ĐỀ THI BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8

ĐỀ SỐ 3
PART A: PHONETICS
Section 1: Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. vacancy B. inflation C. wholesale D. stagnant
2. A. humour B. erupt C. communicate D. UFO
3. A. watered B. contaminated C. decided D. sacred
4. A. sugar B. fashion C. passion D. cassette
5. A. explain B. current C. desire D. electric
Section 2: Choose the word that has different stress word from the
others in each of the following questions.
1. A. photography B. heroic C. amateur D. minority
2. A. effective B. extreme C. charity D. reduce
3. A. economic B. undoubtedly C. agricultural D. university
4. A. referee B. picturesque C. caravan D. undertake
5. A. consider B. celebrate C. expression D. criteria
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Section 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the
following questions.
1. I don’t see any _______________ in arriving early at the theatre if the show
doesn’t start until 9 o’clock.
A. reason B. aim C. cause D. point
2. They said they had the European rights for the product, but it was a lie. They
were acting under false _______________.
A. eel B. wool C. egg D. pretences
3. You _______________ have told me that my skirt was split!
A. should B. all C. might D. needn’t
4. She tries to set _______________ an hour a week for practice.
A. aside B. about C. in D. down
5. _______________ in the diet is especially important for vegetarians.
A. By obtaining enough protein B. Enough protein is obtained
C. They obtain enough protein D. Obtaining enough protein
6. Don’t leave paraffin heaters in a draught or where they’re _______________.
A. in danger knocked over B. dangerously knocked over
C. in danger of being knocked over D. in danger of knocking over
7. After so many years, it is great to see him _______________ his ambitions.
A. realize B. deserve C. get D. possess
8. There are a lot of _______________ buildings in the centre of Sydney.
A. many-story B. multi-storey C. many-floored D. multi-storied
9. He is now _______________ so he can’t afford to buy a car.
A. out of work B. out of employment
C. out of job D. out of order
10. _______________ did he pay for his transistor radio?
A. How many B. How much C. How high D. How often
11. This is _______________ the most difficult job I have ever tackled.
A. by rights B. by all means C. by far D. by the way
12. I _______________ part in the last competition if Iyounger.
A. would have taken/ would be B. would take/ were
C. would have taken/ would have been D. would have taken/ were
13. The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private _______________
institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland.
A. humanity B. human C. humanitarian D. humanization
14. It is essential that your luggage _______________ thoroughly before delivery.
A. should be checking B. being checked
C. be checked D. to be checked
15. The discovery was a major _______________ for research workers.
A. breakthrough B. breakdown C. breakout D. breakup
Section 2: Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the word or
phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following questions.
1. She spent the entire day looking for a new apartment.
A. all long day B. all day long C. the long day D. day after day
2. Those who transgress the laws of society will be punished.
A. disperse B. interfere with C. violate D. disagree with
3. She performed all her duties conscientiously. She gave much care to her
work.
A. insensitively B. responsibly C. irresponsibly D. liberally
4. Some hold the view that an increase in interspecies competition leads to local
extinctions and a decrease in diversity.
A. environment B. number C. habitat D. variety
5. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against
COVID-19 epidemic.
A. speed B. improvement C. hope D. treatment
Section 3: Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in
capital.
1. Watching television can be very _______________. EDUCATION
2. Those countries are _______________ on other countries for most of their food.
DEPEND
3. The judges describe Jones as a _______________ criminal who was a danger to
members of the public. HARD
4. Tom phoned his friend to apologize for his _______________ at the get-together.
POLITE
5. I was late because I _______________ how much time I’ll need. ESTIMATE
6. An airplane has to overcome air _______________ in order to fly. RESIST
7. How can you _______________ the fact that some people live in mansions while
others live in slums. JUSTICE
8. He’s the most _______________, ill-mannered person I’ve ever met. PLEASE
9. Computers are now considered _______________ in the business world. DISPENSE
10. This famous singer had two _______________ in the Guinness Book of World
Records. ENTER
Section 4: There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find out and
correct them.
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1 It seems that the mystery of why the Pyramids were built may have
solved.
2 Until quite recently people got used to think that they were just
tombs for
3 pharaohs. Instead, the connect with astronomy seems much more
important.
4 Egyptologists have often asked them how long it spent to build
them and why
5 people built them in first place. Experts came up with a suggestion
that the
6 Egyptians may have believed in the River Nile was the earthly
equivalent of
7 the Milky Way. Many agree that the sizes of the three Giza Pyramids
are in
8 promotion to the three stars of Orion. Nothing, then, was by the
chance.
9 Rather, the souls of dead pharaohs were deliberately being project
through
10 shafts to reach at their goal of the Orion constellation.
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Section 5: Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1. I’d better not drink that milk. It’s gone _______________.
2. He was walking through the park when a strange dog suddenly went
_______________ him.
3. Irrespective _______________ the poor weather conditions the search for the
missing child was continued.
4. I know her _______________ sight, but I’ve never talked to her.
5. I have been using her computer ever since she placed it _______________ my
disposal.
PART C: READING
Section 1: Choose from the phrases A-H the one which fits each gap.

A. in India and Nepal; coastal mangrove forests

B. in the wild in just 14 Asian countries: Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
C. in the suburbs or on the outskirts of the city
D. in large areas that they defend from
E. in national parks or other protected areas
F. in no more than a hundred species left
G. in diverse habitats and climates including
H. in wildlife preserves which are built
Scientists estimate that at the beginning of 20 th century 100,000 tigers flourished
throughout Asia, from eastern Russia and Korea through eastern and southern
China, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and into Pakistan. At the start of
the 21st century only 5,000 to 7,000 tigers lived (1) _____________ Cambodia,
China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Russia, Sumatra,
Thailand, and Viet Nam. Tigers are now extinct in Bali, Java, and around the
Caspian Sea, and nearly so in China and North Korea. Less than 20 percent of
today’s tiger habitat is located (2) _____________, which means that the majority of
the areas where tigers live could be lost to others uses, such as agriculture or
urbanization.
Tigers are territorial they live alone (3) _____________ other tigers. The ideal tiger
territory is a large forested area with rich vegetation for cover, plentiful water to
drink and cool off in, and abundant deer, swine, and other large mammals to eat.
With these three essential, tigers can thrive (4) _____________ tropical rain forests
in Sumatra and Southeast Asia; cool oak and pine forest in the Amur River Valley
in far eastern Russia; tall grass jungles (5) _____________ in Bangladesh; and
mountain slopes in Bhutan.
Section 2: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D that best fits each of
the blank spaces.
In addition to the great ridges and volcanic chains, the oceans conceal another
form of undersea mountains: the strange guyot, or flat-topped seamount. No
marine geologist even suspected the existence of these isolated mountains until
they were discovered by geologist Harry H. Hess in 1946. He was serving at the
time as naval officer on a ship equipped with a fathometer. Hess named these
truncated peaks for the nineteenth-century Swiss-born geologist Arnold Guyot,
who had served on the faculty of Princeton University for thirty years. Since then,
hundreds of guyots have been discovered in every ocean but the Arctic. Like
offshore canyons, guyots present a challenge to oceanographic theory. They are
believed to be extinct volcanoes. Their flat tops indicate that they once stood
above or just below the surface, where the action of waves leveled off their peaks.
Yet today, by definition, their summits are at least 600 feet below the surface, and
some are as deep as 8,200 feet. Most lie between 3,200 feet and 6,500 feet. Their
tops are not really flat but slope upward to a low pinnacle at the center. Dredging
from the tops of guyots has recovered basalt and coral rubble, and that would be
expected from the eroded tops of what were once islands. Some of this material is
over 80 million years old. Geologists think the drowning of the guyots involved
two processes: The great weight of the volcanic mountains depressed the sea
floor beneath them, and the level of the sea rose a number of times, especially
when the last Ice Age ended, some 8,000 to 11.000 years ago.
1. The word “conceal” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. contain B. erode C. hide D. create
2. The passage implies that guyots were first detected by means of _____________.
A. research submarines B. computer analysis
C. a fathometer D. a deep-sea diving expedition
3. The author indicates that Arnold Guyot _____________.
A. named the guyed after himself B. taught at Princeton University
C. was Harry Hess's instructor D. invented the fathometer
4. According to the passage, most guyots are found at a depth of _____________.
A. between 3,200 and 6,500 feet B. more than 8,200 feet
C. between 600 and 3,200 feet. D. less than 600 feet.
5. What does the passage say about the Arctic Ocean?
A. The first guyot was discovered there.
B. It is impossible that guyots were ever formed there.
C. There are more guyots there than in any other ocean.
D. No guyots have ever been found there.
6. The author states that offshore canyons and guyots have which of the following
characteristics in common?
A. Both were formed by volcanic activity.
B. Both present oceanographers with a mystery.
C. Both are found on the ocean floor near continental shelves.
D. Both were, at one time, above the surface of the sea.
7. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “rubble”?
A. Fragments B. Mixture C. Columns D. Core
8. According to the passage, which of the following two processes were involved
in the submersion of guyots?
A. Mountain building and the action of ocean currents
B. The sinking of the sea floor and the rising of sea level
C. Erosion and volcanic activity.
D. High tides and earthquakes
9. According to the passage, when did sea level significantly rise?
A. In 1946 B. 80 million years ago
C. In the nineteenth century D. From 8,000 to 11,000 years
10. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To trace the career of Arnold Guyot.
B. To discuss underwater ridges and volcano chains
C. To present the results of recent geologic research.
D. To describe feature of the undersea world.
PART D: WRITING
Section 1: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it
means the same as the original one.
1. Thanks to his aunt’s legacy of $10,000 he was able to buy the house he
wanted.
 Had his
2. The last storm destroyed Lan’s house.
 It’s high time
3. The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murder.
 Little
4. He said that he had won as a result of good luck.
 He attributed
5. We cannot see animals in a vast area after the forest fire.
 There is an
6. Such a ridiculous proposal isn’t worth serious consideration.
 There is
7. A true story forms the basis of Mary’s new novel.
 Mary’s new novel
8. While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
 Despite
9. It is extremely difficult for US to make ends meet these days.
 We find
10. I’ve forgotten that commentator’s name, but he’s very well known.
 That commentator,
Section 2: Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete
sentences.
1. writing/ successful/ he/ become/ rich/ famous/ twenties.
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2. our/ local/ theaưe/ put/ on/ production/ “A Christmas Carol”/, which/ fun.
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3. university/ arrange/ career/ interviews, but / I / not/ really/ idea/ clear/ what / I /
want/ do.
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4. we/ stay/ home, but/ have/ couple/ day/ trips/ out/ nearby.
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5. general/ it/ be/ mean/ schoolchildren/ show/ appreciation/ teacher / who/ guide /
in / study.
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Section 3: In many countries around the world, rural people are moving
to cities, so the population in the countryside is decreasing.
Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from
your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
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