Đề thi và đáp án HS năng khiếu Tiếng Anh 8 năm học 2012 - 2013

( Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này )
A. LISTENING:
You will listen to two pieces of listening. In each part you will hear the listening twice.
Read the instructions carefully and do the exercises.
I. Listen and circle the best response. (12 points)
1.


A. Yes, I do.
B. Do you.
C. Yes, I can.
4.
A. No, I don’t know how.
B. I can lay on Tuesday.
C. The golf course.

2.
 A. Sometimes.
B. Really? That’s great.
C. I like it, too.
5.
 A. Do you play?
B. How about tomorrow?
C. I’m not bad.

3.
A. Hardly ever.
B. Yes, I do.
C. The gym.
6.
A. So can I.
B. Every day.
C. Do you? I think it’s boring.

 Write your answers here:

1. ….
2. …..
3. …..
4. …..
5. …..
6. …..

 II. Listen to the dialogue. Fill in the blanks with the missing words. (18 points)
David: I want to improve my English. Is it a good idea to go to a .........(1)........ school in August?
Anna: I went to an English .........(2)........ school a year ago. It was at the Gold School of English.
David: .........(3)........ it good?
Anna: Yes, very good. There were grammar .........(4)......... And regular progress tests. And we also
played games. That was .........(5)........ .
David: What .........(6)........ of games?
Anna: Guessing games, for example. A .........(7)........ game is the Bag Game. One group has a big bag,
and the other group guesses what’s in the bag. It’s a good game at the .........(8)........, to get
to know each other.
David: Did you get to know the other students well?
Anna: Yes. It wasn’t a big group. I’ve forgotten exactly how many. We got on very well .........(9).........
Write your answers here:
1. …………......…
2. …………........…
3. ………….......…
4. ……….....….…
5. ……........….…

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


B. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (14 p)

A. excursion
B. fur
C. hurt
D. bury


A. seizure
B. measure
C. confusion
D. tension


A. food
B. mood
C. foot
D. shoot


A. thus
B. thick
C. thing
D. thin


A. off
B. of
C. safe
D. knife


A. daughter
B. laughter
C. taught
D. caught


A. promise
B. devise
C. surprise
D. realise

II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern in each line (6 p) :

A. suggest
B. report
C. profit
D. career


A. volcano
B. jungle
C. marine
D. surround


A. attend
B. public
C. damage
D. practice


Write your answers here:
1. ……
2. ……
3. ……
4. …….
5. ……
6. …….
7. …….
8. …….
9. …….
10. …..

C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (30 p)
1. “ Who sings best in your school?” – “ Mai .......... .”
A. sings
B. is
C. has
D. does

2. “ Will you come to the party tomorrow?” – “ I will if I ........ no visitors.”
A. have
B. will have
C. had
D. am having

3. Please, ask them .......... in this area.
A. don’t smoke
B. not smoke
C. to not smoke
D. not to smoke

4. I think he ........ better not encourage the students to take extra lessons.
A. will
B. should
C. could