Phòng GD& ĐT Quỳnh Lưu KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HSG KHỐI 8 Năm học 2009-2010 (Thi ngày 29/4/2010) Môn: Tiếng Anh - Thời gian: 150 phút Người ra đề đề xuất: Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Thúy – THCS Hồ Xuân Hương PART 1: PHONETICS I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (5 points) 1. A. hear B. clear C. bear D. ear 2. A. university B. unique C. unit D. undo 3. A. characteristic B. chapter C. school D. architect 4. A. zoo B. food C. soon D. good 5. A. pleased B. cooked C. missed D. helped Key: 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. A II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others (5 points) 1. A. concert B. collect C. comic D. music 2. A. geographic B. biology C. experiment D. librarian 3. A. remove B. begin C. copy D. become 4. A. friendly B. generous C. unhappy D. pretty 5. A. engineer B. artist C. doctor D. worker Key: 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. A PART 2: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY I. Choose the best answer (10 points) 1. I’m not going to bed until I ______ my homework. A. had finished B. will finish C. finish D. am finishing 2. “How ______ is it to the nearest station?” ~ “Four blocks” A. near B. far C. long D. much 3. Mai found the movie ______ so she went to bed early. A. interest B. interesting C. uninteresting D. interested 4. If your brother ______ harder, he will easily pass the exams. A. work B. works C. working D. will work 5. She was tired ______ she took a rest before continuing her work. A. because B. though C. so D. but 6. I can see a boy ______ a water buffalo at the moment. A. riding B. ride C. rides D. is ring 7. My father usually has noodles and hot green tea ______ breakfast. A. in B. at C. for D. of 8. According to some writers, there are about 6,000 languages ______ in the world today. A. speak B. are speaking C. spoke D. spoken 1 9. When we were small, our grandmother used to ______ us folktales. A. told B. said C. spoke D. talked 10. I really think Math is _____ Physics. A. more easy than B. much easier than C. easiest than D. very easy more than 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. B II. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets (5 points) 1. She is one of the ______ students in my class. (GOOD) 2. Vietnam is trying to ______ more tourists. (ATTRACTION) 3. China has a great number of places of ______. (INTERESTING) 4. In the USA, there are ______ newspaper articles about the film and how it is made. (DAY) 5. In my opinion, this lesson can be ______ understood. (EASY) 1. best 2. attract 3. interest 4. daily 5. easily PART 3: READING COMPREHENSION I. Read the following passage and answer the questions below (5 points) The English language is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is used as either a primary or secondary language in many countries. During the 1500s, fewer than 2 million people spoke English. All of them lived in what is now the United Kingdom. Through the centuries, as the result of various historical events, English spread throughout the world. Today, about 400 million people speak English as their native language. Most of them live in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States. Another 100 million people, chiefly living in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and in many African countries, speak English in addition to their own language. An additional 200 million people probably know at least some English thanks to their school subject. Today, English is the international language of science and technology. In addition, the English language is used throughout the world in business and diplomacy. 1. English is the most widely spoken language in the world because it is A. spoken in the United Kingdom and the United States B. spoken as a first, a second and a foreign language in many countries C. the language of science and technology D. spoken by 400 million people 2. English is spoken as a first language in . A. Pakistan B. South Africa C. Bangladesh D. India 2 3. English was first used by people who lived in what is now . A. Great Britain B. the United States C. Australia D. New Zealand 4. In India, people use English as their . A. first language B. native language C. second language D. mother tongue 5. is the management of relations between nations. A. Science B. Technology C. Business D. Diplomacy Key: 1.B 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D II. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word (10 points) It is very important to eat well, especially (1)________ you are students. If you are at school, you may go home (2) ________ lunch, and have a cooked meal of meat or fish and vegetables. Or perhaps you take some food with you to school, and eat (3) _______ it in the lunchtime. A chicken and lettuce sandwich, with some fresh fruit would (4) _______ a light but healthy lunch. Many people around the world eat plain, boiled rice two or three (5) ________ a day. Students do not often eat well when they are revising for an (6) ________. They eat chocolate and drink (7) ________of black coffee. They do not often eat on time as usual. And by the (8) ________, doctors say everybody should start the day (9) ________a healthy breakfast. It is (10) ________ good for you to drink a lot of water right through the day. Key: 1. when 2. for 3. it 4. be 5. times 6. exam/examination 7. lots 8. way 9. with 10. also/ quite/ PART 4: WRITING I. Write the second sentence that has the same meaning with the first one (8 points) 1. "Don't forget to do your assignment, Jack.” said Jack’s mother. Jack’s mother asked 2. Let's go out for a walk. Why not ? 3. No one has tidied these rooms for a long time. These rooms 4. Henry was so weak that he couldn't go to school himself. Henry was too 5. Peter got more good marks than Tom. Tom did 6. They used to be better at swimming than we. 3 We were 7. Because of the heavy rain, we were late for class. Because it 8. "What will you do next weekend, Nga?", said Nam. Nam asked Key: 1. Jack's mother asked him (not forget) to do his assignment. 2. Why not go out for a walk? 3. These rooms have not been tidied for a long time. 4. Henry was too weak to go to school himself. 5. Tom did not get as many good marks as Peter. 6. We were not as good at swimming as they/ We were worse at swimming than they. 7. Because it rained heavily, we were late for class. 8. Nam asked Nga what she would do the following/next weekend. II. Composition: (12 points) Write a composition of 120 - 150 words about the following topic: HOW CAN WE SPEAK ENGLISH BETTER? Total: 60/ 3 = 20 points 4 . Phòng GD& ĐT Quỳnh Lưu KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HSG KHỐI 8 Năm học 2009-2010 (Thi ngày 29/4/2010) Môn: Tiếng Anh - Thời gian: 150 phút Người