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UBND HUYỆN MỸ ĐỨC BÀI THI OLYMPIC CẤP HUYỆN

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2023– 2024
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8

Sè ph¸ch:

Họ tên, chữ ký của người coi thi

- Giám thị số 1: ………………………………….………….…..
- Giám thị số 2: ……………………………………………........

Ngày thi 12 tháng 4 năm 2024. Số báo danh:………………..

Họ và tên thí sinh:…………………………………………………………….

Sinh ngày………tháng………năm……..
Nơi sinh:…………………………………Nam (nữ)……..
Học sinh lớp : ……….trường
THCS…………………………………………………..
Chú ý:
- Thí sinh phải ghi đầy đủ các mục ở phần trên theo sự hướng dẫn của giám thị
- Thí sinh không được ký tên hay dùng bất cứ ký hiệu gì để đánh dấu bài thi (ngoài
việc làm bài theo yêu cầu của đề thi)
- Bài thi không được viết bằng mực đỏ, bút chì, không được viết bằng hai thứ mực.
Phần viết hỏng, ngoài cách dùng thước để gạch chéo, không được tẩy xoá bằng bất
kỳ cách gì khác (kể cả bút xoá)
- Trái với các điều trên, bài làm của thí sinh sẽ bị loại.
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ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2023 – 2024

MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 120 phút

(Không kể thời gian giao đề)

Chú ý: Đề thi này có 06 trang (từ trang 1 đến trang 6)

Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này.

Điểm Họ, tên, chữ ký Số phách

của toàn bài thi ( Do trưởng
Bằng số Bằng - Giám khảo số 1: ban chấm
chữ ........................................................................ thi ghi)
- Giám khảo số 2:
........................................................................

PART ONE: PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
rest in each group. (5 pts)
1. A. chef B. school C. headache D. character
2. A. introduce B. cousin C. invent D. furniture
3. A. looked B. watched C. stopped D. carried
4. A. appear B. weather C. bread D. headache
5. A. towel B. down C. window D. flower
II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. (5 pts)
1. A. electricity B. communication C. Japanese D. pioneer
2. A. poem B. writer C. contact D. symbol
3. A. customer B. delicious C. grocery D. resident
4. A. yesterday B. optional C. natural D. prediction
5. A. comfortable B. commercial C. generous D. demonstrate
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences (10 pts)
1. If we ___________ three years younger, we _____________ you in that party.
A. were - joined B. were - would join C. are - would join D. are - will
join
2. He hates............................to do something by others.
A. be asked B. asking C. being asked D. to ask
3. We saw many beautiful birds while we _________ in the lake.
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A. fished B. would fish C. are fishing D. were fishing

4. I sometimes get my wife ………. some coffee.
A. to make B. making C. make D. made
5. They are ____________ that their son won the championship.
A. delighted B. pleasing C. sad D. interesting
6. There is no.............in going to school if you're not willing to learn.
A. reason B. aim C. point D. purpose
7. ______ water you use, ______ money you will have to pay.
A. The much … the higher B. The most … the highest
C. The more …. the more D. The more … the higher
8. “__________to come and have dinner with us?” “I’d love to but I’m very busy”.
A. would you mind B. Could you please
C. Would you like D. Do you enjoy
9. Everyone thought she would accept the offer; _______, she turned it down.
A. however B. so C. too D. moreover
10. She said she ……to Do Son the week before.
A. went B. goes C. have gone D. had gone
II. Give the correct forms of the words given in brackets. (10 pts)
1. It is …………. to eat too much sugar and fat. (HEALTH)
2. The situation is getting …………. difficult for us. (INCREASE)
3. My daughter wears nice and new clothes. She looks very ……… (FASHION)
4. Our city is going to have roads …………. next year. (WIDE)
5. His father soon died of a …………. heart. (BREAK)
6. Because of his …………., they failed the exam. LAZY)
7. They left the house in a …………. mess. (FRIGHT)
8. Their children have quite …………characters. (DIFFERENCE)
9. There are a lot of …………. in the competition. (CONTEST)
10. …………. have warned the local people of the disaster. (SCIENCE)
III. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find it by
choosing A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
1. He gets up early in order to reviewing lessons before school.
A B C D
2. As soon as I will get my exam results, I’m going to visit my uncle in the countryside.
A B C D
3. She always trains hard to be a good-qualified teacher.
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A B C D
4. Tom is always forget his keys and that really annoys me.
A B C D
5. The plays writing by Shakespeare are very popular in the world.
A B C D
PART THREE: READING
I. Read the passage and choose one correct answer to fill in each blank (10 pts)
English is the (1) ………… important in the world today. A very large (2)
……… of people understand and use English in many (3) …………. of the world.
Indeed, English is a very useful language. If we (4) ……… English we can
go to any places or countries we like. We shall not find it hard to (5) ……….
people understand what we want to say. English also helps us to learn all kinds of
subjects. Hundreds of books are (6) ……in English every day in many countries to
teach people many useful things. (7) ……….. English language has therefore
helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all the corners of the world. There is no
subject that cannot be (8) ……. in English. As English is used so much everywhere
in the world, it has helped to make the countries in the world more (9) ……. The
leaders of the world use English to understand one another. The English language
has therefore helped to spread better understanding and friendship among countries
of the world. Lastly, a person who knows English is respected by people. It is for
all these (10) ………… that I want to learn English.
1. A. most B. mostly C. chiefly D. best
2. A. few B. deal C. amount D. number
3. A. countries B. place C. sites D. scenes
4. A. realize B. say C. speak D. tell
5. A. get B. let C. persuade D. make
6. A. published B. wrote C. print D. made
7. A. A B. An C. That D. The
8. A. recognized B. realized C. known D. taught
9. A. friend B. friendly C. friendship D. friendliness
10. A. reasons B. causes C. effects D. results
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE word in each space. (10 pts)
One of the most urgent environmental (1) …………… in the world today
(2) ……… the shortage of clean water. Having clean drinking water is a basic
human (3) …………… . But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage have (4)
…………… many sources of water undrinkable. Lakes, reservoirs and even entire
seas have become vast pools (5) …………… poison. Lake Baikal in Russia is one
of the largest (6) …………… in the world. It (7) …………… a rich variety of
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animals and plants, including 1,300 rare species that do not exist anywhere else in
the world. But they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial
effluent (8) …………… pour into the lake every day. Even where law existed, the
government (9) …………… not have the power to enforce them. Most industries
simply ignore the regulations. The Mediterranean Sea occupies 1% of the world’s
water surface. But it is the dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution.
Almost 16 (10) ………… regularly throw industrial wastes a few miles off-shore.
III. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. (5 pts)
Coal, oil and natural gas supply modern civilization with most of its power.
However, not only are supplies of these fuels limited, but they are a major source
of pollution. Therefore, it’s important to improve, explore and develop such
alternatives energy sources as nuclear, water, solar and wind power. Each of these
alternatives, however, has advantages and disadvantages. Nuclear power plants
efficiently produce large amounts of electricity without polluting the atmosphere;
however, they are costly to build and maintain, and they create the difficult
problem of what to do with nuclear waste. Hydroelectric power is inexpensive and
environmentally safe, but impractical for communities located far from moving
water. Wind power is a pollution – free source of renewable energy but it can’t be
used in many parts of the world where there is insufficient wind. Solar power is
renewable, it does not cause pollution and it does not add the earth’s heat load.
However, it is difficult to collect and store. Solar power also requires expensive
equipment. Every source of energy has its disadvantages. One way to minimize
them is to use less energy. Conservation efforts coupled with renewable energy
resources will ensure supplies of clean, affordable energy for humanity’s future.
1. Coal, oil and natural gas .........................
A. are very great in amount B. will never be used up
C. are a major source of pollution D. supply some of its power
2. Nuclear power plants ............................
A. are difficult to build B. pollute the atmosphere
C. are very cheap to maintain D. create the problem of nuclear waste
3. Wind power .........................................
A. cannot be used in places where there is insufficient wind
B. is completely used up
C. is a source of pollution
D. cannot replace itself
4. What is the advantage of these alternatives?
A. They are non – renewable forms of energy.
B. They are environmentally friendly energy sources.
C. They are all very practical.
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D. They are inexpensive to exploit.

5. From the passage, it can be inferred that to solve our energy problem .................
A. we will have to stop using many of our modern conveniences
B. scientists will have to find one major source of nonpolluting energy
C. scientists will have to find ways to increase our supplies of coal, oil and gas
D. a combination of conservation and invention will be needed
PART FOUR: WRITING
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly
the same as the sentence printed before it. (5 pts)
1. He hasn't come back to his home village for over 20 years now.
=> It's ………………………………………………………………………………
2. Please don’t make me annoyed by such silly questions.
=> I’d rather ………………………………………………………………………..
3. It was such an interesting movie that he has seen it three times.
=> The movie ……………………………………………………………………….
4. He is said to have been in the French Foreign Legion.
=> People …………………………………………………………………………
5. John found it easy to study Physics.
=> John had no ……………………………………………………………………
II. Use the given and other words to complete the following sentences so that it
has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. (5 pts)
1. The thick fog prevented me from driving to work. (made)
=> The thick fog ………………………………………………………………
2. Peter spent 3 hours on repairing his computer. (repair)
=> It ………………………………………………………………………..
3. We went out to the beach in spite of the heavy rain. (Although)
=> Although ……………………………………………………………….
4.We found it difficult not to laugh when he appeared on the screen. (stand)
=> We couldn’t ……………………………………………………………
5. The man usually spent his holiday in the mountain. (used)
=> The man ……………………………………………………………….
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III. Write a paragraph (about 120 words) to show the causes, effects and
solutions to the air pollution. (10 pts)
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2023 – 2024
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 120 phút

(Không kể thời gian giao đề)

Điểm Họ, tên, chữ ký Số phách

của toàn bài thi ( Do trưởng
Bằng số Bằng - Giám khảo số 1: ban chấm
chữ ........................................................................ thi ghi)
- Giám khảo số 2:
........................................................................

PART ONE: PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
rest in each group. (5 pts)
1. A. chef B. school C. headache D. character
2. A. introduce B. cousin C. invent D. furniture
3. A. looked B. watched C. stopped D. carried
4. A. appear B. weather C. bread D. headache
5. A. towel B. down C. window D. flower
II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. (5 pts)
1. A. electricity B. communication C. Japanese D. pioneer
2. A. poem B. writer C. contact D. symbol
3. A. customer B. delicious C. grocery D. resident
4. A. yesterday B. optional C. natural D. prediction
5. A. comfortable B. commercial C. generous D. demonstrate

PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences (10 pts)
1. If we ____________ three years younger, we ____________ you in that party.
A. were -joined B. were -would join C. are- would join D. are -will join
2. He hates _________ to do something by others.
A. be asked B. asking C. being asked D. to ask
3. We saw many beautiful birds while we _________ in the lake.
A. fished B. would fish C. are fishing D. were fishing
4. I sometimes get my wife ………. some coffee.
A. to make B. making C. make D. made
5. They are ____________ that their son won the championship.
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A. delighted B. pleasing C. sad D. interesting

6. There is no _________ in going to school if you're not willing to learn.
A. reason B. aim C. point D. purpose
7. ______ water you use, ______ money you will have to pay.
A. The much … the higher B. The most … the highest
C. The more …. the more D. The more … the higher
8. “__________to come and have dinner with us?” “I’d love to but I’m very busy”.
A. would you mind B. Could you please
C. Would you like D. Do you enjoy
9. Everyone thought she would accept the offer; _______, she turned it down.
A. however B. so C. too D. moreover
10. She said she ……to Do Son the week before.
A. went B. goes C. have gone D. had gone
II. Give the correct forms of the words given in brackets. (10 pts)
1. It is unhealthy to eat too much sugar and fat. (HEALTH)
2. The situation is getting increasingly difficult for us. (INCREASE)
3. My daughter wears nice and new clothes. She looks very fashionable. (FASHION)
4. Our city is going to have roads widened next year. (WIDE)
5. His father soon died of a broken heart. (BREAK)
6. Because of his laziness, they failed the exam. (LAZY)
7. They left the house in a frightening mess. (FRIGHT)
8. Their children have quite different characters. (DIFFERENCE)
9. There are a lot of contestants in the competition. (CONTEST)
10. Scientists have warned the local people of the disaster. (SCIENCE)
III. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find it by
choosing A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
1. He gets up early in order to reviewing lessons before school.
A B C D
2. As soon as I will get my exam results, I’m going to visit my uncle in the countryside.
A B C D
3. She always trains hard to be a good-qualified teacher.
A B C D
4. Tom is always forget his keys and that really annoys me.
A B C D
5. The plays writing by Shakespeare are very popular in the world.
A B C D
PART THREE: READING
I. Read the passage and choose one correct answer to fill in each blank (10 pts)
English is the (1) ….. important in the world today. A very large (2) …… of
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people understand and use English in many (3) …………. of the world.
Indeed, English is a very useful language. If we (4) ……… English we can
go to any places or countries we like. We shall not find it hard to (5) ……….
people understand what we want to say. English also helps us to learn all kinds of
subjects. Hundreds of books are (6) ……in English every day in many countries to
teach people many useful things. (7) ……….. English language has therefore
helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all the corners of the world. There is no
subject that cannot be (8) ……. in English. As English is used so much everywhere
in the world, it has helped to make the countries in the world more (9) ……. The
leaders of the world use English to understand one another. The English language
has therefore helped to spread better understanding and friendship among countries
of the world. Lastly, a person who knows English is respected by people. It is for
all these (10) ………… that I want to learn English.
1. A. most B. mostly C. chiefly D. best
2. A. few B. deal C. amount D. number
3. A. countries B. place C. sites D. scenes
4. A. realize B. say C. speak D. tell
5. A. get B. let C. persuade D. make
6. A. published B. wrote C. print D. made
7. A. A B. An C. That D. The
8. A. recognized B. realized C. known D. taught
9. A. friend B. friendly C. friendship D. friendliness
10. A. reasons B. causes C. effects D. results
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE word in each space. (10 pts)
One of the most urgent environmental (1) problems in the world today (2) __is__
the shortage of clean water. Having clean drinking water is a basic human (3) right
/need. But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage have (4) made many
sources of water undrinkable. Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become
vast pools (5) of poison. Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the largest (6) __lakes___
in the world. It (7) _ contains_ a rich variety of animals and plants, including
1,300 rare species that do not exist anywhere else in the world. But they are being
destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial effluent (8) __which___ pour into
the lake every day. Even where law existed, the government (9) ___did___ not
have the power to enforce them. Most industries simply ignore the regulations. The
Mediterranean Sea occupies 1% of the world’s water surface. But it is the dumping
ground for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost 16 (10) countries regularly throw
industrial wastes a few miles off-shore.
III. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. (5 pts)
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Coal, oil and natural gas supply modern civilization with most of its power.
However, not only are supplies of these fuels limited, but they are a major source
of pollution. Therefore, it’s important to improve, explore and develop such
alternatives energy sources as nuclear, water, solar and wind power. Each of these
alternatives, however, has advantages and disadvantages. Nuclear power plants
efficiently produce large amounts of electricity without polluting the atmosphere;
however, they are costly to build and maintain, and they create the difficult
problem of what to do with nuclear waste. Hydroelectric power is inexpensive and
environmentally safe, but impractical for communities located far from moving
water. Wind power is a pollution – free source of renewable energy but it can’t be
used in many parts of the world where there is insufficient wind. Solar power is
renewable, it does not cause pollution and it does not add the earth’s heat load.
However, it is difficult to collect and store. Solar power also requires expensive
equipment. Every source of energy has its disadvantages. One way to minimize
them is to use less energy. Conservation efforts coupled with renewable energy
resources will ensure supplies of clean, affordable energy for humanity’s future.
1. Coal, oil and natural gas .........................
A. are very great in amount B. will never be used up
C. are a major source of pollution D. supply some of its power
2. Nuclear power plants ............................
A. are difficult to build B. pollute the atmosphere
C. are very cheap to maintain D. create the problem of nuclear waste
3. Wind power .........................................
A. cannot be used in places where there is insufficient wind
B. is completely used up
C. is a source of pollution
D. cannot replace itself
4. What is the advantage of these alternatives?
A. They are non – renewable forms of energy.
B. They are environmentally friendly energy sources.
C. They are all very practical.
D. They are inexpensive to exploit.
5. From the passage, it can be inferred that to solve our energy problem ................
A. we will have to stop using many of our modern conveniences
B. scientists will have to find one major source of nonpolluting energy
C. scientists will have to find ways to increase our supplies of coal, oil and gas
D. a combination of conservation and invention will be needed
PART FOUR: WRITING
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly
the same as the sentence printed before it. (5 pts)
1. He hasn't come back to his home village for over 20 years now.
=> It's over 20 years since he last came back to his home village.
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2. Please don’t make me annoyed by such silly questions.

=> I’d rather you didn’t make me annoyed by such silly questions.
3. It was such an interesting movie that he has seen it three times.
=> The movie was so interesting that he has seen it three times.
4. He is said to have been in the French Foreign Legion.
=> People say (that) he was in the French Foreign Legion.
5. John found it easy to study Physics.
=> John had no difficulty in studying Physics.
II. Use the given and other words to complete the following sentences so that it
has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. (5 pts)
1. The thick fog prevented me from driving to work. (made)
=> The thick fog made it impossible for me to drive to work.
2. Peter spent 3 hours on repairing his computer. (repair)
=> It took Peter 3 hours to repair his computer.
3. We went out to the beach in spite of the heavy rain. (Although)
=> Although it rained heavily, we went out to the beach
4.We found it difficult not to laugh when he appeared on the screen. (stand)
=> We couldn’t stand laughing when he appeared on the screen.
5. The man usually spent his holiday in the mountain. (used)
=> The man used to spend his holiday in the mountain.
III. Write a paragraph (about 120 words) to show the causes, effects and
solutions to the air pollution. (10 pts)
- Form: (3 pts)
+ Introduction.
+ Body.
+ Conclusion.
- Content: (7 pts)
+ causes (At least 2 ideas)
+ effects (At least 2 ideas)
+ solutions (At least 2 ideas)
- Attention:
+ Grammar.
+ Vocabulary.
+ Arrangement of ideas.
+ Use studied structures well.
+ Amount of words.
Điểm toàn bài: 80 : 4 = 20
The end
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