Đề thi Olympic môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2014-2015 - Trường THCS Đỗ Động (Có đáp án)

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ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC LỚP 8

Năm học: 2014 – 2015

Môn: Tiếng Anh

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

Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 05 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 05. - Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này.

PART A: LISTENING (0,2x10=2pts) Listen and choose the best answer to complete the passage. Cotton has been grown for thousands of years in places as….(1)…. Apart as Mexico, China, Egypt, and India. American colonists …..(2)…..to grow cotton in the early 1600s. Before 1800, cotton was a great luxury, more expensive than silk,…….(3).…..so many workers were needed to pick it. …..(4)…..,a huge increase in the number of slaves in the American South….(5)…..in much greater cotton production and a fall…...(6)…....the price. This, and the new technology of the industrial…….(7)…..., made cotton the cheapest fabric in history. By 1820, cotton…..(8)…..more money for the United States than tobacco, and more money worldwide than sugar. Many Southern farmers and plantation ……(9)…… believed that slave labor was …...(10)….. for them to make money growing cotton. 1. A. long B. away C. out D. far 2. A. started B. brought C. came D. carried 3. A. after B. although C. despite D. because 4. A. In addition B. Since C. However D. Therefore 5. A. took B. resulted C. brought D. was 6. A. to B. in C. down D. of 7. A. factory B. reform C. revolution D. company 8. A. will make B. has made C. makes D. had made 9. A. keepers B. owners C. growers D. directors 10. A. necessary B. based C. certain D. made PART B. PRONUNCIATION:(4,0pts) I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: (0,2x5=1pt) 11. A. switch B. stomach C. match D. catch 12. A. laughs B. cars C. stops D. works 13. A. watched B. reduced C. coughed D. raised 14. A. three B. through C. without D. thank 15. A. angle B. face C. page D. angel * Your answer: 11 12 13 14 15

II. Choose the word whose main stress is not the same as that of the

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others: (0,2x5=1pt) 16 A. directory B. telephone C.invention D. experiment 17. A. furniture B. university C. patient D. hospital 18. A. sociable B. humorous C. generous D. reserved 19. A. delivery B. equipment C. electricity D. experiment 20. A. enroll B. summer C. hobby D. favor * Your answer: 16 17 18 19 20

PART C. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:(8,0pts) I. cirles the correct answer to complete the sentences(0,2x10=2pts) 21. Jack is ____________.His jokes often make his friends laugh a lot.

A. generous B. humorous C. easy-going D. unusual 22. I’m sorry. I’m not __________to help you lift the table.

A. enough strong B. too strong C strong enough D. enough strength. 23. We used to wash clothes by hand. Now we have a ____________

A. washing machine B. dishwasher C. hair dryer D. steamer. 24. It took me a long time to get used ___________ glasses.

A. to wear B. to wearing C. wear D. wore.

25. The doctor ................he should take a few days off. A. say B. said C. ask D. tell 26. She went to market without………. anything.

A. buy B. to buy C. bought D. buying 27. He said that he ................................ . A.had already the film seen B.the film had already seen C.had seen the film already D.had seen already the film 28. He likes travel, and_______ does she.

A. too B. such C. so D. but 29. He doesn't get up early on Sundays. He gets up_______

A. late B. lately C. early D. earlily 30.The audience _______ at the speech made by the young soldier the other day. A.is exciting B.are excited C. was exciting D.were excited * Your answer: 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

II. There is an error in each sentence marked A, B, C or D. Find it out: (0,2x10=2,0pt) 31. These color televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time. A B C D 32. You must not let children to play in the kitchen because it is a dangerous place.

A B C D 33. Let’s me help you with the housework so that you can have enough time for A B C D

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