UBND HUYỆN QUẾ SƠN KỲ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI KHỐI 6, 7, 8

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi : 16/04/ 2015
SỐ PHÁCH SỐ THỨ TỰ
(Do Chủ tịch HĐ chấm ghi) (Do Giám thị ghi)
………………. ……………….

PHẦN GHI ĐIỂM DÀNH CHO GIÁM KHẢO

SECTION I 5 câu x 0.1 đ ...... câu đúng ....... điểm
(0.5 điểm)
Question 1: 10 câu x 0.1 đ ...... câu đúng
SECTION II Question 2: 10 câu ....... điểm
(3.0 điểm) Question 3: 8 câu x 0.125 đ ...... câu đúng
SECTION III Question 1: 5 câu x 0.2 đ ...... câu đúng ....... điểm
(3.5 điểm) Question 2: 8 câu x 0.125 đ ...... câu đúng
Question 3a: 5 câu x 0.1 đ ...... câu đúng
Question 3b: 5 câu x 0.2 đ ...... câu đúng
SECTION IV Question 1: 6 câu x 0.25 đ ...... câu đúng ....... điểm
(3.0 điểm) Question 2: 6 câu

Tổng điểm bài thi:

Điểm ghi bằng chữ:..................................................................
Chữ ký giám khảo 1:............................; Chữ ký giám khảo 2:..........................
........................................Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào tập đề thi này....................................
Đề thi này gồm 06 trang được đánh số từ 1 đến 6. Thí sinh kiểm tra cẩn thận số trang trong đề
trước khi làm bài.

SECTION I: PHONETIC
Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern. (0.5pt)
1. A. appliance B. activity C. adventure D. average
2. A. chemical B. effective C. experience D. expensive
3. A. primary B. satisfy C. variety D. portable
4. A. compulsory B. population C. occasionally D. immediate
5. A. favorite B. government C. influence D. identify
SECTION II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (3.0 pts)
Question 1 (1.0pt): Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. It's no use …………… children …………… quiet. They are always noisy.
A. to ask - to keep B. asking - keeping
C. to ask - keeping D. asking - to keep
2. The noise …………… from the boat engine might disturb sea animals.
A. comes B. coming C. came D. has come
3. He was made …………… for two hours.
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4. For lunch, you may have …………… fish or chicken.
A. both B. neither C. not only D. either
5. It took weeks to get used to …………… someone else around.
A. have B. having C. had D. has
6. You look …………… than last year.
A. much tall B. more tall C. much taller D. more taller
7. Stop now! You've done …………… work for one day.
A. too many B. plenty C. quite more D. quite enough
8. Prevention is better than ……………
A. treatment B. pills C. cure D. doctors
9. If you want to have a table made, you must call a ……………
A. mechanic B. plumber C. carpenter D. fortune-teller
10. My parents saw me …………… at the railway station.
A. in B. for C. up D. off
 Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Question 2 (1.0pt): Read the following passage then choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.
Hypatia was born in Alexandria, in Egypt, in 370 A.D. For many centuries she was (1)
……… only woman scientist to have a place in the history books.
Hypatia’s father was a director of Alexandria University, and he (2) ……… sure his
daughter had the best education available. This was unusual, as most women then had few (3)
……… to study.
After studying in Athens and Rome, Hypatia returned to Alexandria (4) ……… she began
teaching mathematics. She soon became famous (5) ……… her knowledge of new ideas.
We have no copies of her books, (6) ……… we know that she wrote several important
mathematical works. Hypatia was also interested in technology and (7) ……… several scientific
tools to help with her work.
At the (8) ……… many rulers were afraid of science, and (9) ……… connected with it was
in danger. One day in March, Hypatia (10)……… attacked in the street and killed.
1. A. one B. the C. a D. an
2. A. could B. made C. said D. put
3. A. classes B. customs C. opportunities D. teachers
4. A. where B. how C. there D. which
5. A. from B. by C. for D. in
6. A. because B. but C. or D. as
7. A. did B. experimented C. invented D. learnt
8. A. day B. period C. year D. time
9 A. anyone B. nobody C. all D. something
10. A. was B. had C. has D. is

 Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Question 3 (1.0 pt): Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital.
Running for health
If you want to improve your overall level of (0. FIT)_____, 0. fitness
running is one of the best sports to choose. It can increase the
(1. STRONG) _____of your bones, it is good for your heart, and it 1. _________________
can help with weight (2. LOSE)_____. You will soon begin to see 2. _________________
a significant (3. IMPROVE)_____ in your general health and if 3. _________________
you are the sort of person who enjoys a challenge, then you could
consider making the (4. DECIDE) _____ to run a marathon - a 4. _________________
race of approximately 42 kilometres. Experienced (5. RUN) _____ 5. _________________
and sports (6. INSTRUCT) _____ say you should make a point of 6. _________________
having a (7. PHYSIC) ______ check-up with your doctor before 7. _________________
you start (8. TRAIN) ________. 8. _________________
SECTION III: READING (3.5 pts)
Question 1 (1.0pt): Complete the gaps 1-5 with the phrases A-F. There is one phrase you do not
need.
A. adding about 4.5 kilos to its weight every hour.
B. take their first breath of air
C. 30 metres long and weigh 180,000 kilos.
D. lasts for about 30 seconds
E. the same size and weight as an adult hippo.
F. hold its breath for an hour
GENTLE GIANTS OF THE SEA
Blue whales are the biggest animals in the history of the earth - bigger than the largest
dinosaurs. An adult blue whale can be 1.______. Its tongue can weigh as much as an elephant, and
its heart is the same size as a small car.
When a blue whale is born, it is already very big. In fact, it is 2.______. Like all mammals,
the baby blue whale drinksits mother’s milk - about 400 litres every day. And it grows quickly,
3.______. It lives on milk for about six months, and in this time, its size and weight double.
Blue whales are enormous, but they only eat tiny sea animals called ‘krill’. An adult blue
whale eat more than 1,000 kg of krill every day. Krill live deep in the water, so blue whales dive
when they are looking for food. Whales cannot breathe underwater, but can swim underwater for a
long time. A blue can 4.______.
The blue whale is not only the biggest animal in the world, it is also the loudest. The sound
of an aeroplane when it takes off is about 110 decibels. Some rock concerts are even louder: about
115 decibels. A blue whale can make a sound that is 150 decibels. The sound 5.______. But why
do they make this sound? Are they calling to others whales?

 Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5

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Question 2 (1.0pt): Here are some rules for scanning. Read the passage and fill the gaps in the
text with the words in the box.
particular carefully word skip over
information italics diagonally digits
Do not read every _________(1) of the text, but train your eyes to pass over the text
looking for the _________(2) required. Some people scan paragraphs _________(3) or read down
the page in the shape of a ‘Z’.
Practise looking for _________(4) pieces of information in the text – for example, if you
are looking for numbers, make your eyes stop at _________(5); if you’re looking for names or
titles, stop when you see capital letters or _________(6).
Don’t be distracted by information that is not relevant to you. Ignore and ________(7) these
sections of text.
When you find the piece of information that you require, you may then have to read that
section _________(8).
1 5
 Your answers: 2 6
3 7
4 8

Question 3 (1.5pt): Read the following blog posted by Robby Kukurs then do the excercies
below it.
One day, I spent about an hour in the language learning section of a bookstore. I picked up
one texbook, then another and thought how COOL they were. I picked up an English grammar
book. It was good! Really good! I said to myself: 'Well, Robby, you've got to have this one!'
And then I suddenly thought: 'What on earth am I doing at the English language learning
section when there are thousands upon thousands of real English books around me?' Having read
lots and lots of interesting FICTION in the English language I still reached for that grammar book
because this stupid idea is somewhere at the back of my head: 'To learn and IMPROVE your
English, you need to learn English grammar from grammar textbooks.'
It's wrong, my friends, it's completely wrong - you're so much more likely to enjoy yourself
by reading an interesting book than doing English grammar exercises. You can live English rather
than learn or study it!
English grammar books - fair enough, but that's ARTIFICIAL language.
Grammar books are written to show you how grammar works and by and large they tend to
be boring.
Real English fiction - that's real English language! That's language that's enjoyable and it
already CONTAINS all the English grammar you need, so you'll learn to understand grammar
without even trying.
So what did I eventually do? Well, of course, I found a great history book and bought that
instead!
a. Match the words from the blog to their meanings (0.5pt)
1. Cool a. a story that is not real
2. Fiction b. make better
3. Improve c. not natural
4. Artificial d. something inside another thing
5. contain e. good, great
 Your answers: 4
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b. Read these visitor comments on Robby's blog. Which do you think Robby agrees/disagrees
with? Put a  in the appropriate box (1.0pt)
Agree Disagree
1. I love reading fiction in English - it's great for improving your
vocabulary and fluency!
2. I really like grammar and I think it's the best way to learn any
language!
3. I do read a lot of books in English, but I think studying grammar
is the best way to improve your language.
4. I always tell my students, go to an English-speaking country,
live the language - it's much more interesting than having your
head stuck in a grammar book!
5. I can't stand grammar books - I prefer good fiction!

SECTION IV: WRITING (3.0 pts)

Question 1 (1.5pt): Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
one, use the word given in brackets. You must use between two and five words, including the
word given. Don't change the form of the word given.(0) has been done as an example.
0. I'll be very happy when I go on holiday. (FORWARD)
I am looking forward to going on holiday.
1. The stadium was always full on the day of the cup final. (USED)
 The stadium ......................................................................full on the day of the cup final.
2. I’ve never known anyone as clever as Hilary. (PERSON)
 Hilary is ........................................................................... ever known.
3. "I’m sorry I’m late again” he said. (APOLOGISED)
 He ........................................................................... again.
4. The basketball coach will make me train very hard. (MADE)
 I ........................................................................... very hard by the basketball coach.
5. He started to learn French six years ago. (LEARNING)
 He ........................................................................... six years.
6. I don’t know how wide that river is (WHAT)
 I don’t know ........................................................................... that river is.

Question 2 (1.5pt): Use the words given to complete the following letter. Make all changes and
additions if necessary. (0) is an example.
Hi Joe and Maggie!
0. This / just / short letter / let you know / I / hospital / but / not worry,/ nothing / too serious,/ just /
broken ankle.
This is just a short letter to let you know that I’m in hospital – but don’t worry, it’s nothing too
serious, just a broken ankle.

1. It happen / Thursday evening / I / dance.

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2. The doctors say / it / a complicated break,/ so / have to stay here / a week / more x-ray.
____________________________________________________________________________

3. I / lots of books and magazines,/ but even so,/ be in hospital / dead boring!
____________________________________________________________________________
4. I / not allowed / leave my room,/ so / I / not know / what / do / my time.
____________________________________________________________________________
5. Anyway, it’d / great / hear from you / any news.
____________________________________________________________________________
6. you think / could send / more magazines or something?
____________________________________________________________________________
Hope to see you soon.
Lots of love,
Anna

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