De thi olympic Tieng Anh 8 2005-2006

§Ò thi « lim pic n¨m häc 2005- 2006
M«n: TiÕng Anh Líp 8.–
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 120 phót
I. Choose the correct word or phrase in bracket to complete the sentence:
1, I ( visit/ visited/ visiting/ has visited) China in 2002.
2, Would you mind if I (sit/ sitting/ sat/ to sit) here?
3, This is the first time I (meet/ am meeting/ met/ have met) her father.
4, Are you free (at/ in/ on/ with) Monday afternoon?
5, What’s the time? – It’s (at/ most/ nearly/ in) twelve o’clock.
6. Yesterday we got stuck in a traffic (stop/ jam/ crowd/ heavy)
7, If you give (up/ on/ in/ away) smoking, your health will be improve.
8, The sea is calm today, would you like to go (surfing/ cycling/ skating/ jogging)?
9, He is a ( best/ well/ good/ better) student in our class.
10, We have (different/ differently/ differents/ difference) ways of learning English.
II. Rewrite the following sentences, begin as shown and keep the meaning
unchanged.
1, A big house is built in the garden by the family=> The family
2, Mai phoned in order to talk to her friend=> Mai phoned so as
3, The water was so cold that we could not swim in it=> The water was not
4, My brother doesn’t drive as far as he used to=>My brother used
5, We didn’t go to school because it rained. => Because of
6, Keeping the environment clean is very important => It is very .…
III. Use the words given to complete sentences.
1, He/ said/ he/ not/ ready/ examination.
2, They / had/ work/ hard/ during/ Christmas.
3, It/ difficult/ get/ there/ on time.
4, You/ interested/ listen / pop music/ classical music?
5, We/ talk/ him/ when / he/ bring/ you?
6, English / speak/ world/ nowsadays.
7, Money/ not important/ as friendship.
8, What/ you / want/ me/ bring/ you?

9, The secretary/ already/ the letters.
10, I/ my homework/ two hours ago.
IV. Fill in the blank with one suitable word.
Your temperature has gone down now, so you (1) stay in bed any longer. You (2)… …
eat whatever you like, but you (3) drink any alcohol until you have finished (4) the… …
tablets and you must (5) indoors for (6) .least three days. (7) that you can go out … … …
(8) short walks, but you (9) not do (10) too energetic.…
V. Match each sentence in A with another in B to make a complete exchange. (
1. Would you like to come to the cinema
with us
a. How about going to the cinema?
2. Which of these would you like? b. It’s Johnson.
3. What shall we do in this evening? c. congratulations!
4. Do you want any help? d. No, thanks. It’s all right.
5. I am sorry. I can’t remember your e. Not at all.
surname
6. I’ve pasted my drivind test. f. I’m afraid I can’t
7. You come from Brazil, don’t you? g. The green one, please.
8. It’s very kind of you to help. h. Neither do I.
9. I don’t like loud music. I, I hope not.
10. It’s going to rain tonight. J, Yes, that’s right.
VI. Put these sentences in the correct order to make a conversation.
1, It’s very long book.
2, About 400. I don’t like long books.
3, What are you reading?
4, I know. I’ve been reading it for a month. I haven’t finished it yet.
5, “ The god father”. It’s about mafia in America. John told me to read it.
6, How many pages have you read?