PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI VĂN HÓA CẤP HUYỆN

…………. NĂM HỌC 2020-2021

MÔN THI: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 8
Ngày thi: ..../..../2021
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.
Phần I. TRẮC NGHIỆM (30 điểm)
I.  Listening. (10 pts)
Part 1. You will hear a student and an advisor talking about the facilities at the college. Listen
carefully and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording TWICE. (5 pts)
1. If the student has to get medicines, there’s a prescription charge of _____.
A. £ 6.15 B. £ 6.50 C. £ 5.16 D. £ 5.60
2. Where is the student living at the moment?
A. at a hotel B. at a hostel C. in the Sport Centre D. at his own apartment
3. Counseling service is on the _____.
A. North Campus B. Central Campus C. South Campus D. West Centre
4. If the student wants to make a note, the number is _____.
A. 09100625913 B. 90100625913 C. 09100762593 D. 09007625913
5. The fee you have to pay to get a pass is _____.
A. £ 12 B. £ 22 C. £ 32 D. £ 42
Part 2. You will hear a teacher talking to a group of students. Listen carefully and choose the
best answer A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording TWICE. (5 pts)
6. The trip takes place _____.
A. on the last day of school B. when the travel arrangements are made
C. in two weeks’ time D. when students have asked for their parents’ permission
7. It will take 2 hours _____.
A. for the plane to take off B. to fly to Malaga
C. to wait for the bus D. to get from the school to the airport
8. The maximum weight for each child’s luggage is _____.
A. twenty-five kilos B. more than twenty-five kilos
C. five kilos D. twenty kilos
9. In the afternoon, the children _____.
A. cannot go to the beach B. will have some free time
C. must not be late D. must go to Malaga
10. What can be dangerous?
A. going swimming B. going out late
C. wearing sunglasses D. staying in the sun for too long
II. Phonetics (5 pts)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the other words. (5 pts)
11. A. supply B. simply C. deny D. reply
12. A. tool B. book C. soon D. mood
13. A. laughed B. opened C. ploughed D. weighed
14. A. southern B. feather C. there D. breath
15. A. honorable B. humanity C. honesty D. hourly
III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to complete each of
the following sentences.
16. Mary asked Helen _____ she knew anything about painting.
A. whether B. to C. about D. that
17. Would you like _____ to the cinema tonight?
A. go B. will go C. going D. to go
18. It was _____ we could not go out.
A. such a cold that B. so cold a day that C. very so cold that D. too cold that
19. _____ a doctor, I must advise you to give up smoking.
A. Though B. Like C. Because D. As
20. Nobody likes to pay _____ prices.
A. high B. tall C. big D. expensive
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21. We always spend our summer holiday _____.
A. in the sea B. at the country C. in the beach D. at the seaside
22. Is it worth waiting for a table at this restaurant or shall we go _____ else?
A. somewhere B. otherwise C. everywhere D. anywhere
23. Do you know what time the train _____ to Leeds?
A. reaches B. arrives C. gets D. leaves
24. They discussed the matter thoroughly but couldn’t an agreement.
A. come B. succeed C. arrive D. reach
25. “I haven't met our new secretary yet.” _____?
A. What’s she like? B. How is she? C. How is she like? D. Why is she like?
26. Jenny and her sister are so ______ that they could almost be twins.
A. likeness B. alike C. same D. the same
27. I'd like to have this skirt _____.
A. redone B. lengthened C. rebuilt D. reduced
28. Will you _____ the book I lent you?
A. give me back B. offer me C. pay me D. lend me again
29. There was no _____ in asking him for help. He’s such a selfish person.
A. vain B. point C. worth D. profit
30. "Where's Jill?" - "She _____."
A. is in her room studying B. in her room is studying
C. studies in her room D. has in her room studied
Phần II. TỰ LUẬN (70 điểm)
Task 1. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (5 pts)
1. While Peter was driving home late last night, he (run) out of the petrol.
2. Solar energy is used to (heat) water.
3. Were the painting genuine, it (be) worth thousands of pounds.
4. Tom (always talk) in class and many a time he has been expelled from class.
5. I (just finish) my work when it started to rain.
6. He (be) here for 2 weeks but I have not seen him yet.
7. You (have) dinner when I phoned you?
8. His sister suggested that he (not wear) jeans and T-shirt when he went for the interview.
9. If he had taken my advice, he (not be) in the trouble now.
10. This song, sung by many famous singers, (write) 5 years ago.
Your answers:
1. __________________________________ 6. _________________________________
2. __________________________________ 7. _________________________________
3. __________________________________ 8. _________________________________
4. __________________________________ 9. _________________________________
5. __________________________________ 10. ________________________________
Task 2. Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets. (5 pts)
1. Please _________________ your seat belt. The plane is taking off. FAST
2. World Health Organization doctors meet ________________ to identify the flu strains VIRUS
that will hit next winter.
3. She has a large _________________ of stamps. COLLECT
4. A flood causes the _________________ of food and water because it destroys SHORT
crops and pollutes the fresh water.
5. Unless something is done about _________________, the outlook for the future EMPLOY
is not good.

Your answers:
1. ________________________ 6. ________________________
2. ________________________ 7. ________________________
3. ________________________ 8. ________________________
4. ________________________ 9. ________________________
5. ________________________ 10. ________________________

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Task 3. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts)
Computer illiteracy
Illiteracy is the condition of being unable to read and (1) ______. Illiteracy is also used (2)
______ describe the condition of being ignorant or unknowledgeable in a particular subject or field.
Computer illiteracy (3) ______ the inability to use a computer programming language.
Most of us who use computers (4) ______ how to send emails, or how to create a new folder. But
we know nothing (5) ______ programming languages, the artificial languages used to write
instructions that can (6) ______executed by a computer. Even in developed countries, a very small
percentage of computer users are able to read or write this kind of computer language. Should we (7)
______ the effort to learn a computer language, especially when these are so complicated? The answer
is “Yes”. Because 8) ______ computer illiteracy, users depend on software manufacturers. Our society
becomes more dependent on information technology, and in a few years’ time, reading and writing a
computer language will be as essential as using a human language. Computer users will not be able to
survive (9) ______ they know the code - the set of detailed instructions that tell a computer what to do.
In the future, survival and professional success will presuppose knowing everything about the
machines we (10) ______ with.
Your answers:
1. _____________________________ 6. _____________________________
2. _____________________________ 7. _____________________________
3. _____________________________ 8. _____________________________
4. _____________________________ 9. _____________________________
5. _____________________________ 10. ____________________________

Task 4. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write their correct
forms in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example. (10 pts)

The Problem of Bullying in Schools

Line 1 There is new concern about school violences , and police have taken greater
2 responsibility in helping school officials ensure students' safety. As pressure
3 increases to put on officers in schools, police agencies must decide how to
4 contributed to students' safety effectively. Will police presence on campuses
5 enhance safety? If police cannot be on every campus, can they make others
6 contributions to students' safety? What is good approaches and practices?
7 Perhaps much than any other school safety problem, bullying affects students'
8 sense of security. The most effective ways to prevent or lessen bullying require school
9 administrators' commitment and intensive efforts. Police who are interesting in
10 increasing school safety can use its influence to encourage schools to solve the
11 problem. This guide provides police from information about bullying in schools, its
12 extent and causes, and enabling police to steer schools away from common remedies
13 that has been considered ineffective elsewhere, and to develop ones which will work.

0. Line 1 violences  violence

Your answers: 1. Line ... ___________________________________________
2. Line ... ___________________________________________
3. Line ... ___________________________________________
4. Line ... ___________________________________________
5. Line ... ___________________________________________
6. Line ... ___________________________________________
7. Line ... ___________________________________________
8. Line ... ___________________________________________
9. Line ... ___________________________________________
10. Line ... ___________________________________________

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Task 5. The passage has five paragraphs (A-E). Choose the most suitable heading for each
paragraph from the list of headings below. (5pts)

Hot Days, Hot Nights

Paragraph A
Here is what global warming could do in a few years: in Dallas, a doubled level of carbon dioxide
would increase the number of days a year with temperatures above 100 degrees from nineteen to
seventy-eight. On sixty-eight days, as opposed to the current four, the temperature wouldn't fall below
80 degrees at night. One hundred and sixty-two days a year, the temperature would top 90 degrees.
Paragraph B
Although most scientists agree that increasing levels of carbon dioxide and other. greenhouse gases
will inevitably lead to global warming, no one is certain how fast and how much temperatures will rise
and what the effects will be in any geographical areas. This gives policymakers an excuse for delaying
action. Some experts predict that within two centuries glaciers in the North and South Poles will melt,
ocean levels will rise, and much of what is now the coast of the United States will be under water.
They also predict great droughts and hurricanes, as a result of climate changes.
Paragraph C
Other scientists think the changes will be much more gradual, even beneficial. After all, Canada
would not complain if the productive corn-growing lands - now located in the U.S. Midwest - were
shifted north across the border.
Paragraph D
While many nations could end up with milder climates, the change - perhaps 100 times faster than at
any time in human history- could be so drastic that many of the benefits would be lost. There could be
crowds of environmental refugees, as well, making the tragedy of the Dust Bowl era seem mild in
comparison.
Paragraph E
What can we do? Humanity's contribution to the greenhouse effect comes from so many basic
activities that we can't hope to eliminate it completely. Some steps have already been taken. Since the
1970s, the use of CFCs as aerosol-can propellants has been banned in the United States.

Paragraph F
Another strategy is to burn as much methane as possible. This adds C02 to the air, but since methane
traps twenty times as much heat as C02, the net result is worthwhile. The gas in many garbage landfills
is already being used in a number of places around the United States. It is being used to heat thousands
of homes.

Questions: List of headings

Example: Question 1: Paragraph A __ii__ i. Possible problems due to global warming.

Question 2: Paragraph B ______ ii. Warmer and warmer in some places.
Question 3: Paragraph C ______ iii. Help from methane.
Question 4: Paragraph D ______ iv. One important step.
Question 5: Paragraph E ______ v. Problems bigger than benefits
Question 6: Paragraph F ______ vi. But possible benefits too.

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Task 6. Refer to the passage “What Is Happening to Our Planet?” and choose from the
passage NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS to complete the following sentences (5pts).

What is happening to Our Planet?

Sometimes humans kill animals indirectly. Few places on the planet are untouched by humans. The
ever-increasing human population needs more space. Industries use more and more of the Earth's
natural resources. The result: in less than one hundred years, as many as two hundred known species
of birds and mammals have vanished. Many natural habitats are disappearing. The Earth's rainforests
are being destroyed, along with their inhabitants. Toxic wastes, air pollution, and radiation take terrible
tolls on wildlife. Changes in the planet's ozone layer and in its climate threaten all animals, including
humans.

In 1977, President Jimmy Carter asked for an official study of the environment. What, he asked,
would our planet be like in the year 2000 if present trends continue? This study was done by several
U.S. government departments at the direction of Dr. Gerald Barney. Published in 1980, the Global
2000 Report to the President provided startling warnings and predictions about the fate of the Earth if
we do not make changes in the way we treat it.

The report predicted, among other things, that " between half a million and 2 million species - 15 to
20 percent of all species on earth- could be extinguished by the year 2000. " It warned of more
hardship for the Earth's human inhabitants as well-more starvation, for example.
This report strongly urged the government to take immediate action. It gave recommendations for
change. But by the time the study was completed, Ronald Reagan had been elected president and his
administration ignored the report.

The 1980s were not a good decade for the environment. It is likely that a global report now would
be even bleaker than the one published after the 1970s. Many environmentalists wonder if we can stop
the destruction of our planet before it is too late. When, they ask, will humans realize that they are not
meant to be masters of the Earth, only one of its guests?

Refer to the passage Mat Is Happening to Our Planet? and choose from the passage
NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS to complete the following sentences.

1. The result: in less than one hundred years, as many as two hundred known species of birds and
mammals ____________________.
2. Humans kill animals indirectly because industries need more and more of the ______________ on
the Earth.
3. The changes in the Earth's ____________________as well as its climate are harmful to all animals.
4. The official study of the environment in 1977 was directed by_________________________.
5. One of the difficulties which humans were warned of by the report is ___________________.

Your answers:
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________
4. _____________________________
5. _____________________________

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Task 7. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one,
beginning with the given words. (10 pts)
1. Although he came, he finished his job on time.
 In spite___________________________________________________________________________
2. He speaks more persuasively than his brother.
 He is a___________________________________________________________________________
3. He could not afford to buy the car.
 The car___________________________________________________________________________
4. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.
 I would rather_____________________________________________________________________
5. The film was so interesting that all we want to see again.
 It was such _______________________________________________________________________
6. Turn off all the switches before leaving the workshop.
 All the ___________________________________________________________________________
7. I haven’t seen that man here before.
 It’s the___________________________________________________________________________
8. They have already discussed the problem.
 The problem ______________________________________________________________________
9. My advice to you is to go to the doctor's.
 If I were__________________________________________________________________________
10. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.
 I was not_________________________________________________________________________
Task 8. Combine each pair of sentences, beginning with the given words. (5 pts)
1. Eric is ill today. He can’t go with us on our trip.
 If _____________________________________________ ________________ ____________.
2. It rained hard. We couldn’t finish the work.
ð Because of ___________________________________________________________________.
3.The question was difficult question. No one answered it correctly.
 The question was so __________________________________________________________.
4. The Picasso painting was expensive. Nobody could buy it.
 So ________________________________________________________________________.
5. That lady travels to many places. She gains much knowledge.
 The _______________________________________________________________________.
Task 9. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word given. Do not change the word given. (5 pts)
1. Hurry up or she will miss the last train. UNLESS
 She_____________________________________________________________________________
2. I don’t intend to tell you my plan. INTENTION
 I have___________________________________________________________________________
3. The girls are excited at the thought of going on an excursion. FORWARD
 The girls are______________________________________________________________________
4. I’ve lost interest in going to the same place all the time. (FED)
 I am_____________________________________________________________________________
5. It is Alice’s job to look after the garden. RESPONSIBLE
 Alice is__________________________________________________________________________
Task 10. Paragraph writing (10 pts)
In about 100-130 words, write a paragraph about the ways to reduce water pollution.
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