Đề khảo sát Chất lượng học sinh Khá, Giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2017-2018 - Phòng GD&ĐT Diễn Châu

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PHÒNG GD& ĐT DIỄN CHÂU
ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC SINH KHÁ, GIỎI 
NĂM HỌC: 2017-2018
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8 - (Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút bao gồm cẩ phần nghe)
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Họ và tên, Chữ ký giám khảo 
Số phách
Bằng số : .......................................
Bằng chữ. .....................................
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SECTION A: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank.
1. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one ________ to the hospital.
A. has taken	B. was taking 	C. was taken 	D. has been taking
2. He was taking a shower ________ the burglar alarm went off.
A. while	B. why 	C. that	D. when
3. Hoa: “Are you going to buy a new computer or just continue using the old one?” Mary: “_________”
A. Yes, I am. 	B. That’s impossible. I can’t afford a new one.	
C. Neither. I’m going to lease one. 	D. Yes, I’d like one. Thank you. 
4. You can’t tell what someone is like just from their ________.
A. character 	B. looking 	C. appearance 	D. personality
5. When you are an old age pensioner, you have to learn to ________ a very small income.
A. live on	B. live up to	C. live out	D. live down
6. Alice didn’t expect ________ to Bill’s party. She was extremely busy.
A. to invite	B. being invited	C. to be invited	D. inviting
7. At first, I didn’t remember but then Pauline ________ me very much of a girl I used to know at the university.
	A. reminded	B. memorized	C. recalled	D. recollected
8. She did all the work ________ her own.
	A. by	B. with	C. for	D. on
9. My older brother used to be trained ________ a carpenter.
A. being	B. such as	C. like	D. as
10. There aren’t any good movies ________ at Cine Max movie theater at the moment.
A. showed	B. to be showed	C. being showed	D. showing
11. The weather forecast ________ it’ll be windy and rainy the day after tomorrow.
	A. says	B. talks 	C. speaks 	D. informs
12. Today I don’t have to go to school. I have no homework to do. I can do whatever I like.
 The word whatever is the closest meaning to ________
 	A. anything 	B. anytime 	C. anywhere 	D. anyone
13. Khanh Linh promises to ________ her best to improve her speaking English.
	A. do	B. make 	C. work	D. learn
14. Hoa: “Do you mind lending me some books on science?” - The librarian: “ __________”
	A. Please go ahead 	B. No. I’d rather you didn’t C. Not at all D. A, B & C are correct
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II. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Do you think you have the ___________________ to pass the test? 	(ABLE)
2. He didn’t feel happy because he worked ___________________. 	(SUCCESS)
3. At recess, the _________________ students often play basketball, but they never 	(ENERGY) 
4. The________________ of computer opened a new era in the history of mankind. 	(INVENT)
5. That is the ___________________food that I’ve ever tasted	(BAD)
6. This street needs to be __________________at once.	(WIDE)
7. I was kept _________________ last night by the noise from a party in the flat above. (WAKE)
8. ___________________, the students should be doing more work outside the classroom. 	(PERSON)
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III. Read the following passage and look carefully at each line. If a line is correct, put a tick (P). If a line has a mistake, underline it and write the correct words in the space provided. 
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More than two hundred years ago, the term “environmental pollution” was quite strange to people. They lived healthy, drank pure water, and breathed fresh air. In those days, industry is not well-developed. Nowadays, the situation is quite different. People all of the world are worried about things that are happening to the environment. Actual, it is man that is destroying the surroundings with many kinds of wastes from the devices that make human lives more comfortable and convenient. Everybody know that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and cancer, but no one wants travelling on foot or by bicycle. Manufactures know that wastes from factories make water and soil polluted, so they do not want to spend a lot of money on treating the wastes safely. Scatter garbage is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution?
SECTION B: READING
I. Circle A, B, C or D which best completes each blank in the following passage 
      Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can’t find the energy to get out of bed in time for school? (1) ________ to a new report, today’s generation of children are in danger of getting so (2)_______ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at (3)_______. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours’ sleep a night, (4)_______teenagers require nine or ten hours. Some medical experts said one in five youngsters (5)_______anything between two and five hours’ sleep a night less than their parents did at their age
      This (6) _____ serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children’s ability to concentrate at school. The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired reaction time and poor concentration is (7) _____ established. Research has shown that losing as little as half an hour’s sleep a night can have profound effects (8) _____how children perform the next day. A good night’s sleep is also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep (9)______ they release a hormone that is essential for their ‘growth spurt’ (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid rate). It’s true that they can, to some (10) ______, catch up on sleep at weekends, but that won’t help them when they are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon.
      (By Tim Falla and Paul A.Davies, Solutions Advanced. OUP)
A. According         	B. Owing                  	C. Due         	D. Thanks
A. few                      	B. less                             	C. much          	D. little     
A. jeopardy              	B. threat                        	C. risk             	D. danger     
A. or                      	B. because                      	C. whereas      	D. so
A. puts                      	B. gets                            	C. brings        	D. makes
A. raises                    	B. rises                           	C. results       	D. comes    
A. well	B. good                    	C. best  	D. acquired
A. in                          	B. on                                C. to                	D. at
A. at which               	B. which                         	C. where        	D. that
A. rate                       	B. extent                        	C. level           	D. point
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II. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the following paragraph.
The use of computer and the internet allows people to work at home (1) ______________ of traveling to work. For example, a journalist (2) ______________ lives in a remote part of the world still gets in his articles on time for the next day’s newspapers. The internet allows businesses to communicate (3) ______________ customers and workers in any parts of the world for the cost of a local telephone call. This (4) ______________ it’s inexpensive to communicate. Email allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to (5) ______________ in at least 5 minutes. New computer programmers allow two users in different parts of the world to work on the same document at the (6) ______________ time. The internet is providing a lot of new business opportunities. Some businesses are advertising (7) ______________products on the internet. People (8) ______________ use the internet to do shopping. This saves a lot of time. It is possible (9) ______________ use the internet for education- students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e-mail or talk their problems through “on – line” rather (10) ______________ attend a class.
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III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. 
 	For the last few years, my children have been going to a summer camp in northern Greece called Skouras Camp. They always seem to have a good time, so if you’ re wondering what to do with the kids for three weeks this summer, you could do worse than send them to this beautiful camp on the shores of the Aegean Sea. If your children, like mine, are keen on adventure, sports and good company, the Skouras Camp will keep them busy all day doing the things they most enjoy. Skouras is an international camp with children from all over the world. My children have made friends with children with of their own age from Poland, China, Denmark and the United States. Naturally they get lots of opportunities to practice their English as this is the only language spoken. The camp is located in one of the most beautiful parts of Chalkidiki. It is huge (120,000 square meters) and is just a stone’s throw away from the clear, blue Aegean Sea. It takes the children just five minutes to walk to the golden sandy beach on foot. The programme is packed with exciting activities such as horse riding and table tennis. Other sports include basketball, volleyball and athletics. The Camps end with a sports contest in the last week which all parents are invited to attend.
All the children come to the camp have to ..
A. be at the same age	B. be only keen on adventure
C. speak English	D. practice basketball
2. How many kinds of sports can be played in the Camp?
A. 5	B. 2	C. 3	D. 4
3. All the statements are true EXCEPT 
A. The children will be busy taking part in the Camp’s programmed activities
B. The Camp is quite far from the Aegean Sea
C. The parents can attend their children’s sports contest
D. The children will take more chances of English practice
4. The tone of the passage could best be described as .
A. negative	B. disbelieving	C. supportive	D. humorous
5. What should be the best title for the passage?
A. an international summer camp	B. Children’s summer activities
C. Advice on children caring in summer	D. Chalkidiki’s landscape- the Aegean Sea
6. How long does it take the children to walk to the golden sandy beach on foot?
A. an hour	B. 20 minutes	C. 5 minutes	D. a day
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IV. Seven phrases/clauses have been removed from the following passage. Read the passage and choose from the phrases/clauses A–H the one which fits each gap (1 – 6). There is one extra phrase/clause which you do not need to use. Write your answer in the numbered boxes. There is an example (0).
A. shopping is a way of getting out and meeting people
B. for most of us in today’s busy world
C. than it did on the screen
D. without leaving the house
E. from what it was
F. if you are already using it for business
G. or make a phone call
H. where you can see
You no longer need to leave your house in order to shop! In fact you don’t even have to post a letter (0)_____ – you simply use the Internet. More and more shops are connecting to the Internet (1) _____ what you would like to buy on your screen in your own living room. I’m not suggesting you should get onto the Internet simply to be able to shop. However, (2)_____ , study, or other reasons, you might find it useful. Just imagine, no more driving in traffic, no more trying to find a place to park, no more queuing in shops. Now you can buy everything from a new garden seat to a gold ring (3)_____.
Of course there are disadvantages. If you live on your own, especially if you don’t work or perhaps don’t leave the house much, (4)_____. Also, if you don’t actually go to the shop, you can’t try to get another 10% off the price! Another problem could be if you are buying clothes – you may need to return some things if they don’t fit properly or if the color looks different (5)_____ .
However, (6)_____, time is what we haven’t got enough of. Shopping on the Internet is probably not less expensive but it is simple, good fun and above all, it’s quick!
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SECTION C. WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones.
1. You must leave now, or you’ll miss the last bus.
 	 - You’ll miss.......................................................................................................................
2. “Don’t call me after midnight”, Mr. James said 
- Mr. James asked..
3. The last time I ate hamburgers was when I lived in London. 	
- I haven’t .. 
4. I’m always nervous when I take an interview.
 	 - Taking ...............................................................................................................................
5. Andrew went to the supermarket despite the heavy rain 
	 - Although ...........................................................................................................................
6. This is the fastest way to get to the city center.
- There ....... 
II. An English friend, Joana is going to visit your capital city and have asked you to recommend a hotel there. Write a letter (about 100-120 words) to her. In the letter, you should:
Say which hotel your friend should book.
Explain why you recommended the hotel.
Suggest what your friend can do near the hotel
The end!