Đề Thi Chọn HSG Tiếng Anh 8 Trường THCS Kim Lũ (Năm Học 2022 – 2023)

BỘ GD&ĐT HUYỆN SĨC
SƠN
TRƯỜNG THCS KIM LŨ
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi gồm có 07 trang)

KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 8 CẤP TRƯỜNG
Năm học 2022 – 2023
Ngày thi:
30/3/2023
Môn:
TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (khơng kể thời gian
giao đề)

MÃ PHÁCH
Họ và tên thí sinh: ......................................................
Số báo danh: .....................................

SECTION 1: LISTENING (3.0 pts)
Task 1: Listen to Abidemi talk about her summer vacation
and fill in the blanks. You will listen TWICE. (1.75 pts)
Todd: So after Laos, where did you go?
Abidemi: After Laos, I ____(1)____ to Vietnam. And actually I took the
bus into Vietnam.
Todd: OK.
Abidemi: Yes. And in Vietnam, I traveled from the ____(2)____, from
Hanoi, to Ho Chi Minh City. But because my time was so short, I
could only spend one or two days in each city.
Todd: Ah! What city did you like the most?
Abidemi: I think I prefer Hanoi the most. The food, the street food is

amazing. It’s a very lively city, lots of ____(3)____ and traffic so it
reminded me of Nigeria where I was born a little bit.
Todd: Oh cool!
Abidemi: Yes.
Todd: And what did you do in Vietnam?
Abidemi: I spent time in Hanoi. I also went to visit Sapa, which has
a lot of rice terraces. So these are mountains where they’ve planted
rice fields. So the ____(4)____, the view is really beautiful. And you
also get to meet the native people, the local people there. So I
enjoyed it.
And then from there I went to Hoi An, which is a very historical city,
very beautiful night scenery by the river. And then I went to Ho Chi
Minh City but I could only spend one night there before leaving for
Myanmar.
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Todd: OK. And then, how was Myanmar? What did you do there?
Abidemi: Myanmar was my ____(5)____. And I didn’t have so much
time there but I managed to go, but I managed to visit some of the
places I really wanted to see like Yangon, Bagan, and Mandalay.
I would say that Bagan was the highlight. They had many temples
from the past and just seeing that many of them, it was very
____(6)____.
Todd: That’s fantastic.
Abidemi: Yes.
Todd: So what country was your favorite?
Abidemi: It’s hard to say. They each have their own good pts but I
think I would _______(7)_______ like to visit Thailand again.
Todd: Oh OK. Thailand is such a great place. Anyway, thanks

Abidemi.
Abidemi: Thank you, Todd.
 Write your answers here:
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Task 2: Listen to the recording and answer the questions.
You will listen THREE TIMES. (1.25 pts)

8. How many cheeseburgers does the man order?
A. 48
B. 80
C. 18
D. 88
9. The man is ordering food for a ___________ team.
A. soccer
B. tennis
C. football
10. The man asks for _______ orders of fries.
A. 50
B. 70
C. 40
11.
He also orders 40 ___________ shakes.

D. basketball
D. 60

A. vanilla
B. chocolate
C. strawberry D. blueberry
12.
The total comes to _____.
A. $290.30
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B. $219.13

C. $290.13

D. $219.30


SECTION 2: PHONETICS (2.0 pts)
Task 1: Find the word which has different sound in the part
underlined. (1.0 pt)
13. A. tradition
14. A. cease
15. A.
permanently
16. A. deaf

B. ethnic
B. chase
B. tragedy

C. minority
C. increase
C. academic

D. religion
D. raise
D. adequate

B. leaf

C. meat

D. heat

Task 2: Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not
the same as that of the others. (1.0 pt)
17.
18.
19.
20.

A.
A.
A.
A.

generous
loyalty
deposit
envelop

B. humorous
B. success
B. dramatist
B.
tuberculosis

C.
C.
C.
C.

dangerous

incapable
register
astronaut

D.
D.
D.
D.

enormous
sincere
community
poverty

SECTION 3: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.0 pts)
Task 1: Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the
sentences. (2.0 pts)
21. Could you help me _______ the kitchen? It’s a real mess!
A. tidy

B. tidied

C. tidying

D. with tidying

22. Horses are grazing in the _______________.
A. ger

B. nomad

C. pasture

D. cattle

23. Everyone in the village was frightened of the ___________
dragon.
A.
hard- B. fierce
working

C. generous

D. stupid

24. ___________ can lead to the death of aquatic plants and
animals.
A. Light pollution
B. Noise pollution
C. Air pollution
D. Water pollution
25. The ___________ contains many species of fish, such as
salmon and trout.
A. kilt
B. kilts
C. lochs
D. loch
26. We can’t see stars at night due to ___________ pollution.
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A. air
B. radioactive C. light
D. water
27. I try to forget ______ the time I got a bad grade.
A. about

B. to

C. in

D.
no
prepositions
28. According to the ______ of the contract, tenants must give six
months notice if they intend to leave.
A. laws

B. rules

C. terms

D. details

Task 2: Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets in
the blanks. (1.75 pts)
29. She looks rather (doubt) ______________.
30. (Read) _____________ books can help you (come) ____________
a genius.
31. Last week, we went on a fantastic trip to the Museum of

(nature) ___________ history.
32. This sweater is so itchy, it’s making me so (comfortable)
_________________.
33. Sue was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She
(run) ____________.
34. I apologised for (forget) _____________ my homework.
35. All my sisters are fond of (eat) _____________ pizza.
Task 3: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
(1.25 pts)
36. The boys (play) ______________ cards when they (hear)
____________ their father’s steps. They quickly (hide) _________ the
cards and (take) ________ out their lesson books.
37. _______ you (realize) _________ that you (stand) _______ on my
toe right now?
38. While I (look) _________ for my passport I (find) _______ this
old photograph.
39. We (go) ______________ to eat at a restaurant but it was too
full.
40. Daniel (not work) _____________ months before he was offered
a management position.
SECTION 4: READING COMPREHENSION (5.0 pts)
Task 1: Choose the word or phrase that best fits each gap of
the passage. (1.0 pt)
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31-03-2022 15:00
Earth Hour is the world’s largest movement to ____(41)____
our planet.
It’s an annual event when hundreds of millions of people in

over 190 countries turn off their lights for 60 minutes. It’s a
symbolic gesture to show that they care about our planet’s
future, and they support ____(42)____ protection.
In 2007, Earth Hour started in Sydney, Australia. Since then, it’s
become a global movement for change. It reminds us that even
small actions can make a big difference.
This year’s Earth Hour ____(43)____ on March 26 at 8.30 PM
local time. Monuments and various historic buildings across the
globe, ____(44)____ the Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower,
and the Sydney Opera House, turned off their lights for an hour
in solidarity.
Despite millions of people participating, critics say that the
reduction in power use is trivial.
41. A. defend
B. protection
42. A. environmental
C. environmentalist
43. A. taken place
B. has
took place
44. A. include
B. don't
including

C. protect
D. defense
B. environment
D. environmentalism
C. took place
D. takes

places
C. not included
D.
including

Task 2: Read the following passage and see if the
information below is RIGHT (A) or WRONG (B) or DOESN’T
SAY (C). (1.75 pts)
JAPANESE TSUNAMI DOG AND OWNER REUNITED
A dog that was rescued after spending three weeks floating at
sea after a huge earthquake and tsunami has been reunited with its
owner, who recognised the dog when she saw a TV news report on
the rescue on Friday.
The dog was found by a Japan Coast Guard crew on a roof drifting
some 1.8km off the coast of one of the worst-hit areas along Japan’s
north-east coast. The roof that the dog was found on is believed to
have broken off the house and been washed out to sea by the
retreating waters of the devastating tsunami.
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The two-year-old dog called Ban had an emotional reunion with
its owner at an animal care centre where it had been taken to be
looked after. Local media reported that Ban immediately jumped up
and was very excited when the owner appeared. “We’ll never let go
of her,” said the owner, who wished to remain anonymous.
45. The dog was rescued by helicopter.
41. A. Right

B. Wrong

C. Doesn’t say

46. The dog spent three weeks at sea.
41. A. Right

B. Wrong

C. Doesn’t say

47. The dog was rescued by the owner.
41. A. Right

B. Wrong

C. Doesn’t say

48. The dog was found by soldiers from the army.
41. A. Right

B. Wrong

C. Doesn’t say

49. The dog was found floating on a roof.
41. A. Right

B. Wrong

C. Doesn’t say

50. The dog showed no emotion when the owner arrived.
41. A. Right

B. Wrong

C. Doesn’t say

51. The owner told people her name.
41. A. Right

B. Wrong

C. Doesn’t say

Task 3: Read the passages and tick True for (T) or False for
(F). (1.25 pts)
HIS EARLY LIFE
George Washington was born in Virginia. His family owned
abigfarm and had George didn’t have much education. Duringhis life
he had three jobs: he was a farmer,a soldier, and a politician. He
loved the life of a farmer. He grew tobacco and owned horses. He
worked hard but he also liked dancing and going to the theatre. In
1759 he married a widow called Martha Custis. They were happy
together, but didn’t have any children.
HIS LATER LIFE
He was Commander-in-Chief of thearmy and fought the British in
the War ofIndependence. When the war ended in 1781 he was happy
to go back to the farm, but his country wanted him to be President.
Finally, in 1789, he became President, and gave his name to the new

capital city. He started the building of the White House, but he never
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lived in it. By 1797 he was tired of politics. He went back to his farm
and died there two years later.
No
52
53
54
55
56

He
He
He
He
He

came from a rich family.
loved being a politician.
married, but didn’t have any children.
had a lot of other interests.
was in office for eight years.

T

F

Task 4: Read the following passage and answer the

questions. (1.0 pt)
THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Every four years people all over the world watch the Olympic
Games. It is a time for all kinds of people to unite in peace. Some of
them join together to compete for gold medals. Millions of other
people watch them on television.
Why do we have the Olympics? How did they begin? The first
Olympic Games were in Greece in 776 B.C. There was only one
event. People ran a race the length of the stadium. The Games
lasted one day.
Slowly people added more events. The Games were only for men,
and women could not even watch them. Only Greeks competed.
They came from all parts of the Greek world. The time of the Games
was a time of peace, and the government let everyone travel safely.
Kings competed against common people. The winners became
national heroes.
The first modern Games were in 1896 in Athens. The Greeks built
a new stadium for the competition. Athletes from several countries
competed. Then there were Olympics every four years in different
cities in Europe and the United States until 1952. After that they
were held in Melbourne, Tokyo, Mexico City, and Montreal besides in
European cities. Each year there were athletes from more nations.
The first Winter Olympics were in 1924. The athletes compete in
skiing and other winter sports.
Today there must be Olympic Games every four years. The
Games must have at least fifteen events, and they cannot last more
than sixteen days. There is no age limit people of any age can
compete.
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The competitors must not be professionals. They must be
amateurs. The athletes compete for gold medals. The winners are
still national heroes, as they were in the early Olympic Games in
Greece.
In 1956, Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon boycotted the Games. They did
not compete in the Games because several countries took the Suez
Canal from Egypt that year. Other countries boycotted the Games in
1964 and 1976. In 1980, the United States and other countries
boycotted the Games in Moscow. In 1984, the Soviet Union and other
countries boycotted the Games in Los Angeles. How can the nations
of the world solve this problem? Maybe the Games should be in
Greece every year, where they began. Then athletes from all over
the world could compete without any boycotts.
57. What was the only event in the first Olympic Games?
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58. How many nations played in the first Games?
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59. What is the age limit?
➞ .............................................................................................
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60. When is the next Olympic Games? (outside of the passage)
➞ .............................................................................................
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SECTION 5: WRITING (5.0 pts)
Task: Writing an opinion paragraph (80 – 100 words) about
whether robots will replace teachers at school. (5.0 pts)

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Candidates are not allowed to use materials during the
exam.
The superintendent said nothing more.
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8

SECTION 1: LISTENING (3.0 pts)
Task 1:
(1)flew
(2)north
(3)motorcycles
(4)scenery
(5)last stop
(6)impressive
(7)definitely
Task 2:
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TRANSCRIPT
Cashier: Hi. Is this gonna [going to] be for here or to go?
Customer: Uh, to go, and uh, yeah . . . I‘d like 80 cheeseburgers . . .
Cashier: Oh, uh. Is that eighteen . . . one eight, or, uh, eight zero?
Customer: No, no, no . . . eighty, eighty.
Cashier: Okay, uh, eighty cheeseburgers. It sounds like you’re
feeding a whole football team.
Customer: Well, actually, the food’s for a girl’s soccer team, and

the coaches, and some wild fans.
Cashier: Okay. Uh, yeah. What else can I get for you today?
Customer: Yeah. I’d like 50 large fries, uh, no 60. Make that 60.
Cashier: Okay. Sixty like six zero, right?
Customer: Right, right, right. [Okay.] And then thirteen baked
potatoes . . .
Cashier: Okay . . .
Customer: For. . . uh, let’s see here. Forty chocolate shakes . . .
Cashier: Four zero, right?
Customer: Right. [Okay.] 15 large cokes, and uh, uh, let’s see . . . a
glass of water with no ice.
Cashier: No ice?
Customer: Right, right. It’s for our team cat.
Cashier: Oh, yeah. The ice would be confusing (to the cat).
Customer: Okay. And uh, yeah. Yeah. I think that’s all.
Cashier: Oh, okay. So, it looks like your total is two ninety, thirteen
($290.13).
Customer: Whew!
Cashier: And it’s probably going to take about thirty to forty
minutes ’cause that is a bit of food.
Customer: Oh, that’s fine. Alright, thanks.
Cashier: Alright.
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ANSWERS
8

9

10

11

12

B

A

D

B

C

SECTION 2: PHONETICS (2.0 pts)
Task 1;
13

14

15

16

C

D

A

A

Task 2:
17. D. enormous

18. A. loyalty

19.
deposit

A. 20.
B.
tuberculosis

SECTION 3: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.0 pts)
Task 1:
21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

A

C

B

D

D

C

A

C

Task 2:
29. She looks rather doubtful.
30. Reading books can help you become a genius.
31. Last week, we went on a fantastic trip to the Museum of
natural history.
32. This sweater is so itchy, it’s making me so uncomfortable.
33. Sue was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She
had been running.
34. I apologised for forgetting my homework.
35. All my sisters are fond of eating pizza.

Task 3:
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
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were playing – heard – hid – took.
Do – realize – are standing.
was looking – found.
were going.
had not been working.


SECTION 4: READING COMPREHENSION (5.0 pts)
Task 1:
41
C
Task 2:
45
C

42
A
46
A

Task 3:
52

T
Task 4:

47
B
53
F

43
C
48
B

44
D

49
A

54
T

50
B
55
T

51
B
56

F

57. People ran a race the length of the stadium.
58. Only Greeks played in the first Games.
59. There is no age limit. People of any age can compete.
60. The next Olympic Games is four years after the last one. (in
2024)

SECTION 5: WRITING (5.0 pts)
Task: Writing an opinion paragraph (80 – 100 words) about
whether robots will replace teachers at school (5.0 pts)
Đoạn văn phải có các tiêu chí cơ bản sau:
– Đủ dài;
– Nêu được ý kiến: “đồng ý” hay “không đồng ý”;
– Mạch lạc, rõ ràng, không lủng củng.

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