Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề 4 (Có hướng dẫn chấm)

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1. 6. a. off b. over c. out d. away 7. a. to spend b. spending c. spent d. spend 8. a. than b. rather than c. to d. more than 9. a. to tell b. telling c. tell d. told 10. a. let b. letting c. having let d. to let 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II. Read the passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. (1.0 pt) A RICH TEENAGER Computer programmer David Jones earns £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card. Instead he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. The 16 – year- old works for a small company in Liverpool, where the problem of most people of his age is finding a job. David’s company releases two new games for the expanding home computer market each month. But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Despite his salary, earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules with bonus payment and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortage, or obtain credit cards. He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His company has to pay £150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew 1 had already written some programs," he said. "I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot but in fact that is being pessimistic. I hope it will come to records and clothes he gives his mother. But most his spare time is spent working."Unfortunately, computing was not a part of our studies at school," he said. "But I had been studying it in books and 'magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway." David added: "I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility.You never knew when the market might disappear." 1. Why is David different from other young people at his age? A. He earns an extremely high salary. B. He is unemployed C. He does not go out much. D. He lives at home with his parents. 2. David's greatest problem is A.making the banks treat him as an adult. B. inventing computer games. C. spending his salary D. learning to drive. 3. He was employed by the company because A. he had worked in a computer shop. B. he had written some computer programs. C. he works very hard D. he had learnt to use computers at school 4. He left school after taking O-levels because A. he did not enjoy school 3
2. B. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing. C. he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him. D. he wanted to earn a lot of money. 5. Why does David think he might retire early? A. He thinks he is too young to write computer programmers. B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire. C. He thinks his company might go bankrupt. D. He thinks computer games might not always sell well. 1 2 3 4 5 III. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage.(0.2 x 15 = 3.0 pts) Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong, who (1) ................ born in 1890 and(2) ................. in 1971, was a very famous jazz musician. He used to be known as "Satchmo" and this nickname stayed with him all his (3)...................... As a child in New Orleans, he learnt to (4) ...................... the trumpet while he was living in a special home for children who(5) ............... got into trouble with the police. When he had finished his stay in the home, he (6) ............... various bands and then he formed his own. Between 1925 (7) ............... 1928 he made about 60 records. These records made him one (8) ............... the first solo stars in the history of pop (9) ................ When he died, he had (10) ............... making records and he had been touring all over the (11) ............... for more than forty years, and he (12) ............... just as popular (13) ............... he had been before. He even (14) ................. a number one pop record “What A Wonder World” (15) ................. the 1960s. PART D : WRITING: (5.0 pts) I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. (2.0 pts) 1. The last time I wrote to him was three months ago. => I haven’t . 2. People expect that the government will build a new highway here. => The government is .. 3. The hurricane blew off the roof of his house. => The roof . 4. As soon as I was informed of the facts, I took legal action. => No sooner 5. “If I were you, I would try my best to learn English”. John said to Jane. => John advised 6. If you don't rest yourself, you will be ill. => Unless....................................................................................... 7. He didn’t study harder for that test, so he didn’t pass it. => If he had .. 8. When did you start playing the piano? => How long ? 9. Your younger brother is too weak to lift that box => Your younger brother is not .. . 10. My sister has four sons. She lives in Japan. => My sister who............................................................................................... II. Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.(1.0 pt) a. By the time we came to the cinema yesterday, the film already (start) (1) .. . .. b. They (try)(2) .. to mend the broken window for half an hour, but they (not succeed)(3) ..yet. c. John (wash) (4) his hands now. He just (repair)(5) the TV set. 4
3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. III.Write a paragraph in about 100-120 words on the following topic: (2.0 pts) “ Benefits of playing sports for children” .. ........................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................ The end 5
4. ĐỀ 4 ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 8 NĂM HỌC 2019- 2020 PART A. PHONETICS I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.( 0.2 pt for one correct) 1. D. plough 2. D . goes 3. C. lived II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 pt for one correct) 1. A opportunity 2. A. interviewee PART B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence. (0.2 pt for one correct ) 1. A would buy 2. A. wants to 3. C.was 4. D. with 5. B. that cooking 6. C. due 7. C. unless 8. D.All are 9. D. You’re 10. C. Yes, sure correct always welcome II. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.( 0.2 pt for one correct choice, 0.2 pt for one right correction) 1.B. happy 2.B. seriously 3. A. has lived 4. C.to spending 5. A. Be careful 6.D. herself 7.C. in less 8.B. delighted 9.A. would buy 10. B. wrapped /which is wrapped III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (0.2 pt for one correct) 1. death 2. magician 3. unsuitable 4. useless 5. unfriendly 6. scientists 7. pronunciation 8. unsatisfactory 9. proud 10.Unfortunately PART C. READING. I. Choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces.( 0.2 pt for one correct) 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. a 6. b 7. d 8. a 9. b 10. d II. Read the passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. (0.2 pt for one correct) 1. A 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.D III. Fill a suitable word in each gap to complete the passage.( 0.2 pt for one correct) 1. was 2. died 3. life 4. play 5. had 6. joined 7. and 8. of 9.music 10.been 11. world 12.was 13. as 14. had 15. in PART D. WRITING I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. ( 0.2 pt for one correct) 1. I haven’t written to him for three months 2. The government is expected to build a new highway here. 3. The roof of his house was blown off by the hurricane. 4. No sooner was I informed of the facts than I took legal action. 5. John advised Jane to try her best to learn English. 6
5. 6. Unless you rest yourself, you will be ill. 7. If he had studied harder for that test, he would have passed it. 8. How long have you played the piano? 9. Your younger brother is not strong enough to lift that box. 10. My sister who lives in Japan has four sons. II. Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. ( 0.2 pt for one correct) 1. had already 2. have been 3. haven’t 4. is washing 5. has just started trying succeded repaired III. Write a paragraph in about 100-120 words on the following topic: (2.0 pts) “ Benefits of playing sports for children” 7