charity
3 A friendliness B occasion C pagoda D deposit
4 A morning B college C arrive D famous
5 A notice B depend C comment D gather
Write your answers here:
1 ……… 2 3 4 5
SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (70 points)
V Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence Write your answer (A/ B/ C or D) in the numbered box (40 points)
1 I am very _in the information you have given me
A concerned B surprised C interesting D interested
2 The doctor _me not to stay up too late at night
A advised B suggested C insisted D forced
3 His house looks very large and beautiful It is _house
A a seven-room B a seven-rooms C seven room D seven rooms
4 When he lived in the city, he _to the theater twice a week
A uses to go B has gone C used to go D was going
5 My father asked us _too much time playing computer games
A not to spending B did not spend C not to spend D to not spent
6 I suggest some money for poor children
A raise B to raise C raised D raising
7 I tried my _not to laugh, but I couldn’t
Trang 38 _Friday morning, there is a meeting between 11am and 1 pm.
9 Don’t be silly! That possibly be Rivaldo!
A mustn’t B shouldn’t C won’t D can’t
10 His handwriting is terrible It’s not easy at all … what he writes
A to see B to read C reading D seeing
11 The children felt when their mother was coming back home
A excitement B excitedly C excited D exciting
12 Our neighbors are very on camping holidays
A interested B fond C eager D keen
13 She asked me _ at English
A if I was good B if was I good C if I good D if I am good
14 I can't _ my mind
A take up B come up C do up D make up
15 Switzerland is well-known for his impressive mountainous
16 Heavy rains _the plane for several hours
A stopped B prevented C delayed D kept
17 The last time I saw Khang, he looked very relaxed He explained that he’d been on holiday the _week
A earlier B following C next D previous
18 We wonder _the tickets are on sales yet
19 The city is _on the shore of Lake Michigan
A visited B lied C laying D located
20 The Smiths never go out in the evening, _?
A do they B don’t they C doesn’t he D does he
Write your answers here:
1 ……… 2 3 4 5
6 ……… 7 8 9 10
11 ……… 12 13 14 15
16 ……… 17 18 19 20
VI Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it (10 points)
1 We found an interesting piece of furnitures in that old house we bought
A B C D
2 Graham Bell was once a teacher who ran a school for the deafs in Massachusetts
A B C D
3 The new workers will soon be accustomed to work on a night shift
A B C D
4 She got up early in order to not be late for school
A B C D
5 Alike other forms of energy, natural gas may be used to heat homes, cook food and
A B C
even run cars
D
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VII Supply the correct form of the word in bold (10 points)
1 The singer is always dressed No wonder she's very popular (FASHION)
2 There is a small village by the river and its is very beautiful (SURROUND)
3 Don't be so We've only been waiting for a few minutes (PATIENT)
4 The road to our village will be next year (WIDE)
5 John Baines is an ……… He is interested in all things to
do with the environment and the need to protect it
(ENVIRONMENT)
Write your answers here:
1 ……… 2 3 4 5
VIII Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets (10 points)
1 You should learn how (keep) ……… the environment clean
2 " Nam, you ( always talk) in class!"
3 His new novel (publish)……….……… in two months
4 The ideas (present) in this book are not really interesting
5 Never in my life (see) such a strange person
Write your answers here:
1 ……… 2 3 4 5
SECTION 4: READING (50 points)
IX Choose one suitable word (A/ B/ C or D) to complete the following passage
(20 points)
Planet earth is part of a system of planets and their moons, as well as numerous asteroids and comets which (1) _around a huge star we call the Sun The Sun itself (2) _of gas Nuclear reactions inside its core (3) _the heat and light that make life on the Earth 4) The Earth is the third of four small terrestrial (Earth like) planets that orbit close to the (5) Further out in our Solar System are four huge gas planets, while distant Pluto, (6) planet, is made (7) _rock and ice Our Earth is one of the ten planets that orbit the Sun-a huge, burning-hot star in the center of our Solar System The Solar System and all the stars in the (8) are part of our galaxy-the Milky Way, which (9) _as many
as 200 billions stars Beyond our galaxy (10) millions more galaxies They all add together to make up the Universe
( asteroid (n) tiểu hành tinh, comet(n) sao chổi )
Trang 52 A consists B remains C includes D maintains
3 A produce B product C production D productive
4 A able B possibility C possible D ability
6 A the smaller B smallest C the most smallest D the smallest
9 A consists B makes from C stays D contains
Write your answers here:
1 ……… 2 3 4 5
6 ……… 7 8 9 10
X Read the text and questions below For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D
on your answer sheet (10 points)
The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident Thomas Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jersy in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory There, Edison was working on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone system
In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying to improve a telegraph repeater He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater; in this way, he was able to reproduce a recording that could be played back After he made some improvements
to the machine, he tested it He recited “Mary Had a Little Lamb” into the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised audience
(phonograph (n) máy hát đĩa)
1 What is the best title for the passage?
A Thomas Edison’s many inventions B Improvements in telephone and telegraph
C The History of Menlo Park D An accidental invention
2 In what year did the invention of phnograph occur?
A 1876 B 1877 C 1878 D the article does not say
3 What was Edison working on when he created the phonograph?
A A telegraph repeater B A telegraph diaphragm
C A telephone repeater D A telephone diaphragm
4 According to the passage, how was the phonograph made?
A With a telephone needle and a recorder B From a recording of a telegraph
C With only a telegraph repeater D From a combination of telephone & telegraph part
5 According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention?
A He made improvements to the machine B He used a carbon transmitter
C He read a children’s rhyme D He produced the audience voice
Write your answers here:
1 ……… 2 3 4 5
Trang 6XI Read the text below and think of one word which best fits each space (20 points)
I have always wanted to go fishing Last summer, I went on a trip to Taiwan (1)………
the last day of my vacation, I went fishing on a beautiful lake Unfortunately, I didn't catch (2)
……… fish, and I got bored I decided to (3)……… swimming When I stood up, my wallet fell out (4)……… my pocket and into the water It had all my money, my passport, my plane tickets- everything I jumped(5)………… the lake to look (6)……… it, but I didn't find anything The next morning, I wasn't able to leave the hotel I had (7)………… money to pay the bill and no plane ticket or passport to go home So what did I do? I called my boss and asked (8)………… some money I have (9)………… had (10)……… a terrible experience
Write your answers here:
1 ……… 2 3 4 5
6 ……… 7 8 9 10
SECTION 5 WRITING (40 points)
XII Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before or using the given words(20 points).
1 It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day
=> Minh spends ………
2 We were late for school because of the heavy rain
=> Because it………
3 My mother used to make us clean the house
=> We used ……… …
4 "I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it."she said
=> She said ………
5 It’s two years since I last spoke to her
=> I haven’t ……….…
6 Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting
=> It ………
7 She dances beautifully and she sings sweetly, too
=> Not only………
8 We left quietly so that we would not disturb the children
=> So as……… ………
9 We stayed in this hotel last summer
=>This is ……… ………
10 Driving on the left feels strange to him
=> He isn’t……… ………
XIII Write a paragraph (20 points)
Many people want to have a life in the city, others like the countryside What is your favorite place to live? Give some details in about 100 to 150 words to support your idea?
These guidelines will help you:
- Where do you want to live? Why
- How is the life there? (The environment/people … )
Trang 7- How do you feel living there?
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(Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm; Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì) -THE