Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 8 LÂM THAO - PHÚ THỌ 2021-2022.docx ✅

1 PHÒNG GD&ĐT HUYỆN LÂM THAO ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2020-2021 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề Đề thi gồm 09 trang PART A: LISTENING I. You will hear an interview with a woman called Rachel who is talking about the shows she puts on for children. For each question, circle A, B or C (1.0 point). 1. Before her children were born, Rachel worked as ____________. A. an art teacher. B. an actor. C. a painter. 2. Who first thought of doing a show at a party? A. Rachel’s husband. B. Rachel’s children. C. Rachel’s parents. 3. Rachel’s neighbor, Lena, helps by ____________. A. making some dolls for the shows B. performing in the shows. C. writing the music for the shows. 4. Has Rachel ever had any problems? A. Only once. B. Many times. C. Only twice. 5. Rachel thinks her shows are successful because ____________. A. she enjoys doing them so much. B. she does a show daily. C. they are suitable for all ages. II. You will hear a radio program about some historic places to visit. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered spaces(1.0 point). HISTORIC PLACES TO VISIT Black Rock Caves  Over (1) ____________ million years old.  For half a million years, people and animals, especially (2) ____________ lived here.  Special evening tours during the month of August. Salter House  Built in the year (3) ____________.  Made famous by the television series called Aunt Dorothy.
2  All visitors want to see Dorothy's kitchen. The Old Port  Have a ride on an old (4) ____________ to the fishing village.  In the factory, find out how people used to make (5) ____________. PART B: PHONETICS III. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) (0,6 point). 1. A. thermal B. telepathy C. ethnic D. therefore 2. A. issue B. passion C. tissue D. vessel 3. A. crooked B. blessed C. masked D. needed IV. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently (0,4 point). 4. A. museum B. scenery C. preserve D. relax 5. A. majority B. generation C. contaminate D. evacuate PART C: LEXICO- GRAMMAR V. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle your answer (A, B, C, or D) (5 points). 1. We bought both sofas from ____________ big furniture warehouse that's just off the motorway. A. some B. the C. a D. O 2. I have just taken a Test of English as a Foreign Language or TOEFL ____________ short. A. of B. in C. on D. for 3. We ____________ at about seven o’clock this morning and we eventually arrived at half past four. A. set in B. set to C. set up D. set out 4. The air-sea search operation is continuing although hopes of finding survivors are ____________. A. dimming B. fading C. dissolving D. reducing 5. She was singing to herself all the way home. She _________ very happy about something. A. should have been B. will be C. would have been D. must have been 6. It was ____________ serious accident that he was kept in hospital for a month. A. such B. such a C. so D. so a 7. I really want to help you, but I’ve got ____________ organizing the school play. A. my head over heels B. up to my ears
3 C. my nose choked D. my hands full 8. He wishes his wife ____________ so much about the neighbors all the time. A. will not talk B. wouldn’t talk C. hadn’t talked D. doesn’t talk 9. Total weight of all the ants in the world is much greater than ____________. A. to all human beings B. all human beings is that C. that of all human beings D. is of all human beings 10. It is the ____________ for Australians to eat with their fingers at barbecues or picnics outside the home. A. habit B. belief C. custom D. tradition 11. No ____________ how hard he tries, he always seems to make the same grammatical mistakes. A. importance B. effect C. matter D. question 12. Of all the factors affecting agricultural yields, weather is the one ____________ the most. A. it influences farmers B. that influences farmers C. farmers that it influences D. why farmers influences it 13. I think An Tiem was very ____________ to carve the island’s name and his own name on the watermelon and threw them into the sea. A. wise B. mean C. generous D. fierce 14. Jane: “It was really kind of you to give me a lift home.” - Peter: “____________” A. Oh, don’t mention it. I was coming past your house anyway. B. I’m not pleased. C. Oh, don’t do that. I was coming past your house anyway. D. As a matter of fact, you’re pretty nice. 15. I would like to offer a small ____________ to anyone who finds the missing dog. A. expense B. payment C. award D. reward 16. Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your ____________. A. satisfaction B. satisfy C. satisfactory D. satisfied 17. I was ____________ about to ring up his office when he arrived home. A. only B. still C. nearly D. just 18. A lot of people go to see the movie, it ____________ be very exciting. A. can B. must C. would D. shall 19. Lady Astor was the first woman ____________ her seat in Parliament. A. taking B. take C. to take D. took 20. He asked me what I would say when I was ____________ a piece of sound advice. A. given B. asked C. do D. told
4 21.Warmth,moisture and oxygen are three necessary requirements ____________ most seedlings. A. for cultivating B. for cultivate C. as cultivating D. can cultivate 22. In the west, the birth of a girl is welcomed with an enthusiasm ____________ to that of a boy. A. equally B. equal C. they are equal D. and equal 23. Before ____________, they had used horse- drawn wooden carts. A. farmers have had tractors B. tractors owned by farmers C. having tractors farmers D. farmers had tractors 24. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following sentence. I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money from me. A. making me impatient B. praising me too much C. making me feel worse D. elevating me 25. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the following sentence. As a newspaper reporter, she always wanted to get information at first hand. A. indirectly B. directly C. easily D. slowly VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and circle your answer A, B, C or D. (1,0 points) 1. It is becoming extremely difficult to grow enough to feed the world’s rapid increasing population. A B C D 2. Because the architects wanted to finish the project, they decided not to take its break until later. A B C D 3. Food prices have raised so quickly in the past few months that some families have been forced to alter their A B C D eating habits. 4. It is the writing English that causes difficulties to foreigners. A B C D 5. Many of the food consumed by penguins consists of fish obtained from the ocean. A B C D