Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng học sinh giỏi lần 2 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2021-2022

TRƯỜNG THCS HOÀNG SƠN
ĐỀ THI KSCL HỌC SINH GIỎI LẦN 2
NĂM HỌC 2021-2022
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
 (Đề thi gồm có 04 trang)
PART I: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (3 points)
1. A.other	B. leather	C. wealthy	D. brother
2. A. television	B. elephant	C. section	D. Swedish
3. A. explain	B. current	C. desire	D. electric
II.Select A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose stress position is different from the rest. (2 points). 
1. A. affect	B. pollute	C. effect	D. litter
2. A. cholera	B. pollutant	C. permanent	D. groundwater
PART II- VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the word that substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. (20 points)
1. The man was arrested when his  passport was spotted at the airport.
 A. unreal	B. plastic	 C. fake	D. artificial
2. I triedthe bus, but I missed it.
 A. catching	 B. catch	C. to catch	D. catch up
3. ..he cannot afford a car, he goes to work by bicycle.
 A. because	 B. As	 C. Since	D. All are correct
4. He is the man .son I once taught.
 A. who	 B. whom	C. whoever	D. whose
5. Both Mary and Jane, as well as David, ..ready for the exam tomorrow.
 A. is	 B. was	C. are	D. are to
6. The prefix “re-“ in the word “reuse” means ..............................
A. against
B. again
C. for
D. no
7. Tet is considered a holiday; , people become even busier than ordinary days.
 A. therefore	B. nevertheless	C. otherwise	D. although
8. My mother can’t stand _______ to rap.
 A to listen	B listen	C listened	D listening
8. I haven’t ___________decided where to go on holiday this year.
A- still	B- yet	C- already	D- then
9. Before Denise got contact lenses, she used to ____________ glasses.
 A use	B put	C carry	D wear
10. He hates.............................. to do something by others.
A. to ask
B. asking
C. to be asked
D. being asked
11 He broke his legs, so he has to use a ...................to get around.
 A. strecher B. ambulance	 C. wheelchair	 D. scale
12. Most of NOKIA cell phones ..................in this shop are imported from China.
 A. sold B. selling	 C. are sold	D. were sold
13. There was only one student in the classroom ............. his lesson yesterday.
A. prepares
B. to prepare
C. was preparing
D. preparing
14. People used to travel around...............but now they go by cars or motorbikes 
 A. by foot B. with foot	C. in foot	 D. on foot 
15. Have you made up your................. to buy a new house yet?
A soul	B heart	C mind	D head
16. Plastic bags are difficult to be dissolved , so the amount of garbage will..................
A reduce	B increase	C develop	D decrease
17. . Of my parents, my father is _________.
 A. the stricter	B. the strictest	C. stricter	D. strict
18. When I said your paintings were unusual, I didn’t mean ____________ them.
A to criticise	B criticising	C criticise	to having criticised	
19. I work in a shop so I have to __________ with the public. It can be difficult.
A deal 	B charge 	C earn	D serve
20. Your hair is long. It needs .......................
	A. cut	B. cutting C. to cut	 D. had cut
II. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences. (10 points)
1.The _______ tell the story through songs and dance.	 PERFORM
2.. Many people in this area have cholera because they drink ________ water. 	TREAT 
3. While Cam lived ________, Tam had to work very hard. 	LUXURY
4. Using music, codes or signs to communicate is called _______ communication.	VERB
5. A geologist is a ____________ who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth. 
	SCIENCE
6. Y Moan was one of the greatest ________ on the Ede ethnic group.	ART
7. The yellow colour of five-colored sticky rice ________ Earth. 	SYMBOL
8. You can taste some ________ of the local people sold right there at the open-air market.
	SPECIAL
9The novel was _______ published in hardcover.	ORIGIN	
10.His brother and he don’t look _______ .	LIKE
III. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets. (10 points)
1.The women (sit) ________ in front of me was wearing a big hat, so I couldn't see anything.
2.My clothes are not in the room. They (take) ________them away
3.Most of the birds (build)________ their nest in spring.
4 .Nga sometimes has to go to school very early (do) ________her class duties.
5. My children enjoy (allow) ________to stay up late when there is something special on TV.
6.The pens (produce)________ by Thien Long Company are usually cheap and good.
7-8. I (search) ________ everywhere for the pen I ( lose) ________ yesterday.
9. I (be) ________ you, I would not do such a rude thing.
10. He was the first person (save) from the collapsed building.
IV.Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (5points)
1. The little boy insisted  having a new toy.
2. I apologized . Ann for the misunderstanding.
3. Jeans have never been out  fashion. 
4. My sister is fond .. wearing a school uniform every day.
5. They paid him . translating their letter.
V. Find out the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them (5points)
1.Accidents often occur because of careful drivers.
2. Is she accustomed to doing her homework by her?
3. Mr. John still doesn’t get used to drive on the left in Viet Nam. 
4. Thank you very much for helping me moving to my new department last week.
5. The paintings stolen from the museum haven’t found yet.
PART III: READING 
I. Fill in each blank of the following passage with only one suitable word. (10 points)
Our classes take place for three hours every morning from Monday (1)............. Friday. The maximum class size is twelve (2) .............. the average is ten. We use modern methods of (3) ............. and learning, and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and recorders. However, you will only be successful in improving (4) ............. English if you work hard and (5) ........ speaking English as much as you can. You will take a short (6) ............. in English as soon as you arrive. In this way, we can put you in a (7) ............. at the most suitable level.
 There are two classes at the Elementary level; one is for complete beginners and the other is for students who know only a little English. In both classes you will practise simple conversations. In the class (8) ............. the intermediate level you will have a lot of practice in communication in real-life situations because we help you to use the English you have previously (9) ............. in your own country, You will also have chances to improve your (10) .............. of English grammar and to build up your vocabulary...
II. Choose the one option (A,B,C or D) that best fits each of the blank space. (10 points)
Flood in Dorchester
 (1) ... six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its banks and flooded a wide area. By nine o’clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester. The main street was soon  (2)..... 3 feet of water. Fire engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but heavy rain made their job very  (3) ..... .
Mrs Rose Willow, a  (4)......... nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs  (5)........ three hours. Finally, firemen were able to rescue her with ladders and a small  (6).......... “My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time”, said Mrs Willow. “She  (7)......... me a lot. She sat with me so I didn’t feel afraid”.
The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good,  (8) ...........the floods have done a great deal of damage. “Luckily, nobody was  (9) ......or injured”, Chief Fire Office Hawkins  (10) .......reporters, “but it will take a long time to clear up the mess”.
1. 
A.
In 
B.
To
C.
At
D.
Until
2. 
A.
over
B.
under
C.
through
D.
between
3. 
A.
easy
B.
difficult
C.
quick
D.
clear
4. 
A.
girl
B.
man
C.
lady
D.
child
5. 
A.
for
B.
during
C.
while
D.
through
6. 
A.
ship
B.
boat
C.
car
D.
bicycle
7. 
A.
worried
B.
frightened
C.
bored
D.
helped
8. 
A.
but
B.
also
C.
therefore
D.
so
9. 
A.
burnt
B.
cut
C.
scratched
D.
drowned
10. 
A.
said
B.
asked
C.
told
D.
spoke
III. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each of the questions.
Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces that follow. (5 points)
THE GREAT HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE
	 The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known overseas, was an earthquake in Japan that measured 7.3 on the Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale. It occurred on January 17th, 1995 at 5:46 a.m. in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicentre of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island near Kobe, a cosmopolitan city of over 1.5 million people. A total of 6,434 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it caused approximately ten trillion yen in damage. It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.
1. The word ‘overseas’ in the text is closest in meaning to __________.
A.abroad	B.at sea	C.by sea
2. The word ‘occurred’ in the text is closest in meaning to __________.
A.ended	B.happened	C.started
3. It is stated in the passage that the number of deaths in the city of Kobe __________.
A.was greater than that of the Great Kantō earthquake
B.was not as high as in the Great Kantō earthquake
C.exceeded that of any known earthquake
4. The northern end of Awaji Island was the place where __________.
A.the effects of the earthquake were felt most strongly
B.there was no damage to people and property
C.1.5 million people lost their lives
5. We understand from the passage that the Kobe earthquake __________.
A.is internationally known as the Great Hanshin earthquake
B.didn’t cause any damage in the neighbourhood of Kobe
C.is not the deadliest earthquake in the history of Japan.
PART IV : WRITING 
I. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same meaning as the first, using the word given. (5 points)
1.The match couldn’t start because of the heavy snow.
->The heavy snow..
2. My mother was a worker in a factory when she was young.
 -> My mother used...
3.You can improve your English by practicing speaking every day.
	-> If
4. “ I really must leave now,” Mr. Fatt said.
	-> Mr. Fatt insists...
5. It often took my mom half an hour to get to work by underground every morning last month.
	-> My mom spent.
II. 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 points)
1. I’m not you, but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags. (if)
..
2. Emma came first because she worked hard. (result)
.
3. Eating too much sugar can result in health problems. (lead)
.....
4. All flights had to be cancelled as a result of the pilots’ sudden strike. (so)
.
5. If I could swim, I would go scuba diving with Terry. (because)
.
 III. Some students think that of all subjects at school Maths, Literature and English are the most important ones. Do you think so? Write a passage about 120-150 words to support your ideas.