PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 HUYỆN THANH OAI NĂM HỌC : 2013- 2014 Trường THCS Phương Trung Thời gian : 120 phút( không kể thời gian giao đề) I. LISTENING.( 2pts) 1/ You will hear a person telling people what to do and choose the right answer:( 1pt) 1. A. One group is given 5 bags. B. Three groups are given 5 bags. 2. A. Group 2 checks along the beach. B. Group 2 checks the sand. 3. A. Mr Jones collects all the bags. B. Mr Jones walk along the shore. 4. A. They will have lunch before they finish. B. Lunch is served after the work . 5. A. They help clean the beach. B. They help spoil the beach 2/ Listen again and decide if the statements are True (T) of False (F). (1pt) 6. The groups get another bag after one has been filled. 7. Mrs Smith has provided lunch for students. 8. All the students will have lunch before the beach is clean. 9. People have kept the beach clean. 10. It is hard work to get everything done successfully. II. PHONETICS : ( 2PTS) 1/ Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D ( 1pt) 11: A. tourist B. anxious C. delicious D. famous 12: A. university B. unit C. discuss D. computer 13: A. fat B. festival C. grand D. man 14: A. rub B. surrounding C. plumber D. husk 15: A. helped B. worked C. asked D. cleaned 2/ Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others .( 1pt) 16. A. comprise B. depend C. design D. novel 17. A. tropical B. collection C. tendency D. charity 18 A. friendliness B. occasion C. pagoda D. deposit 19. A. importing B. specific C. impolite D. important 20. A. federation B. unpolluted C. disappearing D. profitable III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: (6PTS) 1. Circle the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences : ( 2pts) 21. Our friends have lived in Ho Chi Minh city __________ 2002 A. for B. since C. in D. about 22. He prefers soccer ___________ tennis A. from B. than C. to D. or 23. This is the first time I _________ this film. A. am seeing B. saw C. see D. have seen 24. He __________ to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home. A. was going B. goes C. went D. has gone 25. There’s a strange man behind us. I think_______. A. we are followed B. we are being followed C. we are being following D. we are following 26. Which of the following is the strongest advice? A. You really must get a hair-cut B. If I were you, I’d get a hair-cut. C. You ought to get a hair-cut. D. You should get a hair-cut. 27. ________ you mind if I use your dictionary? A. Will B. Can C. Do D. Did 28. The man ________ to the principal is my form teacher. A. talks B. talk C. talked D. talking 29 . All that rubbish will have to be _____ at once. A. got rid of B. get rid of C. got rid D. getting rid of 30. Would you mind putting out your cigarette? ~ _____________ A. No, thanks. B. No, of course not C. No, I wouldn’t. D. No, I don’t. 2. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the spaces(2pts). 31. Their children have quite _____________ characters. (difference) 32. What is the correct ______________of this word? (pronounce) 33. He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very _____________ . (hope) 34. She is one of the greatest _______ to appear in this theater. (perform) 35. My house is on the top of a hill. It’s very ____ there in the fall. (wind) 36. It is ___________ to eat too much sugar and fatty food. (health) 37. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been __________ in the last few years. (urban ) 38. Bell ______________ demonstrated his invention. (success) 39. Every day, there are two _________ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. (fly) 40. There are a lot of _______________ in the competition. (contest) 3. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. (1pt) 41. Would you mind if I (smoke) __________? 42- I don't enjoy (laugh)___________ at by other people. 43- He (live) __________in this city since 2000. 44- Most of the NOKIA mobile phones (sell) ___________in this shop are imported from China. 45- The children (play)_____________soccer when it started to rain. 4. Fill in each gaps of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. ( 1pt) 46. In our place it is very cold ________ night, but it’s warm during the day. 47. Phong Nha Cave is known __________ a World Heritage Site. 48. She is thinking __________ importing flowers from Viet Nam ? 49. The canoe overturned and everyone fell ________ the deep water. 50. I prefer walking ________ riding a bicycle. IV. READING: (5pts) 1. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (2 pts) Flood in Dorchester _____ (51) ___ six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its banks and flooded a wide area. By nine o’clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester. The main street was soon ___ (52)__ 3 feet of water. Fire engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but heavy rain made their job very ____ (53) ____ . Mrs Rose Willow, a ____ (54)____ nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs _____ (55)____ three hours. Finally, firemen were able to rescue her with ladders and a small _____ (56)____ “My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time”, said Mrs Willow. “She _____(57)____ me a lot. She sat with me so I didn’t feel afraid”. The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good, ____(58)____.the floods have done a great deal of damage. “Luckily, nobody was___ (59) ___or injured”, Chief Fire Office Hawkins____ (60) ___reporters, “but it will take a long time to clear up the mess”. 51. A. In B. To C. At D. Until 52. A. over B. under C. through D. between 53. A. easy B. difficult C. quick D. clear 54. A. girl B. man C. lady D. child 55. A. for B. during C. while D. through 56. A. ship B. boat C. car D. bicycle 57. A. worried B. frightened C. bored D. helped 58. A. but B. also C. therefore D. so 59. A. burnt B. cut C. scratched D. drowned 60. A. said B. asked C. told D. spoke 2. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage.(2pts) New year is one of the most important(61)_______ in the United State. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock (62)_______ night, people says “ Happy New Year” and they (63)________ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually lasts a long (64) _________ . Many people don’t go home (65)________ morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children . On this holiday children (66) ________ as witches, ghosts or others. Most children go (67)_________ house to house asking for candy or fruit. If the people at the house do not give(68)_________ candy, the children will(69) ________a trick on them. But this (70)______ever happens. Almost people give them candy or fruit. 3. Read the passage and decide which statements are True (T) or False (F). (1pt) A week ago, Huy's family went for a picnic in the country. It was early spring, so they thought it was too cold to go to the seaside. They set off early after breakfast and drove about 45 km into the country until they came to this favorite place. Huy and his sister went into the woods to pick wild flowers Huy's parents sat quietly, fishing by the stream. At 4.30 p.m, they put the plates, cups, saucers and other things back into the basket and went back to their car. They got home at 5.00 p.m. 71. Huy's family went for a picnic seven days ago. 72. They went to the city. 73. They went to the country by train. 74. The children went into the woods to pick wild flowers and their parents fished by the stream. 75. They came back home at 5.00 p.m. V. WRITING (5pts) 1. Make meaningful sentences using the given words. (1pt) 76. Last year/ we/ spend/ week/ My Son / and /I not want / leave. ___________________________________________________________ 77. What / should / do / protect / environment / save / natural resources? __________________________________________________________ 78. I/ not talk / uncle / since / he / buy / new house / city center. ________________________________________________________________ 79. We / ought / use / cloth bags / instead / reuse / plastic one. ______________________________________________________________ 80. Hoang / cross / road / when / father / call out / him . _______________________________________________________________ 2. Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the first one. (2pts) 81.The last time I went to Ho Chi Minh City was 6 years ago. I haven’t…………………………………………………… 82.“Where is the post office?” A visitor asked Lan. A visitor asked Lan………………………………………… 83.May I borrow your ruler? Would you mind…………………………………………… 84.We spent five hours getting to London. It took us ……………………………………………………. T F 85.Some one is going to tune my piano tomorrow. I am going……………………………………………………… 86.Nam keeps forgetting his homework. Nam is……………………………………………………………. 87.My mother gave me a very nice watch yesterday. I was ………………………………………… …………………… 88.We’d prefer you not to smoke. We’d rather……………………………………………………… 89.Let’s meet inside the center ,at the cafe corner. How……………………………………………………………….? 90.I’ve never eaten this kind of cake. It’s …………………………………………………………………. 3. Write a composition about 150 words about your last summer vacation. (2pts) . ( don’t show your name, your school or your village) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC: 2013 – 2014 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH I. LISTENING.( 1/ You will hear a person telling people what to do and choose the right answer:( 1pt) 1- A. 2 - B 3- A 4- B 5- A 2/ Listen again and decide if the statements are True (T) of False (F). (1pt) 6- T 7- T 8- F 9 – F 10 – T II. PHONETICS : ( 2PTS) 1/ Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D ( 1pt) 11 A. . tourist 12 C. discuss 13 B. festival 14 B. surrounding 15 D. cleaned 2/ Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others .( 1pt) 16 D. novel 17 B. collection 18 A. friendliness 19 C. impolite 20 D. profitable III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: (6PTS) 1. Circle the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences : ( 2pts) 21 B. since 22 C. to 23 D. have seen 24 A. was going 25 B. we are being followed 26 B. You really must get a hair-cut. 27 C. Do 28 D. talking 29 A. got rid of 30 B. No, of course not 2. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the spaces(2pts). 31- different 32- pronunciation 33- hopeless 34- performers 35- windy 36- unhealthy 37- urbanized 38- successfully 39- flights 40- contestants 3. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. (1pt) 41- smoked 42- being laughed 43- has lived 44- sold 45- was playing 4. Fill in each gaps of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. ( 1pt) 46- at 47- as 48- of 49- into 50- to IV. READING: (5pts) 1. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (2 pts) 51- C 52- B 53- B 54 -C 55- A 56- B 57 - D 58 - A 59 - D 60 - C 2. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage.(2pts) 61- festivals/ holidays 62- at 63- wish 64 - time 65 – till/ until 66- dress 67 - from 68 - them 69 - play 70- hardly 3. Read the passage and decide which statements are True (T) or False (F). (1pt) 71 - T 72 - F 73 - F 74 - T 75 - T V. WRITING (5pts) 1. Make meaningful sentences using the given words. (1pt) 76. Last year we spent a/ one week in My Son and I didn’t want to leave. 77. What should we do to protect the environment and save natural resources? 78.I haven’t talked to my uncle since he bought a new house in the city center. 79. We ought use the cloth bags instead of reusing the plastic one. 80. Hoang was crossing the road when his father called out to him. 2. Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the first one. (2pts) 81.I haven’t gone / been to Ho Chi Minh for 6 years. 82.A visitor asked Lan where the post office was. 83.Would you mind lending me your ruler? Or : Would you mind if I borrowed your ruler? 84.It took us five hours to get to Lon don. 85.I am going to have my piano tuned tomorrow. 86.Nam is always forgetting his homework. 87.I was given a very nice watch yesterday. 88.We’d rather you didn’t smoke. 89. How about meeting inside the center at the café corner? 90. It’s the first time I’ve eaten this kind of cake. 3. Write a composition about 150 words about your last summer vacation. (2pts) . ( don’t show your name, your school or your village) The composition must have at least three ideas below. 1. Mở bài: Nêu được chủ đề đó là kì nghỉ hè trước ở đâu , đi cùng với ai, bao lâu vv… (được 0,25 điểm) 2. Thân bài: Kể được một số hoạt động liên quan đến kỳ nghỉ đó như: có những cảnh đẹp gì, thời tiết như thế nào, đã có những hoạt động gì ở đó, mua quà kỷ niệm gì vv…. (được 1,5 điểm) 3. Kết luận: Nêu được cảm nghĩ, những ấn tượng về kỳ nghỉ đó như thế nào… (được 0,25 điểm) . pts) 5 1- C 5 2- B 5 3- B 54 -C 5 5- A 5 6- B 57 - D 58 - A 59 - D 60 - C 2. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage.(2pts) 6 1- festivals/ holidays 6 2- at 6 3- wish 64 - time. (1pt) 4 1- smoked 4 2- being laughed 4 3- has lived 4 4- sold 4 5- was playing 4. Fill in each gaps of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. ( 1pt) 4 6- at 4 7- as 4 8- of 4 9- into 5 0- to IV CHẤM ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC: 2013 – 2014 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH I. LISTENING.( 1/ You will hear a person telling people what to do and choose the right answer:( 1pt) 1- A. 2 - B 3- A 4- B 5- A 2/