Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn tiếng anh 8 năm học 2015 2016 trường chu mạnh chinh

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§Ò thi häc sinh giái cÊp tr−êng
n¨m häc 2015 - 2016
M«n: TiÕng Anh 8
Ngµy thi: 12 th¸ng 05 n¨m 2016
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 120 phót
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Họ tên học sinh: ………………………………………………………

Phòng thi số: ……..

Ngày sinh: …………….………...……................ Lớp: …….............

Số báo danh: ……..
Số phách: ……..

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§Ò thi häc sinh giái cÊp tr−êng
n¨m häc 2015 - 2016
M«n: TiÕng Anh 8
Ngµy thi: 12 th¸ng 05 n¨m 2016
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 120 phót
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Điểm

Họ tên, chữ ký giám khảo

Bằng số: …………………......

Giám khảo 1: ……………………….

Bằng chữ: …………………

Giám khảo 2: …………...………….

Số phách

PART A: LISTENING
I. Listen to Sarah talking to her friend, Jane, about a new job. For questions 1-5, choose the
correct answer by writing A, B or C on your answer sheets. You will hear the conversation twice
1. Sarah usually starts work at_________.
A. 6.00
B. 8.30
C. 9.00
2. In the new job, Jane can earn ___________.
A. £160 a week
B. £180 a week
C. £210 a week
3. Sarah has lunch ________.
A. in a café

B. in a park
C. at home
4. In the new job, Jane can have__________.
A. 3 weeks’ holiday B. 4 weeks’ holiday C. 5 weeks’ holiday
5. The manager name is Mr _________.
A. Fawset
B. Fawcett
C. Fausett
II. Listen to the conversation and complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer
CAR INSURANCE

Example
Name:

Answer
…Patrick Jones….
(1)………………………., Greendale
730 453
(2)……………………
Type of car:
Manufacturer: Hewton
Model: (3)……………………………….
Year: 1997
Any insurance claims in the last five years?

Address:
Contact number:
Occupation:
Size of car engine: 1200 cc

Previous insurance company:
(4)……………………………………….

Yes
No

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If yes, give brief details:
Car was (5)…………………………… in 1999

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PART B: LEXICO - GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences
1. - Mai: “Is 10 o’clock alright?”
- Hoa: “______.”
A. Yes, that’s fine
B. No, I don’t want to go
C. Wait a minute
D. Sounds interesting
2. Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily ______ a harvest.
A. finish
B. destroy
C. provide
D. defeat
3. “You should pay ______ to what the instruction is saying, Lan” said Mr. Minh.
A. attendance

B. intention
C. convention
D. attention
4. My classmates usually enjoy my ______ of humor.
A. sense
B. kind
C. means
D. form
5. Mr. Long: “Could you do me a favor?”
- Tuan: “______.”
A. No, thanks. I’m fine
B. Yes, that’s kind of you
C. Yes, sure
D. Yes, thank you
6. Practising ______ English anywhere you can is a way to better your speaking skill.
A. telling
B. speaking
C. thinking
D. writing
7. Soak some old newspapers in a ______ of water overnight.
A. pair
B. bunch
C. bucket
D. tube
8. Mrs. Thanh: “______ you give the book to me, please?”
- Mai: “Of course.”
.
A. Will
B. Shall
C. Do

D. Should
9. The winners are the first ones ______ a fire.
A. make
B. makes
C. making
D. to make
10. Children may drink or eat chemicals and drugs ______ they look like soft drinks and candy.
A. because of
B. because
C. although
D. so
11. My brother took the wrong book ______mistake
A. by
B. for
C.with
D.on.
12. Peter hopes to______a new world record.
A. do
B.make
C.build
D. fix.
13. In a week’s time, Mrs. Hoa______ here for exactly ten years
A. will be working
B. had worked
C.has worked
D.will have worked.
14. Lien has three brothers, ______ are businessmen.
A.that all of them
B. who they all
C. all of whom

D. all of them.
15. “How tall is Viet? -“ He’s______ than you are”.
A. slight tall
B. slight taller
C. slightly taller
D. slightly tall.
16. There is no one in that room now______?
A. aren’t they
B. are they
C. is there
D. isn’t there
17. I was just _________ to go out when you telephoned.
A. around
B. about
C. thinking
18. It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep_________.
A. growing
B. gaining
C. rising
19. She _________ her neighbor’s child for the broken window.
A. blamed
B. accused
C. complained
20. We quarreled _________ the choice of a house.
A. on
B. over
C. for

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D. round
D. raising
D. denied
D. to


II. Use the word given in capitals in brackets to form a word that fits in the space of the passage.
The Power of the Mind.
Scientists have recently become interested in strange psychological powers. A professor at
Edinburgh University is leading an (1) (INVESTIGATE)……..into the most (2)
(MYSTERY)……..aspect of the brain’s (3) (ABLE)…… . He has chosen a controversial and (4)
(SURPRISE)……..subject- telepathy. Direct mind-to-mind (5) (COMMUNICATE)………..is when
one person knows what another is thinking. Many people have doubts that this is really a (6)
(SCIENCE)……..subject, and the professor’s work has only recently received (7)
(RECOGNISE)……… . He believes that telepathy is a (8) (NATURE)……..talent, but that some
people are more (9) (SENSE)……..than others. However, most people still believe that it involves
some kind of (10) (HONESTY)………or trickery.
III. The passage below contains ten mistakes in each line, Identify and correct them. There is an
example which has been done for you
In the UK today, fewer and fewer teenager are playing games
0. teenager => teenagers
outside with their friends; 85% prefers playing computer games
1. …………………
on it own. In fact, playing computers games is one of the most
2. …………………..
popular leisure activity in the UK. In 2003, British shoppers spent
3. …………………..
£ 1,152 millions on computer games! In general, boys are more
4. …………..………
interested in computers than girl. Teenagers also love watching

5. …………..………
TV. Watching TV is more popular to boys and girls in the UK
6. …………..………
than in almost other European countries. In the UK, the TV is
7. …………..………
often in all day, and teenagers watch it before and after school.
8. …………..………
More than half of children has a television in their bedroom, and
9. ……………..……
about a third also have a video record.
10. ………………..…

PART C: READING
I. Choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to fill in each numbered gap in the passage below
ANIMALS IN DANGERS
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1)………………… Many
species of animals are threatened, and could easily become extinct if we do not (2) …………………an
effort to protect them. There are many seasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted (3)
………………… their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are
caught alive, and sold (4)…………………pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their
(5)……………….- the place where they live – is disappearing. More land is (6)…………………for
farms, houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces (7)…………………there once were.
Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, (8) …………………these chemicals
polute the environment and harm wildlife. The most successful animals on earth – human (9)
…………………- will soon be the only ones left, unless we can (10) …………………this problem.
1. A. risk
B. threat
C. harm
D. danger
2. A. do

B. make
C. take
D. give
3. A. for
B. in
C. with
D. about
4. A. for
B. as
C. such
D. like
5. A. habitat
B. inhabit
C. living
D. inhabitant
6. A. done
B. booked
C. used
D. applied
7. A. where
B. more
C. than
D. when
8. A. but
B. what
C. because
D. despite
9. A. person
B. man
C. one

D. beings
10. A. take
B. do
C. solve
D. begin

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II. Read the passage and fill each gap with ONE suitable word.
Without transportation, our modern (1)…………… could not exist. We would have no metals,
no coal and no oil, nor would we have any products (2)........ from these materials. (3)........., we would
have to spend most of our time (4)...........food and the food would be (5)......... to the kinds that could
grow in the climate and soil of our own neighborhoods.
Transportation also (6)........ our lives in other ways. Transportation can speed a doctor to the
side (7)..... a sick person, even if the patient lives on an isolated farm . It can take police to the scene of
a crime within moments of being notified. Transportation enables teams of athletes to (8).......... in
national and international sports contests. In times of disaster, transportation can rush aid (9)............
people in areas stricken by floods, famines, (10).......... earthquakes.

PART D: WRITING
I. Complete each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed
before it
1. It’s difficult for older people to learn a language.
-> Older people have …………………………………………………………………
2. Lisa may not be very well but she still manages to enjoy life.
-> Lisa’s poor health.…………………………………….……………………………
3. “What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, Loan said to her mother.
-> Loan congratulated ……………………………………………………………..…
4. Please don’t talk in the class.

-> I’d rather...................................................................................................................
5. I have never chatted with a foreigner before.
-> This is.......................................................................................................................
II. Write a paragraph of around 150 words on the following topic
“Should secondary school students travel to school by electric bicycle?”
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experience.
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n¨m häc 2015 - 2016
M«n: TiÕng Anh 8
Ngµy thi: 12 th¸ng 05 n¨m 2016
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PART A: LISTENING (20 points – 2p/ item)
I.
1. C
2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B
II. 1. 27 Bank Road

2. (a) dentist 3. Sable

4. Northern Star

5. stolen

PART B: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (40 points)
I. (20 points -1p/ item)
1. A
2. B
7. C
8. A
13.D
14.C
19. A
20. B

3. D
9. D
15.C

II. (10 points -1p/ item)
1. investigation
2. mysterious
6. scientific
7. recognition

4. A
10. B
16.B

5. C

11.A
17. D

3. abilities
8. natural

6. B
12.B
18. B

4.surprising
9. sensitive

5.communication
10. dishonesty

III. (10 points – 1p/ item)
1. prefers => prefer
2. it => their
3. activity => activities
4. millions => million
5. girl => girls
6. to => with
7. almost => most
8. in => on
9. has => have
10. record => recorder.

PART C: READING (20 points)
I. (10 points – 1p/ item)

1. D. danger
2. B. make
6. C. used
7. C. than

3. A. for
8. A. but

II. (10 points – 1p/ item)
1. society
2.made

3. Besides

4. B. as
9. D. beings

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4. raising

5. A. habitat
10. C. solve

5. limited


6. affects

7. of

8. compete

PART D: WRITING (20 points)
I. 5 points – 1p/ item
1. Older people have difficulty in learning a language
2. Lisa’s poor health doesn’t prevent her from enjoying life.
3. Loan congratulated her mother on her cooking.
4. I’d rather you didn’t talk in the class.
5. This is the first time I’ve (ever) chatted with a foreigner.
II. 15 points
- Well-organised – 5pts
- Few grammatical mistakes – 5pts
- Various grammatical structures and vocabularies – 5pts
* Total: 100 points.

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