Đề thi Olympic Tiếng Anh lớp 8 - Thành phố Cao Lãnh năm học 2009-2010

cks of flats	polluted
new settlers	noisy
common place	to hold monthly meeting
clean environment	to care for one another
HỌC SINH KHÔNG ĐƯỢC VIẾT VÀO KHUNG NÀY
VÌ ĐÂY LÀ PHÁCH SẼ BỊ RỌC ĐI MẤT
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cultural house	to move house
guards	to help the poor and the elderly
to settle
a)Find 03 words or phrases relating to the building structure in a neighborhood. 
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b)Find 04 words or phrases relating to the people in a neighborhood. 
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c)Find 03 words or phrases relating to the environment in the neighborhood. 
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d)Find 05 words or phrases relating to the activities in the neighborhood.
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Exercise 3: Fill in the blank with the right forms of the word - 5 points. 
1-There wasn’t any …………………. (electric) in our village two years ago. 
2-Her father soon died of a ………………….. (break) heart. 
3-She gave me a ………………..... (demonstrate) of a new house. 
4-The child should be punished because of his bad …………….. (behave). 
5-Every week, there are two ……………….. (fly) from Ha Noi to Nha Trang.
6-My aunt lives in a ………………. (mountain) area of the country. 
7-Mr. Thanh is having ………………… (treat) for his bad back. 
8-This knife is ……………….. (use) – it can’t cut anything. 
9-Trung and his brother like ……………….. (act) movies very much. 
10-Our life is much better with the help of modern ………………… (equip). 
HỌC SINH KHÔNG ĐƯỢC VIẾT VÀO KHUNG NÀY
VÌ ĐÂY LÀ PHÁCH SẼ BỊ RỌC ĐI MẤT
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Part 3: Reading (10 points).
Exercise 1: Put the sentences in the correct chronological order to complete the story (5 points). 
a-Unfortunately, I didn’t catch any fish, and I got bored. 
b-On the last day of my vacation, I went fishing on a beautiful lake. 
c-It had all my money, my passport, my place tickets – everything.
d-When I stood up, my wallet fell out of my pocket and into the water. 
e-I had no money to pay the bill and no plane ticket or passport to go home. 
f-I jumped into the lake to look for it, but I didn’t find anything. 
g-So what did I do?.
h-The next morning. I wasn’t able to leave the hotel. 
i-I have never had such a terrible experience. 
j-I called my boss and asked for some money. 
k-I have always wanted to go fishing. Last summer, I went on a trip to Taiwan. 
Write the answers here: 
1- …k….	2 - ………	3- ….…..	4- ………
5- ………	6- ……….	7- ………	8- ………
9- ………	10- ………	11- ……..
Exercise 2: Read the passage and answer the questions below (5 points): 
Cellular Radio Telephones, or cellular telephones or cell phones, provide voice telephone and other services to mobile users. It is completely portable and does not need to access the wire – based network like conventional telephone. Cellular phones become popular with professionals and consumers as a way to communicate while they are far away from the wire – based phone – for example, while traveling or when in remote area. Due to the convenience of cellular phones, users have to pay a higher fee than they do for normal telephone. 
HỌC SINH KHÔNG ĐƯỢC VIẾT VÀO KHUNG NÀY
VÌ ĐÂY LÀ PHÁCH SẼ BỊ RỌC ĐI MẤT
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There were 120 million users of cell phones in 2001 and the number is increasing each year. As a result, prices for cell phones and their services are dropping. 
Nowadays, drivers, technicians, lawyers and other professionals are the users of mobile telephone service. More and more people are buying cell phones for their personal security, and general conveniences. 
Questions: 
1-What are the other names of cellular phones?.
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2-What do cell phones provide?.
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3-Why do users of cell phones have to pay higher fee?.
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4-What is the difference between conventional phones and cell phones?.
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5-Who usually use cell phones nowadays?. 
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Part 4: Writing (10 points). 
Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning – 5 points. 
1-“Don’t waste so much time watching TV”, the teacher told his students. 
=>The teacher advised ………………..……………………………………………..
2-I’m very delighted that I was offered a job in that company. 
=>I’m very delighted ………………………………………………………………..
3-The test is easy. The students can do it. 
=>The test …………………………………………………………………………...
4-She is very interested in playing badminton. 
=>She is ……………………………………………………………………………..
HỌC SINH KHÔNG ĐƯỢC VIẾT VÀO KHUNG NÀY
VÌ ĐÂY LÀ PHÁCH SẼ BỊ RỌC ĐI MẤT
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5-I swam in the sea this morning. 
=>I had ………………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 2: Complete the letter from the key words (5 points). 
Dear ……………, 
Thank / you / much / present / sent / me. It / be / nice. I / like / much. I / wore / it / my birthday. I / be / sorry / you / not / my birthday party / then. You / be / next Sunday?. You / go / the concert / me?. I / have / two tickets. We / meet / each other / 6 p.m. OK?. I / hope / you / come. 
I / love / see / you. 
	Yours, 
	 Hoa
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Part 5: Complete the following chart with the words related to housework (5 points). 
housework
cooking
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UBND THÀNH PHỐ CAO LÃNH CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC TIẾNG ANH
Cấp THCS – năm học 2009-2010
Lớp 8
Part 1: Listening (10 points). 
Exercise 
Contents
Points
1
1-Yes, she is. 
1 đ
2-She lives in Hue.
1 đ
3-No. She doesn’t know her (Nien). 
1 đ
4-She wasn’t old enough to be in my class. 
1 đ
5-She is going to visit Hoa at Christmas. 
1 đ
Transcripts:
Hoa: Hello, Lan. 
Lan: Hi, Hoa. You seem happy. 
Hoa: I am. I received a letter from my friend Nien today. 
Lan: Do I know her?.
Hoa: I don’t think so. She was my next-door neighbor in Hue. 
Lan: What does she look like?.
Hoa: Oh. She ‘s beautiful. Here is her photograph. 
Lan: What a lovely smile! Was she your classmate?.
Hoa: Oh, no. She wasn’t old enough to be in my class. 
Lan: How old is she?.
Hoa: Twelve. She is going to visit me. She’ll be here at Christmas. Would you like to meet her?.
Lan: I’d love to. 
2
1-favorite
0.5 đ
2-two
0.5 đ
3-good
0.5 đ
4-popular
0.5 đ
5-friends
0.5 đ
6-fans
0.5 đ
7-wants
0.5 đ
8-money
0.5 đ
9-college
0.5 đ
10-successful
0.5 đ
Transcripts:
Mark's Big Game
Mark's favourite sport is hockey.  He is 15 years old.  Mark practises three times a week.  Practices are two hours long.  Mark plays one game a week.  Mark is a good hockey player.  He plays on Friday nights.  Friday night hockey games are popular.  Mark's family watches him play.  Mark's friends watch him play too.  There are always many fans.  Tonight is the big game.  Coaches are coming to watch Mark play.  Mark wants to play in the National Hockey League.  Mark wants to make a lot of money.  It is very hard to play in the NHL.  Mark's parents want him to go to college.  They want him to have an education.  They want Mark to be successful.  They want Mark to be happy. 
Part 2: Grammar and vocabulary (15 points). 
Exercise 
Contents
Points
1
1-have => has
0.5 đ
2-have live => have lived
0.5 đ
3-since => for
0.5 đ
4-taught => has taught
0.5 đ
5-move => moved
0.5 đ
6-promising => promised
0.5 đ
7-beauty => beautiful
0.5 đ
8-like => as
0.5 đ
9-like be => like to be
0.5 đ
10-as => same
0.5 đ
2
a-blocks of flats, common place, cultural house.
1 đ
b-local people, new setters, guards, volunteers.
1 đ
c-noisy, clean environment, polluted.
1 đ
d-to move house, to help the poor and the elderly, to hold monthly meetings, to care for one another. 
2 đ
3
1-electricity
0.5 đ
2-broken
0.5 đ
3-demonstration
0.5 đ
4-behavior
0.5 đ
5-flights
0.5 đ
6-mountainous
0.5 đ
7-treatment
0.5 đ
8-useless
0.5 đ
9-action
0.5 đ
10-equipment
0.5 đ
Part 3: Reading (10 points).
Exercise 
Contents
Points
1
2-b
0.5 đ
3-a
0.5 đ
4-d
0.5 đ
5-c
0.5 đ
6-f
0.5 đ
7-h
0.5 đ
8-e
0.5 đ
9-g
0.5 đ
10-j
0.5 đ
11-i
0.5 đ
2
1-They are cellular radio telephones, cell phones.
1 đ
2-They can provide voice telephone and other services to mobile users. 
1 đ
3-Due to the convenience of cellular phone, users have to pay a higher fee than they do for normal telephone. 
1 đ
4-The difference is that cell phones do not need to access the wire – based network as conventional telephones do. 
1 đ
5-They are drivers, techinicians, lawyers and other professionals. 
1 đ
Part 4: Writing (10 points). 
Exercise 
Contents
Points
1
1-The teacher advised his students not to waste so much time watching TV. 
1 đ
2-I’m very delighted to be offered a job in that company. 
1 đ
3-The test is easy enough for the students to do. 
1 đ
4-She is fond of / keen on playing badminton. 
1 đ
5-I had a swim in the sea this morning. 
1 đ
2
Dear ………….., 
Thank you very much for the present you sent me. 
1 đ
It is very nice. I like it very much. I wore it on my birthday. 
1 đ
I was sorry you couldn’t come to my birthday party then. 
1 đ
Will you be free next Sunday?. Would you go to the concert with me?.
1 đ
I have two tickets. We’ll meet each other at 6 p.m. Is it OK? I hope you’ll come.
I’d love to see you. 
 Yours
 Hoa 
1 đ
Part 5: English puzzle (5 points). 
Exercise 
Contents
Points
1-washing up
1 đ
2-feeding
1 đ
3-tidying
1 đ
4-gardening
1 đ
5-cleaning
1 đ
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