Title ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 8 TAM DƯƠNG - VĨNH PHÚC 2023-2024.docx ✅

1 PHÒNG GD&ĐT TAM DƯƠNG BTC CUỘC THI OLYMPIC MỞ RỘNG ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC CUỘC THI OLYMPIC MỞ RỘNG NĂM HỌC 2023-2024 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút Đề thi này gồm 08 trang A. LISTENING (Each recording will be played TWICE) SECTION 1. Questions 1 – 10 Questions 01 - 06. Listen and complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer. STUDENT HEALTH CENTRE MEDICAL RECORD Patient’s name: Martin Hansen Faculty of (01) ______________ Address: 13 (02) ______________ Street, Perth Telephone: (03) ______________ Date of Birth: 15th June, 1986 Serious illness/accident: (04) ______________ Operations: (05) ______________ Allergies: (06) ______________ Questions 07 - 09. Circle the correct letters A, B, or C. 07. Why is Martin visiting the doctor? A. He suffers from headaches. B. He suffers from nausea. C. He has an infection. 08. How many hours does Martin usually sleep each night? A. Less than eight B. Between eight and nine C. More than nine 09. Which of these describes Martin’s problem? A. It’s continuous and constant. B. It’s worse during the daytime. C. It’s worse in the evening and at night. Question 10. Circle TWO letters A – E. 10. Which of these things does the doctor suggest Martin should do? A. change his diet B. have his eyes tested C. sleep more D. take more exercise E. take some medicine
2 SECTION 2. Questions 11-15. Listen and complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. 11. The man is the ______________ of Student Services at Rostock. 12. The ______________ are all enrolled as students at the university. 13. The student discount cards allow students to save up to ______________ per cent when eating out. 14. Students interested in joining a club can sign up on weekdays between ______________ o’clock. 15. The man advises the students to ______________ and enjoy themselves. Questions 16 - 20. You will hear a telephone conversation a girl wants to speak to Martin, but he is not there. Listen and complete questions 16-20. You will hear the conversation twice. Phone Message To: MARTIN Time: 18. ______________ From: 16. ______________ Please bring: 19. ______________ Party at: 17. ______________ Her phone number: 20. ______________ B. LEXICO – GRAMMAR Part 1. Choose the best answer to each question. 21. They closed the road in an ______________ to reduce traffic in the city. A. attempt B. advance C. effort D. ability 22. I am ______________ a lot of study pressure because I am now in my final year at the secondary school. A. above B. with C. under D. on 23. We are fed up ______________ your perpetual moaning. A. with B. by C. of D. at 24. Dentists recommend brushing teeth with a fluoride toothpaste to ______________ them from decay. A. defend B. protect C. arm D. guard 25. My older brother has recently ______________ golf to provide himself with some relaxation. A. taken on B. taken over C. taken with D. taken up 26. This is ______________ the best eel soup I have ever eaten. A. by rights B. by all means C. by the way D. by far 27. These measures have been taken with a ______________ to increasing the company’s profits. A. view B. purpose C. goal D. reason 28. We both ______________ an attempt to be friendly despite recent arguments.
3 A. took B. made C. did D. led 29. I would rather ______________ at than quarrel with him. A. laugh B. laughing C. be laughed D. being laughed 30. I’m feeling a bit ______________ the weather, I think I’m getting a cold. A. with B. for C. upon D. under 31. When my grandfather was alive, he ______________ morning exercises. A. used to do B. use to do C. used to doing D. wasn't used to do 32. There is no ______________ explanation for what happened. A. scientifically B. scientist C. science D. scientific 33. – “I’ve passed my driving test.” – “______________.” A. It’s nice of you to say so. B. Do you? C. Congratulations! D. That’s a good idea. 34. We ______________ them before the reception yesterday. A. haven't met B. hadn't met C. didn't meet D. wouldn't meet 35. To buy this type of product, you must pay half of the money ______________, and pay the rest on the day of delivery. A. in advance B. in cheque C. in cash D. in charge Part 2. Supply the correct form of the word provided to the right of each blank. It’s a (36. MARVEL) ______________ idea for children to do some cooking at an early age. Generally speaking, most children can’t wait to help in the kitchen and get involved in the (37. PREPARE) ______________ of their meals. They should be (38. COURAGE) ______________ to do so, and care should be taken to (39. SURE) ______________ that they enjoy the experience. It’s important to show them how to do things (40. CORRECT) ______________ but they shouldn’t be criticized too much. Although the finish result may not be quite to your (41. LIKE) ______________, the young cook will (42. DOUBT) ______________ find it quite the tastiest food he or she has ever eaten. Kitchens can, of course, be (43. DANGER) ______________ places and so the absolute (44. IMPORTANT) ______________ of keeping an eye on children at all times cannot be emphasized too (45. HEAVY) ______________. Sharp knives, for example, should be avoided until children are old enough to handle them safely. Part 3. Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them. 46. Rocks can be broken apart by water that seeps into the cracks and freeze in low temperatures. 47. The teacher told the students don't to discuss the take - home exam with each other.
4 48. Knowledges about cultures provides insights into the learned behaviors of groups. 49. Aluminum has a hard imperious coasting which protects the metal from corrode. 50. After learned to print, elementary school children learn cursive writing. C. READING Part 1. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question. The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The schools teach a (51) ______________ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students bother (52) ______________ it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate, with people and to (53) ______________ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will (54) ______________ understand what you are driving at and be persuaded. Of course, skill in expression is not enough (55) ______________ itself. You must have something to say in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends (56) ______________ your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself. Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (57) ______________ teach. The foundations for skill in expression have to be (58) ______________ early: an interest in and an ear (59) ______________ language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations (60) ______________ your school years, you may never have an opportunity again. 51. A. large B. great C. far D. lots 52. A. learning B. to learn C. with learning D. learn 53. A. interpret B. give out C. transfer D. present 54. A. both B. not C. as well D. either 55. A. on B. for C. by D. in 56. A. on most B. most on C. much on D. on much 57. A. quite B. hardly C. truly D. really 58. A. lied B. laid C. lain D. lay 59. A. by B. in C. for D. of 60. A. during B. of C. for D. when Part 2. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question