đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh môn: tiếng anh 8 (Thời gian 150 phút) Họ tên giáo viên ra đề:trần ngọc dũng Đơn vị: trờng thcs an hà phòng giáo dục -đào tạo Lạng Giang section a: grammar (30 points). Câu 1: Give the right form of the verbs in brackets (10pts). 1. While my sister and I (watch) a movie on TV last night, our uncle in the USA (phone) . 2. Please continue your work, we don't mind (wait) 3. Ha Long Bay in Vietnam (be) .a world Heritage site. It (visit) .by millions of people every year. 4. If Mr Lam (go) .to Paris next week, he (see) the Eiffel Tower. 5. You (not see) your uncle recently ? - No, he (not go) .out since he (buy) a color TV. Câu 2: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences (10pts). 1. When I home, the sun A. left/shining B. left/shined C. was leaving/shined D. left/was shining. 2. Mount Rushmore can be from more than 100 kilometers away. A. see B. saw C. seen D. been seen. 3. Yesterday I and a lot of souvenirs. A. went/buy B. went/buying C. go/buy D. went/bought 4. Are you free Tuesday evening . A. at B. in C. on D. with. 5. Is there .you want me to do while you're out ? A. anything B. something C. anythings C. somethings 6. Let's .to the festival together. A. going B. to go C. go D. went 7. She asked me I liked coffee or not. A. how B. whether C. when D. what 8. Susan couldn't help at the fat man. A. to laugh B. laughed C. for laughing D. laughing 9. How long ago .that job ?………… A. have you done B. did you do C. do you do D. you do. 10. I've just .my hair.………… A.wash B. washed C. washing D. to wash. C©u 3: Give the correct form of the capital words to complete the senteces (10pts). 1. It is to eat too much sugar and fat.……… HEALTH 2. If you can give a reasonable .for your bad behavior last………… night, I'll forgive you. EXPLAIN 3. My brother often does experiments about electricity for .…… PLEASE 4. The .charged me 50.000 VND for each room.……… DECORATE 5. There are many cultura l between his country and mine.…… DIFFER 6. A toaster is a kitchen that cooks food.…… APPLY 7 in Vietnam has brought a lot of big changes.…………… INDUSTRY 8. After taking an asprin, her headache .……… APPEAR 9. The she gave last night was marvelous.……… PERFORM 10. The .in his province is very dramatic.……… LAND Section b. reading (40 pts) C©u 1: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space (10pts). Birth of the computer Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our technological (0). But actually the idea for a computer (1) worked out……… …… over two centuries ago by a man (2) Charles Babbage. ……… Babbage was born . (3) 1971 and grew up to be a brilliant………… … mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines (4) he……… called "engines". But despite the fact that he .(5) building some of these he……… never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued (6) his……… machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building .(7) engine based on one of Babbage's designs. ……… …… (8) has taken six years to complete and more .(9) four thousand parts have……… been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum (10) remind people of Babbage's……… work. 0. A age B. year C. time D. days 1. A. has B. was C. had D. is 2. A. known B. recognised C. written D. called 3. A. on B. in C. by D. for 4. A. whose B. who C. these D. which 5. A. wanted B. made C. started D. missed 6. A. until B. whether C. while D. though 7. A. some B. the C. an D. that 8. A. One B. He C. They D. It 9. A. than B. therefore C. when D. then 10. A. to B. as C. for D. so C©u 2: Read the text carefully and fill in the missing words (10pts). Mother's Day in Britain falls on the last Monday of March. On Mother's Day sons and daughters visit .(1) mothers and bring them flowers and little……… presents. The eldest son must (2) his mother a good cake. If sons or………… .(3) can not 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 (7) dinner.………… In the United States and Canada, Mother's Day is (8) second Sunday in May.…… They .(9) a very beautiful stamp for Mother's Day in the United States. It………… shows the portrait of the mother of James Whistler, (10) of the greatest……… American painters. 1. their 4. send 7. after 10. one 2. bring 5. for 8. the 3. daughters 6. table 9. have. C©u 3: There are 10 mistakes in the text below. Underline the mistakes and correct them. Number 0 is done for you (10pts). In 1973, two French brothers build the first balloon to take people into the air. One hundred and twenty years lately, in 1903, the Wright - brothers built the first plane with an engine and flied in it. This was in the United States. Then, in 1918, the us Post Office begun the first airmail service. Aeroplanes changed a much in the next thirty years. Then, in 1950s, aeroplanes became many faster because they had jet engines. In 1976, Concorde was building in the UK and France. It is the faster passenger plane in the world and it could fly at 2500 kilometers an hour, so the journey in London to New York is only four hours. Today millions of people travel on aeroplane, and it is difficult to think of a world without them. VÝ dô: 0. Build → built 1 ………… ………………… 6 .………… ……… 2 ………… ………………… 7 .………… ……… 3 ………… ………………… 8 .………… ……… 4 ………… ………………… 9 .………… ……… 5 ………… ………………… 10 .……… ……… C©u 4: Read the text carefully and choose which sentences are T (True) and which sentences are F (False) (10pts). Only one way to go The North Pole is farther north than any other place on earth. It is not hard to find on a globe. It is where all the north and south lines come together at the top. If you were standing on the North Pole, there would be only one way to go. No matter which way you turned, you would be going south. No place on earth is north of the North Pole. Even though it is called the North Pole, there is really no pole there. There is not even any land. There is only thick ice that covers the sea. It took many years to find the exact spot where the North Pole is. The first man to find it was an explorer named Robert E. Peary. …………1, The land at the North Pole is covered with ice. …………2, It was easy to find the North Pole. …………3, No people live at the North Pole. …………4, The farthest north you can go on the earth is to the North Pole …………5, There is a pole at the North Pole. …………6, Part of the North Pole is land. …………7, It is easy to find the North Pole on a globe. …………8, You could go farther north from the North Pole. …………9, You could arrive at the North Pole by boat. …………10, There is only thick ice on the North Pole. Section c. writing (30 pts) C©u 1: Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences (10pts). 1. He said to me "I will come here again tomorrow". → He told . 2. This is the best computer I have ever used . → I have never . 3. Trung's parents gave him a computer on his birthday. → Trung . 4. We haven't seen her since we left university. → The last time . 5. Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure. → My brother enjoys . 6. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it. → The water was not . 7. Having a vacation abroad is very interesting. → It is . 8. Tam doesn't type as fast as she used to . → Tam used . 9. How long is it since you used the car ? → When . 10. "please turn down the radio for me", said my father. → My father asked . C©u 2: Change the following sentences in to the passive form (10pts). 1. People don't use this road very often. 2. We will grow a lot of trees in the parks. 3. They are painting the living - room door blue. 4. People have developed many different paper products. 5. He asked us many difficult questions. 6. They must widen the road soon. 7. She advised me to reuse milk bottles. 8. My sister cleans these rooms everyday. 9. Waste from chemical factories have caused a lot of pollution. 10. When does he usually do his homework ? C©u 3: Complete the letter using the suggested words (10pts). Dear Thuy An , 1. Thank you/lovely letter/tell me /your holiday. 2. I/be/glad/hear/you/good time/family/ Tam Dao Mountain Resort. 3. I/just/have/wonderful/holiday/cousins/Ha noi. 4. We/drive/Hanoi/Quang ninh/and/visit/lots/interesting places. 5. We/stay/hotel/which/five - minute walk/sea. 6. We/spend/most/time/swim/sea/and/lie/sun. 7. We/hire/boat/sail/Ha Long Bay/visit/beautiful caves. 8. We/a lot/photographs. 9. Now/I/be/ready/new school year. 10. Look forwark/see/you and /classmates. Yours. Trung Minh _____ The end ______ Đáp án đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh Môn: Tiếng Anh 8 (Tổng điểm 100) Họ tên giáo viên: Trần Ngọc Dũng Đơn vị: Trờng THCS An Hà. Phòng GD- ĐT Lạng Giang Section A: Grammar (30 điểm) Câu 1: (10 điểm) (Mỗi từ đúng đợc 1 điểm). 1- were watching - phoned. 2- waiting 3- is - is visited. 4 - goes - will see. 5- Haven't you seen ? - hasn't gone - bought. Câu 2: 10 điểm (Mỗi câu chọn đúng đợc 1 điểm ) 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. B 10.B Câu 3: 10 điểm ( Mỗi từ đúng đợc 1 điểm ). 1- unhealthy 6- appliance 2 - explanation 7 - Industrilization 3- pleasure 8- disappeared 4- decorator 9- performance 5- differences 10- landscape. Section B. Reading (40 điểm). Câu 1: 10 điểm (Mỗi từ chọn đúng đợc 1 điểm). 1. B 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. A 10.A C©u 2: 10 ®iÓm (mçi tõ ®óng ®îc 1 ®iÓm ). 1. their 4. send 7. after 10. one 2. bring 5. for 8. the 3. daughters 6. table 9. have. C©u 3: 10 ®iÓm (Mçi lçi sau ch÷a l¹i ®óng ®îc 1 ®iÓm ). 1. lately → later 6. building → built 2. flied → flew 7. faster → fastest 3. begun → began 8. could → can 4. much → lot 9. in → from 5. many → much 10. on → by C©u 4: 10 ®iÓm (Mçi c©u ®óng ®îc 1 ®iÓm). 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. F 7. T 8. F 9.F 10.T section C. writing (30 ®iÓm) C©u 1: 10 ®iÓm (Mçi c©u viÕt ®óng 1 ®iÓm ). 1- He told me that he would come there again the following day. 2- I have never used a better computer than this. 3- Trung was given a computer on his birthday by his parents. 4- The last time we saw her was when we left university. 5- My brother enjoys walking in the rain. 6- The water was not warm/ hot enough for the children to swim (in). 7- It is very interesting to have a vacation abroad. 8- Tam used to type faster than she can/does now. 9. When did you use the car ? 10. My father asked me to turn down the radio for him. C©u 2 10 ®iÓm (Mçi c©u viÕt ®óng 1 ®iÓm). 1- This road isn't used very often. 2- A lot of trees will be grown in the parks. 3- The living room door is being painted blue. 4- Mary different paper products have been developed. 5- We were asked many questions (by him). 6- The road must be widened soon (by them). 7- I was advised to reuse milk bottles (by her). 8- These rooms are cleaned everyday by my sister. 9- A lot of pollution has been caused by wastes from chemical factories. 10- When is his homework usually done ? C©u 3: 10 ®iÓm ( Mçi c©u viÕt ®óng ®îc 1 ®iÓm ). 1- Thank you for your lovely letter which tells me about your holiday. 2- I was glad to hear that you had a good time with your family in Tam Dao Mountain Resort. 3- I have just had a wonderful holiday with my cousins in/ from Ha Noi. 4- We drove from Ha Noi to Quang Ninh and visited lots of interesting places. 5- We stayed at a hotel which was five - minute walk to / from the sea. 6- We spent most of our time swimming in the sea and lying in the sun. 7- We hired a boat and sailed (around) Ha Long Bay to visit beautiful caves. 8- We took a lot of photographs. 9- Now I am ready for the new school year. 10- I look forward to seeing you and all the classmates. ___The end ____ . forwark/see/you and /classmates. Yours. Trung Minh _____ The end ______ Đáp án đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh Môn: Tiếng Anh 8 (Tổng điểm 100) Họ tên