Điểm của toàn bài thi Các giám khảo Số phách Bằng số Bằng chữ Ký và ghi rõ họ tên Do Trưởng Ban chấm thi ghi Giám khảo 1: Giám khảo 2: Part I - Choose the word A, B, C or D whose under
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CẨM XUYÊN KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN LỚP 8 THCS NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
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Điểm của toàn bài thi Các giám khảo Số phách
(Bằng số) (Bằng chữ) (Ký và ghi rõ họ tên) (Do Trưởng Ban chấm thi ghi)
Giám khảo 1:
Giám khảo 2:
Part I - Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others in the group.
Your answers:
Part II- Choose the answer A, B, C or D which best fits the space in each of the following
sentences.
1 Tom can wait for somebody for a long time without complaining - He is very _
2 Tam always works hard He studies ten hours every day He’s a _ student
3 This led to the of the telephone
4 The telephone is a (n) that hepls you communicate over a long distance
5 One match can a fire
6.Get me a _ I want to cook this piece of meat
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
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7 The farmer said that he had something called _ but he left it at home
8 There was the news that the prince would his wife from the village
9 So they _ a piece of paper on which new words with their meaning and use are written every where in the house to learn it any time
10 Some people learn a foreign language easily Others have trouble learning a new language Trouble means:
11 We can help save natural by recyling used glass, paper and cans
12 Although scouting is mainly for boys, there are organizations _ the BSA which girls can join
13 The store owners have been _ about the new mall for month
14 It is very different from the _ shopping area
15 Did you _ your pocket book ?
16 not to make mistakes, type slowly and carefully
17 last year we haven’t been allowed to park here
18 I _ you a lift to work tomorrow if you like
19 All letters _ today should arrive tomorrow
20 When I arrived, there was a big red car _ outside the house
21 Would you mind if I _ on the radio
22 Could you hepl me _ this door, please?
23 A plane 38 passengers crashed into the sea yesterday
24 When I was walking home, there was a man me
25 Why don’t you your hat? – It’s sunny today
Your answers:
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Part III- Use the word given in capitals at the of each line to form a word that fits in the space in
the same line.
KIDS WATCH MORE TV
A study into children’s television (0) viewing habits reveals that children whose
parents have a high level of (1) _ tend to watch less television than children
from less educated family (2) _ The report also suggests that a high rate of
TV watching among children in poorer (3) areas and in the provinces,
compared to those living in large urban centres, is often due to (4) _ and a
lack of other kinds of (5) _ in the area Disco, cinama, theater and
sports (6) offer children in urban centres a wider range of
pastimes, which leads to far (7) _ hours being spent in front
of the box (8) _, comedies and adaventure films are
children’s (9) programmes, while twenty percent of children said they
preferred (10) _ films and thrillers
VIEW EDUCATE BACK SUBURB POOR ENTERTAIN ACTIVE FEW COMMERCE FAVOUR VIOLENCE
Your answers:
Part IV- Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb chosen from the box.
come / cook (2) / cut (2) / give (2) / go / laugh / live / work (2)
Two years after Tom and Elizabeth married, now they _ (1) in a small flat in a big city They are young and happy Tom _ (2) in a bank and Elizabeth _ (3) in a office They (4) to work everyday, and _ (5) home together Elizabeth always (6) dinner and when they have meat, Tom always _ (7) it up when they sit down to eat
One day, when her husband (8) the meat, Elizabeth complained to him, “ When we were first married, Tom, you always (9) me the bigger piece of meat when you cut it, and you kept the smaller one for yourself But now, you always (10) me the smaller piece and keeping the bigger one for yourself Don’t you love me anymore?”
Her husband (11) and answered, “Oh, no It’s because you (12) better now!”
Your answers:
Part V- Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer A, B or C for each question.
SPRING GARDEN
Many people in the suburb in the U.S has a small vegetable and flower garden at home Each house has a yard The front yard is usuallly a lawn and may have flower beds Part of the back yard is often used for a vegetable garden
In parts of the country where there is snow during the winter, the season for planting a garden begins in the months of May or June Popular vegetables for cultivation in home gardens are radishes, peas, beans, cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, lettuce and carrots
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1 What is there in front of the house ?
2 Where are vegetables planted ?
A inside the house B in a green house C in the back yard
3 Which of the months below is not the time for planting?
4 What can be found in a home garden?
5 What can we get free from the government?
A advice for gardening B some plant seeds C a piece of land for gardening
Your answers:
Part VI - Read the following passage and choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete
each of the blanks.
Advice For Travellers
Advice for travellers who may fall ill while abroad Most British people go abroad on holiday to visit family, or on short business trip People are _ (1) to find out how to get urgent treatment before leaving the UK They have to (2) _ a form which explain what they (3) do if they fall ill or (4) an accident, and what arrangements exist in (5) _ country for medical treatment The regulations are fairly simple but (6) people do not have this information, they may (7) that private medical care is extremely expensive It is not unusual for people to discover that they do not have (8) money with them to (9) the total costs and (10) _ such circumstances an already difficult situation becomes even more complicated
Your answers:
PART VII- Complete each space in the following passage with a suitable form of the word from the box
Contents / business / enclosed / package / correspond
Letter / counter / sign / postage / overseas
This morning, I went to the post office to take care of some (1) First, I bought a sheet of (2) _ stamps to mail some letters that were sitting on my desk Then, I wanted to send
a (3) to a business associate with some fragile items, so I packaged everything in bubble
Trang 5wrap and (4) _ a letter describling the contents The man at the (5) _ weighed the box, and I had to fill out a form indicating the (6) of the box and its value Finally,
I sent a certified (7) to a colleague, and he will have to (8) for it when it arrives Certified letters are used to prove that the other person received it I also have a number of international friends with whom I (9) regularly Postage for (10) mail costs more than local postage rates, but you can always cut down on postage by sending a postcard instead of a regular letter
Part VIII- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given You mustn’t change the given words in any way.
1 It’s a long time since we became close friends
We have……… ………
2 No one is more intelligent than her in our school
She……… ………
3 He’d rather play golf than tennis
He prefers……… ………
4 “You shouldn’t translate each sentence into Vietnamese,” my brother told me
My brother told ……… ……… ………
5 Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals
People……… ………
6 They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it
The time machine ……….…… ……….…
7 These plants can’t possibly grow in such poor ground
It is impossible
8 He worked hard so that he could build a small house
He worked
9 The examiner will read the passage three times
The passage ………
10 “Why aren’t you taking the exams?” said Paul
Paul asked me ………
Part IX- Write sentences using the cues given.
1 Nga / want / go / holiday / this summer
………
2 She / want / go abroad
………
3 She /decide / go / China
………
4 She / star / save / money / her trip
………
5 She /decide/ not / spend / money / her clothes
………
6 She / hope / save / about 3 million VND
………
7 She / ask / brother / lend / her / the rest
………
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………
THE END