Đề thi học sinh giỏi Anh văn cấp tỉnh vòng 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2007-2008

s, Peru is citied as the country of origin for other popular foods today. The artichoke, for example, was another food that explorers carried back to Europe from the New World. Today, artichokes are a popular vegetable in many parts of the world. Reports show that Peru continues to export about $20 million worth of artichokes each year! The biggest Peruvian crop export, however, is asparagus. Today, Peru ships more asparugus to foreign markets than any other country. Asparagus is a green, grass-like vegetable popular in the diets of the French an other European nations. 9. According to the passage, which of the following is true about the foods mentioned in this passage? A. They all originated in Brazil. B. They all come from the Americas. C. They were first popular in Africa. D. They are the most important crops for export. 10. According to the passage, when were peanuts probadly first eaten? A. During the Age of Exploration. B. More than 3,500 years ago. C. After sailors went back to Spain. D. About 2,000 years ago. 11. Which of the following could best replace “originated in” as used in paragraph 1? A. Was brought to B. Was sold in C. Came from D. Was unique 12. As used in paragraph 3, the word “export” is closest in meaning to A. sell in other countries B. bring in C. mandate D. promote BODY LANGUAGE Body language imparts meaning without the use of words. It is a type of non-verbal communication. There are certain recognized distionctions between types of body language: voluntary/involuntary and universal/cultural. The first distionction is often fuzzy. For instance, a smile can be voluntary or involuntary. However, by the second distinction, smiles are universal. They are interpreted the same across all cultures. Nodding and head shaking, however, are cultural. In Turkey, the former is replaced by raising the eyebrows. It is thought that body language has its roots in animal communication. Indeed, great apes raised in captivity are quite proficient at reading human body language. 13. The word “they” in the passage refers to A. distinctions. B. cultures C. smiles D. people who smile 14. What can be inferred from the passage about nodding? A. It will be understood everywhere. B. It will not be understood in Turkey. C. It will not be understood by an ape. D. It will be understood if it is voluntary. 15. The word “fuzzy” in the passage is closest in meaning to A. unclear B. hairy C. solid D. inverted III. For questions 16-30, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which shoukd not be there. If a line is correct put a tick by the number on the answer sheet. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word on the answer sheet. There are two examples at the beginning. (15 points) AIR TRAVEL 0 The first advantage of air travel it is that it’s 00 quick. You can fly from Europe to Asia in a 16 few hours, and now with even faster planes, it 17 is getting quicker. It is very much easy travelling 18 by plane; your luggage is looked after and all what 19 you have to do is enjoy of a meal. Your 20 comfortable seat is reserved and there is a good 21 service from the staff. Another point in favor is so 22 that it is quite cheap also for long-distance flights. 23 On the other hand, flying has some disadvantages. 24 Perhaps the first is that you are fly directly 25 to your destination and you have no feeling of 26 traveling yourself from one country to another. 27 Another point is that because air travel is so 28 quick, people suffer from the tiredness; so they 29 save time traveling, but waste it for recovering. 30 One other problem is that fog can already delay you and then all the advantage of speed is lost. IV. Read the passage and then choose the correct word for each space by putting a cross on the letter A,B,C or D (15 points) THE TRADE IN RHINO HORN Last year thieves broke into a Scottish castle and stole only one thing: a rhino horn, which at up 1.5 metres was the logest in the world. In China pharmaveutical (0)have been building up (31).of antiques made from rhino horn, for the sole (32)of smashing them to powder to make the (33)ingredient of many of their medicines. And in Africa poachers continue to die in the (34)..for the black rhino. Recently, conservations met to (35) a campaign to persuade countries where rhino horn is (36) part of the traditional medicine to (37). To substitutes. The biggest (38).. to the survival of the rhiniceros is the (39).. of certain countries to enforce a ban on domestic (40) in rhino horn. The rhino horn is included in many (41).. for disorders raging from fevers to nosebleeds. Horn, like fingernails, is made of keratin and has no proven medicinal (42) Traditional sunstitues, such as horn from buffalo or antelope, are (43). as second best. The battle is (44)..to be winnable. But it may be harder than the battle against the trade in ivory, for there is a (45)between the two commodities. Ivory is a luxury; rhino horn, people believe, could save the life of their child. 0. (A) factories (B) plants (C) workshops (D) studios 31.(A) amounts (B) bundles (C) collections (D) groups 32.(A) reason (B) intention (C) need (D) purpose 33.(A) essential (B) real (C) actual (D) true 34.(A) chance (B) search (C) fight (D) race 35.(A) design (B) plan (C) programme (D) form 36.(A). hardly (B) even (C) nearly (D) still 37.(A) vary (B) switch (C) modify (D) adjust 38.(A) threat (B) danger (C) disater (D) menace 39.(A) rejection (B) denial (C) refusal (D) protest 40.(A) business (B) commerce (C) selling (D) trading 41.(A) recipes (B) aids (C) remedies (D) doses 42.(A) capacity (B) values (C) control (D) powers 43.(A) regarded (B) valued (C) known (D) reputed 44.(A) imagined (B) dreamed (C) thought (D) viewed 45.(A) variation (B) difference (C) gap (D) comparison V. For questions 46-52, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your word on the answer sheet. (7 points) BUYING A COMPUTER GUIDE. Thinking of buying a computer? Computers are playing an (0)(INCREASE) important in our lives, both in our homes and at work. But how do you know which computer will suit your needs? This practical, straight-forward and (46)(RELY) guide, especailly designed for those who are not (47)..(KNOWLEDGE) about computers, provides many clear (48).(EXPLAIN) of all the jargon. It makes a (49)..(COMPARE) of various systems, tells you how much you should pay, how to avoid costly mistakes and how to get (50).(SATIFY) user support and maintenance. This fact-packed book is essential reading for anyone planning to buy a computer. Giving advice which is not (51)(BIAS) ,it will ensure that you make the right choice. Altogether, an incaluable (52)..............(PUBLISH) VI. Put one suitable word in each space. Write the word in your answer sheet (15 points) WRONGED BY HOW YOU WRITE The handwritingof school children could spell the diference between success and failure in examinations according to research carried out by the Open University. In a study (0). Dennis Briggs of the Faculty of Educational Studies, it was found that essays which were written (53).different styles of handwriting attrcted different marks. ‘The findings suggest that (54)..is a boderline zone within examination marking where (55)..an essay is written may be almost as important as what the essay is about,’ said Mr.Briggs. Five essays were double marked (56)..the second marker unaware of the marks of the first marker. The essay scripts for the second marker (57)..been copied out in three writing styles. Two of the styles were ones (58).had been the subject of continual criticism at school. (59)the markers were practising teachers who (60).told that the effectiveness of double marking was (61).checked. the results showed that a 12-year old who can present an essay one way will do better, perhaps (62).better, (63)a friend who presents the (64)..standard in terms of content but who (65)..not or cannot make it look so attrative. The conclusion is that school children may not do as (66)as perhaps they could (67).. their handwriting is untidy. VII.In questions 68-77, each sentence has four words or pharses underlined. The four underlined parts of the sentence are mark (A),(B),(C),(D). you are to I dentify the one underlined ord or phrase that should be corrected or rewritten. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and mrk your answer (10 points) 68. When we go on vacation, we prefer swim and active sports to (A) (B) sightseeing and lying the beach (C) (D) 69. Because it was stucturally unsafe and too expensive to repair, the (A) (B) 75 years old building had to be demolished (C) (D) 70. Ecologists feared the American eagle might be near extinction as there (A) (B) were so few sights of them in the last decade (C) (D) 71. The factory let go of many its employees because it had automated so (A) (B) (C) many operations. (D) 72. Copyright law clearly stated that you have to have the permission of the (A) (B) (C) authors or the publishers before copying their work (D) 73. These interested paintings were donated to the library by the Gilmore (A) (B) (C) Foundation over twenty years ago (D) 74. I think it would be easier to hold the audience’s attention if you had a (A) (B) (C) slide show along to the lecture (D) 75. The wooden fence surrounded the factory is beginning to deteriorate (A) (B) (C) from rain. (D) 76. The building manager is having all the windows and doors replace on the (A) (B) second and third floors as well as in the restaurant. (C) (D) 77. If you like to travelling a lot, you shoud consider career opportunities in (A) (B) (C) the cruise industry or in other travel-related fields. (D)