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thi häc sinh giái khèi 8 Thử
n¨m häc 2019-2020
Name:
..................................... M«n thi: TiÕng Anh
Class: ................... Thêi
gian: 120 phót
Part I: Phonetics (2 points)
A.
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. watch B. chemistry C. technology D. school
2. A. today B. worker C. about D. pop
3. A. house B. height C. hour D. half
4. A. end B. general C. expensive D. met
5. A. nothing B. other C. birthday D. thanks
6. A. visited B. decorated C. missed D.
divided
B. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from
the others.
7. A. technology B. illustration C.
definition D. electronic
8. A. computer B. different C.
capable D. calculate
9. A. number B. software C. manage D. invent
10. A. become B. hardware C.
letter D. music
Part II: Grammar and Vocabulary: (8
points)
A. Choose the best answers
11.
Two months ago my brother _______ elected headmaster
of his school and he _______ a vacation since then.
A. was-hadn’t had B. was-hasn’t had
C. had been-didn’t have D.
had been-wouldn’t have
12. Yesterday morning my mother __ me a new
bicycle as my old one ___stolen.
A. bought-was B.
bought-had been
C. had bought-was D. had bought-had been
13. The lights went _______ in several
villages because of the storm.
A. by B.
out C. up D. off
14. My brother ______ the guitar since he
______ a little boy.
A. has started playing/ was B. has been playing/ was
C. starts playing/ is D. has been
playing/ is
15. What ______ if you ______ there
yesterday?
A. you will do/ are B. will you do/
are
C. would you have done/ were D. would you have done/ had been
16. That’s the house ______.
A. which I used to stay B. where I used to stay
at
C. where I used to stay D. in that I used to
staying
17. ______ Mary didn’t like Tom, she
agreed to work with him on the project.
A. Since
B. Although C. Despite D. In spite of
18. He had an _______ for a job with a
foreign company two days ago.
A. interview B.
interviewee C. interviewer D. interviewing
19. I’m going to meet a woman with _______
I used to study.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. that
20. Her uncle lived in Barcelona for
several years, _______ he taught Spanish.
A. when B. where C.
which D.
that
21. The teacher decided _______________
the paper.
A. accepting B. accept C. to accept D.
accepted
22. He found it very difficult
________________ a decision.
A.
reach B. to reach C. reaching D.
reaches
23. Anna is interested in ________________
to opera singing.
A. listening B. to listen C. listen D.
listened
24. Each time you
turn it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of
doing almost anything you ask.
A. suitable B. good C. right D. important
25. By my _______, we
made a profit of £20 000 last year.
A. calculate B. calculator C. calculation D. calculated
26. Mary used to ________________ chocolate when she was
small.
A. eating B. eat C. eaten D. ate
27. He should keep water ________________
A. cleanly B.
clean C. clear D. clearly
28. _______, we’ll arrive before dark.
A. Hope B. Hopeful C.
Hopefully D. Hopefulness
29. He didn't go to school ________________his
sickness.
A. unless B.
because C. because of D. if
30. She said that she would come to see
you ________________
A. tomorrow B.
the following day
C. the previous day D. the day
before
31. ________________ on the left in
England is difficult for me.
A. Drive B. Driven C. Driving D.
Drove
32. Keep _______ by eating well
and exercising regularly.
A. health B. healthful C.
healthy D. healthily
33.
A lot of fish ____________ live in the polluted sea die every day.
A.
who B. whom C. which D.
they
34. ____________ are you learning English
for? - To sing English songs.
A.
What B. Where C. How D.
How much
35. You need to be more _______.
A. decide B. decision C. decisive D.
decided
36. Many animals are _______ for their fur or
other valuable parts of their bodies.
A.
killed B. died C. killing D.
dying
37. He _______ us about his
extraordinary childhood.
A. told B. said C.
talked D.
greeted
38. The teacher _______ each child with a friendly
“Hello!”
A. greeted B. said C.
told D. asked
39. The workers stopped _______ a
rest because they felt tired.
A. take B. to take C.
taking D. took
40. That girl tried to avoid _______
some of my questions.
A. answer B. to answer C.
answering D. answered
B. Identify the error in each sentence by choosing
the letter A, B, C, or D.
41. What subjects
do students to study at secondary school?
A B C D
42. Would you like
going on an excursion with my class?
A
B C D
43. My sister has decided become teacher of
history at school.
A B C D
44. Last Sunday
I stayed at home to make my homework.
A B C D
45. What languages
can you say fluently?
A B C
D
46. Can you speak
more slow, please?
A B C D
47. I am keen in learning languages.
A B
C D
48. How long does
Minh stay in Da Lat - one of the most beautiful place
A B C D
in Viet Nam?
49. Let's to get
up early and go for a walk before breakfast?
A B C D
50. Do you mind
if I sitting near the window?
A B C D
Part III: READING. (5 points)
A. Choose the best word A, B, or C to fill in the blank
In the Brazilian rainforest there is
(51)________ new way of bringing (52)_______ to the people. If your neighbour(53)______one
of your chickens, you do not (54)_____to make
a long, expensive journey (55)_______the law courts
in the nearest town, (56)_____, once a month, a judge arrives at each village by boat.
(57)________ he arrives,
he will listen to you and your
neighbour. Perhaps
he will visit the place (58)___ the chicken was stolen. Then he (59) ____ pay.
The villagers think this will decide (60)____ is right.
51. A. the B. a C. 0 D.an
52. A. equal B.
just C. justice D. fair
53. A. steals B. stole C. stealing D. steal
54. A. have B.
has C. must D. had
55. A. at B. in C.
on D. to
56. A. because B. so C. and D. but
57. A. Since B.
When C. Because D. While
58. A. if B. when C. where D. which
59. A. must B.
may C. have D. can
60. A. what B.
which C. where D. who
B. Compete
Linh Lan’s letter
to her parents
with the words provided.
Roman treats relatives voices Tet
newcomers special worry Braille family
Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School for the Blind
November 25, 2006
Dear Mom and Dad,
It has been
four months since
I left home.
Life in this
(61)____________ school has been all right as ever. I have many new
friends now but I cannot
see their faces!
I can only
hear them through their
(62)____________. I have
learned many things,
especially (63)____________. Now
I can read and write in Braille. My homeroom teacher has helped me translate
the letters into the (64)____________ alphabet so that you both
can read them.
I miss the
whole (65)____________ very
much but don’t (66)____________
about me. I’m doing all right. The letter you sent me was also read by my
homeroom teacher. She is a nice teacher with a sweet voice, and
she is very
kind and helpful to
us, the (67)_____________ to
this school. She (68)____________ us
like her young brothers and
sisters. I will
come back home
on the (69)_____________ holidays and stay with you
all for ten days. I love you, Mom and Dad. Send my regards to our (70)_____________,
and particularly, to Grandma.
Tell her I love her and miss her, too.
Answers: 61: _____________ 66: _____________
62: _____________ 67:
_____________
63:
_____________ 68:
_____________
64: _____________ 69:
_____________
65: _____________ 70:
_____________
C.
Read the
text and choose the best answer for the
questions:
During the teenage years, many young people can at
times be difficult to talk to . They
often seem to dislike being questioned.
They may seem unwilling to talk about
their work in school. This is a normal development at this age , though it can
be very hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming independent of
teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up . Young people are
usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of
real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them .
Parents should do their best to talk to
their sons and daughters about school work and future plant but should not push
them to talk if they don't want to . Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some young
people in trying to be adult may experiment with sex, drugs, alcohol, or
smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual behaviour which
may be connected with these and get help if necessarry.
71.This
passage is taken from a ____
A.
handbook for parents B.
school timetable
C.
teenage magazine. C.
book for children
72. Why do adults sometimes find teenagers
difficult to talk to?
A.
because most teenagers are quiet
B.
because teenagers don't want to talk to other people.
C.
because teenagers think adults are not honest
D.
because most teenagers hate adults.
73. When can you expect young people to
be more talkative than usual?
A.
When people talk to them because they are really interested and not just checking on them.
B.
When adults give them a lot money to
spend.
C.
When adults talk to them about something other than their work in
school.
D.
When adults talk to them about sex, alcohol and drugs.
74. Some teenagers experiment with
drinking bad smoking because ___
A.
cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere.
B.
cigarettes and alcohol are cheap
C.
women like smoking and drinking men
D.
they regard them as a mark of adulthood
75. The word BEHAVIOUR in the passage
most nearly means ___
A.
feeling B.
manners C.activities D. reaction.
PART III: Writing. (5 points)
A. Rewrite the sentences without
changing the meaning (3 points).
76. No one has painted the door.
The door .................................................................................................
77. “Why don't we take a taxi ?”, she suggested.
She
suggested ........................................................................................
78. In spite of the cold weather, we went out.
Although...................................................................................................
79. I have never been to this shop before.
This is the first .......................................................................................
80. My mother wrote the article last week.
The article................................................................................................
81. He said: "I didn’t play soccer yesterday”.
He told
...................................................................................................
82. No one in
this club is a better swimmer than John.
John swims ...........................................................................................
83. He bought
the shoes in this shop. The shoes are good.
The shoes which he ..............................................................................
84. The boy is
bored. His bike has been stolen
The boy
whose .....................................................................................
85. Linh often
played truant when he was in lower - secondary school.
Linh used
to..........................................................................................
86. They will
have to change the date of the meeting again.
The date ..................................................................................................
87. Learn hard
or you won’t pass the exam.
If ……………………………………………………………………
B.
Write a paragraph of 100 words about
your home town/home village. Use the cues below. (2 points)
·
Name and location
of the place
·
Special features
of the place
·
Is it a tourist
attraction?
·
The people in the
place
·
Convenient time
to visit the place
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