Bộ 5 đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 năm 2021 Trường THCS Lê Đình Chinh

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

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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)………………….

Adress:                       (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
Supersave	travel after 8.45
Special	travel after 5 .................... and at weekends
6 ....................	buy at least six days ahead limited numbers 7 .................... essential

Task III. Choose THREE letters, A-G.
Which THREE attractions can you visit at present by train from Trebirch?
    A    A a science museum
    B    a theme park
    C    a climbing wall
    D    a mining museum
    E    an aquarium
    F    a castle
    G    a zoo

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. In most lines of this text there is one unnecessary word. It is either incorrect grammatically, or does not fit the sense of the text. Write the unnecessary word in the space beside the text. Tick (√) each correct line. There are two examples at the beginning. Transfer your answers to your answer sheet.

Talent scouts are looking for the next generation of supermodels have                    0. ……are…….
realized Africa’s potential. Lyndsey Mclntyre, a former model                                00. ……√……….
herself, recently opened one agency’s first African office. “African                         ………………….
women are being graceful and serene” she says. “These qualities                             ………………….
could to make them do very well in this business.” However, spotting                    ………………….
supermodels is rarely easy, as well Mclntyre discovered when she                           ………………….
visited the Orma tribe of remote north- eastern Kenya, whose the                            ………………….
women are reported to be especially striking. “The tribal leaders were                    ………………….
a bit suspicious and I wasn’t allowed to be meet many of their girls,”                      ………………….
she explains. Another problem is that reports aren’t always reliable.                        ………………….
Mclntyre discovered this when one of village’s “most beautiful girls”                     ………………….
turned out to be its heaviest ones. She had to explain that Western                           ………………….
advertisers prefer to far slimmer women. The Orma are not alone in                        ………………….
believing fat it is beautiful. In a recent Africa-wide beauty contest, all                     ………………….
the Uganda contestants were disqualified for being a little too large                         ………………….
around the hips. “I don’t understand the fashion industry’s obsession                      ………………….

with small hips,” said one judge for the contest. “But because we want                   ………………….
the girls to succeed and to see African models working                                            ………………….
internationally, we give the industry what it wants”                                                  ………………….

IV. 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 the 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 amswer 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.

IV. You are going to read a magazine article about Sarah Bryant, an acupuncturist. Six sentences have been removed from the article on the left. Choose the most suitable sentence from the list A-G on the right for each part (1-6) of the article. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.

THIS MONTH IN LIFESTYLES WE FEATURE SARAH A PRACTISING ACUPUNCTURIST.

I’ve done a lot of travelling in Europe and Asia throughout my adult life and it was whilst I was teaching in China that I became interested in acupuncture. It is common for people there to have acupuncture treatment, not only if they’re ill but also to prevent the onset of diseases. It was after returning from China and witnessing how successful it had been that I reached the decision to become an acupuncturist myself. I was lucky to discover that the town where I lived had a famous and well-reputed college of traditional acupuncture.

Alternative medicine is particularly important for me because I firmly believe that it works on the level of body, mind and spirit.

1

Of course this medicine is very powerful and can consequently have powerful side effects. Alternative medicine like acupuncture on the other hand is aimed at treating the person as a whole. When a person’s ill, there’s something in their life which is putting their energy levels out of balance. What alternative therapies try to do is help to gradually push that energy back into balance. The result is that any disease present might naturally disappear as it cannot survive when energies are balanced.

The treatments consist largely of balancing the energy between the different meridians of a person’s body.

2

Treatment aims to free blocks of energy in these meridians which may be causing ill health and which may have been there for many years. It would be an odd state of affairs if a practising alternative therapist had not had treatment themselves and this is certainly not the case for myself.

3

I’ve never suffered particularly from physical problems but treatment for my mental and spiritual wellbeing has been very successful. I’ve treated a wide range of people for various conditions, for example people suffering from stress and anxiety and helped them to cope with stressful situations in their lives.

4

There’s another woman who suffers from arthritis of the hip and at the moment I’m treating an old lady who has several health problems, one of them being Parkinson’s Disease. All these people have found that acupuncture has made them feel more balanced in themselves and they have certainly benefited from the treatment. To date I currently own the Licentiate in Acupuncture. This course lasted three years and I had to go to the college about one weekend in three.

5

 I had a large amount of homework to do and practical work, which I did two or three evenings a week. This entailed locating points on different people. As you can imagine, this isn’t straightforward as people are different sizes and have different shaped bodies. In the future I hope to set up an alternative health clinic which will involve myself as an acupuncturist but perhaps other people as well.

6

 I’d like to set this up somewhere in a rural setting, where people could enjoy coming not only for the treatment but where they would be able to sit and enjoy the scenery, go for walks and basically feel free from the stresses of life.

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’s __________________________________________________________________

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 any more?

ĐÁP ÁN

Section A: Listening (3 points)

I. (1.5 pt)

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. (1.5 pt)

1. King Street	2. central	3. half hours / 30 minutes	4. refreshments	5. 10.15
6. Advance	7. (seat) reservations	(8) to (10).  C/D/G

Section B: Grammar and Vocabulary (7 points)

I. (2 pts)

1. A 2. B 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. B 19. C 20. D

II. (2 pts)

1. appearently	2. considerably	3. longevity	4. beneficial	5. gravitational
6. unpredictable	7. Confusingly	8. horticulturists	9. scepticism	10. dismissive

III. (1.5 pt)

1. being

2. well

3. the

4. v

5. be

6. of

7. v

8. it

9. why

10. v

IV. (1.5 pt)

1. book

2. clean

3. skin

4. air

5. two

Section C: Reading (5 points)

I. (1 pt)

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

II. (2 pts)

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

III. (1 pt)

1. Whoever	2. matter	3. up	4. order	5. a
6. kept	7. what	8. emphasis	9. without	10. only

IV. (1 pt)

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

Section D: Writing (5 pts)

I. (1.5 pt)

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.

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) _________ havedisappeared, because a window had (5. ACCIDENT) _________been left open. What can we do to protectourselves? 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 localpolice station, where they will be more than willing to make (9. SUGGEST) _________ on (10. RELY)_________ ways of safeguarding your property.

III. Identify the errors in the following sentences and correct them.

1/ We won't mind your (A) being late – (B) beside, it's (C) hardly your (D) mistake.

2/ (A) The whole report is (B) badly typed. (C) Moreover, it's (D) imaccurate.

3/ I'm not (A) astonish she (B) shouted at us! (C) How would we like (D) to be pushed into a wall?

4/ Nguyen is (A) everything we'd ever (B) want (C) in a man - brilliant, (D) fun and attractive.

5/ They just hope (A) that the money (B) goes to those (C) who are mainly in (D) needs.

6/ A doctor (A) with profession, this is his first (B) pleasure trip (C) into writing (D) for the theatre.

7/ She (A) views her life (B) like a spiritual (C) voyage towards a superior (D) understanding of her confidence.

8/ Trung was a (A) youthful sailor (B) on his first (C) sea (D) excursion.

9/ The (A) journey guide (B) pointed out the message (C) that runs round (D) the inside of the sports ground.

10/ (A) Supersonic airplanes can (B) go (C) more fast than (D) the speed of sound.

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 amswer)

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 amswer)

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 amswer)

1. (B) beside → besides	2. (D) imaccurate → 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 guide → tour guide	10. (C) more fast than → faster than

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

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.

PART A: LISTENING (15 pts)

Question I.  Listen and fill in each blank. (5 pts)

In many parts of the United States, large areas of (1)............... have been made into national parks to protect and preserve the natural beauty of the land. National parks usually contain a variety of scenic features, such as mountains, caves, lakes, rare animals and plants. Today, there are 52 national parks in the United States, covering approximately 3 per cent of the total land area of the country. National parks are open to the public and have million of (2).................. every year.

Many national parks, however, are in danger of being (3)................. Rare animals in national parks are killed or hunted for fur, skin or other parts. Trees are cut down for wood. Large areas of national parks also experience devastating fires caused by careless people. The increasing number of visitors is harming the parks due to the (4)................ from their vehicles.

If these (5)................... are not solved immediately, and if there is not enough money for the parks’ staff and maintenance of their resources, many national parks will be completely destroyed.

Question II. Listen to Tyrone calling the staff at his local swimming pool. Decide if each sentence is T (True) or F ( False) . (5 pts)

		T	F
6.There are four different age groups that play water polo.
7. Tyrone wants to join the under 14s club.
8. The under 16s water polo team train three times a week.
9. Water polo matches are played on Saturdays.
10. Training for the water polo team starts this week.

Question III. Listen to Sue talking to her friend, Jim, about a new sports center. For questions 11 – 15, choose A, B, C or D. You will hear the conversation twice.  (5pts)

11. Which  bus goes to the sports center?

A. 15                                       B. 18                                       C. 25

12. From Monday to Saturday, the sports center is open from……..

A. 6 a.m                                  B. 7 a.m                                   C. 9 a.m

13. If Sue goes swimming, she must take ………

A. Soap                                   B. a swimming hat                  C. a towel

14. At the sports center, you can buy………

A. sandwiches             B. fruit                        C. drinks

15. Jim and Sue are going to the sports center next……….

A. Wednesday            B. Thursday                            C. Saturday

PART B: PHONETICS ( 5 pts )

Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (3 points)

16.	A. precious	B. preparation	C. pretty	D. repetition
17.	A. architect	B. mechanic	C. choir	D. parachute
18.	A.practice	B. cracker	C.  bracelet	D. tractor

Question II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others. (2 points)

19.	A. prediction	B. compulsory	C. intelligent	D. judgement
20.	A. abroad	B. visit	C. prefer	D. happen

ĐÁP ÁN

PART A: LISTENING (15 pts)

Question I. (5 pts)

1. land

2. visitors

3. destroyed

4. pollution

5.problems

Question II. (5 pts)

6. T

7. F

8. F

9. T

10. F

Question III. (5 pts)

11.B

12. A

1 3. C

1 4. A

15. B

PART B: PHONETICS (5 pts)

Question I. (3 pts)

16.	C
17	D
18	C

Question II. (2 pts)

19	D
20	C

PART B: LEXICAL & GRAMMAR (30 pts)

Question I. (10 pts)

21. D 22. C 23. B 24. C 25. C

26. A 27. D 28. D 29. C 30.  D

Question II.

31. cancellation 32. mysteriously 33. products 34. untreated

35. socializing 36. uncontrollability 37. survivors

Question III. (8 pts)

38. Will be destroyed	42. was done
39. had left	43. would you do
40. will be having	44.  to be chosen
41. was working	45. being invited

Question IV:

46. B

47. D

49.  D

49. B

50. D

PART D: READING (30 pts)

Question I. 

51	A	56. C
52	C	57. D
53.	A	58. B
54.	A	59. C
55.	B	60.  D

Question II. 

61.  problems	66.  lakes
62. is	67. contains
63. right / need	68. which
64.  made	69. did
65. of	70. countries

Question III.  (10 pts)

71. A	76. C
72. C	77. A
73. D	78. A
74. C	79. A
75. C	80. D

PART D: WRITING (20 points)

Question I. (5 pts) 

81. Her father asked her: “ Will you go out with your friends?”

82. Why don’t you/we  try using/ use honey instead of sugar?

83. Jim doesn’t swim as skillfully as he used to.

84. If I were you I would take more exercise.

85. Against everyone’s expectation, he lost

Question II. (5 pts)

86. The polluted water resulted in the death of many aquatic animals and plants

87. The sand of the beach was slowly being covered with oil.

88. He denied being there at the time.

89. Graham has devoted all his time to doing research.

90. Is there any chance of Peter changing his mind?

Question III. Write a paragraph (120- 150 words) on the following topic(10 points)

Do you agree or disagree with this statement: “Health is the most important in everyone’s life”. Give your reasons.

I. Choose the word that has the underlines pronounced differently from the rest

1 a. serve	b. size	c. sound	d. sure
2.a. looked	b. lived	c. watched	d. missed
3. a. habit	b. hour	c. honest	d. honor
4. a. lunar	b. arrange	c. mark	d. sugar
5. a. mobile	b. enroll	c. socket	d. notice

II. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. Mr. John ( teach) me English since 2000

2. How long you ( learn) with him ?

3. We don’t enjoy ( play) soccer in the Winter

4. It is difficult to get used to ( drive) on the left in England

5. We (arrive) New York two days ago

6. Look ! it ( rain).

7. His father advises him ( give) up smoking

8. He should know how ( use) the computer but If he doesn’t. you had better ( show) him.

9. Would you mind if I ( use) your bike?

III. Change the sentences into passive form.

1. They will widen the road to our village next year.

2. Hoa hasn’t finished her homework yet.

3. My father can sing English songs

4. When did they build that house?

5. Nam is going to repaint the car next Sunday

IV. Change the sentences into indirect speech.

1. “ Do you go to school on Sunday.” I asked him

->  I asked him            ....

2. “ I will clean all the windows tomorrow” Said Trung.

-> Trung said...............................................................          

3. She said to him “ Don’t smile”

->  She told............................................................

4. “I am living in London now?”  said Hoa.

-> Hoa said........................................................................

5. “Where do you often take your children to at weekend?” He asked Mrs. Ly.

-> He asked ...........................................................................

ĐÁP ÁN

I. (1*5 = 5)

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

II. (1 *10 = 10)

1.  has taught	5. arrived	9. used
2.have.......learnt (learned)	6. is raining ( is going to rain)
3. playing	7. to give
4. driving	8.  to use/ show

III. (1 *5 = 5)

1. The road to our village will be widened next year.

2. Hoa’s homework has’nt been finished yet.

3. English songs can be sung by my father

4. When was that house built?

5. The car is going to be painted by Nam next Sunday.

IV. (1 *5 = 5)

1. I asked him If he went to school on Sunday

2. Trung said (that) he would clean all the windows the next day

3. She told him not to smile

4  Hoa said ( that) She  was living in London then

5. He asked Mrs Ly where she often took her childer to at the weekend

V. (1 *5 = 5)

1. about              2. at         3. on          4. at               5. to

VI. (1 *5 = 5)

1. telling    -> to tell

2. to read    -> reading

3. minutes -> minute

4. it       ->  thõa tõ it

5. a few -> some

VII. (1 *10 = 10)

1. traditional            2. flights              3.  hot              4. lovely              5. famous                    6. interesting             7. difference                      8. old   9. fishing         10. carelessly

VIII. (1 *15  = 10)

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

IX. (1 *10 = 10)

1. It took him half an hour to solve that work.

2. Children prefer cartoons to newsreel.

3. He was not told that his father was ill.

4. He is strong enough to carry that table.

5. The front yard isn’t big enough to play soccer in.

6. What an excellent boy!

7. She spends about three hours doing her homework each day.

8. The last time they saw each other 2 years ago.

9. He has not visited London before

10. I think that Paris is the most beautiful city in the word

X. (1 *10 = 10)

1.  are  2. working       3. time             4. than             5. on                6. A   7. likely             8. a

9. Sunday        10. newspaper

PHONETICS

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (14 p)

	A. excursion	B. fur	C. hurt	D. bury
	A. seizure	B. measure	C. confusion	D. tension
	A. food	B. mood	C. foot	D. shoot
	A. thus	B. thick	C. thing	D. thin
	A. off	B. of	C. safe	D. knife
	A. daughter	B. laughter	C. taught	D. caught
	A. promise	B. devise	C. surprise	D. realise

II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern in each line (6 p) :

	A. suggest	B. report	C. profit	D. career
	A. volcano	B. jungle	C. marine	D. surround
	A. attend	B. public	C. damage	D. practice

 

ĐÁP ÁN

PHONETICS :  I. & II.      :                                                                                                                

20 points  =  10 x 2

1D

2D

3C

4A

5B

6B

7A

8C

9B

10A

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence:                                                        30 points  =  15 x 2

1. D

2. A

3. D

4. D

5. C

6. B

7. D

8. A

9. C

10. C

11. A

12. D

13. A

14. C

15.B

II. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake .....                                                                10 points  =  5 x 2

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

III. Supply the correct tense or form of the verb given in brackets:                                                        10 points  =  10 x 1             

1. arrives ;    will ___ show                2. was seen ;       was wearing                 3. have searched ;      lost

4. had ;          was repairing                5. was sitting ;    was reading

IV. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form ....                                         10 points  =  5 x 2

1. enjoyably

2. uncomfortable

3. replacement

4. misunderstood

5. teammates

D. READING

I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D ......:                                                       10 points  =  5 x 2

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

II. Read the passage and choose the correct answer in A, B, C or D.                                                      20 points  =  10 x 2

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

III. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word:                                                                               20 points  =  10 x 2

1. school	2. worse	3. them	4. this	5. of
6. for	7. improve	8. much	9. prize	10. held

E. WRITING

I. Finish each of the following sentences ......                                                                                         20 points  =  10 x 2

1. The teacher asked her class   if they remembered what they had   to do.

2. Is this   the best restaurant you could find  ?

3. John’s   played  chess for half an hour.

4. It will   be impossible for them to come on Sunday.

5. The car   cost me only a few hundred pounds.

6. These   curtains were made by your mother, weren’t they?

7. He can make   most people understand him when he speaks English.

8. We didn’t   arrive in time/ early enough to see the first film.

9. Unless    we leave now, we will miss the train.

10. He’s   visiting England for the first time.

II. Make complete sentences from the following sets of words and phrases provided:                           20 points  =  10 x 2

1. Our teachers always ask us not to make noise during our lessons.

2. We don’t think (that) this play was written by Shakespeare.

3. You will be told how to do it as soon as you get there.

4. Nam said to me that if it rained that night he would not go anywhere.

5. Is it necessary to book tickets for the soccer match in advance?                          

6. When Peter was a child in Australia, he went swimming almost every day.       

7. Mai found it hard to concentrate on her book because of the noise.                     

8. My brother wanted to buy the laptop advertised on television early this morning.

9. She did not say anything in order not to make him angry.

10. The boy talking to your mother there is my classmate.

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