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TRƯỜNG THCS TÂN LẬP MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8

NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023
Đề số 98
SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part)
Part 1. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer for each of the following blanks.
1. What is the main topic of this conversation?
A. computer sales negotiations B. a preliminary interview C. an Internet seminar meeting
2. From the discussion, what did Mr. Taylor probably do for his previous company?
A. He managed the sales department.
B. He gave seminars on the Internet.
C. He worked as a custodian.
3. Mr. Taylor thinks that Java is:
A. a Web page authoring program. B. a kind of beverage. C. a computer game software.
4. What does the man mean when he says, "We'll be in touch" at the end of the conversation?
A. He will call Mr. Taylor in the next few days.
B. He talk over their discussion with others.
C. He will not contact him for further consideration.
5. Choose the best word(s) to describe Mr. Taylor:
A. on the ball B. high achiever C. uninformed
Part 2. Listen to the recording twice. Complete the form below. Write no more than three words or
numbers for each answer.
BUS PASS APPLICATION FORM
Example: Answer
Pass applied for: 1 month
Name: Nathalie (6) ………………………………
Address: 45 (7) ………………………………Newlands, Adelaide
Postcode: (8) ………………………………
Date of birth: 13th May 1982
Tel number: (9) ………………………………
University card shown: Yes
Zones required: (10) ………………………………
Adelaide Day Trips on the Bus
– The MacDonald Nature Park
Outward Journey Leaves 8.00am
Length of Journey 2 hours
Return Journey Leaves (11) ………………………………
Things to do/see Walk nature trails + MacDonald River
Bring A camera
Pearl Bay
Outward Journey Leaves 9.00am
Length of Journey (12) ………………………………
Return Journey Leaves 4.00pm
Things to do/see Walk along (13) ………………………………+ see view
Lie on the beach + swim
Bring Swimming gear + a towel
The Huron Gold Mine
Outward Journey Leaves 9.30am
Length of Journey Half an hour
Return Journey Leaves (14) ………………………………pm
Things to do/see Go round the museum and tunnels
Find some gold!!
Bring (15) A ………………………………
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points)
Part 1: Choose the best answer to each question.
16. You have never been to Nha Trang ________?
A. have you B. haven’t C. you have D. you haven’t
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17. When ________ a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and the abbreviations it contains.
A. having used B. use C. to use D. using
18.How can I know ________ book is yours?- They are so alike.
A. what B. which C. this D. the
19. You’d better take his proposal _______ before _______ your final decision.
A. by surprise/ making B. by surprise/ doing C. into account/ making D. into account/ doing
20. She will visit us as soon as she arrives ________ Paris.
A. at B. in C. on D. to
21. The secretary to ________ I talked didn’t know where the meeting was.
A. which B. who C. that D. whom
22. I find the time of English meals very strange. I’m not used ________ dinner at 5 pm.
A. to have B. to having C. having D. have
23. If I ________ you, I’d take some rest before the game tomorrow.
A. am B. could be C. were D. would be
24. I have to be present at eight o’ clock and so ________.
A. are you B. have you C. do you D. you do
25. The smaller the room is, the ________ furniture it needs.
A. fewer B. small C. more D. less
26. ________ paul brings the money for lunch, we’ll go right down to the cafeteria.
A. Since B. As soon as C. Now that D. Until
27. It is recommended that he _______ this course
A. took B. takes C. take D. taking
28. Various societies define _______ in many rather complex ways.
A. that is successful B. what success is C. that success is D. what is success
29. Fort Niagara was built by the French in 1762 on land ______ the Seneca Indians.
A. they buy from B. bought from C. buying from D. was bought from
30. Our village had _______ money available for education that the schools had to close.
A. so little B. such little C. so much D. such much
31. The stolen jewels were ________ a lot of money.
A. valued B. cost C. priced D. worth
32. I don’t see any________ in arriving early at the theatre.
A. cause B. point C. reason D. aim
33. The children loved ________ the old castle.
A. discovering B. exploring C. hunting D. detecting
34. These figures show a ________ in the number of unemployed people in England and Wales.
A. loss B. lessening C. reduction D. lowering
35. After he had broken his leg, Henry could only go up and down stairs ________.
A. hardly B. in difficulties C. with difficulty D. hard
Part 2:Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.
36. It's ………………………………of you to say that. You know it isn't true! HONEST
37. We must test the ………………………………of the water. PURE
38. Three firms are in ………………………………for the same contract. COMPETE
39. She is extremely ………………………………about the history of art. KNOW
40. I got some very ………………………………news this morning. SURPRISE
41. I’m applying for ………………………………of this club. MEMBER
42. What I hate most about Tom is his ………………………………. RELIABLE
43. The boy was not ………………………………to admit his mistake. COURAGE
44. This is Alexandra, my personal ………………………………. ASSIST
45. The police asked me to give a ………………………………of the suitcase I had lost. DESCRIBE
Part 3: Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them.
46. Rocks can be broken apart by water that seeps into the cracks and freeze in low temperatures.
47. The teacher told the students don't to discuss the take-home exam with each other.
48. Knowledges about cultures provides insights into the learned behaviors of groups.
49. Aluminum has a hard imperious coasting which protects the metal from corrode.
50. After learned to print, elementary school children learn cursive writing.
Part 4: Fill in each of the sentences with correct prepositions.
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46. In the end, he succeeded …………………solving the problem.
47. He apologized to her teacher …………………her coming late.
48. Did he break the window …………………accident or on purpose?
49. After payment, you'll receive the product …………………10 business days.
50. He's Italian? For some reason I was …………………the impression that he was Spanish.
SECTION III: READING (6.0 points)
Part 1. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
NEW HUNT FOR LIFE IN SPACE
British space scientists are planning to join the American in the race to find evidence of life on (56) _______ planets.
Alan Penny and his team at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory have designed a telescope that is 40 times more powerful
than Hubble. Known as ‘Darwin’, his telescope could tell if planets 50 (57) _______ years away have any kind of life on
them. Two days (58) _______, NASA scientists had shown a proof that one of Jupiter’s moons could support life, Penny
announced that his telescope may be included in a European Space Agency mission. The Darwin project, with a (59)
_______ of 500 million, is on a short list of two proposals. If approved it will probably be (60) _______ around 2015, its
destination somewhere between Mars and Jupiter. The blueprint is actually for five telescopes positioned 50 meters apart in
space, slowly circling a (61) _______ processing station. The combined data from these telescopes would build up a full
picture of a planet, picking out faint images that have never been seen before. Darwin would not be able to take detailed
photographs of the planets it (62) _______, but Penny believes a second- generation telescope could be sent up to do this. He
claims it is worthwhile mapping the universe around our (63) _______ galaxy, even though these planets lie (64) _______
our reach for the moment. The European Space Agency will make its decision (65) ______ Darwin within three years.
56. A. another B. other C. others D. the other
57. A. light B. lighten C. lightening D. lighting
58. A. following B. after C. next D. later
59. A. price B. schedule C. charge D. budget
60. A. driven B. fetched C. launched D. taken
61. A. central B. centre C. middle D. heart
62. A. invents B. searches C. discovers D. looks
63. A. alone B. same C. one D. own
64. A. out B. toward C. beyond D. over
65. A. of B. on C. about D. with
Part 2. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question
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 fail. 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 are 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 doesn’t win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint
his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
66. One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to _________.
A. push their child into trying too much B. help their child to become a genius
C. make their child become a musician D. neglect their child’s education
67. Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they __________.
A. force their children into achieving success B. understand and help their children sensibly
C. themselves have been very successful D. arrange private lessons for their children
68. Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A. Successful musicians B. Unrealistic parents
C. Their children D. Educational psychologists.
69. Michael Collins is fortunate in that _____________.
A. his father is a musician B. his parents are quite rich
C. his mother knows little about music D. his parents help him in a sensible way
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70. The phrase “crazy about” in the passage most likely means “ _______”.
A. “surprised at” B. “extremely interested in”
C. “completely unaware of” D. “confused about”
71. Winston’s parents push their son so much and he _________.
A. has won a lot of piano competition B. can’t learn much music from them
C. has become a good musician D. is afraid to disappoint them
72. The word “They” in the passage refers to __________.
A. concerts B. violin lessons
C. parents in general D. Michael’s parents
73. The word “unwilling” in the passage mostly means _________.
A. “getting ready to do something” B. “eager to do something”
C. “not objecting to doing anything” D. “not wanting to do something”
74. All of the following people are musical EXCEPT ________.
A. Winston’s father B. Winston’s mother C. Michael’s father D. Michael’s mother
75. 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 wants
D. parents should spend more money on the child’s education
Part 3: Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap.
These days it is impossible to open a newspaper (76) …………………………. reading about the damage we are doing to
the environment. The earth is being threatened (77) …………………………. the future looks bad (78) …………………………. can each
of us do? We can not clean (79) …………………………. our polluted rivers and seas over night. Nor we can stop the (80)
…………………………. of plants and animals. But we can stop adding to the problem (81) …………………………. scientists look for
answer. It may not be easy to change your lifestyle (82) …………………………. but some steps are easy to take: cut down the
amout of driving you do, or use as little plastic as possible. It is also easy to save (83) …………………………., which also (84)
…………………………. household bills. We all make a personal decision to work for the future of our planet if we want to
ensure a better world (85) …………………………. our grandchildren.
SECTION IV: WRITING (4.0 points)
Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
86. I wish I had a younger sister.
 If ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
87. Although it looks fierce, the dog has never bitten anyone.
 Fierce ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
88. It is impossible to finish the job today.
 The job ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
89. "You should have waited for us," the team leader said to John.
 The team leader criticized .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
90. They kept his passport so that he couldn't leave the country.
 They prevented .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Part 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
Do not change the word given.
91. Nick said we should reduce the amount of salt in our food. cut
 We ………………………………………………………………… of salt in our food, according to Nick.
92. Brain was really interested in American history in his school days. interest
 Brain ………………………………………………………………… American history in his school days.
93. Do you mind if I come over to see you later? objection
 Do you ………………………………………………………………… me coming over to see you later?
94. The police now think he invented the story to protect his girlfriend. made
 He is now thought to ………………………………………………………………… to protect his girlfriend.
95. It's possible that the thieves entered the building. broken
 The thieves ………………………………………………………………… the building.
……………………THE END ……………………...