ĐỀ HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN

TRƯỜNG THCS THỌ HẢI Năm học: 2023 - 2024

Môn: Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ SỐ 13
SECTION A: LISTENING (15 points)

Part I. Listen to Thomas Lambert talking about his life as a ballet dancer.
Choose the correct answer.
1. How did Thomas feel about doing performing arts?
A. It was important to maintain a family tradition. B. It was something he was born to do.
C. He wasn’t talented enough to become a pianist. D. he found it interesting and important.
2. Thomas went to different ballet schools because
A. he liked performing in different places. B. he enjoyed travelling to different countries.
C. he needed to find out what suited him best. D. he wanted to get the widest range of experience.
3. What does Thomas like best about ballet?
A. It’s difficult to get it right. B. It involves more than movement.
C. Each ballet tells a story and it attracts him .D. It’s fun performing in front of an audience.
4. What does Thomas like best about awards?
A. Some of them are worth more than others. B. It is very important to him.
C. Dancers have to win them while they are young.
D. It’s difficult to win them because dancers have a short career.
5. Thomas says that by the time he stops dancing he wants to have
A. studied more about ballet. B. started to teach ballet to new students.
C. increased audiences for ballet. D. made the most of his time on stage.
Part II. Listen and fill the information you hear in the numbered spaces. NO
MORE THAN 3 WORDS
Transport from Airport to Milton
Example Answer
Distance: …….147…….. miles
Options
* Car hire
- don’t want to drive
* (1)……………………………………….
- expensive
* Greyhound bus
-$ 15 single , (2).………………. return
- direct to the City centre
- long (3)……………..................….…….
* Airport (4)………………………………..
- door to door service
- need to (5)………………………….…….
Part III. You will hear a conversation between a girl and her father about
what she’s going to study next
Yes NO
Statements
(A) (B)
0.Charlotte wants to study Spanish because she thinks ü
Spanish is easy.
1. Chartlotte’s grandmother was born in England.
2. Charlotte’s father is sorry he can’t speak Chinese.
3. Charlotte’s father is keen on her studying in China.
4. Charlotte plans to go to China alone.
5. Charlotte and her father agree that her mother wants to visit China.
SECTION B: PHONETICS ( 5 points)
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronunced differently from the others.
16. A. horizon B. situation C. lift D. thrill
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17. A. dimension B. Expansion C. confusion D. tension
18. A. sacred B. crooked C. ploughed D. blessed
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (2 points)
19. A.investigate B. desirable C. contributory D. supervision
20. A. determine B. diversity C. commentator D. miraculous
SECTION C: LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (30 points)
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.(10 points)
21. I didn’t make-------------- or tail of the lesson this morning
A. Foot B. Arm C. Head D. Nose
22. We arrived_______ the station just in time to catch the train.
A.at B.in C.to D. for
23. I’d like to introduce you to Mrs. Chi , _______husband you used to work with.
A. whom B. whose C. which D. who
24. I like to study sea life . Marine biology is a _______subject.
A. fascinated B. boring C. bored D. fascinating
25. You said the test was too difficult, _______?
A. weren’t you B. wasn’t it C. didn’t it D. didn’t you
26. As the drug took_______, the patient became quicker.
A. force B. influence C. action D. effect
27. Either you or your friend _______ on charge today.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
28. _______ here, he would help us with these troubles.
A. Were Peter B. If were Peter C. Unless were Peter D. Unless Peter were
29. This is not the right_______ to ask for my help: I am far too busy even to listen!
A. moment B. situation C. opportunity D. circumstances
30. It is_______knowledge in the village that Mr. and Mrs. Thome quarrel violently several times a week.
A. common B. important C. popular D. general
II. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences below. (8 points)
31. I’m going out for a walk. I (read) _______ too long, in fact since early morning.
32. I lit the fire at 6:00 and it ( burn ) _______ brightly when Tom came .
33. The accused denied (be) ____ in the vicinity of the murder scene.
34. What tune (play) ____ when they came in?
35. I don’t know why you always (talk) _______ in class, boys.
36. The portrait is widely known (paint) ________ by an Italian.
37. I (know) ________ the answer, I would tell you right away
38. The cowboy (wound) __________ by an arrow fell off the horse.
III. Complete the following sentences with the new word formed from the ones in CAPITAL at the end
of each sentence. (7 points)
39. Viet Nam is a country of tremendous ________ with 54 ethnic groups. DIVERSE
40. The D War zone was the famous military base during the two ___ wars. RESIST
41. UFO stands for an _______ Flying object. IDENTIFY
42. The farmer is trying to _________the pig before killing it for meat. FAT
43. Two __from the group " Friends of the Earth" are talking to the students. REPRESENT
44. We like Mary. She’s very nice and _______ . LADY
45. Being caught in the act, the thief had no ___ but to admit stealing the money. ALTER
IV. Identify the mistake in each sentence below and correct it. (5 points)
Two popular tradition at Christmas are: decorating the home and singing the Christmas carols. The
home is the center of the Christmas celebration. Inside, a evergreen tree is usually placed in the corner to the
living room. Children and their parents wraps string of colorful lights around the tree, they hang ornaments on
the branches. A star often crowns the top. Careful-wrapped gifts are placed beneath. Outside, families often
string lights around the windows and wind light around trees and shrubs in the front yard. As the families
decorated their homes, they often put on Christmas record.
SECTION D: READING.
I. Read the following passage carefully and fill in each gap with one suitable word. (10 points)
Maybe you recycle cans, glass, and paper. Do you know that nature recycles, too? One of the things
nature (51)_______ is water. Water goes from oceans, lakes, and rivers into the air. Water falls from the air as

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(52)_______ or snow. Rain and snow eventually find their way back to the oceans. Nature’s recycling
program for water is (53) _______ the water cycle.
The water cycle has four stages: storage, evaporation, precipitation, and runoff. Water on Earth gets
stored (54)_____oceans, lakes, rivers, ice, and even underground. Water goes from storage into the
atmosphere by a process called evaporation. When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid (55)______a
gas, called water vapor. Water vapor goes up into (56) ______atmosphere. Water returns to the Earth as
precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of water (57)______the air gets cold enough. Clouds are
collections (58)_____water droplets. Most precipitation falls into the oceans and goes right back into storage.
Water that falls on land always flows from (59)_______ places to lower ones. This flow is called
runoff. Water from land flows into streams. Streams join together to make (60) _______and eventually the
water flows into storage in the oceans. Then the water cycle starts all over again.
II. Read the following passage and circle the most suitable answer (A, B, C or D) to fill in each gap.
National Health Service (NHS) (61) ________ ambulances are available and free for cases of sudden
(62) ________ or collapse, for accidents and for doctors’ urgent call. Special (63) _________ services, such
as free dental treatment and (64) _______ and immunization of children against certain (65) ________
diseases, are provided under the NHS to safeguard the health of (66) _______ women and young children.
Free family planning advice and (67) ________ is available from general practices (GPs) and family planning
clinics. Nation-wide screening programmes for breast canner and cervical cancer are available to the most
(68) _______ age groups among women. Improvements in the provision and (69) ________ of cancer
services are a major priority. The blood (70) _______ services collect over 2.5 million donations a year from
voluntary unpaid donors.
61. A. emergent B. emergency C. urgent D. urgency
62. A. illness B. disease C. pain D. sore
63. A. prevent B. preventing C. preventive D. prevention
64. A. vaccine B. vaccinate C. vaccinating D. vaccination
65. A. infect B. infecting C. infection D. infectious
66. A. pregnan B. pregnancy C. expecting D. expectant
67. A. treat B. treatment C. treating D. maltreatment
68. A. unsuspecting B. susceptible C. susceptibility D. susceptibly
69. A. avail B. available C. availability D. unavailable
70. A. transfuse B. transfused C. transfusing D. transfusion
III. Read the passage below then pick out one best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each statement.
In the world today, particular in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe, recycling is
the big news. People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be sensitive to the
environment. Recycling means finding ways to use products a second time. The motto of the recycling
movement is “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”.
The first step is to reduce garbage. In stores, a shopper has to buy products in blister packs, boxes and
expensive plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of packaging: usually
paper, a box and a bag. All that packaging is wasted resources. People should try to buy things that are
wrapped simply, and to reuse cups and utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-quality products.
When low-quality appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy new ones - a loss of more
resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys a high-quality appliance that can be easily
repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the same way, if a customer chooses a product
with less packaging, that customer sends an important message to the manufacturers. To reduce garbage, the
throw-away must stop.
The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After customers
empty the bottles, they return them to the stores. The manufacturers of the drinks collect bottles, wash them,
and then fill them again. The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved. In some parts of the
world, returning bottles for money is a common practice. In those places, the garbage dumps have relatively
little glass and plastic from throw-away bottles.
The third step being environmentally sensitive is to recycle. Spent motor oil can be cleaned and used
again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make. It takes the same amount of energy to make one aluminum can
as it does to run a color TV set for three hours. When people collect and recycle aluminum (for new cans), they
help save one of the world’s precious resources.
71. What best describe the process of reuse?
A. The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again.
B. The bottles are washed, returned filled again and collected.
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 C. The bottles are filled again after being returned, collected and washed.
D. The bottles are collected, returned, filled again and washed.
72. What does the word "sensitive" mean?
A. cautious B. responding C. friendly D. logical
73. The word "motto" is closest in meaning to _______.
A. meaning B. reference C. value D. belief
74. What is the topic of the passage?
A. What people understand the term "recycle".
B. What is involved in the recycling movement.
C. How to live sensitively to the environment.
D. How to reduce garbage disposal.
75. People can do the following to reduce waste EXCEPT _______.
A. buy simply-wrapped things B. buy more hamburgers
C. buy high-quality products D. reuse cups
76. It is a waste when customers buy low-quality products because _______.
A. they will soon throw them away B. they have to be repaired many times
C. customers always change their idea D. they are very cheap
77. The word "practice" is closest in meaning to _______.
A. exercise B. training C. belief D. deed
78. Which area is considered one of the most industrialized?
A. South America B. Middle East C. Europe D. Asia
79. What are the two things mentioned as examples of recycling?
A. TV sets and aluminium cans
B. B. Aluminium cans and spent motor oil
C. Aluminium cans and plastic wrappings
D. Hamburger wrappings and spent motor oil
80. Garbage dumps in some areas have relatively little glass and plastic because _______.
A. people are ordered to return bottles
B. few bottles are made of glass or plastic
C. returned bottles are few
D. each returned bottle is paid
SECTION E: WRITING (20 pts)
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
81. I am sure you didn’t lock the front door. Here’s the key.
You can’t ____________________________________________________ .
82. Is it essential to pick your cousin up at the station?
à Does your cousin_________________________________________________ .
83. He told me that I was wrong to leave early.
à He criticized ____________________________________________________ .
84. People say that there is oil under the North Sea.
à There ____________________________________________________ .
85. He speaks more persuasively than his brother.
à He is a ____________________________________________________ .
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using the words given.
(5 points)
86. I only realized that I had forgotten to close the door when she told me. (DID)
____________________________________________________ .
87. I called my uncle for some advice. (ORDER)
____________________________________________________ .
88. He used to get up very late. (HABIT)
____________________________________________________.
89. If I won a big prize in a lottery, I would buy a bigger house. (WIN)
____________________________________________________ .
90. To pass the time, I looked through some magazines. (WHILED)
____________________________________________________ .
III. Write a paragraph (about 120-150 words) to give your opinion about this topic: “Should parents

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 decide how their children spend their free time?” (10 points)
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THE END
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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

ĐỀ GIAO LƯU HSG LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN
Năm học: 2023 - 2024
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh

SECTION A: LISTENING (30 points)

Part 1 : Listen to Thomas Lambert talking about his life a a ballet dancer.
Choose the correct answer.
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C

Part 2- Listen and fill information in the numbered spaces. NO MORE THAN 3
WORDS OR A NUMBER for each space .

Transport from Airport to Milton

Example Answer
Distance : …….147…….. miles
Options
* Car hire
- don’t want to drive
* (1) …..(A)CAB/ TAXI ……
- expensive
* Greyhound bus
-$ 15 single , (2).… $ 27.50 ….. return
- direct to the City centre
- long (3)……… WAIT……...
* Airport (4)… SHUTTLE………..
- door to door service
- need to (5)……… RESERVE A SEAT.…….
Part 3- You will hear a conversation between a girl and her father about what
she’s going to study next year. Decide if each sentence is correct or
incorrect. Put a () in the box under A for YES and under B for No.
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 1. Yes
2. Yes
3. No
4. No
5. Yes
SECTION B - PHONETICS (5points)
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronunced differently from the others.
(3 points)
16. A 17. C 18. C.
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (2 points)
19. D 20. C
SECTION C : VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.(10 points)
21.C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. D
26. D 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. A
II. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences below. (8 points)

31. have been reading

32. was burning
33. being/having been
34. was being played
35. are always talking
36. to have been painted
37. Were I to know
38. wounded
III. Complete the following sentences with the new word formed from the ones in CAPITAL at the end
of each sentence. (7 points)
39. diversity
40. resistance
41. unidentified
42. fatten
43. representatives
44. ladylike
45. alternative
IV. Identify the mistake in each sentence below and correct it. (5 points)

46. tradition -> traditions

47. a --> an
48. to -> of
49. wraps -> wrap
50. decorated -> decorate
SECTION D. READING .
I. Read the following passage carefully and fill in each gap with one suitable word.
51. recycles 52. rain 53. called 54. in 55. into
56. the 57. when/ as 58. of 59. higher 60. rivers
II. Read the following passage and circle the most suitable answer (A, B, C or D) to fill in each gap.
(10points)
61. B 62. A 63. C 64. D 65. D
66. A 67. B 68. B 69. C 70. D
III. Read the passage below then pick out one best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each statement.
(10 points)
71.C 72.C 73. D 74.C 7 5.B 76.A 7 7.D 78.C 79.B 80.D
PART E. WRITING.
I. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. Write the answers on
your answer sheet. (5 points)

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81. You can’t have locked the front door. Here’s the key.
82. Does your cousin need to be picked/picking up at the station?
83. He criticized me for leaving/having left early.
84. There is said to be oil under the North Sea.
85. He is a more persuasive speaker than his brother.
II. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the given word so that it keeps the same meaning.
Write the answers on your answer sheet. (5 points)
86. Only when she told me did I realise that I had forgotten to close the door.
87. I called my uncle in order to get some advice
88. He was in the habit of getting up very late.
89. Were I to win a big prize in a lottery, I would buy a bigger house.
90. I whiled away the time looking through some magazines
III. Write a paragraph (about 120-150 words) to give your opinion about this topic: “Should parents
decide how their children spend their free time?” (10 pts)
Topic : Được đề nghị như sau:
- Organization: Đúng cấu trúc, bố cục của dạng bài viết (3 phần: mở đầu, nội dung, kết thúc) (1pts)
- Contents: (Nội dung miêu tả về chủ đề / đưa ra quan điểm của em về thanh thiếu niên nên hay không nên bị
cha mẹ quyết định về thời gian rãnh rỗi của mình.) (4 pts)
- Discourse:
Thể hiện khả năng viết mạch lạc, chặt chẽ; nối kết câu, chuyển mạch tốt ( 2pts )
- Sentence structure: Cấu trúc câu, ngữ pháp, từ vựng; câu linh hoạt (2pts)
- Length: Viết đủ số lượng từ qui định (không quá dài hoặc quá ngắn). (1pts)

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

TỔNG SỐ CÂU TOÀN BÀI: 100 points
THANG ĐIỂM : 20
Tổng điểm số câu đạt được
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