ĐỀ ÔN LUYỆN HSG LỚP 8 - / APRIL /2023
ĐỀ SỐ 13

SECTION 1: LISTENING.
Phần nghe có 02 bài, mỗi bài được nghe 02 lần (giám thị chỉ mở 01 lần đĩa tự động phát 02 lần)
Trước phần nghe có một phút để thí sinh đọc đề bài.
I. You will hear a conversation at the customs in Gatwick Airport. Listen and fill in the form
below. (1.0 point)
1. Surname:
MANNING
2. Sex
FEMALE
3. Date of birth
15-06-1994
4. Nationality
MALAYSIAN
5. Reason for travel in the USA STUDY ENGLISH
II. You will hear a tourist guide talking to a group of people about a trip to the countryside. For
each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. (1.0 point)

A DAY IN THE COUTRYSIDE
Morning program:
 breakfast at (1)..8.30.............................................................................
 meet in (2)……the dining room……………………………….…….
 bus leaves at (3) …9.15…………………………………………….…
 picnic lunch in the forest
Afternoon program:
Choice of activities:
 hill walk
 visit to a (4)……village………………………...…………… or a farm
 swim or take a trip by boat

What to bring:
 a warm jacket
 a (5) …hat…………………………………………………………...

SECTION 2: PHONETICS.
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by
circling your answer (A, B, C, or D).
1
A. pays
B. says
C. plays
D. stays
2
A. region
B. ugly
C. generous
D. gymnastic
3
A.booked
B. prepared
C. missed
D. coughed
4
A. bother
B. sunbathe
C. cloth
D. months
5
A. vegetable
B. comfortable

C.nature
D. moderate
II. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently from
the others.
1
A. pancake
B. discount
C. wardrobe
D. marine
2
A. migrant
B. typhoon
C. compost
D. limestone
3
A. glassware
B. refill
C. award
D. surround
4
A. loudspeaker
B. itinerary
C. participate
D. magnificent
5
A. helicopter
B. microware
C. memorial
D. magically
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SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR.
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or
D) in the numbered box.
1. His car is the same color …………. my uncle’s.
A. alike
B. as
C. like
D. to
2. The cat was ………………. to wait for the mouse to come out of its hole.
A. patient enough B. so patient
C. enough patient D. too patient
3. Sa Pa is in _________________ Vietnam.
A. northern
B. south
C. southern
D. north
4. Thank you very much. _______________
A. Are you worried? B. You’re welcome. C. Not all.
D. Nothing.
5. She is speaking __________ because she is having a sore throat.
A. soft
B. softly
C. well
D. fast
6. Where is the Stonehenge?
A. In England.
B. In China.
C. In Ammerica.

D. In France.
7. He really enjoys ...................................................... to dinner parties.
A. inviting
B. being inviting
C. being invited
D. be invited
8. Don’t overheat the victim _____________ blankets or coats.
A. on
B. for
C. with
D. from
9. The heavy rain has caused _______in many parts of the country.
A. storms
B. droughts
C. typhoon
D. floods
10. I’m so tired I think I’ll probably ________ off in the cinema.
A. doze
B. sleep
C. turn
D. fall
11. It’s at least a month since……………….John.
A. I last seen
B. I have last seen C. I last see
D. I last saw
12. Would you mind……………… this essay for me?
A. type
B. will type
C. typing
D. to type.

13. I have just bought __________________ from a book shop near here.
A. two beautiful black leather school bags B. two beautiful leather black school bags
C. beautiful two black leather school bags D. two beautiful black school leather bags
14. “What …………………?” – “He is very nice.”
A. did Peter like
B. is Peter like
C. does Peter like
D. was Peter like
15. Could you buy me a copy of the newspaper___________ your way to work?
A. on
B. by
C. along
D. for
16. The number of cars on the road _______.
A. increase
B. is increasing
C. are going to increase
D. are increasing
17. He finally __________ the decision to go abroad.
A. came up
B. came
C. came with
D. came up with
18. We couldn’t help___________ when he told us what had happened.
A. laugh
B. to laugh
C. to be laughing D. laughing
19. Due to the computer malfunction all our data was lost. So unhappily, we had to begin all the
calculations from ________.
A. onset

B. source
C. original
D. scratch
20. Jenny has been on a diet, but she can’t resist her ________ for sweets now and then.
A. inclination
B. craving
C. attraction
D. tendency
21: Many people will be out of
A. career
B. job
22: Neither Tom nor his brothers
A. is
B. was
23: Do you know the person

if the factory is closed.
C. profession
D. work
willing to help their mother with the housework.
C. are
D. has been
next to you in the evening class?
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A. whose sitting
24: I can’t
A. make sense
25: Tony Blair is believed

A. having left

B. whom sits
C. sitting
of a word he is saying.
B. grasp
C. comprehend
for Liverpool last week.
B. to have left
C. to leave

D. who sit
D. understand
D. leaving

II. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1. The mean of transport he often uses is taxi. Means
A
B
C D
2. She always trains hard to be a good-qualified teacher.well-qualified
A
B
C
D
3. It is a twenty- minutes drive from here to the city center.twenty-minute
A
B
C
D

4. The government tried providing facilities for these migrants.to provide
A
B
C
D
5. I don't know how explain all these things to you immediately.how to explain
A
B
C
D

III. Supply the correct form of the word in italic.
1. It is a contest which __paripants___________ have to read two poems in English.
(participate)
2. Falling coffee prices have __poverty_________ _____ many Third World economies. POOR
3. Some of my _relatives____________ live in the city
(relate )
4. It may be ___produced___ ________ to force them into making a decision, and if you upset them
they're quite likely to overact. PRODUCE
5. Don’t expect her to conceal her emotions. She’s too___outspoken ________ to refrain from
telling what is on her mind. SPEAK
IV. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets.
1. I prefer (1. order)...ordering.................. to (2. order)..........ordering.........................................
2. had he not phoned…..he (not phone) to tell me he (miss) missed the train, I would have been
waiting all day here.
3. There (4. be)...have been................... no guests at all since I left.
4. The teller was made (5.lie)..to lie....................... down on the floor.
V. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions
carry away
go off


pull up

make for

break up

stand out call for come across

1. I’m not surprised Sally and Jim broke up... they kept quarrelling all the time.
2. John was completely ... by the music and lost track of time.
3. While I was walking down Oxford Street, I .stand out............ a good record shop.
4. This situation …… called for…….. immediate action.
5. Let’s …come across………… that island and wait for the storm to pass.
6. The butter was left out of the fridge and now it’s pulled up……
7. All passengers got ready to get off the train as it went out.. to the station.
.SECTION 4: READING.
I. Choose one suitable word (A, B, C or D) to complete the following passage.
Air pollution is caused ________(1) ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are
________(2) limiting the amount of smoke factories can produce although there is not enough
_______(3) on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have ________(4) that air pollution
causes ________ (5) diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars _______(6) also increased air
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pollution in most cities. The ________ (7) of petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often
collected in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children _______(8) in areas where there is a lot
of lead in the atmosphere can not think as ________(9) as other children, and are clumsy when they
_______(10) their hands.
1. A. from

B. on
C. over
D. of
2. A. laws
B. ideas
C. problems
D. regulations
3. A. news
B. article
C. information
D. newspaper
4. A. agreed
B. pointed
C. disagreed
D. proved
5. A. lung
B. heart
C. liver
D. stomach
6. A. had
B. have
C. has
D. having
7. A. water
B. lead
C. gas
D. exhaust
8. A. lived
B. live
C. to live

D. living
9. A. quick
B. slowly
C. quickly
D. slow
10. A. touch
B. use
C. handle
D. collect
II. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
These days, most people in Britain and the United States do not wear very formal clothes.
But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing.
Many British people don’t think about clothes very much. They just like to be comfortable.
When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything. At theaters, cinemas and
concerts you can put on what you like from elegant suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters.
Anything goes, as long as you look clean and tidy.
But in Britain, as well as the United States, men in offices usually wear suits and ties, and women
wear dresses and skirts (not trousers). Doctors, lawyers and business people wear quite formal
clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women wear smart
dresses.    
In many years, Americans are more relaxed than British people, but they are more careful
with their clothes. At home, or on holidays, most Americans wear informal or sporty clothes. But
when they go out in the evening, they like to look elegant. In good hotels and restaurants, men have
to wear jackets and ties, and women wear pretty clothes and smart hairstyle.
It is difficult to say exactly what people wear informal or formal in Britain and the United
State because everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people do
and then do the same. You’ll feel more relaxed if you don’t look too different from everyone else.
1. Many British people wear freely when they ________
A. meet their friend.
B. attend lectures C. attend meeting   D. spend their spare time

2. Who doesn’t usually wear suits and ties?
A. lawyers 
B. doctors 
C. farmers 
D. secretaries
3. If you visit an American friend at home in the evening, you may find that your friend
wears________
A. pretty clothes    
B. informal clothes C. formal clothes   D. dirty clothes
4. If you are in foreign country, the best way the writer suggests to you is to wear ________
A. strange clothes   
B. as the people there do
C. your native clothes   
D. pretty clothes
5. What do you think the passage is mainly about?
A. Recent dressing habit in Great Britain and the United States.
B. The reason why informal clothing is popular in Britain and US.
C. When we should wear in a formal way.
D. Where we should wear in a formal way.
III. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space.
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When Linh was younger, she liked to go to school (1) __more________ than anything. She
used to study every day and even tried harder when preparing for exams. In class, she listened
attentively (2) ___to_______ lectures and (3) ___answered________ her teachers’ questions
perfectly. That was why she often performed well in exams and appeared in the list of “Top 10
Students” of the school. She was much (4) __better_________ at learning languages than any (5)
__school________ subjects. At the age of fifteen, she could (6) ___speak________ two foreign

languages, English and French, quite fluently. Her dream (7) ___used_______ to become a
successful diplomat. Unfortunately, her father died in a car accident when she was a first-year
student at university. She had to quit school to help her mother (8) _take_________ care of her
family. Nevertheless, she continued studying by (9) __heart________ and tried her best to graduate
(10) ______in_____ the Institute of International Relations at the age of 30. She is now the director
in the Department of Foreign Affairs. She says “the more I try, the more I see the meaning of life”.
SECTION 5. WRITING.
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1. Be sure to say good bye to your mother before you leave.
You ...have to say goodbye to your mother before you leave....................................................
2. Don’t run away with the idea that the tasks are easy.
You’d better run away with the idea that the tasks ..............................................................................
3. I never thought of changing my job.
The thought of ..changing my job never crossed my mind............................................................
4. Not many people came to his wedding party.
There was .a few people came tohis wedding party....................................................................
5. She lost her job last month and has been out of work ever since.
She’s been out of work ever since and lost her job last month.........................................................
6. “Why don’t you apply for the job, Anne?” said Sue.
Sue suggested .that she applied for the job...............................................................................
7. The late comers entered the room quietly so that they wouldn’t disturb the lecture.
So as .to disturb the lecture, the late comers didn’t enter the room quietly..........................................
8. That meal was excellent!.
What .an excellent meal!..........................................................................................................
9. Lan laughed when I told her the joke.
The joke .was laughed when I told Lan...................................................................................
10. John could not find the right house.
John was .. not able to find the right house.......................


II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given
1. She assumed that the tribe wouldn’t understand her. UNDER
 She was under no circumtance... that the tribe wouldn’t understand her.
2. I had such a bad headache after the aromatherapy treatment that I felt sick. SO
 My headache after the aromatherapy treatment so bad……. ... that I felt sick.
3. It’s Paul’s duty to check on patients. RESPONSIBLE
 Paul ……………… .. on the patients.
4. She described the treatment to us in detail. DETAILED
 She gave ……………………….. ............ the treatment.
5. We decided not to go to the party on Friday night. DECISION
 We …made a decision ………….. ......not to go to the party on Friday night.

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____THE END____

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