Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn tiếng anh lớp 8 năm học 2012 2013

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ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2012- 2013
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
(Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D.
1. A. manure B. pasture C. cure D. pure
2. A. butter B. dull C. sugar D. rush
3. A. academic B. adequate C. application D. assistant
4. A. comb B. suburb C. climb D. doubt
5. A. hurry B. urban C. return D. curtain
6. A. climb B. limestone C. impossible D. clime
7. A. sunbathe B. state C. bath D. ate
8. A. comment B. prevent C. treatment D. event
9. A. resident B. president C. rise D. promise
10. A. climate B. emigrate C. demonstrate D. elevate
II. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
1. If you want any further information please the head- office.
A. relate B. contact C. connect D. combine
2. Mr Roberts supervises and directs other workers in the factory. He’s a…………………
A. engineer B. manager C. mechanic D. foreman
3. He learned English …………… he could communicate with the foreigners.
A. because B. so that C. so as to D. Both A & B
4. Your car is much more expensive than ………… ….
A. my car B. me C. mine D. Both A & C
5. When you ……………the village you will see a pagoda on your left.
A. reach B. arrive C. come D. go
6. Natural disaters such as storms, floods or droughts can easily ………….…their crops or
harvests.
A. damage B. harm C. destroy D. All are correct
7. Life in cities become a …………….because people compete with one another.

A. chance B. task C. dream D. struggle
8. …………… is a hot liquid rock that comes out of a vocano.
A. Limestone B. Marble C. Lava D. Ice
9. He looked……………………….… at the angry crowd.
A. calm B. calmly C. calmness D. calmity
10. Ba …………………. video games. His mother is very worried about it.
A. used to play B. was playing C. is always playing D. always plays
11. The statue ………………out of stone
A. carved B. carves C. was carved D. has carved
12. The house……………………in pink is ours.
A. was painted B. painted C. paints D. painting
13. Some people are very…………… They only think of themselves
A. selfish B. reserved C. generous D. out- going
14. That printer is…………………….guarantee so the company will repair it
A. on B. in C. of D. under
15. Would you mind ………… the door ?
A. open B. if I opened C. my opening D. Both B & C
16. If a patient can’t walk, he can use …………… to move around.
A. an eye chart B. a stretcher C. a wheelchair D. a scale
17. Lan is …………….and she has a flower shop in Hanoi.
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A. a flower seller B. a florist C. a flower girl D. a flower lady
18. We will plant trees and flowers along the or in the parks.
A. sidewalks B. pavements C. sideways D. Both a and b
19. Everybody loves her because she is an girl.
A. interesting B. interested C. interests D. anxious
20. Where is the ? I want to fry these potatoes.
A. steamer B. saucepan C. frying pan D. cooker
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.
1. I (1-know) her for six years, when I met her, she (2-work) in a Law office.

2. He (3-live) in London for six years, then he (4-move) to Oxford last year.
3. Would you mind (5-lend) me 5$ ? I forgot (6-cash) a cheque.
4. How many films you (7-see) this month?
5. When we were in the city, we often (8-take) to the cinema.
6. The theatre is quite old. It (9-build) over 100 years ago.
7. Tom is very tired because he (10-run) for an hour.
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
IV. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital.
1. He can’t hear because of his … … (deaf)
2. I was so ……………………when I heard that you couldn’t come. (disappoint)
3. She was…… after she fell off her bike and hit her head on the road. (conscious)
4. My mother doesn’t like me wearing short skirts to pagoda.
She thinks they are ………… ……………………… ………………….……. (suit)
5. People on this island are famous for their friendship and … ………… (hospital)
6. Some of my ………………………… …………….…… live in the city. (relate)
7. You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her……… (appear)
8. People use first-aid to ease the victim’s pain and …… ……………… (anxious)
9. The festival was held in the ………………… …house of our village. (commune)
10. He fell off the bike, but his were not serious. (injure).
Your answers
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

V. Choose the underline word or phrase that is incorrect.
1. Can you tell me the country where was she born?
A B C D
2. This time last Monday we took the final test.
A B C D
3. Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children.
A B C D
4. The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world.
A B C D
5. Today, many serious childhood diseases can prevent by early immunization.
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A B C D
6. I’d like to tell you about several problems I have had when I came here.
A B C D
7. What is the most frightened experience you have ever had?
A B C D
8. Sometimes life must be very unpleasant for people live near airports.
A B C D
9. Late at Christmas Eve, Santa comes down the chimney and puts presents under the tree.
A B C D
10. Don’t tell him about this. - No, I don’t.
A B C D
VI. Choose one suitable word to complete the following passage.
When people travel to … ……(1) countries, they find that many things are…….(2) from
their own country – the weather, the food, the times that stores are open, and so on. Often this
upsets people, and they feel lonely, ………… (3) , and homesick. This is called …… ….(4)
shock. For example, here are some things that visitors …….…(5) New York find strange.
The weather in New York can be very……… (6) . It can be very hot in the summer and
extremely cold and ………(7) in the winter. People who come from hot countries often find that it
is too cold for them in December, January, and February.

Stores usually close at 8:00 p.m, which is much later than in many other countries. Most
restaurants don’t close until 11:00 p.m. and clubs stay open all night. Visitors who like to go out
late in the evening find this exciting.
New Yorkers have a …… (8) for being unfriendly. Some are, and some aren’t. They are
sometimes difficult to …… …(9) because they are in a rush and don’t have much time.
When you visit other countries you should ….….…(10) the way that people do things there.
Because something is different, it doesn’t mean that it’s better or worse. So don’t let culture shock
spoil your visit to another country. Enjoy the differences.
1. A. other B. another C. together D. one another
2. A. various B. different C. difficult D. the same
3. A. exciting B. happy C. depressed D. interested
4. A. weather B. people C. language D. culture
5. A. to B. from C. at D. on
6. A. change B. hard C. unpredictable D. different
7. A. snow B. snowy C. hot D. sunny
8. A. habit B. reputation C. thing D. idea
9. A. make B. talk C. approach D. work
10. A. agree B. understand C. know D. accept
VII. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word .
Computing is now at the (1)………… stage as printing was when the first printing presses
were used. (2)………… printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes
could afford to buy books. Often these (3) ………… were unable to read and hadn’t got enough
time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a
book (4).………… we do today. They wanted books (5)………… they were expensive and there
was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to (6)…………, and it took an
extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary
people could not learn to read.
The position with computers is very similar today. A few years (7)……….……, computers
were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but ( 8)………
didn’t know how to (9)………… them. In many (10)………., however, the situation has now

completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputer but also know how to use them.
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Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
VIII. Use given words to rewrite the second sentence that has the meaning unchanged.
1. How long is it since you saw Mary?
When………………………………………………………………………………………?
2. A man I know told me about it.
I was………………………….……………………………………………………………
3. “You shouldn’t spend your weekend in the city”.
She advised me……………………………………………………………………………
4. “Can you give me a ride to school”.
He asked his friend……………………………………………………………………….
5. We can’t sit on the grass because it is too wet.
The grass isn’t…………………………………………………………………………….
IX. Use the words to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible
in meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given words
1. We went to Hai Phong two months ago. (been)
We…………………………………………………………………………
2. Whose book is this? (belong)
Who………………………………………………………………………
3. My aunt ran a small company in the city but she doesn’t do any more. (used)
My aunt…………………………………………………………………………
4. English eight has sixteen units. (are)
There……………………………………………………………………………
5. “You should not lend him your car”, Nam said to me. (advised)

Nam ………………………………………………………………………………
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
(Câu I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII: Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,2 điểm)
Câu I
1. B. pasture
2. C. sugar
3. D. assistant
4. B. suburb
5. A. hurry
6. C. impossible
7. C. bath
8. C. treatment
9. D. promise
10 A. climate
Câu II
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. D
5. A
6. D
7. D
8. C
9. A
10. C
11. C
12. B
13. A

14. D
15. D
16. B
17. B
18. D
19. A
20. C
Câu III
1. have known
2. was working
3. lived
4. moved
5. lending
6. to cash
7. have you seen
8. were often taken
9. was built
10. has run
Câu IV
1. deafness
2. disapointed
3. unconscious
4. unsuitable
5. hospitality
6. relatives
7. appearance
8. anxiety
9. communal
10. injuries
Câu V

1. D
6. D
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2. C
3. A
4. B
5. C
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. D
Câu VI
1. A. other
2. B. different
3. C. depressed
4. D. culture
5. B. from
6. B. hard
7. A. snowy
8. B. reputation
9. B. talk
10. D. accept
Câu VII
1. same
2. before
3. people
4. as
5. because
6. write
7. ago

8. they
9. use
10. countries
Câu VIII
1. When did you see Mary?
2. I was told about it by a man I know.
3. She advised me not to spend my weekend in the city.
4. He asked his friend to give him a ride to school.
5. The grass isn’t dry enough for us to sit on.
Câu IX
1. We have been to Hai Phong for two months.
2. Who does this book belong to?
3. My aunt used to run a small company in the city.
4. There are sixteen units in English eight.
5. Nam advised me not to lend him my car.
(Câu VIII, IX mỗi Đáp án đúng được 0,4 điểm)