đề thi HS giỏi AV 8

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TRƯỜNG THCS KIM ĐỒNG ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
TỔ NGOẠI NGỮ Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
(Chú ý: Đề thi này gồm 3 trang và TS
làm bài ngay trên đề thi)
SECTION 1: LISTENING (4 points)
Listen to the weather reports. Then fill in the missing information.
City Weather
Temperature (
0
C)
Low High
1. Sydney
2. Tokyo
3. London
4. Bangkok
5. New York
6. Paris
dry _________
________ _________
humid _________
________ dry___
________ _________
________ dry____
_______
15___
-3___
_______
_______
_______

_ 26_
______
______
______
______
______
SECTION 2: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.5 points)
Part 1: Choose the correct answer: Circle the letter A, B, C or D (4pts)
Example: 0. Where..............you go last night? – I went to the movies.
a. do b. are c. did d. will
1. His .................towards me is very strange.
a. behave b. behavior c. behaved d. behaving
2. The doctor ................he should take a few days off.
a. say b. said c. ask d. tell
3. I tried my....................not to laugh.
a. good b. well c. better d. best
4. We left at 6 a.m.....................late.
a. so as not to be b. so as not being c. so as to be d. so as not being
5. I remember you......................that shirt.
a. buy b. to buy c. buying d. for buying
6. ..................are the people who live in a place.
a. Community b. Environment c. Organization d. Program
7. “Where is Sue?” “She.................be in the garden.”
a. may b. has to c. need to d. can
8. It....................the coldest day in Ha Noi for 40 years.
a. has b. was c. is d. has been
9. Living in the countryside is not expensive, and it isn’t complex, ..................
a. too b. either c. neither d. so
10. Tim’s teacher asked him to spend more time...................Spanish pronunciation.
a. in b. of c. at d. on

11. Italy...............France in tomorrow’s final.
a. has played b. played c. is playing d. play
12. These medicines can...............your headache.
a. ease b. elevate c. revive d. affect
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13. She covered her knees...................a blanket.
a. in b. under c. of d. with
14. Would you mind...................the window?
a. to close b. closing c. about closing d. closed
15. How much is the car..................in Japan?
a. makes b. making c. to make d. made
16. Will you pick me...................after the party?
a. on b. over c. up d. through
Part 2: Complete the following sentences with the new word formed from the
ones in CAPITAL at the end of each sentence. (1.5 pts)
Example: She has cut herself and it’s __bleeding _quite badly. (BLOOD)
1. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more ________________. (COMFORT)
2. The child should be punished of his bad _________________. (BEHAVE)
3. Mr. Minh has made an ________________to see us at 3 o’clock. (ARRANGE)
4. Bell_________________ demonstrated his invention. (SUCCESS)
5. __________________, dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. (FORTUNATE)
6. Every day, there are two ______________ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. (FLY)
SECTION 3: READING COMPREHENSION (5.5 pts)
Part 1: Choose the words from the box to fill in the gaps. (4 pts)
When you are driving (0) _ abroad __ you should (1) _____________ sure that
you have all documents with you. These (2)_______________ your passport, your
driving (3) ______________ and insurance papers. It (4) _______________ very
inconvenient if you (5) ______________ any of these or if you cannot find

(6)_____________ quickly. You must also make (7) ________________ that your car
has a national plate which shows the country (8) _______________ the car is
registered; for (9) _________________, GB for Britain, F for France, N for Norway
and so on.
In some (10) _________________ you have to pay if you don’t (11)
______________ motoring laws and this can sometimes cost you a (12)
______________of money. For instance, you may have to pay immediately if you are
stopped by a police officer for taking no notice of traffic (13) ______________, speed
(14) _______________ or if you allow children (15) _______________ the age of
twelve to (16) ______________ in the front seat of a vehicle.
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example limits make countries where lot under
include them lights travel is obey miss license sure
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Part 2: Rearrange these sentences to make a dialogue between a tourist and a
guide (1.5pts)
______ Tourist: I have heard of Hoi An. Is it an interesting place?
______ Guide: Why don’t you go to Ha Noi? You can find many historical sites
there.
___1__ Tourist: What can I see in Central Viet Nam?
______ Guide: Yes. It’s an old town with many Japanese and Chinese cultural
features.
______ Tourist: What other places should I go to?
______ Guide: You can enjoy many coastal towns with beautiful beaches. Besides,
you can go to Hue and visit the mausoleum of the Nguyen Kings.
______ Tourist: That’s a good idea. Thank you very much.
SECTION 4: WRITING (5 PTS)
Part 1: Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Do not
change the given bold word form and do not write more than 5 words. (2pts)

Example: 0. My school has two thousand students.
0. are There are two thousands students in my school.
1. May I turn on the television?
mind Do you _________________________________ the television?
2. Would you mind not using the office phone?
use I’d ____________________________________ the office phone.
3. “Don’t throw things away” - Mrs. Thanh said to the students.
asked Mrs. Thanh_____________________________ throw things away.
4. Does your country export coffee to Europe?
exported Is _______________________________ by your country?
5. I suggest going to the movies now.
that I ______________________________to the movies now.
Part 2: Use the following words and phrases. Make all the necessary changes and
additions to write complete and meaningful sentences. (2.5 pts)
Example: Last week/ we/ go/ camping/ classmates
Last week we went camping with our classmates.
1. I/ not/ see/ him/ since/ we/ leave/ school
______________________________________________________
2. This / be/ first time/ Tim/ see/ rice paddies
______________________________________________________
3. compost/ make/ from household and garden waste
______________________________________________________
4. he/ tell/ me/ that/ he/ borrow/ book/ school library
______________________________________________________
5. would/ you/ mind/ if / I / sit/ here?
______________________________________________________
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TRƯỜNG THCS KIM ĐỒNG ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI

TỔ NGOẠI NGỮ MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
Năm học: 2008-2009
I. SECTION 1: LISTENING (4 points)
Listen to the weather reports. Then fill in the missing information. (0.25 mark for
each correct answer)
City Weather
Temperature (
0
C)
Low High
1. Sydney
2. Tokyo
3. London
4. Bangkok
5. New York
6. Paris
dry _ _windy__
__dry___ _windy_
humid _cold__
_ warm__ dry__
__windy_ _cloudy_
_cool_ _ dry__
__20___
15___
-3___
__24__
__ 8__
___10__
26__
__22__

__ 7___
__ 32__
__15__
__16__
SECTION 2: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.5 points)
Part 1: (4 marks) (0.25 mark for each correct answer)
1B 2B 3D 4A 5C 6A 7A 8D
9B 10D 11C 12A 13D 14B 15D 16C
Part 2: (1.5 pts) (0.25 mark for each correct answer)
1. comfortable 4. successfully
2. behavior 5. unfortunately
3. arrangement 6. flights (thiếu “s” không cho điểm)
SECTION 3: READING COMPREHENSION (5.5 pts)
Part 1: (4pts) (0.25 mark for each correct answer)

1. make 5. miss 9. example 13. lights
2. include 6. them 10. countries 14. limits
3. license 7. sure 11. obey 15. under
4. is 8. where 12. lot 16. travel
Part 2: (1.5pts) (0.25 mark for each correct answer)
___3__ Tourist: I have heard of Hoi An. Is it an interesting place?
___6__ Guide: Why don’t you go to Ha Noi? You can find many historical sites
there.
___1__ Tourist: What can I see in Central Viet Nam?
___4__ Guide: Yes. It’s an old town with many Japanese and Chinese cultural
features.
___5__ Tourist: What other places should I go to?
___2__ Guide: You can enjoy many coastal towns with beautiful beaches. Besides,
you can go to Hue and visit the mausoleum of the Nguyen Kings.
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___7__ Tourist: That’s a good idea. Thank you very much.
SECTION 4: WRITING (5 PTS)
Part 1: (2pts) (0.5 mark for each correct answer)
1. May I turn on the television?
Do you ___mind if I turn on__ the television?
2. Would you mind not using the office phone?
I’d ___rather you didn’t use__ the office phone.
3. “Don’t throw things away” - Mrs. Thanh said to the students.
Mrs. Thanh ___asked the students not to throw things away.
4. Does your country export coffee to Europe?
Is ___coffee exported to Europe__ by your country?
5. I suggest going to the movies now.
I __suggest that we should go__to the movies now.
Part 2: (2.5 pts) (0.5 mark for each correct answer )
1. I/ not/ see/ him/ since/ we/ leave/ school
I have not seen him since we left school. (Dùng sai thì (tenses) không cho điểm)
2. This / be/ first time/ Tim/ see/ rice paddies
This is the first time Tin has seen (the) rice paddies.
3. compost/ make/ from household and garden waste
Compost is made from household and garden waste.
4. he/ tell/ me/ that/ he/ borrow/ book/ school library
He told me that he borrowed this/ that/ a book from the school library.
5. would/ you/ mind/ if / I / sit/ here?
Would you mind if I sat here? (Sai thì chữ “sat” không cho điểm)
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