ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC ANH LỚP 8 Năm học: 2013 – 2014 Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 06 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 06. - Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này. - Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì, kể cả từ điển. Điểm Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1: Số phách - Bằng số:…………… ……………………………………… (Do Chủ tịch hội đồng chấm thi ghi) - Bằng chữ:…………… Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2: ………………… ……………………… ……………………………………… PART ONE: LISTENING.( ( 0,2 x 10 = 2,0 pts) Listen to a song and fill in the missing words. Twinkle, twinkle, (1) star. (2) I (3) what you are. (4) above the (5) so (6) (7) a (8) in the(9) Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what (10) are. PART TWO: PHONETICS: ( 0,2 x 10 = 2,0 pts) I. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D: (5 × 0,2=1,0 pt) 11. A. says B. days C. prays D. plays 12. A. liberty B. migrant C. appliance D. limestone 13. A. lucky B. utensil C. summit D. pulp 14. A. type B. recycle C. typhoon D. jolly 15. A. pour B. souvenir C. group D. youth II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group(0,2 x 10= 2pts) 16. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. comfortable 17. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence 18. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise 19. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment 20. A. medical B. advise C. vegetables D. physical Part three: vocabulary and grammar (0.2 x30 = 6.0 pts) I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences . (0 , 2 x 10 = 2pts) 1 PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN THANH OAI 21. The teacher told him ___________ up late. A. to not stay B. to stay not C. to stay not D. not to stay 22. My father is good at ____________ English. A. speaking B. spoken C. speak D. to speak 23. We are all ________ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation! A. relieved B. afraid C. delighted D. certain 24. “__________to come and have dinner with us?” “I’d love to but I’m very busy”. A. would you mind B. Could you please C. Would you like D. Do you enjoy 25. I am very _____________ in the information you have given me. A. concerned B. interested C. surprised D. worried 26. Can you tell me where ______________ ? A. she does B. does she C. she is D. is she 27. You have to work ____________ for the coming exam. A. hardly B. more hardly C. more hard D. hard 28. I saw her _____________ the flowers in the garden. A. watering B. watered C. be watered D. is watering 29. They had their luggage ___________ by the porter. A. carry B. carrying C. to carry D. carried 30. She often spends her weekend ___________ through pleasant open countryside. A. travel B. traveling C. to travel D. to traveling. II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0,2 x10 = 2,0 pts ) 31. A lot of toys encourage children’s ___________________. (imagine) 32. The factory has provided cheaper ___________________ lately. (produce) 33. Burning coal is an ___________ way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. (economy) 34. According to some scientists the earth is losing its outer atmosphere because of ______ . (pollute) 35. She has one of the biggest art ________________________ in Britain. (collect) 36. ________________ has caused many so-called man-made disasters. (forest) 37. ____________ often walk through the streets shouting or singing about something they sell. (cry) 38. Gas and oil ____________________ always increases in cold weather. (consume) 2 39. The police are interested in the sudden _________________ of the valuable painting. (appear) 40. He claimed that his _______________________ had caused him to become a criminal. (bring up) III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. ( 0.2 x 5 = 1.0) 41. Compost (make) from vegetable matter is considered a wonderful natural fertilizer. 42. Three thieves robbed the museum last night. Five paintings ( steal) 43. I didn't know how to get to your house so I stopped (ask) the way. 44. Jone is washing his hands. He just (repair) his bike. 45. Tom doesn't enjoy (laugh) at by other people. IV) Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition ( 0.2 x 5 = 1.0). 46. She is talking her students in the school yard.………… 47. Does your aunt work .the central hospital? – Yes, she is a……… nurse there. 48. Mr. Minh is a journalist. He writes Tuoi Tre newspaper.……… 49. This apartment is suitable .my family.………… 50. I often help my parents .the housework after………… Your answers: 1 2 3. 4. 5. PART FOUR: READING (5,0 pts) I. Circle best option a, b, c or d to complete the follwing sentences (2 pts) Paper Paper was(51) by the Chinese in the first century AD.…… Most paper is made (52) . wood. When trees are (53)… , they are transported (54) land or water to…… … paper mill. Here they are cut (55) and the wood is broken up into fibres. Which are (56) with water and chemicals. This wood pulp is then dried on a machine and (57) . into paper.… One tree is needed for every 400 (58) . of a typical forty-… page newspaper. If half the adults in Britain each buy one daily paper, this uses up over 40.000 trees a day. Trees are being cut down faster than they are being (59) , so there may be a (n)… (60) paper shortage before the year 2010. 51.a. imagined b. invented c. thought d. brought 52.a. from b. of c. by d. with 53.a. cut in b. cut of c. cut down d. cut up 54. a. on b. of c. through d. by 3 55. a. up b. all c. over d. in 56. a. turned b. mixed c. beaten d. joined 57. a. make b. making c. made d.to make 58.a. covers b. texts c. sheets d. copies 59. a. set up b. replaced c. grown up d. found 60. a. able b. important c. serious d. essential II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage: (0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts) Christmas is always held ________(61) December the twenty fifth every year. Every family in England decorates a Christmas tree and puts ________(62) in the middle of the living room. And Santa Claus plays an important _________(63) in this festival. There is a poem to relate him. In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem ________(64) A Visit Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem _______(65) a fat jolly man who wore a _______ (66) suit and gave children ________ (67) on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was ________(68) by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular __________(69) the USA. Santa Claus is based _______(70) the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem. III. Read the passage and answer the questions ( 0.2×5=1.0 pt) . Tropical rain forests are found in Amazon region of South America, Central America, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. Rain forests are very important to the world’s climate. The Amazon rain forest alone receives about 30 to 40 percent of the total rainfall on the Earth and produces about the same percentage of the world’s oxygen. Some scientists believe that the decreasing size of the rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. Saving our rain forests is an international problem. One country, or even a few countries cannot solve the problem alone. The nations of the world must work together to find a solution before it is too late . Questions : 71, Where are tropical rain forests found ? …………………………………………………………………………… 72, How are rain forests to the world’s climate ? …………………………………………………………………………… 73, How much percent of the world’s oxygen does the Amazon rain forest produce? …………………………………………………………………………… 74, What do scientists think about the decreasing size of rain forests ? …………………………………………………………………………… 75, Is saving our rain forests only a national problem ? …………………………………………………………………………… 4 PART FIVE: WRITING (5.0 pts) I. Find and correct the mistakes. (0.2 x 5 =1.0 pt) 76. A flower growing in the garden is more beautiful than a flower stands in a vase. 77. He slept soundly in his bed when the bomb went off. 78. Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades. 79. If a person really wants to succeed, they must always work hard. 80. She suggested taking the plane this evening or that we go by train tomorrow. II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (0.2×5=1.0 pt) 81. I would like you to help me put the chairs away. => Do you mind 82. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. => It’s years 83. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car, but you won’t succeed. => There is no point 84. Is it really necessary for us to arrive so early? => Do we really 85. Be careful or you may fall. => If you 86. This is my first visit to Scotland. => I have 87. Mark is too young to see the horror film. => Mark is not 88. Please don’t make any noise; I'm very tired. => I'd rather 89. I expected them to offer me that job. => I expected 90. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework => Vinh is Mistakes Correction 76 77 78 79 80. 5 III) Write a letter about 100 – 120 words to a pen friend about your neighborhood (2 pts). ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… Hết 6 ĐÁP ÁN THI OLYMPIC ANH LỚP 8 Năm học: 2013 – 2014 Môn: Tiếng Anh I. LISTENING. PART ONE: LISTENING (0.2x10 =2.0) Listen to a song and fill in the missing words. Twinkle, twinkle, (1) little star. (2) How I (3) wonder what you are. (4)Up above the (5) world so (6) high. (7)Like a (8) diamond in the (9) sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what (10) you are. PART TWO: PHONETICS: ( 0,2 X 10 = 2,0 pts) I. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D. (5 × 0,2=1,0 pts) 11. A. says 12. A. liberty 13. B. utensil 14 . D. jolly 15. A. pour II. 16 - B 17 - D 18 - A 19 - C 20 - B Part three: I. 21. D 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. D 30. B II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0,2 x10 = 2,0 pts ) 31. imagination 32. products 33. uneconomical/ uneconomic 34. pollution 35. collections 36. Deforestation 37. Criers 38. consumption 369. disappearance/ re-appearance 40. upbringing III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. ( 0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt) 41 - made 42 - were stolen 43 - to ask 44 - has ( just) 45 - being laughed 7 repaired IV) Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.( 5 x 0,2 = 1,0pt) 46. to 47. in 48. for 49. for 50. with PART FOUR I. (0,2 x10 = 2,0 pts ) 51.b. ivented 52. a. from 53.c. cut down 54.d. by 55.a. up 56. b. mixed 57. c. made 58. d. copies 59. b. replaced 60.c. serious II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable wors to complete the passage: (0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts) 61. on 62. it 63. part/role 64. called 65. was 66. red 67. presents 68. written 69. with 70.on III. Read the passage and answer the questions(0.2×5=1.0 pt). 71.They are found in Amazon region of South America, Central America, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. 72. They are very important. 73. It produces about 30 to 40 percent of the world’s oxygen. 74. They think that the decreasing size of the rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. 75. No, it is not. ( It is a problem worldwide.) PART FIVE: WRITING (5.0 pts) I. Find and correct the mistakes. (0.2 x 5 =1.0 pt) II. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. (1 pt) (0,2 point for each correct answer) 81. Do you mind helping me put the chairs away?/ putting the chairs away for me? 82. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much / I had such a good time. 83. There is no point in getting Tim to lend you his car/ borrowing Tim's car. Mistakes Correction 76.stands standing 77.slept was sleeping 78.highest higher 79.they he/ she 80.that we go going 8 84. Do we really have/ need to arrive so early? 85. If you are not careful, you will fall. (If you are careful, you will not fall.) 86. I have never visited Scotland before / I have never paid a visit to Scotland before / I have never been to Scotland before. 87. Mark is not old enough to see the horror film. 88. I'd rather you didn't make any noise. 89. I expected to be offered that job. 90. Vinh is always forgetting his homework. III) Write a letter about 100 120 words to a pen friend about your – neighborhood. ( 2 pts) - Nội dung (content): 0.5 điểm - Từ vựng (vocabulary): 0.5 điểm - Ngữ pháp (grammar): 0.5 điểm - Tính mạch lạc và trôi chảy (coherence and cohesion) + độ dài (length): 0.5 điểm - Sai dưới 4 lỗi không trừ điểm. - Sai trên 4 lỗi, hoặc sai những lỗi nặng trừ 0.5 điểm/1 lỗi. 9 . ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC ANH LỚP 8 Năm học: 2013 – 2014 Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 06 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 06. - Thí sinh. liberty 13. B. utensil 14 . D. jolly 15. A. pour II. 16 - B 17 - D 18 - A 19 - C 20 - B Part three: I. 21. D 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. D 30. B II. Use the words given in brackets. we really 85 . Be careful or you may fall. => If you 86 . This is my first visit to Scotland. => I have 87 . Mark is too young to see the horror film. => Mark is not 88 . Please don’t