Đề thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh lớp 8 số 58

Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-014
Circle the word which is pronounced differently from that of the others: (1.5ms)
1. A. visited B. wanted C. decided D. looked
2. A. send B. mend C. serve D. spend
3. A. sun B. sugar C. sound D. seat
4. A. character B. chemistry C. Christmas D. cheese
5. A. hair B. hour C. height D. house
6. A. invent B. decide C. combine D. provide
Circle the best answer: (3ms)
7. I’m sorry. I’m not _________to help you lift the table.
A. enough strong B. too strong C. strong enough D. enough to strong
8. What about going shopping this afternoon? - _________.
A. I’m too tired B. What a pity! C. That’s not right D. That’s a good idea!
9. There is a _________number of activities to choose from.
A. tall B. large C. full D. short
10. Governments all over the world are trying to provide facilities _________these migrants.
A. for B. and C. by D. with
11. They have organized a community meeting in order to _________the situation.
A. discussed B. to discuss C. discuss D. discussing
12. We must be there_________7.30 and 10.30.
A. at B. before C. after D. between
13. Steve used _________a football player.
A. be B. to be C. being D. been
14. Although his friends enjoy his funny stories, they are sometimes _________by his jokes.
A. annoyed B. annoying C. annoy D. annoys
15. I don’t want you to pay for me. I’ll pay for _________.
A. itself B. herself C. himself D. myself
16. Language _________learn words in different ways.
A. students B. leaners C. workers D. writers
17. He had problems with Spanish _________, because some of Spanish sounds are really hard.
A. vocabulary B. grammar C. pronunciation D. spelling

18. I’m looking for a _________to send this parcel to Hue. Can you show me the one near here?
A. public phone B. police station C. photocopy store D. post office
Write the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses: (1.5ms)
19. They _______________Quang Trung school since last year. (attend)
20. Tom’s father _______________him how to drive when he was young. (teach)
21. The new school year usually _______________in September. (start)
22. They enjoy _______________jokes. (tell)
23. My father _______________in the army from 1990 to 1995. (serve)
24. When I see Tom tomorrow, I _______________him to my party. (invite)
Circle the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English. (1m)
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25. I won’t do the homework for you. You should do it itself.
A B C D
26. You mustn’t crossing the street without looking. It’s dangerous.
A B C D
27. Ba loves play soccer, but he doesn’t like swimming.
A B C D
28. Their tastes are different as mine.
A B C D
Read the text and answer the questions: (1.5ms)
Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors in cinema history. However, life hasn't always
been easy for him. As a young boy, Tom was shy and had difficulty in finding friends, although he
really enjoyed taking part in school plays.
After he had finished High School, Tom went to New York to look for work. He found
employment as a porter, and at the same time he attended drama classes. In 1980, the film director
Franco Zeffirelli offered Tom his first part in a film. Ten years later, he had become so successful that
he was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, earning millions of dollars for each film.
Today, Tom still appears in films and is as popular as ever with his thousands of fans from all
around the world.

29. Who is Tom Cruise?
 ______________________________________________________________________________
30. Why did he have difficulty in finding friends?
 ______________________________________________________________________________
31. What did he really enjoy in his school when he was a young boy?
 ______________________________________________________________________________
32. Where did he go after he had finished high school?
 ______________________________________________________________________________
33. When did Tom become one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood?
 ______________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite these sentences so as to stay the same in meaning as the root one. (1.5ms).
34. Peter is tall. He can play volleyball. (use enough)
 Peter__________________________________________________________________________
35. Mary said: “Can you give me a book, please?”
 Mary asked me_________________________________________________________________
36. I usually sleep late on Sundays.
 I enjoy________________________________________________________________________
37. This question is very difficult. I can’t answer it. (combine using too…to…)
 This__________________________________________________________________________
38. I usually went fishing when I was young. (using used to)
 I_____________________________________________________________________________
THE END
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