PHÒNG GD&ĐT ĐỒNG VĂN KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN

Đề chính thức Năm học: 2022 - 2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh
(Đề thi gồm 05 trang) Lớp: 8
Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

Họ và tên thí sinh: …………………………………...

Ngày sinh: ……………………………………………
Nơi sinh: ……………………………………………..
Học sinh trường: …………………………………….
Số báo danh: …………………………………………
Phòng thi số: …………………………………………

Giám thị 1 Giám thị 2

Số phách
(Họ tên, chữ ký) (Họ tên, chữ ký)

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(Đề thi gồm 05 trang)

Lưu ý:
- Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi. (Không làm bài vào bất kì giấy nào
khác).
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.
- Giám thị không được giải thích gì thêm

Số điểm Họ và tên, chữ ký của giám Số phách

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khảo
Bằng số Bằng chữ Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2

PART A: LISTENING. (4,0 pts)

Question I. You will hear a telephone conversation between a passenger
and an officer at the London Heathrow airport. Listen to the conversation
TWICE and complete the booking form below. Write ONE WORD OR A
NUMBER for each answer. (1,25 pts)
AIRPORT SHUTTLE BOOKING FORM
To: Milton
Date: (1).......................... No. of passengers: One
Bus time: (2) ..................P.m Type of ticket: (3)...................
Name: Jane Thomson
Flight No: AC936 From: London Heathrow
Address in Milton: Vacation Motel, 24, (4)..................... Street
Fare: $ 35
Credit Card No: (Visa) (5).....................
Question II. You will hear people talking about different situations. For each
question, choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (1,25 points)
1. What does the woman say about learning Chinese?
A. It's more difficult to speak than write.
B. She finds the pronunciation easy to learn.
C. The grammar is not so difficult.
D. The grammar is very difficult.
2. What does the woman say about her current job?
A. She is able to focus on her work.
B. She finds her colleagues very chatty.
C. She likes the atmosphere in the office.
D. She feels very tired.
3. What does the man say about travelling alone?
A. There is always someone to talk to.
B. It can be a problem if you are ill.
C. Decisions are easier to make.
D. He feels very comfortable
4. What does the man plan to do after his voluntary work?
A. Find a job in a zoo. B. Do a journalism course.
C. Work in Borneo. D. He loves animals
5. Why is the woman calling?
A. To explain changes in arrangements.
B. Because she's run out of money.
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C. To avoid being late for an interview.

D. She wants to get some information
Question III. Listen to the text and fill in the missing words. (1,5 pts)
Vietnamese New year or the Lunar new year (1)……….. is the most
important celebration and (2)………. in Vietnam . It takes place from the first
day of the (3) .………..month of the lunar calendar around late (4)………. or
early February . It is a time for (5) ……….to clean and decorate their home .
After that, they enjoy special food such as (6)……... Family members who live
apart try to be together at Lunar new year.
PART B: PHONETICS, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (4,0
points)
Question I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the others. (1,0 point)
1. A. health B. heal C. stealth D. dealt
2. A. hopeful B. postal C. local D. opposite
3. A. cherish B. chorus C. chaos D. scholar
4. A. southern B. account C. south D. amount
Question II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of
the other three words in each question. (1,0 point)
1. A. industry B. poisonous C. atmosphere D. awareness
2. A. generous B. extensive C. accomplish D. eternal
3. A. medicine B. decide C. distance D. patient
4. A arrangement B. relationship C. scientist D. improve
Question III. Circle the right word or phrase to complete the sentences.
(1,0 point)
1. What Marilyn did at the party was certainly ______ bad taste.
A. of B. about C. in D. Under
2. Your room is messy. Please ______ as much junk as possible and clean it up.
A. get rid of B. make clean of C. drop a line D. stop over
3. Sorry, but that book is ______ .We’ll get some copies from the publisher next
Monday.
A. out of print B. out of order C. off shelf D. out of stock
4. We ______ gas, so we have to wait until a car passes by.
A. gave out on B. ran out of C. walked out on D. disposed of
Question IV. Complete the following sentences by giving the correct form
of the words in the blanks. (1,0 point)
1. Why money can’t exactly buy you (HAPPY) ____at least it helps you suffer in
comfort.
2. What time do you (USE) _______________ start work?
3. I could never be a teacher. I am far too (PATIENT) _________________.
4. I don’t know what the matter with Tommy is lately. His (BEHAVE)
______________seem to be getting worse and worse.
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PART C: READING ( 4,0 points)

Question I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in
the following passage. (2,0 points)
MUSIC - A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
Music is universal - it is produced by all cultures. Some scientists believe
that music came before speech and (1) ______ as a development of mating
calls. In fact, there is one theory that the (2) ______ languages were chanted or
sung, rather than spoken. Indeed, in some cultures, music is a form of (3) ______
history. The Aboriginal Australians, for example, use music as a means to (4)
______ on stories of the land and spirits to the next generation.
New evidence suggests that music does not just (5) ______ the feel - good
factor but it is also good for the brain. A study of intellectually (6) ______ children
showed that they could recall more information after it was given to them in a song
than after it was read to them as a story.
Researchers also report that people (7) ______ better on a standard
intelligence test after listening to Mozart. The so-called “Mozart effect” has
also been (8) ______ by findings that rats brought up on Mozart run faster
through a complex network of paths or passages, known as a maze. Overall, it
seems that in most instances people who suffer from any form of mental illness
benefit from listening to music.
1. A. was B. swelled C. arose D. reacted
2. A. earliest B. newest C. easiest D. simplest
3. A. enjoying B. making C. recording D. stating
4. A. move B. pass C. hand D. happen
5. A. convince B. satisfy C. please D. prefer
6. A. disabled B. inactive C. incapable D. disordered
7. A. examine B. prepare C. achieve D. score
8. A. supported B. given C. marked D. remembered
Question II. Read the passage the answer the questions. (2,0 points)
Nam likes travelling. In summer vacations, he and his family often travel to
Ha Long Bay. They stay there for five days. They usually visit the beach and
swim. Nam enjoys swimming very much. They usually stay in a small guest-house
by the sea, but sometimes they stay in a hotel. Last summer, they went to Vung
Tau.They stayed at Sunshine Hotel for three days. In the afternoon, his father, Mr.
Hung played tennis with his friends. Nam and his mother walked along the beach
and built sandcastles. They visited Tri Nguyen Aquarium and saw many different
kinds of fish there. They bought a lot of souvenirs for their friends.

1. Do they sometimes stay in a hotel?

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2. Where did they go last summer vacation?
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3. What did Mr. Hung do in the afternoon?
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4. What did they buy?
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PART D: WRITING (4,0 points)
Question I. Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown,
so that its meaning does not change. (2 points )
1. Her father asked her if she would go out with her friends.
Her father asked her “........................................................................................?”
2. It might be a good idea to use honey instead of sugar.
 Why _______________________________________.
3. Jim used to swim more skillfully than he does now.
 Jim doesn’t……….............................................................................................
4. In my opinion that you should take more exercise.
 If I ………………….........................................................................................
Question II. Write a paragraph (120- 150 words) on the following topic
(2,0 points)
“Social network sites like Facebook are not good for teenagers, especially
students at lower secondary schools.”
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
- Use specific reasons and details to support your answer
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PHÒNG GD&ĐT ĐỒNG VĂN HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC
Đáp án đề chính thức SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
Năm học: 2022 - 2023
(Đáp án gồm 02 trang) Môn: Tiếng Anh
Lớp: 8

Part Question Sentence Answer key Point

1 17th October 0,25
I. 2 12.30 0,25
(1.25 pts) 3 Single/ one-way 0,25
4 Kitchener 0,25
5 3303 8450 2045 6837 0,25
1 C 0,25
II. 2 A 0,25
A. Listening (1,25 pts) 3 C 0,25
(4.0 pts) 4 A 0,25
5 A 0,25
1 holiday 0,25
III. 2 festival 0,25
(1,5 pts) 3 first 0,25
4 January 0,25
5 families 0,25
6 Sticky Rice cakes 0,25
1 B 0,25
I. 2 D 0,25
B. (1,0 pt) 3 A 0,25
Phonetics, 4 A 0,25
vocabulary 1 D 0,25
and II. 2 A 0,25
grammar (1,0 pt) 3 B 0,25
(4.0 pts) 4 C 0,25
1 C 0,25
III. 2 A 0,25
(1,0 pt) 3 D 0,25
4 B 0,25
1 happiness 0,25
IV. 2 usually 0,25
(1,0 pt) 3 impatient 0,25
4 behavior 0,25
I. 1 C 0,25
(2,0 pts) 2 A 0,25
3 C 0,25
4 B 0,25
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5 B 0,25
6 A 0,25
7 D 0,25
C. Reading 8 A 0,25
(4.0 pts) 1 Yes, they do. 0,5
2 They went to Vung Tau. 0,5
II. 3 In the afternoon, Mr. Hung played 0,5
(2,0 pts) tennis with his friends.
4 They bought a lot of souvenirs for their 0,5
friends.
1 Her father asked her: “ Will you go out 0,5
with your friends?”
I. 2 Why don’t you/we try using/ use honey 0,5
(2,0 pts) instead of sugar?
3 Jim doesn’t swim as skillfully as he 0,5
used to.
4 If I were you I would take more 0,5
D. Writing exercise.
(4.0 pts) Correct - Contents: a provision of all main
form of reasons and appropriate supporting ideas
II. paragraph and relevant examples (1,0 pt)
(2,0 pts) writing - Language: a variety of vocabulary and 2,0
(2,0 pts) appropriate structures (0,5pts)
- Presentation: coherence, cohesion, and
appropriate style (0,5pts)

- Student speaks fluently, standard

pronunciation.
- Flexible use of rich and diverse
E. Speaking structures. 4,0
(4.0 pts) - Most sentences are error-free, with
only a few basic grammatical errors.
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