PHÒNG GD&ĐT YÊN LẠC ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HSG LẦN 4

TRƯỜNG THCS LIÊN CHÂU MÔN: Tiếng Anh 8, NĂM HỌC 2020-2021
(Thời gian:120 phút)
Đề gồm 04 trang

PART A. LEXICO - GRAMMAR

I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence.
1. On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are _____with coloured lights across the streets
and enormous Christmas trees.
A. decorated B. hang C. put D. made
2. In the United, there are 50 _____and six different time zones across the country.
A. states B. nations C. towns D. show
3. My father shouted at me, _____made me feel sorrowful.
A. that B. who C. whose D. which
4. I believe that our new manager has the _____ to work well in this business environment.
A. inflexible B. flexibly C. flexibility D. flexible
5. ‘What is the _____of the USA?’ – ‘The dollars.’
A. current B. population C. territory D. currency
6. What will happen if the pollution _____ on?
A. puts B. goes C. keeps D. takes
7. He said he was afraid this article was _____date.
A. over B. on C. behind D. out of
8. I had to get up early, _____I would miss the train.
A. otherwise B. if not C. but D. unless
9. We _____ lost had we had a map.
A. get B. got C. wouldn’t get D. wouldn’t have got
10. Peter: “_____?” Mary: “Well, I’d like to see that dress”
A. Do you want anything B. May I help you
C. What would you like D. What do you want to do
II. There is one mistake in each line. Find and correct it.
Example: 0. I haven’t saw you for two months. 0. seen
Thang is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 1. _______________
holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area 2. __________________
in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road 3. __________________
through a forest among two villages. “It was very difficult 4. __________________
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we 5. __________________
could bought food,” said Thang. “It was very cold and wet 6. __________________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.” 7. __________________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work, 8. __________________
but he said it was the best thing he had ever did. He is hoping 9. __________________
to return next year to do any more work there. 10. _________________
PART B. LISTENING
Listen and complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER
for each answer.
Questions 1 – 5
PAN ASIAN AIRWAYS
LOST PROPERTY REPORT FORM
First name Kirsty
Surname Allen
Address (1) ___________Windham Road, Richmond
Postcode (2)___________________
Home. Tel 020 8927 7651
Mobile. Tel (3)___________________
 Flight number (4)___________________
Seat number (5)___________________
From New York
To London Heathrow
Questions 6-8: Choose THREE letters from A to F
What items did Kirsty’s bag contain?
A. 17 pounds B. Pens C. Her passport
D. A book E. 200 dollars F. Her house keys
Questions 9-10: Choose a letter (A, B, C or D) that correctly answer questions 9 and 10.
9. What has Kirsty done regarding to the loss of her credit card?
A. informed the police but not the credit card company.
B. informed the credit card company but not the police.
C. informed both the police and the credit card company.
D. informed neither the police nor the credit card company.
10. What must Kirsty do after the call regarding to her lost handbag?
A. call back after one hour and a half.
B. Just wait for a call back.
C. call back after one hour and a half if she has heard nothing.
D. call back the next day if she has heard nothing.
PART C. READING
I. Read the text and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
Our classes take place for three hours every morning from Monday (1) _____Friday. The
maximum class size is twelve (2) _____the average is ten. We use modern methods of (3) _____ and
learning, and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and recorders. However, you will
only be successful in improving (4) _____English if you work hard and (5) _____ speaking English as
much as you can. You will take a short (6) _____in English as soon as you arrive. In this way, we can
put you in a (7) _____ at the most suitable level.
There are two classes at the Elementary level; one is for complete beginners and the other is for
students who know only a little English. In both classes you will practise simple conversations. In the
class (8) _____ the intermediate level you will have a lot of practice in communication in real-life
situations because we help you to use the English you have previously (9) _____in your own country,
you will also have chances to improve your (10) _____of English grammar and to build up your
vocabulary
II. Choose the correct answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.
Salt (1) _____ an important role in human body. Especially, people who live in (2) _____ have
always had a greater desire for salt than (3) _____. In ancient Mexico, salt was considered so valuable
(4) _____ there was a salt god. And as we know, in ancient times Euro people were paid for work done
in salt. Our word “salary” comes from the Latin word for salt. In the human (5) _____, salt accumulates
most in the skin. If a person eats a diet (6) _____ salt, the blood loses its salt through various methods of
excretion. Then the skin must give up its reserves of salt to the blood, so that the blood can (7) _____ a
constant concentration of salt. When this happens and the skin gives up its reserves of salt, it often has a
beneficial effect on skin diseases. That is (8) _____ salt-free diets are often prescribed for people with
certain diseases. Salt is eliminated chiefly by the kidneys. If the kidneys are (9) _____, the patient is
given a diet with little salt (10) _____ overwork the kidneys.
1. A. makes B. brings C. uses D. plays
2. A. island B. inland C. outland D. offshore
3. A. other B. each other C. for others D. others
4. A. because B. that C. to that D. although
5. A. body B. part C. mind D. knowledge
6. A. not B. no C. without D. from
7. A. sustain B. keep us with C. keep D. stand
8. A. what B. thing C. which D. why
9. A. illness B. sick C. sickness D. tiring
10. A. so as not B. in order to not C. so as not to D. to not
III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions.
Culture is a word in common use with complex meanings, and is derived, like the term
broadcasting, from the treatment and care of the soil and of what grows on it. It is directly related to
cultivation and the adjectives cultural and cultured are part of the same verbal complex. A person of
culture has identifiable attributes, among them a knowledge of and interest in the arts, literature, and
music. Yet the word culture does not refer solely to such knowledge and interest nor, indeed, to
education. At least from the 19th century onwards, under the influence of anthropologists and
sociologists, the word culture has come to be used generally both in the singular and the plural
(cultures) to refer to a whole way of life of people, including their customs, laws, conventions, and
values
Distinctions have consequently been drawn between primitive and advanced culture and
cultures, between elite and popular culture, between popular and mass culture, and most recently
between national and global cultures. Distinctions have been drawn too between culture and civilization;
the latter is a word derived not, like culture or agriculture, from the soil, but from the city. The two
words are sometimes treated as synonymous. Yet this is misleading. While civilization and barbarism
are pitted against each other in what seems to be a perpetual behavioural pattern, the use of the word
culture has been strongly influenced by conceptions of evolution in the 19th century and of development
in the 20th century. Cultures evolve or develop. They are not static. They have twists and turns. Styles
change. So do fashions. There are cultural processes. What, for example, the word cultured means has
changed substantially since the study of classical (that is, Greek and Roman) literature, philosophy, and
history ceased in the 20th century to be central to school and university education. No single alternative
focus emerged, although with computers has come electronic culture, affecting kinds of study, and most
recently digital culture. As cultures express themselves in new forms not everything gets better or more
civilized.
The multiplicity of meanings attached to the word made and will make it difficult to define.
There is no single, unproblematic definition, although many attempts have been made to establish one.
The only non-problematic definitions go back to agricultural meaning (for example, cereal culture or
strawberry culture) and medical meaning (for example, bacterial culture or penicillin culture). Since in
anthropology and sociology we also acknowledge culture clashes, culture shock, and counter-culture,
the range of reference is extremely wide.
1. According to the passage, the word culture____.
A. is related to the preparation and use of land for farming
B. develops from Greek and Roman literature and history
C. comes from a source that has not been identified
D. derives from the same root as civilization does
2. It is stated in paragraph 1 that a cultured person_____.
A. has a job related to cultivation B. takes care of the soil and what grows on it
C. has knowledge of arts, literature, and music D. does a job relevant to education
3. The author remarks that culture and civilization are the two words that_____.
A. share the same word formation pattern B. are both related to agriculture and cultivation
C. have nearly the same meaning D. do not develop from the same meaning
4. It can be inferred from the passage that since the 20th century______.
A. schools and universities have not taught classical literature, philosophy, and history
B. classical literature, philosophy, and history have been considered as core subjects
C. classical literature, philosophy, and history have not been taught as compulsory subjects
D. all schools and universities have taught classical literature, philosophy, and history
5. The word “attributes” in paragraph 1 most likely means______.
A. aspects B. fields C. qualities D. skills
6. The word “static” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “_____”.
A. regular B. balanced C. unchanged D. dense
7. Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?
A. Anthropology and sociology have tried to limit the references to culture
B. Distinctions have been drawn between culture and civilization.
C. The word culture can be used to refer to a whole way of life of people
D. The use of the word culture has been changed since the 19th century
8. It is difficult to give the definitions of the word culture EXCEPT for its______.
A. agricultural and medical meanings B. historical and figurative meanings
C. philosophical and historical meanings D. sociological and anthropological meanings
9. Which of the following is NOT true about the word culture?
A. It is a word that cannot be defined. B. Its use has been considerably changed
C. It differs from the word civilization D. It evolves from agriculture
10. The passage mainly discusses______.
A. the distinction between culture and civilization
B. the figurative meanings of the word culture
C. the derivatives of the word culture
D. the multiplicity of meanings of the word culture
PART D. READING
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the given one. Using
the given word in brackets. Do not change the word.
1. I’m not you, but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags. (if)
_________________________________________________________________
2. “I wasn’t there at the time”. he said (denied)
_________________________________________________________________
3. Eating too much sugar can result in health problems. (lead)
_________________________________________________________________
4. All flights had to be cancelled as a result of the pilots’ sudden strike. (so)
_________________________________________________________________
5. If I could swim, I would go scuba diving with Terry. (because)
_________________________________________________________________
II. Write a paragraph (120- 150 words) on the following topic.
Do you agree or disagree with this statement: “Health is the most important in everyone’s life”. Give
your reasons.

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PHÒNG GD&ĐT YÊN LẠC HDC KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HSG LẦN 4
 TRƯỜNG THCS LIÊN CHÂU MÔN: Tiếng Anh 8, NĂM HỌC 2020-2021

PART A
I. 1,0 point (0.1 point per each correct answer)
1.A 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.D 10.B
II. 1,0 point (0.1 point per each correct answer)
1. interested  interesting 6. bought  buy
2. him  his 7. wetter  wettest
3. gone  went 8. since  for
4. among  between 9. did  done
5. had  was 10. any  some
PART B
1,0 point (0.1 point per each correct answer)
1. 48 2. R16 GH7 3. 07754 897 432 4. PA 365 5. E6
6 – 8. B, D, E in any order 9. C 10. C
PART C
I. 2,0 point (0.2 point per each correct answer)
1. to 2. and 3. teaching 4. your 5. practise
6. test 7. class 8. at 9. learnt/studied 10. knowledge
II. 1,0 point (0.1 point per each correct answer)
1. D 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. A
6. C 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. C
III. 1,0 point (0.1 point per each correct answer)
1.A 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.A 9.A 10.D
PART D
I. 1,0 point (0.2 point per each correct answer)
1. If I were/ was you, I would recycle these plastic carrier bags.
2. He denied being there at the time
3. Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems.
4. The pilots suddenly went on strike, so all flights had to be cancelled.
5. Because I can’t swim, I’m not going/ I won’t go scuba diving with Terry.
II. 1,0 point
Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate
Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English
language gifted upper-secondary school students
Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of English
language gifted upper-secondary school students.

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