PHÒNG GD&ĐT CHƯƠNG MỸ ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU CẤP HUYỆN

TRƯỜNG THCS ĐÔNG P. YÊN NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
Đề thi gồm: .... trang
Giám khảo số 1 Giám khảo số 1 Điểm thi Số phách

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SECTION 1: LISTENING
I. Part 1: (1.0 point) You will hear an interview with a woman called Rachel who is
talking about the shows she puts on for children. For each question, circle A, B, C.
1. Before her children were born, Rachel worked as
A. an art teacher. B. a painter. C. an actor.
2. Who first thought of doing a show at a party?
A. Rachel’s husband. B. Rachel’s children. C. Rachel’s parents.
3. Rachel’s neighbor, Lena, helps by
A. making some dolls for the shows.
B. performing in the shows.
C. writing the music for the shows.
4. When Rachel did a play about a lion
A. the children laughed too much.
B. the children’s parents complained.
C. the children were frightened.
5. Rachel thinks her shows are successful because
A. she enjoys doing them so much.
B. she does a show daily.
C. they are suitable for all ages.
II. Part 2: (1.0 point) You will hear a radio program about some historic places to visit.
For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered spaces.

HISTORIC PLACES TO VISIT

Black Rock Caves
® Over 2 million years old.
® For half a million years, people and animals, especially (1)______lived here.
® Special evening tours during the month of (2)_________Salter House.
® Built in the year (3)_________.
® Made famous by the television series called Aunt Dorothy.
® All visitors want to see Dorothy's kitchen.
The Old Port
® Have a ride on an old tram to the (4)_________village.
® In the factory, find out how people used to make (5)_________. Page 1
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). (0.6 point)
1. A. sacred B. cursed C. checked D. dogged
2. A. theatre B. bathing C. breathe D. southern
3. A. power B. tower C. flow D. flour
IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group.
(0,4 point)
3. A. decompose B. popularity D. disappointment C. diversity
4. A. community B. developing D. interested C. conditioner
SECTION 3. LEXICO - GRAMMAR
V. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. (5.0 points)
1. Hoa works very ……… so she always gets good marks at school.
A. badly B. good C. hardly D. hard
2. This school ……… in 1997 so next year it will be rebuilt.
A. built B. is built C. was built D. has built
3. Last week I ……… my children to the biggest zoo in town.
A. took B. brought C. fetch D. got
4. Are you proud ……… your country and its tradition?
A. about B. on C. of D. for
5. Our ……… resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature B. natural C. naturing D. naturally
6. He doesn’t enjoy ……… basketball
A. to play B. plays C. played D. playing
7. This form must have the ……… of the writer.
A. to sign B. signature C. signing D. sign.
8. Jane and Jack stood in front of the mirror and looked at ………
A. themselves B. himself C. theirselves D. herself
9. I am looking forward to ……… you soon.
A. see B. seeing C. be seeing D. be seen
10. It was raining so hard ……… we had to cancel the trip to Halong Bay last Sunday.
A. although B. because C. so D. but
11. Mary showed me some pictures …….. by her father.
A. paint B. painting C. painted D. be painted
12. John is said ………. the brightest in the class.
A. was B. to be C. being D. he was
13. The new shopping mall is quite ……… the present shopping area.
A. different from B. like to C. similar D. the same
14. My grandmother ……… in the garden in the afternoon when she lived in the village.

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A. used for sitting B. is used to sitting C. was used to sit D. used to sit
15. May I borrow ……. money ?
A. a little B. a few C. little D. few
16. For lunch, you may have ________fish or chicken.
A. both B. neither C. not only D. either
17. The clerk said she was tired ________ hearing complaints day after day.
A. with B. of C. about D. for
18. I usually go to work by bus, but _________and then I use my motorbike.
A. again B. once C. now D. ever
19. We arrived ________ to have some coffee before class.
A. enough early B. early enough C. too early D. early too
20. “What are you doing?” “I________the flowers. They ________ wonderful!”
A. am smelling / smell B. smell / smell
C. am smelling / are smelling D. smell / are smelling
21. John: “I didn’t pass my driving test.” ~ Anna: “…………………..!”
A. Better luck next time B. So poor
C. Congratulations D. That was nice of you.
22. How beautiful she is! She is wearing a ……………………….
A. silk pretty purple dress. B. dress silk pretty purple.
C. purple pretty silk dress. D. pretty purple silk dress.
23. He had spent…………. time writing an essay on his childhood.
A. a few B. a large number of C. a great deal of D. many
24. Hoa: “Would you mind if I asked you a question?” ~ Teacher: “……………”
A. No, I don’t B. Please go ahead C. Good idea! D. Ok, Thanks
25. No one can avoid……………….. by advertisements.
A. having influenced B. being influenced C. to be influenced D. influencing

VI. Give the correct form of the words in capital. (2,0 points)
1. What is the correct ……………………………..of this word. (pronounce)
2. It was an ………………remark . It would have been better to keep silent. (necessity)
3. Last week we had an ……………………… summer holiday. (enjoy)
4. The ……………………. of the project made me tense. (important).
5. You had better do some ………………….. for the final exams (revise)
6. We should save ………………. …….resources. (nature)
7. Thousands of people are living in ………. after the earthquake. (miserable)
8. Increased pollution is another ………………. …..result. (please)
9. The air is heavily ………………………with traffic fumes. (pollute)
10. …………………, her illness was more serious than we thought. (fortunate)

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VII. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your answer
in the space provided. (1,0 point)
1. Everybody loves her because she is very kind with animals.
A B C D
2. Though my English teacher looks young, she is twice older than I am.
A B C D
3. She refused to tell us why was she crying.
A B C D
4. The Eiffel Tower has designed by the French civil engineer Alexander Gustave Eiffel
A B
for the Paris World’s Fair of 1889
C D
5. A five - thousand - dollar reward were offered for the capture of the escaped criminals.
A B C D
SECTION 4. READING
VIII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write
your answers in the space provided. (2,0 points)
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in______(1). Many
more of animals are threatened, and could easily become________(2) if we didn't make an
effort to__________(3) them. there are many reasons for this. In some cases animals are
__________(4) for their fur or for other valuable part of their bodies. Some birds _____(5)
as parrots are caught alive and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is
that, their habitat, the place where they live is ___________(6). More _________(7) is
used for farmers, or houses or industry, and there are few open spaces than there once
were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better__________(8) but these
powerful chemicals pollute the environment and___________(9) wildlife. The most
successful animals on earth- human beings will soon be the only ones left unless we can
______(10) this problem.
1. A. danger B. threat C. problem D. vanishing
2. A. disappeared B. vanished C. empty D. extint
3. A. harm B. safe C. protect D. serve
4. A. hunted B. chased C.game D. extint
5. A. like B. such C. or D. where
6. A.exhausting B. departing C. escaping D. disappearing
7. A. earth B. land C. soil D. area
8. A. produce B. fields C. herbs D. crops
9. A. spoil B. harm C. wound D. wrong
10. A. answer B. caculate C. solve D. explain
IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.(1,0 point)

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 Many people continue to skip breakfast despite its being most important meal of the
day.
Busy people often rush out the door in the mornings with out giving their bodies the
fuel they need to handle a long day at work. They end up feeling tired by the afternoon
and resort to the office snack machine or biscuit tin.
Loysa Hourigan, from Nutrition Australia, said that catching up on food at lunch
time did not provide the body with enough sustenance to keep it going for the rest of the
day. “Even if you have had lunch, you won’t have as much food as you need. Your brain
gets depleted of glucose and you feel tires.” Ms Hourigan said. According to Ms
Hourigan, wholegrain bread and cereals provide endurance. Milk, eggs and baked beans
provide protein, which helps people to alert. Rolled oats are also an excellent endurance
food.
1. According to the passage, people should ………….. .
A. have breakfast B. skip lunch C. not eat snacks D. not have breakfast
2. The word “fuel” in line 2 means …………… .
A. food B. meal C. nutrition D. energy
3. Ms Hourigan said that if we did not have breakfast, we would feel tired
because…………
A. our brain ran out of glucose B. our brain was full of glucose
C. there was no oxygen in our brain D. we did not have lunch
4. According to Ms Hourigan, which of the following is NOT mentioned as endurance
foods?
A. rolled oats B. cereals C. wholegrain bread D. bananas
5. Loysa Hourigan might work as…………….
A. teacher B. nutritionist C. writer D. business woman

X. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in
the space provided. (2,0 points)
It might sound strange to you but these are some important rules. If you want to (1)
….……. examinations, then study grammar. However, if you want to become fluent in
English, try to learn English without (2)……… too much grammar because that will only
slow you down and confuse you. You will think about the rules when creating sentences
instead of speaking naturally like a native (3)………... Some native speakers do not know
so many grammar rules as non-native students do.
Everyone can speak at (4)…………. one language whether they are intelligent, or
lack some brain power. This could be achieved by being surrounded by that language at all
times. You may notice that there are also some people (5)…..…….. study abroad and learn
very little. That is because they go to an (6)…….…… speaking school, but find friends
from their own country and don’t practice English. Some others can speak English well (7)
…………. they live in an English speaking environment.

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 Therefore, why (8)………… you surround yourself with English? Make rules with
some friends that you will only speak English when meeting up for a coffee, for (9)
………….... you can also carry around an iPad and listen to English as (10)……….. as
possible.
SECTION 5. WRITING
XI. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same
as the sentence before it. (2,0 points)
1. We couldn’t solve the problem until our teacher arrived.
Not until …………………………………..…………………………………………...
2. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
 He was delighted that …………………………………..…………………………..
3. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
 The time machine .…………………...…………………………………………..…
4. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen.
 I’ve never ….........................................................................................................……
5. The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age.
The man was too ..............................................................................................................
6- “ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” - said John.
 John advised...............................................................................................................
7. Thinking of making toys from used paper was his interesting idea.
It’s interesting that .............................................................................................…….
8. He hasn’t come back to his home village for over 20 years now.
It’s ......................................................................................................................…….
9. She doesn’t play badminton well and I don’t, either
Neither she……………………………………………………………………………
10. The last time we met each other was ten years ago.
We haven’t .........................................................................................................…….
XII. Write a paragraph (from 120 to 150 words) about a festival you know. (2,0 points)
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PHÒNG GD&ĐT CHƯƠNG MỸ
TRƯỜNG THCS ĐÔNG P. YÊN
Đề thi gồm: ..... trang
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023
Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

SECTION 1. LISTENING
I. Part 1: (1.0 point)
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A

II. Part 2: (1.0 point)

1. tigers 2. August 3. 1765 4. fishing 5. sweets

SECTION 2. PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your
answers in the space provided. (0,6 points) (0,2 point for each correct answer)
1. C 2. A 3. C
IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the
group. Write your answers in the space provided. (0,4 points) (0,2 point for each correct
answer)
1. D 2. C

SECTION 3. LEXICO - GRAMMAR

V. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences.
(5,0 points) (0,2 point for each correct answer)
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B
6. D 7 .B 8. A 9 .B 10. C
11. C 12. B 13. A 14.D 15. A
16. D 17.B 18 .C 19.B 20 .A
21. A 22.D 23.C 24.B 25.B

VI. Give the correct form of the words in capital. (2,0 points)
1. pronunciation 2. unnecessary 3. enjoyable 4. importance 5. revision
6. natural 7. misery 8. unpleasant 9. polluted 10.Unfortunately

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VII. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your answer
in the space provided. (1.0 point)
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. C

SECTION 4. READING
VIII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write
your answers in the space provided. (2,0 points)

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

IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer
to each of the questions.(1,0 point)
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B

X. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space
provided. (2,0 points) (0,2 point for each correct answer
1. pass 2. studying/ learning 3. speaker 4. least 5. who/ that
6. English 7. because/ as/ since 8. don’t 9. example/ instance 10. much

SECTION 5. WRITING
XI. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence before it. (2,0 points) (0,2 point for each correct answer)
1. Not until our teacher arrived, could we solve our/ the problem.
2. He was delighted that his aunt sent him a letter.
3. The time machine will be shown to the public when it is finished.
4. I’ve never seen a stranger film than that before./ I’ve never seen such a strange film before.
5. The man was too old to go on an expedition to the Middle East.
6. John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money.
7. It is interesting that he thought of making toys from used paper.
8. It’s over twenty years since he last came back to his home village.
9. Neither she nor I play badminton well.
10. We haven’t met each other for ten years.

XII. Write a paragraph (from 120 to 150 words) about the benefits of having a computer.
(2,0 points)
Marking criteria Point
1. Content 0,8
- Providing all main ideas and details as required. 0,4
- Commmunicating intention sufficently and effectively 0,4

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2. Organization and presentation 0,4
- Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence,
0,2
cohesion and clarity.
- The easay is well-structured 0,2
3. Language 0,4
- Demonstration of a variety of vocabulary and structures
0,2
appropriate to the level of English language.
- Good use and control of grammatical structures 0,2
4. Punctuation and spelling and handwriting 0,4
- Good punctuation and no spelling mistakes 0,2
- Legible handwriting 2.0

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