Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề 16 (Có hướng dẫn chấm)

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1. - On the second day ( the 10th of the 3rd lunar month). - Start with a flower ceremony by state representatives - Held in Thuong Temple. * Visitors: People from over Viet Nam. * What to do: Take part in many cultural activities. Purpose of the cultural activities: - A sacred trip back to the origins of the Vietnamese culture. - To express the love and pride in the homeland and its ancestors. * Distance from Ha Noi: 70 km. * Transportation: by coach. A: Can I ask you some information about Hung Kings’ Temple Festival? B: Of course. What would you like to know? A: Where is the Hung Kings’ Temple? B: (1) A: Where does the festival start? B: (2) A: What is the festival held for? B: (3) A: How about the worship service? When does it happen? B: (4) A: What activity starts the festival service? B: (5) A: Where is it held? B: (6) A: Who come to the Hung Kings’ Temple Festival? B: (7) . A: What can we do there? B: (8) . A: What is the purpose of these cultural activities? B: (9) .. A: How can we travel there? B: (10) A: Thank you so much. I’ll go there this year. B: You’re welcome. I hope you’ll have interesting trip. II. Choose the best answer for each numbered blank of the passage. The spring festival season in Viet Nam starts with the Lunar New Year (Tet), and (1)__ with the celebration honouring the mythical founding fathers, the Hung Kings, on the tenth day of the (2)____ lunar month. Underlying the origins of these rituals is the farming cycle and (3)_______ association with fertility rites and ancestor worship. Ancestor worship is a (4) ___ of wet-rice farmers who keep their ancestors’ graves in their village. This strong attachment to he village of one’s birth and the recognition that the (5) ___ all descend from the same
2. ancestral line creates strong bonds. The village festival is based (6)_______________________ the spirit of unity and family. The farmers are the festivals’ creators, actors and audience. Ancient ceremonies (7)___ to farming sometimes take on additional meanings: the commemoration of heroic deeds and the village heroes’ (8) or death. Each village in the North of Viet Nam has (9) a heroic or super-human figure as a tutelary or guardian spirit. The heroes were honoured in their own (10)________ and communal houses which became the heart of the village activities. 1. A. continues B. closes C. opens D. expands 2. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth 3. A. its B. their C. it D. them 4. A. comprehension B. wish C. victory D. belief 5. A. visitors B. survivors C. inhabitants D. businessmen 6. A. on B. at C. of D. in 7. A. built B. related C. linked D. covered 8. A. fight B. strength C. feat D. birth 9. A. such B. so C. very D. too 10. A. castles B. cities C. temples D. entries 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. III. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one suitable word. Leisure in Britain The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax, but many people also (1) ________voluntary work, especially for charities. People spend a lot of their free time in the home, where the (2) ____popular leisure activity is watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often (3) _______ programs on video so that they can watch later, and video recorders are also used (4) ______watching videos hired from a video rental shop. Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British spend a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines. In the summer gardening is popular, and in winter it is often replaced by “do-it- yourself”, (5) _______ people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after; taking the dog for a daily walk is a regular routine. The extra leisure time (6) _______ at weekends means that some leisure activities, many of them to do with sport, normally (7)___________ place only then. Traditional
3. spectator sports include football, cricket, horse racing, motor racing and motor cycle racing. Popular forms of (8)________ are swimming, tennis, ice-skating or roller skating, cycling, climbing, and hill or country walking. Families often have a “day out” at the weekend, especially in summer, with a (9) _____ to a local event such as a festival, fair or show. Young people especially go to clubs and discos, while people of all (10) ___________ go to the theatre, the cinema, art exhibitions and concerts. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. PART D: WRITING I. Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one. 1. The last time I wrote to him was three months ago. =>I haven’t 2. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there. =>It is such 3. Because the boy behaves well, everyone loves him. => Because of .. 4. She said: “ I went to the cinema yesterday.” => She told me ... 5. “ Is your son interested in sciences? Said the teacher to Mrs. Tram. => The teacher wanted to know 6. Talking to your family members every day is very important. =>It is . 7. The government believe it is beneficial to spend more money on space exploration. =>It is believed . 8. People use too much fertilizer so lands are being spoiled. =>If 9. I hadn’t put the car into the garage before the hail occurred. =>The car . .. 10. It’s probably better to see a specialist about this problem. =>It might . II. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given. 1. Life / countryside/ peaceful/ city/. => 2. Where/ you/ when/ the earthquake/ began/ yesterday/. => 3. Little Red riding Hood/ pick/ flowers/ while/ grandmother/ wait/. => 4. In/ future/ people/ not/ need/ contact/ other/ phone/.
4. => 5. No matter/ how hard/ he/ try, he/ cannot/ communicate/ her/. => III . Write a short paragraph of about 100- 120 words about the topic “ Which country would you like to visit in the future? Why? .. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. ------------------The end--------------------- Đ 16 HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM, ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC 2019 - 2020 Môn: TIẾNG ANH Bài thi gồm 80 ý và bài viết luận. Mỗi câu trả lời đúng cho 0,2 điểm, bài viết luận cho 2,0 điểm.
5. PART I: PHONETICS I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line. 1. D 2. C 3.A II. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others in the group. 1. C 2. C PART II: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR I. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. D 8.A 9. C 10.B II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. 1.was watching 2. have known 3.being 4. was built 5. to study laughed 6. had already 7. were- would 8. will be 9. play gone think living III. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences. 1. symbolises 2. traditional 3. flight 4. improvement 5. unsuccessful IV. Find and correct a mistake in each sentence below. Mistake Correct 1. had I I had 2. wasn’t having didn’t have 3. Did Was 4. boring bored 5. stronglier more strongly PART C: READING I. Complete the conversation about asking for information about Hung Kings’ Temple Festival, using the cues given 1. It’s on Nghia Linh Mountain, Hong Chau District, Phu Tho Province. 2. It starts on the 9th ò the 3rd lunar month, and lasts 3 days. 3. It’s held to worship the Hung Kings, the founders of the nation. th rd 4. The worship service is on the second day ( the 10 of the 3 lunar month). 5. It starts with a flower ceremony by state representatives. 6. It is held in Thuong Temple. 7. People from all over Viet Nam come to Hung Kings’ Temple Festival. 8. We can take part in many cultural activities.
6. 9. It is a sacred trip back to the origins of the Vietnamese culture to express the love and pride in the homeland and its ancestors. 10. We can travel there by coach. II. Choose the best answer for each numbered blank of the passage. 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. C III. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one suitable word. 1. do 2. most 3. record 4. for 5. when 6. available 7. take 8. exercise 9. visit 10. ages PART D: WRITING I. Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one. 1. I haven’t written to him for three months. 2. It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there. 3. Because of the boy’s good behavior, everyone loves him. 4. She told me (that) she had gone to the cinema the day before/ the previous day. 5. The teacher wanted to know if/ whether Mrs.Tram’s son was interested in sciences. 6. It’s very important to talk to your family members every day. 7. It is believed by the government that it is beneficial to spend more money on space exploration. 8. If people didn’t use too much fertilizer, lands wouldn’t be spoiled. 9. The car hadn’t been put in the garage before the hail occurred. 10. It might be better to see a specialist about this problem. II. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given. 1. Life in the countryside is more peaceful than that/ life in the city. 2. Where were you when the earthquake began yesterday? 3. Little Red Riding Hood was picking flowers while her grandmother was waiting. 4. In the future people won’t need to contact others by phone. 5. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t communicate with her. III . Write a short paragraph of about 100- 120 words about the topic “ Which country would you like to visit in the future? Why? - Nội dung: + viết thành đoạn hoàn chỉnh, có câu chủ đề, câu triển khai ý và câu kết luận: 0.5 điểm + lôgic, sáng tạo: 0.5 điểm - Từ vựng, cấu trúc: có sử dụng từ nối hợp lý, số lượng từ/cấu trúc phong phú: 0.5 điểm - Chính tả, ngữ pháp: 0.5 điểm .....The end.....