PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC SINH GIỎI

HƯNG HÀ Cấp huyện, lớp 8, năm học 2022-2023

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
(Đề khảo sát gồm 04 trang)

A. LISTENING.
I. Listen and fill in each blank with a suitable word or words. (1,0 point).
The average lifespan of the Japanese is 78 for males and 85 for females, the (1) _____in the world. The main secret
lies in their food. The Japanese eat a lot of tofu, which is made from soybeans. Tofu contains a lot of (2) _____,
calcium and Vitamin B. It doesn’t contain much fat, and it doesn’t provide many calories. (3) _____like fish and
vegetables play an important role in their diet, too. They cook the seafood with less cooking oil and less time. For
each meal, they have more dishes on the table than us but they eat only little of (4)____ , never stuffing themselves.
Japanese people also work very hard and (5)______. This helps them burn the calories off easily.
II. You will hear the conversation between Mike and Michelle. Listen and choose the best answer A, B, C or
D. You will hear the conversation twice. (1,0 point)
1. Where does Michelle live ?
A. In the city B. In a little town. C. In a big city D. In the country
2. What does Michelle think about living in the town?
A. It’s boring but friendly B. It’s interesting C. It’s quiet and friendly D. It’s noisy
3. Where does Mike live ?
A. In an apartment in the town B. In a little town. C. In the city D. In the country
4. What is Mike’s neighborhood like ?
A. It’s small B. It is like a small town C. It’s big D. It’s safe
5. What does Michelle say at the end of the conversation ?
A. He should come into the city. B. He doesn't really like the city.
C. He never comes to the city. D. He will come to the country on weekends.
B. PHONETICS
I. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1,0 point)
1. A. permanent B. damaging C. contaminate D. popularity
2. A. costume B. cultural C. curiosity D. community
3. A. weight B. laughing C. higher D. although
4. A. wicked B. visited C. decided D. brushed
5. A. scholars B. cholera C. chemistry D. championship
II. Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress. (1,0 point)
1. A. diversity B. majority C. complicated D. traditionally
2. A. generation B. historical C. politician D. nationality
3. A. ritual B. joyful C. music D. defeat
4. A. typhoon B. mudslide C. scatter D. homeless
5. A. experience B. scientific C. adventurous D. biology
C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (4,2 points)
1. When a volcano , hot gases and lava run down.
A. blows B. erupts C. throws D.escapes
2. often happen in the rainy season especially in the center of Vietnam.
A. droughts B. storms C. floods D. sandstorms
3. I don't know how we can with her. She's too far away.
A. catch up B. cope C. keep in touch D. keep pace
4. In presentation, presenters should use their body language such as hand gestures, eye contact to
communicate with the audience .
A. effective B. effectively C. more effective D. effect
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5. In the mid-19 century, scientists discovered that Mars had some similarities Earth.
A. to B. with C. of D. from
6. ____ UFO was seen to land on ________ field near my village last night.
A. An - the B. The - a C. A - the D. A - a
7. The __________ house is the biggest house in his village.
A. community B. communist C. communal D. communic
8. He bought a __________ hand bag for his mother on her last birthday.
 A. nice brown leather B. brown nice leather C. leather nice brown D. brown leather nice
9. Teenagers spend most of their time playing computer games; ______, they lose their daily interests.
A. moreover B. so C. however D. as a result
10. I warned him too close to the fire.
A. not to go B. not going C. no going D. didn’t go
11. I have to do this job because I have no other .
A. choose B. choice C. choosing D. chosen
12. Don't be afraid. This snake is .
A. harm B. harmful C. harmless D. unharmed
13. People will take of robots to do household chores.
A. chance B. condition C. advantage D. success
14. If I didn’t work for an accounting firm, I in a bank now.
A. work B. will work C. have worked D. would work
15. He ____________ his eyes, and saw an eagle ____________ in the sky.
A. suddenly opened - flying B. opened suddenly – flying
C. suddenly opened – flew D. opened suddenly – flew
16. Tim is doing an English exercise and he has some new words to look up.
-Tim: Would you mind if I used your dictionary? - Paul: ________.
A. Yes, let’s B. Great, you can use it C. No, of course not D. Yes, here you are
17. None of the students _________ the contest ______ on the stage then.
A. attended - were B. attending - was C. attend - were D. to attend - was
18. Mary has shown Laura a photo of her house.
- Laura: “What a lovely house you have!” - Mary: “_______________.”
A. Of course not, It’s not costly. B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in.
C. I think so D. No problem
19. The residents in the block are living a _______ in the countryside.
A. happier life than B. more happy life thanC. happier life than those D. happy life
20. Some film stars __________be difficult to work with
A. say B. say to C. are said D. are said to
21. He _______ to have more money than I had expected.
A. turned up B. turned out C. turned on D. turned down
II. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following
sentences. (0,4 point)
1. I would be grateful if you could tell me how to download this file from the website.
A. fortunate B. thankful C. interested D. amazed
2. The discovery of the new planet was regarded as a major breakthrough in astronomy.
A. promised B. refused C. doubted D. considered
III. Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following
sentences. (0,4 point)
1. If you want to become a famous music composer, you need to have talent and determination.
A. public B. outstanding C. well-known D. unknown
2. I just want to stay at home to watch TV and take it easy.
A. make pressure B. sleep C. relax D. rest
IV. Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. (1,0 point)
1. The earth (hold) __________by the gravity of the sun and orbits around it.
2. By the time he (arrive) _________ in Da Nang next Summer, they will have built the hotel.
3. They (spend ) __________ the night in the flooded area before the rescue workers arrived.
4. The number of English speakers in the world (increase) ____________considerably recently.
5. Were the players (play) _________ well, they would win the match soon.
V. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters. (1,0 point)
1. Five suspected _____________ have been arrested so far. TERROR
2. Astronauts work in_____________ conditions. WEIGHT
3. _______treatment with chlorine provides some protection against contamination. CHEMISTRY
4. She was a _____________ gifted technician. UNIQUE
5. In free time, Nga often communicates _____________ with her cats. VERBAL
VI. Among the underlined parts A, B, C, and D in each sentence has a mistake, find and correct it. (1,0 point)
1. What we know (A) about certain diseases are (B) still not sufficient to prevent them from spreading (C) easily (D).
2. She showed (A) me where did I (B) left my luggage (C) after my flight from (D) Paris.
3. Young Khmer people (A) often go to (B) pagodas to study and improving (C) their virtues and knowledge (D).
4. She was dancing (A) with the prince so happily (B) that she almost (C) forgets (D) the godmother’s warning.
5. Will (A) our world be much better (B) if (C) everyone spoke (D) the same language?
D. READING
I. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (2.0 points)
More than a billion people all over the world are (1) the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware
that they themselves cause it and are also its (2) ______. People cut (3) trees for fuel and farmland. Their
herd eat up the grass covering valley floors (4)______hillsides. The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected
and forests are turned into deserts.
In some places, (5)_____people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their
houses and crops. Therefore, government in nearby areas have had local people (6)__________trees and banned
burning firewood for fuel. Many techniques have been (7) _______. For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was
poured on sandy areas to retain water for planting trees, but this method may harm (8) _____ environment. Other
countries built long canals or pipelines (9) water to desert areas.
Unless people find more (10) methods, their homes and land will be lost. The last against the desert is
continuing.
1. A. of B. in C. on D. under
2. A. victims B. enemies C. friends D. effects
3. A. off B. back C. down D. in
4. A. but B. and C. so D. when
5. A. a lot B. much C. many D. a little
6. A. planting B. plant C. to plant D. planted
7. A. using B. use C. used D. uses
8. A. the B. a C. an D. some
9. A. to carry B. take C. fetch D. bring
10. A. great B. effective C. major D. useful
II. Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A or B, C, D to fill in the gap. (1,0 point)
Is computer shopping the way of the future? About 37% of American households now have personal computers.
And shopping by computer (or “shopping on-line) is interesting to more people every day. Already, shoppers can use
their computers to order many different products, such as computer products, flowers, food, T-shirts, and posters.
And new online shopping services appear every day. Soon people may be able to shop for anything, anytime,
anywhere in the world. In fact, nowadays, in many parts of the world, people are now increasingly doing shopping
online instead of going to the physical stores. Many people think it is a quicker and cheaper way to shop as they can
easily buy products without going to stores or shopping malls. For example, in Vietnam and many Asia nations,
people now tend to shop on the sites such as Amazon and eBay, where allows them to select a larger number of
goods and services at their home. As a result, customers can save a great amount of time and expense going out for
shopping. In the future there may be a rising tendency of going shopping online rather than going to stores.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Computer shopping B. Personal computer C. The future in America D. Shopping
2. What does the word "their" in line 4 refer to?
A. people B. shoppers C. households D. personal computers
3. The sites such as Amazon and eBay, allow people to select ______ at their home.
A. cheap products B. Interesting relaxation
C. a larger number of goods and services D. strange and fashionable products
4. What does the word "appear" in the sentence “new online shopping services appear every day" mean?
A. become available for the first time B. be bought
C. be sold D. arrive somewhere
5. Which of the following is not true?
A. About 63% of American households don't have personal computers now.
B. Now many people find it interesting to shop by computer.
C. "Shopping by computer" is also called as "shopping on-line".
D. Nowadays, it is certain that people can buy anything, anytime, anywhere by computer.
III. Read and answer the questions. (1,0 point)
“The Beauty and the Beast” is a heartfelt story about true love which transforms the Beast into a prince. The
fairytale starts with a young girl who lived with her father and two sisters. They lived a good life in a big house but
due to some unfortunate turn of events her father lost all his money. They were forced to move into a smaller house.
The two sisters kept on grieving for their former life and Beauty kept her sadness for herself and tried her best to
help her family.
One day the father found out there is a slight chance he could get back a part of his fortune when one of the
ships got back. The two sisters demanded all sorts of thing but Beauty just wanted a single rose. On his way home,
the father got lost and wandered into the Beast’s castle. The Beast let him go under the condition of him sending one
of his daughters to the castle.
Beauty’s life in the castle was pleasant. She had her room and she was served. Unhappy about his
appearance, the Beast never appeared. Beauty only heard his voice. As time passed by they started to love each
other. One day, the Beast let her go home to look after her sick father. While she was taking care of her father, she
had a dream about Beast dying. When she came back to the palace she found the Beast ill in his bed. She didn’t want
him to die and she told him she would marry him.
Beast disappeared all of the sudden and its place was taken by a beautiful prince. He told her all about a
fairy enchanting him and how the spell could have only been broken by a girl falling in love with him. After her
father got better, they held a wedding and then they all lived happily ever after.
1. Why did the Beauty’s family have to live in a smaller house?
2. How was the Beauty’s life in the castle?
3. What happened while the Beauty was looking after her ill father?
4. How was the Beast when the Beauty got back to the palace?
5. What is the ending of the story?
E. WRITING
I. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. Use the
words given at the beginning of each sentence. (1,0 point)
1. The man will be painting the walls at this time tomorrow.
The walls________________________________________________________________________
2. "What can we do to improve our English skills?" the boys asked Mrs. Ha.
The boys asked Mrs. Ha ___________________________________________________________
3. She had read a folktale before going to bed last night.
After___________________________________________________________________________
4. Minh is the most intelligent student in our school.
No students _____________________________________________________________________
5. We found it difficult not to laugh when he appeared on the screen.
We couldn’t _____________________________________________________________________
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one. Use the word in brackets. (1,0 point)
1. I am not you but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags. (If)
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2. He watched a horror film two weeks ago. (for)
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3. That is the most interesting story I have ever read. (such)
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4. “If I were you, I would follow the table manner rules to avoid troubles, Lan.” Ba said. (advised)
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5. The boy was hungry because he didn’t eat anything. (due to)
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III. Write a paragraph (120 -130 words) about the causes and effects of soil/ land pollution in your area. (2,0
points)
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