Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 (Bảng A) - Năm học 2009-2010 - Sở GD & ĐT Khánh Hòa

	SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 	KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
	KHÁNH HÒA	NĂM HỌC 2009-2010
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ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
	Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH – THCS (Bảng A)
	Ngày thi: 05/04/2010
	(Thời gian: 150 phút – không kể thời gian phát đề)
	(30 phút Nghe + 120 phút Đọc & Viết)
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I. LISTENING: (30 points)
Part 1: Questions 1 – 12 
Listen, choose a word below to complete each sentence and number the picture (1-6) in the order you hear them: aggressive, selfish, kind, impatient, jealous, generous
A. Hilary is .	 B. Ron is ..	 C. Jim is 
D. Lucy is 	 E. Pat is 	 F. Kyle is ..
Listen again and read the statements. Circle T for True, F for False, or U for Unknown.
T F U 7. Jim Stockdale is a successful businessman.
T F U 8. Kyle's sister always shares her candy with him.
T F U 9. The young woman is getting off the bus at the next stop. 
T F U 10. Pat's friend doesn't believe that Scott and Jennifer are having lunch together.
T F U 11. The woman in the car is going to a meeting that starts in 20 minutes.
T F U 12. Mark is taking a friend to the basketball game.
Part 2: Questions 13 – 20
Some family members are discussing which gift to buy for their father. Listen and write the gifts that they reject and the reasons why do they reject the gifts.
Rejected gifts
Why was it rejected?
(13) .
(14) ..
(15) .
too cheap
tie
too cheap
(16) .
(17) .
(18) .
(19) .
What do they finally decide to buy? (20) .
Part 3: Questions 21 – 30
Write A WORD or A NUMBER in the spaces.
CURRENT ACCOUNT OVERDRAFT APPLICATION FORM
Surname: 	(21) 
First name(s):	(22) 
Current Account no:	39261916
Address:	24, Kilverton Drive 
(23)  SA3 9ER
Tel:	0458 88320
Date of birth:	(24) 
Work:	Culver Engineering
30, (25) , Carbury.
Tel:	091279509
Number of years in job:	approx. 3 years
Current salary:	(26) 
Outgoings:	Mortgage:	(27) 
Credit cards: 	£45 (28) 
£19 storecards
Personal loans: (29) 
Overdraft facility approved? 	Y / N
Overdraft limit:	(30) 
II. PHONETICS: (10 points)
Part 1: Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. (5 points)
31. A. pronounce
B. other
C. won
D. ton
32. A. headache 
B. flame
C. shame
D. shadow
33. A. research
B. resent
C. recent
D. reservoir
34. A. guilty
B. suitcase
C. suitable
D. recruit
35. A. idiom
B. ideal
C. idle
D. idiot
Your answer:
31. .	32. 	33. 
34. .	35. 
Part 2: Circle the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the others in the list. (5 points)
36. A. revolution
B. independence
C. associate
D. operation
37. A. technology
B. educational
C. accessible
D. miraculous
38. A. human
B. treatment
C. miracle
D. disease
39. A. military
B. accurate
C. preferential
D. delicate
40. A. occasion
B. discover
C. industry
D. arrange 
Your answer:
36. .	37. 	38. 
39. .	40. 
III. VOCABULARY – GRAMMAR: (60 points)
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. (15 points)
41. He drank very little  the police caught him as he drove home.
	A. in the event	B. despite	C. otherwise	D. in case
42. His new appointment takes  from the beginning of next month.
	A. place	B. effect	C. post	D. possession
43. Every  a license plate.
	A. cars have	B. cars has	C. car has	D. car have
44. We made the soup by mixing  meat with some rice.
	A. little	B. a little	C. few	D. a few
45. The headmaster  the discipline problem in his school with growing concern.
	A. saw	B. looked	C. viewed	D. reflected
46.  known as “Stonehenge” has never been determined.
	A. That the stone circle	B. The stone circle
	C. There is the stone circle	D. Who built the stone circle
47. The old houses were  down to make way for a block of flats.
	A. put	B. hit	C. banged	D. knocked
48. Ben was stopped by a police officer last night. He must  too fast.
	A. drive	B. be driving	C. has driven	D. have driven
49. I failed the physics exam because it was  difficult for me.
	A. too	B. such	C. very	D. very much
50. All the  of the dance went to charity.
	A. results	B. proceeds	C. rewards	D. finances
51. The  exam in January prepared pupils for the real thing in June.
	A. false	B. unreal	C. untrue	D. mock
52.  next Sunday.
A. I would rather you had come	B. I would rather you have come
C. I would rather you came	D. should rather you came
53. The rise in house prices  him to sell his house for a large profit.
	A. managed	B. succeeded	C. enabled	D. achieved
54. "The office was in an uproar." "Yes, it was full of  people."
A. complained	B. complaint	C. complain	D. complaining
55. The new experimental system didn't  expectations.
	A. reach	B. come up to	C. rise to	D. touch
Your answer:
41. .	42. 	43. 
44. .	45. 	46. 
47. .	48. 	49. 
50. . 	51. 	52. 
53. . 	54. 	55. 
Part 2: Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. (0) has been done as an example. (10 points)
THE ABC OF COOKING
It's a (0)  idea for children to do some cooking at an early	MARVEL
age. Generally (56)  , most children can't wait to help in 	SPEAK
the kitchen and love getting involved in the (57)  of their 	PREPARE	
meals. They should be (58)  to do so, and care should be 	COURAGE
taken to (59)  they enjoy the experience. It is important to 	SURE
show them how to do things (60)  but they shouldn't be 	CORRECT
criticised too much. Although the finished result may not be quite 
to your (61)  , the young cook will undoubtedly find it quite 	LIKE
the (62)  food he or she has ever eaten.	TASTY
Kitchens can, of course, be (63)  places and so the absolute	DANGER
(64)  of keeping an eye on children at all times cannot be 	IMPORTANT
emphasised too (65)  Sharp knives, for example, should	HEAVY
be avoided until children are old enough to handle them safely.
Your answer:
0.  marvellous 		56. 	57. 
58. .	59. 	60. 
61. .	62. 	63. 
64. . 	65. 	
Part 3: In most lines of the text, there is an extra word. Write the extra word or put a tick (P) in the gap if a line is correct. (0) and (00) have been done as examples. (15 points)
A DAY OUT
For the last few of months I have spent every Saturday in my flat and 	0. of ..
have done nothing more exciting than work at home, read the 	00 . P
newspaper and watch television. I had begun feeling bored with this 	66. ............
and so, last weekend I thought I would do something different. I rang 	67. ............
up several of my other friends and we decided to go to London for 	68. ............
the day. I was really excited as I hadn't never been to London since 	69. ............
I was ten years. We decided to go by coach as this was by far the 	70. ............
most cheapest means of transport that was available even though it 	71. ............
meant that we needed to get up very early. Once in London we 	72. ............
decided to take on a sightseeing tour as we wanted to see some of the 	73. ............
famous buildings. After the tour we bought some sandwiches and ate 	74. ............
them in a too small park. In the afternoon two of us went shopping 	75. ............
and the others went to the theatre. We met up again at 6.30 p.m. 	76. ............
and went to eat a small restaurant in Soho. The meal was really 	77. ............
good but, unfortunately, it took much longer time than we had 	78. ............
been expected. Wehad to get a taxi back to the coach station. Luckily, 	79. ............
we got there just two minutes before that our coach left.	80. ............
Part 4: Supply the correct form of the VERBS in block capitals in brackets to complete the passage. (0) has been done as an example. (10 points)
Some of the foreigners (0)  (LIVE) in Oxford here for quite a long time, but they (81)  (not SPEAK) English very well. My friend, Peter, for instance, who (82)  (COME) from Basle, and came here a year ago, still (83)  (SPEAK) with a strong Swiss accent. He (84)  (COME) here on business. Although I (85)  (BE) here only three months, I (86)  (PICK) up enough English to be able (87)  (CORRECT) Peter frequently, but as I (88)  (LEARN) English at school here, I have an unfair advantage over Peter, who is a good fellow, and (89)  (BE) most helpful in (90)  (SHOW) me about London during the first weeks of my stay.
Your answer:
0. have lived.	81. 	82. 
83. .	84. 	85. 
86. .	87. 	88. 
89. . 	90. 
Part 5: Read Polly's postcard and write the missing prepositions. Use one word only in each space. Sometimes more than one answer is correct. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage. (0) has been done as an example. (10 points)
This is our first real holiday (0) . ages, and I'm enjoying it tremendously. I love being (91) . an island. We arrived here almost a week (92) ., and I can't believe the time is going so fast. We finally completed the journey here (93) . Friday evening (94) . about eleven o'clock. The journey wasn't too bad, but we had to wait ages (95) . the airport for our flight.
Our apartment here is fine. It's (96) . the top floor. The beach isn't far away – we can walk there (97)  five minutes. The only problem is that we have to get (98) . a busy main road, which can be difficult.
We don't do much (99)  the day, but we go out every evening. Last night's disco went on very late, and today we slept (100) . eleven.
Your answer:
0. .. for ..	91. 	92. 
93. .	94. 	95. 
96. .	97. 	98. 
99. . 	100. ..
III. READING: (40 points)
Part 1: Choose the words that best fit each of the blanks in the following passage. Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate your answer.
Can you imagine what life would be (101)  if there were no telephone? You could not call (102)  your friends on the phone and talk to them. If fire broke (103)  in your house you could not call the fire department. If somebody was sick, you could not call a doctor.
(104)  our daily life we need to communicate with (105)  We need to do this mostly by speaking to other people and listening to (106)  they have to say to us, and when you are close (107)  them we can do this very easily. However, our voices will not travel very far even when we shout.
The man who (108)  this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman, born (109)  Edinburgh in 1847. Bell, a teacher of visible speech who later moved to Canada, (110)  all his spare time experimenting. (111)  enthusiastic was he in his research (112)  a means for sending speech (113)  electricity that he left (114)  time for his day-to-day work and at one time (115)  almost penniless.
101. A. as	B. like	C. of 	D. for 
102. A. on	B. for	C. in 	D. up 
103. A. out	B. in	C. up	D. off
104. A. With	B. In	C. On 	D. At 
105. A. you	B. one another	C. them 	D. other
106. A. that	B. this	C. what 	D. which 
107. A. from	B. to	C. out	D. on 
108. A. had	B. did	C. made 	D. brought 
109. A. at	B. in	C. on 	D. from 
110. A. took	B. wasted	C. cost 	D. spent 
111. A. So	B. Very	C. Too 	D. Such 
112. A. as	B. for	C. to	D. by
113. A. in	B. with	C. by 	D. on 
114. A. some	B. much	C. little 	D. enough 
115. A. being	B. is	C. was	D. be
Your answer:
101. .	102. 	103. 
104. .	105. 	106. 
107. .	108. 	109. 
110. .	111. 	112. 
113. .	114. 	115. 
Part 2: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow by circling A, B, C, D to indicate your answer. (8 points)
Byrne turned the key in the heavy lock and put it calmly in his pocket. He did so much more from caution than from any kind of fear. This was the only entrance to the house, and he did not mean to be caught unaware by any danger from outside. He wondered if Tom Corbin had been as cautious the night before. Though Tom would be away for at least three days, Byrne had a strange feeling of his nearness. In the stillness he seemed to hear Tom's voice. He looked round quickly, for the tricks of hearing are the most realistic of all. But there were only the women. It seemed impossible that Tom should not be there.
The girl, carrying a smoky oil lamp, led Byrne upstairs. He threw open one after another the doors along the passage. At this, the girl stopped and raised the lamp in each doorway, staring at him meanwhile. Satisfied he was the only guest, Byrne came to the last door, which the girl threw open herself.
	"You sleep here, sir," she said, giving him the lamp. "Your friend slept here too. It's our most comfortable bed."
	"Good night, miss," he said politely.
	Her lips moved in reply, but he did not catch the words. Her eyes never for a moment left his face. He stepped in, and as he turned to close the door she was still standing there motionless. He paused, and in the silence he thought he again heard the sound of Tom's voice. The sound terrified him now, not only because it seemed much nearer but also because he imagined a note of warning in it.
He shut the door in the girl's face then, leaving her in the dark. He opened it again almost at once. She had disappeared without a sound. He closed and bolted the door. A deep mistrust suddenly took possession of him. Why had that girl stared at him so? Did she wish to remember him clearly? It was as if she knew that she was seeing his face for the last time.
116. Why did Byrne take the key with him?
A. To let Tom in, when he returned.
B. Because he was afraid of what was going to happen. 
C. To stop any enemy being let into the house.
D. Because he did not want the women to escape.
117. We know from the passage that Tom Corbin .
A. had left the house three days before.	
B. had felt quite as suspicious as Byrne was.
C. had stayed in the house for three days.
D. had slept in the house the night before.
118. Byrne was surprised when he turned round because ..
	A. Tom was not in the room.	B. he had not expected to find Tom there.
C. there was no danger behind him.	D. the women were there.
119. Why did Byrne look inside each room?
A. He wanted to choose the best room for himself.
B. He was looking for Tom Corbin.
C. The girl wanted him to examine each of the rooms.
D. He wished to make sure there was no one inside.
120. Although Byrne politely wished the girl good night, 
A. she gave him a rude answer. 	B. she did not leave him.
	C. she refused to look at him.	D. she said nothing to him.
121. What made Byrne very frightened?
	A. The strangeness of the place. 	B. Being alone, at the end of the passage.
	C. The sound he thought he heard. 	D. The danger outside.
122. When Byrne shut the door, .
	A. the room was in darkness.	B. the girl went away.
	C. it hit the girl in the face.	D. the girl had already disappeared.
123. Byrne did not trust the girl because 
A. he had never seen her before.	B. of the way she moved about.
C. he knew she would be gone by morning.	D. of the way she looked at him.
Your answer:
116. .	117. 	118. 
119. .	120. 	121. 
122. .	123. 	
Part 3: You are going to read a newspaper article by a British student who worked at a summer camp in the US. Seven paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A-H the one which fits each gap (124-130). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. (7 points)
SUMMER CAMP: A SOAP OPERA
Every June, thousands of British students fly to the United States to spend their holidays working at summer camps. In return, they get a free return flight, full board, pocket money and the chance to travel. Lucy Graham joined a camp and spent eight weeks working with six to sixteen-year-olds.
I applied at the last minute and was so thrilled at the prospect of spending the holidays doing something more exciting than working in the local supermarket that I hastily accepted the only job left - in the camp laundry.
(124) ___ On arrival I was told by the camp director that I would be doing the washing for 200 children - on my own. Any romantic dreams I'd had quickly turned into nightmare reality. For the first week, the party sent out by the jobs agency - nine students, including me - became a full-time cleaning squad, getting the place ready for its grand opening.
(125) ___ The children's arrival also brought 50 American counsellors to look after them, and the opening of the laundry. At first, I had to work from 8.45 in the morning till 10.30 at night to get all my work done. Considering there was no hot water in the laundry and the machines were old, the washing came out remarkably well.
(126) ___ The kitchen workers, maintenance man and myself found that we were on the lowest level of the camp's class system. Our four British counsellor friends had a much better time. They got friendly with their American colleagues and were respected by the children. They were also given tips by parents after the holiday.
(127) ___ As for the camp itself, it had a large lake and excellent sporting facilities. But because organised activities for the children carried on into the evening, we usually didn't get the chance to use them. However, much more annoying were my room-mates, three 18-year-old girls who worked in the dining room.
(128) ___ On top of that, the camp food was poor, with child-size portions; fresh fruit and vegetables were rare. One catering worker even stood over the pineapple rings, checking that you took only one each.
(129) ___ However, I couldn't set off as soon as the children left because we had to stay on for a few days, cleaning and closing down the camp. My last duty was to load up the rubbish bags and take out any clothes the children had thrown away, in case their parents asked about them.
(130) ___ What's more, without the free ticket I got to the US - and the rail ticket from my parents - I would never have seen Niagara Falls, gone up the Empire State Building or had my picture taken with Mickey Mouse at Disney World.
A They had never been away from home before, and spent most of the night screaming with excitement. Sometimes, the only way to get any rest was to pretend to be ill and sleep in the medical centre.
B We weren't so lucky. We were never invited to join in the evening activities. When we did manage to get out of the camp, our evenings tended to consist of eating ice-cream at the local gas station.
C As a result, the standard of the camp you end up in is usually a question of luck. However, the agencies do hold meetings where you can ask representatives from camps about the facilities and the nature of the work you will be expected to do.
D We swept out the bedrooms and scrubbed the lavatories, gymnasium and kitchen. We polished the cooking equipment, put up the sports nets and carried any luggage sent on ahead to the bedrooms.
E On the whole it had been well worth it. Despite the washing, the camp's plus points had been a beautiful setting, meeting a great bunch of travelling companions and doing far more reading for my university course than I would have done at home.
F All these disadvantages meant that Saturdays, our days off, were highly valued. The places we visited then, such as New York City, gave me an appetite for travelling later on. If I hadn't done that, I would have regretted it - there is so much to see and do and I was keen to get on with it.
G But with so many clothes to wash and dry, some did get mixed up. I had six-year-olds marching up and telling me that their parents would be very angry if I didn't find their favourite sweater.
H I started to have my doubts while squashed between the swimming instructor and the sports teacher during the three-hour minibus ride to the camp, which was in a tiny town about 90 miles from New York City.
Your answer:
124. .	125. 	126. 
127. .	128. 	129. 
130. .	
Part 4: Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (10 points)
We have seen photographs of the whole earth taken from great distances in outer space. This is the first time, the (131) .. first time, in man's long history that such pictures have been possible. (132) .. many years most people