Đề thi đề xuất chọn học sinh giỏi cấp huyện môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2013- 2014

PHÒNG GD& ĐT THANH OAI
Trường THCS Xuân Dương
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2013- 2014
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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PART ONE: LISTENING (2pts)
PART TWO: PHONETICS (2pts)
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1 pt)
1. 	A. switch	 	B. stomach	C. match	D. catch	
2. 	A. laughs	 	B. cars	C. stops	D. works
3. 	A. watched	 	B. reduced	C. coughed	D. raised
4. 	A. three	 	B. through	C. without	D. thank	
5. 	A. angle	 	B. face	C. page	D. angel
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1 pt)
1	A. directory	B. telephone 	C.invention	D. experiment
2. 	A. furniture	B. university	C. patient	D. hospital
3. 	A. sociable	B. humorous	C. generous	D. reserved
4. 	A. delivery	B. equipment	C. electricity	D. experiment
5.	A. enroll	B. summer	C. hobby	D. favor
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (6pts)
I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (2 pts)
1. Are there enough apples for us to have one ________?
	A. every	B. each	C. self	D. individually	
2. Don’t forget to ________ the alarm clock for 6 o’clock tomorrow morning.
	A. put	B. ring	C. set	D. wind	
3. My alarm clock usually goes ________ at 5 am.
	A. on	B. off 	C. up	D. down
4. ________ John nor his friends are going to the beach now.
	A. Either	B. Neither	C. No	D. So	
5. The name of the book was on the ________ of my tongue but I just couldn’t think of it.
	A. point	B. tip 	C. top 	D. end	
6. Not only ________ but she is also intelligent.
	A. beautiful she is 	C. is she beautiful
	B. She is beautiful	D. beautiful she is 	
DON’T WRITE HERE!
7. A number of sheep ________ eating grass now.
	A. are	B. is 	C. was	D. were	
8. These snakes will not cause you any serious harm even if they bite you. They are ________.
	A. poisonous	B. cruel	C. harmful	D. harmless
9. I am grateful ________ you for your help.
	A. to	B. at	C. with	D. for 	
10. Hoa is reading short stories ________ Jack London.
	A. of	B. from	C. by	D. with
II. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (1 pt)
1. I write letters _____________ my right hand.
2. He congratulated me _____________ winning the competition.
3. Mr. Foster lives _____________ 667E 76th street _____________ New York.
4. I prefer coffee _____________ tea.
5. This area is famous _____________ apples.
6. He worked _____________ the deaf-mutes at Boston University. 
7. The thief broke _____________ the national bank last week.
8. He accused me _____________ stealing the money.
9. My brother succeeded _____________ winning the race.
III. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (2 pts)
1. He drives very ____________________. He is sure to have an accident.	(CARE)
2. It has become ____________________ difficult to find a job nowadays.	(INCREASE)
3. Environmental ____________________ is every one’s responsibility. (PROTECT)	
4. I think it's very ____________________ of him to expect us to work over time every night this week. (REASON )
5. He is interested in the ____________________ of old buildings. (PRESERVE) 
IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. 
(1 pt)
1. My brother enjoys (read) magazines in his free time. 
ð ________________________
2. He (elect) the president of the football club at their last meeting.
ð ________________________
3. I always prefer driving to (drive).
ð ________________________
4. I think she has no objection to (go) on a picnic.
ð ________________________
5. It is a waste of time recommending them (start) a new life.
ð ________________________
6. His hair is short. He (have) a haircut.
ð ________________________
7. They'll have their cars (mend) tomorrow.
ð ________________________
8. This palace (say) (build) in 3 years.
ð ________________________
9. People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.
ð ________________________
PART FOUR: READING (5pts)
I. Complete the following passage by choosing the best option, A, B, C or D. (2pts)
 For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, (1) _____ flying is no more dangerous (2) __________ any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accident occurs (3) ______________ taking off and landing when a (4) _________ decisions are vitally important.
The people, (5) _______ job is to look (6) ______________ the passengers, the stewards and stewardesses play an important part in helping passengers to (7) ___________ safe and comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being (8) ___________ such care of is all part of the total experience. (9) ____________ other form of travel involves waiting for people in quite the same (10) __________, with food, drink, newspapers, magazines, music, and even video films.
1- A. although	B. too	C. and	D. because
2- A. than	B. as	C. then	D. with
3- A. while	B. during	C. for	D. through
4- A. leader’s	B. chief ’s	C. driver’s	D. pilot’s	
5- A. whose	B. which	C. their	D. that
6- A. for	B. up	C. after	D. round
7- A. feel	B. rest	C. experience	D. lie
8- A. given	B. kept	C. shown	D. taken
	9- A. Any	B. No	C. All	D. Not
 10- A. way	B. kind	C. sort	D. part 
II. Read the following passage and complete the numbered blanks with one suitable word only. (2pts)
	When I (1) ________ a child I used (2)________ go to see my grandmother. I thought her house was (3) ________ beautiful as a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a park. (4) _______ I grew (5) __________ the house and (6) __________ seemed smaller but I still loved visiting the old lady. There were so many beautiful things in the house. Sometimes, I played (7) _________ the doll’s house which was older than grandmother herself. At (8) ____________ times, I looked (9)___________ books which were (10)_________ interesting than my children’s book at home. 
III. Read the passage and answer the questions. (1pt)
TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS IN GREAT BRITAIN
	Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up
	It has been the law for about 300 years that all theatres are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered, only a few Sunday papers are published
	To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating. English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted garden in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.
	Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working.
1. How important are traditions in Britain?
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2. What do Englishmen do to their traditions?
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3. Which does an English family prefer, a house with a garden or a flat?
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4. Find sentences in the text which shows that the English people like gardens very much.
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5. How is Christmas kept in Scotland?
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PART FIVE: WRITING (5pts)
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (2 pts)
1. I would like you to help me put the chairs away.
=> Do you mind __________________________________________________________?
2. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. 
=> It’s years ______________________________________________________________.
3. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car, but you won’t succeed.
=> There is no point ________________________________________________________.
4. Is it really necessary for us to arrive so early? 
=> Do we really __________________________________________________________?
5. Be careful or you may fall. 
=> If you ________________________________________________________________. 
6. This is my first visit to Scotland. 
=> I have ________________________________________________________________.
7. Mark is too young to see the horror film. 
=> Mark is not ____________________________________________________________. 
8. Please don’t make any noise; I'm very tired.	
	=> I'd rather ______________________________________________________________.
9. I expected them to offer me that job.
	=> I expected _____________________________________________________________.
10. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework	
	=> Vinh is _______________________________________________________________.
II. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. (1 pt)
1. you / mind / if / I / stay / here? 
	=> _____________________________________________________________________?
2. I / invite / her birthday party / last week. 
	=> ______________________________________________________________________.
3. The concert hall / so crowded / I / see / hear / nothing. 
	=> ______________________________________________________________________.
4. It / very kind / you / make friend / me.
	=> ______________________________________________________________________.
5. This book / is/ interesting enough / you / read.
	=>______________________________________________________________________.
III – Your friend likes studying English, but he/she faces some difficulties. Write a letter to him/her telling how to help him/her improve English (2pts)
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PHÒNG GD& ĐT THANH OAI
Trường THCS Xuân Dương
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐÁP ÁN + BIỂU ĐIỂM ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT 
CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2013- 2014
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
PART TWO: PHONETICS (2pts)
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1 pt)	(0,2 pt for each correct answer)
1. B. stomach	
2. B. cars	
3. D. raised
4. C. without	
5. A. angle
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1 pt)	(0,2 pt for each correct answer)
1. B. telephone 
2. B. university	 
3. D. reserved 
4. C. electricity	 
5. A. enroll
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (6pts)
I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (2 pts)
(0,2pt for each correct answer)
1. B. each	
2. C. set	
3. B. off 	
4. B. Neither	
5. B. tip
6. C. is she beautiful	
7. A. are	
8. D. harmless
9. A. to	
10. C. by
II. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (1 pt) (0,1pt for each correct answer)
1. with
2. on
3. at, in
4. to
5. for
6. with 
7. into
8. of
9. in
III. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (2 pts)
 (0,4 point for each correct answer)
	1. carelessly	2. increasingly	3. protection	
	4. unreasonable	5. preservation
IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (1 pt)	(0,2 point for each correct answer)
1. reading
2. was elected
3. being driven	
4. going
5. to start
6. has had
7. mended
8. is said; to have been built
9. are always blaming
PART FOUR: READING (5pts)
I. Complete the following passage by choosing the best option, A, B, C or D. (2pts) (0.2 point for each correct answer)
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II. Read the following passage and complete the numbered blanks with one suitable word only. (2pts) (0.2 point for each correct answer)
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III. Read the passage and answer the questions. (1 pt) (0.2 point for each correct answer)
1. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries.
2. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up.
3. An English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat.
4. “English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted garden in imitation of grass and a box of flowers”
5. In Scotland, Christmas is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working.
PART FIVE: WRITING (5pts)
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (2 pts) 	(0,2 point for each correct answer)
1. Do you mind helping me put the chairs away?/ putting the chairs away for me?
2. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much / I had such a good time.
3. There is no point in getting Tim to lend you his car/ borrowing Tim's car.
4. Do we really have/ need to arrive so early?
5. If you are not careful, you will fall. (If you are careful, you will not fall.) 
6. I have never visited Scotland before / I have never paid a visit to Scotland before / I have never been to Scotland before.
7. Mark is not old enough to see the horror film.
8. I'd rather you didn't make any noise.
9. I expected to be offered that job.
10. Vinh is always forgetting his homework.
II. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. (1 pt) (0,2 point for each correct answer)
1. Do you mind if I stay here? / Would you mind If I stayed here?
2. I was invited to her birthday party last week.
3. The concert hall was so crowded that I saw and heard nothing/ could see and hear nothing.
4. It is very kind of you to make friend with me.
5. This book is interesting enough for you to read.
III – Your friend likes studying English, but he/she faces some difficulties. Write a letter to him/her telling how to help him/her improve English (2pts)