Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi huyện môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2009-2010 (Có đáp án)

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 
Năm học: 2009 – 2010 Mụn: Tiếng Anh 
Thời gian: 120 phỳt (khụng kể thời gian giao đề)
 Chỳ ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm cú 04 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 04 .	 
Thớ sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này.
Điểm
Họ tờn, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1:
Số phỏch
- Bằng số:..
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(Do Chủ tịch hội đồng chấm thi ghi)
- Bằng chữ:
Họ tờn, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2:
..
...
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 Part A: phonetics (1 pt)
Choose the word in each group which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others (50,2=1pt):
 1. A. heritage
B. shortage
C. teenage
D. luggage
 2. A. religious
B. ranger
C. gallery
D. urge
 3. A. habit
B. hour
C. honest
D. honor
 4. A. equipment
B. comment
C. development
D. improvement
 5. A. selection
B. suggestion
C. sound
D. island
Part B: vocabulary and structures: (7 pts)
I. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the sentence: (5 0,2=1pt):
 1. I telephoned the station to makeof the time of the train. 
A. sure
B. true
C. real
D. right
 2. It was rainingwe cancelled the trip to Sapa.
A. although
B. because
C. so
D. but
 3. How far is it from here to Ha Noi? - Itabout one hour.
A. wants
B. goes
C. needs
D. takes
4. Many years ago, Christmas songsfor people in towns and villages.
A. performed
B. were performed
C. were performing
D. have performed
 5. He has a very quiet and life in that big, empty house.
A. by himself
B. alone
C. only
D. lonely
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms or tense of the verbs in brackets: (100,25=2,5pts)
 1. The sun always (rise) in the east. Look! It (rise) 
2. You (be) away? -Yes, I (go)to the countryside last weekend.
3. Ha Long Bay in Viet Nam (be) a World Heritage Site. It (visit) by millions of people every year.
4. While my sister and I (watch) a movie on TV last night, our uncle in the USA (phone) 
5. Nam (not buy) a new computer since he (sell) the old one last month.
III. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets: (60,25=1,5mks)
1. There are more people concerning about.pollution. (ENVIRONMENT)
2. Mr. Sam is havingfor his bad back. (TREAT)
3. Santa Clause is based on theof Saint Nichonas in a poem. (DESCRIBE)
4. Thu Hien arranged flowers the mostin the contest (ATTRACT)
5. Unfortunately, the leaders of the Church said the songs were  (SUIT).
6. Airis a big problem in the city. (POLLUTE).
7. Some of my live in the countryside. (RELATE).
8. It was raining cats and dogs when he (DEPARTURE)
9. That singer has just won the first prize. She has sung (BEAUTY)
10. This manual isn’t veryto us. (HELP)
IV. Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition: (10 0,2 = 2pts)
1. Lan had high marks....exams ... working very hard ....school.
2. Her father is good....cooking.
3. To be a member of our organisation, you can register....today.
4. They hope to earn some money.... their school Y & Y.
5. My group is planning to help the community....encouraging all members to 
 participate ....a recycling program.
6. That’s very kind....you to help me....this math problem.
Part c: reading comprehension: (6,5pts)
I. Read the passage, make questions from the given words, then answer them: 
(5 0,5 = 2,5 pts)
 The life of the Inuit people of North America have changed a lot in 30 years. First, their name: people used to call them Eskimos, but now they are called Inuits, which means “the people”. They used to live in igloos in the winter but today many of them live in houses in small towns. They used to hunt seals – they ate the meat and made clothes from the fur. Many of the people still wear sealskin clothes today because they are very warm. Remember, the weather is extremely cold for many months of the year. Eighty-year-old Inuit, Mario Tagalik, told us a little about his early life. “Our winter igloos were very warm. We used to cook inside so sometimes it got too hot. When I was a child I used to take off most of my clothes when I was in our igloos. In the short summers we lived in sealskin tents, but I used to spend as much time as possible playing outside”.
 1. What / people / use /call / the Inuit people?
->.?
..
 2. What / word “Inuit” / mean?
->.?
..
 3. Where / they / use / live / in / winter?
->.?
..
 4. Why / many / the Inuit people / still wear / sealskin clothes / today?
->.?
..
 5. What / weather / like / almost around the year?
->.?
..
II. Complete the passage with the most suitable words: (10 0,2 = 2 pts)
 The world’s (1) famous clock is Big Ben standing (2) to the Houses of Parliament in London.
 Big Ben is the (3) of the bell which chimes every hour. The bell (4) named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the man (5) was given the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower.
 The clock(6) four faces and keeps accurate time. It can(7) adjusted by the removal or addition of coins(8) a stray attacked to the clock’s pendulum.
 One interesting thing about the clock is(9) the light shines above the belfry at night, it(10) that the Houses of Common is still in session.
1.
2..
3..
4..
5..
6.
7
8.
9.
10
III. There is a mistake in each line of the passage. Find and correct it: (10 0,2 = 2 pts)
Eg: 0. I haven’t saw my grandmother for two years.
0/ seen
My name is Anderson and I have been here just a little days. I am from outside of town. I have several friends in this city and I have came to visit them. Actually, I used to living in this city many years ago. I was born here and my wife is born in a little town nearby. We both went to school and had much friends here. We have been in New York since more than fifteen years.
We live in the suburbs and I work in the city. I must to get up early every day to go to job. I work from eight hours in the morning until a little after six hour in the evening.
1. ___________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________
4. ___________________
5. ___________________
6. ___________________
7. ___________________
8. ___________________
9. ___________________
10. __________________
Part d: writing (5,5 pts)
I. Make complete sentences from the words and phrases given: (50,2=1pt)
 1. My school / hold / flower-arranging contest / March, 8th / every year.
 -> ..
 2. Tung / always / go / home / late / so / his mother / very angry.
-> ..
 3. Compost / can / make / household / garden waste / 
-> ..
 4. A foreigner / ask / me / if / Sapa / be / Southern Viet Nam / and / say / it / not be
-> ..
 5. Although / scouting / mainly / boys / there / be / organisations / similar / girls.
-> ..
II. Rewrite these sentences, not to change their meaning, beginning with the words given: (6 0,25 = 1,5 pts)
 1. It isn’t necessary for you to set off early.
 -> You don’t...
2. Hoang had a pet dog once, but he doesn’t have any more.
 -> Hoang used
3. Having a vacation abroad is very interesting.
 -> It is .
4. Did all students attend first-aid course last year?
 -> Was .?
5. “Do you see what I see, Peter?”, said the young girl.
 -> The young girl asked.
6. The last time we went to Paris was two years ago.
 -> We haven’t.
III. Rearrange these sentences to make meaningful sentences. You can make some changes but not to omit any words: (4 0,25= 1 mk):
 1. enjoy / here / going / you / or / Do / move / you / stay / be?
 -> ..
 2. different / thought / will / The journey / quite / I / was / from / what / be / it.
 -> ..
 3. because / semester / parents / study / Tom’s / very sad / bad / every / be / he / very.
 -> ..
 4. leave / not / father / Ha Long / since / I / for / your / meet / he.
 -> ..
 5. noisier/interesting/the countryside/than / Living / more / in / be / live / in / the / city / but
 -> ..
IV. Write a short paragraph (about 120 words) about your family (2 pts):
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8
NĂM HọC: 2009 – 2010 MÔN: TIếNG Anh 
 Part A: phonetics (50,2=1mk)
Choose the word in each group which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others (50,2=1mk):
 1. 
C. teenage
 2. 
C. gallery
 3. A. habit
 4. 
B. comment
 5. 
D. island
Part B: vocabulary and structures: (7 pts)
I. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the sentence: (5 0,2=1pt):
A. sure
C so
D.
takes
B. 
were performed
D. lonely
II. Fill in the blanks:(100,25=2,5 pts):
rises is rising 
Have been? went
is	 is visited
were watching	 phoned
hasn’t bought	 sold
III. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets: (60,25=1,5mks)
environmental
treatment
description
attractively
unsuitable
pollution
relatives
departed
beautifully
helpful
IV. Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition: (10 0,2 = 2pts)
in – by -at
at
from
for
by - in
of - with
Part c: reading comprehension: (6,5pts)
I. Read the passage, make questions from the given words, then answer them: 
(5 0,5 = 2,5 pts)
1. What did people use to call the Inuit people? They used to call them Eskimos.
2. What does the word “Inuit” mean? It means the people.
3. Where did they used to live in the winter? They used to live in igloos.
4. Why do many of the Inuit people still wear sealskin clothes today?
 Because they are very warm.
5. What is the weather like almost around the year? It is extremely cold.
II. Complete the passage with the most suitable words: (10 0,2 = 2 pts)
 most
 next
 name
 was
 who
 has
 be
 on
 that
 means
III. There is a mistake in each line of the following passage. Find and correct it: 
(10 0,2 = 2 pts)
Eg: 0. I haven’t saw my grandmother for two years.
0/ seen
My name is Anderson and I have been here just a little days. I am from outside of town. I have several friends in this city and I have came to visit them. Actually, I used to living in this city many years ago. I was born here and my wife is born in a little town nearby. We both went to school and had much friends here. We have been in New York since more than fifteen years.
We live in the suburbs and I work in the city. I must to get up early every day to go to job. I work from eight hours in the morning until a little after six hour in the evening.
1. little -> few
2. outside -> out
3. came -> come
4. living -> live
5. is -> was
 6. much->many/a lot of
7. since -> for
8. must to -> must/have to
9. job -> work
10. hour -> o’clock
Part e: writing (5,5 pts)
I. Make complete sentences from the words and phrases given: (50,2=1pt)
1. My school holds a flower-arranging contest on March, 8th every year.
2. Tung is always going home late, so his mother is very angry.
3. Compost can be made from household and garden waste.
4. A foreigner asked me if Sapa was in Southern Viet Nam and I said (that) it wasn’t.
5. Although scouting is mainly for boys, there are organisations similar to girls.
II. Rewrite these sentences, not to change their meaning, beginning with the words given: (6 0,25 = 1,5 pts)
 1. -> You don’t have to set off early.
2. -> Hoang used to have a pet dog.
3. -> It is very interesting to have a vacation abroad.
4. -> Was first-aid course attended by all students last years?
5. -> The young girl asked Peter if he saw what she saw.
6. -> We haven’t been to Paris for two years.
III. Rearrange these sentences to make meaningful sentences. You can make some changes but not to omit any words (4 0,25= 1 mk):
 1. -> Do you enjoy staying here or are you going to move?
 2. -> The journey was quite different from what I thought it would be.
 3. -> Tom’s parents are very sad because he studies very badly every semester.
 4. -> I haven’t met your father since he left for Ha Long.
 5. -> Living in the city is noisier but more interesting than living in the countryside.
IV. Write a short paragraph (about 120 words) about your family (2 pts):
Mở bài: Nờu được chủ dề của bài viết. Vớ dụ: Gia đỡnh cú bao nhiờu người, đú là những 
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Thõn bài: Nờu được ớt nhất 5 ý núi về bản thõn mỡnh và những nguời thõn. Vớ dụ: Tờn, tuổi, 
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