TRƯỜNG THCS HOÀNG SƠN ĐỀ THI KSCL HỌC SINH GIỎI

NĂM HỌC 2021-2022

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm có 04 trang)
PART I: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each
group. (3 points)
1. A. gathering B. clothes C. athletics D. bathe
2. A. increased B. promised C. raised D. missed
3. A. boat B. road C. broad D. coat
II.Select A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose stress position is different from the rest. (2 points).
1 A. compulsory B. convenient C. correspond D. communicate
2. A.worship B.climate C. comprise D.separate
PART II- VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the word that substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. (20 points)
1. It was __________ that we decided to stay indoors.
A. so a day hot B. such a day hot C. so hot a day D. such hot a day
2. John paid $ 2 for his meal, .......... he thought it would cost.
A. less as B. not many as C. not so much as D. not as much
3. I came __________this ring when I tidied the room. Does it belong _________you.
A. up/with B. out/to C. across/with D. across/to
4. Last year, there was a big typhoon in my area. It causeed extensive damage to our ________.
A. property B. furniture C. wealth D. savings
5 ________ workers were sent to the area immediately but no villager was survived when the landslide
happened.
A. Rescue B. Help C. Assistance D. Volunteer
6. I don’t think that this book is worth __________ .
A. read B. to read C. reading D. for reading
7. I haven't met our new secretary yet , _________________?
A. What's she like? B. How is she? C. How is she like? D. How does she like?
8. I haven’t ___________decided where to go on holiday this year.
A- still B- yet C- already D- then
9. He will spend at least one year working abroad_______he can find out how things operate overseas.
A- because B- as so C- so that D- as long as
10. Lan is the ______________of the two girls.
A- prettier B- prettiest C- pretty D- most pretty
11. I don’t mind ______________the phone as long as you pay for your calls.
A- you used B- you to use C- your to using D- your using
12. We can eat at home or, _________ you prefer, we can go to a restaurant.
A. when B. whether C. if D. unless .
13. You can’t borrow my dictionary _____________you bring it back tomorrow.
A- if B- as long as C- so D- unless
14. “Is it all right if I use your bike?” – “__________________”
A- Sure, go ahead B- I don’t care C- I accept it D- Oh, forget it
15. All people who were without homes in the flood were provided with __________ accomodation.
A- short B- temporary C- present D- instant
16. Viet Nam is a _____________country.
A- rice- exported B- export- ricing C- rice-exporting D- exporting- rice
17. She is a wearing a ___________________dress.
A- red new pretty cotton B- new pretty red cotton
C- cotton pretty red new D- pretty new red cotton
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18. It isn't quite____________that he will be present at the meeting.
A. sure B. certain C. exact D. doubt
19. Nam and Hung have played badminton for two hours, but _____________.of them is tired.
A- none B- both C- neither D- all
20. “So long!” is another way of saying ______________
A. Hello! B. Cheer up! C. I’m very happy D. Good bye
II. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences. (10 points)
1. Five coloured sticky rice is a ……… in many parts of Viet Nam SPECIAL
2.The teacher told the children that if they ……… again, they’d be punished BEHAVE
3. A fable is an ………. short story tht teaches a moral lesson. IMAGINE
4. What a very ……….. old man he is! LEARN
5. She is one of the greatest………… to appear in this theater. PERFORM
6. An ……….. violent cyclone hit the town last night. EXCEPTIONAL
7. There is a link between ………… development and the environment. ECONOMY
8. In a ………. environment, everything floats uncontrollably. WEIGHT
9. You need a lot of ……… to be a teacher. PATIENT
10. I remember meeting him but I just can’t …… him. VISUAL
III. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets. (10 points)
1. You always (complain)______________about my cooking.
2. She didn’t see anyone but she ( watch) _______________ .
3. I don't like dogs because I'm very afraid of ( bite ) ______________.
4-5. He (work) ____________hard all the week, but today he (have) ____________a good time.
6-7. Were I (know) ______________ the answer, I (tell) _____________you right away.
8. There (be) ____________any complaints, please phone us at this number.
9. Most of the birds (build)_____________their nest in spring.
10. My children enjoy (allow)_____________to stay up late when there is something special on TV.
IV.Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (5points)
1. ___________ now on, please remember to come prepared to class with the required books.
2. The boy broke the window _____________ a heavy stone.
3. Our house is similar_______________yours. Perhaps yours is a bit larger
4. I can never talk easily with him. We seem to have nothing ________ common.
5. I need some paper to write _________.
V. Find out the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them (5points)
46. Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children.
A B C D
47. They’ve got a three – weeks holiday in Italy.
A B C D
48. Unfortunate, we caught the last bus and we returned home late at night.
A B C D
49. The bicycle has been invented by Karl D. Sauerbronn in 1816.
A B C D
50. They denied to steal the money in the bank last week.
A B C D
PART III: READING

I. Fill in each blank of the following passage with only one suitable word. (10 points)
MY HOME TOWN
I was born in one of the most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and
many parts of the city have hardly changed at (1) _______ during the last five centuries. However,
nowadays, it is (2) _______longer the trade centre that it once (3) _______.It is difficult to imagine that
at one time its harbour (4) _______ to be visited by over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge
warehouses along the quayside would have (5) _______full of spices and silks, jewels and tea.

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 The old city centre is small, which (6)_______it very easy to explore (7) _______foot. A river
neatly divides the town, (8) _______ only physically but in spirit, too. On one side, you find many
grand houses, but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you really take a
step back into the past.
It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As well as having shops that sell
a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (9) _______ high quality
antiques. Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (10) _______you
look around carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvernir.
II. Choose the one option (A,B,C or D) that best fits each of the blank space. (10 points)
Have you ever stopped (1)……… why people give each (2)……….. eggs at Easter? - The Christian
festival of Easter celebrates the return of Christ from the dead, but the festival is actually name (3)
……….. the goddess of the sun, Eostre, whose name is taken from the East where she (4)……….. In
very ancient times, Easter was a celebration that winter was (5)……… and that a new life was about to
begin . The rabbit , (6)……….. to the number of young it produces, it the symbol of life. In some parts
of the world, the rabbit leaves large (7) …….. of eggs (another symbol of new life) in the garden and
children have to find as many as they can . This is very (8)…………. Christmas when Santa Claus
leave presents for individual children. At Easter children have to be independent and (9)……… after
themselves . In this (10)……….. the hunt for Easter eggs presents the need for young people to go out
in to the world and make their own fortune .
1A. to wonder B. wondering C. wonder D. wander
2A.else B. person C. others D.other
3A.for B. about C. after D. with
4A. goes B. sets C . rises D. raises
5A. finish B.conclusion C. up D. over
6A. as B.since C. due D. because
7A. numbers B. sums C. fingures D. totals
8A. like B.unlike C.different D.similar
9A.take B.get C.look D. carry
10A day B. way C.habit D.time
III. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each of the questions.
Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces that follow. (5 points)
Today our knowledge of food and what it does for our bodies is far more advanced than that of old
time. Now we know about vitamins and how each kind of vitamin helps in the growth of a particular
part of our bodies. There are on the market all kinds of vitamin pills which one can take to make up for
one’s lack of certain important things which are needed for normal health. Of course, if we eat well and
properly, the food that we eat will take care of our bodies without these pills and so there is no need to
take any kinds of vitamin pills unless our doctor tells us that our bodies are short of something which
can be supplied by them. 
  Generally speaking, everything we eat does some good to our bodies, but if we eat too much of one
kind of food and pay too little attention to others, we may have too much of one kind and not enough of
others. Then we may be in trouble. 
  We are often told that we must eat some meat at each meal in order to get the necessary protein. That
is only partly true, for proteins are not found only in meat. We can also get them from some vegetables.
The best advice about what to eat is that we should eat all kinds of food but never too much of any. 
1. According to the passage, we now know _________________. 
    A. more and more about food and health    B. what food is fit to eat 
   C. how many kinds of vitamins there are   D. more abou the growth of our bodies 
2. People take certain vitamin pills when they ___________. 
   A. find their bodies are short of something  B. want to eat well and properly 
   C. want to cure some diseases   D. think certain foods don’t agree with them 
3. The writer thinks we should ______________. 
   A. be careful in choosing food   B. eat special food 
   C. have limited food     D. have balanced food 
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4. According to the passage, to get proteins, we must eat ____________. 
   A. more meat  B. only vegetables 
  C. both meat and vegetables   D. food and vitamin pills
5. The main topic of the passage is ___________________. 
   A. food and health    B. vitamins and proteins 
   C. meat, vegetables and protein   D. food and vitamin pills 

PART IV : WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same meaning as the first,
using the word given. (5 points)
1. No one has seen Hoa since her birthday.
 The last time Hoa _____________________________________________________
2. It is said that the thief stole everything in the house.
 Everything __________________________________________________________
3. She never seems to succeed even though she works hard.
 Hard _______________________________________________________________.
4. They leave me alone at home at night. I'm afraid of this
 I am .........................................................................................
5. Is it all right if I come to the club with you tonight.
 Would you mind ....................................................................
II. Use the words to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given words. (5 points)
1. The Eagle team performed more successfully than the Lion team. SUCCESSFULLY
The Lion team performed …………………………………………………
2. The form must be complete before you leave. FILLED
This form ……………………………………………..……………….
3. Everybody in the offce likes Harry. POPULAR
Harry ………………………………………..………………
4. I like to spend a lot of time in the open air DOORS
I like …………………………………………………………………….
5. You can avoid tooth decay by brushing your teeth regularly PREVENT
Brushing …………………………………………………………………….
III. Write a paragraph of about 120 words about the disadvantages of living in the countryside.
(10pts)
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