Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 8 cấp Huyện - Năm học 2014-2015 - PGD Vĩnh Lợi (Có đáp án)

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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 6,7,8 CẤP HUYỆN 
 VĨNH LỢI NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 
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 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC 
 (Gồm 04 trang) 
 * Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 8 
 * Ngày thi: 26/4/2015 
 * Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) 
 ĐỀ 
 (Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài trên giấy thi) 
Part 1: Listening (4 points) 
I. Listen to the paragraph and fill in the missing words. (2.0pts ) 
 When I was (1)__________, we lived in Mexico. My dad used to cross the 
border into the USA to (2)__________ illegal there. When I was fourteen, he let me 
go with him for the first time. I was really afraid of crossing the border. I knew the 
police would (3)_____________for people like us. 
 There were four of us in two (4) __________. The drivers who took us across the 
border hid us under the back seats. I wasn’t allowed to speak or move. We were 
(5)__________. The border police didn’t stop us. My dad and I found work on a farm 
picking fruit and vegetables. We lived with four other men in a very (6)__________ 
apartment over a garage. 
 In our free time, we watched TV and played football. We stayed on the farm for 
three months, but we could never leave because we (7)__________ have passports. 
But we were lucky. A few months later they gave my father a visa and he was 
allowed to bring my mother and my sisters to the USA too. I am really happy here 
and I like living in the USA. I can go to school, I have lots of friends and there are so 
many things to do. I love sports. I play baseball and basketball and I don’t have to 
work (8)_________the time. 
II. Listen. Then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.( 2.0pts ) 
 Judy’s bedroom is not (1) _______ big. There are two (2) _________, a desk 
and a wardrobe. Next to the desk, (3) _________ a chair. On the desk, there’s Judy’s 
(4) _________ computer. There are two (5) __________ and there are (6) 
_________ posters in her (7) __________. On the posters are her (8) ____________ 
animals. 
 1. A. too B. very C. fairly D. pretty 
 2. A. baths B. pets C. bed D. beds 3. A. there B. their C. there’s D. where’s 
 4. A. milk B. new C. news D. few 
 5. A. doors B. tables C. candles D. windows 
 6. A. two B. too C. twenty – two D. thirty - two 
 7. A. bedroom B. room C. rooms D. bedrooms 
 8. A. separated B. distinguished C. favorite D. wanted 
Part 2: Language focus (6 points) 
I. Circle the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete the sentences. (2pts) 
1. The girl is very good .English though she has learned it six months. 
A. in / for B. in / in C. at / in D. at / for 
2. The increase in population has put a on schools and hospitals. 
A. case B. effort C. strain D. result 
3. Do you mind . the photos you took during your journey in Hanoi? 
A. sending me B. send me C. to send me D. sent me 
4. He is tall and thin. He has .. 
A. black hair short B. short black hair 
C. hair short black D. black short hair 
5. We are glad to tell you that we have interesting activities. 
A. ought to B. are going to C. would D. have gone 
6. That man in the factory since he left school. 
A. works B. is going to work C. will work D. has worked 
7. When the house on Đinh Tien Hoang street ? - Seven months ago. 
A. has he bought B. did he buy 
C. does he buy D. is he bought 
8. Kevin told me that .. 
A. he is waiting for me B. he waits for me 
C. he was waiting for me D. he will wait for me 
II. Complete the sentences with the right form of the word given. (2 pts) 
1. He drives very .. . He is sure to have an accident. (CARE) 
2. Gases from factories are extremely . (HARM) 
3. It has become difficult to find a job nowadays. (INCREASE) 
4. The water is .You can’t drink it . (POLLUTE) 
5. Environmental is every one’s responsibility. (PROTECT) 
6. I think it's very .of him to expect us to work over time every night 
this week. (REASON ) 
7. He is interested in the .. of old buildings. (PRESERVE) 
8. He was the greatest .of the time . (SCIENCE) 
III. Supply the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. (2 pts) 
1. You must take an umbrella. It (rain) .. at present. 
2. There (be) .........a traffic jam in the city center almost every day. 3. After (do) .her homework, Lan usually listens to music. 
4. Tomorrow, the students of class 8H (go) . to the country for a camping trip. 
5. Daisy (not see) ..her close friends for several years. 
6. Yesterday I (meet) . an old friend on the way. Now he is a college student. 
7. We want (see) ..the house where William Shakespeare was born. 
8. The boys (break) the window while they were playing football. 
Part 3: Reading (6 points) 
I. Read the passage, then answer the questions. (2.0pts) 
 People know that climbing is a dangerous activity, but what about the danger 
 in our everyday lives? Many activities that we do can be dangerous, and some are 
 much more dangerous than the others. Did you know, for example, that the risk of 
 death through riding was 1 in 1,000? People usually think that traveling by plane is 
 dangerous, but the risk of dying in an accident is only 1 in 25,000! The two most 
 dangerous things that we can do in our daily lives are riding a motorcycle and 
 smoking. The risk of death from a motorcycle accident is 1 in 500, but smoking is 
 the worst. The risk of dying from lung cancer is 1 in 200. 
 Questions: 
 1. What do people know about climbing? 
 2. Are there any other dangerous things? 
 3. Which is more dangerous? Traveling by plane or traveling by motorbike? 
 4. How many in the 400 people who catch lung cancermay die? 
II. Choose the best option (A,B,C or D) to complete the passage. (2 pts) 
 TET 
 Tet is a national and family (1) .It is an occasion for every 
Vietnamese to have a good time while thinking about the last year and the next year. 
At Tet, spring (2) .. are organized, streets and public buildings are 
(3) .decorated and almost all shops are (4) with people shopping for 
Tet. At home, everything is tidied, special food is cooked, offerings of food, fresh 
water, flowers and betel are made on the (5) .. altar with burning joss-sticks 
scenting the air. First-footing is made when the (6) . visitor comes and 
children are given (7) ..money wrapped in a red tiny envelope. Tet is also a 
time for peace and love. During Tet, children often behave well. Everybody gives 
each other best (8) for the new year. 
 1. A. occasion B. festival C. meeting D. chance 
 2. A. stores B. shops C. fairs D. markets 
 3. A. bright B. brightness C. brightlessly D. brightly 
 4. A. full B. crowded C. filled D. narrow 
 5. A. flat B. house C. family D. castle 
 6. A. first B. final C. second D. last 
 7. A. luck B. luckless C. luckily D. lucky 
 8. A. phrases B. wishes C. requests D. words III. Read the following passage and complete the numbered blanks with one 
suitable word. (2pts) 
 The country is (1) beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. 
Many people think so, and go there (2) the summer holiday though they can’t 
live (3) . all the year round. Some have cottages built in a village (4) ..that 
they can go there whenever they can find the time. 
English villages are not all alike, but (5) some ways they are not very different 
from (6) other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower 
of which can (7) . seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the 
church yard where people (8) . burried. 
Part 4: Writing (4 points) 
I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings. (2pts) 
1. I am lucky because I have many good friends. 
I am 
2. The last time we visited my grandparents was two months ago. 
We haven’t . 
3. No one in this class is as tall as Tien. 
Tien is . 
4. My mother said to me “Don’t make too much noise because the baby is sleeping.” 
My Mom asked 
5. I study English because I want to talk to foreigners. 
I study .. 
6. Do you mind if I take some photos of you? 
Would you mind .? 
7. They plan to invite their close friends for dinner tonight. 
They are 
8. Ngoc is not only beautiful but also intelligent. 
Ngoc is both ... 
II. Write a passage (about 80 to 100 words) about your hometown. (2pts) 
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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 6,7,8 CẤP HUYỆN 
 VĨNH LỢI NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 
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 HDC ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC 
 (Gồm 02 trang) 
 * Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 8 
 * Ngày thi: 26/4/2015 
 HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM 
Part 1: Listening (4 points) 
I. 2 points. Each correct answer gets 0.25 point. 
 1. fourteen 2. work 3. look 4. cars 
 5. lucky 6. small 7. didn’t 8. all 
II. 2 points. Each correct answer gets 0.25 point. 
 1. B 2. D 3.C 4.B 
 5. D 6. A 7.B 8. C 
Part 2: Language focus (6 points) 
I. 2 points. Each correct answer gets 0.25 point. 
 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 
 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. C 
II. 2 points. Each correct answer gets 0.25 point. 
 1. carelessly 2. harmful 3. increasingly 4. polluted 
 5. protection 6. unreasonable 7. preservation 8. scientist 
III. 2 points. Each correct answer gets 0.25 point. 
 1. is raining 
 2. is 
 3. doing 
 4. are going to go/ are going 
 5. hasn’t seen 
 6. met 
 7. to see 
 8. broke 
Part 3: Reading (6 points) 
 I. 2 points. Each correct answer gets 0.5 point. 
 1. People know that climbing is a dangerous activity. 
 2. Yes, there are. 
 3. Traveling by motorbike 
 4. Two (in the 400 people who catch lung cancer may die.) 
 II. 2 points. Each correct answer gets 0.25 point. 
 1. B ( festival) 
 2. C ( fairs) 
 3. D ( brightly) 
 4. B ( crowded) 
 5. C ( family) 
 6. A ( firstly) 
 7. D ( lucky) 
 8. B ( wishes) 
III. 2 points. Each correct answer gets 0.25 point. 
 1. more 2. for 3. there 4. so 
 5. in 6. each 7. be 8. are 
Part 4: writing (4 points) 
I. 2 points. Each correct answer gets 0.25 point. 
1. I am lucky because I have many good friends. 
->I am lucky enough to have many friends. 
2. The last time we visited my grandparents was two months ago. 
->We haven’t visited my grandparents for two months. 
3. No one in this class is as tall as Tien. 
->Tien is the tallest (one) in this class. 
4. My mother said to me “Don’t make too much noise because the baby is sleeping.” 
->My Mom asked me not to make too much noise because the baby was sleeping. 
5. I study English because I want to talk to foreigners. 
->I study English in order to talk to foreigners. 
6. Do you mind if I take some photos of you? 
->Would you mind if I took some photos of you? 
7. They plan to invite their close friends for dinner tonight. 
->They are going to invite their close friends for dinner tonight. 
8. Ngoc is not only beautiful but also intelligent. 
-> Ngoc is both beautiful and intelligent 
II. Write a passage (about 80 to 100 words) about your hometown.(2pts) 
 Student’s paragraph should include the following points: 
 - Organization (0.25 point): Introduction – body – ending – linking words, .. 
 - Content (1.5 points): should be clear, logical and creative, .. 
 - Language skills (0.25 point): should be free of grammatical and spelling errors, 
 .. . 
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