SECTION 2: PHONETICS (2.

0 POINTS)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the rest by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (1 point)
1. A. canal B. casino C. canary D. canon
2. A. counterfeit B. courtesy C. drought D. ouster
3. A. humane B. locate C. strategy D. rabies
4. A. realm B. cleanse C. heather D. meager
5. A. wretched B. blessed C. allegedly D. knackered
II. Choose the word with different stress pattern by choosing the letter A, B, C or
D. (1 point)
1. A. architecture B. comparison C. championship D. communism
2. A. prerequisite B. necessity C. European D. synonymous
3. A. propaganda B. influential C. mediocre D. obligatory
4. A. consent B. obstinacy C. condolence D. equality
5. A. trigonometry B. explanatory C. immediately D. democracy

SECTION 3: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS)

I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence, identify your answer by circling
the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (2.0 points)
1. Once the story ________ the headlines, everyone was talking about it.
A. smashed B. hit C. crashed D. struck
2. Hillary was an effective speaker and her audience seemed to ________ on her every
word.
A. hang B. cling C. hold D. catch
3. In 1837 the University of Michigan became the first state university ______ by a board
of regents elected by the voters of the state.
A. being controlled B. it was controlled C. to be controlled D. under the control
4. We all believe that a happy marriage should be ______ mutual love.
A. based on B. concerned with C. confided in D. obliged to
5. If Lucy's car ____ down, she would be here right now.
A. wouldn't have been B. hadn't broken C. doesn't break D. didn't break
6. The child was______for getting his shoes and socks wet.
A. corrected B. suffered C. scolded D. complained
7. I shall do the job to the best of my ______.
A. capacity B. ability C. knowledge D. talent
8. The job of student lodgings officer______a great many visits to landladies.
A. concerns B. offers C. asks D. involves
9. It was only..................he told me his surname that I realised that we had been to the
same school.
A. then B. until C. as soon as D. when
10. Mind that the baby shouldn't touch the knife; it's as sharp as a................
A. blade B. sword C. cut D. razor
11. This is not the right____ to ask for my help; I am far too busy even to listen.
A. moment B. situation C. opportunity D. circumstance
12. It is ________ knowledge in the village that Mr and Mrs Thome quarrel violently
several times a week.
A. common B. complete C. normal D. usual
13. In his anxiety to make himself________, he spoke too loudly and too slowly.
A. understand B. understanding C. understood D. to understand
14. There is a rumour that the National Bank is going to ______ the company I am
working for.
A. take on B. take out of C. take off D. take over
15. ______ he failed in the entrance exam caused his family much sadness.
A. Which B. That C. The thing D. What
16. When I finish writing this composition, I’m going to................and go to bed.
A. make time B. hit the hay C. hit the big time D. call it a day
17. Mary usually buys her clothes................ It's cheaper than going to a dressmaker.
A. in public B. on the shelf C. off the peg D. on the house
18. You are at................ to do what you like.
A. freedom B. olds C. disposal D. liberty
19. Without written evidence, we don't have a................on.
A. leg to stand B. foot to stand C. leg to lean D. foot to lean
20. It was very strange but I had a(n) ................ that the plane would crash.
A. intuition B. omen C. premonition D. prediction
II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (1.0 points)
1. She has made up her mind.................... (have) a garage.................... (build) next to the
house.
2. The statue.................... (break) while it.................... (move) to another room in the
museum.
3. The highway patrol advised.................... (take) the old route through the city.
4. If there aren't any tickets left when we reach the front of the queue, we
(wait)…………….all the time for nothing.
5. There (be)……………any errors, let me know.
6. By midnight he (be)……………unconscious for forty-eight hours.
7. It (not be)……………Anna who cooked that food. She was out all day yesterday.
8. It is highly desirable that from every product in regular production, samples
(withdraw)
……………periodically.
III. Give the correct form of the words in capital to complete the sentences. (1.0
point)
1. His busy schedule made him completely..................to his students. (ACCESS)
2. He works for UNESCO in a purely..................role. (ADVICE)
3. The sun and the moon are often..................in poetry. (PERSON)
4. I've never known such a..................person. (QUARREL)
5.I don't care if you had had too much to drink. Your behaviour last night was…………
(DEFEND)
6. You can travel from one end of the park to the other on a...................... railway.
(MINIMIZE)
7. I don't think Tom's getting too much sleep lately. His eyes are terribly.......................
(BLEED)
8. ...................... can be dangerously close to racism. (NATION)
9. The world champion was...................... by a younger Russian challenger. (THRONE)
10. Gift exchange is …………………………… expression of social relations. (SIGNIFY)
IV. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (1 point)
1. If you want to have an evening out, the child is sure to be quite safe………….the care
of a baby-sitter.
2. Being afraid to disturb the other sleeping patients, the nurse’s voice sank…………. a
whisper: “The doctor insists………….your taking this pill, it’ll ease the pain.”
3. He was prepared to get rid………….the old things………….any price.
4. Say something to cheer her …………., she is………….low spirits today.
5. Our teacher is really intolerant …………………anyone who has a different point of view to
her own.
6. They cleared the road………….the remains of the broken car so that traffic could
move.
7. We'll have to set ………………… very early to avoid the rush-hour traffic.
V. Find and correct the mistake in each sentence below. (2 points)
1. The governor has not decided how to deal with the new problems already.
2. In that age of computers, it is difficult to imagine how tedious the work of
accountants and clerks must have been in the past.
3. The notebook lists every opportunities for handicapped workers in the area.
4. Every candidate under considering for a federal job must undergo a thorough medical
examination.
5. When I was a child, summers would be warmer and winters colder than now.
6. Why don’t you congratulate our son about passing his final exam?
7. I'd lost my front door key and I had to smash a window by a brick to get in.
8. A thunder usually follows lightning by five seconds for every mile between the flash
and the observer.
9. Weather and geography conditions may determine the type of transportation used in a
region.
10. When you talk to the old man, please remember to speak out as he's hard of hearing.

SECTION 4: READING COMPREHENSION (3 POINTS)

I. Choose the suitable words to complete the following passage. (1.0 point) Letter
to the editor
The Prime Minister's comments yesterday on education spending (1)………….
the point, as the secondary education system also needs a major overhaul. Firstly, the
system only views the weakest learners as having special needs. The brightest and most
conscientious students are not encouraged to develop to their full (2)…………. Secondly,
there's too much testing and not enough learning. My fifteen-year-old daughter, for
example, has just spent the last month or so (3)…………. for exams. These aren't even
real, important exams, as her GCSEs will be next year. They're just (4)…………. exams.
Is the work she's been doing really going to make her more knowledgeable about her
subjects, or will she forget it all tomorrow? I suspect the (5)………….
Thirdly, the standard (6)…………. doesn't give students any tuition in developing
practical work-related, (7)…………. and social skills, or in skills necessary for higher
education. How many students entering university have the first idea what the difference
is between (8)…………. someone else's work and (9)…………. good use of someone
else's ideas? Shouldn't they have been taught this at school? How many of them are really
able to go about (10)…………. - a skill that's essential at university because there are no
teachers to tell you what to do - in an efficient way? Indeed, how many students graduate
from university totally unable to spell even simple English words correctly? The system is
letting our children down.
1. A. lose B. escape C. miss D. fail
2. A. capacity B. ability C. achievement D. potential
3. A. cramming B. lecturing C. reading D. practising
4. A. false B. mock C. fake D. artificial
5. A. latter B. frontier C. later D. second
6. A. timetable B. lecture C. seminar D. curriculum
7. A. life B. alive C. living D. live
8. A. writing B. going over C. plagiarising D. repeating
9. A. taking B. making C. having D. creating
10. A. reviewing B. revision C. distance learning D. self-study
II. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for questions below.
(1.0 point).
Most forms of property are concrete and tangible, such as houses, cars, furniture or
anything else that is included in one’s possessions. Other forms of property can be
intangible, and copyright deals with intangible forms of property. Copyright is a legal
protection extended to authors of creative works, for example, books, magazine articles,
maps, films, plays, television shows, software, paintings, photographs, music,
choreography in dance and all other forms of intellectual or artistic property.
Although the purpose of artistic property is usually public use and enjoyment,
copyright establishes the ownership of the creator. When a person buys a copyrighted
magazine, it belongs to this individual as a tangible object. However, the authors of the
magazine articles own the research and the writing that went into creating the articles.
The right to make and sell or give away copies of books or articles belongs to the authors,
publishers, or other individuals or organizations that hold the copyright. To copy an entire
book or a part of it, permission must be received from the copyright owner, who will
most likely expect to be paid.
Copyright law distinguishes between different types of intellectual property. Music
may be played by anyone after it is published. However, if it is performed for profit, the
performers need to pay a fee, called a royalty. A similar principle applies to
performances of songs and plays. On the other hand, names, ideas, and book titles are
excepted. Ideas do not become copyrighted property until they are published in a book, a
painting or a musical work. Almost all artistic work created before the 20 th century is not
copyrighted because it was created before the copyright law was passed.
The two common ways of infringing upon the copyright are plagiarism and piracy.
Plagiarizing the work of another person means passing it off as one’s own. The word
plagiarism is derived from the Latin plagiarus, which means “abductor”. Piracy may be
an act of one person, but, in many cases, it is a joint effort of several people who
reproduce copyrighted material and sell it for profit without paying royalties to the
creator. Technological innovations have made piracy easy and anyone can duplicate a
motion picture on videotape, a computer program, or a book. Video cassette recorders can
be used by practically anyone to copy movies and television programs, and copying
software has become almost as easy as copying a book. Large companies zealously
monitor their copyrights for slogans, advertisements, and brand names, protected by a
trademark.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Legal rights of property owners B. Legal ownership of creative work
C. Examples of copyright piracy D. Copying creating work for profit
2. The word “extended” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______
A. explicated B. exposed C. guaranteed D. granted
3. It can be inferred from the passage that copyright law is intended to protect
A. the user’s ability to enjoy an artistic work
B. the creator’s ability to profit from the work
C. paintings and photographs from theft
D. computer software and videos from being copied
4. The word “principle” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______
A. crucial point B. cardinal role
C. fundamental rule D. formidable force
5. Which of the following properties is NOT mentioned as protected by copyright?
A. music and plays B. paintings and maps
C. printed medium D. scientific discoveries
6. It can be inferred from the passage that it is legal if _______
A. two songs, written by two different composers, have the same melody
B. two books, written by two different authors, have the same titles
C. two drawings, created by two different artists, have the same images
D. two plays, created by two different playwrights, have the same plot and
characters
7. With which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree?
A. Teachers are not allowed to make copies of published materials for use by
their students
B. Plays written in the 16th century cannot be performed in theaters without
permission
C. Singers can publicly sing only the songs for which they wrote the music and
the lyrics
D. It is illegal to make photographs when sightseeing or traveling
8. The phrase “infringing upon” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______
A. impinging upon B. inducting for C. violating D. abhorring
9. The purpose of copyright law is most comparable with the purpose of which of the
following?
 A. A law against theft B. A law against smoking
C. A school policy D. A household rule
10. According to the passage, copyright law is _______
A. meticulously observed B. routinely ignored
C. frequently debated D. zealously enforced
III. Fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (1.0
points)
The Wondrous World of Coffee
A cup of coffee, like any (1) …………………………… experience, can be enriched by
selection and consciousness. "No beans about it," the best coffee decisions (2)
…………………………… the ones most pleasant to one's own palate - the selection of one's coffee

is a matter of personal preference. Choosing coffee beans can also be a perplexing

experience, (3) …………………………… there is a huge range of coffee types and beans blends
from all around the world. The final flavour and quality involves many complex factors,
beginning with the coffee seed, the beans' botanics, a wide (4) …………………………… of soil
and climate conditions, cultivation altitudes, and the care (5) …………………………… in
harvesting the beans. Raw green coffee beans are then subjected (6) ……………………………
many influencing factors, including various processing, production, roasting, blending
and brewing methods. On a global note, the many species and varieties of coffee trees
from different areas of the world also offer their (7) …………………………… distinctive
flavours. There are more than forty-five coffee-exporting countries - all of (8)
…………………………… use different classification systems - that supply the world with coffee

beans, in sizes ranging over sixty known species of coffee plants. No wonder coffee can
involve a puzzling java jargon! Fortunately, the world's coffee nomenclature, (9)
…………………………… mountain to market, can be classified (10) …………………………… simple

categories. This briefly outlines the basics of bean botanics, coffee cultivation and
processing, and global classifications used by the coffee trade and coffee-producing
countries.
SECTION 5: WRITING (5 POINTS)
I. Rewrite the sentences with the beginning in such a way that it means the same as
the first one. (2.0 points)
1. Someone has suggested the resignation of the minister.
It..............................................................................................
2. You think that fat people are always jolly, but you are wrong.
Contrary.............................. ...............................................................
3. You should have called the doctor at once.
It was............................................. ..................................................................
4. Gary is proud of the fact that he is never late.
Gary prides...................................................... .........................................................
5. “If you don’t take it easy, you’ll have another heart attack,” the doctor said to the
patient.
The doctor warned the patient..................................... ...........................................
6. I know this reporter’s background well and he’s 100% honest.
This reporter, .........................................................................................................
7. They stretched a rope from one side of the crevasse to the other in order to haul their
equipment across.
By........................................................................................................................
8. People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to.
The..................................................................................................
9. We’ve been thinking the matter over and have finally come to a decision.
We’ve given ..........................................................................................................
10. If there’s an emergency, ring this number.
In............................................................................................................................
II. Complete the sentences using the word in bold. Use two to five words. (1 point)
1. Martin hasn’t mentioned the party to me at all. WORD
Martin hasn’t……………………………………………………about the party.
2. Apparently, Sheila wasn’t listening to me. APPEAR
Sheila……………………………………………………listening to me.
3. Margaret was offered a place on the course but couldn’t accept because she was ill.
TURN
Margaret was offered a place on the course but……………………………………because
she was ill.
4. Linda’s plans for a picnic have been spoilt by the weather. FALLEN
Linda’s plans for a picnic……………………………………………………because of the
weather.
5. I don’t know Leslie’s reasons for his resigning. IDEA
I……………………………………………………Leslie resigned.
III. Write a paragraph (120-150 words) about what we should do to save energy. (2.0 points)
(Do not show your name, your school’s name or your village’s name in the paragraph.)

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UBND THÀNH PHỐ BẮC NINH HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP THÀNH PHỐ
(HDC gồm 03 trang) NĂM HỌC 2023-2024
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 8 , ngày thi: 10/4/2024

SECTION 1: LISTENING. (3.0 POINTS)

I. Questions 1-6. You will hear a man describing a series of books. For each question, put
a tick in the correct box. (1.2 points)
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.B 6.A
II. Questions 7-15. You will hear someone talking on the radio about taxis and private hire
vehicles in London. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered
space. (1.8 points)
7. cash 12. Saturday and Sunday
8. street 13. public holidays
9. in advance 14. medical
10. distance 15. minicabs
11. 6a.m-8p.m
SECTION 2: PHONETICS (2.0 POINTS)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest by
circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (1 point)
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.D
II. Choose the word with different stress pattern by choosing the letter A, B, C or D. (1
point)
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.A
SECTION 3: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS)
I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence, identify your answer by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (2.0 points)
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B
6. C 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. D
11. A 12. A 13. C 14. D 15. B
16. D 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. C
II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (1.0 point) (0.1 pt for each
correct item)
1. to have; built 2. broke; was 3. taking 4. will have 5. Should there
being moved been waiting be
6. will have been 7. can't have been 8. (should) be withdrawn
III. Give the correct form of the words in capital to complete the sentences. (1.0 point)
1. inaccessible 2. advisory 3. personified 4. quarrelsome 5. indefensible
6. miniature 7. bloodshot 8. Nationalism 9. dethroned 10. significant
IV. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (1 point) (0.1 pt for
each correct item)
1. in 2. into; on 3. of; at 4. up; in
5. of 6. of 7. off
V. Find and correct the mistake in each sentence below. (2 points)
1. already => yet 6. about => on
2. that => the 7. by => with
3. opportunities => opportunity 8. A thunder => Thunder
4. considering => consideration 9. geography => geographical
5. would be => were 10. out => up
SECTION 4: READING COMPREHENSION (3 POINTS)
I. Choose the suitable words to complete the following passage. (1 point)
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. A
6. D 7. C 8. C 9.B 10. D
II. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for questions below. (1.0 point)
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. D
6. B 7. A 8. C 9.A 10. B
III. Fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (1.0 point)
1. other 3. because 5. taken 7. own 9. from
2. are 4. variety 6. to 8. which 10. into
SECTION 5: WRITING (5 POINTS)
I. Rewrite the sentences with the beginning in such a way that it means the same as the first
one. (2.0 points)
1. It has been suggested that the minister should resign.
2. Contrary to your belief/ opinion, fat people are not always jolly.
3. It was wrong of you not to call the doctor at once.
4. Gary prides himself on never being late.
5. The doctor warned the patient that he would have another heart attack if he didn’t take it easy.
6. This reporter, whose background I know well, is 100% honest.
7. By stretching a rope from one side of the crevasse to the other they were able to haul
their equipment across.
8. The smoking of cigarettes is no longer as popular/widespread as it used to be.
9. We've given the matter a lot of thought and have finally come to a decision.
10. In case of emergency, ring this number.
II. Complete the sentences using the word in bold. Use two to five words. (1 point) 1.
Martin hasn’t said a/one word to me OR told me a single/one word about the party.
2. Sheila didn't appear to be listening to me.
3. Margaret was offered a place on the course but had to turn it down because she was ill.
4. Linda’s plans for a picnic have fallen through because of the weather.
5. I have no idea why Leslie resigned.
III. Write a paragraph (120-150 words) about what we should do to save energy. (2.0 points) -
Organization: (Bố cục đoạn văn rõ ràng, đầy đủ 3 phần: mở đoạn, thân đoạn, kết đoạn) (0, 25 pts) -
Discourse: (Thể hiện khả năng viết mạch lạc, chặt chẽ; nối kết câu, chuyển mạch tốt) (0, 5 pts)
- Sentence structure (morphology, vocabulary and spelling): Cấu trúc câu, ngữ pháp, từ vựng;
câu linh hoạt (đơn, phức.) (0, 5 pts)
- Ideas: (Ý hay, phong phú, biểu đạt nội dung liên quan chặt chẽ với chủ đề của đề thi) (0, 5 pts)
- Length: (Đảm bảo đủ số lượng từ qui định, không quá dài hoặc quá ngắn. (0, 25 pts)

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