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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8
NĂM HỌC 2020-2021
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề có 05 trang)


SECTION ONE: LISTENING
Part 1: You will hear someone talking on the radio about a Language Study Fair. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. (9pts)

THE LANGUAGE STUDY FAIR
Date: 17th to 19th (1) ......................
Place: National (2) ...................... Centre.
Fair includes: * stands with textbooks.
* (3) ............. by educational speakers.
* exhibition of furniture.
* demonstrations of latest computer (4) ....................
Opening hours: 9.30 a.m.-5.00 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
9.30 a.m.-4.00 p.m. (5) ...............
Tickers: £ (6) ...........
or £3 for a (7) ............................. student.
Tickets can be booked by ringing the hotline on (8) ........................
An all-day space for parking around the centre costs only £2.50 per (9) ......................
Part 2: You will hear a conversation about a boy, Sam, and a girl, Carla, about a school concert. Decide if each sentence is Correct or Incorrect. (6pts)
Sentences
Correct
Incorrect

10. Carla is surprised that Mrs Ford wanted her to attend the meeting.



11. Sam says that the programme for last year’s concert was much better.



12. Carla enjoyed preparing for last year’s concert.



13. Sam tells Carla that she is the best pianist in the school.



14. Sam encourages Carla to accept Mrs Ford’s choice of music.



15. Sam realises that he must stop doing one of his activities.




SECTION TWO: PHONETICS
Part 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (3pts)
16. A. shook
B. food
C. shoot
D. spool

17. A. dormitory
B. information
C. organization
D. forward

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

Part 2. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group. (2pts)
19. A. decision
B. encourage
C. memory
D. behavior

20. A. satisfactory
B. participation
C. educational
D. entertainment

SECTION THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, Cor D) that best completes each sentence (10pts)
21. My mother was in the ………………… of feeding the pigeons in the morning.
A. manner
B. habit
C. custom
D. tradition


22. He had spent…………. time writing an essay on his childhood.
A. a few              
B. a large number of
C. a great deal of
D. many

23. When the headmaster...................... the room, all the students stood up.
A. came
B. arrived
C. appeared
D. entered

24. He was holding a tiny bird in the...........................of his hand.
A. thumb
B. hole
C. shin
D. palm

25. In order to buy his house, he had to obtain a large ....................... from the bank.
A. loan
B. finance
C. capital
D. debt

26. Everyone here has been to Sapa,......................?
A. haven’t they
B. hasn’t he
C. hasn’t they
D. has he

27. John has finally found a new job after being ..................... for three months.
A. out of work B. out of mind C. out of order D. out of reach
28. Lan: "Would you mind if I closed the door? It’s too cold outside"
- Hoa: "............................."
A. No, I don’t like
 B.No, never mind
 C. I’d rather you didn’t. It’s stuffy
 D. Why not do it?


29. The US president Barack Obama ................. an official visit to Vietnam in May 2016, which is of great significance to the comprehensive bilateral partnership.
A. delivered
 B. paid
 C. offered
 D. gave

30. It’s not worth ……… such a bad novel.
A. reading
 B. to read
 C. having read
 D. to have read