Đề thi chọn HSG lơp 8

ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC SINH GIỎI
Năm học 2009 - 2010
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh. Lớp 8
I. Choose one word with underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. speech B. machine C. March D. children
2. A. spends B. friends C. laughs D. potatoes
3. A. brown B. however C. town D. know
4. A. looked B. reserved C. received D. annoyed
5. A. upstairs B. straight C. downstairs D. fair
II. Choose the best answer from A,B,C or D.
1. “We don’t have any biscuits.” - Yes, I know. I … some tomorrow morning.
A. got B. gets C. am getting D. get
2. The heavy rain has caused … in many parts of the country.
A. storms B. droughts C. typhoons D. floods
3. … do you need?
A. How much B. How many C. What much D. What
many
4. My mother … my coach for many years.
A. is B. has been C. are D. have been
5. The water wasn’t … in.
A. enough clean to swim B. clean enough for swimming
C. clean enough to swim D. enough clean for swimming
6. She gave me a form and told me to … .
A. fill it B. fill it out C. fill out it D. fill in it
7. She spends too much money … clothes.
A. for B. with C. to D. on
8. Sally … him to come home early.
A. tell B. say C. told D. said
9. You … to eat more, you are far too thin.
A. should B. ought C. must D. could
10.… is a building in which movies are shown.

A. Movie theater B. University C. Aquarium D. Restaurant
III. Complete these sentences with provided words:
themselves enough invented dangerous used to
encouraging heart message orphanage received
1. Learners always try to learn new words by ……………………
2. Hoa …………………………….a letter from her friend yesterday .
3. He spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local …………………
4. Mr. Tam wanted to talk to Mrs. Ha but she went out. So he left a …………………
5. You must not let children play in the kitchen because it is a …………………………
place
6. I’ve just watched the movie Romeo and Juliet. They killed…………………….
7. My mother …………………….look after her younger sister when she was a child.
8. We are having a plan to help them by …………… …….them to do things.
9. Alexander Graham Bell ………………………… the telephone in 1876.
10. Ba is very young. He isn’t old ………………………. to drive a motorbike.
IV. Change the following sentences into the active voice
1. Many trees are cut down to make paper.
2. Mrs. Nga had her house painted yesterday.
3. These doors should be shut before 5 pm.
4. Are the exercises being done in your classroom?
5. Anh hasn’t been seen by us yet.
V. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.
My day usually (1) at six thirty. I get up and do some exercises for about fifteen
minutes. Then I take a shower. After that I (2) dressed and have breakfast with my family.
At seven thirty I leave (3) school. I usually 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 late (7)
have a game of volleyball or to work in the library. I usually (8) TV for a moment. 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 often go to bed at around

ten thirty.
VI. Use the correct form of the words to complete sentences.
1. Minh is ………………… at math than Nam. GOOD
2. We have………………….work to do in the afternoon than in the morning. LITTLE
3. It is………………… to go for a walk around the lake. PLEASE
4. …….………… students like playing basketball at recess.
ENERGY
5. The…………… … can help you find books easily.
LIBRARY
6. Our students are going to have a…………… check-up next Friday.
MEDICINE
7. Having a………… …… nose is a symptom of a cold. RUN
8. Lan is a…………………….student in the class. HELP
9. Did they make a……………….not to go to Da Lat for their vacation. DECIDE
10. If you want to have a……………….body, you should play sports. HEALTH
VII. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given.
1. What‘s the weight of your suit case?
-> How.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Speaking English fluently is not easy.
-> It
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man.
-> John used
……………………………………………………………………………………
4. They built this house in 1995.
-> This house
……………………………………………………………………………………
5. He is cleaning his room.
-> His room

………………………………………………………………………………………
VIII. Write a letter to a friend about your neighborhood. These questions may help you.
- Where do you live?
- What does your house look like?
- What can you see from your bedroom window?
- How far is it from your home to school?
- How do you go to school?