BÀI THI KSCL HỌC SINH KHÁ, GIỎI

MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH 8

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)PHONETICS,

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.

I. Choose the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. character B. children C. teacher D. change
2. A. school B. good C. book D. football
3. A. roast B. foam C. abroad D. toad
4. A. swear B. bear C. pear D. spear
5. A. plastic B. start C. stand D. land
II. Choose the correct answer.
1. It's an excellent _____ holiday.
A. package B. party C. group D. team
2. Nobody likes to pay _____ prices.
A. high B. tall C. big D. expensive
3. How are you feeling today? _____ better, thank you.
A. More B. Much C. Very D. Many
4. She bought ______ jacket when she was in Paris last year.
A. a brown leather expensive B. a leather brown expensive
C. an expensive brown leather D. an expensive leather brown
5. He hates ________ to do something by others.
A. to ask B. asking C. to be asked D. being asked
6. - Mother: “Could you do me a favor?” - Kate: “______.”
A. No, thanks. I’m fine B. Yes, that’s kind of you
C. Yes, sure D. Yes, thank you
7.The new restaurant is _____ at the corner of a busy street.
A. put B. located C. stood D. placed
8.There is no _____ in going to school if you're not willing to learn.
A. reason B. aim C. point D. purpose
9. He said he was afraid this article was .................. date.
A. over B. on C. behind D. out of
10. That was a ……… ceremony.
A. prepared-well B. prepare-well C. well-prepared D. well-prepare
III. There is one mistake in each sentence below. Find out, underline and correct it. The
first one is done for you as an example.
Example: 0. I haven’t saw you for two months 0/ seen
1. What about to go to the department store with me. 1______________
2. My teacher makes me to do all these exercise.
2_______________
3. He didn’t used to behave like that, but now he’s rude.
3_______________
4. Wearing uniform helps students feel equally in many ways.
4_______________
5. My sister is very keen in studying English.
5_______________
6. Doing the same things every day give me no pleasure.
6_______________
7. It often takes my mom half an hour getting to work. 7_______________
8. If you won’t take an umbrella, you can get wet on the way to work.
8_______________
9. I was listening to the radio when the door bell was ringing.
9_______________
10. Thank you very much about your letter that you sent me last week.
10______________
IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs provided.
1. These tigers used (keep) ........................................... in iron cages .
2. When we entered his room, we saw him (sleep) .................................... in an armchair.
3. She said that her mother (not be) .................... very well, so she could not go to the party.
4. Don’t be surprised when you see how thin Matin is. He (be) ……………..extremely ill.
5. The ideas (present)…………………… in this book are not really interesting.
V. Give the correct word form of the words in brackets.
1. It is everyone’s .................................... to protect the environment. (RESPONSIBLE)
2. I know all the boys who live in my ……................................. . (NEIGHBOR)
3. Do you know the ............................ of S.T Paul’s Cathedral? (HIGH)
4. Taxi drivers have to have a very good ............................ on the street names. (KNOW)
5. Sapa is a wonderful ...................................resort in Vietnam. (MOUNTAIN
)
6. Visitors complained about the…….…………..in the old museum. (ORGANIZE)
7. When Jenny made up for the play, she was …………………..
(RECOGNIZE)
8."Time of our lives" was the……………………….song of the World Cup 2006. (OFFICE)
9. I …………………………this morning and was late for school. (SLEEP)

10. I watch the news everyday because it very ................................ (INFORM)

READING.
I. Use the words in the box to complete this text about environment. Write one word
in each space. Write it in ‘Your answers’ part.
breathe destroying dusty fuels inhabitants minerals
poverty prevent rescue rubbish spoil urgent

STOP DAMAGING THE EARTH!

We have spent the last one hundred years (1).............. our environment. In cities,
factories and cars polutte the air we (2).................., and everything we touch is
(3)................. and dirty. We (4).................. the countryside by throwing away our
(5)............. there, and ruin areas of natural beauty by digging up (6).......... such as iron
and gold, and (7).......such as coal and oil. While some people get rich, others suffer
from (8)............., hunger and disease. we must (9)........... this situation from getting
worse. Finding a way to (10)............ our planet is extremely (11)...............problem for
all the (12)............... of the world.
II. Read the following passage and circle the letter (A, B, C or D) to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions.
 Tropical forests have supplied us with many sorts of plants for food, medicine and industry.
They could supply man much more. They also reduce floods and droughts, keep water clean, and
slow down the Greenhouse Effect. However, the tropical forests are being destroyed to make
rooms for things like farms and fields. Besides that, forest fires are the most terrible destruction.
About 20 million hectares are lost every year – an area that is twice larger than the size of
Austria. The World Wildlife Fund is working to protect and save the forests that are in danger; to
plant new trees for fuel wood and to slow down the Greenhouse Effect. It encourages
governments to think about the forests and their importance when giving international aid.
1. Which of the followings is NOT mentioned as the useful things of the forests?
A. They supply us with many sorts of plants.
B. They reduce floods and droughts.
C. They keep water clean and slow down the Greenhouse Effect.
D. They reduce the erosion.
2. The most terrible destruction of the forests is………….
A. farms and fields B. fires C. water D. Greenhouse Effect
3. The word “They” in line 2 means “……..”
A. humans B. sorts of plants C. tropical forests D. medicine and
industry
4. The World Wildlife Fund is working to……
A. protect endangered forests B. destroy forests
C. think about the forests D. give international aid.
5. We can infer from the passage that the area of Austria is about…………
A. 20 million hectares B. 40 million hectares
C. 30 million hectares D. 10 million hectares
III. Six phrases/clauses have been removed from the following passage. Read the passage
and choose from the phrases/clauses A–G the one which fits each gap (1 – 5). There is one
extra phrase/clause which you do not need to use. Write your answer in the numbered
boxes. There is an example (0).

A. first three days

B. visit to family members
C. every family organizes a trip
D. games and various forms
E. buying gifts, and making other preparations
F. get together on
G. lot of cakes
In Viet Nam, there is great excitement built up well before Tet Nguyen Dan. First,
(0)____________ to the cemetery to visit the graves of their ancestor. After that, to create an air
of prosperity, wealth and fun for the (1)___________ of the Lunar New Year, people are kept
busy cooking traditional foods, (2)________________. Certain items deemed to be bought or
made are banh chung, dried watermelon seeds, tea, dried sausages, fruit (fresh and candied),
ornamental plants and flowers. Red and yellow flowers are ideal as they make the house more
welcoming. On the New Year's days, only good comments and wishes can be expressed.
Children receive their Li xi (or red envelopes with lucky money inside). People make a
(3)_______________, neighbors, and close friends. And people who live apart from their family
try to (4)_______________ these days. Clearly enough, (5)____________of entertainment are
staged and these often last a week. Varying traditional specialties including wrestling, buffalo
fighting, dragon dancing take place in different regions.
WRITING.
I . Rewrite the sentences so that they mean almost the same as those.
1. Can I use your mobile phone to make a phone call?
-> Would .......................................................................................................................................?
2. She hasn’t come back to her home village for over 10 years.
-> It is .............................................................................................................................................
3. The workers are building a bridge over this river at present.
-> A bridge .....................................................................................................................................
4. Nam is both tired and hungry.
-> Nam is not only ..........................................................................................................................
5. “Close the office door but do not lock it”, the manager said to me.
-> The manager asked ....................................................................................................................
6. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Jane?”, said Mr. John.
-> Mr. John suggested ....................................................................................................................
7. The books interest me more than the films.
-> I think .........................................................................................................................................
8. It was such hot news that I couldn’t help announcing it to my classmates.
-> The news .....................................................................................................................................
9. The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.
->The patient made………………………………………………………………………………..
10. Driving on the left is strange to me.
-> I don’t………………………………………………………………………………………….
II. Write a passage about 120 – 150 words to tell about a festival or a trip you had or saw in
the past. (Do not mention your name and your school in the passage)

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MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Tổng: 20 điểm, cụ thể:

A.LISTENING.
Part 1: Listen and choose the best answer:
(5 x 0.2 = 1.0 điểm)
1.C 2.A 3.B 4. C 5. B
Part 2: Listen and complete the information.
(5 x 0.2 = 1.0 điểm)

1. 45 2. 10 3. (Next) Tuesday 4. Morton 5. 01337829437

B. PHONETICS, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.

I. Choose the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
(5 x 0.2 = 1.0 điểm)

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

II. Choose the correct answer.
(10 x 0.2 = 2.0 điểm)

1.A 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D
6. C 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. C
vIII. There is one mistake in each sentence below. Find out, underline and correct it. The
first one is done for you as an example.
(10 x 0.2 = 2.0 điểm)

MISTAKES CORRECT MISTAKE CORRECT

1.to go going 6.give gives
2.to do do 7.getting to get
3.used to use to 8.won’t don’t
4.equally equal 9.was ringing rang
5.in on 10.about for
IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs provided.
(5 x 0.2 = 1.0 điểm)
1.to be kept 2. sleeping 3.wasn’t 4. has been 5. presented
V. Give the correct word form of the words in brackets.
(10 x 0.2 = 2.0 điểm)
1.responsibility 2.neighborhood 3.height 4.knowlegde 5.mountainous
6.organization 7.unrecognizable 8.official 9.overslept 10.informative
C. READING.
I. Use the words in the box to complete this text about environment. Write one word
in each space. Write it in ‘Your answers’ part.

1. destroying 7. fuels
2. breathe 8. poverty
3. dusty 9. prevent
4. spoil 10. rescue
5. rubbish 11. urgent
6. minerals 12. inhabitants
II. Read the following passage and circle the letter (A, B, C or D) to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions.
(5 x 0.2 = 1.0 điểm)
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.D
III. Six phrases/clauses have been removed from the following passage. Read the passage
and choose from the phrases/clauses A–G the one which fits each gap (1 – 5). There is one
extra phrase/clause which you do not need to use. Write your answer in the numbered
boxes. There is an example (0).
(5 x 0.2 = 1.0 điểm)
 Write your answers here. You can write only the letter A, B, C, D, E, F or G .
0. C 1.A 2.E 3.B 4.F 5.D

D. WRITING.
I . Rewrite the sentences so that they mean almost the same as those.
(10 x 0.2 = 2.0 điểm)
1. Would you mind if I used your mobile phone to make a phone call?
2. It is over 10 years since she last came back to her home village.
3. A bridge is being built over this river by the workers at present.
4. Nam is not only tired but also hungry/ he is also hungry.
5. The manager asked me to close the office door but not to close it.
6. Mr. John suggested that Jane should complain to the company.
7. I think the books are more interesting than the films.
8. The news was so hot that I couldn’t help announcing it to my classmates.
9. The patient made a more rapid recovery thanexpected.
10. I don’t get used to driving on the left.

II. Write a passage about 120 – 150 words to tell about a festival or a trip you had or saw
in the past. (Do not mention your name and your school in the passage)
(20 x 0.2 = 4.0 điểm)

* Nội dung, ý tưởng: 2.0 điểm: đúng chủ đề, ý tưởng trong sáng, gắn với thực tế;
* Kỹ thuật và ngôn ngữ : 2.0 điểm :
- Viết được đoạn văn dài khoảng 120 – 150 từ;
 - Có bố cục rõ ràng, câu văn mạch lạc, viết đúng ngữ pháp, dùng từ phong phú, chính xác;
* Tùy mức độ thí sinh viết được, giám khảo dựa vào thang điểm để quyết định./.