It can also mean that a school (8) well-known for being good at certain sports and students from that school may end up playing (9) national and international teams so that the school ha[r]
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DỤC VÀ ĐẠO
TẠO PHÙ
NINH
Họ tên, chữ ký
Giám thị số 1:
………
Giám thị số 2:
………
BÀI THI
MÔN
TIẾNG
ANH LỚP 8
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bài: 120 phút,
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Giám khảo 1:
Giám khảo 2:
Điểm
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Điểm
(bằng chữ)
Kỳ thi CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012
HỘI ĐỒNG COI THI HUYỆN PHÙ NINH
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Ngày: / /20
Họ và tên thí sinh:
………
………
Sinh ngày: ………
Nơi sinh: …………
………
Dân tộc: …………
Nam (nữ): ………
Tên trường đang học: …………
Số báo danh:
I.
Choose one
word or phrase
marked A, B, C
and D that best
completes the
sentence.
Identify your
circling the
corresponding
letter A, B, C or
D
1 She hasn’t
written to me
…………
A already
2 Would you be
……… to hold
the door open?
A kind enough
3 Take the
number 5 bus
and get ………
at Forest Road
A up
4 They have
never come
……… such a
beautiful village
before
A off
5 They had a
……… time in
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6 There’s nothing wrong
………… her computer
A from
7 Life in the city
is different
……… life in the country
A with
8 My family has decided
………… Ho Chi Minh City in the summer
A visit
9 This cake tastes
………
A well
10 Let me ……
it for you
A to do
11 I put on one shoe and then
…………
A other
12 He got the barber
………… his hair
A to cut
……… eating
Vietnamese food
A used to
14 Tom doesn’t know the answer and Jerry doesn’t
………
A too
15 They took pride ………… being the best players of the school
A of
16 I look forward
………… you soon
A seeing
Trang 3………… can’t
fix the washing
machine until
tomorrow
A postman
Thí
sinh
không
được
viết
gì
vào
phần
gạch
chéo
này
18 You have to cook dinner ………
A alone you B youself C yourself D on you 19 I want to talk to the staff Could you ……… a meeting? A arrange B make C tell D call 20 He finally ………… the decision to go abroad A came with B came C came up D came up with II Find out the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the rest Identify your answer by circling the letter A, B, C or D 1 A where B winter C warm D wrong 2 A meat B leader C heat D sweater 3 A sure B sugar C sing D mission 4 A agency B gentle C page D guide 5 A good B mood C noon D pool 6 A month B eighth C within D thank 7 A half B honest C history D headache 8 A fear B leather C dear D clear 9 A choir B soil C point D coin 10 A cooked B played C claimed D favored III Each sentence has amistake Find it and correct it. 1 Camp is one of my favorite outdoor activities 2 Mr Ba’s house is big and more comfortable than Mr Nam’s 3 Everybody are pleased about the new supermarket 4 The store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a little months 5 You haven’t to finish the work this afternoon You can leave it later Write your answer here: 1 ………
2 ………
3 ………
4 ………
5 ………
IV Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence
1 Bao always ……… in his study (success) 2 Nobody likes him because he behaves ………… (bad) 3 There are ……… stars in the sky We can’t count them (count) 4 A lot of foreign ………… like to study Uncle Ho’s life (history) 5 The police are interested in the sudden …… of the valuable painting (appear) Write your answer here: 1 ………
2 ………
3 ………
4 ………
5 ………
V Supply the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets
1 We (have) a small party next Sunday Would you like (come)?
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3 It (get) hotter and hotter in June
4 Trung’s father (teach) him how (ride) a bicycle when he (be) twelve years old.5 Mrs Hien (not be) here now You (tell) her the news when she (come) back, Nam?
Write your answer here:
1 ……… 2 ………
3 ……… 4 ………
5 ………
VI Fill in each blank with one suitable word. We send our children (1) school to prepare them (2) the time when they will be big and will have to work (3) themselves They learn their own language so that they will be able to tell others clearly what they want and they know and understand what others tell them They learn foreign languages (4) order to be able to benefit (5) what people (6) other countries have written and said, and in order to make people (7) other countries understand what they themselves mean Nearly everything they study (8) school has some practical use (9) their life We go to school (10) all to learn how to learn, so that, when we have left school, we can continue to learn Write your answer here: 1 ……… 5 ……… 9 ………
2 ……… 6 ……… 10 ………
3 ……… 7 ………
4 ……… 8 ………
VII Read the article and circle the letter next to the word that best fits each space
For many young people sport is a popular part of school life and (1) in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important (2) someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away (3) home, as many matches are played then
It (4) also involve traveling to other towns to play against other school teams and then (5) on after the match for a meal or a drink Some parents, friends or other students will travel with the team to support (6) own side
When a school team wins a match it is the whole school which feels proud, (7) only the players It can also mean that a school (8) well-known for being good at certain sports and students from that school may end
up playing (9) national and international teams so that the school has some really (10) names associated with it!
VIII Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D
On the farm of today, machines provide almost all the power Modern farmers now have mechanized
“hired land” and keep horses only for pleasure Besides developing new machinery, scientists and engineers have helped the farmers in many ways For example, they have developed stronger fertilizers, more effective insecticides, and hybrid seeds which produce larger, tastier fruits and vegetables Some farmers even have computers which help them use their resources more efficiently As a result, the farm of today are able to produce much more food with the same amount of labor This means fewer but larger farms and fewer but more prosperous farmers
1 What do modern farmers keep horses for?
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A Only scientists B Only engineers
C Scientists and farmers D Scientists and engineers
3 The farmers use computers to …………
A play computer games B help them use resources efficiently
C type documents D send e-mails
4 The farms today are ………
A fewer but larger B fewer and smaller
C more but smaller D more and larger
5 The farmers today are ………… than they used to be
A richer B poorer C more D less powerful
IX.
Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the meaning of the second sentence remains unchanged as the first one's
1 “You shouldn’t lend him any more money.” Hoa said
=> Hoa advised
2 The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it
=> The bread isn’t fresh .
3 Whose handbag is this?
=> Who does this ……
4 It’s a long time since we became close friends
=> We have
5 She had to do the washing, but she didn’t
=> She forgot …
6 He left home six months ago
=> It’s ………
7 How clever the carpenter is!
=> What
8 I learn Enlish so that I can communicate with foreigners
=> I learn Enlish so as
9 They won’t be able to come on Sunday
=> It will be
10 Birth rates have fallen sharply recently
=> There …
X.
Make complete sentences, using the given cues
1 These students / learn / French / for / 10 years
………
2 School English Club / going / hold / speaking contest / celebrate / Teacher’s Day
………
3 We / used / walk / school / morning / return / noon
………
4 I / call / tell you / that / we / come / visit / you / next weekend
………
5 My / brother/ usually/ have / some / rice / dinner / but / this / evening / have / instant noodle
………
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I Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C and D that best completes the sentence Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (2.0 pts)
II Find out the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the rest Identify your answer
by circling the letter A, B, C or D (1.0 pt)
III Each sentence below contains a mistake Find it and correct it (1.0 pt)
1 Camp => Camping
2 big => bigger
3 are => is
4 little => few
5 haven’t => don’t have
IV Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence (0.5 pt)
1 succeeds 2 badly
3 countless 4 historians
5 disappearance/ reappearance
V Supply the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets (1.0 pt)
1 are having / are going to have - to come
2 Have you been
3 is getting
4 taught, to ride, was
5 isn’t, Will you tell, comes
VI Fill in each blank with one suitable word (1.0 pt)
VII Read the article and circle the letter next to the word that best fits each space (1.0 pt)
VIII Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D (0.5 pt)
1 C 2 D
3 B 4 A 5 A
IX Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the meaning of the second sentence remains unchanged as the first one's (1.0 pt)
1 Hoa advised me not to lend him any more money
2 The bread isn’t fresh enough for us to eat
3 Who does this handbag belong to?
4 We have become close friends for a long time
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6 It’s six months since he left home
7 What a clever carpenter he is!
8 I learn English so as to communicate with foreigners
9 It will be impossible for them to come on Suday
10 There has been a sharp fall / decline in birth rates recently
X Make complete sentences, using the given cues (1.0 pt)
1 These students have learnt French for 10 years
2 The / Our school English Club is going to hold a speaking contest to celebrate the Teacher’s day
3 We used to walk to school in the morning and return home at noon
4 I am calling to tell you that we are coming to visit you next weekend
5 My brother usually has some rice for dinner, but this evening he had instant noodle
Total: 10 pts