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HUYỆN THỌ XUÂN KÌ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP HUYỆN

NĂM HỌC : 2017 - 2018.
SBD:…………... Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Ngày thi: 08 tháng 4 năm 2018
(Đề thi có 5 trang)
PART A. LISTENING
Question1: People are talking about health problems. What is each person’s problem?
1. Julia a. Sore throat
2. Henry b. stomachache
3. Regina c. cold
4. Dale d. toothache
5. Victoria e. backache
Question 2: Paula is inviting her friends to go dancing. Are these statements True
or false? Listen and check (v) the correct answers.
Statements True False
1. Debbie would like to go dancing, but she has to study.
2. Dennis thinks he’s a terrible dancer.
3. Carlos can’t go because he has a date who doesn’t like to dance
4. Marlene can’t go because she has to stay at home.
5. Mike can’t go because he has tickets to a rock concert

PART B: PHONETICS
Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
rest in the same line.
11. A. headache B.stretcher C. character D. chemistry
12. A. tour B. proud C. pronounce D. sound
13. A. worked B. asked C. helped D. cleaned
Question II: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three
words in each question.
14. A. disappear B. represent C. fertilizer D. understand
15. A. happen B. expect C. local D. wander
PART C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
16. Children may drink or eat chemicals and drugs ____ they look like soft drinks and
candy.
A. until B. because C. although D. so that
17. Would you mind if I……………a photo ?
A. take B. took C. would take D. am going to take
18. Mother: “Could you do me a favor?” - Kate: “______.”
A. No, thanks. I’m fine B. Yes, that’s kind of you
 C. Yes, sure D. Yes, thank you
19. She phoned Tim and told him that he .........................
A.worked really hard B. worked real hard
C. worked really hardly D. worked real hardly
20. Jane and Jack stood in front of the mirror and looked at ………
A. themselves B. himself C. theirselves D. herself
21 . Did you put ..................... sugar in my coffee?
A. many B. a few C. so many D. much
22. Peter hardly ever goes to parties, .................?
A. does he B. doesn't he C. has he D. hasn't he
23. I like my uncle’s house. It is a _________ .
A. new beautiful house B. beautiful new house
C. beautiful house new D. new house beautiful
24. Charles is _________ to ride a motorbike to school.
A. not old enough B. old not enough C. enough old not D. enough not old 25. The
team ________ by an experienced rice cook won the rice – cooking contest.
A. leads B.led C. leading D. lead
26. My sister is __________ I am.
A. twice older than B. as twice old as C.twice as old as D. twice as old
27. It is very dangerous ………….. in the polluted environment.
A. to live B. lives C. living D. live
28. Learners should try to ………………… the best way for themselves .
A. find up B. get out C. get up D. find out
29.These flowers......................
A. smell good B. smells good C. smell well D. smells well 30. It is
a..........................from the hotel to the beach.
A. 5 minutes walk B. 5- minute walk
C. 5 minutes's walk D. all are correct.
Question II: Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. 31- 32. I
learned to swim when I (be ) ……………..very young. I (teach)……………...
by my father.
33. He has bought two tickets for the concert tonight. He ………(invite) her to the theater
34. The two girls (play) …………… chess over there are my classmates.
35.I was reading a newspaper while I (wait)……………for the bus this morning.
36. The number of participants (increase)………..……..…….. every week.
37. It (get)……. hotter and hotter in June.
38. Our little children like (take) .................. to the water park every Sunday.
39-40. I (see)…………… the famous Phong Nha Cave three times, but I’d like
(see)………….…… it again
Question III. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that
fits in the space in the same line.
41. I don’t like stories which have ______________ ending. HAPPY
42. The little village is very quiet and ______________ PEACE
43. Would you like to live _________ in the countryside? PERMANANCE

44. It was extremely ___________ of you to leave your CARE library book
on the bus.
45. The …………….. in this town are very friendly. RESIDE
46. My printer doesn’t work! Look! Someone has …………. it. PLUG
47. People use first-aid to ease the victim’s pain and _______ . ANXIOUS
48. The train made a late _____ DEPART
49. My aunt lives in a _____ area of the country. MOUNTAIN
50. A label on a package of food must not be…………. LEAD
Question IV: Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs
correcting and correct it .
51. Either the doctor or the nurses takes care of the patients
A B C D
52. He has so a bad handwriting that I can’t read it.
A B C D
53. We should put the coffee table among the armchair and the couch.
A B C D
54. Everyone was exciting as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village.
A B C D
55. Unfortunate, we caught the last bus and we returned home late at night
A B C D
PART D: READING COMPREHENSION
Question I: Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.
Youth Month 2013 launched nationwide
(56) ______ February 28th, over 1,500 young people gathered at a ceremony to kick
off Youth Month 2013 in the central province of Thua Thien Hue under the theme “Youth
Action for an urban civilised lifestyle”.
At (57) ______ event, 500 youngsters volunteered to donate(58) ______ than 400
units of blood to the Hue Central Hospital. Hundreds of Youth Union members took(69)
______ in propagation to raise public awareness on environmental protection, traffic safety,
and urban civilisation.
For the entire month of March, activities will (60) ______ directed to motivate young
people’s participation in diverse activities, (61) ______ giving feedback to the Draft
Amendment of the 1992 Constitution, building a civilised lifestyle, protecting the
environment (62) ______ urban landscape.
There will be “Green Sunday” and “Volunteering Saturday” with intensive activities
to (63) ______ up the surroundings, remove illegal advertising posters, eliminate black spots
of pollution. The Youth Month was first launched in 2004 and has become (64) ______
annual event for the youth, which aims (65) ______ increase young people’s responsibilities
to the community and the nation.
Question II. Read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each
space then circle it.
 Can you imagine (66)_________ our present life would be like if there were no
telephones? We could not speak to our friends on the phone. If a fire (67)_________ out in
our house, we could not call the fire department. If somebody were sick, we could not call a
doctor. In our daily life we need to communicate with (68)_________ .
We do this(69)_________ by speaking to other people and listening to what they say to us
and then we are close to them we can do this very easily. (70)_________ , our voices will
not travel very far even when we shout.
The man who (71)_________ this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman, born
in Edinburgh in 1847. Bell (72)_________ all his spare time on experiments. He was
(73)_________ enthusiastic in his research for a means for sending speech (74)_________
electricity that he spent (75)_________ time on his day-to-day work and at one time was
almost penniless.
66. A . when B.why C. how D. what
67. A .looks B begins C. breaks D. makes
68. A you B other C each another D them
69. A .almost B mostly C best D .most
70. A However B. Because C Although D Whenever
71. A .made B had C .did D brought
72. A cost B spent C took D wasted
73. A very B too C such D so
74. A in B on C with D by
75. A much B some C enough D many
Question III. Read the passage and choose the best answer to the question by circling A,
B, C or D.
How often have you had a headache in the last twelve months? How many stomach
aches have you had? Have you sometimes found it difficult to breathe? Have you had any
skin problems? How often have you felt sad or nervous for no good reason? How often have
you wanted to cry? How often have you got angry?
If your answer to three or more of these questions is ''too often'', you are probably
suffering from stress, you are not alone. Over half of the adult population has had stress-
related symptoms in the last year and many of them have needed help of some kind. Stress is
now the major health problem of our times.
Stress, itself, is not an illness, but it can certainly contribute to illness, some of them
serious. When you feel under stress, your body produces more of the hormones adrenaline
and cortisol. As a result, the body needs more oxygen and your heart rate and blood pressure
go up. At its most serious, this can lead to heart problems, but stress is also related to weight
problems, coughs and colds. Scientists have also discovered that stress can lead to the loss of
brain cells.
The most common cause of stress is over-work, but a difficult boss or problems with
your colleagues are also common cause. Some jobs are more stressful than others, with
teachers and police officers at the top of the scale and beauty therapists at the bottom. From
time to time, we hear of celebrities suffering from stress, footballers like Rolando or the
American actress, Winona Ryder. But stress can affect us all and the figures prove it. 40
million working days are lost in the UK every year because of stress- related illnesses. What
is more, people who are suffering from stress do not work as well as usual. The situation is
so serious that some companies now offer relaxation and stress management classes. If you
think you, too, are suffering from stress, it's important to know if it is causing you health
problems. If it is, see your doctor and talk about it.
76.The title of the article is
A. Adrenaline and cortisol B. Are you suffering from stress?
C. The most stressful jobs
77.How many working days are lost in Britain every year because of stress?
A. 400 B. 4,000 C. 40 million
78.Which jobs are at the top of the stress scale?
A. Teachers and police officers B. Doctors and beauty therapists
C. Teachers and doctors
79.What are three symptoms of stress?
A. Headache, stomach ache, difficult to breathe
B. Lonely, sad, headache
C. Stomach ache, ill, lonely
80.What happens when you feel under stress?
A. Your body produces less of the hormones and cortisol.
B. Your heart rate and blood pressure go up.
C. Your body needs less oxygen.
PART E: WRITING
Question I: Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the
same as the sentence printed above it.
81.In spite of his age, Mr. Benton runs seven miles before breakfast.
Although .......................................................................................................
82.I’ll help you if you promise to try harder.
Unless ...........................................................................................................
83. Tom said: “ Can you help me with my pronunciation, Jane?”.
Tom told ………………………………………………………………..…………
84. I’m sure she didn’t see a ghost.
She can’t……………………………………………………..…………………
85. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them
So………………....................................………………………………………
Question II: 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.
86.I’m willing to help you repair the radio MIND
 ……………………………………………………….....……
87. I have my brother repair my bike. REPAIRED
..................................................................................................
88. Nick hasn’t been to Vietnam before. TIME
 …………………………………............……………...…….
89. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to. USED
 …………………………………………………………………………..
90. They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic. AVOID
 ……………………………………………………………………….......…….
Question III: Write a paragraph (100 – 120 words) about advantages of living in the
countryside.

ĐÁP ÁN A. LISTENING: Question1:

People are talking about health problems. What is each person’s problem?
1. d 2. b 3.c 4.e 5.a
Question 2: Paula is inviting her friends to go dancing. Are these statements True
or false? Listen and check (v) the correct answers.

1.T 2.T 3. T 4. F 5.F

PART B: PHONETICS (5 pts)

Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
in the same line. (3 pts)
11. B. stretcher
12. A. tour
13. D. cleaned
Question II: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three
words in each question. (2 pts)
14. C.fertilizer
15.B expect
PART C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 pts)
Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
(15pts)
16. B. because 17. B. took 18. C. Yes, sure
19.A.worked really hard 20. A. themselves 21 . D.much
22. A. does he 23. B. beautiful new house 24. A. not old enough
25. B.led 26. C.twice as old as 27. A. to live
28. D. find out 29.A. smell good 30. B. 5- minute walk

Question II: Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. (10 pts)
31-32.was – was taught 33.is going to invite 34.playing 35.was waiting
36.increases 37.is getting 38.being taken 39-40.have seen - to see
Question III. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits
in the space in the same line. (10 pts)
41.Unhappy 42.Peaceful 43.Permanently 44.Careless 45.Residents
46.unplugged 47.Anxiety 48.Departure 49.Mountainous 50.misleading
Question IV: . Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
and correct it .
51. C- take 52. A-such 53. C- between 54. A- excited 55 A- unfortunately
PART D: READING COMPREHENSION (25 pts)
Question I: Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts
56. On 57. the 58. more 59. part 60. be
61. including 62. and 63. clean 64. an 65. to
Question II. Read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space then
circle it. (10 pts).
66.D. what 67.C. breaks 68.C each another 69.B mostly
70.A However 71.A .made 72.B spent 73.D so
74.D by 75. A much
Question III. Read the passage and choose the best answer to the question by circling A, B,
C or D (5points).
76.B 77.C 78.A 79.A 80. B

PART E: WRITING (20 pts)

Question I: Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same
as the sentence printed above it. (10 pts)
81.Although Mr. Benton is old, he runs seven miles before breakfast
82.Unless you promise to try harder, I will not help you
83. Tom told Jane to help him with his pronunciation
84. She can’t have seen a ghost.
85.. so fierce was the dog that nobody would visit them
Question II: 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)
86. I don’t mind helping you repair the radio
87. I have my bike repaired ( by my brother )
88. This is the first time Nick has been to Vietnam.
89. Tam used to type faster than she/he does/ can now
90.They left early in order to avoid getting caught in the traffic.

Question III.Question III: Write a paragraph (100 – 120 words) about advantages of living in
the city(10 pts).
Marking criteria:
+ Task completion (4 pts)
+ Grammatical accuracy and spelling (3 pts):
+ Coherence and cohesion (tính mạch lạc và sự liên kết câu, đoạn) – (3 pts):
Tùy mức độ mạch lạc, liên kết câu, liên kết đoạn của bài viết, giám khảo có thể chấm 1-3 điểm.
B - HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
Bài thi chấm theo thang điểm: 20
Điểm bài thi làm tròn đến 0,2