Đề thi học sinh giỏi cấp huyện môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 năm học 2013-2014

ĐỀ THI HSG CẤP HUYỆN – TIẾNG ANH 8
Năm học: 2013 – 2014
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 
A. switch	 B. stomach	C. match	D. catch	
A. laughs	 B. cars	C. stops	D. works
A. watched	 B. reduced	C. coughed	D. raised
A. three	 B. through	C. without	D. thank	
A. angle	 B. face	C. page	D. angel	
II. Pick out the word whose stress is placed differently from the others in each group. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 
A. collect	 B. advise	C. practise	D. prepare	
A. Improvement B. resident	C. department	D. environment
A. university	 B. documental	C. historic	D. electricity 
A. graduation	 B. agricultural	C. industrial	D. recommend
A. intelligent	 B. difficult	C. interesting	D. hospital
B. LEXICAL - GRAMMAR
I. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C and D) one best answer to complete each sentence. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 
1. Faraday attended a lecture ___________ by a famous scientist.
 A. giving	B. gave	C. given	D. to give
2. We couldn’t help___________ when he told us what had happened.
 A. laugh	B. to laugh	C. to be laughing	D. laughing
3. “___________ bad weather we are having this summer!” said the woman.
 A. What a	B. How	C. What	D. How this
4. I understand most of this, _________ there are still one or two points I would like you to clear up for me.
 A. however	B. but	C. therefore	D. so
5. Could you buy me a copy of the newspaper___________ your way to work?
 A. for	B. by 	C. along	D. on
6. The car was easy to recognize so it wasn’t ___________ difficult for the police to catch the thieves.
 A. much	B. many	C. too	D. such
7. I was so tired that I ___________ asleep in the chair.
 A. got	B. went	C. felt	D. fell
8. This is Mr. White ___________ invention has helped hundreds of disabled people.
 A. who	B. which	C. that	D. whose
9. I need some help with the table. ___________ you lift the other end, please?
 A. May	B. Should	C. Could	D. Shall
She used to___________ her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels.
 A. earn	B. to earn	C. earning	 	D. earns
II. Each sentence below has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, D. Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 
1. People think computers never do any mistakes, but in fact, they do.
 A B C D
2. Going to the cinema is an enjoyable way relaxing at weekend.
 A B C D
3. Since Mai looks a bit pale these days, I think she should have taken up some exercises.
 A B C D
4. He appears being a perfect man but in fact, he is very rude to his wife.
 A B C D
5. The youth nowadays prefer pop music than traditional music.
 A B C D
III. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answer on your answer sheet. 
1. She had never been greatly concerned about her ___________ (APPEAR)
2. The _____________ of people interviewed prefer TV to radio. (MAJOR)
3. I’m afraid I was very___________ with the travel arrangements. (satisfy)
4. Even the most ___________ person ought to appreciate the beauty of this music. (sense)
5. If she can make up such stories, she is certainly a very ___________girl. (imagine)
C. READING
I. Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C and D) to complete the numbered blanks in the passage. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
 Christmas is a Christian holiday. It commemorates the __________ (1) of Jesus Christ more than 2,000 years ago. Christian churches hold ___________(2) services to celebrate Christmas ______(3) midnight on Christmas ____________(4), most churches hold special candlelight services. But Christmas is also a social and family____________(5). It is a festival of goodwill, a time____________ (6) family, friends, food, and gift-giving. Many Americans share Christmas cookies, decorate their home, and place presents ____________(7) the family Christmas tree. Children often hang up stockings for Santa Claus to fill _________(8) small gifts. __________ (9) tradition, Santa comes on a sleigh pulled by reindeer. Presents are ____________(10) opened on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
1.A. day
B. birth
C. God
D. father
2. A. Religious
B. religion
C. region
D. regional
3. A. On
B. in
C. under
D. at
4. A. Morning
B. afternoon
C. evening
D. Eve
5. A. Christmas
B. holiday
C. weekend
D. day
6. A. Of
B. to
C. for
D. on
7. A. on 
B. under 
C. beside
D. in
8. A. With
B. in
C. of
D. on
9. A. Despite 
B. Because of
C. According to
D. But
10. A. Never
B. rarely
C. sometimes
D. usually
II. Fill in the blank of the following passage with ONE suitable word. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
There is much more water than land (1)______ the surface of the earth. The sea and oceans (2)______ nearly four-fifths of the whole world, and only one-fifth of (3)______ land. If you traveled over the earth (4)______ different directions, you would have to spend much more of your time (5)______ on water than on roads or railways. We sometimes forget that (6)______ every mile of land there is four miles of water.
 There is much water on the surface of our earth that we (7)______ to use two words to describe. We use the word seas to (8)______ those parts of water surface which (9)______ only a few hundreds of miles wide, the word oceans to describe the huge areas of water which are thousands of miles wide (10)______ very deep.
III. Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 
One of the most urgent environmental problems in the world today is the shortage of clean water. Having clean drinking water is basic human right. But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage have made many sources of water undrinkable. Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast pools of poison. Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the largest lakes in the world. It contains a rich variety of animals and plants, including 1,300 rare species that do not exist anywhere else in the world. But they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial effluent which pours into the lake everyday. Even where law existed, the government did not have the power to enforce them. Most industries simply ignore the regulations. The Mediterranean Sea occupies 1% of the world’s water surface. But it is the dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost 16 countries regularly throw industrial wastes a few miles off shore. 
	Water is free to everyone. A few years ago people thought that the supply of clean water in the world was limitless. Today, many water supplies have been ruined by pollution and sewage. Clean water is now scarce, and we are at last beginning to respect this precious source. We should do something now. 
1. According to the writer, one environmental problem in the world today is ________ . 
A. acid rain 	B. industrial pollution.
C. safe water shortage. 	D. population explosion . 
2. Many sources of water are not drinkable because of _______ . 
A. acid rain. 	B. industrial pollution.
C. garbage 	D. all A, B, C, are correct 
3. What is serious problem of Lake Baikal in Russia? 
A. It contains a rich variety of animals and plants.
B. It is polluted by massive volumes of industrial wastes discharged into it .
C. It has 1,300 rare species that do not exist anywhere else in the world .
D. The government did not have the power to enforce laws and regulations.
4. How many countries throw industrial waste into the Mediterranean Sea regularly? 
A. nearly 16 	B. exactly 16. 	
C. exactly 15 	D. less than 15. 
5. What is the message to the reader? 
A. We should take action to protect our water resources. 
B. We should take all water resources into account.
C. We should limit the use of water resources.
D. We should encourage people to use safe water.
D. WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Write your answer on your answer sheet. 
1. If I were you, I’d look for another job.
 I suggest ____________________________________________________________________
2. The garage is servicing my car on Monday.
 I am__________________________________________________________________________
3. Jack’s parents made him study for his exams.
 Jack was ____________________________________________________________________
4. They believe he is mad.
 He _________________________________________________________________________
5. I tried as hard as I could, but I just couldn’t get the money.
 No matter___________________________________________________________________
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the given word.
 1. Could you possibly help me with this box? 	mind
 Would ....................
 2. “Who ate the cake?” she asked.	 	had
She wanted...........................
 3. What sort of weather did you have on holiday? 	like
What ......................
 4. I am not good at skiing, but I’d like to learn.	 	not
I do..........................
 5. The exam wasn’t as hard as I expected.	 than 
The exam..................
III. Write a letter to your friend telling her about your last summer vacation (within 100 – 150 words). Beginning with:
Dear Lan, 
............
Love, 
 Nga.
The end!