Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC : 2011 - 2012 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề ). Listening ( 6 pts) Listen and write T (true) or F (false): 1. Liz knows a lot about General Giap. 2. The people’s Army of Viet Nam defeated the French in 1956. 3. The People’s Army of Viet Nam won the battle of Dien Bien Phu. 4. General Giap was born in 1920. 5. Ba does like history. 6. Liz will lend Ba some history books. II. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: ( 4 pts) 7. A. taste B. fast C. last D. task 8. A. watched B. mixed C. earned D. washed 9. A. hot B. both C. bottle D. cotton 10. A. benches B. boxes C. watches D. tables III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the space in each of the following sentences: ( 40 pts) 11. these guidelines and enjoy the food you eat. A. Go B. Take C. Follow D. Do 12. This apartment is…………………………… for us because it is rather cheap and near the city center. A. easy B. suitable C. best D. ready 13. Mr Brown goes………………………… work………………………… bus every day. A. to/ by B. to / in C. for / by D. for / in 14. We may know the land well, but we know very………………………… about the oceans. A. few B. a few C. a little D. little 15. Do the following things……………………………… healthy teeth. A. to have B. having C. have D. for having 16. Today Dien Bien Phu is a…………………………………… destination. A. tour B. touring C. tourist D. toured 17. There is always……………………………………… traffic in the city center at rush hour. A. strong B. heavy C. full D. many 18. Excuse me. Can I make a (n)…………………………………… to see the dentist? A. meeting B. experiment C. gathering D. appointment 19. Keep fit and stay healthy. That’s the best…………………………………… to prevent a common cold. A. means B. way C. thing D. road 20. ………………………………… I take you to the airport? – That would be nice, thanks. A. Do B. Would C. Shall D. Take 21. Some students just sit and…………………………………………with friends at recess. A. talk B. talking C. to talk D. for talking 22. Tom is good at…………………………………………………. models of things such as cars or planes. A. doing B. working C. making D. giving 23. Hospital volunteers wear striped pink and white……………………………………. PREPARED & RELEASED BY ĐỖ BÌNH THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS A. uniform B. suit C. clothes D. dresses 24. Teenagers like to listen the…………………………………………. pop music. A. late B. later C. latest D. last 25. Thank you for the invitation. What time would you like……………………………………………? A. we come B. we to come C. that we come D. us to come 1 26. A journalist ……………………………………… for a newspaper. A. sends B. posts C. types D. writes 27. I couldn’t go to school. I…………………………………… a bad cold. A. have B. had C. am having D. was having 28. …………………………………… the people in the area live in neighboring villages. A. Most of B. Most C. Almost D. The most 29. The school library opens at any time between two o’clock……………………….half past three. A. from B. and C. to D. from 30. Would you please………………………………. me where the city post office is? A. tell B. say C. show D. point 31. A farm has………………………………. real vacations. A. none B. no C. never D. nothing 32. What do we have……………………………… dinner? I’m really hungry. A. with B. at C. for D. of 33. There…………………………………. very few people in the shop. A. is B. have C. being D. are 34. Try again. Don’t give………………………………………. hope. A. out B. up C. on D. off 35. We…………………………….poor when we…………………………….to America 5 years ago. A. are / move B. were / moved C. are / moved D. were / move 36. Liz liked……………………………… the dolphin and the color of the cap. A. either B. neither C. both D. none 37. My father never drinks beer. He………………………………… like it. A. doesn’t B. don’t C. didn’t D. can’t 38. In today’s newspaper there …………………………… a lot of news about the earthquake. A. has B. have C. is D. are 39. When I was a child, I always ………………………………… a bike to school. A. drove B. rode C. ran D. took 40. I don’t like tests. Neither……………………………………… A. I do B. I don’t C. I like D. do I 41. I’d like to make a…………………………………. to 1256734, please. A. ring B. call C. phone D. sound 42. ………………………………………. will it last? – About two hours. A. When B. How much C. What D. How long 43. Sorry, he isn’t here. Can I ……………………………………… a message then? PREPARED & RELEASED BY ĐỖ BÌNH THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS A. leave B. let C. make D. ask him 44. My English is not very good. I want to………………………………… it often. A. keep B. work C. practise D. get 45. Listen, who………………………………………… the guitar in the next room, Alice? A. does play B. is playing C. plays D. are playing 46. The yard is very noisy…………………………………… the bell rings. A. to B. up to C. into D. until 47. This CD player is very small. ?It is……………………………………… A. portable B. porting C. easy to port D. portably 48. There is one channel that only ………………………………………… pop videos. A. performs B. displays C. plays D. shows 2 49. Each football team has eleven players. A. It has eleven people in a football team. B. Eleven people come to a football team. C. There are eleven members in a football team. D. A football team gets eleven people. 50. “ Police story” is Nga’s favorite program. A. May likes “Police story” best. B. They are many programs on TV. C. “Police story” is among other programs on TV. D. Nga likes all programs, except for “Police story”. IV. Read the passages and choose the most suitable word for each blank: ( 10 pts) British parents are always…(51)…………………… that their children spend too much time…(52)………………. TV and not enough time doing other activities like sports and reading. A……(53)…………… survey of people’s free time activities…… (54)……………… that young people spend about 23 hours a week in…(55)……………. of the television set, that means over 3 hours……(56)…………… It is…(57)…………… that the average adult watches even more: 28 hours a week. Every household in the county has a TV set and over half have two or more . (58)…………… to the survey people do not only watch sitting in their living room , they watch it in the kitchen and in bed as well. We cannot deny that television also…(59 )…………………… some negative effects especially children , because many films shown on TV contain violence, crime and other bad things. Excessive watching of TV by children has lowered… (60)………………. results in studying at school 51. A. complain B. complaining C. complains D. complained 52. A. to watch B. watch C. watching D. watched 53. A. recent B. recently C. late D. lately 54. A. show B. to show C. showing D. shows 55. A. back B. front C. side D. behind 56. A. a day B. a week C. a month D. a year 57. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. to surprise 58. A. Because B. Addition C. Beside D. According PREPARED & RELEASED BY ĐỖ BÌNH THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS 59. A. have B. having C. has D. had 60. A. Its B. their C. his D. her V. Find the wrong underlined part ( A,B,C or D) in the following sentences: ( 10 pts) 61. I had not to work yesterday because it was my day off. A B C D 62. You must try to make these children clean their tooth. A B C D 63. There is many furniture made of wood in the sitting room. A B C D 64. Eric now drives his bike to school instead of traveling by bus. A B C D 65. Life is more comfortably now and people enjoy watching TV at their own home. A B C D 66. Look at these two beautiful vases. Which one do you like best? A B C D 67. Nowadays people are living longer so they are more elderly people. A B C D 68. What do you usually do at recess? Do you play some games? A B C D 69. I am terrible sorry. I didn’t mean to break your windows. A B C D 70. On the back of the school yard there is a big apple tree. A B C D I. VI. Find in each blank with ONE suitable word: ( 10pts) VISIT THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the…(71)……………………… city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the…(72)……………… is filled with actors and artist from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the (73)………………… arts festival in Britain. During this time, the streets of the city are alive with…(74)………………… and dance from early in the morning until late at night. You can even see artists painting …(75)………………… on the streets! Tens of thousands of ……(76)………………… come to the Festival to see new films and plays and to hear music played by……(77)………………… musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred…(78)……………………… with actors from more than forty countries. The tickets for these performances are quite …(79)………………, and it is usually easier to see your……(80) …………………… star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer. VII. Use the correct forms of the words given: ( 10 pts) 81. Television is one of the cheapest forms of……………………………………………… (entertain ) 82. I think the most …………………………………… idea is to go by train. (sense) 83. You must be careful when playing electronic games because they can be………………………… ( addict) 84. Videos are also very useful in……………………………………. ( educate) 85. In ……………………………… to that, my bike tires was flat. (add) PREPARED & RELEASED BY ĐỖ BÌNH THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS 86. Mr Hung has a very ………………………………… tooth. (pain) 87. Catching the common cold is…………………………………… for everybody. ( please) 88. Do you know a good………………………………… to decorate my house? (decorate) 89. In most countries, there are organizations especially for……………………………… (teen) 90. The …………………………… students often play soccer or basketball. ( energy) VIII. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them( 10 pts) 91. He is a slower and more careful driver than I am. He drives………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 92. The trip lasted two weeks It was……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 93. Khanh is a fluent English speaker. Khanh speaks……………………………………………………………………………………………… 94. There are over eight hundred stamps in Tam’s collection. Tam’s collection………………………………………………………………………………………… 95. They prefer computer games to video games. They like………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 96. Thu often uses English to talk to Dave and Mary. Thu often ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 97. Lan likes chicken most. Chicken is……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 98. Hoa doesn’t like fish as much as beef. Hoa likes………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 99. My cap had a picture of a buffalo on it. There……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 100. Nam plays for his school badminton team. Nam is……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Giám kh ả o 1 Giám kh ả o 2 Điểm: STT Điểm bằng chữ: SMM ANSWER SHEET Ví dụ : Chọn A → X Bỏ câu đã chọn → ⊗ Chọn lại → 1 T X 21 X B C D 41 A X C D 61 A X C D 2 T X 22 A B X D 42 A B C X 62 A B C X PREPARED & RELEASED BY ĐỖ BÌNH THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THCS Họ tên: _________________________ Lớp: _________SBD: _____________ KÌ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI STT Môn thi: Tiếng Anh – Khối 7 Thời gian: 120 phút Giám thò 1 Giám thò 2 SMM Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS 3 X F 23 X B C D 43 X B C D 63 A X C D 4 T X 24 A B X D 44 A B X D 64 X B C D 5 X F 25 A B C X 45 A X C D 65 A X C D 6 T X 26 A B C X 46 A B C X 66 A B C X 7 X B C D 27 A X C D 47 X B C D 67 A B X D 8 A B X D 28 X B C D 48 A B C X 68 A B C X 9 A X C D 29 A X C D 49 A B X D 69 A X C D 10 A B C X 30 X B C D 50 X B C D 70 X B C D 1 1 A B X D 3 1 A X C D 51 A X C D 7 1 CAPITAL 81ENTERTAIMENT 12 A X C D 32 A B C D 52 A B X D 72 CITY 82 SENSIBLE 1 3 X B C D 3 3 A B C X 53 X B C D 7 3 BIGGEST 83 ADDICTIVE 1 4 A B C X 3 4 A X C D 54 A B C D 74 MUSIC 84 EDUCATION 15 X B C D 35 A X C D 55 A X C D 75 PICTURE 85 ADDITION 1 6 A B X D 3 6 A B X D 56 X B C D 7 6 TOURISTS 86 PAINFUL 1 7 A X C D 3 7 X B C D 57 A B X D 77 FAMOUS 87 UNPLEASANT 1 8 A B C X 3 8 A B X D 58 A B C X 78 PERFORMANCES 88 DECORATOR 1 9 A X C D 3 9 A X C D 59 A B X D 79 CHEAP 89TEENAGERS 20 A B X D 40 A B C X 6 0 A X C D 80 FAVORITE 90ENERGETIC 91. He drives more slowly and carefully than me 92. It was a two – week trip. 93. Khanh speaks English fluently. 94. Tam’s collection has over eight hundred stamps. 95. They like computer games better than video games. 96. Thu often talks to Dave and Mary I English. 97. Chicken is Lan’s favorite food . 98. Hoa lij\kes beef more than fish. 99. There was a picture of a buffalo on my cap. 100. Nam is a member of his school badminton team. PREPARED & RELEASED BY ĐỖ BÌNH THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC . Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC : 2011 - 2012 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề. _________________________ Lớp: _________SBD: _____________ KÌ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI STT Môn thi: Tiếng Anh – Khối 7 Thời gian: 120 phút Giám thò 1 Giám thò 2 SMM Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAM FOR GIFTED. 7 6 TOURISTS 86 PAINFUL 1 7 A X C D 3 7 X B C D 57 A B X D 77 FAMOUS 87 UNPLEASANT 1 8 A B C X 3 8 A B X D 58 A B C X 78 PERFORMANCES 88 DECORATOR 1 9 A X C D 3 9 A X C D 59 A B X D 79 CHEAP 89 TEENAGERS 20