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 ĐỀ SỐ 1
 PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI THCS
 THÀNH PHỐ THANH HÓA Môn giao lưu: TIẾNG ANH 8 
 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
SECTION A: LISTENING (20 pts)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
- Bài nghe gồm 4 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau khoảng 15 giây, mở đầu và kết 
thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.
- Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1. You will hear a man telling some young people about a four-week study programme in a 
college. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.
 Part 1.mp3
 STUDY PROGRAMME
Courses available on:
 ■ English Literature
 ■ 18th century (1) 
 ■ Modern Architecture
Dates for all courses:
 ■ start date: 14th June
 ■ end date: (2) 
 ■ classes: every day except (3) 
Course fee:
£ 245 each
Reduced prices for (4) 
Included in prices:
 ■ accommodation and food
 ■ use of the library
 ■ social activities
 ■ books
Not included in price:
 ■ extra (5) 
 ■ transport
Available from college secretary:
 ■ registration forms
 ■ a copy of the timetable for your course
Part 2: You will listen to the conversation with an event planner and decide if each sentence is True or 
False. If it is True, write T. If it is False, write F.
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 Part 2.mp3
6. Ayako wants a baby grand piano for the Christmas party.
7. Sam suggests a solution for the problem.
8. Ayako has around 50 percent flexibility with the budget.
9. Ayako is fixed on the idea that it must be a baby grand piano.
10. Ayako accepts the upright piano when Sam suggests it.
Part 3: You will hear part of an interview with a fitness instructor called Matthew Johnson. For each 
question, choose the correct answer A, B or C. (5 pts)
 Part 3.mp3
11. Why did Matthew decide to become a fitness instructor?
A. It was a way to improve his fitness.
B. He knew he could earn a lot of money.
C. It was something he had always dreamed of.
12. Matthew isn’t doing any exercise at the moment because .
A. he doesn’t like going to the gym
B. he has too many classes
C. he’s recovering from an injury
13. What does Matthew think is the most important thing for people to do?
A. Take regular exercise and eat good food.
B. Know a lot of things about their body.
C. Train their mind in addition to their body.
14. What do Matthew’s friends think about him?
A. He doesn’t exercise very much.
B. He thinks a lot about how to keep fit.
C. It’s good that he doesn’t eat meat.
15. Matthew tells listeners .
A. to enjoy themselves when they exercise
B. to follow his exercise routine
C. not to exercise every day
Part 4: You will hear a tour guide speaking to a group of people about the boat trip they’re going to take 
around Tasmania. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions with NO MORE THAN FOUR 
WORDS. Write your answers in the space provided. (5 pts)
 Part 4.mp3
 BOAT TRIP ROUND TASMANIA
16. What is Lou Miller’s role during the boat trip?
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17. What is the maximum number of people who can stand on each side of the boat?
18. What colour are the tour boats?
19. Which lunchbox is suitable for someone who doesn’t eat meat or fish?
20. Whom should people hand their litter to?
SECTION B: PHONETICS (5 points)
Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same 
line. (3 points)
21. A. modern B. together C. today D. convenient
22. A. imagined B. rained C. followed D. learned
23. A. hesitate B. basic C. reserve D. resume
Question II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each 
question. (2 points)
24. A. enter B. envy C. enroll D. entrance
25. A. deliver B. satisfy C. imagine D. attractive
SECTION C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 points)
Question I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 points)
26. I don’t suppose there is anyone there, ?
A. do I B. isn’t there C. is there D. don’t I
27. Windmills are a common in this part of the country.
A. view B. Look C. Sight D. scenery
28. After his father’s sudden death, it took him a long time to .
A. get over B. get back C. get on D. get by
29. My parents bought me a toy to congratulate me on achieving high scores in the last exam.
A. strange round orange plastic B. plastic orange round strange
C. strange plastic orange round D. strange round plastic orange
30. I don’t go to theatre very often. I prefer films to plays.
A. a/the/the B. the/X/X C. X/X/X D. the/the/the
31. The new school complex cost the city council had budgeted for.
A. twice more by far than B. twice much more than
C. almost twice as much as D. just twice as much as
32. She came back in the morning; , I would have gone to the police.
A. in case B. Otherwise C. Provided D. but for
33. David and Peter were badly injured in the last match, so can play in this match.
A. both of them B. neither of them C. all of them D. either of them
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34. Mark never changes his routines. He is as regular as .
A. clockwise B. Clock C. Clockwork D. clock-watcher
35. Thomas and Jennifer are at a party.
- Thomas: “What an attractive hairstyle you’ve got, Jennifer!”
- Jennifer: “ . I got it done yesterday.”
A. I’m not sure about that B. Thank you for your compliment
C. You are telling a lie D. I don’t like your saying
Question II. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (5 points)
36. Sue (sleep) more than ten hours. It’s time she got up.
37. Alan was the last student (leave) the classroom yesterday.
38. By December next year, we (live) in this house for twenty years.
39. It (not/be) for Mary’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to take part in the competition.
40. It is essential that all top security documents (stamp) confidentially.
Question III. Supply the correct form of the words in bold. (5 points)
41. My classmates love using Facebook than other social platforms because it is . (USER)
42. Linh is a . She spends so much time and money on shopping. (SHOP)
43. Farmers usually home-grown vegetables and fruit from buffalo-drawn carts at the 
open-air market. (LOAD)
44. Vietnam is among many countries whose peoples live in different divided regions. 
(ETHNIC)
45. Ao dai has provided the to artists, poems and writers for centuries. (INSPIRE)
Question IV. The passage below contains 5 mistakes (only ONE word for ONE mistake from 46 to 
50. Find out the mistakes and correct them. Write the correct answers on your answer sheet. (5 
points)
Line 1: being ￿ be
Childhood used to being quite different from what it is today. Young people didn’t use to have so many 
leisure time. Today’s children may complain about their schoolwork, but our great-grand parents would go 
out to work in a very young age. They had often left school by the time they were fourteen and found a job. 
This meant that they had little free time for hobbies or leisure activity, especially when they had to work 
hard all day. Of course, they got used to work long hours eventually, but it would mean that they had to 
grow up very quick. Today, we are used to having some free time do things we enjoy, a luxury which 
people in the past rarely had.
SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)
Question I. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (10 points)
 KEEPING FIT
Bodies are made to move! They are not designed for sitting around in front of the television or reading 
magazines. Keeping fit doesn’t (51) you have to be a super-athlete, and even a (52) 
exercise can give a lot of fun. When you are fit and healthy, you will find you look better and feel better. 
You’ll have more energy and self-confidence.
Every time you move, you are exercising. The human body is designed to blend, stretch, run, jump and 
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climb. The more it does, the stronger and fitter it will (53) _____. Best of all, exercise is fun. It’s (54) 
your body likes doing most - keeping on the move.
Physical exercise is not only good for your body. People (55) take regular exercise are 
usually happier, more relaxed and more alert than people who sit around all day. Try an experiment - next 
time you’re
(56) a bad mood, go for a walk or play a ball game in the park. See how (57) better you 
feel after an hour.
A sense of achievement is (58) benefit of exercise. People feel good about themselves when 
they know they have improved their fitness. People who exercise regularly will (59) you that they find 
they have more energy to enjoy life. So have a (60) ; you’ll soon see and feel the benefits!
Question II. For each gap, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D which best fits the context. (10 points)
People have always dreamt of living forever. Although we all know this will (61) happen, we 
still want to live as long as possible. (62) , there are advantages and disadvantages of a long life. 
In the first place, people who live longer can spend more time with their family and friends. Secondly, 
(63)
 have busy working lives look forward to a long, (64) life, when they can do the 
things they’ve never had time for.
(65) , there are some serious disadvantages. Firstly, many people become ill and 
consequently have to spend time in hospital or become burden (66) the children and friends. 
Many of them find this (67) annoying or embarrassing. 
In addition to this, (68) , the fewer friends they 
seem to have because old friends die or become ill and it is often (69) to make new friends.
To sum up, living to a very old age is worthwhile for those who stay (70) to remain 
independent and enjoy life.
61. A. hardly B. not C. never D. all are correct
62. A. Naturally B. In fact C. Consequently D. Surprisingly
63. A. people B. everyone who C. they D. people who
64. A. relax B. relaxing C. relaxed D. relaxation
65. A. In other words B. For example C. On the other hand D. Contrary to
66. A. of B. on C. to D. with
67. A. dependence B. behavior C. habit D. condition
68. A. when people get older B. when the older people get
 C. the older people get D. the old people get
69. A. strange B. interesting C. difficult D. convenient
70. A. healthy enough B. enough health C. also healthy D. even health
Question III. Read the passage then choose the best answer to each question that follows by writing the 
corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (10 points)
We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their 
knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It 
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does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both 
the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top 
grade!
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect 
of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their 
academicability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching 
contributes to all these aspects of learning.
In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the 
opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope 
with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and 
to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they 
can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We 
encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this effectively. 
An advanced pupil can do advanced work; it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to 
do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.
71. The phrase take into account in 1st paragraph means .
A. calculate B. Consider C. Evaluate D. analyze
72. In the passage, the author’s attitude towards mixed-ability teaching is .
A. objective B. Questioning C. Approving D. critical
73. The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the pupils’ .
A. learning ability and communicative skills B. intellectual abilities
C. personal and social skills D. total personality
74. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers.
B. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability.
C. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others.
D. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities.
75. The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to .
A. recommend pair work and group work classroom activities
B. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class
C. offer advice on the proper use of the school library
D. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching
76. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Pupils cannot develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual abilities.
B. There is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full.
C. It’s not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed-ability class.
D. Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group work.
77. According to the passage, which of the following is an advantage of mixed-ability teaching?
A. Formal class teaching is the important way to give the pupils essential skills such as those to be used in 
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the library.
B. A pupil can be at the bottom of a class.
C. Pupils can be hindered from an all-round development.
D. Pupils as individuals always have the opportunities to work on their own.
78. Which of the following statements can best summaries the main idea of the passage?
A. Children, in general, develop at different rates.
B. Bright children do benefit from mixed-class teaching.
C. Various ways of teaching should be encouraged in class.
D. The aim of education is to find out how to teach the bright and not-so-bright pupils
79. According to the passage, streaming pupils.
A. is quite discouraging
B. aims at enriching both their knowledge and experience
C. is the act of putting pupils into classes according to their academic abilities
D. will help the pupils learn best
80. According to the author, mixed-ability teaching is more preferable because .
A. it aims at developing the children’s total personality
B. it doesn’t have disadvantages as in streaming pupils
C. children can learn to work with each other to solve personal problems
D. formal class teaching is appropriate
SECTION E: WRITING (20 pts)
Question I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in 
meaning to the sentence printed before it. (5 points)
81. The little boy could prepare well for the presentation because his mother helped him.
 Without 
82. My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year.
 I was 
83. “I wish I had seen him off at the airport,” the girl said.
 The girl regretted 
84. It was wrong of him to lie about his qualifications on his job application.
 He should 
85. Someone told me that my flight was cancelled when I got to the airport.
 Arriving 
Question II. 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. (5 points)
86. The manager should think about experience when hiring new staff. (CONSIDERATION)
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 The manager should when hiring new staff.
87. Each of us has tried to comfort the depressed patient. (ATTEMPT)
 Each of us has the depressed patient.
88. The price of gold has increased dramatically for the past few months. (INCREASE)
 There for the past few months.
89. Would you like to contribute something to our campaign? (MAKE)
 Would you like to our campaign?
90. I had not expected that the film would be so funny. (OUT)
 The film than I had expected.
Question III. Writing a paragraph on the following topic (10 points)
Write a paragraph (130-150 words) about the disadvantages of overusing AI (Artificial intelligence like 
ChatGPT or Gemini) to solve homework and assignments of students nowadays.
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 ĐÁP ÁN
SECTION A: LISTENING (20 points)
Part 1: Complete the table below. Write no more than three words or a number for each answer.
1. artists 2. 12th (of) July 3. Fridays 4. Groups 5. lessons
Part 2: You will listen to the conversation with an event planner and decide if each sentence is True or 
False. If it is True, write T. If it is False, write F.
6. T 7. T 8. F 9. F 10. F
Part 3: You will hear part of an interview with a fitness instructor called Matthew Johnson. For each 
question, choose the correct answer A, B or C. (5 pts)
11. A 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. A
Part 4: Listen and answer the questions.
16. Tour guide 17. Nine/9 (people) 18. Light(-)green 19. Lunchbox 220. Jess, Lou, or Ray
SECTION B: PHONETICS (5 points)
Question I. (3 points)
 21. A 22. D 23. B
Question II. (2 points)
 24. C 25. B
SECTION C: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (25 points)
Question I. (10 points)
26. C. 27. C. 28. A. 29. A. 30. B.
31. C 32. B. 33. B. 34. C. 35. B.
Question II: (5 points)
36. has slept/has been sleeping
37. to leave
38. will have lived
39. Had... not been
40. (should) be stamped
Question III: (5 points)
41. user-friendly 42. Shopaholic 43. Unload 44. Ethnically 45. inspiration
Question IV. (5 points)
 Line Error Correction
 1 00. being be
 3 46. many much
 5 47. in at
 8 48. work working
 10 49. quick quickly
 11 50. do to do
 SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION
I. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each 
space. (10 pts)
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