Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng các đội tuyển học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Khối 8 - Năm học 2017-2018 - Đề số 819

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KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG KHỐI 8 Năm học: 2017-2018
ĐỀ SỐ 819
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian 90 phút)
I. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently. (5 pts)
A. geology
B. psychology
C. classify
D. photography
A. death
B. stream
C. ready
D. leather
A. children
B. child
C. mild
D. wild
A. canceled
B. earned
C. startled
D. laughed
A. helped
B. booked
C. hoped
D. waited
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (5 pts)
A. difference
B. suburban
C. internet
D. character
A. beautiful
B. effective
C. favorite
D. popular
A. attraction
B. government
C. borrowing
D. visit
A. difficulty
B. individual
C. population
D. unemployment
A. biology
B. redundancy
C. interviewer
D. comparative
III. Each of the numbered lines in the passage contains a mistake, find and correct it. (20 pts)
IV. Put the words in the correct form. (20 pts)
21. People in my country are very warm and (friend)_____________.	
22. An (orphan)_____________ is a home for children whose parents are dead. 	
23. L.A Hill is a (humor)_____________ writer. 
24. I love the (peaceful)_____________ of summer evenings in the countryside. 	
25. Brian is very (social)_____________ and generous.	 
26. The N12 hurricane in Central Vietnam caused the (break)_____________ of epidemics. 
27. Many people are made (penny)_____________ after the mishap of the typhoon.
28. My parents enjoy the (peaceful)_____________ of the countryside.
29. The (chaos)_____________ crowds of flood-stricken victims are striving for survival.
30. His bad behaviors are said to be resulted from his childhood’s (bring)_____________.
V. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. (10 pts)
I began my teaching career nearly ten years (31)_______. I spent six years (32)_______ in a remote village (33)_______ the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low. Sometimes I was very disappointed because of bad (34)_______ condition and low pay. I was really homesick. However, at (35)_______ time, with my youth enthusiasm, I (36)_______ my best to devote myself to (37)_______ noblest career that was "teaching". I loved my poor little students. They were living in (38)_______ but they could not suffer from empty mind. 
I am proud of myself to be a teacher, a hard working "boatman" taking my students (39)_______ the "destination" of (40)_______.
VI. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)
41. Snow is falling all________ the country.	 42. Will you pick me________ after the party?
43. The secretary took a message________ her boss. 44. He emigrated________ Canada during 1870s.
45. We all agreed________ their request for a full investigation.
46. The post office is not far________ my house.	
47. Let’s meet at the City Theater________ 7 o’clock because the play is on at 7 p.m.
48. She was born________ May 16th, 2001 in NhaTrang.	 
49. He worked________ deaf-mutes at Boston University.
50. Mrs. Lien said you could reach her________ 8 603 312. 
VII. Choose from A, B, C, or D the one that best answers each of the questions. (20 pts)
A pilot cannot fly by sight alone. In many conditions, such as flying at night and landing in dense fog, a pilot must use radar, an alternative way of navigating. Since human eyes are not very good at determining speeds of approaching objects, radar can show a pilot how fast nearby planes are moving. The basic principle of radar is exemplified by what happens when one shouts in a cave. The echo of the sounds against the walls helps a person determine the size of the cave. With radar, however, the waves are radio waves instead of sound waves. Radio waves travel at the speed of light, about 300,000 kilometers in one second. A radar set sends out a short burst of radio waves. Then it receives the echoes produced when the waves bounce off objects. By determining the time it takes for the echoes to return to the radar set, a trained technician can determine the distance between the radar set and other objects. The word “radar”, in fact, gets its name from the term “radio detection and ranging”. “Ranging” is the term for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set. Besides being of critical importance to pilots, radar is essential for air traffic control, tracking ships at sea, and for tracking weather systems and storms. 
51. What is the main topic of this passage? 
	A. The nature of radar. 	B. History of radar. 	
	C. Alternatives to radar. 	D. Types of ranging. 
52. According to the passage, what can radar detect besides location of objects? 
	A. Shape 	B. Size 	C. Speed 	D. Weight 
53. The word “exemplified” in the passage can be replaced by_________. 
	A. “specified” 	B. “resembled” 	C. “illustrated” 	D. “justified” 
54. The word “shouts” in the passage most closely means_________. 
	A. “exclaims” 	B. “yells” 	C. “shoots” 	D. “whispers” 
55. Which of the following words best describes the tone of this passage? 
	A. argumentative 	B. explanatory 	C. humorous 	D. imaginative 
56. According to the passage, the distance between a radar set and an object can be determined by_________. 
A. the time it takes for a burst of radio waves to produce echoes when the waves bounce off the object 
B. the term “ranging” used for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set 
C. the time it takes for the radio waves to produce echoes and bounce off the object 
D. the time it takes for the echoes produced by the radio waves to return to the radar set 
57. Which type of waves does radar use? 
	A. tidal 	B. sound 	C. heat 	D. radio 
58. The word “tracking” in the passage most closely means_________. 
	A. sending 	B. searching for 	C. ranging 	D. repairing 
59. Which of the following would most likely be the topic of the next paragraph? 
	A. A history of flying. 	B. Other uses of radar. 
	C. The technology used by pilots. 	D. Uses of some technology. 
60. What might be inferred about radar? 
	A. It takes the place of a radio. 	B. It has improved navigational safety. 
	C. It was developed from a study of sound waves. 	
D. It gave birth to the invention of the airplane.
VIII. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. (10 pts)
61. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known. 
→ I’ve________________________________________________________.
62. As I get older, I want to travel less. 
→ The older_________________________________________________.
63. We couldn’t find George anywhere. 
→ George was_______________________________________________.
64. It was a bit difficult to get into work this morning. 
→ Getting____________________________________________________.
65. I last saw him in 1998.
→ I haven't___________________________________________________.
__________THE END_________ Total:../100