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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8
Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
ĐỀ:
(Học sinh làm bài trên tờ giấy thi, không làm trên đề)
LISTENING: (Học sinh nghe mỗi phần hai lần liên tục)
I Listen and choose the best answer: (2 points)
1 He told his mother that he would like to dye his hair
2 The writer said that if he couldn't dye his hair, maybe he could get a _
3 Joan's hair is dyed _
4 His mother says that changes all the time
II Listen and answer the questions (You can write short answers): (1 point)
1 Was that the first time that he stayed home alone?
2 How many people were there at his window?
3 When did he feel glad?
4 How often has he stayed home alone now?
LANGUAGE FOCUS:
I Choose the best answer for the following sentences: (3 points)
1 You’ve got a headache You have to medicine if you want to be better
2 Rose always takes good care her children
3 Which is animal in the world?
4 Jack: anything from Jane?
5 Tom: No I any letter from her since she four months ago.
6 My cousin prefers having a picnic in the countryside going swimming
7 My children stood in front of the mirror and looked at
8 I think that many trees should _ in the school yard to have more shade
9 Would you mind me a hand?
10 Tom failed the exam his laziness.
II Read and circle the best answer: (2 points)
Trang 2Have you ever followed instructions for knitting something or (1) you read a piece of music? If you have, you have behaved in a similar way to a computer A computer obeys a program to carry out a particular task Just (2) a knitting pattern is expressed
in numbers and piece of music in lines and dots, so a computer program is (3) in the
form of programming language Like the English language (or any other language), there are
(4) of grammar, and a program must be correct in every way
widely used The most popular language which is used in offices (6) Cobol This
language is used for printing payrolls and keeping records of goods Engineers and scientists use Fortran (7) carry out calculations (8) neither of these two programs is very popular with people working on home computers Basis is the most popular language for home computers, chiefly (9) it is easy to learn and use
simple program was devised Such a program ought to be not only easy to use but also completely reliable
III Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same meaning
as the first one (3 points)
1 Banks are developed They want to keep people’s money safe
- Banks are developed in …
2 That bag was very heavy None of us could carry it
- The bag…
3 “How do you go to school?” I asked Mary
- I asked Mary…
4 I will translate the instructions into French
- The instructions
5 “Don’t touch that switch, Peter.” I said
- I warned
6 Nobody in my class is as intelligent as Lan
- Lan is…
7 It is such an interesting story that I read it many times
- The story…
8 The door of the classroom couldn’t be opened.
9 How long have you learned English?
- When…?
- You…
READING:
Trang 3I Read and complete the passage: (2 points)
FRY AN EGG She poured a little vegetable (1) into the frying pan Then she
(2) on the stove She took an egg (3) of the refrigerator She cracked the egg into a small bowl She put the eggshells into the kitchen trash bag She (4) for the oil to get hot She poured the raw egg into the (5) After about two minutes, she flipped the egg over and cooked (6) for another two minutes She turned (7) the stove and took the fried egg out of the pan She (8) the egg on a small plate She sprinkled pepper (9) salt on the egg She took a fork out of the kitchen drawer She walked over to the dining room table with her fork and plate She tasted the (10) It was delicious
Answers:
1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _
6 _ 7 _ 8 _ 9 _ 10 _
II Read the passage and choose the best options: (2 points)
Did you ever wonder how the camel got that big hump on its back? If so, here's a story that you might find interesting
There once was a camel that didn't want to do any work He was so lazy! All the other camels worked hard all day long carrying heavy loads on their backs They often asked the lazy camel for help, but he always refused He said he was too busy "Busy doing what?” the other camels would ask angrily But the lazy camel just rolled his eyes and turned his head
One day a young girl appeared looking for some help She had a large jug of water that she couldn't carry any further She asked the lazy camel to help, but he rolled his eyes, shook his head and refused The young girl got down on her hands and knees She begged and begged for the camel's help, but still he refused
Suddenly, the young girl turned into an old, ugly witch "Because you refused to help
me, I will force you to carry a heavy load on your back for all eternity.” And with that, the
witch pointed her finger at the camel's back A large hump appeared The greedy camel would carry the weight of his hump forever
1 Which word best describes the main character in this story?
2 According to the passage, in paragraph 4, what does eternity mean?
3 Where would you most likely find this passage?
A A book of Folktales
4 What is the moral of this story?
A Be careful around young girls
B Always lend a helping hand
C Don’t help others if you don’t want to
D Always help witches
5 It can be inferred from the passage that the witch:
A was tired after carrying around a jug of water
B did not like camels
C had magical powers
Trang 4D is just a regular girl.
III Read and answer the questions: (2 points)
Computers are now very useful and important for people all over the world Computers have been in use widely in Viet Nam nowadays and they completely changed the face of Viet Nam
Computers have been contributed greatly to the modernization of Viet Nam Thanks to computers, we can communicate with other people thousands of kilometers away in a second
We can know the information on science and technology, medicine or education not only in our country but also in other countries very quickly Some universities without libraries have recently opened in the USA and Singapore
All the information normally found in the libraries is now stored in the universities’ computers Students can send and receive massages by using computers Computers are wonderful They can help us save time
Questions:
1 Are computers popular in Viet Nam nowadays?
2 What can computers help people?
3 What type of information is stored in the universities’ computers?
4 What do you think of the computers?
WRITING: (3 points)
Write a paragraph about what we should do to study English well (About 80 words)
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NĂM HỌC 2017 -2018 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8 Thời gian: 150 phút HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
LISTENING:
I Mỗi câu đúng được 0,5điểm
II Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25 điểm
1 Yes, it was
2 No one
3 When his parents got home
4 Many times
LANGUAGE FOCUS:
I Mỗi câu đúng được 0,3 điểm
II Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm
III Mỗi câu đúng được 0,3 điểm
1 Banks are developed in order to keep people’s money safe
2 The bag was so heavy that we couldn’t carry it (The bag was too heavy for us to carry.)
3 I asked Mary how she went to school
4 The instructions will be translated into French
5 I warned Peter not to touch that switch
6 Lan is the most intelligent student in my class
7 The story is so interesting that I read it many times
9 When did you start learning English?
10 You will miss the bus if you don’t get up now
READING:
I Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm
II Mỗi câu đúng được 0,4 điểm
III Mỗi câu đúng được 0,5 điểm
1 Yes, they are
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3 All the information is stored in the universities’ computers
4 I think computers are wonderful
WRITING: (3pts)
- Viết đúng yêu cầu, đảm bảo bố cục, nội dung; diễn đạt mạch lạc, đúng ngữ pháp: đạt điểm tối đa
- Các bài viết còn sai sót thì tuỳ theo nội dung, mức độ mà giám khảo trừ điểm sao cho hợp lý, thống nhất