UBND HUYỆN THUỶ NGUYÊN PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) I. Listen and complete the passage.( 10pts) VietNam is a country in the (1) Asia. It has an area of 329,566 sq km. Ha Noi is the (2) and HO Chi Minh is the (3) city. The population of Viet Nam is about 80 (4) It has an age- old culture and a long tradition of fighting against foreign invaders. Viet Nam is now a (5) country of ASEAN and many other (6) organizations such as APEC, WTO Viet Nam (7) rice, coffee and many farm (8) Viet Nam has (9) of tourist attractions and World Heritage Sites such as Ha Long bay, Phong Nha cave, Hoi An ancient town etc and is now known as a safe and attractive (10) for tourists the world over. VietNamese people are proud of their country. They have been trying hard to build it into a powerful and prosperous one. II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(5pts) 1. a . coughed b. played c. solved d. failed. 2. a. chemist b. achieve c. require d. believe 3. a. scholarship b. chemical c. cheap d. character 4 a. look b. cook c. book d. roof 5. a. son b. six c. suit d. sugar III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.(15 pts). 1. This machine used to (start ) (1). by hands. 2. Don , t worry Nga ! I can ( look after ) ……… (2)every thing carefully 3.It is not safe( leave )……… (3)knives around the house . 4.My father in law spends most of his free time (lie ) (4) on the couch and (watch) (5)TV. 5. Sad movies always make me (cry ) (6) 6. Either Baker or his wife (make ) (7)breakfast each morning. 7. She can’t help (laugh ) (8)when she sees that clown. 8. I’ll remember (send ) (9) you a postcard when I( reach) (10) London IV. Give the correct forms of these words(10pts) 1.The ……………….in this town are very friendly. RESIDE 2.She received a lot of ………………from her parents. COURAGE 3.If your work is ……………… ,you’ll get a raise . SATISFY 4.What is the correct ………………of this word? PRONOUNCE 5.The child should be punished because of his bad…………… BEHAVE 6.We’ve decided to interview the best six…………… for the job. APPLY 7.Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been………………… URBAN I the last few years. 8.It is ………… to eat too much sugar and fat. HEALTH 9.If you can give a reasonable……………… for your bad behavior EXPLAIN Last night,I’ll forgive you. 10.After taking an aspirin,her headache………………… APPEAR V.Rewrite the sentences, keep the meaning unchanged(20pts) 1.His briefcase is red.My briefcase is red,too. The color of …………………………………………………………………… 2. How long is it since you used the pen? When ………………………………………………………………………….? 3. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it. The furniture wasn’t……………………………………………………. 4.It isn’t nessesary for you to set off early. You don’t………………………………………………………………………… 5. People say that he is a good teacher. He ………………………………………………………… 6.I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group. I’m very sad not …………………………………………………… 7.Lan will be fifteen next week. It is Lan’s ……………………………………………………………… 8. Are you and Lan the the same age? Are you as……………………………………………………………… 9.Have you ever played a computer game before? Is this…………………………………………………………………………… 10.Having a vacation abroad is very interesting. It is ……………………………………………………………………………. VI. Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word.( 10pts) Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (1) father was comedian and his mother worked (2) a dancer and a singer. (3) of them was successful so the family had very (4) money. The (5) … time he himself earned money by dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved (6) was working in the theatre. When he was (7) fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to America. On (8) such tour, he was (9) a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor and film director. He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the age of 88. There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his (10) and early up - bringing. VII. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.(10 pts). 1- I am interested reading books. 2- She is tired living in the city. 3- This restaurant is famous Chinese food. 4- The ambulance will be there a bout 5 minutes. 5- Bobby started school the age of five. 6- I am very keen music. 7- I am going there plane. 8- Peter was very familiar planting potatoes. 9- Some thing's wrong my back, doctor. 10- They treated me a heard problem. VIII.Write sentences with the cue given. (20 pts). 1.Nam/ spend/ most/ free time/play soccer. …………………………………………………………………………………. 2.When/ we/ children/we/ used/ listen/ grandma’s old folktales after dinner. …………………………………………………………………………………. 3.You/ can/ tell me/ best ways/ learn new word? …………………………………………………………………………………. 4.I/ write down/ all new words/ small notebook. …………………………………………………………………………………. 5.They/ going/ visit/ homevillage/ weekend. …………………………………………………………………………………. 6.She/ have to/ house work/ all day after/ mother/ died. …………………………………………………………………………………. 7.I/ just/ have/ wonderful holiday/ cousins/ Hanoi. …………………………………………………………………………………. 8.Lan/ like/ cook/ meals/ but/ not like/ washing up. …………………………………………………………………………………. 9.Brother/ very good/ repair/ household/ appliances. …………………………………………………………………………………. 10.We/ sometimes/ have/ go/ school/ very early/ do/ class duties. …………………………………………………………………………………. HẾT UBND HUYỆN THUỶ NGUYÊN PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI CHỌN HSG MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Câu Đáp án Điểm Question I (10pts) 1 South- east 1 2 capital 1 3 largest 1 4 million 1 5 member 1 6 international 1 7 exports 1 8 products 1 9 lots 1 10 destination 1 Question II (5pts) 1 a 1 2 c 1 3 c 1 4 d 1 5 d 1 Question III (15pts) 1 be started 1,5 2 look after 1,5 3 to love 1,5 4 lying 1,5 5 watching 1,5 6 cry 1,5 7 makes 1,5 8 laughing 1,5 9 to send 1,5 10 reach 1,5 Question IV (10pts) 1 resident 1 2 encouragement 1 3 satisfactory 1 4 pronunciation 1 5 behavior 1 6 applications 1 7 urbanized 1 8 unhealthy 1 9 explanation 1 10 disappeared 1 Question V (20pts) 1 The color of his briefcase is the same as mine. 2 2 When did you use the pen? 2 3 The furniture wasn’t cheap enough for me to buy. 2 4 You don’t have to set off early 2 5 He was said to be a good teacher 2 6 I’m very sad not to be accepted in that group. 2 7 It’s Lan’s fifteenth birthday next week. 2 8 Are you as old as Lan ? 2 9 Is this the first time you have played a computer game? 2 10 .It is very interesting to have a vacation abroad. 2 Question VI (10pts) 1 his 1 2 as 1 3 neither 1 4 littler 1 5 first 1 6 best 1 7 about 1 8 one 1 9 offered 1 10 birth 1 1 in 1 2 of 1 3 for 1 4 in 1 5 at 1 6 on 1 7 by 1 8 with 1 9 with 1 10 for 1 1 Nam spends most of his free time playing soccer. 2 2 . When we were children, we used to listen to grandma’s old folktales after dinner. 2 3 Can you tell me the best way to learn new words? 2 4 I write down all the new words in a small notebook. 2 5 They are going to visit their home village at the weekend. 2 6 She had to do housework all day after her mother died. 2 7 I have just had a wonderful holiday with my cousins in Ha noi. 2 8 Lan likes cooking meals but she doesn’t like doing the washing up. 2 9 My brother is very good at repairing household appliances. 2 10 We sometimes have to go to school very early to do (our) class duties. 2 HẾT . UBND HUYỆN THUỶ NGUYÊN PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) I. Listen and complete the passage.( 10pts) VietNam. …………………………………………………………………………………. HẾT UBND HUYỆN THUỶ NGUYÊN PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI CHỌN HSG MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Câu Đáp án Điểm Question I (10pts) 1 South- east 1 2 capital 1 3 largest 1 4. ……………….in this town are very friendly. RESIDE 2.She received a lot of ………………from her parents. COURAGE 3.If your work is ……………… ,you’ll get a raise . SATISFY 4.What is the correct ………………of this word?