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Answer the questions or complete the answers with no more than TWO WORDS and/or a number.. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.. Read the following passage and

ĐỀ LUYỆN THI 11 HSG NĂM HỌC 2021-2022

Môn thi :ANH 8

( Thời gian làm bài 90 phút)

PART A- LISTENING

1 Listen to a conversation about Canada Fill each of the gaps with no more than TWO words You will listen TWICE.

CANADA

Number of provinces: (1) _

Capital city: (2) _

Canada has (3) _ president

Population: (4) > _

Canada Day: (5) _

2 Listen to a conversation about the Go Green Club Answer the questions or complete the answers with no more than TWO WORDS and/or a number You will listen

TWICE.

1 How many members did Go Green have when it was founded?

-

2 What is the purpose of Go Green?

- To raise people’s awareness about _

3 What is Go Green’s regular activity?

- _ at Hoan Kiem Lake

4 What is Go Green’s activity every three months?

- Organize a _

5 What is an Ecobag?

- It is made from _ materials

PART B- LANGUAGE FORCUS

I Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

1 It’s recommended that we become more concerned the environment around us

2 Air together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today

A pollute B polluted C pollutes D pollution

3 In the United States, there are 50 and six different time zones across the country

4 When a typhoon happened, many houses and roads destroyed or flooded

5 is the most common natural disaster in your country?

6 you ever been to any English speaking countries?

7 If you yourself well, your parents will be happy

A will behave B behaved C behave D behaving

8 He regretted not goodbye to his friend at the airport

9 If I you, I would see the doctor immediately

10 The teacher said a week off on the occasion of the International Labor Day

A we will have B we did have C we have D we would have

II Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form

1 The train(leave) _ten minutes before we got to the station

2 New houses (build) here every year

3 This time next year Phuc (study) in India

4 Where the girl (go) now?

5 Children (play) badminton with their friends every afternoon

PART C- READING

I Read the following passage and put a word in each of the numbered blanks:

The (1) ……… “telepathy” has been derived from the words “tele” meaning “distance”

and “pathy” meaning “feeling” So telepathy actually means getting feelings through a

distance Telepathy is the communication (2) ………… two minds, separated over a

distance, without the (3) ……… of the five known senses At some point of time or the

other, we all have experienced telepathy Maybe you were thinking of someone you haven’t

talked to for months and you suddenly get a call from them Or (4) ………… two people are

together, they might say the same thing at the same time These are spontaneous

mind-to-mind (5) ……… that tend to occur frequently between closely related individuals.

1 _ 2 3 4 _5. _

II Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.

Today, computer companies sell many (1) programs for computers First, there are programs for (2) math problems Second, there are programs for scientific studies Third, some programs are (3) fancy typewriters They are often used by writers and

business people (4) programs are made for courses in schools and universities And (5) there are programs for fun These include word games and puzzles for children and adults

1 A differ B different C differently D difference

to doing

4 A Another B The other C Other D The others

III Read the text and then answer the questions

SCOTLAND - THE LAND OF LEGENDS

Scotland is in the north of Great Britain It is famous for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty Visitors to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles But be aware – legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts Fun-lovers can experience its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scottish activities such as the piping, drumming, and dancing They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the local people Driving through vast green pastures, or boating

on scenic lakes – or lochs – are other attractions that Scotland offers

The great people of this legendary land have also given many of the world’s important inventions like the telephone, the television, penicillin and the raincoat Edinburgh, the capital, was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824 Edinburgh

University welcomed the first female medical student in Great Britain in 1869

1 Is Scotland famous for its rich culture?

………

2 What might you see while you are exploring a castle?

………

3 What are some activities you can see at the Scottish Highland Games?

………

4 Which first city in the world has its own fire brigade ?

………

5 Do you want to visit Scotland? Why or why not?

………

PART D - WRITING

I Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before:

1 We are going to plant a lot of trees in the park.

→ A lot of ……….………

2 I don’t have enough money, so I can’t buy this car

→ If……… ………

3 Although they were tired, they tried to finish their work on time

→ In spite of………

4 “I don’t like this picture very much,” he said

→ He said that………

5 His room is untidy, so his mother isn’t happy

→ Because………

II Rearrange the sentences using the following words:

1 about/ presentation/ water/ about/ air pollution?/ What/ and/ giving/ a/

………

2 saw/ I/ yesterday./ very/ a/ film/ interesting/

………

3 I/ ride/ bicycle./ primary school,/ started/ had learnt/ how/ By/ I/ the time/ a/ to/

………

4 stay/ City/ ten/ We’ve/ for/ in/ decided/ Ha Noi/ days./ to/

………

5 the moon/ in/ Scientists/ planning/ to explore/ future./ are/ people/ to send/ the near/

………

III Make sentences using the words and phrases given:

1 I/ live/ on/ outskirts/ a city/ Thailand/now./

………

2 English/ speak/ all/ world./

………

3 Kangaroo/ be/ symbol/ Australia./

………

4 Nhi/ enjoyed/ chat/ the phone/ her friends./

………

5 Nam/ will/ not/ able/ go/ cinema/ at/ 3.30 p.m./ this Monday/ because/ be/ having/ class./

………

ĐỀ 12

( Thời gian làm bài 90 phút)

PART A : LISTENING

I Listen to Son and Peter talking about the most important inventions of the 21th

century Fill each of the gaps with no more than THREE words and/or a number You

will listen TWICE.

Year of

Usage

It (3)

1.6 billion people around the world

World most popular (4) _

Change the way people (5) the city

2 Listen to a talk between Tom and Nick about cloning technology Decide if the

statements are true (T) or false (F) Circle T or F You will listen TWICE.

1 Tom read about human cloning technology yesterday T F

4 Tom says that this technology can be used for good purposes T F

5 Tom thinks this technology is wonderful because it helps people to have babies T F

PART B LANGUAGE FOCUS

I Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences :

1 Americans rarely shake hands to say goodbye, except business

occasions

2 In most social situations where people of acquaintance meet each other, way of

greeting is allowed

A formal B informal C serious D artificial

3 Hand can mean a person is interested in the conversation

A gestures B signals C gesture D sign

4 My father shouted at me, made me feel sorrowful

5 The students asked me if astronauts could have brought back any rocks from

Mars

6 If we use water , more people will have clean water

A care B careless C carefully D carelessly

7 Air , together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today

A pollute B polluted C polluting D pollution

8 The USA has a population of about 304 million, and it’s the third

_country in the world

A smallest B largest C narrowest D highest

9 ‘ the pink dress ? It suits you’ said Molly

A Why don’t you buy B Why did you not

buy

C Did I buy D Had you bought

10 You have a ticket for the game, _?

A do you B haven’t you C don’t you D have you

II Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses :

1 If I (have) a lot of money, I would buy a new house

2 Let’s (discuss) the topic for the upcoming preservation

3 Our teacher, Mrs Lan, (be) ill for two weeks

4 We don’t like video chatting We enjoy (work) _F2F

5 Which TV programme (you/watch) at 9 pm tomorrow ?

PART C READING

I Fill in each blanket with a suitable word to complete the passage

The Great Pyramid of Giza was (1)……… as a tomb of Pharaoh Cheops in 2720

BC Although it was built a long time ago, its (2)……… makes it one of the true wonders of the world The four sides of the pyramid are put almost exactly on true north, south, east and (3)……… Explorations and detailed examinations of the base of the structure reveal many interesting lines Further(4)……… study indicates that these represent a type of line of events – past, present and future Many of the (5)

……… have been interpreted and found to coincide with known facts of the past

1 2 3 4 5

II Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage :

Is Australia the world’s largest island or its (1) ……… continent? Actually, it’s both In fact, Australia is the only country that is also a continent Australia has a population of 16,5 million people That makes this island nation one of the least densely (2) ……… countries What ethnic groups make up the Australian population? The majority (3) ……… Australians are of English, Irish, Italian, Greek, Dutch, and Polish However, over the past fifty years, some four million people from more than 120 countries have made Australia their (4) …… This includes a large number of Asian and African (5)………

1 A smallest B smaller C small D be small

2 A populated B population C crowd D crowded

5 A immigrate B.immigration C immigrant D immigrants

III Read the following passage and do the tasks below :

HURRICANE KATRINA

New Orleans, in Louisiana, is known as the most unique city in the United States with distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals

However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and nearly half of the city below sea level, the city faces the danger of flooding So, a levee system and drainage canals were built to protect the city

Early in the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive natural disaster in the history of New Orleands, struck the city The storm brought strong winds and heavy rains for several days As a result water from the river and lakes rose, breaking the levees and poured directly into the city Soon 80 percent of the city was under water People scrambled to rooftops for safety, desperate for food and drinking water The winds were so strong that even beds in Hyatt Hotel were seen flying out of the hotel windows The loss was

‘tremendous’ Most of the major roads and bridges were destroyed and houses collapsed.

Nearly 2,000 people were killed After the storm, several natural grounds for the breeding and migrating of different species of animals and birds were permanently lost

1 New Orleans is famous for _

A its morden architecture B its cross-cultural heritage

C its Mississippi River D Its location

2 The word “tremendous” means _

1 When did Hurricane Katrina strick the city ?

_ _

2 What did people scramble to rooftops for ?

_ _

3 How many people were killed ?

_ _

PART D WRITING

I Rearrange the following words to make meaningful sentences :

1 our customs / We / respect / traditions / should / and/

_ _

2 a little / You / have / difficulty / at night / may / driving/

_ _

3 were / If / you / I / , / vegetables / I / plant / in the garden / would/

_ _

4 will not / I / you / be working / hope / home / when / arrive / today / I / at 8 pm/

_ _

5 studying / Nam / that / liked / on the internet / said / he / at home/

_ _

II Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before :

1 Mr Smith will collect the tickets

- The tickets _

2 Get up early or you will miss the first bus

- If you

_

3 There was a loud noise next to my door last night, so I couldn’t sleep

- Because _

4 “We may go sightseeing in Sa Pa next week” Peter told Mary

- Peter told Mary

5 Cuong is so kind to help the injured people

- It is

III Use the following suggested words to complete a paragraph :

I disagree with the idea that robots will only bring benefits to people in the future.

1 Robots / also / have /some negative effects/./

_

2 Firstly, / they / be / very expensive / and / we / spend / too much / money / buy / and / fix / them/./

_

3 Secondly, / robots in factories / be able to do everything / the workers do, / so robots / make them jobless/./

_

4 Thirdly, / robots in our homes / do all the housework for us ,/ so we / become / lazy and inactive/./

_

5 In short, / robots / do / many things for us, / but they / not / improve the quality / our life/./ _

ĐỀ LUYỆN THI 13 HSG NĂM HỌC 2021-2022

Môn thi :ANH 8

( Thời gian làm bài 90 phút)

PART A : LISTENING

1 Listen to the conversation between Trang and Mike Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F) Circle T or F You will listen TWICE.

1 Mike thinks Tam Cam is similar to Cinderella. T F

3 Like Tam, Cinderella was killed and reborn many times T F

4 The last time Tam was reborn, she was a bird T F

5 Tam Cam reflects Vietnamese people's belief that there is life after death T F

2 Listen to the story of Hans Christian Andersen's life and complete the notes Fill each

of the gaps with no more than THREE words and/or a number You will listen TWICE.

A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

- 1805: Born in Odense, (1)

- 1819: Travelled to Copenhagen and worked as (2)

- (3) : Started writing fairy tales

- 1845: (4) of his stories became known to foreign audiences

PART B :LANGUAGE FOCUS

I Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1 At this time tomorrow, we a video conference with New York branch

A will have B will be having C had D have

2 If he phones tomorrow, I him to come to the party

A will tell B will be telling C tell D would tell

3 Alexander Graham Bell was the _ of the telephone

A developer B inventor C writer D user

4 '' Where is Tom?"- " He in the bedroom, I'm not sure."

A must be B is C may be D will be

5 Environmental pollution has _ to lots of health problems

A caused B led C made D sent

6 _ industrial waste, many fish cannot survive

A Because B Since C as D Because of

7 What were they doing 8 pm and 9 pm yesterday?

A from B in C between D at

8 If you the president, what would you do to help the environment?

A.are B had been C.were D will be

9 Earthquakes, tidal waves and typhoons are natural _

A climate B weather C inventions D disasters

10 Ba was ill, he still went to the meeting

A Although B So C However D Because

II Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses:

1 We believe scientists (find) _ cures to HIV soon

2 He said he ( like) _ that place very much

3 Most people (leave) _ before the volcano erupted

4 More than 5000 houses (destroy) _ in the earthquake last night

5 We (visit) Hue two years ago

PART C : READING

I Read the following passage and put a word in each of the numbered blanks:

When a volcano erupts, hot gases and melted rock from deep within Earth find their

way up to the surface This material may (1) slowly out of a crack in the ground, or

it may explode suddenly into the air Volcanic eruption is may be very (2) But they can (3) create new landforms Of the nearly 1 ,900 volcanoes active today, or known to have been active in (4) times, about ninety per cent can be found in the (5)

of South America, North America, Asia, and Oceania that are close to the Pacific Ocean

1 2 3 4 5

II Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following

passage: