Đề và đáp án HSG môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 huyện Vũ Thư 2017

UBND HUYỆN VŨ THƯ
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO

ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 8; Năm học 2016 – 2017
(Thời gian làm bài 120 phút)

PART A: LISTENING
Question 1: Listen to the dialogue and decide the followings are True(T), False(F) or
Not given(N).
1. The boy is going to the center activity in the mountains.
2. To go canyoning you need ropes and special equipment.
3. The boy is going to bring a camera.
4. Perhaps the boy and his friends will go white water rafting.
5. Paris looks so beautiful at night.
6. The impressionist paintings are in the Louvre.
7. The famous Rodin statue is called The Philosopher.
8. The girl is going to Paris for the weekend.
9. She‟s going to travel by train.
10. She‟s going with a friend.
Question 2: Listen and fill in each gap one word or phrase you hear.
Hello. I‟m going to talk about British festivals. I‟m sure you‟ve heard about the
Notting Hill Carnival in London and the Edinburgh Festival, but today we‟re going to look at
a lot more that you might not know about. Actually, a lot of these are not exactly festivals,
but strange ....1........... or competitions. Some of them are ancient and some are modern.
So, let‟s start in January in the north of Scotland with the Burning of the Clavie. This is a
whisky barrel which is set .......2............... then carried through the streets as ....3.............. It‟s
an ancient tradition which always takes place on ....4................. of January, the first day of
the year, according to an older ...5.............. of the calendar. The bonfire brings ....6........... for
the coming year and people used to keep bits of burnt wood as ...7.............. against evil
spirits. At the end of January, even further north, in the Shetland Islands, there‟s another fire

festival, the Up Helly Aa. This .....8.............. like an ancient festival, but has actually only
been going for about .....9........... – well, it is fairly old, I suppose. People carry fire-lit
torches and a Viking boat through the streets, then ...10................ to the boat. There‟s lots of
dancing; it‟s good fun.
PART B: PHONETICS
Question 1: Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part in
the group.
1. A. one
B. come
C. above
D. mother
2. A. festival
B. participate
C. directory
D. patient
3. A. missed
B. fixed
C. raised
D. watched
4. A. delicious
B. sociable
C. ancient
D. center
5. A. mouths
B. clothes
C. maths
D. needs
Question 2: Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from
that of the others in the group.
6. A. Chinese

B.impression
C.engineer
D. succeed
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7. A. generous
8. A. answer
9. A. adventure
10. A. pagoda

B. hobby
B. begin
B. discover
B. Christmas

C. decorate
C. refuse
C. represent
C. ancient

D. expensive
D. complain
D. experience
D. concert

PART C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Question 1: Choose the best option to finish the sentences:
1. “ How did the window...............?”, Tom‟s father angrily asked him.
A. get broken

B. break
C. be broken
D. to break
2. “I‟m taking my first exam next week.” - “.................”
A. Cheers
B. Good luck
C. Well done
D. Congratulations
3. If it‟s raining tomorrow, we shall have to.................the picnic till Sunday.
A. put away
B. put on
C. put off
D. put out
4. I heard ……... news on ……. radio last night.
A. the; Ø
B.Ø; the
C. the; the
D. a; the
5. ……… the novels that I‟ve read, I enjoyed this one the most.
A. All of
B. Of all
C. For all
D. From all
6. What ............when your computer ...................?
A. were you writing/crashed
C. have you written/crashing
B. did you write/crashed
D. did you write/crashed
7. It‟s at least a month since.................John.
A. I have last seen B. I last seen

C. I have seen
D. I last saw
8. After a lot of difficulties, he……………to open the door.
A. succeed
B. managed
C. obtained
D. realised
9. Their family had a few ……. rest after a long trip.
A. hours
B. hour‟s
C. hours‟
D. hour
10. I went to every bookshop, but ……….. of them had the book I wanted.
A. none
B. no
C. some
D. anything
Question 2: Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition.
1. They drove .......... us in their car but they didn‟t see us.
2. The scientists are carrying ........... an important experiment.
3.I‟ve found an article ............. a new planet. I wonder if it‟s true or not.
4. The smallboy managed to tie his shoelaces ......... any help.
5. The boys had to wait ......... line to get the tickets.
Question 3: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. He (live) in London for 2 years, then he moved to Paris.
2. What you (a. do) with my bag? I (b. look) for it for an hour and I (c. not find) it yet.
3. Before going to bed, the child (tell) to brush his teeth.
4. Mary is used to (stay) up late on Sunday night.
5. I always prefer driving to (drive).
6. Do you know the man(perform) on the stage last night?

7. He (a/usually ,see) (b/walk) in the park with his girlfriend on Sunday mornings.
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Question 4: Find out one mistake from underlined parts of each sentence and then correct.
1. Not as many children read books as recreational activity than they used to.
2. Remembering English words and structures are so difficult for me.
3. I‟m agree with you; we must practice more if we want to speak well.
4. The man whose wife and children are away seems very alone.
5. The number of students participating in the club increase every week.
Question 5: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word given at the end of the sentence:
1. They‟re going to................the town with more trees and parks.
BEAUTIFUL
2. His broken arm is still very................
PAIN
3. Martin looked at her................
THOUGHT
4. It was................ so all we stayed at home.
SNOW
5. He would get very angry if you ................with his ideas.
AGREE
6. Will you please give us some................explanation?
FAR
7. Many................say that is the best method to adopt.
SCIENCE
8. I wish you both health and ................
LONG
9. His words and behavior strongly reveal his................background.
EDUCATE
10. Could you please ................us about the changes to the timetable? INFORMATION

PART D: READING COMPREHENSION
Question 1: Read the text then fill in each gap wih ONE suitable word :
Rivers are one of the world‟s.......1.......... important natutal resources. Many cities are on
large rivers, and almost ........2...... country has at least one river that plays an important part
in the .....3......... of its people.
Besides transportation, rivers ........4........ food, water for crops, water to drink, and
opportunities for recreation for people who live along their........5.......... . And in order to get
water for crops, engineers build a dam ........6.......... a river and let the water become a lake
behind the dam. Then people can use their water not .......7...... to irrigrate fields but also to
.......8.... electricity for homes and industries.
However, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river bank grow in
......9.......... and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is .......10......... to
keep river clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.
Question 2: Read the text and choose the best answer for each sentence below.
In the second century BC, the Greek historian Antipater wrote a list of the seven greatest
wonders of the ancient world; of these, only the Great Pyramid has survived. Sometimes
however, civilizations can be rediscovered - and this is what happened when Borobudur,
often called the eighth wonder of the world, was found again in the jungles of Java, south east Asia.
It was in 1814 that Thomas Raffles became Governor of the island of Java. Unlike many
other Europeans, he was interested in the history of the country and spent his time collecting
as much information as he could.
In 1815, Thomas Raffles set off with a small party to see what he could find. They traveled
for many weeks, and finally arrived at the site of Borobudur. Raffles was astonished by what
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he found. In front of him, almost covered by the plants and tall trees of the jungle, was one of
the most magnificent buildings he had ever seen.
1. Thomas Raffles .......................
A. was Governor of the island of Java

C. was interested in the history of the country
B. was the one who rediscovered Borobudur D. all A,B, C are correct
2. What does the word „wonder‟ in line 4 mean?
A. a feeling of surprise and admiration
C. a place in a desert that has trees and water
B. something that causes you to feel
D. a thing that is built to help people
surprise or admiration
remember a person
3. Raffles rediscovered Borobudur ....................
A. in 1814
C. after many weeks traveling in the jungle
B. in 1815
D. Both B & C are right.
4. Borobudur was .......................
A. one of the seven greatest wonders of
C. built in the second century BC
the ancient world.
B. called the eighth wonder of the world D. All A, B, C are correct
5. Which of the followings is NOT true?
A. A Greek historian wrote a list of the seven greatest wonders of the ancient world.
B. Most of the Europeans were not interested in the history of Java.
C. Java is the name of an island.
D. Thomas Raffles rediscovered Borobudur by accident.
PART E: WRITING
Question 1: Complete the suggested sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.
1. The book was less expensive than I had expected.
→ The book didn‟t.............
2. Hung will write an essay on the life of President Ho Chi Minh. → An essay........................
3. It is such an interesting film that all we want to see again.

→ The film....................
4. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.
→ I‟d rather.....................
5. Tom apologized to his teacher for handing in his report so late. → “ I am.....................”.....
6. I‟m quite happy to look after the baby while you are out.
→ I don‟t mind.................
7. It is ten years since I last heard this song.
→ I last..........................
8. She didn‟t say a word as she left the room.
→ She left........................
9.The garage is servicing my car on Monday.
→ I am.........................
10. I have never seen such a mess in my life.
→ Never..........................
Question 2: Use suggested words or phrases to make full sentences.
1. This test/ more difficult/ comparison/ previous one.
2. My work/ very/ stressful/ so/ I/ often/ go/ countryside / a rest.
3. Not/let/children/play/matches/because/one match/can/ a fire.
4. Those buses / not going / airport / neither / taxis.
5. Our English lessons/ always/ begin/ with/ drill / new words.
The end./.
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