Title ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 8 QUỲNH PHỤ - THÁI BÌNH 2023-2024.docx ✅

1 PHÒNG GD&ĐT QUỲNH PHỤ Đề thi có 08 trang ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 120 phút làm bài PART I: LISTENING I. You will hear a tour guide, talking to a group of tourists, about a coach trip. Choose the correct answer from A, B, or C for each question. (2pts) 1. What is the change of plan? A. They will visit two towns. B. They will look round a university. C. They will visit a wildlife park. 2. Where will they stop for coffee? A. near a waterfall B. by a lake C. on a mountain 3. The town of Brampton became well known because of its ___________. A. shops B. university C. museum 4. What animals will they see in the wildlife park? A. lions B. monkeys C. tigers 5. What time will they arrive back at the hotel? A. 5.30 B. 6.45 C. 7.15 II. You will hear a woman, talking on the radio, about a competition. Fill in each blank with no more than two words or numbers. (2pts) This month's competition Prize: a computer + a (6) ___________ Write a story  Length: fewer than (7) ___________ words  Subject: a short (8) ___________ story which takes place in the (9) ___________. Write your name, address, telephone number, and age at the end. Story must arrive on or before (10) ___________. PART II: PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (1.0p) 1. A. naked B. looked C. cooked D. booked 2. A. opponent B. compose C. podium D. advocate
2 3. A. predict B. environment C. exist D. precious 4. A. cholera B. character C. mechanic D. charity 5. A. flower B. coward C. knowledge D. shower II. Choose the word with the stress pattern different from the rest. (1.0p) 1. A. successful B. wonderful C. beautiful D. plentiful 2. A. service B. attract C. revolve D. appeal 3. A. delivery B. equipment C. electricity D. experiment 4. A. resident B. nomadic C. poisonous D. herbicide 5. A. interaction B. conditional C. participate D. environment PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. (2.0pts) 1. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) ___________ to Mary’s party, everyone already (arrive) ___________. 2. I will graduate in June. I will see you in July. By the time I (see) ___________ you, I (graduate) ___________. 3. When we (arrive) ___________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) ___________. 4. It’s our fault to keep Alice (wait) __________ so long. 5. He (have) __________ a bad fall while he (repair) __________ his roof. 6. It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver (injure) __________ in the crash. II. Give the correct form of the word in each bracket. (1.0 pts) 1. Online sellers often ask you to pay for the cost of __________. (SHIP) 2. They live in a beautiful cottage __________ by trees and flowers. (SURROUND) 3. There is no easy __________ to this problem. (SOLVE) 4. The water in this area is __________ and should not be drunk. (PURE) 5. The situation is getting __________ difficult for us. (INCREASE) III. Each sentence has one mistake. Find and correct it. (1.0p) 1. Sandra has (A) not rarely missed a (B) play or concert (C) since she (D) was seventeen years old. 2. There (A) was (B) a very interesting news on (C) the radio this morning (D) about the earthquake in Italy. 3. Some relatives (A) of my like (B) staying at the cabin (C) on Lake Omega every summer (D) holiday.
3 4. It was careless (A) of you (B) to allow a (C) 4-years-old child (D) to walk home alone from the kindergarten. 5. (A) Even though being (B) ill, Phong still (C) went to school (D) last Monday. IV. Underline the best word or phrase you choose to complete each of the following sentences. (1.0p) 1. Some people may get __________ to online shopping. They cannot stop buying things, even things they don’t need. (interested, excited, addicted, amused) 2. - __________ by the 3Rs? - They are Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. (What are they, What do you mean, When do you use, What does it stand) 3. I read a contract again and again __________ avoiding making spelling mistakes. (in view of, in terms of, with a view to, by means of) 4. The speaker is a __________ professor. (kind short Spanish, short Spanish kind, Spanish kind short, Spanish short kind) 5. Do you know the man __________ over there? (interviewed, interviewing, to interview, interviews) V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. (0.4p) 1. Keeping animals in bad conditions is unbelievably cruel. A. friendly B. bad C. legendary D. kind-hearted 2. My grandfather made the new dollhouse with miniature furniture for every room in our house. A. tall B. huge C. pretty D. tiny VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. (0.6p) 1. Several botanical species have been killed off in the past year because of water and soil pollution. A. flowers B. mammals C. plants D. insects 2. It is easy to make a salad. Mix some lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumber. A. Put together B. Cook well C. Sell out D. Take out 3. This city is legendary for many significant events which many people around the world enjoy. A. exciting B. historic about C. well-known for D. haunting by PART IV: READING I. Read the passage and choose the best answer. (2.0 pts)
4 No one can calculate the quantity of solid waste that has been dumped in the world’s oceans, but the total certainly exceeds many millions of tons. For example, from 1880 to 1895, 75 percent of the solid waste from New York City was dumped untreated into the Atlantic Ocean. Although it is now prohibited by law, the dumping of solid waste, including wastewater sludge, industrial waste, and high-level radioactive waste, were common in the United States until 1970. Cruise ships and huge floating fishing factories still regularly dispose of their solid waste products directly into the ocean. The earth naturally recycles water and refreshes the land in what is called the hydrological cycle. The hydrological cycle not only renews the supply of water, but cleans it as well. The process begins as heat from the sun causes sea water, 97 percent of the earth’s total water reserve, to evaporate and form clouds. Because water evaporates at lower temperatures than most pollutants, the water vapor that rises from the seas is relatively pure and free of the contaminants, which are left behind. Next, water returns to us as rain, which drains into streams and rivers and rushes toward the sea. Chemicals, petroleum products, and other dangerous substances such as radioactive materials remain in the ocean, polluting it permanently. The polluted ocean water kills fish or makes them dangerous to eat, posing health problems for those who consume them. It kills the tiny sea creatures that are the source of food for larger fish, sharks, and whales. It also spoils a source of great beauty and pleasure when some solid waste is thrown onto beaches during storms. Discharged petroleum products are frequently found on beaches and they not only ruin the beach, the petroleum residue kills hundreds of shore birds. Nonpoint pollutants are dumped into lakes, rivers, and streams that may be far away from any ocean. However, these pollutants flow, eventually, into the oceans. They can come from a variety of sources, from road salt to agricultural pesticides. One source of nonpoint pollution is runoff from farming, including fertilizers, manure, and pesticides. Another source is industrial runoff, including heavy metals, phosphorous, and many other chemicals. Urban runoff (oils, salts, various chemicals) and atmospheric fallout of airborne pollution are other sources of nonpoint pollutants that reach the oceans. This includes water and waste from sinks, toilets, washing machines, and bathtubs. The problem with this type of waste is that it provides massive amounts of nutrients for water plants such as algae, so that they grow rapidly. This sudden growth causes concentration or algae blooms, which use up the oxygen in the water. As the oxygen level of the water declines, many organisms suffer and die, and the ocean ecosystem is radically altered. This can be prevented by the installation of waste treatment plants that prevent waste from entering the sea, but such facilities do not exist in many poorer countries. 1. What can be inferred about the waste dumped into the world’s oceans? A. It’s mainly household waste B. Much of it was not treated C. It is billions of tons D. It is primary industrial waste 2. Which of the following was NOT disposed into the ocean?