Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp huyện năm học 2007-2008 môn thi: Tiếng Anh 8

ÑEÀ THI CHOÏN HOÏC SINH GIOÛI CAÁP HUYEÄN
NAÊM HOÏC 2007-2008
 MOÂN THI: TIEÁNG ANH 8
 THÔØI GIAN: 150 Phuùt (Khoâng keå thôøi gian phaùt ñeà)
 I READING COMPREHENSION(5MARKS) 
 A Read the following passage then choose the correct answer by circling letter A,B,C or D(2marks)
 Long time ago, there was a King in Tibet who loved to eat fish. His love for fish was so great that he could eat almost nothing if there was no fish on the table.
 It happened one year that there was no rain. Month after month, there was less and less water in the rivers, and less and less fish, until there was no fish at all, even for the King. The King couldn/t eat anything. He sent his men to all the fishermen/s villages in the country to announce that the man who brought fish to the King/s table could have any reward he asked for.
 Some time passed and a poor fisherman appeared in front of the King/s palace carrying a tremedous fish. When the guard at the gate saw the fisher man coming towards him, he immediately knew who the man was taking the fish to so he asked the fisherman to give the fish to him. Needless to say, the fisherman didn/t agree and insisted on giving the fish to the King himself. The guard finally agreed to let him go on the condition that the fisherman had to give him half of his reward.
After the fisherman met the King, the King asked him what he wanted for the reward, surprisingly the fisherman asked for a thousand blows and he share his reward to the guard at the gate. This gave the guard a lesson about being dishonest.
1 What was special about the King in Tibet?
 A He ate a lot of fish in his meal.
 B It/s difficult for him to have a meal without fish.
 C He could eat nothing but fish.
 D He ate only fish in his meal.
 2 What happened to the country relating to the King/s appetite?
 A There were not a lot of fish in the market.
 B There were not a lot of fish in the river.
 C There was no rain and no fish at all.
 D There was less and less water in the river and less and less fish.
 3 What did the King do when there was no fish?
 A He sent his men to fishermen/s villages to look for fish.
 B He was sent to the country to live.
 C He sent his men to villages to live.
 D He was sent to fisherman/s villages to look for fish.
 4 Why did the poor fisherman appear in front of the King,s palace?
 A Because he wanted the King,s reward.
 B Because he was a fisherman.
 C Because he wanted to see the King.
 D Because he had fish to bring to the King/s table.
 B Fill in each gap with a suitable word. Number (0) is as an example (3marks)
 Hello! I/m Phong. I have stayed in NhaTrang (0) for 3 days. NhaTrang is a (1) _______ city by the sea. It/s as (2)_________ and(3)__________ as Hue city, but it has all the facilities of (4)_________ city. The sights here are (5)_________ .The air is (6)________
And the streets are very (7)_________ .The people are(8)_________ and (9)________.
 I/m staying in a hotel near the sea. The hotel is very(10)_________and clean. My room looks out across a(11)_________ road which runs besind the sea.I have visited many (12)_________places and tomorrow I/m going to Tri Nguyen Aquarium.I wish you could be here with me.
 II USE OF LANGUAGE (11MARKS)
 A Supply the correct form or tense of verbs in brackets. (3.5marks)
 1 My brother (leave)__________ home ten years ago.I (never/meet)_____________ him since then.
 2 You should practice (speak)____________ English everyday.
 3 When I (come)_________ home, my mom (cook)____________ dinner.
 4 My sister is old enough (go)___________ to school.
 5 Last year, I used to (go)________ to school by bike.
 6 I promise I (try)__________ my best next semester.
 7 He loves (have)___________ dinner with his family.
 8 What is the (hot)__________month of the year in the South?
 9 I (bear)___________ on January the fifth.
 10 I am not used to (get)____________ up early on Sunday.
11 Don/t force the victim (sit)___________ or (stand)_________.
 B Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition (2.5marks)
 1 She likes to look_______ the sky_______ night.
 2 Nam is very interested______ Methematics.
 3 D comes ______C in the alphbet.
 4 Don/t shelter______ the trees when it/s raining.
 5 The school is a bit far______ my house.
 6 Please wait_____ me a few minutes.
 7 Do you believe______ ghosts? And are you afraid_______ them?
 8 I try to learn ten new words a day______ heart.
 C Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first (5 marks)
 1 We began to study English 5 years ago.
 We_______________________________________
 2 They built that bridge 3 months ago.
 That bridge_________________________________
 3 Winter is colder than any season of the year.
 Winter is the________________________________
 4 The magazine is different from the newspaper.
 The magazine is not__________________________
 5 “ Don/t talk in the class” the teacher said to the students.
 The teacher asked____________________________
 6 How long is it since you last saw Jane?
 When_____________________________________
 7 He walked to his school in ten minutes.
 It took_____________________________________
 8 Remember to turn off the light before going out.
 Don/t_____________________________________
 9 He/d rather play football than tennis.
 He prefers_________________________________
 10 Peter is too young to see the action movie.
 Peter is not________________________________
 III WRITING (4MARKS)
 Write the description of your village.
 I / live / nice village. It/s / near / the sea. My school / opposite / some shops.
 There/s/ large lake/ the side of the school. Near/ lake/ there/ some houses.
 A river/ run/ village. There/ railway station/ the side of the river. There/ not/ hotel/ village/. There/ road/ down to the beach. There/ some hotels/ near the beach.
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