Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề 7 (Có hướng dẫn chấm)

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1. 2.A. much B. rather C. more D. less 3.A. hold B. carry C. stay D. keep 4.A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Nevertheless 5.A. do B. make C. have D. take 6.A. know B. knowing C. to know D. knew 7.A. classes B. meetings C. schools D. discussions 8.A. send B. offer C. bring D. spend 9.A. use B. make C. work D. take 10.A. fun B. funny C. enjoy D. for fun II. Read a passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. ( 2 points) The first stamp in (1) .. world was an English stamp. It was made (2) ..1840. before that time people paid money to the postman (3) ..every letter they received and the postman didn’t give letters to anybody (4) . didn’t pay him. An English teacher (5) .name is Rowland Hill thought much about it. One day he said that people who wrote the letters must (6) .. for them and not the (7) who got the letters. He spoke(8) . it to people in the government. Soon all the (9) .. began to sell little pieces of paper (10) .. a stamp on them. III. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question after the text. ( 1 points) Saving the Environment: One Home at a Time Pollution can be seen not only throughout the world, but also in our own homes. It comes from household chemicals, the amount of water people use and the waste people produce and throw away. What can be done to stop this pollution? Surprisingly, a person can help save the environment by doing simple things. First, we need to recycle, which allows products to be used over and over again. Recycling can also reduce the number of trees cut down to produce paper products. It takes very little effort. It is not hard to place plastic and glass bottles, aluminum cans and paper in a bin. Anyone can do it. Second, we need to watch the amount of water used at homes. It can be conserved by taking short showers instead of baths, repairing leaking faucets, using the dishwasher or washing – machine only when fully loaded, or simply turning the faucet off while brushing your teeth. Third, we need to reduce waste. We need to recycle whenever possible, but should also try to use this waste effectively. For example, grass clippings and food scraps can be made into compost for plants. The average person produces 4.3 pounds of waste every day, but we can reduce that amount by recycling and reusing. If we do our part in our own homes, we can help keep the planet from becoming more polluted. 1. Pollution is caused from the following sources except . A. water in rivers B. water from households C.wastes D. house chemicals 2. Recycling can help us ..
2. A. never cut down trees B. produce more paper products C. place garbage bins easily D. use products again and again 3. In order to save water, we can do all of the following things except A. fully use washing – machine B. repair leaky faucets C. take short showers instead of baths D. turn the faucet off while brushing your teeth 4. Recycling helps to reduce waste because A. plants need to develop B. waste can be recycled and reused C. a person can do it in his home D. an average man produces compost for plants 5. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to .. A. cutting down B. the number C. recycling D. effort IV. Read the passage then answer the questions ( 1 point) THE CAMEL The camel can go without water for a long time. Some people think it stores water in its hump. This is not true. It stores food in its hump. The camel’s body changes the food into fat. Then it stores the fat in its hump. It cannot store the fat all over its body. Fat all over an animal’s body keeps the animal warm. Camels live in the desert. They do not want to be warm during the day. The desert is very hot. The camel gets hotter and hotter during the day. It stores this heat in its body because the nights are cool. The Arabian camel has one hump. The Bactrian camel of central Asia has two humps. It also has long, thick hair because the winters are cold in Central Asia. There is a lot of sand in the desert. The camel has long eyelashes. Then sand cannot go into camel’s eyes. Arabic has about 150 words to describe a camel. Arabs need all these words because the camel is very important to them. Questions 1. Where do camels live? 2. What does a camel store in its hump? 3. The camel doesn’t store fat all over its body. Why? 4. Why does it store heat during the day? 5. Why does a Bactrian camel have long thick hair? D. WRITING ( 5 points) I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a same meaning to the first sentence ( 2 points) 1. Tea is cheaper than coffee.
3. => Coffee 2. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary. => Mary .. 3. I moved to Ha Noi five years ago. => I have 4. David had gone home before we arrived. => After . 5. The light had gone out before we got out of the office. => When 6. He got in through the window, I saw him. => I saw ... 7. She made herself sick. She had worked very hard. => She had worked so . 8. Mrs. Smith said: “ Where are you going on your vacation this year?” => Mrs. Smith asked 9. Jessica was my classmate, but now she studies in another school. => Jessica used . 10. The small town has totally been destroyed by the hurricane. => The hurricane II. Rewrite sentences using a word given before ( 1 point) 1.The government should provide temporary shelters for the earthquake victims. ( BE) => 2.Cuong is so kind to help the injured people. ( IT’S) => 3. I turned off the lights. After that, I left the room. ( BEFORE) => 4. Susan sometimes feels nervous. Then she chews her nails. ( WHENEVER) => . 5. The frying pan caught on fire. I was making dinner at that time. ( WHILE) => .. III. Write a paragraph of about 120 – 150 words on a topic: “ The importance of learning English.”
4. ĐỀ 7 ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN MÔN TIẾNG ANH- LỚP 8 Năm học: 2019-2020 Thời gian: 150 phút A. PHONETICS( 1.0 point) I. ( 0,6 point) 3 x 0,2 = 0,6 point 1.D. tribal 2.D. botanical 3.D. sugar II. ( 0,4 point): 2 x 0,2 = 0,4 point 1.C. con’taminate 2. A. dra’matic B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR ( 6 points) I. ( 2points) 10 x 0,2 = 2 points 1. B. Lotus 2.C. boring 3.B. was – weren’t they 4. A. most popular 5.A. has to 6.D. wouldn’t pass 7.D. had to 8.C. about 9.B. wild 10.A. contaminated II. ( 2points) 10 x 0,2 = 2 points 1.came – had finished 2. had met 3. went – had read 4. had lived – moved 5. rained 6. was spoken 7. have already read III. ( 1 point) 5 x 0,2 = 1 point 1.inactive 2. productivity 3. polluted 4. unable 5. illustration IV. ( 1 point) 5 x 0,2 = 1 point 1.B. done -> do 2. B. will quit -> would quit 3. C. ran -> would run 4. C. Would -> May 5.B. unless -> if C.READING ( 6 points) I. ( 2 points) 10 x 0,2 = 2 points 1.A. in 2.C. more 3.D. keep 4.B. Moreover 5.B. make 6.C. to know 7.A. classes 8.B. offer 9.C. work 10.A. fun II. ( 2 points) 10 x 0,2 = 2 points 1.the 2. in 3. for 4. who 5. whose 6. pay 7. people 8. about 9. post - office 10. with III. ( 1 point) 5 x 0,2 = 1 point 1.A. water in rivers 2.D. use products again and again 3.A. fully use washing – machine 4.B. waste can be recycled and reused 5.C. recycling IV. ( 1 point) 5 x 0,2 = 1 point 1.They live in the desert. 2. It stores the fat in its hump. 3. Because fat all over an animal’s body keeps the animal warm. Camels live in the desert. They do not want to be warm during the day. 4. It stores this heat in its body because the nights are cool. 5. Because the winters are cold in Central Asia.
5. D. WRITING ( 5 points) I. ( 2 points) 10 x 0,2 = 2 points 1. Coffee is more expensive than tea. 2. Mary is the most intelligent in my group. 3. I have lived in Ha Noi for five years. Or I have moved to Ha Noi for five years. 4. After David had gone home, we arrived. 5. When we got out of the office, the light had gone out. 6. he saw him get in through the window. 7. She had worked so hard that she made herself sick. 8. Mrs. Smith asked ( me) where I was going on my vacation that year. 9. Jessica used to be my classmate. 10. The hurricane has totally destroyed the small town. II. ( 1 point) 5 x 0,2 = 1 point 1.Temporary shelters should be provided for the earthquake victims by the government. 2. It’s so kind of Cuong to help the injured people. 3. I had turned off the lights before I left the room. 4. Whenever Susan feels nervous, she chews her nails. 5. The frying pan caught on fire while I was making dinner. III. Write a paragraph of about 120 – 150 words on a topic: “ The importance of learning English.” -Nội dung + Viết thành đoạn hoàn chỉnh, có câu chủ đề, câu triển khai ý và câu kết luận. 0,5 điểm. + Logic, 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.