Đề luyện thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh lớp 8 số 28

Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAMS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC : 2011 - 2012
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề ).
I, Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1, A. says B. plays C. rays D. stays
2, A. appeared B. formed C. imagined D. vanished
3, A. exchange B. champagne C. teacher D. children
4, A. sensitive B. benefit C. pretty D. remedy
5, A. oranges B. figures C. classes D. watches
II, Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1, A. appliance B. activity C. adventure D. average
2, A. chemical B. effective C. expensive D. biology
3, A. primary B. satisfy C. variety D. remedy
4, A. compulsory B. population C. occasionally D. immediate
5, A. favorite B. government C. influence D. identify
III, Choose one word that does not belong in each list.
1, A. destroy B. damage C. ruin D. survive
2, A. been B. wrote C. took D. sank
3, A. planet B. star C. coast D. moon
4, A. television B. newspaper C. forum D. internet
5, A. blouse B. shirt C. shoe D. sweater
IV, Choose the best answer to complete sentences.
1, To put off means………………………… .
A. destroy B. postpone C. cancel D. wait
2, The Browns had to use all their………………to buy their new house.
A. expenses B. savings C. reserves D. remains
3, If you take a train or a bus, you must pay a……………………… .
A. tip B. fee C. fare D. commission
4, Your brother is very tall. What is his exact………………………. ?

A. size B. length C. measure D. height
5, Another word for forture is………………………… .
A. rich B. lucky C. foreign D. good
6, If Lan comes to England, it will be a good………………….for her to improve her English .
A. opportunityB. possibility C. advantage D. experience
7, Please………………your hand if you want to ask the teacher a question.
A. rise B. push C. raise D. lift
8, All his children speak……………………….English.
A. flowing B. fluent C. easy D. well
9, If a bomb goes off, it…………………….
A. explodes B. fails C. strikes D. misses its object
10, We went to the airport to…………………off a friend who was leaving for London.
A. tell B. say C. join D. see
11, My sister is very ……………… of spiders.
A. terror B. terrify C. terrified D. terrifying
12, The chameleon is a very strange……………………… .
A. creation B. creator C. creature D. creative
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Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAMS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS
13, I like this essay because it’s very…………………. .
A. imaginativeB. imaginary C. imaginable D. imagination
14, Tam has a big…………………… of foreign coins .
A. collector B. collection C. collecting D. collective
15, If we don’t …………………on electricity, there will be power cut.
A. economic B. economics C. economical D. economize
16, He is a person……………friends trust him.
A. whom B. his C. whose D. who’s
17, I’ve always enjoyed traveling. My brother,……………….,prefer to stay at home.
A. but B. although C. however D. moreover

18, I’ll give you a lift to the station if…………………………in a hurry.
A. you’re B. you were C. you’ll be D. you’d be
19, I wish you………………… to leave now. Can’t you stay a bit longer ?
A. don’t have B. didn’t have C. won’t have D. hadn’t
20, …………………to have lunch at 12 o’clock everyday ?
A. Did you used B. Did you use C. Are you used D. Were you used
21, If she worked more slowly, she…………………….so many mistakes.
A. wouldn’t make B. won’t makeC. didn’t makeD. doesn’t make
22, He never let you cook the meals,……………………… ?
A. didn’t he B. doesn’t he C. did he D. was he
23, Stop now, you’ve done……………………work for one day .
A. too many B. plenty C. quite more D. quite enough
24, Whenever we meet, we stop………………… .
A. talk B. talking C. to talk D. talked
25, Give her a telephone to ring……………… she gets lost.
A. whether B. unless C. until D. in case
26, If only I………………….play the guitar as well as you !
A. would B. shall C. could D. might
27, The party, at………….I was the guest honor, was extremely enjoyable.
A. which B. that C. who D. where
28, Trung swims very well and……………….does his brother.
A. also B. even C. so D. neither
29, …………………….people go to soccer matches now than twenty years ago.
A. Less B. Lesser C. Fewer D. Few
30, It’s…………………….long time since he last saw his grandparents
A. such a B. so C. very D. too
V, Find and correct mistakes in the following sentences.
1, If he would speak more slowly, I could understand him.
2, Kangaroos, that can be seen everywhere in Australia, have long tails
3, After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left.

4, Linh wishes that she is given a teddy bear at Chirstmas.
5, Hoang has felt much better when he took the pill.
6, I suggested that you writing to them to accept their offer.
7, They asked me where was I going to spend my vocation that summer .
8, Even though being ill, Phong still went to school last Monday.
9, My brother enjoys to read detective stories in his free time .
10, Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he ?
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VI, Complete the passage with words in paretheses.
At six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its (1- shops / banks / hotels ) and flood a wide area.
By nine o’clock the floods had reached the own of Dorchester. The main street was soon (2- over / under /
through ) three feet of water. Fire engines arrived quickly to pump the water, but the heavy rain made their job very
(3- easy / difficult / quick ).
Mrs.Rose Willow, a (4- girl / man / lady ) nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped
upstairs (5- for / during / while ) three hours. Finally, firemen were able to rescue her with ladder and a small (6-
boat / ship / car ).” My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time,” said Mrs. Willow. “ She (7- worried / bored /
helped ) me a lot. She sat with me, so I didn’t feel afraid.”
The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good, (8- but / so / therefore )
the floods have done a great deal of damage. “ Luckily, nobody was (9- burnt / cut / drowned ) or injured, “ Chief
Fire Office Hawkins (10- asked / told / said ) reporters, “ but it will take a long time to clear up the mess . “

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