Đề và đáp án HSG anh 8 lập thạch 2013 2014

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Đề thi khảo sát học sinh giỏi lớp 8
Năm học 2013 - 2014
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian: 150 phút(Không kể thời gian giao
đề)

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A. VOCABULARY
Question 1-10: Choose the best word or phrase that best complete each sentence below
1. His..always makes people laugh.
a. quiet
b. sense of humor
c. Christmas presents
d. smiles
2. The way of life in this country is.to that in my country.
a. similar
b. the same
c. like
d. as
3. You have to make ..children do not play with matches.
a. ensure
b. surely
c. sure
d. ensuring
4. The prince immediately.the girl.
a. fall in love with
b. fell in love with
c. fall into love at

d. fell into love at
5. Different languagelearn words in different ways.
a. learners
b. learner
c. people
d. person
6. My little brother..pictures very much.
a. enjoy to draw
b. enjoy drawing
c. enjoys to draw
d. enjoys drawing
7. Some people in the neighborhood are not happythe changes
a. with
b. about
c. at
d. of
8. TV...information and entertainment.
a. brings
b. takes
c. gives
d. makes
9. His feet hurt so he has to walk to school.
a. on crutch
b. on crutches
c. on foot
d. on feet
10. .natural resources? Is it difficult?
a. what about to save
b. what about saving
c. how about save

d. how about to save
Question 11-20: Word form
11. It is to eat too much sugar and fat
HEALTH
12. If you can give a reasonable.for your bad behavior last night.
Ill forgive you
EXPLAIN
13. My brother often does experiments about electricity for..
PLEASE
14. The ..changed me 50,000VND for each room.
DECORATE
15. There many cultural..between his country and mine
DIFFER
16. A toaster is a chicken..that cooks food
APPLY
17. ..in Viet Nam has brought a lot of big changes
INDUSTRY
18. After taking an aspirin, her headache
APPEAR
19. The .she gave last night was marvelous
PERFORM
20. Thein his province is very dramatic.
LANDED
B. GRAMMAR AND STUCTURE
Question 21-31: Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct:
21. After the clotheswe can wear them to Anns birthday party.
a. washing
b. wash
c. to wash
d. are washed

22. A new university without a libraryin USA.
a. recently
b. opened recently
c. recently has opened
d. has recently opened
23. Do you know the place..I can have a meal with my friends?
a. where
b. which
c. what
d. when
24. On Christmas Eve, people often..a tree.

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a. are decorated
b. were decorated
c. decorating
d. decorate
25. …………to your place tomorrow. Hope to meet you there.
a. would come
b. will come
c. am coming
d. was coming
26. The can overturned and everyone………………..into the deep river
a. fall
b. fell
c. felt
d. feel
27 The games were………………..important that they stopped fighting for a time.
a. so

b. too
c. very
d. such
28. This is an emergency. Please ……………………an ambulance to Cua Viet beach
a. to sending
b. sending
c. to send
d. send
29. Of the all members in my family, my grandpa is…………………..
a. oldest
b. the oldest
c. most old
d. the most old
30. How long……………..here?
- Since 1980.
a. do you live
b. did you live
c. have you live
d. have you lived
31. We are having a plan to help them by ……………..them do things.
a. encouraged
b. encourage
c. to encourage
d. encouraging
Question 32-41: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct from:
32. Most of the Earth’s surface (cover)…………..…………..by water.
33. The first festival (hold)………………….….nearly eight hundred years ago.
34. There’s some behind us. I think we (follow)………………………..
35. My mother (not visit)……………………….us since he (move)…………..……..to the new town.
36. This bike (use)……………………….for more than six years.

37. Nowadays, many historical places (destroy)………….………….seriously.
38. It (get)……………………hotter and hotter in June
39. Last moth when we (visit)………….him, he (do)…………………..…an experiment on the upstairs
40. Tet holiday in Viet Nam (celebrate) ………………………around January and February
41. The Eiffel Tower is in Paris. It (visit)………………………..by millions of people every year.
C, PHONETIC
Question 42-51: In three of the four words, the underlined part is pronounced the same; in the fourth
word the underlined part is pronounced differently. Find the fourth word.
42. a. held
b. flew
c. mend
d. tent
43. a. quiet
b. industry
c. relative
d. participant
44. a. nothing
b. clothes
c. hold
d. told
45. a. bear
b. ear
c. tear
d. hear
46. a. lot
b. floor
c. box
d. dog
47. a. small
b. law

c. tall
d. plane
48. a. float
b. noun
c. about
d. out
49. a. arrive
b. abroad
c. around
d. armchair
50. a. snowy
b. cold
c. prison
d. Chicago
51. a. great
b. hate
c. heat
d. afraid
Question 52-59: In three of these words the first syllable is stressed. In the fourth the second syllable is
stressed. Find the word in which the second syllable is stressed.
52. a. person
b. enough
c. picture
d. people
53. a. Japan
b. Australia
c. Britain
d. Canada
54. a. surprise
b. wonderful

c. ticket
d. evening
55. a. busy
b. fortunate
c. include
d. follow
56. a. depart
b. medical
c. husband
d. business
57. a. volcano
b. gallery
c. seafood
d. windy
58. a. sunny
b. facility
c. humid
d. minus
59. a. weather
b. lava
c. middle
d. delicious
D. READING

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Question 60-69: Read the article and circle the letter next to the word that best fits each space:
Traveling in the Lake District:
The Lake District is very popular for holidays all year round. Roads leading to the area have been improved
in (60)………………years inside the area itself, however, many roads are (61)……………and winding with

steep hills and it may not be safe to drive (62)………..….roads like this when they are (63)……………in ice.
For the mountain walker a word of warning-every season visitors (64)……………..lost or are injured and
(65)……….….... to be rescued by the Mountain Rescue teams. This kind of problem can be (66)…………...
by following a few simple rules. When exploring the mountains, wear warm clothing. Sensible boots, take a
map, compass and whistle and a small (67)……………...of food. Don’t go (68)…………….alone and
always tell someone where you (69)…………..to go to.
Vocabulary
1.
(to) wind: uốn lượn
2.
steep (adj): dốc
3.
warning: cảnh báo
4.
(to) rescue: cứu
5.
whistle (n): cái còi
60. a. recent
b. next
c. last
d. close
61. a. thin
b. slim
c. narrow
d. shallow
62. a. along
b. above
c. by
d. in
63. a. wrapped

b. above
c. drowned
d. filed
64. a. have
b. be
c. make
d. get
65. a. must
b. should
c. need
d. ought
66. a. encouraged
b. prevented
c. arranged
d. organized
67. a. quantity
b. weight
c. length
d. limit
68. a. for
b. by
c. with
d. off
69. a. look
b. seem
c. plan
d. know
E. WRITING
Question 70-77: Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first:
70. It was such an interesting film that we watched it several times

The film……………………………………………………………………
71. The football match was won by Manchester United
Manchester………………………………………………………………….
72. Peter was too ill to get up.
Peter was so……………………………………………………………………
73. Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friends.
Her father asked her:”…………………………………………………………….”
74. Parents ought to send their children to school.
Children…………………………………………………………………………..
75. People think that doing morning exercises is good for health
It is ………………………………………………………………………………..
76. Tom is not as tall as Peter.
Peter…………………………………………………………………………..
77. Every day thousands of trees are cut down in the world.
Every day people………………………………………………………………
Question 78-85: Make sentences based on the given cues:
78. I / going / visit / after work / evening.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
79. Residents / store owners / concerned / new mall / for / few months.
………………………………………………………………………………………
80. What / mum / going / do / weekend ?

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…………………………………………………………………………………….
81. You / ought / go / market / buy / fish / vegetables.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
82. People / do / everything / without / help / modern equipment / years ago.

……………………………………………………………………………………
83. How old / your brother / sister / then ?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
84. Some people / neighborhood / not happy / changes.
………………………………………………………………………………………
85. It / difficult / learn / two languages / same time.
………………………………………………………………………………
Question 86: Write a passage (100 words) to tell your friends “ A country picnic ” you made.
Follow the suggested ideas.
Who you go with, when you go, how you go, what you’ve done, when you’re back,
how you feel,……………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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M«n: ANH 8

Key answers:
- Mỗi ý trả lời đúng cho 0,2 điểm (từ question 1 – 85) Question 86 cho 3 điểm
- Tổng toàn bài 20 điểm
A. VOCABULARY:
1. b
2. a
3. c
4. b

5. a
6. d
7. b
8. a
9. b
10. b
11. unhealthy
12. explanation
13. pleasure
14. decorator
15. differences
16. appliance
17. Industrialization 18. disappeared
19. performance
20. land
B. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
21. d
22. d
23. a
24. d
25. c
26. b
27. a
28. d
29. b
30. d
31. d
32. is covered
33. was held
34. are being followed

35. hasn’t visited ……….moved
36. has been used
37. are being destroyed
38. is getting
39. visited…….was doing
40. is celebrated
41. is visited
C. PHONETIC
42. b
43. a
44. a
45. a
46. b
47. d
48. a
49. d
50. c
51. c
52. b
53. a
54. a
55. c
56. a
57. a
58. b
59. c
D. READING:
60. a
61. c
62. a

63. b
64. d
65. d
66. b
67. a
68. d
69. c
E. WRITING
70. The film was so interesting that we watched it several times.
71. Manchester United won the football match
72. Peter was so ill that he couldn’t get up
73. Her father asked: “ Will you go to the cinema with your friends?”
74. Children ought to be sent to school their parents.
75. It is thought that doing morning exercises is good for health.
76. Peter is taller than Tom.
77. Every day people cut down thousands of trees in the world
78. I am going to visit my grand father after work this evening
79. Residents and store owners have been concerned about the new mall for few months
80. What is mum going to do at weekend?
81. You ought to go to the market to buy fish and vegetables.
82. People did everything without the help of modern equipment years ago.
83. How old were your brother and sister then?
84. Some people in the neighborhood are not happy with the changes
85. It is difficult to learn two languages at the same time.
Question 86: Note “ write a passage

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TEST
I. Change into the Passive voice.

1. We paint our house every three years.
2. Years ago, people used oil lamps instead of electric lamps.
3. They’re building several new schools in our town.
4. The boy knew that they were praising him.
5. We have set up a committee to investigate the matter.
6. I noticed that they had not yet taken the wrecked car away.
7. Can we use an indefinite article before an uncountable noun?
8. Someone must have dropped this watch in his hurry.
9. They promised the workers higher wages.
10. No one has ever asked me that question before.
II. Change into the Active voice.
1. You can’t be put in prison if you haven’t been tried.
2. I was told that she was going to be appointed manageress of the company.
3. It was reported that fighting had started again in Pakistan.
4. The teacher must have been upset by what you said.
5. Wasn’t that building built three months ago ?
6. His sister has been offered a well-paid job at a publishing house.
7. Your salaries will not be increased this year.
8. The problem might be discussed in the meeting if there is enough time.
9. The accident happened because the car has not been stopped in time.
10. You can see that the dishes haven’t been washed.
IV. Change the following sentences into reported speech.
1. Henry said, “I want to buy a new schoolbag for my brother.”
2. “They’re going to build several schools in this city,” the girl informed us.
3. Nam said, “I once traveled to Great Britain.”
4. The students said, “We’ll have a test tomorrow.”\
5, Oanh said to me, “I don’t want to leave this town.”
6. “If he knew the truth, he wouldn’t be happy,” Marry told me.
7. Long said to Quant, “I may come when I’ve finished to homework.”
8. “This boy speaks English very well,” the foreigner remarked.

9. The main said, “I think it won’t rain tonight.”
10. He said to us, “My sister’s going to get married next Sunday.”
V. Change the following sentences into indirect form
1. Miss Hoax said, ‘Where are you going on your vacation this summer, Chua?’
2. ‘Have you finished repairing your car?’ he said.
3. ‘ Why has Mike been looking so sad lately?’ she said.
4. ‘Was anyone hurt in the accident yesterday morning ?’ I said to my friend.
5. The boy said, ‘When will the show begin, Miss Hoax?’
6. The girls said, ‘Must we be here at five or can we come a little later?’
7. ‘ Do you know that man’s name, Lan?’ Linh said.
8. ‘How often do you go to the cinema ?’ Minh said to Giao.
9. ‘Did they buil the villa two years ago?’ the boy said to his aunt.
10. ‘Which coat is yours, Nhung?’ the host said.

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VI. Change these sentences into indirect speech
1. The teacher said, “Come into my office, please.”
2. The speaker said to the audience, “Don’t make so much noise.”
3. Mrs. Pike said, “Pleased come to our party to night, Ben.”
4. “Don’t call me again at this late hour!” Mike said to Anna.
5. “Hurry up if you want to go to the opera with us,” Mother said.
6. The drive said, “Don’t get off the coach whil it’s moving.”
7. “Show me what you have in your hand,” she told the boy.
8. “Stay where you are and don’t touch anything!” ordered the policeman.
9. “Do what you’re told or you’ll get into trouble,” the manager warned the girl.
10. Susan said, “Read my exercise, Micheal, and tell me if it is orrect.”
VII. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. She’s (wonder) .......................................fit for her age.
2. It is (question) ........................................whether this is a good way of solving the problem.

3. There have been strange (happen) .............................................here lately.
4. The results of the research are (summary).................................. at the end of the chapter.
5. Do you have any (suggest) .........................................................?
6. Things seem to have (quite)........................................................down a bit this afternoon.
7. Her latest CD is a (conpile).....................of all her best singles.
8. With a few (honour)................................ exceptions, the staff were found to be incompetent.
9. The public have responded (magnificent) .................................. to our appeal.
10. The room still has many of its (origin) features.
VIII. Complete the sentences , using the suggested words.
1. tell / what / happen / we / not guess / correct / answer.
2. he / explain / rules / then / competitors / start / play.
3. many people / claim / there / other / wonders, / ancient Greeks / know / nothing / about.
4. first / longest / section / Great Wall / China / construct ./ between / 221 / 204 BC.
5 Mike / leave / hotel / start / jog / along / river.
6. Mark / ask / wife / what/ she/ like/ her/. Birthday.
7. It / say / Jack / Joe/ good / friend.
8. father / tell / me / stay / home/ learn / lessons.
9. you / know / Ronaldo / consider / best / footballer / nowadays?
10. she / say / nothing / world / can / compare / her / love / her / fatherland.
IX. Complete the sentences with “tell, say, speak, talk, ask” and their correct forms.
1. Be quite, I have something to .....................................................
2. The President refused to ......................... to waiting journalists.
3. I had to .................................the teacher what to do next.
4. Are you .......................................me you didn’t have any help with this?
5. Ann and Joe aren’t .................... to each other right now.
6. How old are you – if you don’t mind my ...................................?
7. He is................................to have been a brilliant scholar.
8. He.................................... everybody he saw the news.
9. We looked around the school and .............................................. with the principal.
10 I’ve ................................ to the manager about it.

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PRACTICE TEST
I. Choose the best anwser.
1.Cool the burns immediately so as to ( ease / relieve / minimize / maximize ) _______tissue damage.
2. ( Elevate / Cool / Cover / Overheat ) ________ the patient’s feet, or lower her head below the level of
the heart.
1. ( Eye-shade / Eyeglass / Eye pice / Eye chart ) _________ is used to check one’s eyesight.
2. Glass is broken up, melted and made into new ( silverware / hardware / ironware / glassware )
____________.
3. Would you mind ( if / when / that / how ) __________I borrowed your English book ?
4. Do you mind ( to close / closing / closed / closes )__________ the window ?
5. Do you mind if I ( take / took / taking / to take ) __________ a photo ?
6. ( Will / Do / Can / Should ) _________ you mind finishing the work yourself ?
7. Welcome ( to / at / in / for ) ___________ Pleiku city !
8. Tree leaves ( are used / is used / used / using ) ________ to wrap things.
9. I am delighted ( that / to / in order to / so that )_________ you passed your exam.
10. They ( have studied / has studied / studied / are studying )__________English for 10 years.
11. What does the “UNESCO” stand for ? ( UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND
CULTURAL ORGNIZATION / CULTURAL ORGNIZATION AND UNITED NATIONS
EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC / CULTURAL ORGNIZATION AND UNITED NATIONS
EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC / UNITED NATIONS CULTURAL ORGNIZATION AND
EDUCATIONAL
SCIENTIFIC)_____________________________________________________________
12. This building ( was build / were built / was built / built ) ______________ 5 years ago.
13. I am very pleased ( when / that / for / how )__________ my students are very intelligent.
16. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronouced differently from the others.
a. bag
b. sandal

c. waste
d. matter
17. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
a. reuse
b. reduce
c. recycle
d. rain
18. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronouced differently from the others.
a. mix
b. pipe
c. deposit
d. refill
19. My father ( buy / to buy / bought / buys )________ a new TV Yesterday.
20. I ( haven’t seen / don’t see / hasn’t seen / didn’t see ) ___________ my old friends for 3 years.
23. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronouced differently from the others.
a. proud
b. pronoun
c. around
d. enough
24. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
a. fairy
b. appear
c. cruel
d. master
25.Thu loves ( to told / tell / telling / told )__________ jokes and watching TV.
26. The Earth ( goes / to go / is going / went)_________ around the sun.
27. Alexander Graham Bell was born ( during / at / on / in )________ March 3, 1847.
28. Tu and Lan are old enough to look after ( ourselves / himself / themselves / myself) ______________.
29. Why did Nam go to bed late last night ?- Because he ( has to / had to / having to / have to )
_________ do a lot of homework .

30. Alexander Graham Bell was born in ( Scotland / Japan / Italy / England )___________.
31. I am ( enough rich not / enough not rich / not rich enough / not enough rich )
______________________ to buy this new house.
32. She asks her sister not to go (inside / outside / upstairs / downstairs )____________ because of the
cold weather.
33. We should learn vocabulary ( by heart / by soul / by many times / by millions )_________

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34. The CD is ( expensiver / expensive / much expensive / more expensive )___________ than the
cassette.
35. Nga and Hoa ( have studied / has studied / studied / are studying )__________English since
1999.
36. What does the “BSA” stand for ? ( Boy Scouts of America / Boys, Students and Armchairs / Both So
Are/ Both Scouts of America )____________________
37. What does the Y & Y stand for ? ( Youth and Young / Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer and Youth
Organization / You and Yours / Yourself and Yourselves )____________________
38. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronouced differently from the others.
a. concern
b. customer
c. contact
d. convenient
38. My grandmother used to (lived / lives / living / live)___________ on a farm when she was a young
girl.
39. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
a. humid
b. airmail
c. discuss
d. pancake
40. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

a. notice
b. surface
c. contact
d. effect
41. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronouced differently from the others.
a. around
b. delicious
c. house
d. ground
41. I ( have not seen / see / has not seen / saw ) ___________ my old friends for 5 years.
42. ( Storm / Drought / Typhoon / Flood )_________ is a long time when there is not enough rain.
43. I ( sent / gave / received / took )___________ a letter from my old friend last week.
44. “ Would you ( like / want / love / mind )___________ to go to the movies with me ?.”I’d love to”
45. He is not ( enough old to / enough old for / old enough to / old enough for ) _________________ get
married.
46. Her mother ( left / leaves / is leaving / will leave )______________ this town two years ago.
47. Thu enjoys ( to tell / tell / telling / told )__________ jokes.
48. The sun ( rises / to rise / is rising / rised )_________ in the east.
49. Alexander Graham Bell was born ( during / at / on / in )________ March 3, 1847.
50. The children are old enough to look after ( ourselves / himself / themselves / myself)
______________.
51. We ought ( put / pay / to put / give )___________ the wardrobe in the corner opposite the bed.
52. Why did Nam have to cook dinner ?- Because his mother (went / goes / is going / has gone )
_____________ home late.
53. Alexander Graham Bell was born in ( Scotland / Japan / Italy / England )___________.
54. The lamp is ( on / next to / behind / between )________ the table.
55. She is very lucky because she has ( a lot of / much / lot / lots )___________ friends.
56. I am ( enough rich not / enough not rich / not rich enough / not enough rich )
______________________ to buy this car.
57. Each of us ( have / has / to have / having )_______________ a different character.

58. Can I speak ( on / to / at / with )____________ Hoa, please ?
59. Minh fell ( inside / outside / upstairs / downstairs )____________ and broke his arm.
60. She asks her sister not to go (inside / outside / upstairs / downstairs )____________ because of the
cold weather.
61. When you call me last night, I was ( on / in / at / to )__________my room.
62. I have ( to ask / ask / asking / asks )_____________ my parents’ permission.
63. My teacher showed me how ( to pronounce/ prounouncing / pronounce ) English vocabulary.
64. My computer (hasn’t worked / didn’t work / works) a moment ago.
65. He works hard so as to ( get/ make/ do/ ) high marks.
66. Water cans can be ( recycled/ thrown away/ reused ) after being cleaned.
67. This is the first time I ( is reading / read/ have read) this novel.

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68. These problems ( will be solved / will solve / solved) next week.
69. You can solve this problem ( with / by / in / from ) asking your partner.
70. Lan is interested ( of/ in / out / for ) listening English songs.
71. My computer ( hasn’t worked / work / working / works) since last week.
72. What about ( going / go / goes / to go ) to the exhibition ?

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