Đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh lớp 8 số 44

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I
CHÂU THÀNH Năm học 2012-2013
Đề chính thức
Môn: TIẾNG ANH lớp: 8
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Student’s name: ____________________ Class: ________ Mark(s): ________/10
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.
1. I have lived in this house________ 1999.
A. in B. for C. since D. on
2. After dinner, Mom________ the lamp and Dad used to tell us stories.
A. light B. lighted C. lighting D. lit
3. Hoa’s friend will visit her________ Christmas Day.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
4. Ba is very good at studying. He is a________ student.
A. out-going B. generous C. humorous D. hard-working
5. A: Could you________ me a favor? –B: No problem.
A. do B. give C. make D. bring
6. Children may drink chemicals because they look like________.
A. candy B. soft drinks C. things D. water
7. You should do some housework________ please your parents.
A. so that B. so as C. in order to D. in order
8. Mount Everest is ________ mountain in the world.
A. highest than B. higher than C. the higher D. the highest
9. I am going________ a movie at 8 o’clock this evening.
A. to see B. see C. seeing D. to seeing
10. Computers________ more important in our lives.
A. are B. get C. getting D. are getting
11. The bag on the left is the same________ the bag on the right.
A. as B. with C. so D. to
12. Lan is not________ to lift the box.
A. strong enough B. enough strong C. enough time D. time enough

13. Mai: Who repaired the bike for you? –Nam: Nobody. I repaired it________.
A. themselves B. myself C. itself D. ourselves
14. A: Do you need any help? –B: ________.
A. Yes, I’d love to B. No, thank you C. Sorry, I can’t D. Good idea
15. Don’t go________. It’s too cold.
A. downstairs B. upstairs C. inside D. outside
16. Mrs. Nga speaks English________.
A. good B. goodly C. well D. bad
17. Mr. Green’s house is________ than Mr. Black’s flat.
A. more comfortable B. most comfortable C. comfortabler D. comfortablest
18. Choose the word that is not correct.
Do you want go to the museum with us this Friday?
A B C D
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19. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. lived B. attended C. collected D. needed
20. We love________ volleyball after school.
A. play B. plays C. playing D. to playing
21. ________ is the subject Hoa likes best.
A. Cook B. To cook C. Cooking D. Cooker
22. Alexander Graham Bell invented the________.
A. television B. telephone C. ballpoint-pen D. bike
23. Thu, ________ our new teacher!
A. come and meet B. nice to meet you C. how do you do D. good morning
24. A: Why is Nam absent today? –B: ________ he is sick.
A. So B. However C. Because D. Yes
Read the following passage and then answer the questions.
The Youth and Young Pioneers Organization was founded on 26
th
March 1931. It builds character,

encourages citizenship and personal fitness. The Y&Y has many plans to help the community. It
encourages all the members to take part in different programs.
The recycling programs can help people save natural resources. The “Rosy Smile” program helps
to raise funds for poor children. The “Green Sunday” program makes the city more beautiful with clean
streets, plenty of trees and flowers. It gives more green colors to the city and it is done on Sunday, so it
has the name “Green Sunday”.
There are some more helpful programs such as “Helping the Elderly and Street Children”,
“Supporting Cultural-Sport”, “Young Scientist”, etc.
25. Where was the Y&Y founded on 26
th
March 1931?
 ______________________________________________________________________________
26. Does the Y&Y encourage all the members to join in different programs?
 _______________________________________________________________________________
27. What does the “Rosy Smile” program do?
 _______________________________________________________________________________
28. Why is it named “Green Sunday”?
 _______________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones.
29. It wasn’t very warm. We couldn’t sit in the garden. (enough)
 It wasn’t ________________________sit in the garden.
30. Your friend has a toothache. Advise him to go to the dentist. (ought)
 You ________________________ the dentist.
31. “Can you try your best at school?” Quang’s sister said to him. (asked)
 Quang’s sister________________________ best at school.
32. “You should change the way you learn English.” Nam told Lan. (said)
 Nam ________________________ the way she learned English.
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
33. Their grandmother (tell) ______________ them a lot of stories last year.
34. I (be) ___________________ to Nha Trang since I was ten years old.

35. She (work) ___________________ for the company for a long time.
36. My mother (watch) _____________ TV every evening.
THE END
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ANSWER KEYS
25. Where was the Y&Y founded on 26
th
March 1931?
 It was founded in Vietnam.________________________________________________________
26. Does the Y&Y encourage all the members to join in different programs?
 Yes, it does._____________________________________________________________________
27. What does the “Rosy Smile” program do?
 It helps to raise fund for poor children.______________________________________________
28. Why is it named “Green Sunday”?
 Because it is done on Sunday.______________________________________________________
Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones.
29. It wasn’t very warm. We couldn’t sit in the garden. (enough)
 It wasn’t__warm enough for us to__sit in the garden.
30. Your friend has a toothache. Advise him to go to the dentist. (ought)
 You ___ought to go to___ the dentist.
31. “Can you try your best at school?” Quang’s sister said to him. (asked)
 Quang’s sister___asked him to try his___ best at school.
32. “You should change the way you learn English.” Nam told Lan. (said)
 Nam __said (that) Lan should change__ the way she learned English.
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
33. Their grandmother (tell) ___told__ them a lot of stories last year.
34. I (be) __have been___ to Nha Trang since I was ten years old.
35. She (work) ___has worked___ for the company for a long time.
36. My mother (watch) ___watches___ TV every evening.
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