Circle the best answer.4ms 1.. Choose the option that needs correcting.. Choose the one option that best completes the passage.. Read the passage .Then choose the best answer for each of
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Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi
A LISTENING(3 ms)
PART I Listen and decide whether the statements are T or F Check the box (1.5ms)
1 Jake has to get up at five fifty
2 He goes swimming before a walk
3 He often goes to bed early
4 He works in town near the city
5 He goes to work by train
6 The woman advises him to get another job
PART 2 Fill in the blank with one correct word (1.5 ms)
THCS GPC ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC 2017 -2018
MÔN : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài:120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề
These messages were on the answer phone
Sarah Smith rang to say she left her (1)……….behind yesterday
Alex arrives about 6.00 tomorrow evening
Please collect him from station when he rings
Has lots of (2)……… !
Helen phoned to invite you to have (3)……… on Saturday
Has friends visiting from (4)………
Premier Travel say holiday ticket have arrived Change of departure time from 7.30
am to (5)………am This means 7.30 check in!
Mary called Problem at Australian (6)………Call at once She’s at
home after 7.00
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B READING AND WRITING
I Give the correct word form (2ms)
1 Our post is delivered except for Saturday (DAY)
2 Ha Long Bay was by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site (RECOGNITION )
3 Many rural areas in Vietnam have been for the last few years ( URBAN)
4 He finds it to live in the jungle alone ( DANGER)
5 She sat back in her ( SIT)
6 All are from Manchester ( DEPART)
7 The suitcases were carried round on a belt ( CONVEY)
8 These plants need heat and to grow well ( HUMID)
II Circle the best answer.(4ms)
1 Wood is used ……… making desks and tables
2 Tom ……….last night when the phone………
A was sleeping/ was ringing B slept/ was ringing C was sleeping/ rang D slept/ rang
3 I’ve ………to the USA I went there in February
4 Lan always gets good grades ……… English, Math and Biology
5 We should use paper bags instead of………plastic bags
6 My father ……… smoking ten years ago
7 All of us were ……… that he came first He hasn’t been working hard so far
A surprising B to surprise C to be surprised D surprised
8 I to see you at the meeting Why didn’t you come?
9 We are taking a ………to Ha Long Bay next weekend
A two-day trip B two-days trip C two day trip D two-day trips
10 Mr Trung ………in this company since he graduated university
11 Are you looking forward ………on holiday?
12 My sister likes sweets………from chocolates and peanuts
Trang 3A making B to make C made D that make
13 He was made ……… hard for the next coming exam
14 “Could you help me, please?” “………”
15 My dog, as well as my cats, ……… canned food
16 They had to cancell the flight ………the bad weather
III Choose the option that needs correcting Then correct it (2ms)
1 Thanh is always complaining about the heavy of my suitcase
2 Is Janet finally use to cook ing on an electric stove?
A B C D
3 Peter seldom pays his bills on time, and his brother does, too
A B C D
4 They had their luggage carrying by the poster
IV Choose the one option that best completes the passage (2ms)
New Year's Day Traditions
On New Year's Day, (1)……… families meet to exchange gifts and have a traditional meal, and also perform a ceremony to appease the kitchen god Homes are decorated (2) ……… flowers and all thoughts of sadness are supposed (3)……… Children are encouraged not to fight or cry and anyone in mourning is shunned (4)……… it is bad luck to be (5)……… with death on New Year's Day Many families plant a new year's tree in front of the house and wrap (6)
……… with lucky red paper The tree is removed at the end of (7)……… first week of the new year After the family meal, many Vietnamese attend the local pagoda (8)
……… ancestors
3 A avoiding B to avoid C to be avoided D avoided
5 A associated B associable C associate D associating
8 A to worship B to pray C to meet D to donate
V Fill in each blank with a suitable word ( 2ms )
MOTHER’S DAY
Mother’s Day in Britain falls on the last Monday of the March On Mother’s Day sons and daughters visit (1)………mothers and bring them flowers and presents The oldest son must ( 2)……….his mother a good cake If sons or (3)……… cannot be with their mother
on that day, they usually ( 4) ………her presents
Mother’s Day must be a day of rest ( 5) ……… the mother of the family, so her daughters cook the dinner on that day and lay the (6)……….and the sons help to wash the plates and dishes after dinner
In the United States and Canada, Mother’s Day is on ( 7) ………second Sunday in May They have a very beautiful stamp for Mother’s Day in the United States It shows the portrait of the mother of James Whistler, (8) ……….of the greatest American painters
Trang 45/…… ………… 6/…….………… 7/…….………… 8/………
VI Read the passage Then choose the best answer for each of the following questions (2ms) :
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November For many Americans
it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas All schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving
In 1620 the ship called Mayflower brought about 150 people from Europe to North America They arrived in a very hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what food was safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived
Today people celebrate thanksgiving to remember these early days The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with food that comes from North America The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes and cranberries Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie On that day there are also special television programmes and sport events Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents
A Decide whether the following sentences are True of False ( 1m)
1 Most people in schools and offices have a day off on Thanksgiving Day [ ]
2 Mayflower arrived in North America in winter in 1620 [ ]
3 The Europeans helped the Native Americans find food [ ]
4 The most important part of the celebration is sport events [ ]
B Answer the questions (1 m)
Find the words in the text that have similar meanings to the following:
1 to keep something to use or enjoy in the future :
2 not modern, belonging to the past :
VIII Do as directed (3 ms): Use given words to rewrite the second sentence that have the same meanings
1 Our grandma used to tell us folktales when we were young
We
2 I’ve never seen such a strange film before
This is
3 John wasn’t well enough to go to school
John was
4 The teacher asked, “How many members are there in your family, Lan?”
The teacher asked Lan
5 Have you got a cheaper school bag than this?
Is this ?
6 The book is so interesting that we have read it many times
It is such
The end of the test
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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN
A LISTENING( 3 ms)
PART I Listen and decide whether the statements are T or F Check the box (1m)
1 F
2 F
3 F
4 F
5 T
6 T PART 2 Fill in the blank with one correct word (1m)
(1) GLASSES
(2) LUGGAGE
(3) LUNCH
(4) AMERICA (5) 9.30
(6) OFFICE
B READING AND WRITING
I Give the correct word form (2ms)
1 daily 2 recognized 3 urbanized 4 dangerous 5 seat 6 departures 7 conveyor 8.humidity
II Circle the best answer.(4ms)
1 B for
2 C was sleeping/ rang
3 C been
4 B for
5 D reusing
6 D g a ve up
7 D surprised
8 B expected
9 A two-day trip
10 D has worked
11 C to going
12 C made
13 A to study
14 B Certainly
15 C likes
16 B because of
III Choose the option that needs correcting Then correct it (2ms)
1 C : Weight 2 B : used 3 D : doesn’t either 4 C : carried
IV Choose the one option that best completes the passage (2ms)
1 C most 2 A with 3 C to be avoided 4 B as
5 A associated 6 D it 7 C the 8 A to worship
V Fill in each blank with a suitable word ( 2ms )
1/…their………… 2/……bring/ make…… 3/…daughters…… 4/…send…
VI Read the passage Then choose the best answer for each of the following questions (2ms) :
A Decide whether the following sentences are True of False ( 1m)
1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F
B Answer the questions (1 m)
1 to keep something to use or enjoy in the future : save
2 not modern, belonging to the past : traditional
VIII Do as directed (3ms):
1. We used to be told folktales by our grandma when we were young
2. This is the strangest film I’ve ever seen.// This is the first time I’ve ever seen such a strange film 3. John was too ill to go to school.// John was so ill that he couldn’t go to school
4 The teacher asked Lan how many members there were in her family
5 Is this the cheapest school bag you have got / have?
6 It is such an interesting book that we have read it many times
The end
THCS GPC ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8
MÔN : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài:120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề