Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi vòng Huyện môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2017-2018 - Phòng GD&ĐT Hòa Bình (Có đáp án)

 II. Read and circle the best answer: (2 points)
 Have you ever followed instructions for knitting something or (1)................ you read a 
piece of music? If you have, you have behaved in a similar way to a computer. A computer 
obeys a program to carry out a particular task. Just (2)................. a knitting pattern is expressed 
in numbers and piece of music in lines and dots, so a computer program is (3)................. in the 
form of programming language. Like the English language (or any other language), there are 
(4).................... of grammar, and a program must be correct in every way. 
 There are hundreds of programming language, but only (5)............. are well-known and 
widely used. The most popular language which is used in offices (6)................ Cobol. This 
language is used for printing payrolls and keeping records of goods. Engineers and scientists 
use Fortran (7)......................carry out calculations. (8)......................... neither of these two 
programs is very popular with people working on home computers. Basis is the most popular 
language for home computers, chiefly (9)...................it is easy to learn and use.
 (10)................. these languages are useful for many purposes, it is time that a new 
simple program was devised. Such a program ought to be not only easy to use but also 
completely reliable.
 1. A. have B. do C. did D. can
 2. A. for B. by C. too D. as
 3. A. expensive B. expresses C. expressed D. expressing
 4. A. rules B. laws C. regulations D. principles
 5. A. a little B. a few C. much D. a lot of
 6. A. calls B. is calling C. is called D. is calling
 7. A. so as for B. in order that C. so as that D. in order to
 8. A. In addition B. Therefore C. Consequently D. However
 9. A. because B. if C. because of D. unless
 10. A. Even B. Despite C. Although D. In spite
 III. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same meaning 
as the first one. (3 points)
 1. Banks are developed. They want to keep people’s money safe. 
 - Banks are developed in  
 2. That bag was very heavy. None of us could carry it. 
 - The bag
 3. “How do you go to school?” I asked Mary.
 - I asked Mary
 4. I will translate the instructions into French.
 - The instructions.. 
 5. “Don’t touch that switch, Peter.” I said 
 - I warned.... 
 6. Nobody in my class is as intelligent as Lan. 
 - Lan is
 7. It is such an interesting story that I read it many times. 
 - The story 
 8. The door of the classroom couldn’t be opened.
 - Nobody  
 9. How long have you learned English?
 - When? 
 10. Get up now or you will miss the bus.
 - You 
 2 C. had magical powers.
 D. is just a regular girl.
 III. Read and answer the questions: (2 points)
 Computers are now very useful and important for people all over the world. Computers 
have been in use widely in Viet Nam nowadays and they completely changed the face of Viet 
Nam.
 Computers have been contributed greatly to the modernization of Viet Nam. Thanks to 
computers, we can communicate with other people thousands of kilometers away in a second. 
We can know the information on science and technology, medicine or education not only in 
our country but also in other countries very quickly. Some universities without libraries have 
recently opened in the USA and Singapore. 
 All the information normally found in the libraries is now stored in the universities’ 
computers. Students can send and receive massages by using computers. Computers are 
wonderful. They can help us save time.
 Questions: 
 1. Are computers popular in Viet Nam nowadays? 
 2. What can computers help people? 
 3. What type of information is stored in the universities’ computers? 
 4. What do you think of the computers? 
WRITING: (3 points)
 Write a paragraph about what we should do to study English well. (About 80 words)
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 4 2. Computers help people communicate with other people thousands of kilometers 
 away in a second; know the information on science and technology, medicine or 
 education not only in our country but also in other countries very quickly.
 3. All the information is stored in the universities’ computers.
 4. I think computers are wonderful.
 WRITING: (3pts)
 - Viết đúng yêu cầu, đảm bảo bố cục, nội dung; diễn đạt mạch lạc, đúng ngữ pháp: đạt 
điểm tối đa
 - Các bài viết còn sai sót thì tuỳ theo nội dung, mức độ mà giám khảo trừ điểm sao cho 
hợp lý, thống nhất.
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