PHÒNG GD-ĐT HỒNG LĨNH BÀI THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC SINH KHÁ, GIỎI

NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH 8
Thờ i gian là m bà i: 120 phú t (khô ng kể thờ i gian giao đề)

Điểm bằ ng số Điểm bằ ng chữ Giá m khả o Số phá ch

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Lưu ý: - Đề thi gồm 06 trang, học sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề;
- Học sinh không được sử dụng bất kỳ loại tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển;
- Giám thị coi thi không giải thích gì thêm.

A. LISTENING
Part 1. You will hear Laura talking to her friend John about her trip to Scotland. For each
question, choose the correct answer. Write your answer in the table below.

1 Which city didn’t Laura visit?

A. Aberdeen B. Glasgow C. Dundee D.Mexico
2 How many people went with Laura?
A. two B. three C. four D. five
3 They stayed ________________
A. in guest houses B. in hotels C. at the universities D. at the colleges
4 What does Laura like about St Andrews?
A. She likes the area. B. A lot of people live there.
C. The buildings there are old. D. The weather is fine
5 Laura wasn’t sure about living in Edinburgh because ___________
A. it is a big city B. there isn’t enough to do there.
C. it costs a lot of money to live there. D. the air is polluted
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2. Each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write ONE or TWO words or a number
or a day or a time. You have 20 seconds to look at part 2.
Saturday music classes
● drums
Classes available ● (6) …………………..……
● guitar
On arrival ● go to the (7) …………..………… to pick up your instrument
Cost ● (8) £ ………………… per class
● on (9) …………………………
End-of-term concert ● play alone or with the orchestra.
● friends and family welcome
For more information ● contact music teacher on (10) ………..……..……@school.net
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Your answers:
6. 7. 8.

9. 10.

B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write your answer in the table
below
11. Choose the word that is stressed differently from others.
A. invitation B. scientific C. celebration D. community
12. Choose the word that has the underlined letter pronounced differently from the others.
A. danger B. angry C. language D. passage
13. If it _________sunny tomorrow, we’ll have a picnic in the park.
A. is B. was C. has D. will be
14. ___________ of the two students won the first prize in the contest?
A. who B. which C. whom D. where
15. During my holiday in Dak Lak, I took part in some _______________ contests.
A. buffaloes – racing B. racing – buffaloes
C. buffalo – racing D. racing - buffalo
16. My sister has ________________________ hair.
A. beautiful long curly black B. beautiful long black curly
C. beautiful curly long black D. long black curly beautiful
17. Many countries have sent humanitarian aid to the earthquake __________.
A. victims B.soldiers C. patients D.rescuers
18. Khanh loves playing chess _____________ his sister enjoys doing yoga in her free time.
A. when B. because C. while D. during
19. “May I smoke here?” – “ I’d rather you__________ that”.
A. don’t do B. didn’t do C. won’t do D. not to do
20. Your children never think of going abroad, _____________?
A. don’t they B. aren’t they C. do they D. did they
21. He was ________________. He always supported the emperor.
A. determined B. loyal C. disloyal D. honest
22. Usually, people in this country speak their language with different ______ .
A. voices B. accents C. tounge D. sound
23. I ____________________ to my parents so far.
A. don’t write B. haven’t written C. didn’t write D. won’t write
24. The festival was held ______________ April 8th to May 2nd 2020.
A. on B. between C. within D. from
25. People ___________ incense to show respect to their ancestors during Tet.
A.make B. do C.burn D.pay
26. She spoke softly to him ___________ nobody else could hear a word .
A. because B. if C. although D. so that
27. “My favourite leisure activity is people - watching.” - “_______”
A. That sounds so weird! B. That’s all right.
C. OK. That’s what you’ve chosen. D. Sure. It’s very entertaining.
28. You have to ________ your shoes when going inside the main worship area of this pagoda.
A. turn off B. put on C. go off D. take off
29. The Khmer believe that they have to float lanterns; _________, they may not get good luck.
A. so B. therefore C. nevertheless D. otherwise
30. Jane really enjoys ____________________ to dinner parties or music concerts.
A. inviting B. being inviting C. being invited D. be invited
Your answers:
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16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

II. Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the given words. Write your
answer in the table below.
31. I need some more ______________ for the trip to Singapore. INFORM
32.Visually the house is very pleasing, but it’s ___________. COMFORT
33. Diana loves all of Vietnamese traditional dishes, __________ spring roll. SPECIAL
34. Have you ever been on a _______________ holiday? DISAPPOINT
35. Industrial waste is one of the most dangerous ________________. POLLUTE
36. Vietnamese ______________ know a lot about festivals in Viet Nam. HISTORY
37. The ________of the students in this primary school are from the Thai and the Nung. MAJOR
38. It is ____________________ of him to say that to an older person. RESPECT
39. The government carried out a programme to _______the health service in rural areas. MODERN
40. Do you do anything to aid the protection of __________ animals? TREAT
Your answers:
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

III. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. Write your answer in the table below.
41. Five - coloured sticky rice often (make) _________________by using natural roots and leaves.
42 + 43. Two days ago, while the boy (ride) _______________ a horse, he (fall) ___________off it.
44. The train to Da Lat (leave) _________________ at 2 p.m tomorrow?
45. The teacher told us (not/cheat) _______________ in the exam.
Your answers:
41. 42. 43.

44. 45.

IV. Each of the sentences below has a mistake. Find and correct them. Write your answer in the
table
46. In my family, children have get permission before leaving the dining table.
47. My father prefers doing DIY than buying things from shops.
48. My daughter, as well as her classmates are joining an international summer camp next Monday.
49. I have just listened to a nice piece of music was composed by Mozart.
50. Our beautiful forests will destroy if we do nothing to preserve them from now on.
Your answers:
46. 47. 48.
-> -> ->
49. 50.
-> ->
C. READING
I. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answer in
the table below.
Notting Hill Carnival takes place in London every August bank holiday. It is the most colourful and
largest street event in the UK. The festival celebrates the traditions of the Afro-Caribbean community,
who emigrated to England from the West Indies in the 1950s. They brought the Caribbean idea of the
carnival with colourful costumes, processions, steel bands, and street dancing. Preparations for the
carnival start many months in advance. Costumes need to be made and floats built, ready for the
carnival street procession. Steel bands practise traditional Caribbean music on instruments built from
used oil barrels. Just before the festival, the streets are decorated with yellow, green, and red streamers,
and amplifying devices are set in place, to carry the rhythmic sounds over the roar of the London traffic.
The carnival is celebrated for more than three days and is full of music and colour. Processions of steel
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and brass bands, floats, and dancers in typically colourful costumes make their way through the narrow
London streets, watched by tens of thousands of people. The streets are lined with stalls selling tropical
fruits, such as fresh mangoes, watermelons, and pineapple. Everyone dances - young and old, black and
white - and even the policemen on duty take part in the fun. For these three days in August, a little
Caribbean magic touches the streets of London.

51. What is the writer's main aim in writing the text?

A. to encourage people to celebrate the traditions of black people
B. to talk about problems with the Afro-Caribbean community
C. to recommend people spend more time outdoors
D. to understand and describe the Notting Hill Carnival
52. According to the passage, Notting Hill Carnival __________
A. takes place every Bank Holiday B. is held annually in August
C. is organized by the Bank of England D. is held at the beginning of August
53. During the Notting Hill Carnival, _______________
A. the participants in the carnival decorate the streets with colourful streamers
B. preparations start early in the morning
C. music and colour fill the streets of London
D. traffic is banned from the main shopping streets
54. The writer claims that _____________
A. this carnival has been organized since at least the 1950s
B. tens of thousands of people take part in the preparations for the carnival
C. dancers in the carnival wear special clothes
D. the dancers in the carnival are from the black community
55. Although the carnival is a celebration of the traditions of black British ...
A. everyone seems to participate in it
B. only Caribbean people take part in it
C. it is gaining in popularity among the white in recent years
D. people from all over the world come to watch it
Your answers:
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

II. Read the following passage and fill the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in
the table.
True friends
A real friend is one of the (56) __________ precious things a person can have in their lifetime. Forming
friendships that are long-lasting and fulfilling can make you feel (57)_________ top of the world. What
makes a true friend is debatable; (58)_________, it is clear that having a good circle of friends creates a
support group like (59)____________ else. The most common definition of a true friend is someone (60)
___________ supports you through the bad times, (61)___________ only the good. They are there for you
when you need them most and time (62) _______ not cause barriers (63) __________ two of you. In (64)
_________, you can spend years without even speaking but nothing changes; that is the beauty of (65)
___________ types of relationships.
Your answers:
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.

III. Read the following passages and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps. Write
your answer in the table below.
About twenty-five years ago, the results of an exciting new study were reported in the news: (66) _______
children listen to the music of Mozart, they will become more intelligent. Immediately, a huge (67) _____
of Mozart CDs were purchased by people who wanted their children to be smarter. The statement was
generally assumed to be true. After all, (68) _______ people think Mozart was a genius, and maybe if we
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listened to his music, his intelligence (69) _________ transfer to us. However, if you read about the
experiment that resulted in this claim, there is (70) _________ evidence it’s true. Firstly, children
(71)______ in the original experiment. University students were. The thirty-six young adults who took
part did one of three things for ten minutes. Some sat in silence, others listened to some relaxation
instructions and a third group listened to Mozart’s piano music. Afterwards, they all completed various
tasks, one of (72) __________ involved paper shapes. (73) ________ experiment was repeated three times. It
was found that the students who listened to Mozart did better in the paper shapes activity than (74)
_______ students. However, the beneficial effect only lasted for about fifteen minutes. So, listening to
Mozart won’t harm your children. It could even (75)________to a love of classical music. But if they have
an important test ahead, you should probably tell them to study instead of listening to some music on.

66. A. when B. if C. unless D. that

67. A. number B. numbers C. amounts D. amount
68. A. most B. most of C. most of the D. almost
69. A. can B. would C. should D. might
70. A. few B. many C. plenty D. little
71. A. didn’t test B. weren’t testing C. wouldn’t be tested D. weren’t tested
72. A. that B. whom C. which D. what
73. A. Its B. This C. These D. It’s
74. A. others B. the other C. another D. each other
75. A. cause B. bring C. result D. lead
Your answers:
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
71. 72. 73. 74. 75.
D. WRITING
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
76. When you phoned me, it was my lunchtime.
-> I was ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
77. She was such a slow speaker that almost all audiences got bored.
-> He ……………………………………….……………………………………………………………….
78. Despite the bad weather, we decided to go on playing soccer.
-> Even ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
79. Our last visit to Huong Pagoda was 3 months ago.
-> We haven’t ………………………………………………………………………………………………
80. My mother didn’t let us use mobile phones before 15 years old.
-> We ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
II.Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word
given.
Do not change the word given in any way.
81. Playing computer games too much badly affects students’ mental health. (EFFECT)
-> Playing computer games too much ………………………………………….....students’ mental health.
82. We didn’t intend to break our promises. (NO)
-> We ……………………………………………………………………………… …………our promises.
83. The storm blew off the roof of our house. (HAD)
-> We ……………………………………………………………………………………………… the storm.
84. I think you should pay more attention to your English pronunciation. (WOULD)
-> If I …………………………………………………………………………………English pronunciation.
85. Tuan is a faster runner than me. (AS)
-> I ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..Tuan.
III. Many people say that the internet is very useful for students to learn English.
To what extent do you agree or disagree? Write an essay of 180-200 words to express your idea about the
statement.
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KEY

Tổng 20 điểm

(85 câu x 0,2 điểm = 17 điểm

+ 3 điểm luận)
A. LISTENING
Part 1. You will hear Laura talking to her friend John about her trip to Scotland. Listen and
choose one correct answer.

1B 2B 3C 4A 5C
Part 2. You will hear a music teacher giving some information to students about Saturday music
classes. For each question, write one or two words or a number.

6. flute 7. drama room 8. 7.75 hoặ c 7,75

9. 24th June / June 24th / 24 June / June 24 10. D R I S C O L L

B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.

11. D 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. A 18.C 19.B 20.C
21. B 22. B 23. B 24. D 25. C 26.D 27.A 28. D 29. D 30. C

II. Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the given words.

31. information 32. uncomfortable 33. especially 34. disappointing 35. pollutants
36. historians 37. majority 38. disrespecful 39. modernize / 40. mistreated
modernise

III. Give the correct form

41. is often made 42. was riding 43. fell

44. does …. leave 45. not to cheat

III. Each of the sentences below has a mistake. Find and correct them

46. 47. than -> to 48. are -> is

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Have get -> have to get

49. was composed -> 50. will destroy -> will be
composed /which was destroyed.
composed/ that was
composed

C. READING
I. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

51. D 52. B 53. C 54.C 55. A

II. Read the following passage and fill the blank with ONE suitable word.

56. most 57. on 58. however 59. nothing 60. who

61. not 62. does 63. between 64. fact 65. these

III. Read the following passages and choose the best answer for each of the questions below.

66. B 67. A 68. A 69. D 70. D

71. D 72. C 73. B 74. B 75. D

D. WRITING
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

76. I was having/ eating lunch when you phoned me.

77. He spoke so slowly that almost all audiences got bored.

78. Even though the weather was bad, we decided to go on playing soccer.

79. We haven’t visited Huong pagoda for 3 months.

80. We weren’t allowed to use mobile phones before 15 years old.

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word
given. Do not change the word given in any way.

81. …HAS A BAD EFFECT ON ……………

82. … HAD NO INTENTION OF BREAKING ……….

83. …. HAD THE ROOF OF OUR HOUSE BLOWN OFF BY.....

84. …WERE YOU, I WOULD PAY ATTENTION TO MY……

85. …DON’T/CAN’T/ CAN NOT RUN AS FAST AS ……

III. Many people say that the internet is very useful for students to learn English.
To what extent do you agree or disagree? Write an essay of 180-200 words to express your idea about the
statement.
3 points
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The impression mark is based on the following scheme:

1. Content (50% pts): a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate
2. Language (25%pts): a variety of vocabulary and structures
3. Presentation(25%pts): coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of English language gifted
secondary students.

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