Đề thi giao lưu HSG tiếng anh lớp 8 năm học 2016 – 2017 huyện Tam Dương có đáp án

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<b>PHÒNG GD&ĐT TAM DƯƠNG </b> <b>ĐỀ THI GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8</b>
<b>NĂM HỌC 2016- 2017 </b>

<b>MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 </b>

<i>Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề </i>
<i><b>Đề thi gồm 05 trang </b></i>

<b>PART A: LISTENING </b>

<b>You are going to listen to a conversation and do the tasks below. You will hear the recording </b>
<b>TWICE. </b>

<b>Questions 1- 6 </b>

<i><b>Complete the form using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR NUMBERS for each answer. </b></i>
<i><b>Write your answer on your answer sheet. </b></i>

<b>Questions 7- 10 </b>

<i><b>Choose the correct answer for each question below. Write A, B or C on your answer sheet. </b></i>

7. What happened to Sam’s car?

A. It was replaced by another one. B. It broke down. C. It was stolen.
8. Why does Jan need a car now?

A. She lives too far from the university.
B. She spends too much time on the bus.

C. She would feel safer at night with a car.
9. What does Sam recommend?

A. check the service records
B. avoid buying an old car
C. get a mechanical inspection
10. How are they travelling to Elena’s?

A. by motorcycle B. on foot C. by bus

<b>PARTB: PHONETICS </b>

<b>Question I. Pick out the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined parts are pronounced differently </b>
<b>from those of the other words. </b>

1. A. thermal B. telepathy C. ethnic D. therefore

2. A. generous B. language C. gentle D. gather

3. A. wicked B. liked C. stopped D. promised

<b>Buying a Used Car: Contact Details </b>

<b>Model: </b>
<b>Year: </b>

<b>Number of Owners: </b>

<b>Condition: </b>

<b>Reason for Selling: </b>

<b>Asking Price: </b>

<b>Appointment Time: </b>

<b>Address: </b>

<b>Contact name: </b>

<b>Celica </b>

<b>...1985... </b>

<b>(1)... </b>

<i><b>overall good brakes done (2)... </b></i>

<b>(3)... </b>

<b>(4)... </b>

<b>(5)... </b>

<i><b>(6)..., Park Wood </b></i>

<i><b>Elena </b></i>

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4. A. museum B. scenery C. preserve D. relax
5. A. majority B. generation C. contaminate D. evacuate

<b>PART C: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR </b>

<b>Question I: Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete the sentence. </b>
1. Seldom _________ art critics consider movies to be a form of fine art.

A. are B. that C. do D. the

2. Veronica broke the school rules so many times that the headmistress finally had no alternative but
to _____ her.

A. export B. deport C. eject D. expel

3. We _______ at about seven o’clock this morning and we eventually arrived at half past four.

A. set in B. set to C. set up D. set out

4. The air-sea search operation is continuing although hopes of finding survivors are ___________.

A. dimming B. fading C. dissolving D. reducing

5. She was singing to herself all the way home. She _________ very happy about something.
A. should have been B. will be C. would have been D. must have been
6. It was ________ serious accident that he was kept in hospital for a month.

A. such B. such a C. so D. so a

7. I really want to help you, but I’ve got __________ organizing the school play.

A. my head over heels B. up to my ears C. my nose choked D. my hands full

8. He wishes his wife ________ so much about the neighbors all the time.

A. will not talk B. wouldn’t talk C. hadn’t talked D. doesn’t talk
9. Had they arrived at the sale early, they _________ a better selection.

A. would have found B. must have found C. would find D. had found

10. On leaving prison, Vic decided to turn over a new _________ and to give up his old life of crime.

A. book B. page C. chapter D. leaf

11. No ________ how hard he tries, he always seems to make the same grammatical mistakes.

A. importance B. effect C. matter D. question

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A. it influences farmers B. that influences farmers

C. farmers that it influences D. why farmers influences it
13. From the cliff top it was a(n) _______ drop to the beach below.

A. sheer B. straight C. upright D. erect

14. To save money, we should _________ the amount of energy used in your homes.

A. increase B. leave C. reduce D. stop

15. “Thank you very much” ~ “________.”

A. Good idea B. Not all C. You’re welcome D. Nothing

<b>Question II: Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the </b>
<b>lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the </b>
<b>beginning (0). </b>

<b>Example: 0. confusion </b>

<b>ENGLISH STUDENTS AND CULTURE SHOCK </b>
Culture shock is a feeling of (0)_________experienced by someone
visiting a new country and being confronted with an
(1)_________culture. It is experienced by many of the thousands of
the students who leave home to study English in an English- speaking
country. These students have to cope with changes in weather, food,
language and behavior. (2)_________have found that there are
several stages of culture shock and that adjusting to life in a new
country is an ongoing and gradual process.

Initially, students may feel (3)_________about the new culture. They
take to their language studies with enthusiasm and make significant
progress. Once the (4)___________ of being in a foreign place wears
off, feelings of (5)_________, depression and homesickness may
arise, and homesick students may call home repeatedly.
(6)_________problems, due to the local speaking too quickly and
using strange idioms and slang, are also very common.

(7)_________, stress may be caused by racial discrimination,
(8)_________problems or safety concerns.

During the next stage, the student is more (9)_________and begins
to accept the positive and negative aspects of both cultures. They
begin to feel at home and realize that problems are also
(10)_________opportunities

CONFUSE
FAMILIAR

RESEARCH

EXCITE

NOVEL
ANXIOUS
COMMUNICATE

ADDITION
FINANCE

REAL

<b>LEARN </b>

<b>Question III: There are five mistakes in the following paragraph. Find and correct them. </b>
<b>There is an example which has been done. </b>

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and more people use English and the number of those who learns English as a foreign language
has been increasing so rapidly that it is the highest nowadays.

<i><b>Example: 0. Line 1: for </b></i>



<i><b> of </b></i>

1. ………..
2. ………..
3. ………
4. ……….
5. ……….

<b>PART D: READING </b>

<b>Question I: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question. </b>
The Timber rattlesnake, once widespread throughout the eastern United States, is now on the
endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once thrived. Compared
to its western cousins, the Timber rattlesnake may be especially vulnerable because of certain
behaviors adapted for coping with the cold climate in which it lives.

Rattlesnakes are generally found in warm climates because, like all reptiles, they cannot
generate or regulate their own body temperature internally, and must rely on the sun’s warmth
for heat. But Timber rattlesnakes migrated into colder northern areas about 8000 years ago
when glaciers retreated. In order to survive in these northern regions, these snakes developed
a number of adaptive strategies, but ultimately, these behaviors make them more vulnerable to
human predation, their main threat.

One survival strategy the snakes have developed is hibernation. For approximately eight
<b>months of the year, the rattlers remain motionless in deep frost-free crevices, with their body </b>
temperature dropping as low as 40 degrees. In the spring when they emerge, they must warm
their chilled bodies by sunning for three or four days on rocks in the open. This behavior
<b>coupled with the fact that Timber rattlesnakes tend to concentrate in large numbers at their </b>
wintering sites, makes them easy prey. Gestating females are particularly vulnerable because
they spend much of their time basking in the sun in order to produce live young from eggs. In
addition, females have very long interbirth intervals, producing live young only every three to

five years. If a frost or cold spell comes late in the year, the entire litter of 6 to 12 young may
die.

Efforts are underway to protect the Timber rattlesnake and its habitat from further human
depredation, but in many states it is already too late.

1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Why Timber rattlesnakes hibernate.
B. How Timber rattlesnakes are surviving.

C. How Timber rattlesnakes adapted to northern climates.
D. Why Timber rattlesnakes are endangered.

<b>2. Which of the following is TRUE about Timber rattlesnake migration? </b>
A. They migrated to eastern states.

B. They migrated northward during a warming period.
C. They migrated to escape a cold climate.

D. They migrated to the south to seek a warmer climate.

<b>3. The word “crevices” in paragraph 3 could be replaced by which of the following? </b>

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4. What is the author’s tone in this passage?

A. Accusative B. Nostalgic C. Informative D. Humorous
<b>5. Which of the following could best replace the phrase “coupled with” in paragraph 3? </b>

A. compared with B. combined with C. controlled with D. supported with

<b>Question II: Read the text. Six sentences have been removed. Choose from the sentences </b>
<b>A- G the one that fits each gap (0- 5). There is one extra sentence that you do not need. </b>
<b>There is an example at the beginning (number 0). </b>

<b>RUINING THE RUINS </b>

Acid rain is now a familiar problem in the industrialized countries in Europe. Gases like
sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide are produced by power stations and cars. …(0)… Acid rain
is also capable of dissolving some rocks, and buildings made of soft rocks, such as limestone,
are particularly badly affected. The acid rain attacks the rocks, and so carvings and statues are
eroded more quickly.

…..(1)….. . According to a report in the New Scientist, acid rain is being blamed for the rapid
decay of ancient ruins in Mexico. The old limestone buildings in places like Chichen Itza,
Tulum and Palenque are wearing away very quickly indeed. These sites are the remains of the
buildings built by the Mayas between 250BC and AD900, and the spectacular ruins of Mayan
civilization are visited by thousands of tourists every year.

But those ruins are in danger of being seriously damaged by pollution. At many sites the stone
has been covered with a layer of black substance like tar. …(2)…. . Scientists estimate that
about one millimeter of stone is worn away every twelve years. ….(3)…. . The acid rain is said
to be caused by pollution from oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico. Car exhaust gases are also a
problem. Local volcanic eruptions make the problem even worse. Nevertheless, with enough
money and effort, researchers say that many of the problems could be solved and the rate of
erosion reduced. ….(4)…..

Mexico’s current lack of funds is also partly due to oil. The country has rich oil fields and a

few years ago, when oil was expensive, Mexico was selling large quantities of oil to the USA
and earning a lot of money. ….(5)….. . However, the price of oil then dropped, and Mexico
has been left owing enormous sums of money and with not enough income from oil sales to
pay back the loans. So unless the price of oil rises, it is unlikely that Mexico will be able to
afford to clean up the pollution and save its Mayan ruins from destruction.

A. At others the painted surfaces inside temples are lifting and flaking off and the stone is
being eaten away.

B. That is enough to have caused some of the ancient carvings to become seriously damaged
already.

C. These measures would reduce the pollution, but would not stop it completely.

D. The government was therefore able to borrow huge sums of money from banks around the
world, thinking they would have no problem repaying their debts.

E. The problem, however, is not just a European one.

F. They dissolve in rainwater and this makes acid rain, which damages trees, rivers and streams.
G. However, the Mexican government does not have enough money to do the work, and needs
to spend what money it has on the Mexican people.

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<b>Question III: Insert a suitable word in each of the blanks to complete the following </b>
<b>passage. </b>

<b>HURRICANE KATRINA </b>

New Orleans, in Louisiana, is (1) _________ as the most unique city in the United States with
distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals.

However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and
nearly half of the city below sea (2) _________, the city faces the danger of flooding. So, a
levee system and drainage canals were built to protect the city.

Early in (3) _________ morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive
(4) _________ disaster in the history of New Orleans, struck the city. The storm brought (5)
_________ winds and heavy rains for several days. (6) _________ a result, water from the
river and lakes rose, breaking the levees and poured directly (7) _________ the city. Soon 80
percent of the city was under the water. People scrambled to rooftops for safety, desperate for
food and drinking water. The winds were (8) _________ strong that even beds in Hyatt Hotel
were seen flying out of the hotel windows. The loss was tremendous. Most (9) _________ the
major roads and bridges were destroyed, and houses collapsed. Nearly 2,000 people (10)
_________ killed. After the storm, several natural grounds for the breeding and migrating of
different species of animals and birds were permanently lost.

<b>PART E: WRITING </b>

<b>Question I: Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that </b>
<b>their meanings remain unchanged </b>

1. Tony’s very charming, but I would not trust him.


Charming………..………
……

2. It was the goalkeeper who saved the match for us.
 If it hadn’t

………...
3. Anna and her mother are very similar, aren’t they?

 Anna and her mother

take………..………?
4. The young actress was very nervous before the audition. (butterflies)


……….………
…

5. Emma came first because she worked hard. (result)


……….………
…

<b>Question II: Write an essay of around 150-180 words on the following topic. </b>

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<b>---HẾT--- </b>

<i>Thí sinh khơng được sử dụng tài liệu. Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm. </i>
Họ tên thí sinh ………SBD……. Phịng thi ……..

<b>PHÒNG GD&ĐT TAM DƯƠNG </b>

<b>KỲ THI GIAO LƯU HSG NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017 </b>

<b>MÔN: TIẾNG ANH- LỚP 8 </b>

<b>ĐÁP ÁN + HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM </b>

<b>Tổng điểm: 100 điểm – Sau đó quy ra thang điểm 10 </b>

<b>PART A: LISTENING (15 điểm) </b>

1. 3

4. $ 1500

7. B

10. A

2. last year

5. 6:30

8. C

3. (owner) going overseas 6. 88 Princess/Prince’s St/street 9. C

<b>PART B: PHONETICS (5 điểm) </b>

<b>Question I (QI) (3 điểm): </b>

1. D

2. D

3. A

<b>QII (2 điểm): </b>

4. B

5. B

<b>PART C: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (30 điểm) </b>

<b>QI (15 điểm): </b>

1. C

4. B

7. D

10. D

13. A

2. D

5. D

8. B

11. C

14. C

3. D

6. B

9. A

12. B

15. C

<b>QII (10 điểm): </b>

1. unfamiliar

5. anxiety

9. realistic

2. Researchers

6. Communication

10. learning

3. excited

7. Additionally

4. novelty

8. financial

<b>QIII (5 điểm): </b>

1. Line 2: not  no

4. Line 6: being  been

2. Line 3: them  their

5. Line 7: learns  learn

3. Line 4: developing  developed

<b>PART D: READING (30 điểm) </b>

<b>QI (5x2=10 điểm): 1. D </b>

<b>2. B </b>

<b>3. C </b>

<b>4. C </b>

<b>5. B </b>

<b>QII (5x2=10 điểm): 1. E </b>

<b>2. C </b>

<b>3. B </b>

<b>4. G </b>

<b>5. D </b>

<b>QIII (10 điểm): </b>

1. known/regarded

4. natural

7. into

2. level

5. severe /strong

8. so

3. the

6. as

9. of 10.

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<b>PART E: WRITING (20 điểm) </b>

<b>QI (5 điểm): </b>

1. Charming as/ though Tony is/ maybe, I would not trust him.

2. - If it hadn’t been for the goalkeeper, we would have lost the match.

OR

- If it hadn’t been for the goalkeeper, we would not have won the

match.

3. Anna and her mother take after, don’t they?

4. The actress had butterflies in her stomach before the audition.

5. Emma came first as a result of her hard work.

<i><b>QII (15 điểm): The candidate’s essay should include the following points: </b></i>

<b>- (3) The writing passage should be well organized: Introduction, body and ending </b>

of the passage; Linking words…

<b>- (9) The content of the writing passage should be clear, logical and creative with </b>

<b>explanations. </b>

<b>- (3) The writing passage is supposed to be free of grammatical and spelling errors. </b>

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