Đề học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Global Success - Đề số 1 - Năm học 2023-2024 (Có đáp án)

 1. A. preview B. preference C. precious D. preparation __________
2. A. attended B. sacred C. played D. beloved __________
3. A. count B. southern C. round D. flour __________
4. A. preserve B. surname C. circle D. surprise __________
5. A. breathe B. though C. healthy D. bathe __________
II. Pick out the word with different stress pattern in each group. Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in 
the spaces given on the right. (5pts)
1. A. responsible B. environment C. importance D. residential __________
2. A. horizontal B. grammatical C. conservation D. mathematics __________
3. A. cover B. allow C. surround D. admit __________
4. A. difference B. difficult C. efficient D. beautiful __________
5. A. entertain B. engineer C. Japanese D. comfortable __________
PART 3. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (35 points)
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. Write your answers (A, B, 
C or D) in the spaces given on the right. (10 points).
1. TV _____ us information and entertainment.
 A. brings B. takes C. gives D. makes _________
2. You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday. You _____ be really hungry now.
 A. might B. will C. can D. must __________
3. One person _____ seven in the world speaks perfect English.
 A. out of B. within C. for among D. from __________
4. _____ seeing beautiful sites, visitors can enjoy traditional food. 
 A. According to B. Apart C. Together D. As well as __________
5. I was just _____ to go out when you telephoned. 
 A. around B. about C. thinking D. round __________
6. If you want a cheap air ticket you must _____ well in advance.
 A. book B. engage C. reserve D. buy __________
7. He climbed the tree and picked all the fruit _____ reach.
 A. out of B. inside C. within D. beyond __________
8. His _____ has always been to become an architect.
 A. ambition B. direction C. imagination D. want __________
9. The plane _____ down at Cairo on its way to India.
 A. landed B. touched C. visited D. stayed __________
10. Money is just one of the problems _____ in studying overseas.
 A. gathered B. involved C. united D. connected __________
11. The _____ of the ancient city have just been discovered.
 A. rests B. remains C. buildings D. houses __________
12. The final result of the football match was a(n) _____.
 2 III. Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle.Write your 
answers in the spaces given below. (10 points) 
1. Take an umbrella ________ you. It will save you ________ getting wet on the way home.
2. I am extremely grateful ________ you ________ all your help.
3. Mr Pike is away ________ vacation this week and will return ________ 4 or 5 days.
4. Da Lat is usually cold ________ night, but it’s warm ________ the day. 
5. Don’t stare _________ me _________ that, John.
6. There’s a beautiful house _________ the top of the hill. _________ there you can see the whole town.
7. _________ my opinion, Tom will succeed _________ this entrance test.
8. I hope we'll get to the station _________ time _________ the train.
9. To raise a big family, she has to work _________ dawn _________ dusk.
10. Mrs Smith is _________ charge _________ the planning department.
1. __________________ __________________ 6. __________________ __________________ 
2. __________________ __________________ 7. __________________ __________________ 
3. __________________ __________________ 8. __________________ __________________ 
4. __________________ __________________ 9. __________________ __________________ 
5. __________________ __________________ 10. _________________ __________________ 
IV. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. 
 Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (5 points)
1. I really don’t feel like (go) ________out tonight. I’d prefer (stay) _______in and watch a DVD.
2. I (work) ______at my report since Monday. Now I (write) _______the conclusion.
3. She (water) ______the garden when we (come) ______to her house yesterday.
4. I (read) ______this novel for three days but I (read) ______only 10 pages.
5. Be quiet and listen. I (think) _____someone (knock) _____on the door.
1._________________ ______________ 2. _________________ ________________
3. _______________ ________________4. ________________ _______________
5. ________________ _______________ 
V. Identify one underlined part in each of the sentences below that is not correct. Then correct the 
mistake. 
 Write your choice A, B, C or D and the corrections in the spaces that follow. (5 points)
0. There are less students present today than there were yesterday.
 A B C D 
1. Laura’s grandfather left her 50,000 dollars, this he had saved all his life.
 A B C D
2. Meat must keep in a refrigerator or it will spoil. 
 A B C D
 4 C. understanding how a record company functions .
D. playing music that sounds like music of famous bands.
6. According to the passage, the Publicity and Promotions department _______
A. has the final decision in producing an album. 
B. handles the recording arrangements for the band.
C. sends representatives to look for new talented bands. 
D. visits bars and night clubs.
7. It can be inferred from the passage that_______
A. the music industry is full of opportunities for young band. 
B. the A& R department has a large staff.
C. most bands do not fully understand how record companies operate. 
D. the cost of recording an album is very expensive.
8. The phrase ‘this period’ refers to..
A. waiting for the signing of a recording contract 
B. scouting for young, talented bands
C. waiting to represent the A & R department 
D. preparing to have the second album
9. Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to ‘handle’? 
 A. touch B. control C. manipulate D. protect
10. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A. Nine out of ten bands fail to produce a second record.
B. It is important for a band to have an intricate knowledge of how a recording company functions. 
C. Making personal connections will help the band in the final decisions about the promotion of their album.
 D. The main factors in a band’s success are luck and patience.
1. ___________ 2. ___________ 3. ____________ 4. ___________ 5. ____________
6. ___________ 7. ___________ 8. ___________ 9. ___________ 10. ___________
II. Read the passage and choose the correct word for each blank. 
 Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the spaces given on the right. (5 points)
 SAY “NO” TO PLASTIC BAGS
 Have you known that on average we take home 150 plastic bags annually? In (1) _________words, 
that means a global figure of one million plastic bags taken home every minute. We are sure you will agree 
this is a truly shocking statistic.
 Plastic bags cannot be simply (2) _________of along with your domestic rubbish - they can blow off 
landfill sites and become highly (3)_________litter which can remain in the environment for a number of 
years. They are not only an eyesore but they are a (4) _________to the environment, too. For example, 
plastic bags almost blocked Buriganga river in Bangladesh, and they are widely (5) _________responsible 
for causing devastating floods there on two separate occasions.
 They also (6) _________a particular threat to wildlife. More and more (7) _________dead turtles and 
whales are discovered washed up on beaches, killed by swallowing plastic bags. To marine life, a plastic 
bag closely (8)_________a jellyfish.
 6 The man .........................................................................................................................................
6. The camera was so expensive that she couldn’t buy it.
 It is such ........................................................................................................................................
7. I’m amazed by the mistakes he has made.
 What ..............................................................................................................................................
8. I do not intend to go abroad on holiday this summer.
 I have no.........................................................................................................................................
9. Although he was able to do the job, he wasn't given the position.
 Despite ...........................................................................................................................................
10. It’s no use asking him for advice.
 There’s no ......................................................................................................................................
II. Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets. Do not change this word in any way. (5 points)
1. We had such a lot of homework to do at the weekend! (so)
 We had . to do at the weekend!
2. I enjoyed myself so much I didn’t want to come home. (good)
 I had . time I didn’t want to come home.
3. I did far better than Chris in the exam. (much)
 Chris .. me in the exam.
4. Rita, could I borrow your dictionary? (mind)
 Rita,  me your dictionary?
5. It’s impossible for me not to laugh when he starts singing. (help)
 I can’t  when he starts singing.
 THE END
 8 Paul: Uh . . . no. I left them on the front porch.
[heavy rain]
Sara: What are we going to do now?
Paul: We'll have to sleep in the car! Hurry get in!
[door shut]
Sara: So, Paul, what are we going to do now?
Paul: How about playing a card game?
Sara: Uhh. I left them next to the picnic table. [Hmmm] Hey, you don't want me to go out in this 
rain and get them, do you?
Paul: No. That's okay. So what now?
Sara: Well, we could head down the mountain and stay at that hotel we passed on the way up, or 
go home.
Paul: Hmm, why don't we just make the best of it here and hope the weather clears.
Sara: That's a good idea.
B. PHONETICS: (10 points).
I. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced 
differently from that of the others in each group (5 points)
(1point for each correct answer)
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. C
II. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose main stress position is placed 
differently from that of the others in each group (5 points)
(1point for each correct answer)
 1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D
C. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (35 points)
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (10 points).
(0.5 point for each correct answer)
 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. B 
 11. B 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. C 16. C 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. B 
II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (5 points)
(0.5point for each correct answer)
1. deforestation 
2. endangered 
3. modernised/ modernized 
 10 III. Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word. (10 points) 
1 point for each correct word 
 1. is 2. from 3. like 4. were 5. few 
 6. hand 7. both 8. have 9. made 10. lots
D: WRITING (15 points)
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same 
(10 points) 
1 point for each correct sentence 
1. The teacher wanted to know why Pete hadn’t gone to the library the day before/ the previous 
day.
2. I’d prefer him to finish all the homework before going out.
3. I wish I had watched the film on TV last night.
4. If he knew English well, he would apply for a job at the bank.
5. The man is said to be the oldest in the village.
6. It is such an expensive camera that she couldn’t buy it.
7. What amazes me are the mistakes he has made.
8. I have no intention of going abroad on holiday this summer.
9. Despite his ability to do the job, he wasn't given the position.
10. There’s no point in asking him for advice.
II. Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets. (5 points)
1 point for each correct sentence
 1. We had so much homework to do at the weekend!
 2. I had such a good time I didn’t want to come home.
 3. Chris did much worse than me in the exam.
 4. Rita, would you mind lending me your dictionary?
 5. I can’t help laughing when he starts singing.
 THE END
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