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ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2018-2019

Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8
Ngày thi: 05/3/2019
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

(Đề thi gồm 05 trang, thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi)
SECTION A: LISTENING (20 points)
Part I. (5 points)
There are 5 questions in this part, for each question there are 3 pictures and a short recording.
Choose the correct picture. Write the letter A, B or C in the answer sheet.
Example: How many people were at the meeting?

Your answer (A, B or C): C
1. What music will they have at the party?

2. When will the man go on holiday?

3. What will the weather be like tomorrow?

4. What colour is Mary's coat?


5. What did the woman repair?

Part II. (6 points)
Listen to Paul talking to a friend about his family. What does each person do? Match the person
with the job you hear by writing your answers in the answer sheet.

PEOPLE
JOB
1. Sally
A. bank clerk
2. Bill
B. doctor
3. David
C. teacher
4. Paul's mother
D. student
5. Paul's father
E. writer
6. Paul
F. stopped worker
Part III. (9 points)
Listen to Philip talking to a friend about his photography course. Choose the best answer (A, B or
C) and write your answers in the answer sheet.
1. Where does Philip do the photography classes?
A. Park College
B. City College
C. South College
2. What time do the photography classes begin?
A. 5.15 pm
B. 6.00 pm
C. 6.45 pm
3. How much does Philip pay for the photography course?
A. 55 pounds
B. 75 pounds
C. 95 pounds
4. Philip's happy with the course because he's ………….

A. learning about famous photographers
B. using a new camera
C. getting better at photography
5. Philip thinks it's easy to take photographs of ………….
A. trees
B. animals
C. children
6. After the course Philip will ………….
A. buy a new camera
B. get a job in photography
C. make photography his hobby
SECTION B: PHONETICS (10 points)
Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. (5 points)
1.
A. other
B. leather
C. wealthy
D. brother
2.
A. television
B. elephant
C. section
D. Swedish
3.
A. explain
B. current
C. desire
D. electric
4.
A. threaten

B. thread
C. seat
D. bread
5.
A. deaf
B. leaf
C. meat
D. heat
Part II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (5 points)
1.
A. affect
B. pollute
C. effect
D. liter
2.
A. cholera
B. pollutant
C. permanent
D. groundwater
3.
A. radiation
B. political
C. historical
D. contaminant
4.
A. seriously
B. measurement
C. scientific
D. logical



5.

A. aquatic

B. historic
C. physical
D. botanical
SECTION C: LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (25 points)
Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence (10 points)
1. His handwriting is terrible. It’s not easy at all ………....what he writes.
A. to see
B. to read
C. reading
D. seeing
2. The city is ………....on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A. visited
B. lied
C. laying
D. located
3. Vinh Yen city is………....busier.
A. becoming
B. doing
C. making
D. having
4. Ba is strong enough………....his father with the work on the farm.
A. helping
B. help
C. helps
D. to help

5. Last week my child ………....to the biggest zoo in town by my wife.
A. took
B. was taken
C. went
D. has gone
6. I tried my. ………....not to laugh, but I couldn’t.
A. good
B. well
C. best
D. better
7. You are very different ………....your brother.
A. to
B. for
C. with
D. from
8. I am better ………....English than Nam.
A. than
B. with
C. at
D. for
9. I ………....be interested in playing badminton as a child.
A. could
B. ought to
C. might
D. used to
10. Would you mind my ………....?
A. smoking
B. smoke
C. smokes
D. smoked

Part II. Write the correct form of the words in the brackets in the answer sheet. (5 points)
1. Nam is very ………...., kind and generous.
(SOCIAL)
2. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting ………....over a long distance.
(SPEAK)
3. The tiger wanted to see the farmer’s ………....
(WISE)
4. Our main ………....to export are rice, coffee, and rubber.
(PRODUCE)
5. Two ………....from the group “Friends of the Earth” are talking to the students. (REPRESENT)
Part III. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets in the answer sheet. (10 points)
1. The classroom is still very dirty. I don’t think it (1- clean) ……….....
2. (2- Lie) ……….... on the beach on a sunny day is pleasant.
3. After (3- shout) ……….... for help, she (4- take) ………....off her shoes and (5- jump) ……….... in
(6- save) ……….... him.
4. Once you (7- try) ……….... Gloswhite toothpaste, you (8- never use) ……….... anything else.
5. (9- Write) ………....the letter, she put it in an envelope.
6. Each July, George together with his family (10- go) ………....to Spain for holiday.
SECTION D: READING (25 points)
Part I. Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word by writing your answers in the answer
sheet. (10 points)
Our classes take place for three hours every morning from Monday (1)............. Friday. The
maximum class size is twelve (2).............. the average is ten. We use modern methods of (3) .............
and learning, and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and recorders. However, you
will only be successful in improving (4)............. English if you work hard and (5)........ speaking
English as much as you can. You will take a short (6) ............. in English as soon as you arrive. In this
way, we can put you in a (7) ............. at the most suitable level.
There are two classes at the Elementary level; one is for complete beginners and the other is for
students who know only a little English. In both classes you will practice simple conversations. In the



class (8) ............. the intermediate level you will have a lot of practice in communication in real-life
situations because we help you to use the English you have previously (9) ............. in your own
country. You will also have chances to improve your (10).............. of English grammar and to build up
your vocabulary.
Part II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the passage by writing your answers in
the answer sheet. (10 points)
Around the age (1) …..…. sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. Do
I stay on at school and hopefully, go on to university later? Do I leave and start work or begin a
training (2) …..….?
The decision is yours, but it may be (3) …..…. remembering two things: There is more
unemployment (4) …..…. those who haven't been to university, and people (5) …..…. have the right
skills will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go straight into a job, there
are (6) …..…. opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will (7) …..…. you get on more
quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (8) …..…. you earn. Starting work and
taking a break to study when you are older is (9) …..…. possibility. This way, you can save up money
for your student days, as well as (10) …..…. practical work experience.
1.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. of
2.
A. school
B. class
C. course
D. term
3.
A worth
B. necessary

C. important
D. useful
4.
A. between
B. among
C. with
D. through
5.
A. whom
B. which
C. who
D. whose
6.
A. much
B. many
C. little
D. few
7.
A. permit
B. help
C. let
D. give
8.
A. where
B. while
C. when
D. what
9.
A. also
B. again

C. another
D. always
10. A. getting
B. making
C. taking
D. doing
Part III. Read the passage and answer the questions by writing your answers in the answer
sheet. (5 points)
"Where is the university?" is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give
them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university is the city.
You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over
the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges.
Cambridge was an already developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived
800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the
river as early as 875.
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings.
The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845.
Cambridge became the city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000. Many young
students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the
university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.
Questions:
1. Why do most visitors come to Cambridge?
2. When did the university begin to appear?
3. Why did people name Cambridge the "city of Cambridge"?
4. When did the town really begin to develop quickly?
5. Why do many visitors to Cambridge ask the question "Where is the university"?

SECTION E: WRITING (20 points)



Part I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
before. (5 points)
1. This novel is long enough to take me several weeks to read.
 This novel is so…………………………………………………………..………………
2. How long is it since he learnt French?
 When……………………………………………………………….……………………
3. I study English so that I can improve my knowledge.
 I study English so as…………………………………………..…………………………
4. They have given her a bunch of flowers.
 A bunch of........................................................................................................................
5. Have you gone to school late before?
 Is this...............................................................................................................................?
6. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
 He was delighted that ………………………………………………………...………….
7. “Do you realize what the time is, Mary?” asked Chris
 Chris asked…………………………………………………….…………………………
8. Lan forgot her birthday and so did I.
 Lan didn’t…………………………………………………..……………………………..
9. He’d rather play golf than tennis.
 He prefers……………………………………………………………….………………..
10. Mai broke the cup because of her carelessness.
 Because Mai………………………………………………………………………………
Part II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the given
one. Use the given word in brackets. Do not change the word. (5 points)
1. I can’t sing beautifully, so I can’t join them now. (wish)
 ……………….………………………………………………………………………….
2. Emma came first because she worked hard. (result)
 ……………….………………………………………………………………………….
3. Eating too much sugar can result in health problems. (lead)
 ……………….………………………………………………………………………….

4. All flights had to be cancelled as a result of the pilots’ sudden strike. (so)
 ……………….………………………………………………………………………….
5. If I could swim, I would go scuba diving with Terry. (because)
 ……………….………………………………………………………………………….
Question III. It is said that we should wear helmet when riding a motorbike. Do you think so?
Write an essay (120 - 150 words) about your idea. (10 points)
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