Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề 9 (Có hướng dẫn chấm)

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1. Answer 1 A.office B.factory C.studio D.room 2 A.manager B.employee C.engineer D.mechanic 3 A.although B.therefore C.but D.because 4 A.assistants B.employers C.boss D.staff 5 A.resigned B.applied C.retired D.retreated 6 A.glass B.pot C.carton D.box 7 A.hospital B.studio C.clinic D.surgery 8 A.boss B.chief C.patron D.staff 9 A.work B.employ C.job D.profession 10 A.resigned B.applied C.retired D.demanded II. Read a passage and fill in each blank with ONE word. (2pts) Two .....(1) were going along Pasteur Street. A man was riding a red Dylan, and a .(2) .. was riding a white Spacy. The man was riding very slowly and carefully. The young boy .(3) ..driving carefully. He was looking at an .(4) girl. She was walking along street. She was wearing a long blue skirt and she was carrying a handbag. The traffict lights were green. A dog was sitting beside them. A cat was sitting in the opposite corner. The dog was thinking about a (5) Suddenly the dog saw the cat. .(6) .. ran .(7) the street. The man saw the dog .He braked quikly. The Spacy ..(8) .. into the Dylan. The ..(9) and the boy lay on the street. The girl saw the (10) . She ran to the telephone box . The police and an ambulance came at once . Answer 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. III. Read a passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each question.(1pt) I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my questions several times and at last, he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. "I am a foreigner," I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. "You'll soon learn English!" he said. I wonder. In England, each man speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English? [Source: L.G. Alexander, New Concept 2,. Longman, 1974] 1. The writer asked the porter...... A. how to speak English B. where the railway station was C. the direction to the hotel D. if he could speak English 2. The porter couldn't understand the writer because......
2. A. the writer did not speak English very carefully B. the writer repeated the questions several times C. the porter didn't know English D. the writer's English was unusual 3. The writer's teacher of English..... A. spoke English differently from English people B. never spoke English in class C. didn't speak English slowly D. didn't work as a porter 4. In England...... A. people don't speak English at all B. people speak English, which is not like the one the writer studied at school C. people understand one another without speaking English D. each person speaks a different language 4. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. At last the writer understood what the porter said. B. The writer expected everyone in England to speak like his teacher. C. The porter didn't feel angry with the writer. D. The porter always spoke English slowly and clearly. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. D. WRITTING(5pts) I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the firt sentence.(2pts) 1. What is the depth of this lake? How________________________________________________________________? 2. How interesting the film is! What________________________________________________________________ 3. The furniture was so expensive that we didn’t buy it. The furniture was not__________________________________________________ 4. I'm sorry that I didn't go to the party last Sunday. I regretted__________________________________________________________ 5. He said, "You stole my record, Bill." He accused. _________________________________________________________ 6 .People believe that 13 is an unlucky number. 13 is ________________________________________________________________ 7 .Nam spent more money than Minh. Minh spent ___________________________________________________________ 8 .My uncle likes gardening more than fishing. My uncle prefers ______________________________________________________ 9 .How long is the River Hong? What’s ______________________________________________________________
3. 10 .Lan will be eighteen next week. It’s Loan’s ___________________________________________________________ II. Rewrite sentences, using a word given.(1pt) 1. This is my first visit to Japan. Time ............................................................... 2. How long have Helen and Robert been married? Get ............................................................... 3. I haven't been to an Indian restaurant for 2 years. Since ............................................................... 4. John failed to complete the job on time. Succeed ............................................................... 5. Laura is too young to vote in the election. Old III. Write a paragraph of about 120-150 words to describe one of the festivals that impressed you the most. The paragraph maybe based on your imagination or the outline built with the questions.(2pts) - What is the name of the festival? - What are the special features that impress you? - What are the main activities in the festival? THE END
4. ĐỀ 9 A. PHONETICS(1pt) I. Choose the word whose underline part is pronuonced differently from the rest in each group. (0,6pts) 1.C 2.C 3. B II. Choose the word A, B, C, or D whose main stress in different from the others in the group.(0,4pt) 1. C 2. C B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR(7pts) I. Choose the best word of phrase to complete each sentence.(2pts) 1. B 2.D 3.C 4.B 5. C 6.C 7.C 8.C 9. C 10. D II. Give the correct form/ tenses of the verbs(2pts) 1. had 2.would had 3. have 4. had 5. wouldn’t be 6. had 7. would have to 8. would happen 9. had to 10. happens III. Supply the correct form(s) of the word given(2pts) 1. INHABITANTS 2. RELAXATION 3. ATTRACTIONS 4. ORIGINALLY 5. DEPARTED 6. SATIFACTION 7. FASTEN 8. NATIONS 9. IMPURE 10. INCREASINGLY IV. Each of the following sentence has one mistake. Identify and correct the mistakes (1pt): 1. burn-.> 2. by-> with 3. are-> is 4. we-> us 4. too-> so burned C. READING(5pts) I. Read a passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to fit each space.(2pts) 1. C 2.A 3.D 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. B II. Read a passage and fill in each blank with ONE word. (2pts) 1. People/motocycles 6. it 2. boy 7. across 3. wasn’t 8. crashed 4. attractive 9. man 5. bone 10. accident III. Read a passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each question.(1pt) 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B D. WRITTING(5pts) I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the firt sentence.(2pts) 1. How deep is this lake? 2. What an interesting film (it is).
5. 3. The furniture was not cheap enough for us to buy. 4. I wish I had gone to the party last Sunday. 5. He accused Bill of stealing/ having stolen his record. 6.13 is believed to be an unlucky number. 7.Minh spent less money than Nam. 8.My uncle prefers gardening to fishing. 9.What’s the length of the River Hong? 10.It’s Loan’s eighteenth birthday next week. II. Rewrite sentences, using a word given.(1pt) 1. This is the first time I have visited Japan. 2. When/ How long ago did Helen and Robert get married? 3. It is 2 years since I (last) went to an Indian restaurant. 4. John didn’t succeed in completing the job on time. 5. Laura is not old enough to vote in the election. III. Write a paragraph of about 120-150 words to describe one of the festivals that impressed you the most. The paragraph maybe based on your imagination or the outline built with the questions.(2pts) - What is the name of the festival? - What are the special features that impress you? - What are the main activities in the festival? NGUOI RA DE: LA THI MINH NGUYET-THCS GIA TAN