Đề thi HSG huyện Anh 8 (10-11)

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC - ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN TRỰC NINH ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011 Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề thi gồm 5 trang Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ đề này Điểm bài thi Bằng số:…………… Bằng chữ:………………. Họ tên, chữ ký 2 giám khảo Giám khảo 1:……………………… Giám khảo 2: …………………… PART I. PHONETICS (1.0 POINT) I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D in each sentence before the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. ( 1pt) 1. A. these B. thousand C. think D. Thursday 2. A. third B. fire C. first D. sir 3. A. makes B. finishes C. does D. leaves 4. A. much B. mum C student D. subject 5. A. gymnastics B. got C. enlarge D. bridge 6. A. wanted B. needed C. hated D. claimed 7. A. were B. verb C. where D. person 8. A. sure B. sugar C. sing D. mission 9. A. head B. meat C. bread D. dead 10. A. book B. took C. good D. goose PART II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS) I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D in each sentence before the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. (2pts) 1. Thank you for _____________ me to the party. A. invite B. inviting C. invitation D. invited 2. She looks very _____________. A. beautify B. beautifully C. beautiful D. beauty 3. Sally got tired __________ her old winter coat, so she bought a new one. A. about B. by C. of D. with 4. Ted is excited ____________ his new car. That’s all he talks about it a lot. A. in B. of C. with D. about 5. Lan didn’t go to school because of her _____________. A. sick B. ill C. too ill D. sickness 6. Janet is _______________. A. an old friend of mine B. an old my friend C. an old friend of me D. a my old friend 7. That book is interesting _____________ me. A. to B. for C. through D. with 1 Số phách 8. How long will it ___________ to get there? A. cost B. lose C. make D. take 9. My children are very important ___________ me. A. for B. to C. with D. by 10. Are you ready _____________ the journey? A. for B. to C. with D. by II. Give the correct form of the bold words in brackets. (2pts) 1. How many _______________________ holidays do you have? (nation) 2. His ______________________ arm is still very painful. (break) 3. I had to have a __________________examination before they gave me the job. (medicine) 4. Look out! That crazy ____________________ is going too fast. (cycle) 5. The house was colorfully ___________________ before Tet. (decorate) 6. That film is ______________________ for children. It’s frightening. (suit) 7. ____________________, dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. (fortunate) 8. Nowadays, scouting is popular ________________________. (world) 9. This form must have the ___________________ of the writer. (sign) 10. You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her __________________. (appear) III. Each sentence has only one mistake. Underline and correct them. ( 2pts) 1. My sister’s studying very hard in order getting scholarship at university. 1. ____________ 2. John said he wasn’t interested in work for a large company. 2. ____________ 3. I’m agree with you; we must practice more if we want to speak well. 3. ____________ 4. Mary and her sister studied biology last year, and so does Jean. 4. ____________ 5. Let him put the coffee table on the middle of the room. 5. ____________ 6. Hung falls asleep now because of he stayed up too late last night. 6. ____________ 7. Is there something interesting at school this month? 7. ____________ 8. I’m glad telling you that I’m going to have interesting activities. 8. ____________ 9. Mum told me don’t spend more time playing games and watching TV. 9. ____________ 10. Everyone in the neighbourhood are pleased with the new mall. 10. ___________ IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. ( 1pt) 1. Your son (get _____________________) taller and taller. 2. You (be ) ____________________ to Halong Bay before? Yes, I (spend) __________________ my holiday there with my family last summer. 3. My uncle (not be _____________________ ) out of his house since he (buy _____________) a color TV. 4. While my mother and I (watch _____________________) a movie on TV last night, our uncle in the USA (phone ______________________). 5. We (already / finish _______________________ the first semester exams. 6. How long you (know _________________________ Mrs. White? 7. By working day and night he succeeded in (finish ________________) the job in time. PART III. READING COMPREHENSION ( 6.0 POINTS) I. Here are some advertisements for jobs. 1. JUNIOR LIBRARIAN. No experience necessary but must like books 2. SALES MANAGER for large computer firm 7. YOUNG PERSON required to work as guide in local castle. Must be able to remember every thing and talk clearly. 8. POSTMAN wanted. Must be healthy and 2 3. NURSE for private hospital. Must be patient and gentle, and able to look after young children. 4. BUS DRIVER. Must be able to drive a car and work at different time each day. 5. PART – TIME TEACHER wanted for English. 8.00 – 11.30 am. 6. GOOD TYPIST. Able to type at least 50 words per minute. 5 days a week and Saturday morning. Good salary fit. 5 am to 12 noon daily 9. WAITER for small restaurant. Tuesdays – Fridays evenings only. 10. MECHANIC wanted to work in large garage in city centre. 11. LANGUAGE LABORATORY TECHNICIAN. Must have good qualifications in electronics and also an interest in teaching language. Read the following descriptions of people. Which job should each person apply for? Put the appropriate letter in each box. ( 2pts) A. ___7___ Nada Hudson is keen on history and also likes talking to people. She is going to leave school next month, but she doesn’t want an office job. B. _______ Mrs. Jones has taught English but she doesn’t work now. She looks after her children every day but she is free in the morning. C. _______ Sharon Handley is a teacher but she wants to go into business. She can talk well and she wants to sell scientific equipment. D. _______ Elsa de Maria wants to look after sick people. She also likes young children. E. _______ Tina Green has always liked cars and has studied car engines. F. ________ Alan Lee likes cars, especially driving. He is a very good driver. G. _______ Ken Johari likes exercise and wants an outdoor job. He wants to work during the mornings only. H. _______ Victor Naomi likes working with electrical equipment. He is very interested in tape recorders and he speaks four languages. I. ________ Lu Jeffery loves reading and collecting books. She is a quiet person. J. ________ Mrs. Gonzalez works as a secretary and likes her work. However, she wants to work in a different office. K. _______ Kaim Hassan is a university student and wants to earn some extra money in the evenings. He doesn’t mind what he does. II. Fill in the blank by circling A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. ( 2pts) The tourist industry is considered to be the world’s largest industry. Before 1950 about one million people traveled abroad each year (1 ) _________ by the 1990s the figure had (2) ________ to over 400 millions every year. Such largest number of tourists, (3)___________, are beginning to cause problems. ( 4 ) ___________, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains they came to enjoy. (5) ____________ parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported (6) ______________ with old tins, tents and food that have been (7)______________. But at a time when we have greater freedom to travel (8) _________ ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holiday (9 ) ____________ causing problems by spoiling the countryside. Now there is a new holiday guide called Holiday That Don’t Cost the Earth. It (10) __________ you how you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent or your tour operator the right questions before you go on holiday. 1. A. but B. because C. as D. when 2. A. gone B. flown C. risen D. raised 3. A. therefore B. however C. but D. so 3 4. A. therefore B. however C. for instance D. example 5. A. any B. many C. every D. even 6. A. to cover B. to be covered C. being covered D. being covered 7. A. given up B. put away C. tidied away D. thrown away 8. A. than B. when C. then D. while 9. A. out of B. beside C. instead D. without 10. A. says B. offers C. tells D. gives III. Fill in the blank with one suitable word. ( 2pts) A new restaurant with a difference has opened in the High Street next door (1)_____________ the Royal Theater (2)___________ Bristol. It is (3) _______________ “Starters” and is run by Carol and Philip Wells who opened a similar (4) ______________ in London last year. Instead (5)____________ a traditional three – course meal, customers can choose whatever they want from a list of over a hundred starters or first courses. The list also includes recipes from all over the world and customers are recommended to (6)_____________ at least 3 starters to make satisfying meal. Prices vary depending (7) ______________ what you have,( 8) ___________ it is possible to eat quite cheaply (9)______________ you want to spend a lot of money. The new restaurant is becoming very popular and it’s best (10) _______________ book a table to avoid waiting. PART IV. WRITING (6.0 POINTS) I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. ( 2pts) 1. I haven’t come back to the countryside for two weeks. The last time ………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Could you give me some information about the tour, please? Would you mind ……………………………………………………………………………? 3. Do you want me to open a window? Shall …………………………………………………………………………………………? 4. She started to play the organ 2 years ago. She has …………………………………………………………………………….……… 5. They invited Jack but they didn’t invited Tom. Jack ………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals. People ……………………………………………………………………………………… 7. “He always has dinner here,” she said She said …………………………………………………………………………………… 8. He asked if he could help her cut the sandwiches. “Can I …………………………………………………………” ………………………… 9. I’ve never spoken English to a foreigner before. It’s …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. She is so beautiful and intelligent that she can become Miss World. She is ………………………………………………………………………………………… II. Read the first sentence then using the bold words in brackets and other words to rewrite the second sentence which has the same meaning with the first sentence. You are 4 permitted to use from 2 words to 5 words and do not change the words in brackets ( 2pts) 1. This question is too difficult for us to understand. (it) We find ________________________________________ this question. 2. When did you begin to learn English? (learnt ) How long ________________________________________ English? 3. Will you have some more beer? (like) Would __________________________________________ beer. 4. I hope to see you there. (look forward) I _________________________________________________ there. 5. I didn’t go and neither did my friend. (either) I didn’t go ______________________________________. 6. This is the highest building in this city. (higher) There is no ___________________________________ than this. 7. I advise you not to see her again. (better) You __________________________________________ again. 8. She would rather read a book than watch TV. (prefers) She _______________________________________ watching TV. 9. I love Tom best of my children. (the) Tom __________________________________ best. 10. It is my first visit to Ho Chi Minh city. (been) I _____________________________________Ho Chi Minh city before. III. Complete the following sentences by using the suggested words. (2pts) 1. Although / Nam / I / has / quite / different / characters, we / be / close / friend . ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … 2. My grandmother / used / tell / us / folktales / when / we / small. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Lan / get / good / marks / because / she / work / hard / final exam. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Alexander Graham Bell / born / Edinburgh / Scotland / nineteenth century. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. My father / be home / before / seven / because / want / see / 7 / o’clock news. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. That / very / kind / you / help / me / this math problem. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. We / raise / funds / by / collect / waste paper / and / break / glass. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. What / you / do / when / I call / the phone? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. This work / have to / finish / before / five o’clock. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10. If / she / not invite / birthday party / I / not / go. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. _________ The end ___________ 5 . ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN TRỰC NINH ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011 Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề thi gồm 5 trang Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ đề này Điểm. 6. ____________ 7. Is there something interesting at school this month? 7. ____________ 8. I’m glad telling you that I’m going to have interesting activities. 8. ____________ 9. Mum told me. ______________________________________. 6. This is the highest building in this city. (higher) There is no ___________________________________ than this. 7. I advise you not to see her again.