PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HSG CẤP THỊ XÃ

THỊ XÃ DUY TIÊN NĂM HỌC: 2022 - 2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh 7
(Thời gian làm bài:120phút)

Họ và tên học sinh: Trường THCS: Mã phách

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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HSG CẤP THỊ XÃ
THỊ XÃ DUY TIÊN NĂM HỌC: 2022 - 2023
Đề gồm 08 trang Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
(Thời gian làm bài:120phút)

Điểm của bài thi Họ tên, chữ ký giám khảo SỐ PHÁCH

Bằng số: Cán bộ chấm thi số 1:

Bằng chữ: Cán bộ chấm thi số 2:

SECTION A. LISTENING (3.0 points)

Part 1: Question 1-5. For each question, choose the correct answer.
You will hear Teresa talking to her friend Daniel about a school writing competition.(1.0
pt)
1. What has Teresa decided to hear about?
A. A place she visited B. A film she watched C. A person she knows
2. How many words do students have to write for the competition?
A. 500 or less B. between 500 or 1000 C. as many as they want
3. How did Daniel feel after he finished his writing?
A. worried B. excited C. tired
4. What’s the prize for winning the competition?
A. a laptop B. a tablet C. some books
5. Teresa thinks she is good at.
A. spelling B. writing stories C. describing places
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 2: Question 6-10. For each question, choose the correct answer.
You will hear Greta talking to Anthony about holidays. What type of holiday will each
person go on? (1.0 pt)
Example: Anthony: B
People Your answers Type of holiday
6. Julie A. sightseeing
7. Greta B. walking
8. John C. cycling
9. Jenny D. camping
10. Ed E. no holiday
F. sailing
G. skiing
H. beach

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Part 3: Question 11-15. For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one
or two words or a number or a date or a time. You will hear a radio announcement about a
competition. (1.0 pt)

Win a “dream night” at the theater

Running times: From Monday, June 18th to Saturday… (0)…June 23rd.
Prize: (11) ………………………………………………pairs of tickets.
Bonus: chance to talk to … (12) ……………………………….in person.
Saturdays: three ... (13) …………………………………..., at 2, 5 and 8 pm.
Ticket prices: from £ 11.00 to £ … (14)
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Bookings: by phone or… (15) ……………………………………………….

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

SECTION B. PHONETICS (1.0 point)

Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. (0. 5
point)
1. A. contaminant B. waste C. illustrate D. radiation
2. A. sacred B. wicked C. contaminated D. watered
3. A. chemistry B. champagne C. chaos D. architect
4. A. sour B. count C. amount D. tourist
5. A. cook B. book C. food D. good
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (0.5 point)
1. A. environment B. temperature C. botanical D. contaminant
2. A. pollute B. poison C. damage D. illustrate
3. A. picturesque B. Vietnamese C. referee D. coffee
4. A. compulsory B. secondary C. effectively D. geography
5. A. maintain B. determine C. infamous D. develop

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

SECTION C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (7.0 points)

Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (2.0 points)
1. This is ______ the best eel soup I have ever eaten.
A. by rights B. by all means C. by the way D. by far
2. I would rather ______ at than quarrel with him.

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 A. laugh B. laughing C. be laughed D. being laughed
3. David: “Peter has had an accident. He's in hospital now?” Mary: “__________”.
A. Poor it! B. Poor him! C. How terrific! D. Oh, is he?
4. There has been a great _______ in his English.
A. escalation B. increase C. improvement D. rise
5. The professor wasn't _______ with the current political affairs in his country after his long
stay abroad.
A. familiar B. present C. knowledgeable D. actual
6. I couldn’t ________ them when we climbed the mountain.
A. keep out of B. keep up with C. keep away from D. keep on with
7. Her face turned _______when she heard that her mother met with an accident.
A. red B. blue C.white D. grey
8.When the electricity failed, he _________ a match to find the candle.
A. rubbed B.struck C. scratched D. started
9.I usually buy my clothes _________. It’s cheaper than going to the dress maker.
A. on the house B.in public C. off the peg D. on the shelf
10. "Did you like the novel that I gave you last week?”
- “ _________ the novels that I’ve read, I enjoyed this one the most.”
A. All of B. Of all C. For all D. From all
11. No one who was invited to the party last night came, ___________?
A. didn’t they B. weren’t they C. did they D. was he
12. After Joe’s mother died, he was brought___________by his grandmother.
A. in B. at C. up D. out
13. Playing ____ violin was to be ____ great adventure for him. He knew _____ little about it.
A. ø/a/a B. the/ ø /a C. a/a/a D. the/a/ ø
14. The success of both the women’s and men’s football teams has proven to be a ________
moment in the country’s participation at the SEA Games.
A. historically B. historic C. history D. historical
15. There were over 30, 000 _______ at the match.
A. spectators B. viewers C. witnesses D. watchers
16. _______ the fighting stopped, travel across country has been quite safe.
A. When B. Since C. After which D. Unless
17. They are having their house _______ by a construction company.
A. to paint B. being painted C. painted D. painting
18. Her father bought her ______ when he went on holiday in Singapore last week.
A. a beautiful silk yellow scarf B. a beautiful yellow silky scarf
C. a yellow silk beautiful scarf D. a beautiful yellow silk scarf
19. He was arrested because he answered to the description of the ________ man.
A. searched B. pursued C. wanted D. hunted
20. Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
He is a typical optimist, always looking on the bright side of everything.
A. pessimist           B. introvert                     C. extrovert              D. activist
Your answers:

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 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part II. Give the correct form of words in brackets to complete the following sentences. (1.0 point)
a. Were I (1. know) _______ the answer, I would tell you right away.
b. We will see Alice at the corner, she (2. wait) _______ for us when we arrive.
c. It was terribly disappointed (3. discover) _______ that he had lied to me.
d. Hardly I (4. be) ________ there for 5 minutes when Mrs. Brown came in with the coffee.
e. By the time you come here again, this palace (5. build)_______________.
f. His roommate (6. always enter)_________the room without knocking first, which ( 7. annoy)
_________ him a lot.
g. The number of students (8. attend) ___________ English courses (9. increase) _____ in recent years.
h. I wish my close friend (10. not do) _____________this with me any more.

Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Part III. Give the correct tense/ form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. (1.0 point)
1. It's easy to find a (SOLVE)_____________ to the problems posed.
2. This took place at the end of the (TWENTY)______________ century.
3. The water in this lake is totally contaminated. It’s (DRINK) ____________.
4. Her health has (BAD)____________ considerably since we last saw her.
5. The coach's lack of (LEADER) ________ affected the relationship between the players of the
team.
6. Many people make their living on theater. In essence the theater is not only for entertainment,
it is a (LIVE) ____________.
7. His boss told him off because he had behaved (RESPONSIBLE) ________________.
8. Don’t put David in charge of arranging the theatre trip; he’s too (ORGANISE)
______________.
9. Victoria Falls in Africa is one of the most (SPECTACLE) ______sights in the world.
10. Wildlife (CONSERVE)__________ are trying to save the whale from extinction.
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Part IV. Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them.
(2.0 points)

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1. Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children.
2. They’re going to get their house decorate for the May Day.
3. I am not sure where he’s from. He’s either Spanish nor Italian.
4. There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of another.
5. There are very large rooms with beautiful decorated walls in her new house.
6. I would rather she is staying at home at the moment.
7. The symptoms of diabetes in the early stages are too slight that people don't notice them. 
8. Natural gas was probably formed from plants and animals that decayed million of years ago.
9. Bell is best known for his inventor of the telephone, for which he received his first patent in
1876.
10. Luther Burbank earned the funds to go west by sale his new ideas about growing
potatoes.
Your answers:
Mistakes Corrections Mistakes Corrections

SECTION D. READING COMPREHENSION (5.0 points)

Part I. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage. (2.0 point)
NOISE POLLUTION
Most of us are very used to the sounds we hear in (1) __________ life. Loud music, the
television, people talking (2) __________ their phone, the traffic and even pets barking in the (3)
__________ of the night. All of these have become a part of the urban culture and (4)
__________ disturb us. However, when the sound of the television keeps you (5) __________
sleeping all night or the traffic starts to give you a headache, it stops becoming just noise and
starts (6) _______ into noise pollution. For many of us, the concept of pollution is limited to
nature and resources. (7) __________, noise that tends to disrupt the natural rhythm of life makes
for one solid pollutant.

By definition, noise pollution takes place when there is (8) __________ excessive amount
of noise or an unpleasant sound that causes temporary disruption in the natural balance. This
definition is usually applicable to sounds or noises that are unnatural in their volume or their
production. Our environment is (9) __________ that it has become difficult to escape noise.
Even electrical appliances at home have a constant hum or beeping sound. By and large, lack of
urban planning increases the exposure to unwanted sounds. This is why understanding
(10)____________ pollution is necessary to control it in time.
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.

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5. 10.
Part II. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to fill in spaces in the following passage. (1.0 point)
The importance of science
The aim of science is to (1) ________ out how the world and everything in it, and beyond
it, works. Some people, though, (2) ________ that much of what is done in the name of science
is a waste of time and money. What is the (3) ________ in investigating how atoms behave or in
studying stars billions of kilometres away? Science, they argue, is of (4) ________ only if it has
some practical use. When the Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell (5) ________ experiments
with electricity and magnetism in the late 19th century, he had no particular end in (6) ________
and was certainly not (7) ________ to make money; he was simply trying to reveal more about
how the world works. And yet his work laid the (8) ________ for our modern way of life.
Computers, the internet, satellites, mobile phones, televisions, medical scanners all owe their
(9) ________ to the fact that a scientist (10) ________ the need to understand the world a little
better.
1. A. open B. think C. find D. look
2. A. claim B. demand C. tell D. review
3. A. basis B. cause C. point D. sake
4. A. gain B. profit C. advantage D. value
5. A. brought on B. carried out C. pulled out D. set off
6. A. plan B. idea C. mind D. thought
7. A. reaching B. aiming C. targeting D. designing
8. A. sources B. origins C. structures D. foundations
9. A. existence B. exist C. existent D. existing
10. A. held B. felt C. chose D. used
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part III. Read the following passage and select the best answer to each of the questions. (2.0 points)
Tsunami is a Japanese word which means harbour wave and is used as the scientific term for
seismic sea wave generated by an undersea earthquake or possibly an undersea landslide or volcanic
eruption. When the ocean floor is tilted or offset during an earthquake, a set of waves is created similar
to the concentric waves generated by an object dropped into the water. Most tsunamis originate along
the Ring of Fire, a zone of volcanoes and seismic activity, 32.500 kilometres long that encircles the
Pacific Ocean. Since 1819, about 40 tsunamis have struck the Hawaiian Islands.
A tsunami can have wavelengths, or widths, of 100 to 200 km, and may travel hundreds of
kilometres across the deep ocean, reaching speeds of about 725 to 800 kilometres an hour. Upon
entering shallow coastal waters, the wave, which may have been only about half a metre high out
at sea,suddenly grows rapidly. When the wave reaches the shore, it may be 15 m high or more.
Tsunamis have tremendous energy because of the great volume of water affected. They are
capable of obliterating coastal settlements.
Tsunamis should not be confused with storm surges, which are domes of water that rise
underneath hurricanes or cyclones and cause extensive coastal flooding when the storms reach
land. Storm surges are particularly devastating if they occur at high tide. A cyclone and

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accompanying storm surge killed an estimated 500.000 people in Bangladesh in 1970. The
tsunami which struck south and southeast Asia in late 2004 killed over 200 thousand people.

1.Scientifically, tsunami is the term for _______.

A. seismic sea wave. B. undersea earthquake.
C. undersea landslide. D.volcanic eruption.
2.What does the word “concentric” mean?
A.Wavy B.Having many centres
C.Having a common centre D.A ring
3.Which of the following may be a reason for a tsunami?
A.An inactive volcano. B.A landslide on the seashore.
C.An undersea earthquake. D.A storm.
4.What will happen when an object is dropped into the water?
A.Volcanic eruption may be a consequence. B.Some concentric waves will be generated.
C.There will be seismic activity. D. Earthquake may happen.
5. What is the zone of volcanoes and seismic activity in the world called?
A.The concentric wave. B.The tsunami.
C.The Pacific Ocean. D.The Ring of Fire.
6. What is the greatest speed of tsunamis travelling across the deep ocean?
A.200 kilometres an hour. B.700 kilometres an hour.
C. 800 kilometres an hour. D.150.000 kilometres an hour.
7. How high is the wave of the tsunami when it reaches the shore?
A.100 metres. B.200 metres. C.Half a metre. D.Fifteen metres.
8. How are tsunamis capable of obliterating coastal settlements?
A.They have tremendous energy due to the great volume of water affected.
B.They are a metre high or more.
C.They travel hundreds of kilometres.
D.They can strike the shore fifteen metres high.
9.What killed an estimated 500.000 people in Bangladesh?
A. A tsunami. B. A cyclone and accompanying storm surge.
C. A high tide. D. Flooding.
10.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Tsunamis only occur in Asia.
B. A cyclone along with storm surge happened in Asia in 1970.
C. Storm surges are domes of water rising underneath hurricanes or cyclones.
D. Storm surges cause extensive coastal flooding.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION E. WRITING (5.0 points)

Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it. (2.0 points)
1. He left before I arrived at the party last night.
@By the time _________________________________________________________________.

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2. Technology has benefited humankind enormously; however, there are drawbacks with our
reliance on it.      
@Although____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. “You have to keep quiet if you want to stay here.” She told me.
@She told me that __________________________________________________________
4. People say that nuclear energy has caused lots of problems.
@ Nuclear energy is _______________________________________________________
5. People donate a lot, so the victims of the tsunami are now able to overcome difficulties.
@ But for ______________________________________________________________________
6. He tries to practice English everyday so he can speak English more fluently now.
@The more___________________________________________________________________
7. Most students ignored what the teacher was saying.
@ Few _______________________________________________________________________
8. He'd rather eat with friends than eat alone.
@ He prefers _______________________________________________________________
9. She was so beautiful that I couldn't stop looking at her.
@ So _________________________________________________________________________
10. I started learning to drive when I was 18 years old.
@ I have ______________________________________________________________________
Part II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the given one.
Use the given word. Do not change the BOLD word. (1.0 point)
1. Mr. Phong was the first person I asked for advice. (WHOSE)
@__________________________________________________________________________
2. Water pollution happens. Many aquatic animals such as fish can die. (LEADS)
@__________________________________________________________________________
3. Children have to live with their parents until they they reach the age of 18. (OBLIGED)
@__________________________________________________________________________
4. She had to finish her homework before she went out. (UNTIL)
@__________________________________________________________________________
5. Because it rained heavily, we delayed the picnic to the mountain. (OFF)
@__________________________________________________________________________

Part III. Writing (2.0 points)

Nowadays, some people say that “English learners should study English in English speaking
countries?”. Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Write a paragraph of about 150 words
to express your opinion.

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