Đề thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh 8 số 2

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
CẨM XUYÊN
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN
LỚP 8 THCS NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Đề thi có 05 trang, gồm 9 phần)
Lưu ý: → Thí sinh không sử dụng bất kể tài liệu nào, kể cả từ điển.
→ Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi, ghi câu trả lời vào các ô cho sẵn ở cuối các phần.
→ Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.
Điểm của toàn bài thi Các giám khảo Số phách
(Bằng số) (Bằng chữ) (Ký và ghi rõ họ tên) (Do Trưởng Ban chấm thi ghi)
Giám khảo 1:
Giám khảo 2:
Part I - Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others in the group.
1. A. deliver B. device C. service D. transmit
2. A. accept B. happy C. apple D. ant
3. A. control B. petrol C. revolve D. roll
4. A. force B. short C. cornner D. coral
5. A. television B. leisure C. pleasure D. sure
6. A. reply B. supply C. envy D. deny
7. A. plow B. cow C. how D. flow
8. A. student B. study C. studio D. stupid
9. A. says B. lays C. stays D. plays
10 A. cigarette B. ceiling C. city D. cat
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part II- Choose the answer A, B, C or D which best fits the space in each of the following
sentences.

1. Tom can wait for somebody for a long time without complaining. - He is very _________
A. polite B. patient C. impatient D. impolite
2. Tam always works hard. He studies ten hours every day. He’s a _________ student.
A. lazy B. hard-working C. careful D. unusual
3. This led to the ________ of the telephone
A. invention B. discovery C. experiment D. example
4. The telephone is a (n) ________ that hepls you communicate over a long distance.
A. box B. thing C. device D. instrument
5. One match can __________ a fire.
A. make B. start C. cause D. all are correct
6.Get me a ___________ . I want to cook this piece of meat.
A. rice cooker B. frying pan C. saucepan D. jar
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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
7. The farmer said that he had something called _________ but he left it at home.
A. wise B. intelligent C. interesting D. wisdom
8. There was the news that the prince would ________ his wife from the village.
A. choose B. select C. pick up D. both A and B
9. So they ___________ a piece of paper on which new words with their meaning and use are written
every where in the house to learn it any time.
A. post B. get C. stick D. put
10. Some people learn a foreign language easily. Others have trouble learning a new language. Trouble
means: ________
A. reasons B. matter C. difficulty D. causes
11. We can help save natural __________ by recyling used glass, paper and cans.
A. sources B. energy C. resources D. materials
12. Although scouting is mainly for boys, there are organizations _________ the BSA which girls can join
A. the same B. similar to C. alike D. look like
13. The store owners have been ___________ about the new mall for month.
A. anxious B. happy C. excited D. concerned

14. It is very different from the _________ shopping area.
A. older B. being C. present D. now
15. Did you _________ your pocket book ?
A. lose B. lost C. loose D. loosen
16. ________ not to make mistakes, type slowly and carefully
A. So as B. In order C. So that D. Both A and B
17. ________ last year we haven’t been allowed to park here.
A. For B. Since C. By D. From
18. I _________ you a lift to work tomorrow if you like.
A. will give B. give C. am going to give D. am giving
19. All letters _______ today should arrive tomorrow.
A. posted B. post C. to post D. posting
20. When I arrived, there was a big red car _________ outside the house.
A. park B. parked C. parking D. parks
21. Would you mind if I ___________ on the radio.
A. turn B. turning C. turned D. to turn
22. Could you hepl me _____________ this door, please?
A. push B. pushing C. pushed D. for pushing
23. A plane __________ 38 passengers crashed into the sea yesterday.
A. carry B. carried C. carries D. carrying
24. When I was walking home, there was a man __________ me.
A. following B. followed C. follow D. to follow
25. Why don’t you __________ your hat? – It’s sunny today.
A. put on B. put out C. take off D. take on
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

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Part III- Use the word given in capitals at the of each line to form a word that fits in the space in
the same line.
KIDS WATCH MORE TV
A study into children’s television (0) viewing habits reveals that children whose
parents have a high level of (1) _________ tend to watch less television than children
from less educated family. (2) _________ . The report also suggests that a high rate of
TV watching among children in poorer (3) __________ areas and in the provinces,
compared to those living in large urban centres, is often due to (4) _________ and a
lack of other kinds of (5) _____________ in the area. Disco, cinama, theater and
sports (6) ________________ offer children in urban centres a wider range of
pastimes, which leads to far (7) _____________________ hours being spent in front
of the box. (8) _____________________, comedies and adaventure films are
children’s (9) ____________ programmes, while twenty percent of children said they
preferred (10) ___________ films and thrillers.
VIEW
EDUCATE
BACK
SUBURB
POOR
ENTERTAIN
ACTIVE
FEW
COMMERCE
FAVOUR
VIOLENCE
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part IV- Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb chosen from the box.

come / cook (2) / cut (2) / give (2) / go / laugh / live / work (2)
Two years after Tom and Elizabeth married, now they _________ (1) in a small flat in a big city.
They are young and happy. Tom ___________ (2) in a bank and Elizabeth ___________ (3) in a office.
They __________ (4) to work everyday, and ___________ (5) home together. Elizabeth always ________
(6) dinner and when they have meat, Tom always ___________ (7) it up when they sit down to eat.
One day, when her husband __________ (8) the meat, Elizabeth complained to him, “ When we
were first married, Tom, you always ________ (9) me the bigger piece of meat when you cut it, and you
kept the smaller one for yourself. But now, you always ________ (10) me the smaller piece and keeping
the bigger one for yourself. Don’t you love me anymore?”
Her husband ______ (11) and answered, “Oh, no. It’s because you ________ (12) better now!”
Your answers:
1. 5. 9.
2. 6. 10.
3. 7. 11.
4. 8. 12
Part V- Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer A, B or C for each question.
SPRING GARDEN
Many people in the suburb in the U.S. has a small vegetable and flower garden at home. Each
house has a yard. The front yard is usuallly a lawn and may have flower beds. Part of the back yard is
often used for a vegetable garden.
In parts of the country where there is snow during the winter, the season for planting a garden
begins in the months of May or June. Popular vegetables for cultivation in home gardens are radishes,
peas, beans, cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, lettuce and carrots.
The government encourages home gardening by publishing pamphlets of information about the
planting and care of gardens. These can be obtained from the local authorities free of charge.
1. What is there in front of the house ?
A. a lawn B. a vegetable garden C. a garage
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2. Where are vegetables planted ?
A. inside the house B. in a green house C. in the back yard

3. Which of the months below is not the time for planting?
A. January B. May C. June
4. What can be found in a home garden?
A. rice B. tomatoes C. sugarcane
5. What can we get free from the government?
A. advice for gardening B. some plant seeds C. a piece of land for gardening
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part VI - Read the following passage and choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete
each of the blanks.
Advice For Travellers
Advice for travellers who may fall ill while abroad. Most British people go abroad on holiday to
visit family, or on short business trip. People are _________ (1) to find out how to get urgent treatment
before leaving the UK. They have to (2) _________ a form which explain what they (3) __________ do if
they fall ill or (4) __________ an accident, and what arrangements exist in (5) ___________ country for
medical treatment. The regulations are fairly simple but (6) ________ people do not have this information,
they may (7) __________ that private medical care is extremely expensive. It is not unusual for people to
discover that they do not have (8) ________ money with them to (9) ________ the total costs and (10)
_________ such circumstances an already difficult situation becomes even more complicated.
1. A. advised B. suggested C. said D. spoken
2. A. put B. bring C. fill D. get
3. A. ought B. will C. should D. may
4. A. have B. get C. happen D. take
5. A. their B. each C. one D. this
6. A. because B. whether C. as D. if
7. A. look B. want C. find D. know
8. A. enough B. little C. few D. full
9. A. pay B. give C. spend D. have
10. A. on B. in C. at D. up
Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PART VII- Complete each space in the following passage with a suitable form of the word from the box
Contents / business / enclosed / package / correspond
Letter / counter / sign / postage / overseas
This morning, I went to the post office to take care of some (1) __________ . First, I bought a
sheet of (2) ___________ stamps to mail some letters that were sitting on my desk. Then, I wanted to send
a (3) ____________ to a business associate with some fragile items, so I packaged everything in bubble
wrap and (4) ___________ a letter describling the contents. The man at the (5) _____________ weighed
the box, and I had to fill out a form indicating the (6) ________________ of the box and its value. Finally,
I sent a certified (7) ____________ to a colleague, and he will have to (8) ____________ for it when it
arrives. Certified letters are used to prove that the other person received it. I also have a number of
international friends with whom I (9) ____________ regularly. Postage for (10) __________ mail costs
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more than local postage rates, but you can always cut down on postage by sending a postcard instead of a
regular letter.
Part VIII- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. You mustn’t change the given words in any way.
1. It’s a long time since we became close friends.
 We have………………………………………………… ………………
2. No one is more intelligent than her in our school.
 She…………………………………………………… …………………
3. He’d rather play golf than tennis.
 He prefers…………………………… ……………………………………
4. “You shouldn’t translate each sentence into Vietnamese,” my brother told me
 My brother told ……………………………… ………………… ………
5. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
 People……………………… ………………………………………
6. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
 The time machine ………………………………………………………….…… ………………….…

7. These plants can’t possibly grow in such poor ground.
 It is impossible
8. He worked hard so that he could build a small house.
 He worked
9. The examiner will read the passage three times.
 The passage …………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. “Why aren’t you taking the exams?” said Paul.
 Paul asked me …………………………………………………………………………………………
Part IX- Write sentences using the cues given.
1. Nga / want / go / holiday / this summer.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. She / want / go abroad
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. She /decide / go / China
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. She / star / save / money / her trip
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. She /decide/ not / spend / money / her clothes
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. She / hope / save / about 3 million VND
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. She / ask / brother / lend / her / the rest
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. She / also / try / work / evening / earn / more
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
THE END

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