Đề thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh lớp 8 số 59

Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others.
1. A. information B. entertainment C. offer D. afternoon
2. A. difference B. remote C. rural D. urban
3. A. believe B. recycle C. exciting D. nature
4. A. traffic B. apartment C. arrange D. supply
5. A. facility B. community C. happy D. humidity
Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences below.
6. These boxes are _______.
A. too heavy carrying B. too heavy to carry C. so heavy to carry D. heavy to carry
7. The president is deeply concerned _______ this issue.
A. about B. to C. in D. on
8. There is a big difference _______ British and German schools.
A. between B. from C. with D. of
9. Martina’s mother has been her coach_______ many years.
A. since B. for C. as D. when
10. Americans often say “Thank you” when you help them _______ something.
A. do B. doing C. to do D. A&C are correct
11. Is your English _______ better?
A. get B. got C. getting D. geting
12. _______ is a longtime when there is not enough rain.
A. Storm B. Drought C. Typhoon D. Flood
13. That child is getting_______ every day.
A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. biger
14. Mary and I are looking forward _______ you.
A. of seeing B. for seeing C. to seeing D. to see
15. It has been the_______ day in London for 35 years.
A. hoter B. hotter C. hotest D. hottest
16. At school, pupils are taught in order to have good ________.
A. health b. pride C. satisfaction D. behavior
17. It’s becoming more_______ to go out alone at night.

A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. dangerousness
18. They are very concerned about their son’s illness.
A. worried B. uncomfortable C. unhappy D. dissatisfactory
19. I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me to look _______ them?
A. after B. at C. for D. Forward
20. Anna was excited and happy_______ the baby.
A. on B. at C. of D. about
21. The weather is getting_______.
A. warmer B. warmly C. warmness D. warming
22. TV is bringing _______ information _______ entertainment.
A. not only / but also B. so/that C. either/or D. more/ than
23. I _______ him yet.
A. won’t meet B. didn’t meet C. haven’t met D. don’t meet
24. The film was _______ than the book.
A. more excited B. more exciting C. the most exciting D. the most excited
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Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM
25. The earth _______ warmer.
A. slowly gets B. is slowly getting C. slowly gets D. is getting slowly
Read the passage and then choose the best answer to the following questions.
A recent survey shows that Britons hate their neighbors. The results are alarming. 80% of the
people who took part in the survey feel that their neighbors are inconsiderate. 25% don’t talk to the
people who live next door and 10% don’t even know their names. In fact, one million householders in
Britain would like to move because of the people that live next door.
The biggest cause of friction is noise. Many of the complaints about noise came from people who
live in flats and divided houses. The other major problems are arguments about car parking spaces, and
old people complaining about the young.
inconsiderate (adj) : thiếu quan tâm/ survey (n) : khảo sát/ friction (n) : sự xích mích
26. What does the word ‘hate’ in line 1 mean?
A. dislike someone very much B. like someone very much

C. love someone very much D. proud of someone
27. We could replace ‘took part in’ in line 2 with _______.
A. participated in B. joined C. cared for D. A & B are correct
28. _______ of the people who took part in the survey don’t know their neighbors’ names.
A. 80% B. 25% C. 10% D. One million
29. How many householders in Britain would like to move because of their neighbors?
A. 80% of them B. 25% of them C. 10% of them D. one million
30. Which of the following is true?
A. Just some Britons hate their neighbors.
B. 80% of the -people who took part in the survey feel that their neighbors are nice.
C. Noise isn’t the biggest cause of friction.
D. One of the major problems is arguments about car parking places.
Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
31. They (never talk) ___________________ to each other since the children left home.
32. This is the first time I (be) ____________ here.
33. He always hates (answer) ____________ the phone.
34. Our friend is in hospital. We ____________ him this afternoon. (visit)
35. Driving ____________ (cause) many accidents.
Rewrite the sentences, so that their meaning stays the same.
36. She started living in this area five years ago.
 She has________________________________________________________________________
37. She sings more beautifully than her sister. (use as… as)
 Her sister______________________________________________________________________
38. It’s interesting to take part in the young pioneers club.
 We are interested _______________________________________________________________
39. The weather was fine. We could go camping. (use enough)
 _____________________________________________________________________________
40. He is not strong enough to carry the box. (use too…to)
 The box______________________________________________________________________
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