UBND HUYỆN LỘC HÀ ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁP HUYỆN

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC: 2023 - 2024

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
SECTION I: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. campus B. relax C. ancient D. fascimile
2. A. congratulate B. profit C. compose D. decorate
3. A. gathering B. clothes C. athletics D. bathe
4. A. designed B. published C. covered D. sprayed
5. A. exchange B. fetch C. chimney D. champagne
I. Choose a word in each group that has different stress pattern.
1. A. psyche delic B. inspiration C. interactive D. encouragement
2. A. scenery B. encourage C. embroider D. experience
3. A. puppet B. freedom C. describe D. message
4. A. ex’tensive B. o’pinion C. of’ficial D. ‘optional
5. A. compulsory B. convenient C. correspond D. communicate
SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best answer:
1. I had two copies of it originally, but I can't find_____one now.
A. another B. the other C. the others D. other
2. Professor Moore doesn't work at the school______. A. also B. too C. still D. any more
3. If only he___________me a chance, I could have told him the truth.
A. could B. has given C. had given D. gave
4. The Chief of police,__________work is very important, takes care of the public safety.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
5. She is wearing a __________ A. short nice nylon skirt B. nice short nylon skirt
C. nylon short nice skirt D. nylon nice short skirt
6. To get touch with someone is ______________
A. to touch him B. criticize C. respect him D. communicate with him
7. The____________items in the cake are flour, sugar and shortening.
A. alternative B. enviable C. commercial D. essential
8. I hung the picture___________the fireplace. A. on B. under C. between D. above
9. Older people rarely approve____habits of the youngr generation. A. for B. to C. of D. with
10. She had changed so much that_____anyone recognized her. A. almost B. hardly C. never D. no
11. The teacher was not invited. She_____come, otherwise. A. will B. would C. would have D. had
12. Please go to the________to look for your hand luggage.
A. lost and found B. barber's C. butcher's D. grocer's
13. He'd better look for a different job,____he? A. shouldn't B. hadn't C. better not D. wouldn't
14. By the time you finish your job, everyone ________home.
A. has gone B. will have gone C. had gone D. was going
15.______________, he couldn't solve that mathematical puzzle.
A. As intelligent as was he B. Intelligent as he was C.So intelligent was he D.Although he is intelligent
II. Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence.
1. All the dancers performed……………........ (attract)
2. It is…………….... to live in the country than in the city. (health)
3. Farmers have to use………………….to protect their crops. (herb)
4. He is a…………………scientist although he is still young. (know)
5. The………………..his father created in him helps him to be a good doctor. (inspire)
6. Those remote areas are still………………......to the Internet. (access)
7. He made quite a number of ……………..... in his career as a footballer. (succeed)
8. The………………of knowledge for the young is a policy to follow. (rich)
9. No…………………. details about the celebration have been given. (far)
10. Would you like to go……………………with us this Sunday? (picnic)
ATTRACTIVELY ACCESSIBLE
HEALTHIER SUCCESSES
HERBICIDE ENRICHEN
WELL-KNOWN FURTHER
INSPIRATION PICNICKING
Ill. Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them
1. If either of you take a vacation, we will not be able to finish the work.
2. Everybody in class has to choose a topic of your own to write an essay of 500 words.
3. Building thousands of years ago, the ancient palace is popular with modern tourists.
4. My father asked my elder brother to give off smoking because of his health.
5. It was such funny a film that I burst out laughing.
6. Unless we polish metals frequently, they rust or tarnish when exposure to air.
7. Will Linh mind if I took his motorbike without asking him?
8. Julie failed her driving test because she hasn't practiced enough.
9. Several people have apparent tried to change the man's mind, but he refuses to listen.
10. The teacher found a great deal of mistakes in his students' writing.
Errors Correct
1TAKE TAKES
2 THEIR
3 BUILT
4 UP
5 SO
6 EXPOSE
7 WOULD
8 MUCH
9 APPARENTLY
10 A LARGE NUMBER OF
SECTION III: READING
I. Read the following passage and put a word in each of the numbered blanks:
If you live in a city, you probably see many people, hear the (1)_____of traffic, and smell the
pollution (2) ______cars and factories.
We are entering a new time (3)_____ the history of the world. Before this, most people were (4)______They
lived in the country. Now many people are (5)______the farms and moving into the cities. They are looking
for better jobs. The cities are growing very quickly. Most cities are very crowded. People are driving more
cars, burning more fuel, using more water, (6)_______ more food, making more garbage, and producing
(7)______
things in factories than ever before. Life is becoming difficult.
Some governments are trying to plan for the future. They are building new roads, putting up new houses,
looking (8)_________-more water, and limiting growth in certain areas. Still, city planners are getting
worried. People are crowding into the cities (9)______than cities can take them. The cities are running
(10)______of room. What is the answer to this problem?
1.NOISE 2.FROM 3.IN 4.FARMERS 5.LEAVING
6.EATING 7.MORE 8.FOR 9. 10.OUT
II. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question
Education is more important today than ever before. It helps people acquire the skills they need for such
everyday (1)_____as reading a newspaper or managing their money. It also gives them the specialized
training they may need to (2)______for a job or career. For
example, a person must meet certain educational requirements and obtain a (3) certificate before he can
practice law or medicine. Many fields, like computer operation or police work, (4)____satisfactory
completion of special training courses.
Education is also important (5)____it helps people get more out of life. It increases their knowledge and
understanding of the world. It helps them acquire the skills that make life more interesting and enjoyable,
(6)______the skills needed to participate in a sport, paint a picture, or play a musical (7) _____. Such
education becomes (8)____ important as people gain more and more leisure time.
Education also helps people adjust to change. This habit has become necessary because social changes
today take place with increasing speed and (9)_____the lives of more and more people. Education can help a
person understand these changes and provide him (10)______the skills for adjusting to them.
1. A. works B. jobs C. actions D. activities
2. A. do B. prepare C. make D. work
3. A. license B. card C. diploma D. paper
4. A. requires B. requiring C. require D. to require
 5. A. therefore B. despite C. although D. because
6. A. such as B. for instance C. such that D. for example
7. A. appliance B. equipment C. instrument D. device
8. A. increased B. increasing C. increase D. increasingly
9. A. effect B. affect C. affective D. effective
10. A. with B. for C. in D. to
Ill. Read the passage, choose the best answer for each question.
Today we take electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful this discovery has
been. Steam was the first invention that replaced wind power. It was used to drive engines and was passed
through pipes and radiators to warm rooms. Petrol mixed with air was the next invention that provided
power. Exploded in a cylinder, it drove a motor engine. Beyond these simple and direct uses, those forms
have not much adaptability.
On the other hand, we make use of electricity in thousands of ways. From the powerful voltages that
drive our electric trains to the tiny current needed to work a simple calculator, and from the huge electric
magnet in steel works that can lift 10 tons to the tiny electric magnet in a doorbell, all are powered by
electricity. An electric current can be made with equal ease to heat a huge mass of molten metal in a furnace,
or to boil a jug for a cup of coffee.
Other than atomic energy, which has not as yet been harnessed to the full, electricity is the greatest
power in the world. It is flexible, and so adaptable for any task for which it is wanted. It travels so easily and
with incredible speed along wires and conductors that it can be supplied instantly over vast distances.
To generate electricity, huge turbines or generators must be turned. In Australia they use coal or water
to drive this machinery. When dams are built, falling water is used to drive the turbines without polluting the
atmosphere with smoke from coal.
Atomic power is used in several countries but there is always the fear of an accident. A tragedy once
occurred at Chernobyl, in Ukraine, at an atomic power plant used to make electricity. The reactor leaked,
which caused many deaths through radiation.
Now scientists are examining new ways of creating electricity without harmful effects to the environment.
They may harness the tides as they flow in and out of bays. Most importantly, they hope to trap sunlight
more efficiently. We do not use solar heaters for swimming pools but as yet improvement in the capacity of
the solar cells to create more current is necessary. When this happens, electric cars will be viable and the
world will rid itself of the toxic gases given off by trucks and cars that burn fossil fuels.
1. The author mentions the sources of energy such as wind, steam, petrol in the first paragraph to
A. suggest that electricity should be alternated with safer sources of energy.
B. emphasize the usefulness and adaptability of electricity.
C. imply that electricity is not the only useful source of energy.
D. discuss which source of energy can be a suitable alternative to electricity.
2. Before electricity, what was sometimes passed through pipes to heat rooms?
A. Gas B. Petrol C. Steam D. Hot wind
3. What does the author mean by saying that electricity is flexible?
A. It is cheap and easy to use B. It is used to drive motor engines
C. It can be adapted to various uses D. It can be made with ease
4. What do we call machines that make electricity?
A. Voltages B. Electric magnets C. Generators or Turbines D. Pipes and radiators
5. The main forms of power used to generate electricity in Australia are
A. atomic power and water B. water and coal C. sunlight and wind power D. wind and gas
6. The word "they" in the last paragraph refers to
A. harmful effects B. the tides C. scientists D. new ways
7. Electric magnets are used in steel works to -
A. lift heavy weights up to ten tons B. test the steel for strength
C. heat the molten steel D. boil a jug of water
8. The advantage of harnessing the power of the tides and of sunlight to generate electricity is that they
A. do not pollute the environment B. are more reliable
C. are more adaptable D. do not require attention
9. Which of the following power sources causes pollution by emitting harmful gases?
A. Sunlight B. Petrol C. Water D. Wind
10. The best title for this passage could be
A. Types of Power Plants C. How to Produce Electricity
B. Electricity: Harmful Effects on Our Life D. Why Electricity is So Remarkable
SECTION IV: WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence.
1. He hasn't written to his parents for two months.
=> The last time………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I would like you to help me to put these things away.
=> Would………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The boring documentary made her feel asleep.
=> The documentary was so .........................................................................................................
4. Life is meaningless if we don't live for others.
=> Unless………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. People say that Jenny lived in Texas, America for 8 years.
=> Jenny………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. They don't let anyone enter the area.
=> Nobody..........................................................................................................................................
7. It rained heavily, so the football match was cancelled.
=> But for…………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Kate is the only real friend that Dolly has.
=> Except……………………………………………………………………..…………………….
9. They recommended opening new factories in the depressed area.
=> They…………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. She never seems to succeed even though she studies much.
=> Much………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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.
1.As a result of the strong wind last night, several tiles came off the roof. (because)
=> Several tiles came off the roof……………………………………so strong last night.
2. Simona last wrote to me seven months ago. (heard)
=> I………………………………………………………………Simona for seven months.
3. "This is the best hotel I've ever stayed in" my colleague said. (never)
=> "I've…………………………………………. a good hotel." my colleague said.
4. Why has he put off all the meetings recently? (been)
=> Why……………………………………………………………………..recently.
5. It is advisable to type your application immediately. (be)
=> It is advisable that your…………………………………………………..immediately.
III. Essay writing:
Some students prefer to study alone. Others prefer to study with a group of students. Which do you
prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Write a paragraph in about 120-150
words to express your ideas.
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III. Essay writing:
Some students prefer to study alone. Others prefer to study with a group of students. Which do you
prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Write a paragraph in about 120-150
words to express your ideas.
Some students prefer to study alone. Others prefer to study in a group. Which do you prefer?
Studying alone certainly has its advantage, some people like to study alone because they need a quiet
environment to concentrate on their studying. For me, however, studying in a group is my preference. If I
study in a group, I could exchange my ideas with others, improve the ability of team work and consult the
difficult problems with other members in the group.
The first benefit of studying in the group is that somebody can convey different ideas to each other in the
group. When group are discussing one thing, they would have same ideas or not. Many new ideas that I have
never thought before will come up in my mind. I learn a lot of valuable knowledge or good ideas from
others. Hence, studying in the group is also a good opportunity to improve our thinking ability.
Secondly, we can learn how to get along with people by studying in the group. For instance, teachers give a
big project to study groups, and members in the study group need to cooperate with others to complete the
whole project. Everyone will be assigned to different parts of the project. If a member can not finish his part
before the due, other companions should help him do his part. Their project grades of study group would be
not affected by him. Study groups will know the importance of team work.
The final reason is that we can solve the problems of our studies by studying in the group. If someone is
good at a certain study in the group, we could ask him to help solve the difficult problem on that study. On
the other hand, if somebody ask me to teacher him, I would be glad to help him. Through teaching in the
study group, I would learn how to present my thought well in front of other people in the study group, and
increase my experience on solving problems.
To summarize, there are many benefits associated with studying in the group. Even though we need to spend
time to get everybody in the same place, overall, I think that studying in the group is a good mean to
improve our studying ability. I prefer to study together with my classmates.