TEST ENGLISH GRADE 7

Đề thi học sinh giỏi huyện
năm học 2009 - 2010
Test 1
Môn Anh: 8
Thời gian: 120 phút
I- Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced diffirent from the others .
1- a. sun
b. fun
c. pull
d. hunt
2- a. tie
b. sit
c. bit
d. hit
3- a. cave
b. have
c. slave
d.behave
4- a. bull
b. pull
c. dull
d. full
5- a. do
b. go
c. so
d. no
6- a. hotel
b. photo
c. move
d. pagoda
7- a. needed

b. visited
c.played
d. planted
8- a. my
b. curly
c. library
d.lucky
II- Choose A,B,Cor D to complete the following sentences
1- My brother is studying hard ......................... pass the exam.
A. for
B. in order to
C. so to
D. so that
2- We have studied ................... seven o'clock.
A. for
B. at
C. since
D. to
3- He was born in England. English is his .................................
A. mother tongue
B. first language
C. foreign language
D. A and B are correct
4- It's dangerous .......................... in this river.
A. swim
B. to swim
C. swimming D. swam
5- ........................... to America yet ?
A. Were you
B. Have you ever been

C.Were you been
D. Are you
6- The boy was ....................... by the dog
A. bite
B. bit
C. bited
D. bitten
7- My father used ...................... me to school.
A. took
B. taking
C. to take
D. take
8- Would you mind ................... for a few minutes?
A. to wait
B. waiting
C. wait
D. be waiting
III- Complete the sentences, use the correct form of the words in the brackets.
1- Would you mind if I (smoke)....................... ?
2- Surface mail is much (cheap).................... than airmail.
3- He (live)...................... in this city since 2000.
4- The man (sit).................. next to me was very nervous.
5- The children (play)......................... when It started to rain.
6- We(learn)........................ French grammar at the moment.
7- Could you give me some (inform)....................?
8-Mr Hung told me (tell).................... him the truth.
9- My father can read (good)................ without glasses.
10- Nam must (do)................ the homework himself.
IV-Underline and correct the mistake in the sentences(thí sinh phải viết lại cả câu)
1- They didn't let me to go.

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2- When John is four, he came to London with his parents.
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3- How long have you living here ?
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4- They are going to school by foot.
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5- Do you mind if I smoking in the room ?
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6- His garden isn't as large than mine.
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7- We haven't talked to your sister since a long time.
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8- There are much than eighty stores in the mall.
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9- The toys keeping in the box are worth 30 dollars.
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10- This school is different mine.
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V- Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1- I am interested ....................... reading books.
2- She is tired ........................ living in the city.
3- This restaurant is famous ....................... Chinese food.
4- The ambulance will be there ...................... a bout 5 minutes.
5- Bobby started school ....................... the age of five.
6- I am very keen ......................... music.
7- Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go .....................

8- I’m looking forward ........................ seeing in June.
9- Could I help you .................. your bag?
10- They are traveling to the airport......................... a bus.
VI- Complete the passage with the suitable words.
Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) _________ how to fly or play the piano. There (2)
____________ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do
such things needs lots (3) ___________ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be
able to “do” things with what (4) ___________ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book
on (5) ___________ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___________ can give you lots of information about how
to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7) ____________without a great deal of practice first, you
will crash and kill (8) _______.
The same is true of (9) ____________the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can
you play the piano without having lots of (10) ____________ first?
VII- Read the following passage and choose the item A,B,C or D that best answer each question
about it.
Nick Johnson lives with his parents, and his sister. They live in Wembley, in north London. Nick’s
mum is called Sue. She works in a supermarket. His dad is called Jim and he works in a bank. Nick’s
sister is called Tracy. She is nine years old. There is also a dog in the family. His name’s Fred.
1. How many people are there in Nick Johnson’s family?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
2. Where does Nick’ family live?
A. America
B. England
C. Scotland
D. Australia
3. Which does the word “his” in line 4 refer to?
A. Nick’s mother B. Nick’s sister

C. Nisk’s cousin
D. Nick’s dog
4. What’s Nick’s sister’s name?
A. Sue
B. Jim
C. Tracy
D. Fred
5. Who is Jim?
A. Nick’s father
B. Nick’s mother
C. Nick’s cousin
D. Nick’s sister
6. Which of the following is not TRUE?
A. Nick’s family live in London.
B. Nick’s father works in a bank.
C. Nick’s mother works in a supermarket.
D. Nick’s sister is five years old.
VIII- Rewite the following sentences so that the seconds have the same meanings as the first ones.
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1- The last time I saw her was in 2005.
→ I haven't ..................................................................................................................
2- He is writing a book on biology.
→ A book on biology .................................................................................................
3- Going swimming in the summer is interesting.
→ It .............................................................................................................................
4- He was punished by his mother
→ His mother...............................................................................................................
5-“Don’t play video games too much,Minh"Mr Ha said.

→ Mr Ha asked ...........................................................................................................
6- Tom is not as tall as Mary.
→ Mary.....................................................................................................................
7- How is the weather ?
→What’s...........................................................................................................
8-“Please turn down the radio for me,” said my father.
→ My father asked......................................................................................................
9- Many trees are cut down to make paper.
→ They... ..................................................................................................................
10- She cleaned the house. Then she went to the market.
→ After............ .................................................................................................
IX- Complete the following sentences based on the given cues.
1- How long / it / take you / get / school ?
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2- He / not interested / buy / new / house.
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3- I / play badminton / Nam / when / my friends / come.
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4- I / bored / doing / same thing / day after day.
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5- Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867
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6- We ought / use/ cloth bags/ instead / reuse/ plastic bags.
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7- We / have / wonderful/ time / moment / SaPa.
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8- Could / give me / information ?
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Test 2

Đề khảo sát học sinh giỏi
Môn: Tiếng anh 8

A. pronunciation :
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. A. funny
B. funnel
C. funeral
D. tunnel
2. A. carry
B. star
C. sparkle
D. smart
3. A. worry
B. sorry
C. doctor
D. stock
4. A. stood
B. look
C. book
D. choose
5. A. proud
B. double
C. doubt
D. pound
6. A. divisible
B. primitive
C. increase
D. provide

7. A. feather
B. worth
C. wealth
D. anything
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8. A. credit
B. deposit
C. pocket
D. decide
9. A. east
B. seat
C. meat
D. great
10. A. cooks
B. ways
C. applicants
D. steps
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
11. a. campus
b. access
c. bulletin
d. install
12. a. printer
b. restrict
c. freshman
d. socket
B. vocabulary and grammar :
I. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence:

13. Yesterday I ran into an old friend while shopping in the market. It was a nice ..................!
A. question
B. surprise
C. meeting
D. seeing
14. We are going on a .................. to Ha Noi . We will phone you when we arrive there.
A. voyage
B. cruise
C. tour
D. visit
15. Would you like to .................. for dinner this Saturday?
A. go to
B. come to
C. get over
D. come over
16– I’d like to know .................. you did that.
– By following the instructions.
A. when
B. why
C. what
D. how
17. Mrs. Rush asked Mr. Long if he .................. to be at the meeting.
A. was
B. was being
C. was going
D. had gone
18. You needn’t leave a tip. The service is .................. in the bill.
A. given
B. made
C. included

D. wrapped
19.That .................. fine. Thank you, see you then.
A. looks
B. hears
C. listens
D. sounds
20. Can you deliver this package .................. hand?
A. in
B. with
C. by
D. to
21. What .................. to you yesterday? You looked very sad.
A. had happened
B. did happen
C. has happened
D. happened
22. Tan is a naughty boy. He .................. the cat’s tail .
A. always pull
B. pulling
C. pulls
D. is always pulling
23. I just opened the letter when the wind .................. it out of my hand.
A. blew
B. blows
C. blowing
D. was blowing
24. It’s wise .................. you to stay out of the crowd.
A. for
B. with
C. of

D. about
25. This film is interesting. I .................. it three times.
A. see
B. saw
C. had seen
D. have seen
26. Up to now I .................. the use of the tenses of verbs.
A. understand
B. understood
C. have understood
D. am understanding
II. supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets :
27 . When I saw my cousin last week , he looked ( worry ).
28. My knees (knock) as I stood up to give a speech . I had never given a speech before.
29. Ring me up as soon as you (get) home this evening.
30 . How many time you (be ) to London ?
31 . This house (build) 3 years ago.
32 . They (not speak) to each other since they (quarrel).
33 . Is Mr Green used to (drive) a tractor ?
34 . Last night , the fire (break) out when everyone (sleep).
III. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences :
35. After taking an aspirin, her headache_______
appear
36. The _____ she gave last night was marvelous.
Perform
37. The scouts do the _____ work.
Volunteer
38 . The child should be punished because of his bad ____
behave
39 . What is the correct ______ of this word ?

Pronounce
40 . His parents are very ____ of him .
pride
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41 . If your work is ____ , you'll get a raise.
Satisfy
42 . We've decided to interview the best six ___ for the job.
Apply
43 . Our main ____ to export are rice , coffee and runner.
Produce
44 . The ____ in this town are very friendly .
reside
IV . Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions :
45 . You should be ashamed_________ your behavior.
46. I sometimes dream ________ having enough free time to have a rest.
47 . I am keen _______ classical music .
48. You look a bit fed __________ . Is anything the matter ?
49. Cheer ________! Try laughing for a change .
50. I didn't know John was married ________ Ann.
51. Do you believe _________God ?
52. What's the reason ________ your absence ?
53. He is proud __________ my mother .
54. He rarely speaks _______ his difficulties.
55. Are you good ________ Math?
V. Identifying mistakes and correct :.
56. It was such an interested play that my mother had seen it twice.
57. While I swam someone stole my clothes and I had to walk home in my swimsuit.
58. As soon as Mary saw me, she waved and shouting something but I couldn’t hear.

59. The effects of cigarette smoking has been proven to be extremely harmful.
60.The people next door are going swimming every weekend in the summer.
61. I phoned Rita many times but there was no answer. I’m a little worrying.
62. The film is too interesting that I’ve seen it twice.
63. The old man opened the door by his key.
64. Jane worked as a volunteer at the children’s hospital many times.
65. Why you didn’t say “Goodbye” when you left?
C. Reading :
I . Complete the passage :
Well, here I am in Peru ....(66).......our South American tour. We got to Lima five days ago. We ....
(67).........a good journey. It took three days .(68)..... bus, but we saw a lot of things on ....(69)........ way.
We didn’t do much for the ...(70)......two days, as a couple of the other guys ...(71)...... ill. We spent most
of the time on the beach. (They are OK now!)
On Wednesday, we came ..(72)..... to the mountains, and yesterday we went to the old Inca city of
Machu Picchu and did ...(73)......... sightseeing. ...(74)....... was fantastic! We didn’t have a lot of time
there, ....(75)...... we saw everything and I took a lot of photos.
II. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the
questions about it.
In the second century BC, the Greek historian Antipater wrote a list of the seven greatest wonders of the
ancient world; of these, only the Great Pyramid has survived. Sometimes however, civilizations can be
rediscovered - and this is what happened when Borobudur, often called the eighth wonder of the world,
was found again in the jungles of Java, south - east Asia.
It was in 1814 that Thomas Raffles became Governor of the island of Java. Unlike many other
Europeans, he was interested in the history of the country and spent his time collecting as much
information as he could.
In 1815, Thomas Raffles set off with a small party to see what he could find. They traveled for many
weeks, and finally arrived at the site of Borobudur. Raffles was astonished by what he found. In front of
him, almost covered by the plants and tall trees of the jungle, was one of the most magnificent buildings
he had ever seen.
76. Thomas Raffles _______.

a. was Governor of the island of Java
b. was the one who rediscovered Borobudur
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c. was interested in the history of the country
d. all are correct
77. What does the word ‘wonder’ in line 2 mean?
a. a feeling of surprise and admiration
b. something that causes you to feel surprise or
admiration
c. a place in a desert that has trees and water d. a thing that is built to help people remember a person
78. Raffles rediscovered Borobudur _______.
a. in 1814
b. in 1815
c. after many weeks traveling in the jungle d. b & c
79. Borobudur was _________.
a. one of the seven greatest wonders of the ancient world
b. called the eighth wonder of the
world
c. built in the second century BC
d. all are correct
80. Which of the following is not true?
a. A Greek historian wrote a list of the seven greatest wonders of the ancient world.
b. Most of the European were not interested in the history of Java.
c. Java is the name of an island.
d. Thomas Raffles rediscovered Borobudur by accident.
D. Writing
I. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning :
81. Are you and Jane the same age ?

-> Are you..........................................
82. I expected my friends to arrive at 4 o'clock , but they arrived at 2.30.
-> My friends .......................................
83. You can get off this train at London.
-> This train ......................................................
84. Do you want me to drive ?
-> Shall ............................................................
85. Is it all right if I use your phone ?
-> Do you .......................................
86. She is not only a teacher , she is also a singer.
-> Not only...........................................
87. We haven't seen each other for two years .
-> The last time .................................................
88. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
-> The water was not.........................................................
89. Mai keep leaving her pen at home.
-> Mai is .......................................................................
90. They use recycled plastic to make toys and utensils.
-> Recycled.................................................................
91. I didn't know who he was .
-> He.............................................................................
92. " Let's wait here until the rain stops " he said.
-> He suggested................................................
93. This is the most delicious chocolate I've ever tasted .
-> I have.......................................................................
94. His new idea struck everybody.
-> Everybody.....................................................................
II. Make the meaningful sentences with the words given and some other additions :
95. He / wait / her / since / 2 o'clock.
96. novel / interesting that / read / twice.

97. It / hot / you/ mind / open / windows ?
98. I / tell /them / I / take / south / France / August .
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99. Some learner / stick / a piece of paper / new words / wall / learn it / anytime.
100. I / not cook / good / as / my mother / do.
TEST 3
A. Phonetic
I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. maghificent
B. exciting
C. price
D. oceanic
2. A. sugar
B. jungle
C. luggage
D. Sunbathe
3. A. handicaped
B. Education
C. drawing
D. fund
4. A. lived
B. organized
C. established
D. concerned
5. A. hotel
B. postcard
C. cold
D. shore

II.
Choose a word in each line that has different strees pattern
1. A. Chemical
B. precaution
C. electric
D. destruction
2. A. participate
B. behavior
C. necessary
D. traditional
3. A. humor
B. include
C. countless
D. message
4. A. injection
B. departure
C. volcano
D. heritage
5. A. compete
B. design
C. compile
D. campus
B. Grammar and vocabulary
I.
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. Do you know who ................ penicillin?
a. discovered
c. did discover
b. was discovered
d. discoveries

2. Last night I................ TV when the phone rang.
a. watching
c. have watched
b. was watching
d. was watched
3. Liz is very ................ in the water – fetching contest.
a. interest
b. interesrts
c. Interested
d. Interesting
4. He told me that he ................
a. had already the film seen
c. had seen already the film
b. the film had already seen
d. had seen the film already
5. Do you mind if I ................ your atlas for a minute?
a. will borrow
c. am going to borrow
b. borrow
d. borrowed
6. Does he speak Italian ................ to get the Job?
a. well enough
c. enough good
b. good enough
d. enough well
7. Both French and English ................ in Canada.
a. is spoke
b. are spoke
c. is spoken
d. are spoken

8. Can you show me ................ this machine?
a. how to use b. how using
c. using
d. use
9. Our bady ................ to talk yet.
a. doesn’t start
c. didn’t start
b. hasn’t started
d. isn’t starting
10. ................ is the part of a country with hills and mountains.
a. Highland
b. Rey
c. Valley
d. Bay
11. My grandma ................ us when my parents were away from home.
a. looked for
b. looked after c. looked at
d. looked up
12. Milk bottles can be ................ after being cleaned.
a. recycled
b. soaked
c. broken
d. reused
13. She asked me ................ a driving licence.
a. if I have
b. whether I have
c. whether I have had d. if I had
14. I’d rather Hoa ................ harder.
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a. studied
b. study
c. studying
d. studies
15. Would you mind closing the window? “................”
a. No, I’m afraid not
c. No, I can’t
b. No, of course not
d. I’d rather you didin’t
16. Will you pick me ................ after the party?
a. up
b. on
c. over
d. through
17. They weren’t experienced enough ................
a. for doing the Job
c. doing the Job
b. to the Job
d. to do the Job
18. I decided that I must work harder ................
a. the following year
c. the year before
b. the previous year
d. last year
19. Which ................ do I press to turn the radio on?
a. button
b. roll
c. roller
d. plug

20. They ................ the forest and getting into trouble
a. are always burning
c. has always burned
b. always burned
d. A + c are correct
II. Use the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete sentences.
1. ................ in VN has brought a lot of big changes
(INDUSTRY)
2. It is ................ to eat too much sugar and fat.
(HEALTH)
3. The ................ in his province is very dramatic
(LAND)
4. I live in a smallvillage and its ................ are very beautiful
(SURROUND)
5. There are a lot of ................ festivals in VN
(TRADITION)
6. It’s difficult to find ................ at busy time in this town
(ACCOMMODATE)
7. ................, dark clouds appearred and it begin to rain
(FORTUNATE)
8. Ha Long Bay was ................ by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
(RECOGNITION)
9. There are more and more people concerning about ................ pollution
(ENVIRONMENT)
10. This knife is ................ it can’t aet cut anything
(USE)
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
1. My sister is studying very hard in order getting scholarchip at university.
2. If the victim gets shocked, don’t give him many food and drink.
3. I come from a city locating in the southern part of the country.

4. Did you ever learn playing a musical instrument as a child?
5. Would you mind to open the window for me?
6. She asked me to use a towel to cover the wound and hold it tightly
7. I’d like sending there postcards to America
8. Today seems as hotter as yesterday, but the hamidity is lower
9. Have you eaten a lot of sweets when you were a child?
10. I haven’t seen her since we have left school
C. Reading.
I.
Fill in the blanks
Mother’s Day in Britain falls on the last Monday of March. On Mother’s Day sons and daughters visit
(1)........ mothers and bring them flowers and little presents. The eldest son must (2)........ his mother a
good cake. If sons or (3)........ cannot be with their mother on that day, they usually (4)........ her presents.
Mother’s Day must be a day of rest (5)........ the mother of the family so her daughters cook the dinner
on that day and lay the (6)........ and the sons help to wash the plates and dishes (7)........ dinner.
In the United State and Canada, Mother’s Day is (8)........ second Sunday in May. They (9)........ a very
beautiful stamp for Mother’s Day in the United States. It shows the portrait of the mother of James
Whistler, (10)........ of the greatest America painters.

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II. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best answers each of the
questions about it.
John Logie Baird, who is called “the father of television”, was born in Scotland in 1888. He became an
inventor at the age of 26. His first inventions were eletrically_heated socks and air-filled shoes, but these
were not very successful. However, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio. He
worked for several months, and the following year he succeeded in transmitting the first “television”
picture a few meters across the room.
Baird’s ‘television’ was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better.

In 1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society. In 1928, he transmitted the first picture across the
Atlantic and in 1929, the BBC and the German post office began to broadcast TV with his system.
1. John Logie Baird ...............
a. is called “the father of television”
c. was an inventor
b. was born in Scotland in 1888
d. all are correct.
2. One of Baird’s first inventions was...............
a. eletrically-haeted sock
b. air-filled
c. television
d. a + b
3. Baird was interested in the idea of pictures by radio at the age of ...............
a. 26
b. 35
c. 38
d. 40
4. Baird’s ‘television’ was introduced to the world in ...............
a. 1923
b. 1926
c. 1928
d. 1929
5. Which of the following is not true?
a. Baird’s first inventions were not very successful.
b. The first ‘television’ was not clear.
c. People weren’t interested in Baird’s ‘television’.
d. Baird’s system was used by the BBC and the German post office.
D. Writing.
I.
Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.

1. We haven’t seen each other for over two years.
=> The last time............................................................
2. “We are decorating our Christmas tree”, Hoa said.
=> Hoa said.................................................................
3. “I’ll give you my phone number so that you can call me” Jane said to me.
=> Jane told ................................................................
4. Many people in the world speak English.
=> English ....................................................................
5. She’s very pleased to see her grandparents soon.
=> She’s looking ............................................................
6. He clinbed the tree because he wanted to get a better view.
=> He climbed the tree so as.....................................................
7. I have decided to help him revise his lessons.
=> I am......................................................................
8. Your backpack is not the same as mine.
=> My backpack is ................................................................
9. No one in the group is younger than Lan.
=> Lan is ....................................................................
10. “you should take more exercises, Mr Roberts”, the doctor said.
=> The doctor ...............................................................
II.
Use these words to complete this letter
Dear Hoa
1. Dave / I / have / best holiday / our lives!
2. We / be / Barbados / one / most lovely island / Caribbean
3. Although / it / much smaller / Jamaica / there seem / be / much more / do / Jamaica.
4. Moreover / people here / seem / be / friendlier / those / other islands.
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5. We / stay / most modern hotel / I / ever / see.
6. It / large / cool / and / many people / think / it / best hotel / island.
7. It / comfortable / than / any / other hotels.
8. Nearest beach / less / hundred meters / away.
9. so / we / spend / lot / time / swim / sea.
10. It / really good / and / I wish / you / be / here.
11.
Đề thi học sinh giỏi
Test 4
Môn: Tiếng anh 8
Question I: Choose the best answer to fill in each blank.
1. My aunt speaks English very ................................
A. good
B. well
C. goodly
D. best
2. We have math on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; It means we have math .................. a week.
A. once
B. twice
C. three times
D. four times
3. Lan promises to ............................ her best in learning English.
A. try
B. make
C. work
D. learn
4. Learners don’t only learn the meaning ......................... the spelling and pronunciation of new words.
A. too
B. as well as
C. also

D. but also
5. The manager asked me ............................. for him outside his office.
A. wait
B. waiting
C. to wait
D. waited
6. She hasn’t written to me ........................................
A. already
B. yet
C. never
D. any longer
7. Would you be ................................ to hold the door open?
A. kind enough
B. too kind
C. as kind
D. so kind
8. Take the number 7 bus and get ......................... at Forest Road.
A. up
B. down
C. outside
D. off
9. They have never come ............................ such a beautiful village before.
A. off
B. along
C. at
D. across
10. Surely David’s not going to drive, .......................... he?
A. does
B. isn’t
C. is

D. will
Question II: Give the correct form of the words in the brackets.
1. He fell off the bike, but his ............................... were not serious.
(injure)
2. She gave me a ............................... of the new house.
(demonstrate)
3. The shop ............................. showed me a lot of new models.
(assist)
4. You must read the following ............................... precautions carefully. (safe)
5. You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her ..........................
(appear)
6. We are waiting for the .............................. of our uncle’s train.
(arrive)
7. The increase in population has led to .................................... in many cities. (crowd)
8. We had a terrible trip because the weather was .............................
(please)
9. If you want to get more ................................, please contact Mr. Phong. (inform)
10. It’s a good restaurant; the food there is very ...........................
(taste)
Question III: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
other words in each group.
1. A. visit
B. resort
C. museum
D. restaurant
2. A. seat
B. great
C. please
D. beach
3. A. helped

B. wanted
C. sounded
D. suggested
4. A. hotel
B. photo
C. move
D. pagoda
5. A. city
B. center
C. country
D. cigarette
6. A. mind
B. climb
C. exciting
D. destination
7. A. sugar
B. sorry
C. seaside
D. summer
8. A. busy
B. why
C. history
D. family
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9. A. page
10. A. what

B. village

B. which

C. luggage
C. where

D. heritage
D. who

Question IV: Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets.
1. My uncle (not/ be) . out of his house since he (buy) ........ a color TV.
2. I don’t think I (go) ............................... out tonight. I (be) .......................... too tired.
3. John (wash) ........... .... his hands. He (just/ repair) .... .......... the TV set.
4. Tell him (bring) his bike inside. If he (leave) it there, someone (steal) it.
5. Where (you/ spend) ........................................ your summer holiday last year?
Question V: Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
-> It’s ....................................................................................................................................
2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
-> The time machine .............................................................................................................
3. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
-> He was delighted that his .................................................................................................
4. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
-> People ...............................................................................................................................
5. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.
-> I’m very sad not ................................................................................................................
6. Van keeps forgetting his homework.
-> Van is ...............................................................................................................................
7. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.
-> Do you mind ...................................................................................................................?
8. Please don’t make any noise; I’m very tired.

-> I’d rather ...........................................................................................................................
9. Having a vacation abroad is very interesting.
-> It is ...................................................................................................................................
10. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
-> The water wasn’t ..............................................................................................................
Question VI: Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
A burn is an injury to the skin caused by exposure to fire, hot liquids or metals, chemicals,
electricity or the sun’s ultraviolet rays. When someone gets a burn , it’s necessary to provide first - aid
right away. First aid for burns involves removing the source of the burn as soon as possible. The burns
should be cooled immediately with cold water. A clean, cold wet towel or dressing can be placed on less
serious burns to ease pain and protect the burns from contaminating. If the burn is caused by chemicals, it
should be bathed continuously with running water for at least 20 minutes to reduce the substance. Any
powder should be carefully brushed off with gloved or protected hands before washing. Wet dressings
should never be used for burns. Instead, the first - aid provider should gently apply dry, sterile dressing
held in place by bandages and seek immediate medical attention.
* Question:
1. What can cause burns?
...............................................................................................................................................
2. When should the source of the burn be removed?
...............................................................................................................................................
3. Why should we place clean, cold wet towels on less serious burns?
...............................................................................................................................................
4. How long should the burn caused by chemicals be washed with water?
...............................................................................................................................................
5. What kind of dressings should the first - aid provider use?
...............................................................................................................................................
Question VII: Use the given words to make complete sentences.
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1. Linh/ parents/ proud/ him/ because/ he/ always/ get/ good marks.
...............................................................................................................................................
2. We/ very interested/ play/ soccer/ when/ live/ countryside.
...............................................................................................................................................
3. I/ not talk/ uncle/ since/ he/ buy/ new house/ city center.
...............................................................................................................................................
4. The Browns/ buy/ lot/ food/ because/ they/ go/ have/ party.
...............................................................................................................................................
5. It/ only/ small car/ so/ there/ not/ enough room/ all/ us.
...............................................................................................................................................
Question VIII: Fill in each blank with the suitable word in the following passage.
I have just .............................. (1) a letter from my brother, Dave. He is in Australia. He has been
there .................................. (2) six months. He is an engineer. He is ..............................(3) for a big farm
and he has visited a great ........................... (4) of different places in Australia. He has just
bought ............................. (5) Australian car and he has ................................... (6) to Alice Spring, a small
town to the center of Australia. He .............................. (7) soon visit Darwin. From ............................... (8),
he’ll fly to Perth. My brother has ..............................(9) been abroad before, so he ...................... (10) this
trip very exciting.
KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2009-2010
Môn: TIẾNG ANH 8
Test 5
Thời gian: 90 phút
I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (10ms)
Part 1: Choose the best answer: (3ms)
1. It’s very difficult.......all these things
A. remembered
B. remembering
C. remember
D. to remember
2. Tom seems......today.

A. happily
B. happiness
C. unhappily
D. happy
3. Would you like.........a drink?
A. have
B. has
C. to have
D. having
4. Don’t shout untill the game.... ......
A. finish
B. finished
C. finishing
D. finishes.
5. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the......
A. building
B. walls
C. strangers
D. wonders
6. She asked me....I like coffee or not.
A. it
B. as
C. whether
D. wheather
7. John is interested........the history of Viet Nam.
A. on
B. at
C. about
D. in
8. I was cooking dinner......

A. then the phone rang
B. then the phone was ringing
C. when the phone rang
D. when the phone was ringing.
9. My mother showed me how......clothes.
A. to make
B. making
C. make
D. made
10. Have you .......tried Vietnamese food?
A. ever
B. never
C. often
D. always.
11. Life in the city is different......life in the country.
A. from
B. of
C. to
D. with.
12. VietNam is a.........country.
A. rice-exported
B. rice-exporting
C. exporting-rice
D. exported-rice
Part 2: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: (2.5ms)
1. A friend of my brother (call) him last night, but he (not/be) at home. So I (take) a message for him
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2. Miss Nhan is in the hospital – Yes, I know. I (visit) her tomorrow.

3. I (read) an interesting book at the moment. I (lend) it to you when I finish it.
4. While my sister and I (watch) a movie on TV last night, our uncle (phone)
5. He (not/hear) the news yet.
6. She (eat) rice for lunch, doesn’t she?
7. Do you mind (tell) me her address?
8. I (just finish) reading War and Peace. It’s a brilliant book.
9. Mr Clark (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
10. Look! There’s an ambulance over there. There (be) an accident.
Part 3: Give the correct form of the words in the brackets. There is
Ex: He is a ....... (sing)
sing → singer
1. Don’t make a fire here. It’s very........
2. Air.........is a big problem in many cities in the world.
3. There are a lot of......mountains in VietNam
4. The most popular after-school......in our country are football, badminton
5. In the countryside, people often know all the people in their.........
6. All children should play outdoors and develop their.....skill
7. Edison’s most famous.......was the electric bulb.
8. In that story , the prince got........to a poor girl.
9. Walking in the rain gives me.......
10. Everyone was........at the soccer match.

an axample for you: (2.5ms)
(danger)
(pollute)
(beauty)
(act)
(neighbour)
(society)
(invent)

(marry)
(please)
(excite)

III. READING: (5ms)
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, D) that best fits the blank space in the following
passage (2.5ms)
Every year many people in the world learn English, Some of them are young children. (1)...... are
teenagers. Many adults. Some learn at school, and some learn in evening classes. A few learn English by
(2).......or just by (3)....to the language on television or among their friends. Most people must work hard
to learn English. (4)...do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult (5)....that question.
Young children learn English at school to study (6)........at their subject. Many adults learn English
because (7)...useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their (8)....studies, because some of
their books are written (9).......English at college and university. Other people learn English because they
want to read English newspapers or magazines for (10)....and entertainment.
1. A. The others
B. Others
C. Another
D. Each other
2. A. them
B. their
C. themselves
D. theirs
3. A. listening
B. speaking
C. talking
D. hearing
4. A. What
B. How
C. Why

D. Where
5. A. answer
B. to answer
C. answers
D. answered
6. A. the best
B. the better
C. better
D. good
7. A. they are
B. it is
C. there is
D. of being
8. A. taller
B. higher
C. better
D. fuller
9. A. in
B. at
C. by
D. with
10. A. equipment
B. axample
C. transportation
D. information
Part 2: Read the passage and then choose True (T) or False (F) statements: (2.5 ms)
THE FIRST COMPUTER PROGRAMMER
Ada Lovelace was the daughter of the poet Lord Byron. She was taught by Mary Somerville, a
well-known researcher and scientific author, who introduced her to Charles Babbage in June 1833.
Babbage was an English mathematician, who first had the idea for a programmable computer.

In 1842 and 1843, Ada translated the work of an Italian mathematician, Luigi Menabrea, on
Babbage’s Analytical Engine. Though mechanical, this machine was an important step in the history of
computers; it was the design of a mechanical general-purpose computer. Babbage worked on it for many
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years untill his death in 1871. However, because of financial, and poticial legal issues, the engine was
never built. The design of the machine was very modern; it anticipated the first completed general-purpose
computers by about 100 years
When Ada translated the article, she added a set of notes which specified in complete detail a
method for calculating certain numbers with the Analytical Engine, whichhave since been recognized by
historians as the world’s first computer program. She also saw possibilities in it that Babbage hadn’t: she
realised that the machine could compose pieces of music. The computer programming language “Ada”,
used in some aviation and military programs, is named after her.
Statements
True
Fasle
1. Ada Lovelace’s teacher introduced her to Charles Babbage
2. Babbage programmed the first computer
3. Ada translated the article in 1842
4. The Analytical Engine was electronic
5. Luigi Menabrea designed the first computer
6. Babbage finished the machine before he died
7. Babbage’s design was ahead of its time
8. Ada’s work was instantly recognised as being the first computer program
9. Babbage saw that his machine could write music
10. Ada wrote military and aviation computer programs.
IV. WRITING: (5ms)
Part 1: Rewrite these sentences: (2.5ms)
1. He wrote the letter in two hours

2. They said that she was a teacher
3. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it
4. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876
5. He said to me “ I will come here tomorrow”
6. Keeping the environment clean is very important

It took him.......
She was........
The water wasn’t....
The Statue.........
He told.........
It is

Part 2: Write a composition on the following topic. (2ms)
Do you like reading books? Why?

Test 6

Đề THI giao lưu HSG CấP HUYệN
Năm học : 2009- 2010
Môn: tiếng anh 8
I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in the brackets {4pts}
1.My father is reading now. He always (read)........a book after dinner.
2.Mai( telephone)............you when she comes back.
3.While my sister and I (watch).............a movie on TV last night, our uncle in the USA phoned.
4.Please continue your work. We don’t mind (wait)..........
5.I (not see)............your bother recently.
6.A new text book (publish)...........next month.
7.Where he (spend)........his summer vacation last year?
8.Did you use to go camping when you (live).........in the country?

II. Choose the best answer {3pts}
1.I am lucky..........to study abroad.
a.that
b.so
c.as
d.enough
2.Tom is going to participate......the game.
A.at
b.on
c.in
d.over
3.He’s known Mai.......he was in the country.
a.when
b.since
c.during
d.until
4.Would you........cleaning the floor for me?
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a.like
b.please
c.mind
d.rather
5.It’s ......to believe that he passed the exam.
A.hardly
b.hard
c.difficutly
d.difficulty
6.I failed my exam........I was lazy.

a.although
b.because
c.so
d.but
7.You are always..........in the class.
a.talking
b.talk
c.talks
d.talked
8.The man......by the windows is my uncle.
a.standing
b.stands
c.stand
d.stood
9.My friend told me what.......when I visited Hoi An.
a.doing
b.to do
c.do
d.done
10.My family has decided......Dalat in the summer.
a.to visit
b.visit
c.visited
d.visits
III. Give the correct form of the words {3pts}
1.Their children have quite ............characters.
DIFFERENCE
2.My broher bought a new..........rod yesterday.
FISH
3.Mr Pike runs his business very ..........

SUCCESS
4.I like the city life because there are many kinds of .......
ENTERTAIN
5.The scouts do the............work.
VOLUNTEER
6.Is there anything............ on TV tonight?
INTEREST
7.What is the correct............of this word?
PRONOUNCE
8.My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local..
ORPHAN
9.Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more..........
COMFORT
10.She is one of the greatest............to appear in this theater.
PERFORM
IV. Read the text and answer the questions
It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in England.The lesson was about
the seasons of the year. “There are four seasons in the year,”said the teacher,
“They are spring,summer,fall,and winter. In spring,it is warm and every thing begins to grow.In summer,
it is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens. In the all,there are many vegetables and
much fruit. Everybody likes to eat fruit. In winter, it is cold and it often rains. Sometimes there is snow on
the ground.”
Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils “stop talking,Tom,”he said. “Now listen to me.
Can you tell us when is the best time of apples?”
“Yes,sir,” answered Tom. “It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no dog in the garden.”
Questions.
1.Where did the lesson take place?
2.What was the lesson about?
3.What did the teacher ask Tom to do?
4.What did the teacher aked the class to do?

5.Did the teacher say “Stop talking,Tom,”?
V. Rewrite the sentences using the given words below
1.I would like you to help me put the chair away.
-Do you mind..........................................
2.Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.
-Vinh is ...............................................
3.Keeping the inviroment clean is very important.
-It’s...................................................
4.Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
-People................................................
5.It’s three years since I last spoke to her.
-I haven’t..............................................
6.Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
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-Tam used .............................................
7.How long is it since you used the car?
-When ................................................
8.We started living here 15 years ago.
-We have...............................................
9.Let’s meet inside the center ,at the cafe corner.
-How.................................................
10.I’ve never eaten this kind of cake.
-It’s ..................................................
KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10
Năm học 2005-2006
Môn:
TIẾNG ANH
Test 7

Thời gian: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề.)
(Đề thi gồm 02 trang)
Question 1: (2,0 điểm) Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. What you ( do ) after you ( go ) home yesterday?
2. Before leaving home in the morning, she (tell) her mother she (work) in the factory that
afternoon.
3. I realised that someone ( steal ) my wallet when I ( feel ) his hand in my pocket.
4. She (be) here but she (go) down with flu.
5. Bill (have) breakfast when I (stop) at his house this morning.
Question 2: (2,0 điểm)
a- (1,0 điểm) In each sentence has one mistake, find and correct it.
1. No matter how hard his life be, he is determined to study well.
2. Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest restaurant?
3. Travelling by air is preferable than travelling by train.
4. She is looking forward to go to Europe after she finishes her studies at the university.
5. Sorry, I seem to have taken the wrong umbrella for mistake.
b- (1,0 điểm) Fill each blank with the appropriate form of the word given in brackets.
1. Every year we celebrate our ……. .
(depend)
2. There’s no …… service in the United Kingdom.
( nation)
3. The temperature is very …….. at this time of the year. (vary)
4. He gets very angry if you ……… with his ideas.
(agree)
5. She smiles so ……… , doesn’t she?
(attract)
Question 3: (1,0 điểm) Fill each of the blank with the most suitable preposition.
1. Students were angry ……. being treated like children.
2. They export their products ….... markets ….… the world.
3. I am extremely grateful .....… all the teachers ….… their help.

4. She went to London ……. the aim ….… finding a job.
5. He’s sitting …….the chair .….… to the piano.
6. She suffers ….… a lack of confidence.
Question 4: (2,0 điểm) Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE
word in each space.
Food plays an ...1... part in the development of nations. In countries where food is ..2.., people
have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat. This usually slows down ..3.., because men have
little time to ….4…. to science, industry, government, and art. In nations where food is ….5…. and easy
to get, men have more time to spend in activities that ….6…. to progress, and enjoyment of leisure. The
problem of ……7…. good food for everybody has not yet been solved. Many wars have been ….8…. for
food. But it is no longer necessary to go to war for food . Nations are beginning to put scientific
knowledge to work for a …9… of their food problems. They work together in the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations …10… more food.
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Question 5: (1,0 điểm) Read the text and choose the correct word for each space:
ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD
English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom.
When you...1... speakers of English from around the world, you ...2.... notice that they do not all speak in
the same way. There are also some ......3...... in the words they use, including the names of ...4.... objects
that are part of everyone’s daily life. But although pronunciation and ...5... are not the same everywhere, it
is interesting that English speakers...6.... opposite sides of the world can understand ...7... other quite
easily. It does not seem to ...8... where they learnt the language. And of course this is one reason why
speakers of other languages are keen ...9... learning English too. If you know English, you are more...10...
to be able to study or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia.
1. A- recognise
B- meet
C- find
D- attend

2. A- originally
B- strangely
C- curiously
D- immediately
3. A- mistakes
B- corrections
C- changes
D- differences
4. A- common
B- popular
C- favourite
D- general
5. A- reading
B- composition
C- dictation
D- vocabulary
6. A- of
B- in
C- from
D- at
7. A- each
B- one
C- the
D- some
8. A- mine
B- care
C- matter
D- worry
9. A- by
B- on

C- to
D- for
10. A- likely
B- probably
C- possibly
D- luckily
Question 6: (2,0 điểm)
a- Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it. (1,0 điểm)
1. I’m sure he was at home last night.
He ..........
2. Nam’s parents were here last week and gave us a present.
Nam’s parents, .........
3. Although Sue felt tired, she stayed up late talking to Jill.
Despite ...........
4. It was a hot day so we had lunch outside in the garden.
It was such ........
5. I’ve been working for this company for ten years.
I started ......
b- Make one sentence from each group of sentences, beginning as shown. (1,0 điểm)
1. I lent you a book. It was written by a friend of mine. She lives in France.
The book I …
2. I used to own a dog. People came to the door. The dog never barked at them.
The dog…
3. I bought my car from a woman. She lives in a house. You can see the house over there.
The woman I …
4. My friend Bill has decided to buy a motor-bike. His car was stolen last week.
My friend Bill, …
5. I bought a new car. It cost me a lot of money.
The new …

TEST 8
Câu I: Write the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. I ( not see ) him for ages.
2. What you ( do ) when I ( phone ) you last night ?
3. Look . The teacher ( come ) here.
4. Lan is saving money. She ( buy ) a new bicycle.
Câu II : Each sentence has a mistake, find and correct it.
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1. Children don’t go to school on Sundays on the world.
→ ............................................
2. My book is the same of yours.
→ ............................................
3. He speaks English is like an English man.
→ ............................................
4. They do their best to keeping the family happy.
→ ............................................
5. There are many differently ways of learning words.
→ ............................................
Câu III : Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1. My mother is always proud .... me and my brother.
2. I was born .... January 1st, 1965.
3. Do you want to watch the sky .... sunset ?
4. You don’t have to learn .... heart this poem.
5. I don’t know what he’s doing .... this moment.
Câu IV : Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words
in brackets.
1. Lynn is the most ............ girl in the country.
(beauty)

2. Ba is .......... from his father.
(differ)
3. It’s .......... to go swimming in the summer.
(interest)
4. Are you a .......... or are you living here ?
(tour)
Câu V : Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. The teacher said to the children : “ Don’t make noise in class ”
→The teacher told............
2. Nam will solve the problem soon.
→The problem...............
3. A big house was built last year.
→They.....................
Câu VI : Make sentences, using the words given.
1. what/ you/ do/ when/ storm/ occur ?
→ ......................................
2. The singer/ have/ three albums/ so far.
→ ......................................
3. I/ used to/ chase/ butterflies/ my sister.
→ ......................................
Câu VII : Fill in each space with a correct word to complete the text below.
remember
make
example
tongue
heart
piece
Different language learners learn words in different ways. Some learners (1)...... a list and put into it
the meanings of new words in their mother (2)...... , and try to learn them by (3)...... . However, others do
not. Instead, they write one or two (4)........ sentences with each new word in order to (5)........ how to use

the word in the right way.
Câu VIII : Choose the best option to complete each sentence below.
1. It .... in winter ; now it .... .
A. rains/ doesn’t rain
B. rains/ isn’t raining
C. is raining/ isn’t
D. is raining/ doesn’t rain
2. He normally .... quickly but today he .... slowly.
A. is speaking/ isn’t speaking
B. speaks/ doesn’t speak
C. is speaking/ speaks
D. speaks/ is speaking
3. He not only sings .... dances.
A. but also
B. and
C. as well
D. also
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4. You should cool the burn .... .
A. immediate
B. immediately
C. immediating
5. .... is easy.
A. recycle
B. recycling
C. to recycle
6. My friend doesn’t know the City very .... .
A. good

B. more
C. a lot
7. This is the first time I .... his mother.
A. meet
B. am meeting
C. have met
8. The doctor .... a red car lives near my house.
A. to drive
B. driving
C. drove
9. It is .... to find a modern hotel in this town.
A. difficult
B. difficulty
C. difficultly
10.Would you mind if I .... a photo ?
A. take
B. took
C. taking

D. immediated
D. recycles
D. well
D. met
D. driven
D. more difficult
D. to take

TEST 9
Question 1: Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the
others.

1. A. concerned
B. received
C. attached
D. concealed
2. A. beds
B. doors
C. students
D. plays
3. A. sugar
B. sister
C. sign
D. singer
4. A. of
B. cafe'
C. knife
D. leaf
5. A. leisure
B. pressure
C. treasure
D. pleasure
Question 2: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. Look at those black clouds. It (rain).
2. There's someone behind us. I think we (follow)
3. He should know how (use) the lift, but if he doesn't you'd better show him
4. I (not use) the car this evening, so you can have it.
5. It took us ages to get used to (live) in flats.
6. I told my mother that I wanted to ( wake) up at 6.30
7. They (practice) their music lesson at 7 o'clock last night.
8. The Browns (travel) to Asia many times.
9. Don’t worry. He (promise) to come if he (have) time.

Question 3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
1. Trung and his brother like ............movie very much
(ACT)
2. There wasn’t any ............in our village two years ago.
(ELECTRIC)
3. A fairy appeared and ............changed her old clothes.
( MAGIC)
4. Let me get an .........form and we can fill out
(APPLY)
5. We had the phone ...........because we are moving tomorrow.
(CONNECT)
6. We all have a ..............to our country
(LOYAL)
7. The company has over 300 stores ................
(NATION)
8. Librarians spend a lot of time ..............books
(CLASS)
Question 4: Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.
1. Don’t let a good chance go ...............
A. on
B. off
C. by
D. over
2. Leave it ....................it is.
A. that
B. as
C. like
D. so
3. Stop now! You've done ..............work for one day.
A. too many

B. plenty
C. quite more
D. quite enough
4. Never ...............a gift horse in the mouth.
A. feel
B. catch
C. hold
D. look
5. Give me a word .....................with S.
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A. beginning
B. began
C. begins
D. begin
6. He seldom goes fishing........................?
A. doesn’t he
B. is he
C. does he
D. isn't he
7. ................weather! We can't go out for a walk now.
A. How terrible B. What terrible
C. How a terrible
D. What a terrible
8. Not one of the students ...............the answer to that difficult problem.
A. know
B. knows
C. is knowing
D. has known

9. She spoke quietly to him ................nobody else could hear a word.
A. because B. if
C. although
D. so that
10. If you want to ..............success in life, you have to work hard.
A. achieve B. receive
C. award
D. earn
11. A surgeon is a doctor who performs an operation.
A. studies
B. researchers C. is interested in
D. carries out
12. We will wait until he shows up
A. appears
B. answers
C. speaks
D. finishes
Question5: a) Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word
According to the writer, the modern father looks after his children and helps in the house, even
(1)............... his wife does not goes out to work. The division (2)................ the roles of the mother and the
father is no (3)............... very clear, and dad does (4).................. share of child care: he can change the
baby, dress the children or make the dinner.This new image of the father is, of (5)...................., completely
(6) ..................from the still traditional dad,(7).................... represents authority, is the head of the
household (8).................makes all the "important" decisions. His wife is (9).....................for the domestic
side of family life while he (10)..................the one who advises or punishes as necessary.
(if/though - between/of - longer/more - his/the - course - different - who - and - responsible is/remains/stays)
b) What do these sentences imply? A or B?
1. I really appreciate your staying
A. You've decided to stay.
B. You might stay.

2. Would you might if I opened the window?
A. You have opened the window already.
B. You haven't opened the window yet.
3. I have a report to write
A. I'm going to write a report.
B. Someone else already wrote the report.
4. He eats his father's salt.
A. He lives together with his father.
B. His father provides him with food and clothing.
5. They are in the same boat.
A. They are travelling by boat
B. They have the same danger to face.
Question 6:
a) Change these sentences into passive voice
1. Nobody has used this motor for a long time
2. I think I should tell everybody about it
3. you need not type this letter
4.They began to build the house last year
b) Change the following sentences into reported speech
1. "If you want to learn English, I can help you," John said
2. "Do you live here?" Minh asked.
3. "You must come today," Hoa said.
4. "What does your son want to learn?" the man said to Mr Hai
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c) Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.
1. The teacher divided the class ..............two groups
2. Take an umbrella with you. It will save you ..........getting wet on the way home.
3. We are all responsible ....................keeping the environment clear and clean.

4. Tuan's parents was disappointed ...............him because he failed the final test.
d/ There is a mistake in the sentence. Find the mistakes and correct it.
1. His teacher encouraged him taking part in the competition.
2. My family used to be having dinner at 7 o'clock in the evening
3. I wish I can go with you to the countryside next weekend.
4. No one came to the meeting last Saturday, didn’t he ?
e/ Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1. Life/Vietnam/ year 2100 / be/ very different / what / it / today.
2. Football/seem/be/ popular /game/ England.
3. It/ wrong/you/ not/ help / him/ studies.
4. Catch/ many fish/ that/ couldn’t / count.
Question7: Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.
1. It was such a hard cake that I couldn’t eat it.
- The cake.......................................................
2. When he is asked about his past, he hates it.
- He hates........................................................
3. It was a two - hour flight from HaNoi to Ho Chi Minh City
- It took..................................................
4. "Let's use fewer plastic bags," he said.
- He suggested.......................................
5. Would you like me to finish the work tonight?
- I'll.........................................................
6. After many years of hard work, he retired.
- After he .............................................
7. I'd rather read newspapers than watch TV.
- I prefer...............................................
8. Does your brother use the Internet everyday?
- Your brother .......................................
9. I remember them taking me to a well-known theatre in the city.
- I remember...........................................

10. She said nothing, but stood looking at him.
- Without .........................................

Test 10

Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Huyện
Lớp 8: Năm học 2009-2010
Môn : Tiếng anh
Thời gian : 120phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề)

I. Choose the best answer:
1. I’d ................go to the fair than go to the aquarium.
a. better
b. rather
c. like
2. Would you mind............ this essay for me?
a. type
b. will type
c. typing
3. The teacher has us write our lesson .............ink.
a. by
b. with
c. on
4. No one can make me..............my plan.
a. change
b. to change
c. changing
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d. to

d. to type.
d. in
d. changed.


5. In spite of his heat, he refused..........off his coat.
a. take
b. have take
c. to take
d. took.
6. That desk............several times this year.
a. is repaired
b. repaired
c. has repaired
d. has been repaired.
7. Jane prefers............
a. to sing than to dance.
b. singing than dancing
c. singing to dancing.
d. to sing to dancing.
8. His parents want him............English.
a. do his best to learn
b. doing his best to learn.
c. to do his best to learn
d. to do his best learning.
9. You had better.............. if you want to catch the train
a. run
b, to run
c. running
d. ran

10. This is the first time I..........to play badminton
a. am trying
b. try
c. to try
d. have tried.
II. Give the correct verb form:
1. I wish I ( be)..........at home when you ( call)........me yesterday.
2. Rich ( have)..........his hair cut when Tom ( come)..........
3. Neither my mother nor my father ( be)........a worker.. They are both engineers.
4. We wish you ( be).............. old enough ( come)........wish us.
5. If you ( know)...what she is doing, you ( be)..........very surprised.
6. This house ( build)........years ago.
III. Give the correct form of words in parentheses.
1. He gave no explanation for his..............
2. They have just had this old building ........
3. We have had a lot of....... from customers today.
4. Uncle Ho is well- known for his great....
5. Jane is ....interested in non- fiction books than fiction ones.
6. The school children look ..at.. things in the workshop
7. What is the ............of his house?
8. She sings those songs..............
9. They had.......... in speaking English.
IV. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning.
1. it is too light for us to see the stars clearly.
-> It isn’t..................................................................
2. Mr. Smith must sign all these letters.
-> All these................................................................
3. I advise you to put your money in the bank.
-> You’d............................................................
4. If it doesn’t rain soon , we will lose a lot of money.

-> Unless................................................................
5. May I borrow your pen?
->Would you mind........................................................?
6. He wrote this letter in two hours.
-> It.......................................................................
7. We can not have lunch in the garden because it is raining.
-> If it....................................................................
8. They say he is a dangerous prisoner.
-> He is...............................................................
9. I was very excited about the trip so I couldn’t sleep.
-> I...................................................................
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(absent)
(build)
(complain)
(simple)
(much)
(curious/vary)
(long)
(beauty)
(difficult)


10. I didn’t have any bigger problem than pronunciation.
-> My..................................................................
V. Correct mistake in each sentence.
1. The car is belong to my wife.
2. If you are tired, you would better stay at home.
3. It happened in the supermarket while I am doing my

shopping.
4. He spoke very quiet and I couldn’t hear him.
5. My teacher told me not worry about it.
6. My room isn’t in the second floor.
7. he spent money as if he had been a millionaire.
8. This exercise is too difficult for him to do it.
9.It was such a cold weather that we couldn’t swim.
10. If I had been in your position, I would have gone to
Sapa last week
VI. Fill in the blank a suitable preposition.
1. He’s very fond................books
2. She is very keen............English . She is especially good ............spelling
3. He’s tried to give............ smoking because ............. his bad health.
4. I have heard such a lot ........him that I’m looking forward ........meeting him.
5. We started learning English ............the age ..........five.
6. We were amazed ............seeing such terrible things.
VII. Odd one out.
1. a there
b. care
c. hair
d. here.
2. a. weight
b. height
c. late
d. straight
3.a traffic
b. distant
c. channel
d . national.
4. a. event

b. even
c. present
d. splendid
5. a. pleasure
b. heat
c. meat
d. feed.
6. a. while
b. where
c. whose
d. white
7. a lake
b. knife
c. keep
d. neck
8. a. goes
b. chose
c. lose
d. toes
9. a. cow
b. certain
c. centre
d. ceremony
10. a. boy
b. toy
c. mother
d. sony
VIII. Complete the passage using the words given:
Including – on – shower- shops – has- country – away- modern- station -a
Flat for sale.

This large flat is ( 1).......... the top floor of five-storey-modern block of flats in a quiet part of
the(2).............. There are two schools, a restaurant, and several (3).......... nearby. Welton(4).......... is only a
few hundred meters(5)............ The flat has got a large living room, a dinning room , a kitchen , a large bed
room and two small bed- rooms. There is (7).......bathroom with a (8).............., sink and toilet. The flat
(9)..........also got small store room. The price is 44.500 pounds (10)............
carpets.
TEST 11
I. Phonetics:
Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.
1). A). use B). music
C). public
D). value
2). A). breath
B). bread
C). dead
D). great
3). A). bubble
B). truck
C). pollute
D). public
4). A). learn
B). fear C). clear
D). hear
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5). A). cook
B). look
C). book
D). proof

6). A). children B). chorus
C). check
D). chicken
7). A). caps
B). jeans
C). shirts
D). pants
8). A). invite
B). tropical
C). primary
D). divide
9). A). student
B). menu
C). fur D). tutor
10). A). hot B). here
C). hour
D). hope
II. Reading and choose the best answer.
Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty- four time zones, one
hour apart. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty- four hours, and weeks with more or fewer than
seven days.
If you make a five- day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zone every day. As you
enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Traveling West, you set your clock back; traveling East, you set it
ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty - five or twenty - three hours.
If you travel by ship across the Pacific Ocean, you cross the international date line. By agreement, this is the
point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day, backward or
forward. traveling East, today becomes yesterday; traveling east, it is tomorrow.
11). The difference in time between zones is ..............................
A). seven days
B). more than seven days

C). one hour
D). twenty - four hours
12). From this selection it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean .......................
A). is in one time zone
B). is divided into twenty - four zones
C). can't be crossed in five days
D). is divided into five time zones
13). If you cross the ocean going East, you set clock ..........................................
A). ahead by twenty - three hours
B). ahead one hour in each new time zone
C). back one full day for each time zone
D). ahead one hour for the whole trip
14). The international date line is the name for .........................
A). the beginning of any new time zone
B). any time zone in the Pacific Ocean.
C). the point where a new day begins
D). any point where time changes by one hour
15). The best title for this selection is ..........................
A). How Time Zones Were Set Up
B). Crossing the International Date Line
C). how Time Changes Around the World D). A trip Across the Atlantic
III. Reading and choose the best answer from A,B,C or D.
Compost is a wonderful natural resource that helps plants grow well. Today I am going to tell you (16)
……........ to start a compost heap. First we must use only household and garden matter (17)…………...... tea
leaves and egg shells, but we must (18)………........ them first. Don't use any meat or grain products because this
attracts rats. Find a place (19)…………....... your garden that gets a few hours of sunlight each day. The (20)
………....... also needs moisture but it will get this from condensation. Cover the heap with a sheet of strongplastic if the weather is wet. Keep adding to pile and after six months, your compost can be used for your fields ,
gardens.
16). A). why
B). how

C). where
D). what
17). A). include
B). to include C). included D). including
18). A). wash
B). to wash
C). washing D). washed
19). A). on B). for C). at D). in
20). A). glass
B). cans
C). compost D). bottles
IV. Choose the best answer from A,B,C or D.
21). Minh is interested .................. the history of Viet nam.
A). on
B). in C). about
D). at
22). A new school ................... in our neighborhood right now.
A). is built B). is being built
C). is building D). is being build
23). My car .................... yesterday by him.
A). was repaired
B). has been repaired C). is repaired D). can be repaired
24). My nephew .................... to stay with me next weekend.
A). come B). is coming C). will come D). comes
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25). ....................... does he have to work so hard? - To earn more money.
A). Why B). Who
C). What

D). When
26). Thank for inviting me to the ........................ festival.
A). rice- cooked
B). cooking- rice
C). rice- cooking
D). cooked- rice
27). Children should ............................... to bed early.
A). gone B). go C). goes
D). went
28). Don't worry about us. We can ...................
A). look ourselves B). look for ourselves C). look after our self D). look after ourselves
29). She walked ............... the kitchen and put her packages ................... the table.
A). in/ into B). on/ into
C). into/ in
D). into/ on
30). I saw Peter at the party last night. He .................... a red dress
A). wore B). was wearing
C). had worn D). wears
31). your hair is long. It needs .......................
A). cut
B). cutting
C). to cut
D). had cut
32). We have learnt English ............................ three years.
A). at
B). for C). in D). since
33). You ................... forget what I told you. It is very important.
A). must B). have to
C). can't
D). mustn't

34). He doesn't look ...................... to be a famous boxer.
A). enough strong B). strong enough
C). weak enough
D). too weak
35). My friend Nam is .................. He loves giving things to other people.
A). skilled B). friendly
C). direct
D). generous
V. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English
36) “I come from Canada”. He said he comes from Canada.
A
B C
D
37) I’m bored and I wonder if you could to tell me what to do your fun.
A
B
C
D
38) Thank for invite me to the rice –cooking contest of your school.
A
B
C
D
39) I am interesting in the rice – cooking contest you organized yesterday.
A
B
C
D
40) We don’t want to go out tonight because it is rain.
A

B
C
D
41) Nam has learnt English since three years.
A B
C
D
42) He is very happy now. Because his bike is repaired yesterday.
A
B
C D
43) She is enough old to drive her car.
A
B
C
D
44) “I can fix the faucets”. He said he can fix the faucets
A
B
C
D
45) I don’t know where is he living now.
A
B
C
D
VI. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given.
46). What ‘s the weight of your suit case?
- How.……………………………………………………………………………………………
47) Speaking English fluently is not easy.

- It ………………………………………………………………………………………………
48) John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man.
- John used ……………………………………………………………………………………
49) “ Why do you want the job?” He asked me
- He asked me …………………………………………………………………………………
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