Khao sat hsg 8unit 15

đề khảo sát học sinh giỏi năm học 2005 2006 lần 2
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
- Thời gian làm
bài: 150 phút
(đề này gồm 3 trang - thí sinh kiểm tra sè trang tríc khi lµm bµi)

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the others. Identify your answer by writing down the corresponding letter
A,B, C or D on your answer paper (5points)

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
.
II. Choose one word that has a different stress position from the
others. Identify your answer by writing down the corresponding
letter A,B, C or D on your answer paper (points) .
6. a. scissors
b object
c. wardrob
d. transmit
.
e
7. a. comfortabl b commercial
c. generous d. demonstrate
e
.
8. a. experimen b assistant
c. sociable
d. equipment
t
.
9. a. advice
b beauty
c. picture
d. postcard
.
10. a. theatre
b career

c. cinema
d. gallery
.

III. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C or D) ONE best
answer to complete each sentence. Identify your answer by writing down
the corresponding letter A,B, C or D on your answer paper(20 points) .

11. David’ school ……………..is very bad this term.
A. report
B. period
C. day
D.
semester
12. People go to a ………….to look at the famous works of art.
A. stadium
B. gallery
C. theatre
D. fair
13. I’d like to go …………very much.
A. camp
B. to camp
C. a camp
D. camping
14. Hoa is reading short stories ……….Jack London.
A. of
B. from
C. by
D. with
15. John ……………Susan to go out with him but her parents didn’t let

her out.
A. insisted
B. suggested
C. invited
D. helped
16. 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
17. “Let it be” is a famous song ……………... It is one of the best works

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by this band.
A. singing by the Beatles.
B. was sung by the
Beatles
C. sung by the Beatles
C. sang by the Beatles
18. He …………….the train ticket at home.
A. forgot
B. put
C. brought
D. left
19. She was …………………..of watching television.
A. interested
B. tired

C. tiring
D.
pleased
20. My mother ………….me that I should wake up earlier.
A. told to
B. said
C. was told
D.
said to
21. Our teacher asked us ……………… in class.
A. not to talk
B. to not talk
C. no talk
D. without talking
22. Peter broke his leg when he fell…………his bike.
A. in
B. on
C. off
D. of
23. You should ……………….your lessons before the examination.
A. read
B. look
C. revise
D.
study
24. Hung is ……………….. do the crossword puzzles.
A. intelligent enough to
B. intelligent enough
C. enough intelligent
D. enough intelligent to

25. Her math result is …………..than her English result.
A. bad
B. badder
C. worse
D. well
26. His father is very proud …………………… him.
A. of
B. with
C. on
D.
about
27. Yesterday I came …………….your brother when I was going to
school.
A. of
B. to
C. about
D.
across
28. Students should work …………to make their parents happy.
A. hard
B. hardly
C. in hard way
D.
more hardly
29. Keep all dangerous things out children’s ……………
A. hands
B. place
C. reach
D.
head

30. When I was young, I used ……………….on a farm.
A. to live
B. live
C. to living
C. living
IV. Supply the correct form of the word in CAPITAL LETTERS for
each gap in the following sentences. Identify your answer by
writing
down
the
corresponding
word
on
your
answer
paper(5points).
31. I am …………..sorry for being late.
TERRIBLE
32. I can’t tell the …………..between the twins.
DIFFER
33. A fairy appeared and ……..changed Miss Tam’s rags into beautiful
clothes. MAGIC
34. He drove ……………and he had an accident.
CARE

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35. Helping ……………children is our duty.
HANDICAP

V. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each
gap. Identify your answer by writing down the corresponding letter
A,B, C or D on your answer paper (10 points).
These days most people, especially young girls, like (36)………….slim.
Our grandparent’s tastes were different (37) ………….ours but nowadays
(38) ………….seems to enjoy (39) ………….fat people. The only thing (40)
………….is wrong with this is what a (41) ………….said to me the other day:
“I don’t mind (42)…………these foods if they will help me (43)
………….weight but why do they taste so awful?” The reason (44)
………….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 (45)……….less.”
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.

a.
a.
a.
a.
a.
a.

to looked
b. to look
c. they look
d. look

from
b. of
c. as
d. with
anyone
b. none
c. everyone
d. no one
to look at
b. looking
c. looking at d. to look
it
b. that
c. what
d. who
friend of
b. my friend
c. friend of
d. friend of
mine
me
my
42. a. to eat
b. eat
c. eating
d. the eating
43. a. gain
b. put on
c. loose
d. lose

44. a. of
b. why
c. for
d. that
45. a. eat
b. to eat
c. eating
d. be eating
VI. Read the following passage, then answer questions 46-50. After
each question there are four options marked A,B,C or D. Chose the
correct answer by writing down its corresponding letter A,B,C or D
on your answer paper(20points).
It is five o’clock in the evening when Rene Wagner comes home from
work. She walks into the living room and looks at her three children. They
are 14, 13, and 9 years old. They are watching TV.
The living room is a mess. There are dirty socks on the floor, and
cookies on the sofa. Games and toys are everywhere. Rene is angry, “This
place is a mess” she tells her children, “I can’t work all day and then do
housework all evening. I’m not going to do housework!”
Rene doesn’t do house work. She doesn’t clean or wash dishes. She
doesn’t wash clothes, either. Every evening she sits on the sofa and
watches TV.
After two weeks, every plate, fork, and glass in the house is dirty. All
the children’s clothes are dirty. Every garbage basket is full. The house is a
mess.
Then, one day Rene comes home from work and gets a big surprise.
The kitchen is clean. The children clean the kitchen!
The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing
their clothes. Rene tells the children, “OK, I’ll do housework again. But you
have to help me.”

Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then
they all sit on the sofa and watch TV!

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46. 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
47. Rene told her children ………………………
A. to do housework
B. she couldn’t do housework.
C. not to do housework.
D. she wouldn’t do housework.
48. Two weeks later, the house was…………………….
A. very clean
B. a mess
C. tidy
D. rather
dirty
49. Some days later, the house was clean again because……………..
A. she couldn’t let it that way.
B. her children did
housework.
C. her children didn’t do housework.
D. she did housework
again.
50. Now Rene does the housework again because ………………

A. her children help her.
B. they can watch TV
together.
C. her children wash their clothes.
D. her children don’t do
it.
VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning
to the first one (10points).
51. The film was very bad. I couldn’t see it.
The film was
not……………………………………………………………………………….
52. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, he said to us.
He told..
………………………………………………………………………………………
53. “Why don’t you visit the museum after lunch?” I said to them.
I suggested that…………….
………………………………………………………………….
54. In spite of his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school.
Although
……………………………………………………………………………………..
55. You must see the headmaster.
You’ve..
………………………………………………………………………………………
VIII. Use the suggested words and phrases to make a full sentence.
(10 points)

56.
57.
58.
59.

60.

Those buses / not going / airport / neither / taxis.
You / not / want / sell / house last year / you?
His dream / become / doctor / may / true.
My brother / not drive / carefully / I.
It / difficult / prevent / people / park here.
___________________The end____________________

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Hớng dẫn chấm thi khảo sát học sinh giỏi
môn tiếng Anh lớp 8

Tổng điểm của cả bài là 85 điểm, giáo viên chấm sau đó
quy ra theo thang điểm 10.
- Từ câu số 1 đến câu số 45, mỗt câu ®óng cho 1 ®iĨm.

Question I.
1. A
2. C

Question II.
6. D
7. B

Question III.

3.

4.
8.
9.

A
B
C
A

5. A

10.

B

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.

A
B
D
C
C
A
C

18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.

D
B
D
A
C
C
A

25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

C
A
D
A
C
A

31.
32.
e

terribly
differenc

33.
34.
y

magically
carelessl

35.
ped

handicap

42.

C

36.
37.
38.

B
A

D

43.
44.
45.

D
C
A

Question IV:

Question V:
39.
40.
41.

C
B
A

Question VI: Tỉng 20 ®iĨm - 4 ®iĨm cho 1 ®¸p ¸n ®óng.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.

C
D

B
B
A

51.
52.
53.
54.
55.

The film was not good enough for me to see.
He told us to shut the door but not to lock it.
I suggested that they should visit the museum after lunch.
Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
You’ve got to see the headmaster.

56.

Those buses are not going to the airport and neither are taxis.

Question VII: Tổng 10 điểm - 2 điểm cho 1 đáp ¸n ®óng

Question VIII: Tỉng 10 ®iĨm - 2 ®iĨm cho 1 đáp án đúng
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57.
58.
59.
60.

You didn’t want to sell your / the house, did you?
His dream to become a doctor may be true.
My brother doesn’t drive as carefully as I do.
It is difficult to prevent people from parking here.

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