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PHÒNG GD&ĐT CHÂU THÀNH

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN

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Năm học: 2015-2016

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Ngày thi: 19 tháng 03 năm 2016
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề này có 04 trang.

Part A: PHONETICS (5pts)
Question I- Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from the rest of the group. (5pts)
1. A.sensitive

B. benefit

C. pretty

D. remedy

2. A exhibition

B. exhaust

Question I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C, and D. (15pts)
1. She wondered ………………. her father looked like now.
A. how

B. whose

C. that

D. what

2. Lan is the ……………… of the three girls.
A. prettier

B. prettiest

C. pretty

D. most pretty

3. My watch is slow and …………… is my sister’s.
A. either

B. too

C. so

D. neither

4. We …………… the nearest village before the sunset.
A. came


B. Only by so doing I can

C. Only by doing so I can

D. Only so doing can I

8. Geometry is a branch of mathematics ...................the properties of lines, curves, shapes and surfaces.
A. that concerning with

B. concerned with

C. that concerned with

D. that it is concerned with

9. “Do you mind if I turn on the fan?” – “..................”.
A. Not for me

B. Not at all

C. Never mind

D. Not enough

10. ..................that Columbus discovered America.
A. There was in 1492

B. That was in 1492



14. She looks very ……………….. in her new Aodai.
A. beauty

B. beautifully

C. beautify

D. beautiful

15. My brother has lived in Peru for ten years, but he ……..doesn’t understand Spanish.
A. already

B. yet

C. still

D. any more

Question II. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10pts)
1. What your child (do) when you (come) home yesterday?
2. Look, Lan! Do you know the man (talk) to Miss Hoa in the playground?
3. Nothing (do) to change the bad situation recently.
4. Tom (always forget) to do his homework.
5. Tom’d rather (be) early than late.
6. My father told me (not stay)___________ up too late.
7. When I met him at the bookstore, he (talk)___________ to his friends.


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3. I watch the news everyday because it is very ..................

INFORM

4. ..............., the step mother was cruel to Little Pea.

FORTUNE

5. We’ll...........our room with some roses.

BEAUTY

6. Sam was accused of stealing some......... documents from the safe.

CONFIDENCE

7. What do people do for a living in your home village?
=>The women work at home as housewives and the men are................... FISH


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8. Don’t talk……… . You should think carefully before saying anything SENSE
9. “VNPT” is short for Vietnam Posts and ……Group. COMMUNICATION
10. The thief got into the house easily because the door was left .................... LOCK
Part C: READING (25pts)
Question I. Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word. (10pts)
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


b. As

c. Then

d. So


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3. a. at

b. on

c. for

d. from

4. a. ought

b. is

c. can

d. has

5. a. being

b. staying


b. to

c. for

d. beside

10. a. old

b. new

c. common

d. famous

Question III: Read the passage and answer the questions. (5pts)
"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.
Question:
1. Why do most visitors come to Cambridge?
2. When did the university begin to appear? ,

Question II: Use the cues to make complete sentences. (5pts)
1. These students / learn / French / for / 10 years.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
2. School English Club / going / hold / speaking contest / celebrate / Teacher’s Day.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
3. We / used / walk / school / morning / return / noon.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
4. I / call / tell you / that / we / come / visit / you / next weekend.


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…………………………………………………………………………………..
5. My / brother/ usually/ have / some / rice / dinner / but / this / evening / have / instant noodle.
Question III : It is said that English is a useful language. Do you think so? Write a passage (not more
than 120 words) about your idea. (10pts)
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ANSWER KEYS
Part A: PHONETICS (5 points)
Question I- Choose and write in your

answer sheet the word whose underlined part

pronounced differently from the rest of the group. (3 points)
1. C


14. D

5. C

10. D

15. C

Question II. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.( 10 points)
1. was your child doing; came
2. talking
3. has been done
4. is always forgetting
5. be
6. not to stay
7. was talking
8. hadn’t eaten
9. to help
10. locking
Question III: Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Find it and correct it. (10 points)
1. to
2. weigh
3. very
4. knowledges
5. less

for.
weight.
also
knowledge

4. with

5. by

Question V: (10 points)
1. dangerous
2. Appliances
3. informative
4. unfortunately
5. beautify
6. confidential
7. fishermen (fishers)
8. Nonsense
9. telecommunications
10. unlocked
Part C: READING (25 points)
Question I. Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word. (10 points)
1. to

2. and

3. teaching

4. your

5. practise

6. test

7. class


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1. Because they want to see the university.
2. It began to appear 800 years ago.
3. Because there is a bridge built over the Cam.
4. It really began to develop quickly after 1845.
5. Because there is no wall to be found around the university.
Part D: WRITING (20pts)
Question I: Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same as the ones given.
(10 points)
1.I used to be told folktales by my grandma when I was young
2. I’ve never seen a stranger film than that before./ I’ve never seen such a strange film before.
3. How heavy is your suitcase?/ How much does your suitcase weigh?
4. The car is too expensive for us to buy.
5. She prides on her cooking
6. Much as I admire his courage, I think he is foolish
7. The rough sea made it impossible for the ferry to sail
- The rough sea prevented/ stopped/ kept the ferry from sailing
8. It is not likely that they will succeed
9. As long as you keep calm, you will pass your driving test
10. It is a two- hour train journey from London to Bristol
Question II: Use the cues to make complete sentences. (5points)
1. These students have learnt French for 10 years.
2. The / Our school English Club is going to hold a speaking contest to celebrate the Teacher’s day.
3. We used to walk to school in the morning and return home at noon.
4. I am calling to tell you that we are coming to visit you next weekend.
5. My brother usually has some rice for dinner, but this evening he had instant noodle.
Question III. (5 points)
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