Đề ôn thi hsg anh 8 số 8

Đề ôn thi hsg anh 8 số 8: 90 minutes.
Question I: A- Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.
1- A. seat B. great C. seaside D. beach
2- A. heritage B. cottage C. luggage D. eage
3- A. used B. worked C. watched D. practiced
B- Choose the word in each line has different stress pattern:
4- A. freedom B. uniform C. pagoda D. favourite
5- A. foreign B. examine C. language D. practice
Question II: Choose the best answer:
1-Students were …… a lot pressure before the final examination. (above/ with/
under/ on)
2-Do not ……….the driver while the bus is in motion. (disturb/distract/convert/
interrupt)
3- They never watch sports programs on TV,…….? (do they/don’t they/is it/ are
they)
4- I recently visited the school…… I used to study 5 years ago. (where/which/in
that/ there)
5- I was just ………. to go out when you telephoned. (around /about / thinking/
round)
6- It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep………. (growing/ gaining
/rising/raising)
7- She her neighbor’s child for the broken window. (blamed/accused/
complained/ denied)
8- The visitor spoke …. the subject of wildlife in Northern Britain.(in /from /with /on)
9- Not they but Tom ………. the reward. (receives /receive /receiving /to receive)
10- We quarreled ………… the choice of a house. (on /over /for /to)
Question III: Give the correct verb forms:
1- His greatest ambition is (choose) (take part) in the Olympics London 2012.
2- None of the people (invite) to the party can come.
3- I really don’t know why she (not enter) the last contest. She (win) the first prize
easily.

4- She has made up her mind (have) a garage (build) next to the house.
5- The statue (break) while it (move) to another room in the museum.
6- The highway patrol advised (take) the old route through the city.
7- The bell is ringing. I must stop (do) my homework (answer) the phone.
8- Why you all (laugh)? Roger (tell) you his funny stories?
9- Don’t worry. We (finish) the report by 11.
Question IV: Wordform:
1- You are always ……… Isn’t there anything that makes you happy? (misery)
2- They frequently ………… the traffic as they march through the streets. (mobile)
3- If you behave with this sort of ………… to your other customers, I don’t think you
will remain in business long. (polite)
4- Burning coal is an………way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. (economy)
5-Young children should be well aware of their …………. manners. (behave)
6-Be careful. You may be …………to put all your eggs in one basket. (advice)
7-Don’t be so nervous. ………….up a little. (loose)
8-………… released from these factories are a danger to the environment. (Pollute)
9-Don’t throw these plastics away, they may be (recycle).
10-Color-blindness is …………to distinguish color. (able)
Question V: Fill in the blank with a suitable word:
Save the earth
We are all slowly destroying the earth. The sea and (1) are too dirty to swim in.
There is so much smoke in the air (2) it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s
cities. In one well-known city, for (3) , poisonous gases from cars pollute the air
so much that traffic policemen have to (4) oxygen masks.
We have cut down so (5) trees that there are now vast of wasteland all (6) the
world. As the result, farmers in parts of Africa can not (7) enough to eat. In
certain countries in Asia there is too (8) rice. Moreover, we do not take enough
care of the countryside. Wild (9) quicly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare
in India now because we (10) killed too many for them to survive. However it
isn’t enough (11) to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is too late

to do anything about it. (12) us now! Save the earth! This is too important to
ignore.
Question VI: Rewriting the following sentences:
1-There are more tourists in the city this year than ever before.
Never ………………………………………………………
2- The area is so polluted that it is hard to live there.
Such ………………………………………………………
3- You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out.
No matter……………………………………………………
4- The questions were so easy that all the students could give the correct answers.
They were……………………………………………………
5- As people get older, their eyesight becomes weaker.
The …………………………………………………………
6-That old keyboard is not worth repairing.
It is……………………………………………
7- I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.
Not until……………………………………………………………
8- It was wrong of you to allow a four-year-old child to walk home alone.
You should…………………………………………………………………
9- Although Richard is competent in his work, he does not know how to deal with this
client.
Competent…………………………………………………………………………
10- I could hold a big party thanks to my Mom’s help.
Had it not …………………………………………………
Question VII:Complete the letter by using the suggested words
1- I / be / glad / receive / letter.


2- I / just / get / wonderful / news.

3- I / pass / final examination / university.


4- My / father / be / very pleased/ when he/ hear this.


5- He/ already / promise / pay holiday / abroad / if / I pass.


6- So/ I / come / England.


7- I / like / study / English / school / near / home.