Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng các đội tuyển học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Mã đề 818 - 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 - Mã đề 818 - Năm học 2019-2020 - Đỗ Bình

1. NEW LOWER SECONDARY CURRICULUM & TEXTBOOK – PRACTICAL TEST 818 PHÒNG GD&ĐT KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG KHỐI 8 Năm học: 2019-2020 Trường THCS ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (Thời gian 90 phút) ĐỀ SỐ 818 I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently. (3 pts) 1. A. read B. beat C. bread D. heat 2. A. put B. but C. peanut D. shut 3. A. what B. hat C. cat D. fat II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. (2 pts) 4. A. native B. revive C. relative D. sensitive 5. A. disjunction B. solution C. instruction D. station III. Choose the best words or phrases to complete the sentences below. (15 pts) 6. It is the largest ship I___. A. Has seen B. saw C. have ever seen D. seen 7. Students are looking forward to___ on holiday. A. go B. going C. went D. have gone 8. His grandfather died. ___ the age of 90. A. in B. of C. on D. at 9. Drinking and smoking will do great harm___ people's health. A. to B. for C. with D. in 10. Lomonosov was not___ a great scientist but also a very talented poem. A. fairly B. merely C. hardly D. scarcely 11. His parents never allowed him___. A. to smoking B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked 12. School children always object to___ uniform. A. wearing B. wear C. have worn D. wore 13. Wine is made___ rice. A. of B. from C. in D. with 14. Let your name___ in the sheet of paper A. to be written B. be written C. write D. being written 15. He was offered the job. ___ he had no experience. A. even though B. despite C. while D. however 16. If only he___ accept some help with the work instead of trying to do it alone. A. will B. may C. would D. were 17. Television___ very popular since the 1950s. A. is B. was C. has been D. have been 18. After a month, Hoa got used to___ in her new school. A. study B. studying C. studied D. is studying 19. He likes___ him "sir" A. to call B. calling C. to be called D. to be calling 20. He has his sister___ his homework. A. to do B. do C. doing D. done IV. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in bracket. (10 pts) 21. He drives very carefully. He is a very___ driver. (CARE) 22. My brother and Trung like___ movie very much. (ACT) 23. Although he tried his best to do it, he was___. (SUCCESS) 24. This stadium looks larger. It has been___. (LARGE) 25. Lan fell off the bike, but her___ were not serious. (INJURE) 26. You must read the following___ precaution carefully. (SAFE) 27. We watch the news every day because it's very___. (INFORM) 28. He's always telling lies. He's a___ . (LIE) 29. Nowadays, scouting is popular___. (WORLD) 30. Nam likes helping the other, he's a___ person. (HELP) V. Choose the best word to complete the passage below. (10 pts) Most people think (31)___ computers are very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over 2 centuries ago by By Đỗ Bình – Lien Son High School, Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc
2. NEW LOWER SECONDARY CURRICULUM & TEXTBOOK – PRACTICAL TEST 818 a man (32)___ Charles Babbage. Babbage was born (33)___ 1791 and grew (34)___ to be a brilliant mathematician. He (35)___ up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But despite the fact that he (36)___ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years, people have argued. (37)___ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building engine based (38)___ of the Babbage's designs. (39)___ has taken 6 years to complete and more than 4 thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will (40)___ on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage's work. 31. A. of B. from C. in D. up 32. A. known B. called C. recognized D. written 33. A. about B. around C. in D. at 34. A. down B. up C. along D. across 35. A. wrote B. drew C. took D. made 36. A. wanted B. started C. made D. missed 37. A. until B. though C. why D. whether 38. A. on B. off C. in D. out 39. A. He B. One C. It D. They 40. A. come B. be C. take D. carry VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer. (10 pts) "Let's have a picnic lunch in the countryside." This is easy to say nice to think about. You imagine a beautiful green field with a big tree in the middle which gives some shade from the sun. All around is lovely scenery and in the distance you can see the cows quietly eating the grass. After a meal of delicious sandwiches and raw fruit you can imagine lying in the warm sun then as darkness comes. You strap up your basket and drive happily home. But it doesn't always happen like this. You must not forget that flies also like raw food, that green fields are sometimes damp fields, that rain may follow the sun that peaceful cows may be unfriendly bull. 41. What is easy to say and nice to think about? A. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the countryside”. C. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the green fields”. B. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the mountain”. D. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the city”. 42. Where, in your imagination, is the big tree? A. It’s in the middle of a beach. C. It’s in the middle of a beautiful stadium. B. It’s in the middle of a hill. D. It’s in the middle of a beautiful green field. 43. What can you imagine doing after meal? A. We can imagine lying in the darkness. B. We can imagine lying in the warm sun. C. We can imagine lying in the bedroom. D. We can imagine lying in the hotel. 44. What also likes raw fruit? A. Dogs also do. B. Lions also do. C. Flies also do. D. Chicken also do. 45. What may follow the sun? A. The earth may follow the sun. B. The rain may follow the sun. C. The cows may follow the sun. D. people may follow the sun. VII. Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning stays the same. (20 pts) 46. Most people can understand him when he speaks English.→ He can make___. 47. She needs to study harder.→ She doesn't___. 48. We can't afford to buy this car.→ The car___. 49. When he is asked about his past, he hates it. → He hates___. 50. We don’t have enough money, so we can’t buy that house.→ If we___. 51. I last wore that shirt in May.→ I haven't___. 52. We have met each other for ages.→ It's___. 53. Traveling by air is much more expensive than travelling by train.→ Traveling by train___. 54. Why isn't this TV working?→ What___. 55. When is John and Mary's wedding?→ When are___. Total: /70 ___THE END___ By Đỗ Bình – Lien Son High School, Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc