Đề thi thử chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2019-2020

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1. Trường THCS Đề thi học sinh giỏi khối 8 Thử năm học 2019-2020 Name: Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Class: Thời gian: 120 phút Part I: Phonetics (2 points) A. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 1. A. watch B. chemistry C. technology D. school 2. A. today B. worker C. about D. pop 3. A. house B. height C. hour D. half 4. A. end B. general C. expensive D. met 5. A. nothing B. other C. birthday D. thanks 6. A. visited B. decorated C. missed D. divided B. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others. 7. A. technology B. illustration C. definition D. electronic 8. A. computer B. different C. capable D. calculate 9. A. number B. software C. manage D. invent 10. A. become B. hardware C. letter D. music Part II: Grammar and Vocabulary: (8 points) A. Choose the best answers 11. Two months ago my brother ___ elected headmaster of his school and he ___ a vacation since then. A. was-hadn’t had B. was-hasn’t had C. had been-didn’t have D. had been-wouldn’t have 12. Yesterday morning my mother __ me a new bicycle as my old one ___stolen. A. bought-was B. bought-had been C. had bought-was D. had bought-had been 13. The lights went ___ in several villages because of the storm. A. by B. out C. up D. off 14. My brother ___ the guitar since he ___ a little boy. A. has started playing/ was B. has been playing/ was C. starts playing/ is D. has been playing/ is 15. What ___ if you ___ there yesterday? A. you will do/ are B. will you do/ are C. would you have done/ were D. would you have done/ had been 16. That’s the house ___. A. which I used to stay B. where I used to stay at C. where I used to stay D. in that I used to staying 17. ___ Mary didn’t like Tom, she agreed to work with him on the project. A. Since B. Although C. Despite D. In spite of 18. He had an ___ for a job with a foreign company two days ago. A. interview B. interviewee C. interviewer D. interviewing
2. 19. I’m going to meet a woman with ___ I used to study. A. who B. whose C. whom D. that 20. Her uncle lived in Barcelona for several years, ___ he taught Spanish. A. when B. where C. which D. that 21. The teacher decided ___ the paper. A. accepting B. accept C. to accept D. accepted 22. He found it very difficult ___ a decision. A. reach B. to reach C. reaching D. reaches 23. Anna is interested in ___ to opera singing. A. listening B. to listen C. listen D. listened 24. Each time you turn it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of doing almost anything you ask. A. suitable B. good C. right D. important 25. By my ___, we made a profit of Ê20 000 last year. A. calculate B. calculator C. calculation D. calculated 26. Mary used to ___ chocolate when she was small. A. eating B. eat C. eaten D. ate 27. He should keep water ___ A. cleanly B. clean C. clear D. clearly 28. ___, we’ll arrive before dark. A. Hope B. Hopeful C. Hopefully D. Hopefulness 29. He didn't go to school ___his sickness. A. unless B. because C. because of D. if 30. She said that she would come to see you ___ A. tomorrow B. the following day C. the previous day D. the day before 31. ___ on the left in England is difficult for me. A. Drive B. Driven C. Driving D. Drove 32. Keep ___ by eating well and exercising regularly. A. health B. healthful C. healthy D. healthily 33. A lot of fish ___ live in the polluted sea die every day. A. who B. whom C. which D. they 34. ___ are you learning English for? - To sing English songs. A. What B. Where C. How D. How much 35. You need to be more ___. A. decide B. decision C. decisiveD. decided 36. Many animals are ___ for their fur or other valuable parts of their bodies. A. killed B. died C. killing D. dying 37. He ___ us about his extraordinary childhood. A. told B. said C. talked D. greeted 38. The teacher ___ each child with a friendly “Hello!” A. greeted B. said C. told D. asked 39. The workers stopped ___ a rest because they felt tired.
3. A. take B. to take C. taking D. took 40. That girl tried to avoid ___ some of my questions. A. answer B. to answer C. answering D. answered B. Identify the error in each sentence by choosing the letter A, B, C, or D. 41. What subjects do students to study at secondary school? A B C D 42. Would you like going on an excursion with my class? A B C D 43. My sister has decided become teacher of history at school. A B C D 44. Last Sunday I stayed at home to make my homework. A B C D 45. What languages can you say fluently? A B C D 46. Can you speak more slow, please? A B C D 47. I am keen in learning languages. A B C D 48. How long does Minh stay in Da Lat - one of the most beautiful place A B C D in Viet Nam? 49. Let's to get up early and go for a walk before breakfast? A B C D 50. Do you mind if I sitting near the window? A B C D Part III: READING. (5 points) A. Choose the best word A, B, or C to fill in the blank In the Brazilian rainforest there is (51)___ new way of bringing (52)___ to the people. If your neighbour(53)___one of your chickens, you do not (54)___to make a long, expensive journey (55)___the law courts in the nearest town, (56)___, once a month, a judge arrives at each village by boat. (57)___ he arrives, he will listen to you and your neighbour. Perhaps he will visit the place (58)___ the chicken was stolen. Then he (59) ___ pay. The villagers think this will decide (60)___ is right. 51. A. the B. a C. 0 D.an 52. A. equal B. just C. justice D. fair 53. A. steals B. stole C. stealing D. steal 54. A. have B. has C. must D. had 55. A. at B. in C. on D. to 56. A. because B. so C. and D. but 57. A. Since B. When C. Because D. While 58. A. if B. when C. where D. which
4. 59. A. must B. may C. have D. can 60. A. what B. which C. where D. who B. Compete Linh Lan’s letter to her parents with the words provided. Roman treats relatives voices Tet newcomers special worry Braille family Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School for the Blind November 25, 2006 Dear Mom and Dad, It has been four months since I left home. Life in this (61)___ school has been all right as ever. I have many new friends now but I cannot see their faces! I can only hear them through their (62)___. I have learned many things, especially (63)___. Now I can read and write in Braille. My homeroom teacher has helped me translate the letters into the (64)___ alphabet so that you both can read them. I miss the whole (65)___ very much but don’t (66)___ about me. I’m doing all right. The letter you sent me was also read by my homeroom teacher. She is a nice teacher with a sweet voice, and she is very kind and helpful to us, the (67)___ to this school. She (68)___ us like her young brothers and sisters. I will come back home on the (69)___ holidays and stay with you all for ten days. I love you, Mom and Dad. Send my regards to our (70)___, and particularly, to Grandma. Tell her I love her and miss her, too. Answers: 61: ___ 66: ___ 62: ___ 67: ___ 63: ___ 68: ___ 64: ___ 69: ___ 65: ___ 70: ___ C. Read the text and choose the best answer for the questions: During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to . They often seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school. This is a normal development at this age , though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming independent of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up . Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them . Parents should do their best to talk to their sons and daughters about school work and future plant but should not push them to talk if they don't want to . Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some young people in trying to be
5. adult may experiment with sex, drugs, alcohol, or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual behaviour which may be connected with these and get help if necessarry. 71.This passage is taken from a ___ A. handbook for parents B. school timetable C. teenage magazine. C. book for children 72. Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult to talk to? A. because most teenagers are quiet B. because teenagers don't want to talk to other people. C. because teenagers think adults are not honest D. because most teenagers hate adults. 73. When can you expect young people to be more talkative than usual? A. When people talk to them because they are really interested and not just checking on them. B. When adults give them a lot money to spend. C. When adults talk to them about something other than their work in school. D. When adults talk to them about sex, alcohol and drugs. 74. Some teenagers experiment with drinking bad smoking because ___ A. cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere. B. cigarettes and alcohol are cheap C. women like smoking and drinking men D. they regard them as a mark of adulthood 75. The word BEHAVIOUR in the passage most nearly means ___ A. feeling B. mannersC.activities D. reaction. PART III: Writing. (5 points) A. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning (3 points). 76. No one has painted the door. The door 77. “Why don't we take a taxi ?”, she suggested. She suggested 78. In spite of the cold weather, we went out. Although 79. I have never been to this shop before. This is the first 80. My mother wrote the article last week. The article 81. He said: "I didn’t play soccer yesterday”. He told 82. No one in this club is a better swimmer than John. John swims 83. He bought the shoes in this shop. The shoes are good. The shoes which he
6. 84. The boy is bored. His bike has been stolen The boy whose 85. Linh often played truant when he was in lower - secondary school. Linh used to 86. They will have to change the date of the meeting again. The date 87. Learn hard or you won’t pass the exam. If B. Write a paragraph of 100 words about your home town/home village. Use the cues below. (2 points) Name and location of the place Special features of the place Is it a tourist attraction? The people in the place Convenient time to visit the place