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1. UBND HUYỆN VĨNH BẢO ĐỀ GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI TRƯỜNG THCS MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024 VIỆT TIẾN - TRUNG LẬP (Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút) ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT PART 1. LISTENING: I. Listen to a talk about teenagers and technology. Fill each of the gaps with no more than TWO words. You will listen TWICE. (10 points) 1. Nowadays teenagers can be called a . 2. Teenagers like . friends on the Internet. 3 They prefer sitting in front of the computer playing games to .. in outdoor activities 4 Teenagers spend much time living in the world 5. Teenagers can . what time to do something. 6 Others may feel very .. because they play computer games for too long 7. Playing computer games makes teenagers .. less on their lessons in class. The parents of these teenagers are finding ways to their children’s interest in 8. technology. 9 Some parents only allow their children to use computers for under . .a day 10 Others take their children to sport clubs so that the teenagers will become . . II. Listen to the conversation about living in the countryside in Japan. Circle A, B or C to answer each question. You will listen TWICE. (5 points) 1. Where is Sam living now? A. in England B. in Japan C. in Europe 2. What does he like about the village? A. the mountains B. the ocean C. the pollution 3. How does he feel about the people in the village? A. difficult B. friendly C. easy 4. Which among these is true about Sam's attitude towards the weather in the village? A. He likes it very much. B. He thinks it is comfortable. C. He hates it. 5. What is the most unusual about the village in Sam's opinion? A. There are many snakes. B. All snakes are green. C. Snakes like to stay in his office. PART 2. PHONETICS: I. Choose the word that has different sound in the part underlined (5points). 1. A. preview B. preference C. precious D. preparation 2. A. attended B. sacred C. played D. beloved 3. A. count B. southern C. round D. flour 4. A. preserve B. surname C. circle D. surprise 5. A. breathe B. though C. healthy D. bathe II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the others (5points). 1
2. 1. A. responsible B. environment C. importance D. residential 2. A. horizontal B. grammatical C. conservation D. mathematics 3. A. cover B. allow C. surround D. admit 4. A. difference B. difficult C. efficient D. beautiful 5. A. entertain B. engineer C. Japanese D. comfortable PART 3. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR I. Circle the best option A, B,C or D to complete the sentences (10 points) 1. Henry doesn’t mind . up early in the morning. A. waking B. to wake C. wake D. will wake 2. In his free time, my younger brother is on taking photos and doing puzzles. A. fond B. keen C. interested D. crazy 3. My grandmother to plant flowers in the garden behind her house. A. prefers B. enjoys C. detests D. adores 4. When you go there, you should watch how locals do things and follow their examples. A. the B. a C. an D. no article 5. The farmers will work in the field unless it .. heavily. A. rains B. rain C. rained D. is raining 6. What .. you . for your grandma’s birthday next week? A. will.. buy B. do buy C. does buy D. did buy 7. He climbed the tree and picked all the fruit _____ reach. A. within B. inside C. out of D. beyond 8. What do shopping centres offer customers on special occasions? - Mostly sales and entertainment. A. never B. rarely C. usually D. occasionally 9. Nowadays children adapt to technical developments than their parents. A. more quickly B. quickly C. quick D. stayed 10. Horses can run .. than buffaloes. A. faster B. fastly C. more fastly D. fast 11. .. book is this? – It’s mine A. Whose B. Who C. Which D. houses 12. In our area, . not much land for growing crops. A. there are B. it has C. it is D. there is 13. The field trip to Con Dao National Park aims to ___________ the awareness of local students about environmental protection. A. contain B. rise C. cover D. raise 2
3. 14. In this shop, there is a wide ___________ of decorative products that customers can buy before Christmas. A. range B. sale C. convenience D. access 15. The father asked the boy, “Did you follow all the instructions?” => The father asked the boy _____________________________________________________ A. if he had followed all the instructions B. if he followed all the instructions C. if you had followed all the instructions D. unless he had followed all the instructions 16. The chief engineer was ___________ all the workers of the plant at this time yesterday. A. instructs B. instructing C. instinct D. instructed 17. Binh and Hung are twins. __________ house is very big. A. Their B. They C. You D. Them 18. A: Is yoga hard for beginners? -B: .. A. No, It’s a piece of cake B. Yes, it’s a piece of cake for beginners. C. Well, it’s definitely a piece of cake. 19. A. Manchester United are going to be the champions this year. B: A. You’re very good at that. Congratulations! B. You’re kidding. They lost all the matches these last two months. C. I don’t know for sure. It looks like you put a lot of work into this. D. It’s very unlikely. Nothing can stop them now. 20. Tim is a good student. He did very well in the first semester. His mother is ________________ him. A. sorry for B. sad C. proud of D. displeased II. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap (5 points). 1. (forest)is a big problem for the government to solve. 2. The giant panda is a(n) (danger) species. 3. Some designers have (modern) _the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. 4. She always listens (attention) to what she is told. 5. (environment) are doing their best to make us aware of the danger of all pollution 6. Scream was probably the most (fright) film I’ve ever seen. 7. Derek is so (rely). You can never trust him to arrive on time for anything. 3
4. 8. Computers are becoming (increase) popular. They make things much easier. 9. She is extremely (know) about the history of art. 10. (conserve) are interested in the protection of the environment. III. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions( 10points ) 1. Take an umbrella ________ you. It will save you ________ getting wet on the way home. 2. I am extremely grateful ________ you ________ all your help. 3. Mr Pike is away ________ vacation this week and will return ________ 4 or 5 days. 4. Da Lat is usually cold ________ night, but it’s warm ________ the day. 5. Don’t stare _________ me _________ that, John. 6. There’s a beautiful house _________ the top of the hill. _________ there you can see the whole town. 7. _________ my opinion, Tom will succeed _________ this entrance test. 8. I hope we'll get to the station _________ time _________ the train. 9. To raise a big family, she has to work _________ dawn _________ dusk. 10. Mrs Smith is _________ charge _________ the planning department. IV . Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses or forms (10 points) 1. Maori people ___________ the hongi – touching noses to greet people they _________ safe and familiar with. (use-feel) 2. Last night Hoa and I (read)________ when suddenly I (hear)__________ a shout. 3. After Nick (do)______________ his homework, he (go)____________ to bed last night. 4. Mai (live)__________ in Hai Phong for five years before she (move)___________ to Ha Noi three years ago. 5. Phong (tell)____________ me yesterday that he (learn)___________ French for a year. 6. Tom (fall)_____________ off the ladder while he (paint) __________ the ceiling. 7. What you (do)_________ to make our school ground greener if you _______ the principal? 8. If the earth (get) _______________ warmer, the sea (get) _______________ warmer. 9. Scientists (develop) ________ the technology of organs regrowth so that there (not be )________ any disabled people. 10. He prefers (have) _____________ children soup rather than (drink) _________ milk. V. Choose the underlined part ( A, B, C, or D) that contains a mistake and correct it (5 points) 1. He worked in a noisy environment for a long time, because his hearing became worse. A B C D 2. Researchers haven't found out what has led in the pollution of the river. A B C D 3. Water from power stations may cause water in rivers and lakes hotter. A B C D 4. He said me that he would like to study archaeology in the future. A B C D 5. Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman exploration who flew into space in 1963. C B D A PART 4: READING I. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage. (5point) Every year, the average temperature of the Earth’s surface gets a little bit warmer. This gradual trend is called global warming. Warmer weather may sound nice, but global warming is something to be very concerned about. Scientists are worried that continued warmer temperatures could damage the environment in many devastating ways. Rising temperatures might cause plants and animals to become extinct. They could melt 4
5. enough polar ice to cause the levels of the sea to rise. Weather patterns could also change. There might be more droughts or serious storms with flooding. In some areas, human diseases could spread. What is causing global warming? Humans are mostly to blame. Pollution from factories and cars add toxic gases to the air. These gases rise to the Earth’s atmosphere. As the sun’s rays warm the Earth, the gases work much like the glass in a greenhouse. They help trap the heat in the atmosphere and make the Earth grow warmer. That is why they are nicknamed “greenhouse gases.” It is our responsibility to take care of our planet. Global warming is a serious problem with serious consequences. If we want future generations to enjoy their time on Earth, we must act now! 1. Which of the following is not a possible effect of global warming? A. weather patterns changing B. plants and animals becoming extinct C. more polar ice D. human diseases spreading 2. In the sentence: “Warmer weather may sound nice, but global warming is something to be very concerned about.” (in paragraph 1), the author suggests that people may not . A. understand how serious colder weather is B. take global warning seriously C. care about warmer weather D. think warmer weather sounds nice 3. The statement that “humans are mostly to blame” in paragraph 3 suggests that___________ . A. humans have been blamed for global warrming B. humans have not been blamed for global warming C. humans are mostly responsible for global warming D. there are many factors that cause global warming 4. From the description of greenhouse gases, it can be concluded that a greenhouse is___ . A. a glass structure B. the Earth C. a coloured home D. a type of gas 5. This passage is mostly about _________. A. the solutions to global warming B. the different types of global warming C. the reasons why global warming is not a serious problem D. the causes and effects of global warming II.Choose the correct word A, B,C or D for each gap to complete the following passage (5points) SAY “NO” TO PLASTIC BAGS Have you known that on average we take home 150 plastic bags annually? In (1) _________words, that means a global figure of one million plastic bags taken home every minute. We are sure you will agree this is a truly shocking statistic. Plastic bags cannot be simply (2) _________of along with your domestic rubbish - they can blow off landfill sites and become highly (3)_________litter which can remain in the environment for a number of years. They are not only an eyesore but they are a (4) _________to the environment, too. For example, plastic bags almost blocked Buriganga river in Bangladesh, and they are widely (5) _________responsible for causing devastating floods there on two separate occasions. They also (6) _________a particular threat to wildlife. More and more (7) _________dead turtles and whales are discovered washed up on beaches, killed by swallowing plastic bags. To marine life, a plastic bag closely (8)_________a jellyfish. 5
6. These are the reasons why you should reuse plastic bags you already have or take a small rucksack on trips to the supermarket. Why not take (9) _________now and show how much you care about the environment by (10) _________this small step! 1. A. fewer B. some C. those D. other 2. A. disposed B. thrown C. finished D. used 3. A. evident B. observable C. visible D. marked 4. A. risk B. danger C. difficulty D. issue 5. A. shown B. taken C. made D. held 6. A. model B. set C. pose D. generate 7. A. popularly B. frequently C. common D. generally 8. A. resembles B. reminds C. equates D. appears 9. A. again B. advantage C. action D. account 10. A. helping B. doing C. following D. taking III. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word complete the following passage (5 points) Living in the modern world Living in our modern world (1) different (2) what living was (3) when our grandfather (4) young. Learning to use machines is very important today. Only a (5) years ago, most of the work of the world was done by (6) . Today we use machines for everything, (7) for working and playing. Machines (8) affected in some way the lives of people all over the world. They have (9) possible mass production of all kinds of manufactured goods. Now more families everywhere can buy cars, refrigerators, washing machines, television sets, factory-made clothing and (10) of other things, which our grandfather didn’t have. PART 5: WRITING I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.(10 points) 1. “Why didn’t you go to the library yesterday, Pete?” asked the teacher. The teacher wanted 2. The flowers will be died if there isn’t enough water => Unless.............................................................................................................................................. 3. “Where can we look for life?” Mai asked Dr. Nelson. => Mai asked Dr. Nelson 4. I do not intend to go abroad on holiday this summer. I have no 5. Although he was able to do the job, he wasn't given the position. Despite 7. I last saw him when I was a student.  I haven’t 8. “Don’t forget to bring your passports with you when you go abroad.”  She reminded ... 9. If I met the author one day, I'd ask him to sign my copy of this book.  Were I 6
7. 10. He failed the exam because of his laziness.  Because he II. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences. (10 points) 1. If/ you/ cook/ dinner/ I/ do/ dishes => . 2. Stilt house/ appear/ different size/ and/ style. => . 3. Robots/ replace/ humans/ 30 years’ time. => . 4. Nick/ ask/ the professor/ why/ humans/ not live/ Mars. => . 5. Not/ talk/ the drivers/ while/ he / drive => . 6. Linda/ said/ her family/ live/ Boston/ five years before. => . 7. women / the US / independent / than / those / other countries. . 8. despite/ weather condition/ we/ not give up/ plan. . .. 9. Jane/ used/ stay/ her uncle/ when/ she/ child. 10. I/ not like/ go out/ tonight/ because/ I/ headache. ............................................................................................................................................. UBND HUYỆN VĨNH BẢO ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI 7
8. TRƯỜNG THCS MÔN TIẾNG ANH VIỆT TIẾN - TRUNG LẬP LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024 (Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút) CHỦ ĐỀ, NỘI DUNG ĐÁP ÁN ĐIỂM PART 1. LISTENING: I. Listen to a talk about teenagers and technology. Fill each of the gaps with no more than TWO words. You will listen TWICE. 1. 'technology' generation 6. tired 2. making 7. concentrate 10 câu x 1đ = 10đ 3. participating 8. reduce 4 virtual 9. one hour 5. forget 10. healthier. II. Listen to the conversation about living in the countryside in Japan. Circle A, B 5 câu x 1đ = or C to answer each question. You will listen TWICE. 5đ 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A PART 2. PHONETICS: 5 câu x 1đ = I. Choose the word that has different sound in the part underlined (5points). 5đ 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. C II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the others. 5 câu x 1đ = 1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D 5đ PART 3. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR I. Circle the best option A, B,C or D to complete the sentences 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. A 20 câu x 0,5đ = 10đ 11. A 12. D 13. D 14. A 15. A 16. B 17. A 18. A 19. A 20. C II. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap (5 points). 5 từ cần chia 1. deforestation x 1đ = 5đ 2. endangered 3. modernised/ modernized 4. attentively 5. environmentalists 6. frightening 7. unreliable 8. increasingly 9. knowledgeable 8
9. 10. conservationists IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions 1. with – from 2. to – for 3. on – in 4. at – during 5. at – like 10 câu x 1đ = 6. at – From 7. In – in 8. in – for 9. from – to 10đ 10. in – of IV . Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses or forms 20 động từ x 1. use- feel 6. fell- was 0,5đ = 10đ painting 2. were reading- heard 7. would you do – were 3. had done- went 8. Gets- will get 4. had lived – 9. will be moved developing - will not be 5. told- had learnt 10.to have- (to) drink V. Choose the underlined part ( A, B, C, or D) that contains an error and correct it 1. C => so 2. C => to 5 câu x 1đ = 3. B => make 5đ 4. A => said to me (tìm được lỗi 5. D => explorer sai:0,5đ Sửa đúng:0,5 đ) PART 4: READING I)-Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the 5 câu x 1 đ = passage. 5đ 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage 10 câu x 0.5đ 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. D = 5đ II. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word complete the following passage 1. is 2. from 3. like 4. were 5. few 10câu x 0.5đ 6. hand 7. both 8. have 9. made 10. lots = 5đ 9
10. PART 5: WRITING I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.(10 points) 1. The teacher wanted to know why Pete hadn’t gone to the library the day before/ the previous day. 2. Unless there is enough water, the flower will be died. 10 câu x 1đ = 3. Mai asked Dr. Nelson where they could look for life. 10đ 4. I have no intention of going abroad on holiday this summer. 5. Despite his ability to do the job, he wasn't given the position. 6. There’s no point in asking him for advice 7. I haven’t seen him since I was a student. 8. She reminded me to bring my passports with me when I went abroad. 9. Were I to meet the author one day I would ask him to sign my copy of this book. 10. Because he was lazy, he failed the exam I. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences. (10 points) 1. If you cook dinner, I will do the dishes. 10câu x 1đ = 10đ 2. A stilt house appears in a different size and style. 3. Robots will replace humans in 30 years’ time. 4. Nick asked the professor why humans couldn’t live on Mars. 5. Don’t talk to the driver while he is driving 6. Linda said (that)her family had lived in Boston five years before. 7. Women in the US are more independent than those in other countries. 8. Despite the weather condition, we did not give up our plan. 9. Jane used to stay with her uncle when she was a child. 10. I do not like going out tonight because I have a headache. KÝ DUYỆT CỦA BGH NGƯỜI RA ĐỀ (Ký, ghi rõ họ, tên) 10