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 16^th 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..............................................................................................

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

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

(HDC gồm 03 trang)

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP THÀNH PHỐ

NĂM HỌC 2023-2024

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

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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Đề Thi HSG Anh 8 TP Bắc Ninh 2023 - 2024 Có Đáp Án Và File Nghe

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