Find the fourth word: II- Choose A,B,C or D to complete the following sentences: 1.When ....a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and the abbreviations it contains.
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đề thi khảo sát Hsg tiếng ANH 8
năm học : 2013-2014
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I-In three of the four words, the underlined part is pronounced the same as the fourth word the underlined part is pronounced differently Find the fourth word:
II- Choose A,B,C or D to complete the following sentences:
1.When a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and the
abbreviations it contains
2.How can I know book is yours?- They are so alike
3 .Paul brings the money for lunch, we’ll go right down to the cafeteria
4.If I you, I’d take some rest before the game tomorrow
5.You have never been to Nha Trang ?
A have you B haven’t C you have D you haven’t 6.She will visit us as soon as she arrives Paris
7.The smaller the room is, the furniture it needs
8.The secretary to I talked didn’t know where the meeting was
9.I find the time of English meals very strange I’m not used dinner at 5 pm
10.I have to be present at eight o’ clock and so
III-Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the words in the brackets:
1.In some areas, water has to be boiled to(pure) it
2.Although her visit was(expect) , we made her welcome as the same 3.I know all the boys in my(neighbor)
4.He doesn’t agree with the (believe) that there is life on other planets 5.He examined the parcel(suspect) , as he had no idea what it could be 6.All the courses(begin) in January will finish in June
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7.A letter should always end with the(sign) of the writer
8.It is really quite(ordinary) that we should have been at the same college as having met before
9.There is a great(similar) between Harris and his twin brother
10.With a good(describe) of the criminal from witness, the police were able to find easily
IV-Find down the mistakes and correct them:
1.I used to sit next to a man who his name is Michael Faraday
2.I’d rather typing is letter than write it because it faster
3.He drives too fast that no one likes to ride with him
4.The novel writing by Mark Twain attracts a lot of children
5.Thank you very much for you letter who came yesterday
V-Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete this passage:
These days it is impossible to open a newspaper(1) reading about the damage we are doing to the environment The earth is being threatened(2) the future looks bad(3) can each of us do ?
We can not clean(4) our polluted rivers and seas over night Now we can stop the(5) .of plants and animals But we can stop adding to the problem(6) scientists look for answer
It may not be easy to change your lifestyle(7) but some steps are easy to take: cut down the amount of driving you do, or use as little plastic as possible It is also easy to save(8) , which also(9) household bills We all make a personal decision to work for the future of our planet if we want to ensure a better world(10) our grandchildren
5.A.appear B appearance C disappear D disappearance
7.A.complete B completeness C completely D to complete
VI-Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it:
1.”You stole the jewels!” the inspector said to him
The inspector accused 2.If you want my advice, I would forget about buying a new house
If I
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Despite
4.Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them
They had
5.Would you mind not smoking in here?
I’d rather
6.”Let’s go for a walk in the park” said Andrew
Andrew suggested that
7.I applied for the job but was turned down
My
8.”Please don’t drive so fast!” Ann told her boyfriend
Ann told
9.Without his help we would all have died
If it
10.It is said that he escaped to a neutral country
He
VII-Use the following sets of words and phrases to make complete sentences:
1.It/difficult/me/eat American food/when/be/New York
………
2.My uncle/give up/smoke/one/year
………
3.I/can’t stand/see/him/come late everyday
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4.While I/write/letter/the phone/ring
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5.When we/have/dinner/we/go/out for a walk
………
6.My mother/preferred/me/go shopping with her
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7.The noise/the traffic/prevented/me/go to sleep
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8.One/our tasks/electrify/whole/country
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9.At/end/course/I pass all/exams/good marks
………
10.I /wonder/why you/not/reply/last letter
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VIII-Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question:
A geyser is the result of underground water under the combined conditions of temperatures and increased pressure beneath the surface of the earth Since temperature rises
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approximately one degree F for every sixty feet under the earth’s surface and the increases with depth, water that seeps down in cracks and fissures until it reaches to the rocks in the earth’s interior becomes heated to a temperature in excess of 290degree Because of the greater pressure, it shoots out of the surface in the form of steam and hot water The result is a geyser
For the most part, geysers are located in three regions of the world: New Zealand, Ice land, and the Yellowstone National Park area of the United States The most geyser in the world is Old Faithful in Yellowstone Park Old Faithful erupts almost every an hour, rising to
a height of 125 to 170 feet and expelling more than ten thousand feet during each eruption
1.In order for a geyser to erupts,
A hot rocks must rise to the surface of the earth
B water must flow underground
C It must be a warm day
D The earth must not be rugged or broken
2.Old Faithful is located in
A New Zealand B Iceland C United States D England 3.Old Faithful erupts
A every 10 minutes B every 60 minutes
C every 125 minutes D every 170 minutes 4.A geyser is
A hot water and steam B cracks and fissures
5.As depth increases
A pressure increases but temperature does not
B temperature increases but pressure does not
C both pressure and temperature increases
D neither pressure nor temperature increases
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Hớng dẫn và thang điểm đề thi khảo sát Hsg
Năm học: 2013 – 2014 Môn: Tiếng Anh Lớp8 đề 12
Câu I:(2,5 điểm): 0,5 điểm/1 câu đúng
Câu II(5 điểm): 0,5 điểm/1 câu đúng
Câu III(5 điểm): 0,5 điểm/1 câu đúng
Trang 5Câu IV:(2,5 điểm): 0,5 điểm/1 câu đúng
Câu V(5 điểm): 0,5 điểm/1 câu đúng
Câu VI(10 điểm): 1 điểm/ 1 câu đúng.
1.The inspector accused him of stealing/having stolen the jewels.
2.If I were you, I would forget about buying a new house.
3.Despite the fact that the play received good notices, not many people went to see it 4.They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
5.I’d rather you didn’t smoke in here.
6.Andrew suggested that we should go for a walk in the park.
7.My application for the job was turned down.
8.Ann pleaded with her boyfriend not to drive so fast.
9.If it hadn’t been for his help, we would all have died.
10.He is said to have escaped to a neutral country.
Câu VII(15 điểm): 1,5 điểm/ 1 câu đúng.
1.It was difficult for me to eat American food when I was in New York.
2.My uncle has given up smoking for one year.
3.I can’t stand seeing him coming late everyday.
4.While I was writing the letter the telephone rang.
5.When we had had dinner we went out for a walk.
6.My mother preferred me to go shopping with her.
7.The noise of the traffic prevented me from going to sleep.
8.One of our tasks is to electrify the whole country.
9.At the end of the course I passed all the exams with good marks.
10.I was wondering why you hadn’t replied to my last letter.
Câu VIII(5 điểm): 1 điểm/ 1 câu đúng.
Chú ý: Câu VI, nếu học sinh có cách làm khác mà đúng thì vẫn cho điểm tối đa.
Tổng điểm thô: 50 điểm
Tính theo thang điểm: 50 : 5 = 10 điểm