PHÒNG GD&ĐT YÊN LẠC ĐỀ THI GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP

HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2018- 2019

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC.
MÔN : TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian: 120 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề.
(Đề thi gồm 05 trang)
PART A. LISTENING
Section 1: You are going to hear a radio news programme. Complete the gaps 1-4 with NO MORE THAN
TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER. You will hear the recording twice.(1 pt)
Politics:
Mr Jack Prune is said to have spent public money during his Italian (1)_______ __.
Economy:
The scientists have found that we are wealthier now and enjoy (2)____ _ __ _ _.
Entertainment:
The Rolling Stones concert is supposed to begin at (3)____________p.m.
Weather:
The roads in the northern parts of the country may be (4)_____________and blocked by fallen trees.

Section 2: Listen to the recording and match the speakers 1-5 to the places A-F. There is one extra place
that you don’t need to use. You will hear the recording twice.(0,5 pt)
Where is each of the speakers?
Speaker 1 ___ _
Speaker 2 ___ _
Speaker 3 ___ _
Speaker 4 ___ _
Speaker 5 ___ _
A. in the classroom
B. at the post office
C. at the tourist agency
D. at a restaurant
E. in a clothes store
F. at the airport
PART B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences.
1. Many women today prefer wearing modern clothing __________traditional clothing.
A. than B. to C. with D. rather than
2. Ok. I’ll meet you at the main ________ to the Plaza at six o’clock.
A. arrival B. access C. entrance D. way
3. When he __________the top of the stairs, his heart was pounding.
A. reached B. went C. arrived D. traveled
4. The station clock is not as _________as it should be; it is usually between one and two minutes fast.
A. certain B. strict C. accurate D. true
5. Be alert while enjoying surfing, ________ ?
A. shall we B. aren’t you C. don’t you D. will you
6. The fox used his tricks to get food from the crow. What a_______fox.
A. fierce B. cunning C. mean D. stupid
7. Children with _________ diseases should not be allowed to go to school.
A. constant B. infectious C. contact D. influential
8. Lan is interested in reading the books _______ _in English.
A. write B. writing C. wrote D. written
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9. “How is your holiday in Nha Trang ?” - “_________”.
A. Absolutely right B. Really C. Awesome D. Sure
10. I didn’t do well in the last test, _______ disappointed me.
A. that B. which C. this D. it
11. A tornado lifted a baby, who was asleep in its baby carriage, into the air and ___________safely
100 meters away.
A. let it off B. take it on C. put it down D. suck it up
12. Don’t be late for the interview; __________, people will think you are a disorganized person.
A. otherwise B. unless C. however D. or so
13. Air pollution, together with littering, has_______many problems in our large cities today.
A. brought B. affected C. made D. caused
14. What we heard was quite __________. She will get well soon.
A. encouraged B. encouraging C. discouraged D. discouraging
15. We will go out as soon as it ___________raining.
A. has stopped B. will stop C. is stopping D. will have stopped
16. Were you ________ in the city or the country?
A. put down B. took up C. brought up D. thought of
17. I’d rather not __________absent from class yesterday.
A. be B. to have been C. to be D. have been
18. Would you mind my __________on the television?
A. to turn B. turning C. turn D. turned
19. Study harder ,______ _ .
A. and you will pass your exam B. or you will pass your exam
C. if you will pass your exam D. unless you pass your exam
20. Australia is a ___________place where kangaroos and koalas are found.
A. exceptional B. scenic C. unique D. iconic
II. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a
word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick () by the number on your answer
sheet. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word on your answer sheet. There are two
examples at the beginning.

0 The authorities of Bangladesh are doing their best for 0. _____ _ _

00 the victims of the floods which have been covered 00. ____been____
1 many of low-lying coastal villages. The floods were 1. ____ _ _ _
2 caused by a combination of very high spring tides and 2. ____ _ _ _
3 too heavy rainfall in the mountains, which, according to 3. ____ _ _ _
4 government sources, could not to have been predicted. 4. ____ _ _ _
5 The government has called in the army to the affected 5. ____ _ _ _
6 areas, and they are handing out a food to the people 6. ____ _ _ _
7 who could have managed to get away from the flood 7. ____ _ _ _
8 by moving to more higher ground. The authorities 8. ____ _ _ _
9 estimate that there are must be several thousand 9. ____ _ _ _
10 people who are in need of urgent medical attention. 10. ___ _ _ _

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III. Complete the following paragragh by filling in each numbered gap with an appropriate form of the
word in block capitals :

The clothes we wear can be a form of communication. Clothes, like a ____ (1)
language, give out a message. This can be very simple, for example, when we wear 1. SPEAK
clothing for keeping warm, or perhaps to attend a ____ __ (2) ceremony,
announce our 2. GRADUATE
___ _(3) views or just look sexy, it isn’t always this simple, however ____ (4), as 3. POLITICS
with speech, our reasons for making any statement have a _____ (5) to be double or 4. FORTUNE
multiple. The man who buys an expensive coat may simultaneously want it to 5. TEND
offer
___ _(6) from bad weather, and magically surround him with the qualities of an 6. PROTECT
______ _(7) film star. _____ (8), people rarely succeed in satisfying both these 7. NATION
requirements at once. Even 8. NATURE
___ __(9) both these could actually be made by one single coat, 9. SUPPOSE
this _______(10) item of clothing may not be available, and if it is, we may not be 10. IDEA
able to afford it.

PART C. READING
I. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from the four choices (A, B, C or D).
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are
teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by
hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky
enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn English.
Why do all these people learn English? It's not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn
English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their
work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the
college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in
English.
1. According to the writer, ______ _ _.
A. only young people learn English B. English is useful only for university students
C. all people learn English at school D. English is popular all over the world
2. Most people learn English by ______ _ _.
A. watching films B. hearing the language on television
C. working hard on the lessons D. speaking English to their friends
3. Many boys and girls learn English because ____________.
A. it is included in their study courses B. it's useful for their higher studies
C. it's their own language D. they are forced to learn it
4. Many adults learn English _______ _ .
A. in order to be able to read newspapers in English
B. because it helps them in their work
C. because of their higher studies
D. to communicate with their colleagues in the office
5. Which of the following isn't mentioned?
A. English is widely used. B. English is a compulsory subject.
C. English is spoken in the office. D. English is the language of diplomacy

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II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.
MUSIC - A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
Music is universal - it is produced by all cultures. Some scientists believe that music came before
speech and (1) ______ as a development of mating calls. In fact, there is one theory that the (2)
_____________languages were chanted or sung, rather than spoken. Indeed, in some cultures, music is
a form of (3) __ __ history. The Aboriginal Australians, for example, use music as a means to (4)
__ on stories of the land and spirits to the next generation.
New evidence suggests that music does not just (5) ____ the feel - good factor but it is also good for
the brain. A study of intellectually (6) ______ children showed that they could recall more information after
it was given to them in a song than after it was read to them as a story.
Researchers also report that people (7) ______ better on a standard intelligence test after
listening to Mozart. The so-called “Mozart effect” has also been (8) ______ by findings that rats
brought up on Mozart run faster through a complex network of paths or passages, (9)
______ as a maze. Overall, it seems that in most instances people who suffer from any form of mental
(10)______________benefit from listening to music.
1. A. was B. swelled C. arose D. reacted
2. A. earliest B. newest C. easiest D. simplest
3. A. enjoying B. making C. recording D. stating
4. A. move B. pass C. hand D. happen
5. A. convince B. satisfy C. please D. prefer
6. A. disabled B. inactive C. incapable D. disordered
7. A. examine B. prepare C. achieve D. score
8. A. supported B. given C. marked D.
remembered
9. A. called B. heard C. regarded D. known
10. A. badness B. hurt C. illness D. pain

III. Fill in each numbered blank with a correct word to complete the following passage.
The Internet is the world’s largest computer network with over 100 million users worldwide and this
number (1)______ __ doubling from year to year. The Internet is like an international highway of
information. Now, you can sit at your computer, choose a route and (2) ________________________at
your destination - that is, the information you need. Today, from your computer, you (3) ____ _____
access a library in one country, talk to an expert on a certain topic in a second country and send your (4)__
information to someone doing research in a third. So, we don’t know what will be (5)
______ in the not - too - distant future.

The Internet was born (6) _____ __ scientists attempted to connect the American Defence Network
to other satellite networks in (7)_____ _ _ to change information. Soon, scientific and educational
institutions as well as research departments became interested (8)_____________________linking up,
and, before long, the Internet had expanded into an international informtaion and communication network.

The Internet now (9) ______ all the countries in the world. You can be connected to the
Internet directly through your own computer or you can hook up to (10) __ _ __ access system which
allows you to use some of the Internet’s service.

PART D. WRITING
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given
words.
1. You can eat as much as you like for $5 at the new lunch-bar.

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There is no……………………………………………………………...………
2. The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer
Only after ………………………………………………………………………
3. It’s a long time since our last conversation..
 We ………………………………………………………………...…………..
4. Collect all of dirty clothes by 8 o’clock tomorrow morning.
 Let ……………………………………………...……………………………...
5. It’s no use persuading her to join in that activity.
 There is ……………………………………………………....………………..

II. Paragraph wiriting.

Within 150-200 words, write a paragragh about the ways to prevent violence among students at
secondary schools.
- THE END –

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 UBND HUYỆN YÊN LẠC ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HDC ĐỀ THI GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH
PHÒNG GD&ĐT YÊN LẠC GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2018- 2019
MÔN : TIẾNG ANH 8

PART A. LISTENING ( 10 điểm, mỗi câu đúng HS được 1điểm)

Section 1:
1. holiday 2. spending money 3. 9/nine 4. slippery
Section 2:
1. B 2. E 3. A 4. F 5. D
PART B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR ( 40 điểm, mỗi câu đúng HS được 1điểm)
I.
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.D
6.B 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.B
11.C 12.A 13.D 14.B 15.A
16.C 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.C

II.
1. of 6. a
2.  7. could
3. too 8. more
4. to 9. are
5.  10. 

III.

1. spoken 2. graduation 3. political 4. unfortunately

5. tendency 6. protection 7. 8. Naturally
9. supposing 10. ideal international
PART C. READING ( 25 điểm, mỗi câu đúng HS được 1điểm) I.

1.D 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.D

II.

1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B
6. A 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. C
III.

1. is 2. arrive 3. can 4. own 5. next

6. when 7. order 8. in 9. reaches 10. an
PART D. WRITING ( 25 điểm)

I.( 5 điểm, mỗi câu đúng HS được 1điểm)

1. There is no matter/problem for you to eat as much as you like for $5 at the new lunch-bar.
2. Only after a new pay offer did the workers call off the strike
3. We haven’t spoken (to each other) for a long time.
4. Let all of dirty clothes be collected by 8 o’clock tomorrow morning.
5. There is no point in persuading her to join in that activity.

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