đề thi hsg AV8

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC - ĐÀO TẠO
TP. LONG XUYÊN
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
Môn: TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

Họ và tên:....................................................... Số BD:..............
Ngày sinh:. ...........
Trường THCS:........................................Số phách:...................


Giám thị 1
Giám thị 2










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Giám khảo 1 ……………………………
Giám khảo 2 ……………………………
Điểm bài thi ……………............ Số phách:..................
Bằng chữ : ………………………


A/ LISTENING: ( 3ms)
Listen to the weather reports. Then fill in the missing information:

City
Weather
Temperature (0C)



Low
High

1. Sydney
2. Tokyo
3. London
4. Bangkok
5. New York
6. Paris
Dry, windy
Dry, ( 1)……………. 2)………………..., cold
Warm , dry
Windy, cloudy
Cool, ( 5)……………
 20
15
( 3)………….
24
8
( 6)..................
 26
22
7
32
( 4).................
16

B/ LANGUAGE FOCUS: ( 7ms)
1. I/Supply the correct verb tenses or forms. ( 2 ms)
1. Water (cover)………………….. most of the Earth’s surface.
2. Look at those black clouds! It (rain)……………………………………
3. She has a lot of novels ( write)………………….. in English.
4. We are tired of (work)…………… …………..for low salary.
5. Would you mind if I ( take)………………………………..a photo?
6. This is the second time you (break)…………………………….a cup.
7. I ( just buy ) ……………………a new shirt.
8. My brother came in while Tom and I ( play ) …………………… chess.
II/ Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition ( 1.5ms):
1. She is keen……………………..pottery.
2. The heads of some famous people were carved…………………..the rock.
3. They have to separate the rice………………the husk.
4. I’m looking forward ……………….seeing you in June.
5. Can you help you ………………….. your bags, Mrs. Jones?
6. My new house is different…………………my old house.

III/ Find out mistakes in the following sentences and correct them ( 1,5 ms)
E.g: I strongly believe that friends plays a very important role in our life.
A B C D ( play

1. The meeting will be hold in the community center.
A B C D ( ………………

2. Greg is always forget his keys and that really annoys me.
A B C D ( ………………

3. It’s about a 40- minutes drive from the city center.
A B C D ( ………………
4. Would you mind if I ask you a personal question?
A B C D ( ………………
5. We are looking forward to see you in April.
A B C D ( ………………
6. The project will be show to the public when it is finished,
A B C D ( ………………
VI/ Give the correct forms of the words in parentheses. (2ms)
1. The lecturer is giving us first-aid …………………. (instruct)
Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more …………….. (comfort)
This book is …………………… enough for me to read. (interest)
Sa Pa is a wonderful ………..... resort in Viet Nam. (mountain)
The view of this mountain is ……………………. (beauty)
6. It`s ........................ to cross the avenue. (danger)
7. Could you give me some.........................? (inform)
8. Each of my friends has a .................................. character . ( differ)
C/ READING: ( 5 ms)
I/ Read the passage and then choose the correct answer: ( 2ms)
Mrs. Jackson is an old woman who has a small room (1)_______ an old house. She (2)_________there since 1974. That was the year when her husband (3)___________. He had been ill (4)__________many years. After his death Mrs. Jackson had (5)__________ money at all. She found work in a factory. Her job was to clean the offices. She (6)_______ get up(7)_______ the morning. She doesn`t have much money (8)_______she hopes now.
1. a. in b. on c. from d. of
2. a. is living b. lives c. lived d. has lived
3. a. died