Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp Huyện năm 2013-2014 - Phòng GD & ĐT Huyện Cẩm Xuyên

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN CẨM XUYÊN 
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
Đề thi môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 8
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao nhận đề)
Điểm bài thi
Bằng số: ______________________
Bằng chữ: ______________________
Họ tên và chữ kí giám khảo 1:
________________________
Họ tên và chữ kí giám khảo 2:
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Số phách 
(do chủ tịch hội đồng chấm thi ghi)
* Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài trên đề thi.
PART A: Listening.
 Don is checking messages on his voicemail. Listen and write the date and time of each event. (You will listen to the tape three times. Number 0 has been done for you).
Date
Time
0. dental appointment
1. Cindy’s party
2. aunt’s arrival
3. tennis game
4. meeting with Francis
5. trip
8/3
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9:30 a.m.
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PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Question I: Choose the best option from A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. 
1. I will return you the book as soon as I_______ reading it.
	A. finishing	B. finish	C. finished	D. will finish
2. He is getting married _______ a famous film star this weekend.
	A. with	B. to	C. for 	D. after
3. The heavy rain has caused _______in many parts of the country.
	A. storms	B. droughts	C. typhoon	D. floods
4. Deaf-mutes can_______ speak_______ hear.
	A. both/ and 	B. either/ or 	C. neither/ nor 	D. not only/ but also
5. They _______from Canada to America to find work.
	A. started 	B. demonstrated 	C. delivered 	D. emigrated
6. Doctor insists _______ for a few days.
	A that he is resting 	B. his resting	C. him to rest 	D. that he rest
7. The number of cars on the road _______.
	A. increase 	B. is increasing 	C. are going to increase 	D. are increasing
8. _______bacon and eggs every morning.
	A. I am used to eat 	B. I used to eating 	C. I am used to eating	D. I use to eat 
9. The team really looks good tonight because the coach had them _______ every night this week.
	A. practice 	B. to practice	C. practiced	D. the practice
10. The road _______ to the sea is very rough.
	A. goes	B. to go 	C. going	D. is going
11. You _______ forget what I told you. It’s very important.
	A. mustn’t 	B. needn’t 	C. don’t have to 	D. can’t
12. Make sure that the needles are sterile.
	A. free from bacteria	B. slightly clean	C. straight	D. unused
13. She is a _______ girl with _______.
	A. green-eyes/ red hair	B. green-eyed/ red hairs	
	C. green-eye/ a red hair	D. green-eyed/ red hair
14. At four o’clock Mr. Hutchinson still had some _______ to do in the garden.
	A. work 	B. job	C. effort	D. task
Question II: Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify and correct the mistakes. 
1. Keep the cheese freshly by wrapping each one individually.
 A 	 B 	 C 	 D
2. What is the most important thing in really life?
	A 	 B 	 C D
3. Da Lat is known like a city of pines, waterfalls and flowers.
	 A 	 B C D
4. The river bank was covered by weed.
	 A B C 	 D
5. The harder he tried the worst he danced before the large audience.
	 A 	 B 	C 	 D
6. A flower growing in the garden is more beautiful than a flower stood in a vase.
A	 B	 C	 D
7. A five - thousand - dollar reward were offered for the capture of the escaped criminals.
 A	 B	 C	D
8. In the mid-nineteenth century, an Englishman had someone designed a Christmas card.
 A 	 B	 C	 D
9. His illness is probably because stress.
 A	 B C D
10. Jack asked his boss could he have a day off.
 A B C	 D
* Write your answers here: 
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6. 
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7. 
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9. 
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10. 
Question III: Supply an appropriate form of the words in CAPITALS. 
1. WEIGH
2. DAY
3. END
4. DISCUSS
5. AVAIL
6. ORGANIZE
7. HAPPY
8. ATTRACT
9. SHAME
10. DECIDE
Every woman nowadays seems to want to lose (1) _______. It has become almost a (2) _______ topic of conversation.
Otherwise sensible women spend hours in (3) _______ argument about what to eat. Newspaper articles are eagerly read and radio and TV (4) _______ carefully listened to. There is so much information (5) _______ it is no wonder people get confused.
Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of 
(6) _______ their diet. And when they have lost a few pounds are they really any (7) _______. Is it really a fact of life that slim women are the only really 
(8) _______ ones? No, in some parts of the world a husband would be
(9) _______ to be seen with a thin wife. Nevertheless, if a woman really has a slimming problem, there is only one (10) _______ to make: Eat Less
* Write your answers here: 
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5.
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10.
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets .
1. I‘ve decided (stop) _______smoking. 
2. I (visit) _______Singapore two years ago.
3. Look at those black clouds. It (rain) _______.
4. We are tired of (work) _______ for low salary. 
5. This is the second time you (break) _______ a cup.
6. (you/do) _______ the homework yet? 
7. Mai is in her room. She (play) _______the guitar.
8. The plays (write) _______by Shakespeare are very interesting.
9. Water (cover) _______ most of the Earth’s surface.
10. The gate (lock) _______ at 6.30 p.m. everyday. 
* Write your answers here: 
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6. 
2. 
7. 
3. 
8. 
4. 
9. 
5. 
10. 
PART C: READING
Question I: Choose the most suitable answer from the four options marked A, B, C, or D to complete each of the numbered gaps in the passage below. . 
 In the waters around New York City is a very small island called Liberty Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most (1) _______ sights in the world. 
 The Statue of Liberty was a gift (2) _______ the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue was made by a French (3) _______ named Fredric Auguste Bartholdi. The inner support system was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris.
 Liberty, of course, (4) _______ freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to (5) _______ the one-hundredth anniversary of U.S independence from England. The statue was built in France, (6) _______ apart piece by piece, and the rebuilt in the United States. It was opened to the (7) _______ on October 28, 1886.
 (8) _______ you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the (9) _______ to the bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can then walk up the 168 steps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful (10) _______of the city of New York.
1. A. well-known
B. celebrated
C. famous
D. notorious
2. A. from
B. by
C. of
D. for
3. A. sculpture
B. sculptor
C. carver
D. potter
4. A. indicates
B. points out
C. clarifies
D. means
5. A. organize
B. commemorate
C. celebrate
D. hold
6. A. taken
B. brought
C. broken
D. torn
7. A. humans
B. crowd
C. people
D. public
8. A. So
B. Like
C. As
D. Thus
9. A. surface
B. ground
C. soil
D. level
10. A. sight
B. view
C. scene
D. scenes
* Write your answers here: 
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5.
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10.
II. Read the following passage carefully and fill in each gap with one suitable word.
 New Year is one of the most important (1) _______ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock (2) _______ night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (3) _______ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long (4) _______ . Many people don’t go home (5) _______ next morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday, children (6) _______ as witches, ghosts or others. Most children go (7) _______ house to house asking for candy or fruit. If people at the house don’t give (8)_______candy, the children will (9)_______a trick on them. But this hardly ever happens. Almost people give them (10)_______or fruit. 
* Write your answers here: 
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III. Read the following directions on medicine and ointments, and then write true (T) or false (F) for each sentence below.
PARATECIL TABLETS
For headache, colds and influenza
Dose: (Unless told otherwise by a doctor)
Adults and children over 12 years: one to two tablets
Take the tablets three or four times daily every four hours.
Don’t continue to take the tablets for more than three days. If you do not get better after this time, see your doctor.
Do not take more than the dose.
Keep the tablets in a safe place because they can be dangerous to young children.
ANTI-STING
For insect bites and stings. Help to prevent pain and itching.
IMPORTANT: Use on the skin only. Rub gently on the skin two or three times daily for up to three days. Keep out of the reach of children.
If there is no improvement within three days, see your doctor.
Write T or F:
1. _______ Take two Paratecil tablets every four hours for up to three days.
2. _______ Use Anti-sting for mosquito bites.
3. _______ All adults and children with headache, cold and influenza can take one or two 
	 Paratecil tablets.
4. _______ You can swallow Anti-sting to help prevent pain.
5. _______ Don’t take Paratecil tablets for longer than three days.
6. _______ If you don’t get better after three days of using Anti-sting, see the doctor.
PART D: WRITING
I. Write the second sentence as directed so that it has the same meaning to the first one.
1. This is the first time I have ever eaten such a delicious chicken thigh.
=> This is the............................................................................................................................................
2. Do you mind if I borrow your dictionary?
=> Do you mind......................................................................................................................................?
3. We haven’t met one another since we left school.
=> The last................................................................................................................................................
4. I’d rather you didn’t take the table away.
=> Would you mind................................................................................................................................?
5. I don’t think learning English is too difficult for people who love it.
=> I don’t think English............................................................................................................................
6. “Why don’t you take a long rest, Peter?” said Ann.
=> Ann advised..........................................................................................................................................
7. I used to spend more money than I could earn when I was younger.
=> I once....................................................................................................................................................
8. She is wearing sunglasses. She doesn’t want the sun to hurt her eyes. (so that)
=>..............................................................................................................................................................
9. My mother asked me whether I had gone to work the day before or not.
=> “...........................................................................................................................?” asked my mother. 
10. We couldn’t carry out our project because it rained heavily.
=> Because of..........................................................................................................................................
II. Write a passage of about 150-180 words on the following topic: MY HOMETOWN.
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