ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI - KHỐI 8

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PART I: LISTENING
A-I. Listen and fill in the gaps with suitable words .
Bill Gates is an American inventor, computer programmer, philanthropist, and____6____, who was born in
Seattle, Washington. He is reportedly worth nearly $_____7______, making him one of the wealthiest people in the
country. He _____8______, and was head of Microsoft Corporation for years, and is still on the board for the computer
software giant.
Gates was born to an ____9____ class family. His father was an attorney; his mother was a banker, who
worked for the United Way for many years. He is credited for being the father of the modern computer, and for almost
single-handedly starting the personal computer ____10____. He studied at Harvard University, but did not
____11____ because of his desire to develop new software.
As a 13-year-old student at the Lakeside School, which was an exclusive college preparatory school, Gates was
_____12____ to computer programming. That year he developed a program that allowed _____13____ to play tic-tac-
toe against the computer. Gates was reportedly ____14_____ by the computer's ability to reproduce software code. In
____15____, Gates approached a company called Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS). He
convinced the owner that he had written a program that would work with his platform. The owner of the company
bought into Gates ____16______, and the two men reached an agreement to develop software for MITS. The
Microsoft Company was born.
Gates went on to _____17____ the Windows operating system with then partner IBM Corporation. The two
companies had ______18_____ though, and their partnership ended quickly. Gates left _____19_____ in 2000, but
remains on its board of directors. He remained active with the company for several years before stepping down in
____20______ 2014, becoming Technical Advisor for the firm.
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PART 2: PRONUNCIATION
Question I: Choose the word in each group which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the
others
21. A. annoy B. agree C. wardrobe D. assistant 21.
22. A. festival B. participate C. directory D. patient 22
23. A. live B. lively C. wine D. likely 23.
24. A. stronger B. singer C. finger D. longer 24.
25. A. advised B. amazed C. practiced D. changed 25.
Question II: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
26. A. behavior B. habit C. festival D. object
27. A. application B. convenient C. academic D. decompose
28. A. pancake B. resident C. facility D. treatment
29. A. departure B. magnificent C. participate D. accommdation
30. A. sightseeing B. council C. teammate D. include
PART 3: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Question I: Choose the best answer from the four options to complete each sentence below.
31. Why don't you _______ a go? It's not difficult. (make, have , do, set)
32. Carl wasn't very good at mountain climing as he's afraid of _____ (highs, height, highness, heights)
33. There's little ______ of our getting into the final. (opportunity, chance, luck, fortune)
34. Tom is mad _______ the English Song Contest. (from, against, for, about)
35. Just _____ your best - that's all anyone can ask of you. (do, make, be, have)
36. It's _____ time you learned to swim. (big, tall, high, far)
37. Grandma _____ a lot of pleasure from gardening. (does, has, makes, gets
38. ____ your time - don't rush. (Tell, Find, Spend, Take)
39. Each player takes it _____ turn to roll the dice. (on, in, at, to)
40. Time _____ so quickly when you 're doing something enjoyable. (takes, spends, passes, finds)
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40
Question II: Give the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Jone hoped ( 41.invite)_______ to join the English club. Her skills need ______(42.improve)
Lan looks exhausted! Yes, She (43.play)______tennis , and She (44.not play) _____it for years so she is not used to
it.
c. Mary has some difficulty (45.get)______up early in the morning.
d. They’d rather (46.walk ) _______than (47.go) ______by car.
e. Listen to this! I think this news (48.surprise)______ you.
f. When the robbery happened, the security guard (49.sleep) ______.
g. Do you know the man (50. perform)______on the stage last night?

41. 42 43 44 45
46 47 48 49 50
Question III: There are 10 mistakes in the letter below. Find and correct them.
Dear Tony,
We both have a holiday next Friday. If you has not made any other plans, what do you tell of our spending together the
day in the jungle near my aunt's house? I feel I want to get away to the noise and smoke of the town, and breath some
fresh country air.
Do come if you possible can. It is an early bus at six o'clock in the evening; and we could get back before eight o'clock
at night. I am written to my aunt telling her that we might give her a visit.
Write me a line to say you will go, and I will do all preparations.
Yours sincerely,
Anna
51. 52 53 54 55
56 57 58 59 60

Question IV: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
61. He had been a talented musician in his ______ (YOUNG).
62. Sam is the ______ (OLD) of their two sons.
63. She groped _______ (BLIND) for the light switch in the dark room.
64. His main ________ (SPORT) interests are gold and tennis.
65. The club provides a wide variety of ______ (ACT) including tennis, swimming and squash.
66. Successful ______ (APPLY) will receive notification within the week.
67. Their house is in a very ______ (FAVOUR) position near the park.
68. I can never repay your many _______ (KIND) to me.
69. The hotel is a comfortble and well- run ______ (ESTABLISH).
70. The programme did much to _______ (POPULAR) little - known writers.
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66 67 68 69 70

PART 4: READING
Question 1: Read and choose the best answer.
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant
language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated
many elements of French that was introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for
the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland or Ireland. However,
during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade
(including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became
established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the
primary language of international business, banking and diplomacy. Currently, about 80% of the information stored on
computer systems worldwide is in English. Two – thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the
main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more
than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest
number of non-native users than any language in the world.
71. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The number of non-native users of English.
B. The French influence on the English language.
C. The expansion of English as an international language
D. The use of English for science and technology
72. The word “emerged” in paragraph means________.
A. appeared B. hailed C. frequented D. engaged
73. Approximately, when did English begin to be used beyond England?
A. in 1066 B. around 1350 C. before 1600 D. after 1600
74. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “stored” in paragraph?
A. bought B. saved C. spent D. valued
75. According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there in the world today?
A. a quarter million B. half a million C. 350 million D. 700 million
71. 72. 73. 74. 75.
Question II: Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word.
NHA TRANG - COASTAL CITY
Nha Trang is a nice seaside resort and (76) ______ ideal center for relaxation. Nha Trang has many beautiful
mountains and lakes, Cham towers, hot springs and architechtural works. However, (77)______ speaking of Nha
Trang, people always mention its beaches in the first place. Nha Trang's beauty (78) ______ first of all from the blue
sea and picturesque nature of its islands. This coastal city (79) _____ a ten - kilometer beach and 19 islands. The
main beach runs from Tran Phu Road and (80) ______ planted with pine trees and other evergreen trees. Nha Trang
is a coastal city but it is not far (81) ______ forests. In the west of the town, (82) _______ is a long range of hills where
visitors can walk pleasantly. Nha Trang has many ancient cultural buildings. The town still preserves a (83) _______of
old towers and pagodas. Nha Trang is sunny almost all the year (84) _____ It doesn't have winter, but in summer it
isn't (85) ______ hot as in the North. The cool wind from the sea gives the town an eternal fall.
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PART 5: WRITING
Question I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it using the word given.Write between twoand five words.
86. Jack really likes football and never misses a match . CRAZY
 Jack ………………………………………. football and never misses a match.
87. My uncle worked on a sailing boat until he was thirty. WAS
 My uncle………………………………. until he was thirty.
88. John participated in a swimming competition last week. PART
 John ………… ……………………….in a swimming competition last week
89. June and I had a game of tennis. AGAINST
 I had ………………………………….. June.
90. I played chess almost every day when I was young. USED
 I ................................................. chess almost every day when I was young.
91. "I'm sorry I told everyone your secret" my sister said. APOLOGISED
 My sister …………. .................................everyone your secret
92. "I didn't to give the money to John" said Ali. DENIED
 Ali ……………………………………………… the money to John.
93. "No, I won't open the door" said Mandy. REFUSED
 Mandy……….. …………………………….the door
94. Study hard or you'll fail the exam. UNLESS
 You'll fail the exam ……………………………………….
95. If you applied now, there's a good chance you would get a job. APPLY
 Were ……………………………………… , there's a good chance you would get a job
Question II: Use given words to make meaningful sentences.

96. The residents/ store owners/ concerned/ about/ new mall/ a few months.
…………….........................................................................................................................................
97. TV/ bring/ not only/ information/ also/ entertainment.
…………….........................................................................................................................................
98. We/ reduce/ things/ envelopes/ glass/ plastic bottles/ old plastic bags.
…………….........................................................................................................................................
99. There/ also/ different ways/ learning/ same/ number/ new words.
…………….........................................................................................................................................
100. When/ we/ children/we/ used/ listen/ grandma’s old folktales/ dinner.
…………….........................................................................................................................................

PART I: LISTENING
A-II. Listen and choose the best ansers.
1. B,C 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. C

A-I. Listen and fill in the gaps with suitable words .

6.businessman 7. 80 billion 8. founded 9. upper-middle 10. revolution

11. graduate 12. introduced 13. users 14. fascinated 15. 1975
16. innovations 17. develop 18. differences 19. Microsoft 20. February

PART 2: PRONUNCIATION
Question I: Choose the word in each group which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of
the others
21C 22.D 23.A 24.A 25.C
Question II: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
26.A 27.B 28.C 29.D 30.D
PART 3: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Question I: Choose the best answer from the four options to complete each sentence below.
31.have 32.heights 33.chance 34.about 35.do
36.high 37.gets 38.take 39.in 40. passes
Question II: Give the correct form of the verb in brackets.
41 .to be invited 42. improving/ 43.has played/has 44. hasn’t played 45. getting
to be improved been playing
46.walk 47.go 48.will surprise 49.was told 50. performing
Question III: There are 10 mistakes in the letter below. Find and correct them.
Dear Tony,
We both have a holiday next Friday. If you has not made any other plans, what do you tell of our spending
together the day in the jungle near my aunt's house? I feel I want to get away to the noise and smoke of the
town, and breath some fresh country air.
Do come if you possible can. It is an early bus at six o'clock in the evening; and we could get back before
eight o'clock at night. I am written to my aunt telling her that we might give her a visit.
Write me a line to say you will go, and I will do all preparations.
Yours sincerely,
Anna
51.has- have 52. tell-say 53. to-from 54 breath- breathe 55. It- there
56. evening- morning 57. am-have 58. give-pay 59. write-drop 60.do-make

Question IV: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
61. youth 62. elder 63. blindly 64. sporting 65. activities
66. applicants 67. favoured 68. kindnesses 69. establishment 70. popularize

PART 4: READING
Question 1: Read and choose ..
71. C 72. A 73.D 74.B 75.C

Question II: Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word.

NHA TRANG - COASTAL CITY
76. an 77. when 78. comes 79. has 80. is
81. from 82. there 83. lot 84. round 85.as / so

PART 5: WRITING
Question I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it using the word given.Write between twoand five words.
86. Jack really likes football and never misses a match . crazy
 Jack is crazy about football and never misses a match.
87. My uncle worked on a sailing boat until he was thirty. was
 My uncle was a sailor until he was thirty.
88. John participated in a swimming competition last week. part
 John took part in a swimming competition last week
89. June and I had a game of tennis. against
 I had a game of tennis against June.
90. I played chess almost every day when I was young. used
 I used to play chess almost every day when I was young.
91. "I'm sorry I told everyone your secret" my sister said. Apologised
 My sister apologised for telling everyone your secret
92. "I didn't to give the money to John" said Ali.
 Ali denied giving the money to John.
93. "No, I won't open the door" said Mandy. Refused
 Mandy refused to open the door
94. Study hard or you'll fail the exam. unless
 You'll fail the exam unless you study hard.
95. If you applied now, there's a good chance you would get a job. apply
 Were you to apply now, there's a good chance you would get a job
Question II: Use given words to make meaningful sentences.
96. The residents and store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a few months .
97. TV is bringing(brings) not only information but also entertainment.
98. We can reduce things like envelopes, glass, (and) plastice bottles and old plastic bags.
99. There are also different ways of learning the same number of new words.
100. When we were children, we used to listen to our grandma’s old folktales after dinner.