Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi huyện Cẩm Xuyên năm học 2013-2014 đề thi môn: Tiếng anh – lớp 8

famous D. notorious
2. A. from B. by C. of D. for
3. A. sculpture B. sculptor C. carver D. potter
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4. A. indicates B. points out C. clarifies D. means
5. A. organize B. commemorate C. celebrate D. hold
6. A. taken B. brought C. broken D. torn
7. A. humans B. crowd C. people D. public
8. A. So B. Like C. As D. Thus
9. A. surface B. ground C. soil D. level
10. A. sight B. view C. scene D. scenes
* Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
II. Read the following passage carefully and fill in each gap with one suitable word.
New Year is one of the most important (1) _______ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve,
most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock (2) _______ night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and
they (3) _______ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long (4) _______ .
Many people don’t go home (5) _______ next morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for
children. On this holiday, children (6) _______ as witches, ghosts or others. Most children go (7) _______
house to house asking for candy or fruit. If people at the house don’t give (8)_______candy, the children
will (9)_______a trick on them. But this hardly ever happens. Almost people give them (10)_______or
fruit.
* Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
III. Read the following directions on medicine and ointments, and then write true (T) or false (F) for
each sentence below.
PARATECIL TABLETS
For headache, colds and influenza
Dose: (Unless told otherwise by a doctor)
Adults and children over 12 years: one to two tablets
Take the tablets three or four times daily every four hours.
Don’t continue to take the tablets for more than three days. If
you do not get better after this time, see your doctor.
Do not take more than the dose.
Keep the tablets in a safe place because they can be dangerous
to young children.
ANTI-STING
For insect bites and stings. Help to prevent pain and itching.
IMPORTANT: Use on the skin only. Rub gently on the skin
two or three times daily for up to three days. Keep out of the
reach of children.
If there is no improvement within three days, see your doctor.
Write T or F:
1. _______ Take two Paratecil tablets every four hours for up to three days.
2. _______ Use Anti-sting for mosquito bites.
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3. _______ All adults and children with headache, cold and influenza can take one or two
Paratecil tablets.
4. _______ You can swallow Anti-sting to help prevent pain.
5. _______ Don’t take Paratecil tablets for longer than three days.
6. _______ If you don’t get better after three days of using Anti-sting, see the doctor.
PART D: WRITING
I. Write the second sentence as directed so that it has the same meaning to the first one.
1. This is the first time I have ever eaten such a delicious chicken thigh.
=> This is the............................................................................................................................................
2. Do you mind if I borrow your dictionary?
=> Do you mind......................................................................................................................................?
3. We haven’t met one another since we left school.
=> The last................................................................................................................................................
4. I’d rather you didn’t take the table away.
=> Would you mind................................................................................................................................?
5. I don’t think learning English is too difficult for people who love it.
=> I don’t think English............................................................................................................................
6. “Why don’t you take a long rest, Peter?” said Ann.
=> Ann advised..........................................................................................................................................
7. I used to spend more money than I could earn when I was younger.
=> I once....................................................................................................................................................
8. She is wearing sunglasses. She doesn’t want the sun to hurt her eyes. (so that)
=>..............................................................................................................................................................
9. My mother asked me whether I had gone to work the day before or not.
=> “...........................................................................................................................?” asked my mother.
10. We couldn’t carry out our project because it rained heavily.
=> Because of..........................................................................................................................................
II. Write a passage of about 150-180 words on the following topic: MY HOMETOWN.
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_THE END_
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
Total: 90* 0,2 = 18 ms
Essay: 2 ms
PART A: Listening.
Date Time
0. dental appointment
1. Cindy’s party
2. aunt’s arrival
3. tennis game
4. meeting with Francis
5. trip
8/3
28/7
10/8
26/7
22/9
2/8
9:30 a.m.
8:00 p.m.
11:15 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Question I: Choose the best option from A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1. B 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. D
6. D 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C
11. A 12. A 13. D 14. A
Question II: Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify and correct the mistakes.
* Write your answers here:
1. B. freshly => fresh 6. D. stood => standing
2. D. really => real 7. C. were offered => was offered
3. B. like => as 8. D. designed => design
4. D. by => with 9. C. because => because of
5. B. worst => worse 10. C. could he => if he could
Question III: Supply an appropriate form of the words in CAPITALS.
* Write your answers here:
1. WEIGHT 2. DAILY 3. ENDLESS 4. DISCUSSIONS 5. AVAILABLE
6. DISORGANIZING 7. HAPPIER 8. ATTRACTIVE 9. ASHAMED 10. DECISION
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets .
* Write your answers here:
1. to stop 6. Have you done
2. visited 7. is playing
3. is going to rain/ is raining 8. written
4. working 9. covers
5. have broken 10. is locked
PART C: READING
Question I: Choose the most suitable answer from the four options marked A, B, C, or D to complete
each of the numbered gaps in the passage below. .
* Write your answers here:
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C
6. A 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. A
II. Read the following passage carefully and fill in each gap with one suitable word.
* Write your answers here:
1. festival 2. at 3. wish 4. time 5. till/ until
6. dress 7. from 8. them 9. play 10. candy
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III. Read the following directions on medicine and ointments, and then write true (T) or false (F) for
each sentence below.
Write T or F:
1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. T
PART D: WRITING
I. Write the second sentence as directed so that it has the same meaning to the first one.
1. This is the first time I have ever eaten such a delicious chicken thigh.
=> This is themost delicious chicken thick I’ve ever eaten.
2. Do you mind if I borrow your dictionary?
=> Do you mindmy borrowing your books?
3. We haven’t met one another since we left school.
=> The last time we met one another was when we left school.
4. I’d rather you didn’t take the table away.
=> Would you mind not taking the table away?
5. I don’t think learning English is too difficult for people who love it.
=> I don’t think English is too difficult for the people who love it to learn.
6. “Why don’t you take a long rest, Peter?” said Ann.
=> Ann advised Peter to take a long rest.
7. I used to spend more money than I could earn when I was younger.
=> I once spent more money than I could earn.
8. She is wearing sunglasses. She doesn’t want the sun to hurt her eyes. (so that)
=> She is wearing sunglasses so that can’t hurt her eyes. (so that)
9. My mother asked me whether I had gone to work the day before or not.
=> “Didn’t you go to work yesterday?” asked my mother.
10. We couldn’t carry out our project because it rained heavily.
=> Because of the heavy rain, we can’t carry out our project.
II. Write a passage of about 150-180 words on the following topic: MY HOMETOWN (2 ms)