PHÒNG GD & ĐT TAM ĐẢO (Đề thi gồm 04 trang) ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8 Ngày thi: 14/4/2015 Thời gian: 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề A. LISTENING. (1.0/10) Listen to a conversation TWO TIMES and do the tasks that follow the questions from 1 to 10. Question 1-4: Select the correct answer from the choices (A, B, C, or D) given. 1. Where is Mr. Garcia living? A. Private accommodation. C. Self-catering university accommodation B. With friends. D. Catered university accommodation. 2. Why doesn’t he like his accommodation? A. The food is not good. B. The meals are at inconvenient times. C. He doesn’t like his cohabitants. D. It’s on the university campus. 3. Where are Mr. Garcia and his friends from? A. Costa Rica, Spain, Bolivia B. Ecuador, Spain, Mexico C. Mexico, Columbia, Spain D. Spain, Brazil, Argentina 4. What kind of place are they hoping to find? A. A house with a garden next to the university B. A flat or a house next to the university C. A house not too near to the university D. A flat or a house not too near to the university Questions 5-7: Complete the detail below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS. Name: Manuel Garcia Current address: (5) ……………………………………………. Telephone number: 0453672348 Email address: (6) …………………………………………… Age: 19 Gender: Male Smoke: No Budgeted monthly rent: (7)£ …………………………………………… Question 8-10: Select the correct answer from the choices (A, B, C, or D) given. 8. Why can Mr. Garcia expect a small reduction in rent? A. The salesman like him B. There is no contrast C. July is a good month to move in D. He and his friends will stay all year. 9. How much is the accommodation agency’s fee for Mr. Gacia? A. ½ month’s rent B. 1 month’s rent C. 1 ½ month’s rent D. There is no fee 10. Which items does Mr. Garcia consider necessary? A. Kitchen utensils, washing machine, Internet connection B. Washing machine, Internet connection, TV C. DVD player, TV, Internet connection D. Shower, TV, washing machine B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (4.0/10) I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. brotherhood B. proof C. wood D. bookbinder 2. A. timber B. absorb C. elbow D. climb 1 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC 3. A. double B. trouble C. sound D. outwit 4. A. bad B. hat C. hate D. had 5. A. pear B. near C. fear D. rear II. Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress. 1. A. pastime B. teenager C. orchestra D. rehearse 2. A. collector B. concert C. furniture D. comics 3. A. living B. celebrate C. campaign D. volunteer 4. A. restaurant B. arrival C. neighbor D. general 5. A. neglect B. appointment C. remember D. hygiene III. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. 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 IV. Find out and then correct one mistake in each line of the passage. Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 1. ……… holiday. He traveled with him classmates, to a mountainous area 2. ……… in Vinh Phuc province. They gone there to help people make a road 3. ……… through a forest among two villages. “It was very difficult 4. ……… because there had no water to drink and no shops where we 5. ……… could bought food,” said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet 6. ……… in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.” 7. ……… Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was a hard work, 8. ……… But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He hopes to return 9. ……… next year to do any more work there. 10. ……… V. Use the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete each sentence. 1. We have two postal ……… a day. (DELIVER) 2. He left the room without ………. (EXPLAIN) 3. Playing tennis is one of his favorite ……… . (ACT) 4. We started our trip on a beautiful ……… morning. (SUN) 5. They left the house in a ……… mess. (FRIGHT) 6. He said “Good morning” in a most ……… way. (FRIEND) 7. There is no easy ……… to this problem. (SOLVE) 2 8. He always drives more ……… at night so he has no accident. (CARE) 9. Does this ……… suit you? (ARRANGE) 10. He is a very ……… carpenter. (SKILL) C. READING (2.5/10) I. Read the following passage then choose the best option to each statement. Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students 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 another language. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language, mathematics, and English. In England, America or Australia, many boys and girls study their own language, which is English and mathematics… and another language, perhaps French or German or Spanish. 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 adults learn English. B. no children like to learn English. C. English is useful only for teenagers. D. English is popular in most of the world. 2. Most people learn English by……… A. working hard on their lessons. B. hearing the language in the office. C. talking with foreigners. D. watching videos only. 3. Many boys and girls learn English because ……… A. English can give them a job. B. it is included in their study courses. C. they are forced to learn it. D. they have to study their own language. 4. In America or Australia many school children study ……… A. English as a foreign language. B. English and mathematics only. C. French, German and Spanish. D. their language and no foreign language. 5. Many adults learn English because ……… A. English is spoken in their office. B. they want to go abroad. C. most of their books are in English. D. it helps them in their work. II. Fill in each gap to complete the text. Most British people go abroad on holiday, to visit family, or … (1)… short business trips. People are advised to find out … (2)… to get urgent treatment before … (3)… the UK. They have to get a form which explains what they …(4)… do if they fall ill or have an accident, and what arrangements exist in each country …(5)… medical treatment. The regulations are fairly simple but … (6)… people do not have this information, they may … (7)… that private medical care is extremely expensive. It … (8)… not unusual for people to discover that they do not have enough money with … (9)… to pay the total costs and in such circumstances … (10)… already difficult situation becomes even more complicated. III. Read then write complicated answers. Long ago a lot of people thought the moon was a god. Other people thought it was just a light in the sky. And others thought it was a big ball on cheese. Then telescopes were made. And men saw that the moon was really another world. They wondered what it was like. They dreamed of going there. On July 20, 1969, that dream came true. Two American men landed on the moon. Their names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. The first thing the men found was that the 3 moon was covered with dust. The dust was so thick that the men left footprints where they walked. Those were the first marks a living thing that ever made on the moon. And they could stay there for years and years. There is no wind or rain to wipe them off. The two men walked on the moon for hours. They picked up rocks to bring back to the Earth for study. They dug up dirt to bring back. They set up machines to find out things people wanted to know. Then they climbed back in to their moon landing craft. Next day the landing craft roared as the two men took off from the moon. They joined Micheal Collins in the spaceship that waited for them above the moon. Then they were off on their long trip back to Earth. Behind them, they left plains and tall mountains of the moon, the machines they had set up and footprints that may last forever. 1. What did telescopes help men before 1969? ….………………… 2. Why did the men leave their footprints on the moon? ……………………… 3. What did astronauts bring from the moon? ……………………… 4. What does the word “it” in line 3 mean? ……………………… 5. What was the first thing that astronauts find about the moon? ……………………… D. WRITING (2.5/10) I. Complete these sentences in such a way that they remain unchanged from the original ones. 1. Keeping the environment clean is very important. - It’s …………………………………………………………………………… 2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it. - The time machine …………………………………………………………………… 3. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter. - He was delighted that ……………………………………………………………… 4. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals. - People ……………………………………………………………………………… 5. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group. - I’m very sad not ……………………………………………………………………. 6. It’s three years since I last spoke to her. - I haven’t ……………………………………………………………………………… 7. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to. - Tam used …………………………………………………………………………… 8. “Please turn down the radio for me”, said my father. - My father asked ……………………………………………………………………… 9. Lan will be fifteen next week. - It is Lan’s …………………………………………………………………………… 10. How long is it since you used the pen? - When ………………………………………………………………………….? II. Write a passage. Many people want to have a life in the city, others like the countryside. What is your favorite place to live? Give some details in about 90 to 100 words to support your idea? These guidelines will help you: - Where do you want to live? Why - How is the life there? (The environment/people … ) - How do people earn their living? - How do you feel living there? The end 4 PHÒNG GD & ĐT TAM ĐẢO ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8 Ngày thi: 14/4/2015 Thời gian: 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề A. LISTENING (1.0/10) Câu 1 2 3 4 5 Đáp án D B C C 35C Campus Lane Điểm 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Câu 6 7 8 9 10 Đáp án garciainuk@email.uk 200 to 250 D A B Điểm 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (4.0/10) I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Câu 1 2 3 4 5 Đáp án B D B C A Điểm 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 II. Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress. Câu 1 2 3 4 5 Đáp án D A C B D Điểm 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 III. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Câu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Đáp án D C A C B D B A B C Điểm 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 IV. Find out and correct one mistake in each line. Câu Sai Đúng Điểm 1 interested interesting 0.1 2 him his 0.1 3 gone went 0.1 4 among between 0.1 5 had was 0.1 6 bought buy 0.1 7 wetter wettest 0.1 8 since for 0.1 9 did done 0.1 10 any some 0.1 V. Use the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete each sentence. 5 Câu Đáp án Điểm 1 deliveries 0.1 2 explanation 0.1 3 activities 0.1 4 sunny 0.1 5 frightening 0.1 Câu Đáp án Điểm 6 friendly 0.1 7 solution 0.1 8 carefully 0.1 9 arrangement 0.1 10 skillful 0.1 C. READING (2.5/10) I. Read the following passage then choose the best option to each statement (0.5/10) Câu 1 2 3 4 5 Đáp án D A B C D Điểm 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 II. Fill in each gap to complete the text Câu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Đáp án on how leavin g shoul d for if find is them an Điểm 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 III. Read then write complicated answers. Câu Đáp án Điểm 1 They helped men see that the moon was really another world. 0.2 2 Because the dust (on the moon) was so thick. 0.2 3 They brought rocks and dirt from the moon. 0.2 4 The word “it” in line 3 means the moon 0.2 5 The first thing the astronauts found about the moon was that it was covered with dust. 0.2 D. WRITING (2.5/10) I. Complete these sentences in such a way that they remain unchanged from the original ones. Câu Đáp án Điểm 1 It’s very inportant to keep the environment clean. 0.1 2 The time machine will be shown to the public when it is finished. 0.1 3 He was delighted that his aunt sent him a letter. 0.1 4 People recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals. 0.1 5 I’m very sad not to be accepted in that group. 0.1 6 I haven’t spoken to her for three years. 0.1 7 Tam used to type faster than she can/ does now. 0.1 8 My father asked me to turn down the radio for him. 0.1 9 It’s Lan’s fifteenth birthday next week. 0.1 10 When have you used the pen? 0.1 6 II. Write a passage Tiêu chí Yêu cầu Điểm Content A provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate. 0.5 Language A variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English language for middle-secondary school students. 0.5 Presentation Coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of English language for middle-secondary school students. 0.5 Total: 10 7 . GD & ĐT TAM ĐẢO (Đề thi gồm 04 trang) ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 201 4-2 015 Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8 Ngày thi: 14/4/2015 Thời gian: 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề A. LISTENING. (1.0/10). ĐT TAM ĐẢO ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 201 4-2 015 Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8 Ngày thi: 14/4/2015 Thời gian: 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề A. LISTENING (1.0/10) Câu 1. idea? These guidelines will help you: - Where do you want to live? Why - How is the life there? (The environment/people … ) - How do people earn their living? - How do you feel living there? The