Đề thi chọn học sinh năng khiếu cấp trường năm học 2015 – 2016. lần 1 môn: tiếng Anh 8

TRƯỜNG THCS VĂN MIẾU
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC 
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU CẤP TRƯỜNG
 NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016. Lần 1
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi có 06 trang
Điểm
Họ tên, chữ ký giám khảo
Số phách
Bằng số:
1.
Bằng chữ:
2.
Chú ý: - Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.
 	 - Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì kể cả từ điển.
SECTION 1: LISTENING.
Phần nghe có 02 bài, mỗi bài được nghe 02 lần (giám thị chỉ mở 01 lần đĩa tự động phát 02 lần)
Trước phần nghe có một phút để thí sinh đọc đề bài.
Part 1. Listen to the conversation twice and then choose the best answer (A, B C or D) to each question. (1.0 point)
1. People dream ___________times a night.
A. one to six 
B. two to four 
C. three to four 
D. four to six
2. Sleepers go into the REM stage about every ___________ minutes.
A. 90
B. 70
C. 50
D. 30
3. The first dream of the night may last about ___________ minutes.
A. 10
B.15
C. 20
D. 25
4. The last dream of the night may be ___________ long.
A. an hour 
B. half an hour 
C. one or half an hour
D. two hours
5. ___________ spend almost half of their sleep in the REM stage.
A. Adults 
B. Young children
C. Babies
D. Old people
Your answers:
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
Part 2. Listen and fill in the missing information. (1.0 point)
 	 As we all know, English is the (1).widely used language in the world. It’s important for us to study English well. But how? I like English as well as math and physics. At the (2).of my English study, I spent a lot of time in (3).the grammatical rules of English. I wasn’t interested in listening or speaking. Many (4) .the marks I got in English tests were not as good as those in my math tests, so I decided to change my way of study. From then on, I have begun to pay (5) to listening. In my spare time, I often listen to English tapes and watch some English programs on TV, I try my best to grasp the main idea.
Your answers:
1. 
2. 
3.
4. 
5. 
SECTION 2: PHONETICS.
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by circling your answer (A, B, C, or D). (1.0 point)
1. A. climb	 B. comb	C. dumb	D. blond 
2. A. tennis	B. minibus 	C. aerobics	D. noodles	
3. A. missed	B. raised	C. closed	D. planned
4. A.breathing B. throw	C. there	D. clothing	
5. A. form	 B. formal	 C. information	D. informative
II. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (1.0 point)
1. A. decompose 	B. competition	C. application	D. television 
2. A. postcard	B. advice 	C. picture 	D. beauty
3. A. commercial	B. comfortable 	C. generous	D. demonstrate
4. A. saucepan	B. memorial	C. typhoon 	D. prefer
5. A. character 	B. popular 	C. wonderful	D. computer 
SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR.
III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (4.0 points)
1. When I arrived at school, the school drum was _______.
A. ringing 	B. racing C. cheering 	D. sounding 
2. Sa Pa is in _________________ Vietnam.
A. north	B. south	C. southern	D. northern
3. The __________ can’t fix the washing machine until tomorrow.
A. repairman	B. walkman	C. chairman	D. postman
4. Would you mind if I ask you some personal questions?	- __________
A. Please do	B. OK	C. That’s right	D. Sure
5. “Who sings best in your school?”	- Mr. Quang _________________
A. sings	B. is	 C. does	D. was
6. Of my both sisters, Ms. Minh is _____________
A. taller	B. the taller	C. the tallest	D. tall
7. “Happy new year” is a very famous song ________. It is sung most in the world.
A. sung by ABBA	B. singing by ABBA	
C. was sung by ABBA	D. sings by ABBA
Tom is very shy but his sister is outgoing.
	A. humorous	B. reserved	C. hard-working	D. sociable
9. Could you __________ me a favor?
A. help	B. do	 C. make	D. bring
10. Can I speak to Mary, please? 	- Please __________
A. wait the phone	B. stay there for a minute	C. hold on	 D. keep the phone
11. They visit a lot of monuments __________ the one- pillar pagoda. 
A. beside	B. among	C. between	D. besides 
12. Johnny was said _________________ the bright brilliant student in class.
A. was	B. being	C. being	 D. to be 
13. Nobody will go there, __________ ? 
A. will they	B. won’t he	C. will he	D. won’t they
14. I couldn’t cut down the grass because the machines ____________ a few days ago.
A. broke down	B. have broken down
C. has broken down	D. break down
15. Let your name ____________ in the sheet of paper.
	A. to be written	 B. write	C. be written	D. wrote
16. Take the number 16 bus and get __________ at Bach Mai hospital.
	A. down	B. off	 C. across	D. on
17. The stolen pictures are ________________ a lot of money.
	A. worth 	B. cost	C. price	D. valued
18. He ______________ the bus ticket at home.
	A. took	B. put	C. brought	D. left
19. Because he didn’t like the first pair of scissors, he asked for ______________.
	A. the other	B. the other ones	C. one another	D. another
I have just bought __________________ from a book shop near here.
A. two beautiful black school leather bags B. two beautiful leather black school bags
C. two beautiful black leather school bags D beautiful two black leather school bags . 
IV. There is one mistake in each sentence below. (1.0 point)
1. The single ticket is cheaper than the returned one.
	 A	 B C	 D	
2. We are coming in a tour and our accommodation is included in the ticket price.
	 A	 B	 	 C	 	 D	
3. There were no electricity in our village two years ago.
	 A	 B	 C	 	 D	
4. The flowers keeping in card box are ten dollars. 
	 A	 B	 C	 D	
5. Look! I can see dark clouds to appear in the horizon.
	A	 B	 C	 D	
V. Supply the correct form of the words in capital. (2.0 points)
1. The glass pieces are mixed with ____________ specific chemicals. CERTAINTY
2. There was no ____________________for his absence from. 	 EXPLAIN
class yesterday
3. What is the correct__________________ of this word?	 	 PRONOUNCE
4. Every week, there are two ____________ to Nha Trang.	 FLY
5. These products are __________________ friendly.	 ENVIRONMENT
6. There is plenty of__________________ for young people 	 ENTERTAIN 
in this city.
7. The increase in population has led to ______________in many cities. CROWD
8. She had a lot of fun and good memory in her _______________	 GIRL
9. Santa Claus is based on the __________________ of Saint Nicholas DESCRIBE in a poem. 
10. The water is too __________________to drink.	 CLOUD
VI. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in bracket. (1.0 point)
1. “Do you mind if I sit here?” – “I’d rather you (sit) _________________ over there.” 
2. I asked Jim whether he (go) _____________________ on holiday in Japan the following month.
3. The printer which you are using right now (invent) ____________ many years ago.
4. There (be) _____________________no rain here for six months.
5. I don’t enjoy (laugh) _____________________ at by other people.
SECTION 4: READING.
VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (1.0 point) 
Living in the country is something (1)............. people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, it has both advantages and (2)................. .
There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First of all, you can enjoy (3)............. and quiet. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is that there is less (4)............., so it is safer for young children.
However, there are certain drawbacks to life outside the city. Firstly, because there are (5)......... people, you are (6)............... to have few friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, (7)................. in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and services means that it is hard to find (8).................. .
In conclusion, it can be seen that the country is (9)............... suitable for some people than others. On the whole, it is often the best place for those who are retired or who have young children. In (10)................, young people who have a career are better provided for in the city.
1. A. why
B. what
C. when
D. that
2. A. benefit
B. difficulty 
C. hardship 
D. disadvantages
3. A. peace
B. peaceful 
C. silent 
D. still
4. A. traffic 
B. motors
C. cars
D. vehicles
5. A. more
B. little
C. fewer 
D. less
6. A. like
B. likely
C. likelihood 
D. possibly
7. A. particularly 
B. early
C. specially
D. usually
8. A. career
B. work
C. place
D. job
9. A. many
B. more 
C. most
D. much
10. A. contrary
B. convert
C. contrast
D. conversion
VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (1.0 point)
It is five o’clock in the evening when Mrs. Jackson comes home from work. She walks into the living room and looks at her three children. They are 14, 13 and 9 years old. They are watching TV. The living room is a mess. There are dirty socks on the floor and cookies on the sofa. Games and toys are every where. Jackson is angry, “This place is a mess” she tells her children, “I can’t work all day and then do housework all evening. I’m not going to do housework!” Jackson doesn’t do housework. She doesn’t clean or wash dishes. She doesn’t wash clothes, either. Every evening she sits on the sofa and watches TV.
	After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house is dirty. All the children’s clothes are dirty. Every garbage basket is full. The house is a mess.
	Then, one day Mrs. Jackson comes home from work and gets a big surprise. The kitchen is clean. The children clean the kitchen!
	The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing their clothes. Jackson tells the children “OK, I’ll do the housework again. But you have to help me.”
	Now Jackson and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV!
1. When Jackson came home from work, she found the house ................ .
A. clean and dirty	B. dirty and tidy	
C. clean but untidy	D. dirty and untidy 
2. Jackson told her children ....................... .
A. to do the housework	B. she couldn’t do housework
C. not to do housework	D. she wouldn’t do housework
3. Two weeks later, the house was .................. .
A. a mess	B. very clean	C. tidy	D. rather dirty
4. Some days later, the house was clean again because ......................... .
A. her children did housework.	B. she couldn’t let it that way
C. her children didn’t do housework.	D. she did housework again.
5. Now Jackson does housework again because ...................... .
A. her children don’t do it..	B. they can watch TV together.
C. her children wash their clothes.	D. her children help her 
IX. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word. (2.0 points)	
In Scotland, the biggest celebration of the year is “Hogmanay” (ngày tất niên). “Hogmanay” is the Scottish word for New Year’s Eve. (1) 31st December in Edinburgh, there is an enormous firework display at the castle and they play live music in the park. Thousands of people (2)..in the streets, cafes and bars. Then at 12 o’clock, church bells (3) all over the city. After midnight people go “first footing”. This is a Scottish custom that dates back hundreds of (4). . “First footing” is visiting your neighbors after midnight on New Year’s (5).. . The visitors must step into the house with their right foot step first, to bring good luck. Traditionally, the visitors bring three (6)..: a piece of coal, a piece of “short bread” (a Scottish biscuit) and a little whisky. The gifts (7).. warmth, food and happiness. If the first person (8). visits your home (9) midnight is a man (10) dark hair, that is particularly lucky.
SECTION 5: WRITING.
X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points)
I last saw my best friend six years ago. 
=> I haven’t ...
2. The lazy boy keeps forgetting his homework. 
=> The lazy boy is....
3. Nobody rented this expensive hotel a long time ago
=> This expensive..
4. The water was so cold that the children couldn't swim in it.
=> The water was not.
5. The garage is servicing my car on Monday.
 => I am..
6. The exam wasn’t as hard as I expected.	
=> The exam...................
7. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, he said to us.
=> He told .. .
8. It took eight hours to drive from Ha Noi to Sa Pa 
=> It was ..
9. This is the most delicious pudding I have ever tasted. 
=> I have ......
10. My boss likes people to call him "sir".
=> He ...
XI. Use the following sets of words or phrases to write a complete sentence. Make all the changes and additions if neccessary. (2.0 points)
1. What/ should/ do/ protect/ environment/ save/ natural resources.
.2. Tom/ always/ go/ home/ late/ so/ mother/ angry.
..3. Life/ countryside/ simple/ people/ friendly/ and /air/ clean.
..4. We/ send / receive/ message/ by/ use computers.
.5. It/ only/ small car/ so/ there/ not/ enough room/ all/ us.
..6. Technology/now/ mean/ students/ get degree/ without/ be on campus.
..7. Bob Milton/ be/ most successful/ pop singer/ for/ last ten years.
..8. Problem/ food/ everyone/ world/ get/ worse/ and.
...9. Uncle/ work/ farm/ since/ he/ return/ army.
..10. We/ hope/ give/ more /green/ color/ town/ and/ earn/ money/ group.
..
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