Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi văn hóa cấp huyện môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2018-2019 - Phòng giáo dục và đào tạo Lục Nam

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1. PHÒNG GD & ĐT LỤC NAM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VĂN HÓA CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2018 – 2019 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Ngày thi 10/12/2018 Thời gian 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề. Chữ ký giám khảo 1: Số phách ĐIỂM Bằng số: BÀI THI Chữ ký giám khảo 2: Bằng chữ: LƯU Ý: - Đề thi gồm 7 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi. - Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển. I- Listening: (20 pts) Part 1- Listen to each conversation. What is each call about? Circle the correct answer. (6 pts) 1. A. an invitation to a movie 4. A. a promise to change a meeting time B. a cancellation of a movie B. an offer to change a meeting time C. an apology for missing a movie C. a request to change a meeting time 2. A. a suggestion about a stereo 5. A. a suggestion about where to have dinner B. a request to borrow a stereo B. an apology for missing dinner C. a complaint about stereo C. a complaint about dinner 3. A. an invitation to go on a date 6. A. a promise to help Becky move B. a complaint about a date B. an invitation to help Becky move C. a cancellation of a date C. a complaint about helping Becky move Part 2 – Look at the six sentences for this part. You will hear a conversation between a father and his daughter, Sonia. Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct put a tick ( ) in the box under A for YES. If it is not correct, put a tick ( ) in the box under B for NO. (6 pts) STATEMENTS A B YES NO 1. Sonia wouldn’t like a car for her birthday. 2. Sonia’s friend Maria has her own car. 3. Sonia has talked to Maria about learning how to drive. 4. Sonia offers to get a job on the weekend. 5. Sonia’s father doesn’t understand how his daughter feels. 6. Sonia suggests cooking a meal on her birthday. Part 3 – Listen to the recording twice. Complete the notes. Use NO MORE THAN THREE words for each answer. (8pts) KATE - Her first impressions of the town: Example: Quiet - Type of accommodation: (1) ___ - Her feelings about the accommodation: (2) ___food. - Her feelings about the other students: (3) ___ - Name of course: Environmental Studies - Difficulties experienced on the course: (4) ___are busy - Suggestions for improving the course: (5) ___ 1
2. LUKI - First type of accommodation: (6) ___ - Problem with the first accommodation: children made (7) ___ - Second type of accommodation: a student house - Name of course: (8) Bachelor of ___ - Comments about the course: Computer room busy - Suggestions for improving the course: reserve computer time II- Phonetics. (5 pts) * Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A. minority B. religion C. ethnic D. tradition 2. A. charity B. chain C. character D. chayote 3. A. shout B. couple C. announce D. found Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 4. A. heritage B. blackberry C. decorate D. museum 5. A. pressure B. electric C. billboard D. power III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (10 pts) 1. The animal ___ in the forest fire was a wild pig. A. hurt B. hurted C. hurting D. hurts 2. The phrase “window shopping” means: ___. A. buying a window B. just looking without intending to buy C. going shopping through the window D. buying so many things at the same time 3. The sky is ___ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view. A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast 4. ___ is a large piece of furniture where you can hang your clothes. A. Desk B. Wardrobe C. Counter D. Refrigerator 5. An old woman was ___ the goats up the mountainside. A. riding B. taking C. herding D. running 6. To Bell’s experiment, speech (transmit) ___ from place to one another. A. transmitted B. was transmitted C. transmits D. will transmit 7. On his way home from office yesterday, Tommy ___ an acquaintance since university time. A. came across B. came over C. came along D. came up with 8. “That’s so kind of you to invite us to your birthday party.” – “___” A. Oh, No way. C. The pleasure is mine. B. That’s good, thanks D. OK. That’s great. 9. A number of young people ___ too much time using Facebook nowadays. A. tend to waste B. tend to wasting C. tends to waste D. tends to wasting 10. I think it’s ___ to put all our eggs into one bastket. A. adviceless B. unadvisable C. imadvisable D. inadvisable IV. Give the correct tense/ form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (5pts) 1. New education system is believed to take effect. However, the criminal rate (increase) ___. 2. The manager of SUN Group regrets (inform) ___ me that my application form was refused. 3. The deaf in my neighborhood (be) ___ usually helped by local residents. 2
3. 4. My little brother is lovely, but he (always/ disturb) ___ me. 5. The store owners (wait) ___ for the local authority’s answer for half a month now. 6. (be) ___ I richer, I would certainly buy another big house. 7. The farmers say that they (look) ___ forward to a better crop next year. 8. When the candidates arrived, the form teacher, along with her students (prepare) ___ for the music show. 9. At noon this Sunday, all of us (attend) ___ one of the traditional festivals of Vietnamese people. 10. As Tom is going to take part in the gifted student contest next week, he has his teacher (revise) ___ his lesson strictly. V. Complete these sentences with ONE suitable preposition. (5pts) 1. To be able to speak English more fluently, learners should spend more time watching programs___ English speaking skill. 2. Those kind-hearted students came to help the poor children in our remote village and left them ___ lots of love and encouragement. 3. The car broke down on our way, but we were lucky enough to arrive ___ Cham Temple not too late in the afternoon. 4. Scientists and educational researchers should do more research ___ how to encourage our students love reading. 5. UNESCO stands ___ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. VI. Rearrange the following sentences to make a complete conversation. (5pts) Alice: Thank you for inviting me lunch, Kevin Kevin: You’re welcome. Here’s the menu, Alice. Alice: I think you should choose the dish today. A: Peter: How is the pizza, Alice? B: Alice: It's good, but I think the pasta is better. What would you recommend? C: Waitperson: Fine. Would you like an appetizer? D: Kevin: The spaghetti looks really good. E: Alice: It is! I had it the last time I was here. F: Alice: That sounds great. I'll have that. G: Waitperson: I'd recommend the lasagna. It's excellent! H: Waitperson: Right. That's two lasagnas. Would you care for an appetizer? I: Kevin: I think I'll have the lasagna as well. J: Alice: No, lasagna is more than enough for me! Kevin: No, thanks. Your answer: 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___ 6. ___ 7. ___ 8. ___ 9. ___ 10. ___ VII. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (5pts) 1. Everyone should always consider their ___ for protecting the environment . (RESPONSE) 2. My best friend is really talkative, her talk is usually ___. (END) 3. He is a bad liar. In my opinion, he is so ___. (TRUE) 3
4. 4. Be ___ and you will be loved by almost everyone. (HONOR) 5. ___, my English speaking club has exchange activity with that from other school. (OCCASION) VIII. Read and complete the passage by choosing A, B, C or D. (10 pts) The Earth's Energy Budget The way the Earth interacts ___ (1)___ the sun's energy can be displayed in a diagram called the Earth’s energy budget. It displays the sun's energy that reaches us and how much of that energy absorbed and reflected is by the earth and___(36)___atmosphere. Solar energy reaches earth as electromagnetic radiation. Once the energy reaches earth, some of it is absorbed by the atmosphere, ___(37)___ clouds. Some of it makes it to the earth's surface, and is ___(38)___ by land and oceans. The ___(39)___ of energy absorbed affects temperature. The energy ___(40)___ is not absorbed by the earth or its atmosphere is reflected. back out to space in the same wavelengths in which it came to earth. On ___(41)___, the amount of energy coming in is equal to the amount of energy going out. Therefore, we say the earth's energy budget is balanced. ___(42)___ more energy was coming in than was going out, the earth's temperature would increase. On the other hand, if too much energy is reflected, and not absorbed, we'll see a ___(43)___ in the earth's temperatures. Of all of the sun's energy that hits the Earth, about 70% is absorbed by ___(44)___ land, ocean, atmosphere and clouds and about 30% is reflected back into space. 1- A. for B. at C. without D. with 2- A. its B. it C. them D. their 3- A. to include B. including C. include D. included 4- A. absorb B. accessed C. soaked D. absorbed 5- A. plenty B. number C. amount D. quality 6- A. whose B. that C. who D. where 7- A. condition B. case C. average D. account 8- A. If B. Although C. In case of D. Unless 9- A. rise B. deduction C. decrease D. fluctuation 10- A. Ø B. the C. a D. an IX. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (5 pts) In Viet Nam, a death anniversary is called giỗ. It is a festive occasion, at which (1) ___ of an extended family gather together. Female family members traditionally (2) ___ the entire day cooking an elaborate banquet in honour of the decreased individual, which will then be (3) ___ by all the family members. In addition, sticks of incense are burned (4) ___ honour and commemoration of the decreased person. It is not unusual for a family to celebrate several giỗ per year, so the ceremony serves as a time for families to (5) ___, much like the Vietnamese new year, Tết. In Vietnamese culture, certain special, traditional (6) ___ (particularly desserts) are only prepared for death anniversary banquets. In (7) ___, favourite foods of the decreased person being honoured are also prepared. Chicken, a particularly prized meat in Viet Nam, is often 4
5. cooked as (8) ___. In Central Viet Nam, small stuffed glutinous rice flour balls wrapped in leaves called bánh ít are such a dish. Because the preparation of (9) ___ many complex dishes is time-consuming, some families purchase or hire caterers to prepare certain dishes. It is also common that a soft-(10) ___ egg be prepared and then given to the oldest grandson. X. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions (10 pts) In this era of increased global warming and diminishing fossil fuel supplies, we must begin to put a greater priority on harnessing alternative energy sources. Fortunately, there are a number of readily available, renewable resources that are both cost- effective and earth – friendly. Two such resources are solar power and geothermal power. Solar energy, which reaches the earth through sunlight, is so abundant that it could meet the needs of worldwide energy consumption 6,000 times over. And solar energy is easily harnessed through the use of photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. In theUSalone, more than 100, 000 homes are equipped with solar electric systems in the form of solar panels or solar roof tiles. And in other parts of the world, including many developing countries, the use of solar system is growing steadily. Another alternative energy source, which is abundant in specific geographical areas, is geothermal power, which creates energy by tapping heat from below the surface of the earth. Hot water and steam that are trapped in underground pools are pumped to the surface and used to run a generator, which is produces electricity. Geothermal energy is 50, 000 times more abundant than the entire known supply of fossil fuel resources. And as with solar power, the technology needed to utilize geothermal energy is fairly simple. A prime example of effective geothermal use inIceland, a region of high geothermal activity where over 80 percent of private homes are heated by geothermal power. Solar and geothermal energy are just two of promising renewable alternatives to conventional energy sources. The time is long overdue to invest in the development and use of alternative energy on global scale. 1. What is the main topic of this passage ? A. The benefits of solar and wind power over conventional energy sources B. How energy resources are tapped from nature C. Two types of alternative energy sources that should be further utilized. D. Examples of the use of energy sources worldwide 2. According to the passage, why should we consider using alternative energy sources ? A. Because fossil fuels are no longer available B. Because global warming has increased the amount of sunlight that reaches the earth C. Because they are free and available worldwide D. Because conventional energy resources are being depleted, and they cause environmental damage 3. Which of the following words could best replace the word “ harnessing” A. Capturing B. Harassing C. Depleting D. Exporting 5
6. 4. According to the passage, what can be inferred about solar roof tiles? A. They are being used in many undeveloped countries B. They can convert geothermal energy to electricity C. They are more expensive than solar panels D. They contain photovoltaic cells 5. According to the passage, how is solar energy production similar to geothermal energy production ? A. They both require the use of a generator B. They both use heat from the earth’s surface C. They both require fairly simple technology D. They are both conventional and costly 6. Where is the best place in the passage to insert the following sentence “ Although the US is not utilizing geothermal resources to this extent, the Western US has a similar capacity to generate geothermal power” A. after the phrase ” earth-friendly” B. after the phrase “ growing steadily” C. after the phrase “ by geothermal power” D. after the phrase “ global scale” 7. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about solar power ? A. There is very little of it available in Iceland B. It is being used in 100, 000 private homes worldwide C. It is 6,000 times more powerful than energy from fossil fuels D. There is enough of it to far exceed the energy needs of the world 8. What can be inferred about the use of geothermal energy in Iceland? A. It is widely used form of energy for heating homes B. Twenty percent of the geothermal energy created is used to heat businesses. C. It is not effective for use in private homes D. It is 80 times more effective than traditional forms of energy 9. What does the author imply about alternative energy sources ? A. Many different types of alternative energy sources exist B. Most alternative energy sources are too impractical for private use C. Alternative energy is too expensive for developing countries to produce D. Solar and geothermal energy are the effective forms of alternative power 10. What best describes the author’s purpose in writing the passage ? A. To warn people about the hazards of fossil fuel use B. To describe the advantages and disadvantages of alternative energy use C. To convince people of the benefits of developing alternative energy sources D. To outline the problems and solutions connected with global warming XI. Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the words or phrases given. (5pts) 1. It is not a good idea to spend too much time on computer games because of their bad effects on your health and feeling.  It’s better to avoid ___ 2. The migrants came to this frozen area to live for the first time so they found life so hard and miserable.  The migrants didn’t get ___ 6
7. 3. It was such cold weather these days that all the trees and flowers died.  So ___ 4. Our school football team played really successfully on the match against the next town’s team last Sunday.  How___! 5. “It’s you who broke my new glasses I left on the desk in our class, Tom.” Maria said.  Maria accused ___ XII. Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the words or phrases given. Do not change the word given. (5pts) 1. Would you like to play a game of tennis now? FANCY  Do ___tennis now? 2. “You had better watch other people first, and then follow them.” My sister said ADVISED  My sister___them. 3. If I could play for the National team. That’s what I would like to do. OPPORTUNITY  If I ___ so, I would like to play for the National team. 4. My classmate said to me that he didn’t want to join in our camping trip to the mountains. RATHER  My classmate said that ___ to the mountains. 5. Read as many books as you can, and you may get more knowledge than any other activities. MORE  The more books you read, ___ you may get. XIII. Write a paragraph (100-120 words) about the advantages of students’ outdoor activities. (10pts) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ THE END 7