ĐỀ THI THỬ HSG 8

Kú thi häc sinh giái
M«n thi: TiÕng Anh Líp 8
Thêi gian: 120 phót (kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò)
Hä vµ tªn thÝ sinh: …………………………………………………………….
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I. Phonetics:
Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.
1). A). use B). music C). public D). value
2). A). breath B). bread C). dead D). great
3). A). bubble B). truck C). pollute D). public
4). A). learn B). fear C). clear D). hear
5). A). cook B). look C). book D). proof
6). A). children B). chorus C). check D). chicken
7). A). caps B). jeans C). shirts D). pants
8). A). invite B). tropical C). primary D). divide
9). A). student B). menu C). fur D). tutor
10). A). hot B). here C). hourD). hope
II. Reading and choose the best answer.
Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-
four time zones, one hour apart. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty- four
hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.
If you make a five- day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zone
every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Traveling West, you set your
clock back; traveling East, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty - five or
twenty - three hours.
If you travel by ship across the Pacific Ocean, you cross the international date line. By
agreement, this is the point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your
calendar one full day, backward or forward. traveling East, today becomes yesterday; traveling
east, it is tomorrow.

11). The difference in time between zones is

A). seven days B). more than seven days
C). one hour D). twenty - four hours

12). From this selection it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean
A). is in one time zone B). is divided into twenty - four zones
C). can't be crossed in five days D). is divided into five time zones

13). If you cross the ocean going East, you set clock
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A). ahead by twenty - three hours B). ahead one hour in each new time zone C).
back one full day for each time zone D). ahead one hour for the whole trip

14). The international date line is the name for
A). the beginning of any new time zone B). any time zone in the Pacific Ocean.
C). the point where a new day begins D). any point where time changes by one hour

15). The best title for this selection is
A). How Time Zones Were Set Up B). Crossing the International Date Line
C). how Time Changes Around the World D). A trip Across the Atlantic
III. Reading and choose the best answer from A,B,C or D.
Compost is a wonderful natural resource that helps plants grow well. Today I am going
to tell you (16)…… to start a compost heap. First we must use only household and garden
matter (17)………… tea leaves and egg shells, but we must (18)……… them first.
Don't use any meat or grain products because this attracts rats. Find a place (19)
………… your garden that gets a few hours of sunlight each day. The (20)………
also needs moisture but it will get this from condensation. Cover the heap with a sheet of
strong- plastic if the weather is wet. Keep adding to pile and after six months, your compost
can be used for your fields , gardens.
16). A). why B). how C). where D). what
17). A). include B). to include C). included D).

including
18). A). wash B). to wash C). washing D). washed
19). A). on B). for C). at D). in
20). A). glass B). cans C). compost D). bottles
IV. Choose the best answer from A,B,C or D.
21). Minh is interested the history of Viet nam.
A). on B). in C). about D). at
22). A new school in our neighborhood right now.
A). is built B). is being built C). is building D). is being build
23). My car yesterday by him.
A). was repaired B). has been repaired C). is repaired D). can be
repaired
24). My nephew to stay with me next weekend.
A). come B). is coming C). will come D). comes
25). does he have to work so hard? - To earn more money.
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A). Why B). Who C). What D). When
26). Thank for inviting me to the festival.
A). rice- cooked B). cooking- rice C). rice- cooking D). cooked- rice
27). Children should to bed early.
A). gone B). go C). goes D). went
28). Don't worry about us. We can
A). look ourselves B). look for ourselves C). look after our self
D). look after ourselves
29). She walked the kitchen and put her packages the table.
A). in/ into B). on/ into C). into/ in D). into/ on
30). I saw Peter at the party last night. He a red dress
A). wore B). was wearing C). had worn D). wears
31). your hair is long. It needs
A). cut B). cutting C). to cut D). had cut

32). We have learnt English three years.
A). at B). for C). in D). since
33). You forget what I told you. It is very important.
A). must B). have to C). can't D). mustn't
34). He doesn't look to be a famous boxer.
A). enough strong B). strong enough C). weak enough D). too weak
35). My friend Nam is He loves giving things to other people.
A). skilled B). friendly C). direct D). generous
V. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English
36) “I come from Canada”. He said he comes from Canada.
A B C D
37) I’m bored and I wonder if you could to tell me what to do your fun.
A B C D
38) Thank for invite me to the rice –cooking contest of your school.
A B C D
39) I am interesting in the rice – cooking contest you organized yesterday.
A B C D
40) We don’t want to go out tonight because it is rain.
A B C D
41) Nam has learnt English since three years.
A B C D
42) He is very happy now. Because his bike is repaired yesterday.
A B C D
43) She is enough old to drive her car.
A B C D
44) “I can fix the faucets”. He said he can fix the faucets
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A B C D
45) I don’t know where is he living now.
A B C D

VI. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given.
46). What ‘s the weight of your suit case?
- How.……………………………………………………………………………………………
47) Speaking English fluently is not easy.
- It ………………………………………………………………………………………………
48) John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man.
- John used ……………………………………………………………………………………
49) “ Why do you want the job?” He asked me
- He asked me …………………………………………………………………………………
50) “Do you like learning English?”
- She asked us …………………………………………………………………………………
51) They built this house in 1995.
- This house ……………………………………………………………………………………
52) He cleans his room.
- His room ………………………………………………………………………………………
53) You can’t go to school unless you get a bike.
- If you ………………………………………………………………………………………….
54) They will ask you a lot of questions.
- You ……………………………………………………………………………………………
55) They don’t use this computer.
- This computer ………………………………………………………………………………
I. Chän ®¸p ¸n ®óng nhÊt ®Ó hoµn thµnh c©u (10 ®iÓm)
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.
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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.Dïng ®óng ®éng tõ cho trong ngoÆc ( 10 ®iÓm)
1. They (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.Cho d¹ng ®óng cña tõ trong ngoÆc ( 10 ®iÓm)

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). ………………
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