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1 PHÒNG GD&ĐT ĐÔNG SƠN KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC: 2023-2024 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề thi có 08 trang SECTION A: LISTENING (15 POINTS) Part I. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer. (5 pts) VIDEO LIBRARY APPLICATION FORM Surname: Jones First name: Louise Cynthia Address: Apartment 1, (1) _____________ Black Street, Highbridge Postcode: (2) _____________ Telephone: (3) _____________ (work) 98356712 (home) Driver's (4) _____________ number: 2020 BD Date of birth: Day: 25th - Month: (5) _____________ - Year: 1977 Part II. A young woman talks about recently discovering that she has a half-sister. Listen and decide whether each of the following statements is True (T) or False (F). (5 pts) 6. Her family is quite big. T/F 7. Her younger sister is 20 years old. T/F 8. Her half-sister is living in Italy. T/F 9. She has never met her half-sister. T/F 10. She has no intention of getting to know her half-sister. T/F Part III. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer according to what you hear. (5 pts) 11. There are _____________ national parks in the US. A. 15 B. 32 C. 50 D. 52 12. National parks account for _____________ of the total land area of the country. A. 3% B. 13% C. 30% D. 33% 13. National parks attract _____________ visitors each year. A. billions of B. millions of C. a billion D. a million 14. People cut down trees for _____________.
2 A. barks B. wood C. goods D. other parts 15. Devastating fires in large areas of national parks are caused by _____________. A. visitors’ vehicles B. lack of money C. careless people D. the parks’ staff SECTION B: PHONETICS (5 POINTS) I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest. (3 points) 16. A. what B. watch C. walk D. want 17. A. number B. plumber C. doubt D. debt 18. A. booths B. months C. maths D. mouths II. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (2 points) 19. A. championship B. opinion C. idiom D. onion 20. A. influential B. opportunity C. temperament D. mountaineer SECTION C: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 POINTS) I. Choose the letter (A, B, C, or D) as the best answer to complete the following sentences. (10 points) 21. Three days _____________ not enough for the holiday. A. are B. were C. was D. have been 22. We must go home in time, _____________? A. must we B. mustn’t we C. don’t we D. needn’t we 23. _____________ a minute! I think I’ve left my keys in my other bag. A. Get off B. Hold on C. Carry out D. Stand in for 24. I was considering _____________ the job, but I’ve decided against doing it. A. taking B. to take C. having taken D. to have taken 25. “Can I have another cup of coffee?” - _____________. A. Be yourself B. Do it yourself C. Help yourself D. Allow yourself 26. The doctor gave her a thorough examination _____________ he could identify the causes of her illness. A. in order to B. so as C. unless D. so that 27. According to a recent survey, most people are on good _____________ with their neighbours. A. relations B. terms C. relationships D. acquaintance 28. Most of the computersin the laboratory are _____________ now. A. out of order B. out of work C. out of function D. out of working
3 29. Aristotle, one of the greatest natural philosophers, _____________, the leading cultural and intellectual city in Greece. A. of Athens B. living in Athens C. who lived in Athens D. lived in Athens 30. Yesterday's weather forecast was a little _____________ of the mark, then. A. far B. distant C. wide D. large II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form and tense. (8 points) 31. If you happen (see) _____________ Anna, tell her that I took her book. 32. I’m not sure, but he (drink) _____________ much at the party last night. 33. I found the neighbour’s house (break) _____________ into when I woke up and I called the police. 34. It’s essential that she (finish) _____________ typing the documents before lunch. 35. (play) _____________ for United for 3 seasons, he moved to City. 36. Jane (ask) _____________ to leave the company, she would make a terrible mess here. 37. She (try) _____________ to find a job since she graduated from university, but she hasn’t got one. 38. As I look back over my career, I cannot but (smile) _____________. III. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. (7 points) 39. Mark is the _____________ director of the theatre. (ART) 40. In a _____________ vote, the Church of England decided to allow women to become priests. (HISTORY) 41. You can see the _____________ of the water here. (PURE) 42. Life _____________ for both men and women has improved greatly in the past 20 years. (EXPECT) 43. He paused, _____________ lost in thought. (APPEAR) 44. He is _____________ as a consultant than as a coach. (KNOW) 45. Each chapter is _____________ into smaller sections. (DIVIDE) IV. There are FIVE mistakes in the text (from 46 to 50). Identify each mistake, write it down and give your correction. (5 points) increasing => increasingly Humans are increasing influencing the climate and the earth's temperature by burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests and farming livestock. This adds enormous numbers of greenhouse gases to those naturally occurs in the atmosphere, increasing the greenhouse effect and global warming. The main driver of climate change is the greenhouse effect. Some gases in the Earth's atmosphere act a bit as the glass in a greenhouse, trapping the sun's heat and stopping it from leaking back into space and causing global
4 warming. Many of these greenhouse gases occur naturally, but human activity is increasing the concentrations of some of them in the atmosphere, in particular: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, nitrous oxide, fluorinated gases. CO2 produced by human activities is the largest contribution to global warming. By 2020, its concentration in the atmosphere had raised to 48% above its pre-industrial level (before 1750). SECTION D:READING (30 POINTS) I. Read the passage below and fill in each gap with only ONE suitable word. (10 points) Vietnam's automaker VinFast said on Tuesday it has (51) _____________ a preliminary deal to initially invest $2 billion to build a factory in North Carolinato make electric buses, sport utility vehicles (SUVs) along (52) _____________ batteries for EVs. The unit of Vietnam's biggest conglomerate Vingroup (VIC.HM), said it plans to have a total (53) _____________ of $4 billion in its first U.S. factory complex. Construction should begin this year as soon as the company gets necessary permits, and is (54) _____________ to finish by July 2024. The plant's initial capacity will be 150,000 units per year, Vinfast said. VinFast has (55) _____________ taking pre-orders globally for two electric SUVs with a (56) _____________ to begin delivering them in the fourth quarter. U.S. President Joe Biden said the VinFast investment, (57) _____________ will create more than 7,000 jobs, is "the latest example of my economic strategy at work." VinFast said (58) _____________ for its VF8 sport SUV started from $41,000 in the United States. By comparison, a Tesla SUV sells for around $63,000. VinFast is targeting global electric vehicle sales of 42,000 this year. VinFast is betting big (59) _____________ the U.S. market, (60) _____________ it hopes to compete with legacy automakers and startups with affordable electric SUVs and a battery leasing model. (Reporting by Phuong Nguyen in Vietnam and Hyunjoo Jin in San Francisco; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and David Gregorio, Reuters March 30th 2022) II. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space. (10 points) Keeping fit and healthy may seem difficult, but there are a few easy-to-follow (61) _____________. Firstly, a balanced diet is absolutely essential. This (62) _____________ selecting food that is (63) _____________ in salt and sugar. Experts recommend reducing the amount of fat in your diet, as too much can lead to heart problems. They also suggest increasing the amount of high fiber food we eat. This comes in