Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 8 HƯNG HÀ - THÁI BÌNH 2022-2023.docx ✅

1 PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯNG HÀ ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC KỲ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC SINH GIỎI Cấp huyện, lớp 8, năm học 2022-2023 Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (Đề khảo sát gồm 08 trang) A. LISTENING. I. Listen and fill in each blank with a suitable word or words. (1,0 point). The average lifespan of the Japanese is 78 for males and 85 for females, the (1) ____________ in the world. The main secret lies in their food. The Japanese eat a lot of tofu, which is made from soybeans. Tofu contains a lot of (2) ____________, calcium and Vitamin B. It doesn’t contain much fat, and it doesn’t provide many calories. (3) ____________ like fish and vegetables play an important role in their diet, too. They cook the seafood with less cooking oil and less time. For each meal, they have more dishes on the table than us but they eat only little of (4) ____________, never stuffing themselves. Japanese people also work very hard and (5) ____________. This helps them burn the calories off easily. II. You will hear the conversation between Mike and Michelle. Listen and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. You will hear the conversation twice. (1,0 point) 1. Where does Michelle live ? A. In the city B. In a little town. C. In a big city D. In the country 2. What does Michelle think about living in the town? A. It’s boring but friendly B. It’s interesting C. It’s quiet and friendly D. It’s noisy 3. Where does Mike live? A. In an apartment in the town B. In a little town. C. In the city D. In the country 4. What is Mike’s neighborhood like ? A. It’s small B. It is like a small town C. It’s big D. It’s safe 5. What does Michelle say at the end of the conversation ? A. He should come into the city. B. He doesn't really like the city. C. He never comes to the city. D. He will come to the country on weekends. B. PHONETICS I. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1,0 point)
2 1. A. permanent B. damaging C. contaminate D. popularity 2. A. costume B. cultural C. curiosity D. community 3. A. weight B. laughing C. higher D. although 4. A. wicked B. visited C. decided D. brushed 5. A. scholars B. cholera C. chemistry D. championship II. Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress. (1,0 point) 1. A. diversity B. majority C. complicated D. traditionally 2. A. generation B. historical C. politician D. nationality 3. A. ritual B. joyful C. music D. defeat 4. A. typhoon B. mudslide C. scatter D. homeless 5. A. experience B. scientific C. adventurous D. biology C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (4,2 points) 1. When a volcano ____________, hot gases and lava run down. A. blows B. erupts C. throws D. escapes 2. ____________ often happen in the rainy season especially in the center of Vietnam. A. droughts B. storms C. floods D. sandstorms 3. I don't know how we can ____________ with her. She's too far away. A. catch up B. cope C. keep in touch D. keep pace 4. In presentation, presenters should use their body language such as hand gestures, eye contact to communicate with the audience ____________. A. effective B. effectively C. more effective D. effect 5. In the mid-19th century, scientists discovered that Mars had some similarities ____________ Earth. A. to B. with C. of D. from 6. ____________ UFO was seen to land on ____________ field near my village last night. A. An - the B. The - a C. A - the D. A - a 7. The ____________ house is the biggest house in his village. A. community B. communist C. communal D. communic 8. He bought a ____________ hand bag for his mother on her last birthday. A. nice brown leather B. brown nice leather C. leather nice brown D. brown leather nice 9. Teenagers spend most of their time playing computer games; ____________, they lose their daily
3 interests. A. moreover B. so C. however D. as a result 10. I warned him ____________ too close to the fire. A. not to go B. not going C. no going D. didn’t go 11. I have to do this job because I have no other ____________. A. choose B. choice C. choosing D. chosen 12. Don't be afraid. This snake is ____________. A. harm B. harmful C. harmless D. unharmed 13. People will take ____________ of robots to do household chores. A. chance B. condition C. advantage D. success 14. If I didn’t work for an accounting firm, I ____________ in a bank now. A. work B. will work C. have worked D. would work 15. He ____________ his eyes, and saw an eagle ____________ in the sky. A. suddenly opened - flying B. opened suddenly – flying C. suddenly opened – flew D. opened suddenly – flew 16. Tim is doing an English exercise and he has some new words to look up. - Tim: Would you mind if I used your dictionary? - Paul: ____________. A. Yes, let’s B. Great, you can use it C. No, of course not D. Yes, here you are 17. None of the students ____________ the contest ____________ on the stage then. A. attended - were B. attending - was C. attend - were D. to attend - was 18. Mary has shown Laura a photo of her house. - Laura: “What a lovely house you have!” - Mary: “____________.” A. Of course not, It’s not costly. B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in. C. I think so D. No problem 19. The residents in the block are living a ____________ in the countryside. A. happier life than B. more happy life than C. happier life than those D. happy life 20. Some film stars ____________ be difficult to work with A. say B. say to C. are said D. are said to 21. He ____________ to have more money than I had expected. A. turned up B. turned out C. turned on D. turned down II. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences. (0,4 point) 1. I would be grateful if you could tell me how to download this file from the website.
4 A. fortunate B. thankful C. interested D. amazed 2. The discovery of the new planet was regarded as a major breakthrough in astronomy. A. promised B. refused C. doubted D. considered III. Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences. (0,4 point) 1. If you want to become a famous music composer, you need to have talent and determination. A. public B. outstanding C. well-known D. unknown 2. I just want to stay at home to watch TV and take it easy. A. make pressure B. sleep C. relax D. rest IV. Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. (1,0 point) 1. The earth (hold) ____________ by the gravity of the sun and orbits around it. 2. By the time he (arrive) ____________ in Da Nang next Summer, they will have built the hotel. 3. They (spend) ____________ the night in the flooded area before the rescue workers arrived. 4. The number of English speakers in the world (increase) ____________ considerably recently. 5. Were the players (play) ____________ well, they would win the match soon. V. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters. (1,0 point) 1. Five suspected ____________ have been arrested so far. TERROR 2. Astronauts work in____________ conditions. WEIGHT 3. ____________ treatment with chlorine provides some protection against contamination. CHEMISTRY 4. She was a ____________ gifted technician. UNIQUE 5. In free time, Nga often communicates ____________ with her cats. VERBAL VI. Among the underlined parts A, B, C, and D in each sentence has a mistake, find and correct it. (1,0 point) 1. What we know (A) about certain diseases are (B) still not sufficient to prevent them from spreading (C) easily (D). 2. She showed (A) me where did I (B) left my luggage (C) after my flight from (D) Paris. 3. Young Khmer people (A) often go to (B) pagodas to study and improving (C) their virtues and knowledge (D). 4. She was dancing (A) with the prince so happily (B) that she almost (C) forgets (D) the godmother’s warning.