đề thi HGS Tiếng Anh 8 năm 2016

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN LAI VUNG

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8
NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Ngày thi: 13/06/2016
Họ và tên thí sinh:.......................................... Số báo danh:..........................
Chữ ký của giám thị 1:...................... Chữ ký của giám thị 2:............................
NỘI DUNG ĐỀ THI
(Đề thi có 5 trang, gồm 5 phần)
SECTION 1. LISTENING: (2 points)
I. Listen to a conversation between two people. Choose the best answer for
each question below. (1 pt)
1. What type of movie is Forrest Gump?
A. Action
B. Drama
C. Suspense
D. Comedy
2. Besides watching movies, what does this man like to do?
A. Go shopping
B. Swimming
C. Drinking and partying
D. Playing basketball
3. What does this man do for exercise?
A. Golf once a week
B. Basketball on the weekends

C. Jogging twice a week
D. No exercising
4. What is the favorite thing this man likes to do?
A. Playing computer games
B. Reading books
C. Going shopping
D. Playing pool
5. What is this man doing next Saturday?
A. Go to the park
B. Go to the bookstore
C. Go to the zoo
D. Go to the pool
II. You'll hear a short passage. Listen and fill in the blanks. (1 pt)
Barbara couldn't take it any more. Her (1)_____ neighbor was blasting his
stereo again. She had asked him twice already to turn the volume down. The
first time she asked, he was surprised. He said he didn't know that she could
(2)_____ his stereo. "Yes," she said, "it's just like your (3) _____ was in my
living room. I can hear every note!" He said he would keep it down. She hoped
that he was (4) _____ the truth. Of course, he wasn't. The very next day, he
blasted his stereo. She marched upstairs to (5) _____ him of his promise. He
said the volume was so low that he could barely hear it. She asked him to
(6)_____ it lower. He said he would try. Barbara could swear that when she
reentered her apartment, the (7) _____ was louder than when she had walked
upstairs. So, this was the third time. She took her baseballbat upstairs with her.
She knocked very loudly on his (8)_____. When he opened the door, she
screamed at him like a (9) _____ person. She told him she would kill him if he
didn't turn the music down and keep it down. His eyes got big. She went back
downstairs. She couldn't hear a (10) _____. I can't believe I said that, she told
herself.
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SECTION 2. PHONETICS: (2 points)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
rest in each group. (1 pt)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A. heritage
A. appear
A. organize
A. think
A. eraser

B. shortage
B. weather
B. horse
B. though
B. scale

C. teenage
C. bread
C. woman
C. mother
C. suitcase

D. luggage

D. headache
D. sport
D. these
D. waterfall

II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other
words. (1 pt)
1. A. pencil
2. A. enjoyable
3. A. photography
4. A. translation
5. A. Vietnamese

B. raincoat
B. power
B. minority
B. difficult
B. engineer

C. arrive
C. permission
C. heroic
C. unluckily
C. celebration

D. notebook
D. explore
D. visit
D. agree
D. product

SECTION 3. LEXICO- GRAMMAR: (7 points)
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (3 pts)
1. Are you interested ________ playing badminton after class?
A. in
B. with
C. on
D. for
2. "What ________ going to Hanoi tomorrow?"
A. to
B. in
C. about
D. for
3. Hoa works very ________ so she always gets good marks.
A. badly
B. good
C. hardly
D. hard
4. The building was built ________ 1962 to 1969.
A. between
B. from
C. since
D. for
5. This school ________ in 1997
A. built
B. is built
C. was built
D. has built
6. Of all my friends, Hoa is ________ .
A. the tallest

B. the most tallest
C. taller
D. more taller
7. His brother is a ________ boy. He always tells a joke.
A. handsome
B. humorous
C. sociable
D. energetic
8. Last week I ________ my children to the biggest zoo in town.
A. got
B. brought
C. fetch
D. took
9. Are you proud ________ your country and its tradition ?
A. about
B. on
C. of
D. for
10. Do you collect stamps or other things? - Yes, I am a stamp ________ .
A. collecting
B. collector
C. collect
D. collection
11. It is very dangerous ________ in the polluted environment.
A. to live
B. lives
C. lived
D. live
12. Our ________ resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature

B. natural
C. naturing
D. naturally
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13. His car is the same color ________ my uncle’s.
A. alike
B. as
C. like
D. to
14. This ruler ________ of plastic.
A. make
B. made
C. is making
D. is made
15. I take part ________ most youth activities of my school.
A. in
B. of
C. on
D. at
II. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (2pts)
1. The house hasn’t been repaired since it built.
A
B
C
D
2. Glass is usually made of sand.
A B
C

D
3. The statue was cut out of stone.
A
B C
D
4. It is one of the wetter places in the country.
A
B
C
D
5. When Andrew saw the question, he was knowing the answer immediately.
A
B
C
D
III. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (1 pt)
1. Joan wants to become a ______ in the future. (science)

2. There are a lot of ______ in the competition. (contest)
3. He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very ______. (hope)
4. Because of his ______, he failed the exam. (lazy)
5. Vinamilk company has served customers a lot of _______recently. (produce)
IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. (1pt)
1. I’m looking forward _______seeing you in June.
2. They have a meeting _______6.30 to 9.30.
3. Next summer, my family will have a vacation _______Thailand and stay
there _______one week.
4. This apartment is suitable _______my family.
SECTION 4. READING: (3 points)
I. Choose the best answer to complete the passage.(1 pt)

Air pollution is a cause_______(1) ill health in human beings. In a lot of
countries, there are _______(2) limiting the amount of smoke which factories
can produce although there is not enough _______(3) on the effects of smoke in
the atmosphere. Doctors have _______(4) that air pollution causes _______(5)
diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars _______(6) also increased air
pollution in most cities. The _______(7) in petrol produces a poisonous gas,
which is often collected in busy streets surrounded by high buildings. Children
______(8) in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as
______(9) as other children, and are clumsy when they ______(10) their hands.
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1. A. from
2. A. laws
3. A. news
4. A. agreed
5. A. lung
6. A. had
7. A. water
8. A. lived
9. A. quick
10. A. touch

B. on
B. ideas
B. article
B. pointed
B. heart
B. have
B. lead

B. live
B. slowly
B. use

C. over
C. problems
C. information
C. disagreed
C. liver
C. has
C. gas
C. to live
C. quickly
C. handle

D. of
D. regulations
D. newspaper
D. proved
D. stomach
D. having
D. exhaust
D. living
D. slow
D. collect

II. Read the following passage and then write True (T) or False (F). (1 pt)
Ha Long Bay of the Descending Dragon – is popular with both Vietnamese
and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm
water with limestone mountains.The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and

early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long city,visitors can go along Chay Beach.
From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is heard that the
visitors can find some of South-east Asia’s most beautiful sites. Dau Go Cave is
one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General
Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in
1288.
1. Ha Long is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists.
2. One of the attractions of Ha Long isn’t the Bay’s calm water with limestone
mountains.
3. The Bay’s water is dirty during the spring and early summer.
4. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long.
5. General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach
Dang River in Dau Go Cave in 1288.
III. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only ONE word in each space. (1 pt)
Christmas is always held ______(1) December the twenty fifth every year.
Every family in England decorates a Christmas tree and puts______ (2) in the
middle of the living room. And Santa Claus plays an important ______ (3) in
this festival. There is a poem to relate him. In 1823, the patron saint of children,
Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem______ (4) A Visit Saint Nicholas. The
character in the poem______ (5) a fat jolly man who wore a______ (6) suit and
gave children______ (7) on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was ______ (8) by
Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular______ (9) the
USA. Santa Claus is based ______ (10) the description of Saint Nicholas in this
poem.
SECTION 5. WRITING:(6 points)
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means
exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (1 pt)
1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
- It’s _____________________________________________________

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2. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
- People _____________________________________________________
3. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.
- I’m very sad not _____________________________________________
4. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
- Tam used __________________________________________________
5. “ Please turn down the radio for me”, said my father.
- My father asked _____________________________________________
II. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as
possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the words in brackets.
These words MUST NOT be altered in any way. There is an example at the
beginning (0). (1 pt)
0. I haven’t phoned her since she left for Paris. (LAST)
 The last time I phoned her was when she left for Paris.
1. It is a pity she can't speak English fluently. (WISHES)
 She _________________________________________________
2. It’s three years since I last spoke to her. (FOR)
 I haven't _____________________________________________
3. The food was too bad for the children to eat. (SO)
 The food was______________________________________
4. It’s no use persuading her to join in that activity. (POINT IN)
 There is no _________________________________________
5. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it. (BE)
 The time machine _____________________________________
III. Traditional Festivals in Vietnam play a very important role in attracting
foreign tourists. In about 150 words write about one of the traditional festivals
in Vietnam. (4pts)

--- HẾT --Lưu ý: Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu. Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.

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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN LAI VUNG

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8
NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016

PHIẾU LÀM BÀI THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH
(Phần này dành cho Hội đồng chấm thi)
Điểm
từng phần
Câu 1: ……
Câu 2: ……
Câu 3: ……
Câu 4: ……
Câu 5: ……

STT

Giám khảo 1:

Điểm bài thi

+Chữ ký: ___________________
Bằng số

Bằng chữ

(do hội đồng
chấm thi ghi)

+ Họ và tên: ________________
Số phách

Giám khảo 2:
+Chữ ký: ___________________

Tổng: ……..

(do hội đồng
chấm thi ghi)

+ Họ và tên: ________________

SECTION 1. LISTENING: (2 points)
I. Listen to a conversation between two people. Choose the best answer for
each question below. (1 pt)
1……………

2……………

3……………

4……………

5……………

II. You'll hear a short passage. Listen and fill in the blanks. (1 pt)
1……………

2……………

3……………

4……………

5……………

6……………

7……………

8……………

9……………

10……………

SECTION 2. PHONETICS: (2 points)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
rest in each group. (1 pt)
1……………

2……………

3……………

4……………

5……………

II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other
words. (1 pt)
1……………

2……………

3……………

4……………

5……………

SECTION 3. LEXICO- GRAMMAR: (7 points)
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (3 pts)
1……………

2……………

3……………

4……………

5……………

6……………

7……………

8……………

9……………

10……………

13……………

14……………

15……………

11…………… 12……………

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II. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (2pts)
1

2

3

4

5

Mistake

…………

…………

…………

…………

…………

Correction

…………

…………

…………

…………

…………

III. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (1 pt)
1……………

2……………

3……………

4……………

5……………

IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable prepositio. (1pt)
1……………

2……………

3……………/……………

4……………

SECTION 4. READING: (3 points)
I. Choose the best answer to complete the passage.(1 pt)
1……………

2……………

3……………

4……………

5……………

6……………

7……………

8……………

9……………

10……………

II. Read the following passage and then write True (T) or False (F). (1 pt)
1……………

2……………

3……………

4……………

5……………

III. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only ONE word in each space. (1 pt)
1……………

2……………

3……………

4……………

5……………

6……………

7……………

8……………

9……………

10……………

SECTION 5. WRITING:(6 points)
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means
exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (1 pt)
1. It’s ________________________________________________________
2. People ______________________________________________________
3. I’m very sad not ______________________________________________
4. Tam used ____________________________________________________
5. My father asked ________________________________________________

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II. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as
possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the words in brackets.
These words MUST NOT be altered in any way. There is an example at the
beginning (0). (1 pt)
1.  She ____________________________________________________
2.  I haven't ________________________________________________
3.  The food was_____________________________________________
4. There is no _______________________________________________

5.  The time machine __________________________________________
III. Traditional Festivals in Vietnam play a very important role in attracting
foreign tourists. In about 150 words write about one of the traditional festivals
in Vietnam. (4pts)
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ĐÁP ÁN VÀ THANG ĐIỂM
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8
NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

HUYỆN LAI VUNG

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

SECTION 1. LISTENING: (2 points)
I. Listen to a conversation between two people. Choose the best answer for
each question below. (0,2 x 5 =1 pt)
1. B
2. A
3. C
4.A
5.B
II. You'll hear a short passage. Listen and fill in the blanks. (0,1 x 10 = 1 pt)
1. upstairs
2. hear
3. stereo
4. telling
5. remind
6. turn
7. music
8. door
9. crazy
10. note
SECTION 2. PHONETICS: (2 points)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
rest in each group. (0,2 x 5 = 1 pt)
1. C

2. A

3. C

4. A

5. D

II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other
words. (0,2 x 5 = 1 pt)
1. C

2. B

3. D

4. B

5. D

SECTION 3. LEXICO- GRAMMAR: (7 points)
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (0,2 x15 =3 pts)
1. A

2. C

3. D

4. B

5. C

6. A

7. B

8. D

9. C

10. B

11. A

12. B

13. B

14. D

15. A

II. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (0,4x5=2pts)
1
2
3
4

5

Mistake

D

C

D

C

C

Correction

was built

made from

stones

wettest

knew

III. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (0,2 x 5= 1 pt)
1. scientist

2. contestants

3. hopeless

4. laziness

5. products

IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable prepositio. (0,2 x 5 = 1pt)
1. to

2. from

3. in/for

4. for

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SECTION 4. READING: (3 points)
I. Choose the best answer to complete the passage.(0,1 x 10 = 1 pt)
1. D
6. B

2. A
7. B

3. C
8. D

4. D
9. C

5. A

10. B

II. Read the following passage and then write True (T) or False (F). (0,2 x5
= 1 pt)
1. T

2. F

3. F

4. T

5. T

III. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only ONE word in each space. (0,1 x 10 = 1 pt)
1. on

2. it

3. part/role

4. called/named

5. was

6. red

7. presents/gifts

8. written

9. in

10. on

SECTION 5. WRITING:(6 points)
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means
exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (0,2 x 5 = 1 pt)
1. It's very important to keep/keeping the environment clean.
2. People recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals.
3. I'm very sad not to be accepted in that group.
4. Tam used to type fast.
5. My father asked me to turn down the radio for him.
II. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as
possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the words in brackets.
These words MUST NOT be altered in any way. There is an example at the
beginning (0). (0,2x 5= 1 pt)
1. She wishes she could speak English fluently.
2. I haven't spoken to her for three years.
3. The food was so bad that the children couldn't eat it..
4. There is no point in persuading her to join in that activity.
5. The time machine will be showed/shown to the public when they finish it.
III. Traditional Festivals in Vietnam play a very important role in attracting
foreign tourists. In about 150 words write about one of the traditional festivals
in Vietnam. (4pts)
- Content: 50% of total point: a provision of all main ideas and details as
approriate. (2 pts)
- Language: 30% of total point: a variety of vocabulary and structures
approriate to the level of English language gifted lower-secondary school

sudents. (1,2 pts)
- Presentation: 20% of total point: coherence, cohesion, and style approriate
to the level of Eng lish language gifted lower-secondary school sudents. (0,8 pt)
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