Đề Ôn thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Khối 8 - Năm học 2020-2021

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1. ĐỀ ÔN THI HSG LỚP 8 NĂM 2021 MÔN TIẾNG ANH PRONUNCIATION I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. 1. A. bother B. sunbathe C. cloth D. months 2. A. vegetable B. comfortable C. nature D. moderate 3. A. interest B. selection C. resident D. injection 4. A. concern B. contact C. convenient D. conclude 5. A. promise B. conscious C. religious D. scissors II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in each group. 1. A. pancake B. discount C. wardrobe D. marine 2. A. migrant B. typhoon C. compost D. limestone 3. A. glassware B. refill C. award D. surround 4. A. loudspeaker B. itinerary C. participate D. magnificent 5. A. helicopter B. microware C. memorial D. magically GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY I. Choose the best answer from the four choices (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences. 1. Bob hasn’t ___up his mind yet. A. made B. gone C. used to D. found 2. Everyone has to follow this way to get into the fair, ___? A. do they B. don’t they C. doesn’t she D. doesn’t he 3. Would you like me to get you something to drink? ~ ___. A. That would be nice B. No, I’m sorry C. That’s too bad D. My pleasure 4. I usually go to work by bus, but ___and then I use my motorbike. A. again B. once C. now D. ever 5. Of my parents, my father is ___. A. the stricter B. the strictest C. stricter D. strict 6. "What can I get for you?" ~ “ ___.” A. All right B. I'm afraid not C. I hope so D. Yes, please 7. The coat ___on the floor belongs to my brother. A. lies B. lying C. lain D. is lying 8. Tuan had a bad cut on his arm. It’s ___badly. A. bleeding B. burning C. coughing D. sneezing 9. Your ___is included in the ticket price. A. reservation B. vacation C. accommodation D. money 10. The beans are roasted to ___the chocolate favor. A. carry out B. bring out C. carry into D. bring into 11. The computer is ___guarantee so the company should do something with it. A. with B. on C. for D. under 12. Nowadays many students can get a ___without being on campus. A. diploma B. card C. degree D. license 13. “I think computers are useful.” ~ “ ___.” A. I’m not agree B. So do I C. I disagree too D. So are they 14. Vietnam is a ___country. A. rubber-exported B. exporting-rubber C. exported-rubber D.rubber-exporting 1
2. 15. Are you free to ___for dinner this evening? A. come over B. go over C. come across D. go across II. Choose the underlined words or phrases (A, B, C or D) that are incorrect in standard English. 1. Be careful when you cross a busy street. Look out with cars and trucks. 2. Is she accustomed to doing her homework by her? 3. We have sung together ever when I was a small child. 4. My father’s car is the same color like my uncle’s car. 5. I went to every play at the local theater so far this year. III. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences. 1. The ___are scheduled to take off at 15.00 and 15.30. FLY 2. She’d rather have a job involving creative work or ___skills. ART 3. It is ___to drink alcohol and drive. RESPONSIBLE 4. We received a lot of ___from our teacher. ENCOURAGE 5. With all the modern facilities, doing housework is still very ___ _. CONSUME IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Can’t you see that I am busy (write)___? 2. I lit the fire at 7.00 and it (burn)___brightly when Jack came in at 8.00. 3. The money (steal)___in the robbery was never found. 4. At this time next month, they (work)___in Ho Chi Minh City. 5. She locked the door so as (not disturb)___. READING I. Choose the correct answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D to complete each of the numbered Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is as complicated (1)___it is serious. It is complicated because much (2)___is caused by things that benefit people. For example, exhaust (3)___automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution. (4)___ the automobiles provide transportation for millions of people. Factories (5)___much of the material which pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people. Thus, to (6)___or greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using many things that benefit them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be (7)___reduced in several ways. (8)___and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the (9)___of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that require businesses and individuals to stop, or cut (10)___on certain polluting activities. 1. A. for B. as C. because D. since 2. A. polluter B. pollutant C. polluting D. pollution 3. A. in B. at C. from D. for 4. A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. But 5. A. discharge B. offer C. emit D. dissolve 6. A. cause B. end C. increase D. pause 7. A. increasingly B. hopelessly C. gradually D. dangerously 8. A. Scientists B. Doctors C. Lecturers D. Botanists 9. A. number B. figures C. numbers D. amount 10. A. up B. off C. down D. into II. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct option marked A, B, C or D to answer the 2
3. They called New York “the Big Apple”. Maybe it is not exactly like an apple, it’s certainly very big. There are too many people, that’s the problem. The streets are always full of cars and trucks, you can never find a place to park. If you have enough money, you can take a taxi. New York cabs are yellow. They look all the same. But the drivers are very different. Some were born and raised in New York, but many are newcomers to the United States. A few drive slowly, but most go very fast. Cab driving is a difficult job. It can be dangerous, too. Thieves often try to steal the drivers’ money. Drivers sometimes get hurt. If you don’t want to take a taxi, you can go by bus or you can take the subway. The subway is quick and it’s cheap, but parts of it are old and dirty. Lights don’t always work and there is often fire on the track. On some subway lines, there are new, clean, silver trains. But you can’t see the color of the old trains easily. There is too much dirt and too many graffiti, inside and outside. 1. What is the problem in New York? ~ ___. A. It has too many apples B. It is too big C. It looked like an apple D. It is too crowded 2. What does a cab mean? A. a truck B. a bus C. a taxi D. a driver 3. Cab drivers in New York ___. A. can be dangerous B. look the same C. can be attacked by thieves D. were all born in New York 4. The world “track” can best be replaced by ___. A. roadway B. station C. light bulb D. train 5. Subways in New York ___. A. have no lights B. are quick but dirty C. are clothes D. often cause fires III. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word to complete the following passages. Centuries ago (1)___Ancient Greece, a man by the name of Antipater of Sidon compiled a list of what he thought (2)___the seven wonders of the world. The seven included the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in present-day Iraq, the Statue of Zeus in Greece, and the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt. The pyramid is the only wonder you can still (3)___today. Many people claim that there were other wonders, (4)___the ancient Greeks knew nothing (5)___. These include the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and Angkor Wat in (6)___. Angkor Wat should really be known as a wonder because it is the largest temple in the world. The temple was (7)___around the year 1100 (8)___honor a Hindu God, but over the next three (9)___it became a Buddhist religious center. The area surrounding the temple, Angkor Thom, used to be the royal capital city. In the early 15 century, the Khmer rulers (10)___to Phnom Penh and Angkor was quiet. It now is a famous tourist attraction. WRITING I. Write the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one. 1. Why do you come home late? What ___ 2. It is common knowledge that he has been in prison several times. He is known ___ 3. She cannot get into the habit of studying every evening. She cannot be ___ 3
4. 4. We have not visited the museum before. This is ___ 5. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong. No sooner ___ II. Use the following set of words and phrases to complete the following sentences. You can put additional 1. Last night / cashier / force / hand / money / by / robber. ___ 2. 1897 /when Jack London / 21 / year / old / gold / discover / Alaska. ___3. If / Peter / wake / earlier / not / miss / train. ___ 4. This / be / good / computer / I / ever / use. ___ 5. I / ask / Mary / if she/ come / Sydney/ Australia. ___ III. Do you think bicycles are the best means of transport in Vietnam? Write a passage (120-140 words) about your opinion. 4
5. ĐÁP ÁN PART A (10 điểm) 1. fire 2. month 3. at 4. are 5. day 6. late 7. new 8. 10/ten 9. mind 10. temper PART B (10 điểm) I.(5) 1C 2C 3A 4B 5D II.(5) 1D 2B 3A 4A 5C PART C (30 điểm) I.(15) 1A 2B 3A 4C 5C 6D 7B 8A 9C 10B 11D 12C 13B 14D 15A II.(5) 1C 2D 3B 4C 5A III.(5) 1. flights 2. artistic 3. irresponsible 4. encouragement 5. time-consuming IV.(5) 1. writing 2. was burning 3. stolen 4. will be working 5. not to be disturbed PART D (30 điểm) I.(10) 1B 2D 3C 4D 5A 6B 7C 8A 9D 10C II.(10) 1D 2C 3C 4A 5B II.(10) 1. in 2. were 3. see 4. which 5. about 6. Cambodia 7. built 8. to 9. centuries 10. moved PART E (20 điểm) I.(5) 1. What is the reason of your coming home late? 2. He is known to have been in prison several times. 3. She cannot be used to studying evening. 4. This is the first time (that) we have visited the museum. 5. No sooner had he arrived than things went wrong. II.(5) 1. Last night, the cashier was forced to hand over the money by the robber. 2. In 1897, when Jack London was 21 years old, gold was discovered in Alaska. 3. If Peter had woken up earlier, he would not have missed the train. 4. This is the best computer I have ever used. 5. I asked Mary if she came from Sydney, in Australia. III.(10) Write a passage (120-140 words) about your opinion about bicycles, the best means of transport in Vietnam. The candidate’s paragraph should include the following points: - (2) Organization: Introduction- body- ending- linking words - (6) Content: should be clear, logical and creative with explanations - (2) Language skills: should be free of grammatical and spelling errors Giám khảo chú ý: - Đáp án+ Hướng dẫn chấm này chỉ là một trong những cách giải. Thí sinh có thể giải theo cách khác, giám khảo căn cứ vào bài làm cụ thể của thí sinh để cho điểm. - Tổng điểm toàn bài: 100 điểm- Sau đó quy ra thang điểm 10 Mời bạn đọc thêm tài liệu Tiếng Anh lớp 8 tại đây: Bài tập Tiếng Anh lớp 8 theo từng Unit: Bài tập Tiếng Anh lớp 8 nâng cao: Bài tập trắc nghiệm trực tuyến Tiếng Anh lớp 8: 5