PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI THCS (LỚP 8)
TP THANH HÓA CẤP THÀNH PHỐ NĂM HỌC 2023-2024
MÔN GIAO LƯU: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày giao lưu: 15/3/2024
(Đề giao lưu gồm có: 6 trang)
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
HSG MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 THÀNH PHỐ
SECTION A – LISTENING (15 pts)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
* Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau khoảng 15 giây,
mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.
* Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
PART 1. The housing officer takes some details from the girl. Complete the following
form with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each
answer. (5pts)
1. Keiko
2. JO6337
3. Advanced English studies
4. 20 weeks
5. (about) 4 months
PART 2: Listen and decide whether each of the following statements is True or False.
Write "True", "False" on your answer sheet. (5 points)
6. False 7. False 8. True 9. True 10. True
PART 3: You will hear an interview with a singer called Nick Parker who plays in a
band called Krispy with his sister Mel. For each question, choose the correct answer A,
B or C. (5 points)
11. B 12. C 13. A 14. A 15. C
SECTION B: PHONETICS (5 points)
Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
rest in the same line. (3 points)
16. D. charity 17. D. played 18. A. meteor
Question II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three
words in each question. (2 points)
19. C/A. harvest/ mature 20. B. nomadic
SECTION C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 points)
Question I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 points)
21. C. to// B. about 22. A. the
23. B. should have brought 24. C. aside
25. B. Badly wounded as he was 26. C. being treated
27. C. resignation 28. B. silly young French
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29. C. call it a day 30. D. No, I’d prefer not to, thanks
Question II. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (8 points)
31. are always talking 32. broken
33. (should) be checked 34. will be waiting
35. can’t/ couldn’t have stolen 36. would we do
37. has been sleeping 38. Had the captain been appointed
Question III. Supply the correct form of the words in bold. (7 points)
39. thoughtful 40. outlook
41. breathtaking 42. wrongdoing(s)
43. unexpectedly 44. unsuccessfully
45. uninhabitable
Question IV. The passage below contains 5 mistakes (only ONE word for ONE mistake
from 46 to 50. Find out the mistakes and correct them. Write the correct answers on
your answer sheet. (5 points)
Example: Line 1: is are
No LINE MISTAKES CORRECTIONS
46. 2 offering offered
47. 3 attractive attractively
48. 6 nobody anyboby
49. 8 with for
50. 9 because because of
SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)
Question I. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
(10 points)
51. identity/ value 52. down
53. sense 54. Example
55. involves/includes 56. that/which
57. closely/ strongly/ tightly/ directly 58. In/ By
59. However/ Nevertheless/Nonetheless 60. pose
Question II. For each gap, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D which best fits the
context. (10 points)
61. A. blamed 62. C. as
63. A offer 64. C. borrowing
65. B. habit 66. A. before
67. D. lie 68. A. although
69. C. find 70. C. however
Question III. Read the passage then choose the best answer to each question that follows.
Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
(10points)
71. A 72. D 73. C 74. B 75. C
76. A 77. C 78. B 79. C 80. D
SECTION E: WRITING (20 pts)
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Question I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as
possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. (5 points)
81. He criticized me for leaving early.
82. I wish I had finished my homework last night.
83. They found my explanation of/ for what had happened (was) (totally)
unacceptable.
OR: They found it (totally) impossible to accept my explanation of what had happened.
84. It was not until I graduated from university/ my graduation from university that I
could realize how important English is.
85.There were reported to be serious problems with the new design.
Question II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. (5 points)
86. It took her quite a long time to get over her illness.
87. Paper is said to have been invented by Chinese people thousands years ago
88. I needn’t have spent all night studying for the exam (because it was cancelled).
OR: I needn’t have studied all night for the exam (because it was cancelled).
89. Richard talked me into signing up for the school band.
90. We’d like to put the idea into practice immediately, but we should wait a while.
Question III. Writing a paragraph on the following topic (10 points)
“Online shopping provides customers with many benefits, but it also comes with its fair
share of drawbacks.” Do you agree or disagree with that statement? In about 130 -160
words, write a paragraph to express your idea.
Marking scheme: The impression mark should be based on the following scheme:
1. Format (2 pts)
The paragraph must include a topic sentence, supporting ideas and a concluding sentence.
2. Content ( 5 pts)
Ideas are presented with coherence and cohesion, style and clarity.
3. Language (3 pts)
A provision of a variety of vocabulary, good use and control of grammatical structures,
good punctuation and no spelling mistakes.
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