Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề 6 (Có hướng dẫn chấm)

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1. 1. A. moreover B. because C. however D. although 2. A. resource B. technology C. intormatics D. generation 3. A. play B. discover C. oversee D. download 4. A. Chat B. online C. forum D. connect 5. A. looking B. surfing C. diving D. watching 6. A. in B. on C. with D. for 7. A. access B. enrich C. upload D. inform 8. A. makes B. allows C. creates D. opens 9. A. group B. commune C. book D. land 10. A. customs B. vocations C. habits D. traditions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II. Fill in each numbered blank with a correct word to complete the following passage. Cultural differences at the dinner table In some cultures, when you are invited to have a meal at someone’s house, you might be considered (1)________ if you don’t say how nice the food is. In Britain, for example, it’s normal for someone to compliment the cook (2)__________ the tastiness of the meal. You can say something like, “That was delicious. Please, write the (3) _______ down for me!’ In other cultures, (4)________, people tend not to be so full of enthusiasm (5) ____the meal. You might be regarded as being rude, as the (6)________ might associate your praise with surprise. He or she (7)_________ think. ‘So, are they shocked I can cook well, are they?’ If you’re not sure how to react, the best advice is to wait and (8)________ how other people at the table react. If that (9)_________ help, be very careful about what you say! One solution could be (10)__________ say, ‘That was delicious, but then I knew it would be!’ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question. Telephones help people speak to one another when they are apart. For more than a hundred years, nearly every telephone was a landline. A landline telephone is one that needs to be connected by a wire to a network of other telephones. Because of the wires, people could not take those telephones with them when they left their homes or offices. What if you had to make a call while you were away from home? You had to find a pay phone. Paỵ phones are landlínes tound in public places. Many pay phones are on the Street. You can make a call from inside a glass or metal space cailed a phone booth. Once you are inside the booth, you put coins into a Slot in the phone to make a call. Telephones have seen a lot of progress. Today, many people carry cell phones. Cell phones do not need to be connected with wires. They can be used almost anywhere and can fit in an adult’s hand. Many cell phones sold today are smart phones. A smart phone is a cell phone that has lots of computer-style features. For example, people use smart phones to check e-mail and go on the Internet. And all that can be done using something small enough to carry in a pocket! 1. What is a landline telephone? A. A telephone that can be carríed around ỉn your pocket and used anywhere B. A telephone that can be used in a public place C. A telephone that needs to be connected by a wire to a network of other telephones D. A telephone that can be used to check e-mail and go on the Internet 2. The article describes an example of a landlỉne. What is an example of a landline? A. A pay phone B. a smart phone C. A cell phone D. a mobile phone 3. Pay phones are probably not used as much today as they were in the past. What piece of evidence supports this conclusion?
2. A. Many people today carry cell phones, which can be used almost anywhere. B. Payphones are landlines that can be tound in public places. C. People could not take landlines with them when they left their homes. D. People put coins into a slot in the pay phone to make a call. 4. What. might be a reason that cell phones were invented? A. People wanted to be abỉe to make calls from their homes or offices. B. People wanted to be able to make calls away from home without finding a pay phone. C. People wanted to be able to speak to one anotherwhen they were apart. D. People wanted to be able to speak and see each other from far distance. 5. What is the main idea of this article? A. Telephones are used to keep people apart as much as possible. B. Cell phones are much less usetul than landlines and pay phones. C. landlines and pay phones still play an important part in the world nowadays. D. Telephones have been used for many years, and they have changed a lot over time. D. WRITING (5pts) I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points) 1. The story of their sufferings was painful to listen to. → It was . 2. I go out less than I used to. → I don’t 3. The river was so rough and they did not dare to swim across it. → The river was so 4. The paintings that were stolen from the museum haven’t been found yet. → The paintings . .. . 5. Please don’t stop your work. → I would rather .. . . 6. He couldn’t come because of his serious illness. → Because 7. The journey to the village was very interesting to the boys. → The boys felt . 8. Tom: “If I were you, Paul, I’d not go by train”. → Tom advised .. .. 9. As soon as we left the house, our teacher arrived. → No sooner 10. “Hand your notebooks to me tomorrow morning,” said the teacher to her students. → The teacher asked ......................................................................................... II. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the suggested word in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. (1 p) 1. Most students can work very hard when they feel like it.( capable) .. 2. People use too much fertilizer so lands will be spoiled. ( if ) .. 3. “Which one would you like, the blue or the green?” said the seller. (asked) .. 4. “You had better watch other people first, and then follow them.”( adviced ) . 5. It is forbidden for passengers to pass beyond this point. ( not ) .. III. Write a passage of about 120 – 150 words “ The value of reading books”.
3. ĐÁP ÁN + BIỂU ĐIỂM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN ĐỀ 6 Năm học 2019 - 2020 A: PHONETICS (1pt) I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (0,2 pt for each correct answer) 1. B. stomach 2. B. cars 3. D. raised II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (0,2 pt for each correct answer) 4. A 5. B B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (6pts) I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (2 pts) (0,2pt for each correct answer) 6. B. each 7. B. Neither 8. C. is she beautiful 9. B. will be talking 10. C. living 11. D.fix 12. D. arranged. 13. D. The harder / the better 14. C. naturalized 15. B. destroyer 16. A. seriously threatened II. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (0,2pt for each correct answer) 16. will be published 17. was elected 18. going 19. to start 20. mended 21. are always blaming 22. being driven 23. is said; 24. to have been built 25. are being destroyed III. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (1pt) (0,2 point for each correct answer) 26. carelessly 27. impressed 29. protection 29. unreasonable 30. preservation IV. Each of the following sentence has one mistake. Identify and correct the mistakes (0,2pt for each correct answer) 31. D has → had had 32. B are → is 33. C by  with 34. C burn burned 35. D speak over → speech over C: READING (5pts) I. Complete the following passage by choosing the best option, A, B, C or D. (2pts) (0,2pt for each correct answer) 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C II. Fill in each numbered blank with a correct word to complete the following passage. (0,2pt for each correct answer) 1. rude/ impolite 2. on 3. recipe 4. however 5. for 6. cook 7. might 8. see 9. doesn’t 10. to III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question. (0,2pt for each correct answer) 1. C 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. D D. WRITING (5pts) I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points) (0,2pt for each correct answer) 1. It was painful to listen to the story of their sufferings. 2. I don’t go out as often as I used to. 3.The river was so rough that they did not dare to swim across it. 4. The paintings (which) stolen from the museum haven’t been found yet. 5. I would rather you didn’t stop/ continued/ carried on your work. 6. Because he was seriously ill, he couldn’t come.
4. 7. The boys felt interested in the journey to the village 8. Tom advised Paul not to go by train 9. No sooner had we left the house than our teacher arrived. Hardly had we left the house when our teacher arrived. 10. The T asked her sts to hand their notebooks to her/him the following (next) morning./the morning after II. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the suggested word in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. (0,2pt for each correct answer) 1. Most students are capable of working very hard when they feel like it. 2. If people didn’t use too much fertilizer, lands wouldn’t be spoiled. 3. the seller asked me if/ whether I would like the blue or the green 4. She/ He advised me to watch other people first, and then to follow them. 5. Passengers are not allowed to pass beyond this point. • XIV. Write a short paragraph about 120 – 150 words “The value of reading books”. (2pts) Bài viết phải đảm bảo có được những phần và chi tiết sau: • 1- Organization: (Bố cục bài luận rõ ràng, đầy đủ 3 phần: mở bài, thân bài, kết luận) • 2- Discourse: (Thể hiện khả năng viết mạch lạc, chặt chẽ; nối kết câu, chuyển mạch) • 3- Sentence structure (morphology, vocabulary, spelling): Cấu trúc câu, ngữ pháp, từ vựng; câu linh hoạt (đơn, phức..) • 4- Ideas: (Ý hay, phong phú, nội dung liên quan chặt chẽ với chủ đề của đề thi) • 5- Length: (Đảm bảo đủ số lượng từ qui định: không quá dài hoặc quá ngắn, viết đúng chính tả, chấm câu phù hợp)