Đề và đáp án thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh lớp 8 - Đề 5 - Phòng GD & ĐT Thủy Nguyên

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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian 120 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Question 1/ Listen then fill in each blank with the word you hear. (1 pts)
Miss Blake: Good evening, Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen: Good evening.
Miss Blake: I’m pleased to tell you that Sarah has (1)__________ very hard this year
 and her (2)__________ are very good.
Mrs. Chen: I’m so pleased to hear that.
Miss Blake:She missed 5 days of school due to (3)__________
 but an attendance of 87 days for the whole term is acceptable. 
 Both her participation and cooperation are satisfactory. So there are no (4)__________ there.
Mrs. Chen: How is she doing in English?
Miss Blake: Her speaking and reading are (5)__________ and her writing is good.
 If she works a bit harder on her (6)__________ skills, she should get an A for writing next term.
Mrs. Chen: How about listening comprehension?
Miss Blake: I’m afraid she’s not very good at that. I gave her a (7)__________.
Mrs. Chen: How can we help her (8)__________?
Miss Blake: Get her to watch English TV if possible, 
 and (9)__________ her to listen to English radio programs. 
 Also, I have some (10)__________ here which you can borrow.
Mrs. Chen: Thank you very much, Miss Blake. We really appreciate your help.
Question 2. Pick out the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from that of the other words. (1pt)
1. a. sight	b. lion	 c. child	d. children
2. a. years	b. hands	c.shops	d. signs
3. a. manure	 b. measure	c. pasture	d. adventure
4. a. children	 b. chance	c. change	d.mechanic	
5. a. takes	b. inches	c. oranges	d. houses
6. a. played	b. performed	 c. showed	d. acted	
7. a. pays b. says c. plays d. stays
8. a. buffalo b. lunch c. summer d. sugar
9. a. went b. helpful c. American d. listen
10. a see b. seat c. several d. sure 
Question 3/ Supply the correct verb tense/ form of the verbs. (2ps).
1. We (not/ see)..him since he left school.
2. If the weather (be)..nice tomorrow, we will go sailing.
3. Look ! Our new teacher (come)..
4. We enjoy (collect)....stamps for our club.
5. I (not/ go)....to the movies last Sunday.
6. Ba (take).a shower at 8 o'clock last night.
7. The house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on that hill is very old. (build)
8. Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . from Brazil. (export)
9. My friend . . . . . . . . . . .. . . a letter when I came. (write)
10. She’d rather . . . . . . . . . . . . . bananas than apples. (eat)
11. When were those potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? (plant)
12. Mr Green wanted his son . . . . . . . . . . . . . .an engineer. (be)
13. She had her sister. . . . . . . . . . . . . the dishes. (wash)
14. He told his daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . his shirt. (mend)
15. How fast (she/ drive)..when the accident happened?
16. Mary and John are neighbors. They ( know) each other for a long time.
17. I haven’t met him since he ( move ) ...to Ho Chi Minh City.
18. This is the first time I (be). to Ha Noi.
19. His doctor advised him ( give).. up smoking.
20. It’s high time we (tell)him about that.
Question 4/ Rewrite the following sentences (2ps)
1. Nam is very young. He can’t drive a car.
=> Nam is..........................
2. Does your country export rice to the USA ?
=> Is rice................
3. My father often smoked 20 cigarettes a day but now he doesn’t smoke anymore.
=> My father used....
4. “ Can you give me the pen ?” Lan said.
=> Lan asked ...
5. They last visited me 5 years ago.
=> They haven’t
6. They have studied computer for two years.
=> They started.
7. Was the steam engine invented by James Watt?
=> Did James Watt?
8. “ Do you like this chocolate factory?” the foreman asked.
=> The foreman asked if I 
9. They have to take the tourists to the hotel before noon.
=> The tourists
10. She is too weak to carry this box.
=> He isn’t..
Question 5/ Supply the correct form of the words.(2 ps)
She knows all the people in her (neighbor)
He had an accident although he drove.(care)
I .believe that friends play a very important role in our life. (strong)
The canoe overturned and every one fell into the deep and .............water. (danger)
It will be more to shop in the mall than in the present shopping area. ( comfort )
New Year’s Eve in Argentina is one of the most important .. (celebrate)
What is the correct of this word? (pronounce)
The Sword Lake is one of .places in Hanoi. (history)
He devoted all his ..to writing. (live)
He often writes stories. He is a (write)
These flowers look .. (nature)
The in this town are very friendly. (reside)
Rubber is elastic, so we can ..this string. (long)
If I had a .. I would retire at 40. (choose)
The tiger wanted to see the farmer’s ..(wise)
Bell experimented with ways of transmiting ...........over a long distance. (speak)
The scouts do the ................work. (volunteer)
 Nowadays, scouting is popular ......................... (world)
 Our teacher always ..us to work harder. (courage)
 Cook the meet in the ..for at least 30 minutes. (steam)
Question 6/ Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (1pts)
The country is (1).............beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (2) .......... the summer holiday though they can't live (3) ............. all the year round. Some have cottage built in a village (4) .......... that they can go there whenever they (5) ..........find the time.
 English villages are not alike, but (6)............. some ways they are not very different from (7) ...................other. Almost every village (8) ...........a church, the round or square tower of which can (9) ............seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10).......... people are buried.
Question 7/ Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (1pt)
I forgot to send a birthday card______________Mai yesterday.
I’ll wait ______________ you are ready.
They came to visit me______________my birthday.
Susan can come and see you______________lunch time.
Did you have a good time ______________Christmas?
6. Could I help you ______________ your bag?
7. I’m looking forward ____________ seeing you in June.
8. They have a meeting ___________ 6.30 and 9.30.
9. My mother often picks me ___________ from the school.
10. I’m going to invite my friends to come over ___________ dinner tonight.
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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
Answer Key
Question 1/ Listen then fill in each blank with the word you hear. (1 pts)
1. worked
2. grades
3. sickness
4. problems
5. excellent
6. writing
7. C
8. improve
9. encourage
10. cassettes
Question 2. Pick out the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from that of the other words. (1pt)
1. d
2. c
3. a
4. d
5. a
6. d
7. b
8. d
9. d
10. d
Question 3/ Supply the correct verb tense/ form of the verbs. (2ps).
1. haven’t seen
6. was taking
11. planted
16. have known
2. is
7. built
12. to be
17. moved
3. is coming
8. is exported
13. washed
18. have been
4. collecting
9. was writing
14. to mend
19. to give
5. didn’t go
10. eat
15. was she driving
20. told
Question 4/ Rewrite the following sentences (2ps)
Nam is not old enough to drive a car/ Nam is too young to drive a car.
Is rice exported to the USA by your country?
My father used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day.
Lan asked me to give her the pen.
they haven’t visited me for 5 years.
They started studying (to study) computer two years ago. 
Did Jame Watt invent the steam engine?
The foreman asked if I likes that chocolate factory.
The tourists have to be taken to the hotel before noon.
 He isn’t strong enough to carry this box.
Question 5/ Supply the correct form of the words.(2 ps)
1. neighborhood
6. celebrations
11. natural
16. speech
2. carefully
7. pronunciation
12. residents
17. voluntary
3. strongly
8. historical
13. lengthen
18. worldwide
4. dangerous
9. life
14. choice
19. encourages
5. comfortable
10. writer
15. wisdom
20. steamer
Question 6/ Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (1pts)
1. more
2. for
3. there
4. so
5. can
6. in
7. each
8. has
9. be
10. where
Question 7/ Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (1pt)
1. to
2. for
3. on
4. at
5. at
6. with
7. to
8. between
9. up
10. for
Phần nghe HSG Tiêng Anh 8 (Nguồn: Đĩa T. Anh 8 - phần Listen – Unit 5 page 48)
 (Giáo viên cho học sinh nghe từ 2 - 3 lần)
Miss Blake: Good evening, Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen: Good evening.
Miss Blake: I’m pleased to tell you that Sarah has worked very hard this year and her grades are very good.
Mrs. Chen: I’m so pleased to hear that.
Miss Blake:She missed 5 days of school due to sickness but an attendance of 87 days for the whole term is acceptable. Both her participation and cooperation are satisfactory. So there are no problems there.
Mrs. Chen: How is she doing in English?
Miss Blake: Her speaking and reading are excellent and her writing is good. If she works a bit harder on her writing skills, she should get an A for writing next term.
Mrs. Chen: How about listening comprehension?
Miss Blake: I’m afraid she’s not very good at that. I gave her a C.
Mrs. Chen: How can we help her improve?
Miss Blake: Get her to watch English TV if possible, and encourage her to listen to English radio programs. Also, I have some cassettes here which you can borrow.
Mrs. Chen: Thank you very much, Miss Blake. We really appreciate your help.