Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2012-2013 - Phòng GD & ĐT Hà Giang (Có đáp án)

PHÒNG GD & ĐT TP HÀ GIANG
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ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013
MÔN : Tiếng Anh Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không tính thời gian giao đề)
I - Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1m)
A. rubbish
B. uniform
C. umbrella 
D. thumb
A. appear 
B. weather 
C. bread 
D. headache
A. project 
B. belong 
C.  woman
D. concert
A. think
B. though 
C. mother
D. these
A. eraser
B. baseball
C. suitcase
D. waterfall
II - Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others in the group. (1m)
A. pencil
B. raincoat
C. arrive
D. notebook
A. enjoyable 
B. power 
C. permission 
D. explore
A. photography 
B. minority 
C. heroic 
D. visit
A. translation
B. difficult
C. unluckily 
D. agree
A. Vietnamese 
B. engineer
C. celebration
D. product 
III- Find and correct mistakes in the following passage: (2.5 ms)
 In a modern life today, the work of the farm is less hard because he is helped a lot by machines. That mean more food is produced and less labour and less work hours are spent. He also has more free time for intertain and more things such as a big house, motorbike, television. Her life is getting better and good day by day. His children go to school. Before they finish school, they are sent to universities.The farmer still have to work hardly but his life is much improved.
IV- Put the correct form of the words: (2.5 ms)
Joanne wants to become a __________ in the future. (science)
Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been __________ in the last few years. (urban)
The book was so ________ that we didn’t want to read it. (interest)
There are a lot of _______________ in the competition. (contest)
Linda’s __________ made the party less exciting. (absent)
He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very _____________ . (hope)
Because of his _________, they failed the exam. (lazy)
Vinamilk company has served customers a lot of _____________ recently. (produce)
Tet holiday is one of the most important __________ for Vietnamese people. (celebrate)
Laura loves all of Vietnamese dishes, _______________ Nem. (special)
V - Find and correct a mistake in each sentence: (2 ms)
The boy was enough intelligent to solve that problem.
The girl helped me with the needlework yesterday is my classmate.
They asked their friends not play soccer in the road.
Hanh is the same weigh as my sister.
It is careless for you to leave your book on the train. 
My brother used to going to the movies with our father.
Hoa asked me if I could have a picnic with her in the country or not.
Most of monkeys both in the forest and in the zoo are interesting in bananas.
It takes Nam thirty minutes going to school on foot everyday. 
Not only Ha but also her friends was present in my fifteenth birthday party. 
VI- Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage. (2 ms)
Air pollution is caused ________(1) ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are ________(2) limiting the amount of smoke factories can produce although there is not enough _______(3) on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have ________(4) that air pollution causes ________ (5) diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars _______(6) also increased air pollution in most cities. The ________ (7) of petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children _______(8) in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as ________(9) as other children, and are clumsy when they _______(10) 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
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
VII - Read and fill a suitable word in each blanket: (2 ms)
Christmas is always held ________(1) December the twenty fifth every year. Every family in England decorates a Christmas tree and puts ________(2) in the middle of the living room. And Santa Claus plays an important _________(3) in this festival. There is a poem to relate him. In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem ________(4) A Visit Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem _______(5) a fat jolly man who wore a _______ (6) suit and gave children ________ (7) on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was ________(8) by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular __________(9) the USA. Santa Claus is based _______(10) the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem. 
VIII- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. (2.5 ms)
It is over two years since they left their homeland. (They haven’t )
“How many cars are there in front of your house, Mai?” I said (I asked ...)
No one introduced me to newcomers in the festival. (I ..)
The food was too bad for the children to eat. (The food was so )
It’s no use persuading her to join in that activity. (There is no ..)
I am on the fifth page of the essay I am typing. (So far )
The dog keeps stealing my socks. (The dog is ...)
Hoa found it easy to translate this poem into French. (Hoa had no ..)
Collect all of dirty clothes by 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. (Let all )
 Mary is the most graceful girl at school. (No girl ..)
IX - Fill in each blank with a suitable word: (2 ms)
1. She went out the room.. saying a word.
2. The life in the countryside is changing. better.
3. She was born 2 o’clock .. 18th July.
4. Mary is thinking importing fowers.. China.
5. They are traveling.. the airport.. bus.
6. I am afraid. ghost.
7. The fight... deforestation is very important.
X - Listen to the conversation between Sandra and Quyen, then answer the questions: (2.5 ms)
Where is Quyen calling from?
When are Thanh and Quyen coming to San Francisco?
Is Quyen staying in Sandra’s house?
Does Quyen agree to have dinner with Sandra?
When will Quyen leave?
How long will Quyen stay in Sanfrancisco for?
Is Quyen free on Wednesday evening?
Why doesn’t Thanh come with Quyen to Sandra’s house?
Where will Sandra pick Quyen up?
 What time will Sandra pick Quyen up?
PHÒNG GD & ĐT TP HÀ GIANG
TRƯỜNG THCS PHƯƠNG ĐỘ
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI 
MÔN TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI 8 
NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013
I+ II. 2 điểm (0,2 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng).
1. B
2.A
3.C
4. A
5. D 
6. C
7. D 
8. D 
9. B
10. C
III. 2.5 điểm (0,25 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng).
1. farm ->farmer	6. good-> better
2. mean-> means	7. Berofe-> After
3. work-> working	8. universityes-> universities
4. entertain-> entertainment	9. have-> has
5. Her-> His	10. hardly-> hard
IV. 2.5 điểm (0,25 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng).
 1. scientist 	 2. urbanized 	3. uninteresting 	4. contestants	5. absence 
 6. hopeless 7. laziness 8. products 	9. celebration	10 especially
V. 2 điểm (0,2 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng).
1. enough intelligent - intelligent enough
6. going - go
2. helped - helping
7. if - whether
3. play - to play
8. interesting - interested 
4. weigh - weight
9. going - to go 
5. for - of
10. was - were 
VI. 2 điểm (0,2 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng).
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. D
9. C
10.B
VII. 2 điểm (0,2 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng).
1. ON
2. IT
3. PART/ROLE
4. CALLED
5. WAS
6. RED
7. PRESENTS
8. WRITTEN
9. WITH
10. ON
VIII. 2.5 điểm (0,25 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng).
They haven’t come back their homeland for over two years.
I asked Mai how many cars there were in front of her/his house.
I wasn’t introduced to newcomers in the festival. 
The food was so bad that the children couldn’t eat it.
There is no point in persuading her to join in that activity. 
So far I have typed five pages of the essay. 
The dog is always stealing my socks. 
Hoa had no difficulty in translating this poem into French. 
Let all of dirty clothes be collected by 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. 
 Mary is the most graceful girl at school. (No girl at school is as graceful as Mary.
IX. 2.5 điểm (0,25 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng).
1. without	 3. at – on 5. to / in 7. against
2. for	 4. of / about – from 6. of 	
X. 2.5 điểm (0,25 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng).
She is calling from Ha Noi.
They are coming to San Francisco on Monday.
No, she isn’t.
Yes, she does.
She will leave on the 28th.
She will stay in Sanfrancisco for three days.
Yes, she is.
Because he has a business meeting in the evening.
Sandra will pick Quyen up at the hotel.
 Sandra will pick Quyen up at seven o’clock.