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HỆ THỐNG GIÁO DỤC VIETELITE EDUCATION THÔNG TIN HỌC SINH

Kiểm tra định kỳ lần III Họ và tên _______________________________________

Môn Tiếng Anh Khối 8 (Chuyên)
Ngày sinh _______________________________________
Ngày 26/12/2022
Thời gian làm bài 75 phút Trường _______________________________________

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC SỐ BÁO SỐ

Đề khảo sát có 11 trang DANH PHÁCH
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ĐIỂM ĐIỂM SỐ
Bằng số Bằng chữ PHÁCH

Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2 Giám thị 1 Giám thị 2

Ký và ghi rõ họ tên Ký và ghi rõ họ tên Ký và ghi rõ họ tên Ký và ghi rõ họ tên

PART I. LISTENING
SECTION 1: You will hear part of an interview with a man called Ewan Richardson, who is
trying to persuade people to use less paper. For questions 1-10, complete the sentences. You are
going to listen to the recording TWICE.

Every year, the average UK citizen uses about (1) __________________of paper.

Most of the world's paper comes from very (2) __________________forests.

The production of paper causes terrible (3) __________________in some places.

The destruction of the forests is a much bigger cause of global warming than (4) _________________.

Ewan says that there are already paper recycling bins in many (5) __________________.

You can use less paper by avoiding unnecessary (6) __________________ when you are studying or
working.

You can often reuse (7) __________________ that you have received.

To receive less junk mail, don't ask for (8) __________________ when you buy something.

Stop receiving any magazines you don't always read, or (9) __________________ them with others.

Most (10)__________________ published in Britain are now printed on recycled paper.

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SECTION 2: Listen and answer the questions that follow. You are going to listen to the recording
TWICE.
Questions 11-15: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. Changes in Barford over the last 50 years
11. In Shona’s opinion, why do fewer people use buses in Barford these days?
A. The buses are old and uncomfortable.
B. Fares have gone up too much.
C. There are not so many bus routes.
12. What change in the road network is known to have benefited the town most?
A. the construction of a bypass
B. the development of cycle paths
C. the banning of cars from certain streets
13. What is the problem affecting shopping in the town centre?
A. lack of parking spaces
B. lack of major retailers
C. lack of restaurants and cafes
14. What does Shona say about medical facilities in Barford?
A. There is no hospital.
B. New medical practices are planned.
C. The number of dentists is too low.
15. The largest number of people are employed in
A. manufacturing.
B. services.
C. education.

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Questions 16-20: What is planned for each of the following facilities? Choose FIVE answers from the
box and write the correct letter, A-G.

Plans

A It will move to a new location.

B It will have its opening hours extended.

C It will be refurbished.

D It will be used for a different purpose.

E It will have its opening hours reduced.

F It will have new management.

G It will be expanded.

Facilities

16. railway station car park ______

17. cinema _______

18. indoor market _______

19. library _______

20. nature reserve _______

PART II. PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
21. A. exchange B. champagne C. teacher D. children
22. A. eats B. tapes C. lives D. cooks
23. A. pour B. roar C. flour D. soar
24. A. boot B. book C. hook D. foot
25. A. desk B. garden C. weekend D. event
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others
26. A. appliance B. activity C. adventure D. average
27. A. economic B. volcanic C. disappointed D. scientific
28. A. answer B. begin C. refuse D. complain

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29. A. encounter B. determine C. document D. disaster
30. A. librarian B. entertainment C. historical D. experiment

PART III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined
part.
31. "I'm sure the Whitleys were involved." - "They _________ have since they know nothing about
the business".
A. can't B. wouldn't C. shouldn't D. mustn't
32. Oh, what a/an ________ painting! Did you buy it when you were there?
A. old French oil gorgeous B. gorgeous old French oil
C. French gorgeous old oil D. gorgeous old oil French
33. He gets his close friend Peter ___________ his essay for mistakes.
A. check B. checks C. to check D. checked
34. __________ resigned, we would have been forced to sack him.
A. Had he not B. Hadn’t he C. He had not D. If he didn’t
35. Susan became so tired of city life that she decided to buy a piece of land ________.
A. out of the ordinary B. as the crow flies
C. far and away D. in the middle of nowhere
36. Not until 2008 ___________ across the river.
A. the first bridge was built C. built the first bridge
B. the first building of a bridge was D. was the first bridge built
37. My mind went _________ when the official asked me my phone number - I couldn't remember it
at all.
A. empty B. clear C. blank D. vacant
38. The life ____________ of individuals in developed countries increases dramatically every decade.
A. expectation B. exception C. exertion D. expectancy
39. She believes that all countries should __________the death penalty as it is inhumane.
A. put down to B. catch up on C. get down to D. do away with
40. Her parents are really strict. They rarely let her stay out late,_______ ?
A. do they B. does she C. doesn't she D. don't they
41. Tom and Ben have fallen _________ again and do not speak to each other.
A. in B. back C. out D. through

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42. His illness made him _____________ of concentration.
A. incompetent B. unable C. incapable D. powerless
43. A part-time job gives me the freedom to ___________ my own interests.
A. chase B. pursue C. seek D. catch
44. ‘You can __________ me the details: I don’t want to know all about your arguments with your
boss.”
A. spare B. save C. deprive D. avoid
45. If he _________ the tickets yesterday, he _________on the beach now.
A. had booked – would be lying C. booked – would lie
B. had booked – would have lied D. booked – would be lying

II. Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following
sentences
46. Scientists hope that this new drug will be a major breakthrough in the fight against Covid-19.
A. important therapy B. sudden remedy
C. new cure D. dramatic development
47. My family was able to get by on very little money when I was young.
A. survive B. depend C. spend D. earn
48. The Queen bee, seeing that the storm was imminent, had her worker bees prepare their food.
A. not as severe as expected B. going to change its direction
C. unlikely to destroy their hive D. likely to happen very soon
49. I can put you up at my flat if you like.
A. give you a lift to home C. give you a meal
B. give you somewhere to sleep D. give you some work to do
50. I have been snowed under at work recently.
A. The weather has been very bad. C. It has been very cold in the office.
B. I have been very busy with my work. D. My boss has been causing problems.

III. Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following
sentences

51. Aren’t you putting the cart before the horse by deciding what to wear for the wedding before
you’re invited to it?

A. knowing the horse cart B. do things in the right order

C. doing things in the wrong order D. upsetting the horse cart

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52. He is writing a letter of acceptance to the employer with the hope to get his favorite position in
the company.

A. confirmation B. refusal C. agree D. admission

53. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese school.

A. depended B. optional C. obligatory D. required
54. Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.
A. cover B. conserve C. presume D. reveal
55. He was one of the most outstanding performers at the live show last night.
A. easy-looking B. humble C. well-known D. impressive

II. Use the correct form of the word in capitals to fill each gap
When I was a teenager, I used to play the flute in my high school orchestra. (56. FORTUNATE)
_________________________,
Unfortunately in much of the music that we played, the sound of the flute was needed
only (57. OCCASION) _________________________.
occasionally Therefore, I spent a lot of my time during (58.
performance
PERFORM) _________________________ counting the beats which the conductor indicated with each
(59. MOVE) _________________________
movement of his baton.
Those minutes spent reciting ‘one, two, three, four’ under my breath while the rest of the orchestra
played seemed (60. END) _________________________
endless to me. But they planted in my young brain the
idea that there must be a (61. CONNECT) _________________________
connection between music and numbers
and I decided to do a bit of research in the school library.
I soon learnt that history is full of (62. REFER) _________________________
references to this idea, which had
been a source of (63. FASCINATE) _________________________
fascination for thinkers ever since the time of
Pythagoras. Indeed, an early book on music by the Ancient Roman philosopher Beothius is largely
relation
filled with diagrams and explanations about the (64. RELATION) _________________________
between music and mathematics. For me, out of the (65. BORE) _________________________
boredom of
orchestra practice, a new passion was born.

V. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences
66. What I told him a few days ago is not the solution to most of his problems.
A B C D
67. Tom’s jokes are inappropriate but we have to put up with it just because he’s the boss.
A B C D
68. Modern office buildings have false floors under which computer and phone wires can be lain.
A B C D

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69. Last night, she stays up so late to study for her exams.

A B C D

70. She is a confidential and practiced speaker who always impresses her audience.

A B C D

PART IV. READING

I. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space.

DESIGNER LABELS

In Britain these days, it seems even very young children hope to wear a Calvin Klein watch or Nike
trainers. Fashion experts (71)_________ that brand names have become so important that their
followers expect to be able to buy the company's products no matter what. In an (72) _________ to
get people to buy, these companies' symbols are (73) _________ so extensively that they have
become more important than the products themselves. In a recent survey of British teenagers,
only one out of 60 would (74) _________ that they did not own any designer clothes of the (75)
_________ fashion. The survey also (76)_________ that a staggering 60 per cent are willing to spend
the same (77) _________ of money on one designer item as on two non-designer items which might
do harm to their image. Some people argue that on the (78) _________ designer labels offer a
guarantee of quality, but 35 per cent said they would rather buy counterfeit designer wear than a
non-label item of clothing. The survey suggests that we have less (79) _________ choice in what we
buy than we might think. The media make the decisions about what is (80) _________ fashion, and
so a whole generation is trying labelled trainers, jeans, shirts and sweatshirts to look smart by
wearing identically
71. A. demand B. claim C. request D. wish
72. A. effort B. labour C. work D. affair
73. A. played B. acted C. used D. exercised
74. A. allow B. admit C. consent D. permit
75. A. final B. closing C. concluding D. latest
76. A. announced B. exhibited C. revealed D. displayed
77. A. number B. amount C. total D. cost
78. A. sum B. main C. general D. whole
79. A. factual B. authentic C. real D. pure
80. A. on B. in C. by D. at

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II. Read the text below and select the correct answer (A, B, C, or D).

ADDICTED TO SHOPPING

Almost all of us get some kind of pleasure from shopping. We might, feel good about going out to
buy something for someone we love, or we might want to reward ourselves after a week of hard
work. For some people, though, shopping becomes a problem. They feel a strong need to buy and
often spend large amounts of money on things on sale they don't need, or even possibly that they
already have. Finding the money to go shopping can even get them in trouble with the law. These
people are addicted to shopping.

Some experts believe that events in your childhood can cause shopping addiction. As children, it's
very important to all of us that we feel important to our parents and that we are free to express our
emotions. When we don't have that, we often look for other ways to make ourselves feel better.
Shopping addicts usually get a powerful feeling of comfort and satisfaction at the moment they
hand the money over. In general, though, the enjoyment has disappeared by the time they get
home from a trip. They might feel bad about wasting money and hide the things they've bought, or
even destroy them.

Serious financial problems are often the result of shopping addiction. Very few of us can afford to
spend money on things we don't need and it's not long before the credit card bills start to get out of
control. Some addicts may even steal to make sure they can afford the next shopping trip.

It's not easy to get over shopping addiction. It seems that the best treatment involves finding the
real reason behind the behaviour, such as childhood memories or difficulties in your present life.
Once you understand the cause, then you can deal with it differently. For example, if the shopping
addiction comes from feeling unimportant, you need to find other ways of making yourself feel
good, such as learning a new skill or helping other people in some way. Many shopping addicts
manage to rebuild their lives, but it's not always easy, and the shops are still just a short bus ride
away.

81. The writer says people like shopping because they can
A. find presents they want other people to buy.
B. buy something to make a loved one feel good.
C. buy things that other people will admire.
D. get themselves something for making a big effort.

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82. People who are addicted to shopping sometimes
A. sell the things they buy.
B. steal things from shops.
C. buy things twice.
D. spend other people's money.
83. Some experts say shopping addiction might be caused by
A. feeling unimportant and controlled.
B. wanting to please your parents.
C. your parents being addicted to shopping.
D. having parents who buy you lots of things.
84. When do shopping addicts feel best?
A. when they destroy the things they buy
B. when they steal things
C. when they take the things they buy home
D. when they pay for the things they buy
85. What might help someone who is a shopping addict?
A. visiting only the shops in their local area
B. learning where their shopping addiction comes from
C. realising that their feelings are unimportant
D. making yourself feel good
III. Read the following magazine article about ways of reducing the environmental harm we do. choose
from the people A, B, C or D.

A. Carla
School student Carla Ruiz lives in a hot country and has become very aware of the need to save
water. "Spring and autumn used to be quite wet, but these days it hardly rains at all", she says.
"Nearly all the rivers have dried up, destroying all the wildlife in and around them, and no matter
what we do they'll never be the same again. At least, though, we can use what little water there is
more sensibly. That's why at home I recently decided to do simple things like making sure there
are no dripping taps, or taps left on while I'm brushing my teeth or washing food; also having
showers instead of baths and not overwatering the plants. Within a few days I was regularly doing
these things without even thinking, and I know they made a difference because the water bills
went down quite a bit. My parents noticed that so they started doing the same, and our bills are
now a lot lower."

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B. Vincent
Trainee manager, Vincent Owen, is doing his bit to save the planet by using less electricity around
the home. "I was talking to this guy at work and he told me that we waste a huge amount of energy
every year by leaving things like the TV, DVD and computer on standby all the time, so nowadays I
try to remember - not always successfully - to switch them off at night. Something I always do
now, though, is keep the air-conditioning off, even if I get a bit too sweaty here in summer.
Incidentally, I've now got solar panels on the roof so that all the hot water is powered by the sun.
That was a big investment, and it ended up well over budget, but I'm sure it'll pay for itself in the
end. I was hoping the neighbors might go for solar energy too, but as yet there's no sign they wilt."

C. Lin
While Lin Chen is on a gap year, she is traveling round Europe with friends. "We had intended to
fly everywhere she says, "but when we worked out just how much extra pollution that would
cause, we decided to do it by train instead. It was cheaper, too”. They began their tour in Greece:
"We all felt the obvious place to start was where European civilization began, so our first rail
journey began in Athens. We traveled to Patras on the west coast, taking the ferry across to Bari in
southern Italy. Unfortunately, it was very windy and I had a bad case of sea-sickness, though, by
the time we were on the train to Bologna, I'd recovered. From there we took the overnight train to
Paris, and a few days later we went on the Eurostar to London. We saw far more of the countryside
than we would have done by plane, and it was much more relaxing, too."

D. Tanya
Tanya Petrov works in a restaurant with an extensive menu, but at home she will only eat local or
seasonal food: "I strongly believe that transporting food thousands of kilometers, or storing it
under refrigeration for months on end, ultimately has a highly negative impact on the climate. I
always try to buy food that is produced locally and I have a special calendar to show me which
kinds of food are in season so that I know what I'm buying is really fresh. And I always check the
'best-before" dates of fresh fruit and vegetables before I choose them so I don't end up having to
throw any out. Apart from the environmental considerations, I'm convinced the food I eat, which
has far fewer chemicals in it, helps me avoid the kind of illness that seems to be so common these
days!'

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Which person

86. Avoids waste by selecting items carefully? A B C D

87. Says other people have followed their example? A B C D

88. Was ill for a short time? A B C D

89. Sometimes forgets to do something that they feel should do? A B C D

90. Found it quite easy to change their daily habits? A B C D

PART V. WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences using the suggestion
91. “I’m sorry, I gave you the wrong number” said Paul to Susan.
Paul apologized ___________________________________________________________________________
to Susan for giving the wrong number.
92. You were wrong to drive through the red light.
You shouldn’t ____________________________________________________________________________
drive through the red light
93. There is a possibility that they won’t visit us at the weekend. (might)
___________________________________________________________________________________________
They might not visit us at the weekend.
94. I’m sure it wasn’t Tim who called you because I saw him outside. (can’t)
It _________________________________________________________________________________________
cant have been Time who called you because I saw him outside.

95. I could hold a big party due to my Mom’s help.

Had it ____________________________________________________________________________________
been to my moms help, I could hold a big party.
96. It wasn’t necessary for you to wake up so early. (need)
You ______________________________________________________________________________________
neednt to wake up so early.
97. You have disobeyed; you will therefore be punished.
As a result of your _________________________________________________________________________
disobeydience, you will be punished.

98. She’ll probably be elected. (stands)

___________________________________________________________________________________________
It stands out that she will be elected.
99. It was quite unnecessary for you to carry all those parcels home yourself. (carried)
You ______________________________________________________________________________________
dont need to carry all those parcels home yourself.

100. “Well done, Tony, you have passed the exam,” said Joe. (congratulated)
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Joe congratulated Tony on having passed the exam.

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