Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi năm học: 2008 – 2009 môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8

tr­íc, kh«ng thay ®æi nghÜa cña c©u:
11. How long is it since he left school?  When
12. We can’t afford to buy the car.  The car
13. We arrived too late to see the film.  We didn’t
14. If you don’t rest yourself, you will be ill.  Unless
15. Nam has never spoken to a foreigner before.  It
16. What is the weight of your suitcase?
 How
17. My house is bigger than your’s.
 Your house isn’t
18. My father cleans the car every week.
 The car
19. “Do you know to speak English?” He asked me.
 He asked me.
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20. someone should do the job tomorrow.
 the job
We started learning English three years ago. We have ..
1. Jane can cook better than Daisy.
Daisy
can’t.
2. “Do you understand what I have said?”
The teacher asked the
students..
3. Some students are too weak in grammatical structures to write sentences.
Some students are
not 
4. Let’s not cross the street outside the zebra crossings.
Why
III.§äc ®o¹n v¨n sau råi viÕt T (True) vµo c©u ®óng, F (False) vµo mçi c©u sai:
It is a custom in Britain and in most European countries to celebrate a person’s day. Members of
the family and close friends are supposed to be presrent at the party. If they can’t come they may send a
gift by post. At the birthday party, the peron who gives birth day party opens all the gifts in front of all the
people present and thanks them for the gifts.
The mother usually makes a birthday cake, or if she can’t, she may order one from a cake- shop. A
mumber of candles are placed on the top of the cake and will be lighted when the party starts. The number
of candles is also the age of that person. After the light is out they all sing a song “ Ahppy birthday to
you.” Then they play some games or sing or dance together.
1. Only in Britain people celeberate people’s birthday.
2. Only dear friends and members of the family are present.
3. Some people may send gifts if they can’t go to the party.
4. They open the gifts in front of their friends at birthday party.
5. Father always makes the cake for the party.
6. You can buy a birthday cake at the cake shop.
7. The cake is placed on the top of the candles.
8. The candles will be lighted at the beginning of the party.
9. The mumber of the candles is also the age of the person.
10. They don’t sing any song at the party.
The end
®¸p ¸n
M«n thi: TiÕng Anh- Thêi gian: 150 phót
Bµi I , mçi ý chän ®óng cho 0.25 ®iÓm. Tæng 10 ®iÓm.
Bµi II: Mçi c©u lµm ®óng cho 0.5 ®iÓm. Tæng 05 ®iÓm.
11. When did he left school?
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12. The car is too expensive for him to buy.
13. –We didn’t arrive realy enough to see the film.
_ We didn’t arrive early in time to see the film.
14. Unless you rest yourself, you will be ill.
15. It’s the first time Nam has spoken to a foreigner.
16. How heavy is your suitcase.
17. Your house isn’t so big as mine.
18. The car is cleaned every week by my father.
19. He asked me if I knew to speak English.
20. The job should be done tomorrow.
Bµi III. Mçi c©u ®óng cho 0.5 ®iÓm, tæng 05 ®iÓm.
10- F
11- T
12- T
13- T
14- F
15- T
16- F
17- T
18- T
10-F
®Ò thi häc sinh giái tiÕng anh 8
Phòng GD & ĐT Yên Lạc
Trường THCS Ph¹m C«ng B×nh
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KỲ THI Kh¶o s¸t HSG LẦN II
Môn : Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian : 150 phút
I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others.
Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.
1.A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough
2.A. chair B. cheap C. chorus D. child
3.A. missed B. closed C. called D. planned
4.A. fat B. any C. gas D. hat
5.A physics B. basic C. sailor D. subject
6. A. sugar B. sorry C. seaside D. summer
7. A. page B. village C. luggage D. heritage
8. A. seat B. great C. please D. beach
9. A. hotel B. photo C. move D. pagoda
10. A. typhoon B. goose C. food D. flood
II- Choose from the four options given (marked A,B,C or D) one best answer to complete
each of the following sentences. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word
or phrase on your answer paper.
1. David’s school.. is very bad this term.
A. report B. period C. day D. semester
2. Learners don’t only learn the meaning ................. the spelling and pronunciation of new
words.
A. too B. as well as C. also D. but also
3. He told us to use our dictionaries toevery word we didn’t understand.
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A. look out B. look for C. look at D. look up
4. Hoa is reading short stories. Jack London.
A. of B. from C. by D. with
5. John.. Susan to go out with him but her parents didn’t let her out.
A. insisted B. suggested C. invited D. helped
6. This book is. that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time.
A. so interesting B. so interested C. such interesting D.too interesting
7.“Let it be” is a famous song. . It is one of the best works by this band.
A. singing by the Beatles B. was sung by the Beatles
C. sung by the Beatles D. sang by the Beatles
8. Surely David’s not going to drive, .......................... he?
A. does B. isn’t C. is D. will
9. She was.. of watching television.
A. interested B. tired C. tiring D. pleased
10. My mother.. me that I should wake up earlier.
A. told to B. said C. was told D. said to
11. Our teacher asked us. in class.
A. not to talk B. to not talk C. no talk D. without talking
12. We take part. most youth activities of our school.
A. of B. on C. in D. at
13. You should your lesson before the examination.
A. read B. look C. revise D. study
14. Hung is do the crossword puzzles.
A. intelligent enough to B. intelligent enough
C. enough intelligent D. enough intelligent to
15. Would you mind if I ............. your car ?
A. drove B. to drive C. drive D. driving
16. His father is very proud him.
A. of B. with C. on D. about
17. Yesterday I came. your brother when I was going to school.
A. of B. to C. about D. across
18. Students should work. to make their parents happy.
A. hard B. hardly C. in hard way D. more hardly
19. Keep all dangerous things out of children’s. .
A. hands B. place C. reach D. head
20. When I was young, I used. on a farm.
A. to live B. live C. to living D. living
III. The sentences below have four underlined words or phrases A, B , C or D. Identify an error in
each sentence.(15pts)
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1. My sister is studying very hard in order getting scholarship at university
A B C D
2. The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world
A B C D
3. What happens to the grass when it is sending to the library?
A B C D
4. Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children.
A B C D
5. Today, many serious childhood diseases can prevent by early immunization
A B C D
6. I’d like to tell you about several problems I have had from I came here.
A B C D
7. It’s hard to believe that the Millers have been married to each other since 60 years.
A B C D
8. He is working hardly to get a good education now because he hopes to get a good job later.
A B C D
9. What is the most frightened experience you have ever had?
A B C D
10. Sometimes life must be very unpleasant for people live near airports.
A B C D
IV: Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets.
1. My uncle (not/ be).. out of his house since he (buy) a color TV.
2. I don’t think I (go) ............................... out tonight. I (be) .......................... too tired.
3. John (wash) ..................... his hands. He (just/ repair) .............................. the TV set.
4. Tell him (bring) .................................. his bike inside. If he (leave) ........................... it there,
someone (steal) ....................................... it.
5. Where (you/ spend) ........................................ your summer holiday last year?
V- Fill in each gap the most suitable preposition.
1. Could I help you . your bag?
2. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go  .
3. I’m looking forward . seeing you in June.
4. I’m fond  learning English.
5. Ha Long Bay is recognized .. UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
6. They have a meeting .. 6.30 and 9.30.
7. My mother often picks me .. from the school.
8. I’m going to invite my friends to come over  dinner tonight.
9. Next summer, my family will have a vacation . Thailand and stay
there . one week.
VI- Supply the correct form of the word in Capital letters for each gap in the following
sentences. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your
answer paper.
1. This coffee is too ................... to drink. HEAT
2. I can’t tell the between the twins. DIFFER
3. A fairy appeared andchanged Miss Tam’s rags into beautiful clothes. MAGIC
4. He drove and he had an accident. CARE
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5. I feel so ................. that I’m going to bed. SLEEP
6. Why was his lecture so .................... ?. BORE
7. How many ................. are there in a year in Vietnam ?. CELEBRATE
8. ................. have warned the local people of the disaster. SCIENCE
9. The shop ............................. showed me a lot of new models. assist
10. We are waiting for the .............................. of our uncle’s train. arrive
VII- Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each gap. Identify your
answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.
These days most people, especially young girls, like(1).slim. Our grandparent’s tastes
were different(2)ours but nowadays(3)seems to enjoy(4).fat people. The only
thing(5) is wrong with this is what a(6).said to me the other days: “I don’t mind
(7)..these foods if they will help me(8)weight but why do they taste so awful ?” The
reason(9).this is that the manufacturers have to include a lot of vitamins to satisfy the law,so
the only sensible advice I could give my friend was“Eat normal food, but (10)less.”
1.A. to looked B. to look C. they look D. look
2.A. from B. of C. as D. with
3.A. anymore B. none C. everyone D. no one
4.A. to look at B. looking C. looking at D. to look
5.A. it B. that C. what D. who
6.A.friend of mine B. my friend C. friend of me D. friend of my
7.A. to eat B. eat C. eating D. the eating
8.A. gain B. put on C. loose D. lose
9.A. of B. why C. for D. that
10.A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. be eating
VIII- Read the following passage, then answer questions. After each question there are
four options marked A,B,C or D. Choose the correct answer by writing down its
corresponding letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet.
It is five o’clock in the evening when Rene Wagner came home from work. She walked
into the living room and looked at her three children. They were 14,13 and 9 years old. They
were watching TV. The living room was a mess.There were dirty socks on the floor and cookies
on the sofa. Games and toys were everywhere.Rene was angry,“This place is a mess” she
told her children,“I can’t work all day and then do housework all evening. I’m not going to
do housework!” Rene didn’t do housework. She didn’t clean or wash dishes. She didn’t
wash clothes, either. Every evening she sat on the sofa and watched TV.
After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house was dirty. All the children’s
clothes were dirty. Every garbage basket was full. The house was a mess.
Then, one day Rene came home from work and got a big surprise. The kitchen was clean.
The children cleaned the kitchen !
The next day, the living room was clean, and the children were washing their clothes.
Rene told the children“OK, I’ll do the housework again. But you have to help me.”
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Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa
and watch TV !
1. When Rene came home from work, she found the house. .
A. clean and dirty B. dirty and tidy C. dirty and untidy D. clean but untidy
2. Rene told her children.. .
A. to do the housework B. she couldn’t do housework
C. not to do housework D. she wouldn’t do housework
3. Two weeks later, the house was .
A. very clean B. a mess C. tidy D. rather dirty
4. Some days later, the house was clean again because. .
A. she couldn’t let it that way B. her children did housework.
C. her chidren didn’t do housework. D. she did housework again.
5. Now Rene does housework again because. .
A. her children help her. B. they can watch TV together.
C. her children wash their clothes. D. her chidren don’t do it.
IX- Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.
1. The movie was very bad. I couldn’t see it.
-> The movie was
not. .
2.“Shut the door but don’t lock it”, he said to us.
-> He
told 
. .
9. Having a vacation abroad is very interesting.
-> It
is .......................................................................................................................................................
....... .
4. In spite of his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school.
->
Although 
 .
5. Van keeps forgetting his homework.
-> Van
is .......................................................................................................................................................
......
6.Remember to check your flight numbers.
->
Don’t ..............................................................................................................................................
................
7.It was such bad news that Helen burst into tears.
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-> The news
was ..................................................................................................................................................
8. Hung started to learn English when he was 5 years old.
-> Hung
has 
.
9.- Lan spends 3 hours a day doing her homework.
It
takes
..
10. Please don’t make any noise; I’m very tired.
-> I’d
rather ................................................................................................................................................
.........
THE END
®Ò «n thi häc sinh giái tiÕng anh 8
I/ Em hãy điền giới từ : in on at vào chỗ trống :
1.They will arriveMonday 14 july .
2.There is a film at Sao Mai movie. Sunday night .
3.It often rainsJuly .
4. My birthday is.. may 5th.
5. Lan has day off Saturday .
6. Somtime I wake up night .
7. I like going fishing. Summer .
8. He will pick me up.. Friday afternoon.
9. I often do my homework.. the evening .
10. It is dry February.
II/ Em hãy điền since hay for vào chỗ trống:
1. I have work here.six years
2. I haven’t seen him.several days
3. We have lived in the same house.1995.
4. He hasn’t smoked the cigarette two days.
5. Nam has worked in that form.. six months
6. They have been sick. a long time .
7. Loan has been sickWednesday .
8. He has taught Englishten years .
9. She has slept.. more than 10 hours.
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10. We have lived here..for 10 years
III/ Em hãy cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc :
1. She likes (wash )her hair twice a week
2. Would you like ( dance )..with me ?
3. We are happy ( meet ).. you a gain
4. She was too lazy ( pass )the exam
5. They aren’t strong enough ( join )..the football team
6. They enjoy ( play )..tennis .
7. She is studying hard in order (pass )the exam .
8. Would you mind ( give ) me the bandage .
9. I can ( ride ). a bike when I was a child .
10. She doesn’t ( know ).. how to lean the computer .
IV/ Em hãy chia động từ cho hợp thì :
1. Peter ( be )ill for two days
2. Lan sometimes ( got).up late in the morning .
3. He ( live ) in Japan for ten years .
4. I ( buy )the motorbike 5 years a go.
5. My children ( play ).. in the yard now.
6. We ( not see ) each other for a long time .
7. They ( like ).fish ?
8. when I was a child I always ( walk ) to school .
9. I saw her while I ( shop ) yesterday .
10. He (write )a letter to his friend at the moment .
VI/ Hãy viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi :
1.They have just opened a new restaurant in that area .
A new restaurant..
2.The mother said to her son : “Do you know the address of your teacher ?”
The mother asked her son
3. They are going to hold a meeting tomorrow .
A meeting
4. The workers built that bridge in 1987.
That bridge.
5. Mr john has just made a speech at the meeting .
A speech.
6. He said to me , “ I will come here again tomorrow”.
He said to me.
7. The girl said to the boy , “ Are you ready to go now ?”.
The girl asked the boy
8. The old lady said to the boy , “ Can you read this letter for me ?”.
The old lady asked the boy..
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9. The teacher said to us, “ I have to go out in some minutes ”.
The teacher said to us
10.He said to his mother , “ I don’t like meat .”
He said to his mother
V / Chọn 1 đáp án đúng :
1. Would you.. to go out tonight ? ( like , mind , should , can )
2. She hates. book in the evening ( read , reading , read , to read )
3. He can his bike ( repair , to repair , repairing , repaired )
4. I am interested in..comic book ( read , reading , read , to read )
5. I come to the market in order some food ( buy, buying, to buy, bought )
6. He has a heart disease . So he has to stop. ( smoke, smoking , to smoke )
7. I am lucky.the first prize . ( win , to win , winning , won )
8. She is always busy.. Monday . ( in , on , to , at )
9. The principle is in the room now ( work , to work , working , worked ) 10. Nam
decided part in the Olympic games. ( take , to take , taking )
VI/ Phonetics
1, cat hat that hate
2. ancient anticipate statute breathtaking
3. famous tourist anxious delicious
4. study much century button
5. fist return burn beat
VII / stress
1. invention question delicious require
2. candy liquor paper describe
3. pyramid opera liberty suggest
4. bracket complete during souvenir
Test
I. Change into the Passive voice.
1. We paint our house every three years.
2. Years ago, people you oil lamps instead of electric lamps.
3. They’re building several new shools in our town.
4. The boy knew that they were praising him.
5. We have set up a committee to investigate the matter.
6. I noticed that they had not yet taken the wrecked car away.
7. Can we you an Indifinte Article before an uncountable noun?
8. Someone must have dropped this watch in his hurry.
9. They promised the workers higher wages.
10. No one has ever asked me that question before.
II. Change into the Active voice.
1. You can’t be put in prison if you haven’t been tried.
2. I was told that she was going to be appointed manageress of the company.
3. It was reported that fighting had started again in Pakistan.
4. The teacher must have been upset by what you said.
5. Wasn’t that building built three months ago ?
6. His sister has been offered a well-paid job at a publishing house.
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7. Your salaries will not be increased this year.
8. The problem might be discussed in the meeting if there is enough time.
9. The accident happened because the car has not been stopped in time.
10. You can see that the dishes haven’t been washed.
IV. Change the following sentences into reported speech.
1. Henry said, “I want to buy a new schoolbag for my brother.”
2. “They’re going to build several schools in this city,” the girl informed us.
3. Nam said, “I once traveled to Great Britain.”
4. The students said, “We’ll have a test tomorrow.”\
5, Oanh said to me, “I don’t want to leave this town.”
6. “If he knew the trusth, he wouldn’t be happy,” Marry told me.
7. Long said to Quang, “I may come when I’ve finished to homework.”
8. “This boy speaks English very well,” the foreigner remarked.
9. The main said, “I think it won’t rain tonight.”
10. He said to us, “My sister’s going to get married next Sunday.”
V.Change the following sentences into indirect form
1. Miss Hoa said, ‘Where are you going on your vacation this summer, Khoa?’
2. ‘Have you finished repairing your car?’ he said.
3. ‘Why has Mike been looking so sad lately?’ she said.
4. ‘Was anyone hurt in the accident yesterday morning ?’ I said to my friend.
5. The boy said, ‘When will the show begin, Miss Hoa?’
6. The girls said, ‘Must we be here at five or can we come a little later?’
7. ‘ Do you know that man’s name,Lan?’ Linh said.
8. ‘How often do you go to the cinema ?’Minh said to Giao.
9. ‘Did they buil the villa two years ago?’ the boy said to his aunt.
10. ‘Which coat is yours, Nhung?’ the host said.
VI. Change these sentences into indirect speech
1. The teacher said, “Come into my office, please.”
2. The speaker said to the audience, “Don’t make so much noise.”
3. Mrs. Pike said, “Pleased come to our party to night, Ben.”
4. “Don’t call me again at this late hour!”Mike said to Anna.
5. “Hurry up if you want to go to the opera with us,”Mother said.
6. The drive said, “Don’t get off the coach whil it’s moving.”
7. “Show me what you have in your hand,” she told the boy.
8. “Stay where you are and don’t touch anything!” ordered the policeman.
9. “Do what you’re told or you’ll get into trouble,” the manager warned the girl.
10. Susan said, “Read my exercise, Micheal, and tell me if it is orrect.”
VII. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. She’s (wonder) ....................................... fit for her age.
2. It is (question) ........................................whether this is a good way of solving the problem.
3. There have been strange (happen) ..............................................here lately.