ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN – TIẾNG ANH LỚP 6,7,8 THCS – KHÓA NGÀY 8/04/2023 – PHÙ CÁT, BÌNH ĐỊNH
FILE LISTENING
A/ LISTENING (4.0 ms)
Part 1. You will hear an interview with a woman called Rachel who is talking about the shows she puts on for children. For each question, put a tick (√) in the correct box. (2.0 ms)
1. Before her children were born, Rachel worked as
A. an art teacher. □ B. a painter. □ C. an actor. □
2. Who first thought of doing a show at a party?
A. Rachel’s husband. □ B. Rachel’s children. □ C. Rachel’s parents. □
3. Rachel’s neighbor, Lena, helps by
A. making some dolls for the shows. □
B. performing in the shows. □
C. writing the music for the shows. □
4. When Rachel did a play about a lion
A. the children laughed too much. □
B. the children’s parents complained. □
C. the children were frightened. □
5. Rachel thinks her shows are successful because
A. she enjoys doing them so much. □
B. she does a show daily. □
C. they are suitable for all ages. □
Part 2. You will hear a radio program about some historic places to visit. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered spaces. (2.0 ms)
| HISTORIC PLACES TO VISIT Black Rock Caves ♦ Over 2 million years old. ♦ For half a million years, people and animals, especially (1) ……………… lived here. ♦ Special evening tours during the month of (2) ……………… Salter House. ♦ Built in the year (3) ………………. ♦ Made famous by the televison series called Aunt Dorothy. ♦ All visitors want to see the Dorothy’s kitchen. The Old Port ♦ Have a ride on an old tram to the (4) ………………village. ♦ In the factory, find out how people used to make (5) ……………… |
B/ PRONUNCIATION (1.0 m)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0.5m)
1. A. tradition B. question C. condition D. preservation
2. A. vast B. cart C. craft D. paddy
3. A. season B. sometimes C. sea D. soon
4. A. though B. gather C. ethnic D. clothing
5. A. rough B. enough C. cough D. though
II. Pick out the words whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. (0.5m)
1. A. particular B. spectacular C. remarkable D. picturesque
2. A. museum B. monument C. cathedral D. contestant
3. A. participate B. politician C. communicate D. commemorate
4. A. companion B. lantern C. Christian D. incense
5. A. accommodation B. evacuation C. volcanic D. environmentalist
C/ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY. (5.0 ms)
I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence: (1.0m)
1. Who was the first American person …………… on the moon?
A. walking B. who walked C. walked D. to walk
2. …………… his advice, I would never have got the job.
A. Except B. Apart from C. But for D. As for
3. What measures have been …………… to control traffic jam at rush hours ?
A. done B. taken C. carried D. imagined
4. I moved to the front of the room …………… I could see better.
A. so as to B. in order to C. to D. so that
5. The new school complex cost …………… the city council had budgeted for.
A. twice more by far than B. twice much more than
C. almost twice as much as D. just twice as much as
6. So far, some of the storm damaged roads and bridges ……………
A. already repaired B. had already repaired
C. were already repaired D. have alreadly been repaired
7. You think you are the most intelligent in our class,…………..?
A. don’t you B. will you C. aren’t you D. won’t you
8. When I came to visit her last night, she …………… a bath.
A. had B. was having C. were having D. is having
9. One day, we’ll be able to send thoughts to each other directly using …………… technology.
A. telepathy B. video conference C. social media D. holography
10. I would rather you ………….…… smoke in here
A. didn’t B. not C. not to D. don’t
II. Give the correct form of the word in brackets: (1.0m)
1. ……………..is now a serious problem in Viet Nam. (FOREST)
2. Team games help to …………….. the students’ solidarity. (STRONG)
3. Mai is out of danger, now she is in ……………… (SAFE)
4. Human green house gas emissions are causing…………….. warming. (GLOBE)
5. I think the manager has got too many ……………………. (RESPONSIBLE)
6. Super Typhoon Haiyan is one of the most …………… storms in history. (POWER)
7. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been …………. in the last few years. (URBAN)
8. ……………. communication is often described as “ body language” (VERBAL)
9. Helen cannot talk to John because his nickname is…………….. (VISIBLE)
10. Sulphur dioxide is one of several…..…………… that are released into the atmostphere by coal-fired power stations. (POLLUTE)
III. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. (1.0m)
1. (Lie) ………………on the beach on a sunny day is pleasant.
2. The classroom is still very dirty. I don’t think it (clean) ………………
3. Each July, George together with his family (go) ………………to Spain for holiday.
4. By the end of this century, scientists (discover)……………… intelligent life.
5. I couldn’t recognize my cousin because he (grow) ……………… a lot.
6. This school looks old. It needs (repaint) ………………
7. I enjoy (take) ……………… to the zoo by my father.
8. After two years living in this country, you’ll get used to (eat)…………. Chinese food.
9. The astronaut’s clothes (make) ……………… from special materials.
10. Don’t forget (lock)…………… the door when you go out.
IV. There is a mistake in each sentence. Pick out and correct it. (2.0ms)
1. I would rather she is staying at home at the moment.
2. My teacher makes me to do all these exercises.
3. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities.
4. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
5. Everyone in the village was concerning about the plan for a new mall.
6. It is hoped that the develop countries will be less selfish in their economic policies and help the poorer nations.
7. If tomorrow the weather will be bad, the match will be postponed.
8. It was such a boring film so she felt asleep.
9. He spoke a few English, so we were able to communicate with him.
10. Three miles are too much to run in one day.
D/ READING COMPREHENSION. (5.0 ms)
I. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word: (1m)
To many people, their friends are the (1)………… important in their life. Really good friends (2)…………… the good times and the bad times, help you when you’ve got problems, never judge you and never turn their back on you. Your best friend may be (3)……….. you’ve known all your life, someone you’ve grown up with and been through lots of (4)…………. and downs with. There are all sorts of things that can bring about this special relationship. It may be the (5)……….. of enjoying the same activities, having the outlook on life, or sharing similar experiences Most of us have met someone that we’ve immediately felt relaxed with, (6)……… if we’ve known them for years. However, usually it really does take you years to (7)……….. to know someone well enough to consider him your best friend. To the majority of (8)…………. this is someone we trust completely and who understands us (9)…………. than anyone else. It’s the person you can turn to for impartial advice and a shoulder to cry on (10)………………… your life lets you down.
II. Read the passage bellow and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (1.0m)
When you enter the supermarkets, you see shelves full of food. You walk in the aisles between the shelves. You push a shopping cart and put your food in it.
You probably hear soft, slow music as you walk along the aisles. If you hear fast music, you walk quickly. The supermarket plays slow music, you walk slowly and have more time to buy things.
Maybe you go to the meat department first. There is some meat on sale, and you want to find it. The manager of the supermarket knows where customers enter the meat department.
The cheaper meat is at the other end of the meat department, away from where the customers enter. You have to walk by all the expensive meat before you find the cheaper meat. Maybe you will buy some of the expensive meat instead of the meat on sale.
The dairy department sells milk and milk products such as butter and cheese. Many customers like milk that has only little butterfat in it. One store has three different containers of low fat milk. One says ‘1% fat’ on the container. The second says ‘99 percent (99%) fat free’. The third says ‘Low fat’ in big letters and 1% in small letters. As you can see, all the milk has the same amount of fat. The milk is all the same. The amount of milk in each container is also the same. However, in this store they cost three different amounts of money. Maybe the customers will buy the milk that costs the most.
1. What is the main topic of this passage ?
A. How different kinds of food are arranged in supermarkets.
B. Soft, slow music makes people buy more in supermarkets.
C. The supermarket is designed to make you buy things.
D. Be sure not to be deceived in supermarkets
2. The manager knows ……………..
A. which customers like low fat milk B. which customers like slow music
C. where customers enter the meat department D. where customers come from
3. When you walk by the expensive meat ………………..
A. maybe you will buy some B. maybe you will buy low fat milk
C. you will look for fresh food D. you will walk on the shelves
4. The word “they” in the last paragraph means ……………….
A. the customers B. the managers of the supermarket
C. the containers of low fat milk D. the food in the supermarket
5. There are three different containers of low fat milk.
A. One has 99 percent of butterfat. B.They all cost the same amount of money
C. One has less fat than the others. D. They all have the same amount of fat.
III. In the following text, five sentences or parts of sentences have been removed. Choose the one which fits each gap (1-5) to complete the text. Remember, there is one extra sentence you do not need to use. Write the correct letter in the box. (1.0m)
| and it is true that less than 20 inches of rain in a whole year.and nature has given Aruba many such curiosities.but their lifestyle makes use of the very latest technology.and the fact that the visitor is not pressurized.and it was this that provided most of the island’s wealth in the past.but it is much more than a beautiful island. |
Aruba? Where is Aruba, you may ask. It is Caribbean island, seventeen miles off the coast of Venezuela. It used to be part of the Dutch West Indies until gained semi-dependence in 1986. Aruba is an ancient Indian tribal word meaning buried gold (1)………………….. . But the mines are now closed, as are the chemical works and the oil refinery and tourism offers the best hope of economic recovery.
Aruba is an island where all that is beautiful is being preserved in the hope of attracting visitors. And it certainly is beautiful – white beaches, nodding coconut palms, a turquoise sea reefs of coral and splendid rocks – (2)……………. . It is a genuinely happy island. In a week, we did not hear an argument or see a display of bad temper and that anywhere, these days, is rare. The number plates on all the cars say it all – One Happy Island.
“There is no one day in the year without sunshine”, boasts the Aruba Tourist Authority (3)………………… . But the main reason for the friendliness of Arubans is their mixed racial and social background and the fact that, for 350 years, they have never really felt under political pressure. Arubans are easy-going, but not lazy. They believe in providing efficient service, but are not servile. They respect tradition (4)…………… . And above all, they believe in keeping their island spotlessly clean.
Aruba is trying hard to provide everything a visitor might want – waterspouts, good walks and drives, a mass of land sports, casinos and more than 100 restaurants, offering French, Dutch, Italian or Arabian cuisine. But the island’s greatest attraction is the good humor of its people (5)………………….
IV. Complete the text with the given words. Make changes if necessary. (2.0ms)
| loss honking source heard even avoid common to refer rural |
A screaming child, TV blaring in the living room, a vacuum cleaner, loud music coming from your teen’s bedroom: a busy home can be a (1) ……………of constant noise. Once you step outside, there’s (2) …………… more noise pollution. On an average day, you may hear noise pollution in your area that includes a neighbor’s lawn mower, (3) …………… cars, barking dogs, sirens, maybe even ear-shattering sounds of a construction or a work site—a saw, a drill, a jackhammer.
Welcome to the modern–and very noisy–world. Unless you live in a quiet (4) ……………. area, you are no stranger (5)…………….the phenomenon of environmental noise, (6) ……………. called noise pollution.
Noise pollution is often (7) ……………. to as the “modern unseen plague” for good reason. It may be unseen but certainly not (8) …………….. It disturbs us practically everywhere we go, day and night. And, besides leading to hearing (9) …………….., it impacts our physical and mental health, too. You’ve heard of secondhand smoke. It’s time to think of noise pollution as secondhand sound. It’s harmful and nearly (10) …………….. in most urban areas.
E/ WRITING. (5.0 ms)
I. Finish the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one. Begin with the words provided. (1.0m)
1. Although they were tired, they tried to finish their project on time.
→ Despite ………………………………………………………………………………….
2. He just went out and the boss phoned immediately.
→ No sooner ……………………………………………………………………………….
3. I haven’t seen Tim since he left school.
→ The last time …………………………………………………………………………….
4. John will talk to you if you question him.
→ Unless . ………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Sally finally managed to get a job.
→ Sally finally suceeced ……………………………………………………………………
6. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it .
→ The furniture was too …………………………………………………………………….
7. “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier ” Jane said to you.
→ Jane apologized .…………………………………………………………………………
8. I can meet you if you arrive before eleven.
→ So long .…………………………………………………………………………………
9. “ Would you like to go with me to the market , Mai ? ”- Ha said
→ Ha invited ……………………………………………………………………………….
10. People say she is the most beautiful girl in the village.
→ She is…………………………………………………………………………………..
II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. Use the word in brackets. (2.0ms).
1. The teacher started to write the lesson right after he returned home. (WHEN)
→ Hardly……………………………………………………………………………………
2. You must never let anyone use your Identity Card. (SHOULD)
→ Under ……………………………………………………………………………………
3. Matthew decided not to do his homework and went to play football. (INTEAD)
→ Matthew went to play football …………………………………………………………
4. As he grew older, he became more and more forgetful. (MORE)
→ The ………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I haven’t been to Oxford for at least ten years. (WENT)
→ It was ……………………………………………………………………………………
6. It is advisable not to climb mountains after a heavy snowfall. (AVOID)
→ You should ……………………………………………………………………………
7. Because the food is contaminated, people’s heath is poor. ( IN )
→ The contamintated food results …………………………………………………………
8. It was careless of you to allow your 16-year-old son to drive your car. (HAVE)
→ You should……………………………………………………………………………….
9. If I were you, I would go home and have a rest now. (GO)
→You had…………………………………………………………………………………..
10. He had a mechanic repair his car engine. (HAD)
→ He ………………………………………………………………………………………
III. An increasing number of people are preferring to eat fast food regularly, it causes a lot of heath issues. What is your opinion about this? Write a short passage to explain your idea. You should write between 120- 150 words. (2.0ms)
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THE END !
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8.
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(Bản hướng dẫn này có 03 trang)
| Section | Part | Answers | Marks |
| A. Listening (4.0 ms) | I | 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A | 0,4 x 5= 2.0ms |
| II | 1. tigers 2. August 3. 1765 4. fishing 5. sweets | 0,4 x 5= 2.0ms | |
| B. Pronunciation (1.0m) | I | 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. D | 0,1 x 5 =0.5m |
| II | 1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C | 0,1 x 5 =0.5m | |
| C. Grammar (5.0 ms) | I | 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. D 7. C 8. B 9.A 10.A | 0,1 x 10 = 1.0m |
| II | 1. Deforestation 2. strengthen 3. safety 4. global 5. responsibilities 6. powerful 7. urbanized 8. Non-verbal 9. invisible 10. pollutants | 0,1 x 10 = 1.0m | |
| III | 1. Lying 2. has been cleaned 3. goes 4. will have discovered 5. had grown 6. to be repainted/ repainting 7. being taken 8. eating 9. are made 10. to lock | 0,1 x 10 = 1.0m | |
| IV | 1. is → was 2. to do → do 3. are → is 4. wasn’t → didn’t 5. concerning →concerned 6. develop →developed 7. will be → is 8. so →that 9. few →little 10. are →is | 0,2 x 10 = 2.0ms | |
| D. Reading (5.0ms) | I | 1. most 2. share 3. someone 4. ups 5. result 6. as 7. get 8. us 9. better 10. when | 0,1 x 10 = 1.0m |
| II | 1.C 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.D | 0,2 x 5 = 1.0m | |
| III | 1.E 2. F 3.A 4.C 5.D | 0,2 x 5 = 1.0m | |
| IV | 1. source 2. even 3. honking 4. rural 5. to 6. commonly 7. referred 8. unheard 9. loss 10. unavoidable | 0,2 x 10 = 2.0 ms | |
| E. Writing ( 5.0ms) | I | 1. Despite being tired, they tried to finish their project on time. Or despite their tiredness, they tried to finish their project on time. 2. No sooner had he gone out than the boss phoned immediately. 3. The last time I met/saw Tim was when he left school. 4. Unless you question him, John won’t talk to you. 5. Sally finally suceeced in getting a job. 6. The furniture was too expensive for me to buy. 7. Jane apologized for not phoning me earlier. Or Jane apologized for not having phoned me earlier. 8. So long as you arrive before eleven, I can meet you. 9. Ha invited Mai to go with her to the supermarket. 10. She is said to be the most beautiful girl in the village. | 0,1 x 10 = 1.0m |
| II | 1. Hardly had he returned home when the teacher started to write the lesson. 2. Under no circumstances should you let anyone use your Identity Card. 3. Matthew went to play football instead of doing his homework. 4. The older he grew, the more forgetful he became. 5. It was at least ten years since I last went to Oxford. 6. You should avoid climbing mountains after a heavy snowfall. 7. The contaminated food results in the people’s poor health/ the poor health of people. 8. You should not have allowed your 16-year-old son to drive your car. 9. You had better go home and have a rest now 10. He had his car engine repaired by a mechanic. | 0,2 x 10 = 2.0ms | |
| III. | – Đúng bố cục của một đoạn văn: (0.5m) – Nội dung chính xác, ý tưởng thuyết phục (0.5m) – Đúng ngữ pháp. (0.5m) – Sử dụng từ chính xác, mạch lạc, đúng văn phong văn viết.(0.5m) | 2.0ms |