Đề thi Olympic môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2014-2015 - Trường THCS Tân Ước (Có đáp án)

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1. PHÒNG GD-ĐT THANH OAI ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC LỚP 8 TRƯỜNG THCS TÂN ƯỚC Năm học: 2014 – 2015 Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 05 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 05. - Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này. Điểm Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1: Số phách (Do Chủ tịch hội - Bằng số: đồng chấm thi ghi) - Bằng chữ: Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2: Part I: Listening: Listen and fill in the gaps in these sentences a) Papermaking is a (1)___ process. b) The procedure is almost the (2)___as it was(3)___ years ago. c) The pulp vat is on the(4) ___ of the machine. d) The papermaking machine has a lot of (5)___. e) The (6)___ was drained. f) The paper was put on (7)___. g) The pulp(8) ___were (9) ___. h) The fibers were(10) ___and pressed dry. PART II : Phonetics I) Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. heritage B. shortage C. teenage D. luggage 2. A. appear B. weather C. bread D. headache 3. A. oganize B. belong C. woman D. concert 4. A. think B. though C. mother D. these 5. A. eraser B. scale C. suitcase D. waterfall II) Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others in the group. 6. A. pencil B. raincoat C. arrive D. notebook 7. A. enjoyable B. power C. permission D. explore 8. A. photography B. minority C. heroic D. visit 9. A. translation B. difficult C. unluckily D. agree 10.A. Vietnamese B. engineer C. celebration D. product Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1
2. PART III: Vocabulary and grammars: I) Circle best option A,B,C or D to complete the following sentence 1. Hoa ___ coins and stamps since she was six. A. was collecting B. has collected C. collected D. will collect 2. His brother is a ___ boy. He always tells a joke. A. handsome B. humorous C. sociable D. energetic 3. Do you mind if I ___ your car to work? A. drive B. driving C. to drive D. drove 4. They are ___ that their son won the championship. A. delighted B. pleasing C. sad D. interesting 5. My sister regretting ___ Mai’s glasses yesterday. A. to break B. broken C. breaking D. break 6. Hoa dances more ___ than her classmates. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify 7. They will hold a meeting in the large room ___ the morning of next Sunday. A. in B. on C. at D. of 8. Minh loves playing chess ___ his sister enjoys skipping in their free time. A. when B. because C. while D. during 9. One hundred dollars ___ an big amount of money for her. A. is B. are C. were D. is being 10. Don’t overheat the victim ___ blankets or coats. A. on B. for C. with D. from Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II) Put the correct form of the words: 1. Joan wants to become a ___ in the future. (science) 2. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been ___ in the last few years. (urban) 3. The book was so ___ that we didn’t want to read it. (interest) 4. There are a lot of ___ in the competition. (contest) 5. Linda’s ___ made the party less exciting. (absent) 6. He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very ___ . (hope) 7. Because of his ___, they failed the exam. (lazy) 8. Vinamilk company has served customers a lot of ___ recently. (produce) 9. The question isn’t good. It’s to ask (import). 10. His father soon died of a heart (break). 2
3. Your answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 III) Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets . 1.His new novel (publish) in two months . 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. Your answers: 1 2 3. 4. 5. IV) Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. 1. She is talking her students in the school yard. 2. Does your aunt work .the central hospital? – Yes, she is a nurse there. 3. Mr. Minh is a journalist. He writes Tuoi Tre newspaper. 4. This apartment is suitable .my family. 5. I often help my parents .the housework after Your answers: 1 2 3. 4. 5. PART IV: Reading I) Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage. Air pollution is caused ___(1) ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are ___(2) limiting the amount of smoke factories can produce although there is not enough ___(3) on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have ___(4) that air pollution causes ___ (5) diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars ___(6) also increased air pollution in most cities. The ___ (7) of petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children ___(8) in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as ___(9) as other children, and are clumsy when they ___(10) their hands. 1. A. from B. on C. over D. of 2. A. laws B. ideas C. problems D. regulations 3. A. news B. article C. information D. newspaper 4. A. agreed B. pointed C. disagreed D. proved 5. A. lung B. heart C. liver D. stomach 6. A. had B. have C. has D. having 7. A. water B. lead C. gas D. exhaust 8. A. lived B. live C. to live D. living 3
4. 9. A. quick B. slowly C. quickly D. slow 10.A. touch B. use C. handle D. collect Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II) Read and fill a suitable word in each blanket: Christmas is always held ___(1) December the twenty fifth every year. Every family in England decorates a Christmas tree and puts ___(2) in the middle of the living room. And Santa Claus plays an important ___(3) in this festival. There is a poem to relate him. In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem ___(4) A Visit Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem ___(5) a fat jolly man who wore a ___ (6) suit and gave children ___ (7) on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was ___(8) by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular ___(9) the USA. Santa Claus is based ___(10) the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. III) Read the following passage and choose the best answer: (2ms) Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn’t enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted booked because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read. The position with computers is very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputer but also know how to use them. Questions: 1) What happened before printing presses were invented? - ___ 2) Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented? - ___ 3) What is common feature of a book and a computer? 4
5. - ___ 4) What situation has thoroughly changed nowadays? - ___ PART V: Writing I) Complete the following sentences based on the given cues. 1. The house hasn’t been repaired since it built. 2. Glass is usually made of sand. 3. The statue was cut out of stone. 4. She asked the guide where Phong Nha cave was the most beautiful cave in Vietnam. 5. When Andrew saw the question, he was knowning the answer immediately. Mistakes Correction 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 1.People believe that 13 is an unlucky number. 13 is . 2. “How many cars are there in front of your house, Mai?” I asked 3.No one introduced me to newcomers in the festival. I 4.The food was too bad for the children to eat. The food was so 5.It’s no use persuading her to join in that activity. There is no III) Traditional Festivals in Vietnam play a very important role in attracting foreign tourists. In about 150 words write about one of the traditional festivals in Vietnam. Hết 5
6. PHÒNG GD&ĐT THANH OAI TRƯỜNG THCS TÂN ƯỚC ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM PART I: Listening(10x 0,2 =2,0 pts) 1. simple 2. same 3.two hundred 4. left 5. rollers 6. water 7. a roll 8. fibers 9. poured out 10. smoothed PART II : Phonetices ( 10 x 0,2 = 2 pts) 1. C 2.A 3.C 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. D PART III : Vocabulary (10 x 0,2 = 2 pts) I) Choose the best answers to completes each sentence. 1. B 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C II) Put the correct form of the words: (10 x 0,2 = 2 pts) 1. scientist 3. uninteresting 5. absence 7. laziness 9. important 2. urbanized 4. participation 6. hopeless 8. products 10. broken III) Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets . ( 5 x 0,2 = 1,0 pt) 1. will be 2. visited 3. is going to 4. working 5.have broken published rain IV) Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.( 5 x 0,2 = 1,0pt) 1. to 2. in 3. for 4. for 5. with PART IV: Reading I) Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage.( 10 x 0,2 = 2 pts) 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. D 9. C 10.B II) Read and fill a suitable word in each blanket: (10 x 0,2 = 2 pts) 1. on 2. it 3.part/role 4. called 5.was 6. red 7. present 8. written 9. with 10.on III) Read the passage and answer the questions. (0,25 x 4 =1,0pt) 1) Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books. 2) Because books were expensive and magical. 3) They were large and expensive at first 6
7. 4) A person who buys a computer knows how to use it. Part V: Writing I. Find and correct the mistakes. (0.2 x 5 =1.0 pt) Mistakes Correction 1. built was built 2. made of made from 3. cut carved 4. where whether 5. was knowing knew II)Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.( 5 x 0,4 = 2 pts) 1. 13 is believed to be an unlucky number 2. I asked Mai how many cars there were in front of her/his house. 3. I wasn’t introduced to newcomers in the festival. 4. The food was so bad that the children couldn’t eat it. 5. There is no point in persuading her to join in that activity. III) Traditional Festivals in Vietnam play a very important role in attracting foreign tourists. In about 150 words write about one of the traditional festivals in Vietnam. (2.0pts) - Bố cục: Đủ mở bài, thân bài, kết luận (0.5pts) - Nêu được thời gian, địa điểm, các hoạt động của lễ hội (ít nhất 3 hoạt động) (1.0pt) - Nêu suy nghĩ của mình về lễ hội, vai trò của lễ hội trong việc thu hút khách du lịch nước ngoài. (0.5) Tân Ước, ngày 11 tháng 01 năm 2015 Xác nhận của tổ KHXH Người ra đề Nguyễn Thị Thủy \Xác nhận của Ban giám hiệu 7