PHÒNG GD & ĐT YÊN THÀNH ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN Lần 1

Trường THCS Phúc Thành NĂM HỌC: 2019-2020 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
Question I. Circle the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others
(10pts)
1. A. reduced B.realized C.saved D.compared
2. A.grow B.know C.cow D.window
3. A. tidal B. sight C. describe D. cinema
4. A. connect B. comfort C. computer D. contest
5. A. canyon B. taste C. ancient D. state
6. A. husk B. surrounding C. plumber D. rub
7. A. beach B. catch C. church D. Christmas
8. A. said B. tailor C. explain D. saint
9. A. magnificent B. exciting C. oceanic D. price
10. A. fields B. plants C. trees D. newspapers
Question II. Circle the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (10pts):
1. Are there enough apples for us to have one………..?
A.every B.each C.self D.individually
2. Don’t forget to …….the alarm clock for 6 o’clock tomorrow morning.
A.put B.ring C.set D.wind
3. My alarm clock goes ……at 5 pm. A.on B.off C.up D.down
4…..John or his friends are going to the beach now. A.either B.neither C.nor D.so
5. Not only ……..but she is also intelligent.
A.beautiful she is C.is she beautiful B.She is beautiful D.beautiful she is
6. A number of sheep …………eating grass now. A.are B.is C.was D.were
7. These snakes will not cause you any serious harm even if they bite you. They are ……..
A.poisonous B.cruel C.harmful D.harmless
8. I am grateful ………your help. A.to B.at C.with D.for
9. He ………… the train ticket at home. A. took B. put C. brought D. left
10. The woman ……… a new shirt is Mrs Lan. A. made B. making C. to make D. to mading
Question III. Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify and correct the mistakes
(10pts):
Tet holiday is celebrating on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks after the New Year,
the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are buying for the occasion. One or
two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, that is the traditional cake, and others goodies.
On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every members of the
family should be present during the dinner in which much different kinds of dishes is served. On
the New Year morning, the young members of the family pay them respects to the elders. In return they
receive lucky money wrapping in red tiny envelopes Then people go to visit their neighborhoods,
friends and relatives.
Example: 0/ celebrated
Question IV. Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (5pts):
1. It has become ………………… difficult to find a job nowaday. INCREASE
2.We wish you both health and …………………. LONG.
3. A fairy appeared and……..……changed Miss Tam’s rags into beautiful clothes. MAGIC
4. Why was his lecture so ....................... ?. BORE
5. The shop .............................. showed me a lot of new models. ASSIST
Question V . Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each space (10 pts)
Are you “green” enough?
 Thanks (1)……….the Internet,we are now living in a global village. We have more information about
other countries (2) ……….ever before. We know as much about the situation in Africa (3)…….in the
USA, pollution which (4)……….in one country will affect other countries, too.
For example, nuclear power is not dangerous only for one country (5)………is an international
problem. If we do not take action soon, the possibility of a nuclear (6) ……….is very real. We should
all recycle our (7)…….not hope “green” people will do it for us. Some people think (8)……...resouces
will go on forever, but they (9)……… . We all have an obligation (10) …………our environment.
1. A. to B. for C. of D. from
2. A. as B. than C. more D. all
3. A. than B. as well C. as D. more than
4. A. produces B. producing C. is produce D. is produced
5. A. but B. and C. or D. so
6. A. event B. happening C. disaster D. incident
7. A. rubbish B. garbage C. waste D. all are correct
8. A. nature B. natural C. man-made D. artificial
9. A. will B. shan’t C. won’t D. may
10. A. to protect B. protect C. protecting D. protected
Question VI. Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word: (10 pts).
Compost is a wonderful natural resource that helps (1)___ grow well. Today I am going to tell
you (2)____to start a compost heap. First we must use only household and garden matter including tea
(3)_____ and egg shells, but we must wash (4)___ first. Don't use (5)____ meat or grain (6)______
because this attracts rats. Find a place (7)_____ your garden that gets a (8)_____ hours of sunlight
each day. The (9)_____ also needs moisture but it will get this from condensation. Cover the heap with
a sheet of strong- plastic if the (10)_______ is wet. Keep adding to pile and after six months, your
compost can be used for your fields, gardens.
Question VII. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D (10 points)
Computer programmer David Jones earns $ 35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he can
not find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years,
until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young
people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases two new games for the expanding home computer
market each month.
But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Despite his salary, earned by inventing new
programs within tight schedules, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, take out a
mortgage, or obtain credit cards. He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his
father is a bus driver. His company has to pay $ 150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work
and back every day because David cannot drive.
David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with
six O levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “ I got the job because the people who run the firm
knew I had already written some programs,” he said.
“I suppose $ 35,000 sounds a lot but actually that’s being pessimistic. I hope it will come to more than
that this year.” He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother $ 20 a week. But
most of his spare time is spent working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said. “But I had been studying it in
books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered
staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.”
David added: “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never
know when the market might disappear.”
1. Why is David different from the other young people of his age?
A. He is well paid. B. He is not unemployed.
C. He does not go out much. D. He lives with his parents at home.
2. David’s greatest problem is
A. making the banks treat him as an adult. B. inventing computer games.
C. spending his salary. D. learning to drive.
3. He was employed by the company because
A. he had worked in a computer shop. B. he had written some computer programs.
C. he works very hard. D. he had learnt to use computer at school.
4. He left school after taking O levels because
A. he did not enjoy school. B. he wanted to earn a lot of money.
C. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing.
D. he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him.
5. Why does David think he might retire early?
A. You have to be young to write computer programs.
B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.
C. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.
D. He thinks his firm might go bankrupt.
Question VIII. Complete each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one right
sentence below it. Each sentence is used only once. (5pts)
Halloween means 'holy evening', and takes place on the 31st October. (1)________. It is celebrated by
many people in the UK. (2)________. At parties people dress up in strange costumes and pretend they
are witches. They cut horrible faces in pumpkin and put a candle inside, which shines through the eyes.
(3)________. In recent years children dressed in white sheets knock on doors at Halloween and ask if
you would like a 'trick' or 'treat'. (4)________ However, if you don't they play a 'trick' on you, such as
making a lot of noise or spilling flour on your front doorstep! It is particularly connected with witches
and ghosts.
a) It is particularly connected with witches and ghosts.
b) People may play difficult games such as trying to eat an apple from a bucket of Wider without using
their hands.
c) It is a much more important festival in the Untied States than Brtiain
d) If you give them something nice, a treat”, they go away.
Question IX: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first
(10 pts):
1. Her voice is so soft that it is impossible for me to hear it.
-> She speaks ………………………………………………………………………..
2. The garage is servicing my car on Monday.
-> I am having…………………………………..
3. This is her first visit to England.
-> She hasn’t ………………………………………….
4. Handicapped children find shopping in supermarket difficult.
-> It’s …………………………………………………………………………………….
5. It is often said that these students never revised their lessons.
-> These students ……………………………………………………………………………
6. I'm sorry that I didn't go to the party last Sunday.
-> I regreted..............................................................
7. He said, "You stole my record, Bill."
-> He accused...........................................................
8. So that he can speak English fluently, he reads lots of books and sees lots of English films.
-> So as...................................................................
9. He doesn’t have enough money. He can’t buy a big house.
-> If........................................................................
10. The teacher asked me whether I had brought my dictionary.
-> My teacher asked, "............................................."
Question X: You’ve given a lot of gifts on your fourteenth birthday. There is a gift that you like most.
Write a letter to your close friend to tell him/ her about that gift
Question XI: Write a story ending with: “………They all lived happily after ever”
……… The end………