đề tham khảo ôn thi hsg tiếng anh 8, test 70

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®Ò thi häc sinh giái tiÕng anh 8
n¨m häc 2006 –2007
Questions:
I. Choose the best answer.
1. Let me you an application form.
a. to get b. getting c. get
2. What I do for you ?
a. can b. may c. need
3. I am enrolling the activities for this summer.
a. to b. for c. in
4. I am very proud you, my son.
a. of b. with c. about
5. The doctor asked the patients to bed on time.
a. go b. to go c. going
6. Students should work to make their parents happy.
a. hard b. hardly c. in hard way
7. Nam his hand when he was cooking the dinner.
a. burnt b. was burning c. has burnt
8. The children to the zoo.
a. were enjoyed taken b. were enjoyed taking c. enjoyed
being taken
II. Read the first sentence, and then complete the second sentence with the
same meaning.
1. “ Shut the door but don’t lock it”, he said to me.
_ He
told

2. “Can you speak more slowly ?” he said to me
_ He

asked

3. You know much about cars but she knows more .
_ You
don’t

4. They are doing their homework.
_ their
homework

5. A big house is being built in this garden.
_
They

III. Put the verbs in the blankets into corrects forms.
1. How long you ( know ) each other ?
2. Some documents ( steal ) last night.
3. Look ! What the children ( do ) in the garden ?
4. He was eating when his friend ( come )
5. She ( eat ) rice for lunch, doesn’t she ?
6. I ( meet ) him in Ho Chi Minh city two months ago
7. She (write) three letters so far.
8. Do you think it ( rain) tomorrow?
IV. Turn these sentences into the passive voice or active voice.
1. He hasn’t cleaned his car since last week.
2. Were you doing your homework at 8.00 yesterday?
3. The lesson is being explained by the teacher.
4. The boy has been taken to the zoo for three times by his parents.
5. Goegraphy is taught by Mr. Hung.
V. Arrage the following words into the correct sentence.

1. burned / cover / sterile / area / with / a / dressing / the / thick.
2. when / the / give / a / victim / cup / sevives / of / tea / he.
3. went / Ha noi / in / to / order / meet / he / to / his / father.
4. soccer match / I / watch / that / think / be/ it / would / idea / good / to / a.
5. don’t / for / go / why / a / days / away / you / few / ?
Answer
I. (2 points ) - (8 .0,25p)
1. c 3. b 5. b 7. a
2. a 4. a 6. a 8. c
II. (2 points ) - (5. 0,4p)
1. He told us to shut the door but not to lock it.
2. He asked me to speak more slowly.
3. You don’t know about cars as much as she does .
4. Their homework is being done by them .
5. They are building a big house in this garden.
III. (2 points ) -( 8. 0,25p)
1. Have you known
2. were stolen
3. are the children doing
4. came
5. eats
6. met
7. has written
8. will rain
IV. (2 points ) - ( 5. 0,4p)
1. His car hasn’t been cleaned since last week.
2. Was your homework being done at 8.00 o’clock yesterday.
3. The teacher is explaining the lesson.
4. The boy’s parents have taken him to the zoo for three times.
5. Mr. Hung teaches geography.

V. (2 points ) - ( 5. 0,4p)
1. Cover the burned area with a thick sterile dressing.
2. Give the victim a cup of tea when he sevives.
3. He went to Hanoi in order to meet his father.
4. I think it would be a good idea to watch that soccer match.
5. Why don’t you go away for a few days.
®Ò thi häc sinh giái tiÕng anh 8(90’)
I. Chän ®¸p ¸n thÝch hîp nhÊt ®Ó hoµn thµnh nh÷ng c©u sau:
1After a month, Hoa got used to . in her new school.………………
A. study B. studying C. studied D. is studying
2.She told me up too late.………
A. don’t stay B. not to stay C. not stay D. to not stay
3.Her son was absent from school of his illness last Tuesday……………
A. because B. instead C. though D. but
4.That child to go at once . ………
A. will B had better C. has D. have
5.The front yard is . to play soccer in.…………
A. small too B. so small C. too small D. very small
6.My brother feels again after his operation.……………
A. strongly B. strength C. strong D. enough strong
7.He doesn’t enjoy basketball……………
A. to play B. plays C. played D. playing
8.This form must have the . of the writer.……………
A. to sign B. signature C. signing D. sign.
9. Jane and Jack stood in front of the mirror and looked at .
A. herself B. himself C.theirselves D. themselves
10. Susan is the of the three girls.
A. prettier B. prettiest C. pretty D. prettily
11. the beginning of the day called morning or evening?
A. Is B. Are C. Does D.Can

12. Nam familiar with getting up early in winter two years ago.
A. was B. were C. is D. has been
13.The school yard was with students.
A. crowd B. crowds C. crowded D. crowding
14. These are new born of our farm.
A. calf B. calves C. calfes D. calfs
15. My father always drives He is a driver.
A. carefully - careful B. carefully - carefully
C. carefully - care D. careful – carefully
16. Unless you work hard, you fail the exams.………
A. won’t fail B. will fail C. don’t fail D. didn’t fail
17. Mr Minh used to alot when he was young.…………
A. smoke B. smoking C. smoked D.be smoking
18. Minh drew that picture . .………… No one helped him .
A. himself B. heself C. hisself D. Minh’s self
19. Why are you turning on the TV ? I the news.………
A. will watch B. am going to watch C. watch D. watched
20. Hung is . to ride motobike to school.…………
A. not old enough B. old not enough
C. enough old not D. enough not old
21. We have learned English . nearly three years.………
A. since B. for C. in D. in
22. Tom failed the exam .…………… his laziness.
A. so B. because C. because of D. instead of
23. I told him ………… so much candy.
A. not to eat B. don’t eat C. to not eat D. to eat not
24. Nam dosen’t watch T.V often as his brother
A. so B. like C. such D. too
25.Nhung is with being a famous star.
A. boring B. boredom C. bored D. to bore

26. The show last night was so that we saw it through
A. fascinating B. fascinated C. boring D. excited
27. Their family had a few rest after a long trip
A. hours B. hour’s C. hours’ D. hour
28. Either I or Tom .beef.…………
A. doesn’t like B. don’t like C. like D. likes
29. When I called her, she a bath.…………
A. had B. was having C. has D. is having
30. I am looking forward to you.…………
A. see B. seeing C. be seeing D. be seen
31. What when I called you?…………
A. were you doing B. did you do C. are you doing D. do you do
32. I’d rather you at home tonight.………
A. stay B. stayed C. to stay D. staying
33. It was raining we cancelled the trip to Halong Bay last Sunday.………
A. although B. because C. so D. but
34. She spends fifteen minutes to school.………
A. to walk B. walking C.walk D. walked
35. She hasn’t written to me .………
A. already B. never C. no longer D. yet
II. ViÕt l¹i c¸c c©u sau, b¾t ®Çu b»ng tõ cho tríc, kh«ng thay ®æi nghÜa cña c©u:
1. How long is it since he left school?  When…
2. We can’t afford to buy the car.  The car…
3. We arrived too late to see the film.  We didn’t…
4. If you don’t rest yourself, you will be ill.  Unless……
5. Nam has never spoken to a foreigner before.  It……
6. What is the weight of your suitcase?
 How………………………………………………………………………
7. My house is bigger than your’s.
 Your house isn’t…………………………………………………………

8. My father cleans the car every week.
 The car……………………………………………………………………
9. “Do you know to speak English?” He asked me.
He asked me .
10. someone should do the job tomorrow.
the job
We started learning English three years ago. We have
1. Jane can cook better than Daisy.
Daisy
cant.
2. Do you understand what I have said?
The teacher asked the students

3. Some students are too weak in grammatical structures to write sentences.
Some students are not

4. Lets not cross the street outside the zebra crossings.
Why
III.Đọc đoạn văn sau rồi viết T (True) vào câu đúng, F (False) vào mỗi câu sai:
It is a custom in Britain and in most European countries to celebrate a persons day. Members of
the family and close friends are supposed to be presrent at the party. If they cant come they may send a gift
by post. At the birthday party, the peron who gives birth day party opens all the gifts in front of all the
people present and thanks them for the gifts.
The mother usually makes a birthday cake, or if she cant, she may order one from a cake- shop. A
mumber of candles are placed on the top of the cake and will be lighted when the party starts. The number
of candles is also the age of that person. After the light is out they all sing a song Ahppy birthday to
you . Then they play some games or sing or dance together.
1. Only in Britain people celeberate peoples birthday.
2. Only dear friends and members of the family are present.
3. Some people may send gifts if they cant go to the party.

4. They open the gifts in front of their friends at birthday party.
5. Father always makes the cake for the party.
6. You can buy a birthday cake at the cake shop.
7. The cake is placed on the top of the candles.
8. The candles will be lighted at the beginning of the party.
9. The mumber of the candles is also the age of the person.
10. They dont sing any song at the party.
The end
đáp án
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh- Thời gian: 150 phút
Bài I , mỗi ý chọn đúng cho 0.25 điểm. Tổng 10 điểm.
Bài II: Mỗi câu làm đúng cho 0.5 điểm. Tổng 05 điểm.
1. When did he left school?
2. The car is too expensive for him to buy.
3. We didnt arrive realy enough to see the film.
_ We didnt arrive early in time to see the film.
4. Unless you rest yourself, you will be ill.
5. Its the first time Nam has spoken to a foreigner.
6. How heavy is your suitcase.
7. Your house isnt so big as mine.
8. The car is cleaned every week by my father.
9. He asked me if I knew to speak English.
10. The job should be done tomorrow.
Bài III. Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.5 điểm, tổng 05 điểm.
1- F
2- T
3- T
4- T
5- F
6- T

7- F
8- T
9- T
10-F
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KỲ THI Kh¶o s¸t HSG LẦN II
Môn : Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian : 150 phút
I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others. Identify
your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.
1.A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough
2.A. chair B. cheap C. chorus D. child
3.A. missed B. closed C. called D. planned
4.A. fat B. any C. gas D. hat
5.A physics B. basic C. sailor D. subject
6. A. sugar B. sorry C. seaside D. summer
7. A. page B. village C. luggage D. heritage
8. A. seat B. great C. please D. beach
9. A. hotel B. photo C. move D. pagoda
10. A. typhoon B. goose C. food D. flood
II- Choose from the four options given (marked A,B,C or D) one best answer to complete
each of the following sentences. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word
or phrase on your answer paper.
1. David s school is very bad this term.’ …………
A. report B. period C. day D. semester

2. Learners don t only learn the meaning the spelling and pronunciation of new words.’
A. too B. as well as C. also D. but also
3. He told us to use our dictionaries to every word we didn t understand.…… ’
A. look out B. look for C. look at D. look up
4. Hoa is reading short stories . Jack London.…………
A. of B. from C. by D. with
5. John Susan to go out with him but her parents didn t let her out.………… ’
A. insisted B. suggested C. invited D. helped
6. This book is . that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time.……………
A. so interesting B. so interested C. such interesting D.too interesting
7. Let it be is a famous song . . It is one of the best works by this band.“ ” ……………
A. singing by the Beatles B. was sung by the Beatles
C. sung by the Beatles D. sang by the Beatles
8. Surely David s not going to drive, he?’
A. does B. isn t ’ C. is D. will
9. She was of watching television.…………
A. interested B. tired C. tiring D. pleased
10. My mother me that I should wake up earlier.…………
A. told to B. said C. was told D. said to
11. Our teacher asked us . in class.……………
A. not to talk B. to not talk C. no talk D. without
talking
12. We take part . most youth activities of our school.…………
A. of B. on C. in D. at
13. You should your lesson before the examination.……………
A. read B. look C. revise D. study
14. Hung is do the crossword puzzles.……………
A. intelligent enough to B. intelligent enough
C. enough intelligent D. enough intelligent to
15. Would you mind if I your car ?

A. drove B. to drive C. drive D. driving
16. His father is very proud him.………………
A. of B. with C. on D. about
17. Yesterday I came . your brother when I was going to school.…………
A. of B. to C. about D. across
18. Students should work . to make their parents happy.…………
A. hard B. hardly C. in hard way D. more hardly
19. Keep all dangerous things out of children s . .’ …………
A. hands B. place C. reach D. head
20. When I was young, I used . on a farm.……………
A. to live B. live C. to living D. living
III. The sentences below have four underlined words or phrases A, B , C or D. Identify an error in
each sentence.(15pts)
1. My sister is studying very hard in order getting scholarship at university
A B C D
2. The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world
A B C D
3. What happens to the grass when it is sending to the library?
A B C D
4. Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children.
A B C D
5. Today, many serious childhood diseases can prevent by early immunization
A B C D
6. I’d like to tell you about several problems I have had from I came here.
A B C D
7. It’s hard to believe that the Millers have been married to each other since 60 years.
A B C D
8. He is working hardly to get a good education now because he hopes to get a good job later.
A B C D
9. What is the most frightened experience you have ever had?

A B C D
10. Sometimes life must be very unpleasant for people live near airports.
A B C D
IV: Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets.
1. My uncle (not/ be) out of his house since he (buy) a color TV.………… ………
2. I don t think I (go) out tonight. I (be) too tired.’
3. John (wash) his hands. He (just/ repair) the TV set.
4. Tell him (bring) his bike inside. If he (leave) it there,
someone (steal) it.
5. Where (you/ spend) your summer holiday last year?
V- Fill in each gap the most suitable preposition.
1. Could I help you ……………. your bag?
2. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go ………………… .
3. I’m looking forward …………………. seeing you in June.
4. I’m fond ……………… learning English.
5. Ha Long Bay is recognized ……………… UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
6. They have a meeting ……………… 6.30 and 9.30.
7. My mother often picks me ………………… from the school.
8. I’m going to invite my friends to come over ………………… dinner tonight.
9. Next summer, my family will have a vacation ………………. Thailand and stay there ……………….
one week.
VI- Supply the correct form of the word in Capital letters for each gap in the following
sentences. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your
answer paper.
1. This coffee is too to drink. HEAT
2. I can t tell the between the twins. ’ …………… DIFFER
3. A fairy appeared and changed Miss Tam s rags into beautiful clothes. ………… ’ MAGIC
4. He drove and he had an accident. ………… CARE
5. I feel so that I m going to bed. ’ SLEEP
6. Why was his lecture so ?. BORE

7. How many are there in a year in Vietnam ?. CELEBRATE
8. have warned the local people of the disaster. SCIENCE
9. The shop showed me a lot of new models. assist
10. We are waiting for the of our uncle s train. ’ arrive
VII- Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each gap. Identify your
answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.
These days most people, especially young girls, like(1) .slim. Our grandparent s tastes were…… ’
different(2) ours but nowadays(3) seems to enjoy(4) .fat people. The only thing(5) …… …… …… ……
is wrong with this is what a(6) .said to me the other days: I don t mind (7) these foods if…… “ ’ ……
they will help me(8) weight but why do they taste so awful ? The reason(9) .this is that……… ” ……
the manufacturers have to include a lot of vitamins to satisfy the law,so the only sensible advice I
could give my friend was Eat normal food, but (10) less.“ ……… ”
1.A. to looked B. to look C. they look D. look
2.A. from B. of C. as D. with
3.A. anymore B. none C. everyone D. no
one
4.A. to look at B. looking C. looking at D. to
look
5.A. it B. that C. what D. who
6.A.friend of mine B. my friend C. friend of me D.
friend of my
7.A. to eat B. eat C. eating D. the
eating
8.A. gain B. put on C. loose D. lose
9.A. of B. why C. for D. that
10.A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. be
eating
VIII- Read the following passage, then answer questions. After each question there are
four options marked A,B,C or D. Choose the correct answer by writing down its
corresponding letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet.

It is five o clock in the evening when Rene Wagner came home from work. She walked ’
into the living room and looked at her three children. They were 14,13 and 9 years old. They were
watching TV. The living room was a mess.There were dirty socks on the floor and cookies on the
sofa. Games and toys were everywhere.Rene was angry, This place is a mess she told her “ ”
children, I can t work all day and then do housework all evening. I m not going to do housework!“ ’ ’ ”
Rene didn t do housework. She didn t clean or wash dishes. She didn t wash clothes, ’ ’ ’
either. Every evening she sat on the sofa and watched TV.
After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house was dirty. All the children s’
clothes were dirty. Every garbage basket was full. The house was a mess.
Then, one day Rene came home from work and got a big surprise. The kitchen was
clean. The children cleaned the kitchen !
The next day, the living room was clean, and the children were washing their clothes.
Rene told the children OK, I ll do the housework again. But you have to help me.“ ’ ”
Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa
and watch TV !
1. When Rene came home from work, she found the house . .……………
A. clean and dirty B. dirty and tidy C. dirty and untidy D. clean but
untidy
2. Rene told her children .…………………
A. to do the housework B. she couldn t do housework’
C. not to do housework D. she wouldn t do housework’
3. Two weeks later, the house was .………………
A. very clean B. a mess C. tidy D. rather dirty
4. Some days later, the house was clean again because . .……………………
A. she couldn t let it that way’ B. her children did housework.
C. her chidren didn t do housework.’ D. she did housework again.
5. Now Rene does housework again because . .…………………
A. her children help her. B. they can watch TV together.
C. her children wash their clothes. D. her chidren don t do it. ’
IX- Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.

1. The movie was very bad. I couldn t see it.’
-> The movie was not
. .…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Shut the door but don t lock it , he said to us.“ ’ ”
-> He told
. .………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Having a vacation abroad is very interesting.
-> It
is
.
4. In spite of his intelligence, he doesn t do well at school.’
-> Although
.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Van keeps forgetting his homework.
-> Van
is

6.Remember to check your flight numbers.
->
Don t ’

7.It was such bad news that Helen burst into tears.
-> The news
was
8. Hung started to learn English when he was 5 years old.
-> Hung has
.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9 Lan spends 3 hours a day doing her homework.
 It
takes………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…
10. Please don t make any noise; I m very tired.’ ’
-> I d’
rather

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