PHÒNG GD&ĐT QUỐC OAI GIAO LƯU OLYMPIC TIẾNG ANH 8
Năm học: 2023-2024
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Thời gian: 120 phút
(Không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề gồm 7 trang)
Điểm bài thi Giám khảo thứ nhất Giám khảo thứ hai Mã phách
Bằng số Bằng chữ (Ký, ghi rõ họ tên) (Ký, ghi rõ họ tên)
PART I: LISTENING (2.0 POINTS)
You are allowed to listen to each piece TWICE. There’s a beep between each time of listening.
A. Listen and match the sentence with correct letter A, B, C, or D. There is an extra option.
1. Hurricanes are ________ A. affect ships, blow down houses, cause floods
2. The reasons hurricanes happen is that and disrupt traffic.
______ B. tropical storms with strong winds.
3. Hurricanes often happen ________ C. usually track hurricanes, but they cannot stop
4. Hurricanes can ________ them.
5. Scientists can ________ D. the water evaporates from warm sea.
E. over the warm parts of oceans.
F. of the USA, Australia, and Japan.
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
B. Listen and decide if the following sentences are True (T) or False (F)
6. Humans have contacted with aliens.
7. Fermi Paradox suggests that it will exist on Earth-like planets in the universe.
8. Extraterrestrials may not have decoded the signals we sent.
9. Signals from Earth have reached 8,500 stars.
10. Researcher Evan Solomonides said that there are no aliens in space.
Your answer:
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PART II: PHONETICS (2.0 POINTS)
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
11. A. switch B. stomach C. match D. catch
12. A. sunbathe B. father C. theater D. weather
13. A. reserve B. preserve C. artisan D. conserve
14. A. dominant B. admire C. biologist D. bilingual
15. A. cooked B. crashed C. crossed D. crooked
Your answer:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
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Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
16. A. furniture B. uniqueness C. ornament D. mountainous
17. A. relic B. critic C. classic D. magnetic
18. A. chemical B. additional C. abnormal D. intentional
19. A. spacecraft B. volume C. design D. standard
20. A. accent B. access C. assist D. asset
Your answer:
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
PART III: VOCABULARY – GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS)
Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the blank spaces provided.
21. Don’t forget to ________ the alarm clock for 6 o’clock tomorrow morning.
A. put B. ring C. set D. wind
22. The name of the book was on the ________ of my tongue but I just couldn’t think of it.
A. point B. tip C. top D. end
23. A number of sheep ________ eating grass now.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
24. Children who don’t have parents often live in a(n) ________.
A. hotel B. house C. orphanage D. hostel
25. Minh loves playing chess ________ his sister enjoys skipping in their free time.
A. when B. because C. while D. during
26. Everyone has to follow this way to get into the fair, ________?
A. do they B. don’t they C. doesn’t she D. doesn’t he
27. Would you mind if I ________ a photo?
A. take B. took C. would take D. am going to take
28. His car is the same color ________ my uncle’s.
A. alike B. as C. like D. to
29. If you work for us, you’ll get somewhere to live ________ free.
A. for B. at C. out D. of
30. They received ________ advice from their parents that they became successful.
A. so good B. such a good C. so good an D. such good
31. The friendly ________ of the club makes new members feel at ease.
A. atmosphere B. air C. matter D. impression
32. By the end of next week, I ________ my project.
A. will finish B. will have finished C. will be finished D. am finishing
33. Everybody ________ Mr. Jones. He is a respectable member of our community.
A. looks up to B. looks up C. looks down on D. looks over
34. As consumer’s response to traditional advertising techniques declines, businesses are beginning
________ new methods of reaching customers.
A. the development B. be developing C. being developed D. to develop
35. It is too early in the ________ to expect many visitors to the town.
A. term B. season C. time D. calendar
Your answer:
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
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31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in
each of the following questions.
36. We are conducting a survey to find out what our customers think of their local bus service.
A. making up B. carrying out C. taking part in D. responding
37. The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.
A. effects B. symptoms C. hints D. demonstrations
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in
each of the following questions.
38. Why do otherwise intelligent people take this event so seriously?
A. absent-minded B. dim-witted C. light-weighted D. hot-tempered
39. She is carrying out a health project for the disadvantaged in inner cities and rural areas.
A. coastal B. mountainous C. suburban D. urban
Your answer:
36. 37. 38. 39.
Complete the text below with the correct form of the words in capitals.
LIFE EXPECTANCY
The longest-living person officially recorded lived to be 122 years and 164 days
old.
In general, the number of people who live to be over one hundred is increasing, SCIENCE
especially among women, yet there isn’t a single (40) ________ who can fully BIOLOGY
explain this phenomenon. Some of them claim that it’s purely a (41) ________ SCIENCE
fact. MEDICINE
However, in the developing countries, where (42) ________ progress is slower, life ECONOMIC
expectancy is much less. According to (43) ________ records, life expectancy for
these people is about forty years. (44) ________ reasons are mainly responsible for
this and as a result, a high percentage of the population suffers from malnutrition. HYGIENE
One must also emphasizes the fact that sanitation conditions in developing SUMMARY
countries are rather (45) ________. NUTRITION
To (46) ________ proper housing and sanitation, adequate healthcare and a(n)
(47) ________ diet play an important part in a person’s life expectancy.
Your answer:
40. 41. 42. 43.
44. 45. 46. 47.
Complete each sentence using a verb from column A and a particle in column B. You use each verb
and particle ONCE ONLY.
A B
bring come put take turn up on forward down into
48. We usually ________________ extra staff in the summer.
49. She ________________ her proposal at the meeting.
50. He had to ________________ two children on his own.
51. He expects to ________________ a lot of money very soon.
52. They usually ________________ any applicants who are over forty.
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Your answer:
48 49. 50. 51. 52.
Think of one word which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.
53. ________________
There’s something ________ with the TV in my living room. All I get is a blizzard. Can
you send someone to have a look at it?
“Have you got any idea why he’s so sullen today?” – “No, he must have got out of bed on
the ________ side.”
Don’t get me ________. – Janet is intelligent, but a bit dull. Her stories will send you to
sleep.
54. ________________
It is ________ knowledge that poverty breeds crime.
Mugging has become such a(n) ________ occurrence here that most people accept it as
part of their lives.
It’s true Jack is my twin brother, but apart from looks, we have nothing in ________.
55. ________________
Your children may start taking drugs because of peer ________. That’s why knowing what
friends they have is crucial.
It’s a highly competitive environment where employees have to work under enormous
________ to generate profits.
He applied more ________ on the rusty old door and it opened reluctantly.
Your answer:
53. 54. 55.
PART IV: READING (5.0 POINTS)
Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
ADVERTISING
In this day and age, advertising is big business. It (56) ________ a lot of effort into effectively
informing the public about a product or service. Advertisements are introduced through a (57)
________ of means. Companies can choose (58) ________ the print media, television, radio, or even
huge lit-up billboards that (59) ________ put up around our cities and which (60) ________ that we
buy this type of ice-cream or that type of trainer. Advertising companies use a number of techniques to
attract our attention, including stunning photography, eye-catching graphics, jingles, or clever (61)
________. (62) ________, companies may employ famous people like film stars to (63) ________
their products.
However, many governments have introduced rules and regulations that advertisements must
follow. These codes of conduct ensure that advertisers don’t make exaggerated claims or offend certain
groups of people. In some countries, advertisements can be displayed only in specific areas. (64)
________, some countries do not (65) ________ of the advertising of certain products, like tobacco, so
they don’t allow such advertising at all.
56. A. sets B. puts C. lays D. does
57. A. variety B. choice C. collection D. selection
58. A. from B. between C. through D. throughout
59. A. have been B. have C. had been D. had
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60. A. mean B. approve C. suggest D. consult
61. A. descriptions B. comments C. reports D. announcements
62. A. To be more specific B. Yet C. Not only D. What is more
63. A. recommend B. suggest C. advise D. propose
64. A. Furthermore B. Nevertheless C. Otherwise D. Likewise
65. A. accept B. admit C. agree D. approve
Your answer:
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.
Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage.
BICYCLE SAFETY
Having to obey rules and regulations when riding a bike is one of (66) ________ first experiences
children have of the idea of obeying the law. (67) ________, a large number of children are left to
learn the rules by trial and error (68) ________ of being guided by experienced adults. Every year,
hundreds of children visit the doctor or the hospital casualty department after (69) ________ on their
bikes. This could be easily prevented by (70) ________ them the basics of bicycle safety. Ideally,
children should be allowed to ride only (71) ________ safe places, such as parks and cycle tracks.
When this is not possible, and they are permitted to go on the road, it is important to teach them some
basic safety principles.
First, they ought to learn and obey the rules of the road, (72) ________ include traffic signs,
signals and road markings. Second, they should always wear a helmet. Studies have shown that
wearing bicycle helmets can reduce head injuries by (73) ________ to 85 percent. In many places,
helmets are (74) ________ by law, particularly for children. (75) ________, children should be made
to understand the importance of riding in areas that are brightly lit and of wearing clothes that make
them clearly visible on the road.
Your answer:
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
71. 72. 73. 74. 75.
Read the following passage and choose the option A, B, C or D that best answers the questions.
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
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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.
76. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To trace the career of Arnold Guyot
B. To describe features of the undersea world
C. To present the results of result geologic research
D. To discuss underwater ridges and volcano chairs
77. The word conceal is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. contain B. erode C. hide D. create
78. The passage implies that guyots were first detected by means of _________.
A. a fathometer B. computer analysis
C. a deep-sea diving expedition D. research submarines
79. The author states that offshore canyons and guyots have which of the following characteristics in
common?
A. Both are found on the ocean floor near continental shelves.
B. Both present oceanographers with a mystery.
C. Both were formed by volcanic activity.
D. Both were, at one time, above the surface of the sea.
80. According to the passage, which of the following two processes were involved in the submersion
of guyots?
A. Erosion and volcanic activity
B. The sinking of the sea floor and the rising of sea level
C. Mountain building and the action of ocean currents
D. High tides and earthquakes
PART V: WRITING (5.0 POINTS)
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given at the beginning of each sentence. (1.0 pt)
81. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
It’s ..............................................................................................................................................
82. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
The time machine ......................................................................................................................
83. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.
I’m very sad not .........................................................................................................................
84. “Please turn down the radio for me,” said my father.
My father asked .........................................................................................................................
85. The phone stopped ringing the moment I got downstairs.
No sooner ...................................................................................................................................
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given unchanged. You must use between TWO AND FIVE words, including the word given. (1.0 pt)
86. He managed to convince me that it was a safe operation.
SUCCEEDED He ……………………………………………………. that it was a safe operation.
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87. It would be difficult for me to adjust to a new working environment.
DIFFICULTY I would …………………………………………. to a new working nvironment.
88. I don’t see why we should wait for the blood test results all day.
POINT There’s ………………………………….……… the blood test results all day.
89. If I were you, I wouldn’t stay in the sun without sunscreen.
HAD You …………………………………………….…. in the sun without sunscreen.
90. Perhaps Julie thought that you would check the report.
IMPRESSION Julie may ……………………………………… that you would check the report.
In about 150-170 words, write a paragraph about some of the qualities that make for an ideal
school. (2.0 pts)
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