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1 PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HẠ HÒA ĐỀ THAM KHẢO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 THCS NĂM HỌC 2024 - 2025 Môn: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề (Đề thi có 10 trang) I. LISTENING (20 points) Part 1. You will hear a radio interview with a teenage boy called Matthew who has invented a game. For each question, write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet in the corresponding numbered boxes. 1. How old was Matthew when his game was first sold? A. ten B. thirteen C. fourteen 2. When Matthew tried to sell his idea to companies? A. he had no replies. B. some companies asked to see the game. C. none of them was interested. 3. Matthew borrowed money from ____________. A. a bank B. some relatives C. a businessman 4. How did Matthew get his idea for a second product? A. An American company made a suggestion. B. Some other children told him about it. C. He watched his sisters playing. 5. According to Matthew, most ten-year-olds are interested in ____________. A. games which test what they know. B. games which are about their every day lives. C. games which use their imagination. Part 2. You will hear a telephone conversation between the owner of a restaurant and a customer who is calling to find out information about food and prices at the restaurant. Listen and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer in the corresponding numbered boxes. Belluci’s Restaurant Sam’s suggestions Would go best with Lasagna: (6) ____________ Greek salad Other side dishes that Sam mentions: Tomato bread with herbs (7) ____________ with ____________
2 CUSTOMER DETAILS Booking made on: 5th August Date when customers will be at the restaurant: (8) ____________ Time: 7:00 pm Number of people: (9) ____________ Email address: (10) ____________.com Customer phone number: 014453336451 II. PHONETICS (10 points) Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group. 1. A. surprised B. promised C. devised D. realised 2. A. cherish B. chorus C. chaos D. scholar 3. A. danger B. ancient C. chamber D. advert Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 4. A. argumentative B. psychological C. hypersensitive D. contributory 5. A. blackmail B. firewood C. worldclass D. wheelchair III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (60 points) Part 1. Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. (40 points) 1. You must go to the doctor because your heath is getting worse, ____________? A. needn’t you B. need you C. do you D. don’t you 2. The unemployed ____________ to live on the unemployment benefits now. A. has B. have C. had D. are 3. They arrived on ____________ Saturday as far as I can remember. A. Ø B. a C. the D. either 4. We might not stay at this hotel if Debbie ____________ it to us. A. would not recommend B. did not recommend C. would have recommended D. hadn’t recommended 5. Among bees ____________ a highly elaborate form of communication. A. occur B. occurs C. it occurs D. they occur
3 6. ____________, they have to get down to business right away. A. There being no time left B. There is no time left C. As there was no time left D. There to be no time left 7. She ____________ have played really well to win. I wish I’d seen the match. A. should B. could C. might D. must 8. I had two copies of it originally, but I can’t find ____________ one now. A. another B. the other C. the others D. other 9. Thuong’s father gave her a(n) ____________ scarf as a present on her 17th birthday. A. beautiful red Italian woollen B. beautiful Italian red woollen C. Italian beautiful woollen red D. woollen red beautiful Italian 10. Mr. Smith is a ____________ person. If he says he will do something, you know that he will do. A. dependent B. independent C. depending D. dependable 11. - James: “How often do you visit your parents?” - Peter: “____________ so often, even though they live some distance away.” A. Even B. Ever C. Never D. Every 12. The series became so popular that it was moved to the ____________ time spot of 8 pm. A. leading B. prime C. main D. major 13. Martha, Julia and Mark are 17, 19 and 20 years old ____________. A. respectively B. separately C. respectfully D. independently 14. The dealer wanted $400, I wanted to pay $300, and we finally agreed to ____________ the difference. A. divide B. split C. drop D. decrease 15. He’s regarded as the ____________ favorite to win the prize. A. warm B. hot C. ardent D. fiery 16. Her political future is now hanging by a ____________. A. rope B. cord C. string D. thread 17. My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on television, but she rose to the ____________ wonderfully. A. event B. performance C. incident D. occasion 18. She wanted to buy a dress in case someone asked her to the dance, but I told her not to count her ____________ before they’re hatched. A. ducklings B. chickens C. puppies D. birds 19. Lucia was surprised when her guests ____________ late for the party A. came up B. turned up C. looked up D. put up 20. As they come under the heavy fire, the captain ordered his men to ____________.
4 A. fall away B. fall back C. fall over D. fall out Part 2. Read the text and use the bold words in brackets to form words that fit in the numbered blanks from 21 to 25. (10 points) There are a myriad of lifestyle issues (21. EFFECT) ____________ the youth of today. Such is the pressure heaped on many school-goers to achieve academic excellence by their parents that these (22. REAL) ____________ expectations are causing children to become hopelessly depressed. Indeed, some, in their (23. DESPAIR) ____________ to escape and their sense of guilt at being unable reach the levels of success demanded of them by their pushy parents, either rebel in what is tantamount to a cry for help, or, worse still, engage in (24. HARM) ____________. It is no coincidence that suicide rates, (25. SPECIAL) ____________ amongst young males, have been rising steadily for some time now. These are tough times to be a teen. Part 3. Identify 5 mistakes in the following passage and correct them. (10 points) Global warming is a major problem that effect the entire world. The primary reason for it is the emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. This gases trap the heat from the sun, resulting in the Earth becoming warmer. The consequence of this is the melting of polar ice caps and the rising of sea levels. This is lead to extreme weather conditions like hurricanes, droughts, and floods. We all need to take actions to reduce our carbon footprint, such as using energy-efficient appliances and drive less. If we don’t, the impacts will be severe, and our future generations will suffer. It’s important that everyone understand the urgency of the situation and take responsibility of their actions. IV. READING (60 points) Part 1. Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks. MUDDINGFIELD POP FESTIVAL Every year, hordes of people in their teens and twenties travel (1) ____________ the country and descend on the tranquil village of Muddingfield for a three-day music festival, where they (2) ____________ away their time listening to their favorite rock musicians. Attracted by the spectacular rural (3) ____________ and an impressive line-up of performing artists, the numbers of pop fans attending has (4) ____________ in recent years, leaving narrow country lanes (5) ____________ up with traffic and the local police contending with an ever-increasing (6) ____________ of complaints and disturbances to deal with. Two years ago, however, things finally came to (7) ____________. Whereas in previous years, there had always been ample space at the festival site, in 2006, an estimated crowd of ninety thousand were crammed into three fields and there was a(n) (8) ____________ lack of basic facilities such as toilets. Fortunately, it was