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®Ò thi chän häc sinh giái cÊp huyÖn- b¶ng B
N¨m häc 2013-2014
M«n thi: TiÕng Anh líp 8
Thêi gian: 120 phót (kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò)
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pnonounced differently
from the rest (1pt):
1. A. decided B. lived C. stayed D. studied
2. A. Earns B. days C. lives D. likes
3. A. fade B. label C. happy D. sale
4. A- good B- noon C- soon D- food
5. A. laughs B. ploughs C. likes D. months
II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence (1pt):
1. Her son was absent from school …………… of his illness last Tuesday.
A. because B. instead C. though D. but
2. This form must have the ……………. of the writer.
A. to sign B. signature C. signing D. sign.
3. The school yard was with students.
A. crowd B. crowds C. crowded D.
crowding
4. These houses…………….100 years ago.
A. are built B. built C. were built D. build
5. The show last night was so that we saw it through.
A. fascinating B. fascinated C. boring D. excited
6. I’d rather you……… at home tonight.
A. stay B. stayed C. to stay D. staying
7. He hates to do something by others.
A. to be asked B. asking C. being asked D. to ask
8. I’ve to Paris. I went there in March.
A. been B. gone C. just D. yet
9. I opened my book in………………to read.
A. order B. as C. so D. order to

10. It’s going to tomorrow.
A. cloudy and windy B. be cloudy and windy C. cloud and wind D. be
cloud and wind
III. Use the correct form of the the verbs in brackets (1.5pt):
1. Do you like swimming, Ba? - I (do) when I (be) a child but not now.
2. She (meet) his daughter at Ha Noi University this weekend.
3. It’s no good (ask) him for any money.
4. They (leave) school two years ago.
5. Let’s (go) to the library and (borrow) some English books.
IV. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capital (1.5pt):
1. The tiger wanted to see the farmer’s
( WISE )
2. We use first-aid in order to ease the victim’s pain and
(anxious)
3. Linh arranged flowers the most in the contest.
(attract)
4. You’ll meet the tour guide on your at the hotel.
(arrive)
5. His parents are very…………… of him (
pride)
6. My ………….will call you later.
(ASSIST)
V. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it (1pt):
1. I prefer city life than country life.
2. She sings more beautiful than her sister.
3. I’d like sending these postcards to America.
4. The building will be designing by a Japanese architect.
5. After living in London for three months, my uncle got used to drive on the
left.
VI. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the

sentence printed before it (1.5 pts):

1. He isn’t tall, so he can’t reach the sheft. > He
isn’t
2. The weather is so bad that we can’t drive a car to work.>The weather is
too
3. They intend to clean the beaches this summer. >They
‘re
4. We always walk in the morning.
>We’re
5. The book is very intersting. I like reading it. >The book
is
.VII. Fill in each blank with one suitable word (2pts):
If you live in a city, you probably see many people, hear the (1) of traffic, and smell the
pollution (2) cars and factories.
We are entering a new time in (3) history of the world. Before this, most (4) were
farmers. They lived in the country. Now many people are (5) the farms and moving into the cities.
They are looking for better jobs. The cities are growing very quickly. Most cities are very crowded.
People are driving more cars, burning more fuel, (6) more water, eating more food, making more
garbage, and producing more things in factories than (7) before. Life is becoming difficult.
Some governments are trying to plan for the future. They are building new roads, putting (8)
new houses, looking for more water, and limiting growth in certain areas. Still, city planners are
getting worried. People are crowding into the cities (9) than cities can take them. The cities are
running out (10) room. What is the answer to this problem?
VIII. Use the suggested words and phrases to make a complete letter
(1.5pts):
Dear Julia,
1. Thank you / much / your letter / arrive/ a few days ago.
2. It/ be/ lovely / hear / you.
3. I/ be sorry/ I not write/ such / long time/ but I/ be very busy.

4. As you know/ we buy / new house/ September.
5. You think/ you able/ come.
6. I/really/ look forward/ see/again.
Yours,
Jane
The end
Híng dÉn chÊm thi häc sinh giái cÊp huyÖn- b¶ng B
N¨m häc 2013 - 2014
M«n : TiÕng Anh líp 8
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pnonounced differently
from the rest (1pt):
1. A 2. D 3.C 4. A 5. B
II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence (1pt):
1. A 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.A 6. B 7.C 8.A 9.A 10.B
III. Use the correct form of the the verbs in brackets (1.5pt):
1. did, was 2. will meet
3. asking 4. left 5. go, borrow
IV. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capital (1.5pt):
1. wisdom 2. anxiety 3. attractively 4. arrival 5. proud 6.
assistant
V. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it (1pt):
1. than to 2. beautiful beautifully
3. sending  to send 4. designing  designed
VI. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the
sentence printed before it (1.5 pts):

1. He isn’t tall enough to reach the shelf
2. The weather is too bad for us to drive a car to work.
3. They ‘re going to clean the beaches this summer
4. We’re used to walking in the morning

5. The book is interesting enough for me to read.
VII Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (2pts)
1. noise 6.using
2. from 7. ever
3. the 8. up
4. people 9. faster
5. leaving 10. of
VIII. Use the suggested words and phrases to make a complete letter (1.5pts
Dear Julia,
7. Thank you very much for your letter arriving a few days ago.
8. It is lovely to hear you.
9. I am sorrythat I have not written for such a long time but I am very
busy.
10.As you know we bought a new house in September.
11.Do you think you are able to come.
12.I am really looking forward to seeing you again.
Yours,
Jane
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao
đề)
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your
answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (10pts)
1. Jack is……. His jokes often make his friends laugh a lot.
A. generous B. humorous C.easy-going D. unusual
2. I’m sorry. I’m not………to help you lift the table.
A. enough strong B. too strong C. strong enough D. enough strength.
3. We…….in our present house for 5 years.

A. live B. have lived C. are living D. lived.
4. We used to wash clothes by hand. Now we have a…….
A. washing machine B. dishwasher C. hair dryer D. steamer.
5. It took me a long time to get used……… glasses.
A. to wear B. to wearing C. wear D. wore.
6.The wedding party…………at the Rex Hotel.
A. is B. is being C. will be D. is going to be
7."Don’t shout", I said to Jim.
A. I told Jim don't shout B. I told to Jim not to shout
C. I told Jim not to shout D. I said to Jim don't shout.
8.The longest fish in the contest was eighteen inches long".
"It………by Thelma Rivers".
A. was catching B. caught C. was caught D. catch
9.She went to market without………. anything.
A. buy B. to buy C. bought D. buying
10.Since we have to be there by 8.30, we………. take a taxi.
A. had better B. may C. ought D. are able to
II. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in bracket. (10
pts)
1. TIey (watch) their favorite TV programmes at the moment.
…………………………………………………………………….
2. Mary and John are neighbors. They ( know) each other for a long time.
…………………………………………………………………….
3. We ( arrive) in New york yesterday.
…………………………………………………………………….
4. We ( begin) to study English since 1999.
…………………………………………………………………….
5. My mother is tired enough ( cook) tonight.
…………………………………………………………………….
6. The teacher asked me ( not make) noise in class.

…………………………………………………………………….
7. The boys like ( play ) games but hate doing lessons.
…………………………………………………………………….
8. His doctor advised him ( give) up smoking.
…………………………………………………………………….
9. Look at those black clouds. It( rain).
…………………………………………………………………….
10.When I was a small boy. I used ( live ) on a farm.
…………………………………………………………………….
III Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of
the word in capital letters (10 pts)
1. If you want to join the club, please fill in the ( apply) form.
……………
2. Send the letter by ( air) if you want it to reach the recipient in time.
……………
3. After his parents died, he was sent to an ( orphan) .
……………
4. Huy makes friends very easily because he is very ( social) .
…………….
5. Cook the meat in the ( steam) for at least 30 minutes.
……………
6. My friend, Nga plays the piano ( beautiful).
………………
7. He always gets bad marks because he is an ( careful) student.
………………
8. “The lost shoe” is one of the ( tradition) stories I like best.
………………
9. Our teacher always (courage) us to work hard. .
……………
10.The Scouts also help the elderly and street (CHILD).

………………
IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly
the same as the sentence printed before it. (10 pts)
1. He is strong. He can carry that table.
-> He…
2. Alexander GrahamBell invented telephone .
->Alexander GrahamBell was…………………………………
3. You went to see the movie Dream city last night, didn’t you?
->Did………………………………………………………….?
4. The front yard is too small to play soccer in.
-> The front yard isn’t………………………………………….
5. Miss Johnson told me: “ Read books regularly”.
-> Miss Johnson told me………………………………………
6. “ Don’t stay up too late”
-> My sister asked………………………………………………
7. It’s 3 years since I last spoke to her.
-> I haven’t…………………………………………………….
8. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
-> Tam used…………………………………………………….
9. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.
-> Minh has………………………………………………………
10.His car runs fast but a race car runs faster.
->His car doesn’t…………………………………………………
VI. Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences .
(20 pts)
1. Nam/ spend/ most/ free time/play soccer.
………………………………………………………………………………….
2. When/ we/ children/we/ used/ listen/ grandma’s old folktales after dinner.
………………………………………………………………………………….
3. You/ can/ tell me/ best ways/ learn new word?

………………………………………………………………………………….
4. I/ write down/ all new words/ small notebook.
………………………………………………………………………………….
5. They/ going/ visit/ homevillage/ weekend.
………………………………………………………………………………….
6. She/ have to/ house work/ all day after/ mother/ died.
………………………………………………………………………………….
7. I/ just/ have/ wonderful holiday/ cousins/ Hanoi.
………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Lan/ like/ cook/ meals/ but/ not like/ washing up.
………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Brother/ very good/ repair/ household/ appliances.
………………………………………………………………………………….
10.We/ sometimes/ have/ go/ school/ very early/ do/ class duties.
………………………………………………………………………………….
VI. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word. (10 pts)
The country is…(1)……beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in.
Many people think so, and go there……(2)… the summer holiday though they can’t
live…(3)…. all the year round. Some have cottages built in a village……(4)… that
they can go there whenever they…(5)… find the time.
English villages are not all alike, but……(6)… some ways they are not very different
from……(7)… other. Almost every village…(8)… a church, the round or square
tower of which can…(9)…. seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is
the church yard where people …(10)…. burried.
1………… 2………… 3…………… 4……………5…………….
6………… 7……………8…………….9……………10……………
VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions. (10 pts)
For many people sport is a popular part of school life and …(1)…in one of the
school teams and playing in matches is very important. …(2)…someone is in a team it

means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away …(3)…
home, as many matches are played then.
It …(4)…also involve traveling to other towns to play against other
school teams and then …(5)…on after the match for a meal or a drink. Some parents,
friends or other students will travel with the team to support …(6)…own side.
When a school team wins a match, it is the whole school which feels
proud, …(7)…only the players. It can also mean that a school …(8)…well-known for
being good at cetain sports and people from that school may end up playing …(9)…
national and international teams so that the school has some really …(10)…names
associated with it.
1. a.having b. being c.taking d. putting
2. a.If b.As c.Then d. So
3. a.at b. on c.for d. from
4. a.ought b.is c.can d.has
5. a.being b.staying c.leaving d.spending
6. a.their b.its c.our d.whose
7. a.but b.however c.and d.not
8. a.turns b.makes c.comes d.becomes
9. a. up b.to c.for d.beside
10
.
a.old b.new c.common d.famous
VIII. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find and correct. (10pts)
1. These colour televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time.
……………………………………………………………………………
2. Minh is 5 years old. He is not enough old to ride a bike.
……………………………………………………………………………
3. I don’t know what is he doing at the moment.
……………………………………………………………………………
4. Smoking cigarettes aren’t allowed in this hospital.

……………………………………………………………………………
5. I’m used to drink coffee with cream, but now I drink it black.
……………………………………………………………………………
6. The shopkeeper asked the boys don’t lean their bikes against his window.
……………………………………………………………………………
7. We like watching TV at night but our parents loves reading newspapers.
……………………………………………………………………………
8. Let’s stop to work for a while. I’m getting tired.
……………………………………………………………………………
9. Jane hasn’t worked for last summer when the factory closed down.
……………………………………………………………………………
10. Is Jack older than Jerry? No. He is as old as Jerry.
……………………………………………………………………………
IX. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently
from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered
box. (10 pts)
1. a. young b. about c. account d. sound
2. a. blind b. mint c. hire d. light
3. a. Christmas b. anchor c. chemistry d. cheque
4. a. deliver b. different c. diagram d. disease
5. a. hurl b. pull c. June d. would
6. a. allow b. how c. account d. country
7. a. trade b. payment c. relation d. bank
8. a. value b. change c. actual d. transaction
9. a. holder b. bore c. important d. score
10. a. credit b. service c. letter d. specified
THE END
DE THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
Năm học: 2013-2014
MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8

Thời gian làm bài 120 phút
(không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others in each group. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter
A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (0,5m)
1. A. switch B. stomach C. match D.
catch
2. A. laughs B. cars C. stops D.
works
3. A. watched B. reduced C. coughed D.
raised
4. A. three B. through C. without D.
thank
5. A.sure B. son C. sun D.sort
II- Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others.
Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your
answer paper.(0,5m)
1.A. scissors B. object C. wardrobe D. transmit
2.A. comfortable B. commercial C. generous D. demonstrate
3.A. experiment B. assistant C. sociable D. equipment
4.A. advice B. beauty C. picture D. postcard
5.A. theater B. career C. cinema D. gallery
III. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C and D) one best answer
to complete each sentence. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding
letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.( 1,2m )
1. Faraday attended a lecture ___________ by a famous scientist.
A. giving B. gave C. given D. to give
2. Could you buy me a copy of the newspaper___________ your way to work?
A. for B. by C. along D. on
3. Helen is my aunt’s daughter so she is my……………….…………

A. sister B. cousin C. niece D. friend
4. His……………… always makes people laugh.
A. quiet character B. sense of humor C. smiles D. humorous
5. The window ………………………. last night has been repaired.
A. break B. breaked C. broken D. breaking
6. Children who don’t have parents often live in a(n)………………………….
………….
A. hotel B. house C. orphanage D. hostel
7. I would rather you ……………….me the story.
A. tell B. told C. to tell D. telling
8. That’s a …………………. building.
A. five- floor B. five- floors C. five- floor’s D. five- floors’.
9. Jane really enjoys to dinner parties.
A. inviting B. being inviting C. being invited D. be invited
10. She hasn’t written to me ………
A.already B.yet C.never D.any longer
11.The opposite of failure is
A. success B. difficulty C. pride D. harm
12.Keep all dangerous things out of children’s …………. .
A. hands B. place C. reach D. head
IV .This paragraph has ten mistakes . Find and correct them ( 1m)
Last year ,we have a nice holiday. My friend and I goed to the seaside for a
month . I had been to the seaside several times before , but this was the first time
for mine friend . Naturally, it was a great event for him . Final , the day came . It
was a fine morning . We got up very early because of we wanted to leave home
after breakfast . We made the journey on car . We reached the seaside at noon.
We spent much hours on the beach. We enjoyed to make castles and channels in
the sand . People said we ought spend at least a little weeks at the seaside
V. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets .( 2ms)
1. Look at those black clouds. It (rain).

2.We are tired of (work)…………… for low salary.
3. This is the second time you (break)……a cup.
4. The gate …………… ( lock) at 6.30 p.m everyday.
5. While I (watch) a good film on TV, the mailman (come) and (give) me a letter.
6. I ( know) her for six years, when I met her, she (work) for a foreign
company.
7. Please stop laughing. I hate (laugh) …………………………. .…… … …at
by others.
VI. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answer on
your answer sheet. ( 1m )
1. It is . . . . ………………. . . …………………… to eat much sugar and fat.
(health)
2. Is he sleeping ? - No, he is still…………………………………………….
(wake)
3. Every week, there are two………………from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city.
(fly)
4. He is a well- known ……………………………………………………….
(photograph)
5. The ………………………… …… she gave last night was marvelous.
(perform)
VII. Read the passage and answer the questions.( 1 m)
It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in
England. The lesson was about the seasons of the year. “There are four seasons
in the year,” said the teacher,
“They are spring, summer, autumn, and winter. In spring, it is warm and every
thing begins to grow. In summer ,It is hot and there are many flowers in the
fields and gardens. In autumn, there are many vegetables and much fruit.
Everybody likes to eat fruit. In winter, It is cold and it often rains. Sometimes
there is snow on the ground.”
Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils “stop talking,

Tom,”he said. “Now listen to me. Can you tell us when is the best time of
apples?”
“Yes, sir,” answered Tom. “It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no
dog in the garden.”
1. Where did the lesson take place?
2. What was the lesson about?
3. What did the teacher ask Tom to do?
4. What did the teacher aske the class to do?
5. Did the teacher say “Stop talking, Tom,”?
VIII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means
exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Write your answer on your
answer sheet. ( 1,8ms )
1. 1- The last time I saw her was in 2005 > I
haven't
2. They believe he is mad > He ______
3. We spend five hours studying English everyday > It……………
4 . “ Can you wait for me outside the movie theatre ?”-> He asked his friend…
5. “ Don’t be silly.” He said to the boy >He …………………
6.They won’t be able to come on Sunday->It will be……
7.He couldn’t lift the box because he was weak ->Because of ……
8.We’d prefer you not to smoke >We’d rather……………
.9. Lan will be fifteen next week. -> It is Lan’s ……………
IX- Complete the following sentences based on the given cues. (1m)
1- How long / it / take you / get / school ?
2- He / not interested / buy / new / house.
3- I / play badminton / Nam / when / my friends / come.
4- I / bored / doing / same thing / day after day.
5- Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867
KEYS
I. 1.B 2.B 3. D 4. C 5. A

II. 1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B
III. 1.C 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. C
6. C 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B 11.A
12.C
IV.1have—had 2.goed—went 3.mine—my 4.final
—finally
5.because of –because 6.on—by 7.much—many
8.to make—making 9ought –ought to 10.a little – a few
V. 1. is going to rain 2.working 3. have broken
4.is locked 5.was watching,came,gave
6.have known,was working 7. being laughed
VI-1.unhealthy 2.awake 3.flights 4.photographer
5.performance
VII.
1.The lesson took place in a small school in England.
2.The lesson was about the seasons of the year.
3.The teacher asked Tom to stop talking.
4.The teacher asked the class to listen to him.
5.Yes ,he did
VIII>
1.I haven’t seen her since 2005
2.He is believed to be mad
3.It takes us five hours to study English everyday
4. He asked his friend to wait for him outside the movie theater.
5. He told the boy not to be silly
6.It will be impossible for them to come on Sunday
7.Because of his weakness, he couldn’t lift the box
8.We’d rather you didn’t smoke
9.It is Lan’s fifteenth birthday next week
IX

1- How long does it take you to get to (the) school ?
2-He is not interested in buying a new house.
3-I was playing badminton with Nam when my friends came.
4- I am / was bored with doing the same thing day after day.
5- Marie Curie was born in Porland in 1867.
PHÒNG GD-ĐT LƯƠNG TÀI
TRƯỜNG THCS TÂN LÃNG
KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC: 2013 – 2014
Môn : TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
I.
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest. Circle A , B , C or D.
(0,5pt)
1. A. listened B. learned C. looked D.
arrived
2. A. lunch B. bus C. sugar D. buffalo
3. A. know B. knife C. knee D. kill
4. A. pleasure B. measure C. insurance
D. vision
5. A. message B. luggage C. marriage D. massage
II.
Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in
each group
.(0,5pt)
1. A. award B. include C. struggle D. enroll
2. A. volunteer B. commercial C. traditional D. accessible
3. A. florist B. citizenship C. curly D. participate

4. A. lemonade B. engineer C. classmate D. Japanese
5. A. conversation B. participant C. television D. contribution
III
. Choose the correct answer, circling letter A , B , C or D
(1pt).
1. I’ve known Mr. Lam I was in the countryside.
A. when B. during C. until D. since
2. We left at 6 a.m late.
A. so as to be B. so not as being C. so as not to be D. so as not
being
3. It takes my father about 20 minutes to work by bus every day.
A. go B. to go C. goes D. went
4. “ Would you like to go to the movie with me tonight?” –
“ ”
A. Yes, please. B. I’m sorry. I’d love to. C. No, I’ wouldn’t D. Yes, I’d.
5. Would you mind off the light?
A. turn B. to turn C. turning D. turned
6. In the world, millions of old papers away every day.
A. thrown B. are throwing C. are thrown D. threw
7. The man………by the windows is my uncle.
A. standing B. stands C. stand D. stood
8. It took my sister a long time to get used ……………… glasses.
A. to wear B. to wearing C. wearing D. wear
9. “Who is your brother?” ~ ……………… ………………
A. He is the boy wearing a white T – shirt B. He is the boy worn a white T
– shirt
C. He is the boy is wearing a white T – shirt D. He is the boy is worn a white
T – shirt
10. I’m sorry. I’m ……………… to help you lift the table.
A. not enough strong B. enough not strong C. not strong enough D. enough

strong not
IV. Use the correct form of the verbs(1pt)
1. Would you mind (get)………………………… … me some water?
2. She just (come)………………………… …. back from America.
3. She showed me where (buy)…………………………………………. tickets.
4. When I (get)………….… home, my brother (talk)…………………………
with my mother on phone.
5. Jane is trying (avoid) ……………………….( meet) ………………………
him.
6. While my sister and I (watch)……………. …. a movie on TV last night, our
uncle in the USA (phone)……
7. Halong Bay in Vietnam (visit)…………. by millions of people every year.
V.
Give the correct form of the words in capital
(1pt).
1. I hope we have _______ weather for our holidays .
(Sun)
2. Birthday is one of the family _______ .
(Celebrate)
3. My sister has a lot of _______ toys . They are very nice .
(Wood)
4. Tim and Shannon want to visit an _______ institute in Viet Nam .
(Ocean )
5. The Sword Lake is one of the _______ places in Ha Noi .
(History)
VI. Complete the following passage, using the word given in the box below.
There are more words than blanks (1pt)
are work no days planted take soon didn’t
as to build schools over
Everyone is interested in education all (1) the world in big

countries and in small ones, in cities as well as in villages. People
(2) building better (3)
In one little village in the Philippines, there was (4) school at all.
A typhoon blew down the old school and many of the homes and a new school.
When the storm was over, everyone set to work (5) homes and new
schools. They cut bamboo poles to make the walls of the school and used palm
leaves for the roof. To separate the rooms, they built screens of grass and palm
leaves fastened to bamboo frames. On hot (6) , they pushed all the
screens back to let in as much air (7) possible. Even the children helped.
They made paths of stone and sand, and (8) flowers along the
edges.
(9) , they finished a fine new village school. It didn’t
(10) any money to build this fine school, but it took a lot of hard
work. No wonder, everyone was proud of it. And all were proving that everyone
was interested in education.
VII. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English.
( 1pt)
1. When he came, I watched a football match on TV.
A B C D
2. Mai has stayed on her uncle's farm for last week.
A B C D
3. I'm looking forward to hear from you .
A B C D
4. Would you mind if I ask you a private question?
A B C D
5. You shouldn’t let your children playing with matches.
A B C D
VIII. Rewrite the sentences so that the meanings stay the same (1pt).
1. We have studied English for three years.
ÄWe

started
2. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.
Vinh is ………………………….
………………………………………………….
3. “Are you going to visit Phong Nha cave?” Hoa said to Nga.
Ä Hoa asked
Nga
4. Mai broke the cup because of her carelessness.
Ä Because
Mai
5. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
Ä This is the
first
IX. Complete the second sentence using the word in brackets ( don’t change
it in anyway) so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before
it(1pt)
1. It’s three years since I last spoke to her. ( last )
………………………………………………………… …………
2. He failed the exams because of his laziness. ( lazy )
………………………………………………………….
3. Nobdy has used this room for ages before. ( been )
………………………………………………………………………
4. This is the most interesting book I have ever read. ( never )
………………………………………………………………
5. Can I ask you some questions, please? ( mind )

X. Use suggested words and phrases to complete the letter below. (2pts)
Dear Mai,
1. Thank you / much / flowers / you send / while / I / be / hospital.
…………………………………………………………………………….

2. They / beautiful / and / they / really help / cheer / up.
…………………………………………………………………………….
3. I / come out / hospital / Thursday morning.
…………………………………………………………………………….
4. You / come over / place / weekend / because / I / very bored / now.
…………………………………………………………………………….
5. I / look / forward / see / soon.
…………………………………………………………………………….
Your friend,
Hoa.
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Môn : TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 8
Năm học : 2013- 2014
Tổng điểm 10 điểm
I/ 0,5 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm
1- C 2- C 3- D 4 – C 5 – D
II/ 0,5 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm
1 – D 2- A 3-D 4- C 5- B
III/ 1 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm
1- D 2 – C 3 - B 4 - A 5 – C
6 – C 7 – A 8 – B 9 – A 10 – C
IV/ 1 điểm – Mỗi động từ đúng 0,1 điểm
1. getting 6. was watching/ phoned
2. has come 7. is visited
3. to buy
4. got/ was talking
5. to avoid/ meeting

V/ 1 điểm – Mỗi từ đúng 0,1 điểm
1. sunny 2. celebrations 3. wooden 4. oceanic 5. historical
VI/ 1 điểm – Mỗi từ đúng 0,1 điểm
1.over 2. are 3. schools 4. no 5. to build
6. days 7. as 8. planted 9. Soon 10. take
VII/ 1 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm
1. C=> was watching 3. C=> hearing 5. C=> play
2. D=> since 4. B=> asked
VIII/ 1 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 0,2 điểm
1. We started studying English three years ago.
2. Vinh is always forgetting his homework.
3. Nga asked Hoa if/ whether she was going to visit Phong Nha cave.
4. Because Mai was careless, she broke the cup.
5. This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food.
IX. 1 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 0,2 điểm
1. The last time I spoke to her was three years ago.
2. Because he was lazy, he failed the exams.
3. This room has not been used for ages.
4. I have never read such an interesting book.
5. Would you mind if I asked you some questions?
X/ 2 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm
1.
Thank you very much for the flowers you sent me while I was in the hospital.
2. They were beautiful and they really helped to cheer me up.
3. I am coming out of the hospital on Thursday morning.
4. Will you come over to my place on the weekend/ at weekend because I am
very bored now.
5. I am looking forward to seeing you soon.
PHÒNG GD-ĐT LƯƠNG TÀI
TRƯỜNG THCS TÂN LÃNG

KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC: 2013 – 2014
Môn : TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
I.
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest.
Circle A , B , C or D.
(0,5pt)
1. A. looked B. watched C. carried D. stopped
2. A. study B. success C. surprise D. sugar
3. A. unite B. underline C. university D. uniform
4. A. danger B. angry C. language D. passage
5. A. character B. children C. teacher D. change
II.
Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in
each group
.(0,5pt)
1. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. teacher
2. A. important B. relax C. prefer D. influence
3. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise
4. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment
5. A. participation B. representative C. accommodation D. organization
III
. Choose the correct answer, circling letter A , B , C or D
(1pt).
1. Are you interested playing badminton after class?
A. in B. with C. on D. for
2. " What going to Hanoi tomorrow? "

A. to B. in C. about D. for
3. Hoa works very so she always gets good marks.
A. badly B. good C. hardly D. hard
4. The building was built 1962 and 1969.
A. between B. from C. since D. for
5. This school in 1997
A. built B. is built C. was built D. has built
6. Of all my friends, Hoa is
A. the tallest B. the most tallest C. taller D. more taller
7. Would you mind if I……………a photo ?
A. take B. took C. would take D. am going to take
8. Last week I ……………my children to the biggest zoo in town.
A. got B. brought C. fetch D. took
9. Are you proud…………….your country and its tradition ?
A. about B. on C. of D. for
10. Do you collect stamps or other things ? - Yes, I am a
stamp………….
A. collecting B. collector C. collect D. collection
IV. Use the correct form of the verbs(1pt)
1. I am looking forward to (hear) from you.
2. This sky is very dark . I think it (rain)
3. His mother (work) in that hospital for nearly twenty years?
4. He ( go) to a football game if he ( finish) his work in time.
5. The Eiffel Tower ( visit) by millions of people everyday.
6. It is unsafe (leave) medicines around the
house.
7. Unlike you, I am not used to (be) treated in such a
formal way.
8. Would you mind if I (open) the door?
9. This house is quite old. It (build) _______________over 100 years ago.

V.
Give the correct form of the words in capital
(1pt).
1. He left the room without ___________________ . (EXPLAIN)
2. Playing tennis is one of his favorite ______________ . (ACT)
3. He said “ Good morning” in a most ______________ way. (FRIEND)
4. There is no easy ______________ to this problem. (SOLVE)
5. He is a very _________________ carpenter. (SKILL)
VI.
Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word
(1pt).
Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) __________________
how to fly or play the piano. There (2) _________________ important
differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do
such things needs lots (3) ___________ practice. It is never simply to “know”
something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) ___________ know.
For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) ______________ to
fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___________ can give you lots of information about how
to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7) _____________ without a great
deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ____________ . The same is
true of (9) ______________ the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read
about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10)
_________________ first?
VII.
There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find them and write
your corrections in the numbered space provided.
(1pt)
Example: 0. I haven’t saw you for two month 0/ seen
Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 1/ ___________
holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area 2/ ___________

in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road 3/ ___________
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult 4/ ___________
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we 5/ ___________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet 6/ ___________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.” 7/ ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work, 8/ ___________
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping 9/ ___________
to return next year to do any more work there 10/ __________
VIII. Rewrite the sentences so that the meanings stay the same (1pt).
1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
- It’s ……………………………………………………………………………
2. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
- People
………………………………………………………………………………
3. It’s three years since I last spoke to her.
- I haven’t
………………………………………………………………………………
4. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
- Tam used
……………………………………………………………………………
5. “ Please turn down the radio for me”, said my father.
- My father asked
………………………………………………………………………
IX. Complete the second sentence using the word in brackets ( don’t change
it in anyway) so that it has the same meaning á the sentence printed before
it(1pt)
1.The strange man said to me: “Can you show me the way to the post office,
please?”( asked )
……………………………………………………………………………………
2. The last time I visited my grandparents was three months ago. ( haven’t )

……………………………………………………………………………………
3 We began to study English 5 years ago. (for)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
4.My new school is not the same as my old one. (different)
……………………………………………………………………………………
5,I spent three hours doing my homework last night. ( took )
……………………………………………………………………………………
X. Complete the sentences using the given words. Make any changes if
necessary(2pts).
1. My brother/often/ spend/ spare time/ read /books/ watch/ television.

2. We /extreme /tired/ after/ trip/ so/ sleep/ bus/ way/ home.

3. Lan / Viet/ if/ could/ lend /ruler.

4. Living room/ paint/ at the moment.

5. Tet / be/important/ festival/ which/ occur/late January/ early February.
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
Môn : TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 8
Năm học : 2013- 2014
Tổng điểm 10 điểm
I/ 0,5 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm
1- C 2- D 3- B 4 – A 5 – A
II/ 0,5 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm
1 – B 2- D 3-A 4- C 5- B
III/ 1 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm

1- A 2 – C 3 - D 4 - A 5 – C
6 – A 7 – B 8 – D 9 – C 10 – B
IV/ 1 điểm – Mỗi động từ đúng 0,1 điểm
1. hearing 6. to leave
2. is going to rain 7. being
3. Has…worked…? 8. opened
4. will go/ finishes 9. was built
5. is visited 10. was having
V/ 1 điểm – Mỗi từ đúng 0,1 điểm
1. explanation 2. activities 3. friendly 4. solution 5. skillful
VI/ 1 điểm – Mỗi từ đúng 0,1 điểm
1. learning 2. are 3. of 4. you 5. how
6. book 7. fly 8. yourself 9. playing 10. practice
VII/ 1 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm
1. interested -> interesting 3. gone -> went 5. had -> was
2. him -> his 4. among -> between 6. bought -> buy
7. wetter -> wettest 9. did -> done
8. since -> for 10. any -> some
VIII/ 1 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 0,2 điểm
1. It’s very important to keep the environment clean.
2. People recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals.
3. I haven’t spoken to her for three years.
4. Tam used to type faster than she can/ does now.
5. My father asked me to turn down the radio for him.
IX. 1 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 0,2 điểm
1. The strange man asked me to show him the way to the post office.
2. I haven’t visited my grandparents for three months.
3. We have studied English for five years.
4. My old school is different from my new one.
5. It took me three hours to do my homework last night.

X/ 2 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm
1.
My brother often spends his spare time reading books and watching television.
2. We were extremely tired after the trip, so we slept on the bus on the way
home.
3. Lan asked Viet if he could lend her his ruler.
4. The living room is being painted at the moment.
5 Tet is an important festival which occurs in late January or early February.
h has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each group:
05 điểm, mỗi câu đúng 01 điểm
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
( Không kể thời gian giao đề)
A. Phonetics (10 points)
I. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) which has the underlined part
pronounced differently from the others in each group. (5points)
1. A. climate B. comic C. hike D. website
2. A. worked B. laughed C. hoped D. naked
3. A. cover B. category C. ancient D. decorate
4. A. erupt B. humor C. UFO D. communicate
5. A. Buddhism B. bomb C. viable D. bulb
II. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) which has the stress pattern different
from that of the other words. (5points)
1. A. comprise B. depend C. design D. novel
2. A. tropical B. collection C. tendency D. charity
3. A. friendliness B. occasion C. pagoda D. deposit
4. A. importing B. specific C. impolite D. important
5. A. federation B. unpolluted C. disappearing D. profitable

B. Vocabulary and Grammar
Question I: Circle one choice among A, B, C or D that best completes the
sentences: Khoanh trßn mét ®¸p ¸n ®óng trong sè A, B, C hoÆc D: (5 ®iÓm)
1. Liz is very in the water-fetching contest.
A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interests
2. When I was at the primary school, my father me to school.
A. takes B. is taking C. used to take D. was taking
3. “When did you come here?” – “I here since August 25.”
A. have been B. was C. have D. had been
4. We should use cloth bags of plastic bags.
A. instead B. besides C. apart D. without
5. She was because she didn’t pass the exam.
§iÓm
B»ng sè B»ng ch÷
Gi¸m kh¶o 1 Gi¸m kh¶o 2 Sè ph¸ch
A. happy B. very happy C. unhappy D. unhappily
6. Viet got up late , he didn’t have time for breakfast.
A. then B. so C. when D. as
7. Please tell me what next.
A. do B. doing C. to do D. did
8. They’re interested in Vietnamese food.
A. having B. eat C. doing D. cook
9. He me about it last night.
A. tells B. has told C. have told D. told
10. The book by Jack London is very popular in the world.
A. write B. wrote C. writing D. written
Question II: Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct form:
Chia d¹ng ®óng cña ®éng tõ cho trong ngoÆc: (10 ®iÓm)
1. John and I (be) pen pals for nearly three years.
2. Please continue your work; we don’t mind (wait).

3. An interesting book (read) by Lan at the moment.
4. It often (rain) a lot in june and july.
5. We really enjoyed (have) local food.
6. Nothing (give) to you if you don’t study hard.
7. Jane (take) a photograph of me while I (not look).
8. I used (go) fishing when I (be) a child.
9. Please close all the windows – It (rain).
10. Look at those black clouds. It (rain).
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. /
8. /
Question III: Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition:
§iÒn vµo mçi chç trèng mét giíi tõ thÝch hîp: (5 ®iÓm)
1. Can I meet you 8 a.m and 9 a.m?
2. The course starts 3
rd
November.
3. He isn’t here now. He’ll be back a few minutes.
4. They named their daughter their favorite singers.
5. She was really impressed the quality of his work.
6. Sales of jeans went and the shopkeepers got a lot of money.
7. We are waiting the rain to stop.
8. The children were divided small groups.
9. The committee consists ten members.

10. I won’t be back tomorrow.
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
QuestionIV: Put the correct form of the words in brackets:
Cho d¹ng ®óng cña tõ cho trong ngoÆc: (10 ®iÓm)

1. We have two postal ___________________ a day. (DELIVER)
2. He left the room without ___________________ . (EXPLAIN)
3. Playing tennis is one of his favorite ______________ . (ACT)
4. We started our trip on a beautiful ______________ morning. (SUN)
5. They left the house in a __________________ mess. (FRIGHT)
6. He said “ Good morning” in a most ______________ way. (FRIEND)
7. There is no easy ______________ to this problem. (SOLVE)
8. He always drives more ________________ at night. (CARE)
9. Does this _______________ suit you? (ARRANGE)
10. He is a very _________________ carpenter. (SKILL)
11. This blouse is lovely, and very (fashion).
12. Fashion want to change the traditional ao dai (design)
13. Our school has a lot of teachers ( qualify).
14. Liverpool is an city in the north of England (industry).
15. There are about wearing jeans at our school (argue).

7. During his _____________ the family lived in Cornwall CHILD
8. Bell ______________ demonstrated his invention.
SUCCESS
9. Every day, there are two _________ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. FLY
10. ______________ , dark clouds appeared and it began to rain.
SUDDEN
V/Gạch chân lỗi sai ở mỗi dòng trong đoạn văn sau rồi sửa sang bên (như ví
dụ).(10đ)
Example: 0. I haven’t saw you for two month 0/ seen
Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 1/ ___________
holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area 2/ ___________
in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road 3/ ___________
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult 4/ ___________
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we 5/ ___________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet 6/ ___________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.” 7/ ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work, 8/ ___________
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping 9/ ___________
to return next year to do any more work there 10/ __________
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6…………………………………
7……………………………………………
8……………………………
9…………………………………………….
9…………………………………

VI. Choose the suitable word for each blank in the following passage (10ms)
subjects teenagers because themselves
language
difficult enough university their or
Every year students in many countries learn Enghlish . Some of these students
are young children . Others are (1)………… Many are adults . Some learn at
school , others study by (2)………… A few learn English just by hearing the
(3) ………. in film , on television , in the office , or among their friends . But
not many are lucky (4)………….to do that . Most people must work hard to
learn another language .
Learning another language ! Learning English ! Why do all these people
want to learn English ? It is not (5)………… to answer that quetion . Many
boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their (6)………….
They study (7)………… own language , and mathematics and English . ( In
England , or America , or Australia , many boys and girls study their own
language , which is English and mathematics and another language , perhaps
French , or German , or Spainish )
Many adults learn English (8)………… it is useful for their work .
Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies , because some of their
books are in English at the college or (9)…………. Other people learn English
because they want to read newspapers (10)………….magazines in English .
ANSWERS:
1…………… 2…………… 3…………… 4…………… 5……………
…. … … …… ….
6……………
….
7……………
….
8……………
….

9……………
……
10…………
……
VII.Read the text below and think of the word which best fits space .Use only
one word in each space (10ms)
A> My day usually (1)…………. at six thirty. I get up and do some exercises
for about fifteen minutes. Then I take my shower. After that I (2)……………
dress and have breakfast with my family. At seven thirty I leave (3)
……… school. I generally take the bus to school. I catch the bus near my house
and then (4)………… from the bus -stop to school. It (5)…………….about
thirty minutes to get to school. My first class is at eight thirty and I usually (6)
………….school at three. Sometimes I stay (7)………… to have a game of
volleyball or to work in the library. I usually watch TV for a (8)……………….
Then I start my homework. I have dinner at seven o’clock. After that I often (9)
……… more homework to do. Sometimes I watch TV or go (10)…………
with friends after dinner. I generally go to bed at around ten thirty.
ANSWERS:
1……………
….
2……………
…
3……………
…
4……………
……
5……………
….
6……………
….

7……………
….
8……………
….
9……………
……
10…………
……
B. Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) __________________
how to fly or play the piano. There (2) _________________ important
differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do
such things needs lots (3) ___________ practice. It is never simply to “know”
something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) ___________ know.
For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) ______________ to
fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___________ can give you lots of information about how
to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7) _____________ without a great
deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ____________ . The same is
true of (9) ______________ the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read
about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10)
_________________ first?
ANSWERS10 )
1……………
….
2……………
…
3……………
…
4……………
……
5……………

….
6……………
….
7……………
….
8……………
….
9……………
……
10…………
……