Phòng GD&ĐT Đô Lương KÌ THI KIỂM ĐỊNH CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC : 2010-2011 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH. Thời gian: 120 phút. (không kể thời gian giao đề) ĐIỂM HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÍ GIÁM KHẢO SỐ PHÁCH Bằng số: Bằng chữ. 1 2 SECTION A: PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. drought B. ought C. brought D. bought 2. A. advised B. appeared C. laughed D. improved 3. A. honor B. hour C. habit D. honesty 4. A. movement B. development C. equipment D. comment 5. A. mobiles B. sockets C. houses D. vegetables 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others. 1. A. window B. sugar C. kitchen D. begin 2. A. afternoon B. hospital C. colorful D. buffalo 3. A. interesting B. excellent C. necessary D. traditional 4. A. recycle B. reduce C. visit D. protect 5. A. famous B. suggest C. happy D. helpful 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. 1. If you want to see the dentist, it’s best to make a/ an _________ A. interview B. appointment C. opportunity D. date 2. Hai: Why don’t we ask a ________to repair the water pipes for us? – Nam: That’s a good idea. A. mechanic B. architect C. plumber D. engineer 3. “I am __________in rice- cooking contest. It’s really exciting.” Peter said. A. keen B. concerned C. fond D. interested 4. Tom is_________ forgetting to bring his textbooks to class. A. all the time B. usually C. never D. always 5. ___________ we arrived, they were having a party in the garden so we joined them. A. While B. The time C. When D. At times 6. The canoe ________and everyone fell into the deep and dangerous water. A. threw B. overturned C. flew D. leaned 7. Please write __________me soon and tell me all your news. A. to B. with C. for D. from 8. A: “When did they first meet?” B: “_________ a rainy day _________ May”. A. At- on B. In- in C. On- on D. On- in 9. Peter: “Why was Danny given a month off?” – John: “I think it’s _______ he’s worked so hard lately.” A. seeing that B. because of C. due to the fact that D. owing to 10. Jane: “Are you going to take the new job?” – Linda: “Oh, yes. It is _______excellent opportunity!” A. such an B. so an C. such D. so 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Phßng GD& §T §« L¬ng- KiÓm ®Þnh HSG. M«n: TiÕng Anh líp 8. Page 1 of 4 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (đề thi có 05 trang) II. There is ONE mistake in each line in the following passage. Find and correct it. Line TRAVELING BY PLANE 1 For many people, traveling by plane is an excited experience. Others, however, find the 2 whole idea quite terrifying, although flying is no more dangerous as any other form of travel 3 and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is know, however, that most accidents occur during 4 taking off and landing when a pilot decisions are vitally important. The people, whose job is to 5 look for the passengers, the stewards and stewardesses play an important part in helping passengers 6 to feel safely and comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being taken such care of is all part of the 7 total experience. No other form of travel involves waiting on people in quite same way, with food, 8 drink, newspapers, magazines, music, but even video films. Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction 1. 5. 2. 6. 3. 7. 4. 8. III. Supply the correct form of the words to complete sentences . 1. You should not talk about her character only through her ____________________. APPEAR 2. It is a good restaurant; the food there is very _________________________. TASTE 3. ______________________, dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. SUDDEN 4. Our teachers were ____________________ to know that we did the test very well. DELIGHT 5. We are going to __________________garbage in the neighborhood of our school. COLLECTOR 6. All ____________________participating in the games have to try their best to win. CONTEST 7. Clothes made from China are ___________________________cheap. COMPARE 8. Angkor Wat was ____________________built to honor a Hindus God. ORIGINAL IV. Supply the correct verb forms to complete sentences. 1. We really look forward to (know) _________________________our exam result. 2. Last Christmas, each of us (give) _________________________ a packet of candy by Santa Claus. 3. Cars (produce) ______________________in Japan are (think) _____________________to be good. 4. It’s difficult (do) ________________________this exercise if you do not think it over. SECTION C: READING I. Read the passage below and choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D. COMMUNICATION Telephone, television, radio and the Internet help people communicate with each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster, such as flood, earthquake can bring help from distant countries. Within hours, help is on the way. This is because modern technology information travels fast. How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of course, this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the oceans. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it took six weeks for the news from Europe to reach to the Americas. This time difference influenced people’s actions. For example, a few battles in the war of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During Phßng GD& §T §« L¬ng- KiÓm ®Þnh HSG. M«n: TiÕng Anh líp 8. Page 2 of 4 these six weeks, the large and serious battle of New Orleans was fought. Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed. They would not have died if news had come in time. In the past, communication took much more time than it does now. There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today. 1. News spreads fast because of_______________. A. modern transportation B. new technology C. the changes of the world D. a peace of agreement 2. According to this passage, _______________is very important to people in disaster area. A. fast communication B. modern technology C. the news D. new ideas 3. Which of the following statements is TRUE based on the text? A. The world now seems smaller because of faster communication. B. The world is actually smaller today. C. The world is changing in size. D. The distance between England and America has changed since the War 1812. 4. Two hundred years ago, news between the continents was carried by______________. A. telephone B. land C. air D. sea 5. The New Orleans battle could have been avoided if the peace agreement had been signed_________. A. by both sides B. in time C. in America D. in England 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. Read the passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D to complete each space. DIFFERENT HOBBIES There are four people in my family. Each of us has a (1) ______hobby. My dad likes reading newspapers because he can get the (2) ______news every morning. However, my mom enjoys watching TV and reading magazines. She often spends hours reading articles about fashion and cooking. (3) ________my mom and dad, my brother (4) ______loves exploring websites about airplanes. He spends (5) ________of his free time (6) _______information about the history and development (7)_______aircraft. He also writes emails (8) ________ chats with his friends about his hobby. For me, I am (9) _______interested in listening to music. I love listening to music on the FM radio. I also like music (10) ________on TV on Sundays. What about you? What is your hobby? 1. A. different B. other C. same D. similar 2. A. newest B. latest C. lately D. fastest 3. A. Undo B. Unable C. Unlucky D. Unlike 4. A. real B. does C. only D. doesn’t 5. A. lot B. many C. variety D. most 6. A. getting B. having C. looking D. taking 7. A. for B. of C. on D. with 8. A. to B. or C. after D. before 9. A. too B. also C. really D. such 10. A. part B. piece C. program D. playing 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. III. Fill in each numbered space with a suitable word to complete the letter from Mary to Lucy. Phßng GD& §T §« L¬ng- KiÓm ®Þnh HSG. M«n: TiÕng Anh líp 8. Page 3 of 4 Hi Lucy, Thanks for your email. In your email, you said that you wanted to know more about festivals in Vietnam. I am (1) ______ to tell you about the Mid- Autumn Festival because tomorrow Vietnamese people are going to celebrate that festival. It’s like your Thanksgiving. Families get together. It usually comes in September or October. This year, it is going to be (2) _______September 15 th . On that day, families eat a big dinner, like we do. They also eat moon cakes. There are many different kinds of moon cakes. They are small round cakes (3) __________meat, eggs, nuts or (4) _______ sweet inside. They are really delicious. They taste a (5) _________like our pies. Many families eat their dinner outside in the open air and they eat moon cakes after dinner. The people here like to look at the moon on that day because it looks brighter and rounder. In America, we (6)_________this moon the Harvest Moon. I am going to a friend’s home for Mid- Autumn festival. Best wishes, Mary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. SECTION D: WRITING I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first one. 1. She is too short to be a model. = She isn’t 2. Have you ever played this computer game before? = Is this 3. She last phoned me a year ago. = She hasn’t 4. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group. = I’m very sad not 5. It was such an interresting film that we watched it several times = The film was 6. “Don’t stay up too late” his mother told him. = His mother told II. Write about 100- 120 words on the following topic: What students should and should not do to keep their schools clean. The end. Phßng GD& §T §« L¬ng- KiÓm ®Þnh HSG. M«n: TiÕng Anh líp 8. Page 4 of 4 . Phòng GD&ĐT Đô Lương KÌ THI KIỂM ĐỊNH CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC : 2010-2011 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH such an B. so an C. such D. so 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Phßng GD& §T §« L¬ng- KiÓm ®Þnh HSG. M«n: TiÕng Anh líp 8. Page 1 of 4 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (đề thi có 05 trang) II. There is ONE. but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During Phßng GD& §T §« L¬ng- KiÓm ®Þnh HSG. M«n: TiÕng Anh líp 8. Page 2 of 4 these six weeks, the large and serious battle of New Orleans