He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle.. Those buildings ……… 4,He spoke English at the meeting4. A few learn English just
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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
I/- Choose the word that has the underlined, bold part pronounced
differently from the rest (10pts)
6, A option B information C quention D invitation
7, A school B chemistry C character D child
II/- Grammar and vocabulary: Choose the best answer for each sentence (10pts)
1,It’s dangerous………… and to drive fast
2,When I …….home, my mother…… a big cake
3,Do you mind if I……… your computer for an hour?
4,She arrived early………….order to get a good seat
5,The radio was…………by Tim yesterday
6,I prefer the city……… the countryside
7,The man………… by the window is my uncle
8, They’re getting married _ the end of June
9, I’m sorry but you have to cook dinner _
A alone you B.himself C yourself D.on you
10, You use a _ to cook rice
Trang 2A steamer B rice cooker C saucepan D frying pan
III/- Read the text and answer the questions bellow (10pts)
Fire was very important to man He needed fire to keep himself warm at night He used fire to cook his food He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals In some parts of the world he used fire to signal messages Red Indians, for example, used fire to make smoke signals In some other countries people lit fire to warm their friends of danger Fire was also used to give light Before the invention of the oil lamp, men used burning sticks as torchs And before man discovered gas and electricity, he hung small fires in wire baskets from posts to light the streets One man even used fire
to tell the time He invented a candle clock He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle But the candle clock did not always work well If there was a wind blowing on the candle, the flame burned too quickly
1 What did man probably first use fire for?
2 For what purpose was fire used by red Indians?
3 What were the first street lights?
4 How long did the candle clock take to burn?
5 What would happen if a wind blew on a candle clock?
IV/- Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (10pts)
1,Franco: “I watch the football game every Sunday”
Franco told ………
2,Julie: “I’ve already made plans to do something else”
Julie told her friend ………
3,They built those buildings in 2001
Those buildings ………
4,He spoke English at the meeting
English ………
5, That letter was written by Tom
Tom ………
6, Is this bladder mended by Mr Green ?
Does Mr Green ……….
7,That girl is very intelligent
What ……….
8,This living-room isn’t as big as that kitchen
That kitchen ……….
9,Khanh said “You ought to take a break, Huy”
Khanh advised ……….
10,We’ve never met such a famous singer before
Trang 3 It’s the first time ……….
V/ Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets (0) is an example for you (10pts)
0, They have all been absolutely (wonder) wonderful!
1, I don’t like that film It’s very (bore)
2, Ho Chi Minh City is (large) _ city in Vietnam
3, They boy fell asleep during (perform)
4 She is a _ she sells flowers at a shop in Canada (flower)
5, The male birds are more (colour) _ than the females
6, Every pupil was very (excite) about the holiday
7,His parents are very proud of his (succeed) _
8, David Beckham is my (favour) player
9, I don’t know how you (celebration) your birthday
10,Some people feel that towns are too (noise) for them to live in
VI/ Supply the corect verb form (10pts)
1 Yester day, I (1 spend) ……… two hours (2 do)………… the homeword.
2 The thiefs (3 catch)……… when they (4 leave)………… the bank
3 Two hours ago, Mrs Brown (5 have)………… Alice (6 take)……… her son to the school
4 How many times you (7 be)………… to Ho Chi Minh City?
5 The moon (8 move)……… around the earth
6 Next summer, my parents wil let me (9 visit)……… my grand father
7 How about (10 go)……… to the zoo?
VII/ Fill the suitable prepositions (10pts)
1 She went out the room……… (1) saying a word
2 The life in the countryside is changing………… (2)better
3 She was born………(3) 2 o’clock ……… (4)18th July
4 Mary is thinking……… (5) importing fowers………… (6) China
5 They are traveling……… (7) the airport……… (8)a bus
6 I am afraid……….(9) ghost
7 The fight……… (10)deforestation is very important
VIII/ Listen and write the missing words (10pts)
Every year, students in many ……….(1) learn English Some of these students are young children Others are teenagers Many are adults Some learn at school, others ………( 2) by themselves A few learn English just by hearing ……… (3) in films, on TV, in the office or among their friends
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Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their
……… ( 4).They study their own language , and mathematics and English In England, America, or ……….( 5), many boys and girls study their own English , which is English, and mathematics and another language , perhaps ………( 6) , or German or Spanish
Many ……… (7) learn English , because it is ……… ( 8) for their work teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some of their ……… ( 9)are in English at the college or university Other people learn English because they want to read ……… (10) or magazines in English
IX/ Find the mistakes and correct (10pts)
1, Some people grow so taller that their health may become endangered
A B C D
2, After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister
A B C D
3,The phone rung while I was washing the dishes
A B C D
4,The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world
A B C D
5,She isn’t old enough to done this job
A B C D
6, Eight hundred years ago Christmas songs are performed for people in towns
A B C
and villages
D
7, Would you mind help me solve these mathematics problems? I can hardly
A B C
understand how to do them
D
8, She was having dinner when a man was coming and giving her a bunch of
A B C D
flowers
9, My brother didn’t wear that uniform since he left school
A B C D
10.After each lesson we often have a ten- minutes rest
A B C D
X/ Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each space Use only one word in each space : (10pts)
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that day That's what Thanksgiving is all (1) ……… The first
immigrants, who were called Pilgrims, (2) to America from Europe about three hundred and fifty years (3) ……… They were good friends with (4)
………Indians and they tried ( 5 ) ……… corn and other
stuff together but it was really hard farming at that time When they got the first
harvest, the (6) ……… and the Americans had a big dinner together to
(7) God for their good luck And the food the American eat now (8)
……… Thanksgiving are the same kinds of things that the Pilgrims ate: turkey, corn and squash The date is (9) …… every year but
it is always the fourth Thursday of November In Canada, they (10)
……… it in October.
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I/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
II/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
5.D
10.C
III/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 2 điểm.
1 1, to keep himself warm at night
2 to make smoke signals
3 small fires hung in wire bastkets from post
4 12 hours
5 the clock would be slow
V/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
1)Franco told he watched the football game every Sunday
2)They told her friend she had already made plans to do something else
3) Those building were built in 2001
4)English was spoken at the meeting
5) Tom wrote that letter
6) Does Mr Green mend this bladder?
7) What an intelligent girl!
8) That kitchen is bigger than this living-room
9) Khanh advised Huy to take a break
10) It’s the first time we met such a famous singer
V/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
9-celebrate 10-noisy
VI/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
(1) spent (3) were caught (5) had (7) have – been (9) visit (2) doing (4) were leaving (6) take (8) moves (10) going
VII/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
1 without 3 at – on 5 to / in 7 against
2 for 4 of / about – from 6 of VIII/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
1, countries 2,study 3, language 4,subjects 5,Autralia
IX/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
Trang 75-C 6-B 7-B 8-C 9- A 10- C
X/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
1 about 2 came 3 ago 4 the 5 growing
6 Indians 7 thank 8 for 9 different 10 celebrate