UBND HUYỆN MỸ ĐỨC

BÀI THI OLYMPIC CẤP HUYỆN

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

NĂM HỌC 2022– 2023
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8

Sè ph¸ch:

Họ tên, chữ ký của người coi thi
- Giám thị số 1: ………………………………….………….…..
- Giám thị số 2: ……………………………………………........

Ngày thi 12 tháng 4 năm 2023.

Số báo danh:………………..

Họ và tên thí sinh:…………………………………………………………….
Sinh ngày………tháng………năm……..
Nơi sinh:…………………………………Nam (nữ)……..
Học sinh lớp : ……….trường
THCS…………………………………………………..
Chú ý:
- Thí sinh phải ghi đầy đủ các mục ở phần trên theo sự hướng dẫn của giám thị
- Thí sinh không được ký tên hay dùng bất cứ ký hiệu gì để đánh dấu bài thi (ngoài
việc làm bài theo yêu cầu của đề thi)
- Bài thi không được viết bằng mực đỏ, bút chì, không được viết bằng hai thứ mực.
Phần viết hỏng, ngoài cách dùng thước để gạch chéo, không được tẩy xoá bằng bất
kỳ cách gì khác (kể cả bút xoá)
- Trái với các điều trên, bài làm của thí sinh sẽ bị loại.

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ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2022 – 2023
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

Thời gian: 120 phút
(Không kể thời gian giao đề)

Chú ý: Đề thi này có 05 trang, từ trang 1 đến trang 5
Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này.
Điểm
của toàn bài thi
Bằng số
Bằng
chữ

Họ, tên, chữ ký

Số phách
( Do trưởng
ban chấm
- Giám khảo số 1:
thi ghi)
........................................................................
- Giám khảo số 2:
........................................................................

PART ONE: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
rest in each group
1. A. washed
2. A. angry
3. A. youth
4. A. suggestion
5. A. character

B. collapsed
B. danger
B. thought
B. nation
B. chemistry

C. caused
C. language
C. bathe
C. invitation
C. scholarship

D. laughed
D. passage
D. mouth
D. collection
D. chocolate

II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words
1. A. decide
2. A. comfort
3. A. literature
4. A. possible
5. A. arrive

B. combine
B. apply
B. temperature
B. university
B. pencil

C. apply
C. nation
C. convenient
C. secondary
C. raincoat

D. happen
D. moment
D. preference
D. suitable
D. notebook

PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. Hoi An is famous ………….its ancient architecture.
A. in
B. for
C. with
D. up
2. He hates.................................to do something by others.
A. to be asked
B. asking
C. to ask
D. being asked
3. The teacher told us .............................of the failure if I try all my best.

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A. not to be afraid B. to be afraid
C. don't be afraid D. are not afraid
4. Hoa dances more ________ than her classmates.
A. beauty
B. beautiful
C. beautifully
D. beautify
5. Would you mind helping me with this book-case? It's too heavy for me
to.............
A. be moved by me
B. move on my own
C. move on myself
D. be moved by myself
6. Ba said he ....................some good marks the semester before.
A. gets
B. got
C. have got D. had gotten
7. Do you mind if I ________ your car to work?
A. drive
B. driving
C. to drive
D. drove
8. Under the sun's heat, water..............
A. melts
B. evaporates
C. rises
D. floats
9. There was............................rain yesterday that several roads were flooded
A. too much
B. too many
C. so much
D. so many
10. There is no.............in going to school if you're not willing to learn.
A. reason
B. aim
C. point
D. purpose
II. Give the correct forms of the words given in brackets
1. Did they make a _______ not to go to Italy for that vacation. (DECIDE)
2. UNO stands for United _________ Organization.
(NATIONAL)
3. He wanted to have his jeans _________.
(SHORT)
4. What is the correct __________________ of this word?
(PRONOUNCE)
5. Don't depend on him. He is a very ____________ person.
(RELY)
6. There is plenty of ____________ for young people in this city. (ENTERTAIN)
7. The situation is getting _________________ difficult for us. (INCREASE)
8. This river will soon become __________ if the people here keep dumping waste into it.
(POLLUTION)
9. It is _________ to eat too much sugar and fatty food.
(HEALTH)
10. Please _________ your seat belt. The plane is taking off. (FAST)
III. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find it by
choosing A, B, C or D
1. Most students were able of finding good jobs three to six months after
graduation.
A
B
C
D
2. They asked me don't talk during the discussion.
A
B
C
D
3. The plays writing by Shakespeare are very popular in the world.
A
B
C
D
4. As soon as I arrive at my hotel, I'll contact with you by phone.
A
B
C
D
5. The youth nowadays prefer pop music than traditional music.
A
B
C
D

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PART THREE: READING
I. Read the passage and choose one correct answer to fill in each blank
English is the (1) …… important in the world today. A very large (2) ……
of people understand and use English in many (3) …… of the world.
Indeed English is a very useful language. If we (4) …… English we can go to any
place or country we like. We shall not find it hard to (5) …… people understand
what we want to say. English also helps us to learn all kinds of subjects. Hundreds
of books are (6) …… in English every day in many countries to teach people many
useful things. (7) …… English language has therefore helped to spread ideas and
knowledge to all the corners of the world. There is no subject that cannot be (8)
…… in English. As English is used so much everywhere in the world, it has
helped to make the countries in the world more (9) ……. The leaders of the world
use English to understand one another. The English language has therefore helped
to spread better understanding and friendship among countries of the world. Lastly,
a person who knows English is respected by people. It is for all these (10) ……
that I want to learn English.
1. A. most
B. mostly
C. chiefly
D. best
2. A. few
B. deal
C. amount
D. number
3. A. countries
B. place
C. sites
D. scenes
4. A. realize
B. say
C. speak
D. tell
5. A. get
B. let
C. persuade
D. make
6. A. published
B. wrote
C. print
D. made
7. A. A
B. An
C. That
D. The
8. A. recognized
B. realized
C. known
D. taught
9. A. friend
B. friendly
C. friendship
D. friendliness
10. A. reasons
B. causes
C. effects
D. results
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only ONE word in each space
“Do you like sports?” You can hear this (1) ___________ very often.
Many people answer: “Yes, I do”, and (2) ___________ think about watching a
game of football at a stadium, or (3) ___________ TV while sitting in a
comfortable armchair. But watching sports events and going in for sports (4)
___________ two different things. Let's hope that you prefer the second.
Sports hold (5) ___________ important place in our life. When you listen to
the radio early in the morning, you can always (6) ___________ sports news.
When you open a newspaper you always find (7) ___________ about some games
or others or an article about your favorite kind of sports. Especially interesting
stories are (8) ___________ famous men or women in the world of sports, how
they became champions and about (9) ___________ plans for the future.
Television programs about (10) ___________ are also very popular, and you can
watch something interesting practically every day.

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III. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer:
In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would
be very useful in teaching and learning. Many schools have brought television sets,
intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually
they are rarely used properly in classrooms. Meanwhile, children spending the
majority of their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days
proceed as if television did not exist.
There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of
the teachers. Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside
money for equipment repairs and maintenance so these television sets are sooner
and later out of work. Secondly these schools have not found an effective way to
train teachers to integrate television into their ongoing instructional programs.
Lastly, most teachers do not regard the quality of television and its usefulness in
the classroom.
Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to train their
students to become good readers. However, according a recent statistics, teenagers
seldom spend their free time reading books and newspapers but watching
television instead.
1. The text is about......................
A. the use of television at schools.
B. teaching and learning television
C. educational specialists.
D. watching TV outside school.
2. When TV first appeared, educational specialists . . . . . . . .
A. did not like it.
B. did not appreciate it.
C. believed it would be useful for schooling.
D. banned children from watching TV.
3. According to the text, TV . . . . . . . . .
A. has not been used properly in classrooms.
B. has been used effectively in classrooms.
C. has not existed in classrooms.
D. has not attracted students' interest.
4. There are . . . . . . . . . explanations for the failure of television to get the interest
of the teachers.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
5. Children spend their free time . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A. reading books
B. reading newspapers
C. learning foreign languages
D. watching TV
PART FOUR: WRITING
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly
the same as the sentence printed before it
1. This is my first visit to Hue - The ancient capital city in Viet Nam.
=> This is the first time ___________________________________________________

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2. The children are excited with the difficult games.
=> The more ___________________________________________________
3. John missed the lecture because he came very late.
=> If John ___________________________________________________
4. John found it easy to study Physics.
=> John had no ___________________________________________________
5. She studies English so that she can improve her knowledge.
=> She studies English so as ___________________________________________
II. Use the given and other words to complete the following sentences so that it
has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given
1. The bridge was so low that the lorry couldn't go under it. (SUCH)
=> ___________________________________________________________________
2. He has never seen such a beautiful girl before. (MOST)
=> ___________________________________________________________________
3. Nick hasn't been to Vietnam before. (TIME)
=> ___________________________________________________________________
4. She learns English well. She plays sports well, too. (NOT ONLY)
=> ___________________________________________________________________
5. John failed to complete the job on time. (SUCCEED)
=> ___________________________________________________________________
III. Nowadays, the environmental pollution is a serious problem of the world.
What should we do to protect the environment? In about 120 - 150 words, write
an essay about how to protect the environment.
(DO NOT show your personal information in the essay)
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2022 – 2023
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

Thời gian: 120 phút
(Không kể thời gian giao đề)

PART ONE: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
rest in each group
1. A. washed
2. A. angry
3. A. youth
4. A. suggestion
5. A. character

B. collapsed
B. danger
B. thought
B. nation
B. chemistry

C. caused
C. language
C. bathe
C. invitation
C. scholarship

D. laughed
D. passage
D. mouth
D. collection
D. chocolate

II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words
1. A. decide
2. A. comfort
3. A. literature
4. A. possible
5. A. arrive

B. combine
B. apply
B. temperature
B. university
B. pencil

C. apply
C. nation
C. convenient
C. secondary
C. raincoat

D. happen
D. moment
D. preference
D. suitable
D. notebook

PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. Hoi An is famous ………….its ancient architecture.
A. in
B. for
C. with
D. up
2. He hates.................................to do something by others.
A. to be asked
B. asking
C. to ask
D. being asked
3. The teacher told us .............................of the failure if I try all my best.
A. not to be afraid B. to be afraid
C. don't be afraid D. are not afraid
4. Hoa dances more ________ than her classmates.
A. beauty
B. beautiful
C. beautifully D. beautify
5. Would you mind helping me with this book-case? It's too heavy for me
to.............
A. be moved by me
B. move on my own
C. move on myself
D. be moved by myself
6. Ba said he ....................some good marks the semester before.
A. gets
B. got
C. have got D. had gotten
7. Do you mind if I ________ your car to work?
A. drive
B. driving
C. to drive
D. drove
8. Under the sun's heat, water..............
A. melts
B. evaporates
C. rises
D. floats

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9. There was............................rain yesterday that several roads were flooded
A. too much
B. too many
C. so much
D. so many
10. There is no.............in going to school if you're not willing to learn.
A. reason
B. aim
C. point
D. purpose
II. Give the correct forms of the words given in brackets
1. Did they make a decision not to go to Italy for that vacation. (DECIDE)
2. UNO stands for United Nations Organization.
(NATIONAL)
3. He wanted to have his jeans shortened.
(SHORT)
4. What is the correct pronunciation of this word?
(PRONOUNCE)
5. Don't depend on him. He is a very unreliable person.
(RELY)
6. There is plenty of entertainment for young people in this city. (ENTERTAIN)
7. The situation is getting increasingly difficult for us.
(INCREASE)
8. This river will soon become polluted if the people here keep dumping waste into it.
(POLLUTION)
9. It is unhealthy to eat too much sugar and fatty food.
(HEALTH)
10. Please fasten your seat belt. The plane is taking off.
(FAST)
III. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find it by
choosing A, B, C or D
1. Most students were able of finding good jobs three to six months after
graduation.
A
B
C
D
2. They asked me don't talk during the discussion.
A
B
C
D
3. The plays writing by Shakespeare are very popular in the world.
A
B
C
D
4. As soon as I arrive at my hotel, I'll contact with you by phone.
A
B
C
D
5. The youth nowadays prefer pop music than traditional music.
A
B
C
D
PART THREE: READING
I. Read the passage and choose one correct answer to fill in each blank
English is the (1) A. most important in the world today. A very large (2) D.
number of people understand and use English in many (3) A. countries of the
world.
Indeed English is a very useful language. If we (4) C. speak English we can go to
any place or country we like. We shall not find it hard to (5) D. make people
understand what we want to say. English also helps us to learn all kinds of
subjects. Hundreds of books are (6) A. published in English every day in many
countries to teach people many useful things. (7) D. The English language has
therefore helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all the corners of the world.
There is no subject that cannot be (8) D. taught in English. As English is used so

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much everywhere in the world, it has helped to make the countries in the world
more (9) B. friendly. The leaders of the world use English to understand one
another. The English language has therefore helped to spread better understanding
and friendship among countries of the world. Lastly, a person who knows English
is respected by people. It is for all these (10) A. reasons that I want to learn
English.
1. A. most
B. mostly
C. chiefly
D. best
2. A. few
B. deal
C. amount
D. number
3. A. countries
B. place
C. sites
D. scenes
4. A. realize
B. say
C. speak
D. tell
5. A. get
B. let
C. persuade
D. make
6. A. published
B. wrote
C. print
D. made
7. A. A
B. An
C. That
D. The
8. A. recognized
B. realized
C. known
D. taught
9. A. friend
B. friendly
C. friendship
D. friendliness
10. A. reasons
B. causes
C. effects
D. results
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only ONE word in each space
“Do you like sports?” You can hear this (1) question very often. Many
people answer: “Yes, I do”, and (2) others/they think about watching a game of
football at a stadium, or (3) on TV while sitting in a comfortable armchair. But
watching sports events and going in for sports (4) are two different things. Let's
hope that you prefer the second.
Sports hold (5) an important place in our life. When you listen to the radio
early in the morning, you can always (6) hear sports news. When you open a
newspaper you always find (7) information about some games or others or an
article about your favorite kind of sports. Especially interesting stories are (8)
about famous men or women in the world of sports, how they became champions
and about (9) their plans for the future. Television programs about (10) sports are
also very popular, and you can watch something interesting practically every day.
III. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer:
In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would
be very useful in teaching and learning. Many schools have brought television sets,
intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually
they are rarely used properly in classrooms. Meanwhile, children spending the
majority of their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days
proceed as if television did not exist.
There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of
the teachers. Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside
money for equipment repairs and maintenance so these television sets are sooner
and later out of work. Secondly these schools have not found an effective way to
train teachers to integrate television into their ongoing instructional programs.

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Lastly, most teachers do not regard the quality of television and its usefulness in
the classroom.
Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to train their
students to become good readers. However, according a recent statistics, teenagers
seldom spend their free time reading books and newspapers but watching
television instead.
1. The text is about...............
A. the use of television at schools.
B. teaching and learning television
C. educational specialists.
D. watching TV outside school.
2. When TV first appeared, educational specialists . . . . . . . .
A. did not like it.
B. did not appreciate it.
C. believed it would be useful for schooling.
D. banned children from watching TV.
3. According to the text, TV . . . . . . . . .
A. has not been used properly in classrooms.
B. has been used effectively in classrooms.
C. has not existed in classrooms.
D. has not attracted students' interest.
4. There are . . . . . . . . . explanations for the failure of television to get the interest
of the teachers.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
5. Children spend their free time . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A. reading books
B. reading newspapers
C. learning foreign languages
D. watching TV
PART FOUR: WRITING
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly
the same as the sentence printed before it
1. This is my first visit to Hue - The ancient capital city in Viet Nam.
=> This is the first time I have (ever) visited Hue - The ancient capital city in Viet
Nam.
2. The children are excited with the difficult games.
=> The more difficult the games are, the more excited the children are.
3. John missed the lecture because he came very late.
=> If John had come earlier, he wouldn't have missed the lecture.
4. John found it easy to study Physics.
=> John had no difficulty in studying Physics.
5. She studies English so that she can improve her knowledge.
=> She studies English so as to improve her knowledge.
II. Use the given and other words to complete the following sentences so that it
has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given
1. The bridge was so low that the lorry couldn't go under it. (SUCH)

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=> It was such a low bridge that the lorry couldn't go under it.
2. He has never seen such a beautiful girl before. (MOST)
=> She is the most beautiful girl he has ever seen.
3. Nick hasn't been to Vietnam before. (TIME)
=> This is the first time Nick has (ever) been to Vietnam.
4. She learns English well. She plays sports well, too. (NOT ONLY)
=> She not only learns English well but also plays sports well.
5. John failed to complete the job on time. (SUCCEED)
=> John didn't succeed in completing the job on time.
III. Nowadays, the environmental pollution is a serious problem of the world.
What should we do to protect the environment? In about 120 - 150 words, write
an essay about how to protect the environment.
- Form: (3 pts)
+ Introduction.
+ Body.
+ Conclusion.
- Content: (7 pts) Ways to protect the environment (At least 3 ways)
- Attention:
+ Grammar.
+ Vocabulary.
+ Arrangement of ideas.
+ Use studied structures well.
+ Amount of words.
Điểm toàn bài: 80 : 4 = 20
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