Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 cấp Huyện năm học 2016 2017 Đề thi gồm: Đề thi Đáp án + Thang điểm File nghe (Audio) + Tape script Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 cấp Huyện năm học 2016 2017 Đề thi gồm: Đề thi Đáp án + Thang điểm File nghe (Audio) + Tape script
Trang 1PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC: 2016-2017 Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
(Đề thi có 06 trang)
ĐIỂM BẰNG SỐ : ……… ………
BẰNG CHỮ: ………
CHỮ KÝ CÁC GIÁM KHẢO SỐ 1 : ………….…………
SỐ 2 : ………… ………….
SỐ PHÁCH Chú ý: - Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này - Phần nghe có 01 đoạn, số lần nghe là 02 lần, các yêu cầu bằng Tiếng Anh, đầu đoạn có phần nhạc dạo và thời gian trống là 30 giây để thí sinh đọc yêu cầu của bài tập, giữa hai lần nghe có thời gian trống là 10 giây - Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì, kể cả từ điển. SECTION 1 LISTENING: PART 1: I You will hear Sally asking a friend about some homework Listen and complete questions 1 to 5 You will hear the conversation twice (5 points) PART 2: II.You will hear some information on the radio about a summer music school Listen and complete questions 1 to 5 You will hear the information twice (5 points) ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC HOMEWORK Subject: (0) Biology Name of book: (1) ………
Written by: (2) Martin ………
Read: (3) Pages ………
Learn about: (4) ………
Finish by: (5) ………
SUMMER MUSIC SCHOOL Place: (0) Arts centre Starting date: (1) ……… July Learn to play: (2) Piano, guitar ………
Classes start at: (3) ……… a.m Cost of classes: (4) £……… a day Phone number: (5) ………
Trang 2SECTION 2 PHONETICS
II Pronunciation: (10 points)
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box
Write your answers here:
1 ……… 2 3 4 5
III Stress: (10 points)
Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
3 A important B especially C prefer D influence
4 A community B developing C conditioner D interested
Write your answers here:
1 ……… 2 3 4 5
SECTION 3 LEXICO-GRAMMAR
IV Multiple choice: (50 points)
Choose the letter (A, B, C, or D) as the best answer to complete the following sentences
1 Eiffel Tower is a wonder of
2 My English friend finds it difficult to get used ………with the chopsticks.
3 The Smiths built a huge house the outskirts of the town.
4 Once they……… , we'll talk to them about it.
5 You smell awful! It’s about time you ……… a bath.
6 If you want to help, perhaps you could ……… the table for dinner
7 Some people are……… interested in animals than in other people.
8 Tourist: “I’d like to visit some places in Ho Chi Minh City Could you suggest one?”
Tourist information officer: “ ”
C How about going to the Revolutionary? D Oh, yes I’d like to
9 My plane was delayed I had to wait at ……… airport for three hours.
Trang 3A at the back B in the back C by the back D on the back
11 John: “I didn’t pass my driving test.” ~ Anna: “……… !”
A Better luck next time B So poor C Congratulations D That was nice of you 12 How beautiful she is! She is wearing a ……….
A silk pretty purple dress B dress silk pretty purple
C purple pretty silk dress D pretty purple silk dress 13 He had spent………… time writing an essay on his childhood. A a few B a large number of C a great deal of D many 14 Hoa: “Would you mind if I asked you a question?” ~ Teacher: “………”
A No, I don’t B Please go ahead C Good idea! D Ok, Thanks 15 No one can avoid……… by advertisements A having influenced B being influenced C to be influenced D influencing 16 Everyone spoke very quietly wake the baby up A for not to B so not as to C do not to D in order not to 17 Natural disasters such as storms, floods or droughts can easily …………their crops or harvests A damage B harm C destroy D All are correct 18 You can use my car ………you drive carefully A As though B as long as C though D lest 19 At school, we enjoy talking with Lan because she is an girl A interesting B interested C interests D anxious 20 We were so late that we ……… had time to catch the train A nearly B almost C hardly D simply 21 ……… always gives me real pleasure A I arrange flowers B The flowers are arranged C While arranging flowers D Arranging flowers 22 My neighbor has a garden which is ……….mine A double as large B semi-larger than C twice as large as D as two-time as large 23 My mother was in the ……… of feeding the pigeons in the morning A manner B habit C custom D tradition 24 Nguyen Thi Anh Vien performed so well the 28th Sea Games Women’s 200m butterfly that none of her rivals could……… her
A look up to B come up to C catch up with D put up with 25 It was too late for the class, so I ran as fast as I
A did B should C could D wanted Write your answers here: 1 ……… 2 3 4 5
6 ……… 7 8 9 10
11 ……… 12 13 14 15
16 ……… 17 18 19 20
21……… 22……… 23……… 24……… 25………
Trang 4V Error identification: (10 points)
From four underlined parts, choose the one that needs correction then correct it
1 The teacher is sitting between five students.
A B C D
2 My father's been worked as a shop assistant for over 15 years
A B C D
3 Looking from afar, the village resembles a small green spot dotted with tiny fireballs.
4 Nowadays, people tend to make a lot of shopping through the internet
A B C D
5 Smoking cigarettes in public aren’t allowed in my country.
A B C D
Write your answers here:
1
2
3
4
5
VI Word form: (10 points)
Write the correct form of the word to fill in the blanks in the following sentences.
1 Most words have only one………., but sometimes a word has two or more PRONOUNCE
2 Your general knowledge will be……….when you take part in the course RICH
3 My grandfather was …………knowledgeable about the history of China EXTREME
4 If you weren’t so……… , you wouldn’t be so fat! ACT
5 Each year many people……… take care of the old and the disabled VOLUNTEER Write your answers here:
1 ……… 2… 3… 4… 5…
VII Verb form: (20 points)
Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets
1 Mary, together with her family members, (visit) Ha Long Bay twice this year
2 You always (watch) television You should do something more active.
3 We (tell) not to go out at night recently.
4 Who you (talk) to when I (see) you today?
5 Lan: I (lose) my glasses I can’t find them anywhere I (look for) them for hours
Ba: Don’t worry I (do) the same thing the other week but I (find) them a few days later.
6 He never fails (arrive) in time to help me.
Write your answers here:
1 ……… 2… 3… 4… , 5………,……… ………,………,… ………… 6 ………
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VIII Exercise 1: (20 points)
Read the following passage, then choose the letter (A, B, C, D) that best fits each of the
blanks
Most of us are always forgetting important dates, (1) from the lucky few who are blessed with a good memory or the (2) to organize themselves so they don't forget important obligations How many times have we all said, "I wish I had remembered!" How often have we (3) people by failing to remember their birthdays or name days?
Although they say it doesn't matter, we know, deep down, that we have hurt their (4) .
We can always try to make it (5) to them next time but unfortunately the (6) has been done and our relationship with that person can never quite be the same again.
On the other (7) , we sometimes do too much for someone else because we want to please them and then feel we have damaged our own interests in (8) doing When friends are involved we may find it difficult to say "no" when they ask us to (9) them a favor, but true friendship should mean that we can say "no" without risk (10) the relationship.
Write your answers here:
1 ……… 2 3 4 5
6 ……… 7 8 9 10
IX Exercise 2: (10 points)
Read the text and questions below.
For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet
LIFE OF A MAN
Thomas is now in his sixties, and is one of the many homeless people who live on the streets;
he buys a newspaper most days Today, with his fellow tramps, he reads about yesterday’s student demonstration Like many of the tramps that live under the bridge in New York, Thomas was not always so poor A long time ago he was in the Navy, and like many who have been to sea for a long time, he has stayed slim and fit Despite the strict organization on board ship, he loved the life, and had the opportunity to see many countries He visited Poland and Russia; in South Africa he realized what
he valued in each country was the people he met He was always astonished and delighted by the ways
in which the people he met differed from one country to another Some day, he hopes, everyone will see the world as he does.
After many happy years in Navy, he had to retire The good things in life always come to an end His mother and father had long since died and he’d lost touch with his other relatives He came to New York and became an industrial designer He was happy, although it wasn’t the same as the sea
He never wanted to get married and have children
Trang 6And then there was the period of darkness He smiles sadly He shrugs his shoulders and looks
at his hands There are tears in the corners of his eyes This is something that he cannot bring himself
to talk about “It all went wrong”, he whispers
He was silent for a minute; then recovered He began to talk more loudly “Look at me now- it makes
me angry And what about the President? He’s been in power for years, and look what he’s done for
us Nothing! I’m still out on the streets and live the life of a tramp.”
Questions
1 It would appear that Thomas………
A has organized a protest recently B takes an interest in important events.
C has no contact with other homeless people D is not as poor as he used to be.
2 When Thomas was in the Navy, he……….
A only visited three countries B enjoyed the strict life on board ship.
C was very well paid for the job he did D liked meeting people from different countries.
3 Thomas changed his job because he………
A was too old to stay in the Navy B wanted to start a family.
C wanted to be near his relatives in New York D did not enjoy the work any more.
4 Thomas lost his job and became a tramp because ……….
A he did not have any family B he was tired of doing normal job.
C of reasons he does not want to discuss D of the death of his parents.
5 The text states that Thomas thinks the President………
A should not allow home people to stay on the streets B should increase pensions for old people.
C has not had enough time to change things D should have done more to help people like him Write your answers here:
1 ……… 2 3 4 5
X Exercise 3: Gap-filling (20 points)
Read the text below and think of one word which best fits each space
People have smoked for a long time now The tobacco which is used to make cigarettes was the first grown in what is now part of the United States Christopher Columbus, who (1)…………
America, (2)…………Indians smoking, soon the dried leaves were transported to Europe where smoking began to catch on (3)………the late 1800s, the Turkish made cigarettes popular.
Cigarette smoke contains at least (4)……… harmful substances, tar and nicotine Tar, which forms (5)………the tobacco burns, damages the lungs (6)……….therefore affects breathing Nicotine, which is found in the leaves, causes the (7)………… to beat faster and increases the breathing rate.
Smoking cigarettes is dangerous The US Public Heath Service stated that (8)……… smoking is the cause of lung cancer and several (9) deadly diseases Many governments in the world now require that each package of cigarettes bears a special warning about the (10)
……… of smoking.
Write your answers here:
1 ……… 2 3 4 5
6 ……… 7 8 9 10
SECTION 5 WRITING
XI Sentence transformation: (20 points)
Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed above it.
Trang 71 A train leaves at eight o’clock every morning.
=> There is
2 The furniture was too old for us to keep.
=> It was
3 Would you mind not using that red pen?
=> I’d………
4 I haven’t seen Tom since he left for London.
=> The last ……… …….
5 When the manager was asked about the strike, he declined to comment
=> On………
Rewrite each of the sentences using the given word so that the new one has a similar meaning
as the one preceded You must not change the given word.
1 People say that the pyramids are worth visiting (SUPPOSED)
=> ………
=> ………
3 “Would you like to come to my birthday party, Sarah?” asked Frederic (INVITED)
=> ………
4 Nhat Tan is the longest bridge that I’ve ever seen (LONGER)
=> ………
5 I am considering visiting my uncle in Nha Trang this summer (ABOUT)
=> ………
XII Sentence building: (10 points)
Use the prompts provided to write full sentences
1 because/ heavy rain/ many students/ be late/ class/ yesterday.
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2 Mr Pike / charge of / office / while / director / away / vacation.
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3 It / interesting / walk along / paths / enjoy / fresh air / night / moonlight.
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4 pupils / many grammar exercises / that / may understand / grammar rules.
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5 regular exercise / only help in / control weight/ but / prevent / illness.
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