Phòng GD&ĐT Đô Lương KIỂM ĐỊNH CHẤT LƯỢNG HSG LỚP 8 Năm học 2009-2010 SECTION A: PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. 1. A. island B. design C. resort D. position 2. A. explain B. complain C. certain D. campaign 3. A. appeared B. dropped C. overturned D. believed 4. A. exam B. remember C. delighted D. excellent 5. A. proud B. shower C. cloudy D. should 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. Choose the word whose the main tress is different from that of the other three. 1. A. arrive B. perform C. decide D. happen 2. A. festival B. library C. tradition D. customer 3. A. enjoyable B. beautiful C. unsuitable D. exciting 4. A. wonder B. compile C. neighbor D. pressure 5. A. environment B. vegetable C. difficult D. dangerous 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 1. Why don’t you ______ your brother repair your computer? – He’s too busy. A. have B. ask C. advise D. get 2. I was reading a newspaper______ he came. A. while B. when C. at times D. since 3. I think we should organize some shows to ______ the fund for the poor. A. collect B. bring C. offer D. raise 4. Would you like me to get you something to drink? - ______ A. No, I’m sorry B. That’s too bad C. My pleasure D. That would be nice 5. More and more people are ______about protecting the environment nowadays. A. proud B. interested C. concerned D. fond 6. Would you ______ helping me move this table? – No, of course not. A. please B. mind C. suggest D. prefer 7. There is nothing ______ to do in this small town. A. exciting B. amazed C. excite D. excitedly 8. Could you please ______ me the way to the nearest bank? – Yes, sure. A. explain B. show C. say D. talk 9. I still can’t believe it. My bike ______ last night. A. were stolen B. was stolen C. has been stolen D. stolen 10. Nga asked me ______ Ha Long Bay was in northern Viet Nam. A. if B. whether C. that D. A or B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II. There is ONE mistake in each line in the following passage. Find and correct it. 1 Last summer, Grace decided to do a two- weeks course in France because 2 she want to improve her French. 3 In the first day at the language school, they gave her a test, and the teacher 4 told her, “ We’ll put you in the top of the class.” She was very pleased hearing 5 that, and “I’m sorry to say”, she proud told all her friends at home, “ I’m one 6 of the best students”. But soon she was very surprising to find how difficult 7 the class was. She also felt very homesick. “ It’s hard to adapt to life in other country” 8 she said. After two weeks, her French was many better, but she was happy to return home Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 III. Supply the correct word form to complete sentences below. 1. ___________, dark clouds appeared and it rained heavily so we all got wet. LUCK 2. Last summer, we had a___________ vacation in Nha Trang WONDER 3. People in my neighborhood have ___________ a meeting to discuss the ORGANIZATION situation and find solution to the problem. 4. There are three ___________in the rice- cooking contest. They are COMPETE water- fetching, fire- making and rice – cooking. 5. Mrs. Blake is one of the ___________ from Friends of the Earth . REPRESENT 6. I am ___________ sorry. I didn’t break your vase on purpose. TERRIBLE 7. Our principal talked about the___________ of learning English nowadays. IMPORTANT 8. I think this toy is ___________ with children. Let’s buy something different. SUIT 9. There is a small stadium in his ___________ . NEIGHBOR 10. This knife is ___________. We can’t cut anything with it. USE 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. IV. Supply the correct verb form to complete sentences. 1. We (not see) ___________each other since we (say) ___________ goodbye in 2005. 2. Compost (make) ___________ from vegetable matter (consider) ___________ a wonderful natural fertilizer. 3. What (you do) ___________ when Nam (come) ___________yesterday? 4. It’s not very easy (do) ___________ this test. Questions should (read) ___________ carefully. 5.Hoa: (you know) ___________ the girl (sit) ___________ next to Hai over there?- I don’t think so. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SECTION C: READING I. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question. People who want to learn a foreign language may have one of great number reasons. Firstly, those who find themselves living temporarily in the foreign language community will have to learn the language to survive in that community. Secondly, many students study a foreign language only because it is part of their school curriculum. Additionally, some students learn the language because they want to know more about the people who speak it and the places where it is spoken. Finally, some people want to learn a foreign language as they think it offers, in some general way, a chance for advancement in their daily lives. It is obvious that there are several possible reasons for studying a language. 1. People living temporarily abroad will have to learn the language___________. A. because they want. B. to get good jobs C. to survive in the foreign language community D. to talk with foreigners 2. Why do many students study a foreign language? _ Because___________. A. they want to study abroad B. their parents make them study C. they like traveling abroad D. it is one of their subjects 3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Some people think the foreign language offers a chance for advancement. B. People living abroad don’t need to learn a foreign language. C. Some students want to study a foreign language to survive. D. All people who learn a foreign language want to know about its people. 4. How many reasons for learning a foreign language are there in the passage? A. Only one B. Two C. Three D. Four 5. Which of the following titles can be the most suitable one for this passage? A. The foreign language community. B. Reasons for studying a language. C. Learning a foreign language to survive. D. A chance for advancement. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. Fill in each numbered space with a suitable word. My uncle lives in the country. Once I went to (1) ______ with him for a few weeks. Wherever we went for a walk or (2) ______ a drive in the car and we passed somebody, my uncle waved. I was very surprised and asked, “Uncle Hung, you know everybody (3) ______? Where did you meet them all?”. “ I don’t know all these people.” said (4) _____uncle. “Then why do you wave to them?” I asked. “Well, Nam,” answered my uncle, “when I wave to someone and he knows me, he is pleased. He continued his journey (5) ______ a happier heart. But when I wave to someone but he doesn’t know me, he is surprised and says to him, “(6) ______ is that man? Why did he wave to me?” so he has (7) ______ to think about during the rest of his journey and that makes his journey seem shorter. So (8) ______ make everybody happy. 1. 5. 2. 6. 3. 7. 4. 8. SECTION D: WRITING I. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. 1. He last wrote to his parents three months ago. = He hasn’t……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. She arrived too late to see off her friends. = She didn’t……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Do people teach French in your school? = Is……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. They have showed this film twice. = This film……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. I spent three hours doing that test. = It ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 “Do you like pop music?” She asked me. = She asked……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7. In that contest participants have to make cakes. = That is………………………………………………………………………………………………………… II. You are Nam. You are having a wonderful holiday in a certain place in Viet Nam. Write a letter to Hung telling him about your trip. (Write about 80 – 100 words) Dear Hung, ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Best wishes, Nam HÕt. Mỗi câu đúng HS được 1 điểm + bài luận 12 điểm SECTION A: PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose the underlined part…… 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. D II. Choose the word whose the main tress…… 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. B 5.A SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. D II. There is ONE mistake…… Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction 1 two-weeks two- week 5 proud proudly 2 want wanted 6 surprising surprised 3 In On 7 other / country another / countries 4 hearing to hear 8 many much / far / a lot III. Supply the correct word form… 1. Unluckily 6. terribly 2. wonderful 7. importance 3. organized / organised 8. unsuitable 4. competitions 9. neighborhood 5. representatives 10. useless IV. Supply the correct verb form 1. haven’t seen ; said 2. made ; is considered 3. were – doing; came 4. to do; be read 5. Do- know; sitting SECTION C: READING I. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question. 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B II. Fill in each numbered space 1. stay / live 5. with 2. for 6. Who 3. here 7. something 4. my 8. I SECTION D: WRITING I. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. 1. He hasn’t written to his parents for three months. 2. She didn’t arrive early enough to see off her friends. 3. Is French taught in your school? 4. This film has been showed / shown twice. 5. It took me three hours to do that test. 6. She asked me if / whether I liked pop music. 7. It is a cake-making contest. . ĐỊNH CHẤT LƯỢNG HSG LỚP 8 Năm học 2009-2010 SECTION A: PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. 1. A. island B. design C. resort. three. 1. A. arrive B. perform C. decide D. happen 2. A. festival B. library C. tradition D. customer 3. A. enjoyable B. beautiful C. unsuitable D. exciting 4. A. wonder B. compile C. neighbor D that D. A or B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II. There is ONE mistake in each line in the following passage. Find and correct it. 1 Last summer, Grace decided to do a two- weeks course in France