Đề thi học sinh giỏi cấp huyện môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Mã đề 281

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1. SỞ GD&ĐT QUẢNG ĐỀ THI HSG CẤP HUYỆN LỚP 8 NAM ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề. Đề thi gồm 05 trang. ——————— Họ và tên thí sinh: SBD: Mã đề: 281 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 1. ___, we wouldn't have finished our project on time. A. Had he helped usB. Had it not been for his help C. If he had helped usD. Hadn't it been for his help Question 2. The children wear uniforms to school and ___ in clothes for the picnic. A. seriousB. formalC. casualD. careful Question 3. We had bought enough food for the party. You ___ so many things. A. ought to have boughtB. mustn't have bought C. shouldn't have boughtD. needn't have bought Question 4. Everyone in my family takes their own ___ for doing the household chores. A. responsibility B. responsible C. responseD. responsibly Question 5. When the temperature reached 40, we were sweating profusely. We ___ huge amount of water to replace lost fluids A. took B. spentC. drank D. stored Question 6. By the end of this year, they ___ their oversea training course. A. are finishing B. will be finished C. had had finishedD. will have finished Question 7. ___ Tim likes the band, he's too tired to go to the concert this evening A. As soon asB. Although C. However D. Whatever Question 8. ___ his driving test twice, he didn't want to retake it any more. A. Having failed B. Being failed C. Having had failed D. To have failed Question 9. The man wearing a ___ shirt is Mary's boyfriend. A. cotton, blue, fashionableB. fashionable, cotton, blue C. fashionable, blue, cotton D. blue, cotton, fashionable Question 10. ___ of the shop, my friend Roger went in. . A. Coming out B. When coming outC. As I came out D. On coming out Question 11. "Sorry I don't know it exactly, but I thimk the beach is within ___ walking distance of my house. A. anB. theC. 0 D. a Question 12. He was the third man ___ by the terrorist in this way. A. killing B. whom was killedC. to be killed D. who killed Question 13. Most of American people are keen ___ playing basket ball. A. forB. on C. with D. in Trang 1/5 Mã đề 281
2. Question 14. That's exactly what I mean, Tom. You've ___! A. killed two birds with one stone B. put your foot in it C. hit the nail on the headD. put two and two together Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. Question 15. Kate was doing the examination. He suddenly began to feel ill during the examination. A. Kate was doing the examination then he suddenly began to feel ill. B. Kate suddenly began to feel ill while he was doing the examination. C. Not until Kate was doing the examination did he feel ill. D. Having done the examination, Kate started feeling ill. Question 16. You'd better listen to the radio. You can be kept informed about currents affairs. A. Only by listening to the radio you can keep yourself informed about currents affairs. B. Listening to the radio is a good way of keeping yourself informed about currents affairs. . C. Listening to the radio otherwise you will keep yourself informed about currents affairs. D. A good way of keeping yourself informed about currents affairs is listen to the radio. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 17. - " Is Nam easy to work with?" - Definitely, He's a yes-man so he just agrees with whatever I say. A. Someone who always agrees with others.B. Someone who always says no C. Someone who always says yes.D. Someone who always disagrees with others. Question 18. A chronic lack of sleep may make us ill-tempered and reduces our motivation to work A. strong B. irritableC. easygoing D. irascible Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges. Question 19. Peter and Jack are talking about their jobs Peter: "I'm a mechanic: I work in a garage in my hometown". Jack: "A mechanic? ___ " A. Thank for the chat. I have to get back to work now. B. What do you do for your living? C. You must do a lot of work and get very dirty. D. What sort of job do you have? Question 20. John and Mary are talking with each other about their work at the office. John: "Mary! I got a promotion today" Mary: "___". A. Convince people of their value, just to lead. Trang 2/5 Mã đề 281
3. B. Always set yourself out as an example, do a good job. C. If I want to lead, then I need to prove it. D. Wow, this is great news! I'm so glad for you Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 21. "Are you going to prepare for your job interview?" "No, because I don't know what they are going to ask me. I'll just play it by car" A. to plan well for B. to not plan beforehand C. to be carefull about D. to listen to others saying Question 22. He is very sensitive about being small, so don't mention it. A. touchy B. even-mindedC. even-temperedD. sensible Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 23. At no time she could understand what he really wanted to say. A. At B. she could C. really D. what Question 24. I have to go to work by bus because at the moment, I'm having the mechanic repaired my car. A. I'm havingB. by bus C. have toD. repaired Question 25. I'm very glad that you have done lots of progress this semester. A. veryB. doneC. lots of D. semester Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 37. Today's cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their predecessors, but the car of the future will be far more pollution-free than those on the road today. Several new types of automobile engines have already been developed than run on alternative sources of power, such as electricity, compressed natural gas, methanol, steam, hydrogen, and propane. Electricity, however, is the only zero-emission option presently available. Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery or other dependable source of current is available, transport experts foresee a new assortment of electric vehicles entering everyday life: shorter-range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric delivery vans, bikes and trolleys. As automakers work to develop practical electrical vehicles, urban planners and utility engineers are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the best use of the new cars. Public charging facilities will need to be as common as today's gas stations. Public parking spots on the street or in commercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while they stop, dine, or attend a concert. To encourage the use of electric vehicles, the most convenient parking in transportation centers might be reserved for electric cars. Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses and neighborhood vehicles all meeting at transit centers that would have facilities for charging and renting. Commuters will be able to Trang 3/5 Mã đề 281
4. rent a variety of electric cars to suit their needs: light trucks, one-person three-wheelers, small cars, or electric/gasoline hybrid cars for longer trips, which will no doubt take place on automated freeways capable of handling five times the number of vehicles that can be carried by freeway today. Question 26. The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in the passage EXCEPT ___ A. vans B. trolleys C. trainsD. planes Question 27. The author's purpose in the passage is to ___ A. criticize conventional vehicles B. describe the possibilities for transportation in the future C. narrate a story about alternative energy vehicles D. support the invention of electric cars Question 28. The word " dependable " in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ___ A. trustworthy B. reasonable C. unreliableD. comfortable Question 29. In the second paragraph, the author implies that ___ A. a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed. B. everyday life will stay much the same in the future. C. electric vehicles are not practical for the future D. a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several modes of transportation. Question 30. According to the passage, public parking lots of the future will be ___ A. equipped with charging devicesB. more convenient than they are today C. much larger than they are today D. as common as today's gas stations Question 31. The word "charging" in this passage refers to ___ A. aggression B. credit cardsC. lighteningD. electricity Question 32. The word "those " in this passage refers to ___ A. today's cars B. their predecessors C. invent D. future's cars Question 33. According to the passage, the cars in the future ___ A. will not make as much pollution as those today. B. will no longer run on alternative sources of power C. will run on alternative sources of power such as water and electricity. D. will not be practical vehicles Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. A story is a work of imagination. The people (34)___ write stories write them in order to give pleasure to those who read stories. Story-readers are (35)___ speaking women of all ages and younger men. Readers like the start of a story where there are new and sometimes strange people to be (36)___ for the first time. They enjoy the story itself, the. (37)___ and the violence, the loves and the hates with which a good writer interests his readers They enjoy the end of the story whether it is happy or sad. The reader's chief purpose in Trang 4/5 Mã đề 281
5. all this is to (38)___ from ordinary life for a short time. Older men, as a rule, find their ordinary lives too pleasant to run away from. Question 34. A. who B. these C. they D. whom Question 35. A. generationB. generatedC. generalD. generally Question 36. A. talked B. looked C. met D. communicated Question 37. A. diversityB. mellowC. gentleness D. friendly Question 38. A. prevent B. run C. avoid D. escape Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. Question 39. A. neglect B. equipC. appalledD. nonsense Question 40. A. outstanding B. penaltyC. tsunamiD. opponent Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. Question 41. "Why don't we go by train?" our father would say when we went to Ho Chi Minh City from Hanoi. A. Our father used to suggest going by train when we went to Ho Chi Minh City from Hanoi. B. Our father reminded us of going by train when we went to Ho Chi Minh City from Hanoi. C. Our father asked us why we didn't go by train when we went to Ho Chi Minh City from Hanoi. D. Our father suggested that we shouldn't go by train when we went to Ho Chi Minh City from Hanoi. Question 42. I'm sure he didn't know that his sister graduated with flying colors. A. He may not know that his sister is flying gradually up in a colorful balloon. B. That his sister graduated with flying colors must have been appreciated by him. C. He can't have known that his sister graduated with flying colors. D. He shouldn't have been envious of his sister's achievement. Question 43. People say that Mr Trump gave nearly a million pounds to charity last year. A. Mr Trump was given nearly a million pounds by charity last year B. Mr Trump is said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year C. Nearly a million pounds was said to be given to charity by Mr Trump last year. D. It was said that Mr Trump gave nearly a million pounds to charity last year. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 44. A. outlook B. schoolC. bamboo D. groom Question 45. A. worried B. toured C. closed D. experienced Trang 5/5 Mã đề 281
6. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. The Stone Age was a period of history which began in approximately two million B.C and lasted until 3000 B.C. Its name was derived from the stone tools and weapons that modern scientists found. This period was divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Ages. During the first period (2 million to 8000 B.C), the first hatchet and use of fire for heating and cooking were developed. As a result of the Ice Age, which evolved about one million years into the Paleolithic Age, people were forced to seek shelter in caves, wear clothing, and developed new tools. During the Mesolithic Age (8000 to 6000 B.C), people made crude pottery and the first fish hooks, took dogs hunting, and developed the bow and arrow, which was used until the fourteenth century A.D. The Neolithic Age (6000 to 3000 B.C) saw humankind domesticating sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle, being less nomadic than in previous eras, establishing permanent settlements, and creating governments. Question 46. The word "its" in paragraph one refers to ___. A. the Mesolithic Age B. the Neolithic Age C. the Paleolithic AgeD. the Stone Age Question 47. The word "derived" is closest meaning to ___. A. originated B. inferred C. destroyed D. discussed Question 48. Which of the following was developed earliest ? A. fish hookB. hatchetC. potteryD. bow and arrow Question 49. Which of the following developments is NOT related to the conditions of the Ice Age ? A. using fireB. farming C. living indoorsD. clothing Question 50. With what subject is the passage mainly concerned ? A. The Neolithic AgeB. The Paleolithic Age C. The Stone Age D. The Ice Age Trang 6/5 Mã đề 281