QUESTION 1 : Rewrite the sentences that has the same meaning as the first, using the words given in parentheses: (20 pts).. Because he was lazy, he failed the exam 2.[r]
Trang 1PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
NĂM HỌC 2009 - 2010 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
SECTION ONE: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
QUESTION 1: Circle the best answer (20pts)
Question 1.a Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?
8 A drought B ought C brought D bought
Question 1.b.
1 Mary……… awarded a good present tomorrow
A will B is C are D will be
2 My mother asked me where I had gone………
A yesterday B the day before C today D that day
3 Mr John came to Viet Nam………Vietnamese for his job
A study B studies C studying D to study
4 Look ! The policeman……….after the thief
A is running B are running C was running D to be run
5 To jog means to
A work hard B run fast C run slowly D work carefully
6 To quit means to
7 To reduce means to
8 To assist means to
9 I am looking forward to………you some day
A seeing B saw C see D sees
10 The opposite of failure is
11 The opposite of enemy is
12 The opposite of agree is
QUESTION 2: Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses(20 pts)
1 Some flowers (give) to Dung yesterday
2 It (agree) that changes to the plan are necessary recently
3 People (expect) that Brazil would win
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5 We are going to have our house (rebuild ) next month
6 To my (amuse) he couldn’t get the door open
7 Don’t overuse a causal (connect) like “because”
8 There are (explain) notes at the back of the book
9. He’ll leave as soon as he ( hear) the news
10 Look, Trung ! You (know) the man who ( talk) to our head teacher?
11 He has in giving up smoking( success)
12 Don’t forget (lock) the door before ( go) to bed
13 We stopped once (buy) petrol and then we stopped again (ask) someone the way
14 You hair needs (cut) You’d better (have) it (do) tomorrow
15 You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her ( appear)
QUESTION 3:Find the word which fits the definition ( 5 pts)
1 A is a place where goods are bought and sold
2 A is a person who writes reports and articles for newspapers
3 An is a piece of land with water all around it
4 A is a woman who runs the home and does the house keeping
5 A is a period of ten years
SECTION TWO: READING
QUESTION 1: Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word(10 pts)
Last Friday was a holiday It was Independence Day, (1) we didn’t have to go to school I slept a little later (2) usual Around ten, my friend, Lan came over to my house (3) packed a picnic basket and then rode to Thien An hill We (4) most
of the day there First, we took a long walk (5) the hill Then we play a game of chess While we were (6) the game, it suddenly began to rain Luckily, there was an empty tent (7) , so we rushed into it and had our lunch there We sat in the tent (8) books and chatting to each other until 3 pm, but it didn’t stop (9) Finally,
we rode back home (10) the rain We had a memorable trip!
QUESTION 2: Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box(10 pts)
A computer has a (1) similar to that of a typewriter It is possible to give the computer commands by means of the (2) keys above the letter keys The machine has a (3) at the back so that you can connect it to a (4) , which has (5) like a television We often use a (6) which someone has written All the information is stored on (7) , and at the side of the computer there is a (8)
A (9) is used to copy the information on to paper The object like a car gear is useful for playing games on a computer is called a (10)
SECTION THREE: WRITING
Trang 3QUESTION 1 : Rewrite the sentences that has the same meaning as the first, using the words given in parentheses: (20 pts)
1 He failed the exam because of his laziness
Because he
2 People said that he was a doctor
He was
3 The postman was bitten by our dog
Our dog
4 Because he behaves badly, everybody hates him
Because of
5 Dung will go to the party though she feels unhappy
In spite of
6 Mickey wasn’t always as rude as that
Mickey didn’t
7 “I wouldn’t cook the fish for too long, Bill, if I were you,” said Jean
Jean advised
8 My room and your room are the same size
My room is
9 We’ve never read a more romantic story before
It’s the
10 The police have issued a description of the wanted woman
A description
11 “Would you like to stay for lunch, Oanh?”
Minh invited
12 My mother hasn’t been to Tay Nguyen for four years
It is
13 The front yard is too small to play soccer in
The front yard isn’t
14 The cake was so delicious that everyone wanted it
It was
15 The heavy rain prevented us from playing football
We couldn’t
16 The man that we are talking about is a famous scientist
The man about
17 There is no decision yet about the venue of the next World Cup
Nothing
18 James has another three months to finish his work
James has
19 Her legal advisers have told her not to say any more at this time
She has
20 They said they would rather William didn’t listen to music at work
William was
QUESTION 2 : Complete the dialogue: (10 pts)
Mr Luong: Where were you yesterday, Thanh? You (1) in class
Thanh: I (2) a bad sore throat
Mr Luong: Oh dear! Were you sick? How do (3) now?
Thanh: I feel alright, (4) I’m a little tired
Trang 4Mr Luong: Oh, you’d better(5) at recess The weather’s awful today Did your mother (6) the doctor?
Thanh: No, she didn’t She (7) the prescription herself (8) she is a nurse
Mr Luong: That will be fine Oh, I see You had a virus (9) you will be OK
Thanh: (10)
QUESTION 3: Use the words given to make meaningful sentences.(10 pts)
1 Early this morning/ children/ decide/ go/ a run
2.Life/ country / definitely / changing / the better
3. The date / meeting/ will/ have to/ change/ tomorrow
4.Tom / have / shower / telephone / rang
5 Last year / we /spend / week / My Son / and / I not want / leave
6 Watching / television / consider / most / popular / kind / entertainment / nowadays
7 After /many / experiments / finally / first / successful /flight/ make / by / Wright brothers
8 My grandfather / used / tell / stories / until / we / fall / asleep
9 I / used / collect / shells / when / be / kid
10 My uncle / move / Ho Chi Minh City/ 1987/ and / live / there / then
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Trang 5HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ANH 8 (2009 - 2010)
SECTION ONE: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
QUESTION 1: Circle the best answer (20pts)
Question 1.a 1 B 2 A 3.A 4.B 5 D 6 B 7 B 8 A
Question 1.b.
1 D 2 B 3 D 4 A 5 C 6 A 7 B 8 D 9 A 10 A 11 B 12 C
QUESTION 2: Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses(20 pts)
1 were given 2 has been agreed 3 expected 4 has been thought
5 rebuilt 6 amusement 7.connector 8 explanatory 9 hears
10 do you know/ is talking 11 succeed 12 to lock/ going
13 to buy / to ask 14 cutting, (to be cut)/ have / done 15 appearance
QUESTION 3:( 5 pts) 1 market/ (supermarket) 2 journalist 3 island 4 housewife 5 decade
SECTION TWO: READING
QUESTION 1: (10 pts) 1 so 2.than 3 we 4 spent 5 on
6 playing 7 there (nearby) 8 reading 9 raining 10 in
QUESTION 2: (10 pts)1 keyboard 2 function 3 socket 4.monitor
5 screen 6 program 7 disk 8 mouse 9 printer 10 joystick
SECTION THREE: WRITING
QUESTION 1 : Rewrite the sentences that has the same meaning as the first, using the words given
in parentheses: (20 pts)
1 Because he was lazy, he failed the exam
2 He was said to be a doctor
3 Our dog bit the postman
4 Because of his bad behavior, everybody hates him.
5 In spite of her unhappiness, Dung will go to the party
6 Mickey didn’t use to be as rude as that.
7 Jean advised Bill not to cook the fish for too long.
8 My room is as big/ large as yours
9 It’s the most romantic story we’ve ever read
10 A description of the wanted woman has been issued (by the police)
11 Minh invited Oanh to stay for lunch
12 It is four years since my mother last went to Tay nguyen
13 The front yard isn’t large/ big enough to play soccer in.
14 It was such a delicious that everyone wanted it.
15 We couldn’t play football because of the heavy rain.
16 The man about whom we are talking is a famous scientist.
17 Nothing has been decided yet about the venue of the next World Cup.
18 James has six months to finish this work
19 She has been told not to say any more at this time.
20 William was advised/ told not to listen to music at work.
QUESTION 2 : (10 pts) 1 weren’t 2 had 3 you feel 4 but 5 stay inside (not go out)
6 call 7 wrote 8 because 9 I hope 10 Thanks(I hope so)
QUESTION 3: Use the words given to make meaningful sentences.(10 pts)
1. Early this morning the children decided to go for a run.
2. Life in the country is definitely changing for the better.
3 The date of the meeting will have to be changed tomorrow.
4. Tom was having a shower when the telephone rang.
5 Last year, we spent a week in My Son and I did not want to leave.
6.Watching television is considered the most popular kind of entertainment nowadays.
7 After many experiments, finally the first successful flight was made by the Wright brothers
Trang 68 My grandfather used to tell us stories until we fell asleep.
9 I used to collect shells when I was a kid.
10 My uncle moved to Ho Chi Minh City in 1987 and he has lived there since then.
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