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

ĐỀ THI HSG MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
Thời gian: 120 phút
(Đề gôm 4trang)
PART I: LISTENING( 0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
I. Listen caffully then complete the passage with the suitable words.
	Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) _________ how to fly or play the piano. There (2) ____________ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) ___________ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) ___________ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) ___________ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___________ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7) ____________without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ____________ .The same is true of (9) ____________the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) ____________ first? 	 
PART II: PHONETICS( 0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
I. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. ( 0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)
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. ( 0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)
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 
PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (0.2 x 30 = 6.0 pts)
I. Circle the best option A,B,C or D to completes the following sentences. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts)
1. Hoa __________________ coins and stamps since she was six.
A. was collecting
B. has collected 
C. collected 
D. will collect 
2. His brother is a _________________ boy. He always tells a joke.
A. handsome
B. humorous
C. sociable
D. energetic
3. Do you mind if I __________________ your car to work?
A. drive
B. driving
C. to drive
D. drove
4. They are ____________ that their son won the championship.
A. delighted
B. pleasing
C. sad
D. interesting 
5. My sister regrets ___________ Mai’s glasses yesterday.
A. to break
B. broken
C. breaking
D. break
6. Hoa dances more _______________ than her classmates.
A. beauty
B. beautiful
C. beautifully 
D. beautify
7. They will hold a meeting in the large room ____________ the morning of next Sunday.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. of
8. Minh loves playing chess _____________ his sister enjoys skipping in their free time.
A. when
B. because
C. while
D. during
9. One hundred dollars ______________ an big amount of money for her.
A. is
B. are
C. were
D. is being
10. Don’t overheat the victim _____________ blankets or coats.
A. on
B. for
C. with
D. from
II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts)
1. Joanne wants to become a __________ in the future. 
2. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been __________ in the last few years. 
3. The book was so ___________ that we didn’t want to read it. 
4. There are a lot of ___________ in the competition. 
5. Linda’s __________ made the party less exciting. 
6. He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very ___________. 
7. Because of his _________, they failed the exam. 
8. Vinamilk company has served customers a lot of ___________ recently. 
9. Tet holiday is one of the most important __________ for Vietnamese people. 
10. Laura loves all of Vietnamese dishes, __________ Nem. 
(science)
(urban)
(interest)
(contest)
(absent)
(hope)
(lazy)
(produce)
(celebrate)
(special)
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)
1. I’ve decided (stop) ............................... smoking. 
2. I (visit) ......................... singapore two years ago.
3. Look at those black clouds. It (rain) ...........................
4.We are tired of (work).......... for low salary. 
5. This is the second time you (break)....................a cup.
IV. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition: (0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)
1. She is talking............. her students in the school yard.
2. My new house is different.................. my old house.
3. My father is a farmer. He works................ a farm.
4. Does your aunt work ................ the central hospital? – Yes, she is a nurse there.
5. I’m always busy. I must work ............... early morning until night.
PART IV: READING (0.2 x 25 = 5.0pts)
I. Circle the best optionA, B, C, or D to complete the following passage. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts)
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
II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable wors to complete the passage: (0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts)
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. 	
III. Read the passage and answer the questions. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)
 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 students “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.”
1. Where did the lesson take place?
-> ..................................
2. What was the lesson about?
-> ..................................
3. What did the teacher ask Tom to do?
-> ..................................
4. What did the teacher asked the class to do?
-> ..................................
5. Did the teacher say “Stop talking, Tom,”?
-> ..................................
PART V: WRITING (5.0pts)
I. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and correct it. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)
1. He has waited there for a quarter past six. (1)..
2. Surface mail is many cheaper than air mail. (2)..
3. They do their best to keeping the family happy. (3)..
4. The armchair is in the living room, among the television and sofa. (4)..
5. Tourists usually have a bus to the countryside. (5)..
II. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts)
1. She eats more chocolate than I.
-> I ....................................................
2. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.
-> Vinh is ..........................................
3. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
-> It’s.........................................
4. No one helped Lan to do the homework.
-> Lan ...........................................
5. It’s three years since I last spoke to her.
-> I haven’t........................................
6. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
-> Tam used ..........................................
7. How long is it since you used the car?
-> When ............................................
8. We started living here 15 years ago.
-> We have.............................................
9. Let’s meet inside the centre, at the cafe corner?
-> How...........................................
10. Nam is very strong, he can do heavy work.
-> Nam is strong ...........................
III. In about 100 – 120 words write about “ The Mid - Fall festival”. (2.0pts)
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ĐÁP ÁN
PART I: LISTENING( 0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
I. Listen caffully then complete the passage with the suitable words.
1-learning
2-are
3-of
4-you
5-how
6-book
7-fly
8-yourself
9-playing
10-practice
PART II: PHONETICS( 0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
I. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. ( 0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)
1. B
2.A
3.C
4. A
5. D 
II. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others in the group. ( 0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)
1. C
2. B 
3. D 
4. B
5. D
PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (0.2 x 30 = 6.0 pts)
I. Circle the best option A,B,C or D to completes the following sentences. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts)
1. B
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. C
II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts)
 1. scientist
2. urbanized
3. uninteresting
4. contestants 
5. absence
 6. hopeless
7. laziness
8. products 	
9. celebrations
10 especially
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)
1. to stop
 2. visited 
3. is going to rain
4.working
5. have broken
IV. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition: (0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)
1. to 
2. from 
3. on 
4. in 
5. from
PART IV: READING (0.2 x 25 = 5.0pts)
I. Circle the best optionA, B, C, or D to complete the following passage. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts)
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. D
9. C
10.B
II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable wors to complete the passage: (0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts)
1. on
2. it
3. part/role
4. called
5. was
6. red
7. presents
8. written
9. with
10.on
III. Read the passage and answer the questions. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)
1.The lesson took place in a small school in England.
2.The lesson was about the seasons of the year.
3.The teacher asked Tom to stop talking.
4.The teacher asked the class to listen to him.
5.Yes, he did
PART V: WRITING (5.0pts)
I. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and correct it. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)
1. for-> since
2. many-> much
3. keeping-> keep
4. among -> between
5. have -> take
II. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts)
1. I don’t eat as much chocolate as she does.
2.Vinh is always forgetting his homework.
3. It’s very important to keep the inviroment clean.
4. Lan did the homework herself.
5. I haven’t spoken to her for three years.
6.Tam used to type fast.
7.When did you use the car?
8.We have lived here for 15 years.
9. How about meeting inside the center, at the cafe corner.
10. Nam is strong enough to do heavy work.
III. In about 100 – 120 words write about “ The Mid - Fall festival”. (2.0pts)
 - Nội dung (content): 1.25 điểm
	- Từ vựng (vocabulary): 0.25 điểm
- Ngữ pháp (grammar): 0.25 điểm
	- Tính mạch lạc và trôi chảy (coherence and cohesion) + độ dài (length): 0.25 điểm
	- Sai dưới 4 lỗi không trừ điểm.