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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU CẤP CỤM
NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018 Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi có 06 trang
SECTION 1: LISTENING.
Phần nghe có 02 bài, mỗi bài được nghe 02 lần (giám thị chỉ mở 01 lần đĩa tự động phát
02 lần) Trước phần nghe có một phút để thí sinh đọc đề bài.
I Listen to the news and decide if these sentences are true or false Write your T
(true) or F (false) in the answer box You will hear the recording twice (10 points)
1 It’s difficult for scientists to recycle car tires
2 The bag used to be milk cartoons
3 It takes one large bottle to make five large T-shirts
4 You can make greeting cards from magazines
5 The prize for the competition is a T-shirt
Write your answers here:
1 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _
II Listen to four teenagers talking about their weekends and answer the questions Then complete the following sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS Write your answers in the answer box You will hear the recording twice (10 points)
- Ella broke the (1)
- Abi celebrated (2) on Saturday with her (3)
- Daisy lost (4) in the cinema
- Chloe (5) for her family on Sunday
- Write your answers here:
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SECTION 2 PHONETICS
III Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Write your answers in the space provided (6 points)
1 A switch B stomach C match D catch
3 A pleased B erased C increased D amused
* Write your answers here:
1 2 3
IV Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group Write your answers in the space provided (4 points)
1 A electrical B interesting C necessary D beautifully
2 A hospital B difficult C interesting D intelligent
* Write your answers here:
1 2
SECTION 3 LEXICO - GRAMMAR
V Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences THERE
CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS Write your answers in the space provided (70 points)
1 I object to _ like this
A be treating B treating C being treated D have been treated
2 We couldn’t help _ when he told us what had happened
A laugh B to laugh C to be laughing D laughing
3 “ _ bad weather we are having this summer!” said the woman
4 After the enormous dinner he had to _ his belt
A broaden B enlarge C widen D loosen
5 Hoa works very _so she always gets good marks
A badly B well C hardly D hard
6 Could you buy me a copy of the newspaper _ your way to work?
7 I was so tired that I _ asleep in the chair
8 She used to _ her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels
Trang 3A earn B to earn C earning D earns
9 My dog as well as my cats _ twice a day
10 The window _ last night has been repaired
A break B breaked C broken D breaking
11 Viet Nam is a(n) _country
A rubber-exported B exporting-rubber
C exported-rubber D rubber-exporting
12 It took him ages to _living in the new town
A get use to B get used to C be used to D be use to
13 We are now wet You _ the raincoats with you
A should bring B should have brought C must bring D have to bring
14 I’d rather you _me the story
15 That’s a _building
A five- floor B five- floors C five- floor’s D five- floors’
16 Jane really enjoys _ to dinner parties
A inviting B being inviting C being invited D be invited
17 We’ll go out as soon as it _raining
18 Soak some old newspapers in a of water overnight
A pair B bunch C bucket D tube
19 My mother is capable _ writing the book report
20 Do you collect stamps or other things? - Yes, I am a stamp _
A collecting B collector C collect D collection
21 Because the lift was _, we had to use stairs to reach the fifth floor
A out of order B in order C operated D run out of
22 That house needs _
A repaint B repainting C to repaint D to be
repainted
23 This form must have the _of the writer
A to sign B signature C signing D sign
24 the gift they gave, she felt very happy
A Because B Thanks C Because of D In spite
25 These are new born _of our farm
A calf B calves C calfes D calfs
26 I don't think we have very much ; we have very different opinions
Trang 4A together B in common C the same D similar
27 We will hold a party in a luxurious _ November the third 2013
28 Hung is _to ride motorbike to school
A not old enough B too young
C enough old D too young enough
29 Of those two girls, Hoa is _
30 - Mother: “Could you do me a favor?” - Kate: “ .”
A No, thanks I’m fine B Yes, that’s kind of you
C Yes, thank you D Yes, sure
31 “My watch is broken.” Why don’t you _?
A have it repair B have it repairing C have it for repair D have it repaired
32 The number of unemployed people in that country is increasing rapidly
A jobless B working C business D retired
33 The coach said, “It’s time for you to go home, boys!”
A The coach told the boys that it was time for you to go home
B The coach told the boys that it was time for them to go home
C The coach told the boys that it is time for them to go home
D The coach told the boys that it was time for they to go home
34 He had spent time writing an essay on his childhood
A a few B too many C a great deal of D a large number of
35 She bought jacket when she was in Paris last year
A a brown leather expensive B a leather brown expensive
C an expensive brown leather D an expensive leather brown
* Write your answers here:
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35
Trang 5VI There is one mistake in each sentence Identify the mistake and write your answer
in the space provided (10 points)
1 The big present is wrapped in red papers is five dollars
A B C D
2 Through the war the soldiers had tried several times to capture the enemy leader but
A B C
had never managed to do so
D
3 I’d like to tell you about several problems I have had from I came here
A B C D
4 What is the most frightened experience you have ever had?
A B C D
5 Some people grow so taller that their health may become endangered
A B C D
* Write your answers here:
1 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _
SECTION 4 READING
VII Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage Write your answers in the space provided (20 points)
Christmas is a Christian holiday It commemorates the (1) of Jesus Christ more than 2,000 years ago Christian churches hold _ (2) services to celebrate Christmas (3) midnight on Christmas (4), most churches hold special candle light services But Christmas is also a social and family (5) It is a festival of goodwill, a time (6) family, friends, food, and gift-giving Many Americans share Christmas cookies, decorate their home, and place presents (7) the family Christmas tree Children often hang up stockings for Santa Claus to fill _ (8) small gifts (9) tradition, Santa comes on a sleigh pulled by reindeer Presents are (10) opened on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day
Trang 67 A on B under C beside D in
9 A Despite B Because of C According to D But
* Write your answers here:
1 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _
6 7 _ 8 _ 9 _ 10 _
VIII Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question Write your answers in the space provided (10 points)
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication English as we know it
today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that was
introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066 Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland or Ireland However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew
in various parts of the world As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking and diplomacy
Currently, about 80% of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in
English Two – thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any language in the world
1 What is the main topic of this passage?
A The number of non-native users of English
B The French influence on the English language
C The expansion of English as an international language
D The use of English for science and technology
2 The word “emerged” in paragraph 1 means .
3 Approximately, when did English begin to be used beyond England?
A in 1066 B around 1350 C before 1600 D after 1600
4 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “stored” in paragraph 2?
Trang 75 According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there
in the world today?
A a quarter million B half a million C 350 million D 700 million
* Write your answers here:
1 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _
IX Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word Write your answers in the space provided (20 points)
I arrived in London at (1) , the railway station was big, black and dark
I didn’t know the way to my hotel, (2) I asked a porter I not (3) _ spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as (4) The porter, however, could not (5) me I repeated (6) question several times and at last
he understood He answered me, but he spoke (7) _ slowly nor clearly “I am a foreigner”, I said Then he spoke (8) , but I could not understand him My teacher (9) _ spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at (10) _ other and smiled
* Write your answers here:
1 2 _ 3 _
4 _ 5 _
6 7 _ 8 _ 9 _ 10 _
SECTION 5 WRITING
X Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it (20 points)
1 “You shouldn’t lend him any more money,” Mrs Tuyet said to Nga
® Mrs Tuyet advised
2 It was so late that nothing could be done
® It was too _
3 Smoking is not allowed in the library
® Would you _?
4 Why did you phone him, Linh?
® I want to know what _, Linh
5 It is not necessary for you to ring me unless you’ve got a problem
® I
Trang 86 He failed the exam because of his laziness.
® Because he _
7 I’ll telephone you tomorrow morning
® I’ll give
8 Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure
® My brother enjoys _
9 Have you ever played a computer game before?
® Is this _?
10 I can’t stand people interrupting me when I’m studying
-> I would rather
XI Write a letter to your friend telling her about your last summer vacation (within
100 – 120 words) (20 points) Beginning with:
Dear Lan,
………
………
………
Love,
Nga