TỔNG HỢP ĐỀ THI HSG TIẾNG ANH 8 HUYỆN GIỒNG RIỀNG

UBND HUYỆN GIỒNG RIỀNG ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG HUYỆN
PHÒNG GD &ĐT GIỒNG RIỀNG NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010
= = = 0o0 = = = MÔN:TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8,THỜI GIAN 150 PHÚT

I/. Listen and fill in the blanks with the words you hear:(1,5ms)
First, (1) some old newspaper in a bucket of water overnight. Then use a wooden spoon to mash
the paper. Next, (2) the mashed paper and the water (3) in another bucket. Place a wire
mesh in the mixture then pull it out. Then put the mesh with the mixture on the cloth and (4) it
down firmly. Take the mesh off the cloth. Wrap some heavy books in plastic bag and put them on the cloth. (5)
about five minutes. Finally, put the books (6) .and take the paper out of the cloth to dry
in the sunlight.
II/. Read the passage then answer the questions below: (2,5 ms)
Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer
used to sell to buy food and clothing for his family.
One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted
excitedly to his wife, “we’re rich, we’re rich !”
His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband
decided to cut open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he
finished all, the chickens were dead. There were no more eggs of any kinds for the foolish farmer and his greedy
wife.
Questions:
1) How was the farmer’s life ?
……………………………………………………………………
2) What did the farmer use to sell eggs to buy ?
.………………………………………………………………………………
3) What did he discover ?
.………………………………………………………………………………………
4) Why did the farmer and his wife decide to cut open all the chickens ?
.………………………………………………………………………………
5) Did they find more gold eggs when they cut open all the chickens ?
………………………………………………………………………………………

III/. Circle the letter which is correct in the following sentences: (2,5ms)
1. Nam, would you mind the window please ? Ok.
A. shut B. shutting C. open D. shuting
2. This hotel is than that one.
A. more moderner B. more large C more modern D. beautiful
3. The architects have designed that bridge two years.
A. since B.as C. in D. for
4.Mrs Mai has housework than Mrs Minh today
A. few B. little C. more D. fewer
5. Would you mind if I … … ?
A. plays B. doesn’t play C. played D. will play.
IV/. Put the verbs in parentheses in correct tense or form (3,5m)
1/ Look! there’s a big cloud, It (rain)
2/ Minh, Why you always (talk) in class.
3/ This ancient monument (design) two hundred years ago
4/ Yesterday, When I came to my aunt’s house She (read) newspaper and (watch)
TV.
5/ My elder brother (learn) English in Hong Duc University for three years.
6/ They were proud of… …. … …. …. (be) so successful.
V/. Rewrite the second sentence that have the same meaning to the first(5m)
1/ Using this machine is very difficult
It is
2/ My younger sister doesn’t have a watch
She wishes
3/ Mrs Green said to Tom : “Can you give me a cup of water?”
Mrs Green asked
4/ Lan said to her friend : “I will go to Ha Noi tomorrow”
Lan said
5/ The theater is near Hoa’s house.
The theater isn’t………… ……… ………… ……………….

6/ Tan is too young to see the horror film.
Tan is not ……… ……………… ……………. ………………
7/ Let’s meet outside the movie theater.
Ba suggested……. ………… …………… …………….
8/ He actively participates in outdoor acitvities.
He is…… …………… …………… ……………… …………….
9/ The word is so difficult that we can’t spell it.
It’s such ………… …………… ……………… ………………….
10/ It’s necessary to revise new words regularly.
You………… …………. ………… ……………. ………….
VI/. Write complete sentences with the given cues: (5ms)
1/ Mr Robinson/ said/ he/ enjoy/ festival/very much

2/ Last week/ Lan/ break/ arm/ and/ have to/ go/ hospital.

3/ We/ going/ plant/ flowers/ parks/ water/ afternoon/ class.
………… ………… ………………. ………… ………… …………………
4/ We/ hope/ give/ more/ green/ color/ city/ earn/ money/ our organization.
……… ………… ……… ……… …………. ……………. ………… …….
5/ Children/ ought/ spend/ free time/ play/ sports.
……. …………… …………… ……………… ……………
6/ The first man/ walk/ moon/ 21
st
July 1969
……………. ……………… ……………… ………………
7/ Language learners/ try/ different/ ways/ learn/ words/ so as/ find/ out/ best way/ themselves.
…………. ……………… …………… ………………… ………… …………………
8/ My classmates and I / just decide/ give / house-warming party / May 3
rd

……………. ……………. …………… ……………. ………………. ………….
9/ Jazz / become / popular / United States / the 1920s.
……………… …………… ………………. ………………… ……………….
10/ I / be sorry / I / not visit / you / a long time / because / be very busy.
…………. ……………. ………… ………… …………. …………….
- THE END -
ĐÁP ÁN ANH VĂN 8
I/. (1,5điểm). Mỗi từ đúng 0,25 điểm.
1) soak 2) mix 3) together 4) press
5) wait 6) away
II/. (2,5 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm.
1. The farmer’s life was comfortable.
2. He used to buy food and clothing for his family.
3. He discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg.
4. Because they want more gold eggs.
5. No, they didn’t find any gold eggs when they cut open all the chickens.
III/. (2,5 điểm). Mỗi câu chọn đúng 0,5 điểm.
1) B. shutting 2) A. more modern 3) D. for 4) D. fewer
5) C. Played
IV/. (3,5 điểm). Mỗi động từ ghi đúng 0,5 điểm.
1) is going to rain 2) talks 3) was designed 4) was reading -
watching
5) has learnt/ learned 6) being
V/. (5 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm.
1) It’s difficult to use this machine.
2) She wishes she had a watch.
3) Mrs Green asked Tom to give her a cup of water.
4) Lan told her friend she would go to Ha Noi the following day.
5) The weather isn’t far from Hoa’s house.
6) Tan is not old enough to see the horror film.

7) Bao suggested meeting outside the movie theater.
8) He is an active participant in outdoor activities.
9) It’s such a difficult word that we can’t spell it.
10) You need to revise new words regularly.
VI/. (5 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm.
1) Mr Robinson said he enjoyed the festival very much.
2) Last week Lan broke her arm and had to go to the hospital.
3) We are going to plant flowers in the parks and water them every afternoon after class.
4) We hope to give more green color to the city and earn some money for our organization.
5) Children ought to spend their free time playing sports.
6) The first man walked on the moon on 21st July 1969.
7) Language learners should try different ways of learning words so as to find out the best way for
themselves.
8) My classmates and Ihave just decided to give a house-warming party on May 3rd.
9) Jazz became popular in the United States in the 1920s.
10) I am sorry that I haven’t visited you for a long time because I have been very busy.
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
HUYỆN GIỒNG RIỀNG VÒNG HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011
= = = 0o0 = = = Môn: Tiếng anh - lớp 8 , thời gian: 150 phút
(không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. Listen to the text and complete each blank with one word you hear.(2pts)
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in
(1) , the study of the sounds of languages. As a boy, Alexander became interested in sounds
and (2) .
In 1870 the Bells decided to (3) to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander
taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a (4) to help the deaf
hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea. Why not use electricity to send the
(5) voice from one place to another? Bell began work on a new invention.
For years Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day and night. They (6) rooms

in boarding house. Bell was on one floor, and Watson was on another. They tried to send speech
(7) a wire. Finally, on March 19, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly: “Mr. Watson,
come here. I want you.” Watson (8) upstairs, ran into Bell’s room, and shouted, “I heard
you!”.
II. Complete the sentences with the cues, add some more words and make any changes if necessary:
(5pts)
1. He / be / friend / kind / everyone.

2. Our grandfather / used / tell / stories / until / we / fall / asleep.

3. I / have / a lot / news / give / you / many questions / ask.

4. Bob / love / play / football / but / he / not / strong / enough / play.

5. Mai / work / Phuong Nam company / seven years.

6. red / dictionary / not / as / thick / white / one.

7. It / take / 2 weeks / more / get familiar / new situation.

8. We / never miss / any programs / whether / good / bad.

9. We should learn / how / word / use / by / put / it into / example sentence.

10. Many people / give up / rural life / and move / city / better life.

III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.(4pts)
1. He couldn't make his motor bike (start ) this morning.
2. I dislike (listen ) to music while (do) my homework.
3. These tigers used (keep) in iron cages .

4. What ………you (do) when I (phone) you last night ?
5. When we entered his room, we (see) him (sleep) in an armchair.
6. She said that her mother (not be) very well, so she (can not) go to the party.
7. Before working as an architect at 26 years old, my uncle George (enjoy)
(travel) .
8. I (not eat) anything for two days.
9. Camels (use) carry goods in some Asian countries.
10. Whenever James (ask) for help, he (never/ say) “No” to anyone.
IV. Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning stays the same.( 5pts )
1. “ Please don’t turn off the radio, Tom.”
Tom’s uncle told
2. Your bag is different from mine.
Your bag isn’t
3. This suitcase is very heavy. I can’t bring it.
This suitcase is
4. She invited me to her party last week.
I
5. Could you send this letter for me?
Do you mind ?
6. The window which was broken in the storm last night has now been repaired.
The window .
7. I walked to school in 20 minutes.
It took .
8. Who does this book belong to?
Who ?
9. The last time my brother met me was a year ago.
My brother
10. My mother cooks better than my sister.
My sister doesn’t
V. Read this reading. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word of your own.(4pts )

My nephew, George, has a money-box (1) it is always emty. Very few of the sixpences
(2) have given him have found their way there. I (3) him sixpence yesterday
and advised him to save it. Instead, he(4) himself sixpence worth of trouble. On his way to
the sweet (5) , he dropped his sixpence and it rolled along the (6) and then
disappeared down a drain. George took off his (7) , rolled his sleeves and pushed his
right arm through (8) drain cover. He could not find his sixpence anywhere,
(9) what is more, he could not get his arm out. A crowd (10) people gathered round
him and a lady rubbed his (11) with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck. The fire-
brigade (12) called and two firemen freed George using a special (13) of grease.
George was not too upset by his experience (14) the lady who owns the sweet shop
(15) about his troubles and rewarded him (16) a large box of chocolates.

The End
ĐÁP ÁN:(Lớp 8)
I. Listen to the tape and complete each blank with one word you hear.(2pts)
(Mỗi chổ trống điền đúng từ 0,25đ)
(1) phonetics (2) speech (3) emigrate (4) machine (5) human (6) rented
(7) through (8) rushed
II. Complete the sentences with the cues, add some more words and make any changes if necessary:
(5pts)
(Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm, trừ lỗi chính tả tùy theo giáo viên)
1. He is friendly and kind to everyone.
2. Our grandfather used to tell us stories until we fell asleep
3. I have a lot of news to give you and many questions to ask.
4. Bob loves playing football but he is not strong enough to play.
5. Mai has worked in Phuong Nam company for seven years.
6. The red dictionary is not as thick as the white one.
7. It takes 2 weeks or more to get familiar with a new situation.
8. We have never missed any programs whether they are good or bad.
9. We should learn how a word is used by putting it into the example sentence.

10. Many people gave up their rural life and moved to the city in order to have a better.

III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.(4pts)
(Mỗi chổ trống điền đúng dạng 0,25 điểm, câu 4 thì quá khứ tiếp diễn điền đúng 0,5 điểm)
1. start 2.listening - doing 3. to be kept 4. were – doing – phoned
5. saw – sleep/ sleeping 6. wasn’t – could not 7. enjoyed – travelling
8. haven’t eaten 9. are used to 10. is asked – never says
IV. Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning stays the same.( 5pts )
(Mỗi câu viết đúng 0,5 điểm, lỗi chính tả túy theo giáo viên)
1. him not to turn off the radio.
2. the same as mine.
3. too heavy for me to bring.
4. was invited to her party last week.
5. sending this letter for me?
6. broken in the storm last night has now been repaired.
7. me 20 minutes to walk to school.
8. owns this book?
9. hasn’t met me for a year.
10. cook as well as my sister.
V. Read this reading. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word of your own.(4pts )
(Mỗi câu điền đúng từ 0,25 điểm)
(1) but (2) which (3) gave (4) used (5) shop (6) street
(7) gloves (8) the (9) because (10) of (11) hand (12) was
(13) kind (14) at (15) knew (16) for

The End
UBND HUYỆN GIỒNG RIỀNG KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG HUYỆN
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2011 – 2012
Khóa ngày 06/11/2011
ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

I. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words : (2ms)
Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is an organization for Vietnamese youth from 16
to 30 years of age. The Union builda good (1)…………… , love for the nation, and encourages
good citizenship, soft skills and personal fitness.
The Union was founded on March 26 1931 by the beloved President Ho Chi Minh. It
had different (2)……………. Over the years. Once of its first names was “Vietnam Communist
Youth Union”. In December 1976, it was (3)……………. named as it is called today: Ho Chi
Minh Communist Youth Union. However, people mormally use the name “The Youth Union”
for short.
The Youth Union, together with other youth organizations such as the Young Pioneers
Organization, the Vietnam Youth (4)………………, the Vietnam Students Union, often hold
social activities such as Helping the Handicapped, Cleaning the (5)…………………, Green
Summer Volunteers campaign, and other similar movements. These activities aim to help the
young develop their public awareness and form their (6)……………………….
Ever since the Union was founded, its aims and principles, (7)……………. by
president Ho Chi Minh, have been the (8)……………… for the young Vietnamese people of
today and tomorrow.
II. Read the passage then answer the questions below: (1,25ms)
Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs
which the farmer used to sell them to buy food and clothing for his family.
One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg.
He shouted excitedly to his wife, “we’re rich, we’re rich !”
His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted
more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more gold eggs.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all, the chickens were dead. There
were no more eggs of any kinds for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.
Questions:
2) How was the farmer’s life ?

……………………………………………………………………
2) What did the farmer use to sell eggs to buy ?
.………………………………………………………………………………
3) What did he discover ?
.………………………………………………………………………………………
4) Why did the farmer and his wife decide to cut open all the chickens ?
.………………………………………………………………………………
5) Did they find more gold eggs when they cut open all the chickens ?
………………………………………………………………………………………
III. Circle the letter which is correct in the following sentences: (1,25ms)
1. Nam, would you mind the window please ? Ok.
A. shut B. shutting C. open D. shuting
2. This hotel is than that one.
A. more moderner B. more large C. more modern D. beautiful
3. The architects have designed that bridge two years.
A. since B.as C. in D. for
4.Mrs Mai has housework than Mrs Minh today
A. few B. little C. more D. fewer
5. Would you mind if I … … ?
A. Plays B. doesn’t play C. played D. will play.
IV. Put the verbs in parentheses in correct tense or form (5,5m)
1/ Look! there’s a big cloud, It (rain)
2/ Minh, Why you always (talk) in class.
3/ This ancient monument (design) two hundred years ago
4/ Yesterday, When I came to my aunt’s house, She (read) newspaper and
(watch) TV.
5/ My elder brother (learn) English in Hong Duc Universty for three years.
6/ They were proud of… …. … …. …. (be) so successful.
7/ Don’t forget (lock)……………… the door before (go)……………….
8/ Does your jacket need (wash)……………? – No, but you need (iron)…………….it.

V. Rewrite the second sentence that have the same meaning to the first(5m)
1/ Using this machine is very difficult
It is
2/ My younger sister doesn’t have a watch
She wishes
3/ Mrs Green said to Tom : “Can you give me a cup of water?”
Mrs Green asked
4/ Lan said to her friend : “I will go to Ha Noi tomorrow”
Lan told
5/ The theater is near Hoa’s house.
The theater isn’t………… ……… ………… ……………….
6/ Tan is too young to see the horror film.
Tan is not ……… ……………… ……………. ………………
7/ Let’s meet outside the movie theater.
Ba suggested……. ………… …………… …………….
8/ He actively participates in outdoor acitvities.
He is…… …………… …………… ……………… …………….
9/ The word is so difficult that we can’t spell it.
It’s such ………… …………… ……………… ………………….
10/ It’s necessary to revise new words regularly.
You………… …………. ………… ……………. ………….
VI. Write complete sentences with the given cues: (5ms)
1/ Mr Robinson/ said/ he/ enjoy/ festival/very much

2/ Last week/ Lan/ break/ arm/ and/ have to/ go/ hospital.

3/ We/ going/ plant/ flowers/ parks/ water/ afternoon/ class.
………… ………… ………………. ………… ………… …………………
4/ We/ hope/ give/ more/ green/ color/ city/ earn/ money/ our organization.
……… ………… ……… ……… …………. ……………. ………… …….

5/ Children/ ought/ spend/ free time/ play/ sports.
……. …………… …………… ……………… ……………
6/ The first man/ walk/ moon/ 21
st
July 1969
……………. ……………… ……………… ………………
7/ Language learners/ try/ different/ ways/ learn/ words/ so as/ find/ out/ best way/ themselves.
…………. ……………… …………… ………………… ………… …………………
8/ My classmates and I / just decide/ give / house-warming party / May 3
rd

……………. ……………. …………… ……………. ………………. ………….
9/ Jazz / become / popular / United States / the 1920s.
……………… …………… ………………. ………………… ……………….
10/ I / be sorry / I / not visit / you / a long time / because / be very busy.
…………. ……………. ………… ………… …………. …………….
VII. Listen to the passage and complete the spaces with the words you hear. Use only ONE
word for each space.(3,5ms)
A Personal Letter
Dear Xuan,
I’m writing because I (1)…………… to tell you about my travel plans for December. My
(2)……………. and I are planning to (3)……………to Japan for two weeks. As you know, my
brother lives and works in Hokkaido, which is an island (4)………………the north of Japan.
Well, (5)…………… going to spend a few days in Tokyo first, then we’re going to (6)
………….with my brother.
I’m (7)…………….excited about the trip because I have never been outside of Vietnam
before. Also, the weather in Hokkaido (8)…………….be very different from Dalat. For one
thing, there is snow there! It will (9)……………my first time to see snow.
We’re going (10)……………leave Vietnam on December 20. Dalat will be quite (11)
………… by then, but Tokyo will be much colder. But we’re only (12)………… to stay in

Tokyo for a few days before going on to Hokkaido. The weather will be much (13)…………
than Tokyo because of all the snow.
Well, that’s all for now. (14)………………send you a postcard from Japan.
All my love,
Mai.
- THE END -

ĐÁP ÁN ANH VĂN 8
I/. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words : (2ms)
Mỗi từ điền đúng cho 0,25 điểm
(1) character (2) names (3) officially (4) Federation (5) Environment (6) personality
(7) established (8) guidelines
II/. (1,25 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,25 điểm.
6. The farmer’s life was comfortable.
7. He used to buy food and clothing for his family.
8. He discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg.
9. Because they want more gold eggs.
10.No, they didn’t find any gold eggs when they cut open all the chickens.
III/. (1,25 điểm). Mỗi câu chọn đúng 0,25 điểm.
1) B. shutting 2) A. more modern 3) D. for 4) D. fewer
5) C. Played
IV/. (5,5 điểm). Mỗi động từ ghi đúng 0,5 điểm.
1) is going to rain 2) talks 3) was designed 4) was reading -
watching 5) has learnt/ learned 6) being 7) to lock – going 8)
washing – to iron
V/. (5 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm.
11)It’s difficult to use this machine.
12)She wishes she had a watch.
13)Mrs Green asked Tom to give her a cup of water.
14)Lan told her friend she would go to Ha Noi the following day.

15)The theater isn’t far from Hoa’s house.
16)Tan is not old enough to see the horror film.
17)Bao suggested meeting outside the movie theater.
18)He is an active participant in outdoor activities.
19)It’s such a difficult word that we can’t spell it.
20)You need to revise new words regularly.
VI/. (5 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm.
11)Mr Robinson said he enjoyed the festival very much.
12)Last week Lan broke her arm and had to go to the hospital.
13)We are going to plant flowers in the parks and water them every afternoon after class.
14)We hope to give more green color to the city and earn some money for our organization.
15)Children ought to spend their free time playing sports.
16)The first man walked on the moon on 21st July 1969.
17)Language learners should try different ways of learning words so as to find out the best
way for themselves.
18)My classmates and Ihave just decided to give a house-warming party on May 3rd.
19)Jazz became popular in the United States in the 1920s.
20)I am sorry that I haven’t visited you for a long time because I have been very busy.
VII/. Listen to the passage and complete the spaces with the words you hear. Use only ONE
word for each space.(3,5ms) - Mỗi từ điền đúng 0,25 điểm.
(1) want (2) husband (3) go (4) in (5) we’re (6) stay (7) very
(8) will (9) be (10) to (11) cool (12) going (13) colder (14) I’ll

The End
UBND HUYỆN GIỒNG RIỀNG KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG HUYỆN
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013
Khóa ngày 04/11/2012
ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

I. Listening (2pts)
Listen to the passage and complete the spaces with the words you hear. Use only ONE
word for each space.
Hung’s Hobby
Hung’s hobby is collecting stamps. Many (1)__________think that collecting stamps is
boring, but Hung (2)___________ it very much. He now (3)_____________over 200 stamps
in his collection. He has stamps from all over the (4)____________, from countries in Asia
and Europe. At the moment, he is (5)____________to his pen-friend in England. He is
asking his friend to send him some British stamps. In fact, he is (6)_____________asking his
Vietnamese friends to give him their old stamps. Now, whenever his friends or family
(7)___________ a letter from abroad, they save the stamp and give it to Hung. Hung is
saving his money at the moment. He wants to visit all the countries (8)____________stamps
he has in his collection. He knows that he works hard at his job, he can save enough money.
II. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from others (1pt)
1. A. few B. new C. sew D. nephew
2. A. tables B. noses C. boxes D. changes
3. A son B. sing C. soup D. sugar
4. A. waste B. language C. vacation D. stay
III. Choose the word whose main strees is placed differently from the others (1pt)
1. A. annoy B. enough C. lucky D. reserved
2. A. appearance B. annoyance C. outgoing D. character
3. A. extremely B. generous C. orphanage D. humorous
4. A. sociable B. volunteer C. photograph D. beautiful
IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to comeplete the sentences (3pts)
1. A: Can I speak to Mr . Black?
B: I’m sorry. He is speaking at the meeting right now. Can I take a _____?
A. note B. letter C. word D.message
2. The teacher made Tom _______ and ______ his question yesterday.
A.stood/ answered B.stand/ answer C.to stand/answer D.standing/ answering
3. – Do you want coffee or tea? - _________. I don’t mind.

A. Both B. All C. Any D. Either
4. – Who is that man with Ann? – I’m not sure. It ______ be her brother.
A. may B. must C. will D. can
5. Whose book is this? - It’s _______
A. my B. me C. mine D. a book
6. Some people are used to _______ in crowded buses and don’t mind it at all.
A. riding B. ride C. rode D. to ride
7. It’ll ______ me a few more minutes to finish my homework.
A. give B. spend C. take D. get
8. The purpose of the examination was to ________ the students’s knowledge of the subject.
A. choose B. try C. improve D. test
9. In the kitchen, there was a ________ table.
A. beautiful large wooden round B. beautiful large round wooden
C. large beautiful round wooden D. round wooden beautiful large
10. He rarely shows his feelings. He’s rather ________.
A. reserved B. sociable C. humorous D. helpful
11. A lot of new information ________ interesting.
A. seem B. is C. are D. sound
12. Like reading, writing and speaking, music can ______ ideas, thoughts and feelings.
A. express B. talk C. make D. say
V. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word given in bracket (2pts)
1.The nurse will _____________ you before the doctor checks your health.(measurement)
2. A cold with coughing, sneezing or running nose is really _________.(pleasure)
3. Edison’s most famous __________ was the electronic bulb.(invent)
4. This dictionary is very ___________ for you to learn English. (use)
5. My brother is a stamp ___________. He has a beautiful stamp __________ (collect)
6. There is a little ____________ between the two cities. (differ)
7. Bell ____________ demonstrated his invention. (success)
VI. Using the word(s) given, rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as
the first one (5pts)

Ex: What is your weight? (heavy)
→ How heavy are you?
1. It took her an hour to make this dress . (spent)
→
2. How much is the watch? (price)
→
3.Lan is the youngest of the three sisters. (has)
→
4. Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV. (prefer)
→
5. She is a good badminton player. (well)
→
6. The dictionary is too expensive for me to buy. (enough)
→
7. No cars in the worlds are more expensive than Japanese ones. (the most)
→
8. I love to read books very much. (enjoy)
→
9. My father often went to the movie theater when he was young. (used to)
→
10. The last time we went to the cinema was two years ago.(gone)
→
VII. Use the words given to complete the following sentences (4pts)
1.My sister / can / badminton / good / I / not.
→
2. In/ past/ man/ not/ stay/ underwater/ long time.
→
3. I/ won’t/ soccer/ friends/ tomorrow/ because/ stay/ home/ take/ grandmother.
→
4. Swimming/ popular/ sport/ teenagers/ city.

→
5. Last year/ brother/ work/ engineer/ printing factory.
→
6. “balanced diet” / mean/ you/ eat/ variety/ food/ without/ eat/ much/ anything.
→
7. Mymother/ always/ wash/ vegetables/ careful/ before/ cook/ them.
→
8. What/ they/ have/ dinner/ last night?
→
VIII. Fill in each blank with one word of your own to complete the passage (2pts)
One day last summer a boy of ten took (1) _______ old tyre from his father’s garage
and went down to the beach to (2) ________ although he could not swim and his mother had
told him not to go near the water. But he felt hot, so he took no notice of (3) ________
warning . Before long the wind (4) _______ him out to sea. His sister saw him but by this
time he was (5) ________ far out for anyone to reach him. Then someone had the idea to (6)
________ the police. In a few minutes a helicopter was flying (7) ________ the boy and he
was soon pulled to safety. Cases like this (8) _________ every day in summer and
sometimes people (9) _________ not so lucky. What surprizes police is that people know it
is dangerous to go to the sea when they can not swim. Yet, they keep (10) _________ so.
*Answer :
1. ________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. __________
6. ________ 7. _________ 8. _________ 9. _________ 10. __________
- The End-
ANSWER KEY(CLASS 8)
I. Listening (2pts)
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(1) people (2) enjoys (3) has (4) world
(5) writing (6) always (7) receive (8) whose
II. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from others
(1pts)

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1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B
III. Choose the word whose main strees is placed differently from the others (1pts)
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1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B
IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to comeplete the sentences (3pts)
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1.D 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.A
7.C 8.D 9.B 10.A 11.B 12.A
V. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word given in bracket (2pts)
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1. measure
2. unpleasant
3. invention
4. useful
5. collector - collection
6. difference
7. successfully
VI. Using the word(s) given, rewrite the second sentence so thst it has the same meaning
as the first one (5pts)
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1. → She spent an hour making this dress.
2. → What is the price of the watch?
3. → Lan has two older sisters.
4. → I prefer listening to music to watching TV.
5. →She plays badminton well
6. →The dictionary isn’t cheap enough for me to buy.
7. →Japanese cars are the most expensive ones in the world
8. →I enjoy reading books very much.
9. →My father used to go to the movie theater when he was young

10. →We haven’t gone to the cinema for two years.
VII. Use the words given to complete the following sentences (4pts)
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1.My sister can play badminton well but I can not.
2.In the past man could not stay underwater for a long time.
3.I won’t play soccer with my friends tomorrow because I will stay home to take care of
my grandmother.
4.Swimming is the most popular sport for teenagers in my city.
5.Last year my brother worked as an engineer in the printing factory
6.A “balanced diet” means you eat a variety of food without eating too much of anything.
7.My mother always washes vegetables carefully before cooking them.
8.What did they have for dinner last night?
VIII. Fill in each blank with one word of your own to complete the passage (2pts)
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1. an 2. swim 3. her 4.blew 5. too
6. call/ ring/ phone 7. towards/ over 8. happen 9. are 10.doing
UBND HUYỆN GIỒNG RIỀNG KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG HUYỆN
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2013 – 2014
Khóa ngày 17/11/2013
ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each
group. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.(2.5pts)
1. A. laughs B. cars C. stops D. works
2. A. watched B. reduced C. coughed D. raised
3. A. three B. through C. without D. thank
4. A. watch B. bath C. want D. wash
5. A. sure B. mixture C. injure D. pleasure
6. A. few B. new C. threw D. knew

7. A. clothes B. matches C. colleges D. churches
8. A. clear B. wear C. bear D. ware
9. A. sunbathe B. father C. theater D. weather
10. A. switch B. stomach C. match D. catch
1…… 2…… 3…… 4…….5…….6…….7…… 8. ……9. … 10. ……….
II. Circle the word or phrase that best completes each sentence(5pts)
1. Will she be annoyed that you forgot to phone?
a. displeased b. pleased c. happy d. sad
2. I spend most of my time……………my friends.
a. with b. at c. together d. for
3. We spend time………… volunteer work.
a. to do b. on doing c. doing d. for doing
4. The………….put too much salt in the food.
a. cook b. cooker c. stove d. oven
5. What does your brother…………… ?
a. look like b. look as c. be like d. as
6. Bell started…………… with rays of transmitting speech.
a. experiment b. to experimenting c. experimenting d. experimented
7. Peter is sociable. I am not as…………………… .
a. going out as he is b. going out as him is
c. outgoing as he is d. outgoing as him is
8. The weather is warm enough for us…………… .
a. going out b. to going out c. to go out d. go out
9. This led…………….the invention of the telephone.
a. to b. about c. at d. in
10.We should spend more time………………Math and English.
a. on b. in c. at d. for
11. We should learn this poem…………… .
a. by heart b. by soul c. by many times d. by millions
12.Will you join the young people’s…………….at our college?

a. associate b. associated c. association d. associates
13.He wanted me……………….another language.
a. learning b. being learning c. to learning d. to learn
14.Could you tell me who……………….this university?
a. found b. founder c. founding d. founded
15.How do you………….your name?
a. pronunciation b. pronounce c. pronounced d. pronoun
16. I tried my…………… not to laugh.
a. good b. well c. better d. best
17.……………I help you? – No. Thank you. I’m fine.
a. Must b. May c. Will d. Would
18. He always greets me in a…………….way.
a. friend b. friendship c. friendly d. friendliness
19. His………… towards me is very strange.
a. behave b. behavior c. behaved d. behaving
20.Most middle-aged and…………people need glasses for reading and close work.
a. lately b. elderly c. early d. lovely
III. Fill each gap in the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. (2.5pts)
1. She had an……………….to work at home two days a week. (arrange)
2. I found your address in the telephone……………of our city. (direct)
3. You can pay for the carpet on……………… (deliver)
4. His………………from Scotland to the USA was in 1860. (emigrate)
5. Our team were……………… to lose the match. (fortunate)
6. He lives in a………………….village. (near)
7. She is a woman of great…………… (wise)
8. The club encourages……………in sporting activities. (participate)
9. His……………… towards his parents is a good example to us. (behave)
10. We should like to thank you for your…………………with us. (cooperate)
IV. Fill each gap in the passage with one suitable word. (2pts)
When you listen (1)……………your teacher carefully (2)…………… class and take

good notes, you are starting to learn. Focus on what your teacher (3)………saying. Listen for
key phrases to write down. Write quickly in order to include all the important information (4)
……………….your notes. Review your notes when you (5)……….home. You should study
where there (6)…………… enough lighting and the temperature should (7)…………….
comfortable. (8)………………study group often helps to make studying easier.
V. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same. (5.5pts)
1. She failed in the exam because of her laziness.
 Because she __________________________________
2. No one helped Lan to do the homework
 Lan ________________________________
3. My brother had a dog once, but he doesn’t have any more.
 My brother___________________________________________
4. How long is it since you used the car?
 When _______________________________
5. He is the most intelligent in this class.
 No students___________________________________________
6. The ceiling is too high for me to reach.
 I am____________________________________________
7. He told me not to leave the door open.
 He said, “___________________________________________.”
8. They enjoyed themselves at the party last night.
 They had___________________________________________
9. My father gave up smoking ten years ago.
 My father_____________________________________________
10. There isn’t anybody in the house.
 There is________________________________________ .
11. This girl is fourteen years old.
 She__________________________________________________
VI. Listen to the dialogues and complete each blank with one word you hear. (2.5pts)
My friend Andy called me about three months ago.

“What are you doing in June?” he asked.
“June? That’s months away!” I replied. “I have no idea.”
“I have a (1) idea,” he said. “Let’s do the Three Peaks Challenge. We climb three
mountains in 24 hours.”
“Are you asking me to climb a mountain?”
“No, I’m not,” he said. “I’m asking you to climb three mountains in (2) ……… hours.”
“But why?” I asked.
“To (3) ……………. money for (4) …………… But don’t worry, they aren’t very big
mountains. You climb Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England, and Snowdon in Wales –
all in one day.”
“That’s crazy,” I said. “No way!”
Three months later, Andy and I were in Scotland, at the (5) ………… of Ben Nevis. It was
raining, and I was (6) ……………. I couldn’t believe we still had two more mountains to climb.
Why did I agree to this?
We drove from Scotland to England and climbed the next peak. (7) ………… , this one was
OK. It was daytime, warm, and the mountain wasn’t as high. Then we (8) …………… to Wales
to climb the last mountain. This one was hard. And it was cold again. But we (9) …………… it!
We did the Three Peaks Challenge!
I was so happy! I had (10) …………. and raised more than $1,000 for charity. Try it sometime!
THE END
Answer key English 8
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each
group. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.(2.5pts)
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1. B 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. B
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence(5pts)
1. a 2. a 3. c 4. a 5. a 6. c 7. c 8. c 9. a 10. a
11.a 12. c 13. d 14. d 15. b 16. d 17. b 18. c 19. b 20. b
III. Fill each gap in the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. (2.5pts)
1. arrangement 2. directory 3. delivery 4. emigration

5. unfortunate 6. nearby 7. wisdom 8. participation
9. behavior 10. cooperation
IV. Fill each gap in the passage with one suitable word. (2pts)
(1) to (2) in (3) is (4) in (5) get / come (6) is (7) be (8) A
V. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same. (5.5pts)
1.  Because she was lazy, she failed in the exam
2.  Lan did the homework herself.
3.  My brother used to have a dog.
4.  When did you use the car?
5.  No students in this class is as intelligent as he is.
6.  I am not tall enough to reach the ceiling.
7.  He said, “Don’t leave the door open.”
8.  They had a good time at the party last night.
9.  My father has given up smoking for ten years.
10.  There is nobody in the house.
11.  She is a fourteen-year- old girl.
VI. Listen to the dialogues and complete each blank with one word you hear. (2.5pts)
(1) great (2) twenty- four (3) raise (4) charity (5) top
(6) exhausted (7) Actually (8) drove (9) made (10) fun