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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC: 2017-2018
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
ĐỀ CHÍNH
(Đề thi có 08 trang)
THỨC

ĐIỂM CHỮ KÝ CÁC GIÁM KHẢO SỐ PHÁCH

BẰNG SỐ : ……………..……… SỐ 1 : ………….…………..

SỐ 2 : …………..………….
BẰNG CHỮ: ……………………

SECTION 1. LISTENING:
PART I: (5 points)
There are 5 questions in this part, for each question there are 3 pictures and a short
recording. Choose the correct picture. Write in CAPITAL LETTERS A, B or C in the
answer box.
Example: How many people were at the meeting?

Your answer (A, B or C): C

1 - What music will they have at the party?

2 - When will the man go on holiday?

3 - What will the weather be like tomorrow?

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4 - What colour is Mary's coat?

5 - What did the woman repair?

Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
PART II (6 points)
Listen to Paul talking to a friend about his family. What does each person do? Match
the person with the job you hear.
PEOPLE JOB
1. Sally A. bank clerk
2. Bill B. doctor
3. David C. teacher
4. Paul's mother D. student
5. Paul's father E. writer
6. Paul F. stopped worker
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

PART III (9 points)

Listen to Philip talking to a friend about his photography course.
Choose the best answer (A, B or C) for each space
1 - Where does Philip do the photography classes?

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A) Park College B) City College C) South College

2- What time do the photography classes begin?
A) 5.15 pm B) 6.00 pm C) 6.45 pm
3 - How much does Philip pay for the photography course?
A) 55 pounds B) 75 pounds C) 95 pounds
4 - Philip's happy with the course because he's
A) learning about famous photographers
B) using a new camera
C) getting better at photography
5- Philip thinks it's easy to take photographs of
A) trees B) animals C) children
6 - After the course Philip will
A) buy a new camera B) get a job in photography C) make photography his hobby
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

SECTION 2. PHONETICS
II. Pronunciation: (10 points)
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by
writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box.
1. A. page B. village C. luggage D. heritage
2. A. sugar B. sorry C. seaside D. summer
3. A. enough B. young C. country D. mountain
4. A. sociable B. ocean C. receive D. special
5. A. answer B. always C. wrong D. write
Write your answers here:
1 …… 2........A............... 3......D.................. 4...C.................... 5.....B...............
A……….. .. .. .. ..

III. Stress: (10 points)

Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently
from the others.
1. A. cartoon B. open C. paper D. answer
2. A. computer B. shortage C. village D. teacher
3. A. important B. community C. organize D. diseases
4. A. education B. geography C. occupation D. information
5. A. relative B. cinema C. continue D. suddenly
Write your answers here:
3.........C............... 4..........B............. 5.........D...........
1 …………A.. 2......A................ .. . ..

SECTION 3. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
IV. Multiple choice: (50 points)
Choose the letter (A, B, C, or D) as the best answer to complete the following sentences.
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Write your answers here:

1. They have never come ............................ such a beautiful village before.
A. off B. along C. at D. across
2. _____ is something that people make or grow to sell.
A. Product B. Production C. Produce D. Productive
3. TV is bringing ______ information, ______ entertainment.
A. not only ... but also B. so ... that C. either ... or D. more ... than
4. It is important _____ students attend all the lectures.
A. that B. in order to C. to D. 0
5. Cloth bags ought_____used instead of plastic bags.
A. be B. to be C. been D. to been
6. I have no idea where she is.
A. do not know B. don’t care about C. don’t think about D. don’t take care of
7. The book is short but _______.
A. entertained B. entertaining C. time-consuming D. time-consumed
8. Ann no longer works here.
A. no more works here B. doesn’t still work here
C. doesn’t work here any more D. still works here
9. Of the two subjects I am learning in English at school, physics is the ______.
A. difficult B. more difficult C. most difficult D. more difficult than
10. He prefers ______
A. go for a swim to study B. going for a swim to study
C. going for a swim to studying D. go for a swim to studying
11. People from other planets may use ___________ to communicate, which is not possible for human
beings.
A. landlines B. letters C. chat rooms D. telepathy
12.___________ systems use several different ways of giving information with sounds, pictures,
and texts on a screen.
A. Emailing B. Telephoning C. Multimedia D. Chatting
13.“Are Mary and Peter still living in Paris?” - “No, they …….. to NewYork.”
A. are just moved B.had just moved C. have just moved D.will just move
14. __________ of our poor condition, we tried to cure the injured dolphin.
A. Despite B. Because C. In spite D. Although
15. He said he was afraid this article was .................. date.
A. over B. on C. behind D. out of
16. I had to get up early, ...............I would miss the train.
A. otherwise B. if not C. but D. unless
17. Most young people want to ........more about environmental problems.
A. look after B.find out C.look for D.make out
18. There’s a _________ look on his face. I’m _________ of him indeed.
A. frightening/scared B. frightening/scaring
C. frightened/ scaring D. frightened/scared
19. Nga had difficulties in bringing the heavy box, and Mai, her friend, offered to help.
Mai : “Need a hand with your heavy box, Nga ?” -Nga : “.....................”
A. I don’t need B. Not at all
C. That’s very kind of you D. No, thanks

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20. Mary: “Is 11 o’clock alright?” - Tom: “______.”

A. Yes, that’s fine B. No, I don’t want to go
C. Wait a minute D. Sounds interesting
Your answer:

1 …………….. 2......................... 3.......................... 4......................... 5......................

6 …………….. 7......................... 8.......................... 9......................... 10....................

11 …………….. 12....................... 13........................ 14....................... 15....................

16 …………….. 17....................... 18........................ 19....................... 20....................

V. Error identification: (10 points)
From four underlined parts, choose the one that needs correction then correct it.
1. ‘How about more pie?’‘No, but thanks. I ate too much.’
A B C D
2. We are looking forward to see you in April.
A B C D
3. Mixture the flour with the eggs and butter.
A B C D
4. I haven’t come back to London for my father last visited me.
A B C D
5. Tom said you could reach him in 8 645 082 after dinner.
A B D
Write your answers here:

Number Error Correction

1 BỎ BUT
2 seeing
3 mix
4 Since
5 at

VI. Word form: (10 points)

Write the correct form of the word to fill in the blanks in the following sentences.
1. After many years of failure, Edison finally.succeeded.....in inventing the light bulb.
SUCCESS
2. The accident happens because of driving....carelessly..
CARE
3. He believed in his ability.....to jump down from the fourth storey without getting hurt. ABLE
4. You must pass the written.....exam to attend the course.
WRITE
5. Many people like him because of his .generousty....
GENEROUS
6. The media help increase the ..popularity....of sports and games.
POPULAR

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7. The ......of forests has brought about floods recently.

DESTROY
8. An unknown......man has stolen all our money.
KNOW
9. The ..products....of this factory are widely consumed in this country.
PRODUCE
10. Viet Nam declared its independed......on September 2nd 1945.
DEPEND
Write your answers here:
2. ……………..
1. …………….. 3. …………….. 4. …………….. 5. ……………..
carelessly
6. …………….. 7. …………….. 8. …………….. 9. …………….. 10. ……………..

VII. Verb form: (20 points)

Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. The classroom is still very dirty. I don’t think it (1- clean).has been cleaned
2. ( 2- Lie )lyingon the beach on a sunny day is pleasant.
3. After (3- shout )shouting for help, she ( 4- take ) off her shoes and (5- jump)jumped in
(6- save)to save him.
4. Once you (7- try)have triedGloswhite toothpaste, you (8- never use) anything else.
5. (9- Write )having written the letter, she put it in an envelope.
6. Each July, George together with his family (10- go)goes to Spain for holiday.
Write your answers here:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
SECTION 4. READING
VIII. Exercise 1: (20 points)
Read the following passage, then choose the letter (A, B, C, D) that best fits each of the blanks.
SPRING FESTIVAL
From (91) ______ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that
spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (92) ______ Christians
remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Easter, however, is not the (93) ______ spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the
end of the winter by making (94) ______ bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu
festival of Holi. In some villages children are (95) ______ round bonfires by their mothers to
protect them (96) ______ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak (97) ______ in
water when celebrating their New Year, which (98) ______ in the middle of April. In Antigua in
Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are (99) ______
colourful, but (100) ______ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets.
1. A. earliest B. latest C. previous D. old
2. A. which B. when C. because D. by then

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3. A. single B. one C. only D. Lonely

4. A. giant B. tremendous C. extreme D. huge
5. A. gone B. carried C. brought D. run
6. A. in B. out of C. against D. from
7. A. through B. one other C. each other D. mutually
8. A. falls B. appears C. happens D. occurs
9. A. the same B. as C. not less D. equally
10. A. instead of B. on behalf of C. in spite of D. place of
Write your answers here:

1 …………….. 2......................... 3.......................... 4......................... 5......................

6 …………….. 7......................... 8.......................... 9......................... 10....................

IX. Exercise 2: (10 points)

Read the text and questions below.
For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
In biology and ecology environment is all of the natural materials and living things on the
earth. This is also called the natural environment. Some people called themselves
environmentalist. These people think that harmony with the environment is important. They
think we must protect the environment. They think people should not put so much pollution into
the natural environment. The important things in the environment that we value are called natural
resources. For example fish, sunlight, and forests. These are renewable natural resources because
they grow naturally when we use them. Non – renewable natural resources are important things
in the environment that do not come back naturally. For example coal and natural gas.
1. What does the word “ environmentalists” in line 3 mean ?
A. living things. B. people who protect the environment.
C. people who destroy the environment. D. people who pollute the environment.
2. One example of renewable natural resources is…………………….
A. sunlight B. coal C. oil D. natural gas
3. One example of non - renewable natural resources is…………
A. fish B. tree C. water D. coal
4. All of the following things are renewable natural resources except…
A. air B. grass C. silver D. animal
5. What does the word “them” in line 7 refer to ?
A. materials. B. environmentalists.
C. Renewable natural resources. D. non - renewable natural resources .
Write your answers here:

1 …………….. 2......................... 3.......................... 4......................... 5......................

X. Exercise 3: Gap-filling. (20 points)
Read the text below and think of one word which best fits each space.
Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (1) ................ father was comedian and
his mother worked (2) .................... a dancer and a singer. (3) ......... of them was successful so
the family had very (4) ..................... money. The (5) ……………… time he himself earned

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money by dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what
he loved (6) ..................... was working in the theatre.
When he was (7) ..................... fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went
on trips to America. On (8) ..................such tour, he was (9) ................... a part in a film, so he
went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor and film director.
He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the age of 88. There is now a statue of him in Leicester
Square, London, the city of his (10) ..................... and early up-bringing.
Write your answers here:

1 …………….. 2......................... 3.......................... 4......................... 5......................

6 …………….. 7......................... 8.......................... 9......................... 10....................

SECTION 5. WRITING
XI. Sentence transformation: (20 points)
Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed above it.
1. “You shouldn’t lend him any more money,” Mrs. Tuyet said to Nga.
 Mrs. T advised _Nga not to lend him any more
money_____________________________________________________________.
2. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early.
 To
____________________________________________________________________________.
3. It was so late that nothing could be done.
 It was too
______________________________________________________________________.
4. Is this the best price you can offer?
 Can’t you
______________________________________________________________________?
5. I don’t go to church every Sunday any longer.
 I used to
_______________________________________________________________________.
6. I sent my friend a letter in London last week.
 A letter
________________________________________________________________________.
7. I last saw him when I was a student.
 I haven’t
_______________________________________________________________________.
8. “Don’t forget to bring your passports with you when you go abroad.”
 She reminded
___________________________________________________________________.
9. Smoking is not allowed in the ward.
 Would you
_____________________________________________________________________?
10. He failed the exam because of his laziness.

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 Because
he______________________________________________________________________.
Rewrite each of the sentences using the given word so that the new one has a similar
meaning as the one preceded. You must not change the given word.
1. I wanted to finish my homework, so I stayed up late last night. (as)
 I stayed
________________________________________________________________________.
2. The thick fog prevented me from driving to work. (made)
 The thick fog
____________________________________________________________________.
3. Nick hasn’t been to Vietnam before. (time)
 This is
_________________________________________________________________________.
4. Mr. Lam teaches English. Mr. Hai teaches Math. (subject)
 Mr. Lam doesn’t
_________________________________________________________________.
5. I’d rather not see him tomorrow. (want)
I
______________________________________________________________________________
.
II. Many people say that Facebook is one of the best websites to share everything.
Do you agree ? Write a paragraph ( 120 to 150 words ) to express your idea.

(Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm; Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì)
Họ và tên thí sinh:………………………….……………….SBD:
…………..Phòng:............

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