Đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh lớp 8 số 43

Grade 8 THE FISRT SEMESTER EXAM-015
Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences.
1. My younger sister is not old enough______________ to school alone.
A. going B. to go C. go D. went
2. The Earth______________ around the sun.
A. goes B. rises C. sets D. go
3. Lan’s close friend has______________.
A. black long hair B. hair short black C. long black hair D. hair long black
4. Hoa: Would you like some coffee? - Ba: ______________.
A. Yes, I’d like B. Yes, I like C. Yes, I would D. Yes, please
5. Bell started______________ with way of transmitting speech over a long distance.
A. experiment B. experimenting C. experiments D. experimented
6. We______________ ought to get up early to prepare our breakfast.
A. us B. we C. ours D. ourselves
7. Lien and Hoa have to wash their clothes by______________.
A. her B. herself C. themselves D. their
8. The children enjoy listening to______________ stories.
A. tradition B. traditional C. traditions D. traditionally
9. We______________ a lot of rice for dinner last week.
A. eat B. eating C. eaten D. ate
10. We’ll see each other______________ Thursday.
A. on B. in C. at D. by
11. The grade- eight students did their test______________.
A. good B. well C. very good D. best
12. Learners should try their best______________ new words.
A. learning B. learn C. to learn D. learned
13. She grows up in Japan, so her______________ is Japanese.
A. mother tongue B. second language C. foreign language D. third language
14. They are going to earn some money______________ the club.
A. to B. for C. by D. of
15. Could you______________ me a favor, please?

A. get B. lend C. make D. do
16. She can’t speak and hear. She is a______________ child.
A. blind B. deaf C. mute D. deaf – mute
17. They’ve studied English______________ three years.
A. for B. in C. since D. at
18. This book is different______________ that one.
A. of B. to C. from D. with
19. Airmail is much______________ than surface mail.
A. expensiver B. expensive C. more expensive D. most expensive
20. Ba has collected stamps______________ 1990.
A. in B. on C. for D. since
21. “8.20” is ______________.
A. It’s twenty to eight B. It’s twenty past eight C. It’s eight twenty D. B and C are correct
22. “9.45” is ______________.
A. It’s nine four five B. It’s forty- five past nine
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C. It’s a quarter to ten D. It’s quarter to ten
23. Tan: ______________ I help you? - Hoa: That is very kind of you.
A. Do B. Am C. May D. Would you
24. Tom: Do you need any______________? - Mary: No, thank you.
A. Sure B. No problem C. thank D. help
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
25. Mr. Phong will be at home in Saturday evening.
A B C D
26. Let me getting a form and we can fill it in.
A B C D
Read the letter then do the task below.
One day, as a farmer was in his field and his buffalo was grazing nearby, a tiger appeared. The
tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man was the master. The

farmer said he had something called wisdom, but he left it at home that day. He went to get the wisdom,
but before that he tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn’t want it to eat the buffalo. When
he returned, the farmer brought some straw with him. He said it was his wisdom. He lit the straw and
the fire burned the tiger. The tiger escaped, but it still has black stripes from the burns today
27. Where was the farmer?
 _____________________________________________________________________________
28. Why did the farmer tie the tiger?
 _____________________________________________________________________________
29. Where did the farmer leave his wisdom that day?
 _____________________________________________________________________________
30. What does the tiger have from the burn today?
 _____________________________________________________________________________
31. “Wisdom” means: ______________.
A. Intelligence B. Greedy C. Stupid D. Cruel
32. “Master” means: ______________.
A. Servant B. Boss C. Doctor D. Teacher
Supply the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
33. We ____________________ (have) a party next week. Would you like______________ (come)?
34. You should practice____________________ (speak) English every day.
35. My uncle_______________________ (not visit) us since we went to Ho Chi Minh City.
36. He is too young ____________________ (drive) his father’s car.
Rewrite these sentences as directed.
37. Thu doesn’t type as fast as she did.
 Thu used______________________________________________________________________
38. “Please turn down the radio for me”, said my mother.
 My mother asked me____________________________________________________________
39. He is strong. He can carry that suitcase.
 He is strong enough_____________________________________________________________
40. His car runs fast but a race car runs faster.
 His car doesn’t_________________________________________________________________

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ANSWER KEYS
27. The farmer was in his field
28. Because he didn’t want the tiger to eat his buffalo
29. He left his wisdom at home that day.
30. The tiger has black stripes from the burns today.
33. will have - to come
34. speaking
35. has not visited
36. to drive
37. Thu used to type fast.
38. My mother asked me to turn down the radio for her.
39. He is strong enough to carry that suitcase.
40. His car doesn’t run as fast as a race car.
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