Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 huyện Vĩnh Tường năm 2014 - 2015 tài liệu, giáo án, bài giảng , luận văn, luận...
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VĨNH TƯỜNG
ĐỀ THI HSG LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015
MÔN: Tiếng Anh
(Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút) PHẦN A: Phần chung cho mọi học sinh.
LISTENING
Activity 3: Listen to airport announcements for the people below Match each name with the correct announcement.
1 Fiona Johnson 4 Linda Kennedy
2 Yau Chit Man 5 Henri Bourassa
3 Hisashi Uematsu
A/…a telephone call for you E/…go to Japan Airlines ticket counter
B/…message at Air France desk F/…go to immigrations and customs
C/ go to the meeting point G… go to Cathay Pacific check-in counter
D …go to Singapore Airlines desk
Activity 4: Listen to these airport announcements and complete the missing information about each flight.
PHONETICS
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
II Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
1 A Remember B Dangerous C Vegetable D Opposite
3 A Recognize B Convenient C Recycle D Memorial
4 A Important B Especially C Prefer D Influence
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III Choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence below.
1.Are there enough mangoes for us to have one ……… ?
2 His wife said, “ This carpet was made ………, so it is expensive.”
3 Look! I can ………
A see the white sea birds to fly in the sky B look the white sea birds to fly in the sky
C see the white sea birds flying in the sky D look the white sea birds fly in the sky
4 The beautiful girl finally got ……… the prince
A married with B married to C married D married at
5 Peter is sociable I am not as ………
A going out as he is B outgoing as him is
C going out as him is D outgoing as he is
6 If either of you ………a vacation now, we will not be able to finish the work
7 The ……… of the sugar is of course to sweeten the medicine
8 A wedding is a wonderful opportunity for ………off new clothes
9 Although it was ………jewellery, it looked real enough
10 At first the disease affected only his hands, but now it has ……… to his arms
11 I don’t remember ……… the front door when I left home this morning
12 I don’t think that red dress ……….her
13 He has been given work as a window cleaner even though he has no ………for heights
14 Which girl is Hanh? She is the one with ………
A long curly black hair B curly long black hair
C curly black long hair D long black curly hair
15 Two ……… were sacked, because they were always turning up late
A applicants B employees C applicationsD employers
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A on the thirty-one of July C on July the thirty-one B on the thirty-first of July D in July the thirty-first 17 Because he didn’t like the first pair of trousers, he asked for………
A the other ones B other trousers C an other trousers D an other pair 18 Let your name ………in the sheet of paper A to be written B write C be written D being written 19 She usually has the housework……… on Sundays A to do B doing C done D does 20 Not only ……….but she is also intelligent A beautiful she is B She is beautiful C is she beautiful D beautiful she IV Read the following sentences Use the word given in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits in the space in the same sentence. 1.You will meet the tour guide on your ………at the hotel (ARRIVE) 2 She felt ………that she passed the exam (RELIEF) 3 Could you give me a ……… , please? (BAND) 4 Huong’s listening skill is ………and she really needs to improve it (SATISFY) 5 After many years of ………, Edison finally succeeded in inventing the light bulb (FAIL) 6 She owes her ……… largely to her sense of humor (POPULAR) 7 Joe and Kate want to visit an ……… institute (OCEAN) 8 Giang put ……….…on that towel to stop the bleeding (PRESS) 9 The lovers stood, hand in hand, gazing at the …….………….sky (STAR) 10 The new film is ……… …good (EXCEPTION) V Read the following passage There is one mistake in each line Find and correct it. Example: 0 I have saw my grandmother for two years. 0/……seen…
My name is Anderson and I have been here just a little 1/………
days I am from outside of town I have several friends 2/………
In this city and I have came to visit them Actually, I 3/………
used to living in this city many years ago I was born 4/………
here and my wife is born in a little town nearby We 5/………
both went to school and had much friends here We 6/………
have been in New York since more than fifteen years 7/………
We live in the suburbs and I work in the city I must to 8/………
get up early every day to go to job I work from 8 9/………
o’clock in the morning until a little after six hour in 10/…………
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passages.
We have seen photographs of the whole earth taken from great distances in outer space This
is the first time, the (1)………first time, in man’s long history that such pictures have been possible (2)………… many years most people have believed that the earth was ball-shaped A few thought it was round and (3)………… , like a coin Now we know, beyond doubt, that those few were (4)………… The photographs show a ball-shaped (5)………., bright and beautiful In colour photographs of the earth, the sky is as (6)………… as coal The (7)…………looks much bluer than it usually does to us All our grey (8)………….are a perfect white in colour; because, of course, the (9)………….is for ever shining on them We are (10)……….to live on the beautiful earth
VII Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
TRAVELLING IN THE LAKE DISTRICT
The Lake District is very popular for holidays all year round Roads leading into the area have improved in (1)…………years Inside the area itself, however, many roads are (2)…… and winding with steep hills and it may not be safe to drive (3)………….roads like this when they are (4)…………in ice For the mountain walker a word of warning –every season visitors (5)………… lost or are injured and (6)…………to be rescued by the Mountain Rescue teams This kind of problem can be (7)………… by following a few simple rules When exploring the mountains, wear warm clothing, sensible boots, take a map, compass and whistle and a small (8)………… of food Don’t go (9)………….alone and always tell someone where you (10)………… to go to
7 A encouraged B prevented C arranged D organized
VIII Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $ 30,000 to
$125,000
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges’ decisions
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1.When did the first award ceremony take place?
2 Why was the Nobel Prize established?
A To recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity
B To resolve political differences
C To honour the inventor of dynamite
D To spend money
3 In which area have Americans received the most awards?
4 Which of the following statements is Not true?
A Awards vary in monetary value
B Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel’s invention
C Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners
D A few individuals have won two awards
5 In how many fields are the prizes bestowed?
WRITING
IX Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1.People believe that 13 is an unlucky number
13 is ………
2.She couldn’t come to class because of her illness
As………
3.She needs to study harder
She doesn’t ………
4.Honda is a company which makes a lot of cars
Honda is ………
5.It is common knowledge that he has been in prison several times
He is known ………
X Write an essay (120-180)about the following topic:
Water is important for all living things Do you agree or disagree? Give your reasons
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B ra 1 tờ giấy thi;
Read the following passage and use the words in the box to fill in each blank in the passage Write the answer on your sheet.
One morning last summer Jane (1)……….some sandwiches for her husband’s lunch They were sausage andwiches There was one small sausage (2)………….over, so Jane gave (3)…………to Curly, her Little dog Curly ate it up Half an hour (4)…………, the dog got ill He kept (5)…………shaking his head, and rubbing it (6)………….his foot Jane thought “He’s ill He must have eaten (7)………… that didn’t agree with him Maybe that (8)…………was bad “Then she remembered her husband’s (9)………… She ran to the telephone and (10)…………Jim at his office in town
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ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT HSG LỚP 8 Năm học: 2014 - 2015 Môn: Tiếng Anh PHẦN A: DÀNH CHO TẤT CẢ CÁC THÍ SINH (10 ĐIỂM)
LISTENING: 1 điểm: Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm
Activity 3
Activity 4
1 20.35 2 BA116 3 BA360 4 12 5 5.45
PHONETICS + VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: 5 điểm: Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm I.
II.
III.
IV.
4 unsatisfactory 9 starry
5 failure 10 exceptionally
V.
1 little 0 -> few 6 much -> many/ a lot of
2 outside -> out 7 since -> for
3 came -> come 8 must to -> must/ have to
4 living -> live 9 job -> work
5 is -> was 10 hour -> o’clock
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VI.
5 earth/planet 10 lucky/fortunate
VI I.
VIII.
WRITING: 1,5 điểm:
IX 0,5 điểm: Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm
1 13 is believed to be an unlucky number
2 As he was ill, he couldn’t come to class
3 She doesn’t study hard enough
4 Honda is a car-making company
5 He is known to have been in prison several times
X 1 điểm
- Good opening (0,2 điểm)
- Good body paragraphs (0,6 điểm)
- Good conclusion (0,2 điểm)
PHẦN B: DÀNH CHO THÍ SINH TRƯỜNG THCS VĨNH TƯỜNG (1 ĐIỂM)