ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU CẤP TRƯỜNG

Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

Thời gian làm bài 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Đề thi có 06 trang
Điểm Họ tên, chữ ký giám khảo Số phách
Bằng số: 1.
Bằng chữ: 2.

Chú ý: - Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.

- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì kể cả từ điển.
SECTION 1: LISTENING.
Phần nghe có 02 bài, mỗi bài được nghe 02 lần (giám thị chỉ mở 01 lần đĩa tự động phát 02
lần)
Trước phần nghe có một phút để thí sinh đọc đề bài.
I. You will hear a conversation at the customs in Gatwick Airport. Listen and fill in the
form below. (1.0 point)
1. Surname: Manning
2. Sex Female
3. Date of birth 15th June 15 June, 1984
4. Nationality Malaysian
5. Reason for travel in the USA To study English

II. You will hear a tourist guide talking to a group of people about a trip to the
countryside. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.
(1.0 point)
A DAY IN THE COUTRYSIDE
Morning program:
 breakfast at (1)..8:30.............................................................................
 meet in (2) the dinning room..............................................................

 bus leaves at (3) 9:15……………………………………………….…

 picnic lunch in the forest
Afternoon program:
Choice of activities:
 hill walk
 visit to a (4) village……………………………...…………… or a farm
 swim or take a trip by boat
What to bring:
 a warm jacket
 a (5) …hat…………………………………………………………...
SECTION 2: PHONETICS.
III. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from
that of the rest by circling your answer (A, B, C, or D). (1.0 point)
1 A. pays B. says C. plays D. stays
2 A. region B. ugly C. generous D. gymnastic
3 A.booked B. prepared C. missed D. coughed
4 A. bother B. sunbathe C. cloth D. months
5 A. vegetable B. comfortable C.nature D. moderate
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IV. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed
differently from the others. (1.0 point)
1 A. pancake B. discount C. wardrobe D. marine
2 A. migrant B. typhoon C. compost D. limestone
3 A. glassware B. refill C. award D. surround
4 A. loudspeaker B. itinerary C. participate D. magnificent
5 A. helicopter B. microware C. memorial D. magically

SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR.
V. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your
answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (4.0 points)
1. His car is the same color …………. my uncle’s.
A. alike B. as C. like D. to
2. The cat was ………………. to wait for the mouse to come out of its hole.
A. patient enough B. so patient C. enough patient D. too patient
3. Sa Pa is in _________________ Vietnam.
A. northern B. south C. southern D. north
4. Thank you very much. _______________
A. Are you worried? B. You’re welcome. C. Not all. D. Nothing.
5. She is speaking __________ because she is having a sore throat.
A. soft B. softly C. well D. fast
6. Where is the Stonehenge?
A. In England. B. In China. C. In Ammerica. D. In France.
7. He really enjoys ...................................................... to dinner parties.
A. inviting B. being inviting C. being invited D. be invited
8. Don’t overheat the victim _____________ blankets or coats.
A. on B. for C. with D. from
9. The heavy rain has caused _______in many parts of the country.
A. storms B. droughts C. typhoon D. floods
10. She went to market without………. anything.
A. buy B. to buy C. bought D. buying
11. It’s at least a month since……………….John.
A. I last seen B. I have last seen C. I last see D. I last saw
12. Would you mind……………… this essay for me?
A. type B. will type C. typing D. to type.
13. I have just bought __________________ from a book shop near here.
 A. two beautiful black leather school bags B. two beautiful leather black school bags
C. beautiful two black leather school bags D. two beautiful black school leather bags
14. “What …………………?” – “He is very nice.”
A. did Peter like B. is Peter like C. does Peter like D. was Peter like

15. Could you buy me a copy of the newspaper___________ your way to work?
A. on B. by C. along D. for
16. The number of cars on the road _______.
A. increase B. is increasing
C. are going to increase D. are increasing
17. He finally __________ the decision to go abroad.
A. came up B. came C. came with D. came up
with
18. We couldn’t help___________ when he told us what had happened.
A. laugh B. to laugh C. to be laughing D. laughing
19. Typhoons, floods or droughts can ………….. destroy a harvest.
A. easily B. easy C. be easy D. easier
20. I was so tired that I ___________ asleep in the chair. ( fall asleep )
A. got B. went C. felt D. fell

VI. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (1.0 point)
1. The mean of transport he often uses is taxi.
A B C D
2. She always trains hard to be a good-qualified teacher.
A B C D
3. It is a twenty- minutes drive from here to the city center.
A B C D
4. The government tried providing facilities for these migrants.
A B C D
5. I don t know how explain all these things to you immediately.
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A B C D

1 2 3 4 5
Mistake ……A…….. ……D…….. ……B…….. ……A…….. ……B……..
well- twenty- how to
Correction
means qualified minute …to provide.. explain

VI. Supply the correct form of the word in italic. (1.0 point)
1. It is a contest which_ participants__ have to read two poems in English.
(participate)
2. A lot of foreign_ historians___ like to study Ho Chi Minh’s life. (history)
3. Some of my _relatedness_ relatives_live in the city (relate)
4. We’ve decided to interview the best six_applicants__ for the job. (apply)
5. A letter should always end with the ___signer_signature(chữ kí)_______ of the
writer. (sign)

VII. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (1.0 point)
1. I prefer (1. order)...ordering.................. to (2. order).......being ordered.............
2. The first festival (3.hold).was.held............... .....nearly eight hundred years ago.
3. There (4. be)...has been................... no guests at all since I left.
4. The teller was made (5.lie).....to lie.................... down on the floor.

SECTION 4: READING.
VIII. Choose one suitable word (A, B, C or D) to complete the following passage.
(2.0 points)
Air pollution is caused ________(1) ill health in human beings. In a lot of
countries, there are ________(2) limiting the amount of smoke factories can produce
although there is not enough _______(3) on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere.
Doctors have ________(4) that air pollution causes ________ (5) diseases. The gases
from the exhausts of cars _______(6) also increased air pollution in most cities. The
________ (7) of petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy
streets circled by high buildings. Children _______(8) in areas where there is a lot of
lead in the atmosphere can not think as ________(9) as other children, and are clumsy
when they _______(10) their hands.
1. A. from B. on C. over D. of
2. A. laws B. ideas C. problems D. regulations
3. A. news B. article C. information D. newspaper
4. A. agreed B. pointed C. disagreed D. proved (c/m)
5. A. lung B. heart C. liver D. stomach
6. A. had B. have C. has D. having
7. A. water B. lead C. gas D. exhaust
8. A. lived B. live C. to live D. living
9. A. quick B. slowly C. quickly D. slow
10. A. touch B. use C. handle D. collect
IX. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
(1.0 point)
These days, most people in Britain and the United States do not wear very
formal clothes. But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing.
Many British people don’t think about clothes very much. 1/They just like to be
comfortable. When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything.
At theaters, cinemas and concerts you can put on what you like from elegant suits and
dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes, as long as you look clean and tidy.
But in Britain, as well as the United States, men in offices usually wear suits and ties,
and women wear dresses and skirts (not trousers). Doctors, lawyers and business
people wear quite formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to
wear ties and women wear smart dresses.    
In many years, Americans are more relaxed than British people, but they are
more careful with their clothes. At home, or on holidays, most Americans wear
informal or sporty clothes. 3/But when they go out in the evening, they like to look
 elegant. In good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women
wear pretty clothes and smart hairstyle.
It is difficult to say exactly what people wear informal or formal in Britain and
the United State because everyone is different. 4/If you are not sure what to wear,
watch what other people do and then do the same. You’ll feel more relaxed if you
don’t look too different from everyone else.
1. Many British people wear freely when they ________
A. meet their friend. B. attend lectures C. attend meeting   D. spend their
spare time
2. Who doesn’t usually wear suits and ties?
A. lawyers  B. doctors  C. farmers  D. secretaries
3. If you visit an American friend at home in the evening, you may find that your
friend wears________
A. pretty clothes     B. informal clothes C. formal clothes   D. dirty clothes
4. If you are in foreign country, the best way the writer suggests to you is to wear
________
A. strange clothes    B. as the people there do
C. your native clothes    D. pretty clothes
5. What do you think the passage is mainly about?
A. Recent dressing habit in Great Britain and the United States.
B. The reason why informal clothing is popular in Britain and US.
C. When we should wear in a formal way.
D. Where we should wear in a formal way.

X. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE word in each space. (2.0 points)
When Linh was younger, she liked to go to school (1) __________ than anything.
She used to study every day and even tried harder when preparing for exams. In class,
she listened attentively (2) __________ lectures and (3) ___________ her teachers’
questions perfectly. That was why she often performed well in exams and appeared in
the list of “Top 10 Students” of the school. She was much (4) ___________ at
learning languages than any (5) __________ subjects. At the age of fifteen, she could
(6) ___________ two foreign languages, English and French, quite fluently. Her
dream (7) __________ to become a successful diplomat. Unfortunately, her father
died in a car accident when she was a first-year student at university. She had to quit
school to help her mother (8) __________ care of her family. Nevertheless, she
continued studying by (9) __________ and tried her best to graduate (10)
___________ the Institute of International Relations at the age of 30. She is now the
director in the Department of Foreign Affairs. She says “the more I try, the more I see
the meaning of life”.
Write your answers here:
1 …more… 2......to................ 3.....answered...... 4.....better........... 5.....other...........
6 …speak.. 7......was.............. 8......take.............. 9.....herself......... 10...from............

SECTION 5. WRITING.
XI. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly
the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points)
1. Be sure to say good bye to your mother before you leave.
You must say good bye to your mother before you leave.
2. Don’t run away with the idea that the tasks are easy.
You’d better to task the easy idea. (had better=should/had better not= shouldn’t)
3. I never thought of changing my job.
The thought of changing my job has never come to me.
4. Not many people came to his wedding party.
There was not many people came to his wedding party. There was a poor of
attendance to this party.
5. She lost her job last month and has been out of work ever since.
She’s been out of work since last month.
6. “Why don’t you apply for the job, Anne?” said Sue.
Sue suggested that Anne should apply for the job.
7. The late comers entered the room quietly so that they wouldn’t disturb the lecture.
So as not to disturb the lecture, the late comers entered the room quietly.
8. That meal was excellent!.
What an excellent meal.
9. Lan laughed when I told her the joke.
The joke  I told to Lan makes her laugh.
10. John could not find the right house.
John was not able to find the right house.
XII. Complete the sentence using the words given. Make all the changes and
additions if neccessary. (2.0 points)
1. It/ imposible / us/ understand / his / theory.
It is impossible for us to understand his theory.
2. Lan/ clever/ enough/ do/ that exercise.
Lan is clever enough to do that exercise.
3. Flight 678 / London / take off / ten / minutes.
.Flight 678 to London will take off in ten minutes.
4. You / look / thinner . You / lose / weight?
.You look thinner. Are you lose weight? Have you lost your weight?
5. The rice cooking festival/ fire/ make/ traditional/ way.

In the rice cooking festival, fire is made in the traditional way.

6. Jim / ask/ Mai/ if / Ha Long Bay / be / northern Viet Nam/ and / say/ it / be.
Jim asked Mai if Ha Long Bay was in northern Viet Nam and she said it was.
7. You / mind / I / use / dictionary?
Would you mind if I use your dictionary?
8. How long/ it / take you/ get / Hanoi / car?
..How long does it take you to get to Hanoi by car?
9. Everybody / like / my father / because / he/ kind/ generous.
Everybody likes my father beacuse he is kind and gernerous.
10. Linh/ parents/ proud/ him/ because/ he/ always/ get/ good marks
Linh’s parents are proud of him because he always get good marks.
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