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

Phũng GD & ĐT H. Trực Ninh ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG MễN TIẾNG ANH 8
 Trường THCS Trực Tĩnh Năm học: 2013 - 2014 
 ****** Thời gian làm bài: 120 phỳt (Khụng kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề chớnh thức *******
Họ và tờn: 
Ngày, thỏng, năm sinh:....
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(Đề thi gồm 5 trang)
Điểm bài thi
Bằng số: ...
Bằng chữ: .
SECTION I: PHONETICS 
Question 1. Listen and circle the letter A, B, C or D to complete the story. You are allowed to listen three times. One minute for you to complete it each time.(1,5 pts)
 Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chicken laid (1) _______ eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing for his family.
 One day, he (2) _______ to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his (3) _______, “We’re rich! We’re rich!”
 His wife ran to him and they both (4) _______ the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and more gold eggs, Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. (5) _______ he finished all, the chickens were dead.
 There were no more eggs of any kind (6) _______ the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.
1, A. many B. a lot of C. lots of D. a few
2, A. want B. went C. ought D. had
3, A. wife B. son C. daughter D. mother
4, A. laughed B. laughed at C. looked D. looked at
5, A. After B. Before C. Where D. When 
6, A. for B. of C. at D. with
Question 2: Listen then fill in the blank true (T) or false (F). You are allowed to listen three times. One minute for you to complete it each time.(1,5 pts)
1, _______ The patient look well.
2, _______ His eyes are open.
3, _______ A nurse is probably taking it to a patient in the ambulance.
4, _______ The chart consists of about 38 letters.
5, _______ A doctor is weighing a baby.
6, _______ The crutches are leaning against the wall.
SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Question 1: Choose the best answers (2pts)
1. Would you mind my ....................................?
	a. smoking	b. smoke	c. smokes	 d. smoked
2. I ........................to see you at the meeting. Why didn’t you come?
	a. waited	b. expected	c. thought	 d. looked
3. All of us were ......................that he came first. He hasn’t been working hard so far.
	a. surprising	b. to surprise	c. to be surprised	 d. surprised	
4. Where is Janet? – She’s out. She said she ......................... back soon.
	a. is	b. will be	c. would be	 d. came
5. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one ..................to the hospital.
	a. has taken	b. was taken	c. was taking	 d. are taking
6. The policeman explained to us ...................to get to the airport.
	a. how	b. how can we	c. how we can	 d. how can
7. I telephoned the station to make ......................of the time of the train.
	a. true	b. real	c. right	 d. sure
8. The college got some money by selling one of its ...................old pictures.
	a. helpful	b. usual	c. valuable	d. useful
9. –“ Pass me that pen, please!” – “.........................”
a. Here you are	b. No, it isn’t	c. It doesn’t matter	 d. Yes, please
10. He ....................... in the cafe when she came in.
	a. sat	b. has sat	c. has been sitting	 d. was sitting
Question 2: Supply the correct forms of the word in parentheses. (2pts)
1. Some of the (village)......................................have lived here all their lives.
2. The room still has many of its (origin)...................................features.
3. He doesn’t know the (mean)....................................... of the word.
4. They tried their best to avoid (get)................................into traffic jams at rush hours.
5. She had her hair (wash).................................... and styled.
6. It’s only a short trip. We (be)................................. back in an hour.
7. He spends most of his free time (play)............................... computer games
8. We produce cheaper goods than our (compete)..................................do.
9. He has been (separate) ....................................... from his wife for a year.
10. His father is a (special).....................................in Vietnamese history.
Question 3: The paragraph contains 11 mistakes. Find and correct them. (2pts)
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Last year, we have a nice holiday. 
 My friend and I goed to the seaside for a month. 
 I had being to the seaside for several times before, 
 but this was the first time for mine friend. 
 Naturally, it was a great event for him. Final, the day came. 
 It was a fine morning. We got up very early because of we wanted to leave home After breakfast. We made the journey on car. We reached the seaside at noon. 
 We spent much hours on the beach. 
 We enjoyed to make castles and 
 channels in the sand. People said we ought spend
 at least a little weeks at the seaside.
 Ex: 0.have 	had
1 2. 3. 4.. 5 6. 7. 8..... 9.. 10..
SECTION III: READING
Question 1. Choose ONE appropriate question in the box to each paragraph below. (1,5 pts)
	1/ How do industry and transport cause pollution ?
	2/ How can I help ?
	3/ What is the pollution ?
	4/ How can industry help ?
	5/ What cause pollution ?
	6/ What about air pollution ? 
	A. ___ Pollution is the poisoning of the land, sea and air.
	B. ___ Mainly industry and transport. If you go to any city, you will see too many factories, too many cars with not enough people in them, and not enough public transport.
	C. ___ Factories and vehicles produce waste which goes into the air and rivers and spreads all over the land. Poisons in the waste build up over the years and harm trees, plants, animals, and people.
	D. ___ Waste gases build up in the air, and dissolve into raindrops, forming a weak acid. This "acid rain" can fall far away from the country which produced it, killing trees in forests and fish in lakes and rivers.
	E. ___ If companies clean their waste gases before releasing them into the atmosphere, there'll be much less air pollution and no acid rain. But this can be expensive and it needs all the world's companies to do it.
	F. ___ Cars pollute the atmosphere. Walk, cycle and use public transport as much as possible. Only use your car when you really need to, and use unleaded petrol if you can - lead is one of the most dangerous ingredients in petrol. Join us, and help us to campaign for cleaner air for everybody. 
Question 2: Fill in the blanks with one suitable word. The first letter has been provided. (2pts)
Every December millions of Christmas cards go through the post. There are pictures of stars and snow or Christmas (1) t......................... . In these days it is hard to think of Christmas (2) w......................... Christmas cards. Yet little over a hundred and fifty years ago there were (3) n.......................... at all. Here is just one story of the way in which they started.
Some boys of those days who were at boarding schools had to write a special piece of English at Christmas (4) t......................... . This was sent to their (5) p......................... so that they could see how the boys' work was during the year.
Young people like to make little (6) d......................... on the paper when they write letters or poems. These boys were the (7) s.......................... .They used to draw little pictures all (8) r.............................. the writing. Sometimes they coloured them, and after a time the pictures became more (9) i......................... than the writing. These were the (10) f......................... Christmas cards.
Question 3: Read the passage and choose the correct answer in A, B, C or D. (2pts)
Flood in Dorchester
 (1) ... six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its banks and flooded a wide area. By nine o’clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester. The main street was soon  (2)..... 3 feet of water. Fire engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but heavy rain made their job very  (3) ..... .
Mrs Rose Willow, a  (4)......... nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs  (5)........ three hours. Finally, firemen were able to rescue her with ladders and a small  (6).......... “My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time”, said Mrs Willow. “She  (7)......... me a lot. She sat with me so I didn’t feel afraid”.
The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good,  (8) ...........the floods have done a great deal of damage. “Luckily, nobody was  (9) ......or injured”, Chief Fire Office Hawkins  (10) .......reporters, “but it will take a long time to clear up the mess”.
1. 
A.
In 
B.
To
C.
At
D.
Until
2. 
A.
over
B.
under
C.
through
D.
between
3. 
A.
easy
B.
difficult
C.
quick
D.
clear
4. 
A.
girl
B.
man
C.
lady
D.
child
5. 
A.
for
B.
during
C.
while
D.
through
6. 
A.
ship
B.
boat
C.
car
D.
bicycle
7. 
A.
worried
B.
frightened
C.
bored
D.
helped
8. 
A.
but
B.
also
C.
therefore
D.
so
9. 
A.
burnt
B.
cut
C.
scratched
D.
drowned
10. 
A.
said
B.
asked
C.
told
D.
spoke
SECTION IV: WRITING 
Question 1: Rewite the following sentences so that the seconds have the same meanings as the first ones. (2pts)
1- The last time I saw her was in 2005.
đ I haven't ..................................................................................................................
2- He is writing a book on biology.
đ A book on biology .................................................................................................
3- Going swimming in the summer is interesting.
đ It .............................................................................................................................
4- He was punished by his mother
đ His mother...............................................................................................................
5-“Don’t play video games too much, Minh"Mr Ha said.
đ Mr Ha asked ...........................................................................................................
6- Tom is not as tall as Mary.
đ Mary...................................................................................................................
7- How is the weather ?
đWhat’s.................................................................................................
8-“Please turn down the radio for me,” said my father.
đ My father asked......................................................................................................
9- Many trees are cut down to make paper.
đ They..................................................................................................................
10- She cleaned the house.Then she went to the market.
đ After.. .................................................................................................
Question 2: Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Using the word in blankets. (2 pts)
1. We last went to Sa Pa two years ago. (BEEN)
2. I’m willing to help you repair the radio. (MIND)
3. He climbed the tree so that he could get a better view. (ORDER)
4. Was the steam engine invented by James Watt? (INVENT)
5. She has never seen a more unusual festival than this. (MOST)
6. “You shouldn’t lend him any more money.”, Mrs Chi said to me. (ADVISED)
7. There is no building in the city higher than this. (HIGHEST)
8. My house is as big as Nam’s. (SAME)
9. It’s nearly two years since I saw Nhung. (FOR)
10. How long was your flight from Hanoi to Bangkok? (TAKE)
Question 3: Write complete sentences using the words given to form a letter. (1,5 pts)
Dear Uncle Tom,
1. Thank / much / alarm clock / send me / 15th birthday.
.........................................................................................................................................................
2. It/ just / what / need. -> .....................................................................................................................
3. I / terrible / get up late / every morning. 
-> .....................................................................................................................................................
4. Thanks / your present / I / wake up / time.
.......................................................................................................................................................
5. I / hope / you both well. 
-> .......................................................................................................................................................
6. I / look forward / see / you / Christmas.
......................................................................................................................................................
Best wishes,
Peter
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ANSWER KEYS
SECTION I: LISTENING 
Question 1. Listen and circle the letter A, B, C or D to complete the story. You are allowed to listen three times. One minute for you to complete it each time.(1,5 pts)
 Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chicken laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing for his family.
 One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!”
 His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and more gold eggs, Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all, the chickens were dead.
 There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.
1, A 2, B 3, A 4, D 5, D 6, C
Question 2: Listen then fill in the blank true (T) or false (F). You are allowed to listen three times. One minute for you to complete it each time.(1,5 pts)
 This is the emergency room in a large hospital. A paramedic is wheeling a patient on a stretcher into the emergency room where a doctor is waiting to treat the patient. The patient doesn’t look well. His head is bandaged and his eyes are closed.
 A nurse is pushing an empty wheelchair towards the exit. She is probably taking it to a patient in the ambulance.
 The eye chart on the wall is used to check people’s eyesight. The chart consists of about 28 letters ranging in size from about 5 centimeters in height at the top of the chart to about 1 centimeter at the bottom.
 A doctor is trying to weigh a crying baby on the scale. The baby’s mother is standing nearby. She’s trying to stop her child from crying.
 The crutches, which are for someone with a broken leg, are leaning against the wall.
1, _______ The patient look well.
2, _______ His eyes are open.
3, _______ A nurse is probably taking it to a patient in the ambulance.
4, _______ The chart consists of about 38 letters.
5, _______ A doctor is weighing a baby.
6, _______ The crutches are leaning against the wall.
SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Question 1: Choose the best answers.(2pts) 0,2 for each correct answer
 1. a	2. b	3. d	4. c	5. b	6. a	7. d	8. c	9. a	10. d	
Question 2: Supply the correct forms of the word in parentheses.(2pts) 0,2 for each correct answer
 1. villagers	2. original	3. meaning	4. getting	5. washed	6. will be	
 7. playing 8. competitors 9. separated	 10. specialist	 
Question 3: The paragraph contains 11 mistakes. Find and correct them. (2pts)
0,2 for each correct answer
Last year, we have a nice holiday. 
 My friend and I goed to the seaside for a month. 
 I had being to the seaside for several times before, 
 but this was the first time for mine friend. 
 Naturally, it was a great event for him. Final, the day came. 
 It was a fine morning. We got up very early because of we wanted to leave home After breakfast. We made the journey on car. We reached the seaside at noon. 
 We spent much hours on the beach. 
 We enjoyed to make castles and 
 channels in the sand. People said we ought spend
 at least a little weeks at the seaside.
1. goed -> went 2. been 3. my 4. Final -> Finally
5. because of -> because 6. on -> by 7. much -> many
8. to make -> making 9. ought -> ought to 10. a little -> a few
SECTION III: READING 
Question 1. Choose ONE appropriate question in the box to each paragraph below :
(1,5pts) 0,25 for each correct answer
A3	B5	C1	D6	E4	F2
Question 2: Fill in the blanks with one suitable word. The first letter has been provided: (2pts) 0,2 for each correct answer
1. trees	2. without	3. nothing/ none	4. time 	5. parents
6. drawings	7. same	8. round	9. important/ interesting	10. first
Question 3: Read the passage and choose the correct answer in A, B, C or D. (2pts)
1.
C
3.
B
5.
A
7.
D
9.
D
2.
B
4.
C
6.
B
8.
A
10.
C
SECTION IV: WRITING
Question 1: Rewite the following sentences so that the seconds have the same meanings as the first ones. (2pts) 0,2 for each correct answer
1- I have’t seen her since 2005.
2- A book on biology is being written by him.
3- It’s interesting to go swimming in the summer.
4- His mother punished him.
5- Mr Ha asked Minh not to play video game too much.
6- Mary is taller than Tom.
7- What’s weather like ?
8- My father asked me to turn down the radio for him.
9- They cut down many trees to make paper.
10- After she cleaned the house, she went to the market.
Question 2: Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Using the word in blankets. (2 pts). 0,2 for each correct answer
1. We haven’t been to Sa Pa for two years.
2. Would you mind if I helped you repair the radio?
3. He climbed the tree in order to get a better view.
4. Did James Watt invent the steam engine?
5. This is the most unusual festival she has ever seen.
6. Mrs Chi advised me not to lend him any more money.
7. This is the highest building in the city.
8. My house is the same size as Nam’s.
9. I haven’t seen Nhung for two years.
10. How long did it take you to fly from Hanoi to Bangkok?
Question 3: Write complete sentences using the words given to form a letter : (1,5 pts)
0,25 for each correct answer
	Dear Uncle Tom,
	1. Thank you very much for the alarm clock you sent me on my 15th birthday. 
	2. It's just what I need.
	3. I'm terrible to get up late every morning.
	4. Thanks to your present, I can wake up on time.
	5. I hope you're both well.
	6. I'm looking forward to seeing you at Christmas.
	Best wishes,
	Peter 
 *Note: The total mark is rounded up to 0,25