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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>PHÒNG GD&ĐT QUỲNH LƯU ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC. KỲ KIỂM TRA NĂNG KHIẾU HỌC SINH LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012. Đề thi môn: Anh văn. Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) PART 1: PHONETICS I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (5 points) 1. A. winter B. where C. wrong D. warm 2. A. said B. neighbor C. grade D. great 3. A. anything B. bath C. thin D. those 4. A. shout B. through C. mountain D. household 5. A. used B. pleased C. reached D. cleaned PART 2: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY I. Choose the best answer (10 points) 1. We are all _____ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation! A. upset B. afraid C. delighted D. certain 2. Reading many books _____ you widen your knowledge. A. helps B. helping C. help D are helped 3. Can you tell me where _____? A. we shall meet B. shall we meet C. we meeting D. we to meet 4. The temple _____ many years ago is old and mossy now. A. building B. was built C. built D. builds 5. Would you mind if she _____ the room with you? A. cleans B. tidies C. stayed D. shared 6. He came to my house _____ help me do the assignments. A. to not B. so as not to C. not so as to D. so as to not 7. Hoa is reading short stories _____ Jack London. A. of B. from C. by D. with 8. His car has the similar color _____ my uncle’s. A. with B. like C. as D. to 9. The natural resources are limited _____ we recycle used things. A. so B. because C. and D. but 10. _____ for some minutes and you’ll feel more _____. A. Relax B. Relaxing C. Relaxation D. To relax II. Each sentence below has ONE mistake. Find and correct it (10 points). 1. Let’s decorate the houses themselves. It must be cheaper. 2. She doesn’t like the room because it is not big enough for her family to live. 3. The cars producing in 1990s were not modern. 4. I think five thousand dongs are not enough to buy a hat at present. 5. “Smoking is not good for your health, Nam” ~ “I see and I promise giving it up soon” 6. Eiffel Tower of Paris is one of the greatest attractions tourist. 7. Nhi wanted to know the rules of play the game 20 questions. 8. Tuan, you’ve done such a big mistake! 9. Nobody have cleaned this street since the storm so it is very dirty now. 10. Do you know to pronounce this word? I III. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets (5 points) 1. There are many cultural _____ between his country and mine. (DIFFER) 2. The festivals in my village are always _____ held. (TRADITION) 3. Vung Tau beach is said to be one of the _____ places in Vietnam. (LOVE) 4. You should _____ your trousers, they are too long for you. (SHORT) 5. “Too many _____ spoil the dish” is a famous saying. (COOK) PART 3: READING COMPREHENSION.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word (10 points) A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his (1) ____ language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child, and some children (2) ____ boys and girls who live abroad with their parents seem to learn two languages almost (3) ____ easily as one. In school, it isn't so easy to learn a second language because the pupils have (4) ____ time for it; and they are busy with other (5) ____ as well. The best way for (6) ____ of us to remember things is to join them in our mind with something which we know already or which we easily (7) ____ because we have a picture of it in our mind. That is why it is better to learn words in sentences , not by themselves, or to see, or do, or feel what a (8) ____ means when we first use it. PART 4: WRITING I. Write the second sentence that has the same meaning with the first one (10 points) 1. He last visited his home village in 2002. He hasn’t ………………………………………………………………………… 2. “I am going to the movies with my parents tonight”, said Nga Nga said …………………………………………………………………………. 3. She brought a big basket because she wanted to buy many things. In ………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Nobody in my class can run as fast as Hung. Hung is ………………………………………………………………………….. 5. People speak both English and French in Canada. Both …………………………………………………………………………….. 6. I wasn’t good at drawing and neither was my sister. Neither my sister nor I …………………………………………………………. 7. “Are you in grade 8 or grade 9?”, the man asked me. The man ………………………………………………………………………… 8. My mother enjoys watching Korean movies. Watching Korean movies gives ………………………………………………… 9. Did you clean the board this morning, Minh? Was …………………………………………………………………………….. 10. “Would you like some coffee?”, she said to me. She offered me ………………………………………………………………… II. Composition: (10 points) Write a composition of 120 - 150 words about the following topic: My favorite activity after school The end Họ và tên thí sinh: ....................................................... PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO QUỲNH LƯU. SBD: .............. HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM Kiểm tra HS học lực giỏi - Năm học 2011-2012 Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 8. PART 1: PHONETICS I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (5 points) 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A PART 2: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY I. Choose the best answer (10 points).

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> 1. C 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. A II. Each sentence below has ONE mistake. Find and correct it (10 points). 1. themselves  ourselves 2. live  live in 3. producing  produced 4. are  is 5. giving  to give 6. attractions tourist  tourist attractions 7. play  playing 8. done  made 9. have  has 10. know to  know how to.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> III. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets (5 points) 1. differences 2. traditionally 3. loveliest 4. shorten. 5. cooks. PART 3: READING COMPREHENSION Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word (10 points) 1. own 2. like 3. as 4. little 5. subjects 6. most/ all 7. remember 8. word PART 4: WRITING I. Write the second sentence that has the same meaning with the first one (10 points) 1. He hasn’t visited his home village since 2002. 2. Nga said she was going to the movies with her parents that night. 3. In order to buy many things, she brought a big basket. 4. Hung is the fastest runner in my class. 5. Both English and French are spoken in Canada. 6. Neither my sister nor I was good at drawing. 7. The man asked me/wanted to know whether I was in grade 8 or grade 9 8. Watching Korean movies gives my mother pleasures. 9. Was the board cleaned by you this morning, Minh? 10. She offered me some coffee. II. Composition: (10 points) Write a composition of 120 - 150 words about the following topic: My favorite activity after school Total: 60 points/ 6 = 10..

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