Đề thi Olympic môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 năm học 2014-2015 - Phòng GD & ĐT Huyện Thanh Oai

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)
Điểm
Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1:
Số phách
- Bằng số:..
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(Do Chủ tịch hội đồng chấm thi ghi)
- Bằng chữ:
Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2:
..
...
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Part one : LISTENING: Listen to the weather focast and fill in the table with information you hear (100.2=2,0 points)
City 
Weather
Temperature
Low
High
1.Sydney
Dry , (1)_______
  20
26
2.Tokyo
 Dry, windy
15
  (2) ______
3.London
 (3)______ , cold
 	(4)______ 
7
4.Bangkok
(5)______ , dry
  24
(6)______
5.New York
 Windy , (7)______ 
  8
(8)______ 
6.Paris
 (9)______ , dry 
10
(10)______
PART TWO: PHONETICS: 
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D: (50.2=1.0 pt)
11.
A. revive
B. tight
C. describe
D. victim
12.
A. husband
B. surrounding
C. rubbish
D. plumber
13.
A. burned	
B. stopped
C. asked
D. promised
14. 
A. seat
B. sugar
C. sight
D. sand
15. 
A. stamps
B. trains
C. hotels
D. caves
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others (50.2=1.0 pt)
16.
A. Paddle
B. canoe
C. travel
D. institute
17.
A. entertainment
B. oceanic
C. fertilizer
D. representative
18.
A. emergency
B. hospital
C. ambulance
D. handkerchief
19.
A. recognize
B. remember
C. deposit
D. immediate
20. 
A. minimize
B. damage
C. natural
D. recycle
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (100.2=2.0 pts)
21. What can we do to prevent people....................throwing drink cans away?
A. in
B. of
C. on
D. from 
22. Nam .............................. last night when the telephone .............................. 
A. was sleeping - rang 
B. slept - was ringing
C. slept - rang
D. was sleeping - was ringing
23. We have to get up early.......................late for class.
A. so as to be
B. so that not to be
C. in order not to be
D. so as to not be
24. We are all...................that you passed your English exam. Congratulations!
A. delighted
B. relieved
C. afraid
D. certain
25. Peter wanted to win the race. He ran.......................
A. so fast as he can
B. fast as he could
C. fast as he can
D. as fast as he could
26. Look at these flowers! I think they need..................................
A. water
B. to water
C. watering
D. be watered
27. If you don't understand many words, you can look them ................in the dictionary.
A. up
B. on
C. at
D. after
28. There are flights daily to Ho Chi Minh city...........................Monday.
A. besides
B. after
C. except
D. on
29. Do you know the girl .............................. to our teacher ?
A. is talking
B. talked
C. talking
D. he talks
30. George showed me some pictures .................by his father.
A. paint
B. painting
C. painted
D. that painted
II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space.( 0.2 x 10= 2.0 )
31. Life is more ...................................now. ( comfort)
32. There are many cultural.......................between his country and mine. ( differ )
33. It is....................................to eat much sugar and fat. ( health )
34. These medicines can work well with your ....................... ( ill )
35. There was no................................for his absence from class yesterday. ( explain)
36.Is he sleeping ? - No, he is still............................ ( wake )
37. Every week, there are two........................from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city. ( fly )
38. They had an.......................................Christmas vacation. ( enjoy ) 
39. He is a well- known..................................... ( photograph)
40.We're having a good time here. People on the island are very.....................(hospitality)
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
( 0.2 x 5 = 1.0)
41. Compost (make ) ..............from vegetable matter is considered a wonderful natural fertilizer.
42.Three thieves robbed the museum last night. Five paintings ( steal)....................
43. I didn't know how to get to your house so I stopped ( ask ) ...................the way.
44. Jone is washing his hands. He just ( repair) ..........................his bike.
45. Tom doesn't enjoy ( laugh )............................at by other people. 
IV. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition (0.2x5=1.0).
46.Snow is falling all...........................the country.
47. Keep those medicines.............................the children's reach.
48.Tim should work harder ..........................his Spanish pronunciation.
49. My grandmother prefers living in the countryside................living in the city.
50.The policeman asked me to phone.............................an ambulance.
PART FOUR: READING 
I.Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. ( 0.2x 10= 2.0 pts)
Peter's uncle (51)...................in the country. Once Peter ( 52)......................to stay with him for a few weeks. Wherever they went for a walk or for a drive(53).................. the car and they passed somebody, his uncle waved. Peter was very (54)................., and said, " Uncle George, you know everybody here. Where did you meet them all?
" I don't know all these (55)...................", said his uncle.
" Then why do you wave (56).....................them?" asked Peter.
" Well, Peter", answered his uncle, "(57).................... I wave to someone and he knows me, he is pleased. He continues his journey with a happier heart. But when I wave to someone and he (58)...................me, he is surprised and says to(59)........................," Who is that man? Why did he wave to me?" So he has something to think about during the rest of his journey, and that makes his journey seem shorter. So I(60)...................everybody happy.
51. A. stay B. lived C. walk D. live
52. A. go B. goes C. went D. gone
53. A. in B. at C. for D. behind
54. A.boring B. bored C. surprising D. surprised
55. A. people B. person C. workers D.one
56. A. for B. to C. at D. from
57. A. When B. Who C. Why D. Whom
58. A. know B. knows C. doesn't know D. don't know
59. A.himself B. him C. he D. his
60. A. do B. give C. make D. bring
II. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the passage.( 0.2 x 10 =2pts)
Torquay is one of the (61).........................popular holiday resorts in Britain. (62)..................... 
provides entertainment, sports of every kind, etc.You can (63).....................at the hotels by the sea, or (64)...................comfortable but less expensive ( 65).............houses. There (66)................camping sites, too. Torquay has large sandy beaches (67).................... you can buy refreshments and hire (68) .....................to sit on. (69)........................are large areas of grass land and miles of cliff paths (70) ......................walkers.
III. Read the passage, then write true (T) or false (F) for the following sentences
(0.2 x 5 = 1.0pts).
The Vietnames people celebrate the New Year ( Tet) on the first three days of the January according to the lunar calendar. On these days, they often paint and decorate their houses. They buy a lot of fruit, flowers and they also make many delicious dishes. They make sticky rice cakes because they are their traditional cakes. People who work far away try to get home on these days. On the first day of Tet, people often offer these good fruit and food to their ancestors and after that the whole families enjoy the food. They also visit pagodas, temples and their relatives or friends. Children are given lucky money which represents the adults' good wishes to them. There are a lot of traditional games and contests at Tet, such as rice - cooking, fire- making, water- fetching and buffalo- fighting. These are really interesting. People are playing and enjoying themselves very much on this occasion.
.............71. Vietnamese people celebrate their New Year on the first day of January according 
 to the lunar calendar.
.............72.They make sticky rice cakes at Tet because they are traditional ones.
.............73. People try to get home at Tet because they earn a lot of money.
.............74. Adults often give children lucky money because lucky money represents good wishes. 
............ 75. There are no traditional games at Tet.
PART FIVE: WRITING
I. Write sentences based on the given cues. Make changes if necessary.( 0.2x 5= 1.0)
76. Hoang/ used/ write/ friends/ but/ now/ he/ telephone.
...................................................................................................................................................
77. He / work/ bank/ since/ he/ leave/ college.
.........................................................................................................................................................
78. Language learners/ try/ different/ ways/ learn/ words/ so as/ find out/ best way/ themselves.
.................................................................................................................................................
79. Quoc Tu Giam/ establish/ 1076.
......................................................................................................................................................
80. She/ said/ she/ interest/ the rice- cooking contest.
........................................................................................................................................................
II. Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the original one.+
 (0.2x 10=2.0)
81. We must pay the bill at once.
The bill................................................................................................................................
82.Working in those conditions is impossible.
It's.........................................................................................................................................
83." Don't throw things away", Miss Linda said to the students.
Miss Linda asked..................................................................................................................
84. May I turn off the television?
Would you...............................................................................................................................
85.The girls who are playing chess are Nga and Hoa.
The girls....................................................................................................................................
86. I have my brother repair my bike.
I have...........................................................................................................................................
87. Nhung keeps leaving her pen at home. 
Nhung is.........................................................................................................................................
88. The last time I played tennis was in 1990.
I haven't......................................................................................................................................
89. "Why hasn't John phoned? ", She wondered.
She wondered.............................................................................................................................
90. I intend to come over to pick you up.
I am............................................................................................................................................
III. Write a report on a festival you joined.( In about 150 words)(2pts).
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC LỚP 8 
NĂM HỌC: 2014 – 2015
	MÔN: TIẾNG ANH	
Part one: LISTENING (0,2 ×10=2,0 pts)
City 
Weather
Temperature
Low
High
1.Sydney
Dry , (1)_ windy ___ 
  20
26
2.Tokyo
Dry, windy
15
  (2) __22____
3.London
 3)_ humid _ , cold
 	(4)____-3__ 
7
4.Bangkok
(5)_____warm _ , dry
  24
(6)__32____
5.
New York
 Windy , (7)_cloudy_ 
  8
(8)__15____ 
6.Paris
 (9)___cool___ , dry 
10
(10)_16_____
Tape transcript: English 8 Unit 12 –listen
PART TWO: PHONETICS (0.2 x10 = 2pts)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D. (50.2=1.0 pt)
11.
D. victim
12.
B. surrounding
13.
A. burned
14.
B. sugar
15. 
A. stamps
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others (50.2= 1.0 pt)
16.
B. canoe
17.
C. fertilizer
18.
A. emergency
19. 
A. recognize
20. 
D. recycle
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (0.2x 30 =6pts)
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (100.2= 2.0 pts)
21 - D. from
22 - A. was sleeping - rang
23 -C. in order not to be
24 - A. delighted
25 - D. 
as fast as he could
26 - C. 
watering
27 - A. up
28 - C. except
29 - C. talking
30 - C. painted.
II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space (0.2 x 10 =2.0 pts)
31 - comfortable
32 - differences
33 - unhealthy
34 - illness
35 - explanation
36 - awake
37 - flights
38 - enjoyable
39 - photographer
40 - hospitable
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
( 0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
41 - made
42 - were stolen
43 - to ask
44 - has ( just) repaired
45 - being laughed
IV. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
46- over
47- out of
48- on
49- to
50- for
PART FOUR: READING (0.2 x 25 = 5 pts)
I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage: (100.2=2.0 pts)
51. B- lived
52. C- went
53. A- in
54.D.surprised
55. A. people
56. B- to
57. A-When
58.C-doesn't know
59. A- himself
60. C.- make
II. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the passage (2pts).
61. most
62 - It
63 - stay
64 - at
65 - guest
66 - are
67 - where
68 - chairs
69 - There
70 - for
III. Read the passage and , then write true ( T) or false (F) for the following sentences.
( 0.2 x5 =1pt)
71. F
72. T
73. F
74. T
75. F
PART FIVE: WRITING ( 5pts)
I. Write sentences based on the given cues. Make changes if neccessary ( 0.2 x 5 = 1.0).
76. Hoang used to write to his friends but now he telephones them.
77. He has worked in a bank since he left the college.
78. Language learners should try different ways of learning words so as to find out the best way for themselves.
79. Quoc Tu Giam was established in 1076.
80. She said ( that) she was interested in the rice- cooking contest.
II. Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the original one( 0.2 x10 = 2.0).
81. The bill must be paid at once by us.
82. It's impossible to work in those conditions.
83. Miss Linda asked the students not to throw things away.
84. Would you mind if I turned off the television?
85. The girls playing chess are Nga and Hoa.
86. I have my bike prepared by my brother. 
87. Nhung is always leaving her pen at home.
88. I haven't played tennis since 1990.
89. She wondered why John had not phoned.
90. I am going to come over to pick you up.
III. Write a report on a festival you enjoyed (0.2pts).
*Mở bài: Nêu: - tên lễ hội
	- nơi tổ chức lễ hội
	(0,5 đ)
*Thân bài: - thời gian diễn ra lễ hội
 - nêu tên một số hoạt động trong lễ hội
 -kể chi tiêt hơn về một hoạt động tiêu biểu ( diễn ra như thế nào, có bao nhiêu người tham gia.......) (1đ)
* Kết luận: - tóm tắt ý chính và nêu cảm nghĩ về lễ hội. (0,5 đ) 
* Chú ý: Học sinh phải sử dụng thì của động từ phù hợp.
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