Bộ đề thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh lớp 8 số 12

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Full name: Class: 8
Question 1: Phonetics:
I.Choose one of word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others:
1. A. looked B. suggested C. minded D. decided
2. A. caves B. trains C. hotels D. stamps
3. A. cloudy B. windy C. dry D. rainy
II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the others:
4. A. piano B. pretty C. museum D. teacher
5. A. music B. louder C. player D. guitar
Question 2: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D:
6. After a month, Hoa got used to in her new school.
A. study B. studying C. studied D. is studying
7. She told me up too late.
A. don’t stay B. not to stay C. not stay D. to not stay
8. Her son was absent from school of his illness last Monday.
A. because B. instead C. though D. but
9. That child to go at once.
A. will B. had better C. has D. have
10. He doesn’t enjoy soccer.
A. to play B. plays C. played D. playing
11. We have learned English nearly three years.
A. since B. for C. in D. on
12. Either I or Tom beef.
A. to like B. don’t like C. like D. likes
13. Unless you work hard, you the exams.
A. won’t fail B. don’t fail C. didn’t fail D. will fail
14. Susan is the of the two girls.

A. prettier B. prettiest C. pretty D. prettily
15. I am looking forwward to you.
A. see B. be seeing C. seeing D. be seen
16. Take care of !
A. themselves B. yourself C. herself D. himself
17. When I call her, she a bath.
A. called/ had B. was calling/ has C. called/ is having D. called/ was
having
18. She spends fifteen minutes to school.
A. walking B. to walk C. to walking D. walked
19. It is no good for her.
A. to wait B. waited C. waits D. waiting
20. Hung is to ride motobike to school.
A. not old enough B. old not enough C. enough not old D. enough old
not
Question 3: Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets:
21. These tigers used (keep) in iron cages.
22. I hate (laugh) at by other people.
23. This palace (said) (build) in 3 years.
24. If he reads in bad light, his eyes (ruin)
25. I (watch) a cartoon movie on TV when I called you last night.
26. Mr Ba is having his car (repair) at the moment.
27. Where's Mary? She said she (be) here at 4 pm.
28. There (be) no guests at all since I left.
29. The presents (send) to John were very beautiful.
30. I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though I (watch)
Question 4: Give the correct form of the words in the brackets:
31. It is to eat too much sugar and fat. HEATH
32. What is the of Thomas Edison? NATION
33. Is PETRONAS Twin Town the building in the world? HIGH

34. Television is one of the cheapest form of ENTERTAIN
35. The ring is not valuable in fact it is almost WORTH
36. I am full of for my English teacher. ADMIRE
37. The little village is very quiet and PEACE
38. She was disappointed as she has performed SUCCESS
39. How of you to break that glass! CARE
40. In order to the passage, we add some more sentences LONG
Question 5: Choose the best option to fill in the black:
In class I enjoy (41) next to Hoa. She’s my best friend and she wants to be an
actress (42) she grows up. She comes (43) Hue, and she seems (44)
from the other girls. She really confident, and I love being (45) her because she is
so funny. She (46) expensive clothes, even though her parents can’t really afford
them. She is a kind of person who prefers to buy (47) T- shirt even if she can
(48) cheaper ones. She likes to look better (49) all the other girls. Another
things: I dislike performing (50)
of other people, but she loves getting up at parties and singing.
41. A. to sit B. sitting C. sit D. sat
42. A. when B. while C. until D. before
43. A. in B. at C. from D. by
44. A. different B. the same C. as D. like
45. A. by B. with C. for D. to
46. A. is B. has C. was D. had
47. A. cheap B. expensive C. inexpensive D. cheaper
48. A. make B. do C. find D. look
49. A. of B. as C. to D. than
50. A. in front B. before C. above D. behind
Question 6:
A. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning:
51. How long is it since he left school?
 When ?

52. Nobody has used this machine for years.
 This machine
53. What is the weight of your suitcase?
 How ?
54. I went to the college. I wanted to see professor Taylor.
 I
55. Who does this bag belong to?
 Whose ?
56. “ I’ve no idea what the time is but I’ll dial 8081 and find out”,said his daughter.

57. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
 The water wasn’t
B. There is one mistake in each line in the passage. Find and correct them:
58. A Chinese made paper to wood pulp in the year 105. 
59. Do you mind if I asked you a question? 
60. Hoa had Tim to translate the instructions into Vietnamese. 
61. The house hasn’t been repaired since it built. 
62. I haven’t seen her since we leave school. 
C. Make sentences based on the cues:
63. If/ Susan/ eat/ much/ chocolate/ she/ would/ be/ overweight.
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64. We/ extreme/ tired/ after/ trip/ so/ sleep/ bus/ way/ home.
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65. Lan/ Viet/ if/ can/ lend/ ruler.
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66. Living room/ paint/ at the moment.
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67. Tet/ be/ important/ festival/ which/ occur/ late January/ early February.
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68. In my life/ I/ never be/ Pac Bo Cave.

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Question 7: Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions:
69. My parents are tired living in the city.
70. Tom wants to get rid his bad habits.
71. They’ve just left Ha Noi Da Lat their holiday.
72. His mother asked him to take care himself.
73. Ba known nothing England
74. There is no cure the common cold.
Question 8: Fill a suitable word in each gap to complete the passage.
This small country is mostly farmland. The animals seen most often…………(75) cows
and sheep. Most farms have a few geese, too. There are donkeys, ……… (76) not many
horses. There’s a lot of wheat and potatoes, and there are tomatoes………… (77) the south
side of the hills. In summer the men, women and children work together in the ………….
(78) seven days a week. The people work hard all ………….(79) lives. The only two
factories in the countries are in the capital. ……….(80) makes toys and games, and the
other makes knives and folks. All …………(81) things are for export. The east of the
country is thick forest, the home ………(82) wild ponies, deer and wolves. Photos of the
cliffs along the coast show ……….(83) beautiful the country is. But not many tourists visit
it ……………….(84) the airport is too small for most aircraft.
Question 9: Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct option marked A,
B, C or D to answer the questions.
They called New York “the Big Apple”. Maybe it is not exactly like an apple, it’s
certainly very big. There are too many people, that’s the problem. The streets are always
full of cars and trucks, you can never find a place to park.
If you have enough money, you can take a taxi. New York cabs are yellow. They
look all the same. But the drivers are very different. Some were born and raised in New
York, but many are newcomers to the United States. A few drive slowly, but most go very
fast. Cab driving is a difficult job. It can be dangerous, too. Thieves often try to steal the
drivers’ money. Drivers sometimes get hurt.
If you don’t want to take a taxi, you can go by bus or you can take the subway. The

subway is quick and it’s cheap, but parts of it are old and dirty. Lights don’t always work
and there is often fire on the track. On some subway lines, there are new, clean, silver
trains. But you can’t see the color of the old trains easily. There is too much dirt and too
many graffiti, inside and outside.
85. What is the problem in New York? - __________.
A. It has too many apples B. It is too big
C. It looked like an apple D. It is too crowded
86. What does a cab mean?
A. a truck B. a bus C. a taxi D. a driver
87. Cab drivers in New York __________.
A. can be dangerous B. look the same
C. can be attacked by thieves D. were all born in New York
88. The world “track” can best be replaced by __________.
A. roadway B. station C. light bulb D. train
89. Subways in New York __________.
A. have no lights B. are quick but dirty
C. are clothes D. often cause fires
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