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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI

HUYỆN THANH OAI

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8

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NĂM HỌC: 2014 - 2015

ĐỀ A

Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

I. LISTENING. (2pts)
Listen and fill in the missing words.
Mr. and Mrs. Gray live in a big city, and they …(1)….a son. His name is Peter, and he doesn’t
like…(2)….. One day, Mrs. Gray said…(3)….her husband, “Living in the city all the time isn’t
good…(4)….Peter. “So last summer they found a small house in the

country and took

Peter…(5)….for a vacation.
When they arrived…(6)…. the house, Mrs Gray said to Peter,”We are going to
stay…(7)…. for two weeks.
The boy ran …(8)….the house and looked in all the rooms, and he ran back
to …(9)….mother and said to her, “ I haven’t found the bathtub, Mom. Where is it?”

“This is a…(10)….small house, Peter,” his mother said. “ This is going to be a very nice
vacation.”
II. PHONETICS (2pts)
1. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by
circling A, B, C or D (1pt)
11. A. tourist

B. anxious

C. delicious

D. famous

12. A. university

B. unit

C. discuss

D. computer

13. A. fat

B. festival

C. grand

D. man

14. A. rub

B. surrounding

C. plumber

D. husk

15. A. helped

B. worked

C. asked

D. cleaned

2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others. (1pt)
16. A. comprise

B. depend

C. design

D. novel

17. A. tropical

B. collection

C. tendency

D. charity

18 A. friendliness

B. occasion

C. pagoda

D. deposit

19. A. importing

B. specific

C. impolite

D. important

20. A. federation

B. unpolluted

C. disappearing

D. profitable

III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6pts)


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1. Circle the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences: (2pts)
21. Our friends have lived in Ho Chi Minh city __________ 2002
A. for

B. since

C. in

D. about

22. He prefers soccer ___________ tennis
A. from

B. than

C. to

D. or

23. This is the first time I _________ this film.
A. am seeing

B. saw

C. see

D. have seen

24. He __________ to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home.

A. was going

B. goes

C. went

D. has gone

25. There’s a strange man behind us. I think_______.
A. we are followed

B. we are being followed

C. we are being following

D. we are following

26. Which of the following is the strongest advice?
A. You really must get a hair-cut

B. If I were you, I’d get a hair-cut.

C. You ought to get a hair-cut.

D. You should get a hair-cut.

27. ________ you mind if I use your dictionary?
A. Will

B. Can

C. Do

D. Did

28. The man ________ to the principal is my form teacher.
A. talks

B. talk

C. talked

D. talking

29 . All that rubbish will have to be _____ at once.
A. got rid of

B. get rid of

C. got rid

D. getting rid of

30. Would you mind putting out your cigarette? ~ _____________
A. No, thanks.

B. No, of course not

C. No, I wouldn’t.

D. No, I don’t.

2. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the spaces (2pts)
31. Their children have quite _____________ characters.

(difference)

32. What is the correct ______________of this word?

(pronounce)

33. He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very _____________ .

(hope)

34. She is one of the greatest _______ to appear in this theater.

(perform)

35. My house is on the top of a hill. It’s very ____ there in the fall.

(wind)

36. It is ___________ to eat too much sugar and fatty food.

(health)

37. Many rural areas in Vietnam have been __________ in the last few years. (urban)

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38. Bell ______________ demonstrated his invention.

(success)

39. Every day, there are two _________ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city.

(fly)

40. There are a lot of _______________ in the competition.

(contest)

3. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. (1pt)
41. Would you mind if I (smoke) __________?
42. I don't enjoy (laugh)___________ at by other people.
43. He (live) __________in this city since 2000.
44. Most of the NOKIA mobile phones (sell) ___________in this shop are imported from China.
45. The children (play)_____________soccer when it started to rain.
4. Fill in each gaps of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (1pt)
46. In our place it is very cold ________ night, but it’s warm during the day.
47. Phong Nha Cave is known __________ a World Heritage Site.
48. She is thinking __________ importing flowers from Viet Nam ?
49. The canoe overturned and everyone fell ________ the deep water.
50. I prefer walking ________ riding a bicycle.
IV. READING (5pts)
1. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (2 pts)
For many people sport is a popular part of school life and …(51)…in one of the school
teams and playing in matches is very important. …(52)…someone is in a team it means a lot of

extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away …(53)…home, as many matches
are played then.
It …(54)…also involve traveling to other towns to play against other school teams and
then …(55)…on after the match for a meal or a drink. Some parents, friends or other students
will travel with the team to support …(56)…own side.
When a school team wins a match, it is the whole school which feels proud, …(57)…only
the players. It can also mean that a school …(58)…well-known for being good at cetain sports
and people from that school may end up playing …(59)…national and international teams so that
the school has some really …(60)…names associated with it.
51.

A. having

B. being

C. taking

D. putting

52.

A. If

B. As

C. Then

D. So

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53.

A. at

B. on

C. for

D. from

54.

A. ought

B. is

C. can

D. has

55.

A. being

B. staying

C. leaving

D. spending

56.

A. their

B. its

C. our

D. whose

57.

A. but

B. however

C. and

D. not

58.

A. turns

B. makes

C. comes

D. becomes

59.

A. up

B. to

C. for

D. beside

60.

A. old

B. new

C. common

D. famous

2. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (2pts)
Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (61) ................ father was comedian
and his mother worked (62) .................... a dancer and a singer. (63) ......... of them was
successful so the family had very (64) ..................... money. The (65) ……………… time he
himself earned money by dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of
jobs, but what he loved (66) ..................... was working in the theatre.
When he was (67) ..................... fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went
on trips to America. On (68) ..................such tour, he was (69) ................... a part in a film, so he

went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor and film director.
He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the age of 88. There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square,
London, the city of his (70) ..................... and early up-bringing.
3. Read the passage and decide which statements are True (T) or False (F). (1pt)
A week ago, Huy's family went for a picnic in the country. It was early spring, so they thought it
was too cold to go to the seaside. They set off early after breakfast and drove about 45 km into
the country until they came to this favorite place. Huy and his sister went into the woods to pick
wild flowers Huy's parents sat quietly, fishing by the stream. At 4.30 p.m, they put the plates,
cups, saucers and other things back into the basket and went back to their car. They got home at
5.00 p.m.
71. Huy's family went for a picnic seven days ago.
72. They went to the city.
73. They went to the country by train.
74. The children went into the woods to pick wild flowers and their parents fished by the stream.
75. They came back home at 5.00 p.m.


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V. WRITING (5pts)
1. Make meaningful sentences using the given words. (1pt)
76. Last year/ we/ spend/ week/ My Son / and /I not want / leave.
___________________________________________________________
77. What / should / do / protect / environment / save / natural resources?
__________________________________________________________
78. I/ not talk / uncle / since / he / buy / new house / city center.
________________________________________________________________
79. We / ought / use / cloth bags / instead / reuse / plastic one.
______________________________________________________________
80. Hoang / cross / road / when / father / call out / him .

_______________________________________________________________
2. Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the first one. (2pts)
81. The last time I went to Ho Chi Minh City was 6 years ago.
=> I haven’t……………………………………………………
82. “Where is the post office?” A visitor asked Lan.
=> A visitor asked Lan…………………………………………
83. May I borrow your ruler?
=> Would you mind……………………………………………
84. We spent five hours getting to London.
=> It took us …………………………………………………….
85. Some one is going to tune my piano tomorrow.
=> I am going………………………………………………………
86. Nam keeps forgetting his homework.
=> Nam is…………………………………………………………….
87. My mother gave me a very nice watch yesterday.
=> I was ………………………………………… ……………………
88. We’d prefer you not to smoke.
=> We’d rather………………………………………………………
89. Let’s meet inside the center ,at the cafe corner.
=> How……………………………………………………………….?


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90. I’ve never eaten this kind of cake.
=> It’s ………………………………………………………………….
3. In about 100 words write about your Tet holiday. (2pts)
(don’t show your name, your school or your village)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………


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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HSG MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
I. LISTENING (2PTS)
1. have

2. to wash

3. to

4. for

5. there

6. at

7. here

8. into

9. his

10. very

II. PHONETICS (2PTS)
1. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by
circling A, B, C or D (1pt)
11.

A. . tourist

12.

C. discuss

13.

B. festival

14.

B. surrounding

15.

D. cleaned

2.Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others . (1pt)
16.

D. novel

17.
18.

B. collection
A. friendliness

19.

C. impolite

20.

D. profitable

III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: (6PTS)
1. Circle the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences (2pts)
21.

B. since

22.

C. to

23.
24.

D. have seen
A. was going

25.

B. we are being followed

26.

B. You really must get a hair-cut.

27.

C. Do

28.
29

D. talking
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30

B. No, of course not

2. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the spaces (2pts)
31. different

32. pronunciation

33. hopeless

34. performers

35. windy

36. unhealthy

37. urbanized

38. successfully

39. flights

40. contestants

3. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. (1pt)
41. smoked

42. being laughed

43. has lived

44. sold

45. was playing

4. Fill in each gaps of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (1pt)
46. at

47. as

48. of

49. into

50. to

IV. READING: (5pts)
1. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (2 pts)
51. C

52. A

53. D

54. C

55. B

56. A

57. D

58. D

59. C

60. D

2. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (2pts)
61. His

62. as

63. Neither

64. little

65. first

66. best

67. about

68. one

69. offered

70. birth

3. Read the passage and decide which statements are True (T) or False (F). (1pt)
71. T

72. F

73. F

74. T

75. T

V. WRITING (5pts)
1. Make meaningful sentences using the given words. (1pt)
76. Last year we spent a/ one week in My Son and I didn’t want to leave.
77. What should we do to protect the environment and save natural resources?
78.I haven’t talked to my uncle since he bought a new house in the city center.
79. We ought use the cloth bags instead of reusing the plastic one.
80. Hoang was crossing the road when his father called out to him.
2. Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the first one. (2pts)
81. I haven’t gone / been to Ho Chi Minh for 6 years.
82. A visitor asked Lan where the post office was.
83. Would you mind lending me your ruler?
Or: Would you mind if I borrowed your ruler?
84. It took us five hours to get to Lon don.


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85. I am going to have my piano tuned tomorrow.
86. Nam is always forgetting his homework.
87. I was given a very nice watch yesterday.
88. We’d rather you didn’t smoke.
89. How about meeting inside the center at the café corner?
90. It’s the first time I’ve eaten this kind of cake.
3. In about 100 words write about Tet holiday. (2pts)
(don’t show your name, your school or your village)
The composition must have at least three ideas below.
1. Mở bài: Nêu được Tết diễn ra vào thời gian nào ở Việt Nam.(được 0,25 điểm)
2. Thân bài: Kể được một số hoạt động trong dịp Tết , những món ăn đặc biệt trong ngày Tết ….

(được 1,5 điểm)
3. Kết luận: Nêu được cảm xúc về ngày Tết truyền thống đó….. (được 0,25 điểm)