Đề luyện thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 số 9

Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
AI) Multiple choice (6ms)
I) From each number, pich out one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others.
1) a-perform b-colour c-boring d-your
2) a-bath b-watch c-want d-water
3) a-thank b-think c-father d-them
4) a-happen b-house c-hour d-horse
5) a-filled b-destroyed c-wished d-prepared
6) a-flow b-crowd c-cloud d-scout
II) From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the second syllable:
7) a-chemical b-upset c-steamer d-cupboard
8) a-jungle b-volcano c-surroud d-marine
9) a-foreman b-microwave c-manufactor d-mortar
10) a-powder b-process c-flavour d-defrost
III) Choose the correct answer for each sentence.
11) Please ask them . . . . . . . . . . in this area.
a) don’t smokeb) not smoking c) to not smoke d) not to smoke
12) Come and . . . . . . . . . . . . badminton, Nam!
a) do b) make c) take d) play
13) Timson . . . . . . . . . . 13 films and I think her latest is the best.
a) made b) had made c) has made d) was making
14) My birthday is . . . . . . . . . . February 2
nd
.
a) on b) in c) at d) from
15) You should learn your lesson . . . . . . . . . .
a) careful b) carefully c) careless d) carelessly

16) “The students went on a canoe trip yesterday.”
“I heard it was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”
a) excited b) exciting c) exciteful d) an excitement
17) “Do you think your father will worry if we’re late?”
“Maybe we’d better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . him.”
a) call b) be calling to c) to call d) will call
18) I said “Happy Birthday” before . . . . . . . . . . Lan a present.
a) give b) will give c) gave d) giving
19) Tam . . . . . . . . . last night when the telephone . . . . . . . . . . .
a) slept-rang b) slept-wasringing
c) was sleeping-rang d) was sleeping-was ringing
20) “Would you like to go to the movie with me tonight?”
“ - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”
a) Yes, please. b) I’m sorry. I’d love to.
c) No, thanks. d) Yes, I’d love to.
21) John doesn’t play tennis. David doesn’t play tennis.
a. Both John and David doesn’t play tennis.
b. Neither John nor David plays tennis.
c. Not either John or David plays tennis.
d. Not only John but also David doesn’t play tennis.
22) The coach said, “It’s time for you to go home, boys!”
a. The coach told the boys that it was time for you to go home.
b. The coach tells the boys that it was time for them to go home.
c. The coach told the boys that it is time for them to go home.
d. The coach told the boys that it was time for them to go home.
23) _____ the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I couldn’t understand him at all.
a. If b. Because c. Since d. Although
24) She startedlearning English ten years ago.
a) She has not learnt English before.
b) She has started learning English for ten years.

c) She has learnt English for ten years.
d) She has learnt English since ten years.
25) They spent a lot of money on food and clothes.
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a) A lot of money was spent on food and clothes.
b) A lot of money were spent on food and clothes.
c) A lot of money on food and clothes were spent.
d) A lot of money on food and clothes was spent.
26) There is a detective film _____ at the Thang Long Theater.
a) on b) in c) inside d) outside
27) She got used to _______ her bike.
a) ride b) riding c) rode d) rides
28) You need a good pair of paddles to play _____.
a) tennis b) football c) table tennis d) badminton
29) Ha Long Bay is a _________.
a) World Natural Heritage. b) Natural World Heritage.
c) World Cultural Heritage. d) Cultural World Heritage.
30) A(n) ______ can take a patient to hospital quickly.
a) emergency b) bleeding
c) wound d) ambulance
B) Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets. (0) is
an example for you. (4ms)
31) Life is more . . . . . . . . . . now. (comfort)
32) Would you like to go . . . . . . . . . . . (swim)
33) He speaks French very . . . . . . . . . . . . (good)
34) Life in the city is . . . . . . . . . . . . . from life in the country. (difference)
35) Meat is not a . . . . . . . . . . food if we know how much to eat. (health)
36) These medicines can work well with your . . . . . . . . . (ill)
37) My sister has a beautiful . . . . . . . . . . . . . of stamp. (collect)

38) There was no . . . . . . . . . . for his absence from class yesterday. (explain)
C) Circle the italized portion of the sentence that is incorrect. (2ms)
39) Some people grow so taller that their health may become endangered.
A B C D
40) After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister.
A B C D
41) The phone rung while I was washing the dishes.
A B C D
42) Henry’s friends told themselves to put his coat on the rack in their hall.
A B C D
43) She isn’t old enough to done this job.
A B C D
44) Eight hundred years ago Christmas songs are performed for people in towns and villages
A B C. D
45) Would you mind help me solve these mathematics problems? I can hardly understand how to
do them.
A B C D
46) She was having dinner when a man was coming and giving her a bunch of flowers.
A B C D
D) Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. (2,5ms)
47) The sister asked: “Are you hungry, Tom?”
- The sister ___________________________________.
48) A lot of effort has been put in the work by the little girl.
- The little girl __________________________________________.
49) How long have you studied medicine?
- When _____________________________________?
50) John was too ill to go to school.
- John wasn’t _________________________________.
51) Tom is not as tall as Peter.
- Peter ____________________________.

E) Read the paragraphs below and the summary which follows. (3ms)
Air pollution is a cause of ill-health in human beings. In a lot of countries there are laws
limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce. Although there isn’t enuogh
information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution
causes lung diseases.
The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities. The
lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas which often collects in busy streets surrounded by high
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buildings. Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can’t think as
quickly as other children and are clumsy when they use their hands.
There are other long-term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continue to
increase , the earth’s climate may become warmer. A lot of the ice near the Poles ma melt and
may cause serious floods.
* Complete the summary by writing the correct word in each blank (write one word
only.)
Air ___________ (52) can make people ___________ (53). Consequently, some countries
pass ____________ (54) to control the quantity of ___________ (55) in the air. Air pollution
causes particular damage to the body by harming the ___________ (56). _____________ (57)
should not be used in petrol because it is bad for children’s _____________ (58) and makes them
clumsy in using their hands. Poisonous gas from ____________ (59) collects in those parts of
cities where there are tall buildings. Pollution can also have an influence on the earth’s
____________ (60). The ice may melt near the North and South Poles, resulting in very bad
____________ (61).
F) Read the following passage and choose the best answer: (2,5ms)
Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students 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 television, in the office
or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to
learn another language.

Many boys nad girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study
their own language, and mathematics… and English. In England, America or Australia, many
boys and girls study their own language, which is English and mathematics… and another
language, perhaps French or German or Spainish.
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 magazines in
English.
62) According to the writer . . . . . . . . . . . .
a) only adults learn English.
b) no children like to learn English.
c) English is useful only for teenagers.
d) English is popular in most of the world.
63) Most people learn English by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a) watching videos only.
b) hearing the language in the office.
c) talking with foreigners.
d) working hard on their lessons.
64) Many boys and girls learn English because . . . . . . . .
a) English can give them a job.
b) it is included in their study courses.
c) they are forced to learn it.
d) they have to study their own language.
65) In America or Australia many school children study . . . . . . . . .
a) English as a foreign language.
b) English and mathematics only.
c) such foreign languages as French, German and Spainish.
d) their own language and no foreign language.
66) Many adults learn English because . . . . . . . . . .
a) English is spoken in their office.

b) they want to go abroad.
c) most of their books are in English.
d) it helps them in their work.
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THE END
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