PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 7, LỚP 8

22-23 TX
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
PART A: LISTENING (15 points)
I. Listen to an interview with an Olympic swimming champion – Jackson Avery.
Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle T or F. You will listen
TWICE. (5 points)
Statements True/ False
1. Jackson won in the 500-metre competition. T F
2. Jackson went running every day before the event. T F
3. Jackson ate a normal diet. T F
4. Jackson didn’t have a trainer. T F
5. Jackson needed to balance between training and rest. T F
II. Listen to the interview with John Adams, a travel writer. Circle the best answer
A, B or C. You will listen TWICE. (5pts)
6. How many countries has John been to?
A. 15 B. 50 C. 200
7. What does John say about Ha Noi?
A. It has everything. B. Its nightlife is exciting. C. Its food is best.
8. What is John’s favourite city?
A. New York `B. Pagan C. Bangkok
9. John says Pagan is the best place to ___________.
A. see historic temples B. meet people C. see the sun rise
10. What does John say about Angkor Wat?
A. It has more tourists than Pagan.
B. It is the most impressive.
C. It has more temples than Pagan.

III. You will hear two people talking about a concert. Listen and fill in the blank .
(5pts)

Carnegie Hall
A Special Concert For All

 The concert will help raise money for the (0) poor.
 Date (11) _____________________
 Cost of ticket : (12) $_____________ for adults
(13) $_____________ for children under 12
 Concert starts at (14) ____________ and ends at (15) ____________
For further details
PARTvisit
B: the Box Office or
PHONETICS: (5call (212) 247-7800
points)

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I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others. (3pts)
16. A. cooked B. clicked C. talked D. naked
17. A. wood B. stood C. choose D. took
18. A. sugar B. scared C. say D. surprise
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. (2pts)
19. A. compete B. nation C. picture D. postcard
20. A. theater B. career C. cinema D. gallery

PART C: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (30 points)

I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. (10 points)
21. There isn’t _______ foreign news in the paper.
A. a lot B. lots C. many D. much
22. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people ______ the rules.
A. remember B. obey C. go after D. take care of
23. Dinner will be ready soon. Can you please ______ the table?
A. lay B. put C. make D. take
24. Your apple pie tastes delicious! Can you share your _______?
A. ingredient B. materials C. recipe D. cooking
25. It took an hour to get to school ________ the traffic jam.
A. however B. because of C. since D. although
26. What a ________ car! When did you buy it?
A. new small nice B. new nice small
C. nice new small D. nice small new
27. This painting is prettier, but it costs ___________the other one.
A. so much as B. as many as C. twice as much as D. twice as many
28. My father never smokes and _____________.
A. neither do I B. so do I C. I do, too D. I never, too
29. ______ coffee without milk is yours.
A. An B. A C. The D. Ø
30. “Would you like me to turn off your computer? “ _______. I’ll do it myself.”
A. No, thanks B. Yes, please C. Don’t do it D. Of course

II. Put the verbs given in the brackets into their appropriate tenses. (8 points)
31. I’d like (chat) _______ with my friends.
32. Is he used to (drive) _______ on the left?
33. I’ll wait here until she (come) __________.
34. Watch out! You ___________ (put) too much salt into the soup.
35. How many times you (see) _______this movie? You remember so many details.
36. Oxford University (build)________in the 17th century.
37. A: "This weekend I'm going to the orphanage to teach the children there."
B: " I (join) ________ you."
38. My sister as well as her children (be) _______ at home yesterday.
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (7 points)
39. Walking is fun, easy and __________activity. (EXPENSIVE)
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40. You should ________ this in detail. (DESCRIPTION)
41. You mustn’t drive ______________on busy streets. (CARE)
42. Mozart was one of the great ___________. (MUSIC)
43. Nhi always brings an English dictionary in her ________. (PACK)
44. One of my son's favorite dishes is ___________ rice. (FRY)
45. You should eat a lot of fruit. It helps to keep you _________. (HEALTH)
IV. Identify the error in the following sentences and correct it. (5pts)
46. There is a ten - floors building in front of my house.
A B C D
47. Vy is the more intelligent student in our class.
A B C D
48. Getting enough sleep every night help us stay healthy and energetic.
A B C D
49. Lan always rides her bike to work, but today she catches the bus
A B C D
50. No matter how intelligence he is, he can’t solve this difficult problem.
A B C D
PART D: READING (30 points)
I. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (10pts)
Air-travel is (51) _____ most modern form of public transport and it was developed in the
20th century. Millions of people use airplanes (52) ______ a variety of reasons. It is also
extremely expensive to (53) ______ up air-travel facilities. Some travel for business,
(54)_____ go on holiday by air and others use cargo planes to move their products from
country to (55) ______ very quickly. Some courier companies now have their own fleet of
planes ready to carry parcels and post more efficiently. There are different (56) _____ of
passenger services – some are cheap and provide a ‘no-frills’ service which is good for
short journeys. Other airlines provide (57) ______ with a luxurious flying experience.
Airports (58) _____ getting busier and it is evident (59) ______ more passengers and
businesses (60) _____ ever are using airplanes to get to their destinations.
II. Read the passage below and then circle the correct answer A, B, C or D. (10pts)
British parents are always (61)______that their children spend too much time
(62)______TV and not enough time doing other activities like sports and reading. A
(63)______survey of people’s free time activities (64)______that young people spend
about 23 hours a week in (65)______of the television set, that means over 3 hours
(66)______. (67)______, the average adult watches even more: 28 hours a week. Every
household in the country has a TV set and over half have two or more. (68)______to the
survey, people do not only sit in their living room watching TV but also watch it in the
kitchen and in bed as well.
We can not deny that television also (69)______some negative effects especially
children, because many films shown on TV contain violence, crime and other bad things.
Excessive watching of TV by children has lowered (70)______results in studying at
school.
61. A. complain B. complaining C. complains D. complained
62. A. to watch B. watch C. watching D. watched
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 63. A. recent B. recently C. late D. lately
64. A. show B. to show C. showing D. shows
65. A. back B. front C. side D. behind
66. A. a day B. a week C. a month D. a year
67. A. Surprise B. Surprised C. Surprisingly D. To surprise
68. A. Because B. Addition C. Besides D. According
69. A. have B. having C. has D. had
70. A. its B. their C. his D. her
III. Read the following passages and choose the best answer to the questions. (10pts)
THE BEATLES
In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world.
Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it
is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They
were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in music.
They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had some
success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that was when
they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop
group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it
became common for groups and singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have
a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970. They stopped
doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them – their
fans were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs!
However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came
out. Throughout the world many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them.
71. The passage is mainly about _____________.
A. how the Beatles became more successful than other groups
B. why the Beatles split up after 7 years
C. the Beatles’ fame and success
D. many people’s ability to sing a Beatles song
72. The four boys of the Beatles _____________.
A. came from the same family B. were at the same age
C. came from a town in the north of England D. received good training in music
73. The word “sensational” is closest in meaning to __________.
A. notorious B. bad C. shocking D. popular
74. The first songs of the Beatles were ____________.
A. written by themselves B. broadcast on the radio
C. paid a lot of money D. written by black Americans
75. What is NOT TRUE about the Beatles?
A. The members had no training in music
B. They had a long stable career
C. They became famous when they wrote their own songs
D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans
76. The Beatles stopped their live performances because ___________.
A. they had earned enough money

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 B. they did not want to work with each other
C. they spent more time writing their own songs
D. they were afraid of being hurt by fans.
77. The year 1970 was the time when ________________.
A. they split up B. they changed pop music
C. they started their career D. they stopped singing live
78. What the fans of the Beatles often did was _________.
A. sing together with them B. take their clothes as souvenirs
C. ask them to write more songs D. ask them why they should separate
79. Some songs of the Beatles now ______________.
A. are still famous as they used to be B. became too old to sing
C. are sung by crazy fans D. are the most famous
80. What does the word “they” in the passage mean?
A. fans B. souvenirs C. clothes D. the Beatles

PART E: WRITING: (20 points)

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence given before it. (5pts)
81. I haven’t met her for a week.
=> The last time I ..........................................................................................
82. The festival took place in a remote area. However, a lot of people attended it.
=> Although ……..................................................................................................
83. The exam was more difficult than we thought.
=> The exam wasn’t ......................................................................................
84. Her father cycles slowly.
=> Her father is ............................................................................................
85. It took us over seven months to revise for this exam
=> We ............................................................................................................
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use
the word given in brackets. Don’t change the form of the word given. (5pts)
86. It isn’t necessary for you to finish the work today. (HAVE)
=>You .....................................................work today.
87. Most people find it easy to eat with chopsticks. (DIFFICULTY)
=> Most people have no ....................................chopsticks.
88. Ms Tham enjoys learning English . (IN)
=> Ms Tham is .............................................English.
89. We plan to visit my grandparents next Monday. (GOING)
=> We .........................................................next Monday.
90. Peter keeps forgetting his homework. ( ALWAYS )
=> Peter .................................................. his homework.

III. Write a short paragraph of about 100-120 words about ways to have good health
(10pts)
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