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TẠO HUYỆN TRIỆU SƠN NĂM HỌC 2021 – 2022

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Ngày thi: 11/3/2022
(Đề thi gồm có 05 trang)

Họ và tên: ................................................................. SBD: ..................................

A. LISTENING (15 points)

I. Listen to a passage on life skills for teenagers. Fill in each gap of the note with NO MORE
THAN TWO WORDS. You will listen twice. (5 points)
LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM
Topic: How to manage your time
High school can be (1) ____________________________.
How to manage your time?
- (2) ____________________________ your study
- List the (3) ____________________________ for your works
- (4) ____________________________ the time you spend on each subject
- Establish (5) ____________________________
II. A restaurant critic is reviewing a new restaurant. Are these statements true (T) or false
(F)? Listen and check the correct answer. You will listen twice. (5 points)
6 It has a good location. T F
7 It is unpleasant inside. T F
8 The critic recommends the octopus salad. T F
9 Overall, the critic liked the restaurant. T F
10 The prices are very reasonable. T F
III. Listen to a radio interview with Dr. Phillips about life in the future. Circle the best option
(A, B, C, or D) to answer each of the following questions. You will listen TWICE. (5 points)
11 The radio interview shows _______________ about the city in the next century.
A a research report C audience’s discussion
B Dr. Phillip’s opinion D scientists’ predictions
12 Dr. Phillips says that, in the future _______________.
A fewer people will work C home office will be popular
B unemployment will be solved D Internet use will decrease
13 According to Dr. Phillips, a popular means of transport will be _______________.
A super express trains C sky trains
B underground private cars D hybrid cars
14 Dr. Phillips mentions _______________ as one reason for better environment in the future.
A effective waste treatment C healthier city dwellers
B less stressful workers D less crowded transport stations
15 The woman says that the future for the city looks _______________.
A obvious B pessimistic C bright D safe

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 B. PRONUNCIATION (5 points)
I. Choose the word in each group which has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest. (3 points)
16 A socialize B contact C background D formality
17 A signal B sign C colleague D regard
18 A assure B press C blessing D classic
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others. (2 points)
19 A appearance B ambitious C performance D telephone
20 A temptation B property C government D beautiful
C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 points)
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 points)
21 _______ of the visitors were strange to me.
A Mostly B Almost C Most D The most
22 We’re lost now. I wish we _______ a map with us today.
A were bringing B brought C had brought D would bring
23 They didn’t find _______ in a foreign country.
A easy to live B to live easy C it to live easy D it easy to live
24 The mirror was _______ broken.
A by accident B accidentally C accidental D accident
25 “I’m sorry. I won’t be able to come” – “______________ ”.
A Great! C Well, never mind.
B Oh, that’s annoying. D Sound like fun.
26 You have a good feeling about yourself and _______ when you volunteer.
A others B the others C the other D other
27As the managing director can’t go to the reception, I’m representing the company _______ .
A from his point of view C for his part
B on his account D on his behalf
28 ANNOUNCEMENT: Passengers for Rome should _______ to gate 32 for boarding.
A proceed B contact C reach D approach
29 Her health is not good today. She feels a little bit under the _______.
A hills B weather C effort D mind
30 The government's economic policies have _______ a lot of criticism.
A come up with B come round C come in for D come out with
II. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (8 points)
31 In my opinion, Linda (leave) ____________ for London to live with her mother next year.
32 He (write) ____________ the letter but he can’t find a stamp.
33 What do you think the children (do) ____________ when we get home?
34 She like (invite) ____________ to the crowded parties.
35 I’ve brought my own sandwitches. – You (not bring) ____________ them. I have enough for two.
36 They don’t allow (smoke) ____________ here.
37 I (have) ____________ one million dollars, I’d give up my present job.
38 The bus (leaving) ____________ , they had to wait for the next one.
III. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. (7 points)
39 We should bring a __________ map of the area. GEOLOGY
40 At this time of year the river is a __________ beautiful sight. TRUTH
41 Many parents feel a sense of __________ when their children leave home. LOSE
42 Make sure you use __________ glues, markers and other materials if you
plan to eat the hard-cooked eggs. TOXIC
43 She saw him pass by without a sign of __________. RECOGNISE
44 __________ sports are becoming more popular. PARTICIPATE
45 The ambulances have all been__________ with new radios. FIT
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IV. There are FIVE mistakes in the text (from 46 to 50). Identify each mistake, write it down
and give your correction. (5 points)
Example: Line 0: tropically -> tropical
Line
Amazon Rainforest, large tropically rainforest occupying the drainage basin of the Amazon 0
River and it tributaries in northern South America and covering an area of 2,300,000 square 1
miles (6,000,000 square km). 2
The Amazon Rainforest is the world’s richest and most-varied biological reservoir, contain 3
several million species of insects, plants, birds, and other forms of life, many still unrecorded 4
by science. 5
In the 20th century, Brazil’s rapid growing population settled major areas of the Amazon 6
Rainforest. The size of the Amazon forest shrink dramatically as a result of settlers’ 7
clearance of the land to obtain lumber and to create grazing pastures and farmland. Brazil 8
holds approximately 60 percent of the Amazon basin within its borders, and some 1,583,000 9
square miles (4,100,000 square km) of this was covered with forests in 1970. 10
46 __________ 47 __________ 48 __________ 49 __________ 50 __________
D. READING (30 points)
I. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to the questions below. (10 points)
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will
cause a disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the
biggest mistakes, which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of
what his parents expect, and will fall. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage
to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do,
but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the
parents are very supportive of their child. Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about
music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and
violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons.
Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large
orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents arc
successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as
successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very
unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and
now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
51 One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to __________ .
A push their child into trying too much C make their child become a musician
B help their child to become a genius D neglect their child’s education
52 Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they __________.
A force their children into achieving success C understand and help their children sensibly
B themselves have been very successful D arrange private lessons for their children
53 Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A Successful musicians. B Unrealistic parents. C Their children. D Educational
psychologists.
54 Michael Collins is fortunate because __________.
A his father is a musician C his mother knows little about music
B his parents are quite rich D his parents help him in a sensible way
55 The phrase “crazy about” in the passage mostly means __________.
A surprised at C completely unaware of
B extremely interested in D confused about

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56 Winston’s parents push their son so much and he __________.
A has won a lot of piano competitions C has become a good musician
B cannot learn much from them D is afraid to disappoint them
57 The word “They” in the passage refers to __________.
A concerts B violin lessons C parents in general D Michael’s parents
58 All of the following people are musical EXCEPT __________.
A Winston’s father B Winston’s mother C Michael’s father D Michael’s mother
59 The word “unwilling” in the passage mostly means __________.
A getting ready to do something C not object to doing anything
B eager to do something D not wanting to do something
60 The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that__________.
A successful parents always have intelligent children
B successful parents often have unsuccessful children
C parents should let the child develop in the way he/ she wants
D parents should spend more money on the child’s education
II. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each
space. (10 points)
Water is one of our most precious resources; (61) __________ it simply, without water
there would be no life. Unfortunately, many of us seem to have (62) __________ this fact, and
as a result the world is (63) __________ the danger of running out of water. The actual (64)
__________ of water on earth has changed little since the time of dinosaurs. The problem has
been caused by people’s misuse of our water supply. This not only means that we have polluted
our rivers and seas, but also that we are wasting a great deal of this precious resource.
Unfortunately the destruction of the rain forests has (65) __________ this problem worse since
much of the rain that falls is (66) __________ because it runs off into the sea. The population of
the earth is increasing daily, so it is vital that we find a solution (67) __________ this problem
before it is too late. The first step is to educate people, especially by reminding them of the
value of water. For most of us it is available whenever we (68) __________ it, whether to bathe
in or to drink, so we seldom bother to think about it. People then need to be thought how to
reuse bath or shower for household cleaning. Whatever methods we decide to use, we must (69)
__________ the worth of water and (70) __________ we can conserve it.
61 A show B make C write D put
62 A looked over B omitted C forgotten D missed
63 A facing B witnessing C viewing D noticing
64 A sum B total C number D amount
65 A caused B made C done D created
66 A missed B fallen C lost D given up
67 A for B to C of D with
68 A ask B require C command D open
69 A comprehend B estimate C perceive D realize
70 A how B what C where D when
III. Fill in each numbered blank with only one suitable word in the following passage. (10 points)
All sorts of people need to know (71) __________ the weather is going to do. They do
not all want to know the same information for the same period of time, (72) __________. For
someone sailing a small boat across the lake, wind or rain on that day will matter whereas a
farmer might be (73) __________ interested in the chances of rain over the next six months.
The one thing they (74) __________ need, however, is totally dependable information. And it is
for this reason (75) __________ forecasting is a very big international business. Today, because
the accuracy of forecast is important to so many people, weather satellites cross from pole to

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pole every hour and a quarter, reporting back to earth from fifty miles up, although of course, it
hasn’t always been so easy.
Ancient Creek philosophers like Aristotle started weather forecasting by trying to
(76) __________ out logically what was happening in the sky (77) __________ them.
They weren’t always right, (78) __________ they understood the importance of systematic
observation. But forecasting remained limited so long as people only knew what was happening
in their own section of sky. It was the arrival of the electric telegraph in the 1830s (79)
__________ allowed forecasters to get a wider picture of the weather that was on its way. This
information could then be (80) __________ on to those in its path while it was still of use.
E. WRITING (20 points)
I. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that its meaning does not change. (5 points)
81 This is the most delicious cake I’ve ever tasted.
I’ve __________________________________________.
82 Even though he was tired, he attended the festival.
Despite ________________________________________.
83 Both of the washing machines are out of order.
Neither ________________________________________.
84 They have a 7 o’clock deadline for this task.
This task _______________________________________.
85 You must concentrate on your work more.
You must apply _________________________________.
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. Use the word
in brackets and other words to complete each sentence. (5 points)
86 Could your brother fix the computer? (able)
Was _____________________ the computer?
87 I often had earaches when I was a child. (suffer)
I _____________________ earaches when I was a child.
88 She speaks English very well. We think it is her native language. (that)
______________________________________________________.
89 He studied math then he stopped to answer a call. (studying)
______________________________________________________.
90 He gambled, lost everything and began to owe money. (into)
He gambled, ___________________________________________.
III. Write a paragraph of 120 – 150 words about health problem today. (10 points)

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