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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO CẤU TRÚC ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI THCS CẤP HUYỆN... Mutiple choice Grammar, vocabulary, Lexicoarticle, preposition,… grammar II.[r]

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC

KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN

Năm học: 2011-2012

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh- Lớp 8

Ngày thi: tháng 5 năm 2012

Thời gian : 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Đề này có 05 trang

PART A: PHONETICS:

I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (3pts )

II Choose a word in each group that has different stress pattern (2 pts).

2 A invent B decorate C participate D design

PART B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:

I Choose the best answer A, B, C or D: (15pts )

1 Would you mind my ?

2 I to see you at the meeting Why didn’t you come?

3 All of us were that he came first He hasn’t been working hard so far

a surprising b to surprise c to be surprised d surprised

4 Where is Janet? – She’s out She said she back soon

a is b will be c would be d came

5 Several people were hurt in the accident but only one to the hospital

a has taken b was taken c was taking d are taking

6 The policeman explained to us to get to the airport

a how b how can we c how we can d how can

7 I telephoned the station to make of the time of the train

8 The college got some money by selling one of its old pictures

9 –“ Pass me that pen, please!” – “ ”

Số báo danh

a Here you are b No, it isn’t c It doesn’t matter d Yes, please

10 He in the cafe when she came in

a sat b has sat c has been sitting d was sitting

11 It was raining we cancelled the trip to Mount Faber

12 How far is it from Ha Noi to Hoa Binh? – It about two hours by bus

13 Everybody was there, including Mr and Mrs Smith

14 Viet Nam is a(n) country

a export-rice b exporting-rice c rice-exporting d rice-export

15 Surely David’s not going to drive, he?

II Supply the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets (10pts )

1 We (have) a small party next Sunday Would you like (come)?

2 You (be) here before ? No, this is the first time

3 It (get) hotter and hotter in June

4 The pens ( produce ) by Thien Long Company are usually cheap and good

5 “Do you mind if I sit here ?” – “ I’d rather you ( sit ) over there”

6 Will you wait a minute while I (look) through the text ?

7 “ I hear you’ve bought a new house.” - “Yes, I (move) in next week

8 She had her hair (wash) and styled.

9 Most of the NOKIA mobile phones (sell) in this shop are imported from China

10 What (you/do) at this time yesterday?

III Give the correct form of the words in brackets: (10pts )

1 ………, her illness was more serious than we thought (fortunate)

2 The ……… of the project made me tense (important)

3 Increased pollution is another ……… … result (please)

4 We should save ……….resources (nature)

5 We produce cheaper goods than our do (compete)

6 His father is a in Vietnamese history (special)

7 Some of the have lived here all their lives (village)

8 He doesn’t know the of the word (mean)

9 Bao always ……… in his study (success)

10 The police are interested in the sudden …… of the valuable painting (appear)

PART C: READING

I Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage (10pts )

Air pollution is caused ………….(1) ill health in human beings In a lot of countries, there are ………….(2) limiting the amount of smoke factories can produce although there is

not enough …………(3) on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere Doctors have ……… (4) that air pollution causes …………(5) diseases The gases from the exhausts of cars ……… (6) also increased air pollution in most cities The ……… (7) of petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings Children ……….(8) in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as ……… (9) as other children, and are clumsy when they ……….(10) their hands

2 A laws B ideas C problems D regulations

3 A news B article C information D newspaper

4 A agreed B pointed C disagreed D proved

9 A quick B slowly C quickly D slow

II Fill in each gap with a suitable word to complete the following passage: (10pts )

I have several good friends but I suppose that my best (1) is Ellen We have been friends with each other (2) we were very young because she used to live next door to

me We were in the (3) class at school She has always been much cleverer than me at all subjects I don’t mind (4) she often helps me with my homework! Anyway, I have always been better at sport than she is I beat her at tennis and she didn’t like that In fact, she hates (5) at anything and gets very annoyed if she does That is the only thing that

I don’t like about her Otherwise, she has a great sense of (6) and she always makes

me laugh We get on very well (7) although we have arguments about silly little things sometimes Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but I (8) see her a lot We’re planning to go on a (9) around Europe next summer I’m really looking forward to it because I think we’ll (10) a lot of fun and see exciting places

III.Read the text carefully and choose the appropriate answer: (5 pts )

What is life like for today's students ? As the university and college terms began, I talked

to a few students about their lives

Sarah Jane is a second year biology student ''Money is a big problem'', said Sarah ''I can eat quite cheaply at the university, but I spend quite a lot on transport I also spend quite a lot

on clothes as I like to wear things that are in fashion''

Collin Peter, who is studying engineering, disagrees ''I don't spend anything on clothes'',

he said, ''Unless you count climbing boots I'm very keen on climbing and you do need special equipment, some of which is very expensive Luckily, my parents gave me money for my birthday in November Not much of my money goes on transport, because I have bicycle''

Diana Bell is the first year fashion student ''I make all my own clothes This should save

me money, but in fact, the materials are very expensive I don't know how I would manage if I didn't sell some of the dresses and hats I make to the other students Everything is expensive'' She said That includes the rent, food, transport and heating for the flat in winter''

Jack is a science student in his final year ''What do I spend my money on ? Well, not on clothes and not a lot on going out in the evening My rent is expensive and I suppose I spend quite a lot on books''

1 This is from

A a student's notebook B a letter to friend

C a magazine article D an advertisement

2 The aim of the writer is to

A show how students live B give advice to students

C explain that students work hard D complaint about students’ way of life

3 The students’ main problem is

A deciding what to wear B living on the money they receive

C finding enough time to study D cooking their own food

4 Colin is different from Sarah because

A he has generous parents who help him

B he doesn't need to study every hard

C he is not a second year student

D his clothes and transport cost less

5 Which of the following is true for Diana ?

A ''I haven't bought any clothes this year but I will have to next year when I start work''

B ''I'm going to buy a new pair of boots this winter, after my birthday''

C ''I'm bought a new jacket and trousers yesterday, so I haven't any money''

D ''A friend is going to pay me to make a jacket for her, so I will have enough money after all''

PART D: WRITING

I Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first given (10pts )

1 People think that computer games are harmful

It is ……….………

2 The film was so interesting that we watched it several times

It was ………

3 Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to

Tam used ………

4 How long has it been since you used the pen?

When ……….?

5 William said to Mary “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?”

William suggested

6 “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards”, she said to me

She told

7 She hasn’t been to Ho Chi Minh City for three years

The last

8 You forgot to turn off the TV last night, didn’t you?

You didn’t ?

9 Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals

People ………

10 I’ve never read a more romatic story

It’s the………

II Write a short passage (about 80 – 100 words) to tell how to become a good student of English ( 5pts )

_ The End

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO

CẤU TRÚC ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI THCS CẤP HUYỆN

MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8 (TÍNH TỪ NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013)

Number Section Exercise Number of questions Point

2

Lexico-grammar

I Mutiple choice (Grammar, vocabulary, article, preposition,…)

I Exercise 1

II Exercise 2

I Sentence

Total mark: 80/4 = 20 points.

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