Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng các đội tuyển học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Khối 8 - Năm học 2017-2018 - Đề số 820

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KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG KHỐI 8 Năm học: 2017-2018
ĐỀ SỐ 820
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian 90 phút)
I. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) which has the underlined part pronounced differently. (5 pts)
1. A. climate	B. comic	C. hike	D. website
2. A. worked	B. laughed 	C. hoped	D. naked
3. A. cover	B. category	C. ancient	D. decorate
4. A. erupt	B. humor	C. UFO	D. communicate
5. A. Buddhism	B. bomb	C. viable	D. bulb
II. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) which has the stress pattern different from others. (5 pts)
6. A. comprise	B. depend	C. design	D. novel
7. A. tropical	B. collection	C. tendency	D. charity
8. A. friendliness 	B. occasion	C. pagoda	D. deposit
9. A. importing	B. specific	C. impolite	D. important
10. A. federation	B. unpolluted	C. disappearing	D. profitable
III. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
11. All the sentences below use “the”, which one is correct?
A. Can you pass the sugar please?	B. The crime is a problem in many big cities.
C. The apples are good for you.	D. I love the skiing.
12. Our friends have lived in Ho Chi Minh city __________ 2002
A. for 	B. since	C. in 	D. about
13. He prefers soccer ___________ tennis
A. from 	B. than	C. to 	D. or
14. If they worked more carefully, they ___________ so many mistakes.
A. won’t make	B. don’t make 	C. wouldn’t make 	D. didn’t make
15. He __________ to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home.
A. goes	B. was going 	C. went 	D. has gone
16. There’s a strange man behind us. I think_______. 
A. we are followed	B. we are being followed
C. we are being following 	D. we are following
17. Which of the following is the strongest advice?
A. You should get a hair-cut.	B. If I were you I’d get a hair-cut.
C. You ought to get a hair-cut.	D. You really must get a hair-cut.
18. ________ you mind if I use your dictionary?
A. Will	B. Do	C. Can	D. Did
19. Mr. Vo Van Kiet, ______ was our former Prime Minister, was born in Vinh Long.
A. that	B. whose 	C. who 	D. whom
20. All that rubbish will have to be _____ at once.
A. get rid of	B. got rid of	C. got rid	D. getting rid of
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage: (10 pts)
21. My friend was (make)____________ (pay) ______________ back the book.
22. Hardly he (take) ____________ up the book when the phone (ring) ________. 
23. Can you imagine what I (come)___________ across when I (roll)__________ up the carpet yesterday?
24. If she wins the prize, it (be) _________________ because she (write) _____________ very well.
25. He resented (ask) _________ (wait) __________. He had expected the minister to see him at once.
V. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
26. ______ has caused many so-called man-made disasters. 	(forest)
27. _____ often walk through the streets shouting or singing about something they sell. (cry)
28. Gas and oil ____________________ always increases in cold weather. 	(consume)
29. The police are interested in the sudden _________________ of the valuable painting. 	(appear)
30. He claimed that his _______________________ had caused him to become a criminal. 	(bring up)
31. A lot of toys encourage children’s_______________. 	(imagine)
32. The factory has provided cheaper_______________ lately. 	(produce)
33. Burning coal is an__________ way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. 	(economy)
34. According to some scientists the earth is losing its outer atmosphere because of _____. (pollute)
35. She has one of the biggest art ________________________ in Britain. 	(collect)
VI. Match a beginning in column A with the most suitable ending in column B. (5 pts)
 A
 B
36. I must get back to work, 
a. That’s right, I am
37. Hello. You must be Maryam.
b. which is the capital city of California.
38. Andrew is flying to Sacramento,
c. we will have no fresh water to use.
39. Do you know that you can only live without water for four days?
d. otherwise I’ll get the sack.
40. If we pollute the water, 
e. It depends on where you are and what you are doing, surely?
VII. Choose the underlined part of each sentence that needs correcting. (5 pts)
41. Preserving natural resources mean reserving them for our future.
 A B C D
42. Despite of the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by plane.
 A B C D
43. Regardless of your teaching method, the objective of any conversation class should be for students to practice speaking words. A B
 C D
44. The injured man was taken to the hospital.
 A B C D
45. In order for one to achieve the desired results in this experiment, it is necessary that he work as fastly as possible. A B
 C D
VIII. Read the text below the fill in the missing words. (15 pts)
SAVING THE TIGER
In 1973, when the tiger appeared to (0) be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for Nature and (46) _____Indian Government agreed to set (47) ______ “Operation Tiger”- a campaign (48) ______ save this threatened creature. They started by creating nine special parks (49) _____that tigers could live in safety. The first was at Ranthambhore, a region (50) _____ was quickly turning into a desert (51) _____ too much of the grass was being eaten by the local people’s cattle. At the time there (52) ______ just fourteen tigers left there. The government had to clear twelve small villages, which mean moving nearly 1,000 people and 10,000 cattle so the land (53) ______ be handed back to nature.
Today, Ranthambhore is a very different place, with grass tall (54) _____ for tigers to hide in, and there are now at (55) ______ forty of them (56) _____ the park, wandering freely about. Other animals have also benefited. For example, there are many (57) _____ deer and monkeys than before. The people (58) _______were moved are now living in better conditions. They live in new villages away (59) _____ the tiger park, with schools, temples and fresh water supplies. There are now sixteen such tiger parks in India and the animals’ future looks (60) ______little safer. 
IX. Complete the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original sentence. (15 pts)
61. You should review your lessons for the exam.	It’s time__________________________.
62. That man used to work with me when I lived in New York.	That’s ____________________________.
63. What a pity they close the shops at lunch-time.	I wish ____________________________.
64. We like ice-cream but we don’t have it every day.	Although _________________________.
65. When did you start working in that factory?	How long ________________________.
66. Oil was slowly covering the sand of the beach.	The sand_________________________.
67. “Where is the station car-park?” Mrs. Smith asked.	Mrs. Smith asked _______________.
68. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport.	He regretted _____________________.
69. I advise you not to buy that car.	If __________________________________.
70. Why don’t you ask her yourself?	I suggest that _____________________.
__________THE END_________ Total:../80