Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng học sinh giỏi cấp trường môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2017-2018

TRƯỜNG THCS VẬT LẠI 
ĐỀ THI KSCL HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC: 2017 - 2018
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
 Họ và tên.. Lớp.. 
ĐIỂM BÀI THI
Chữ kí giám khảo 1: ...................................
Chữ kí giám khảo 2: ...................................
Lưu ý:
- Đề thi gồm 4 trang , thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất kì tài liệu gì kể cả từ điển.
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I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 
1.
A. hour	
B. honor 
C. honest
D. how
2. 
A. empire
B. bridge 
C. liberty
D. pyramid
3. 
A. cave
B. statue 
C. bay
D. ancient
4. 
A. believe 
B. field
C. science
D. movie
5. 
A. required
B. opened
C. plugged
D. worked
II. Choose a word in each group that has different stress pattern 
 1. A. paddle	B. canoe	C. travel	D. institute
 2. A. invent	B. decorate	C. participate D. design
 3. A. emergency	B. hospital	C. ambulance	D. handkerchief
 4. A. recognize	B. remember	C. deposit	D. immediate
 5. A. minimize	B. damage	C. natural	D. recycle
III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
1. She was very sad ______ good marks in the final test.
 	 A. not get 	B. not to get 	C. to not get 	D. not getting 	 
2. My sister has decided to lose weight, so she is living ______ oranges for a week.
 	 A. with	 B. on 	C. in	D. by	
3. When I ______ school, I am going to work in a factory .
 	 A. begin	B. study	 C. leave	D. learn 
4. What can we do to prevent people ______ throwing drink cans away?.
 A. in	B. of	C. on	D. from
5. We have not seen each other ______last Sunday.
 A. for	B. since 	C. on 	D. in
6. Excuse me! I am doing my homework. ______ turning down your radio a bit?.
 A. Would you please	B. Can you	 C. Could you	D. Would you mind
7. You should work ______ for the coming exam.
 A. hard 	B. hardly 	C. more hardly 	D. more hard
8. He found a watch when he ______ in the street.
 A. walked 	B. has been walking 	C. was walking D. has walked
9. My uncle used to live ______ a farm when he was young. 
 A. in 	B. at 	C. during 	D. on
10. Millions of Christmas cards ______every year.
 A. send	 B. are sent	 C. are sending 	D. was sent 
IV. There mistake in the four underlined part of each sentence underline it then correct it .
 1. You should take a taxi although it is raining hard . ________________
 A B C D
 2. The telephone was invented with a Scotsman, Alexandre G. Bell, in 1876._____________ 
 A B C D 
 3. It is difficult for students to answer all of the question in fifteen minutes.__________	 
 A B C D 
 4. It has been a long time since we last talked together, isn’t it ?	 ________________ 
 A B C D
 5. Lots of information are store in the computer. ______________________
 A B C D 
 6. This is the second time I took part in the flower-making contest. ______________
 A B C D
 7. Either Nam or his father know how to connect the printer. 	___________________
 A B C D
V. Give the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following sentences if necessary .
1. Look! Somebody (break).. that door. 
2. They (not meet).. us since last week. 
3. What (you/do) .. at this time yesterday. 
4. Would you like (come) to dinner to night. 
5. You (phone).. me last night?.......................................................................
6. Would you mind if I (smoke).?
 7. I don't enjoy. (laugh) at by other people.
8.Most of the NOKIA mobile phones (sell). in this shop are imported from China.
VI. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals .
What is the correct ..of this word? 
 (pronounce) 
. Last week we had an  summer holiday.
 ( enjoy) 
The . of the project made me tense. 
(important).
You had better do some .. for the final exams
 (revise) 
5. We should save . .resources. 
 (nature) 
6. People in the in the country are often more . . than people in the city. 
 (friend)
7. The air is heavily with traffic fumes. 
 (pollute) 
8. , her illness was more serious than we thought.
 (fortunate) 
VII. Read the passage and complete the sentences. Circle A, B, or C.
 America is known as the land of opportunity. Thousands of people immigrate to the United States every year from different parts of the world to have access to these kinds of opportunities. This is what is known as, "the American dream".
America is also home to many of the world's top colleges and universities. The California Institute of Technology is a top world-ranked college that focuses highly on science and engineering. It is located in the city of Pasadena. Harvard University is another top world-ranked college that you might be familiar with. The buildings at Harvard date all the way back to the year 1636, making Harvard the oldest university in the United States. It is located in the state of Massachusetts. University of California, Los Angeles is another institute worthy of recognition. Located next to Hollywood, UCLA has distinguished itself as a prestigious and selective university due to the number of people who apply for admission throughout the United States. The universities mentioned are but a few of the many other excellent schools that make the United States so outstanding.
1. America is called the land of __________.
A. dream
B. opportunity
C. immigration
2. The word immigrate in line 1 can be replaced by__________.
A. come into
B. go out of
C. travel
3. The California Institute of Technology __________.
A. ranks first in the world
B. is a university focusing on natural sciences
C. focuses on science and engineering
4. What is NOT true about Harvard?
A. It was founded in 1636.
B. It is the oldest university in the world.
C. It is located in Massachusetts.
5. University of California, Los Angeles __________.
A. is in Hollywood
B. is different from other universities
C. has a high number of applications
VIII. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D to complete the passage.
THE LANGUAGE OF CLOTHES
We don’t only choose clothes to make us look.........(1)......, we also use them to tell the world .........(2)...... our personality. The clothes we wear and our appearance......(3)...... a whole give other people useful information about what we think and.........(4)...... we feel. If we feel cheerful, we usually wear......(5)...... clothes and if we feel.........(6)..... we sometimes put on dark clothes. But why do teenagers wear black so.........(7)......? Is it because they feel miserable all.........(8)......? This is unlikely the case. It is probably just because it is.........(9)...... to wear black, and young people they are real fans.........(10)...... fashion.
1. A. attract
2. A. of
3. A. on
4. A. which
5. A. colorful
6. A. depress
7. A. frequent
8. A. the time
9. A. fashion
10. A. of
B. attractive
B. with
B. as
B. what
B. colors
B. depressed
B. frequency
B. the times
B. fashionable
B. in
C. attractively
C. by
C. for
C. how
C. colorfully
C. depressing
C. frequently
C. the week
C. fashioner
C. from
D. attraction
D. about
D. in
D. when
D. colorless
D. depression
D. infrequency
D. the month
D. fashioned
D. with
IX. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition to complete the following sentences:
1. You can use dictionary to find ___________ new words. 
2. Nam should work harder ____________ his English pronunciation . 
3. Are you laughing ________________ me?. 
4. This cake is made ________________ flour, eggs, milk, salt and butter. 
5. We thanked them ______________________ all their help. 
X. Rewrite the following sentences with the beginning words, staying the same meaning
 with the old one. 
1. Having a vacation in Da Lat is very interesting.
It.........................................................................................................
2. The water was so hot that I could not drink it.
The water was not	
3. She last ate this kind of food in January.
 She has not 	
4. The theater is near Hoa’s house 
 The theater is not
5. Nobody has used this machine for years.
This machine
6. Please don’t smoke in the kitchen. 
Would you mind 
XI. Use the words or phrases given to make complete sentences. You can add more words if necessary.(10 pts)
1. Learning / foreign language / necessary / us / get / job. //
2 . My family / I / spend / two months / make our plan / for summer holiday. //
3. driver / stop / car / time / save / child / yesterday. //
4. It / difficult/ learn English / without/ good dictionary.
5. He / try / stop / smoking / many times / but / he / never / succeed. //
6. I / hope / my English / improve / by the end / course. //
XII. Use the words to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given words (5 pts).
We went to Hai Phong two months ago. (been) 
We..
Whose book is this? (belong)
Who
 How long is the presentation? (last) 
 How?
English eight has twelve units. (are)
 There
“You should not lend him your car”, Nam said to me. (advised) 
 Nam  
 ______ the end _________
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP THÀNH PHỐ
I.(5 điểm) : Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.25 điểm.
1. D	2. A	3.B	4. C	5. D
II. (5 điểm): Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.25 điểm.
1.B	2. B	3. A	4. A	5. D
III. (10 điểm: Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.25 điểm .
1. B.	2. B	3. C	4.D	5.B	
6.D	7.A	8.C	9D	10. B	
IV. (10 điểm : Mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm.
	1. C- because	3. B – by	4. C- to come	5. D- the questions
6. A- being	7. D- hasn’t it	8. C- is stored	9. B- have taken	10. C – knows