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Trang 1PHÒNG GD & ĐT GIA VIỄN ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN LỚP 8
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Không kể thời gian phát đề)
I Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or
D
1 A action B national C partial D question
3 A connect B comfort C computer D contest
ANSWERS:
II Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D
1 A medical B restaurant C remember D government
2 A household B homework C garbage D throughout
3 A electrical B interesting C necessary D beautifully
4 A celebrate B consider C expression D criteria
ANSWERS:
III Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D (10 pts)
1 Mary: “Is 11 o’clock alright?” - Tom: “……….”
A Yes, that’s fine B No, I don’t want to go
2 Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily …… a harvest
3 You should pay …… to what the instruction is saying
A attendance B intention C convention D attention
4 My friends usually enjoy my …… of humor
5 - Mother: “Could you do me a favor?” - Kate: “…… ”
A No, thanks I’m fine B Yes, that’s kind of you
6 Practising …… English anywhere you can is a way to better your speaking skill
7 Soak some old newspapers in a ……… of water overnight
8 Mrs Thanh: “……… you give the book to me, please?” - Mai: “Of course.”
9 The winners are the first ones …… a fire
10 Children may drink or eat chemicals and drugs …… they look like soft drinks and candy
A until B because C although D so that
11 His handwriting is terrible It’s not easy at all … what he writes
A to see B to read C reading D seeing
Trang 212 The city is ……….on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A visited B lied C laying D located
13 Kim Tan town is……… busier
A becoming B doing C making D having
14 The Smiths never go out in the evening, ……….?
A do they B don’t they C doesn’t he D does he
15 Ba is strong enough……… his father with the work on the farm
A helping B help C helps D to help
16 Last week my children ……… to the biggest zoo in town by my wife
A took B were taken C went D has gone
17 I tried my ………not to laugh, but I couldn’t
A good B well C best D better
18 Are you proud……….your country and its tradition ?
A about B on C of D for
19 I want to ask my parents some money
A from B for C with D about
20 You are very different your brother
A to B for C with D from
ANSWERS:
IV Put the correct verb forms of the verb in brackets
1."Do you mind if I sit here?" - "I'd rather you (sit) over there."
2 There (be) ………… no rain here for 6 months
3 He spoke to me as if he (be) ………… my father
4 By the time we (stop) …………, we had driven six hundred miles
5 The price (become) more and more expensive these days
6 Pupils are made (work)……… hard at this school
7 It’s ten years since I last (see) ………… her
8 Don’t forget (lock) ………… the door before going to bed
9 The pens (produce) by Thien Long Company are usually cheap and good
10 The film (begin) at 7.30 or 8.00?
ANSWERS:
V Fill the blanks with the right form of the CAPITAL words provided in the right column
1 Their children have quite characters DIFFERENCE
2 What is the correct of this word? PRONOUNCE
3 He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very hope
4 She is one of the greatest to appear in this theater PERFORM
5 My house is on the top of a hill It’s very there in the fall WIND
Trang 36 It is to eat too much sugar and fatty food HEALTH
7 Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been in the last few years
urban
8 Bell demonstrated his invention SUCCESS
9 Every day, there are two from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city
FLY
10 There are a lot of in the competition Contest
ANSWERS:
VI Complete the following questions with the correct preposition.
1 She isn’t here the moment
2 Warm clothes protect us bad weather
3 What do you often do weekends
4 We haven’t seen him last month
5 He had an accident and was taken hospital
6 We regarded him a famous doctor
7 You’re better ask the information desk
8 He borrowed $ 100 his father
9 “ Hamlet” is written Shakespeare
10 Jane fell her bike and hit head on the road
ANSWERS:
VII Each of the following sentences contains one error Underline and correct it
1 We won’t get to the airport in least than 30 minutes
2 Your grandfather and I are delighting that you passed your English exam
3 People use first-aid in order for ease the victim’s pain and anxiety
4 We believe that she feels very badly about her mistake
5 The big present is wrapped in red papers is five dollars
ANSWERS:
VIII Choose the best word to complete the passage below.
Most people think (1) computers are very modern inventions, products of our new technological age But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over 2 centuries ago by a man .(2) Charles Babbage Babbge was born (3) 1791 and grew (4) to be a billiant mathematican He (5) up plans for serveral calculating machines which he called "engines" But despite the fact that
he (6) building some of these, he never finished any of them Over the years, people have argued (7) his machines would ever work Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building engine based .(8) of the Babbage's designs .(9) has taken 6 years to complete and more than 4 thousand parts have been specially made
Whether it works or not, the machine will (10) on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage's work
Trang 41 A.of B.from C.in D.up
2 A.known B.called C recognized D written
ANSWERS:
IX Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word
Youth Month 2013 launched nationwide
(1) February 28th, over 1,500 young people gathered at a ceremony to kick off Youth Month 2013 in the central province of Thua Thien Hue under the theme “Youth Action for an urban civilised lifestyle”
At the (2) , 500 youngsters volunteered to (3) more than 400 units of blood to the Hue Central Hospital Hundreds of Youth Union members took part in propagation
to (4) public awareness on environmental protection, traffic safety, and urban civilisation
For the entire month of March, activities will (5) directed to motivate young people’s participation in diverse activities, (6) giving feedback to the Draft Amendment
of the 1992 Constitution, building a civilised lifestyle, protecting the environment (7) urban landscape
There will be “Green Sunday” and “Volunteering Saturday” with intensive activities to (8) up the surroundings, remove illegal advertising posters, eliminate black spots of pollution The Youth Month was first launched in 2004 and has become (9) annual event for the youth, which aims (10) increase young people’s responsibilities to the community and the nation
ANSWERS:
X Rewrite the following sentences using the words provided in such a way that they mean the same as the original sentences
1 Couldn’t you find a better hotel?
Is this ………
2 I haven’t seen that man here before
This is ………
3 Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals
People
4 The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it
The coffee is too
5 Somebody repaired his car yesterday
Trang 5He had
6 It was thought that the painting had been destroyed
The painting ………
7 Our house is going to be rebuilt by a local firm
We are ………
8 I can’t buy the tickets They are too expensive
The tickets ………
9 Peter spent three hours repainting his house
It
10 Leave now or you will miss the train
Unless ………
XI Make full sentences based on given cues
1 If you/ not go / the party /I /go / either
………
2 Unless/ I / have/ quiet room/ I / not/ able /do / work
………
3 nurse/ kind enough/ help him/ walk
………
4 He/ rather spend/ holidays/ a farm/ seaside
………
5 I/ return/ visit/ Japan It/ wonderful trip
………
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Trang 6HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
N ăm h ọc 2014-2015
I Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm
II Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm
III Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm
IV Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm.
1 sat 2 has been 3 were 4 stopped 5 is becoming
6 to work 7 saw 8 to lock 9 produced 10 does begin
V Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm.
1 different 2 pronunciation 3 hopeless 4 performers 5 windy
6 unhealthy 7 urbanized 8 successfully 9 flights 10 contestants
VI Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm
1 at 2 from 3 at/on 4 since 5 to
6 as 7 at 8 from 9 by 10 off
VII Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm.
1 least -> less
2 delighting -> delighted
3 for -> to
4 badly -> bad
5 is wrapped -> wrapped / which is wrapped
VIII.Choose the best word to complete the passage below.
IX Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm.
1 On 2 event / ceremony 3 donate 4 raise 5 be
X Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm.
7 We are going to have our house rebuilt by a local firm
(We are going to have a local firm rebuild our house)
8 The tickets are too expensive for me to buy.
Trang 79 It took Peter 3 hours to repair his house
10 Unless you leave now, you will miss the train.
XI Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm.
1 If you don’t go to the party I won’t go either.
2 Unless I have a quiet room, I will not/ won’t be able to do my work/ any work.
3 The nurse is/ was kind enough to help him (to) walk.
4 He would rather spend his holidays on a farm than at the seaside.
5 I have (just) returned from a visit to Japan It was a wonderful trip.
TỔNG ĐIỂM: 100 : 5 = 20 điểm