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1. UBND HUYỆN THANH SƠN ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU PHÒNG GD&ĐT LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2018 - 2019 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn: Tiếng Anh 8 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề (Đề thi gồm: 08 trang) Điểm bài thi Họ tên chữ ký Số phách Bằng số: Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2 Bằng chữ: . . . . Chú ý: - Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì, kể cả từ điển. - Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này. - Đề thi gồm 08 trang. SECTION 1. LISTENING I. Listen and fill in the missing information. (1.0 point) MIDBURY DRAMA CLUB Background - club started in 1957 - prize recently won by youth section - usually performs (1) ___ plays Meetings - next auditions will be on Tuesday, (2) ___ - help is needed with publicity and lights - rehearsals take place in the (3) ___ hall - nearest car park for rehearsals in Ashburton Road opposite the sports centre Costs - annual membership fee is £ 180 - extra payment for (4) ___ Contact - secretary’s name is Sarah Sawdicott - secretary’s phone number is (5) ___ II. Listen and choose the best answer. You will hear a news reporter called Angela Bond, talking on the radio about her job. (1.0 point) 1. Where has Angela just returned from? A. Britain B. the USA C. Asia 2. One thing Angela dislikes about her job is that she ___ . A. loves being in dangerous situations B. never knows where she'll go next C. enjoys watching important events happen 2
2. 3. What did Angela bring home from Hong Kong? A. pictures B. carpets C. furniture 4. Where did Angela meet her boyfriend? A. at her sister's house B. at university C. in Thailand 5. What does Angela do to relax? A. She cooks a meal B. She goes sailing C. She goes shopping Write your answers here: 1 ___ 2___ 3___ 4 ___ 5___ SECTION 2. PHONETICS III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your answers in the space provided. (0.6 point) 1. A. headache B. parachute C. machine D. brochure 2. A. warm B. wardrobe C. water D. carve 3. A. page B. village C. luggage D. heritage Write your answers here: 1 ___ 2___ 3___ IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group. Write your answers in the space provided. (0.4 point) 1. A. tropical B. encourage C. occasion D. experience 2. A. managerial B. determination C. unbelievable D. inability Write your answers here: 1 ___ 2___ SECTION 3. LEXICO - GRAMMAR V. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the space provided. (7.0 points) 1. Each teacher and each student ___ to try their best to finish their work. A. have B. having C. to have D. has 2. The man ___ by his girl friend will go on business with my father. A. was accompanied B. were C. accompanied D. accompanying 3. The newspaper contains a lot of ___ about that fifth storm. A. news B. information C. fact D. article 4. Her mother has just bought a ___ car for her. A. Italian beautiful black B. beautiful black Italian C. black Italian beautiful D. black beautiful Italian 5. I regret ___ you that you will not be chosen the best competitor. A. to tell B. telling C. told D. tell 6. The Statue of Liberty was ___ to the USA by the French. A. constructed B. designed C. completed D. presented 7. There ___ changes of the climate for the last ten years. A. are B. has been C. have been D. were 3
3. 8. Do you mind me ___ your car to the country tomorrow? A. drove B. drive C. to drive D. driving 9. I would ___ you didn’t leave just at the moment. A. advise B. like C. ask D. rather 10. I’ll look in my ___ and see if I’m free on Wednesday. A. dictionary B. diary C. briefcase D. calendar 11. Computers have been ___ widely all over the world nowadays. A. in use B. on use C. of use D. with use 12. We stayed in a big hotel and our breakfasts ___ in the accomodation. A. are included B. included C. was included D. were included. 13. This cloth ___ very thin. A. touches B. holds C. feels D. handles 14. Everybody loves him because of his ___ . A. polite B. politely C. more polite D. politeness. 15. I’ll call the hotel and confirm a ___ for us for Friday night. A. protection B. reservation C. conservation D. preservation 16. His parents are old and he doesn’t want to rely ___ them for his expenses. A. on B. for C. with D. to 17. ___ cross-word puzzles is his hobby. A. Making B. Doing C. Producing D. Writing 18. Many rare species of animals are now ___ of extinction. A. on the verge B. in dangers C. on the side D. at risk 19. As children, we were ___ to respect our elders. A. grown up B. kept up C. brought up D. held up 20. When I returned the wallet I found on the street to its owner, he gave me a big ___ . A. reward B. present C. prize D. gift 21. I don’t mind when you go on holiday. It doesn’t really ___ me. A. effect B. affect C. matter D. suit 22. The concert received good ___ from the critics. A. reports B. opinions C. viewpoints D. reviews 23. I know for ___ that he was away from home last month. A. correct B. true C. fact D. certain 24. We have bought extra food ___ our friends stay to dinner. A. if B. in case C. provided D. as long as 25. ___ my friends were unsuccessful at the job interviews. A. Most B. The most of C. Most of D. Most out of 26. It took me a long time to get used___ glasses. A. to wear B. to wearing C. wear D. wore. 27. The wedding party is being held ___ the Rex Hotel. A. on B. at C. into D. out 28. We have studied ___ seven o'clock. A. for B. at C. since D. to 4
4. 29. He was born in England. English is his ___ . A. mother tongue B. first language C. foreign language D. A and B are correct 30. Your car is the ___ as ours. A. same B. most C. much D. more 31. Listen to what I am saying, ___? A. do you B. don’t you C. aren’t you D. will you 32. The children are getting ___ illnesses this winter than in the past. A. few B. fewer C. less D. little 33. There aren’t ___ many books in the library as there used to be. A. as B. quite C. rather D. such 34. He has at last succeeded ___ becoming a doctor. A. for B. in C. on D. of 35. She has ___ work to do that she gets very tired. A. so many B. much more C. too much D. so much Write your answers here: 1 ___ 2___ 3___ 4 ___ 5 ___ 6 ___ 7___ 8___ 9 ___ 10___ 11 ___ 12___ 13___ 14 ___ 15___ 16 ___ 17___ 18___ 19 ___ 20___ 21 ___ 22___ 23___ 24 ___ 25___ 26 ___ 27___ 28___ 29 ___ 30___ 31 ___ 32___ 33___ 34 ___ 35___ VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your answer in the space provided. (1.,0 point) 1. Louise is the more capable of the three girls who have tried out for the part A B C in the play. D 2. We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some A B questions on it on our test tomorrow. C D 3. The little boy’s mother bought him a five-speeds racing bicycle for his birthday. A B C D 4. My brother doesn’t care how much does the car cost because he is going to buy A B C D it any way. 5. They happily looked at their children to play in the yard. A B C D Write your answers here: 1 ___ 2___ 3___ 4 ___ 5___ 5
5. SECTION 4. READING VII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write your answers in the space provided. (2.0 points) If you are going (1) ___ a school camping trip, you will need a strong, well- made tent, and a warm sleeping bag. For cooking you will need a stove, and some simple cooking utensils such (2) ___ a kettle, a frying-pan and a saucepan, as well as a tin-opener. You will need paraffin for your stove, a bucket for (3) ___ water and a wash bowl. You should also be (4) ___ to take a safety lamp, some matches and a length of rope for securing things. For yourself you should have (5) ___ warm sweater, jeans and really comfortable shoes or boots, (6) ___ a complete change of all clothing in case you (7) ___ soaked. Besides toilet things, towel and swim suit, you should as (8) ___ take eating utensils, a small first-aid kit, a knife, some scissors and a needle and some thread, also a good torch (9) ___ night time. Food stores should include instant coffee, teabags, sugar, salt, ketchup, dried milk, soup, tinned meat, vegetables, biscuits and baked beans. Perishables can be bought (10) ___. 1. A. on B. in C. over D. about 2. A. just B. only C. as D. like 3. A. putting B. carrying C. pouring D. having 4. A. special B. possible C. confident D. sure 5. A. a B. any C. the D. some 6. A. so B. too C. also D. such 7. A. take B. get C. have D. make 8. A. also B. so C. either D. well 9. A. for B. at C. with D. against 10. A. local B. locality C. localities D. locally Write your answers here: 1 ___ 2___ 3___ 4 ___ 5 ___ 6 ___ 7___ 8___ 9 ___ 10___ VIII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. Write your answers in the space provided. (1.0 point) One of the most urgent environmental problems in the world today is the shortage of clean water. Having clean drinking water is basic human right. But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage have made many sources of water undrinkable. Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast pools of poison. Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the largest lakes in the world. It contains a rich variety of animals and plants, including 1,300 rare species that do not exist anywhere else in the world. But they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial effluent which pours into the lake everyday. Even where law existed, the government did not have the power to enforce them. Most industries simply ignore the regulations. 6
6. The Mediterranean Sea occupies 1% of the world’s water surface. But it is the dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost 16 countries regularly throw industrial wastes a few miles off shore. Water is free to everyone. A few years ago people thought that the supply of clean water in the world was limitless. Today, many water supplies have been ruined by pollution and sewage. Clean water is now scarce, and we are at last beginning to respect this precious source. We should do something now. 1. According to the writer, one environmental problem in the world today is ___. A. acid rain B. industrial pollution. C. safe water shortage. D. population explosion . 2. Many sources of water are not drinkable because of ___ . A. acid rain. B. industrial pollution. C. garbage D. all A, B, C, are correct 3. What is serious problem of Lake Baikal in Russia? A. It contains a rich variety of animals and plants. B. It is polluted by massive volumes of industrial wastes discharged into it . C. It has 1,300 rare species that do not exist anywhere else in the world . D. The government did not have the power to enforce laws and regulations. 4. How many countries throw industrial waste into the Mediterranean Sea regularly? A. nearly 16 B. exactly 16 C. exactly 15 D. less than 15 5. What is the message to the reader? A. We should take action to protect our water resources. B. We should take all water resources into account. C. We should limit the use of water resources. D. We should encourage people to use safe water. Write your answers here: 1 ___ 2___ 3___ 4 ___ 5 ___ IX. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided. (2.0 points) The country is more beautiful than a town and pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (1) ___ the summer holidays though they can not live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village (2) ___ that they can go there whenever they can find the time. English villagers are not all alike, but (3) ___ some ways they are not very different from each other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of (4) ___ can be seen for many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard, (5) ___ people are buried. 7
7. The village green (6) ___ a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are (7) ___ round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages (8) ___ water brought through pipes into each (9) ___. Most villages are so close to some small town that people can go there to buy (10) ___ they can’t find in the village shops. Write your answers here: 1 ___ 2___ 3___ 4 ___ 5 ___ 6 ___ 7___ 8___ 9 ___ 10___ SECTION 5. WRITING X. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it. (1.0 point) 1. “You shouldn’t lend him any more money,” Mrs. Tuyet said to Nga. → Mrs. Tuyet advised ___ 2. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early. → To ___ 3. It was so late that nothing could be done. → It was too ___ 4. I don’t go to church every Sunday any longer. → I used to ___ 5. “Don’t forget to bring your passports with you when you go abroad.” → She reminded ___ XI. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in bold. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. (1.0 point) 1. I wanted to finish my homework, so I stayed up late last night. (as) → I stayed ___ 2. The thick fog prevented me from driving to work. (made) → The thick fog ___ 3. Nick hasn’t been to Vietnam before. (time) → This is ___ 4. Mr. Lam teaches English. Mr. Hai teaches Math. (subject) → Mr. Lam doesn’t ___ 5. I don’t want to see him tomorrow. (rather) → I’d___ 8
8. XII. Write a paragraph of around 140 words about one of the most common natural disasters in Viet Nam and how to prepare for it. (2.0 points) ___The end___ 9
9. UBND HUYỆN THANH SƠN HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM PHÒNG GD&ĐT ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2018 - 2019 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn: Tiếng Anh 8 MỖI ĐÁP ÁN ĐÚNG ĐƯỢC 0,2 ĐIỂM TRỪ BÀI VIẾT LUẬN CÓ THANG ĐIỂM RIÊNG SECTION 1. LISTENING I. Listen and fill in the missing information. (10 point) 1. comedy 2. 12th March / March 12th 3. community 4. costumes 5. 07955240063 II. Listen and choose the best answer. You will hear a news reporter called Angela Bond, talking on the radio about her job. (1.0 point) 1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B SECTION 2. PHONETICS III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your answers in the space provided. (0.6 point) 1. A 2. D 3. A IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group. Write your answers in the space provided. (0.4 point) 1. A 2. B SECTION 3. LEXICO - GRAMMAR V. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the space provided. (7.0 points) 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. B 11. A 12. D 13.C 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. A 21. C 22. D 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. B 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. A 34. B 35. D 10
10. VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your answer in the space provided. (1.0 point) 1. A 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C SECTION 4. READING VII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write your answers in the space provided. (2.0 points) 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. D VIII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. Write your answers in the space provided. (1.0 point) 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. A IX. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided. (2.0 points) 1. for 2. so 3. in 4. which 5. where 6. is 7. built 8. have 9. house 10. what SECTION 5. WRITING X. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it. (1.0 point) 1. Mrs. Tuyet advised Nga not to lend him any more money. 2. To everyone’s surprise, Geoff left the party early. 3. It was too late to do anything. (Or: It was too late for anything to be done.) 4. I used to go to church every Sunday. 5. She reminded me to bring my passports with me when I went abroad. XI. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in bold. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given. (1,0 point) 1. I stayed up late last night so as to finish my homework. Or I stayed up late so as to finish my homework last night. 2. The thick fog made it impossible for me to drive to work. Or The thick fog made me unable to drive to work. 3. This is the first time Nick has been to Vietnam. 4. Mr. Lam doesn’t teach the same subject as Mr. Hai. Or Mr. Lam and Mr. Hai don’t teach the same subject. 5. I’d rather not see him tomorrow. 11
11. XII. Write a paragraph from 120-150 words about the topic: Natural Disasters and how to prevent it.(2.0 points) Marking criteria Point 1. Content 0,8 - Providing all main ideas and details as required. 0,4 - Commmunicating intention sufficently and effectively 0,4 2. Organization and presentation 0,4 - Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence, 0,2 cohesion and clarity. - The easay is well-structured 0,2 3. Language 0,4 - Demonstration of a variety of vocabulary and structures 0,2 appropriate to the level of English language. - Good use and control of grammatical structures 0,2 4. Punctuation and spelling and handwriting 0,4 - Good punctuation and no spelling mistakes 0,2 - Legible handwriting 2.0 ___The end___ 12