ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN (Lâm Thao) NĂM HỌC 2019 – 2020 MÔN THI TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề (Đề thi có 07 trang) SECTION 1 LISTENING I Listen to th[.]
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP CẤP HUYỆN (Lâm Thao) NĂM HỌC 2019 – 2020 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề (Đề thi có 07 trang) SECTION LISTENING I Listen to the talk and choose the correct answers (10 points) Why does the girl sound so excited? A Because summer is coming soon B Because her high school is giving a big celebration soon C Because she is starting a new and significant grade soon When will the boy start his high school? A Next year B The next year after next C The time is unknown How many grades does the girl say there are in American high school? A Two B Three C Four How many grades are there in American middle school? A Two B Three C Four Which of these terms causes confusion between the two speakers? A High school B Secondary school C Secondary education Write your answers here: ………… SECTION PHONETICS I Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box (10 points) A study B music C funny D subject A crooked A ancient B increased B special C markedly C ocean D naked D receive A particular B participate C marketing D regarding A code B rode C modest D mode Write your answers here: …………… II Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others (10 points) A surprise B escape C machine D offer A representative B vocabulary C anniversary D personality A appliance A celebrate A national B activity B decorate B newspaper C adventure C describe C biology D average D generous D beautiful Write your answers here: …………… SECTION LEXICO-GRAMMAR I Choose the letter (A, B, C, or D) as the best answer to complete the following sentences (50 points) A friend needs to get to the airport as quickly as possible You have a car What you say to him: A Do you mind sitting in my car? B I’ll give you a lift if you like. B Can you sit in my car? D Do you like my car? My brother is saving up He is going to have a vacation next summer A a board B abroad C oversea D on abroad Would you mind off the lights? – I’d rather you didn’t A if I turned B I turn C if turned D turning The students were all surprised _ the result of the final examination A on B at C with D to Nobody but Daisy and Peter interested in Chemistry A have B seem C is D are It was raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him _ he wouldn’t get wet A so as to B in order C so that D in order to _is a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and pieces of furniture A A plumber B A goldsmith C A carpenter D A bricklayer There is one television program which is above all _in popularity A another B other C the other D others The more you study during the semester, _ the week before exams A the less you have to study B you have to study the less C the less have you to study D the study less you have 10 I accidentally _ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday A lost touch with B kept an eye on C paid attention to D caught sight of 11 My uncle bought his wife _ on his journey to Bangkok A a dress long silk beautiful B a beautiful long silk dress C a long beautiful silk dress D a dress long beautiful silk 12 plants recycle carbon dioxide and create oxygen, which we need to breathe and most of our food comes from _ plants A Ø/Ø/Ø B The/Ø/ the C Ø/ the /Ø D Ø/ a/ the 13 You can’t tell what someone is like just from their A character B appearance C looking D nationality 14 Our new car is smaller, so it uses petrol A more B fewer C less D little 15 It was that I left before the end A so a film boring C such boring a film B so boring a film D such boring film 16 Cattle and sheep are grazing in the _ A bridges B rivers C fields D meadows 17 “ _ bad weather we are having this summer!” said the woman A What a B How C What D How this 18 The winners are the first ones a fire A make B makes C making D to make 19 “Don’t fail to send your parents my regards.” ~ “ _” A Good idea, thanks. B It’s my pleasure C You’re welcome D Thanks, I will 20 She often uses her goods as _ as she can A economic B economically C economical D economicly 21 the people in the area live in neighboring villages A Most of B Most C Almost D The most 22 “Don’t worry about your necklace Give it to me and I promise to it.” A. look up B. look after C. look over D. look for 23 Tommy: "I'm sorry I won't be able to attend your wedding" - Mary: “ ” A Great B Sounds like fun C Oh, that's annoying D Well, never mind 24 I’ll come back New Year, exactly the morning of January 1s A on/in B at/in C in/on D at/on 25 For a while, I was at a to know what to say A blank B loss C pain D crisis Write your answers here: ……… 2… 3… 4… 5… ……… 7… 8… 9… 10… 11 ……… 12… 13… 14… 15… 16 ……… 17… 18… 19… 20… 21……… 22…… … 23… …… 24… …… 25………… II Find a mistake in each sentence then correct it (10 points) Each of the students in the class has to type their own report A B C D 2, Many kinds of tigers are at danger now A B C D 3, Mary likes to go shopping lonely on the weekend A B C D 4, It was such a worrying news that they all kept silent on being informed A B C D 5, Building thousands of years ago, the ancient palace is popular with modern tourists A B C D Write your answers here: No Mistake Correction III Write the correct form of the word to fill in the blanks in the following sentences (10 points) I haven’t seen my classmate for _ OLD An _ man has stolen all our money KNOW His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constant _ SLEEP The children listened to the rules of the game explained by the teacher ATTENTION Henry drank a lot of coffee to keep him WAKE Write your answers here: ………… 2…… 3…… 4…… IV Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets (20 points) 5…… I saw Maggie at the party She (wear) a very beautiful dress He left for London years ago and I (not/ see) him up to now We couldn’t risk (let) _ him play alone at home Look at the policeman over there You (stop) if you try to cross the road now He was sure that there (be) _a serious row when Hugh (hear) _ of it He never fails (arrive) _in time to help me A number of the residents (tell) not to go out at nights recently It’s time we went If we (not leave) now, we (miss) the train Write your answers here: …………… 2……………… 3…………… 4…….… 5……………… 6……………… 7…………… 8…………………………….… SECTION READING I Read the following passage, then choose the letter (A, B, C, D) that best fits each of the blanks (20 points) Many of the things we depend on receiving information (1) other people Catching a train, making a phone call and going to the cinema all involve information that is stored, processed and communicated In the past this information had to be kept on paper (2) , for example, books, newspapers and timetables Now more and more information is put (3) _ computers Computers play an important role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realizing it Consider the use of computers in both shops and offices Big shops have to deal with very large (4) of information They have to make sure that there are enough goods on the shelves for (5) to buy, they need to be able to reorder before stocks run (6) , to decide which things are selling (7) and go on All these (8) are performed quickly and efficiently by computers A lot of office work in the past involved information on paper Once it had been dealt with by people, the paper was (9) for future reference This way of working was never particularly easy or fast A computer system is much more (10) _ A from B of C to D about A in the case of B in the form of C in preparation for D in search of A on B in C by D with A number B deal C amount D lots A consumption B customers C guests D buyer A off B up C down D out A badly B well C out D fast A schedules B items C purchases D processes A thrown away B torn off C put aside D recycled 10 A effective B skillful C capable D formal Write your answers here: …………… …………… 10 II Read the text and questions below For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet (10 points) People in cities all over the world shop in supermarket Who decides what you buy in the supermarket? Do you decide? Does the supermarket decide? When you enter the supermarkets, you see shelves full of food You walk in the aisles between the shelves You push a shopping cart and put your food in it You probably hear soft, slow music as you walk along the aisles If you hear fast music, you walk quickly The supermarket plays slow music, you walk slowly and have more time to buy things Maybe you go to the meat department first There is some meat on sale, and you want to find it The manager of the supermarket knows where customers enter the meat department The cheaper meat is at the other end of the meat department, away from where the customers enter You have to walk by all the expensive meat before you find the cheaper meat Maybe you will buy some of the expensive meat instead of the meat on sale The dairy department sells milk and milk products such as butter and cheese Many customers like milk that has only little butterfat in it One store has three different containers of low fat milk One says ‘1% fat’ on the container The second says ‘99 percent (99%) fat free’ The third says ‘Low fat’ in big letters and 1% in small letters As you can see, all the milk has the same amount of fat The milk is all the same The amount of milk in each container is also the same However, in this store they cost three different amounts of money Maybe the customers will buy the milk that costs the most What is the main topic of this passage? A How different kinds of food are arranged in supermarkets B Soft, slow music makes people buy more in supermarkets C The supermarket is designed to make you buy things D Be sure not to be deceived in supermarkets The manager knows A which customers like low fat milk B which customers like slow music C where customers enter the meat department D where customers come from When you walk by the expensive meat A maybe you will buy some B maybe you will buy low fat milk C you will look for fresh food D you will walk on the shelves The word “they” in the last paragraph means A the customers B the managers of the supermarket C the containers of low fat milk D the food in the supermarket There are three different containers of low fat milk: A One has 99 percent of butterfat B They all cost the same amount of money C One has less fat than the others D They all have the same amount of fat Write your answers here: …………… III Read the text below and think of one word which best fits each space (20 points) While radio broadcasting was still in its infancy the marvel of television was already being developed The first step towards its invention was (1) in 1873 but the person responsible (2) developing it was John Logie Baird In 1926 he gave the first demonstration of a television picture As a home entertainment, television rapidly became more (3) than any other form A news broadcast became more immediate when people could see the scene in question (4) _ the movement of the figures Films (5) _ be viewed in the comfort of the home and variety shows were also available (6) of the advantages of travel programmers was the glimpse of far-away places which many (7) would not otherwise have seen (8) _ much of the entertainment was of a popular kind like quiz competitions, some remarkable cultural programmers were (9) broadcast Just as with radio in earlier days, the publicity given to actors and actresses on the screen meant that a group of personalities became familiar in every household One of the most popular programmers was the (10) coverage of sport and an interesting result of the television broadcast was the increased attendance at the actual events How far this was due to a growth in interest in the game and how far out of the spectators ‘desire to appear on the screen is not clear Write your answers here: …………… …………… 10 SECTION WRITING I Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it (10 points) Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car => Despite Tan likes going on holiday with his family, but he prefers camping with friends => Tan doesn’t _ A true story forms the basis of Mary’s new novel => Mary’s new novel is The cost of living has fallen considerably in the past week => There has “I’m sorry I didn’t catch the ball for your sister.” Nam said to Huong => Nam apologized II Complete the second sentence, using the word given in bold Do not change the word given (10 points) It isn’t necessary to book tickets for the show in advance need => You I don’t normally go into town by car used => I _ You will have a free ticket if you bring a group with you → You long The guy wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him avoid => The guy _ When he arrived at the airport, his family welcomed him warmly given => On his III Use the prompts provided to write full sentences (10 points) Tet holiday/ celebrate/ first day / Lunar New Year → regular exercise / only help in / control weight/ but / prevent / illness → Hollywood / no longer / only place / where / large number / movies / made → She / leave / me wait / rain / an hour / last night → My sister / often / spend / hours and hours / read / articles / cook / many magazines → THE END ... “ _ bad weather we are having this summer!” said the woman A What a B How C What D How this 18 The winners are the first ones a fire A make B makes C making D to make 19 “Don’t fail to... the home and variety shows were also available (6) of the advantages of travel programmers was the glimpse of far-away places which many (7) would not otherwise have seen (8) _ much... broadcast was the increased attendance at the actual events How far this was due to a growth in interest in the game and how far out of the spectators ‘desire to appear on the screen is not clear