TRƯỜNG THCS ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU CẤP QUẬN

NGUYỄN BỈNH KHIÊM Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

ĐỀ 4 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.

(Đề thi có 08 trang)

Điểm bài thi Họ tên chữ ký Số phách

Bằng số: …………............ Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2
Bằng chữ: ………………. ………………… ………………...

SECTION 1: LISTENING (2.0 points)

I. Part 1: Choose the correct letter A, B or C to complete the sentences. (1.0 point)
1. To find out how much holidays cost, you should press button ____________.
A. one B. two C. three
2. Travelite currently offer walking holidays ____________.
A. only in Western Europe B. all over Europe C. outside Europe
3. The walks offered by Travelite _____________.
A. cater for a range of walking abilities
B. are planned by guides from the local area
C. are for people with good fitness levels
4. On Travelite holidays, people holidaying alone pay ____________.
A. same as other clients
B. only a little more than other clients
C. extra only if they stay in a large room
5. Entertainment is provided _____________.
A. when guests request it. B. most nights. C. every night.
Write your answers here:
1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________
II. Part 2: Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. (1.0 point)
Accommodation Form- Student Information
Name Anu (1)___________________________
Date of birth: (2)_______________________________
Country of origin: India
Course of study: (3) ______________________________
Number of years planned in hall: (4) ______________________________
Preferred catering arrangement hall board
Special dietary requirements: no (5) _______________________ (red)
Write your answers here:
1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________
SECTION 2. PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your answers in the space
provided. (0.6 points)
1. A. increases B. practises C. houses D. promises
2. A. application B. combustion C. navigation D. recognition
3. A. informative B. violent C. opinion D. information
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3.
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IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group. Write your
answers in the space provided. (0.4 points)
4. A. technology B. requirement C. unnecessary D. university
5. A. suffer B. differ C. prefer D. offer
Write your answers here:
4. 5.
SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
V. Choose A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences. (6.0 points)
1. She is ________ MC for ________ talent show, she can speak four languages and she has _______
useful method of learning foreign language.
A. a/ the/ an B. an/ the/ an C. the/ the/ a D. an/ the/ a
2. Of my parents, my father is _________.
A. the stricter B. the strictest C. stricter D. strict
3. You _______ pass the pretest if you want to take the written exam.
A. have to B. ought to C. should D. will
4. By the time we________ our work, she________ everything clearly.
A. had started/ explained B. started/explained
C. had started/ had explained D. started/ had explained
5. It is very difficult to________ the exact meaning of an idiom in a foreign language.
A. convert B. convey C. exchange D. transfer
6. It's very _______of you to offer me your seat, but really I'm quite happy to stand on the bus.
A. sympathetic B. considerate C. grateful D. appreciative
7. He was watching television ________ his friends came and congratulated him on his prize.
A. when B. because C. until D. after
8. Neither Dick nor Tom ________ how to speak German.
A. knows B. knew C. are knowing D. know
9. The staff can’t take leaves at the same time. They have to take holidays ________rotation.
A. on B. Under C. by D. in
10. Her father gave her a _________on her birthday last week.
A. yellow small beautiful Chinese gold jewelry box
B. beautiful small yellow Chinese gold jewelry box
C. beautiful yellow small Chinese gold jewelry box
D. small beautiful yellow gold Chinese jewelry box
11. They asked me whether I was working________.
A. next day afternoon B. the afternoon following
C. the following afternoon D. tomorrow afternoon.
12. ________, William Shakespeare is the most widely known.
A. Of all writers in English B. All writers in English
C. All of the writers in English D. With all, writers in English
13. It was ________ a victory that even Smith’s fans could believe it.
A. so surprising B. such surprising C. too surprising D. surprising enough
14. The winners are the first ones ________ a fire.
A. make B. makes C. making D. to make
15. I showed the painting to an expert who _________it at about £500.
A. cost B. estimated C. assigned D. valued
16. The librarian is ___________ for all the books in the library.
A. dutiful B. responsible C. confident D. secure
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17. The_________ can be controlled by the stoppage of leakage from the radioactive materials including
the nuclear reactors, industries and laboratories.
A. light pollution B. visual pollution C. air pollution D.radioactive pollution
18. Mr. Man was given a medal in _______ of his service to his country.
A. gratitude B. knowledge C. recognition D. response
19. It is imperative that your Facebook password ________ confidential.
A. need keeping B. need to keep C. must be kept D. needs keeping
20. No sooner __________ than he left.
A. he had arrived B. he has arrived C. would he arrive D. had he arrived
21. By and __________, the pupils are well-behaved.
A. by B. from C. forward D. large
22. Two students are talking about the school curriculum.
Nick:” Swimming should be taught in the school”. Nam:”_____. It is an essential life skill.”
A. Oh, that’s a proplem B. Not at all
C. I can’t agree with you more D. You can make it
23. He had spent ________ time writing an essay on his childhood.
A. a few B. too many C. a great deal of D. a large number of
24. _______ with her boyfriend yesterday, she doesn’t want to answer his phone call.
A. Because ofher quarreled B. Having quarreled
C. Because having quarreled D. Quarreled
25. I’ve noticed you and Elmer only play football ________ these days.
A. over the moon B. once in a blue moon
C. out of this world D. the sky the limit
26. Her health has improved in _________.
A. odd sand ends B. leaps and bounds C. sick and tired D. trial and error
27. There's a list of repairs as long as ________.
A. your arm B. a pole C. your arms D. a mil
28. The teacher: Never be late for class again, boy. Johny: _______, sir.
A. Yes, I will B. No, I won't C. Yes, I do D. No, I don't
* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in the following sentence.
29. After consideration, teaching is still a career worth pursuing as I prefer to become a teacher like my
mother and my father.
A. work B. unemployment C. occupation D. professor
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following sentences.
30. Regular exercise and good eating habits are crucial to your health and well-being.
A. general B. unnatural C. unimportant D. unsafe
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

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VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your answer in the space
provided. (1,0 point)
1. It was wrong with you to allow a 4 year-old child to walk home alone.
A B C D
2. Technically speaking, astronauts can be able to visit the moon and live there briefly.
A B C D
3. By the time Lika became the first astronaut dog, fruit flies has already been launched into space.
A B C D
4. My parents are very glad that I have done a lot of progress this school year.
A B C D
5. Working like a police officer means earning a good salary, excellent retirement benefits, and great
A B C D
health insurance for you and your family.
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
SECTION 4. READING
VII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write your answers in the
space provided. (2.0 points)
Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can’t find the
energy to get out of bed (1)________ for school? According to a new report, today’s generation of
children are in danger of getting so (2)_______ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health
at (3)_______. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours’ sleep a night, (4)_______teenagers
require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (5)________ anything
between two and five hours’ sleep a night less than their parents did at their age.
This (6)_____ serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children’s ability to concentrate
at school. The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired reaction time and
poor concentration is well (7)_______. Research has shown that losing as little as half an hour’s sleep a
night can have profound effects (8)______ how children perform the next day. A good night’s sleep is
also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep (9)______ they release a hormone that is
essential for their ‘growth spurt’ (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid rate).
It’s true that they can, to some (10)______, catch up on sleep at weekends, but that won’t help them when
they are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon.
1. A. behind time B. about time C. in time D. at time
2. A. few B. less C. much D. little
3. A. jeopardy B. threat C. risk D. danger
4. A. or B. because C. whereas D. so
5. A. puts B. gets C. brings D. makes
6. A. raises B. rises C. results D. comes
7. A. organized B. arranged C. established D. acquired
8. A. in B. on C. to D. at
9. A. at which B. which C. where D. that
10. A. rate B. extent C. level D. point
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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VIII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question.Write
your answers in the space provided. (2.0 points)
Experts in climatology and other scientists are becoming extremely concerned about the changes to our
climate which are taking place. Admittedly, climate changes have occurred on our planet before. For
example, there have been several ice ages or glacial periods.
These climatic changes, however, were different from the modern ones in that they occurred gradually
and, as far as we know, naturally. The changes currently being monitored are said to be the result not of
natural causes, but of human activity. Furthermore, the rate of change is becoming alarmingly rapid.
The major problem is that the planet appears to be warming up. According to some experts, this warming
process, known as global warming, is occurring at a rate unprecedented in the last 10,000 years. The
implications for the planet are very serious. Rising global temperatures could give rise to such ecological
disasters as extremely high increases in the incidence of flooding and of droughts. These in turn could
have a harmful effect on agriculture.
It is thought that this unusual warming of the Earth has been caused by so-called greenhouse gases, such
as carbon dioxide, being emitted into the atmosphere by car engines and modern industrial processes, for
example. Such gases not only add to the pollution of the atmosphere, but also create a greenhouse effect,
by which the heat of the sun is trapped. This leads to the warming up of the planet.
Politicians are also concerned about climate change and there are now regular summits on the subject,
attended by representatives from around 180 of the world’s industrialized countries. Of these summits,
the most important took place in Kyoto in Japan in 1997. There it was agreed that the most industrialized
countries would try to reduce the volume of greenhouse gas emissions and were given targets for this
reduction of emissions.
It was also suggested that more forests should be planted to create so-called sinks to absorb greenhouse
gases. At least part of the problem of rapid climate change has been caused by too drastic deforestation.
Sadly, the targets are not being met. Even more sadly, global warnings about climate changes are often
still being regarded as scaremongering.
1. According to the passage, in what way did the climate changes in the ice ages differ from the modern
ones?
A. They occurred naturally over a long period of time B. They were partly intended.
C. They were wholly the result of human activity. D. They were fully monitored by humans.
2. The word “alarmingly” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. disapprovingly B. disappointingly C. surprisingly D. worryingly
3. According to the passage, agriculture could _________.
A. make the global warming more serious
B. be indirectly affected by the global temperature rises
C. give rise to many ecological disasters
D. be directly damaged by the rises in global temperature
4. Greenhouse gases cause the warming up of the Earth because they _________.
A. are emitted by car engines B. trap heat from the sun
C. do not add to atmosphere pollution D. are unusual gases
5. According to the passage, 1997 witnessed _________.
A. the largest number of summits on the subject of climate change
B. the most important summit on climate change taking place in Kyoto, Japan
C. the highest attendance by representatives from 180 industrialized countries
D. widespread concern about climate change
6. It can be inferred from the passage that the countries which are mainly responsible for global warming
are _________.

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A. countries with the warmest climate B. developing countries
C. developed countries D. the most industrialized countries
7. The word “There” in paragraph 5 refers to _________.
A. the world’s industrialized countries B. regular summits on climate change
C. the most industrialized countries D. the 1997 summit in Kyoto, Japan
8. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. Carbon dioxide is one of the gases that may cause the so-called greenhouse effect.
B. The so-called sinks created by forests can absorb greenhouse gases.
C. The problem of rapid climate change has been caused mainly by deforestation.
D. Politicians are among those who are concerned about climate change.
9. The word “drastic” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. hard B. severe C. widespread D. obvious
10. What is probably the writer’s attitude toward global warning?
A. Optimistic B. Pessimistic C. Neutral D. Positive
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
IX. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided.
(2.0 points)
English is an important global language, but that doesn't mean it is easy. Many experts have tried to make
English (1) ________ to learn, but they weren't always successful.
In 1930, Professor CK Ogden of Cambridge University (2) ________ Basic English. It had only 850
words (and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could (3) ________ it in just thirty hours.
The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages, but they
couldn't understand the (4) ________ in ‘real’ English! It was also impossible to explain a word if it
wasn't in the Basic English word list.
RE Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English
was (5) ________, so he invented a language called Anglic. Anglic was (6) ________ to English, but with
much simpler spelling. ‘Father’ became ‘faadher’,‘new’ became ‘nue’ and ‘years’ became ‘yeerz’. (7)
________, for some students of English, Anglic never became popular.
Even easier is the language which ships’ captains use: it is called ‘Seaspeak’. Seaspeak uses a few simple
phrases for (8) ________ possible situation. In Seaspeak, for example, you don't say,‘I didn't understand,
can you repeat that?" it is just, "Say again." No more grammar!
In the age of international (9) ________ through the Internet, a new form of English might appear. A
large number of the world's e-mails are in English and include examples of ‘NetLingo’ like OIC (Oh, I
see) and TTYL (Talk to you (10) ________ ).
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
SECTION 5. WRITING
X. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as thesentence before
it. (1.0 point)
1. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
à The time machine __________________________________________________
2. Mary said to me, “Can I borrow you some money? I want to buy this shirt”.
à Mary asked _______________________________________________________
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3. Without my tutor’s help, I couldn’t have made such a good speech.
à If________________________________________________________________
4. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.
à I object ___________________________________________________________
5 She was very impressed by the fashionable dress but found it too expensive.
à Impressed _________________________________________________________
XI. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in bold. Do not change the word given. (1.0
point)
1. No one can learn all that in one day! CAPABLE
à No one _________________________________________ all that in one day!
2. The cost of living has fallen considerably in the past week. FALL
à There has ________________________________________________________.
3. I’ve finally started sorting out my postcard collection. ROUND
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à I ve finally ____________________________________sorting our my postcard collection.
4. We weren’t surprised by his success. TO
à It came _________________________________________________________.
5. She insisted on a full apology. BUT
à Nothing ________________________________________________________.
XII. Paragraph writing.
“Do you agree that internet has only advantages?” Give some details of about 120 to 150 words to
support your answer. (2.0 points)
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