Đề kiểm tra học sinh năng khiếu Tiếng anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2012-2013 - Phòng GD & ĐT Quỳnh Lưu

PHÒNG GD&ĐT QUỲNH LƯU
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013. Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút.
I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from others: (5 points)
1. 	A. improved	B. played	C. stopped	D. prepared
2. 	A. sugar	B. saw	C. seat	D. singer
3. 	A. boxes	B. lives	C. watches	D. washes	
4. 	A. invitation 	B. application 	C. station 	D. question 
5. 	A. teacher	B. children 	C. character	D. change
II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence: (10 points)
1. It’s ......... to believe that he passed the exam.
A. hardly 	B. hard	C. difficulty	D. difficulties
2. She told me up too late.
A. don’t stay	B. to not stay	C. not stay	D. not to stay
3. Would you . cleaning the floor for me?
A. like 	B. please 	C. mind	D. rather 
4. This form must have the . of the writer.
A. signed	B. signature	C. signing	D. sign.
5. Jane and Jack stood in front of the mirror and looked at 
	A. herself	B. himself	C. ourselves	D. themselves
6. She was very sad the driving test because she has failed several times before.
 	A. not pass 	B. not passing	C. to not pass	D. not to pass 
7. I’d rather you . at home tonight.
	A. stay 	B. stayed	C. to stay	D. staying
8. The man by the windows is my uncle.
A. stands	B. who stand	C. standing	D. is standing 
9. I write letters . my right hand.
	A. by	B. with	C. of	D. on
10. He’s known Mai . he was in the country.
A. since 	B. when 	C. during 	D. until
III. Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets: (10 points)
1. Our children have quite .................................... characters.	DIFFER
2. What is the correct ............................................. of this word?	PRONOUNCE
3. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more ....................................	COMFORT
4. Eating too much meat is .. 	HEALTH
5. We are waiting for the ........................................................ of our uncle’s train.	ARRIVE
6. He often has accidents because he drives ............	CARE
7. I was given the . of the whole house.	FREE
8. His . made the crowd cheer up.	APPEAR
9. My sister is a . She owns a flower shop in town.	FLOWER
10. The . of this factory are exported to the USA.	PRODUCE
IV. There is ONE mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it: (10 points)
1. After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister.
2. I am exciting because I’m going to Ha Noi with my classmates tomorrow.
3. She is looking forward to see her pen friend again.
4. Smoking is complete harmful to our health.
5. Mr. Brown with his students often go to the zoo on Sundays.
6. After his parents died, he was sent to an orphan.
7. Mr. Nam used to travel a lot but now he didn’t.
8. He said that he was working for a foreign company in the city center now.	
9. When I was having dinner, a friend of my came to see me.
10. I prefer coffee than iced tea.
V. Put the sentences in logical order to build a dialogue: (10 points)
A. Oh, I see. And I have a question for you. Do you know when the color television was invented?
B. I’m sorry. I don’t know. 
C. You’re right. And who invented it?
D. Hello, Phuong. Your color television looks very nice. Is it new?
E. Really? What’s his nationality?
F. It was invented by Peter Carl Goldmark.
G. Yes. My father has just bought it.
H. Hi, Uyen.
I. He is American. 
J. I know this question. In 1950, wasn’t it?
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VI. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word: (10 points)
 I have just (1) ______ a letter from my brother, Dave. He is in Australia. He has been there (2) _____ six months. He is an engineer. He is (3) _____ for a big farm and he has visited a great (4) ______ of different places in Australia. He has just bought (5) _____ Australian car and he has (6) ______ to Alice Spring, a small town to the center of Australia. He (7) _____ soon visit Darwin. From (8) ______, he’ll fly to Perth. My brother has (9) _____ been abroad before, so he (10) _____ this trip very exciting. 
VII. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one: (10 points)
1. We arrived too late to see the film. => We didn’t 
2. May I take some photos here? => Would you mind ?
3. Who has eaten all the cakes? => Who ... ...?
4. “Can you speak English?” He said to me. => He asked . ..
5. She spent half an hour cleaning the floor. => It ... .
6. The last time I saw her was in 2010. => I haven’t 
7. “You shouldn’t eat fatty food, Nga” Hung said. => Hung 
8. Remember to lock all the doors and windows before going out. => Don’t ... 
9. Nobody has used these rooms for ages. => These rooms ..
10. We’d prefer you not to smoke here. => We’d rather .
VIII. Use the suggested words and phrases to complete these sentences: (5 points)
1. You / know / who invent / telephone /?
2. When / she / get / home / we / have / dinner.
3. Could / you / show / me / get / station /?
4. My mother / ask / me / when / I / will / visit / aunt Lien.
5. The hats / wash / Mai / at / moment.
IX. Write a composition about 120 words on the following topic. (10 points)
Which subject do you like best? Why?
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PHÒNG GD&ĐT QUỲNH LƯU
ĐÁP ÁN – BIỂU ĐIỂM CHẤM KIỂM TRA HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013. Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút.
I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from others: (5 points)
1. C. stopped	2. A. sugar	3. B. lives	4. D. question 	5. C. character 
II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence: (10 points)
1. B. hard	2. D. not to stay	3. C. mind	4. B. signature	5. D. themselves
6. D. not to pass 	7. B. stayed	8. C. standing	9. B. with	10. A. since
III. Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets: (10 points)
1. different	2. pronunciation	3. comfortable	4. unhealthy	5. arrival
6. carelessly	7. freedom	8. appearance	9. florist	10. products
IV. There is ONE mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it: (10 points)
1. said => saying	2. exciting => excited	3. see => seeing	
4. complete => completely	5. go => goes/with => and	6. orphan => orphanage
7. didn’t => doesn’t	8. now => then	
9. my => mine/a friend of my => one of my friends	10. than => to 
V. Put the sentences in logical order to build a dialogue: (10 points)
1. H
2. D
3. G
4. A
5. J
6. C
7. B
8. F
9. E
10. I
VI. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word: (10 points)
1. received/got	2. for	3. working	4. number	5. an
6. gone	7. will	8. there	9. never/not	10. finds
VII. Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning as the first: (10 points)
1. We didn’t arrive early enough / in time to see the film.
2. Would you mind if I took some photos here?
3. Who have all the cakes been eaten by?
4. He asked me if/whether I could speak English. 
5. It took her half an hour to clean the floor.
6. I haven’t seen her since 2010.
7. Hung advised Nga not to eat fatty food. / Hung said (that) Nga shouldn’t eat fatty food.
8. Don’t forget to lock all the doors and windows before going out.
9. These rooms haven’t been used for ages.
10. We’d rather you didn’t smoke here. 
VIII. Use the suggested words and phrases to complete these sentences: (5 points)
1. Do you know who invented the telephone?
2. When she got home, we were having dinner.
3. Could you show me (the way) how to get to the station?
4. My mother asked me when I would visit aunt Lien. 
5. The hats are being washed by Mai at the moment.
IX. Write a composition about 120 words on the following topic. (10 points)
Which subject do you like best? Why?
Total : 80 points.