De thi hoc sinh gioi tinh thanh hoa mon tieng anh lop 8 nam hoc 2010 - 2011

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Thanh hoá năm học : 2010 2011
Môn thi : Tiếng anh - Lớp 8
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Questions
Question 1 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others in each group . (5 points)
1. a. toothache b. chane c. clutch d. teachings
2. a. fabric b. glassware c. metal d. contact
3. a. just b. summer c. much d. ruler
4. a. organized b. lived c. concerned d. established
5. a. instructions b. asleep c. coats d. stand
Question 2 Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences .
(10 points)
1. His class-mates have him (do) all homework before he goes to school .
2. She (not receive) any letter from Mark yet .
3. I dont think we (meet) each other before .
4. Its really difficult . Each of them (understand) the question in a different way .
5. Most of the Earth s surface (cover) by water.
6. I am soory about the noise last night . We (have) a party .
7. Every one (be) eager to go to farm when the sun (rise).
8. I am looking forward to (hear) from you.
9. This sky is very dark . I think it (rain).
Question 3 Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
(15 points)
1. She was very upset by the _______ of his English examination .
a. result b. failure c. affect d. success
2. TV is bringing not anly information _______ entertainment .
a. and b. but aslo c. as d. although
3. As a leader , he must learn how to speak well _______ .

a. in public b. in school c. outside d. in country
4. A person who cannot speak or hear is called _______ .
a. a character b. a deaf c. a blind d. a deaf-mute
5. Donna is _______ and she has a flower shop in Britain .
a. a flower seller b. a flower girl c. a florist d. a flower lady
6. Chicago is _______ right on the shore of Lake Michigan .
a. situated b. placed c. but d. laid
7. Would you mind _______ me your visa ?
a. to show b. showed c. showing d. show
8. Natural disaters such as storms , floods or droughts can easily _______ their crops and
harvests .
a. damage b. harm c. destroy d. all are correct
9. Its three _______ are building character , encouraging good citizenship and personal
fitness .
a. decisions b. intentions c. aims d. achievements
10. Put _______ in my situation , you will understand why I was sad .
a. myself b. you c. yourself d. herself
11. _______ We arrived at the airport in time to see him off .
a. unluckily b. luckily c. luckier d. lucky
12. The activity of skating on ice is _______.
a. skating ice b. ice - skating c. rice-cooking d. water -fetching
13. Health _______ is very important to prevent young people from the infection of AIDS .
a. educate b. education c. educator d. educational
14. In my opinion , it’s only common _______ to wear a seat belt in a car .
a. sense b. judgment c. intelligence d. wit
15 . When I arrived at school , the school drum was _______ .
a. ringing b. cheering c. sounding d. racing
Question 4 Fill in each blank with the corect form of the word given in capitals .
(5 points)
1. I hope we have _______ weather for our holidays . (Sun)

2. Birthday is one of the family _______ . (Celebrate)
3. My sister has a lot of _______ toys . They are very nice . (Wood)
4. Tim and Shannon want to visit an _______ institute in Viet Nam . (Ocean )
5. The Sword Lake is one of the _______ places in Ha Noi . (History)
Question 5 Fill in the blank with a correct preposition . (5 points)
1. Children usually get bored _______ reading long books .
2. There was a meeting _______ the pupils and the teachers .
3. They’ve known each other _______ they were at school .
4. Don’t complain _______ this old pair of shoes . I ‘ve heard it many times .
5. Sometimes we can’t open the door , and then we have to climb _______ the window.
Question 6 Read the first sentence, and then complete the second sentence with the
same meaning . (10 points)
1. Some paintings were stolen from the museum . They haven’t been found yet.
-> The paitings ………………………………………………………………….
2. Ba and Lan walk to school together every day .
-> Ba and Lan go…………………………………………………………………
3. There is a choice of more than twenty movie theaters in the city .
-> You can ……………………………………………………………………….
4. “What are you going to do after you graduate from school ? ” She asked me .
-> She asked ……………………………………………………………………….
5. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
-> The Statue ………………………………………………………………………
6. Honda is a company which makes a lot of cars . (compound words )
->Honda is ………………………………………………………………………….
7. Life in the country is not as comfortable as that in the city .
-> Life in the city …………………………………………………………………
8. The last time I saw Linda was at Jimmy’s birthday party .
-> I haven’t …………………………………………………………………………
9. “Do yo want to visit the Great Wall of China, Tam ? ” . I said
-> I asked …………………………………………………………………………

10. The house belongs to my uncle . It is built of wood .
-> The house …………………………………………………………………………
Question 7
a) Fill each numbered blank in the following letter with one suitable word . (10 points).
Dear Mom and Dad ,
This is just a quick letter to let you know that . I’m fine . We are all working quite hard
because the exams are only a few-weeks away , but our teacher(1)………. he thinks we’ll do
well .
Anyway , we(2)…………. a wonderful time at half term . We went off to the Paris for a
(3)………. days with my friends and we went on a guided tour . We saw most of the famous
sights (4)……… the louver , here they have an amazing collections of paintings , and the
Eiffel Tower . Then we went down to the South of France (5)……… train . It was so (6)
……… the whole journey was only about four hours . We (7)……… a little time in Nice and
in Cannes as well , and we all (8)……… enjoyed it . On our last day we went to a small
island (9)………. the llea des Pelerins , and we saw the castle where they (10)……… to keep
the ‘ Man in the Iron Mask’ . All in all , we had a great time and the weather was really good
as well .
Anyway, I must go now as I’ve got to do a lot of homework for tomorrow . Will you write
soom ?
Love,
Jane
b)Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. (5 points)
Christmas is almost here . Holiday music fills the air . Colorful lights shine brightly in
windows . The stores are crowed with people buying last-minute gifts. All these are
Christmas traditions . Another tradition is snow . Christmas in the northern part of the wolrd
comes a few days after the star of winter . So, in many places , a blanket of clean white snow
covers the ground on Christmas Day . This is what is mean by a “While Christmas”.
Of course , many places do not get snow in December . In fact , they may be very warm at
that time of year . People who like snow - but live where it is warm -dream of having a white
Christmas . American songwriter Irving Berlin captured these feelings in his song “White

Christmas” .”White Christmas” is one of the most popular songs of all times . Hundreds of
singers and musicicans have recorded it . Perhaps the most famous verion was sung by Bing
Crosby . Songwriter Irving Berlin was Jewish . He did not celebrate Christmas as a religious
holiday . But in his Christmas song , he shared a message of peace and happiness which all
people an joy .
So from all of us - to all of you-we wish the happiest and most joyful holiday .
1. What are the stores crowded with ?
………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Which part of the world does Christmas come a few days after the star of winter ?
…………………………………………………………………………………
3. What do people in warn places dream at Christmas ?
…………………………………………………………………………………
4. By whom was the famous song “White Chrisrmas’ written ?
……………………………………………………………………………………
5. What does he share with us in his famous song ?
……………………………………………………………………………………
Question 8 In each of the following sentences there is one mistake . Find and correct it .
(10 points)
1. Alice has gone out for swimming .
2. Mrs.Nga always worried about the safe of her family .
3. Her mother explained to her how cookies to make .
4. I am sorry I don’t know that what is his name .
5. “Romeo and Juliet” was written from Shakespeare .
6. He has forgotten to tell us when will she be back.
7. It’s pleasant of reading books in spare time .
8. The pupils were interested in take a field trip to the National History Museum.
9. Sometimes life must be very unpleasant for people live near .
10.If the victim get shocked , don’t give him many food and drink .
Question 9 Use the suggestions to complete each of the following sentences . (5 points)
1. She / hope / those pictures / can / make / sitting-room / more / attractive .

……………………………………………………………………………….
2. There / be/ strange noise / come / machine / and it / not work .
………………………………………………………………………………
3. You / should / balanced diet / so /as / keep fit / stay healthy .
………………………………………………………………………………
4. This morning / Mr.Binh / leave / house / early / start / jog/ direction / West Lake .
…………………………………………………………………………………
5. We / travel / overnight / Ha Noi / and / arrive / 5 o’clock / moring .
………………………………………………………………………………
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Chó ý - Gi¸m thÞ coi thi kh«ng ®îc gi¶i thÝch g× thªm .
- ThÝ sinh kh«ng ®îc sö dông tµi liÖu .
Phòng Gd và đt kiểm tra, khảo sát học sinh THCS
Nh thanh năm học : 2010 2011
Hớng dẫn chấm môn : Tiếng anh - Lớp 8
Question 1 (5 points)
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. A
Question 2 (10 points)
1. do
2. hasnt received
3. have met
4. understands
5. is covered
6. were having
7. is - rises
8. hearing
9. is going to rain
Question 3 (15 points)
1. A 6. A 11. B
2. B 7. C 12. B

3. A 8. D 13. B
4. D 9. C 14. A
5. C 10. C 15.C
Question 4 (5 points)
1. sunny
2. celebrations
3. wooden
4. oceanic
5. historical
Question 5 (5 points)
1. with
2. between
3. since
4. about
5. through
Question 6 (10 points)
1. The paintings stolen from the museum havent been found yet .
2. Ba and Lan go to school on foot together every day.
3. You can choose from more than twenty movie theaters in the city .
4. She asked me what I was going to do after I graduated from school
5. The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States in 1876
6. Honda is a car-making company .
7. Life in the city is more confortable than that in the country
8. I havent seen Linda since Jimmys birthday party .
9. I asked Tam if/ whether she/he wanted to visit the Great Wall of China .
10.The house built of wood belongs to my uncle .
Question 7
a) 10 points
1. says 3. few 5. by 7. spent 9. called
2. had 4. like 6. fast 8, really 10 . used

b) 5 points
1. They are crowded with people buying last-minute gifts .
2. They northern part of the world does . / It is the northern part of the world .
3. They dream of having a white Christmas .
4. It was written by Irving Berlin.
5. She shares a message of peace and happiness (which all people can joy.)
Question 8 (10 points)
1. swimming
⇒
a swim
2. safe
⇒
safety
3. cookies to make
⇒
to make cookies
4. is his name
⇒
his name is
5. from
⇒
by
6. will she
⇒
she will
7. of reading
⇒
to read
8. take
⇒

taking
9. live near
⇒
living near
10. many
⇒
any
Question 9 (5 points)
1. She hopes those pictures can make the sitting-room more attractive .
2. There is a strange noise coming from the machine and it does not work .
3. You should have a balanced diet so as to keep fit and stay healthy.
4. This morning Mr.Binh left the / his house early and started to jog in the direction of
West Lake .
5. We traveled overnight to Ha Noi and arrived at 5 o’clock in the morning.
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- §iÓm bµi thi ®îc tÝnh b»ng c¸ch
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