Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2015-2016

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
GIAO THỦY
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2015-2016
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh lớp 8
( Thời gian làm bài 90 phút)
( Học sinh làm trực tiếp vào tờ giấy thi này)
A. PHONETICS (2.0pts)
I/ Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rests. (1.0pt)
1. A. fairy B. train C. main D. afraid
2. A. kitchen B. chore C. chemical D. children
3. A. promised B. hoped C. booked D. burned
4. A. unite B. migrant C. habit D. tribe
5. A. business B. send C. noisy D. workers
II/ Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern. (10pt)
1. A. chemical B. upset C. steamer D. cupboard
2. A. advice B. beauty C. picture D. postcard
3. A. friendliness B. occasion C. pagoda D. deposit
4. A. detective B. beautiful C. February D. classical
5. A. medical B. restaurant C. remember D. government
PART B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (6.0 pts)
I/ Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete the following sentences. (2.0 pts)
1. His father doesn’t ____________ him drive his car.
A. allow B. permit C. let D. accept
2. ____________ I speak to Mr. John? This is Mary.
A. Can B. Will C. Do D. Should
3. My father used ____________ me to school when I was a student.
A. took B. taking C. to take D. take
4. We are all ____________ that you won the first prize.
A. relieved B. afraid C. delighted D. certain
5. I don’t want much milk in my coffee. Just ____________ .
A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
6. This is a contest in which people have to arrange flowers, so it’s a ___________ contest.
A. flower-arranging B. flowers-arranging C. arranging-flower D. flower-arrange
7. It took me a long time to get used __________ glasses.
A. to wear B. to wearing C. wear D. wore
8. We all like our sister’s house. It’s a ____________.
A. new beautiful house B. beautiful house new
C. beautiful new house D. new house beautiful
9. The road ____________ down to the town is very narrow.
A. to go B. gone C. goes D. going
10. Why don't you come ____________ for dinner?
A. about B. over C. up D. for
II/ Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (2.0pts)
1. The train (become) more crowded.  _____________________
2. The thieves (catch) while they were leaving the bank.  _____________________
3. How many times your father (be) to Ho Chi Minh City this  _____________________
Chữ kí giám khảo
1:..........
2:..........
Số phách:Điểm bài thi
Bằng số:....................................
Bằng chữ:..................................
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
year?
4. All letters (post) today should arrive tomorrow.  _____________________
5. There (be) no rain here for 5 months. ______________________
6. The concert (begin) at 8.00 or 8.30?  _____________________
7. I am looking forward to (see) you there. ______________________
8. Would you mind if I (carry) the bag for you?  _____________________
9. We regret (say) that you have not passed the test.  _____________________
10. For the past few days, I have been working in Jack's office,
because my own office (redecorate).  _____________________
III/ Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (2.0pts)
1. Last week, we had an ________________ summer holiday. ( ENJOY )
2. You had better do some ________________ for the final exam. ( REVISE )
3. Thousands of people were made ________________ by the earthquake. ( HOME )
4. Her father soon died of a ________________ heart. ( BREAK )
5. Walking in the rain gives me ________________. ( PLEASE )
6. His parents always take ________________ in him. ( PROUD )
7. You must read the following ________________ precautions carefully. (SAFE )
8. These shoes are smart, but they are ________________. ( COMFORT )
9. We are waiting for the ________________ of his plane. ( ARRIVE )
10. When the farmer returned, he brought some straw with him. He said it was his ____________.
(WISE)
PART C. READING (6.0 pts)
I. Read the passage, and then do the tasks. (2.0 pts)
For the last few years, my children have been going to a summer camp in northern Greece
called Skouras Camp. They always seem to have a good time, so if you’ re wondering what to do
with the kids for three weeks this summer, you could do worse than send them to this beautiful
camp on the shores of the Aegean Sea. If your children, like mine, are keen on adventure, sports
and good company, the Skouras Camp will keep them busy all day doing the things they most
enjoy. Skouras is an international camp with children from all over the world. My children have
made friends with children of their own age from Poland, China, Demark and the United States.
Naturally, they get lots of opportunities to practise their English as this is the only language
spoken. The camp is located in one of the most beautiful parts of Chalkidiki. It is huge (120.000
square meters) and is just a stone’s throw away from clear, blue Aegean Sea. It takes the children
just five minutes to walk to the golden sandy beach on foot. The programme is packed with
exciting activities such as horse riding and table tennis. Other sports include baseball, volleyball
and athletics. The Camp ends with a sports contest in the last week which all parents are invited to
attend.
A. Choose the best answer by circling the correct letter A, B, C, or D. (1.2 pt)
1. All the children come to the Camp have to _____________
A. be at the same age. B. be only keen on adventure.
C. speak English. D. practise basketball.
2. All the statements are true except _____________
A. The children will be busy taking part in the
Camp’s programmed activities.
B. The camp is quite far from the Aegean Sea.
C. The parents can attend their children’s sports
contest.
D. The children will take more chances of
English practice.
3. In this passage, the bolded phrase words “is packed with” most nearly means ________.
A. is interested in B. is excited about C. is surprised at D. is covered with
B. Answer the questions. (0.8 pt)
1. How long does it take the children to walk to the golden sandy beach on foot?
 ...................................................................................................................................
2. How many kinds of sports can be played in the Camp?
 ...................................................................................................................................
II. Choose the most appropriate answer A, B, C or D to fill in each blank in the passage.
(2.0pts)
The Lake District is very popular for holidays all the year round. Roads leading into the
area have been improved in (1) years. Insides the area itself, however, many roads are
(2)  and winding with steep hills and it may not be safe to drive (3) roads like
this when they are (4) with ice. For the mountain walker a word of warning - every season
visitors (5)  lost or are injured and (6) .. to be rescued by the Mountain Rescue
teams. This kind of problem can be (7)  by following a few simple rules. When
exploring the mountains, wear warm clothing, sensible boots, take a map, compass and whistle
and a small (8)  of food. Don’t go (9) .. alone and always tell someone where
you (10)  to go to.
1. A. next B. close C. recent D. last
2. A. slim B. thin C. shallow D. narrow
3. A. along B. by C. in D. above
4. A. filled B. drowned C. covered D. wrapped
5. A. make B. be C. have D. get
6. A. must B. ought C. need D. should
7. A. prevented B. arranged C. organized D. encouraged
8. A. limit B. weight C. quatity D. length
9. A. off B. with C. by D. for
10. A. look B. plan C. know D. seem
III/ Fill in the gaps with one suitable word in each gap in the following passage. (2.0pts)
It is very important to eat well, especially (1) ____________ you are students. If you are at
school, you may go home (2) ____________ lunch, and have a cooked meal of meat or fish and
vegetables. Or perhaps you take some food with you to school, and eat (3) ____________ in the
lunchtime. A chicken and lettuce sandwich, with some fresh fruit would (4) ____________ a light
but healthy lunch. Many people around the world eat plain, boiled rice two or three (5)
____________ a day.
Students do not often eat well when they are revising for an (6) ____________ .They eat
chocolate and drink (7) ____________ of black coffee. They do not often eat on time as usual.
And by the (8) ____________, doctors say everybody should start the day (9) ____________ a
healthy breakfast. It is (10) ____________ good for you to drink a lot of water right through the
day.
1/ ____________2/ ____________3/ ____________4/ ____________5/ ____________
6/ ____________7/ ____________8/ ____________9/ ____________10/ ___________
PART D. WRITING (6.0pts)
I/ Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings. (2.0pts)
1. The last time I saw Nam was at Ba’s birthday party.
 I haven’t ....................................................................................................................
2. “You must meet and give him this present tomorrow.” said Nga to me.
 Nga said that .............................................................................................................
3. I sent my friend a letter in London last week.
 A letter ......................................................................................................................
4. We can’t eat these oranges because they are too green.
 These apples aren’t ...................................................................................................
5. I wanted to buy a laptop, so I saved up my money last year.
 I saved up my money last year in order ...................................................................
6. Lan is better at English than Hoa.
 Hoa isn’t ...................................................................................................................
7. Thank you for helping me with my housework.
 It was kind ................................................................................................................
8. Do we need to arrive there early tomorrow?
 Is it ..........................................................................................................................?
9. " Don't worry about your job", said Joe.
 Joe encouraged me ...................................................................................................
10. Linda found it easy to translate this poem into English.
 Linda had no .............................................................................................................
II/ Put the provided words and phrases in correct order to make meaningful sentences. (2.0
pts)
1. Paris/ to/ because/ are/ I’d/ French/ like/ friendly/ visit/ people/./
 ...................................................................................................................................
2. rice-cooking/ traditional/ fire/ festival, / In/ way/ the/ in/ made/ the/ is/a/. /
 ...................................................................................................................................
3. black/ My/ has/ hair/ father/ is/ tall/ and/ short/. /
 ...................................................................................................................................
4. entertainment/ also/ information/ not/ is/ but/ only/ TV/ bringing/./
 ...................................................................................................................................
5. plentiful/ well-paying/ believe/ city/ jobs/ People/ in/ are/ the/ that/. /
 ...................................................................................................................................
6. first-aid/ and/ ease/ use/ anxiety/ to/ The nurses/ victim’s/ the/ pain/. /
 ...................................................................................................................................
7. his/ farm/ Mrs. Brown/ father/ asked/ help/ to/ Peter/ the/ on/. /
 ...................................................................................................................................
8. get/ the/ comes/ train/ the/ to/ We/ station/ will/ before/./
 ...................................................................................................................................
9. as/ Cool/ immediately/ the/ burn/ so/ to/ tissue/ minimize/ damage/./
 ...................................................................................................................................
10. from/ 100/ away/ Mount Rushmore/ be/ seen/ more/ can/ than/ kilometers/./
 ...................................................................................................................................
III/ Write the complete sentences with the words or phrases given. (2.0pts)
1. No one/ live/ this room/ long time.
 ...................................................................................................................................
2. It/ difficult/ us/ study English/ well/ without/ have/ good dictionary.
 ...................................................................................................................................
3. “The Times”/ first print/ two hundred years/ ago.
 ...................................................................................................................................
4. My friend/ live/ next door/ me/ enjoy/ collect/ stamps/ coins.
 ...................................................................................................................................
5. Life/ country/ definitely/ changing/ the better.
 ...................................................................................................................................
6. Watching TV/ consider/ most popular/ kind/ entertainment/ nowadays.
 ...................................................................................................................................
7. father/ just/ buy/ me/ bike/ make/ Japan.
 ...................................................................................................................................
8. Ha Long Bay/ recognize/ World Heritage site/ Unesco.
 ...................................................................................................................................
9. Jame/ be/ sad/ not be/ member of the club.
 ...................................................................................................................................
10. Her father/ angry/ see/ her/ come home/ late/ last night.
 ...................................................................................................................................
______THE END______
A. PHONETICS (2.0 pts)
I/ Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rests (1.0 pt).
Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.2 điểm.
1. A. fairy 2. C. chemical 3. D. burned 4. C. habit 5. B. send
II/ Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern (1,0 pt).
Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.2 điểm.
1. B. upset 2. A. advice 3. A. friendliness 4. A. detective 5. C. remember
PART B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (6.0 pts )
I/ Choose the option A, B, C or D that best complete the following sentences (2.0 pts).
Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.2 điểm.
1. C. let 2. A. Can 3. C. to take 4. C.delighted 5. A. a little
6. A. flower-
arranging
7. B. to wearing 8. C. beautiful new
house
9. D. going 10. B. over
II/ Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. (2.0pts)
Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.2 điểm.
1. is becoming
2. were caught
3. has - been
4. posted
5. has been
6. Does - begin
7. seeing
8. carried
9. to say
10. is being redecorated
III/ Use the correct form of the word given in brackets (2.0pts).
Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.2 điểm.
1. enjoyable
2. revision
3. homeless
4. broken
5. pleasure
6. pride
7. safety
8. uncomfortable
9. arrival
10. wisdom
PART C. READING (6,0 pts )
I. Read the passage, and then do the tasks. (2.0 pts)
A. Choose the best answer by circling the correct letter A, B, C, or D (1.2 pt)
Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.4 điểm.
1. C. speak English
2. B. The camp is quite far from the Aegean Sea.
3. D. is covered with
B. Answer the questions (0.8 pt)
Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.4 điểm.
1. How long does it take the children to walk to the golden sandy beach on foot?
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Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
 (It takes the children/ them) just five minutes (to walk to the golden sandy beach on foot).
2. How many kinds of sports can be played in the Camp?
 Five kinds of sports (can be played in the Camp) or Children can play five kinds of sports in
the Camp/ there.
II. Choose the suitable words to fill in the blanks. (2.0pts)
Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.2 điểm.
1. A. recent 2. D. narrow 3. A. along 4. C. covered 5. D. get
6. D. should 7. A. prevented 8. C. quanlity 9. A. off 10. B. plan
III/ Fill in the gaps with one suitable word in each gap in the following passage (2.0pts).
Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.2 điểm.
1. when 2. for 3. it 4. be 5. times
6. exam/ examination 7. lots 8. way 9. with 10. also/ quite
PART D. WRITING (6.0 pts )
I/ Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings (2.0pts).
Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.2 điểm.
1. I haven’t seen Nam since Ba’s birthday party.
2. Nga said that I had to meet and give him that present the next day/ the following day.
3. A letter was sent to my friend in London (by me) last week.
4. These apples aren’t ripe enough for us to eat.
5. I saved up my money last year in order to buy a laptop.
6. Hoa isn’t as (so) good at English as Lan.
7. It was kind of you to help me with my housework.
8. Is it necessary (important) for us to arrive there early tomorrow?
9. Joe encouraged me not to worry about my job.
10. Linda had no difficulty ( in ) translating this poem into English.
II/ Put the provided words and phrases in correct order to make meaningful sentences (2.0
pts).
Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.2 điểm.
1. I’d like to visit Paris because French people are friendly.
2. In a rice-cooking festival, the fire is made in the traditional way.
3. My father is tall and has short black hair.
4. TV is bringing not only entertainment but also information.
5. People believe that well-paying jobs are plentiful in the city.
6. The nurses use first-aid to ease the victim’s anxiety and pain.
7. Mrs. Brown asked Peter to help his father on the farm.
8. We will get to the station before the train comes.
9. Cool the burn immediately so as to minimize tissue damage.
10. Mount Rushmore can be seen from more than 100 kilometers away.
III/ Write the complete sentences with the words or phrases given (2.0 pts ).
Mỗi câu chọn đúng cho 0.2 điểm.
1. No one has lived in this room for a long time.
2. It is difficult for us to study English well without having a good dictionary.
3. “The Times” was first printed two hundred years ago.
4. My friend living next door to me enjoys (enjoyed) collecting stamps and coins.
5. Life in the country is definitely changing for the better.
6. Watching TV is considered (to be) the most popular kind of entertainment nowadays.
7. My father has just bought me a ( new ) bike made in Japan.
8. Ha Long Bay is recognized as a World Heritage Site by Unesco.
9. Jame is sad not to be a member of the club.
10. Her father was angry to see her come home late last night.
______THE END______