PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
THỊ XÃ VĨNH CHÂU
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP THỊ XÃ
Năm học 2023-2024
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
Giám khảo 1
(ký và ghi rõ họ tên)
Giám khảo 2
(ký và ghi rõ họ tên)
Điểm
(bằng số)
Điểm
(bằng chữ)
Số mật mã
(do Chủ tịch
Hội đồng ghi)
(Đề thi này có 09 trang)
SECTION A: LISTENING (5 points)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
Bài nghe gồm 5 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 05 giây; mở đầu và
kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.
Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe
Part 1. You will listen short conversations. Tick the picture you hear for each question.
You will listen twice. (1 point)
Where is John’s bed in hospital?
1. What has John broken?
2. What happened to John?
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3. What has May bought for John?
4. Who is John’s favourite nurse?
5. What’s John going to have for dinner tonight?
Part 2. Listen to Pete talking to a friend about his holiday. What was the weather like
each day? For questions 6-10, write a letter A-H next to each day. You will hear the
conversation twice. (1 point)
Example: 0 Monday B
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WEATHER
A. cloud
B. cold
C. fog
D. rain
E. snow
F. sun
G. warm
H. wind
7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 3. You will hear a conversation between a father and his daughter, Sonia.
Decide if each sentence is true or false. (1 point)
True False
00. Sonia would like a car for her birthday.
11. Sonia’s friend Maria has her own car.
12. Sonia has talked to Maria about learning to drive.
13. Sonia offers to get a job at weekends.
14. Sonia’s father understands how his daughter feels.
15. Sonia suggests cooking a meal on her birthday.
Part 4: You will hear an interview with a singer called Nick Parker who plays in a band
called Krispy with his sister Mel. (1 point)
For each question, choose the correct answer.
16. When Nick and Mel were younger, ___________________
A. they studied music at school.
B. their father took them to live concerts.
C. their mother encouraged them to play music.
17. When Nick and Mel started writing music together, they________________
A. disagreed about the style they should have.
B. didn’t want to be the same as other bands.
C. were influenced by different kinds of music.
18. The band Krispy was started after___________________
A. Nick began studying at music school.
B. two other musicians heard Nick and Mel playing.
C. Nick and Mel advertised for the band members.
19. In the band’s find year together, ______________________
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A. concert audiences liked their music.
B. they signed a recording contract.
C. their national tour was very successful.
20. What does Nick say about life in the band today?
A. The other members look after him and Mel.
B. He’s pleased to have the chance to travel.
C. There’s no opportunity for them to relax together.
Part 5: You will hear a man called Ben, from a young people’s organisation, telling a
youth group about a course they can do on Saturdays. For each question, fill in the
missing information in the numbered space. You will listen twice. (1 point)
Saturday course
Name of Ben’s organisation: ( 00 ) Nature
Aim of course: Discovering (21) ____________________
Closest course location for this group: (22) _______________________
Length of course: (23)____________________ weeks
Examples of activities we will do:
● Learn how to climb
● Cut up wood
● Make a (24) ______________________
● Design a (25) ______________________ to take home
B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (5 points)
Part 1. Choose the letter (A, B, C, or D) as the best answer to complete the following
sentences. (2 points)
26. Seven of 10 people prefer face-to-face ______________when having a date.
A. code B. language C. contact D. sign
27. Nothing _________________ since you went to the market.
A. has been done B. has done C. is done D. was doing
28. Ann no longer works here.
A. no more works here B. doesn’t still work here
C. doesn’t work here any more D. still works here
29. There’s a __________ look on his face. I’m____________ of him indeed.
A. frightening/ scared B. frightening/ scaring
C. frightened/ scaring D. frightened/ scared
30. Hoa got used to_________________ in her new school after a month.
A. study B.is studying C. studied ? D. studying
31. My friend, Harry _______ off the ladder while he _______the ceiling of his room.
A. fell/ painted B. was falling/ was painted
C. was falling/ painted D. fell/ was painting
32. The number of homeless people in the USA is increasing rapidly because of the Covid-
19 epidemic.
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A. jobless B. roofless C. servant D. retired
33. His car is the same color __________ my uncle’s.
A. alike B. as C. like D. to
34. My younger brother prefers ________ models to __________stamps.
A. making/ collect B. to make/ collecting
C. to make/ collect D. making/ collecting
35. _____ tiger is in danger of becoming extinct.
A. A B. An C. The D. Ø
Part 2. There are 05 errors in the following passage. Identify the errors, write the line
number and correct them. Write your answers in the numbered spaces below. Number
(00.) is done as an example. (1 point)
Line Passage
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A recent investigation with scientists at the US Geological Survey shows that
strange animal behavior might help predict future earthquake. Investigators found
so occurrences in a ten-kilometers radius of the centre of a fairly recent quake.
Some birds screeched and flew about wildly. Dogs yelped and ran uncontrollably.
Scientists believe that animals can perceive these environment changes as early as
several days before the disaster. In 1976 after observing animal behavior, the
Chinese were ability to predict a terrible quake. Although hundreds of thousands of
people were killed, the government was able to evacuation millions of people and
thus keep the death toll at a lower rate.
Line Error Correction
1 00. with by
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
Part 3. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (1 point)
41. Don’t look down _____________Peter just because he’s not as good at the job as you are.
42. Have you ever come ____________ such an unusual piece of art?
43. Our car broke _________________at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
44. She ran in a marathon last week but dropped __________________after ten kilometers.
45. Billy hasn't been working; he won't get __________________his examinations
Part 4. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences. (1 point)
46. Mr. Minh has made an ________________to see us at 3 o’clock. ARRANGE
47. Bell ________________ demonstrated his invention to the public. SUCCESS
48. ______________, dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. FORTUNATE
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