BỘ 5 ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 NĂM 2021
TRƯỜNG THCS HẬU GIANG
1. Đề số 1
SECTION 1: LISTENING.Phần nghe có 02 bài, mỗi bài được nghe 02 lần (giám thị chỉ mở 01 lần đĩa tự động phát 02 lần)
I. You will hear a conversation at the customs in Gatwick Airport. Listen and fill in the form below. (1.0 point)
| 1. Surname: |
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| 2. Sex |
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| 3. Date of birth |
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| 4. Nationality |
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| 5. Reason for travel in the USA |
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II. You will hear a tourist guide talking to a group of people about a trip to the countryside. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. (1.0 point)
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SECTION 2: PHONETICS
III. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by circling your answer (A/ B/ C or D). (2.0 point)
1.A. checked
B. looked
C. naked
D. cooked
2. A. theatre
B. bathing
C. breathe
D. southern
3. A. power
B. tower
C. flow
D. flour
III. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group. Write your answers in the space provided. (0,4 points)
1.A. important
B. especially
C. prefer
D. influence
2. A. community
B. developing
D. interested
C. conditioner
SECTION 3. LEXICO – GRAMMAR
IV. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the space provided. (5,0 points)
1.Hoa works very ……… so she always gets good marks at school.
A. badly
B. good
C. hardly
D. hard
2. This school ……… in 1997 so next year it will be rebuilt.
A. built
B. is built
C. was built
D. has built
3. Last week I ……… my children to the biggest zoo in town.
A. took
B. brought
C. fetch
D. got
4. Are you proud ……… your country and its tradition?
A. about
B. on
C. of
D. for
5. Our ……… resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature
B. natural
C. naturing
D. naturally
6. He doesn’t enjoy ……… basketball
A. to play
B. plays
C. played
D. playing
7. This form must have the ……… of the writer.
A. to sign
B. signature
C. signing
D. sign.
8. Jane and Jack stood in front of the mirror and looked at ………
A. themselves
B. himself
C. theirselves
D. herself
9. I am looking forward to ……… you soon.
A. see
B. seeing
C. be seeing
D. be seen
10. It was raining so hard ……… we had to cancel the trip to Halong Bay last Sunday.
A. although
B. because
C. so
D. but
11. Mary showed me some pictures …….. by her father.
A. paint
B. painting
C. painted
D. be painted
12. John is said ………. the brightest in the class.
A. was
B. to be
C. being
D. he was
13. The new shopping mall is quite ……… the present shopping area.
A. different from
B. like to
C. similar
D. the same
14. My grandmother ……… in the garden in the afternoon when she lived in the village.
A. used for sitting
B. is used to sitting
C. was used to sit
D. used to sit
15. May I borrow ……. money ?
A. a little
B. a few
C. little
D. few
16. For lunch, you may have ________fish or chicken.
A. both
B. neither
C. not only
D. either
17. The clerk said she was tired ________ hearing complaints day after day.
A. with
B. of
C. about
D. for
18. I usually go to work by bus, but _________and then I use my motorbike.
A. again
B. once
C. now
D. ever
19. We arrived ________ to have some coffee before class.
A. enough early
B. early enough
C. too early
D. early too
20. “What are you doing?” “I________the flowers. They ________ wonderful!”
A. am smelling / smell
B. smell / smell
C. am smelling / are smelling
D. smell / are smelling
21. John: “I didn’t pass my driving test.” ~ Anna: “…………………..!”
A. Better luck next time
B. So poor
C. Congratulations
D. That was nice of you.
22. How beautiful she is! She is wearing a ……………………….
A. silk pretty purple dress.
B. dress silk pretty purple.
C. purple pretty silk dress.
D. pretty purple silk dress.
23. He had spent…………. time writing an essay on his childhood.
A. a few
B. a large number of
C. a great deal of
D. many
24. Hoa: “Would you mind if I asked you a question?”
~ Teacher: “……………”
A. No, I don’t
B. Please go ahead
C. Good idea!
D. Ok, Thanks
25. No one can avoid……………….. by advertisements.
A. having influenced
B. being influenced
C. to be influenced
D. influencing
VI. Give the correct form of the words in capital to complete the sentences.
(2,0 point)
1. What is the correct ……………………………..of this word. (pronounce)
2. My grand father can read ………………………… . (good)
3. Last week we had an ……………………… summer holiday. (enjoy)
4. The ……………………. of the project made me tense. (important).
5. You had better do some ………………….. for the final exams (revise)
6. We should save ………………. …….resources. (nature)
7. Thousands of people are living in ………. after the earthquake. (miserable)
8. Increased pollution is another ………………. …..result. (please)
9. The air is heavily ………………………with traffic fumes. (pollute)
10. …………………, her illness was more serious than we thought. (fortunate)
VII. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your answer in the space provided. (1,0 points)
1. Everybody loves her because she is very kind with animals.
A B C D
2. Though my English teacher looks young, she is twice older than I am.
A B C D
3. She refused to tell us why was she crying.
A B C D
4. The Eiffel Tower has designed by the French civil engineer Alexander Gustave Eiffel
A B
for the Paris World’s Fair of 1889
C D
5. A five – thousand – dollar reward were offered for the capture of the escaped criminals.
A B C D
SECTION 4. READING
VIII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write your answers in the space provided. (2,0 points)
THE LANGUAGE OF CLOTHES
We don’t only choose clothes to make us look………(1)……, we also use them to tell the world ………(2)…… our personality. The clothes we wear and our appearance……(3)…… a whole give other people useful information about what we think and………(4)…… we feel. If we feel cheerful, we usually wear……(5)…… clothes and if we feel………(6)….. we sometimes put on dark clothes. But why do teenagers wear black so………(7)……? Is it because they feel miserable all………(8)……? This is unlikely the case. It is probably just because it is………(9)…… to wear black, and young people they are real fans………(10)…… fashion.
| 1. A. attract 2. A. of 3. A. on 4. A. which 5. A. colorful 6. A. depress 7. A. frequent 8. A. the time 9. A. fashion 10. A. of | B. attractive B. with B. as B. what B. colors B. depressed B. frequency B. the times B. fashionable B. in | C. attractively C. by C. for C. how C. colorfully C. depressing C. frequently C. the week C. fashioner C. from | D. attraction D. about D. in D. when D. colorless D. depression D. infrequency D. the month D. fashioned D. with |
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.(1,0 points)
Many people continue to skip breakfast despite its being most important meal of the day.
Busy people often rush out the door in the mornings with out giving their bodies the fuel they need to handle a long day at work. They end up feeling tired by the afternoon and resort to the office snack machine or biscuit tin.
Loysa Hourigan, from Nutrition Australia, said that catching up on food at lunch time did not provide the body with enough sustenance to keep it going for the rest of the day. “Even if you have had lunch, you won’t have as much food as you need. Your brain gets depleted of glucose and you feel tires.” Ms Hourigan said. According to Ms Hourigan, wholegrain bread and cereals provide endurance. Milk, eggs and baked beans provide protein, which helps people to alert. Rolled oats are also an excellent endurance food.
1.According to the passage, people should ………….. .
A. have breakfast
B. skip lunch
C. not eat snacks
D. not have breakfast
2. The word “fuel” in line 2 means …………… .
A. food
B. meal
C. nutrition
D. energy
3. Ms Hourigan said that if we did not have breakfast, we would feel tired because…………
A. our brain ran out of glucose
B. our brain was full of glucose
C. there was no oxygen in our brain
D. we did not have lunch
4. According to Ms Hourigan, which of the following is NOT mentioned as endurance foods?
A. rolled oats
B. cereals
C. wholegrain bread
D. bananas
5. Loysa Hourigan might work as…………….
A. teacher
B. nutritionist
C. writer
D. business woman
X. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided. (2,0 points)
Rivers are on of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities are on the large rivers, and (1)………….. every country has a least one river that (2)……….. an important part in the lives of its people. Besides transportation, rivers (3)………………..water for crops, water to drink , and recreation for people who live along their (4)………….. And in (5)………….to get water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (6)…………a river and let water become a lake behind the dam. Then people can use their water not (7)……………..to irrigate fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries. (8)………….the water often becomes polluted when cities on river bank grow (9)…………….and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary to (10)…………rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.
SECTION 5. WRITING
XI. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it. (1,0 point)
1. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.
=>No sooner ……………………………………………………………………………
2. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
=> He was delighted that …………………………………..…………………………..
3. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
=> The time machine .………………………………………………………………..…
4. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen.
=> I’ve never …………………………………………………………………………
5. Themanwas not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his
=> The man was too ……………………………………………………………………….
6- “ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” – said John.
=> John advised………………………………………………………………………
7. Thinking of making toys from used paper was his interesting idea.
=> It’s interesting that ……………………………………………………………. …….
8. He hasn’t come back to his home village for over 20 years now.
=> It’s ………………………………………………………………………………. …….
She doesn’t play badminton well and I don’t, either
=> Neither she……………………………………………………………………………
10. The last time we met each other was ten years ago.
=> We haven’t …………………………………………………………………..
XII. Write a paragraph (from 120 to 150 words) about a festival you joined recently. (2,0 points)
ĐÁP ÁN
SECTION 1. LISTENING
I. You will hear a conversation at the customs in Gatwick Airport. Listen and fill in the form below. (1,0 point) (0,2 point for each correct answer)
| 1. Surname | Manning |
| 2. Sex | Female |
| 3. Date of birth | 15 June, 1984 |
| 4. Nationality | Malaysian |
| 5. Reason for travel in the USA | To study English |
II. You will hear a tourist guide talking to a group of people about a trip to the countryside. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. (1,0 point) (0,2 point for each correct answer)
| 1 | 8.30 |
| 2 | the dinning room |
| 3 | 9.15 |
| 4 | village |
| 5 | hat / sun – hat |
SECTION 2. PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your answers in the space provided. (0,6 points) (0,2 point for each correct answer)
| 1. C | 2. A | 3. C |
IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group. Write your answers in the space provided. (0,4 points) (0,2 point for each correct answer)
| 1. D | 2. C |
SECTION 3. LEXICO – GRAMMAR
V. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the space provided. (7,0 points) (0,2 point for each correct answer)
| 1. D | 2. C | 3. A | 4. C | 5. B |
| 6. D | 7 .B | 8. A | 9 .B | 10. C |
| 11. C | 12. B | 13. A | 14.D | 15. A |
| 16. D | 17.B | 18 .C | 19.B | 20 .A |
| 21. A | 22.D | 23.C | 24.B | 25.B |
VI. Give the correct form of the words in capital to complete the sentences.
(2,0 point)
| 1. pronunciation | 2. well | 3. enjoyable | 4. importance | 5. revision |
| 6. natural | 7. misery | 8. unpleasant | 9. polluted | 10.Unfortunately |
VII. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your answer in the space provided. (10 points)
| 1. D | 2. C | 3. C | 4. A | 5. C |
SECTION 4. READING
VIII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write your answers in the space provided. (2,0 points)
| 1. B. attractive | 2. D. about | 3. B. as | 4. C. how | 5. A. colorful |
| 6. B. depressed | 7. C. frequently | 8. A. the time | 9. B.fashionable | 10. A. of |
VIII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. Write your answers in the space provided. (1,0 points) (0,2 point for each correct answer
| 1. A | 2. D | 3. B | 4. C | 5. B |
IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.(1,0 points)
| 1. A | 2. D | 3. A | 4. D | 5. B |
X. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided. (2,0 points) (0,2 point for each correct answer)
| 1. almost | 2. plays | 3. provide | 4. banks | 5. order |
| 6. across | 7. only | 8. However | 9. inside | 10. keep |
SECTION 5. WRITING
XI. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it. (1,0 points) (0,2 point for each correct answer)
1. No sooner had he arrived than things went wrong.
2. He was delighted that his aunt sent him a letter.
3. The time machine will be shown to the public when it is finished.
4. I’ve never seen a stranger film than that before./ I’ve never seen such a strange film before.
5.Theman was too old to go on an expedition to the Middle East.
6. John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money.
7. It is interesting that he thought of making toys from used paper.
8. It’s over twenty years since he last came back to his home village.
9. Neither she nor I play badminton well.
10. We haven’t met each other for ten years.
2. Đề số 2
SECTION 1. LISTENING (2.0 points)
I. You will hear a man called Steve and a woman called Caroline talking about summer jobs. Decide if each sentence is T (True) or F (False). (1.0 point)
1.………..Steve hasn’t arranged any work for the summer yet.
2 ………..Caroline’s work will allow her to have free time during the day.
3 ………..Caroline found out about the job from the internet.
4 …………Caroline says that work at music festivals is badly paid.
5 ………..Caroline does not have to pay for her accommodation.
II. Listen to Adam talking to Carol about his day. Choose the correct answer. (1.0 point)
1.Adam went to bed late because__________.
A. he was fixing his computer.
B. he didn’t feel tired.
C. his son felt sick.
2 Adam’s son returned to bed at__________.
A. four o’clock a.m.
B. six o’clock a.m.
C. a quarter to seven a.m.
3 At ten to eight, __________.
A. Adam’s alarm clock went off.
B. Adam got up.
C. Adam left home.
4 In the morning, Adam didn’t have time to__________.
A. wash.
B. have breakfast.
C. buy petrol.
5 Adam borrowed money to buy__________.
A. a bus ticket.
B. lunch.
C. petrol.
SECTION 2: PHONETICS (1.0 point)
III. Choose the words that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others .
1.A. both
B. clothe
C. only
D. lonely
2. A. variety
B. width
C. Christ
D. island
3. A. efficient
B. election
C. electricity
D. element
IV. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1.A. character
B. commercial
C. remember
D. experiment
2. A. electrical
B. dangerous
C. contestant
D. memorial
SECTION 3. LEXICO – GRAMMAR:
V. Choose the word, phrase or sentence ( A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER. (7.0 points).
1. He is an expert ______economics and politics.
A. about
B. in
C. with
D. of
2. This is my favorite short _________blouse.
A. sleeved
B. sleeve
C. sleeving
D. sleeves
3. She said she ______14 the following week.
A. was
B. will be
C. would be
D. is
4. We didn’t ______ the station in time to catch the train.
A. get to
B. reach
C. arrive at
D. make
5. – 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
6. You can’t tell what someone is like just from their ______
A. character
B. appearance
C. looking
D. nationality
7. That printer is______guarantee so the company will repair it
A. on
B. in
C. of
D. under
8. The government took these measures______reduce crime.
A. in order that
B. so that they could
C. in order to
D. for
9. Don’t worry. We’ve got ________ time to have coffee.
A. a little
B. many
C. a few
D. little
10. The doctor is asking about the _____ of the injured person to know exactly how to cure her.
A. statement
B. condition
C. health
D. injure
11. My children are very important ______me.
A. for
B. to
C. with
D. by
12. Chicago is _______ right on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A. situated
B.sitting
C. standing
D.found
ĐÁP ÁN
SECTION 1. LISTENING (2.0 points)
I. You will hear a man called Steve and a woman called Caroline talking about summer jobs. Decide if each sentence is T (True) or F (False). (1.0 point)
| 1.T | 2.T | 3.F | 4.F | 5.F |
II. Listen to Adam talking to Carol about his day. Choose the correct answer. (1.0 point)
| 1.A | 2.A | 3.B | 4.B | 5.C |
SECTION 2: PHONETICS (1.0 point)
III. Choose the words that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others .
| 1.B | 2.B | 3.D |
IV. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.:
| 4.A | 5.B |
SECTION 3. LEXICO – GRAMMAR:
V. Choose the word, phrase or sentence ( A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER. (7.0 points).
| 1.B | 2.A | 3.C | 4.A,B,C | 5.C |
| 6.B | 7.D | 8.B,C | 9.A | 10.B |
| 11.B | 12.A | 13. A | 14.A | 15.C |
| 16.B | 17. B,C | 18. A | 19. A | 20.D |
| 21.D | 22.C | 23. D | 24.A,C,D | 25. D |
| 26. D | 27. B | 28. D | 29. C | 30. A |
| 31.A | 32. C | 33. C | 34. B | 35.C |
VI. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (1.0 point).
| 1.C | 2.C | 3.D | 4.B | 5.B |
SECTION 4. READING
VII. Read the following passage and choose the item ( A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions about it (1.0 point).
| 1.C | 2.D | 3.B | 4.B | 5.A |
VIII. Choose the best option(A, B, C or D) that fits the blank in the following passage (2.0 points).
| 1.D | 2.B | 3.A | 4.C | 5.C |
| 6.A | 7.C | 8.B | 9.A | 10.B |
IX. Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the passages below with ONE suitable word (2.0 point
| 1. aware | 3. diseases | 5. out | 7. much | 9. year |
| 2. when | 4. cure | 6. was | 8. live | 10. able |
SECTION 5. WRITING
X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (1.0 point)
1. A new super market has just been opened in our town.
2. Nam asked me if I lived in that flat with my parents.
3. Dispite the hard rain this morning, we went to school early
4. Dispite the fact that it rained hard this morning, we went to school early.
5. I am bored to tears with her story.
6. So as not to wake the baby up, I tiptoed into the room
XI. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it, using the word given in brackets. Do not change the word. (1.0 point)
1. She went out in order to breathe in/ get/ enjoy some fresh air.
2. Their daughter is not only pretty but also good-natured.
3. His wife spent 3 hours writing that letter.
4. While we were having dinner, we discussed what to do next.
5. Susan could hardly believe in the good news
XII. (2.0 points). Write a pa about 120-150 words on the following topic.
“ What should you do to make your school become cleaner and more beautiful ?”.
3. Đề số 3
SECTION 1: LISTENING.
Phần nghe có 02 bài, mỗi bài được nghe 02 lần (giám thị chỉ mở 01 lần đĩa tự động phát 02 lần) Trước phần nghe có một phút để thí sinh đọc đề bài.
I. Listen to the news and decide if these sentences are true or false. Write your T (true) or F (false) in the answer box. You will hear the recording twice. (10 points)
1. It’s difficult for scientists to recycle car tires.
2. The bag used to be milk cartoons.
3. It takes one large bottle to make five large T-shirts.
4. You can make greeting cards from magazines.
5. The prize for the competition is a T-shirt.
II. Listen to four teenagers talking about their weekends and answer the questions. Then complete the following sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS. Write your answers in the answer box You will hear the recording twice. (10 points)
- Ella broke the …………………(1)……………………
- Abi celebrated ………………(2)…………….on Saturday with her ………….(3)………. .
- Daisy lost …………………(4)…………. in the cinema.
- Chloe …………………(5)……….. for her family on Sunday.
SECTION 2. PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your answers in the space provided. (6 points)
1.A. switch
B. stomach
C. match
D. catch
2. A. laughs
B. stops
C. cars
D. works
3.A. pleased
B. erased
C. increased
D. amused
IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group. Write your answers in the space provided. (4 points)
1.A. electrical
B. interesting
C. necessary
D. beautifully
2.A. hospital
B. difficult
C. interesting
D. intelligent
SECTION 3. LEXICO – GRAMMAR
V. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the space provided. (70 points)
1.I object to ___________ like this.
| A. be treating | B. treating | C. being treated | D. have been treated |
2. We couldn’t help___________ when he told us what had happened.
A. laugh
B. to laugh
C. to be laughing
D. laughing
3. “___________ bad weather we are having this summer!” said the woman.
A. What a
B. How
C. What
D. How this
4. After the enormous dinner he had to ___________ his belt.
A. broaden
B. enlarge
C. widen
D. loosen
5. Hoa works very _____________so she always gets good marks.
A. badly
B. well
C. hardly
D. hard
ĐÁP ÁN
SECTION 1: LISTENING.
I. Listen to the news and decide if these sentences are true or false. Write your T (true) or F (false) in the answer box. You will hear the recording twice. (5x 2= 10 points)
| 1.F | 2.F | 3.F | 4.T | 5.T |
II. Listen to four teenagers talking about their weekends and answer the questions. Then complete the following sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS. Write your answers in the answer box You will hear the recording twice. (5x 2= 10 points)
| 1. tennis racket | 2. her birthday | 3. family | 4. her phone | 5. cooked dinner |
SECTION 2. PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your answers in the space provided. (3×2=6 points)
| 1. B | 2. C | 3. C |
IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group. Write your answers in the space provided. (4 points)
| 1. A | 2. D |
SECTION 3. LEXICO – GRAMMAR
V. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the space provided. (35×2=70 points)
| 1. C | 2. D | 3. C | 4. D | 5. B/D |
| 6. D | 7. D | 8. A | 9. B | 10. C |
| 11. D | 12. B/C | 13. B | 14. B | 15. A |
| 16. C | 17. A | 18. C | 19. C | 20. B |
| 21. A | 22. B/D | 23. B | 24. C | 25. B |
| 26. B | 27. C | 28. A/B | 29. C | 30. D |
| 31. D | 32. A | 33. B | 34. C | 35. C |
VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your answer in the space provided. (5×2=10 points)
| 1. B | 2. A | 3. D | 4. C | 5. B |
SECTION 4. READING
VII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write your answers in the space provided. (10×2=20 points)
| 1. B | 2. A | 3. D | 4. D | 5. B |
| 6. C | 7. B | 8. A | 9. C | 10. D |
VIII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. Write your answers in the space provided. (5×2=10 points)
| 1. C | 2. A | 3. D | 4. B | 5. C |
IX. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided. (10×2=20 points)
| 1. last | 2. so | 3. only | 4. well | 5. understand |
| 6. my | 7. neither | 8. slowly | 9. never | 10. each |
SECTION 5. WRITING
X. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it. (20 points)
1- => Mrs. Tuyet advised Nga not to lend him any more money.
2. => It was too late to do anything.
(Or: It was too late for anything to be done.)
3. => Would you mind not smoking in the library?
4. => I want to know what you phoned him for, Linh?
5. => I don’t have to be rung/called/made a phonecall unless you have a problem
6. => Because he was lazy, he failed the exam.
7. => I’ll give you a ring tomorrow morning.
8. => My brother enjoys walking in the rain.
9. => Is this the first time you have played a computer game?
10. => I would rather people didn’t interrupt me when….
4. Đề số 4
SECTION A: PHONETICS & SPEAKING
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three.
| 1. A. age | B. garbage | C. heritage | D. language |
| 2. A. seat | B. great | C. jeans | D. mean |
| 3. A. invited | B. cooked | C. laughed | D. developed |
| 4. A. television | B. physics | C. pleasure | D. expensive |
| 5. A. though | B. clothing | C. bath | D. those |
II. Identify the word whose main stress is different from that of the other three.
| 6. A. nation | B. comfort | C. apply | D. moment |
| 7. A. attraction | B. afternoon | C. pyramid | D. century |
| 8. A. machine | B. forecast | C. program | D. jungle |
| 9. A. collect | B. packet | C. borrow | D. country |
| 10. A.character | B. popular | C. wonderful | D. computer |
ĐÁP ÁN
SECTION A: PHONETICS & SPEAKING
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
| 1. A | 2. B | 3. A | 4. D | 5. C |
II. Identify the word whose main stress is different from that of the other three. (1 x 5 = 5)
| 6. C | 7. A | 8. A | 9. A | 10. D |
III. Rearrange the following sentences to make a logical dialogue between two people. Number the sentences in order. (1 x 10 = 10)
| 1. C | 2. H | 3. B | 4. G | 5. D | 6. F | 7. E | 8. J | 9. A | 10. I |
SECTION B: VOCABULARY – GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (1 x 10 = 10)
| 1. C | 2. C | 3. C | 4. C | 5. B | 6. C | 7. D | 8. D | 9. C | 10. B |
II. Supply the correct word form to complete the following sentences.(1 x 5 = 5)
| 1. inventor 2. activities 3 protection 4. advertisements 5. unvaluable |
III. There are ten mistakes in this paragraph. Find them out and correct them.(1 x 10 = 10)
| 1.lately – later | 2. flied – flew | 3. begun – began | 4. year – years | 5. many – much |
| 6. building – built | 7. faster – fastest | 8. flying – fly | 9. in – from | 10. on – by |
SECTION C: READING
I. Fill each blank in the following passage with one suitable word.(1 x 10 = 10)
| 1. aware | 3. diseases | 5. changed | 7. much | 9. medical |
| 2. when | 4. cure | 6. was | 8. live | 10. solve |
II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. (4 x 1 =4)
| 1. B | 2. C | 3. A | 4. C |
SECTION D: WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way………….. (1 x 8 = 8)
1. Milk is used to make cheese and butter.
2. Ba asked Lan if she would visit him the following day.
3. It is very wonderful to play sports in the summer.
4. My grandfather used to go fishing when he was young.
5. I wasn’t early enough to see the opening of the match.
6. This expensive hotel hasn’t been rented for a long time.
7. She hasn’t gone out with him for two years.
8. This is the first time I have ever eaten this kind of food before
5. Đề số 5
A. Vocabulary
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C, or D
1. To jog means to…………………………..
A. work hard B. run fast C. run slowly D. work carefully
2. To quit means to…………………………..
A. give up B. start C. begin D. sleep
3. To reduce means to………………..
A. increase B decrease C. destroy D. rise
4. To assist means to……………………….
A. hire B. like C. hate D. help
5. I am looking forward to……………you some day .
A. seeing B. saw C. see D. sees
6. The opposite of failure is……………….
A. success B. difficulty C. pride D. harm
7. The opposite of enemy is……………….
A. army B. friend C. dog D. cat
8. The opposite of agree is……………….
A. fly B. dream C. refuse D. grow
9. What is she doing?
A. Nothing B. Doing C. Feeding D. Sweeping
10. Ba is sociable but his brother is quite …………..
A. outgoing B. shy C. generous D. kind
II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of words with the capital words at the beginning at sentences.
11. All ……………between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog
FLY ……………………….
12. There is plenty of………………for young people in this city.
ENTERTAIN ……………………….
13. It’s ………………… to complain; you won’t get your money back.
USE …………………………..
14. During his……………….. the family used to live in the country side.
CHILD ………………….
15. He is such (a/an )……………….person that no one likes him.
HELP …………………………
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