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ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC LỚP 8
Năm học: 2014 - 2015
Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 04 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 04.
- Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này.

Điểm
Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1:
Số phách
- Bằng số:……………
………………………………………
(Do Chủ tịch hội đồng
chấm thi ghi)
- Bằng chữ:……………
Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2:
…………………
………………………
………………………………………

PART ONE: LISTENING:
Listen to the tape and fill in the gaps with the words you hear: (15 x 0.2 = 3.0 pts)
PART ONE: LISTENING (0.2x 10= 2.0)
Listen to a song and fill in the missing words.

B. power
C. permission
D. explore
23. A. photography
B. minority
C. heroic
D. visit
24. A. translation
B. difficult
C. unluckily
D. agree
25. A. Vietnamese
B. engineer
C. celebration
D. product

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN THANH OAI
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PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (25 x 0.2 = 5.0 pts)
I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (10 x 0.2= 2.0 pts)
26. ______ he is rich and famous, he lives in a modest house in the village.
A. Because B. However C. Therefore D. Although
27. Bill Gates is probably the best known and most successful ______in computer software.
A. pioneer B. volunteer C. generator D. inventor
28. If you are a student, you can get 20 percent _______ in this shop.
A. discount B. effect C. selection D. resident

38. All ……………………between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog (FLY)
39. Do you know the ……………………of S.t Paul’s Cathedral? (HIGH)
40.Taxi drivers have to have a very good …………………….on the street names (KNOW).

III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
41. Would you mind if I (smoke) __________?
42- I don't enjoy (laugh)___________ at by other people.
43- He (live) __________in this city since 2000.
44- Most of the NOKIA mobile phones (sell) ___________in this shop are imported from China.
45- The children (play)_____________soccer when it started to rain.

41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
IV. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)

46. I write letters _____________ my right hand.
47. He congratulated me _____________ winning the competition.
48. Mr. Foster lives _____________ 667E 76th street _____________ New York.
49. I prefer coffee _____________ tea.
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PART FOUR: READING (25 x 0.2 = 5.0 pts)

II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
As a student I have to learn a lot of subjects and English is one of them. We have English lessons
(61)…………………Tuesday and Friday mornings. My English class (62)……………… very big with 50
students (63)……………….different cities in Viet Nam. My teacher often gives us a lot of homework so I try
(64)……………… it carefully before I go to class. In class, I listen to the teacher attentively, answer the
teacher’s (65)…………………… in English and practise English (66)…………………my classmates. I think
(67)……………… isn’t easy to learn English because you speak it in one way and write it in the
(68)………………… way. That is why at first I found it difficult to learn English. But day after day, thanks
(69)……………… our teacher’s help and my great effort, I have made some progress in my English now and
I hope that one day I can read English books in the originals and communicate (70) ……………………English
61 6 2 63 64 65
66 67 68 69 70
III. Read the passage and decide the sentences are True or False (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt):
Ha Long- Bay of the Descending Dragon – is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One
of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains.The Bay’s water is clear during
the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long city,visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the
beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is heard that the visitors can find some of Southest Asia’s
most beautiful sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long. It was the cave in which
General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288.
71. Ha Long is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists
72. One of the attractions of Ha Long isn’t the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains.
73. The Bay’s water is dirty during the spring and early summer.
74. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long.
75. General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in Dau Go Cave in
1288.

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4…………………… 5…………………….

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given in
brackets. Do not change the words given in any way. (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
81. We must pay the bill at once.
The bill
82.Working in those conditions is impossible.
It's
83." Don't throw things away", Miss Linda said to the students.
Miss Linda asked
84. May I turn off the television?
Would you
85.The girls who are playing chess are Nga and Hoa.
The girls

III. It is said that English is a useful language. Do you think so? Write a passage (not more than 150
words) about your idea.: (3,0pts)

You helped me grow (14) up
to an (15) adult instead.

PART TWO: PHONETICS: (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A,
B, C or D (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
16. D 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. A

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (5 x 0.2 =
1.0 pt)
21. C
22. B
23. D
24. B
25. D

PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (25 x 0.2 = 5.0 pts)
I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (10 x 0.2= 2.0 pts)

26. D. Although
27. A. pioneer
28. A. discount
29. D. go off
30. A. so were
31. B. No problem
32. A. the
33. D. did you see
34. A. is / to make
35. D. your using


PART FOUR: READING (25 x 0.2 = 5.0 pts)
I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
51. D
52. A
53. C
54. D
55. A
56. B
57. B
58. D
59. C
60. B

II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
61. on
62. is
63. from
64. to do
65. questions
66. with
67. it
68. other
69. to
70. in

III. Read the passage and decide the sentences are True or False (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt):
71 - T 72 - F 73 - F 74 -T 75 - T

PART FIVE: WRITING (5.0 pts)
I. Circle the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting and then correct it. (5 x