Title ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 8 BÌNH XUYÊN - VĨNH PHÚC 2020-2021.docx ✅

1 PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2020-2021 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề thi có 09 trang) A. LISTENING SECTION 1 Questions 1-5. Listen to the dialogue then choose the best answer A, B or C for each question. 1. Thermal pollution means ____________. A. water always gets hotter B. water always gets colder C. there is a change in the water temperature 2. Power stations use water to ____________. A. cool their equipment B. heat their equipment C. dump into nearby lakes 3. Warmer water has ____________. A. more oxygen B. less oxygen C. the most oxygen 4. Algal blooms can change ____________. A. the color of water B. the amount of oxygen C. the temperature 5. What do they do to cool down the water from power stations? A. discharge cold water into river B. build cooling towers C. keep hot water in reservoirs Questions 6 -10. Listen and complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER. 6. After they arrive, the children will have a ____________ at 8 o’clock. 7. On Saturday morning the children will get up at ____________. 8. During the “talk back” session the children can ____________. 9. On Sunday the children will go on a day trip to visit ____________. 10. At 6 o’clock on Sunday the children will be on the ____________. SECTION 2 Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY 25th CONFERENCE Contact University: (Example) New South Wales University Conference date: 1. ____________
2 Conference venue: 2. ____________ Reservation phone No: 3. ____________ Cost: $360 for 4 days Student rate: $180 for 4 days or 4. ____________ Contact person: 5. ____________ Candidate’s name: John Helstone, a computing technology student from 6. ____________ University Take action fast! Closing date for talk: 7. ____________ Send outline including: 8. ____________ Maximum length: 300 words Also send: 9. ____________ Email address: 10. ____________ @annuconf.edu.au B: PHONETICS: Choose the words that has a stressed syllable different from the others. 1. A. generation B. documentary C. community D. scientific 2. A. turmeric B. historic C. dramatic D. aquatic 3. A. classify B. organize C. industry D. enormous C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. 1. John: “Would you take this along to the office for me?” Peter: “____________.” A. Never mind B. Yes, with pleasure C. Yes, that’s right D. Not at all 2. It’s your fault not to follow my advice. If you ____________, you ____________ upset now. A. had done/ wouldn’t have been B. did/ wouldn’t be C. had done/ wouldn’t be D. did/ wouldn’t have been 3. The larger the area of forest is destroyed, ____________. A. the most frequent natural disasters are B. the more frequent are natural disasters C. the more frequently natural disasters occur D. the most frequently natural disasters occur 4. Mrs. Smith and her students are visiting the zoo.
3 Mike: "Can I feed the gorilla, Mrs. Smith?" Mrs. Smith: "____________. The sign says 'No feeding the animals.' A. I'm sure about that. B. Of course you can. C. I don't think it works. D. I'm afraid not. 5. In a new culture, many embarrassing situations occur _________ a misunderstanding. A. due to B. in spite of C. thanks to D. resulting from 6. ________________ students in our class is 45. A. A large amount of B. A lot of C. A number of D. The number of 7. I am tired of my neighbors ______________ noise every night. A. to make B. make C. having made D. making 8. Peter works hard at everything he does. His brother; ____________, seldom puts out much effort. A. on the other hand B. even though C. otherwise D. consequently 9. Everybody was surprised because he went to the party without ____________. A. inviting B. invited C. being invited D. to invite 10. In order to keep our school clean, littering is strictly ____________. A. restricted B. promoted C. prohibited D. encouraged 11. It is a biological fact that children ____________ their parents. A. take after B. take to C. look up D. care for 12. I don’t like my next door neighbor, who often ____________ ill of everyone behind his back. A. says B. speaks C. tells D. whispers 13. I would really ____________ your help with this assignment. A. respect B. congratulate C. appreciate D. thank 14. He told me that it was a genuine diamond, and I was completely ____________. A. put down B. turned down C. pulled up D. taken in 15. There is no reply when I ring him. He ____________ the office already. A. needn’t have left B. should have left C. can’t have left D. must have left 16. “Shall I stay here?” - “I’d rather ____________ with us.” A. you come B. you to come C. you would come D. you came 17. The little boy was left in ____________ his grandmother during his parents’ absence. A. the charge of B. care of C. care D. charge II. Complete the following passage, using the correct form of the words in capital.
4 It is important that you stand (1. COMFORT) ____________ with both feet rooted on the floor but slightly apart. Without realizing it, there will be a (2. TEND) ____________ to “retreat” from the audience or you may sway from side to side. Therefore, think of ways to (3. ACT) ____________ this when rehearsing (e.g. imagine you are wearing heavy lead shoes on your feet which are keeping your heels down). Try not to lean on the table or get your arms too close to your body as you will restrict your lungs and impair your (4. ABLE) ____________ to project your voice. Although it may help you feel more (5. RELAXATION) ____________, try not to walk about when delivering your (6. SPEAK) ________ as this will distract your audience. Like any skills, practice is vital. The more you practice, the more confident you will be. Try not to (7. SIMPLE) ____________ read out what you have prepared, and picture yourself talking confidently and (8. KNOWLEDGE) ____________ about your subject. After you have been presenting in front of the mirror for a while, you will begin to see which gestures and (9. FACE) ____________ movements work and which ones look wrong. Remember that nobody wants you to do badly and try to feel positive that you are going to deliver an interesting and (10. INFORM) ____________ talk. III. There are five mistakes in the following paragraph. Find and correct them. There is an example which has been done. Example: 0. Line 1: for => of Language is considered a significant means for communication in international relations. People in modern world have not longer been bound to their own countries. Moreover, in order to keep informed with speedy scientific developments nowadays, they must widen them cooperative relations with those highly developed nations in other parts of the world. Due to the fact that no one is able to communicating with any natives in the world, it is necessary for people to choose to learn a foreign language as a worldwide common means of communication. That is why English has being chosen to be a foreign language to master. More and more people use English and the number of those who learn English like a foreign language has been increasing so rapidly that it is the highest nowadays. D: READING I. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space. HURRICANE KATRINA New Orleans, in Louisiana, is (1) ____________ as the most unique city in the United States with distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals. However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and nearly half of the city below sea (2) ____________, the city faces the danger of flooding. So, a levee system and