PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN

NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
(không kể thời gian giao nhận đề)

Question I.Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the
others. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your
answer paper.
1.A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough
2.A. chair B. cheap C. chorus D. child
3.A. missed B. closed C. called D. planned
4.A. fat B. any C. gas D. hat
5.A physics B. basic C. sailor D. subject
Question II. Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others. Identify
your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.
1.A. scissors B. object C. wardrobe D. pencil
2.A. comfortable B. commercial C. generous D. demonstrate
3.A. experiment B. assistant C. sociable D. equipment
4.A. advice B. beauty C. picture D. postcard
5.A. theater B. career C. cinema D. gallery

III. Choose the correct answer from the four options given ( marked A; B; C and D).
Identify your answers by writing down the corresponding letter A; B; C or D.
1. Lan always talks too much about nothing. She is ….. .
A. outgoing B. talkative C. naughty D. sociable
2. It is not ….. to see anything in the room.
A. light enough B. very light C. enough light D. too light
3. If we want to know the others’ telephone numbers, we can look them up in the ….. .
A. telephone box B. table telephone C. public telephone D. telephone directory
4. Look. There’s dark clouds coming. It ….. .
A. will rain B. would rain C. is going to rain D. rains
5. I’m sorry that the manager is out at the moment. Would you like to ….. a message?
A. leave B. give C. take D. get
6. Remember ….. anyone about my mistake.
A. not telling B. not tell C. not to tell D. don’t tell
7. The girl is standing in the room, ….. in the mirror.
A. to look at herself B. looking at herself C. looking at her D. looking herself.
8. My little son is not old enough to ….. his own bed
A. do B. make C. get D. set
9. The meal will be served ….. about ten minutes.
A. in B. on C. for D. at
10. Have you made up your ….. to buy a new house yet?
A. soul B. mind C. heart D. head
11. We should keep the window open ….. fresh air can get in.
A. so that B. so as to C. in order D. so as that
12. Plastic bags are difficult to be dissolved, so the amount of garbage will ….. .
A. reduce B. increase C. develop D. decrease
13. What is the price of the printer ….. in the USA?
A. is making B. is made C. that made D. made
14.Would you mind if I ….. your mobile phone?
A. use B. am used C. used D. will use
15. Don’t worry. We ….. of the test results next week.
A. will inform B. will be informed C. are informing D. are informed
Question IV . Give the correct form of the words in the brackets.

1. He fell off the bike, but his ......................... were not serious. (injure)
2. She gave me a ............................... of the new house. (demonstrate)
3. The shop ............................. showed me a lot of new models. (assist)
4. You must read the following .................. precautions carefully. (safe)
5. You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her .......... (appear)
6. We are waiting for the ................... of our uncle’s train. (arrive)
7. The increase in population has led to .................. in many cities. (crowd)
8. We had a terrible trip because the weather was ........................ (please)
9. If you want to get more ...................., please contact Mr. Phong. (inform)
10. It’s a good restaurant; the food there is very ....................... (taste)
Question V. Put one suitable word in one gap:
Health is something we tend to ignore when we have it. When our body is rather well,
we're hardly ever (1) ....of it. But illness can come, even (2)........ we are young. In fact,
childhood has been a very vulnerable time. Many (3).....attacked children in particular and
people knew very little about how to prevent such illness or how to (4).... them once they
struck. The result was that many children died. About century ago, however, scientists found
out about germs, and then everything (5)....... The cause of many diseases (6)..... known, and
cures were developed. As this medical knowledge spread the world became (7)..... safer for
children. The result is that whereas a hundred years ago the average man lived for 35 years.
Nowadays, in many places of the world, people can expect to (8)..... for years. And what do we
except by the years 2010? Undoubtedly, (9)..... science will continue to advance. Some people
will be able to (10) ...... medical problems that are unavoidable today.

Question VI. Complete the following passage, using the correct form or tense of the verbs
in brackets. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Nowadays, a lot of important inventions (1- carry)…….. out by scientists ( 2- work )…..
for large industrial firms. However, there ( 3- be )………. still opportunities for other people
( 4- invent )……………….. various things. In Britain, there is a weekly TV program which
(5- attempt) ….. to show all the devices which people ( 6- invent ) ………….… recently. The
people( 7- organize ) ………..… the program receive information about 700 inventions per
year. new ideas can ( 8- develop ) ……………... by private inventors. However, it is important
( 9- consider)…… these questions: Will it work? Will it (10 – want ) ……? Is it new?

Question VII. Read the following passage. Choose the correct answer by writing down its
corresponding letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet.
It is five o’clock in the evening when Rene Wagner come home from work. She walks
into the living room and looks at her three children. They are 14,13 and 9 years old. They are
watching TV. The living room is a mess. There are dirty socks on the floor and cookies on the
sofa. Games and toys are every where. Rene is angry ,“This place is a mess” she tells her
children, “I can’t work all day and then do housework all evening. I’m not going to do
housework!” Rene doesn’t do housework. She doesn’t clean or wash dishes. She doesn’t wash
clothes, either. Every evening she sits on the sofa and watches TV.
After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house is dirty. All the children’s
clothes are dirty. Every garbage basket is full. The house is a mess.
Then, one day Rene comes home from work and gets a big surprise. The kitchen is
clean. The children clean the kitchen !
The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing their clothes. Rene
tells the children “OK, I’ll do the housework again. But you have to help me.”
 Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the
sofa and watch TV !
1. When Rene came home from work, she found the house ................ .
A. clean and dirty B. dirty and tidy C. dirty and untidy D. clean but untidy
2. Rene told her children ....................... .
A. to do the housework B. she couldn’t do housework
C. not to do housework D. she wouldn’t do housework
3. Two weeks later, the house was .................. .
A. very clean B. a mess C. tidy D. rather dirty
4. Some days later, the house was clean again because ......................... .
A. she couldn’t let it that way B. her children did housework.
C. her children didn’t do housework. D. she did housework again.
5. Now Rene does housework again because ...................... .
A. her children help her. B. they can watch TV together.
C. her children wash their clothes. D. her children don’t do it.
Question VIII: Use the given words to make complete sentences.

1. Linh/ parents/ proud/ him/ because/ he/ always/ get/ good marks.
...............................................................................................................................................
2. We/ very interested/ play/ soccer/ when/ live/ countryside.
...............................................................................................................................................
3. I/ not talk/ uncle/ since/ he/ buy/ new house/ city center.
...............................................................................................................................................
4. The Browns/ buy/ lot/ food/ because/ they/ go/ have/ party.
...............................................................................................................................................
5. It/ only/ small car/ so/ there/ not/ enough room/ all/ us.
...............................................................................................................................................
Question IX. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.

1. He is strong. He can carry that table.

-> He........................................................................................
2. Alexander GrahamBell invented telephone .
-> Alexander GrahamBell was.......................................
3. You went to see the movie Dream city last night, didn’t you?
-> Did...................................................................?
4. The front yard is too small to play soccer in.
-> The front yard isn’t.................................................
5. Miss Johnson told me: “ Read books regularly”.
-> Miss Johnson told me...............................................
6. “ Don’t stay up too late”
-> My sister asked......................................................
7. It’s 3 years since I last spoke to her.
-> I haven’t.............................................................
8. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
-> Tam used.............................................................
9. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.
-> Minh has.................................................................
10. His car runs fast but a race car run faster.
-> His car doesn’t.........................................................

Question IX. Write a pa about 120-150 words on the following topic.

“ What should you do to make your school become cleaner and more beautiful ?”.

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 ĐÁP ÁN +HƯỚNG DẪN CHÂM ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 8

I. 0,5 Điểm mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm

1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A
II. 0,5Điểm mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B
III. 1,5 Điểm mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.B
9.A 10.B 11.A 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.B

IV. 1 Điểm mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm

1. injuries 2. demonstration 3. assistant 4. safety 5. appearance

6. arrival 7. overcrowding 8. unpleasant 9. information 10. tasty
V . 1 Điểm mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm
1. aware 2. when 3. diseases 4. cure 5. changed
6. was 7. much 8. live 9. medical 10 . solve
VI. 1 Điểm mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm
1. have been carried 2. working 3. are 4. to invent 5. attempts
6. have invented 7. organizing 8. be developed 9. to consider 10. be wanted

VII. 1 Điểm mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm

1. C 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. A
VIII. 0,5 Điểm mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm
1. Linh’s parents are very proud of him because he always gets good marks.
2. We are very interested in playing soccer when we lived in the countryside.
3. I haven’t talked to your/ my uncle since he bought a new house in the city center.
4. The Browns have bought a lot of food because they are going to have a party.
5. It is only a small car, so there isn’t enough room for all of us.

IX.1 Điểm mỗi câu đúng được 0,1điểm

1.He is strong enough to carry that table.
2.Alexader GrahamBel was the inventor of the telephone.
3.Did you go to see the movie Dream City last night?
4.The front yard isn’t large enough to play soccer in.
5.Miss Johson told me to read books regularly.
6.My sister asked me not to stay up late.
7.I haven’t spoken to her for 3 years.
8.Tam used to type faster than she does now/ she can.
9.Minh has collected stamps since 2000/ for 8 years.
10.His car doesn’t run as fast as a race car.

X. 2 Điểm
The Student’s essay should include the following points:
- The writing passage should be well organized: 0.5 điểm
* Introduction, body and ending of the passage
* Linking words
- The content of the writing passage should be clear, logical and creative with
explanations:1 điểm
- The writing passage is supposed to be free of grammatical and spelling errors: 0.5 điểm .