Đề thi chọn học sinh năng khiếu cấp huyện Tiếng anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2018-2019 - Phòng GD & ĐT Thanh Sơn

UBND HUYỆN THANH SƠN
PHÒNG GD&ĐT
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi gồm: 08 trang)
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU
 LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2018 - 2019
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
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- Đề thi gồm 08 trang.
SECTION 1. LISTENING 
I. Listen and fill in the missing information. (1.0 point) 
MIDBURY DRAMA CLUB
Background
- club started in 1957
- prize recently won by youth section 
- usually performs (1) ____________ plays
Meetings
- next auditions will be on Tuesday, (2) ____________
- help is needed with publicity and lights
- rehearsals take place in the (3) ____________ hall
- nearest car park for rehearsals in Ashburton Road opposite the sports centre
Costs
- annual membership fee is £ 180
- extra payment for (4) ____________
Contact
- secretary’s name is Sarah Sawdicott
- secretary’s phone number is (5) ____________
II. Listen and choose the best answer. You will hear a news reporter called Angela Bond, talking on the radio about her job. (1.0 point) 
1. Where has Angela just returned from?
A. Britain	B. the USA	C. Asia	
2. One thing Angela dislikes about her job is that she ____________ .
A. loves being in dangerous situations
B. never knows where she'll go next
C. enjoys watching important events happen
3. What did Angela bring home from Hong Kong?
 	A. pictures	B. carpets	C. furniture
4. Where did Angela meet her boyfriend?
A. at her sister's house	B. at university	C. in Thailand
5. What does Angela do to relax?
A. She cooks a meal	B. She goes sailing	C. She goes shopping
Write your answers here:
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SECTION 2. PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your answers in the space provided. (0.6 point)
1. A. headache	B. parachute	C. machine	D. brochure
2. A. warm	B. wardrobe	C. water	D. carve
3. A. page	B. village	C. luggage	D. heritage
Write your answers here:
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IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group. Write your answers in the space provided. (0.4 point)
1. A. tropical	B. encourage 	C. occasion	D. experience
2. A. managerial 	B. determination 	C. unbelievable	D. inability
Write your answers here:
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SECTION 3. LEXICO - GRAMMAR 
V. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the space provided. (7.0 points)
1. Each teacher and each student ___________ to try their best to finish their work.
A. have	B. having 	C. to have 	D. has
2. The man ___________ by his girl friend will go on business with my father.
A. was accompanied	B. were 	C. accompanied	D. accompanying
3. The newspaper contains a lot of ___________ about that fifth storm.
A. news	B. information 	C. fact	D. article
4. Her mother has just bought a ___________ car for her. 
A. Italian beautiful black	B. beautiful black Italian
C. black Italian beautiful	D. black beautiful Italian
5. I regret ___________ you that you will not be chosen the best competitor. 
A. to tell	B. telling 	C. told 	D. tell
6. The Statue of Liberty was ___________ to the USA by the French.
A. constructed	B. designed	C. completed	D. presented
7. There ___________ changes of the climate for the last ten years. 
A. are 	B. has been	C. have been	D. were
8. Do you mind me ___________ your car to the country tomorrow?
A. drove	B. drive	C. to drive	D. driving
9. I would ___________ you didn’t leave just at the moment.
A. advise 	B. like 	C. ask D. rather
10. I’ll look in my ___________ and see if I’m free on Wednesday.
A. dictionary 	B. diary 	C. briefcase D. calendar
11. Computers have been ___________ widely all over the world nowadays.
A. in use 	B. on use 	C. of use D. with use
12. We stayed in a big hotel and our breakfasts ___________ in the accomodation.
A. are included 	B. included 	C. was included 	D. were included.
13. This cloth ___________ very thin.
A. touches 	B. holds C. feels D. handles
14. Everybody loves him because of his ___________ .
A. polite 	B. politely 	C. more polite D. politeness.
 15. I’ll call the hotel and confirm a ___________ for us for Friday night.
A. protection 	B. reservation 	C. conservation 	D. preservation
16. His parents are old and he doesn’t want to rely ___________ them for his expenses.
A. on 	B. for 	C. with 	D. to
17. ___________ cross-word puzzles is his hobby.
A. Making	 	B. Doing	C. Producing	 	D. Writing
18. Many rare species of animals are now ___________ of extinction.
A. on the verge 	 	B. in dangers	 C. on the side	 	D. at risk
19. As children, we were ___________ to respect our elders. 
A. grown up	 	B. kept up 	C. brought up	 	D. held up
20. When I returned the wallet I found on the street to its owner, he gave me a big _______ .
A. reward	 	B. present	C. prize 	D. gift
21. I don’t mind when you go on holiday. It doesn’t really ___________ me. 
A. effect 	 	B. affect 	C. matter 	D. suit
22. The concert received good ___________ from the critics.
A. reports	 	B. opinions	C. viewpoints	D. reviews
23. I know for ___________ that he was away from home last month.
A. correct	 	B. true	 C. fact	 	 D. certain
24. We have bought extra food ___________ our friends stay to dinner.
A. if	 	B. in case	C. provided	D. as long as
25. ___________ my friends were unsuccessful at the job interviews.
A. Most 	 	B. The most of 	C. Most of 	D. Most out of
26. It took me a long time to get used___________ glasses.
A. to wear 	B. to wearing	C. wear 	D. wore. 
27. The wedding party is being held ___________ the Rex Hotel.
A. on	B. at	C. into	D. out
28. We have studied ___________ seven o'clock.
A. for	B. at	C. since	D. to
29. He was born in England. English is his ___________ .
A. mother tongue	B. first language	C. foreign language	D. A and B are correct
30. Your car is the ___________ as ours.
A. same	B. most	C. much	D. more
31. Listen to what I am saying, ___________?
A. do you	B. don’t you	C. aren’t you	D. will you
32. The children are getting ___________ illnesses this winter than in the past.
A. few	B. fewer	C. less	D. little
33. There aren’t ___________ many books in the library as there used to be.
A. as	B. quite	C. rather	D. such
34. He has at last succeeded ___________ becoming a doctor.
A. for	B. in	C. on	D. of
35. She has ___________ work to do that she gets very tired.
A. so many	B. much more	C. too much	D. so much
Write your answers here:
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VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your answer in the space provided. (1.,0 point)
1. Louise is the more capable of the three girls who have tried out for the part
 A B C 
 in the play.
 D
2. We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some 
 A B 
questions on it on our test tomorrow.
 C D
3. The little boy’s mother bought him a five-speeds racing bicycle for his birthday.
 A B C D
4. My brother doesn’t care how much does the car cost because he is going to buy 
 A B C D
it any way.
5. They happily looked at their children to play in the yard.
 A B C D
Write your answers here:
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2___________
3___________
4 ___________
5___________
SECTION 4. READING 
VII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write your answers in the space provided. (2.0 points)
 If you are going (1) ______ a school camping trip, you will need a strong, well-made tent, and a warm sleeping bag. For cooking you will need a stove, and some simple cooking utensils such (2) ______ a kettle, a frying-pan and a saucepan, as well as a tin-opener. You will need paraffin for your stove, a bucket for (3) ______ water and a wash bowl. You should also be (4) ______ to take a safety lamp, some matches and a length of rope for securing things.
	 For yourself you should have (5) ______ warm sweater, jeans and really comfortable shoes or boots, (6) ______ a complete change of all clothing in case you (7) ______ soaked. Besides toilet things, towel and swim suit, you should as (8) ______ take eating utensils, a small first-aid kit, a knife, some scissors and a needle and some thread, also a good torch (9) ______ night time. Food stores should include instant coffee, teabags, sugar, salt, ketchup, dried milk, soup, tinned meat, vegetables, biscuits and baked beans. Perishables can be bought (10) ______.
1.	A. on	B. in 	C. over 	D. about 
2.	A. just	B. only 	C. as	D. like
3. 	A. putting	B. carrying	C. pouring	D. having 
4.	A. special	B. possible 	C. confident	D. sure 
5. 	A. a	B. any	C. the 	D. some 
6.	A. so 	B. too	C. also	D. such 
7. 	A. take	B. get	C. have 	D. make
8. 	A. also	B. so 	C. either	D. well 
9.	A. for	B. at	C. with 	D. against 
10.	A. local	B. locality 	C. localities	D. locally 
Write your answers here:
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VIII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. Write your answers in the space provided. (1.0 point)
One of the most urgent environmental problems in the world today is the shortage of clean water. Having clean drinking water is basic human right. But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage have made many sources of water undrinkable. Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast pools of poison. Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the largest lakes in the world. It contains a rich variety of animals and plants, including 1,300 rare species that do not exist anywhere else in the world. But they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial effluent which pours into the lake everyday. Even where law existed, the government did not have the power to enforce them. Most industries simply ignore the regulations. 
The Mediterranean Sea occupies 1% of the world’s water surface. But it is the dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost 16 countries regularly throw industrial wastes a few miles off shore. 
	Water is free to everyone. A few years ago people thought that the supply of clean water in the world was limitless. Today, many water supplies have been ruined by pollution and sewage. Clean water is now scarce, and we are at last beginning to respect this precious source. We should do something now. 
1. According to the writer, one environmental problem in the world today is ________.
A. acid rain 	B. industrial pollution.
C. safe water shortage. 	D. population explosion . 
2. Many sources of water are not drinkable because of _______ . 
A. acid rain. 	B. industrial pollution.
C. garbage 	D. all A, B, C, are correct 
3. What is serious problem of Lake Baikal in Russia? 
A. It contains a rich variety of animals and plants.
B. It is polluted by massive volumes of industrial wastes discharged into it .
C. It has 1,300 rare species that do not exist anywhere else in the world .
D. The government did not have the power to enforce laws and regulations.
4. How many countries throw industrial waste into the Mediterranean Sea regularly? 
A. nearly 16 	B. exactly 16	
C. exactly 15 	D. less than 15
5. What is the message to the reader? 
A. We should take action to protect our water resources. 
B. We should take all water resources into account.
C. We should limit the use of water resources.
D. We should encourage people to use safe water.
Write your answers here:
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IX. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided. (2.0 points) 
The country is more beautiful than a town and pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (1) __________ the summer holidays though they can not live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village (2) __________ that they can go there whenever they can find the time.
	English villagers are not all alike, but (3) __________ some ways they are not very different from each other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of (4) __________ can be seen for many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard, (5) __________ people are buried.
	The village green (6) __________ a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are (7) __________ round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages (8) __________ water brought through pipes into each (9) __________.
	Most villages are so close to some small town that people can go there to buy (10) __________ they can’t find in the village shops. 
Write your answers here:
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SECTION 5. WRITING 
X. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it. (1.0 point) 
1. “You shouldn’t lend him any more money,” Mrs. Tuyet said to Nga.
→ Mrs. Tuyet advised _________________________________________________
2. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early.
→ To ________________________________________________________________
3. It was so late that nothing could be done. 
→ It was too __________________________________________________________
4. I don’t go to church every Sunday any longer. 
→ I used to ___________________________________________________________
5. “Don’t forget to bring your passports with you when you go abroad.” 
→ She reminded _______________________________________________________
XI. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in bold. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. (1.0 point) 
1. I wanted to finish my homework, so I stayed up late last night. (as)
→ I stayed __________________________________________________________
2. The thick fog prevented me from driving to work. (made)
→ The thick fog______________________________________________________
3. Nick hasn’t been to Vietnam before. 	(time)
→ This is __________________________________________________________
4. Mr. Lam teaches English. Mr. Hai teaches Math. 	(subject)
→ Mr. Lam doesn’t ___________________________________________________
5. I don’t want to see him tomorrow.	(rather)
→ I’d_____________________________________________________________
XII. Write a paragraph of around 140 words about one of the most common natural disasters in Viet Nam and how to prepare for it. (2.0 points)
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