Đề và đáp án thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh lớp 8 - Đề 4 - Năm học 2010-2011

KỲ HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN 
Năm học 2009-2010
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
 Đề này gồm 04 trang(1-4). Thí sinh kiểm tra cẩn thận số trang trong đề trước khi làm bài.
PHẦN GHI ĐIỂM DÀNH CHO GIÁM KHẢO
Câu hỏi
Số câu đúng
Điểm
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TỔNG ĐIỂM BÀI:
 Điểm ghi bằng chữ:..................................................
Chữ ký giám khảo 1.
Chữ ký giám khảo 2:..
........................................Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi này.............................................
I. Circle the letter A,B,C or D next to the word or phrase which best completes the following sentences. (1pt)
1. Are you interested...........playing badminton after class?	
A. in	B. with	C. on	D. for
2. Hoa works very..........so she always gets good marks.	
A. badly	B. good	 C. hardly	D. hard
3. Are you proud.your country and its tradition ?	
A. about	B. on	C. of	 	D. for
4. Do you collect stamps or other things ?- Yes, I am a stamp.
	A. collecting	B. collector	C. collect 	D. collection
5. It is very dangerous .. in the polluted environment.	
A. to live 	B. lives 	 C. living 	D. live
6.. Our .. resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature 	B. natural 	C. naturing 	D. naturally
7. This ruler .. of plastic. 	
 A. make 	B. made 	C. is making 	D. is made
8. I take part .. most youth activities of my school.
	A. in 	B. of 	C. on 	D. at
II . Fill in each blank with the correct forms of the words in bracket (1pt)
1. It’s ..........................to eat too much sugar and fat 	(HEALTH)
2.After taking an asprin, her headache................................(APPEAR)
3.My brother often does experients about electricity for..........................(PLEASE)
4.What is the .............................of Thomas Edison ? (NATION)
5.You must make a quick ........................about who wins the contest. (DECIDE)
6.I live in a small village and its..........................are very beautiful (SURROUND)
7.You don’t have to do that work. In other words, it’s ...................for you (NECESSITY)
8.There are a lot of .......................festivals in Viet Nam 	(TRADITION)
III/Each line of the paragrap has a mistake, underline the mistake and correct at the end of each line .The first is as an example (1pt) 
Example: 0. I haven’t saw you for two month 0/ seen
 Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 
1/ ___________
Holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area 
2/ ___________
in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road 
3/ ___________
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult 
4/ ___________
Because there had no water to drink and no shops where we
5/ ___________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet
6/ ___________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.”
7/ ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work.
8/ ___________
IV. Fill in each gap with a suitable word (1 pt) 
 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 airplane. 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) _____. 
V. Choose the word (from the words given in the box) to complete the passage. Two words aren't used. The first has been done for you.(1.0pt)
perform, start, mistake, run, difference, pain,
importance, walk, depression, heart, body
EXERCISE
	Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping depression away. It improves your (1)_________ and your mind and enables you to (2)___________ better in the work place and at home.
	Proper breathing is essential if you want to get the most from exercise and you should also take into consideration your (3)___________ rate. It can be harmful to do too much, which is why all good fitness instructors emphasise the (4) __________ of " listening to your body".
	When you first (5) __________ you should use good judgement, because it's easy to make the (6) ___________of using the equipment incorrectly or doing too much at one time. Start slowly and build up gradually.
	Exercise should not be seen as a demanding task; it can be as easy as a quick (7)_________. To increase your fitness steadily, exercise for 20 minutes a day, 4 to 6 times a week and you will notice a (8) __________ in your body and mind in a few weeks.
VI. Put the sentences in logical order to build a dialogue (1pt)
	A. Oh, I see. And I have a question for you. Do you know when the color television was invented?
	B. It was invented by Peter Carl Goldmark.
	C. He was American.
	D. Your color television looks very nice. Is it new?
	E. What’s his nationality?
	F. I know this question. In 1950, wasn’t it?
	G. Yes. My father has just bought it.
	H. I’m sorry. I don’t know.
	I. You’re right. And who invented it?
C
VII.Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (2pts)
I don’t watch T.V as often as my brother does
My brother..............................................................................................................
2. It was such an interresting film that we watched it several times
The film .................................................................................................................
3. Students must be at least sixteen years old
Students..................................................................................................................
4. Every tenth student goes free
There is no charge .................................................................................................
5. Food and transport are included in the price
The price ................................................................................................................
6. There is plenty to choose from the menu.
There is plenty of ...................................................................................................
7. It’s dangerous to walk home late in the evening.
Walking ..................................................................................................................
8. This is the best computer I have ever used
I have never............................................................................................................
VIII. Build the sentences from the given cues.(2 pts)
1. The house / expensive / than / the apartment.
 .....
2. I / used / look after / younger / brother / sister / when / parents / at /work
3. What/ you / going / do / when / you / grow up
 ...
4. Why / we / put / these things / out / children’s reach ?
 ...
5. I / not / go / school / because / I / had / stay / home / help / mom.
 ...
6. Mrs Lan / has / get up / early / this morning / in order to / get / meeting / on time.
 ...
7.Children / not / enough / food / eat / warm clothes / wear
 ........................................................................................................................................
8. It / difficult / learn / two languages / same time
...........................................................................................................................................
The end
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM 
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
Question I. (1đ) Mỗi câu đúng được 0.125 đ
1. A 	2. D	 3. C	 4. B 	5. A 	6. B 	7. D 	8. AHẾT
Question II. (1đ) Mỗi câu đúng được 0.125 đ
unhealthy
disappeared
pleasure
nationality
decision
surroundings
unnecessary
traditional
Question III. (1đ) Mỗi câu đúng được 0.125 đ
interested..interesting
him.his
gone.went
among.between
had.was
bought.buy
wetter.wettest
since.for
Question IV. (1đ) Mỗi câu đúng được 0.125 đ
1. learning 	2. are 3. of 4. you 	5. how 6. book 7. fly 8. yourself
Question V. (1đ) Mỗi câu đúng được 0.125 đ
1. body 	2. perform 	3. heart 	4. importance 
5. start 	 6. mistake 	7. walk 	8.difference
Question VI. (1đ) Mỗi câu đúng được 0.125 đ
D 	G 	A 	F 	I 	H 	B 	E 	C
Question VII. (2đ) Mỗi câu đúng được 0.25 đ
My brother watches TV more often than I do
The film was so interesting that we watched it several times
Students have to be (at least) sixteen years old
There is no charge for every tenth student
Price includes food and transport
There is plenty of choice on the menu
Walking home late in the evening is dangerous
I have never used a better computer than this
Question VIII. (2đ) Mỗi câu đúng được 0.25 đ
The house is more expensive than the apartment
I used to look after my younger brother and sister when my parents were at work
What are you going to do when you grow up ?
Why must we put these things out of children’s reach
I didn’t go to school because I had to stay at home to help my mom
Mrs Lan has to get up early this morning in order to get to the meeting on time
Children don’t have enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear
It’s difficult to learn two language at the same time