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PHÒNG GD&ĐT HƯƠNG SƠN

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG

TRƯỜNG THCS SƠN TÂY

NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016

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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8

(Đề thi có 04 trang)

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể giao đề)

PART 1. PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the
rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (1.0pt)
1. A. naked

B. wanted

C. needed

D. walked

2. A purity

B. cure

C. burning

D. durable

3. A. tomb

B. comb

C. dome

D. home

4. A. cassette

B. sugar

C. fashion

D. passion

5. A. professor

B. pottery

C. position

D. tailor

II. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently
from the others . (1.0pt)
1. A pattern

B. conserve

C. revise

D. correct

2. A institute

B. distinctive

C. defensive

D. division

3. A presidential

B. foundation

C. confidential

D. recreation

4. A distinguish

B. satisfy

C. evidence

D. readable

5. A picturesque

B. referee

C. undertake

D. caravan

Write your answers here:
PART 2. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.( 0.2 x 15 = 3pts)
1. Neither the director nor his assistant ............. yet.
A. has comeB. hasn’t come

C. have come

D. haven’t come

2. She sent me the book which she ........... many years before.
A. reads

B. read

C. have read

D. had read

3. I think he will join us, ...........?
A. doesn’t he

B. won’t he

C. will he

D. do I

4. The doctor made me ........ in bed for a week.
A. staying

B. stay

C. stayed

D. to stay


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5. I don’t know yet, but it’s worth ......... about, isn’t it?
A. to think

B. to be thinking

C. thinking

D. to be thought

6. She stopped him ......... home by hiding the car key.
A not driver

B not to drive

C. to drive

D. from driving

7. In order to .......... with his studies he worked through the summer.
A. take on

B. catch on

C. catch up

D. take up

8. I do a lot of gardening. It .......... most of my free time.
A. uses up

B. takes up

C. leaves out

D. cut down

9. The kind-hearted woman ........... all her life to helping the disabled and the poor.
A. wasted

B. spent

C. dedicated

D. lived

10. He is decorating the house with a view ………..it.
A. to sell

B. to selling

C. for selling

D. to be

11. I turned the radio on and listened to ……… nine o’clock news.
A. a

B. an

C. the

D. Ф

C. which

D. that

12. He couldn’t reach, ……….surprised me.

A. who

B. whom

13.t is very dangerous ………….. in the polluted environment.
A. to live

B. lives

C. living

D. live

14. – “ Would you like to comment on Ann’s qualification”.
- “ ……. the people in the company, Ann’s the most skilled”.
A. In

B. From all

C. Of all

D To all

15. I wasn’t a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.
A. I was a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.
B. That Karen had changed her job surprised me a bit.
C. Surprised, Karen had changed her job .
D. It came as no surprise to me to hear that Karen had changed her job.
II. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition.(0.1 x 10 = 1.0pt)
1.

He hasn’t forgiven her ….. what she said.

2.

I no longer care ….. what he thinks

3.

I’m old enough to look ……. myself.

4.

She’s perfectly capable …….managing alone.


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5.

He’ll never succeed ……changing her opinion.

6.

I’m relying ……her to help me.

7.

He is not very good ……repairing things.

8.

The guide book was full ……useful information.

9.

They arrived ……London on time.

10.

At last I’ve found the information that I was looking…...

Write your answers here:
III. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0pt)
1. Their ……………………has lasted a lifetime. (friend)
2. The streets were …………………………… so that planes could use them. (wide)
3. My brother is an ………………………..engineer. (electric)
4. You must be …………………………..when you open that door. (care)
5. Don’t worry. I’ll try to finish this work ……………………… (succeed)
6. Preserving natural

resources is of great ………………………….. (important)

7. Many university and college …………………………. like wearing jeans. (study)
8. Daphne has always been ………………….. in collecting antiques. (interest)
9. There are many ……………………………in our country of a year. (celebrate)
10. We must learn about keeping the environment………………………. (pollute)
IV. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs given in bracket.
(0.2 x 10 = 2.0pt)
1. Peter did not get used to (get) ........................ up early when he first came to Vietnam.

2. When your brother (return) ........................ here, the city will have changed a lot.
3. What tune (play) ........................ when we came in?
4. I ( forget ) ........................ her address now.
5. They (learn) ........................ English from nine to ten in this room yesterday.
6. The prisoner (escape) ........................ by climbing over the wall yesterday.
7. Five kilometres (be) ........................ a long way for a little boy to walk.
8. He (stand) ...................up and then walked out of the room.
9. He (serve) ........................ in the army in the last war.
10. She forget (buy) ........................ sugar. Now she can’t make a cake without it..
PART 3. READING:


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I. Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete the following passage.(0.1 x 10 = 2 pt)
What is money? The pound, the dollar or the franc are actually just like a gram or a
kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something (1) ........................ .
A five pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a (2) ........................ of cinema
tickets. But the note itself is only a printed (3) ........................ of paper which costs almost
nothing to make.
Thousands of years( 4) ........................ people didn't have money as we know
(45) ........................ . There were no banks (6) ........................ even shops. In those days, Mr.
Green, the farmer exchanged the corn he (7) ........................ grown for Mr. Hive's honey.
This was an exchange arranged between the two (8) ........................, each of whom had
something that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own
"currencies" (9) ........................ that people could exchange more. The different currencies
began to join together, which is why (10) ........................ everyone uses a national currency.
1.

A. other

B. else

C. another

D. apart

2.

A. couple

B. double

C. few

D. several

3.

A. slice

B. part

C. side

D. piece

4.

A. since

B. past

C. before

D. ago

5.

A. them

B. it

C. some

D. that

6.

A. or

B. neither

C. and

D. but

7.

A. did

B. was

C. had

D. has

8.

A. jobs

B. people

C. things

D. goods

9.

A. for

B. by

C. before

D. so

10.

A. tomorrow

B. today

C. recently

D. soon

Write your answers here:
II. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word.(0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts)
The word’s(1)............famous clock is Big Ben standing (2).............to the Houses of
parliament in London. Big Ben is the (3)..............of the bell which chimes every hour. The
bell(4)..............named after Sir Benjamin Hall,the man (5).............was given the task of hauling
the bell up the clock tower.The clock (6).............four faces and keeps accurate time.It can
(7)...............adjusted by the removal or addition of coins (8)............a stray attached to the clock’s


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pendulum. One interesting thing about the clock is (9)..........the light shines abover the belfry at
night, it (10)..........that the House of common is still in session.
PART 4. WRITING:
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (0.2 x 10 =2.0pt)
1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
- It’s ……………………………………………………………………………..
2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
- The time machine ……………………………………………………………………..
3. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
- He was delighted that ………………………………………………………………..
4. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.

- People ………………………………………………………………………………..
5. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.
- I’m very sad not …………………………………………………………………….
6. It’s three years since I last spoke to her.
- I haven’t ………………………………………………………………………………
7. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
- Tam used ……………………………………………………………………………..
8. “ Please turn down the radio for me”, said my father.
- My father asked ………………………………………………………………………
9. Lan will be fifteen next week.
- It is Lan’s ……………………………………………………………………………..
10. How long is it since you used the pen?
- When ………………………………………………………………………….?
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the
given word given in brackets. Do not change the words in any way. (0.4 x 5 =2pt)
1. Minh does morning exercises regularly. He wants to be healthy ( so as to )
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. I’m learning English. I want to read book in English. (in order to)
………………………………………………………………………………………….


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3. She said nothing . She didn’t want to make him angry (so as to)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4.The man was taken to the local hospital. He was injured in the accident. (past participle)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. The musician is internationally famous. He appeared in the concert last night. (present
participle) …………………………………………………………………………….
III. Composition: (2pts)

“Should teachers give students much homework?”
Write a composition to express your idea on this. (You should write within 200 - 220 words)
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ANSWER KEYS
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest
by writing your answer (A, B, C, D) in the numbered box. (0.2 x 5= 1.0 pt)
1.

D

2.

C

3.

A

4.

B

5.

B

II. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently
from that of the rest. Write your answer (A, B, C, D) in the numbered box.(0.2 x 5= 1.0 pt)
1.

A

2.

A

3.

B

4.

A

5.

D

PART 3: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B,
C, D) in the numbered box. (0.2 x 15= 3pts)

1. A

2. D

3. B

4. B

5. C

6. D

7. C

8. B

9. C

10. B

11. C

12. C

13. A

14. C

15. D

II. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition.(0.1 x 10 = 1.0pt)
1. most

2. next

3. name

4. was

5. who

6. has

7. be

8. on

9. that

10. means

III. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pt)
1. friendship

2. widened

3. electrical

4. careful

5. successfully

6. importance

7. students

8. interested

9. celebrations 10. unpolluted

IV. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs given in bracket
1. getting

2. returns

3. was being played

4. forgot 5. was learning

6. escaped

7. is

8. Stood

9. served 10. to buy

PART 4. READING:
I. Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete the following passage.(0.1 x 10 = 2.0 pt
1.

B

2.

A

3.

D

4.

D

5.

B


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6.

A

7.

C

8.

B

9.

D

10.

B

II. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word. (20 points. 2pts for each)
1. learning

2. are

3. of

4. you

5. how

6. book

7. fly

8. yourself

9. playing

10. practice

PART 5. WRITING:
I. Finish 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 = 2.0pt)
1. It’s very important to keep the environment clean.
2. The time machine will be shown to the public when it is finished.
3. He was delighted that his aunt sent him a letter.
4. People recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals.
5. I’m very sad not to be accepted in that group.
6. I haven’t spoken to her for three years.
7. Tam used to type faster than she can/ does now.
8. My father asked me to turn down the radio for him.
9. It’s Lan’s fifteenth birthday next week.
10. When did you use the pen?
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the
given word given in brackets. Do not change the words in any way. (1pt)
1. Minh does morning exercises regularly so as to be healthy.
2. I’m learning English in order to read book in English.
3. She said nothing so as not to make him angry.
4. The man injured in the accident was taken to the local hospital.
5. The musician appearing in the concert last night is internationally famous.
III. “Should teachers give pupils much homework?” (2pts)
Write a composition to express your idea on this. (You should write within 200 - 220 words)
I believe that much homework is not necessary. Pupils already spend most of the day in
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their family, to work, and to just relax. They can learn their lessons with homework two or three

exercises a day, but much homework isn’t necessary.
All pupils need to spend time with their families. They are still young and they need the
guidance and support their parents can give them. They need the companionship of their brothers
and sisters . In addition, many families rely on their older children to help out at home. They take
care of the younger children and help with the cooking and cleaning. If pupils have too much
homework, they won’t have time for their families.
Many high school pupils have jobs. They go to their jobs after school and on weekends. Some
work in order to help their families. Others works to save money for college. Pupils’ jobs are very
important to them. If pupils have too much homework, they won’t have enough energy to go to
work.
Pupils need time to relax. They study hard in school all day and many works at jobs after
school. But they are still young. They need to spend their time with their friends and have fun.
When pupils relax with friends, they then have more energy for school and work. They have a
chance to develop social skills or to pursue their own interests. Having free time is important for
a child’s development. If pupils have too much homework, they won’t have time for relaxation.
In conclusion, I think homework is important for pupils, but other things are important, too.
Some homework is good, but much homework can take time away from a pupil’s family, job, and
relaxation. There needs to be a balance. Therefore, teachers shouldn’t give pupils much
homework.
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