VII - Read the passage and decide which word or phrase (A or B, C, D) best fits each space.. Many British people go abroad on holiday, to visit family, or on short business trips.[r]
(1)UBND HUYỆN TAM ĐIỆP
PHÒNG GD&ĐT KÌ THI GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI Năm học 2011- 2012 Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
Đề thi gồm 04 trang I - Listen to the tape twice, and fill in each blank with ONE missing word.
Nam: Dad, the printer isn’t working
Mr Nhat: It is new There shouldn’t be anything (1) _with it Have you turned it on yet? Nam: Yes, I have already done it
Mr Nhat: Have you connected it properly?
Nam: Oh, Dad I know how to (2) a printer Mr Nhat: ’s OK
Mr Nhat: I have no idea what the (3) is This manual isn’t very helpful Nam: Can you call the store you (4) it from?
Mr Nhat: I can, but I bought it in Ho Chi Minh City I don’t know what they can However, it’s under (5) so the company should something with it
Nam: Let’s phone them now
II - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group
1 A wharf B award C carve D snorkel
2 A conscious B contact C comment D connect
3 A grind C brochure D match
5 A exhibition B overhead C highlight D behavior
III - Choose the best answer from the four choices (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences.
1 She advised me _an apple everyday to stay healthy
A eating B to eat C I should eat D Please, eat Sarah was driving too fast, so she _to slow down
A is ask B asks C was asked D asked My teacher told me to study _
A hard B good C lately D hardly
4 You needn’t ask for to stay in bed
A but B because C however D so
6 He lives miles of London
A for B in C into D within Do you _my turning the TV on now?
A mind B want C object D disapprove
8 The letter arrived _post
A with B by C through D from
9 His mother wouldn’t _her ride a bicycle
A allow B permit C let D accept
10 Lien can hardly C telling D having told 12 I wish you _stop correcting every word I say
A should B will C would D might
13 People have received information through the internet
A last week B just C recently D yet 14 The salesperson showed us _the washing machine
A for using B how to use C to work D the working of 15 When I was a child, I _play games with my friends in a big field
(2)A often B am used to C use to D used to 16 I take part most youth activities of my school
A on B of C in D at
17 All of you who are C himself D yourselves
18 _the fighting stopped, traveling across the country has been quite safe A Since B When C After which D Unless
19.My aunt _us when my parents were away from home
A looked for B looked after C looked at D looked up 20 You will become ill _you stop working so hard
A whether B until C when D unless
IV - In each of the following sentences, there is a mistake Choose the mistake (A or B, C, D).
1 He said that his mother was a good cooker A B C D
2 He learns hardly, so he gets good marks A B C D
3 Don’t forget to give Mr John my message, you?
A B C D
4 The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world A B C D
5 Would you mind if I turned up the radio? It’s too loud.
A B C D
V - Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in BLOCK CAPITALS.
1 You mustn’t be _when you cross the road CARE The police are interested in the sudden _of the valuable painting APPEAR She was very _of the work she had done PRIDE
4 Your English _is not very good You should work harder PRONOUNCE A letter should always end with the _of the writer SIGN
VI - Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
A new of the university Study is no longer restricted to just one location
Computer bulletin boards are used in the same way (7) traditional ones in schools and colleges The difference is that over 20 million people may have access (8) them If students want to discuss math at am, it is not a problem They post messages on the bulletin board and find other people who want to talk about (9) same topic
Technology now means students can get a degree without being on campus There are people (10) are skeptical about this new method of education, but their concerns have had little impact
VII - Read the passage and decide which word or phrase (A or B, C, D) best fits each space.
Many British people go abroad on holiday, to visit family, or on short business trips People are (1) _to find out how to get urgent treatment before leaving the UK They have to (2) _a form which explains what they (3) _do if they fall ill or (4) _an accident, and what arrangements exist
1 A advised B suggested C said D spoken
2 A put B get C till D bring
3 A ought B will C should D may
4 A have B get C happen D take
5 A their B each C one D this
6 A because B like C as D if
7 A look B want C find D know
(3)9 A pay B give C spend D have
10 A on B in C at D up
VIII - Read the passage and answer the questions
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man However, he foresaw its made worthwhile contributions to humankind 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 Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes
1 When did the first award ceremony take place?
_ Why did the Nobel create a fund?
_ In which area have Americans received the most awards?
_ Are ceremonies held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention?
_ In how many fields are the prizes bestowed nowadays?
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IX - Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1 She said, “months ago
- I haven’t He’d rather play football than tennis
- He prefers It is such good weather that they are going for a picnic
- The weather _ Somebody repaired his car yesterday
- He had _
X - Use the given words to make complete sentences.
1 first papermaking machine/ invent/ in/ late 1700s / by/ Frenchman
_ There/ be/ different ways/ learn/ same number/ words
_ new computer/ make/ Japan/ be/ six hundred dollars
_ In Britain/ / many countries around/ world
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XI - Write a passage (80-100 words) about what you are going to this summer vacation.
(4)_ _ _ _ _ _
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PHỊNG GD&ĐT KÌ THI GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI- Năm học 2010- 2011Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
ĐÁP ÁN + HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
I – (5 điểm) wrong connect problem bought guarantee
II – (5 điểm) 1C 2D 3B 4C 5A
III - (20 điểm) 1B 2C 3A 4B 5D 6D 7A 8B 9C 10A
11B 12C 13C 14B 15D 16C 17D 18A 19B 20D
IV– (5 điểm) 1D 2B 3D 4A 5C
V– (5 điểm) careless disappearance proud pronunciation signature
VI– (10 điểm) has library Without receive However computer as to the 10.who
VII– (10 điểm) 1A 2D 3C 4A 5B 6D 7C 8A 9A 10B
VIII– (10 điểm) 1.It took place in 1901
2 Because he preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite Americans have received the most awards in science
4 No, they aren’t
5 The prizes are bestowed in six fields nowadays
IX– (5 điểm) She said (that) she was living in Hai Phong then.
2 I haven’t seen Mr Tam for six months.
(5)4 The weather is so good that they are going for a picnic.
5 He had his car repaired yesterday.
X– (5 điểm) The first papermaking machine was invented in the late 1700s by a Frenchman There are different ways of learning the same number of words
3 The new computer made in Japan is six hundred dollars
4 In Britain, the milkman brings bottles of milk to houses and collects the empty ones
5 Christmas is an important festival in many countries around the world
XI – (20 điểm)
Học sinh viết dự định hoạt động kỳ nghỉ hè Cần đảm bảo đủ số lượng từ vựng, hợp logic, ngữ pháp
Sai lỗi tả trừ 0,5 điểm Sai ngữ pháp không cho điểm Sử dụng từ vựng, ngữ pháp cho tối đa 20 điểm