HSG 8 (with key)

đề khảo sát học sinh giỏi năm học 2005 2006
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8 - Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(đề này gồm 3 trang - thí sinh kiểm tra số trang trớc khi làm bài)
I. Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others. Identify your
answer by writing the corresponding letter A,B, C or D on your answer paper.
1.
a.
story
b.
tractor
c.
police
d.
fireman
2.
a.
interest
b.
remember
c.
commercial
d.
resemble
3.
a.
convenient
b.
semester
c.
exercise
d.

attendance
4.
a.
vegetable
b.
adequate
c.
volleyball
d.
detective
5.
a.
homework
b.
relieve
c.
lesson
d.
tennis
II. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C or D) ONE best answer to
complete each sentence. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A,B, C
or D on your answer paper.
6.
Ive never seen such an interesting ..
A. performing B. performer C. performance D. performed
7.
People go to a .to look at the famous works of art.
A. stadium B. gallery C. theatre D. fair
8.
You look so Whats the matter?

A. sadden B. sadder C. sadly D. sad
9.
You had a headache yesterday.......................?
A. havent you B. dont you C. didnt you D. hadnt you
10.
When getting on the bed, we had better take ..your shoes.
A. on B. off C. out D. of
11.
Our town will have a new .very soon.
A. appearance B. look C. picture D. scene
12.
I still feel like a cigarette although I .smoking twenty years ago.
A. give in B. gave over C. gave up D. gave away
13.
Its at least a month since .John.
A. I last seen B. I have last seen C. I last see D. I last saw
14.
When Ann is seriously ill, she should go to ...
A. hospital B. the hospital C. a hospital D. hospitality
15.
This is the very first time I ..ever her.
A. had .met B. have met C. was .meeting D. will meet
16.
I like my sisters house. It is a
A. new beautiful house B. beautiful house new
C. beautiful new house D. new house beautiful
17.
Cool the burns immediately so as to ..tissue damage.
A. ease B. relieve C. minimize D. maximize
18.

Living in the country is not expensive. And it isnt complex .
A. either B. too C. neither D. so
19.
What ? She is very nice.
A. did Sandra like B. is Sandra like C. does Sandra like D. was Sandra like
20.
The new shopping mall is quite ..the present shopping area.
A. different from B. the same C. like to D. similar
III. Supply the correct form of the word in CAPITAL LETTERS for each gap in the
following sentences. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word on your
answer paper.
21.
I had to have a .examination before they gave the job. MEDICINE
22.
What is the of this swimming pool? asked Daniel. DEEP
23.
Every year we celebrate our Day. DEPEND
24.
...from the countryside make up a large part of the city population. MIGRATE
25.
Daisy was taken to the ..room in an ambulance. EMERGE
26.
Be .to cover the sockets for the safety of the children. CARE
27.
Cover the wound with a handkerchief and try to stop the .. BLOOD
28.
Please call the .if the tan doesnt work. ELECTRIC
29.
I can think of ..reasons for not attending the meeting. COUNT ………
30.

He doesn’t drive as ..as he did last year. DANGER………………
IV. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with only ONE word. Write
your answers on your answer paper.
Many years (31) . there lived a king who was very rich and powerful, but he…………
always (32) . ill and unhappy. One day his doctor said (…… 33) him. “There is only (…… 34)
. thing that will make you well and happy. You must wear the shoes of a man who (…… 35)
.never unhappy”.………
The king asked hundreds (36) ..men (……… 37) they were always happy. They…………
all said they were sometimes happy and sometimes (38) .. . At last he (…… 39) a……………
poor fisherman who said he was happy every day from morning till night. “Give me your shoes
quickly”, the king said.
The fisherman laughed; “I am sorry” he answered. “I never had a (40) of shoes in………
my life.
V. Read the following passage, then answer questions 41-45. After each question there are
four options marked A,B,C or D. Chose the correct answer by writing its corresponding
letter A,B,C or D on your answer paper.
A twenty-year stolen bicycle
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the
local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted
by the police, but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried any more. At the
station he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle was found.
Five days ago, the policeman told him that his bicycle was picked up in a small village
four hundred miles away. It is now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised
when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be
found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fourteen.
41.
Ted was worried because……………………
A. he received a letter. B. he went to police station yesterday.
C. the police would catch him. D. he didn’t know why the police wanted him.
42.

The policeman who talked to Ted was……………………………………
A. pleasant B. surprised C. worried D. small
43.
Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news?
A. because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago.
B. because his bicycle was found when he was 15.
C. because he thought he would never find the bicycle.
D. because the bicycle was sent to him by train.
44.
When was Ted’s bicycle found?
A. Last Tuesday. B. Five days ago C. twenty years ago D. Yesterday
45.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The police asked Ted to go to their station.
B. The police told Ted the good news five days ago.
C. Ted is no longer anxious.
D. Ted is 35 years old now.
VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Write
your answers on your answer paper.
46. This exercise is very difficult. I can’t do it.
 This exercise is not . .?…………………………………………………………………… …
47. “Can you come to barbecue on Saturday, Jim?” asked Mike.
 Mike asked . .…………………………………………………… …… ……………………
48. “Would you like to go to the cinema with me?” Nam said to Hai.
 Nam invited . . ..…………………………………… ………… …………… ………………
49. I have arranged to fly to Paris this weekend.
 This weekend I am . . ……… …………………… …………………………………………
50. On arrival at the post office, he will post his letters.
 When he . . .. .…… ……………………………… ……………………… …………………
51. I must study hard because I want to get a lot of good marks.

 In order . .. .…………………………………………………………… …… ………………
52. Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year.
Why ..…………………………………………………………………………………………
53. It isn’t necessary to stay up too late.
You don’t .……………………………………………………………………………………
54. Our summer vacation lasts three months.
We have ………………………………………………………………………………………
55. You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you?
You didn’t .……………………………………………………………………………………
VII. Use the suggested words and phrases to make a full sentence. Write your answers on
your answer paper.
56. mother / proud/ him / isn’t ?
57. If / see / I / give / him / this gift.
58. this floor / not strong / us/ dance on.
59. I / advise / him / not tell / anyone/ his trouble.
60. My brother / prefer / play tennis/ watch it.
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- Tæng 80 ®iÓm-quy ra thang ®iÓm 10.
- Tõ c©u I ®Õn c©u IV mçi c©u ®óng cho 1 ®iÓm.
- Tõ c©u V ®Õn c©u VII mçi c©u ®óng cho 2 ®iÓm.
C©u I.
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. B
C©u II.
6. C

7. B
8. D
9. C
10. B
11. B
12. C
13. D
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. C
18. A
19. B
20. A
C©u III.
21. medical
22. depth
23. independence
24. immigrants
25. emergency
26. careful
27. bleeding
28. electrician
29. countless
30. dangerously
C©u IV.
31. ago
32. felt
33. to
34. one

35. is
36. of
37. if
38. unhappy
39. met
40. pair
C©u V.
41. D
42. A
43. C
44. B
45. B
C©u VI.
46. This exercise is not easy enough for me to do.
47. Mike asked if Jim could come to barbecue on Saturday.
48. Nam invited Hai to go to the cinema with him.
49. This weekend I am going to fly to Paris.
50. When he arrives at the post office, he will post his letter.
51. In order to get a lot of good marks, I must study hard.
52. Why don’t we go abroad for our holiday this year.
53. You don’t need/have to stay up too late.
54. We have a three-month summer vacation.
55. You didn’t forget to post this letter, did you?
C©u VII.
56. His mother is (very) proud of him, isn’t she?
57. If I see him, I will/shall give him this gift.
58. This floor is not strong enough for us to dance on.
59. I advised him not to tell anyone about his trouble.
60. My brother prefers playing tennis to watching it.