Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2018-2019 - Phòng giáo dục và đào tạo huyện Triệu Sơn

A. LISTENING (15 points)

II. Listen to five people talking. Match the speakers (1-5) with the statements (A-F). You will listen twice. (5 points)

1 A Speaker ___ is describing a camping holiday. 2 B Speaker ___ is taking about a safari park. 3 C Speaker ___ is telling us about a study trip 4 D Speaker ___ is describing a walking holiday 5 E Speaker ___ is describing a scene from a film II. Listen to a conversation between some student. Are the sentences are true(T) or false(F)? You will listen twice. (5 points).

6. Emily wants to find a room in a shared house. ____ 7. Emily starts her next year at university in September. ____ 8. Lisa has just tidied the living room. ____ 9. The students in the house share the water bill. ____ 10. Emily can’t call at 9 a.m. ____ III. Listen to the people talking about the music they like. Match the speakers with the musical styles below. There is one style you do not need.

Country and western heavy mental indie jazz pop rap

11 Speaker A _______________ 12 Speaker B _______________ 13 Speaker C _______________ 14 Speaker D _______________ 15 Speaker E _______________

B. PRONUNCIATION (5 points)

I. Choose the word in each group which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

16. A fear B dear C pear D cheer 17. A tooth B without C breathe D sunbathe 18. A contain B bargain C campaign D complain II. Choose the word whose the main stress pattern is placed differently from the others.

19. A material B emission C optical D conjunction 20. A stimulate B measurement C surgical D already

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C. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (35 points)

I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points)

21. She (travel) _______________ to several country in Europe.

22. Be careful! The table (collapse) _____________ !

23. (you/get)____________ Mr Son some water?

24. I am able to do it, (be) __________ I?

25-26 Your car needs (wash) ___________. You should get it (do) _________ this afternoon.

27. (read) _________________ the book he began to follow the instructions to do the work.

28. Sorry. We didn’t mean (hurt) ___________ you.

29-30 He (try) ________________ very hard for the past two months with a view to (promote)___________

II. Choose the most appropriate answer to complete each sentence below. (10 points)

31. James didn’t come to see us as planned and he didn’t even telephone us. He __________ about the appointment.

A can have forgotten B might have forgotten C should have forgotten D must forget

32___________ it not been for torrential rain, we would have gone out.

A. But B If C Had D Should

33. Although some people have a lot of money, they are not _______ with their lives.

A satisfy B pleasant C contented D concerned

34 He ___________ me to buy my air ticket immediately or it would be too late.

A convinced B insisted C advised D suggested

35. She rang to make an early __________ at the hair dresser’s.

A order B date C assignment D appointment

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36. Smoking is a very bad habit, __________ many people find it difficult to break.

A which B that C it D whose

37. Do you know what time the train _________ to Birmingham?

A reaches B gets C arrives D approaches

38. I don’t have the __________ idea what you are talking about!

A smallest B least C weakest D faintest

39. Young children ________ older ones, so older children should be good examples.

A look down on B look up to C look after D look for

40. I didn’t particularly like the job – it was just a _______ to an end.

A means B way C tool D method

III. Supply the correct form of the word in capital at the end of each sentence. (10 points)

41. Their name were called over the ______________. SPEAK 42. The statue was erected as a _________ to those who died in the war. MEMORIZE 43. Our __________ was delayed because of the bad weather. DEPART 44. The company has ___________ in every major city. PRESENT 45. We did some ___________ in Paris. SEE 46. We’re usually too tired to …