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1 UBND THÀNH PHỐ BẮC NINH PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề gồm 10 trang) ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP THÀNH PHỐ NĂM HỌC 2023-2024 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 8 Ngày thi: 10/4/2024 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề SECTION 1: LISTENING. (3.0 POINTS) (You will hear twice for each part) I. You will hear a man describing a series of books. For each question, put a tick in the correct box. 1. Why does he like 'The Planet Wars'? A. It has a believable plot. B. The story is fascinating. C. The characters are deeply emotional. 2. What is his problem with 'A Long Way Home'? A. It was too long. B. The idea was bad. C. The writing was bad. 3. What does he say is original about 'Catch a Dream” A. The happy ending. B. The magical abilities of the characters. C. The changing emotions of the characters. 4. The horror story is about ___________. A. a war between humans and vampires. B. Dracula is trying to use science to take over the world. C. a battle between two groups of vampires. 5. What is not true about 'A World of Stories'? A. It is a collection of different children's stories. B. Forty children from around the world tell their life stories. C. Stories are included from different continents. 6. What does he think about 'The Real Shakespeare" A. It does not contain accurate facts. B. It will be remembered as classic. C. It will change people's minds about Shakespeare. II. You will hear someone talking on the radio about taxis and private hire vehicles in London. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. LONDON TAXIS AND PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES
2 Taxi Services: Taxi; & private hire 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Pay in (7) ___________, or with credit & debit cards. Not all black Stopped in the (8) ___________ or at cab ranks. Can be booked (9) ___________ Taxi Costs: Depends on time of day, (10) ___________travelled and time taken. Tariff 1: Monday - Friday (11) ___________ Tariff 2: Monday - Friday 8 p.m. - 10 p.m., (12) ___________6 a.m-10p.m Tariff 3: Every night 10 p.m- 6 a.m & on (13) ___________ Tests to become a Taxi Driver Criminal record check (14) ___________ examination. Knowledge of London's streets Private Hire Vehicles Limousine Chauffer services, often known as (15) ___________ Journeys always booked in advance by visiting office or by phone. SECTION 2: PHONETICS (2.0 POINTS) I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (1 point) 1. A. canal B. casino C. canary D. canon 2. A. counterfeit B. courtesy C. drought D. ouster 3. A. humane B. locate C. strategy D. rabies 4. A. realm B. cleanse C. heather D. meager 5. A. wretched B. blessed C. allegedly D. knackered II. Choose the word with different stress pattern by choosing the letter A, B, C or D. (1 point) 1. A. architecture B. comparison C. championship D. communism 2. A. prerequisite B. necessity C. European D. synonymous 3. A. propaganda B. influential C. mediocre D. obligatory 4. A. consent B. obstinacy C. condolence D. equality 5. A. trigonometry B. explanatory C. immediately D. democracy
3 SECTION 3: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS) I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence, identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (2.0 points) 1. Once the story __________ the headlines, everyone was talking about it. A. smashed B. hit C. crashed D. struck 2. Hillary was an effective speaker and her audience seemed to __________ on her every word. A. hang B. cling C. hold D. catch 3. In 1837 the University of Michigan became the first state university __________ by a board of regents elected by the voters of the state. A. being controlled B. it was controlled C. to be controlled D. under the control 4. We all believe that a happy marriage should be __________ mutual love. A. based on B. concerned with C. confided in D. obliged to 5. If Lucy's car __________ down, she would be here right now. A. wouldn't have been B. hadn't broken C. doesn't break D. didn't break 6. The child was __________ for getting his shoes and socks wet. A. corrected B. suffered C. scolded D. complained 7. I shall do the job to the best of my __________. A. capacity B. ability C. knowledge D. talent 8. The job of student lodgings officer__________ a great many visits to landladies. A. concerns B. offers C. asks D. involves 9. It was only __________ he told me his surname that I realised that we had been to the same school. A. then B. until C. as soon as D. when 10. Mind that the baby shouldn't touch the knife; it's as sharp as a __________. A. blade B. sword C. cut D. razor 11. This is not the right __________ to ask for my help; I am far too busy even to listen. A. moment B. situation C. opportunity D. circumstance 12. It is __________ knowledge in the village that Mr and Mrs Thome quarrel violently several times a week. A. common B. complete C. normal D. usual 13. In his anxiety to make himself __________, he spoke too loudly and too slowly. A. understand B. understanding C. understood D. to understand 14. There is a rumour that the National Bank is going to __________ the company I am working for. A. take on B. take out of C. take off D. take over 15. __________ he failed in the entrance exam caused his family much sadness.
4 A. Which B. That C. The thing D. What 16. When I finish writing this composition, I’m going to __________ and go to bed. A. make time B. hit the hay C. hit the big time D. call it a day 17. Mary usually buys her clothes __________. It's cheaper than going to a dressmaker. A. in public B. on the shelf C. off the peg D. on the house 18. You are at __________ to do what you like. A. freedom B. olds C. disposal D. liberty 19. Without written evidence, we don't have a __________ on. A. leg to stand B. foot to stand C. leg to lean D. foot to lean 20. It was very strange but I had a(n) __________ that the plane would crash. A. intuition B. omen C. premonition D. prediction II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (1.0 points) 1. She has made up her mind __________ (have) a garage __________ (build) next to the house. 2. The statue __________ (break) while it __________ (move) to another room in the museum. 3. The highway patrol advised __________ (take) the old route through the city. 4. If there aren't any tickets left when we reach the front of the queue, we __________ (wait) all the time for nothing. 5. There (be) __________ any errors, let me know. 6. By midnight he (be) __________ unconscious for forty-eight hours. 7. It (not be) __________ Anna who cooked that food. She was out all day yesterday. 8. It is highly desirable that from every product in regular production, samples (withdraw) __________ periodically. III. Give the correct form of the words in capital to complete the sentences. (1.0 point) 1. His busy schedule made him completely__________ to his students. (ACCESS) 2. He works for UNESCO in a purely__________ role. (ADVICE) 3. The sun and the moon are often __________ in poetry. (PERSON) 4. I've never known such a __________ person. (QUARREL) 5. I don't care if you had had too much to drink. Your behaviour last night was __________. (DEFEND) 6. You can travel from one end of the park to the other on a __________ railway. (MINIMIZE) 7. I don't think Tom's getting too much sleep lately. His eyes are terribly __________. (BLEED) 8. __________ can be dangerously close to racism. (NATION) 9. The world champion was __________ by a younger Russian challenger. (THRONE)