4 ĐỂ KIỂM THI HSG TIẾNG ANH lớp 8

ĐỀ LUYỆN THI SỐ 1

Điểm bài thi

Bằng số:

Bằng chữ:……………….

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
Ngày thi: MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian làm bài 150 phút
(Đề gồm 05 trang)
Chữ kí GK 1:…………………………

Phách

Chữ kí GK 2:……………………….

QuestionI.Circle the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from
the others (5pts)
1.A.southern
B.sunbathing
C.breath
D.thunder
2.A.island
B.rescue
C.institute
D.limestone
3.A.jungle
B.gist
C.grind

D.emigrate
4.A.stretcher
B.chemistry
C.Christmas
D.character
5.A.heritage
B.shortage
C.teenage
D.luggage
QuestionII.Circle the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in
each group: (5 pts).
1.A.reserved
B.invent
C.beneath
D.wardrobe
2.A.character
B.transmit
C.opposite
D.dangerous
3.A.festival
B.heritage
C.resident
D.selection
4.A.expensive
B.sensitive
C.negative
D.sociable
5.A.morning
B.college
C.arrive

D.famous
Question III. Circle the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (15pts):
1.He had his father ___________his watch.
A.fixed
B.fixing
C.to fix
D.fix
2.Million of Christmas cards __________every year.
A.were sent
B.are sent
C.send
D.is sending
3.Switzerland is well-known for his impressive mountainous ________ .
A.view
B.scenes
C.scenery
D.sights
4.Normally he is rather _____________but sometimes he talks freely about himself
A.sociable
B.reserved
C.serious
D.peaceful
5.They had lunch together in the school__________ .
A.cafe
B.restaurant
C.canteen
D.bar
6.He was seen crying, and his face _________red with shame.
A.caught
B.broke

C.turned
D.suffered
7. I saw him _______the flowers in the garden.
A.watering
B.watered
C.be watered
D.be watering
8.As she was running, suddenly she stumbled _______ a rock and fell ______ .
A.at/off
B.in/out
C.over/down
D.of/down
9.Jane really enjoys __________to dinner parties.
A.inviting
B.being inviting C.being invited
D.be invited


10.After a month, Hoa got used to _______in her new school.
A.study
B.studying
C.studied
D.is studying
11.Which girl is Hoa? She is the one with ___________ .
A.long curly black hair
B.curly long black hair
C.long black curly hair
D.curly long black hair
12.He worked hard __________he could pass the final exam.
A.so that

B.in order to
C.so as to
D.as result
13.Children are not old enough to look after __________ .
A.himself B.ourselves
C.herself
D. themselves
14.Chicago is ___________right on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A.placed
B.situated
C.laid
D.set
15.My sister likes sweets ____________from chocolate.
A.making B.made
C.to make
D.make
Question IV. Each of the following sentence has one mistake. Identify and correct the
mistakes (10pts):
1.The doctor advised him to cover the burn area with a thick sterile dressing.
2.Everybody I know like to eat chocolates and ice-cream.
3.Smoking cigarettes are not allowed in this hospital.
4.These bags are too expensive for we to buy at this time .
5.The film is too interesting that I’ve seen it twice.
6.The old man opened the door by his keys.
7. She got up early in order to not be late for school.
8.The boys hurt himself when they jumped down from the tree.
9.Would you mind if I turn down the radio?
10.The returned ticket is more expensive than the single one
* Answer
1.

6.
2.
7.
3.
8.
4.
9.
5.
10.
Question V.Give the correct form/tense of the verbs in brackets: (10 pts).
1.His new novel ___(publish)___ in two months .
2.After (hear) the codition, I decided _____(not enter)___ the competition.
3.Yesterday Hoang _____(spend)____ two hours ____(repair)____ his computer set.
4.All the beautiful buildings in our cities ___(destroy)___ by exhaust gases from cars .
We must ___(do)___ something to stop this .
5.A:__________you __(pay)__ your electricity bill yet?
B: No, I haven’t, but I must ___(pay)___ it today.If I don’t , my electricity ____(shut
off)_____ by the power company tomorrow.
Answer


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Question VI. Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (10pts):
1.They were the oldest _(INHABIT)__ of the island.
2.Fishing is my favorite __(RELAX)____ .
3.They only had a day to visit all the tourist _(ATTRACT)__ .

4,The school was _(ORIGINAL)__quite small .
5.It was raining cats and dogs when he _(DEPARTURE)__ .
6.He always gets bad marks because he is a __(CARE) _student.
7.Bell experimented with ways of transmitting _(SPEAK)_over a long distance.
8.How many _(CELEBRATE) ___are there in Viet Nam in a year?
9. No one knows the exact _(DEEP) _of this river .
10.This statue is a __(MEMORY) __to a great statesman.
1._______________
2._________________
3.________________
4._______________
5._________________
6.________________
7._______________
8._________________
9.________________
10.______________
Question VII . Fill in each space with one suitable preposition.(5pts)
1.We are thinking _________importing flowers__________China.
2.Carry it _______ both hands !
3.She came ________ her old friends on the street yesterday morning.
4. He fell ___________ the river yesterday.
Question VIII . Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each
space (10 pts)
Tommy Milligan started his working life as a factory worker in a small___(1)___ , and by
working hard , he became the ____(2)____ after a few years . The company continued to
do well , and mostly ____(3)_____ Tommy believed in good conditions for his
_____(4)______ . There was a friendly atmosphere , and people enjoyed their work.
When someone reached 60 or 65 and _____(5)______ , Tommy always gave a party for
them , and a generous present. At break-times there was always a fresh ____(6)______ of

tea or coffee ready for the workers , and if anyone fell ill , Tommy sent him or her straight
to the doctor’s _______(7)______ by taxi. Local people knew what a good
_____(8)_____ he was , and whenever there was a ______(9)______ available at
Tommy’s factory , a lot of people _______(10) _____for it.
Answer


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

A.office
A.manager
A.although
A.assistants
A.resigned
A.glass
A.hospital
A.boss
A.work
A.resigned

B.factory

B.employee
B.therefore
B.employers
B.applied
B.pot
B.studio
B.chief
B.employ
B.applied

C.studio
C.engineer
C.but
C.boss
C.retired
C.carton
C.clinic
C.patron
C.job
C.retired

D.room
D.mechanic
D.because
D.staff
D.retreated
D.box
D.surgery
D.staff
D.profession

D.demanded

Question IX. Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word: (10
pts).
Two .....(1)…… were going along Pasteur Street. A man was riding a red Dylan, and a
….(2)….. was riding a white Spacy. The man was riding very slowly and carefully. The
young boy ….(3) …..driving carefully. He was looking at an ….(4) ……girl. She was
walking along street. She was wearing a long blue skirt and she was carrying a handbag.
The traffict lights were green. A dog was sitting beside them. A cat was sitting in the
opposite corner. The dog was thinking about a…(5)… Suddenly the dog saw the cat. ….
(6)….. ran ….(7)…… the street. The man saw the dog .He braked quikly. The Spacy
……..(8)….. into the Dylan. The …..(9) …… and the boy lay on the street. The girl saw
the ……(10) ……. She ran to the telephone box . The police and an ambulance came at
once .
Answer
1.
6.
2.
7.
3.
8.
4.
9.
5.
10.
Question X: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as
the first (10pts):
1.People believe that 13 is an unlucky number.
 13 is ________________________________________________________________
2.Nam spent more money than Minh.

 Minh spent ___________________________________________________________
3.My uncle likes gardening more than fishing.
 My uncle prefers ______________________________________________________
4.How long is the River Hong?
 What’s ______________________________________________________________
5.Lan will be eighteen next week.
 It’s Loan’s ___________________________________________________________
6.Are you going to plant more trees in that region.
 Are _________________________________________________________________


7.I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.
 I’m very sad not _______________________________________________________
8.Nam is so intelligent that he can answer all my questions.
 Nam is ______________________________________________________________
9.Why isn’t this TV working?
 What ________________________________________________________________
10.My father made me clean the house.
 I ___________________________________________________________________
Question XI. Use the given words or phrases to make complete sentences ( 10pts )
1.Would/you/mind/sit/front seat/taxi/?
______________________________________________________________________
2.Last Sunday, Mai /fall/bike/hit/head/road.
______________________________________________________________________
3.Flight 710/Chicago/take off/ ten /minutes.
______________________________________________________________________
4.Compost/can/make/household/garden waste.
______________________________________________________________________
5.Our school/hold/flower-arranging contest/ March 8th every year.
______________________________________________________________________

6.Two girls /have/make/fire/rub/pieces/bamboo/together.
______________________________________________________________________
7.We/ought/use/cloth bags/instead/reuse/plastic bags.
______________________________________________________________________
8.Shoes/sandals/make/recycled car tires.
______________________________________________________________________
9.People /believe/well-paying jobs /plentiful/city.
______________________________________________________________________
10.I /used/live/grandmother/I /young.
______________________________________________________________________
The end


ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN

NĂM HỌC: 2011-2012
Điểm bài thi

Bằng số:

Chữ kí GK 1:…………………………

Phách

Chữ kí GK 2:……………………….
Bằng chữ:……………….

QuestionI.Circle the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from
the others (5pts)
1.A southern

2.A island
3.B gist
4.A stretcher
5.C teenage
QuestionII.Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in
each group: (5 pts).
1.D 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C
Question III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (15pts):
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.C 7. A 8.C 9.C 10.B
11.A 12.A 13.D 14.B 15.B
Question IV. Each of the following sentence has one mistake. Identify and correct the
mistakes (10pts):
1.burn burned
6. by with
2.like likes
7.to not  not to
3.are is
8.himself themselves
4. we us
9.turn turned
5.too so
10.returnedreturn
Question V.Give the correct form/tense of the verbs in brackets: (10 pts).
1.
will be published
2.
hearing; not to enter
3.
spent; repairing
4..

are being destroyed; do
5.
Have – paid; pay; will be shut off
Question VI. Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (10pts):
1.
inhabitants
2.
relaxation
3.
attractions
4,
originally
5.
departed
6.
careless
7.
speech
8.
celebrations
9.
depth


10. memorial
Question VII . Fill in each space with one suitable preposition.(5pts)
1.of ; from
2.with
3.across
4. into

Question VIII . Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each
space (10 pts)
Answer
1.B
2.A
3.D
4.D
5.C
6.B
7.D
8.A
9.C
10.B
Question IX. Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word: (10
pts).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

 people/ motorcycles
 boy
 wasn’t

attractive
 bone

6.
7.

8.
9.
10.







It
across
crashed
man
accident

Question X: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as
the first (10pts):
1.13 is believed to be an unlucky number.
2.Minh spent less money than Nam.
3.My uncle prefers gardening to fishing.
4.What’s the length of the River Hong?
5.It’s Loan’s eighteenth birthday next week.
6.Are more trees going to be planted in that region?
7.I’m very sad not to be accepted in that group..
8.Nam is such an intelligent boy/student that he can answer all my questions .
9.What is wrong / the matter with this TV?
10.I was made to clean the house.
Question XI. Use the given words or phrases to make complete sentences ( 10pts )
1.Would you mind sitting in the front seat of the taxi?

2.Last Sunday , Mai fell of her bike and hit her head on the road.


3.Flight 710 to Chicago will take off in ten minutes.
4.Compost can be made from household and garden waste.
5.Our school holds a flower-arranging contest on March 8th every year.
6.Two girls have/had to make fire by rubbing pieces of bamboo together.
7.We ought to use cloth bags in stead of reusing plastic bags.
8.Shoes and sandals are made from recycled car tires.
9.People believe well paying jobs are plentiful in the city.
10.I used to live with my grandmother when I was young.
Trên đây chỉ là hướng dẫn chấm . Nếu học sinh làm cách khác đúng thì vẫn cho điểm

PHÒNG GD-ĐT THANH OAI
TRƯỜNG THCS TÂN ƯỚC

ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC LỚP 8
Năm học: 2014 – 2015


Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 05 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 05.
- Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này.
Điểm
Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1:
Số phách
(Do Chủ tịch hội
- Bằng số:…………….. ………………………………………...
đồng chấm thi ghi)

- Bằng chữ:…………… Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2:
…………………..
………………………... ………………………………………...
Part I: Listening:
Listen and fill in the gaps in these sentences
a) Papermaking is a (1)________ process.
b) The procedure is almost the (2)________as it was(3)_______ years ago.
c) The pulp vat is on the(4) ________ of the machine.
d) The papermaking machine has a lot of (5)_________.
e) The (6)_______ was drained.
f) The paper was put on (7)________.
g) The pulp(8) __________were (9) ________.
h) The fibers were(10) ________and pressed dry.
PART II : Phonetics
I) Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others.
1. A. heritage
B. shortage
C. teenage
D. luggage
2. A. appear
B. weather
C. bread
D. headache
3. A. oganize
B. belong
C. woman
D. concert
4. A. think
B. though

C. mother
D. these
5. A. eraser
B. scale
C. suitcase
D. waterfall
II) Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others in
the group.
6. A. pencil
B. raincoat
C. arrive
D. notebook
7. A. enjoyable
B. power
C. permission
D. explore
8. A. photography
B. minority
C. heroic
D. visit
9. A. translation
B. difficult
C. unluckily
D. agree
10.A. Vietnamese
B. engineer
C. celebration
D. product
Your answers:
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
PART III: Vocabulary and grammars:
I) Circle best option A,B,C or D to complete the following sentence


1. Hoa __________________ coins and stamps since she was six.
A. was collecting
B. has collected
C. collected
D. will collect
2. His brother is a _________________ boy. He always tells a joke.
A. handsome
B. humorous
C. sociable
D. energetic
3. Do you mind if I __________________ your car to work?
A. drive
B. driving
C. to drive
D. drove
4. They are ____________ that their son won the championship.
A. delighted

B. pleasing
C. sad
D. interesting
5. My sister regretting ___________ Mai’s glasses yesterday.
A. to break
B. broken
C. breaking
D. break
6. Hoa dances more _______________ than her classmates.
A. beauty
B. beautiful
C. beautifully
D. beautify
7. They will hold a meeting in the large room ____________ the morning of next Sunday.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. of
8. Minh loves playing chess _____________ his sister enjoys skipping in their free time.
A. when
B. because
C. while
D. during
9. One hundred dollars ______________ an big amount of money for her.
A. is
B. are
C. were
D. is being
10. Don’t overheat the victim _____________ blankets or coats.
A. on

B. for
C. with
D. from
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
II) Put the correct form of the words:
1. Joan wants to become a __________ in the future. (science)
2. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been __________ in the last few years. (urban)
3. The book was so ________ that we didn’t want to read it. (interest)
4. There are a lot of _______________ in the competition. (contest)
5. Linda’s __________ made the party less exciting. (absent)
6. He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very _____________ . (hope)
7. Because of his _________, they failed the exam. (lazy)
8. Vinamilk company has served customers a lot of _____________ recently.
(produce)
9. The question isn’t good. It’s ………….. to ask (import).
10. His father soon died of a ……………… heart (break).
Your answers:
1
2
3

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
III) Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets .
1.His new novel (publish)…………….. in two months .


2. I (visit) .........................Singapore two years ago.
3. Look at those black clouds. It (rain)…………..
4.We are tired of (work)…………… for low salary.
5. This is the second time you (break)……a cup.
Your answers:
1
2
3.
4.
5.
IV) Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1. She is talking…………her students in the school yard.
2. Does your aunt work ……….the central hospital? – Yes, she is a nurse there.
3. Mr. Minh is a journalist. He writes ………..Tuoi Tre newspaper.
4. This apartment is suitable………….my family.
5. I often help my parents ………….the housework after
Your answers:
1
2

3.
4.
5.
PART IV: Reading
I) Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage.
Air pollution is caused ________(1) ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries,
there are ________(2) limiting the amount of smoke factories can produce although there
is not enough _______(3) on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have
________(4) that air pollution causes ________ (5) diseases. The gases from the exhausts
of cars _______(6) also increased air pollution in most cities. The ________ (7) of petrol
produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high
buildings. Children _______(8) in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can
not think as ________(9) as other children, and are clumsy when they _______(10) their
hands.
1. A. from
B. on
C. over
D. of
2. A. laws
B. ideas
C. problems
D. regulations
3. A. news
B. article
C. information
D. newspaper
4. A. agreed B. pointed
C. disagreed
D. proved
5. A. lung

B. heart
C. liver
D. stomach
6. A. had
B. have
C. has
D. having
7. A. water
B. lead
C. gas
D. exhaust
8. A. lived
B. live
C. to live
D. living
9. A. quick
B. slowly
C. quickly
D. slow
10.A. touch
B. use
C. handle
D. collect
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

7.
8.
9.
10.


II) Read and fill a suitable word in each blanket:
Christmas is always held ________(1) December the twenty fifth every year. Every
family in England decorates a Christmas tree and puts ________(2) in the middle of the
living room. And Santa Claus plays an important _________(3) in this festival. There is a
poem to relate him. In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a
poem ________(4) A Visit Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem _______(5) a fat
jolly man who wore a _______ (6) suit and gave children ________ (7) on Christmas Eve.
The poem, which was ________(8) by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor,
became popular __________(9) the USA. Santa Claus is based _______(10) the
description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
III) Read the following passage and choose the best answer: (2ms)
Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses
were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes

could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn’t enough time
to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a
book as we do today. They wanted booked because they were expensive and there was
something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, 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 ago, computers were
very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t
know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely
changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputer but also know how to use them.
Questions:
1) What happened before printing presses were invented?
- ________________________________________________________________
2) Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented?
- ________________________________________________________________
3) What is common feature of a book and a computer?
- ________________________________________________________________
4) What situation has thoroughly changed nowadays?
- ________________________________________________________________
PART V: Writing
I)
Complete the following sentences based on the given cues.
1. The house hasn’t been repaired since it built.


2. Glass is usually made of sand.
3. The statue was cut out of stone.
4. She asked the guide where Phong Nha cave was the most beautiful cave in
Vietnam.
5. When Andrew saw the question, he was knowning the answer immediately.

Mistakes

Correction

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
II) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1.People believe that 13 is an unlucky number.
13 is ………………………………………………….
2. “How many cars are there in front of your house, Mai?”
I asked …………………............................................
3.No one introduced me to newcomers in the festival.
I ……………………………………………………
4.The food was too bad for the children to eat.
The food was so ……………………………
5.It’s no use persuading her to join in that activity.
There is no ……………………………..
III) Traditional Festivals in Vietnam play a very important role in attracting foreign
tourists. In about 150 words write about one of the traditional festivals in Vietnam.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
----------------------------- Hết ------------------------------PHÒNG GD&ĐT THANH OAI

TRƯỜNG THCS TÂN ƯỚC
ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
PART I: Listening(10x 0,2 =2,0 pts)


1. simple

2. same

3.two hundred

4. left

5. rollers

6. water

7. a roll

8. fibers

9. poured out

10. smoothed

PART II : Phonetices ( 10 x 0,2 = 2 pts)
1. C

2.A

3.C

4. A

5. D

6. C

7. B

8. D

9. B

10. D

PART III : Vocabulary (10 x 0,2 = 2 pts)
I) Choose the best answers to completes each sentence.
1. B

2. B

3. A

4. A

5. C

6. C

7. B

8. C

9. A

10. C

II) Put the correct form of the words: (10 x 0,2 = 2 pts)
1. scientist

3. uninteresting

5. absence

7. laziness

9. important

2. urbanized

4. participation

6. hopeless

8. products

10. broken

III) Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets . ( 5 x 0,2 = 1,0 pt)

1. will
published

be 2. visited

3. is going to
rain

4. working

5.have broken

IV) Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.( 5 x 0,2 = 1,0pt)
1. to

2. in

3. for

4. for

5. with

PART IV: Reading
I) Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage.
( 10 x 0,2 = 2 pts)
1. D

2. A

3. C

4. D

5. A

6. B

7. B

8. D

9. C

10.B

II) Read and fill a suitable word in each blanket: (10 x 0,2 = 2 pts)
1. on

2. it

3.part/role

4. called

5.was

6. red

7. present

8. written

9. with

10.on

III) Read the passage and answer the questions. (0,25 x 4 =1,0pt)
1) Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books.
2) Because books were expensive and magical.
3) They were large and expensive at first
4) A person who buys a computer knows how to use it.
Part V: Writing
I.

Find and correct the mistakes. (0.2 x 5 =1.0 pt)


Mistakes
1. built
2. made of
3. cut
4. where
5. was knowing

Correction
was built
made from
carved
whether

knew

II)Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
( 5 x 0,4 = 2 pts)
1.
13 is believed to be an unlucky number..
2.
I asked Mai how many cars there were in front of her/his house.
3.
I wasn’t introduced to newcomers in the festival.
4.
5.

The food was so bad that the children couldn’t eat it.
There is no point in persuading her to join in that activity.

III) Traditional Festivals in Vietnam play a very important role in attracting foreign
tourists. In about 150 words write about one of the traditional festivals in Vietnam.
(2.0pts)
- Bố cục: Đủ mở bài, thân bài, kết luận (0.5pts)
- Nêu được thời gian, địa điểm, các hoạt động của lễ hội (ít nhất 3 hoạt động) (1.0pt)
- Nêu suy nghĩ của mình về lễ hội, vai trò của lễ hội trong việc thu hút khách du lịch
nước ngoài. (0.5)

PHÒNG GD & ĐT THANH OAI
TRƯỜNG: THCS THANH CAO

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC: 2012 - 2013
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

A.PHONETICS: (10 ms)
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently ( 5 ms)
1. a. happy
b.character
c. fat
d. classmate
2. a. blind
b. hire
c. mint
d. light
3. a. steamer
b. bead
c. appear
d. theater
4. a. Christmas
b. anchor
c. chemistry
d. cheque
5. a. young
b. about
c. account
d. sound
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of others:
(5ms)
1. a machine
b. mobile
c. movie
d. theater

2. a. directory
b. telephone
c. invention
d. experiment


3. a. arrange
b. transmit
c. demonstrate
d. device
4. a. delivery
b. emigrate
c. introduce
d. customer
5. a. furniture
b. university
c. patient
d. hospital
B. VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (15ms)
Choose the right words or phrases to fill in the blank :
1. Jack is ____________.His jokes often make his friends laugh a lot.
A. generous
B. humorous
C. easy-going
D. unusual
2. I’m sorry. I’m not __________to help you lift the table.
A. enough strong B. too strong
C. strong enough
D. enough strength.
3. We used to wash clothes by hand. Now we have a ____________

A. washing machine B. dishwasher
C. hair dryer
D. steamer.
4. It took me a long time to get used ___________ glasses.
A. to wear
B. to wearing
C. wear
D. wore.
5. The doctor ................he should take a few days off.
A. say
B. said
C. ask
D. tell
6. She went to market without………. anything.
A. buy
B. to buy
C. bought
D. buying
7. Please show me how_______ this.
A. do
B. to do
C. doing
D. to have done
8. He likes travel, and_______ does she.
A. too
B. such
C. so
D. but
9. He doesn't get up early on Sundays. He gets up_______
A. late

B. lately
C. early
D. earlily
10._____ him a few words of Italian? The waiter.
A. Who taught
B. What did he teach
C. Who did teach
D. Whom did he teach
11."Do you think Margaret will take the job you offered her?"
"I don’t know. She seemed __________ in it, however".
A interest
B. interesting
C. interested
D. interestingly
12. He drives as______ his father does.
A. careful as
B. more carefully
C. the most careful
D. carefully as
13. It’s interesting to ___________ friends with people from other countries.
A. have
B. do
C. make
D. go
14. His .................towards me is very strange.
A. behave
B. behavior
C. behaved
D. behaving
15.Of my parents, my father is …………………..

A. the stricter
B. the strictest
C. strict
D. stricter
16.He worked _______________ than his brother.
A. more careful B. very carefully C. carefullier
D. more carefully
17. She spends most of her free time __________ volunteer work.
A. do
B. doing
C. to do
D. for doing


18. She has _____________ hair.
A. black straight long
B. straight black long
C. straight long black
D. long straight black
19. His friends often laugh ____ his jokes.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. for
20. Tom is shy but his sister is outgoing.
A. sociable
B. reserved
C. hard-working D. humorous
21. It is nearly ten years ……………….I last saw her.
A. when

B. since
C. for
D. while
22. My sister and I _____ the cartoons on TV every Saturday last summer.
A. watches
B. are watching C. watch
D. watched
23. He ____________ first to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s.
A. experiments
B. worked
C. emigrated
D. invented
24. My English is not_________ to be a member of your English speaking club.
A. enough good
B. good enough C. enough bad
D. bad enough
25. Mai is too young to look after ____________
A. herself
B. myself
C. himself
D. yourself
26. I can't go to the cinema tonight. I _______do my homework.
A. should
B. must
C. have to
D. ought
27. Why did Nam have to cook dinner?-._________his mother got home late.
A. Although
B. But
C. So

D. Because
28."Don’t shout", I said to Jim.
A. I told Jim don't shout
B. I told to Jim not to shout
C. I told Jim not to shout
D. I said to Jim don't shout.
29. John has lived in Paris .................. last summer.
A. yet
B. in
C. since
D. for
30. The Sun _________in the East.
A. rised
B. is rising
C. rise
D. rises
C. READING ( 30Ms)
I. Fill in the blanks :
1. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits space .Use only one word in
each space
( 10ms)
One of the (1) …… beautiful part of Britain is the Lake District. The Lake District is
situated in the north-west of England. (2) …… consists of high hills, mountains and, (3)
…… course, lakes. There are sixteen (4)…… in all. The largest one (5) ….. Lake
Windermere.
Every year more than fourteen million people (6) ……. Britain and abroad visit the Lake
District. They (7) …….there to enjoy the fresh air and the scenery. Some go to walk in the
mountains. (8) ……. sail boats on the lakes or simply sit admiring the magnificent views.
Unfortunately, the region is becoming the victim of its own success in attracting (9)…… .

There are also (10) …… people coming to the Lake District. They threaten to destroy the
peace and quiet which many are searching for there.
Answer:
1…………..
2…………..
3…………
4…………
5…………..
6…………..
7……………
8…………
9…………
10………….
2. Read the passage. Then choose the suitable word to fill in the blank (10ms)
Mr. and Mrs. Gray live in a big city, and they …(1)….a son. His name is Peter, and
he doesn’t like…(2)….. One day Mrs. Gray said…(3)….her husband, “Living in the city
all the time isn’t good…(4)….Peter. “So last summer they found a small house in the
country and took Peter…(5)….for a vacation.
When they arrived…(6)…. the house, Mrs. Gray said to Peter, “We are going to
stay…(7)…. for two weeks.”
The boy ran …(8)….the house and looked in all the rooms, and he ran back to …(9)
….mother and said to her, “ I haven’t found the bathtub, Mom. Where is it?”
“This is a…(10)….small house, Peter,” his mother said. “This is going to be a very
nice vacation.”
1.
a. have
b. had
c. are having
d. has

2.
a. washing
b. washed
c. to wash
d.being washed
3.
a. for
b. with
c. about
d. to
4.
a. to
b. with
c. for
d. at
5.
a. here
b. there
c. house
d. countryside
6.
a. at
b. in
c. to
d. around
7.
a. there
b. this house
c. here
d. this place

8.
a. into
b. to
c. at
d. from
9.
a. him
b. his
c. it
d. its
10. a. every
b. very
c. so
d. too
II. Answer the questions:
1. Read the following passage then answer the questions below: (5ms)
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young
children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by
themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the
office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.
Why do all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to answer this question.
Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many
adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for
their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university.
Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in
English.
1. According to the writer. English is learnt by...............
A. young children
B. adults
C. teenagers

2. In the line 2 of the second part, the word “it” refers to..........

D. all are correct


A. country
B. young children C. English
D. question
3. Where do many boys and girls learn English?
A. at home
B. at school
C. in evening class
D. in the
office
4. Why do adults learn English?
A. Because they want to see movies in English
B. Because they need it for their
job.
C. Because they are forced to learn it
D. Because it’s not difficult to
learn.
5. What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Children like reading English newspapersB. People in many countries learn English
C. English is one subject in school.
D. Some books are written in English.
2. Read the two passages and answer the questions that follow.(5ms)
Machu Picchu is an ancient city in Peru. Construction of the city started in 1450. The
city covers about 13 square kilometers. For centuries, the city was buried in the jungle and
was not discovered until 1911. Today, Manchu Picchu is one of the most famous tourist
attractions in all of South America.

The Great Wall of China is the longest manmade structure ever built. Much of what exists
of the wall today was built during the Ming Dynasty in the late 1400s, although parts of
the wall are much older and go back to around 200 B.C. The wall is about 11 meters high.
The main part of the wall stretches for about 3,400 kilometers.
Questions:
1. When was Manchu Picchu built?
_______________________________________________________________________
2. When was it discovered?
_______________________________________________________________________
3. What is the longest manmade structure ever built?
_______________________________________________________________________
4. When was the wall first built?
___________________________________________________________________
5. How long is it?
___________________________________________________________________
D. WRITING (45 M)
I. Write the sentences, using the cue words (5m)
1. When/ we/ children/we/ used/ listen/ grandma’s old folktales after dinner.
………………………………………………………………………………….
2. You/ can/ tell me/ best ways/ learn new word?
………………………………………………………………………………….
3. She/ will/ travel/ the North/ because/ she/ have/ three-week vacation.
………………………………………………………………………………….
4. She/ have to/ house work/ all day after/ mother/ died.


………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I/ not/ see/ him/ since/ we/ leave/ school
………………………………………………………………………………….
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first (10ms)

1. He is strong. He can carry that table.
He______________________________________________________________
2. “Can you lend me some money? “ Henry said to Susan.
Henry...............................................................................
3. “Could you help me with my English speaking, Ba” asked Minh.
Minh told __________________________________________________________
4. The front yard is too small to play soccer in.
The front yard isn’t________________________________________________
5. Keeping the environment clean is very important
It is ______________________________________________________________
6. Peter spent three hours repainting his house.
It is ______________________________________________________________
7. Hoa hasn’t written to her parents for three months.
 The last time_______________________________________________________
8. Tom started learning English in 1990.
 Tom has ______________________________________________________________
9. Farmers don’t have as many days off as student.
Farmers
have______________________________________________________________
10. The children couldn’t go swimming because it was very cold.
It was too _________________________________________________________
III. Find and correct the mistakes: (5ms)
1. These color televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time.
A
B
C
D
2. You must not let children to play in the kitchen because it is a dangerous place.
A
B

C
D
3. Let’s me help you with the housework so that you can have enough time for your
A
B
C
D
homework.
4.The armchair is in the living room, among the TV and the sofa.
A
B
C
D
5. The course begins in 12 May and ends sometimes in August.
A B
C
D
IV. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of words with the capital
words at the beginning of sentences: (5ms)
1. NEIGHBOR I know all the boys who live in my……………………
2. FRIEND
People in the countryside is……………………
3. FLY
All …….…between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog
4. KNOW
Taxi drivers have to have a very good …………..on the street names.


5. COMFORT The hotel was large and …………………..
V.WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS (100-130 WORDS)

(20ms)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Good luck to you !

ĐÁP ÁN ĐÊ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TIẾNG ANH 8
A.PHONETICS (10MS)
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently ( 5 ms)
1. d
2.c 3.b 4.d 5.a
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of others:
(5ms)
1. a
2.b 3.c 4.a 5.b

B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 20MS)
1.B
2.C
3.A
4.C
5.B
6.D
7.D
8.C
9.A
10.A

11.C
12.D
13.C
14.B
15.D
16.D
17.B
18.D
19.B
20.A

21.B
22.D
23.C
24.B
25.A
26.C

27.D
28.C
29.C
30.D

C. READING ( 30 MS)
I. FILL IN THE BLANK :
1.Read the text below and think of the word which best fits space .Use only one word in
each space ( 10ms)
1. most
2. It
3. of
4. lakes
5. is
6. from
7. go
8. others
9. visitors
10. Many
2. Read the passage. Then choose the suitable word to fill in the blank (10ms)
1. a. have
2. a. washing
3. d. to
4. c. for
5.b. there
6. c. here
7. c. here
8. a. into
9. b. his
10. d. too

II. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS :
1. Read the following passage then answer the questions below:
1 d. all are correct
2. c. English
3. b. at school
4. b. Because they need it for their job.
5. a. Children like reading English newspapers
2. Read the two passages and answer the questions that follow.(5ms)
1.Macchu Picchu was built in 1450.
2. It was not discovered until 1911
3. The Great Wall of China is the longest manmade structure ever built
4. It was first built in the late 1400s
5. It is about 3,400 kilometers
D. WRITING: ( 45MS)
I. Write the sentences, using the cue words ( 5m)
1. When we were children, we used to listen to grandma’s old folktales after dinner.
2. Can you tell me the best way to learn new words?
3. She will travel to the North because she has a three-week vacation
4.She had to do housework all day after her mother died.
5. I have not seen him since we left school.
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first (10ms)


1.He is strong enough to carry that table.
2.Henry asked Susan to lend him some money
3.Minh told Ba to help him with his English speaking.
4.The front yard isn’t large enough to play soccer in.
5. It is important to keep the environment clean
6. It took Peter three hours to paint his house.
7.The last time Hoa wrote to her parent was three month ago.

8.Tom has learned English since 1990.
9. Farmers have fewer days off than students
10. It was too cold for children to go swimming.
III. Find and correct the mistakes : (5ms)
1. D. for we-> for us.
2. B. To play -> play
3. A. Let’s me -> let me
4. B. among -> between
5. B. in -> on
IV. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of words with the capital
words at the beginning of sentences (5ms)
1. neighborhood
2. friendly
3. flights
4. knowledge
5. comfortable
V.WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS (100-130 WORDS)
(20ms)

PHÒNG GD & ĐT
TP. BẮC GIANG

số..........................
phách

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP THÀNH PHỐ
NĂM HỌC: 2011 - 2012
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

ĐIỂM BÀI THI

Lưu ý:

Bằng số :
……………..

Chữ kí giám khảo
1: ...................................

Bằng
chữ………………

Chữ kí giám khảo
2: ...................................

- Đề thi gồm 4 trang , thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất kì tài liệu gì kể cả từ điển.

__________________________________________________________________________________

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest (5 pts).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A. hour
A. empire
A. cave
A. believe
A. required

B. honor
B. bridge
B. statue
B. field
B. opened

C. honest
C. liberty
C. bay
C. science
C. plugged

D. how
D. pyramid
D. ancient
D. movie
D. worked

II. Choose a word in each group that has different stress pattern (5 pts).
1. A. paddle
B. canoe
C. travel
D. institute
2. A. invent

B. decorate
C. Participate
D. design
3. A. Emergency B. hospital
C. ambulance
D. handkerchief
4. A. Recognize
B. remember
C. deposit
D. Immediate
5. A. Minimize
B. damage
C. natural
D. recycle
III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences (10 pts).
1. She was very sad ______ good marks in the final test.
A. not get
B. not to get
C. to not get
D. not getting
2. My sister has decided to lose weight, so she is living ______ oranges for a week.
A. with
B. on
C. in
D. by
3. When I ______ school, I am
A. begin
B. studle y
C. leave
D. learn

4. What can we do to prevent peopgoing to work in a factory .
______ throwing drink cans away?.
A. in
B. of
C. on
D. from
5. We have not seen each other ______last Sunday.
A. for
B. since
C. on
D. in
6. Excuse me! I am doing my homework. ______ turning down your radio a bit?.
A. Would you please
B. Can you
C. Could you
D. Would you
mind
7. You should work ______ for the coming exam.
A. hard
B. hardly
C. more hardly
D. more hard
8. He found a watch when he ______ in the street.
A. walked
B. has been walking
C. was walking
D. has walked
9. My uncle used to live ______ a farm when he was young.
A. in
B. at

C. during
D. on
10. Millions of Christmas cards ______every year.


A. send

B. are sent

C. are sending

D. was sent

IV. There mistake in the four underlined part of each sentence underline it then correct it (10 pts).
1. There are a lot of food in the fridge, so help yourself.
A
B
C
D
2. You should take a taxi although it is raining hard.
A
B
C
D
3. The telephone was invented with a Scotsman, Alexandre G. Bell, in 1876.
A
B
C
D
4. Would you like coming to my birthday party.

A
B
C
D
5. It is difficult for students to answer all of the question in fifteen minutes.
A
B
C
D
6. Mary enjoys to be able to meet a lot of interesting people during her vacation.
A
B
C
D
7. It has been a long time since we last talked together, isn’t it ?
A
B
C
D
8. Lots of information are store in the computer.
A
B
C
D
9. This is the second time I took part in the rice-cooking contest.
A
B
C
D
10. Either Nam or his father know how to connect the printer.

A
B
C
D
V. Give the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following sentences if necessary (10
pts).
1. Lan’s hair was dirty. Now it is clean, she (clean)……………………… it.
2. Look! Somebody (break)…………………………….. that door.
3. They (not meet)……………………….. us since last week.
4. What (you/do) ………………………………….. at this time yesterday.
5. Our school (open) …………………………….. a new club next week.
6. Would you like (come)……………. to dinner to night.
7. You (phone)……………………………… me last night?.
8. Would you mind if I (smoke)…………………………..?
9. I don't enjoy…………………………………….. (laugh) at by other people.
10. Most of the NOKIA mobile phones (sell)………………. in this shop are imported from
China.
VI. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals (10 pts).
1. What is the correct ……………………………..of this word. (pronounce)
2. My grand father can read ………………………… . (good)
3. Last week we had an ……………………… summer holiday. (enjoy)
4. The ……………………. of the project made me tense. (important).
5. You had better do some ………………….. for the final exams (revise)
6. We should save ………………. …….resources. (nature)
7. People in the in the country are often more ………. ………… than people in the city.
(friend)