Bộ 5 đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 năm 2021 Trường THCS Thái Phiên

BỘ 5 ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 NĂM 2021

TRƯỜNG THCS THÁI PHIÊN

SECTION A. LISTENING

(Each recording will be played ONCE)

I. Complete the form below. Write ONE WORD or A NUMBER for each answer.

THEATER ROYAL PLYMOUTH Booking form

Example:

Performance: The …………Impostor…………

Date: Saturday (1)……………

Time: (2) ……………………

Tickets: Three adults and one child

Seats in: The (3)…………………..

Seats row/number: (4) ……………………...

Method of delivery: Post

Total payment: 39 pounds

Card details:

Type: (5)……………………

Number: (6)…………………..

Name: Mr J. (7)………………….

Address:

(8)…………………. Street, London

(9)………………….

Additional request: put on the mailing list

Book (10)……………….

II. MULTIPLE TASK

Task I. Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. TRAIN INFORMATION

1. Local services depart from .................... railway station.

2. National services depart from the .................... railway station.

3. Trains for London depart every .................... each day during the week.

4. The price of a first class ticket includes .................... .

Task II. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Type of ticket             Details

Standard                      open no restrictions

Super sale                    travel after 8.45

Special                        travel after 5 .................... and at weekends

6 ....................                         buy at least six days ahead limited numbers 7 .................... essential

SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

I. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete the sentences.

1. This man is so arrogant that he is completely ________ to all criticism.

A. impervious B. unaware      C. regardless D. unconscious

2. There’s no danger in using this machine as long as you _______ to the safety regulations.

A. comply       B. adhere         C. observe       D. abide

3. I haven’t got the time to do my homework, _______ help you with yours.

A. apart from B. leaving aside          C. let alone      D. not counting

4. ________ that’s happened is a waste of time.

A. Regret something               B. Something to regret

C. Something regretted           D. Regretting something

5. Different cultures _______ dreams in different way.

A. interpret      B. express       C. associate     D. interfere

6. “_____________” – “Not really”

A. I don’t like that new movies.        

B. Would you like to watch a cartoon or a documentary?

C. Would you recommend the new movie at the Odeon?

D. How often do you go to the movies?

7. The public _______ does not know enough about AIDS.

A. at once        B. at times       C. at first         D. at large

8. British and Australian people share the same language, but in other aspects they are as different as ____.

A. chalk and cheese    B. salt and pepper       C. cats and dogs          D. here and there

9. _______be needed, the water basin would need to be dammed.

A. Hydroelectric power          B. When hydroelectric power

C. Should hydroelectric power           D. Hydroelectric power should

10. I feel it an honor ________ to speak about expedition.

A. to ask          B. to be asked C. be asked      D. having asked

11. It is essential that every student ________ the exam before attending the course.

A. passes         B. would pass C. passed         D. pass

12. _______ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does over head is merely an optical illusion.

A. The Moon B. The Moon which    C. When the Moon     D. That the Moon

13. ________advertising is so widespread, it has had an enormous effect on the people’s lives.

A. Since          B. The reason why      C. Why            D. On account of

14. There are many opportunities for career_______ if you work for that company.

A. system        B. succession C. progression             D. sequence

15. I used to like football very much, but I’ve already _______ interest lately.

A. missed        B. lost C. done without          D. failed

16. – Would you like a beer? - Not while I’m _______.

A. in the act     B. in order       C. on duty       D. under control

17. It was so foggy that the climbers couldn’t _______ the nearby shelter.

A. make out    B. break out    C. take out       D. run out

18. She was a hungry as a _______.

A. farmer         B. hunter         C. beggar         D. fighter

19. We attended an in-depth and _______ presentation on urbanisation and its impacts on society.

A. wide–ranging         B. weather –beaten     C. never–ending          D. thought–provoking

20. We bought some _________.

A. German lovely old glass    B. old lovely German glass

C. German old lovely glass    D. lovely old German glass

II. Write the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided.

Recently, researchers have been kept busy picking lettuces under cover of darkness, but there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for this (1. APPEAR) bizarre experiment. Tests have shown that the vegetables picked at night stayed fresh (2. CONSIDER) longer than those picked during the day, though the reason for this improved (3. LONG) is unclear. Lunar gardeners claim to have known about the (4. BENEFIT) effects of nocturnal vegetable management for years, and those gardeners who believe in environmentally friendly organic methods see the idea of working with the moon’s influence as a continuation of their principles. They claim to be following a tradition, long-established in various parts of the world, of working in harmony with the moon’s (5. GRAVITY) pull. In England, lunar gardening reached its zenith in the 16th century, but the vagaries of the (6. PREDICT) climate meant that it survived only as part of an oral folklore tradition. (7. CONFUSE), several different and sometimes contradictory systems are practised today. Although all of them focus on the effects of moonlight and the moon’s pull on the Earth’s water, the exact science remains controversial. There are some (8. HORTICULTURE) who regard the ideas with (9. SCEPTIC). Others, however, are more encouraging and less (10. DISMISS), and advocate further research, even though no discernible results have been forthcoming in support of any particular theory.

III. Complete the sentences by finding ONE word that best fits in three spaces to make meaningful sentences.

1. Jenny was on the …………….. at an entertainment company.

He went by the ………….. as he did exactly what I was saying.

A small kids would rather have a picture ……………. than a boring novel.

2. Of 30 countries inspected for airline safety, only 17 received a .............. bill of health.

Liverpool have kept a ................ sheet in five of their last six home games.

We need to do something to ................ up this mess and then get out of there.

3. It's no ................. off my nose if you don't take my advice.

Don't let that glue come into contact with your ..................... If you tried to peel off, you will be hurt.

A debate has been rumbling over how to ensure that lenders have more ................ in the game.

4. The whole future of the project is still up in the ................

His promises turned out to be a lot of hot .................

The ................. was filled with the scent of roses.

5. I was sick a couple of times, and I guess she just put ………….. and ………… together and made five. *

He's a very skilled football player but he's as thick as .................... short planks.

When I found out that my husband had been having an affair, I thought "................ can play at that game!"

(*): Two blanks contain one same word.

SECTION C: READING

I. Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day’s work for a fair’s day pay. The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair’s day pay. But in (1) ____, UPS expects maximum output from its employees.

Since 1920s, the firm’s industrial engineers have been studying every detail of every task (2) ____ by most UPS employees. From their studies have come time and motion standards that (3) ____ how those tasks are performed and how long they should take. Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a customer’s door at a speed of exactly three feet per second. They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (4) ____ time looking for a doorbell.

Work engineers are (5) ____ riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at customers’ doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break. And they are not (6) ____ to pointing out the occasional inefficiency. Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and constantly (7) ____ them until their work is up to standard.

The (8) ____of all this work engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the most efficient companies anywhere. It's also a highly profitable company. Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (9) ____ in meeting the UPS standards each day. Others, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, that it is impossible for them to (10) ____ at work. UPS officials claim that the standards provide accountability. And, they say, employees who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the end of the day.

1. A. fact         B. exchange    C. return          D. short

2. A. hold        B. performed   C. accepted     D. under

3. A. indicate   B. govern        C. demonstrate            D. tell

4. A. wasting   B. spend          C. spending     D. waste

5. A. consistently        B. continually C. constructively         D. chronically

6. A. impolite B. brave           C. intimate      D. averse

7. A. scolding B. criticizing   C. encouraging            D. correcting

8. A. task         B. reason         C. object          D. target

9. A. pride       B. passion       C. interest        D. pleasure

10. A. rest       B. relieve         C. relax           D. restrain

II. Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question.

When people learn to play video games, they are learning a new literacy. Of course, this is not the way the word "literacy" is normally used. Traditionally, people think of literacy as the ability to read and write. Why, then, should we think of literacy more broadly, in regard to video games or anything else, for that matter? There are two reasons.

First, in the modern world, language is not the only important communicational system. Today images, symbols, graphs, diagrams, artifacts, and many other visual symbols are particularly significant. Thus, the idea of different types of "visual literacy" would seem to be an important one. For example, being able to "read" the images in advertising is one type of visual literacy. And, of course, there are different ways to read such images, ways that are more or less aligned with the intentions and interests of the advertisers. Knowing how to read interior designs in homes, modernist art in museums, and videos on MTV are other forms of visual literacy.

Furthermore, very often today words and images of various sorts are juxtaposed and integrated in a variety of ways. In newspaper and magazines as well as in textbooks, images take up more and more of the space alongside words. In fact, in many modern high school and college textbooks in the sciences images not only

take up more space, they now carry meanings that are independent of the words in the text. If you can't read these images, you will not be able to recover their meanings from the words in the text as was more usual in the past. In such multimodal texts (texts that mix words and images), the images often communicate different things from the words. And the combination of the two modes communicates things that neither of the modes does separately. Thus, the idea of different sorts of multimodal literacy seems an important one. Both modes and multimodality go far beyond images and words to include sounds, music, movement, bodily sensations, and smells.

None of this news today, of course. We very obviously live in a world awash with images. It is our first answer to the question why we should think of literacy more broadly. The second answer is this: Even though reading and writing seem so central to what literacy means traditionally, reading and writing are not such general and obvious matters as they might at first seem. After all, we never just read or write; rather, we always read or write something in some way.

So there are different ways to read different types of texts. Literacy is multiple, then, in the sense that the legal literacy needed for reading law books is not the same as the literacy needed for reading physics texts or superhero comic books. And we should not be too quick to dismiss the latter form of literacy. Many a superhero comic is replete with post-Freudian irony of a sort that would make a modern literary critic's heart beat fast and confuse any otherwise normal adult. Literacy, then, even as traditionally conceived to involve only print, is not a unitary thing but a multiple matter. There are, even in regard to printed texts and even leaving aside images and multimodal texts, different "literacies."

Once we see this multiplicity of literacy (literacies), we realize that when we think about reading and writing, we have to think beyond print. Reading and writing in any domain, whether it is law, rap songs, academic essays, superhero comics, or whatever, are not just ways of decoding print, they are also caught up with and in social practices... Video games are a new form of art. They will not replace books; they will sit beside them, interact with them, and change them and their role in society in various ways, as, indeed, they are already doing strongly with movies. (Today many movies are based on video games and many more are influenced by them.) We have no idea yet how people "read" video games, what meanings they make from them. Still less do we know how they will "read" them in the future.

(Excerpted from “What Video Games Have to Teach us about Learning and Litaracy” by James Paul Gee)

1. According to the first paragraph, the broadest definition of "literacy" is …………………..

A) The ability to analyze literature

B) The ability comprehend basic cultural cues

C) The ability to read and write

D) The ability to compose poetry

2. All are mentioned as being types of "visual literacy" EXCEPT

A) Musical tones         B) Interior Design       C) Diagrams    D) Modern Art

3. An example from a science textbook of the phenomenon the author describes in the third paragraph could be

A) A genetic tree that coincides with the discussion of specific mammal classes in the text

B) A diagram of a specific chemical reaction that is used to explain a broad definition in the text

C) An illustration of a plant cycle that accompanies a chapter on photosynthesis

D) A cartoon that references the same methods discussed in the text about laboratory safety

4. What is an example of a "multimodal" text?

A) A dictionary

B) A movie script

C) A photo album

D) An art book that describes the art as well as reproduces images of the original prints

5. The idiom in the sixth paragraph, "read against the grain of the text" is closest in meaning to …………….

A) Reading to understand the underlying meanings and themes of the author's words-not just a literal interpretation

B) Reading text that defines different types of wheat and grains

C) To read the text from right to left rather than left to right

D) To read books that use recycled paper and other green alternatives

6. In the seventh paragraph, the author suggests that literacy is multiple, meaning that ……………….

A) To be "literate" can mean participating in any form of expression

B) One's literacy increases exponentially as greater mastery of reading and writing is achieved

C) Different genres and modes of expression require different background knowledge and perspectives to understand them

D) Literacy can only be gained by exploring every type of media and expression

7. Why does the author give the example of superhero comics to explain multiple literacies?

A) To explain that comic books are written for children and purely for entertainment. They require only a basic knowledge of the action that occurs in the story

B) To once again refer to his earlier points about "multimodal" texts

C) To insist that even when an author may intend multiple meanings and interpretations, they are rarely successful in conveying those to readers

D) Things that may seem on the surface to be only meant for a particular group of people can actually have very profound meanings to those who possess other types of literacy

8. The author suggests that all of the following require different types of literacy and the ability to decode meaning EXCEPT

A) Rap music B) Comic books          C) Academic papers   D) Symphonies

9. The author says that video games ……………..

A) Are not yet entirely understood in terms of literacy, but are already impacting other forms of expression such as filmmaking

B) Are unrealistic and should not fall into the same categories as the other texts he describes

C) Are too violent to risk experimenting with for the purposes of understanding literacy

D) Are irrelevant in academic discussion because no one has yet determined how to explain the ways that people understand them

10. What would be the most logical information for the next paragraph to contain if the article continued?

A) A technological definition of video games, how they are made, and how they are played

B) A historical explanation of the very first video game and its evolution

C) Examples of the way that some people currently interpret video games and what they mean to them

D) A price comparison of video game consoles and whether or not quality has a direct impact on literacy

III. Insert ONE word that best fits each blank in the passage.

All tournament chess games are played with a chess clock – that is two clocks joined together. When one player makes his move, he presses the button which stops his clock and starts his opponent’s clock. (1)_________fails to keep the time limit, no (2)________ what the position on the board, loses the game. Weekend tournaments with a fast time limit and long sessions of play of (3)________ to twelve hours a day are very strenuous and result in fatigue and time troubles. The play is quite sharp. Active, attacking chess is the (4)________ of the day and it is difficult to maintain (5)_________ sustained, precise defense against such play. A score of the game must be (6)_________ as play goes on. Each move is written down on a score sheet, which has to be handed to the tournament officials at the end of each round. The only thought in everybody’s head is to win. Talent and youth – that’s (7)_________ is needed for success at chess, with the (8)________ on youth. Some approach the board with a slow, purposeful manner (9)________ giving you a second glance – you simply don’t count. The seem to imply that the outcome is a foregone conclusion for them; you (10)_______ need to accept it with good grace.

D. WRITING

I. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it.

1. It was not until another five years had elapsed that the whole truth about the murder came out.

" Not for another __________________________________________________________________

2. I have frequently made stupid mistakes like that.

" Many__________________________________________________________________

3. Don’t tell the boss anything about this. (BREATH)

" __________________________________________________________________

4. It’s possible the looming crisis won’t ever actually materialize.

" It’s not beyond __________________________________________________________________

5. I don’t remember much about my mother, but I do remember she was very kind and loving towards me.

" What little __________________________________________________________________

II. Composition writing

“The zoo serves no useful purpose and there are no good reasons to put the animals and birds in cages.”

What extent do you agree or disagree? What attributes that zoos contribute into social world as well as the impact that highly strike on children? Is it necessary anymore?

ĐÁP ÁN

Section A: Listening

I.

1. (the) 26th 2. 7.00 3. circle 4. A21 to (A)24 5. Mastercard

6. 3290 5876 4401 2899 7. Whitton 8. 42 South 9. SW2 5GE 10. headphones/earphones

II.

1. King Street 2. central 3. half hours / 30 minutes 4. refreshments 5. 10.15

6. Advance 7. (seat) reservations

Section B: Grammar and Vocabulary

I.

1. A   2. A   3. C   4. D   5. A   6. C   7. D   8. A   9. C   10. B

11. D   12. D   13. A   14. C   15. B   16. C   17. A   18. C   19. D   20. D

II.

1. appearently 2. considerably 3. longevity 4. beneficial 5. gravitational

6. unpredictable 7. Confusingly 8. horticulturists 9. scepticism 10. dismissive

III.

1. book 2. clean 3. skin 4. air 5. two

Section C: Reading

I.

1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. B

6. D 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. C

II.

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. A

6. C 7. D 8. D 9. A 10. C

III.

1. Whoever 2. matter 3. up 4. order 5. a

6. kept 7. what 8. emphasis 9. without 10. only

Section D: Writing

I.

1. Not for another five years did the whole truth about the murder come out.

2. Many’s the time that I have made stupid mistakes like that.

3. Don’t BREATH a word of/about it to the boss.

4. It’s not beyond the bounds of possibility that the looming crisis will never/not actually materialize.

5. What little I remember about my mother is that she was very kind and loving towards us.

II.

Student’s answers:

Content: 50% of total mark a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate.

Language: 30% of total mark a variety vocabulary and structures approriate to the level of English language.

Presentation: 20% of total mark coherence, cohension, and style appropriate to the level of English language.

SECTION A. LISTENING

Part 1 (20 points). Listen to the talk and fill in the gaps. Write ONLY ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

John Frank Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln lived in different times. Kennedy was born in (1) …………, whereas Lincoln was born more than 100 years earlier. As for their family backgrounds, Kennedy came from a rich family. He was able to attend (2) …………private schools. He graduated from (3) …………University. Lincoln had only one year of formal schooling. In spite of his lack of formal schooling, he became a well-known (4) …………. He was a self-educated man. In spite of these differences in their backgrounds, some interesting (5) …………between the two men are evident. For example, take their political careers. Both of them began their political careers as a (6) …………. They went to the Congress just one hundred years apart. Another interesting coincidence is that each man was elected President of the United States in a year (7) …………with the number 60. Furthermore, both men were presidents during the years of civil unrest in the country. Both of them were assassinated while in (8) …………. They were (9) …………while they were sitting next to their (10) ………….

Part 2 (20 points). Listen to the talk and indicate whether the following statements are true or false by writing T for true and F for false in the boxes below.

1. Sports play an important part in British life.

2. Sailing and rowing are more popular in winter.

3. Squash can be played all year round on outdoor courts.

4. All colleges have their own impressive sports facilities.

5. The most popular outdoor sports are football and tennis.

6. Motor racing is one of the popular sports in Britain.

7. There are many English idioms coming from the world of sports.

8. "That's not cricket" means "to be fair".

9. The most popular sport in Britain is football.

10. People support their local clubs on Sunday afternoons.

Part 3 (10 points).

Questions 1 - 4

You will hear a woman talking to some students about her job. Complete the notes with words from the recording. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Job: (1) …………for five years.

Studied (2) …………at university.

Interested in (3) …………side, not theory.

Accepted for (4) …………after graduating.

Questions 5 - 7

Now you will hear the next part of the talk. Choose THREE answers from A - F.

What does the speaker think are the disadvantages of police work?

A. danger of being attacked

B. protecting the public

C. not being available for family celebrations

D. special training in avoiding trouble

E. working difficult hours

F. working with the public

Questions 8 - 10

Listen to the last part of the talk and answer the questions. Write no more than TWO WORDS.

8. What does the speaker think about the financial rewards of police work?

9. What kind of people do the police sometimes have to protect?

10. What does the speaker want to be in the future?

SECTION B: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

Part 1 (15 points). Choose the correct answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. Write it in ‘Your answers’ part.

1. It says in the program that the show ……………..at 7:30.

A. starts           B. has started C. will start     D. started

2. Two students ……………..at a bus-stop were kidnapped yesterday.

A. wait            B. waited         C. waiting       D. were waiting

3. ……………..anything suspicious arise, please phone me immediately.

A. Should        B. If     C. Would         D. Could

4. Most American people don’t object ……………..them by their first names.

A. that I call    B. that I am called       C. for calling   D. to my calling

5. In my opinion, young ……………..must be punished, but education is the best cure.

A. crime          B. criminals     C. crimes         D. criminality

6. A cooperative program between two companies building a famous ancient city into a(n) ……………..city has proceeded smoothly since it started in September last year.

A. friendly ecology                 B. ecology-friendly

C. friendly-ecological             D. ecological-friendly

7. Mr. Henry was given a medal in …………….. of his service to his country.

A. gratitude     B. knowledge C. recognition D. response

8. Jane: “It was really kind of you to give me a lift home.” Peter: “……………..”

A. Oh, don’t mention it. I was coming past your house anyway.

B. I’m not pleased.

C. Oh, don’t do that. I was coming past your house anyway.

D. As a matter of fact, you’re pretty nice.

9. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following sentence.

I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money from me.

A. making me impatient         B. praising me too much

C. making me feel worse        D. elevating me

10. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the following sentence.

I think we ought to give him a free hand and let him carry out the scheme as he thinks best without any interference from us.

A. permit         B. support       C. control        D. forbid

11. You need to be more …………….. if you want to become a novelist.

A. imaginary   B. imagination            C. imaginative             D. imaginatively

12. A person who is concerned only ……………..his own interests cannot be a true friend.

A. about          B. in    C. for   D. with

13. Patient: “Excuse me! Could you tell me when Dr. Smith has office hours?”

Nurse: “……………...”

A. Yes, I could            B. Not really, but there’s a sign on the door I think

C. By no means           D. When he’s not busy

14. “…………….. bad weather we are having this summer!”, said the woman.

A. What a        B. How            C. How this     D. What

15. The reporters thought that the football coach would be depressed by his dismissal, but he just ……………...

A. ran it down             B. called it off             C. laughed it off          D. turned it down

Part 2 (10 points). There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Identify the mistakes and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0) has been done as an example.

Example: Line (0): the => a

0. Stress is often called the 21st century illness, but it has always

1. been with us perhaps with different names. Those days we often

2. consider stress is a necessary evil of modern life. However, stress is

3. not negative and without it we will certainly not enjoy some of the

4. highpoints in life just as the anticipation before a date or the

5. tension leading up to an important match. All these situations

6. produce stress, but if you can control it and not the other

7. way round you will feel stimulated, not worn out. Like these

8. situations, which are generally positive but easier to deal with,

9. sitting in a train that is late, being stuck in a traffic jam, working

10. to a tight deadline is much harder to manage and control. Stress

11. is now recognized as a medical problem and as a significant

12. factor in causing coronary heart disease, high blooded pressure

13. and high cholesterol count. The fact is that patients are often willing to

14. admit to stress problems because they feel they are a form of

15. society failure and it is important that symptoms should be identified in

16. order to avoid unnecessary sufferings. So why should we be

17. looking out for as danger signals? Some common signs of stress are

18. increased tiredness, irritability and the inability to solve certain situations.

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SECTION A. LISTENING

Part 1 (10 x 2 = 20 points). Listen to the talk and fill in the gaps. Write ONLY ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

1. 1917 2. expensive 3. Harvard 4. lawyer 5. similarities

6. congressman 7. ending 8. office 9. shot 10. wives

Part 2 (10 x 2 = 20 points). Write T for true and F for false in the boxes below.

1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. F 9. T 10. F

Part 3 (10 points).

Questions 1 - 4

1. police officer 2. law 3. practical 4. training

Questions 5 - 7

5. A 6. C 7. E

Questions 8 - 10

8. well-paid 9. famous people/ celebrities 10. (a) detective

SECTION B: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

Part 1 (15 points). Choose the correct answer from A, B, C or D.

1. A 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D 11. C 12. D 13. B 14. D 15. C

Part 2 (10 points). Identify the mistakes and write the corrections in the numbered boxes.

Line    Mistakes         Corrections

2                is                           x

3                will                        would

4                just                        such

7                Like                       Unlike

8                but                         and

10              is                           are

12              blooded                 blood

13              willing                   unwilling

15              society                   social

16              why                       what

SECTION C. READING COMPREHENSION

Part 1 (15 points). Read the passage below and decide which answer best fits each gap.

1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. C 11. A 12. B 13. D 14. B 15. A

Part 2 (15 points). For questions 1-15, choose from the people (A – D).

1. D 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. C 11. B 12. B 13. D 14. B 15. A

Part 3 (10 points). Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question.

1. A 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. B

Part 4 (15 points). Fill ONE suitable word into each numbered blank.

1. born 2. interested 3. made 4. enough 5. take

6. which/that 7. sixteenth/ 16th 8. really/ very/ extremely/ absolutely 9. next/following 10. However/ Nevertheless

11. continue 12. as 13. Space 14. through 15. themselves

Part 5 (5 x 2 = 10 points). Choose the most appropriate heading from the list A-H for each part

1. H 2. F 3. D 4. B 5. C

SECTION D. WRITING

Part 1 (5 x 2 = 10 points). Use the word in brackets, complete the second sentence.

1. The boy was on the point of crying when he was punished by his mother.

2. In few other books is this problem discussed so well./ will we see this problem so well discussed.

3. I cast my mind back to what had happened all those years before.

4. It can’t have been Mrs. Smith you saw because she’s in Singapore.

5. Andrew has a reputation for being a very good cook.

Part 2 (20 points). Write your letter (about 80-100 words), suggesting how you will both spend the day together.

+ Cover all information: 10 points.

Part 3 (30 points).

+ Grammar and vocabulary: 8 points.

+ Style and format: 2 points.

+ Style: 5 points

+ Content: 15 points

+ Grammar and vocabulary: 10 points

A. LISTENING

Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks with NO MORE 3 WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.

1. It will take 37 hours for the new form of transport to travel from London to …………….

2. Unlike crowded jets, the Aircruise will allow passengers to travel in ……………..

3.The Aircruise can travel at low altitudes if there is something ……………..

4. Hydrogen fuels the airship and also provides ……………. for the people on board.

5. The Hindenburg airship disaster killed ……………. people.

6. Scientists are keen to develop transport options which are both ……………. and environmentally friendly.

7. The Aircruise will carry a total of ……………. passengers.

8. The luxury features on board include private apartments, a bar and a ……………..

9. Compared to airports, the Aircruise has the potential to land closer to ……………..

10. The concept is getting a lot of attention from a Korean company which makes …………….

B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the blank spaces.

1. ___________ from John, all the students said they would go.

A. Except        B. Only           C. Apart          D. Separate

2. If you work for us, you’ll get somewhere to live _____ free.

A. for   B. at     C. out D. of

3. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to _____ new procedures to save time and money.

A. manufacture           B. establish     C. control        D. restore

4. They took pride _______ being the best players of the school.

A. in    B. with            C. on   D. for

5. She’d prefer to go out ________ home.

A. than to stay             B. than staying            C. rather than staying D. rather than stay

6. They received _______ advice from their parents that they became successful.

A. so good       B. such a good            C. so good an D. such good

7. Have you got a car ________ ?

A. of your own            B. of yourself C. of you         D. of your

8. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not ______ your television set.

A. change        B. adjust          C. repair          D. switch

9. If you want to attend the course, you must pass the ................... examination.

A. write           B. written        C. wrote          D. writing

10. Either Peter and his brothers _______ the keys to the car.

A. has been taken        B. has taken    C. have taken D. have been taken

11. We can tell you that we often have a friendly _______ in our class.

A. atmosphere             B. air   C. matter         D. impression

12. These clothes are fashionable and _______ . Do you agree with me?

A. only            B. merely        C. unique         D. uniquely

13. He _______ to have a very big fortune and a beautiful wife.

A. rumors        B. rumored      C. has rumored            D. was rumored

14. Did you use to do a _______ when you were at the university.

A. full-time job           B. part-time     C. full-time     D. part-time job

15. My house is just _______ . I live in the nearby neighborhood.

A. near here    B. near to        C. near by        D. near from

II. Complete the passage below using the correct forms of the words in brackets.

People are becoming more security conscious these days. Crimes like burglary and (1. THIEF)_________ are definitely on the increase. One of the most (2. PAIN) _________ experiences a home (3. OWN) _________ can have is to arrive home and find that his or her (4. VALUE) _________ have disappeared, because a window had (5. ACCIDENT) _________been left open. What can we do to protect ourselves? The most important piece of (6. ADVISORY) _________ is to make sure that your (7. INSURE)________ coverage is up to date. Another (8. SENSE) ________ thing to do is to go along to your local police station, where they will be more than willing to make (9. SUGGEST) _________ on (10. RELY)_________ ways of safeguarding your property.

ĐÁP ÁN

A. LISTENING (1 point)

0.1 point/correct answer

1. New York 2. comfort and style 3. interesting to see 4. power and water 5. 35/ thirty five

6. sustainable 7. 100/ a hundred 8. glass floor 9. urban centres 10. electrical goods

B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (4 points)

I. (1.5 point;0,1point/correct answer)

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. D

6. D 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. C

11. A 12. C 13. D 14. D 15. A

II. (1.5 point;0,15point/correct answer)

1. theft 2. painful 3. owner 4. valuables 5. accidentally

6. advice 7. insurance 8. sensible 9. suggestions 10. reliable

III. (1.5 point;0,1point/correct answer)

1. (B) beside → besides

2. (D) inaccurate → inaccurate

3. (A) astonish → astonished

4. (D) fun → funny

5. (D) needs → need

6. (A) with profession → by profession

7. (B) like → as

8. (D) excursion → voyage

9. (A) journey → tour

10. (C) more fast → faster

C. READING (3 points)

I. (1 point;0,1point/correct answer)

1. that/which 2. expect 3. first 4. how 5. of

6. out 7. use 8. still 9. on 10. instead

II. (0.6 point;0,1 point/correct answer)

1. C 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. A

III. (0,8 point/0,08 point/correct answer)

1. C 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. C

6. C 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. A

IV. (0.6 point; 0,1 point/correct answer)

1. E 2. B 3. A 4. G 5. C 6. F

D. WRITING

I. (0.5 point;0.1 point/correct answer)

1. No sooner had I got downstairs than the phone stopped ringing.

2. He has no intention of giving up working/ retiring when he is 65.

3. He greatly regretted not seeing Audrey on her trip to London.

4. Had she known that he was married, she would not have agreed to go out to dinner with him.

5. The singer had very little money (left) when he died, which surprised everybody.

II. Write about the following topic: 1.5 pts

The impression mark is based on the following scheme:

1. Content (50% pts): a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate

2. Language (25%pts): a variety of vocabulary and structures

3. Presentation(25%pts): coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of English language gifted secondary students

PART ONE: LISTENING (3.0 pts) Listen and fill in the gaps: (15 0.2 = 3.0 pts)

Walk a Mile in My Shoes

Have you ever heard the (1) ......................................... "Walk a mile in my shoes?" I think it is a very good saying. Do you know what it means? It means, that before you judge (2) ........................................., you should put yourself in his or her (3) ..........................................

For example, if someone was running in a race, and they did very (4) ......................................... and came in last it wouldn't be fair to say, "Oh, he's just a (5) ......................................... runner." You would have to look at all the circumstances that made the person (6) ......................................... the race. Maybe they pulled a muscle in their leg the day before; maybe this is their very first race; maybe they are not in good form because something isn't right in their (7) ..........................................

There can be so many things that affect a person's life, (8) ......................................... and moods. If someone was very (9) ......................................... at a party, you couldn't just assume that they weren't friendly. You don't know what is (10) ......................................... in their lives. They could be feeling ill, or they might have just had a bad experience. Nobody can know (11) ......................................... how another person feels. Even if someone tells you what he or she is experiencing, you still won't fully (12) ......................................... what is going on inside the other person. Everyone perceives and feels things differently.

To walk a mile in someone else's shoes is to try and understand things from that person's perspective. We are all (13) ......................................... by the events that have taken place in our lives. No two people have gone through the exact same things.

So, before you are quick to (14) ......................................... someone, stop and think about what it is that they might have gone through. You won't (15) ......................................... understand why people do what they do, but you can try to understand and put yourself in their position.

PART TWO: PHONETICS: (2.0 pts)

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently: (50.2 = 1.0 pt)

16. A. typhoon            B. skeptical     C. toaster         D. position

17. A. decompose       B. conscious    C. position       D. concern

18. A. permanently     B. tragedy       C. academic   D. adequate

19. A. knife     B. knowledge C. knee            D. blanket

20. A. buffalo B. bulletin       C. crush           D. umbrella

ĐÁP ÁN

PART ONE: LISTENING (3.0 pts)

Listen and fill in the gaps: (15 0.2 = 3.0 pts)

1. saying 2. someone 3. position 4. poorly 5. terrible

6. lose 7. lives 8. performance 9. quiet 10. happening

11. exactly 12. understand 13. shaped 14. judge 15. always

PART TWO: PHONETICS: (2.0 pts)

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently: (50.2 = 1.0 pt)

16. D. position 17. B. conscious 18. A. permanently 19. D. blanket 20. B. bulletin

II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others: (5 0.2 = 1.0 pt)

21. A. device 22. D. nation 23. C. memory 24. B. resident 25. B. participation

PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES: (5.0 pts)

I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (10 0.2 = 2.0 pts)

26. D. living 27. A. because 28. C. natural 29. B. drove 30. D. delighted

31. D. to 32. B. I told Hoang not to make noise 33. C. have learnt 34. D. so many 35. C. was working

II. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences: (10 0.2 = 2.0 pts)

36. unfortunately 37. products 38. hopeless 39. impatient 40. failure

41. performance 42. application 43. conclusion 44. urbanized 45. successfully

III. Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: (5 x 0.2 = 1.0 pt)

46. not to cross 47. Did... to live 48. was held 49. Was ... presented 50. Has...worked

PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION: (5.0 pts)

I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each gap of the passage: (10 0.2 = 2.0 pts)

51. B. good 52. C. to tell 53. all are correct 54. A. fresh 55. A. many

56. A. morning 57. C. food 58. D. healthy 59. B. when 60. D. hear

II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space: (100.2 =2.0 pts)

61. travel 62. and 63. computer 64. about 65. most

66. or 67. the 68. ask 69. payment 70. ticket

III. Read the text, make questions then answer: (5 0.2 = 1.0 pt)

71. How important are traditions in Britain?

-> In Britain, traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries.

72. What do Englishmen do to their traditions?

-> Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up.

73. Which does an English family prefer, a house with a garden or a flat?

-> An English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat.

74. Find sentences in the text which show that the English people like gardens very much.

-> “English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted garden in imitation of grass and a box of flowers”.

75. How is Christmas kept in Scotland?

-> In Scotland, Christmas is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working.

PART FIVE: WRITING: (5.0 pts)

I. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning. Use the given words: (5 0.2 = 1.0 pt)

76. Because Tom was careless, she fell down onto the road.

77. Thomas asked me if I knew how to use that cell phone.

78. Albert is so sad not to be accepted in that group.

79. Your youngest brother, Bill, is not old enough to drive a motorbike.

80. The prisoner is thought to have been recaptured while drinking in the pub.

II. Use the following words and phrases to write complete and meaningful sentences. Make all the necessary changes and additions if necessary. (5 0.2 = 1.0 pt)

81. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during Tet holiday will influence the whole year.

82. My great grandmother is ninety-three years old and she is always forgetting things.

83. All of us ought use the cloth bags instead of reusing the plastic ones.

84. You can try to get Hoang Anh to lend you his bike, but you won’t succeed.

85. My uncle has been unemployed since he left his job two years ago.

III. Write an essay (over 200 words) about advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside: (3.0 pts) (The essay must have a title and three parts: Opening - Body and

Conclusion. Don’t show your proper names/ school/ village… and has about 200 or more)

- The opening: The essay must write something relating to the topic (0.5pt)

- The body: Write details what advantages or disadvantages there are in the countryside; the

sentences must have connectors and link words... (2,0)

- The conclusion: Write about the writers' ideas or what they have presented above. (0.5 pt)

* Note: The essay (may vary) that has 3.0 points must have:

- Long enough (At least 200 words or maybe more).

- Correct vocabulary and structures.

- Don't tell the proper names (The school, the student's/ teacher’s name/ ...).

Question 1: Choose the best answers

1. Would you mind my ....................................?

            a. smoking                   b. smoke                      c. smokes                        d. smoked

2.  I ........................to see you at the meeting. Why didn’t you come?

            a. waited                     b. expected                  c. thought                       d. looked

3. All of us were ......................that he came first. He hasn’t been working hard so far.

            a. surprising                 b. to surprise                c. to be surprised            d. surprised  

4.  Where is Janet? – She’s out. She said she ......................... back soon.

            a. is                              b. will be                     c. would be                   d. came

5. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one ..................to the hospital.

            a. has taken                 b. was taken                c. was taking                 d. are taking

6. The policeman explained to us ...................to get to the airport.

            a. how             b. how can we             c. how we can d. how can

7. I telephoned the station to make ......................of the time of the train.

            a. true                          b. real                          c. right             d. sure

8. The college got some money by selling one of its ...................old pictures.

            a. helpful                     b. usual                        c. valuable                   d. useful

9. –“ Pass me that pen, please!” – “.........................”

a. Here you are            b. No, it isn’t               c. It doesn’t matter      d. Yes, please

10. He ....................... in the cafe when she came in.

            a. sat                            b. has sat                     c. has been sitting       d. was sitting

11. It was raining .......................we cancelled the trip to Mount Faber.

            a. although                  b. so                             c. because                    d. but

12. How far is it from Ha Noi to Hoa Binh? – It ...................about two hours by bus.

            a. takes                        b. goes             c. needs                       d. wants

13. Everybody was there, including..................Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

            a. with                         b. of                             c. ___                          d. in

14. She hasn’t written to me .......................

            a. any longer                b. never                       c. already                     d. yet

15. Surely David’s not going to drive,........................he?

            a. does             b. is                              c. isn’t                        d. will

ĐÁP ÁN

SECTION I: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (5.0 pts)

Question 1: Choose the best answers.

1. a      2. b      3. d      4. c      5. b      6. a      7. d      8. c      9. a      10. d   

11. b    12. a    13. c    14. d    15. b.

Question 2: Match a verb in A with  a phrase in  B to have a  complete phrase.

1j  2f  3a  4h  5c  6i  7d  8g  9b  10e

Question 3: Supply the correct forms of the word in parentheses.

1. villagers       2. original        3. meaning       4. getting         5. washed       

6. will be         7. playing        8. competitors      9. separated                10. specialist                

Question 4:Find the word which fits the definition. The first has been done for you.

2. cupboard   3. wardrobe/ trunk        4. mirror          5. water           6. teeth

SECTION II: READING (2.0 PTS)

Question 1. Choose ONE appropriate question in the box to each paragraph below :

A3       B5       C1       D6       E4        F2

Question 1: Fill in the  blanks with one suitable word. The first letter  has been provided:        

1. trees 2. without        3. nothing/ none          4. time 5. parents

6. drawings     7. same            8. round           9. important/ interesting          10. first

SECTION III: WRITING (3.0 PTS)

Question 1: Rewrite sentences as directed. (15 pts)

1. If I were you, I would take that English course

2. You didn’t turned off the TV last night , did you

3. Even though Mr. Thanh is old, he runs five kilometers every morning.

4. Not until the bell rang, did he finish his work?

5. He hates being asked about his past.

6. If it hadn’t for Tom’s help, Bill....................................

7. William suggested that Mary should put her luggage under the seat.

8. They said it was time they went to bed.

9. The bank manager was made to hand over the money.

10. The last time he went to HCM city was  three years ago.

11. After cleaning/ I had cleaned the floor, I went to bed

12. She told me not to forget to send my parents her regards

13. She invited John to dance with her.

Question 2:  Write complete sentences using the words given to form a letter :

Dear Uncle Tom,

1. Thank you very much for the alarm clock you sent me on my 15th birthday.

2. It's just what I need.

3. I'm terrible to get up late every morning.

4. Thanks to your present, I can wake up on time.

5. I hope you're both well.

6. I'm looking forward to seeing you at Christmas.

7. Thanks also your lovely card.

Best wishes,

Peter

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