đề tham khảo ôn thi hsg tiếng anh 8, test 7

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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
KÌ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
I/- Choose the word that has the underlined, bold part pronounced
differently from the rest. (10pts)
1, A. honest B. hour C. honor D. huMour
2, A. deaf B. beat C. lead D. teach
3, A. there B. thank C. youth A. thirsty
4, A. fund B. upset C. tutor D. rug
5, A. safe B. mall C. nature D. face
6, A. option B. information C. quention D. invitation
7, A. school B. chemistry C. character D. child
8, A. invited B. liked C. ended D. wanted
9, notice B. grow C. ghost D. lost
10, like B. wide C. oponion D. file
II/- Grammar and vocabulary: Choose the best answer for each sentence. (10pts)
1,It’s dangerous………… and to drive fast.
A .swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam
2,When I …….home, my mother…… a big cake.
A.came/making C. came/was making
B.come/make D. was coming/make
3,Do you mind if I……… your computer for an hour?
A.used B. use C. am using D. have used
4,She arrived early………….order to get a good seat.
A.on B. in C. out D. at
5,The radio was…………by Tim yesterday.
A.repaired B. repairing C. repair D. repairs
6,I prefer the city……… the countryside.
A.or B. from C. to D. and

7,The man………… by the window is my uncle.
A,stands B. standing C. stand D. stood
8, They’re getting married _____________ the end of June.
A. on B. in C. at D.during
9, I’m sorry but you have to cook dinner _____________
A. alone you B.himself C. yourself D.on you
10, You use a _______________ to cook rice.
A. steamer B. rice cooker C. saucepan D. frying pan
III/- Read the text and answer the questions bellow. (10pts)
Fire was very important to man . He needed fire to keep himself warm at night. He
used fire to cook his food. He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals. In
some parts of the world he used fire to signal messages. Red Indians, for example,
used fire to make smoke signals. In some other countries people lit fire to warm their
friends of danger. Fire was also used to give light. Before the invention of the oil lamp,
men used burning sticks as torchs. And before man discovered gas and electricity, he
hung small fires in wire baskets from posts to light the streets. One man even used fire
to tell the time. He invented a candle clock. He made a candle that took exactly twelve
hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts. He lit the candle and
could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle. But the
candle clock did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle, the
flame burned too quickly.
1. What did man probably first use fire for?
2. For what purpose was fire used by red Indians?
3. What were the first street lights?
4. How long did the candle clock take to burn?
5. What would happen if a wind blew on a candle clock?
IV/- Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the
same. (10pts)
1,Franco: “I watch the football game every Sunday”
Franco told ……………………………………………………………

2,Julie: “I’ve already made plans to do something else”
Julie told her friend …………………………………………………
3,They built those buildings in 2001.
 Those buildings ………………………………………………………
4,He spoke English at the meeting.
 English ……………………………………………………………….
5, That letter was written by Tom.
Tom ……………………………………………………………….
6, Is this bladder mended by Mr Green ?
Does Mr Green …………………………………………………………………….
7,That girl is very intelligent.
What ……………………………………………………………….
8,This living-room isn’t as big as that kitchen.
That kitchen ………………………………………………………………………….
9,Khanh said “You ought to take a break, Huy”
 Khanh advised ……………………………………………………………….
10,We’ve never met such a famous singer before.
 It’s the first time ……………………………………………………………….
V/ Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in
brackets. (0) is an example for you. (10pts)
0, They have all been absolutely (wonder) wonderful!
1, I don’t like that film. It’s very (bore) __________________.
2, Ho Chi Minh City is (large) _________________ city in Vietnam.
3, They boy fell asleep during (perform) __________________.
4. She is a _________________ she sells flowers at a shop in Canada (flower).
5, The male birds are more (colour) _________________ than the females.
6, Every pupil was very (excite) ______________ about the holiday.
7,His parents are very proud of his (succeed) _______________.
8, David Beckham is my (favour) ______________player.
9, I don’t know how you (celebration) ______________ your birthday.

10,Some people feel that towns are too (noise) ______________ for them to live in.
VI/ Supply the corect verb form. (10pts)
1. Yester day, I (1. spend) ……………… two hours (2. do)………… the homeword.
2. The thiefs (3. catch)…………… when they (4. leave)………… the bank.
3. Two hours ago, Mrs Brown (5. have)………… Alice (6. take)……… her son to
the school.
4. How many times you (7. be)………… to Ho Chi Minh City?
5. The moon (8. move)……………… around the earth.
6. Next summer, my parents wil let me (9. visit)…………… my grand father.
7. How about (10. go)……………… to the zoo?
VII/ Fill the suitable prepositions. (10pts)
1. She went out the room………………… (1) saying a word.
2. The life in the countryside is changing…………. (2)better.
3. She was born………………(3) 2 o’clock …………… (4)18
th
July.
4. Mary is thinking……………… (5) importing fowers………… (6) China.
5. They are traveling……………… (7) the airport…………… (8)a bus.
6. I am afraid……………….(9) ghost.
7. The fight……………… (10)deforestation is very important.
VIII/ Listen and write the missing words. (10pts)
Every year, students in many ………………….(1) learn English. Some of these
students are young children . Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at
school, others ………………………( 2) by themselves. A few learn English just by
hearing ………………… (3) in films, on TV, in the office or among their friends.
But not many are lucky to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another
language.
Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their
……………………… ( 4).They study their own language , and mathematics and
English. In England, America, or ………………….( 5), many boys and girls study

their own English , which is English, and mathematics and another language ,
perhaps ………………………( 6) , or German or Spanish.
Many ……………………… (7) learn English , because it is ……………… ( 8) for
their work . teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some of
their ………………………… ( 9)are in English at the college or university. Other
people learn English because they want to read ………………… (10) or magazines in
English.
IX/ Find the mistakes and correct. (10pts)
1, Some people grow so taller that their health may become endangered.
A B C D
2, After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister.
A B C D
3,The phone rung while I was washing the dishes.
A B C D
4,The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world.
A B C D
5,She isn’t old enough to done this job.
A B C D
6, Eight hundred years ago Christmas songs are performed for people in towns
A B C
and villages.
D
7, Would you mind help me solve these mathematics problems? I can hardly
A B C
understand how to do them.
D
8, She was having dinner when a man was coming and giving her a bunch of
A B C D
flowers.
9, My brother didn’t wear that uniform since he left school .

A B C D
10.After each lesson we often have a ten- minutes rest .
A B C D

X/ Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each space. Use only
one word in each space : (10pts)
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is a truly American holiday. Nobody should have dinner alone on
that day. That's what Thanksgiving is all (1) ……………………… The first
immigrants, who were called Pilgrims, (2) to America from Europe about
three hundred and fifty years (3) …………………… They were good friends with (4)
………………………Indians and they tried ( 5 ) ……………… corn and other
stuff together but it was really hard farming at that time. When they got the first
harvest, the (6) …………………… and the Americans had a big dinner together to
(7) God for their good luck. And the food the American eat now (8)
…………………………… Thanksgiving are the same kinds of things that the
Pilgrims ate: turkey, corn and squash. The date is (9) …… every year but
it is always the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada, they (10)
………………………… it in October.
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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
I/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
1-D 3-A 5-B 7-D 9-D
2-A 4-C 6-C 8-B 10-C
II/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
1.C 2.C 3.B 4.B.
5.D
6.B 7.B 8.C 9.C
10.C
III/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 2 điểm.

1. 1, to keep himself warm at night.
2. to make smoke signals
3. small fires hung in wire bastkets from post.
4. 12 hours.
5. the clock would be slow.
V/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
1)Franco told he watched the football game every Sunday.
2)They told her friend she had already made plans to do something else.
3) Those building were built in 2001.
4)English was spoken at the meeting.
5) Tom wrote that letter.
6) Does Mr Green mend this bladder?
7) What an intelligent girl!
8) That kitchen is bigger than this living-room.
9) Khanh advised Huy to take a break.
10) It’s the first time we met such a famous singer.
V/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
1-boring 2-the largest 3-performance 4-florist
5-colourful 6-excited 8-success 8-favourite
9-celebrate 10-noisy
VI/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
(1) spent (3) were caught (5) had (7) have – been (9) visit
(2) doing (4) were leaving (6) take (8) moves (10) going
VII/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
1. without 3. at – on 5. to / in 7. against
2. for 4. of / about – from 6. of
VIII/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
1, countries 2,study 3, language 4,subjects 5,Autralia
6, French 7,adults 8, useful 9, books 10, newspapers
IX/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.

1-B 2-A 3-B 4-B
5-C 6-B 7-B 8-C 9- A 10- C
X/ Mỗi đáp án đúng 1 điểm.
1 about 2 . came 3 . ago 4 . the 5 . growing
6. Indians 7. thank 8. for 9. different 10. celebrate