Tài liệu ĐỀ THI HSG LỚP 8

ĐỀ LUYÊÊN THI SỐ 1 Điểm bài thi Bằng số: Bằng chữ:………………. ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN Ngày thi: MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Thời gian làm bài 150 phút (Đề gồm 05 trang) Chữ kí GK 1:………………………… Phách Chữ kí GK 2:………………………. QuestionI.Circle the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others (5pts) 1.A.southern B.sunbathing C.breath D.thunder 2.A.island B.rescue C.institute D.limestone 3.A.jungle B.gist C.grind D.emigrate 4.A.stretcher B.chemistry C.Christmas D.character 5.A.heritage B.shortage C.teenage D.luggage QuestionII.Circle the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in each group: (5 pts). 1.A.reserved B.invent C.beneath D.wardrobe 2.A.character B.transmit C.opposite D.dangerous 3.A.festival B.heritage C.resident D.selection 4.A.expensive B.sensitive C.negative D.sociable 5.A.morning B.college C.arrive D.famous Question III. Circle the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (15pts): 1.He had his father ___________his watch. A.fixed B.fixing C.to fix D.fix 2.Million of Christmas cards __________every year. A.were sent B.are sent C.send D.is sending 3.Switzerland is well-known for his impressive mountainous ________ . A.view B.scenes C.scenery D.sights 4.Normally he is rather _____________but sometimes he talks freely about himself A.sociable B.reserved C.serious D.peaceful 5.They had lunch together in the school__________ . A.cafe B.restaurant C.canteen D.bar 6.He was seen crying, and his face _________red with shame. A.caught B.broke C.turned D.suffered 7. I saw him _______the flowers in the garden. A.watering B.watered C.be watered D.be watering 8.As she was running, suddenly she stumbled _______ a rock and fell ______ . A.at/off B.in/out C.over/down D.of/down 9.Jane really enjoys __________to dinner parties. A.inviting B.being inviting C.being invited D.be invited 10.After a month, Hoa got used to _______in her new school. A.study B.studying C.studied D.is studying 11.Which girl is Hoa? She is the one with ___________ . A.long curly black hair B.curly long black hair C.long black curly hair D.curly long black hair 12.He worked hard __________he could pass the final exam. A.so that B.in order to C.so as to D.as result 13.Children are not old enough to look after __________ . A.himself B.ourselves C.herself D. themselves 14.Chicago is ___________right on the shore of Lake Michigan. A.placed B.situated C.laid D.set 15.My sister likes sweets ____________from chocolate. A.making B.made C.to make D.make Question IV. Each of the following sentence has one mistake. Identify and correct the mistakes (10pts): 1.The doctor advised him to cover the burn area with a thick sterile dressing. 2.Everybody I know like to eat chocolates and ice-cream. 3.Smoking cigarettes are not allowed in this hospital. 4.These bags are too expensive for we to buy at this time . 5.The film is too interesting that I’ve seen it twice. 6.The old man opened the door by his keys. 7. She got up early in order to not be late for school. 8.The boys hurt himself when they jumped down from the tree. 9.Would you mind if I turn down the radio? 10.The returned ticket is more expensive than the single one * Answer 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. Question V.Give the correct form/tense of the verbs in brackets: (10 pts). 1.His new novel ___(publish)___ in two months . 2.After (hear) the codition, I decided _____(not enter)___ the competition. 3.Yesterday Hoang _____(spend)____ two hours ____(repair)____ his computer set. 4.All the beautiful buildings in our cities ___(destroy)___ by exhaust gases from cars . We must ___(do)___ something to stop this . 5.A:__________you __(pay)__ your electricity bill yet? B: No, I haven’t, but I must ___(pay)___ it today.If I don’t , my electricity ____(shut off)_____ by the power company tomorrow. Answer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Question VI. Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (10pts): 1.They were the oldest _(INHABIT)__ of the island. 2.Fishing is my favorite __(RELAX)____ . 3.They only had a day to visit all the tourist _(ATTRACT)__ . 4,The school was _(ORIGINAL)__quite small . 5.It was raining cats and dogs when he _(DEPARTURE)__ . 6.He always gets bad marks because he is a __(CARE) _student. 7.Bell experimented with ways of transmitting _(SPEAK)_over a long distance. 8.How many _(CELEBRATE) ___are there in Viet Nam in a year? 9. No one knows the exact _(DEEP) _of this river . 10.This statue is a __(MEMORY) __to a great statesman. 1._______________ 2._________________ 3.________________ 4._______________ 5._________________ 6.________________ 7._______________ 8._________________ 9.________________ 10.______________ Question VII . Fill in each space with one suitable preposition.(5pts) 1.We are thinking _________importing flowers__________China. 2.Carry it _______ both hands ! 3.She came ________ her old friends on the street yesterday morning. 4. He fell ___________ the river yesterday. Question VIII . Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each space (10 pts) Tommy Milligan started his working life as a factory worker in a small___(1)___ , and by working hard , he became the ____(2)____ after a few years . The company continued to do well , and mostly ____(3)_____ Tommy believed in good conditions for his _____(4)______ . There was a friendly atmosphere , and people enjoyed their work. When someone reached 60 or 65 and _____(5)______ , Tommy always gave a party for them , and a generous present. At break-times there was always a fresh ____(6)______ of tea or coffee ready for the workers , and if anyone fell ill , Tommy sent him or her straight to the doctor’s _______(7)______ by taxi. Local people knew what a good _____(8)_____ he was , and whenever there was a ______(9)______ available at Tommy’s factory , a lot of people _______(10) _____for it. Answer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A.office A.manager A.although A.assistants A.resigned A.glass A.hospital A.boss A.work A.resigned B.factory B.employee B.therefore B.employers B.applied B.pot B.studio B.chief B.employ B.applied C.studio C.engineer C.but C.boss C.retired C.carton C.clinic C.patron C.job C.retired D.room D.mechanic D.because D.staff D.retreated D.box D.surgery D.staff D.profession D.demanded Question IX. Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word: (10 pts). Two .....(1)…… were going along Pasteur Street. A man was riding a red Dylan, and a ….(2)….. was riding a white Spacy. The man was riding very slowly and carefully. The young boy ….(3) …..driving carefully. He was looking at an ….(4) ……girl. She was walking along street. She was wearing a long blue skirt and she was carrying a handbag. The traffict lights were green. A dog was sitting beside them. A cat was sitting in the opposite corner. The dog was thinking about a…(5)… Suddenly the dog saw the cat. ….(6)….. ran ….(7)…… the street. The man saw the dog .He braked quikly. The Spacy ……..(8)….. into the Dylan. The …..(9) …… and the boy lay on the street. The girl saw the ……(10) ……. She ran to the telephone box . The police and an ambulance came at once . Answer 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. Question X: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first (10pts): 1.People believe that 13 is an unlucky number.  13 is ________________________________________________________________ 2.Nam spent more money than Minh.  Minh spent ___________________________________________________________ 3.My uncle likes gardening more than fishing.  My uncle prefers ______________________________________________________ 4.How long is the River Hong?  What’s ______________________________________________________________ 5.Lan will be eighteen next week.  It’s Loan’s ___________________________________________________________ 6.Are you going to plant more trees in that region.  Are _________________________________________________________________ 7.I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.  I’m very sad not _______________________________________________________ 8.Nam is so intelligent that he can answer all my questions.  Nam is ______________________________________________________________ 9.Why isn’t this TV working?  What ________________________________________________________________ 10.My father made me clean the house.  I ___________________________________________________________________ Question XI. Use the given words or phrases to make complete sentences ( 10pts ) 1.Would/you/mind/sit/front seat/taxi/? ______________________________________________________________________ 2.Last Sunday, Mai /fall/bike/hit/head/road. ______________________________________________________________________ 3.Flight 710/Chicago/take off/ ten /minutes. ______________________________________________________________________ 4.Compost/can/make/household/garden waste. ______________________________________________________________________ 5.Our school/hold/flower-arranging contest/ March 8th every year. ______________________________________________________________________ 6.Two girls /have/make/fire/rub/pieces/bamboo/together. ______________________________________________________________________ 7.We/ought/use/cloth bags/instead/reuse/plastic bags. ______________________________________________________________________ 8.Shoes/sandals/make/recycled car tires. ______________________________________________________________________ 9.People /believe/well-paying jobs /plentiful/city. ______________________________________________________________________ 10.I /used/live/grandmother/I /young. ______________________________________________________________________ The end ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC: 2011-2012 Điểm bài thi Bằng số: Chữ kí GK 1:………………………… Phách Chữ kí GK 2:………………………. Bằng chữ:………………. QuestionI.Circle the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others (5pts) 1.A southern 2.A island 3.B gist 4.A stretcher 5.C teenage QuestionII.Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in each group: (5 pts). 1.D 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C Question III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (15pts): 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.C 7. A 8.C 9.C 10.B 11.A 12.A 13.D 14.B 15.B Question IV. Each of the following sentence has one mistake. Identify and correct the mistakes (10pts): 1.burn burned 6. by with 2.like likes 7.to not  not to 3.are is 8.himself themselves 4. we us 9.turn turned 5.too so 10.returnedreturn Question V.Give the correct form/tense of the verbs in brackets: (10 pts). 1. will be published 2. hearing; not to enter 3. spent; repairing 4.. are being destroyed; do 5. Have – paid; pay; will be shut off Question VI. Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (10pts): 1. inhabitants 2. relaxation 3. attractions 4, originally 5. departed 6. careless 7. speech 8. celebrations 9. depth 10. memorial Question VII . Fill in each space with one suitable preposition.(5pts) 1.of ; from 2.with 3.across 4. into Question VIII . Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each space (10 pts) Answer 1.B 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.B Question IX. Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word: (10 pts). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.  people/ motorcycles  boy  wasn’t  attractive  bone 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.      It across crashed man accident Question X: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first (10pts): 1.13 is believed to be an unlucky number. 2.Minh spent less money than Nam. 3.My uncle prefers gardening to fishing. 4.What’s the length of the River Hong? 5.It’s Loan’s eighteenth birthday next week. 6.Are more trees going to be planted in that region? 7.I’m very sad not to be accepted in that group.. 8.Nam is such an intelligent boy/student that he can answer all my questions . 9.What is wrong / the matter with this TV? 10.I was made to clean the house. Question XI. Use the given words or phrases to make complete sentences ( 10pts ) 1.Would you mind sitting in the front seat of the taxi? 2.Last Sunday , Mai fell of her bike and hit her head on the road. 3.Flight 710 to Chicago will take off in ten minutes. 4.Compost can be made from household and garden waste. 5.Our school holds a flower-arranging contest on March 8th every year. 6.Two girls have/had to make fire by rubbing pieces of bamboo together. 7.We ought to use cloth bags in stead of reusing plastic bags. 8.Shoes and sandals are made from recycled car tires. 9.People believe well paying jobs are plentiful in the city. 10.I used to live with my grandmother when I was young. Trên đây chỉ là hướng dẫn chấm . Nếu học sinh làm cách khác đúng thì vẫn cho điểm