De thi Olympic tieng Anh lop 8 nam 2010

Đề THI olympic MÔN tiếng ANH lớp 8
năm học : 2009-2010
Thời gian : 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề )

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PART A . Phonetics
I. Choose a word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1.A. rough B. enough C. cough D. though
2.A. chair B. cheap C. chorus D. child
3.A. foced B. closed C. raised D. planned
4.A. fat B. any C. gas D. hat
5.A subject B. basic C. sailor D. physics
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each
group.
6.A. experiment B. assistant C. sociable D. equipment
7.A. advice B. beauty C. picture D. postcard
PART B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE.
I. Choose the best answer to complete sentences by circling the corresponding letter A,

B, C or D.
8.Davids school is very bad this term.
A. report B. period C. day D. semester
9.Learners dont only learn the meaning the spelling and pronunciation of new words.
A. too B. as well as C. also D. but also
10. He told us to use our dictionaries to every word we didnt understand.
A. look out B. look for C. look at D. look up
11.Hoa is reading short stories . Jack London.
A. of B. from C. by D. with
12. This book is . that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time.
A. too interesting B. so interested C. such interesting D.so interesting
13. 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
14. She was of watching television.
A. interested B. tired C. fed up D. pleased
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15. We take part . most youth activities of our school.…………
A. of B. on C. in D. at
16.Hung is do the crossword puzzles.……………
A. intelligent enough to B. intelligent enough
C. enough intelligent D. enough intelligent to
17. Would you mind if I your car ?
A. drove B. to drive C. drive D. driving
18. Keep all dangerous things out of children’s . .…………
A. hands B. reach C. place D. head
19. When I was young, I used . on a farm.……………
A. to live B. live C. to living D. living
20. Due to the global economic crises, ……… among young people is one of the most

serious problems that every government is facing today.
A.employment B. employee C. unemployed D. unemployment
21. English is a …………………….easy language for us to learn.
A.comparative B.comparatively C. comparison D. compare
22. Halong Bay is one of the tourist ………… in Vietnam.
A.attracts B. attractive C. attractions D. attractively
23.The children show their great………. in the lessons he gives to them everyday.
A.interest B. interesting C. interested D. interestingly
24.Many people from rural areas are leaving behind their ………way of life .
A. tradition B. traditionally C. traditional D.traditions
25.The ……… of the poetry competition will be known today.
A. decision B. result C. effect D. choice
26. This project . out next week.…………
A. is carried B. will carry C. will be carried D. is carrying
27. The students are very _______ because their school has won the basketball championship.
A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. excitement
28. My Dad _______ for this company since 2001.
A. works B. to work C. worked D. has worked
29. Two members took part in the __________ contest.
A. fetching-water B. fetched-water C. water-fetching D. water fetched
30. We must learn new words by _________.
A. heart B. hard C. heartily D. hardly
31.The man…………… at that desk is my sister.
A. sits B. sat C. to sit D. sitting
32. would you mind ………………me home right now ?
A. taking B. to take C. took D. take
33.Tom likes sitting______ his two close friends, Linda and Mary.
A. in B. among C. between D. on
34. I haven’t seen you ________ a fortnight.
A. in B. for C. to D. since

35.He asked me ………… I learnt Chinese.
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A. if B. whether C. why D. all are correct
36.Houses are usually ________ than the apartment.
A. expensiver B. more expensive C. most expensive D. not expensive
37.Minh is ……… naughtiest student in my class.
A. a B. the C. no article D. an
38.Which sentence has the same meaning as "Although Bill took a taxi, he still arrived
late for the concert"?
A. Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi.
B. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.
C. Bill took a taxi to the concert, but he couldn't catch it.
D. Bill arrived late for the concert whether he took a taxi or not
39.Which word has the same meaning as the underlined part in the sentence below?
How many countries took part in the first World Cup?
A. participated B. co- operated C. competed D. interested
40.Mary finds it to do homework every day. She feels with it.
A. boring / boring B. bored / bored C. boring / bored D. bored / boring
41. Christmas songs _________ in towns and villages eight hundred years ago.
A. are performed B. were performed C. will be perform D. performed
42. Choose the best answer to fill the blank in each sentence.
Mai: ". ?"- Lan: "Not bad."
A. Where are you from B. What are you C. Who are you D. How are you
43. Nga asked Nhi if many tourists ________ to visit My Son in summer.
A. were wanting B. want C. will want D. wanted
44.I ‘d rather you………… in this room.
A. no smoking B. not smoke C. didn’t smoke D. don’t smoke
45. your height is ………………. .
A. the same as mine B. as tall as C. like me D. as mine
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting:

46. Every morning I spend about an hour to read the newspaper.
A B C D
47.She took the list of visitors’names and arranges them into groups of four.
A B C D
48. Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children.
A B C D
49. Today, many serious childhood diseases can prevent by early immunization
A B C D
50. I have already cleaned the floor, but the furniture still needs dust .
A B C D
PART C. Writing :Choose the sentence that has a similar meaning to the original
sentence.
51.People say that they are rebuilding the bridge.
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A. They are said to have been rebuilt the bridge.
B. The bridge is said to be being rebuilt .
C. The workers are said to rebuild the bridge.
D. The bridge is said to be rebuilt .
52. I have never seen such a beautiful sight in my life.
A. Never in my life I have ever seen such a beautiful sight.
B. Never in my life have I seen such a beautiful sight.
C. Never in my life I have ever seen such a beautiful sight.
D. Never I have seen such a beautiful sight in my life .
53. we /never teach / intelligent student/ him/ so far.
A. we have never taught the most intelligent student than him so far.
B.we never teach a more intelligent student than him so far.
C. we have never taught a better intelligent student than him so far.
D. we have never taught a more intelligent student than him so far.
54. The victim/ injure/ the accident/ some minutes ago/ just be/ take / hospital.
A. The victim injured in the accident has just been taken to hospital.

B. The victim was injured in the accident has just been taken to hospital.
C. The victim injured in the accident just been taken to hospital.
D. The victim injuring in the accident has just been taken to hospital.
55. Mrs. Hoa/ be / now / use to/ drive / the left / London.
A. Mrs. Hoa is now used to drive on the left in London.
B. Mrs. Hoa now used to drive on the left in London.
C. Mrs. Hoa has been now used to driving on the left in London.
D. Mrs. Hoa is now used to driving on the left in London.
56.The children began playing soccer 30 minutes ago.
A. The children have played soccer since 30 minutes.
B. It is 30 minutes since the children began playing soccer.
C. The children have played soccer for 30 minutes.
D. Both B and C are correct.
57.She took me home quietly because she didn’t want me to wake anyone up.
A. In order to wake anyone up, she took me home quietly .
B. In order not to wake anyone up, she took me home quietly .
C. In order for me not to wake anyone up, she took me home quietly .
D. In order not for me to wake anyone up, she took me home quietly .
58. “ Where do you live?” She said to him
A. She wanted to know where he lived.
B.She asked him where he lives.
C. She asked him whether he lived.
D. She asks him where he lived.
59. When she grows up, she becomes more beautiful.
A. The growner she is, the more beautiful she becomes.
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B. The more growner she is, the more beautiful she becomes.
C.The growner she is, the most beautiful she becomes.
D. Growner she is, more beautiful she becomes.
60. Tom hasn’t eaten Vietnamese food for over two years.

A. It took over two years since Tom ate Vietnamese food.
B. It is over two years since Tom has eaten Vietnamese food.
C. The last time Tom ate Vietnamese food was over two years ago.
D. It is over two years when Tom ate Vietnamese food.
61.Scientists can find a cure for cancer soon.
A. A cure for cancer can found by scientists soon.
B. A cure for cancer can be found by scientists soon.
C. Scientists can be found by a cure for cancer soon.
D. A cure for cancer can is found by scientists soon.
62. The water was so hot that he couldn’t drink it.
A. The water wasn’t cool enough for him to drink.
B. It was such hot water that he couldn’t drink it.
C. The water was too hot for him to drink.
D. All A, B, C are correct.
63. I don’t want you to upset her.
A. I ‘d rather you don’t upset her.
B. I’d rather you didn’t upset her.
C. I ‘d rather you not upset her.
D.I ‘d rather you not to upset her.
64. I am going to have someone repair my TV set tomorrow.
A. I am going to have my TV set repairing by someone tomorrow.
B. I am going to have my TV set to repair tomorrow.
C. I am going to have my TV set repaired tomorrow.
D. I am going to repair my TV set tomorrow.
65. We spent half an hour doing that exercise.
A. It took us half an hour to do that exercise.
B. It took us half an hour doing that exercise.
C. We took it half an hour to do that exercise.
D. That exercise took us half an hour to be done.

PART D. READING COMPREHENSION :
I.Read and choose a suitable given word to fill in each numbered blank to complete the
following passage :
Televisions
Television is an important invention of the 20
th
century. It has been (66) …. popular that
now we can’t imagine what life would be if (67) …… were no television. Television is a
major means of communication. It (68) …… pictures and sounds from around the world into
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millions of home. Through television, we (69) ……… see and learn about people and things
in faraway lands. Television widens our (70)………… by introducing us to new ideas which
may lead us to new hobbies and recreations. In (71) ……. to the news, television provides us
with a variety of programmes that can satisfy (72) ……. taste. Most people now
seem……… ( 73 ) spending their evenings watching television. It is (74) …………more
convenient for them to sit at home watching television ……… (75) to go out for
amusements elsewhere.
66. A. very B. so C. such D. too
67. A. we B. had C. there D. they
68. A. brings B. takes C. gives D. broadcasts
69. A. must B. should C. have to D. can
70. A. language B. knowledge C. communication D.co-operation
71. A. according B. revision C. advance D. addition
72. A.any B. all C. every D.no
73. A. like B. liking C. to like D. liked
74. A. much B. many C. a lot of D. little
75. A. than B. to C. as D. the same
II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer among A , B , C , D to each
question :
The history of what we call cinema today began in the early 19

th
century. At that
time, scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures were set in motion, they
could give the feeling of movement. In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema
developed rapidly. In those early days, films were little more than moving photographs,
usually about one minutes long. They used changes of scene and camera positions to tell a
story, with actors playing character parts. In the early 1910s, audiences were able to enjoy the
first long time, but it was not until 1915 that the cinema really became an industry. From that
time, film makers were prepared to make longer and better films and build special places
where only films were shown. The cinema changed completely at the end of the 1920s. The
change began in America and soon spread to the rest of the world. As the old silent films
were being replaced by spoken ones on the screen, a new cinema form appeared, the musical
cinema.
76. What is the topic of the passage ?
A.film B.cinema C.audience D. films and cinema
77. When did thte history of cinema begin ?
A.1910 B.1915 C.the early 19
th
century D. 1920
78. Films in the early day had . .……………………
A.moving photographs B.music C. photographs D. sound
79. When were audiences able to see long films ?
A. 1910 B.1915 C.1920 D.1900
80. According the writer, the cinema .in the early years, it appeared.……………
A.grew up quickly B.grew up slowly
C. grew up considerably D. grows up rapidly
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