DE HSG LOP 8

PHÒNG GDĐT YÊN BÌNH
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Đề chính thức
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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN LỚP 8
Năm học 2010 – 2011
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi gồm có 03 trang - Học sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi
PART A. VOCAULARY AND STRUCTURES
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
(1.25 pts)
1. a. pound b. could c. count d. house
2. a. nine b. fine c. kind d. thing
3. a. break b. mean c. please d. meat
4. a. send b. mend c. intend d. pretty
5. a. book b. look c. floor d. cook
II. Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word or phrase which best completes each
sentence. (2.5pts)
1. Looks! Nam has become ________________.
a. to be tall and taller. b. to be taller and taller.
c. tall and taller d. taller and taller.
2. They’re going to get married _____________ the end of June.
a. on b. at c. in d. during
3. Because he didn’t like the first pair of trousers, he asked for ____________.
a. the other ones b. other trousers
c. an other trousers d. an other pair
4. You must not let children play in the kitchen. The kitchen is a ………………. places.
a. dangerous b. dangerously c. unhappy d. exciting
5. We can send and receive telex by using a(n) ……………………
a. telephone b. hand phone c. fax machine d. answering machine

6. I’m sorry, but you have to cook dinner _____________
a. alone you b. himself c. on you d. yourself
7. Would you mind _______ in the front seat of the taxi, Mark?
a. to sit b. sitting c. to sitting d. sit
8. You use a _______________ to cook rice.
a. steamer b. rice cooker c. saucepan d. frying pan
9. People who have difficulty in hearing are …………….
a. mute b. deaf-mute c. deaf d. mute-deaf
10. The family _____________ when the mailman came.
a. was sleeping b. is sleeping c. has slept d. have slept
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting: (1.25pts)
1. Our house is near to the school. It takes about ten minutes to walk.
A B C D
2. I am sorry my sister is out. Will you like to leave her a message?
A B C D
3. I don’t think she is enough old to enjoy this story.
A B C D
4. It was too late for they to go to the party
A B C D
5. They told me don’t smoke in the waiting room.
A B C D
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IV. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (2.5 pts)
1. I don’t like that film. It’s very …………………………. (bore)
2. Ho Chi Minh City is the ………………………. city in Vietnam. (large)
3. The boy fell asleep during the ……………………. (perform)
4. This form must have the ………….. of the writer. (sign)
5. The male birds are more …………….. than the females. (color)
6. She has short …………………. hair. (curl).

7. His parents are very proud of his …………………. (succeed)
8. Each of my friends has a ………………….. character. (differ)
9. Bell experimented with way of transmitting ……..over a long distance. (speak)
10. A fairy appeared and ……… changed her rags into beautiful clothes. (magic)
V. Use the correct form or tense of the verbs in parentheses.(2.5pts)
1. Lan (not have) ………………. many new friends in her new school.
2. Hung (come)…………… from Hue, but he (stay) …………. with his relatives now.
3. We (not drive) ………………. to work every day. We (go) ……………….by bus.
4. Who (talk) …………………………. on the phone, Nam?
5. Hurry up! The bus (come) …………………….
6. My parents are saving money because they (buy) ……………… a new house next year.
7. He usually ……………………(take) a taxi to the airport.
8. We’ll go out when the rain (stop) ______________
9. We ……………………(be) student in class 8A.
10. She often ……………………(not do) homework in the evening.
PART B - READING
VI. Read the passage and answer the questions. (3.0 pts)
Once upon a time there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen
while her lazy sisters did nothing. One night her sisters went out to a ball at the palace. Cinderella
was left at home, very sad. After a time her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she
could go to the ball, but to return home by midnight. So she went to the ball in a beautiful dress
and a wonderful coach. She danced with the prince but at midnight she ran back home, leaving
one of her shoes on the dance floor. The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house
in the capital until he found the shoe was the right size for Cinderella .She and the prince were
married and lived happily ever after.
1. Where did Cinderella’s sisters go one night?
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2. How was Cinderella when she was left at home?
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3. Who appeared and helped Cinderella?

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4. What did Cinderella do at the ball?
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5. When did Cinderella have to come back home?
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6. What do you think of the end of the story?
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VII. Read the passage. Then fill in the gaps in the passage with the words given in the box.
(2.0pts)
at on was order name telephoned speak took
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A customer (1)…………. The Thanh Cong Delivery Service (2) ……….. June 16 just after
midday. The customer’s (3) ………. was Mr. Nam, and he wanted to (4) …………. to Mrs.
Van. Mrs. Van (5)…………. in a meeting and could not come to the phone. So Mr. Toan (6)
……… a message. Mr. Nam called about his stationary (7)………. . He said Mrs. Van could
reach him (8)………. 8 634 082.
PART C - WRITING
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. (2.5pts)
1. Peter began to collect stamps in 2005
Peter has ……………………………………………………………………..…..
2. That girl is very intelligent.
What ………………………………………………………………………….…!
3. This living-room isn’t as big as that kitchen.
That kitchen………………………………………………………………………
4. Hung is taller than Ba.
Ba…………………......................................................………………………….
5. What’s your date of birth?
When……………………………………………………………………………?
6. Her hair is long and black.

She has……………………………………………………………………………
7. The children liked to walk in the rain.
The children enjoyed …………………..................................................…………
8. You should learn the phonetic symbols to improve your English pronunciation” Thuy said.
Thuy advised me.....................................................................................................
9. “Don’t be late, Nam”, the teacher said.
The teacher told ………………………………………………………………….
10. How much is that hat?
How much does …………………………………………………………………..
IX. Write a letter to your friend inviting him/her to take part in your birthday party. You
can use the following suggestions. (2.5pts)
- Your name: Nam
- Your friend’s name: Nga
- Date of the party: Sunday, May the fifth
- Place of the party: 81b Dinh Tien Hoang Street
- Time of the party: 7 PM to 9 PM
- Activities at the party: games, songs, dance
- Tel: 0293.868.868
Dear.........…,
…………........................……………………………………………………....................
....……………………………………………………........................……………………
……………………………........................
……………………………………………………........................
……………………………………………………........................…
Love,
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ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
NĂM HỌC 2010-2011

I) Mỗi câu đúng 0,25đ
1- b 2- d 3- a 4-d 5-c
II) Mỗi câu đúng 0,25đ
1- d 2- b 3 - a 4- a 5- c
6. d 7- b 8- b 9- c 10- a
III) Mỗi câu đúng 0,25đ
1- a 2- c 3- b 4-c 5-b
IV) Mỗi câu đúng 0,25đ
1-boring 2- largest 3-performance 4-signature 5-colourful
6-curly 7-success 8-different 9-speech 10-magically
V) Mỗi câu đúng 0,25đ
1-doesn’t have 2- comes/is staying 3-don’t drive/ go 4-is talking 5-is coming
6- will buy 7-takes 8-stops 9-are 10-doesn’t often
VI) Mỗi câu đúng 0.5đ
1. They went to a ball at the palace
2. She was very sad
3. Her fairy godmother did.
4. She danced with the prince
5. (She had to come back home) at midnight
6. I think it ends happily/ It has a happy ending.
VII) Mỗi câu đúng 0,25đ
1-telephoned 2- on 3-name 4- speak
5-was 6- took 7-order 8-at
VIII) Mỗi câu đúng 0,25đ
1. Peter has collected stamp since 2005
2. What an intelligent girl!
3. That kitchen is bigger than this living-room.
4. Ba is shorter than Hung/Ba is not as tall as Hung
5. When is your birthday?
6. She has a long black hair.

7. The children enjoyed walking in the rain.
8. Thuy advised me to learn the phonetic symbols to improve my English pronunciation.
9. The teacher told Nam not to be late.
10. How much does that hat cost?
IX) Mỗi câu đúng 0,5đ
Dear Nga,
I am having a birthday party on Sunday, May the fifth. The party will be at my house at 81b Dinh
Tien Hoang Street from 7 pm to 9 pm.
After the party we can play video games, sing some songs and listen to music and dance.
I hope you will come and join the fun.
Love,
Nam Tell: 0293.868868
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