Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi huyện Tiếng anh lớp 8 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Phòng GD & ĐT huyện Cẩm Xuyên

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN CẨM XUYÊN
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN LỚP 8 
NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
	(Đề thi có 06 trang)	
Điểm của toàn bài thi
Các giám khảo
Số phách
(Bằng số)
(Bằng chữ)
(Ký và ghi rõ họ tên)
(Do Trưởng Ban chấm thi ghi)
Giám khảo 1: 
Giám khảo 2: 
SECTION ONE: LISTENING
PART ONE: Listen to some teenagers talking about their weekend and answer the questions:
1. What did George do on Sunday?
He went to the cinema.	B. He stayed at home
2. Why did Peter sit in a car for most of Saturday?
The beach was closed	B. The weather was bad
3. What did Peter do on Sunday?
His sister had a birthday party	
He did his homework and tidied his bedroom
4. Where did Wendy go on Saturday?
She went to her friend’s house	B. She went shopping
5. Why didn’t Wendy buy anything?
The clothes was too expensive	B. She didn’t see anything she liked
Your answers:
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PART TWO: Read sentences from A-F. Then listen and match them with the speakers (1-5). There is one extra sentence that you don’t need.
A. I don’t like looking at things in shop windows.
B. I never go shopping with my boyfriend.
C. I like shopping more than my boyfriend does.
D. I mostly buy the things I need online.
E. I never go shopping alone.
F. I don’t go shopping very often but when I do, I spend a long time in certain shop.
Speaker 1: ________________
Speaker 2: ________________
Speaker 3: ________________
Speaker 4: ________________
Speaker 5: ________________
SECTION TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
PART ONE: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answers A, B, C or D in the numbered boxes
1. He completely _____________ with what I said.
A. agreed
B. argued
C. accepted
D. complained
2. Helen was the last applicant to ____________. 
A. interview
B. be interviewing
C. be interviewed
D. have interviewed
3. I can’t find my purse anywhere; I must __________ it at the cinema.
A. leave
B. have left
C. be leaving
D. have been leaving
4. Hoi An is famous ____________ its old streets.
A. of
B. with
C. about
D. for
5. The sheet of paper slipped _________his hand falling _________the ground.
A. off / onto
B. from / down
C. from / upon
D. off / upon
6. I ____________ she will agree about giving you a pay rise.
A. hard think
B. think hard
C. hardly think
D. think hardly
7. Do you know the man ____________ over there?
A. stands
B. standing
C. who stand
D. whose standing
8. I’m afraid I have to leave ___________ a few days’ time.
A. in
B. for
C. on
D. by
9. Do you think we’ll find a solution ___________ this problem?
A. about
B. to
C. of
D. with
10. From the hotel, there is a good ________ of the mountains.
A. vision
B. picture
C. view
D. sight
11. Why don’t we take Lisa _________with us on our next trip?
A. on
B. in
C. to
D. along
12. When I was younger, I _________to smoke or drink.
A. never used
B. didn’t used 
C. not used
D. wasn’t used
13. When I questioned him, he finally _________ stealing my pen.
A. accused
B. admitted
C. confessed
D. accepted
14. Her written work is excellent. She puts her ideas ________ so well.
A. across
B. forward
C. on
D. out
15. If we __________to the footpath, we won’t get lost.
A. follow
B. keep
C. stay
D. remain
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PART TWO: Supply the correct form of the word to complete the sentence. Write your answers in the numbered boxes.
1. Environmental __________________ is every body's responsibility. 	PROTECT
2. Taxi drivers have to have a very good on the street names. 	KNOW
3. In the future, many buildings will be _____________ by solar energy. 	HOT
4. My brother can repair electric _________ very well. 	APPLY
5. We want to buy ______________ that will save money. 	PRODUCT
6. These ____________ will conserve the earth's resourses. 	INNOVATE
7. D.E Huges was the ___________ of microphone. 	INVENT
8. The price of __________ has gone up again. 	ELECTRIC
9. People in the countryside is . 	FRIEND
10. If it doesn't rain soon, there'll be a great __________ of water. 	SHORT
Your answers:
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PART THREE: Find a mistake in each line, then underline and correct it.
Example: 0. I haven’t saw you for two month 0/ seen
 Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 
1/ _____________________
holiday. He traveled with him classmates to a mountainous area 
2/ _____________________
in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road 
3/ _____________________
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult 
4/ _____________________
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we
5/ _____________________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet
6/ _____________________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.”
7/ _____________________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work,
8/ _____________________
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping
9/ _____________________
to return next year to do any more work there
10/ ____________________
SECTION THREE: READING
PART ONE: Read the passage and fill in each blank with one suitable word. Write your answers in the numbered boxes.
I arrived in London at (1) __________ the railway station was big, black and dark. I didn’t know the way to my hotel, (2) __________ I asked a porter. I not (3) _________ spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as (4) __________ the porter, however, could not (5) ________ me. I repeated (6) __________ question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke (7) _________ slowly nor clearly. “I am a foreigner”, I said. Then he spoke (8) __________, but I could not understand him. My teacher (9) _______ spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at (10) _________ other and smiled.
Your answers:
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PART TWO: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. Write your answers in the numbered boxes.
Most people agree that computers are the most important (1)_____ of the 20th century. The 1st business computers (2) ________ introduced just about 30 years ago, and now they are being (3) _______ a wide variety of fields; from banking to space travel (4) _______, until just few years ago, computers were wery large expensive (5) _______ owned by large corporations and governments. (6) _______ everyone knew that computers existed, very few people had ever seen one and even fewer had used one. Then in the 19705 the silicon chip was invented. Because this electronic device could store a large (7) _________ of information in a very small spare, computers could be much smaller and less (8) ______ than the huge mainframe computers used by corporation. Some computer manufacturers believed that people might like (9) ________ computers in their homes, offices and schools so the (10) ______ computers were born.
1- A. discovery	B. invention	C. exploration	D. production
2- A. have	B. were	C. had	D. are
3- A. used in	B. used to	C. used for	D. used
4- A. Moreover	B. However	C. Although	D. Besides
5- A. computers	B. machines	C. things	D. tools
6- A. Despite	B. In spite of	C. Although	D. Because
7- A. number	B. amount	C. size	D. sum
8- A. cheaper	B. beautiful	C. expensive	D. helpful
9- A. having	B. have	C. to have	D. to buy
10- A. person	B. personal	C. hand	`	D. handable
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PART THREE: Read the text below and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F
It is a custom in Britain and in most European countries to celebrate a person’s day. Members of the family and close friends are supposed to be presrent at the party. If they can’t come they may send a gift by post. At the birthday party, the peron who gives birthday party opens all the gifts in front of all the people present and thanks them for the gifts.
	The mother usually makes a birthday cake, or if she can’t, she may order one from a cake- shop. A mumber of candles are placed on the top of the cake and will be lighted when the party starts. The number of candles is also the age of that person. After the light is out they all sing a song “Happy birthday to you.” Then they play some games or sing or dance together.
	1. Only in Britain people celeberate people’s birthday.
	2. Only dear friends and members of the family are present.
	3. Some people may send gifts if they can’t go to the party.
	4. They open the gifts in front of their friends at birthday party.
	5. Father always makes the cake for the party.
	6. You can buy a birthday cake at the cake shop.
	7. The cake is placed on the top of the candles.
	8. The candles will be lighted at the beginning of the party.
	9. The mumber of the candles is also the age of the person.
	10. They don’t sing any song at the party.
Your answers:
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SECTION FOUR: WRITING
PART ONE: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using the word given. Do not change the given word.
If I were Jane, I’d take an umberella and a raincoat! Said Annabel.	ADVISED
- Annabel _________________________________________ an umberella and a raincoat.
2. Thomas would have gone to the meeting if he had not been so tired.	TIRED
- Thomas was ___________________________________________ to the meeting.
3. There are very few buildings in the old city higher than this.	ONE
- This is __________________________________________ buildings in the old city.
4. Gerald is too young to vote.	OLD
- Gerald ____________________________________________ vote.
5. We couldn’t solve the problem.	SOLUTION
- We were unable ________________________________ the problme.
PART TWO: Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words.
1. We couldn't drive because of the fog.
- The fog prevented _____________________________________________________________
2.We began to live independently when we were 18 years old
- We have _____________________________________________________________________
3. I can't cook as well as my mother does.
- My mother ___________________________________________________________________
4. They have built a new hotel in Ha Tinh since 2006.
- A __________________________________________________________________________
5. Please don't say things like that.
- I wish ______________________________________________________________________
6. Huong last wrote to her penpal five months ago.
- Huong hasn't ________________________________________________________________
PART THREE: In about 120 words, write a paragraph about the importance of Internet for learning English.
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___THE END___
TÔNG TOÀN BÀI: 20 ĐIỂM
A. LISTENING.
Part I: Listen to some teenagers talking about their weekend and answer the questions:
1. B	2. B	3. A 	4. B	5. A
Part II: Read sentences from A-F. 
Speaker 1: ___C___
Speaker 2: ___D___
Speaker 3: ___A___
Speaker 4: ___F___
Speaker 5: ___E___
LEXICO
I. Choose the best option A, B, C or D. 0.2 đ
1. A. agreed
2. C. be interviewed
3. B. have left
4. D. for
5. A. off / onto
6. C. hardly think
7. B. standing
8. A. in
9. B. to
10. C. view
11. D. along
12. A. never used
13. B. admitted
14. A. across
15. B. keep
II. Supply the correct form of the word. 0.2 đ mỗi câu nhỏ
1. protection
6. innovation
2. knowledge
7. inventor
3. heated
8. electricity
4. appliances
9. friendly
5. products
10. shortage
III. Mỗi câu đúng 0.2 điểm mỗi câu nhỏ
1. interested -> interesting
7. wetter -> wettest
2. him -> his
8. since -> for
3. gone -> went
9. did -> done
4. among -> between
10. any -> some
5. had -> was
6. bought -> buy
READING.
I. Reading. 0.2 đ mỗi câu nhỏ
last
so 
only
well
understand
my
neither 
slowly
never
each 
II. 0.2 đ mỗi câu nhỏ
1. B	2. B	3. A	4. B	5. B
	6. C	7. B	8. C	9. C	10. B
III. 0.2 đ mỗi câu nhỏ
F
T
T
T
F
T
F
T
T
10-F
WRITING
I. 0.2 đ mỗi câu nhỏ
 1. If you were Jane, I’d take an umberella and a raincoat! Said Annabel.	ADVISED
- Annabel adviced Jane to take ---- an umberella and a raincoat.
2. Thomas would have gone to the meeting if he had not been so tired.	TIRED
- Thomas was too tired to go__ to the meeting.
3. There are very few buildings in the old city higher than this.	ONE
- This is one of the highest ___ buildings in the old city.
4. Gerald is too young to vote.	OLD
- Gerald is not old enough to_ vote.
5. We couldn’t solve the problem.	SOLUTION
- We were unable to find the solution to.. the problme.
II. 0.2 đ mỗi câu nhỏ
. The fog prevented us from driving.
2. We have lived independently since we were 18 years old.
3. My mother cooks better than me/ I does.
 My mother is a better cook than me/ I am.
4. A new hotel has been built in Bac Giang since 2006.
5. I wish you didn't say things like that.
6. Huong hasn't written to her pen pal for five months.
III: (3 điểm)
1. content: 1.0 điểm: 
2. vocabulary: 0.5 điểm: 
3. grammar: 0.5 điểm: 
4. coherence, cohesion and length: 1.0 điểm