Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2014-2015 - Trường THCS Phù Đổng (Có đáp án)

PHÒNG GD-ĐT ĐẠI LỘC ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 
 TRƯỜNG THCS PHÙ ĐỔNG Năm học: 2014 – 2015
 Môn: Tiếng Anh 
 Thời gian: 90 phút
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 = 1,0)
A. heritage
B. shortage
C. teenage 
D. luggage
A. appear 
B. weather 
C. bread 
D. headache
A. oganize 
B. belong 
C.  woman
D. concert
A. think
B. though 
C. mother
D. these
A. eraser
B. scale
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 = 1,0)
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 
Your answers:
1. 
2. 
3.
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9.
10.
PART III: Vocabulary and grammars. (0,2 x 30 = 6,0pts)
I) Choose the best option A,B,C or D to complete the following sentence. 
(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 regretted ________ 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
Your answers:
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10.
II) Put the correct form of the words: (0,2 x 10 = 2,0pts)
Joan 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)
 9. The question isn’t good. It’s ________ to ask. (import)
 10. His father soon died of a ________heart. (break)
Your answers:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
III) Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (0,2 x 5 = 1,0)
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.
Your answers:
1
2
3.
4.
5.
IV) Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. (0,2 x 5 = 1,0)
1. She is talking ________her students in the school yard.
2. Does your aunt work ________the central hospital? – Yes, she is a nurse there.
3. Mr. Minh is a journalist. He writes________Tuoi Tre newspaper.
4. This apartment is suitable________my family.
5. I often help my parents ________the housework after school.
Your answers:
1
2
3.
4.
5.
 PART IV: Reading. (5,0pts)
 I) Choose the most suitable answer A, 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
Your answers:
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10.
II) Read and fill a suitable word in each blanket: (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. 
Your answers:
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10.
III) Read the following passage and choose the best answer: ( 0,25 x 4 = 1,0)
Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn’t enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted booked because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.
The position with computers is very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputer but also know how to use them.
Questions:
1) What happened before printing presses were invented?
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2) Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented?
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3) What is common feature of a book and a computer?
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4) What situation has thoroughly changed nowadays?
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V) Writing. (5,0 pts)
I) Complete the following sentences based on the given cues. (0,2 x 5 = 1,0)
1- How long / it / take you / get / school ?
...........................................................................................................................
2- He / not interested / buy / new / house.
...........................................................................................................................
3- I / play badminton / Nam / when / my friends / come.
...........................................................................................................................
4- I / bored / doing / same thing / day after day.
...........................................................................................................................
5- We ought / use/ cloth bags/ instead / reuse/ plastic bags.
...........................................................................................................................
II) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. (0,2 x 10 = 2,0pts)
1. I would like you to help me put the chairs away.
 Do you mind......................................................................................................?
2. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. 
It’s years..................................................................................................................
3. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car, but you won’t succeed.
 There is no point.......................................................................................................
4. Is it really necessary for us to arrive so early? 
 Do we really............................................................................................................?
5. Be careful or you may fall. 
If you ......................................................................................................................... 
6. This is my first visit to Scotland. 
 I have ........................................................................................................................
7. Mark is too young to see the horror film. 
 Mark is not ...............................................................................................................
8. Please don’t make any noise; I'm very tired.	
	 I'd rather ...................................................................................................................
9. I expected them to offer me that job.
	 I expected..................................................................................................................
10. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework	
 Vinh is ........................................................................................................................
III) Write a letter about 120 – 150 words to a pen friend about your neighborhood. (2,0pts)
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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO
THANH OAI
TRƯỜNG THCS KIM AN
PART I: Listening. (10 x 0,2 = 2,0 pts)
1. simple 
2. same
3.two hundred
4. left
5. rollers
6. water
7. a roll
8. fibers
9. poured out
10. smoothed
PART II : Phonetices. ( 10 x 0,2 = 2 pts)
1. C
2.A
3.C
4. A
5. D 
6. C
7. B 
8. D 
9. B
10. D
PART III: Vocabulary and grammars. (30 x 0,2 = 6,0pts)
 I) Choose the best answers to completes each sentence. (10 x 0,2 = 2,0pts) 
1. B
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. C
II) Put the correct form of the words: (10 x 0,2 = 2 pts)
1. scientist
3. uninteresting
5. absence 
 7. laziness 
9. unimportant
2. urbanized
4. contestants
6. hopeless
 8. products 	
10. broken
III) Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets . ( 5 x 0,2 = 1,0)
1. to stop
2. visited
3. is going to rain
4. working
5.have broken 
IV) Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.( 5 x 0,2 = 1,0)
1. to
2. in
3. for
4. for
5. with
 PART IV: Reading. (5,0pts) 
I) Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage.( 10 x 0,2 = 2,0 pts)
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. D
9. C
10.B
II) Read and fill a suitable word in each blanket: (10 x 0,2 = 2 pts)
1. on
2. it
3.part/role 
4. called
5.was
6. red
7. present
8. written
9. with
10.on
III) Read the passage and answer the questions. (0,25 x 4 = 1,0)
1) Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books.
2) Because books were expensive and magical.
3) They were large and expensive at first
4) A person who buys a computer knows how to use it.
V) Writing. (5,0 pts)
I) Complete the following sentences based on the given cues. (5 x 0,2 = 1)
1- How long does it take you to get to school ?
2- He is not interested in buying a new house.
3- I was playing badminton with Nam when my friends came.
4- I am / was bored with doing the same thing day after day.
5- We ought to use cloth bags instead of reusing plastic bags
II) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.( 10 x 0,2 = 2 pts)
 1. Do you mind helping me put the chairs away?/ putting the chairs away for me?
 2. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much / I had such a good time.
 3. There is no point in getting Tim to lend you his car/ borrowing Tim's car.
 4. Do we really have/ need to arrive so early?
 5. If you are not careful, you will fall. (If you are careful, you will not fall.) 
 6. I have never visited Scotland before / I have never paid a visit to Scotland before / I have never been to Scotland before.
 7. Mark is not old enough to see the horror film.
 8. I'd rather you didn't make any noise.
 9. I expected to be offered that job.
 10. Vinh is always forgetting his homework.
III) Write a letter about 120 - 150 words to a pen friend about your neighborhood. (2,0 pts)
The letter must have at least three ideas below:
1. Mở đầu bức thư: Viết được đầy đủ thông tin như: ngày tháng,.
(được 0,5 điểm)
2. Thân thư: Nêu và trình bày được một số đặc điểm khu vực lân cận nhà bạn. (được 1,0 điểm)
3. Kết luận: Nêu được cảm nghĩ của người viết về khu lân cận. (được 0,5 điểm)
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