Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng các đội tuyển học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề số 809 - Năm học 2019-2020 - Đỗ Bình

Nội dung text: Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng các đội tuyển học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề số 809 - Năm học 2019-2020 - Đỗ Bình

1. NEW LOWER SECONDARY CURRICULUM & TEXTBOOK - PRACTICAL TEST 809 PHÒNG GD&ĐT KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG THCS Năm học: 2019-2020 Trường THCS ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (Thời gian 90 phút) ĐỀ SỐ 809 I. Choose the one whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (5 points) 1. A. bush B. rush C. pull D. lunar 2. A. bought B. sought C. drought D. fought 3. A. killed B. cured C. crashed D. waived 4. A. thunder B. prefer C. grocer D. louder 5. A. tells B. talks C. stays D. steals II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (15 points) 1. His handwriting is terrible. It’s not easy at all___ what he writes. A. to see B. to read C. reading D. seeing 2. The city is___ on the shore of Lake Michigan. A. visited B. lied C. laying D. located 3. Kim Tan town is___ busier. A. becoming B. doing C. making D. having 4. The Smiths never go out in the evening, ___? A. do they B. don’t they C. doesn’t he D. does he 5. Ba is strong enough___ his father with the work on the farm. A. helping B. help C. helps D. to help 6. Last week my child___ to the biggest zoo in town by my wife. A. took B. were taken C. went D. has gone 7. I tried my___ not to laugh, but I couldn’t. A. good B. well C. best D. better 8. Are you proud___ your country and its tradition? A. about B. on C. of D. for 9. I want to ask my parents ___ some money. A. from B. for C. with D. about 10. You are very different___ your brother. A. to B. for C. with D. from 11. I am better___ English than Nam. A. than B. with C. at D. for 12. He seldom goes fishing, ___? A. doesn't he B. is he C. does he D. isn't he 13. Heavy rains___ the plane for several hours A. stopped B. prevented C. delayed D. kept 14. You must go to school___ the ages of 5 and 16. It is compulsory. A. from B. over C. during D. between 15. Sorry to keep you___. A. wait B. waiting C. to wait D. waited III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points) 1. I‘ve decided (stop)___ smoking. 2. I (visit)___ Singapore two years ago. 3. Look at those black clouds. It (rain). 4. We are tired of (work)___ for low salary. 5. This is the second time you (break)___ a cup. 6. (you/do)___ the homework yet? 7. Mai is in her room. She (play)___ the guitar. 8. The teacher said that we should (not make)___ noise in class. 9. Water (cover)___ most of the Earth’s surface. 10. The gate (lock)___ at 6.30 p.m. every day. IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. (10 points) 1. It’s 2.5 km___ my school___ the movie theatre. By Đỗ Bình – Lien Son High School, Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc
2. NEW LOWER SECONDARY CURRICULUM & TEXTBOOK - PRACTICAL TEST 809 2. I live___ Xuan Dieu street___ my grandparents 3. She is talking___ her students in the school yard. 4. My new house is different___ my old house. 5. My father is a farmer. He works___ a farm. 6. Does your aunt work___ the central hospital? – Yes, she is a nurse there. 7. I’m always busy. I must work___ early morning until night. 8. Mr. Minh is a journalist. He writes___ Tuoi Tre newspaper. V. Read the passage and answer the questions. (10 points) It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in England. The lesson was about the seasons of the year. “There are four seasons in the year,” said the teacher, “They are spring, summer, autumn, and winter. In spring, it is warm and everything begins to grow. In summer, it is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens. In autumn, there are many vegetables and much fruit. Everybody likes to eat fruit. In winter, it is cold and it often rains. Sometimes there is snow on the ground.” Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils “stop talking, Tom,” he said. “Now listen to me. Can you tell us when the best time of apples is?” “Yes, sir,” answered Tom. “It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no dog in the garden.” 1. Where did the lesson take place? 2. What was the lesson about? 3. What did the teacher ask Tom to do? 4. What did the teacher asked the class to do? 5. Did the teacher say “Stop talking, Tom,”? VI. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters. (10 points) 1. Their children have quite___ characters. DIFFERENCE 2. My brother bought a new___ rod yesterday. FISH 3. Mr. Jane runs his business very___. SUCCESS 4. I like the city life because there are many kinds of___. ENTERTAIN 5. The scouts do the___ work. VOLUNTEER 6. Is there anything___ on TV tonight? INTEREST 7. What is the correct___ of this word? PRONOUNCE 8. My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local___. ORPHAN 9. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more___. COMFORT 10. In electronics, we learn to repair___ appliances. HOUSE VII. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and correct it. (10 points) 1. He has waited there for a quarter past six. 2. Surface mail is many cheaper than air mail. 3. They do their best to keeping the family happy. 4. The armchair is in the living room, among the television and sofa. 5. Tourists usually have a bus to the countryside. VIII. Fill in the blank with one suitable word. (10 points) Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (1)___ father was a comedian and his mother worked (2)___ a dancer and a singer. Neither of them (3)___ successful so the family (4)___ very little money. The first time he himself earned (5)___ by dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved best was working (6)___ the theatre. When he (7)___ about fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to America. On one such tour, (8)___ was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor (9)___ film director. He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the (10)___ of 88. There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up-bringing. Total: ./90 ___THE END___ By Đỗ Bình – Lien Son High School, Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc