The experts also believe that the two foreign languages children learn should be completely different from one another, for example English and Chinese, or French and Japanese.. In addit[r]
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ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI THÁNG 1
NĂM HỌC 2012-2013 Môn Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không tính thời gian giao đề)
-(Đề này gồm 06 trang)
Họ và tên:……… Lớp:…… Điểm: ………
SECTION A: LISTENING
Listen the dialogue and then answer the questions:
1 How many sisters does the woman have?
2 Does she get along with her sister?
3 When did her father die?
4 How is her mother?
5 Where does she work?
6 Does the man get married?
SECTION B: PHONETICS
I Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
SECTION C: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR
II Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions
1.When I was a little girl, I used to………… my father’s advice
A listen B hear C listen to D hear to
2 The children……… to go to at once
3 You should study harder in order the final exam
Trang 24 It was raining hard,………… we had cancel the game.
5 If he doesn’t come in time, we……….without him
A are leaving B leave C will leave D left
6 I suggest………… a short cut through the park It’ll take less time
7.This small dictionary……… 50.000 words
A makes B uses C has D consists
8.It’s time you………… to school
A go B going C went D to go
9.The teacher asked her video games
A not to play B to not play C not to playing D to not playing 10.If you want to………English, we can help you
A improve B attend C take D give
11 They use recycled plastic……….toys and utensils
A to make B making C made D makes
12.You shouldn’t spend much time…………game
13 The opposite of “ reduce” is
A decrease B increase C destroy D reuse
14 The window needs
A paint B be painted C being painted D painting
15 We decided………picnic next week
16 .in the front seat of the taxi, Mark ?
A would you mind to sit ; B would you mind sit
C would you mind to sitting ; D would you mind sitting
17 The old lamp in China is five dollars
18 .I was having dinner, my husband were watching TV
A while B If C Because D As
19 She hasn’t written to me
A already B never C yet D any longer
20 To supply means to
A provide B make use of C improve D give
III There is one mistake in each of the following sentence Find it and correct it.
1 Have you finished reading the English book which I lend you two week ago?
Trang 3A B C D
2 Walk in the rain helps him relax
A B C D
3 Children are fond with swimming in summer
A B C D
4 She ran very quick to go to school on time
A B C D
5 My father’s office are on the second floor
A B C D
IV Use the correct form of words in brackets to complete the following sentences.
1 What is the correct of this word (pronounce)
2 My uncle lives in a area of the country (mountain)
3 Ha Long Bay was by UNESCO as a world heritage site (recognize )
4 The she gave last night was marvelous (perform)
5 What is the of Thomas Edition ? ( nation)
6 There are a lot of festivals in Viet Nam (tradition)
7 There are many cultural between his country and mine ( differ)
8 The child should be punished because of his bad
( behave)
9 People in the country are very open and ( friend)
10 Air is a big problem in the city ( pollute)
V Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1 The sewing machine which you (use) at present
( invent ) in 1830 by a French
2 Last night when we (visit)……… him he (do)……… and
experiment on the upstairs
3 Please continue your work, we don’t mind (wait)
4 Where you (spend) your summer holiday last year ?
5 John (wash) his hands He just (repair)……… the TV set
6 My aunt (not be) out of his house since she (buy)
……… a color TV
SECTION D: READING
VI Complete the following passage by choosing the best option, a, b, c or d
Trang 4Experts think that it is a good idea for children to learn not just one, but two foreign
languages They say that learning two foreign languages develops children’s minds and
increases their knowledge of other cultures
The experts also believe that the two foreign languages children learn should be
completely different from one another, for example English and Chinese, or French and Japanese In addition, they say that children should start to learn foreign languages as early
as possible, from the age of about six
1 According to experts, children _
A shouldn’t learn more than two foreign languages
B should learn just one foreign language
C should learn two foreign languages
D shouldn’t learn foreign languages
2 What does the word ‘they’ in line 2 refer to?
3 Children should learn
A English and Chinese
B French and Japanese
C two foreign languages which are completely different from one another
D all are correct
4.Which of the following is not true?
A Children should start to learn foreign languages early
B Children should start to learn foreign languages from the age of about six
C Learn foreign languages is good for children
D English and Chinese are the most important for children to learn
VII Read the following passage and complete the numbered blanks with one suitable word only
Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the(1) ………… important celebration for
Vietnamese people Tet is a festival which(2)………… in late January or early February Before Tet, people usually (3)……… and decorate their homes They go to the market (4)……… buy candy, jams or dried water melon seeds They also get new clothes (5)………… are worn at Tet They often(6)……… beach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers(7)……… Tet holiday Tet is a(8)
……… for family members gather and have some special meals with special food(9)……… sticky rice cakes People often visit relatives and close friends on(10)
………… second day of the holiday
SECTION E: WRITING
VIII Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first given
1 Minh does not play volleyball as well as he used to
Minh used
2 The last time we went to New York was 5 years ago
Trang 5We haven’t
3 Finding accommodation at busy time is difficult in Nha Trang
It’s
4 The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it
The water was not
5 “ Please turn down the radio For me” said my grandfather
My grandfather asked
6 People grow rice in some countries
Rice
7 She said to him “ I’m a newcomer ”
She told him that
8 She said that she went to that library everyday to borrow books
She said to me
9 I would like you to help me to put the chair away
Do you mind
10 Please don't make any noise ; I'm very tired
I'd father
IX Use the suggestions to make the meaningful sentences
1 They/ very interested / play / badminton / when / like / city
2 I/ not take / aunt / since / she/ buy/ new house / city center
3 You/ know / who invent / computer ?
4 We/ ought / use cloth bags / instead / reuse/ plastic ones
5 Weather / warm / sunny / day / and / cool / night
X Write a paragraph (about 100 words) about your neighborhood: (4pts)
These questions may help you.
Where do you live?
What does your house look like?
What can you see from your bedroom window?
How far is it from your home to school?
How do you get to school?
What are there in your neighborhood?
Trang 6What things in your neighborhood do you like best? Why?
What do you think about your neighborhood?
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-SECTION A LISTENING:
(1, 5 điểm Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,25 điểm)
1 She has one sister
2 Yes, she does
3 He died many years ago
4 She is fine and strong
5 She works at a university
6 No, he doesn’t
*Tape script:
Man: Do you have any brothers and sisters?
Woman: Yes, I have one sister
Man: Who is older, you or your sister?
Woman: My sister is older than me
Man: Do you get along with your sister?
Woman: Yes, we get along okay
Man: How about your parents?
Woman: My father died many years ago
Man: I'm sorry to hear about that
Woman: My mother is fine though She is very strong and back to work Man: What does your mother do?
Woman: She teaches at a university
Man: That's great What does she teach?
Woman: She teaches psych
Man: Pardon me I do not understand
Woman: She teaches psychology
Man: Psychology I understand now
Woman: How about you? Are you married?
Man: I'm not married yet I had a girlfriend for many years but we broke up Woman: I'm sad to hear that
SECTION B: PHONETICS
I (0,5 điểm Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1đ)
SECTION C: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR
II (2 điểm Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1đ)
Trang 8III (0,5 điểm Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1đ)
1 D->I lent 2 A-> walking 3 C-> fond of 4 C->quickly 5 B-> is
IV (1 điểm Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1đ)
1 pronunciation 2 mountainous 3 recognized 4 performance 5 nationality
6 traditional 7 differences 8 behavior 9 friendly 10 pollution
V (1 điểm Mỗi động từ chia đúng được 0,1đ)
1 are using, was invented
2 visited, was doing
3 waiting
4 Did you spend
5 is washing , has just repaired
6 hasn't been, bought
VI (1 điểm Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25đ)
VII (1 điểm Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1đ)
SECTION E: WRITING
VIII (1 điểm Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1đ)
1 Minh used to play volleyball better ( than he can / does now )
2 We haven't been New York for five years
3 It's difficult to find accommodation at busy time in Da Lat
4 The water was not warm/ hot enough for the children to swim (in)
5 My grandfather asked me to turn down the radio for him
6 Rice is grown in some countries
7 She told him that she was a newcomer
8 She said to me: " I go to this library everyday to borrow books"
9 Do you mind helping me to put the chair away ?
10.I''d rather you didn't make any noise ; I'm very tired
IX (0,5 điểm Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1đ)
1 They were very interested in playing badminton when they lived in the city
2.I haven't talked to your / my aunt since she bought a new house in the city
Trang 93 Do you know who invented the computer ?
4 We ought to use cloth bags instead of reusing plastic ones
5 The weather is warm and sunny during the day and cool at night
X (1 điểm)
Câu không mắc lỗi ngữ pháp cơ bản, sử dụng từ vựng tốt, ý hay, phong phú, biểu đạt được nội dung liên quan chặt chẻ với chủ đề đạt điểm tối đa
Tùy theo chất lượng từng bài làm mà giám khảo có thể cho điểm
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