Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp Huyện môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Phòng GD&ĐT Xuân Trường (Có đáp án)

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1. PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN Năm học: - Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 8 HỆ 10 NĂM (Thời gian làm bài 120 không kể thời gian giao đề) ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Điểm của bài thi Họ tên và chữ kí 2 giám khảo Số phách (Do CT hội đồng chấm ghi) Bằng số: ___ Giám khảo 1: ___ Bằng chữ: ___ Giám khảo 2: ___ Lưu ý: Học sinh làm luôn bài vào đề thi này Hướng dẫn phần thi nghe hiểu: - Bài nghe gồm 4 phần, mỗi phần thí sinh được nghe 2 lần, đĩa CD tự chạy 2 lần. PART I: LISTENING (4.0 p) SECTION 1 ( 1.0 p) You will hear a woman asking information about a city bus tour. Listen and complete answer 1– 5. CITY BUS TOURS Bus Tours depart Every (1) minutes Last tour departs at (2) Tickets prices Adults: £10 Children: (3) Tour Bus Office Address (4) Street Buses leave from The (5) Hall SECTION 2 (1.0 p): Listen to Sam talking about his holiday. What did he do on each day? 1. Monday A. read on the beach 2. Tuesday B. went canoeing 3. Wednesday C. went shopping 4. Thurday D. climbed a mountain 5. Friday E. went for a long walk F. visited museums G. went swimming H. returned home 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . SECTION 3 (1.0 p)
2. Listen to Rebecca and Adam planning a night together. For each question, choose the correct answer. 1. Rebecca and Alan decide to meet on___. A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Friday 2.They decide to___. A. Go out for dinner. B. Go out for a drink. C. Stay in and watch a DVD. 3. The Orange Tree is on___. A. Church Road. B. Love Lane. C. Potter Street. 4. They will meet at___. A. ten past seven. B. twenty to seven. C. seven twenty. 5. Rebecca met Charlie___. A. at a party. B. on a skiing holiday. C. at the sports centre. SECTION 4 (1.0 p) Listen to a conversation between two friends. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). Write T or F. You will listen TWICE. Statements T F 1. Mike wants to go to Canada for holiday 2. Toronto is a multi-cultural city. 3. Mike has been to all three cities. 4. Toronto people are slow paced. 5. Montreal has a light French-Canadian influence PART II: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (6.0P) Question 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D (1.0p) 1. I didn’t see the end of the film because I ___ asleep. A. felt B. felled C. went D. fell 2. The sky is___ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view. A. tidy B. vast C. dense D. close 3. “ Would you like a cup of tea?” – “ ___” A. Yes, please B. Yes, I’d love to C. Give me some D. Yes, I would 4. In Japan when bowing, you ___ your appreciation and respect to other person. A. express B. suggest C. open D. prepare 5. All the house in the area ___ immediately A. have to build B. have to be rebuilt C. had to rebuild D. has to be rebuild 6. He said he ___ busy then but he would get to the party by night. A. is B. will be C. would be D. was 7. The Internet has ___ developed and become a vital part of our life. A. increasing B. increasingly C. increase D. increased 8. ___ the heavy rain, we still went for a picnic. A. Despite of B. In spite C. Despite D. Though
3. 9. I love his sense of humour. He always makes me ___. A. laugh B. laughed C. laughing D. to laugh 10. I haven’t got enough money to ___ the suit now. A. pay off B. pay C. pay for D. pay up Question 2: Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space (2p). 1. You can taste some ___ of the local people sold right there at the SPECIAL open-air market. 2. Is the ___ of the stilt house on the side. ENTER 3. Are there many ___ festivals held by the Viet people in spring? RELIGION 4. His ___ knowledge is very poor. He thinks Paris is in Italy. 5. I’ll always remember that journey. It was an ___ experience. GEOGRAPHY 6. The ___ of finding new oil reserves had led to more drilling in the FORGET Gult of Mexico. NECESSARY 7. He finds history ___ but maths boring. 8. Switzerland and Austria are both ___ countries. FASCINATE 9. He suffered from constant ___. MOUNTAIN 10. He left the room without ___. SLEEP EXPLAIN Question 3: Underline the mistakes and correct them in the following sentences (1.0p) 1. Be as clearly as possible so that there is no misunderstanding 1. 2. My vision improved a lot since I got new reading glasses. 2. 3. The children would rather to see the circus. 3. 4. Mary is worried about to go to dentist. 4. 5. She’s moving to London when she will finish my education here. 5. Question 4: Complete each sentence with the correct forms or tenses of verbs. (2.0p) 1. I (see) ___ Mai for the first time at Hoa’s birthday party. 2. I (watch) ___ TV when the phone ( ring) ___. 3. My brother and I (go)___swimming almost every day last summer. 4. I wanted to say goodbye to Linda, but she (already/ leave) ___. 5. We (wait) ___ here until you (come)___ back tomorrow. 6. He used (get up) ___ late last year. 7. We (not see) ___ him for months. 8. This time next week, I (take)___ my final exam.
4. PART III: READING (5.0P) Question 1: Choose the word which best fits each gap of the passage (2.0p) HOW TO BE A FRIEND TO THE EARTH There (1) ___ many simple things we can do to stop the (2) ___ of the environment. First of all, we should not dump our rubbish without (3) ___ which things, such as bottles and paper can (4) ___. We should put object that we can recycle in (5) ___bins. Secondly, instead of taking our car wherever we go, we ought to leave it at home (6) ___possible, and go on foot or (7) ___ public transport. When we have to drive to the supermarket (8) ___ our shopping, we should always remember (9)___ our own bags (10) ___ we don’t need to use the supermarket’s plastic bags. 1. A. are B. is C. was D. were 2. A. destroy B. destroyed C. destructive D. destruction 3. A. think B. to think C. thinking D. thought 4. A. be recycled B. recycle C. be recycling D. being recycled 5. A. recycle B. recycles C. recycled D. recycling 6. A. where B. whenever C. where D. wherever 7. A. on B. in C. by D. to 8. A. to do B. do C. to make D. making 9. A. taking B. to take C. take D. took 10. A. so B. that C. so that D. so as Question 2: Read the passage and choose the best answer (1.0p) The search for alternative sources of energy has led in various directions. Many communities are burning garbage and other biological waste products to produce electricity. Converting waste products to gases or oil is also an efficient way to dispose of waste. Experimental work is being done to derive synthetic fuels from coal, oil shale and coal tars. But to date, the process has proven expensive. Other experiments are underway to harness power with giant windmills. Geothermal power, heart from earth, is also being tested. Some experts expect utility companies to revive hydroelectric power derived form streams and rivers. Fifty years ago hydroelectric power provided one third of the electricity used in the United States, but today it supplies only four percent. The oceans are another potential source of energy. Scientists are studying ways to convert the energy of ocean currents, tides and waves to electricity. Experiments are also underway to make use of the temperature differences in ocean water to produce energy. 1. Which is the best title of passage? A. The Use of Water Productions for Energy. B. The Search for Alternative Sources of Energy. C. Efficient Ways of Disposing of Waste. D. New Discoveries in Geothermal Power. 2. Fifty years ago one third of the electricity in the United States was provided by ___ A. wind B. waste products C. water D. oil 3. In the second paragraph, the phrase “ synthetic fuels” could be best be replaced by which of the following? A. Biological fuels B. Low burning C. Fast burning fuels D. Artificial made fuels
5. 4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an alternative source of energy? A. Electricity B. Geothermal power C. Synthetic Fuels. D. Burning of garbage 5. According to the author, the impracticality of using coal, oil shale and coal tars as source of energy is due to ___? A. their being time consuming. B. their being money consuming. C. the scarcity of source. D. the lack of technology. Question 3. Complete the passage by putting a suitable word in each space. (2.0p) Australia is the 6th biggest country in the world. Only Russia, China, Canada, USA and Brazil are (1) ___. It is the world’s largest island. Even though the country is so big, it only has about 23 million inhabitants. 88% of all Autralians (2) ___ in the big cities or smaller towns which makes big areas of the country empty. Australia lies in the (3) ___ hemisphere which means that the more south you go, the cooler it gets. In the north parts of the country, it is always hot. The (4) ___ of the country has really hot summers and mild winters. Snow only falls in the Australia Alps and in Tasmania. When we have (5) ___ in Europe and Asia, the Australians have summer. So they celebrate Christmas in the (6) ___ of the summer! Australia is famous for its wildlife. The most famous (7) ___ is probably the kangaroo. The kangoroo, or roo for short, has (8) ___ Australia’s national symbol. The word “kangaroo” was the first Aboriginal (9) ___ in the English language. There are several spices of kangaroos. The red kangaroos (10) ___ the biggest ones and they are found in the middle of the country. PART 4: WRITING (5.0p) I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and at most four other words to complete each sentence. (1.0p) 1. Is our final test compulsory? . ( HAVE ) Do ___ our final test? 2. I’d prefer you to start work next week . ( RATHER) I ___ work next week. 3. There is no tea left . ( RUN) We ___ tea. 4. “Where have I left my glasses, Lien?” asked Ha. ( HAD) Ha asked Lien where ___ glasses. 5. I haven’t eaten food like this before. ( TIME) This is the ___ this sort of food. II. Complete each sentence in such way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentences above it. (2.0p) 1. I am fond of my niece although she behaves terribly. I am fond of my niece in___ 2. It is not necessary for you to do this test. You ___
6. 3. Minh is too busy with his exam, so he can’t visit his grandmother at weekends. If ___ 4. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week. We are going ___ 5. You may get hungry on the train, so take some bread. In ___ 6. If he doesn’t phone immediately, he won’t get any information. Unless ___ 7. I have never seen such an interesting film before. Never ___ 8. People say that he is the best teacher. He is ___ 9. She didn’t say a word when she left the room. She left ___ 10. Hung said he was sorry he had hurt her feelings . Hung apologized ___ III. The environment is seriously polluted. What do you think are the causes of this. Suggest some possible solutions?(about 150-180 words)(2.0p)
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8. PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM XUÂN TRƯỜNG Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 8 HỆ 10 NĂM PART I: LISTENING (4.0 p) SECTION 1. (1.0 points) - 0.2p for each correct answer. 1. fifteen 2. 5.30 3. £5 4. Wrexham 5. City SECTION 2. (1.0 point) - 0.2p for each correct answer. 1. E 2. F 3. C 4. G 5. A SECTION 3. (1.0 point) - 0.2p for each correct answer. 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. A SECTION 4: (1.0 point) - 0.2p for each correct answer. 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F PART II: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (6.0P) Question 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D (1.0p) 1. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C Question 2: Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word. (2.0p) 1. specialities 4. geograpical 7. fascinating 9. sleeplessness 2. entrance 5. unforgetable 8. mountainous 10. explanation 3. religious 6. necessity Question 3: Find and correct mistakes in the following sentences (1.0p) 1. clearly →clear 2. Improved → has improved 3. to see → see 4. to go → going 5. will finish → finishes Question 4: Complete each sentence with the correct forms or tenses of the verbs given (2.0p) 1. saw 6. to get up 2. was watching - rang 7. haven’t seen 3. went 8. will be taking 4. had already left 5. will wait - come PART III: READING (5.0P) Question 1: Choose the word which best fits each gap of the passage (2.0p) 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. C Question 2: Read the passage and choose the best answer (1.0p) 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B
9. Question 3. Complete the passage by putting a suitable word in each space. (2.0p) 1. bigger 2. live 3. southern 4. rest 5. winter 6. middle 7. animal 8. become 9. word 10. are PART 4: WRITING (5.0P) I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and at most four other words to complete each sentence. (1.0p) 1. Do we have to do our final test? 2. I’d rather you started work next week. 3. We have run out of tea. 4. Ha asked Lien where she had left her glasses. 5. This is the first time I have eaten this sort of food. II. Complete each sentence in such way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentences above it. (2.0p) 1. I am fond of my niece in spite of her terrible behaviour. 2. You don’t have/need to do this test. 3. If Minh weren’t busy with his exam, he could visit his grandmother at weekends. 4. We are going to have the garage repair the car next week Or We are going to have the car repaired by the garage next week. 5. In case you get hungry on the train, you should take some bread. 6. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information. 7. Never before have I seen such an interesting film/ Never have I seen such an interesting film before. 8. He is said to be the best teacher. 9. She left the room without saying a word. 10.Hung apologized for having hurt / hurting her feelings III. The environment is seriously polluted. What do you think are the causes of this. Suggest some possible solutions?(about 150-180 words)(2.0p) Marking scheme: 1. Format: (0,2) – it has 3 parts: the introduction( 1 para) ; the body ( 2 para one for causes and other for solution); and the conclusion (1 para) 2. Content: (1.0p): a provision of main ideas and details as appropriate 3. Language: (0.6p): a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of secondary school. 4. Presentation (0.2p): cohenrence, cohension, and style