DE THI HSG LOP 8 . 2012 (+MP3)

Phòng giáo dục và đào tạo




GV: Nguyen thanh binh
đề thi học sinh giỏi huyện Lớp 8 THCS
năm học 2011 – 2012
Môn thi : Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
Ngày thi: 29/2/2012
(Đề thi gồm 04 trang)

A. LISTENING Listen three times and fill in the table with information about Alan (10 points)
Profession
1.

Age
2.

Gets up at
3.

Goes to bed at
4.

Has lunch
5.

Comes home
6.

In the evening he goes to
7.

B. phonetics
I. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (5 points)
1. A. award B. include C. struggle D. enroll
2. A. volunteer B. commercial C. traditional D. accessible
3. A. florist B. citizenship C. curly D. participate
4. A. participation B. representative C. accommodation D. organization
5. A assistant B discount C behavior D competition
II Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
(5 points)
1. A toothache B change C clutch D teachings
2. A fabric B glassware C metal D contact
3. A just B summer C much D ruler
4. A organized B established C concerned D lived
5. A instructions B asleep C coats D stand
C. grammar – vocabulary
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (15 points).
1. She was very upset by the _______ of his English examination.
A. result B. failure C. affect D. success
2. TV is bringing not only information _______ entertainment.
A. and B. but also C. as D. although
3. As a leader, he must learn how to speak well _______.
A. in public B. in school C. outside D. in country
4. A person who cannot speak or hear is called _______.
A. a character B. a deaf C. a blind D. a deaf-mute
5. Donna is _______ and she has a flower shop in Britain.
A. a flower seller B. a flower girl C. a florist D. a flower lady
6. Chicago is _______ right on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A. situated B. placed C. but D. laid
7. Would you mind _______ me your visa?
A. to show B. showed C. showing D. show
8. Natural disasters such as storms, floods or droughts can easily _______ their crops and harvests.
A. damage B. harm C. destroy D. all are correct
9. Its three _______ are building character, encouraging good citizenship and personal fitness.
A. decisions B. intentions C. aims D. achievements
10. Put _______ in my situation, you will understand why I was sad.
A. myself B. you C. yourself D. herself
11. _______ we arrived at the airport in time to see him off.
A. unluckily B. luckily C. luckier D. lucky
12. The activity of skating on ice is _______.
A. skating ice B. ice - skating C. rice-cooking D. water -fetching
13. Health _______ is very important to prevent young people from the infection of AIDS.
A. educate B. education C. educator D. educational
14. In my opinion, it’s only common _______ to wear a seat belt in a car.
A. sense B. judgment C. intelligence D. wit
15. When I arrived at school, the school drum was _______.
A. ringing B. cheering C. sounding D. racing
II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences (5points).
1. I hope we have _______ weather for our holidays. (Sun)
2. Birthday is one of the family _______. (Celebrate)
3. My sister has a lot of _______ toys. They are very nice. (Wood)
4. Tim and Shannon want to visit an _______ institute in Viet Nam. (Ocean)
5. The Sword Lake is one of the _______ places in Ha Noi. (History)
III. Choose word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting as an example (5 points).
Example