PHÒNG GD&ĐT HUYỆN THANH OAI TRƯỜNG THCS THANH MAI ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC LỚP 8 Năm học : 2013- 2014 Thời gian làm bài :120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) A. PHONETICS. I. Choose the word whose has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. ( 6 x 0,2=1,2pts) . 1. A. identify B. quiet C. supplies D. immigrant 2. A. option B. information C. question D. invitation 3. A. choose B. chemistry C. character D. mechanic 4. A. invited B. liked C. protected D. wanted 5. A. notice B. grow C. ghost D. lost 6. A. switch B. stomach C. match D. catch II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (4 x 0,2=0,8pt) 1.A. community B. neighborhood C. restaurant D grocery 2.A. semester B. experiment C necessary D. Geography 3. A. understand B. participate C. entertain D. volunteer 4. A. comfort B. concern C. contact D garbage B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES: I. Complete each of the following sentences by circling the best option A, B, C or D. (15 x 0,2=3,0pts) 1. I ____________ a letter from my old friend last week. A. sent B. gave C. received D. took 2. When were you born? – I was born ____________ November 1997. A. in B. on C. at D. during 3. Don’t come in. Pleased wait ____________ for your turn. A. inside B. downstairs C. outside D. upstairs 4. Our friends ____________ meet us at the airport tonight. A. are B. are going to C. go to D. will be to 5. The children ____________ are going to plant trees and flowers in the school garden and water them every afternoon after school. A. themselves B. ourselves C. herself D. themself 6. I know you worked really ____________ this semester. A. hardly B. good C. bad D. hard 7. Peter _____________his homework. A. is always forgetting B. always forgets C. is always forgeting D. always forget 8. Martina has been a professional tennis player ____________ 1994. A. since B. for C. on D. in 9. ____________ have you known Jane? – For three years. A. What B. How many C. How long D. How far 10. The water wasn’t ____________ in. A. clear enough to swim B. enough clear to swim C. clear enough for swimming D. enough clear for swimming 11. I really love having my shoes ____________. It’s relaxing! A. cleaned B. cleans C. to clean D. cleaning 1 12. We got ____________ in the woods. A. lot B. lost C. loss D. lose 13. His parents are always proud ____________ him because he always studies well. A. about B. on C. of D. with 14. Last week, her ____________ was out of order and Mrs. Quyen had to wash her family’s clothes with her hands. A. shower B. washing machine C. kitchen sink D. iron 15. Mr. Brown is 50 years old; Mrs. Brown is 50 years old. Mr. Brown is ____________ Mrs. Brown. A. same age B. same age as C. the same age as D. different from II. Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition.(7x 0,2 = 1,4pts) 1. She isn’t here ________________ the moment. 2. Warm clothes protect us ________________ bad weather. 3. What do you often do ________________ weekends. 4. We haven’t seen him _____________ last month. 5. He had an accident and was taken __________ hospital. 6. We regarded him ____________ a famous doctor. 7. You’re better ask __________ the information desk. III. Put the words in brackets into correct forms to complete the following sentences. (7 x 0,2 = 1,4pts) 1. We will interview only three__________________ for the job. ( APPLY) 2. He should say a few words of ________________. ( EXPLAIN) 3. What is correct _______________of this word? ( PRONOUN) 4. He was _______________of his achievements in the field of politics.(PRIDE) 5. The ______________of the subject made me tense. (IMPORTANT) 6. It is always_______________ to write down important points. ( WISDOM) 7. Every student was very_____________ about the holiday. (EXCITE) IV. Put the verbs in brackets into correct tenses:( 7 x 0,2 = 1,4pts) 1. Yester day, I (1. spend) ………………… two hours (2. do)…….……… the homework. 2. The thieves (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 will let me (9. visit)…………… my grand father. 7. How about (10. go)……………… to the zoo? C. READING I. Read and choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces. ( 10 x 0,2 =2,0pts) Most people think (1) computers are very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over 2 centuries ago by a man (2) Charles Babbage. Babbge was born (3) 1791 and grew (4) to be a brilliant mathematican. He (5) up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But despite the fact that he 2 (6) building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years, people have argued (7) his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building engine based (8) of the Babbage's designs. (9) has taken 6 years to complete and more than 4 thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will (10) on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage's work. 1. A. of B. from C. in D. up 2. A. known B. called C. recognized D. written 3. A. about B. around C. in D. at 4. A. down B. up C. along D. across 5. A. wrote B drew C. took D. made 6. A. wanted B. started C. made D. missed 7. A. until B. though C. why D. whether 8. A. on B. off C. in D. out 9. A. He B. One C. It D. They 10. A. come B. be C. take D. carry II. Each sentence below contains an error, underline and write the correct one in the space. 0 is done as an example.( 5 x 0,2 = 1,0pt) 0. My brother are a teacher. 0. _______ is _________ 1. I go to see her if I have enough time. 1. __________________ 2. It is not easy do that difficult work. 2.___________________ 3. He drove such fast that he won the race. 3.___________________ 4. When she came, I read her letter. 4.___________________ 5. Dave is a friend of mine. I knew him for a long time. 5.__________________ III. Read the passage and fill the suitable word in the blank: ( 10 x 0,2 = 2pts) When I (1) ________ a child I used (2)________ go to see my grandmother. I thought her house was (3) ________ beautiful as a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a park. (4) _______ I grew (5) __________ the house and (6) __________ seemed smaller but I still loved visiting the old lady. There were so many beautiful things in the house. Sometimes, I played (7) _________ the doll’s house which was older than grandmother herself. At (8) ____________ times, I looked (9)___________ books which were (10)_________ interesting than my children’s book at home. D. WRITING: I. Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first given. ( 5 x 0,4 = 2pts) 1. Peter spent three hours repainting his house. -> It __________________________________________________________ 2. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals. -> People ______________________________________________________ 3. We arrived too late to see the film. ->. We didn’t ___________________________________________________ 3 4. “Do you know to speak English?” He asked me. ->. He asked me _________________________________________________ 5. The last time we met each other was ten years ago. -> We haven’t ____________________________________________ II. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. ( 4 x 0,2 = 0,8 pt) 1. you / mind / if / I / stay / here? => __________________________________________________________________________ 2. I / invite / her birthday party / last week. => __________________________________________________________________________ _. 3. The concert hall / so crowded / I / see / hear / nothing. => __________________________________________________________________________. 4. It / very kind / you / make friend / me. => __________________________________________________________________________ III.Tell about your last summer vacation (within 100 – 150 words). 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VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES. I.Complete each of the following sentences by circling the best option A, B, C or D: (15 x 0,2 = 3pt) 1.C 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.A 8.A 9.C 10.A 11.A 12.B 13.C 14.B 15.C II. Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition: (7 x 0,2 =1,4 pt) 1.at 2.from 3.at (on) 4.since 5.to 6.as 7.at III. Put the words in brackets into correct forms to complete the following sentences: (7 x 0,2 = 1,4pt) 1.applicants 2.explanation 3.pronunciation 4.proud 5.importance 6.wise 7.excited IV. Put the verbs in brackets into correct tenses or forms: (7 x 0,2 = 1,4pt) 1.spent 2.doing 3.were caught 4.were leaving 5.had 6.take 7.have been 8.moves 9.visit 10.going C. READING: I.Read and choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces: (10 x 0,2 = 2pt) 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.B II. Each sentence below contains an error, underline and write the correct one in the space: (5 x 0,2 = 1 pt) 5 Error 1.go 2.do 3.such 4. read 5. knew Correction 1. will go 2. to do 3. so 4. was reading 5. have known III. Read the passage and fill the suitable word in the blank: (10 x 0,2 = 2pt) 1.was 2.to 3.very (as) 4.when 5.up 6.garden 7.with 8.that 9.in 10.more D. WRITING: I. Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first given. (5 x 0,4 = 2 pt) 1.It took Peter three hours to repair his house 2.People recycled old car tires to make shoes and sandals. 3. We didn’t arrive early enough to see the film. 4. He asked me if I knew to speak English. 5. We haven’t met each other for ten years. II. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences: (4 x 0,2 = 0,8 pt) 1. Do you mind if I stay here? / Would you mind if I stayed here? 2. I was invited to her birthday party last week. 3. The concert hall was so crowded that I saw and heard nothing./ that I could see and hear nothing. 4. It is very kind of you to make friend with me. III. Tell about your last summer vacation: (within 100- 150 words) (3pt) Bài viết đảm bảo được những nội dung sau: - Đúng chủ đề. - Đảm bảo nội dung. - Đúng chính tả và ngữ pháp. - Diễn đạt ý trôi chảy có kết nối ý. - The end- 6 7 . PHÒNG GD&ĐT HUYỆN THANH OAI TRƯỜNG THCS THANH MAI ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC LỚP 8 Năm học : 201 3- 2014 Thời gian làm bài :120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) A. PHONETICS. I. Choose the word. The end! 4 Đáp Án + Biểu Điểm ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC NĂM HỌC: 2013 – 2014 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 A.PHONETICS: I. ( 6 x 0,2 = 1,2pt) 1.D 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.B II. ( 4 x 0,2 = 0,8pt) 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.B B. VOCABULARY. nothing. 4. It is very kind of you to make friend with me. III. Tell about your last summer vacation: (within 10 0- 150 words) (3pt) Bài viết đảm bảo được những nội dung sau: - Đúng chủ đề. -