Đề thi olympic môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2014-2015 (Có đáp án)

 ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC LỚP 8 
 Năm học: 2014 - 2015
 Mụn: Tiếng Anh 
Thời gian: 150 phỳt (khụng kể thời gian giao đề)
Chỳ ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm cú 05 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 05.	 
- Thớ sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này.
Điểm
Họ tờn, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1:
Số phỏch
- Bằng số:..
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(Do Chủ tịch hội đồng chấm thi ghi)
- Bằng chữ:
Họ tờn, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2:
..
...
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PART ONE: LISTENING: 
 Listen to the tape and fill in the gaps with the words you hear: (15 x 0.2 = 3.0 pts)
 PART ONE: LISTENING (0.2x 10= 2.0) 
 Listen to a song and fill in the missing words.
I love the (1)...................you changed my (2) ..................
You opened (3)...............my heart and (4)....................
You encouraged me to (5)...................my dream.
(6)................. love all those (7)....................
(8)......................you showed (9).................the way
to trust in (10).......................
and learn well each (11)..................
How could I (12) .................
the (13).................that we shared
You helped me grow(14) .................
to an (15)................. instead.
PART TWO: PHONETICS: (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
I. 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)
16. A. christmas 	 B. character	 C. school	 D. church 
17. A. traveled	 B. surprised	 C. worked	 D. climbed
18. A. tour	 B. pour	 C. your	 D. course
19. A. towel	 B. down	 C. window	 D. flower
20. A. cook	B. food	 C. too	 D. pool
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt) 
21. A. pencil
B. raincoat
C. arrive
D. notebook
22. A. enjoyable 
B. power 
C. permission 
D. explore
23. A. photography 
B. minority 
C. heroic 
D. visit
24. A. translation
B. difficult
C. unluckily 
D. agree
25. A. Vietnamese 
B. engineer
C. celebration
D. product 
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (25 x 0.2 = 5.0 pts)
I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (10 x 0.2= 2.0 pts)
26. ______ he is rich and famous, he lives in a modest house in the village.
 a. Because	b. However	c. Therefore	d. Although
27. Bill Gates is probably the best known and most successful ______in computer software.
 a. pioneer	b. volunteer	c. generator	d. inventor
28. If you are a student, you can get 20 percent _______ in this shop.
 a. discount	b. effect	c. selection	d. resident
29. The alarm clock didn’t________ so Uyen got up late.
 a. rang	b. go on	c. go up	d. go off
30. On Sunday in England, most shops were closed and _________ the theaters and cinemas.
 a. so were	b. neither were	c. were too	d. so weren’t
31. Could you do me a favor? 	- __________.
 a. Yes, that’s very kind of you	b. No problem	 
 c. No, thank you 	d. Yes, please
32. Horace went home and went to ________bed to change the sheets.
 a. the	b. ứ	c. a	d. a
33. How long ago ________ Mai?
 a. have you seen	b. you saw	c. would you see	d. did you see
34. Household and garden waste _____collected____ compost.
 a. is / to make	b. are/ to do	c. is/ to do	d. are/ to make
35. I don’t mind _______ the phone as long as you pay for your calls.
 a. you used	b. you to use	c. your to using	d. your using
26. 
27. 
28. 
29. 
30. 
31. 
32. 
33. 
34. 
35. 
II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0,2 x10 = 2,0 pts) 
36. I know all the boys who live in my  (NEIGHBOR)
37. People in the countryside is (FRIEND)
38. All between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog ( FLY)
39. Do you know the of S.t Paul’s Cathedral ?( HIGH)
40.Taxi drivers have to have a very good .on the street names (KNOW).
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. 
(5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
41. Would you mind if I (smoke) __________?
42- I don't enjoy (laugh)___________ at by other people.
43- He (live) __________in this city since 2000.
44- Most of the NOKIA mobile phones (sell) ___________in this shop are imported from China.
45- The children (play)_____________soccer when it started to rain.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
IV. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
46. I write letters _____________ my right hand.
47. He congratulated me _____________ winning the competition.
48. Mr. Foster lives _____________ 667E 76th street _____________ New York.
49. I prefer coffee _____________ tea.
50. This area is famous _____________ apples
PART FOUR: READING (25 x 0.2 = 5.0 pts)
I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (10 x 0.2 = 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. 
51. A. from 	B. on 	C. over 	D. of
52. A. laws 	B. ideas 	C. problems 	D. regulations
53. A. news 	B. article 	C. information 	D. newspaper
54. A. agreed 	B. pointed 	C. disagreed 	D. proved
55. A. lung B. heart 	C. liver 	 D. stomach
56. A. had B. have 	C. has 	D. having
57. A. water 	B. lead 	C. gas 	D. exhaust
58. A. lived 	B. live 	C. to live 	 D. living
59. A. quick 	B. slowly 	C. quickly 	 D. slow
60. A. touch 	B. use 	C. handle 	 D. collect
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
 As a student I have to learn a lot of subjects and English is one of them. We have English lessons (61)Tuesday and Friday mornings. My English class (62)..very big with 50 students (63).different cities in Viet Nam. My teacher often gives us a lot of homework so I try (64)..it carefully before I go to class. In class, I listen to the teacher attentively, answer the teacher’s (65)..in English and practise English (66)my classmates. I think (67)..isn’t easy to learn English because you speak it in one way and write it in the (68)..way. That is why at first I found it difficult to learn English. But day after day, thanks (69)..our teacher’s help and my great effort, I have made some progress in my English now and I hope that one day I can read English books in the originals and communicate (70) English
 61..................... 6 2.................... 63.................... 64.................... 65.....................
66.................... 67.................... 68.................... 69.................... 70....................
III. Read the passage and decide the sentences are True or False (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt): 
Ha Long- Bay of the Descending Dragon – is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains.The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long city,visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is heard that the visitors can find some of Southest Asia’s most beautiful sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288.
71. Ha Long is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists
72. One of the attractions of Ha Long isn’t the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains.
73. The Bay’s water is dirty during the spring and early summer.
74. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long.
75. General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in Dau Go Cave in 1288.
PART FIVE: WRITING (5.0 pts)
I. Circle the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting and then correct it. (5 x 0.2 =1.0 pt)
Your corrections
76. Every morning I spend about an hour to read the newspaper
 A B C D 
77.Once when I was ten, I used to get sick and went to the 
 A B C D
hospital. 
78. Her grandmother has a big beautiful old brown table. 
 A B C D 
79. I washed my hands, although they still looked dirty. 
 A B C D 
80. Keep the cheeses freshly by wrapping each one individually.
 A B C D
1.
2.
3.
4..
5.
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given in brackets. Do not change the words given in any way. (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
81. We must pay the bill at once.
The bill................................................................................................................................
82.Working in those conditions is impossible.
It's.........................................................................................................................................
83." Don't throw things away", Miss Linda said to the students.
Miss Linda asked..................................................................................................................
84. May I turn off the television?
Would you...............................................................................................................................
85.The girls who are playing chess are Nga and Hoa.
The girls....................................................................................................................................
III. It is said that English is a useful language. Do you think so ? Write a passage (not more than 150 words) about your idea.: (3,0pts)
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC LỚP 8
 NĂM HỌC: 2014 – 2015
MễN: TIẾNG ANH
PART ONE: LISTENING: Listen to the tape and fill in the gaps with the words you hear: (15 x 0.2 = 3.0 pts)
 Listen to a song and fill in the missing words.
 I love the (1) way you changed my (2.................)life.
 You opened (3) up my heart and (4) mind.
 You encouraged me to (5) follow my dream.
 (6)I love all those (7) days.
 (8) When you showed (9)me the way
 to trust in (10) myself
 and learn well each (11)day.
 How could I (12) forget
 the (13) time that we shared
 You helped me grow (14) up
 to an (15) adult instead.
PART TWO: PHONETICS: (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
16. D 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. A
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt) 
21. C
22. B 
23. D 
24. B
25. D
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (25 x 0.2 = 5.0 pts)
I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (10 x 0.2= 2.0 pts)
26. 1 d. Although
27. a. pioneer
28. a. discount
29. d. go off
30. a. so were
31. b. No problem
32. a. the
33. d. did you see
34. a. is / to make
35. d. your using
II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
36. neighborhood
37. friendly
38. flights
39. height
40. knowledge
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. 
(5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
41- smoked
42- being laughed
43- has lived
44- sold
45- was playing
IV. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
46. with
47. on 
48. at, in
49. to
50. for
PART FOUR: READING (25 x 0.2 = 5.0 pts)
I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
51. D
52. A
53. C
54. D
55. A
56. B
57. B
58. D
59. C
60.B
II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
61. on
62. is
63. from
64. to do
65. questions
66. with
67. it
68. other
69. to
70. in
III. Read the passage and decide the sentences are True or False (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt):
	71-T 	72-F 	73-F	74-T	75-T
PART FIVE: WRITING (5.0 pts)
I. Circle the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting and then correct it. (5 x 0.2 =1.0 pt)
76.C -> reading
77.B -> got
78.C -> beautiful big
89.C -> but
80.B -> fresh
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given in brackets. Do not change the words given in any way. (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
81. The bill must be paid at once by us.
82. It's impossible to work in those conditions.
83. Miss Linda asked the students not to throw things away.
84. Would you mind if I turned off the television?
85. The girls playing chess are Nga and Hoa.
III. In about 150 words write about the person you like most (3.0 pts) 
 - Đỳng chủ đề :0,5đ
 - Đảm bảo nội dung :0,5đ
 - Đỳng chớnh tả , ngữ phỏp: 0,5 đ
 - Diễn đạt trụi chảy, cú kết nối : 0,5đ