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UBND HUYỆN KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI 03 MÔN VĂN HÓA LỚP 8
PHÒNG GD&ĐT CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2019-2020
ĐỀ THI MÔN: Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề gồm 07 trang)

PART A: LISTENING (15 pts)

Question I. Listen and fill in each blank. (5 pts)
In many parts of the United States, large areas of (1)............... have been made
into national parks to protect and preserve the natural beauty of the land. National
parks usually contain a variety of scenic features, such as mountains, caves, lakes, rare
animals and plants. Today, there are 52 national parks in the United States, covering
approximately 3 per cent of the total land area of the country. National parks are open
to the public and have million of (2).................. every year.
Many national parks, however, are in danger of being (3)................. Rare
animals in national parks are killed or hunted for fur, skin or other parts. Trees are cut
down for wood. Large areas of national parks also experience devastating fires caused
by careless people. The increasing number of visitors is harming the parks due to the
(4)................ from their vehicles.
If these (5)................... are not solved immediately, and if there is not enough
money for the parks’ staff and maintenance of their resources, many national parks
will be completely destroyed.
Question II. Listen to Tyrone calling the staff at his local swimming pool. Decide if
each sentence is T (True) or F ( False) . (5 pts)
T F
6.There are four different age groups that play water polo.
7. Tyrone wants to join the under 14s club.
8. The under 16s water polo team train three times a week.
9. Water polo matches are played on Saturdays.
10. Training for the water polo team starts this week.
Question III. Listen to Sue talking to her friend, Jim, about a new sports center. For
questions 11 – 15, choose A, B, C or D. You will hear the conversation twice. (5pts)
11. Which bus goes to the sports center?
A. 15 B. 18 C. 25
12. From Monday to Saturday, the sports center is open from……..
A. 6 a.m B. 7 a.m C. 9 a.m
13. If Sue goes swimming, she must take ………
A. Soap B. a swimming hat C. a towel
14. At the sports center, you can buy………
A. sandwiches B. fruit C. drinks
15. Jim and Sue are going to the sports center next……….
A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Saturday
PART B: PHONETICS ( 5 pts )
Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the others. (3 points)
16. A. precious B. preparation C. pretty D. repetition
17. A. architect B. mechanic C. choir D. parachute
18. A.practice B. cracker C. bracelet D. tractor

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Question II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from
the others. (2 points)
19. A. prediction B. compulsory C. intelligent D. judgement
20. A. abroad B. visit C. prefer D. happen

PART C: LEXICAL & GRAMMAR ( 30 pts)

Question I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. (10 pts)
21. You need more exercise, so you should .................... basketball .
A. carry out B. take in C. turn up D. take up
22. Don’t set off firework too closely to your home, .....................?.
A. do you B. don’t you C. will you D. won’t you
23. A man is walking to me. ...................man is carrying ................ parcel.

A. A / the B. The / a C. Ø / the D. The / Ø

24. Million of people have ..................with virus SARS COVID 2 in over six months.

A.   gone up B. got down   C. gone down          D. suffered

25. My father .................work late tonight. His boss ordered him to stay until 10

A. must B. have to C. has to D. should

26. ...................workers were sent to the area immediately but no villagers survived
when the landslide happened

A. Rescue B. Help C. Assistance D. Volunteer

27. They received .......................advice from their parents that they became successful.
A. So good B. such a good C. So good an D. Such good

28. Last year, there was a big typhoon in our area. It caused extensive damage to
our................
A. savings B. wealth C. furniture D. property

29. The Sydney Opera House is an.....of Australia’s creative and technical
achievement.
A. orchestra B. emblem C. icon D. armorial
30. Her father supports her finance. ......................, she couldn’t conduct these
experiments .
A. so B. therefore C. nevertheless D. otherwise
 
Question II. Give the correct forms of words in the brackets (5 points).
31. British airway apologized for the...................of the 5.40 to Bath. (CANCEL)
32. I have just bought a replacement for one of my favorites
(MYSTERY)
which ........................disappeared

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33. The .................of the Toyota are widely consumed in Vietnam (PRODUCE)
34. Many people in the village have cholera because they drink .....
(TREAT)
water
35. He enjoys .......................with friends and it costs nothing. (SOCIAL)

36. His ….. worries his parents the most. (CONTROL)

37.There are a few …in the village after a sudden tornado. (SURVIVE)

Question III. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the
sentences below. (8 pts)
38. Our beautiful forests (destroy)...................if we do nothing to preserve them.
39. As soon as Mr John arrived d at the airport, he realized that he ( leave).....................his
passport at home
40. Don’t ring me between 8 and 9 tomorrow. I (have)……………..a very important
meeting then.
41. Sarah said that she ( work ) .......................on a project of charity in Africa then.
42. It’s high time something (do) ........................to prevent traffic jams in big cities .
43. Were you in my position , what you (do)..........................?
44. His greatest ambition is (choose) ………to take part in the Olympic Games 2020
in Japan.
45. She is looking forward to ( invite) to Linda’s birthday party next Sunday.

Question IV: There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Choose the
underlined part that needs correcting and write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
(5 pts)
46. Preserving natural resources mean reserving them for our future.
A B C D
47. The earthquake occurred at midday when many people had lunch
A B C D
48. No sooner had I reached the central city than it rained very hardly .
A B C D
49. Six people who are reported to have trapped in collapsed buildings have been freed
so far
A B C D
50. Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he?
A B C D
PART D: READING (30 pts)
Question I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the
following passage. (10 points)
Speech is one of the most important (51)....................... of communicating. It
consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (52)........................ by
other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations
of (53)...................... that everyone agrees stand for a particular object or idea.
Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very (54)..................... The
basic (55)...................... of English is not very large, and only about 2000 words are
needed to speak it quite (56)..................... But the more words you know, the more

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ideas you can (57)...................... and the more precise you can be about their exact
meaning.
Words are the (58)....................... thing we use in communicating what we want
to say. The way we (59)........................ the words is also very important. Our tone of
voice can express many emotions and (60)...................... whether we are pleased of
angry, for instance.
51. A. ways B. reasons C. rules D. tests
52. be examined B. be talk C. be understood D. be spoken
53. A. sounds B. languages C. systems D. talks
54. A. important B. expensive C. simple D. easy
55. A. word B. vocabulary C. grammar D. structure
56. A. good B. fluent C. well D.perfect
57. A. grow B. need C. pass D. express
58. A. most B. main C. certain D. full
59. A send B. talk C. say D. pass
60. A. asks B. understands C. knows D. shows

Question II. Read the following passage then fill in each gap with ONE suitable
word. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (10 points)
One of the most urgent environmental (61)_________ in the world today
(62)______ the shortage of clean water. Having clean drinking water is a basic human
(63)_________. But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage have (64)__________
many sources of water undrinkable. Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have
become vast pools (65)__________ poison. Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the largest
(66)________ in the world. It (67)__________ 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 (68)_________ pour
into the lake everyday. Even where law existed, the government (69)________ 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 (70___________ regularly throw
industrial wastes a few miles off-shore.

Question III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (10 pts)
Culture is a word in common use with complex meanings, and is derived, like
the term broadcasting, from the treatment and care of the soil and of what grows on it.
It is directly related to cultivation and the adjectives cultural and cultured are part of
the same verbal complex. A person of culture has identifiable attributes, among them
a knowledge of and interest in the arts, literature, and music. Yet the word culture does
not refer solely to such knowledge and interest nor, indeed, to education. At least from
the 19th century onwards, under the influence of anthropologists and sociologists, the
word culture has come to be used generally both in the singular and the plural
(cultures) to refer to a whole way of life of people, including their customs, laws,
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Distinctions have consequently been drawn between primitive and advanced
culture and cultures, between elite and popular culture, between popular and mass
culture, and most recently between national and global cultures. Distinctions have
been drawn too between culture and civilization; the latter is a word derived not, like
culture or agriculture, from the soil, but from the city. The two words are sometimes
treated as synonymous. Yet this is misleading. While civilization and barbarism are
pitted against each other in what seems to be a perpetual behavioural pattern, the use
of the word culture has been strongly influenced by conceptions of evolution in the
19th century and of development in the 20th century. Cultures evolve or develop. They
are not static. They have twists and turns. Styles change. So do fashions. There are
cultural processes. What, for example, the word cultured means has changed
substantially since the study of classical (that is, Greek and Roman) literature,
philosophy, and history ceased in the 20th century to be central to school and
university education. No single alternative focus emerged, although with computers
has come electronic culture, affecting kinds of study, and most recently digital culture.
As cultures express themselves in new forms not everything gets better or more
civilized.
The multiplicity of meanings attached to the word made and will make it
difficult to define. There is no single, unproblematic definition, although many
attempts have been made to establish one. The only non-problematic definitions go
back to agricultural meaning (for example, cereal culture or strawberry culture) and
medical meaning (for example, bacterial culture or penicillin culture). Since in
anthropology and sociology we also acknowledge culture clashes, culture shock, and
counter-culture, the range of reference is extremely wide.
71. According to the passage, the word culture____.
A. is related to the preparation and use of land for farming
B. develops from Greek and Roman literature and history
C. comes from a source that has not been identified
D. derives from the same root as civilization does
72. It is stated in paragraph 1 that a cultured person_____.
A. has a job related to cultivation
B. takes care of the soil and what grows on it
C. has knowledge of arts, literature, and music
D. does a job relevant to education
73. The author remarks that culture and civilization are the two words that_____.
A. share the same word formation pattern
B. are both related to agriculture and cultivation
C. have nearly the same meaning
D. do not develop from the same meaning
74. It can be inferred from the passage that since the 20th century______.
A. schools and universities have not taught classical literature, philosophy, and
history
B. classical literature, philosophy, and history have been considered as core
subjects
C. classical literature, philosophy, and history have not been taught as
compulsory subjects
D. all schools and universities have taught classical literature, philosophy, and
history
75. The word “attributes” in paragraph 1 most likely means______.
A. aspects B. fields C. qualities D. skills

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76. The word “static” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “_____”.
A. regular B. balanced C. unchanged D. dense
77. Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?
A. Anthropology and sociology have tried to limit the references to culture
B. . Distinctions have been drawn between culture and civilization.
C. The word culture can be used to refer to a whole way of life of people
D. The use of the word culture has been changed since the 19th century
78. It is difficult to give the definitions of the word culture EXCEPT for its______.
A. agricultural and medical meanings
B. historical and figurative meanings
C. philosophical and historical meanings
D. sociological and anthropological meanings
79. Which of the following is NOT true about the word culture?
A. It is a word that cannot be defined.
B. Its use has been considerably changed
C. It differs from the word civilization
D. It evolves from agriculture
80. The passage mainly discusses______.
A. the distinction between culture and civilization
B. the figurative meanings of the word culture
C. the derivatives of the word culture
D. the multiplicity of meanings of the word culture

PARTE: WRITING (20 pts)

Question I. Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that its
meaning does not change. (5 pts)
81. Her father asked her if she would go out with her friends.
Her father asked her “........................................................................................?”
82. It might be a good idea to use honey instead of sugar.
 Why _______________________________________.
83. Jim used to swim more skillfully than he does now.
 Jim doesn’t……….............................................................................................
84. In my opinion that you should take more exercise.
 If I ………………….........................................................................................
85. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did.
 Against …………………...................................................................................
Question II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words, including the word given. (5 pts)
86. Many aquatic animals and plants died because the water was polluted. (RESULTED)
 The polluted ……………………………….of many aquatic animals and plants.
87. Oil was slowly covering the sand of the beach. (WITH)
 The sand of the beach ……………………oil.
88. “I wasn’t there at the time”. he said. (DENIED)
 He.........................................at the time.
89. Graham spends all his time doing research. (DEVOTED)
 Graham has …………………………… doing research.
90. “Is Peter likely to change his mind?” Rob asked. (CHANCE)

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 “Is there ……………………………………… changing his mind?” Rob asked

Question III. Write a paragraph (120- 150 words) on the following topic (10 pts)
Do you agree or disagree with this statement: “Health is the most important in
everyone’s life”. Give your reasons.

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UBND HUYỆN KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI 03 MÔN VĂN HÓA LỚP 8
PHÒNG GD&ĐT CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2019-2020
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI MÔN: Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
PART A: LISTENING (15 pts)
Question I. (5 pts)
1. land 2. visitors 3. destroyed 4. pollution 5.problems
Question II. (5 pts)
5. T 6. F 7. F 8. T 9. F
Question III. (5 pts)
11.B 12. A 1 3. C 1 4. A 15. B

PART B: PHONETICS (5 pts)

Question I. (3 pts)
16. C
17 D

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18 C
Question II. (2 pts)
19 D
20 C
PART B: LEXICAL & GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Question I. (10 pts)
21. D 26. A
22. C 27. D
23. B 28. D
24. C 29. C
25. C 30. D
Question II. Give the correct forms of words in the brackets (7pts)
31. cancellation 35. socializing
32. mysteriously 36. uncontrollability
33. products 37. survivors
34. untreated

Question III. (8 pts)

38. Will be destroyed 42. was done
39. had left 43. would you do
40. will be having 44. to be chosen
41. was working 45. being invited
Question IV: Error identification (5 points)
46. B 47. D 49. D 49. B 50. D

PART D: READING (30 pts)

Question I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following
passage. (10pts)
51 A 56. C
52 C 57. D
53. A 58. B
54. A 59. C
55. B 60. D
Question II. Gap filling (10 points) ,

61. problems 66. lakes

62. is 67. contains
63. right / need 68. which
64. made 69. did
65. of 70. countries
Question III. (10 pts)
71. A 76. C
72. C 77. A
73. D 78. A
74. C 79. A
75. C 80. D

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PART D: WRITING (20 points)
Question I. (5 pts)
81. Her father asked her: “ Will you go out with your friends?”
82. Why don’t you/we try using/ use honey instead of sugar?
83. Jim doesn’t swim as skillfully as he used to.
84. If I were you I would take more exercise.
85. Against everyone’s expectation, he lost
Question II. (5 pts)
86. The polluted water resulted in the death of many aquatic animals and plants
87. The sand of the beach was slowly being covered with oil.
88. He denied being there at the time.
89. Graham has devoted all his time to doing research.
90. Is there any chance of Peter changing his mind?
Question III. Write a paragraph (120- 150 words) on the following topic(10 points)
Do you agree or disagree with this statement: “Health is the most important in everyone’s
life”. Give your reasons.
Marking scheme
The impression mark given is based on the following scheme:
Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as
appropriate
Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures
appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school
students
Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to
the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students.

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