Đề thi HSG lớp 8 môn Tiếng Anh

Part 1: ( you listen to the tape 2 times)
a. Listen to the conversations and match them with the pictures(1m)
conversation 1

conversation 2

conversation 3

conversation 4

b. Listen the conversations and answer the questions( 1m)
(you listen to the tape 2 times)
1. What subject is Lan taking this semester?
.............................................................................................................................
2. Whose class is Lan in?
.............................................................................................................................
3. Where is Nam now?
.............................................................................................................................
4. How long does Son plan to stay in Nha Trang?
.............................................................................................................................
5. Does Hoa travel with her friends?
.............................................................................................................................
Part 2: Listen to the conversation 4 again and write in the missing words(1m)
A: Hoa. How do you like here?
B. It’s very (1) ________. The hotel is big and my room is (2) __________.
A. Are you (3) ___________ with your friends?
B. (4)________. I’m travelling alone.
A. Would you like to go somewhere (5) __________.
B. That’s great.

ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH-PHẦN VIẾT
Thời gian làm bài: 135 phút
SECTION A: PHONETICS (1 m)
Part 1: Pick out the word whose bold and underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
(0.5 m)
1. A. cure
B. currency
C. puzzle
D. much
2. A. written
B. answer
C. sweater
D. sword
3. A. laughter
B. draught
C. naughty
D. aunt
4. A. brother
B. mathematics
C. think
D. dethrone
5. A. border
B. embroider
C. embark
D. plumber
Part 2: Choose a word in each sentence that has different stress pattern. (0.5 m)
1. A. locate
2. A. spacecraft
3. A. separate
4. A. creation

5. A. economic

B. linguistics
B. volume
B. notice
B. mystery
B. encouragement

C. logical
C. design
C. minimize
C. volcanic
C. dependent

D. lecturer
D. standard
D. consumer
D. consider
D. religion

SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (5 ms)
Part 1 : In this part of the test you must choose the words or phrase which best completes each of
the following sentences . (1m)
1. ………… take a taxi, you’ll be late for the lecture.
A. Unless you
B. If you not
C. Because of
D. For you
2. ………… the cold weather, she wasn’t wearing a coat.
A. Although

B. Because
C. Since
D. In spite of
3. John can’t make a ………..to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car
A. decide
B. decision
C. decisive
D. decisively
4. When you see your friend off at the station, you say: “………………….!”
A. Lucky you
B. Good night C. Have a good journey D. You’re welcome
5. Mathematics and Literature are ………….. for children in this country.
A. religious
B. option
C. adding
D. compulsory
6. He’s accustomed to …………….to music before bedtime.
A. listen
B. listened
C. listening
D. be listening
7. He drank ……………coffee that he couldn’t sleep last night.
A. so
B. so much
C. so many
D. a lot of
8. Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.
A. help
B. prepared
C. be busy

D. attempt
9. Mary always takes great care …………her children.
A. for
B. of
C. to
D. with
10. Never force children to do what you want. Try to ………… them
A. cool
B. ask
C. threaten
D. persuade
Part 2: Give correct form of the verbs in the brackets (1m)
1.Did You watch(watch) the news on TV last night?
2. I haven’t seen(not see) him for months.


3. Either my sister or I am(be) going to visit our uncle.
4. Writing many letters makes(make) her happy.
5. She wishes she could(can) fly.
6. Ring me up as soon as you get(get) home this evening.
7. Don’t forget to lock(lock) the door when you go out.
8. We don’t enjoy being used(use) as cheap labor.
9. People are always blaming(blame) their circumstances for what they are.
10. The astronaut’s clothes are made(make) from special materials.
Part 3: Give the correct form of the words in brackets. There is an example for you.(2ms)
Ex : She is a good ………of English . (teach ) : teach à teacher
1. It’s very unhealthy ( HEALTH ) to live in damp room.
2. I’m not used to ___driving___ (DRIVE ) on the left.
3. He was punished for his ___laziness___ (LAZY).
4. We had a very ____enjoyable__ (ENJOY) evening in Lon don last month

5. I believe you because I know you are ____truthful__ (TRUTH).
6. Nam is very __intersted_____ (INTEREST) in computer.
7. He drives so __carelessly_____ (CARE ) that he is sure to have an accident.
8. I am ____confident__ (CONFIDENCE) he will succeed in his chosen career.
9. Ba has a large ____collection___ ( COLLECT ) of foreign stamps.
10. The __performance____ ( PERFORM ) she gave last night was marvelous.
Part 4: There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. (1,0m)
It is very important for to use water carefully. There are some way ways you can use less many
water. First, you should be surely you turn offof the faucets tightly. They should not drip in the bathroom
or of itkitchen sink. Second, you should not keep the water on in for a long time. You should turn it off
while you are doing something else. It should be off while you are shaving or washing brushing your
teeth. It should also be off while you are washing the dishes. Final Finally, in the summer you should
watering water the garden in the evening. That way you will not lose a lot of water. During the day the
sun dries up the earth too fastly. fast
SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION (6 ms)
Part 1: Filling in each space with one appropriate word . (1,0m)
They called New York “the Big Apple”. Maybe it is not exact like an apple, it’s certainly very big
……..(1)……are and… expensive. There are too many people, that’s the problem. The streets are always
full ……..(2)by…of…… cars and trucks, you can never find a place to park there.
If you have enough money, you can …buy…..(3)…take…… a taxi. New York cabs are yellow.
They look all the same. But the ……..(4)driver… are very different. Some were born and raised in New
York, but many are newcomers to the United States. A few drive …slow…..(5)………, but most go very
and very fast. The cab driving is a difficult job. It can be dangerous, too. Thieves often try to …best…
steal..(6)……… the drivers’ money. Drivers sometimes get hurt.
If you don’t want to take a taxi, you can go

‘ by bus ……..(7)…or…… you can take the subway. The subway is quick and it’s ……..(8)……


cheap…, but parts of it are old and dirty. Lights don’t always work and there are often fires on the track.

On some subway lines, there …were…..(9)…are…… new, clean, silver trains. But you can’t ……..(10)
…see…… the color of the old trains easily. There is too much dirt and too much graffiti, inside and out
side.
Part 2: Read the following passage then answer the questions below(1m)
All holidays are wonderful for school children and of course for me, too.
I like spending my holidays in the country side. It is lucky my grandparents are living in a small
village, not very far from my city. So, I usually go there by bicycle. Taking a leisurely bicycle trip to the
countryside is the best way of recreation.
I have a good time staying with my grandparents during my holidays.
I always feel healthier when I come back to my city for my school work.
Questions
1. What do school children think of their holidays? Their holidays are wonderful
2. Where does the writer like spending his holidays? Why?The writer like spending his holidays in the
countryside. Because his grandparenta are living there
3. What is the best way of recreation?Taking a leisure bicycle trip to the countryside is the best way of
recreation
4. How does the writer feel after his holidays in the countryside?The writer feel healthier
5. Have you ever had such holiday before?Yes, I have
Part 3: Read the following passage carefully, and then decide whether the following statements are
True (T), False (F) or No Given (N) . (1m)
A combination of sewage, salt, air pollution, sun, sand and wind may destroy the huge statue on
the outskirts of Cairo. This statue of the sun god has the body of a lion and the face of a human being. It
is five thousand years old, but it is too badly damaged to be completely saved.
The statue has already been dug out of the sad three times. However, the latest problems are much
more serious. First, there are no proper drains and water pipes in the neighborhood and the underground
passages round the statue have become blocked. Too much water has been running into the stone statue
for several years. As a result, tiny pieces of salt have been left on the stone and have damaged it.
Secondly, air pollution from the increasing amount of traffic in Cairo is also destroying the ancient
statue. The air is so full of poisonous gases that it is making the stone crumble and decay even faster.
Thirdly, the statue is being damaged by extremes of temperature. For example, although the air is

very cold at night, during the day the stone of the statue becomes very hot under the strong sun. Other
natural forces such as serve sandstorms also attack the statue.
T
F
N
Finally, the tourists who visit the statue everyday also cause a lot of damage.
#
1.The statue is in the center of Cairo.
#
2.Part of the statue looks like a lion and part like a person.
#
#
3.The underground passages round the statue are full of waste and water.
#
#
4.High temperatures damage stone far more than low temperature.
#
#

5.Fortunately, little damage is caused by visitors to the statue.

Part 4: Read the passage bellow and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D. (2 ms)
The table tennis match was very enjoyable before (1) ______ lit a cigarette and ruined the
evening. After (2) ______ smoking, they let the cigarette fall on the wooden floor. Unfortunately, they
dropped it without putting it out but (3) _______paid any attention to it. Even the women (4) _______
sitting next to the man with the cigarette did not notice. Soon, however there was (5) _______ smoke.
Suddenly flames (6) _______ up into the air. Someone immediately run out of the room (7) ______ the
fire brigade. Two or three man got some buckets of water (8) _______ the fire, but it was useless.

Everyone in the large hall (9) _______very frightened. The next moment people rushed towards the main
doors. Before the fire brigade arrived the whole building was on fire. On (10) _______ the burning
building, one of the firemen succeeded in rescuing an old woman.
1. A. someone
2. A. finish
3. A. someone
4. A. she was
5. A. a lot of
6. A. shoot
7. A. phone
8. A. to put out
9. A. was
10. A. enter

B. anyone
B. finishing
B. any one
B. was
B. many
B. shoots
B. phoning
B. they put out
B. were
B. entering

C. no one
C. finished
C. no one
C. who was
C. a few

C. shot
C. to phone
C. putting out
C. has
C. entered

D. nobody
D. finishes
D. anybody
D. she
D. little
D. shooting
D. for phoning
D. put out
D. have
D. he entered

Part 5: complete the passage with suitable words in the box. (1 m)
clerks
enormous

with
whether

Really
Carried

Realized
of

which
and

Twenty years ago, few people (1) ______realized__ that computers were about to become part of
our daily lives. This short period (2) ____of____ time has seen (3) ____whether_enormous__ changes,
in business, education and public administration. Jobs (4) _____carriedwhich___ took weeks to complete
in the past, are now (5) ____whichcarried___ out in minutes. (6) ___Clerks_______ who spend all day
copying (7) ___and_____checking calculations are now freed from these tedious tasks. School children
have become as familiar (8) ____with____ hardware and software as their parents were with pencils
exercise books. Some of us may wonder, however, (9) __really__whether____ life has (10)
____whether_really__ improved as a result of these changes.
SECTION D: WRITING (5 ms)
Part 1: Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it
(2ms)
1. They have recycled waste paper into newsprint.
à Waste paper have been recycled into newsprint
2. It was too cold and he couldn’t go out.
à It was so cold that he could go out
3. He works hard and he will pass the exam.
à If he works hard, he will pass the exam
4. It’s a six hour drive from Hue to Hanoi.
à It takes a six hour to drive from Hue to Hanoi
5. She couldn’t get to work because of the heavy snow.
à Because the snow was heavy, she couldn’t get to work
6. 1. John lives in a small flat and he doesn’t like it.
à John wishes he didn’t live a small flat
7. "You'd better do morning exercise, Minh", said I.
I advised Minh to do morning exercise
8. People know that they built this house 100 years ago.
à This house was known to have been built 100 years ago

9. No one has seen Hoa since her birthday.
à The last time Hoa was seen in her birthday
10. The boys prefer playing soccer to staying indoors.
à The boys would rather play soccer than stay indoors
Part 2: Write a complete letter from the given words and phrases (make changes and additions if
necessary)( 1m).
Dear Minh,
1) Thank you/ much/ invitation/ spend/ this weekend/ you/ family/ new apartment .
Thank you so much for your invitation, I will spend time this weekend with you and your familiar in new
apartment
2) I love/ come/ unfortunately/ I / be unable/ accept.
I love to come but unfortunately I will be unable accept
3) My cousin/ live/ Ho Chi Minh City/ going/ stay/ us/ December 1st / this Friday.
My cousin lives Ho Chi Minh City is going to stay with us on December 1st in this Friday
4) Because/ first visit/ Ha Noi/ we plan/ show him round.
Because The first visit to Ha Noi we plan and show him round
5) We like/ take him/ visit/ Van Mieu/ Ba Dinh square.
We like taking him to visit Van Mieu and Ba Dinh square
6) We also/ go / Ho Tay Lake/ Long Bien bridge/ if/ have time.
We also will go to Ho Tay Lake under Long Bien bridge If we have time
7) It be possible/ visit you/ following weekend?
Is it possible to visit you in the following weekend?
8) I/ be / you/ few days/ after/ cousin/ go back/ Ho Chi Minh City
I will be you in few days after my cousin go back to Ho Chi Minh City
9) Please tell/ following weekend/ be convenient.
Please tell me the following weekend will be convinient
10) I look forward/ see you/ all again. I’m looking forward to seeing you all again
Love,

Nga
Part 3: Write a paragraph about 120-150 words on the following topic: (2,0 ms)
TELL US ONE OF THE SUBJECTS YOU LIKE BEST. WHY ?
______________________The end_______________________


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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH
PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU:

Part 1:
a. (1 điểm) mỗi câu đúng 0,25
1. b
2. c
3. d
4. a
b. (1 điểm) mỗi câu đúng 0,2
1. (She takes/is taking) English.
2. (She is in) Miss Lan Phuong’s class.
3. (He is) at a party.
4. (He plans to stay) for a week.
5. No, she doesn’t/ She travels alone.
Part 2.(1điểm) mỗi câu đúng 0,2
1
nice

2
comfortable

3
travelling

4
No

5
for a drink

ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH-PHẦN VIẾT
SECTION A: PHONETICS (1 m)
Part 1: (0.5 m) (HS trả lời đúng 1 câu đạt 0,1 điểm)
1
A

2
C

3
C

Part 2: (0.5 m) (HS trả lời đúng 1 câu đạt 0,1 điểm)

4
A

5

D


1
B

2
C

3
D

4
B

5
A

SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (5 ms)
Part 1 : 1,0 điểm.
(HS trả lời đúng 1 câu đạt 0,1 điểm)
1.A

2. D

3. B

4. C

5. D

6. C

7. B

8. A

9. B

10. D

Part 2 : 1,0 điểm.
(HS trả lời đúng 1 câu đạt 0,1 điểm)
1. Did you watch
6. get

2. have not seen
7. to lock

3. am
8. being used

4. makes
5. could
9. is always blaming 10. are made

Part 3: 2,0 điểm.
(HS trả lời đúng 1 câu đạt 0,2 điểm)
1. unhealthy
6. interested

2. driving
7. carelessly

3. laziness
8. confident

4. enjoyable
9. collection

5. truthful
10. performance .

Part 4 :1,0 điểm.
(HS trả lời đúng 1 câu đạt 0,1 điểm)
1. for use à to use
2. way à ways
3. surely à sure
4. turn of à turn off
5. in a long time à for a long time
6. washing your teeth à brushing your teeth / cleaning your teeth
7. Final à Finally
8. watering à water 9. a lot water à a lot of water 10. fastly à
fast
SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION (6 ms)
Part 1 : 1,0 điểm. (HS trả lời đúng 1 câu đạt 0,1 điểm)
1. and
2. of
3. take/catch
4. drivers

6. steal
7. or
8. cheap
9. are

5. slowly
10. see/ watch

Part 2 : 1 điểm. (HS trả lời đúng 1 câu đạt 0,2 điểm)
1. They think (that) their holidays are wonderful
2. He likes spending his holidays in the countryside because his grandparents are living there.
3. Taking a leisurely bicycle trip to the countryside is the best way of recreation.
4. He feels healthier.
5. Sts’ answer.
Part 3: 1 điểm (HS trả lời đúng 1 câu đạt 0,2 điểm)
1. F

2. T

3. T

4. N

5. F

Part 4: ( (2 điểm ) (HS trả lời đúng 1 câu đạt 0,2 điểm).
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10


A

B

C

C

A

C

C

A

A

B

Part 5: . (1 điểm ) (HS trả lời đúng 1 câu đạt 0,1 điểm)
1
realized

2
of

3
enormou
s

4
which

5
carried

6
Clerk
s

7
and

8
with

9
whether

10
reall
y

SECTION D: WRITING (5 ms)
Part 1: ( 2 điểm ) (HS trả lời đúng 1 câu đạt 0,2 điểm)
1. Waste paper has been recycled into newsprint.
2. It was so cold that he couldn’t go out.
3. If he works hard, he will pass the exam.
4. It takes me six hours to drive from Hue to Ha Noi.
5. Because the snow was heavy, she couldn’t get to work.
6. John wishes he lived in a big flat.
7. I advised Minh to do morning exercise.
8. This house is known to have been built 100 years ago.
9. The last time Hoa was seen was on her birthday.
10. The boys would rather play soccer than stay indoors
Part 2: (1 điểm ) (HS trả lời đúng 1 câu đạt 0,1 điểm)
1. Thank you very much for your / the invitation to spend this weekend with you and your family in your
new apartment.
2. I’d love to come but unfortunately I am unable (I will not be able) to accept it
3. My cousin, who lives (is living) in Ho Chi Minh City is going to stay with us from December 1 st to
this Friday.
4. Because this is his first visit to Ha Noi (so) we plan (are planning) to show him around

5. We would like to take him to visit Van Mieu and Ba Dinh square
6. We will (can) also go to Ho Tay Lake and Long Bien bridge if we have time
7. Is it (will it be – would it be) possible to visit you the following weekend?
8. I can (will) be with you for a few days after my cousin go (has come) back to Ho Chi Minh City
9. Please tell me if (whether) the following weekend is (will be) convenient (for you)
10. I look (am looking) forward to seeing you all again.
Part 3: 2,0 điểm
(Giám khảo chấm theo ý làm bài của học sinh )
- Hình thức: 0,25 điểm - Nội dung: 1, 5 điểm - Ngữ pháp: 0,25 điểm