Đề luyện thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 số 1

Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS
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®Ò thi chän häc sinh giái líp 8
N¨m häc: 2013 – 2014
M«n thi: TiÕng Anh
Thêi gian: 120 phót (Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò)
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I/ Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by
circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
1. A make B take C talk D play
2. A call B tall C ball D stage
3. A restaurant B sentence C festival D semester
4. A. comprise B. primary C. silence D. publish
5. A called B mended C wanted D invented
6. A. watched B. washed C. stopped D. concerned
7. A. bath B. father C. theater D. healthy
8. A. sound B. loud C. touch D. mount
II/ Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences by circling letter A, B, C,
or D
1. George wasn’t working but Jannet
A. was B. is C. were D. did
2. Do you give each other present Christmas?
A. in B. for C. on D. at
3." How are you today? " " I’m very ,thanks "
A. hurry B. exciting C. happy D. boring
4. Don’t worry about Tom and me. We can look after
A. myself B. himself C. ourselves D. themselves
5. Hoa didn’t to look after her younger brother.
A. used B. using C. uses D. use
6. I haven’t met Lan
A. since B. just C. already D. yet

7. She is very good speaking English.
A. at B. on C. for D. with
8. Have you seen a ghost?
A. even B. never C. ever D. event
9. If I hadn’t drunk so much coffe, better.
A. I’d have slept B. I slept C. I’ll sleep D. I sleep
10. We always lots of photos while we’re in Paris.
A. make B. take C. catch D. get
11. He has been out of work a long time.
A. during B. since C. for D. through
12. There’s someone at the door it.
A. I’m answering B. I answer C. I’ll answer D. I answered
13. you run quickly you are likely to be late.
A. When B. Unless C. Since D. Because
14. She was annoyed her son.
A. with B. of C. from D. about
15. The fog prevented us home.
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Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS
A. go B. goes C. going D. to go
16. I let my friend my bicycle yesterday.
A. borrows B. borrowed C. borrow D. borrowing
17. I regret you that your loan application has not been approved.
A. to inform B. inform C. informing D. informs
18. He completely with what I said.
A. admitted B. disagreed C. accepted D. argued
19. Mai's mother used to that film late at night .
A. watch B. watched C. watching D. to watch
20. There aren't glasses on the table .

A. each B. every C. some D. any
III/ Build sentences based on the words given.
1. Nam/ tall/ student/ class.
……………………………………………….
2. I/ buy/ book/ 5 days ago.
……………………………………………….
3. He/ broke/ leg/ when/ skiing.
……………………………………………….
4. A man/ said/girl/ there/ cafe/ nearby.
……………………………………………….
5. When/ I/ see/ Nancy/ yesterday/ she/ drive/ car.
……………………………………………….
6. They / know / each other / 3 month.
……………………………………………….
7.Nam's teacher / teach / him / he / come / here / 2000.
……………………………………………….
IV Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the following sentences
1. Everyone ( read) this novel, let us ( discuss) it.
2. While I (wonder) whether to buy the dress or not,
someone else (come) and (buy) it.
3. I ( know) her for six years, when I met her, she (work) in a Law office.
4. Please come on time. I hate (be) kept (wait).
5. The film was not very good. I (not enjoy) it very much.
6. When I came home , my mother (go) out.
7. The water (boil) at 1000C ?
8. They’d rather (walk) than (go) by car.
9. He and his sister (not/ meet) my friends since last Christmas
V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similer meaning to the first.
1. " can you lend me some money? " Henry said to Susan.
Henry

2. " I’m very busy. I’ll ring you tomorrow. " Susan said to me.
Susan
3. They will have to change the date of the meeting again.
The date
4. We like to lie on the beach all day.
We enjoy
5. " How many language can you speak? "
She asked me
6. She will be late if she doesn’t hurry.
Unless
7. It took Peter three hours to open the doors
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Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS
Peter spent
8. I haven’t met him for two years.
It’s
9. My brother and I both went to that school
I went to that school and so
10. John hasn’t had his hair cut for over six months.
It is
VI. Read the following passage then answer the questions below.
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children.
Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A
few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on telivision, in the office or among
their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.
Why do all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to anwer this question. Many
boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn
English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher
studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people

learn English because they want to read newspapers or magezines in nglish.
1/ According to the writer. English is learned by
A. young children B. adults
C. teenagers D. all are correct
2/ In the line 2 of the second part, the word “it” refers to
A.country B. young childen
C.English D. question
3/ Where do many boys and girls learn English?
A. at home B. at school
C. in evening classe D. in the office
4/ Why do adults learn English?
A. Because they want to see movies in English
B. Because they need it for their job.
C. Because they are foced to learn it
D. Because it’s not difficult to learn.
5/ What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passge?
A. Children like reading English newspapers
B. People in many countries learn English
C. English is one subject in school.
D. Some books are written in English.

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I/(6 ps)
1 - C 2 - D 3 - D 4 - B 5 - A
II/(20 ps)
1 - A 5 - D
2 - D 6 - D
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Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS
3 - B 7 - A
4 - C 8 - C
III (14 ps)
1/ Nam is the tallest student in his class.
2/ I bought this book 5 days ago.
3/ He broke his leg when he was skiing
4/ A man said to the girl there was a cafe nearby
5/ When I saw Nancy yesterday she was driving her car.
IV. (15ps)
1. reads 8. worked
2. discuss 9. crossing
3. was wondering 10. being
4. came 11. waiting
5. bought 12. didn’t enjoy
6. have known
7. met
V.(20ps)
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A
VI.(5ps)
1. Henry asked Susan if she could lend him some money.
2. Susan told me she was very busy and she would ring me tomorrow/ the following day.
3. The date of the meeting will have to be changed again.
4. We enjoy lying on the beach all day.
5. He asked me how many language I could speak.
Thang ®iÓm: Tæng ®iÓm 80: 8 = 10
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