Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Khối 8 - Năm học 2013-2014 (Có đáp án)

 ĐỀ THI HSG LỚP 8
 Năm học: 2013 – 2014
	 Môn: Tiếng Anh 	
 Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 05 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 05.	 	
- Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này.
Điểm
Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1:
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Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2:
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I.listening: Listen and fill in the gap with correct words:(100,2=2,0 pts)
Why I want to learn English
English is (1).to be the most common and important (2)of the world today. A great number of people understand and use English in every part of the world.
English is the most(3) language. Being good at English, we can travel to any place or any country we like. We shall not find it hard to make others (4)..what we (5) to say.
English also helps us to learn all kinds of(6)... Hundreds of books are written in English every day in all countries to teach people useful things. The English language has (7)helped to spread ideas and (8) to all the corners of the world. There is no subject that cannot be learned in the English language.
As English is used so much everywhere in the world, it has helped to make countries of the world become friendlier with one another. The leaders of the (9).. use English to understand one another. The English language has therefore spread better understanding and(10).. among countries of the world.
II. PHONETICS: 
a. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D: (50,2=1,0 pt)
11. A. looked	B. watched	C. stopped	D. carried
12. A. bath	B. father	C. theater	D. health
13. A. study	B. success	C. surprise	D. sugar
14. A. children	B. charity	C. charm	D. champagne
15. A. angry 	B. danger	C. language	D. passage
b. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (50,2=1,0 pt)
16.	 A. directory	B. telephone C.invention	D. experiment
17. A. furniture	B. university	C. patient	D. hospital
18. A. sociable	B. humorous	C. generous	D. reserved
19. A. delivery	B. equipment	C. electricity	D. experiment
20.	A. enroll	B. summer	C. hobby	D. favor
III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
a. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (100,2=2,0 pts)
21. Someone.........tickets were free.
A. said me	B. said me that	C. told me	 D. told to me
22. When she lived in the countryside, she .in the river.
	A. was swimming	B. used to swim	C. has swum	 D. is used to swimming
23. Saigon more than three hundred years ago.
	A. was built	B. has been built	C. was building D. built
24. It is nearly ten years .I saw her.
	A. when	B. since	C. for 	 D. while
25. Would you mind if Ia photo ?
	A. take	B. took	C. would take D. am going to take
26. Last week I my children to the biggest zoo in town.
	A. got	B. brought	C. fetch D. took
27. They me if I could speak Japanese.
	A. told	B. said	C. asked	 D. talked
28. Are you proud.your country and its tradition ?
	A. about	B. on	 	C. of	 D. for
29. Do you collect stamps or other things ? - Yes, I am a stamp
	A. collecting	B. collector	C. collect 	 D. collection
30. There were ..flowers that I couldn’t dicide what to buy.
	A. so many	B. so few	C. so little	 D. so much
b. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters to complete the following sentences. : (100,2=2,0 pts)
31. Life is more . . . . . . .  now. (comfort)
32. There are many cultural....between his country and mine. (differ) 
33. It is . . . . to eat much sugar and fat. (health)
34. These medicines can work well with your . . .  . (ill)
35. There was no . . . . . .. . for his absence from class yesterday. (explain)
36. Is he sleeping ? - No, he is still (wake)
37. Every week, there are twofrom Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city. (fly) 
38. They had an . . . Christmas vacation. (enjoy)
39. He is a well- known  (photograph)
40.The .she gave last night was marvelous. (perform)
c. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets: (50,2=1,0 pt)
41. She (not come)...until you (be).ready.
42. I (come).. and see them before I (leave).. here.
43. You (be)... late if you (not hurry)..
44. My train (leave).Plymouth at 11.30 , so I need (be)..at the station by 11.15.
45. They didn’t try (learn) ..all new words they (come).across
d. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions: (50,2=1,0 pt)
46. Could I help you ______________ your bag?
47. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go ___________
48. I’m looking forward ____________ seeing you in June.
49. In the competition, everyone fell ______________ the deep and dangerous water.
50. Ha Long Bay is recognized _____________ UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
IV. READING: 
a. Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage: (100,2=2,0 pts)
Air pollution is caused ________(51) ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are ________(52) limiting the amount of smoke factories can produce although there is not enough _______(53) on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have ________(54) that air pollution causes ________ (55) diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars _______(56) also increased air pollution in most cities. The ________ (57) of petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children _______(58) in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as ________(59) as other children, and are clumsy when they _______(60) 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
 54. 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
Your answers:
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b. Read the passage and fill the suitable word in the blank: (100,2=2,0 pts)
How Hai has improved his English.
 In the first year of lower secondary 61, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation 62really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not 63.how to improve them. I didn’t want my father 64. mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher 65 English told me to wait 66 her outside the classroom. She took 67 to the school library and showed me tapes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English- English dictionary to 68my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do” she said. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first 69 in the English Speaking Contest 70for secondary school students in my hometown.
61..62.63.6465.
66...6768.69.70
c. Read the passage and answer the questions: (50,2=1,0 pt)
 It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in England. The lesson was about the seasons of the year. “There are four seasons in the year,” said the teacher,
“They are spring, summer, autumn, and winter. In spring, it is warm and every thing begins to grow. In summer ,It is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens. In autumn, there are many vegetables and much fruit. Everybody likes to eat fruit. In winter, It is cold and it often rains. Sometimes there is snow on the ground.” 
 Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils “stop talking, Tom,”he said. “Now listen to me. Can you tell us when is the best time of apples?” “Yes, sir,” answered Tom. “It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no dog in the garden.”
71. Where did the lesson take place?
72. What was the lesson about?
73. What did the teacher ask Tom to do?
74. What did the teacher asked the class to do?
75. Did the teacher say “Stop talking, Tom,”?
 V. WRITING:
a. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and correct it: (50,2=1,0 pt)
76. He has waited there for a quarter past six. (76)..
77. Surface mail is many cheaper than air mail. (77)..
78. They do their best to keeping the family happy. (78).
79. The armchair is in the living room, among the television and sofa. (79).
80. Tourists usually have a bus to the countryside. (80)
b. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in brackets so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the words given in any way: (100,2=2,0 pts) 
81. She eats more chocolate than I.
->I .
82. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.
->Vinh is .
83. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
->It’s.
84. No one helped Lan to do the homework.
->Lan 
85. It’s three years since I last spoke to her.
->I haven’t
86. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
->Tam used .
87. How long is it since you used the car?
->When ..
88. We started living here 15 years ago.
->We have...
89. Let’s meet inside the centre ,at the cafe corner?
->How.
90. Nam is very strong, he can do heavy work.
->Nam is strong ..
c. Write a composition about 150 words about A picnic you like best:
(don’t show your name, your school or your village): (2.0pts)
Duyệt của tổ chuyên môn
Duyệt của BGH
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
I. listening: Listen and fill in the gap with correct words:(100,2=2,0 pts)
1. considered 6. subject
2. language 7. therefore
3. useful 8. knowledge
4. understand 9. world
5. wish 10. friendship
II. PHONETICS: 
a. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D: (50,2=1,0 pt)
11.
D. carried
12.
B. father
13.
D. sugar
14.
D. champagne
15. 
B. danger
b. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, Cor D (50,2=1,0 pt)
16.
B. telephone 
17.
B. university
18.
D. reserved
19. 
C. electricity
20. 
A. enroll
III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
a. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (100,2=2,0 pts)
21. C. told me
22. B. used to swim
23. A. was built
24. B. since
25. B. took
26. D. took
27. C. asked
28. C. of	
29. B. collector
30. A. so many
b. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters to complete the following sentences. : (100,2=2,0 pts)
31. comfortable 32. differences 33. unhealthy 34. illness 35. explanation
36. awake 37. flights 38. enjoyable 39. photographer 40. performance
c. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets: (50,2=1,0 pt)
41. won’t come – are 41. will come – leave 43. will be – don’t hurry 
44. leaves – to be 45. to learn – come.
d. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions: (50,2=1,0 pt)
46. with 
47. off
48. to
49. into
50. by
IV. READING: 
a. Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage: (100,2=2,0 pts)
51. D. of
52. A. laws
53.C.information
54.D. proved
55. A. lung
56. B. have
57. B. lead
58. D. living
59. C. quickly
60 B. use
b. Read the passage and fill the suitable word in the blank: (100,2=2 pts)
61. school
62. was
63. know
64. and
65. of
66. for
67. me
68. improve
69. prize
70. held
c. Read the passage and answer the questions: (50,2=1,0 pt)
71. The lesson took place in a small school in England.
72. The lesson was about the seasons of the year.
73. The teacher asked Tom to stop talking.
74. The teacher asked the class to listen to him.
75. Yes, he did.
 V. WRITING:
a. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and correct it: (50,2=1,0 pt)
76. for -> since 77. many-> much 78. keeping -> keep
79. among -> between 80. have -> take.
b. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in brackets so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the words given in any way: (100,2=2,0 pts)
81. I don’t eat as much chocolate as she does.
82. Vinh is always forgetting his homework.
83. It’s very important to keep the inviroment clean.
84. Lan did the homework herself.
85. I haven’t spoken to her for three years.
86. I am used to type fast.
87. When did you use the car.
88. We have lived here for 15 years.
89. How about meeting inside the center at the cafe corner.
90. Nam is strong enough to do heavy work.
c. Write a composition about 150 words about A picnic you like best:
(don’t show your name, your school or your village): (2.0 pts)
Duyệt của tổ chuyên môn
Duyệt của BGH