Đề thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh lớp 8 số 29

TEST 02
I. Phonetics:
Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.
1). A). use B). music C). public D). value
2). A). breath B). bread C). dead D). great
3). A). bubble B). truck C). pollute D). public
4). A). learn B). fear C). clear D). hear
5). A). cook B). look C). book D). proof
6). A). children B). chorus C). check D). chicken
7). A). caps B). jeans C). shirts D). pants
8). A). invite B). tropical C). primary D). divide
9). A). student B). menu C). fur D). tutor
10). A). hot B). here C). hour D). hope
II. Reading and choose the best answer.
Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty- four
time zones, one hour apart. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty- four hours, and weeks
with more or fewer than seven days.
If you make a five- day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zone every
day. As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Traveling West, you set your clock back;
traveling East, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty - five or twenty - three hours.
If you travel by ship across the Pacific Ocean, you cross the international date line. By agreement, this
is the point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day,
backward or forward. traveling East, today becomes yesterday; traveling east, it is tomorrow.

11). The difference in time between zones is
A). seven days B). more than seven days
C). one hour D). twenty - four hours

12). From this selection it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean
A). is in one time zoneB). is divided into twenty - four zones
C). can't be crossed in five days D). is divided into five time zones

13). If you cross the ocean going East, you set clock
A). ahead by twenty - three hours B). ahead one hour in each new time zone C).
back one full day for each time zone D). ahead one hour for the whole trip

14). The international date line is the name for
A). the beginning of any new time zone B). any time zone in the Pacific Ocean.
C). the point where a new day begins D). any point where time changes by one hour

15). The best title for this selection is
A). How Time Zones Were Set Up B). Crossing the International Date Line
C). how Time Changes Around the World D). A trip Across the Atlantic
III. Reading and choose the best answer from A,B,C or D.
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Compost is a wonderful natural resource that helps plants grow well. Today I am going to tell
you (16)…… to start a compost heap. First we must use only household and garden matter (17)
………… tea leaves and egg shells, but we must (18)……… them first. Don't use any meat
or grain products because this attracts rats. Find a place (19)………… your garden that gets a
few hours of sunlight each day. The (20)……… also needs moisture but it will get this from
condensation. Cover the heap with a sheet of strong- plastic if the weather is wet. Keep adding to pile
and after six months, your compost can be used for your fields , gardens.
16). A). why B). how C). where D). what
17). A). include B). to include C). included D). including
18). A). wash B). to wash C). washing D). washed
19). A). on B). for C). at D). in
20). A). glass B). cans C). compost D). bottles
IV. Choose the best answer from A,B,C or D.
21). Minh is interested the history of Viet nam.
A). on B). in C). about D). at
22). A new school in our neighborhood right now.

A). is built B). is being built C). is building D). is being build
23). My car yesterday by him.
A). was repaired B). has been repaired C). is repaired D). can be repaired
24). My nephew to stay with me next weekend.
A). come B). is coming C). will come D). comes
25). does he have to work so hard? - To earn more money.
A). Why B). Who C). What D). When
26). Thank for inviting me to the festival.
A). rice- cooked B). cooking- rice C). rice- cooking D). cooked- rice
27). Children should to bed early.
A). gone B). go C). goes D). went
28). Don't worry about us. We can
A). look ourselves B). look for ourselves C). look after our self D). look after ourselves
29). She walked the kitchen and put her packages the table.
A). in/ into B). on/ into C). into/ in D). into/ on
30). I saw Peter at the party last night. He a red dress
A). wore B). was wearing C). had worn D). wears
31). your hair is long. It needs
A). cut B). cutting C). to cut D). had cut
32). We have learnt English three years.
A). at B). for C). in D). since
33). You forget what I told you. It is very important.
A). must B). have to C). can't D). mustn't
34). He doesn't look to be a famous boxer.
A). enough strong B). strong enough C). weak enough D). too weak
35). My friend Nam is He loves giving things to other people.
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A). skilled B). friendly C). direct D). generous
V. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English
36) “I come from Canada”. He said he comes from Canada.

A B C D
37) I’m bored and I wonder if you could to tell me what to do your fun.
A B C D
38) Thank for invite me to the rice –cooking contest of your school.
A B C D
39) I am interesting in the rice – cooking contest you organized yesterday.
A B C D
40) We don’t want to go out tonight because it is rain.
A B C D
41) Nam has learnt English since three years.
A B C D
42) He is very happy now. Because his bike is repaired yesterday.
A B C D
43) She is enough old to drive her car.
A B C D
44) “I can fix the faucets”. He said he can fix the faucets
A B C D
45) I don’t know where is he living now.
A B C D
VI. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given.
46). What ‘s the weight of your suit case?
- How.……………………………………………………………………………………………
47) Speaking English fluently is not easy.
- It ………………………………………………………………………………………………
48) John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man.
- John used ……………………………………………………………………………………
49) “ Why do you want the job?” He asked me
- He asked me …………………………………………………………………………………
50) “Do you like learning English?”
- She asked us …………………………………………………………………………………

51) They built this house in 1995.
- This house ……………………………………………………………………………………
52) He cleans his room.
- His room ………………………………………………………………………………………
53) You can’t go to school unless you get a bike.
- If you ………………………………………………………………………………………….
54) They will ask you a lot of questions.
- You ……………………………………………………………………………………………
55) They don’t use this computer.
- This computer ………………………………………………………………………………
VII. Writing.
Write a letter to a friend about your neighborhood. These questions may help you.
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- Where do you live?
- What does your house look like?
- What can you see from your bedroom window?
- How far is it from your home to school?
- How do you go to school?
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KEY TEST 02
01. - - = - 10. - - = - 19. - - - ~ 28. - - - ~
02. - - - ~ 11. - - = - 20. - - = - 29. - - - ~
03. - - = - 12. - - - ~ 21. - / - - 30. - / - -
04. ; - - - 13. - / - - 22. - / - - 31. - / - -
05. - - - ~ 14. - - = - 23. ; - - - 32. - / - -
06. - / - - 15. - - = - 24. - / - - 33. - - - ~
07. - / - - 16. - / - - 25. ; - - - 34. - / - -
08. - / - - 17. - - - ~ 26. - - = - 35. - - - ~
09. - - = - 18. ; - - - 27. - / - -
36. D 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. D
41. C 42. C 43. B 44. C 45. C
V. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given.
46. How heavy is your suit case?
47. It is not easy to speak English fluently.
48. John used to smoke cigarettes.
49. He asked me why I wanted the job.
50. She asked us if / whether we liked learning English.
51. This house was built in 1995.
52. His room is cleaned by him.
53. If you don’t get a bike you can’t go to school.
54. You will be asked a lot of questions.
55. This computer isn’t used.
VII. Writing.

Write a letter to a friend about your neighborhood. These questions may help you.
- Yªu cÇu viÕt ®óng t×nh huèng, ®óng ng÷ ph¸p.
Chi tiÕt cho ®iÓm nh sau.
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Tæng ®iÓm bµi thi lµ: 10 ®iÓm
* Phonetics: (2®iÓm)
- Mçi c©u ®óng 0, 2 ®iÓm. (10 x 0, 2)
* Reading: (2®iÓm) Gåm c©u II vµ c©u III:
- Mçi c©u ®óng 0, 2 ®iÓm. (10 x 0, 2)
* Language focus: (2, 5®iÓm) Gåm c©u IV vµ c©u V:
- Mçi c©u ®óng 0, 1 ®iÓm. (25 x 0,1)
* Rewrite: (2®iÓm)
- Mçi c©u ®óng 0, 2 ®iÓm. (10 x 0, 2)
* Writing: (1, 5®iÓm)
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