Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề 10 (Có hướng dẫn chấm)

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1. When Dave was young, he played a lot of games, and he was thin and strong, but when he was forty- five, he began to get fat and slow. He was not able to breathe as well as before, and when he walked rather fast, his heart beat painfully. He did not do anything about this for a long time, but finally he became anxious and went to see a doctor, and the doctor sent him to a hospital. Another young doctor examined him there and said, " I don't want to mislead you, Mr. Dave. You are very ill, and I believe that you are unlikely to live much longer. Would you like me to arrange for anybody to come and see you before you die? Dave thought for a few seconds and then he answered, "I'd like another doctor to come and see me". Your answers: ..1. Dave was fat and slow until he was forty five. ..2. As soon as Dave had trouble in breathing and walking, he went to see a doctor. ..3. Dave was afraid he was ill. ..4. The young doctor thought Dave was going to die soon. ..5. He wanted to see another doctor, first. PART D: WRITING I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 1,5 pts 1. You must see it to believe it. - > It . . 2. The furniture was so expensive that I couldn’t buy it. - > The furniture was .. .. 3. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week. - > We’re going . . 4. A child can’t stay too far from home. - > It is .. 5. Many others have the same situation as you. - > Your situation is . .. 6. I can’t buy the tickets. They are too expensive. -> The tickets II. Complete the following sentences based on the given cues. 1,5 points 1. How long / it / take you / get / school ? ..................................................................................................................................... 2. He / not interested / buy / new / house. ..................................................................................................................................... 3. I / play badminton / Nam / when / my friends / come. ..................................................................................................................................... 4. I / bored / doing / same thing / day after day. ..................................................................................................................................... 5. Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867 ..................................................................................................................................... 6. We ought / use/ cloth bags/ instead / reuse/ plastic bags. ..................................................................................................................................... III. Write a paragraph (120-150 words) about your plan for future. 3 points. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2. PART E: SPEAKING. 2 points Talk about a festival in Viet Nam: - Where and when is it hold? - Activities.
3. ĐÁP ÁN+ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM PART A: PHONETICS (1pt) I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0,6pt) 1B 2C 3B II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.(0,4pt) 1B 2A PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence below. (2 points) 1D 2B 3A 4A 5A 6D 7C 8B 9C 10C II. Supply the correct tense for the verbs in brackets.(2pts) 1. goes; doesn’t go 2. did you have 3. didn’t you take 4. is; is explaining 5. will pick you up 6. can’t go 7. surrounded 8. were you doing; phoned 9. has not been tidied 10. being taken III.Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in bracket. 1 point 1.careful 2.action 3.unsuccessful 4.enlarged 5.injuries IV. Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then correct them 1/ (C) to join → joining 2/ (C) help → helping 3/ (D) the building → building 4/ (D) to go → went 5/ (A) the most effect → the most effective PART C: READING I. 2 pts 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. D II. 2 pts 1. tooth 2.of 3. sugar 4. decay 5. decay 6. food 7. to 8. looked 9. out 10. toothache III. 1 pt 1. F 2. F 3.T 4.T 5.F PART D: READING I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 1,5 pts 1. It must be seen to be believed. 2. The furniture was too expensive for me to buy. The furniture was not cheap enough for us to buy. 3. We’re going to have/get the/our car repaired next week. 4. It is impossible for a child to stay too far from home. It is not possible for a child to stay too far from home. 5. Your situation is the same as many others’. (Your situation is similar to many others’.) 8. The tickets are too expensive for me to buy. II. Complete the following sentences based on the given cues. 1,5 points 1- How long does it take you to get to (the) school ? 2-He is not interested in buying a new house. 3-I was playing badminton with Nam when my friends came. 4- I am / was bored with doing the same thing day after day. 5- Marie Curie was born in Porland in 1867.
4. 6- We ought to use cloth bags instead of reusing plastic bags. III. Write a paragraph (120-150 words) about your plan for future. 3 points. - The topic sentence - The controlling idea. - The supporting sentences. - The concluding sentences. PART E: SPEAKING. 2 points Talk about a festival in Viet Nam: - Where and when is it hold? - Activities.