HSNK lop 8 na­m học 2008-2009

Phòng GD&ĐT Lâm Thao
Đề thi Học Sinh Năng khiếu lớp 8
Môn thi : Tiếng Anh
Năm học: 2008-2009
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề ).
Họ và tên HS: ...................................................
Trờng THCS: ..................................................
Số báo danh: ......................................................
G.Thị 1:.......................
G.Thị 2:.......................
Phách
điểm
Bằng số: ...........................................................
Bằng chữ: ........................................................
G.Khảo 1:.......................
G.Khảo 2: ......................
Phách
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others (1.0 pt)
1. a. send b. mend c. intend d. pretty
2. a. house b. hour c. honest d. heir
3. a. match b. machine c. which d. watch
4. a. booked b. prepared c. missed d. coughed
5. a. phone b. come c. cover d. worry
6. a. statue b. state c. mate d. famous
7. a. dates b. cupboards c. stamps d. tickets
8. a. sign b. sight c. signature d. silence
9. a. stood b. look c. book d. choose
10.a. seven b. suit c. sugar d. sight
II. Find the one choice that best complete the sentence .( 1,5 pts)
1. Lets paint the house . It will be much cheaper .
a. ourself b. ourselves c. myself d. yourself

2. The headmaster will give a . at the meeting tomorrow .
a. speak b. word c. passage d. speech
3. We can save natural .with the recycling program.
a. source b. materials c. resources d. things
4. After two periods we often have a
a. twenty- minute break b. twenty minutes break
c. twenty- minutes breaks d. twenty minute breaks
5. It was .. of him to shout loudly at the meeting .
a. impolite b. polite c. patient d. impatient
6. Can you describe her appearance ? Yes . She is a beautiful girl . wavy long
hair .
a. and b. with c. in d. by
7. Ill make .for you to meet our manager at the office at 9 a.m.
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a. arrangements b. inventions c. experiments d. telephones
8. Hello , Lisa . Can you tell your sister I’ll come over to ……… her ………at 6 ?
a. get/up b. give/up c. pick/up d. make/up
9. Remember ……….is necessary. You have to learn them again the next day .
a. repetition b. rephrase c. represent d. revision
10. The last train for London …….at 8.30 a. m .
a. leaves b. will leave c. leaving d. leave
11. To buy fresh fish my mother has to go to the …….early in the morning .
a. greenmarket b. street market c. wet market d. fresh market
12. Your blouse is ……mine . It’s bigger than mine .
a. different from b. not as same c. not the same d. different to
13. The clerk always …… your letter or parcel before telling you the charge .
a. measure b. weighs c. counts d. gives size
14. My friend Tom has studied many languages . He thinks Japanese is ….. of all the
languages he has studied .
a. more difficult b. as difficult as c. difficult d. the most difficult

15. Have you decided what to give Ann on her birthday yet ?
- Yes , I …… her a special birthday cake .
a. make b. am making c. will make d. making
16. ……. reusing plastic bags , we shouldn’t use them at all.
a. In spite of b. In spite c. Instead of d. Instead
17. What did you enjoy most when you were on holiday ? - ………….
a. To go sailing b. Going sailing c. To sail d. Going to sail
18 .The bank manager phoned and asked if she could …… a massage for Mr Baker a.
leave b. give c. send d. repeat
19. “ May I help you ? ” – “……………”
a. I’m sorry , I can’t b. No problem
c. No, thank you d. Yes , let’s
20. Miss Blake is a …… from Friends of the Earth .
a. representative b. representation c. represent d. representer
21. Farmers use the dung of animals for ……their fields .
a. compost b. fertilizing c. wasting d. collecting
22. The little girl ….. in blue is one of my nieces .
a. dressed b. weared c. put on d. was
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23. You can shop ….in the new shopping mall in town .
a. with comfortable b. in comfortable
c. with comfort d. in comfort
24 ………., there was a young and beautiful princess .
a. Once upon a time b. One upon a time
c. Once upon times d. One upon times
25. This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quite ………
a. valuable b. invaluable c. worthless d. priceless
26. I don’t like to ask people for help as a rule but I wonder if you could ……. me a
favor ?
a. make b. pick c. do d. find

27 .They’re both good ……. because they type carefully .
a. typists b. typewriters c. typers d. typemen
28. Jane never eats spinach and ……..
a. I do , too b. so do I c. I do , either d. neither do I
29. It’s a small shop , and you may have some difficulties ….it.
a. to find b. of finding c. in finding d. to be finding
30 . He asked me ……….
a. what day it was . b. what day was it ?
c. it was what day . d. what was the day ?
III. There is one mistake in each sentence . Underline the word and write the
correct answer in the space .(1.5pst)
1.The teacher was pleasing that the students all want to know more about what he
was explaining . ……………
2. That cake was very good but I’m very full to eat any more . ……………
3. These bananas are getting too ripe . They must be sell today .
Reduce the price . ……………
4. The road joined the two villages is very narrow . ……………
5. Neither the teacher nor his students enjoys the new policy of
the government . ……………
6. I have hurt my arm , but it’s O.K now . ……………
7. I asked her if she wanted to go swimming or not . ……………
8. The old man opened the door by his key . ……………
9. Fifty miles are too long for you to walk home . ……………
10. While I was cleaning the house , I was seeing a letter on the floor. …………...
IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs provided (1,0 pt)
1. Why are you put on your old clothes ? – You ( cut ) the grass ?
2. He ( leave ) home two weeks ago , and since then I ( not hear ) any thing from him
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3. When I ( see ) him tomorrow , I ( invite ) him to our party .
4. I’d rather my car ( repair ) tomorrow .

5. I really miss ( play ) tennis like I used to .
6. If she wins the prize , it ( be ) because she ( write ) very well .
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7 . He ( live ) in London for ten years , but now he’s living in Paris .
V. Use the correct word form :(1,0pt )
1. I have been informed about the …… of the new guest of my company . ( arrive )
2. She understands …….what you are saying . ( perfect )
3. He is always ……. of his rich family .( pride )
4. Nowadays , people can’t live without ……… equipments . ( modernization )
5. He smiles at me in a ……. way . ( friendship )
6. Sorry about the mistakes , I …… the instructions you gave me . ( understand )
7. You’d better ….. this letter because you wrote it too quickly and carelessly .
( write )
8. I was kept …….last night by the noise from the party in the flat above . ( wake )
9. I had a marvelous holiday and our trip to Da Lat was ……. ( forget )
10. We must remember to eat ……….. . ( sense )
VI . Rewrite the sentences so that they mean almost the same as those .(1,5 pts)
1. She has written novels for five years .
-> She’s been ………………………………………………………………………..
2. You have to be over sixteen to see this film . You are fourteen .
-> You’re not ………………………………………………………………………..
3. Everybody felt happy because of the news .
-> The news………………………………………………………………………..
4. Go away or I’ll call the police .
-> If ………………………………………………………………………………….
5. “ Don’t be so silly !” my mother said angrily .
-> My mother ………………………………………………………………………..
6. No one in the family is more hard - working than Tom .
-> Tom ………………………………………………………………………………
7. The day was so cold that we stayed indoors .

-> It was ……………………………………………………………………………..
8. The house is very beautiful . It was built last month .
-> The house ………………………………………………………………………...
9. People think that doing morning exercises is good for health .
-> Doing morning exercises…………………………………………………………
10. Tam’s father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friends .
-> Her father asked : “………………………………………………………...? ” VII. Build the
sentences from the given cues.(1.5pts)
1. The fence / paint / by Tom / 9 o’clock yesterday morning .
..……………………………………………………………………………………
2. I / interested / be / receptionist / because / like / meet / people .
..……………………………………………………………………………………
3. You / mind / if / I / you / question / ?
..……………………………………………………………………………………
4. Going /train / cheaper / going / plane.
..……………………………………………………………………………………..
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5 Some people / neighborhood / happy / changes . ..
……………………………………………………………………………………
6. The story / enough / short / us / read / one hour .
……………………………………………………………………………………….
VII . Fill in each gap with a suitable word .( 1pt )
Mr. Martin went (0) into his usual coffee shop one morning , and (1) ……...
on one of the seats at the counter . Many other people came in also , but most (2)
……… them did not stay long .
After fifteen minutes , a young man and a young woman came in . There (3)
……..only two empty seats at the counter , one on Mr. Martin left , and the other
(4) ………his right . The woman sat on one , and the (5)………man on the other ,
but Mr. Martin immediately offered to change places with the man so that he and
the young woman could be (6) …………. .

“ Oh , that isn’t (7) …….,” the young man said , but Mr. martin insisted .
When the young man and the young woman were side (8) ……. side , the young
man said to her , “ Well , this kind gentleman wanted (9) …….. to sit together , so
may I introduce myself ? My name’s Tom . What’s (10)………..? ”
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