Đề khảo sát chất lượng học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh lớp 8 - Năm học 2016-2017 - Trường THCS Định Trung

 PHÒNG GD-ĐT VĨNH YÊN ĐỀ THI KSCL HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 
 TRƯỜNG THCS ĐỊNH TRUNG Năm học: 2016 – 2017
 Môn: Tiếng Anh 
 Thời gian: 150 phút
PART I: Listening. 
Complete the notes below 
Write no more than two words and / or a number for each answer.
 Transport from Bayswater.
Questions 1-5 : 
Express train leaves at (1)..................................................
Nearest station is (2)........................................................
Number 706 bus goes to (3)........................................................
Number (4).........................bus goes to station.
Earlier bus leaves at (5)........................................................
Questions 6-10 : 
Transport
Cash fare
Card fare
Bus
(6) $...........
$ 1.50
Train (peak)
$ 10
$ 10
Train (off-peak)
Before 5pm or after (7) .........pm
$ 10
(8) $.........
(9).....................ferry
$ 4.50
$ 3.55
Tourist ferry (10)................................
$ 35
Tourist ferry ( whole day)
$ 65
PART II: Phonetics. 
I. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 
A. heritage
B. shortage
C. teenage 
D. luggage
A. appear 
B. weather 
C. bread 
D. headache
A. oganize 
B. belong 
C.  woman
D. concert
A. think
B. though 
C. mother
D. these
A. eraser
B. scale
C. suitcase
D. waterfall
II.Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others. 
6. A. cartoon
B. open
C. paper
D. answer
7. A. computer
B. shortage
C. village
D. teacher
8. A. important
B. community
C. organize
D. diseases
9. A. education
B. geography
C. occupation
D. information
10.A. relative
B. cinema
C. continue
D. suddenly
PART III. LEXICAL – GRAMMAR
I. Multiple choice.
1. Your hair is long. It needs .......................
A. cut
B. cutting
C. to cut
D. had cut
2. You .......................forget what I told you. It is very important.
A. must
B. have to
C. can't
D. mustn't
3. I think it's high time for the children .......................to bed .
A. go
B. went 
C. going
D. to go
4. You have never been to Ha Noi, .......................?
A. haven't you
B. did you
C. didn't you
D. have you
5. I have a .......................sister. 
A. seven years old
B. seven-years - old
C. seven- year - old
D. seven year olds
6. I'd rather you .......................that.
A. do 
B. don't do
C. won't do
D. didn't do
7. We are now wet. You .......................the raincoats with you.
A. should bring
B. should have brought
C. must bring
D. have to bring
8. They are looking forward .......................Tet holiday.
A. to have
B. having
C. to having
D. have
9. That was a .......................ceremony.
A. prepared-well
B. prepare-well
C. well-prepared
D. well-prepare
10. I object to .......................like this.
A. be treating
B. treating
C. being treated
 D. have been treated
11. My mother often gives me advice .......................water.
 A. to save
 B. how to save
C. on how to save
 D. with how to save
12. My dog as well as my cats .......................twice a day.
A. eat
B. eats
C. has eaten
D. have eaten
13. Do it right now, .......................?
A. do you
B. aren’t you
C. will you
D. don’t you
14. We’ll go out as soon as it .......................raining. 
A. has stopped
B. is stopping
C. stop
D. will stop
15. Take this cake and cut it into eight .......................pieces.
A. same
B. like
C. alike
D. equal
II. Fill in each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters.
1.	 After many years of failure, Edison finally......in inventing the light bulb.	SUCCESS
2. The accident happens because of driving......	CARE
3. He believed in his ......to jump down from the fourth storey without getting hurt.	ABLE
4. You must pass the ......exam to attend the course. 	WRITE
5. An ......man has stolen all our money. 	KNOW
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. 
1. She is talking ________her students in the school yard.
2. Does your aunt work ________the central hospital? – Yes, she is a nurse there.
3. Mr. Minh is a journalist. He writes________Tuoi Tre newspaper.
4. This apartment is suitable________my family.
5. I often help my parents ________the housework after school.
PART IV: Reading. 
 I. Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage. (0,2 x 10 = 2,0pts)
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. 
A. from 	B. on 	C. over 	 D. of
A. laws 	B. ideas 	C. problems 	 D. regulations
A. news 	B. article 	C. information 	 D. newspaper
A. agreed 	B. pointed 	C. disagreed 	 	 D. proved
A. lung 	 B. heart 	C. liver 	 D. stomach
A. had 	B. have 	C. has 	 	 D. having
A. water 	B. lead 	C. gas 	 	 D. exhaust
A. lived 	B. live 	C. to live 	 D. living
A. quick 	B. slowly 	C. quickly 	 D. slow
A. touch 	B. use 	C. handle 	 D. collect
II. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space.
Computers play an important role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realizing it. Consider the use (1) _________computers in both shops and offices. Big shops especially chain stores with branches all over the country, have to deal with very large amounts of information. 
They have to make (2) ________that there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy; they need to be (3)_________to re-order before stocks (4) ______out, to decide which things are selling well and (5) _______on. All these processes (6) _______performed quickly and efficiently by computers.
A (7) _______of office work in the past involved information on paper. (8) ____ it had been dealt with by people, the paper was put (9) ________for future reference. This way of working was (10) ______particularly easy or fast. A computerized system is much more efficient.
III. Read the following passage and choose the item ( A, B, C or D) to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
 Line 1 These stories of killer bees in the news in recent years have attracted a lot of attention as the bees have made their way from South America. Killer bees are reputed to be extremely aggressive in nature, although experts that their aggression may have been somewhat inflated. 
 Line 5. The killer bee is a hybrid – or a combination- of the very mild European strain of honeybee and the considerably more aggressive African bee, which was created when the African strain was imported into Brazil in 1955. The African bees were brought into Brazil because their aggression was considered an advantage: they were far more productive than their European counterparts in that they spent a higher percentage of their time working and continued working longer in inclement weather than did the European bees. 
 Line 11 These killer bees have been known to attack humans and animals, and some fatalities have occurred. Experts point out, however, that the mixed breed known as the killer bee is actually not at all as aggressive as the pure African bee. They also point out that the attacks have a chemical cause. A killer bee stings only when it has been disturbed; it is not aggressive by nature. However, after a disturbed bee stings and flies away; it leaves its stinger embedded in the victim. In the vicera attached to the embedded stinger is the chemical isoamyl acetate, which has an odor that attracts other bees. As other bees approach the victim of the original sting, the victim tends to panic, thus disturbing other bees and causing them to sting. The new stings create more of the chemical isoamyl acetate which Line 20 attracts more bees and increases the panic level of the victim. Killer bees tend to travel in large clusters or swarms and thus respond in large numbers to the production of isoamyl acetate.
The subject of the preceding paragraph was most likely
A. Ways of producing honey.
C.The chemical natural of killer bee attacks.
B. Stories in the media about killer bees.
D.the creation of the killer bees.
The main ides of this passage is that killer bees
A. have been in the news a lot recently.
C.are not as regressive as their reputation suggests.
B. have been moving unexpectedly rapidly through the Americas
D.are a hybrid rather than a pure breed.
The word “ inflated ” in line 4 could best be replaced by
A. exaggerated
C.aired
B. blown
D.burst
It can be inferred from the passage that the killer bee
A. traveled from Brazil to Africa in 1955.
C.was carried from Africa to Brazil in 1955.
B. was predecessor of the America bee.
D. did not exist early in the twentieth.
Why were Africa bees considered beneficial ?
A. they produced an unusual type of honey.
C.They were very aggressive.
B. they spent their time travaling.
D. They hid from inclement weather.
A “ hybrid ” in line 5 is
A. a mixture
C.a predecessor
B. a relative
D. an enemy
It is stated in the passage that killer bees
A. are more deadly than Africa bees.
C.never attack animals.
B. are less aggressive than Africa bees.
D.always attack Africa bees..
The pronoun “They ” in line 13 refer to
A. killer bees.
C. fatalities
B. humans and animals.
D.experts
9.What is NOT mentioned in the passage as a contributing factor in an attack by killer bees ?
A. Panic by victims.
C.Disturbance of the bees.
B. An odorous chemical
D. Inclement weather
10.Where in the passage does the author describe the size of the groups in which killer bees move ?
A. line 2-4
C.line 11-12
B. line 5-7
D. line 20-22
PART V: Writing. 
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 
1. I would like you to help me put the chairs away.
 Do you mind......................................................................................................?
2. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. 
It’s years..................................................................................................................
3. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car, but you won’t succeed.
 There is no point....................................................................................................... 
4. This is my first visit to Scotland. 
 I have ........................................................................................................................
5. Please don’t make any noise; I'm very tired.	
	 I'd rather ...................................................................................................................
II. Use the given word to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 
1. How old is your sister, Ba? 
 → What ?	 AGE
2. You ought to ride the bike more carefully next time..
 → You’d	 BETTER
3. She likes video games better than computer games. 
 → She 	 PREFERS
4. My parents didn’t let me stay out late when I was young.
 → I wasn’t  out late when I was young? ALLOWED
5. It is important for you to finish the work today.
→ You don’t the work today.	HAVE
III. Many teachers assign homework to students every day. Do you think that daily homework is necessary for students? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. 
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PHÒNG GD-ĐT VĨNH YÊN
TRƯỜNG THCS ĐỊNH TRUNG 
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI
KSCL HỌC SINH GIỎI
TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
 LẦN 1 -THÁNG 3/2017
PART I: Listening. 1 pt (10 x 0,1 = 1 pt)
1. 9.30 (a.m)
2. Helendale
3.Central Street/St
4. (No) 792
5. 8.55 (am)
1.80
7.30
 7.15
9.commuter
10.afternoon
PART II : Phonetices. : 1pt ( 10 x 0,1 = 1 pt)
1. C
2.A
3.C
4. A
5. D 
6. A
7. A 
8. C
9. B
10. C
PART III. LEXICAL – GRAMMAR: 2,5 pts
Choose from the four options given (15 x 0,1 = 1,5 pts)
1. B
2.D
3.D
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. C
11.C
12.B
13.C
14.A
15.D
II. Fill in each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters. (5 x 0,1 = 0,5 pts)
 1. succeeded 2. Carelessly 	 
 3. ability 4. written 5. unknown 
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.( 5 x 0,1 = 0,5 pts)
1. to
2. in
3. for
4. for
5. with
 PART IV: Reading. 3pts 
I) Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage.( 10 x 0,1 = 1 pt)
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. D
9. C
10.B
II. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space. .( 10 x 0,1 = 1 pt)
1. of
2. sure/ certain
3. able
4. run/ sell
5. so
6. are/ get
7. lot
8. Once/When/After
9. aside/ away
10. not/ never
III. Read the following passage and choose the item ( A, B, C or D) to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. .( 10 x 0,1 = 1 pt)
1. B
2.C
3.A
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. B 
8. D
9. D
10. D
V. Writing. 2,5 pts
I) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
( 5 x 0,1 = 0,5 pts)
 1. Do you mind helping me put the chairs away?/ putting the chairs away for me?
 2. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much / I had such a good time.
 3. There is no point in getting Tim to lend you his car/ borrowing Tim's car.
 4. I have never visited Scotland before / I have never paid a visit to Scotland before / I have never been to Scotland before.
 5. I'd rather you didn't make any noise.
II. Use the given word to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. .( 5 x 0,1 = 0,5 pts)
 1. What is your sister’s age?
 2.You’d better ride the bike more carefully next time.
 3.She prefers video games to computer games.
 4. I wasn’t allowed stay out late when I was young .
 5. You don’t have to finish the work today.
III. Many teachers assign homework to students every day. Do you think that daily homework is necessary for students? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. (1,5 pts)
 assessed against the language level appropriate to that of a secondary 
student with three years of learning English in Vietnam.
Task achievement 
Grammar range and Accuracy 
Coherence and cohesion 
Lexical resource
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