Đề thi Olympic môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 năm học 2014-2015 - Trường Trung học cơ sở Cự Khê

PHềNG GD&ĐT THANH OAI
TRƯỜNG THCS CỰ KHấ
 ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC MễN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phỳt 
(khụng kể thời gian giao đề)
Điểm
Họ tờn và chữ kớ giỏm khảo
Số phỏch
PART ONE: LISTENING (0.4 x 5 = 2.0 pts) 
Listen to the conversation between Mr and Mrs .Robinson and Liz about their preparations for Tet and complete the sentences :
Mrs. Robinson wantsto go to the	
Mrs. Robinson wants some marigolds because they are...........at Tet.
Mrs. Robinson wants Liz to buy a packet of 
Mrs. Robinson is asking Mrs. Nga how tospring rolls.
PART TWO: PHONETICS (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1.A. revive
B. tight
C. describe
D. victim
2.A. husband
B. surrounding
C. rubbish
D. plumber
3.A. burned	
B. stopped
C. asked
D. promised
4.A. seat
B. sugar
C. sight
D. sand
5.A. stamps
B. trains
C. hotels
D. caves
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
. 1.A. directory	B. telephone C.invention	D. experiment
 2.A. furniture	B. university	C. patient	D. hospital
 3. A. sociable	B. humorous	C. generous	D. reserved
 4.A. delivery	B. equipment	C. electricity	D. Experiment
 5.A. enroll	B. summer	C. hobby	D. favor
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (0.2 x 30 = 6.0 pts)
Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
______ he is rich and famous, he lives in a modest house in the village.
a. Because	b. However	c. Therefore	d. Although
Bill Gates is probably the best known and most successful ______in computer software.
a. pioneer	b. volunteer	c. generator	d. inventor
If you are a student, you can get 20 percent _______ in this shop.
a. discount	b. effect	c. selection	d. resident
The alarm clock didn’t________ so Uyen got up late.
a. rang	b. go on	c. go up	d. go off
On Sunday in England, most shops were closed and _________ the theaters and cinemas.
a. so were	b. neither were	c. were too	d. so weren’t
Could you do me a favor? 	- __________.
a. Yes, that’s very kind of you	b. No problem	 
c. No, thank you 	d. Yes, please
Horace went home and went to ________bed to change the sheets.
a. the	b. ứ	c. a	d. a
How long ago ________ Mai?
a. have you seen	b. you saw	c. would you see	d. did you see
Household and garden waste _____collected____ compost.
a. is / to make	b. are/ to do	c. is/ to do	d. are/ to make
I don’t mind _______ the phone as long as you pay for your calls.
a. you used	b. you to use	c. your to using	d. your using
Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
 1. We should save  resources.
(nature)
 2. People in the country are very open and ..
(friend)
 3. Air .. is a big problem in the city.
(pollute)
 4. Her father soon died of a . heart.
(break)
 5. Every week, there are two .. from Ha Noi to Nha Trang
(fly)
 6. We are waiting for the .. of his plane.
(arrive)
 7. Bell .. demonstrated his invention.
(success)
 8. Children need to have a good 
(educate)
 9. Because of the . of her teacher, she decided to study law.
(encourage)
 10. Some of my live in the countryside.
(relate)
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1.(you/do) ............................. the homework yet? 
2.I was not used to (drive) ............................. on the left when I was in London. 
3.English and French (teach) .............................. in our school. 
4.As I came to Lan’s yesterday, she (watch) ............................. TV. 
5.Many people buy suitcases (carry) .... their luggage.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1. Could I help you ___________your bag?
2. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go __________.
3. I’m looking forward ____________ seeing you in June.
4. In the competition, everyone fell __________the deep and dangerous water.
5. Ha Long Bay is recognized __________UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
PART FOUR: READING (0.2 x 25 = 5.0 pts)
Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
Paper
 Paper was(1)............... by the Chinese in the first century AD. Most paper is made (2). ............. wood. When trees are (3) ............., they are transported (4).. ............. land or water to paper mill. Here they are cut(5).. ............. and the wood is broken up into fibres. Which are (6) ................. with water and chemicals. This wood pulp is then dried on a machine and (7). .............into paper.
 One tree is needed for every 400 (8). .............of a typical forty-page newspaper. If half the adults in Britain each buy one daily paper, this uses up over 40.000 trees a day. Trees are being cut down faster than they are being (9) ............., so there may be a (n) (10) ...................paper shortage before the year 2010.
 	1.a. imagined	b. invented	c. thought	d. brought
	2.a. from	b. of 	c. by	d. with
	3.a. cut in	b. cut of	c. cut down	d. cut up
	4.a. on 	b. of 	c. through	d. by
	5.a. up	b. all	c. over	d. in
	6.a. turned	b. mixed	c. beaten	d. joined
	7.a. make	b. making	c. made	d. to make
	8.a. covers	b. texts	c. sheets	d. copies
	9.a. set up	b. replaced	c. grown up	d. found
 10.a. able	b. important	c. serious	d. essential
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (2.0 pts)
How Hai has improved his English.
 In the first year of lower secondary 1, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation 2really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not 3.how to improve them. I didn’t want my father 4. mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher 5 English told me to wait 6 her outside the classroom. She took 7 to the school library and showed me tapes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English- English dictionary to 8my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do” she said. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first 9 in the English Speaking Contest 10for secondary school students in my hometown.
III. Read the passage, then write true (T) or false (F) for the following sentences(0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt).
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.
.............1. Vietnamese people celebrate their New Year on the first day of January according 
 to the lunar calendar.
.............2.They make sticky rice cakes at Tet because they are traditional ones.
.............3. People try to get home at Tet because they earn a lot of money.
.............4. Adults often give children lucky money because lucky money represents good wishes. 
............ 5. There are no traditional games at Tet.
PART FIVE: WRITING (5.0 pts)
Find and correct the mistakes. (0.2 x 5 =1.0 pt)
A flower growing in the garden is more beautiful than a flower stands in a vase.
He slept soundly in his bed when the bomb went off.
Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades.
If a person really wants to succeed, they must always work hard.
She suggested taking the plane this evening or that we go by train tomorrow.
Mistakes
Correction
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given in brackets. Do not change the words in any way. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
We are all keyed up about the trip to Da Lat. (excited).
We 	
It is over twenty years since he last went back to his hometown. (hasn’t)
He	
“Why do you want to learn English?” Liz asked Hoa. (wondered)
Liz 	.
A train leaves at eight o’clock every morning. (an)
There	..
The food was too bad for the children to eat.(so)
The food.
6. We must pay the bill at once. (be)
The bill......................................................................................................................
7.Working in those conditions is impossible. ( to)
It's.............................................................................................................................
8. May I turn off the television? (mind)
Would you.................................................................................................................
9.The girls who are playing chess are Nga and Hoa. ( playing)
The girls....................................................................................................................
10. I have my brother repair my bike. (repaired )
I have.........................................................................................................................
In about 150 words write about “ The Mid - Fall festival”. (2.0pts)
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PHềNG GD - ĐT THANH OAI
 TRƯỜNG THCS CỰ KHấ
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC MễN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
Năm học: 2014-2015
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phỳt
PART ONE: LISTENING (0.4 x 5 = 2.0 pts) Unit 13- textbook- part “ Listening” 
Mr.Robinson /flower market
traditionnal
dried watermelon seeds
make
PART TWO: PHONETICS (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1D. victim
2B. surrounding
3A. burned	
4B. sugar
5A. stamps
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others by circling a, b, c or d. (0.2 x 5= 1.0 pt)
1 B. telephone
2 B. university
3 D. reserved
4 C. electricity
5 A. enroll
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (0.2 x 30 = 6.0 pts)
I.Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
1 d. Although
2 a. pioneer
3 a. discount
4. d. go off
5. a. so were
6 b. No problem
7 a. the
8 d. did you see
9 a. is / to make
10 d. your using
II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
natural
friendly
pollution
broken
flights
arrival
successfully
education
encouragement
 relatives
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
Have you done
driving
are taught
was watching
carrying
IV.Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
with
off
to
into
by
PART FOUR: READING (0.2 x 25 = 5.0 pts)
I.Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
b. invented	
a. from
c. cut down
d. by
a. up
b. mixed
c. made
d. copies
b. replaced	
c. serious
 II.Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage.(2.0 pts)
school
was
know
and
of
for
me
improve
prize
 held
 III. Read the passage and , then write true ( T) or false (F) for the following sentences.( 0.2 x5 =1pt)
1. F
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. F
PART FIVE: WRITING (5.0 pts)
Find and correct the mistakes. (0.2 x 5 =1.0 pt)
Mistakes
Correction
stands
standing
slept
was sleeping
highest
higher
they
he/ she
that we go
going
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given in brackets. Do not change the words in any way. (0.4 x 5 = 2.0 pts)
 1. We are all excited about the trip to Da Lat.
 2. He hasn’t been back to his hometown for over twenty years.
 3. Liz wondered why Hoa wanted to learn English.
 4. There is an eight-o’clock train every morning.
 5. The food was so bad that the children could not eat it .
 6. The bill must be paid at once by us.
 7. It’s impossible to work in those conditions.
 8. Would you mind if I turned off the television ?
 9 . The girls playing chess are Nga and Hoa.
 10. I have my bike repaired ( by my brother )
III. In about 150 words write about “ The Mid - Fall festival”. (2.0pts)
 - Nội dung (content): 1.25 điểm
	- Từ vựng (vocabulary): 0.25 điểm
- Ngữ phỏp (grammar): 0.25 điểm
	- Tớnh mạch lạc và trụi chảy (coherence and cohesion) + độ dài (length): 0.25 điểm - Sai dưới 4 lỗi khụng trừ điểm.
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