Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 cấp huyện số 2

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN HÒA AN
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Không kể thời gian giao đề)
ĐỀ BÀI
Họ và tên:
Trường:
I/ Choose the best answers :(4ms)
1. My family has lived here ten years.
A. since B. for C. last D. next
2. Lat summer, she ……… to Hue to visit her relatives.
A. go B. goes C. will go D. went
3. We must be there 7.30 and 10.30 .
A. at B. before C. between D. after
4. The Moon ……… around the Earth
A. moves B. moving C. to move D. to moves
5. She isn’t … to be in my class.
A. enough old B. old enough C. old D. enough
6. Alexander Graham Bell invented the………….in 1876
A. radio B.TV C. computer D. telephone
7. There aren’t …… good movies at the moment
A. any B. many C. some D. little
8. How ………… do you ………… soccer?
A. often-playing B. play-often C. often-play D. often-plays
II. Which word is differently pronounced ? Circle the letter A, B, C or D ( 5
point ) :
1. A. business B. send C. noisy D. workers
2. A. hour B. horn C. high D. home

3 A. finished B. stopped C. pronounced D. closed
4. A. few B. threw C. knew D. new
5. A. corn B. carriage C. city D. car
6. A. wear B. where C. hair D. here
7. A. both B. dozen C. close D. so
8. A. shoot B. food C. poor D. moon
9. A. laughter B. caught C. taught D. daughter
10. A. the B. them C. they D. three
III. Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket. (5 ms)
1. Hoa enjoy ( talk) to her friends at the recess.
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
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2. My parents (watch) the news every night.
3. I (work) here since 2000.
4. Stop! You (go) to dangerous place.
5. My father suggests ( use ) saving energy bulbs
( save) energy and money.
6. Next year, a new library (build) in my school.
7. My parents told me ( do) you a favor.
8. She got used to ( get ) up early.
9. Tim used to (go) fishing when he lived in the countryside.
IV/ Read the passage carefully (2 m)
We may use the telephone everyday but how much do you know about it? The
telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. He was born in Scotland in 1847.
Later he emigrated first to Canada and then to the USA in 1870s. He worked with
deaf- mutes at Boston University. He started experimenting with ways of transmitting
speech over a long distance. This led to the invention of the phone. Bell worked with
Thomas Watson. They conducted many experiments and finally came up with a device
which first telephone introduced in 1876. In 1877 the first telephone was in
commercial use.

* Choose True(T) or False(F) :(1m)
STATEMENTS TRUE / FALSE
1. Alexander Graham Bell was born in the USA in
1847.
2. He emigrated first to Canada.
3. Bell and Thomas Watson conducted many
experiments.
4. The first telephone was in commercial use in 1876.
* Answer the questions : (1 m)
1. Who was invented the telephone?
………………………………………………………………
2. Where did he work?
…………………………………………………………………
3. Was Alexander Graham Bell American?

4. What led to the invention of the telephone?

V. Rewrite these sentences : (4 ms)
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1. They make this car toy from used plastic.
→ This car toy……………………………………………………………….
2. He can’t play basketball because he is short.
→ He isn’t tall …………………………………………………………
3. . Mr. Toan said: “ Tell Nam to do the text carefully.”
→ Mr. Toan said you ………………………………………………………
4. Ba said to me “ Can you do me a favor ? ” .
→ Ba asked me …………………………………………………………
5. When I was young , I regularly walked to school .
→ .I used
6. I’m very sorry I don’t remember your birthday.

→ I
wish
7. Yesterday’s work was easier than today’s .
→ Today's work
8. Hoa said " Would you like to join me for dinner, Mai ? "
→Hoa
invited
C. Đáp án và biểu điểm lớp 8:
I. Choose the best answers :(0,5x8=4ms)
1- B 2-D 3-C 4-A 5-B 6-D 7-A 8-C
II. Which word is differently pronounced ? Circle the letter A, B, C or D
( 10x 0,5 =5 ms ) :
1- B 2- A 3- D 4- B 5- C
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6- D 7- B 8- C 9- A 10- D
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in the bracket:(10x0,5= 5 ms)
1. talking
2. watch
3. have worked
4. are going
5. using- to save
6. is going to be built ( will be built)
7. to do
8. getting
9. go
IV/ Read the passage carefully (8x0,25= 2ms)
* Choose True(T) or False(F) :(1m)
1.F 2.T 3.T 4.F
* Answer the questions : (1m)
1. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

2. He worked with deaf- mutes at Boston University.
3. No, He wasn't.
4. He started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long
distance.
V. Rewrite these sentences : (4 ms)
1. They make this car toy from used plastic.
→ This car toy is made from used plastic.
2. He can’t play basketball because he is short.
→ He isn’t tall enough to play basketball.
3. Mr. Toan said: “ Tell Nam to do the text carefully.”
→ Mr. Toan said you should do the text carefully.
4. Ba said to me “ Can you do me a favor ? ”
→ Ba asked me to do him a favor.
5. When I was young , I regularly walked to school .
→ .I used to walk to school when I was young.
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6. I’m very sorry I don’t remember your birthday.
→ I wish I remembered your bithday.
7. Yesterday’s work was easier than today’s .
→ Today's work is more difficult than yesterday'work.
8. Hoa said " Would you like to join me for dinner, Mai ? "
→ Hoa invited Mai to join her for dinner.
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