Đề và đáp án thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh lớp 8 - Đề 3 - Phòng GD & ĐT Thủy Nguyên

UBND HUYỆN THUỶ NGUYÊN
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI 
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian:120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. Listen and complete the dialogue with the words you have heard(10pts)
Mr Robinson: I think this place ...................(1)all right. 
Mrs Robinson: You ...............(2)the one in far ...............(3)Qeensland? 
Mr Robison: Yes, it sounds.....................(4). The Coconut Palm Hotel is right on the beach .............(5)to the..............(6). Imagine getting up in the morning and ...............(7)up at the Pacific Ocean. 
Mrs Robinson: It must be near a ..................(8)forest because the hotel offers guided tours. I hope there won’t be a lot of mosquitoes. 
Mr Robinson: I don’t think there will be because it’ll be ..............(9)when we go. 
Mrs Robison: The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is a ................(10)Heritage Site, isn’t it? 
Mr Robinson: That’s right. 
Mrs Robinson: OK. Let’s find out how much it costs. What’s the phone number? 
Mr Robinson: 077-6924 3927
Mrs Robinson: 6924 3927
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (5pts)
 1. a. hard	b. carry	c. card	d. yard
 2. a. try	b. why	c. heavy	d. dry
 3. a. cool 	b. food 	c. look 	d. flood
 4. a. Thursday 	b. those 	c. thirteenth	d. theatre
 5. a . attended	b. wanted	c. needed 	d. looked
III. Supply the correct verb forms/ tense: 15pts
They (watch) their favorite TV programmes at the moment.
Mary and John are neighbors. They ( know) each other for a long time.
They ( arrive) in New york yesterday?
I haven’t met him since he ( move ) to Ho Chi Minh City..
My mother is tired enough ( cook) tonight.
The teacher asked me ( not make) noise in class.
The boys like ( play ) games but hate doing lessons.
His doctor advised him ( give) up smoking.
Look at those black clouds. It( rain).
This is the first time I (be) to Ha Noi.
IV. Give the correct forms of these words 10pts
Bell experimented with ways of transmitting ...........over a long distance. (SPEAK)
The tiger wanted to see the farmer's .............	 (WISE)
The scouts do the ................work .	 (VOLUNTEER)
Nowadays, scouting is popular ................	 (WORLD)
After his parents died, he was sent to an... ( ORPHAN)
Huy makes friends very easily because he is very . . ( SOCIAL)
Cook the meat in the ..for at least 30 minutes. ( STEAM) 
My friend, Nga plays the piano. ( BEAUTIFUL).
“The lost shoe” is one of the . stories I like best. ( TRADITION)
Our teacher always. us to work hard. (COURAGE)
V. Rewrite the sentences, keep the meaning unchanged:20pts
1. It’s a long time since we became close friends. àWe have 2. No one is more intelligent than her in our school.
àShe
3. ‘Can I borrow your bike, Nga?’, Nam asked.
à Nam asked Nga ..
4. Lan is 1.60m tall and Hoa is 1.60 tall, too.
à Lan ..
5. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
à Apples are not..
6. He’d rather play golf than tennis.
à He prefers.. 7. “You shouldn’t translate each sentence into Vietnamese,” my brother told me
àMy brother told ......
8. When did you start playing the piano?
à How long? 9. Your younger brother is too weak to lift that box
àYour brother is not...
10. Hung is interested in collecting stamps
à Hung’s..
VI. Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word. 10pts
My day usually (1). at six thirty. I get up and do some exercises for about fifteen minutes. Then I take my shower. After that I (2)dress and have breakfast with my family. At seven thirty I leave (3)..school. I generally take the bus to school. I catch the bus near my house and then (4).. from the bus -stop to school. It (5).about thirty minutes to get to school. My first class is at eight thirty and I usually (6).school at three. Sometimes I stay (7)..to have a game of volleyball or to work in the library. I usually watch TV for a (8). Then I start my homework. I have dinner at seven o’clock. After that I often (9).. more homework to do. Sometimes I watch TV or go (10).. with friends after dinner. I generally go to bed at around ten thirty.
VII. There are 11 mistakes in the following paragraph. Underline the mistake then correct it. Write your answer in the table below. 10pts
In 1783, two French brothers build the first balloon to take people into the air. One hundred and twenty years lately, in 1903, the Wright brothers built the first plane with an engine and flied in it . This was in the United States. Then, in 1918, the US Post Office begun the first airmail service. Aeroplanes changed a lot in the next thirty year. Then, in 1950s, aeroplanes became many faster because they had jet engines. In 1976, Concorde was building in the UK and France. It is the faster passenger plane in the world and it can flying at 2500 kilometers an hour, so the journey in London to New York is only four hours. Today millions of people travel on aeroplane, and it is difficult to think of a world without them.
	0. build à built
VIII. Use the following words and phrases. Make all the necessary changes and additions to write complete and meaningful sentences. 20pts
1. Those buses / not going / airport / neither / taxis.
2. You / not / want / sell / house last year ?
3. He / stop / smoke / save / money . 
4. My brother / not drive / carefully / I.
5. My mother/ said/ seen/ this kind/ film/ ago.
6. It / difficult / prevent / people / park here.
7. Question/ too difficult/ them/ answer.
8. Tom/ turn/ radio/ in order/ hear/ result/ football/ between 3.00/ 4.00 pm/ last Sunday
9.This / be/ first time/ I/ be/ Paris
10. While/ Carol/ discuss/ Math exercise/ Dennis/ we/ arrive/ at 11 pm yesterday.
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UBND HUYỆN THUỶ NGUYÊN
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI CHỌN HSG
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
I. Listen and complete the dialogue with the words you have heard(10pts)
Mỗi đáp án đúng cho 1 đ
1. sounds
2. mean
3. North
4. perfect
5. according
6. advertisement
7. looking
8. rain
9. dry
10. World
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (5pts)
Mỗi đáp án đúng cho 1 đ
1. b
2. c
3. d
4. b
5. d
III. Supply the correct verb forms/ tense: 15pts Mỗi đáp án đúng cho 1.5 đ
1. are watching
2. have known
3. Did they arrive
4. moved
5. to cook
6. not to make
7. playing
8. to give
9. is going to rain 
10. have been
IV. Give the correct forms of these words 10pts Mỗi đáp án đúng cho 1 đ
1. SPEECH
2. WISDOM
3. VOLUNTARY
4. WORLDWIDE
5. ORPHANAGE
6. SOCIABLE
7. STEAMER	
8. BEAUTIFULLY
9. TRADITIONAL	
10. ENCOURAGES
V. Rewrite the sentences, keep the meaning unchanged:(20pts ).
Mỗi đáp án đúng cho 2 đ
 We have become/have been close friends for a long time
She is the most intelligent student/girl in our school.
Nam asked Nga to lend him her bike./Nam asked Nga if he could borrow her bike.
Lan is the same height as Hoa/ Lan is as tall as Hoa/ Lan and Hoa are the same height.
Apples are not as expensive as oranges.
He prefers golf to tennis/ He prefers playing golf to (playing) tennis
My brother told me not to translate each sentence into Vietnamese.
How long have you played the piano
Your brother is not strong enough to lift that box.
Hung’s hobby is collecting stamps.
VI. Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10pts )
Mỗi đáp án đúng cho 1 đ
1. starts/begins
2. get
3. for
4. walk
5. takes
6. finish
7. there
8. while
9. have
10. out
 VII. There are 11 mistakes in the following paragraph. Underline the mistake then correct it. Write your answer in the table below. (10pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng cho 1 đ
1.lately - later
2. flied - flew
3. begun - began
4. year - years
5. many - much
6. building - built
7. faster - fastest
8. flying - fly
9. in - from
10. on - by
VIII. Use the following words and phrases. Make all the necessary changes and additions to write complete and meaningful sentences. (20pts ). Mỗi đáp án đúng cho 2 đ.
Those buses are not going to the airport and neither are taxis.
 Didn’t you want to sell the house last year ?
 He stops smoking to save money
My brother doesn’t drive carefully as I do.
 My mother said he had seen that kind of film before.
It is difficult to prevent people from parking here
The/ This question was too difficult for them to answer.
Tom was turning on the radio in order to hear the result of the football match between 3.00 and 4.00 pm last Sunday.
This is the first time I have been to Paris
While Carol was discussing on/ about Math exercise with Dannis we arrived at 11 pm yesterday.