Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Kỳ thi Olympic năm học 2014-2015 - Phòng GD & ĐT Huyện Thanh Oai (Có kèm đáp án)

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN THANH OAI
 ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC LỚP 8
 Năm học: 2014 – 2015
	 Môn: Tiếng Anh 	
 Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 05 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 05.	 	
- Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này.
Điểm
Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1:
Số phách
- Bằng số:..
...
(Do Chủ tịch hội đồng chấm thi ghi)
- Bằng chữ:
Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2:
..
...
...
PART ONE: LISTENING.( ( 0,2 x 10 = 2,0 pts) 
Listen to a story and fill in the missing words
Once a farmer lived a comfortable (1)..with his family. His chickens(2) many eggs which the farmer (3)buy food and clothing for his family.
	One day, he went to (4)..the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted (5)to his wife,”We’re rich! We’re rich!”
	His wife (6) to him and they both looked at the egg in (7). . The wife wanted more, so her husband decided (8) .open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find (9).. gold eggs. When he finished, all the chickens were dead.
	There were no(10).eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.
PART TWO: PHONETICS 
I. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D: (50,2=1,0 pt)
11.
A. ancient
B. delicious
C. participate
D. special
12.
A. worked
B. helped
C. watched
D. naked
13.
A. position 	
B. bottle
C. product
D. opposite
14.
A. tidy
B. prize
C. written
D. final
15. 
A. event
B. end
C. market
D. festival
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others (50,2=1,0 pt)
16.
A. decorate
B. prepare
C. however
D. tradition
17.
A. collect
B. festival
C. explain
D. design
18.
A. participate
B. unsuitable
C. competition
D. activity
19. 
A. wonderful
B. traditional
C. arrangement
D. attractive
20. 
A. harvest
B. perform
C. council
D. ancient
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (150,2=3,0 pts)
21. Last summer we went on a three-.tour including San Francisco, Los Angles and Las Vegas.
A. centers
B. cities
C. towns
D. center
22. Why did you lend him that book? I .it. 
A. am still reading 
B. was still reading
C. still read
D. still reading
23. On the island of Alcatraz, there is a famous .., where criminals are kept.
A. house
B. flat
C. accommodation
D. prison
24. When you have a blister, prick it with a very clean ..and then put a plaster on it.
A. needle
B. scissors
C. stick
D. knife
25. Trucks and trains are used to carry farm ..to the city.
A. products
B. production
C. work
D. cottage
26.Most of the goods .in this factory are exported.
A. make
B. making
C. made
D. to make
27. Some of the new horror movies are because they are so realistic.
A. frightening
B. frighten
C. frightened
D. being frightened
28. When I arrived, there was a big red car .outside the house.
A. park
B. parked
C. parking
D. parks
29. A numbers of questions were ..in the discussion..
A. raised
B. made
C. done
D. found
30. Soft ducks feathers ..to make pillows.
 A. will be used	B. are used
 C.are going to be used	 D. are using
31. We spent a week ..our house.
A. repaint
B. to repaint
C. repainted
D. repainting
32. After.. the conditions I decidedfor the competition.
A. hearing/not entering
B. hear / not enter
C. to hear/ not to enter
D. hearing/ not to enter
33. The only man-made ....can be seen from the Moon is the Great Wall of China.
A. house
B. building
C. structure
D. sky scraper
34. The teacher was very strict. Nobody dared .during his lesson.
A. talk
B. to talk
C. talking
D. talked
35. Harry said to Mary, “Do you have time to help me?”
 Harry asked Mary ..time to help him.
A. does she have
B. if she has
C. did she have
D. if she had
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions: (70,2=1,4 pts)
36. He went to England ..order to learn English. 
37. Thank you .your letter of invitation. 
38. When I don’t know the meaning of a word I look it in the dictionary.
39. Life in the countryside is always a struggle nature. 
40. You have to keep all dangerous objects.children’s reach. 
41. The headmaster was ill so David went his place. 
42. This text is too long I can’t learn it ..heart. 
III. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters: (70,2=1,4 pts)
43. I think .games are good for our health.	(DOOR)
44. Pedestrians should walk on the , not in the street. 	(WALK)
45. Tam and I played for the school football team. We were . (TEAM)
46. Our school has been making .for the upcoming sports contests. (PREPARE)
47. A special chemical is used to ..the wood pulp. 	(WHITE) 
48. To play computer games all day is an ..habit.	(HEALTH)
49. Can you see any between these two calculators?	(DIFFERENT)
IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (60,2=1,2 pts)
50. The river Nile (flow)..........................into the Mediterranean sea. 
51. The river (flow) ..............................very fast today, much faster than usual.
52. Can you help (do) the washing up?- I hate it. 
53. The gate (lock).at 6.30 pm every day. 
54. When we met Binh and Huong yesterday, we (walk) ....................................through the park. 
55. Your poem should (write).in English. 
PART FOUR: READING 
I. Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage: (100,2=2,0 pts)
Are you “green” enough?
 Thanks (56).the Internet,we are now living in a global village. We have more information about other countries (57) .ever before. We know as much about the situation in Africa (58).in the USA, pollution which (59).in one country will affect other countries, too.
 For example, nuclear power is not dangerous only for one country (60)is an international problem. If we do not take action soon, the possibility of a nuclear (61) .is very real. We should all recycle our (62).not hope “green” people will do it for us. Some people think (63)..resouces will go on forever, but they (64) . We all have an obligation (65) our environment.
56.
A. to
B. for
C. of
D. from
57.
A. as
B. than
C. more
D. all
58.
A. than
B. as well
C. as
D. more than
59.
A. produces
B. producing
C. is produce 
D. is produced 
60.
A. but
B. and
C. or
D. so
61.
A. event
B. happening
C. disaster
D. incident
62.
A. rubbish
B. garbage
C. waste
D. all are correct
63.
A. nature
B. natural
C. man-made
D. artificial
64.
A. will
B. shan’t
C. won’t
D. may
65.
A. to protect
B. protect
C. protecting
D. protected
II. There is a mistake in each following sentence. Find and correct it: 
(5 0,2 = 1.0 pt)
Eg: 0. I haven’t saw my grandmother for two years.
0/ seen
 66. The explanation that our teacher gave us was different than the
 A B 
 one you gave us.
 C D
66. ->
67. Almost everyone has heard the more famous Olympic saying 
 A
“Stronger, Higher, Faster”.
 B C D
67. ->
 68. I strongly believe that friends plays a very important role in 
 A B C 
our life.
 D
68. ->
 69. It is a festival in which people have their bulls to fight against 
 A B C D 
each other.
69. ->
 70. If I am Trang, I would be very angry with you.
 A B C D
70. ->
III. Read the passage and fill the suitable words in the blank: (100,2=2 pts)
 As a student I have to learn a lot of subjects and English is one of them. We have English lessons (71)Tuesday and Friday mornings. My English class (72)..very big with 50 students (73).different cities in Viet Nam. My teacher often gives us a lot of homework so I try (74)..it carefully before I go to class. In class, I listen to the teacher attentively, answer the teacher’s (75)..in English and practise English (76)my classmates. I think (77)..isn’t easy to learn English because you speak it in one way and write it in the (78)..way. That is why at first I found it difficult to learn English. But day after day, thanks (79)..our teacher’s help and my great effort, I have made some progress in my English now and I hope that one day I can read English books in the originals and communicate (80) English well.
PART FIVE: WRITING
I. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences: (5 0,2 = 1.0 pt)
81. protect/can/the/fruit/life/and/vegetables/shelf/Packaging/of/some/.
...
..
82. be/for/drinks/bottles/and/shampoo/starting/used/plastic/is/for/a/to/range/of/Recycled/.
...
83. in/saves/Using/manufacture/of/material/energy/considerable/less/the/amounts/.
...........
84. The/more/that/we/manufacturers/refills/will/more/likely/it/is/use/the/range/increase/the/.
...
85.for/the/Recycling/materials/natural/helps/important/raw/and/conserve/future/habitats/ protects/. 
....
II. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in brackets so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the words given in any way: (50,4=2,0 p) 
86. We had to wait two hours for Donald. 
-> Donald kept....
87. “Have you been out at all this evening, Mr. Johnson?” The detective asked.
 -> The detective wanted to find out...........................
88. Does he know enough French to work as a translator?
-> Is his.?
89. A Spanish architect designed our house.
 -> Our house ...............................................................................
90. This is my first visit to Hue, the ancient capital city in Viet Nam.
-> This is the first time.....
III. Write a thank-you letter about 100 - 120 words to your friend. Invite your friend to go to somewhere. Arrange to contact your friend:
(don’t show your name, your school or your village): (2.0pts)
The end
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC LỚP 8 
NĂM HỌC: 2012 – 2013
	MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
PART ONE: LISTENING.( ( 0,2 x 10 = 2,0 pts) 
Listen to a story and fill in the missing words
1.
life
6.
ran
2.
laid
7. 
amazement
3.
used to
8.
to cut
4.
collect
9.
Any
5. 
excitedly
10.
More
PART TWO: PHONETICS 
I. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D. (50,2=1,0 pt)
11.
C. participate
12.
D. naked
13.
C. product
14.
C. written
15. 
C. market
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others (50,2=1,0 pt)
16.
A. decorate
17.
B. festival
18.
C. competition
19. 
A. wonderful
20. 
B. perform
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (150,2=3,0 pts)
21 – D. center
22 - A. was still reading
23 – D. prison
24 – A. needle
25 – A. products
26 – C. made
27 – A. frightening
28 – C. parking
29 – A. raised
30 – B. are used
31 – D. repainting
32 – D. hearing / not to enter
33 – C. structure
34 – B. to talk
35 – D. if she had
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions: (70,2=1,4 pts)
36 - in 
37 - for
38 - up
39 - with
40 – out of
41 - in
42 - by
III. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters to complete the following sentences. (70,2=1,4 pts)
43. outdoor 
44. sidewalk
45. teammates
46. preparations
47. whiten
48. unhealthy
49. differences
IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (60,2=1,2 pts)
50
flows
51
is flowing
52
doing
53
is locked
54
were walking
55
be written
PART FOUR: READING 
I. Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage: (100,2=2,0 pts)
56 - A. to
57 – B. than
58 – C. as
59 – D. is produced
60 – A. but
61 - C. disaster
62 – D. all are correct
63 - B. natural
64 – C. won’t
65 - A. to protect
II. There is a mistake in each following sentence. Find and correct it: 
(5 0,2 = 1.0 pt)
66. B. than -> from
67.A. the more -> the most
68.B. plays -> play
69. D. to fight -> fight
70. A. am -> were
III. Read the passage and fill the suitable words in the blank: (100,2=2 pts)
71. on
72. is
73. from
74. to do
75. questions
76. with
77. it
78. other
79. to
80. in
PART FIVE: WRITING
I. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences. (5 0,2 = 1.0 pt)
81. Packaging can protect the shelf life of some fruit and vegetables.
82. Recycled plastic is starting to be used for a range of bottles for drinks, milk and shampoo.
83. Using less material in the manufacture of cans saves considerable amounts of energy.
84. The more we use refills the more likely it is that manufacturers will increase the range.
85. Recycling helps conserve important raw materials and protects natural habitats for the future.
II. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in brackets so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the words given in any way. (50,4=2,0 pts) 
86. Donald kept us waiting two hours. 
87. The detective wanted to find out if/whether Mr.Johnson had been out at all that evening.
88. Is his knowledge of French good enough for him to work as a translator?
89. Our house was designed by a Spanish architect.
90. This is the first time I have visited Hue, the ancient capital city in Viet Nam.
III. . Write a thank-you letter about 100 - 120 words to your friend. Invite your friend to go to somewhere. Arrange to contact your friend:
 (don’t show your name, your school or your village): (2.0 pts)
- Nội dung (content): 0.5 điểm
- Từ vựng (vocabulary): 0.5 điểm
- Ngữ pháp (grammar): 0.5 điểm
- Tính mạch lạc và trôi chảy (coherence and cohesion) + độ dài (length): 0.5 điểm
- Sai dưới 4 lỗi không trừ điểm.	
- Sai trên 4 lỗi, hoặc sai những lỗi nặng trừ 0.5 điểm/1 lỗi.