PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BÀI THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN LỚP 8

HUYỆN CẨM XUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2021 - 2022

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Đề thi môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao nhận đề)

SECTION A: USE OF ENGLISH

Question I: Choose the best option from A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from the others.
1. A. vehicle B. honesty C. humorous D. hourly
2. A. office B. official C. accent D. fluency
3. A. washed B. worked C. stopped D. naked
4. A. bother B. sunbathe C. cloth D. clothes
5. A. concern B. contact C. convenient D. conclude
6. A. leisure B. pressure C. treasure D. pleasure
7. A. jungle B.gist C.grind D. emigrate
Question II: Choose the best option from A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1. She hardly goes to the movies, ____________?
A. does she B. doesn’t she C. is she D. isn’t she
2. “Congratulations! You did very well.” - “_________________”
A. It's nice of you to say so. B. It's my pleasure.
C. You're welcome. D. That's okay
3. Tet is an occasion for family __________ in Viet Nam.
A.visitings B. meetings C. reunions D.seeings
4. We don’t have ____________ to complete the report.
A. information enough B. enough information
C. enough informations D. too information
5. If everyone of US______the traffic rules, the road will be much safer.
A. obey B. obeys C. obeyed D. will obey
6. My brother closed all the windows _________ avoid the rain.

A.for B. in order that C. so as D. in order to

7. Tom as well as his brothers _____________to the party last night.
A. was invited B. were invited C. is invited D. are invited
8. He spent the entire night thinking and in the end __________ a brilliant idea.
A. came up to B. put up with C. came up with D. put through to
9. He is the man who won’t ____________his promise
A. ruin B. destroy C. hurt D. break
10. Tom failed the exam ____________ he was lazy.
A. such B. that C. like D. as
11. Giving lucky money to the young and the old at Tet is a common ________ in many Asian
countries.
A. behavior B. practice C. tradition D. occasion
12. Which girl is Hoa? She is the one with ___________ .
A. long curly black hair B. curly long black hair
C. long black curly hair D. curly long black hair
13. My phone is out of order, which is a _________________.
A. hurt B. harm C. nuisance D. trouble
14. I don’t know him but he looks as if he __________ be her brother.
A. could B. can C. would D. shall

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15. The little girl asked what ______________ to her friend.
A. has happened B. happened C. had happened D. would have been happened
Question III: Fill in each gap with one suitable preposition.
1. Nam was familiar ___________ getting up early in winter two years ago.
2. Money isn't a solution _______________ every problem.
3. The sun gives ______________ vast amounts of gases.
4. He's totally dependent ______________ his parents.
5. I couldn’t cut the grass because the machine had broken ________ a few days previously.
Question IV: Find a mistake in each sentence and CORRECT it.
1. The number of visitors to the exhibition considerable dropped in the second week.
2. Foreigners can get a bit confusing because there are too many customs in this country.
3. It is careless for you to leave your book on the train.
4. Mary had a two -weeks trip to the countryside last summer.
5. Vietnam exports a lot of rice is grown mainly in the south of country.
6. We have arranged meeting the Physics teacher tomorrow.
7. No sooner had I arrived home when I realised that I had forgotten the keys at office.
8. It was so a lovely day that we enjoyed ourselves the sunshine.
Question V: Give the correct forms of the verbs in CAPITALS to complete the sentences.
1. They don’t enjoy (use) _____________ as cheap labor.
2. Tomorrow, when you come I (do) ___________ my homework.
3 + 4. I hope they (repair)_________ this road by the time we (return)_________ next summer.
5. The concert (start) ________ at 7:15 tonight.
Question VI: Give the correct forms of the words in CAPITALS to complete the passage.

TEENS GO WITHOUT MEAT

The decision to become a vegetarian is a (1) ___________ one, made for any PERSON
number of reasons. There are many different (2) ___________ that teens in EXPLAIN
particular give for choosing a (3) __________ lifestyle. MEAT
One group claim that their (4) ____________is based on a certain food (5) CHOOSE
_____________; they simply don’t enjoy the taste of meat. Others are concerned LIKE
about animal rights and the way animals are (6) ____________ in the meat TREAT
(7)___________process. Yet more young people may be influenced by PRODUCE
(8)______________or cultural belief which prohibit the consumption of meat. A RELIGION
(9)____________reason is that teenagers feel that it is healthier not to eat meat FAR
and that they can control their weight more (10) _________ as vegetarians. In
many cases, too, it is a family joint family decision in order to reduce food bills. EASE

SECTION B: READING
Question I: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each blank to complete the passage.
The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is the Internet, which has been blamed (1)
_________ broken relationships, jobs losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now
recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (2) _________ serious
problems and ruins many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (3) ________ sufferers help and
support.
ISA is similar to (4)_________problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams
about the Internet, they need to use it first thing in the morning: they lie to their partners about how
much time they spend online: they (5) _________ they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A
recent study fond that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (6) ____ they felt guilty,
they became depressed if they were (7) _____ to stop using it.
Almost anyone can be risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer
games and who (8) _________it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, however,
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psychologists (9) _________ that most victims are middle-aged housewives (10) _________ have
never used a computer before.
1. A. for B. in C. with D. to
2. A. lead B. affect C. take D. cause
3. A. offer B. suggest C. recommend D. advise
4. A. other B. another C. the other D. others
5. A. want B. wish C. rather D. prefer
6. A. Although B. Despite C.Unless D. Without
7. A. let B. allowed C. had D. made
8. A. say B. feel C. find D. have
9. A. promise B. tell C. say D. object
10. A. who B. which C. that D. whom
Question II: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one
word in each space.
Large cities often have problems that small towns and rural areas do (1) _____ have. Two of the
biggest (2) _____ are heavy traffic and the pollution that cars create. Of course, traffic problems and
pollution are not only found in big cities. However, the higher populations and (3) ______ number of
cars on the roads in cities can (4) ______ the problems happen more often and with more noticeable
effects.
One of the (5) ______ common traffic problems the large cities have (6) ________ congestion.
As the population of (7) ______ city increases, so does the number of cars on the road. Cities cannot
always improve the number and size of their roads and highways to (8) _______ up with the number of
cars. The result is traffic congestion, or traffic (9) ________.
When traffic jams happen, cars that are stuck in the congestion continue to run their engines.
This creates pollution and is a big problem. Pollution causes heath problems (10) _______ the people in
cities like lung cancer, and also hurts the environment.

Question III: Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the
following questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

When Jane left school at the age of sixteen, her aunt Flory gave her $500 for her birthday. Most of
Jane’s friends decided to go to the college, but Jane used her aunt’s money to start her own business. She
bought fruit, sugar and some glass jars and began making her own jam. She sold the jam to her friends
for $1 a jar and soon doubled her aunt’s $500.
At first, her parents wanted Jane to go on studying instead of spending time making jam. They
hoped that one day she would be a teacher or a doctor. But Jane didn’t listen to them. She just kept on
making jam. After a few months, she started selling it to the local market. Then she started making
orange juice. She sold this to a school where one of her friends worked.
After two years, her business was very large and her parents were very pleased with her. She made
all kinds of food which she sold to shops and supermarkets. She was so busy that she had to get some
people to work for her.
1. What is the passage about?
A. going to college B. starting up business C. spending money D. selling jam
2. How much did Jane get after a short time of her work?
A. $500 B. $1000 C. $10 D. $2000
3. What did Jane’s parents want her to do after leaving school?
A. continue studying B. make jam
C. sell jam D. give up studying
4. The word “this” in the line 8 refers to _______.
A. orange juice B. sugar C. jam D. fruit
5. Which of the following places that Jane did NOT sell her products to?
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A. schools B. supermarkets C. shops D. colleges

SECTION C: WRITING
Question I: Rewrite each sentence,beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. I last saw my sister when I was in New York.
=> I haven’t _____________________________________________
2. When I was little I was often scared at night.
=> I used __________________________________________________
3. He would prefer you to pay him immediately.
=> He’d rather _____________________________________________
4. Will they let us take photos at the concert?
=> Will we_________________________________________________
5. “Don’t forget to turn off the lights before going out, Mary.”
=> The teacher reminded______________________________________
6. He is known to have been in prison several times.
=> It is common _____________________________________________

Question II : Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, without
changing the word given. Use between TWO and FIVE words.
1. We paid someone we knew to make these fancy chairs. (HAD)
=> We _______________________________ _______________by someone we knew.
2. I think we should build a new shopping centre in the suburbs. (FAVOUR)
=> I am ________________________________________ a new shopping centre in the suburbs.
3. The house is completely empty. ( LEFT)
=> There’s __________________________________________ the house.
4. It isn’t necessary for him to redo these exercises. ( HAVE)
=> He __________________________________________these exercises.

Question III:
The amount of plastic waste is dramatically increasing, which causes many serious problems to
people’s life . Write a paragraph of at least 150 words about what teenagers can do to solve this
problem.

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