Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 8 TP BẮC NINH 2021-2022.docx ✅

1 UBND THÀNH PHỐ BẮC NINH PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 08 trang) KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP THÀNH PHỐ NĂM HỌC 2021-2022 Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) A. LISTENING (20 pts) I. You will hear a radio interview with a volcanologist. For each question, circle A, B or C. 1. The most striking thing about volcanoes is the fact that _____________. A. they can kill a large number of people very quickly. B. you never know when they will erupt. C. they have enormous power. 2. The idea that the moon affects volcanic eruptions is _____________. A. old. B. recent. C. impossible. 3. Mount Etna is called the “Friendly Giant” because _____________. A. it is very big. B. everyone has heard of it. C. it rarely kills people. 4. Mount Etna has killed _____________. A. 73 people. B. 69 people. C. 3,000 people. 5. Mount Fuji in Japan is the _____________. A. 2nd volcano on that site. B. 1s' volcano on that site. C. 3rd volcano on that site. 6. The first volcano to have the name “Vulcanus” was _____________. A. Vesuvius. B. Mount Etna. C. Mount Fuji. II. You will hear a conversation between Gemma and Bill about different sports. Mark the sentences as true (T) or false (F). 1. There are lots of girls in Bill’s brother’s weightlifting class. 2. Gemma doesn’t like the large muscles of weightlifting champions. 3. At the start, Bill thinks diving might be a possibility. 4. Gemma didn’t know that Bill dislikes the water. 5. Bill loves the idea of going hang-gliding. 6. In the end, they both agree to try hang-gliding. III. You will hear a school student talking to her parents about an Open Day at her school. For each
2 question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. It’s your Environment… PROTECT IT! You are invited to an Open day on the Environment At: Beech Hill School On: Saturday (1. _____________) From 10-.00 to 20-00 Events include: A documentary film about (2. _____________) A workshop entitled: “How (3. _____________) and why” A Nature Walk: Join Ted Hamilton and find out about “Ways to protect our natural environment” (Sign up NOW! Places are (4. _____________)) A (5. _____________) by Dr Lynda Potter. What can we do to help? At 19-00. Information stands with books and (6 . _____________) about the Environment. Ask our (7. _____________) any question you want. For (8. _____________) information, contact Mrs Alizabett Mc master at 639478 B. PHONETICS (5 pts) I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (3 pts) 1. A. leisure B. pleasure C. ensure D. measure 2. A. education B. collection C. direction D. suggestion 3. A. naked B. crooked C. wicked D. worked II. Choose the word which has a different pattern stress from the others in the group. (2 pts) 1. A. vegetarian B. preservation C. original D. independent 2. A. kangaroo B. Taiwanese C. guarantee D. symbolize C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts) I. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence (10 pts). 1. My father shouted at me, _____________ made me feel sorrowful. A. that B. who C. whose D. which 2. Last year, there was a big typhoon in my area. It caused extensive damage to our _____________. A. property B. furniture C. wealth D. savings 3. It won’t be possible to save the Earth if we don’t take _____________ right now. A. action B. job C. work D. duty 4. She told me a story _____________ I found hard to believe. A. what B. which C. in which D. at which
3 5. After a long journey, they arrived home _____________. A. finally B. by the end C. at the end D. at last 6. The Le Mat Festival _____________ the founding of the village. A. worships B. commemorates C. performs D. preserves 7. Nothing could stop her from reaching her goal. She was _____________. A. determined B. effective C. thoughtful D. interested 8. Children under sixteen _____________ half the population of the city. A. make up B. put up C. take up D. bring up 9. You shrug you shoulders means “_____________”. A. I’m happy B. I don’t know C. I’m angry D. Sorry. I need to go now. 10. I experience one communication _____________ in Japan when I didn’t understand their body languages. A. breakdown B. technique C. ability D. device II. Each of the following sentences contains ONE error. Find and correct it. (5 pts) 1. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second small planet in the Solar System, after Mercury. 2. Named after the Roman god of War, it is often referred to as the ‘Red Planet’ because the iron oxide prevalent in its surface gives it a reddish appearance. 3. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both and the impact craters of the Moon and the volcanoes, deserts, and polar ice caps of the Earth. 4. The rotational period and the seasonal cycles of Mars are likewise similar those of Earth, as it is the tilt that produces the seasons. 5. Mars are the site of Olympus Moons, the largest volcano and second- highest known mountain in the Solar System, and of Valle Mariner is one of the largest canyons in the Solar System… II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses (5 pts). 1. There is still room for _____________ in your work. (IMPROVE) 2. Here are several _____________ proven studies that describe how to keep fit. (SCIENCE) 3. His boss told him off because he had behaved _____________. (RESPONSIBLE) 4. Don't depend on him; he's a very _____________ person. (RELY) 5. The study points out that people’s health has been affected from drinking _____________ water. (PURE) IV. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions (5 pts).
4 1. While in Venice, we sailed _____________ the canals and took in the sights. 2. The drivers in London kept their cars _____________ the left. 3. Her small garden looks very beautiful in spring because all the flowers are _____________ full bloom. 4. The string snapped and the balloon floated _____________ into the air. 5. The shortest way to the swimming pool is to cut _____________ these blocks of flats. V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets (5 pts). 1. This building (finish) _____________ by the end of 2018. 2. Once you (try) _____________ this cream, you (never use) _____________ anything else. 3. I remember (give) _____________ a toy drum on my fifth birthday. 4. The house is still very dirty. I don’t think it (clean) _____________. 5. It was our fault to keep you waiting so long. We (inform) _____________ you in advance. D. READING. (20pts) I. Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space (10 pts). After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to (1) _____________. There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2) _____________ a variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3) _____________ bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (4) _____________ programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5) _____________ drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (6) _____________? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by sensationalizing the news [or the news which was (7) _____________ by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8) _____________ in all, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, but above all, eagerly watched. For no (9) _____________ how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off. We kept staring at the screen, aware that our own tiny (10) _____________ was in if we looked carefully. 1. A. be B. stay C. exist D. prolong 2. A. with B. over C. by D. on 3. A. screen B. danger C. machine D. reason 4. A. that B. far C. many D. what 5. A. programme B. personality C. audience D. tense