Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 Phòng GD và ĐT Duyên Hải năm 2011_2012

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 PHÒNG
GD&ĐT DUYÊN HẢI NĂM HỌC 2013-2014

SECTION ONE : LISTENING (3ms)
I. Listen to the text and decide True (T) or False (F) for the statements below:

(2 ms)
1. ……….. Peter is 15 years old.
2. ……….. He studies badly.
3. ……….. In his free time, he watches TV.
4. ……….. He often practice writing letters in English.
II. Answer the questions: (1m)

5. Where does Peter live ?
………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Is he going to visit Ho Chi Minh City next summer ?
………………………………………………………………………………………
SECTION TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (7ms)
1. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences(4,5ms)
7.What about …………….. to Hanoi ?
A. go

B. going

C. to go

D. goes

8. Would you mind if I ……………… a photo ?
A. take

B. took

C. taking

D. to take

9. This ruler is made ………… plastic.
A. from

B. into

C. of

D. by

10. I take part …………. Most youth activities of my school.
A. in
11.

B. on

C. by

D. at

We have done a question for Math ................... three hours.


A. for
12.

B. at
B. living
B. taller

D. the tallest

C. eyeshade

D. eyechart

Nam is studying very hard ………… keep face with his classmate.
B. in order to

C. so that

D. A and B are correct

It is nearly ten years ……………….I saw her.

A. when
17.

C. more tall

B. eyeglass

A. so as to
16.

D. lived

……..is used to check one’s eyesight.

A. eyepiece
15.

C. to live

Of all my friends, Lan is ……………….

A. the most tallest
14.

D. to

It is dangerous …………… in the polluted environment.

A. live
13.

C. since

B.since

C. for

D. while

Viet Nam is a rice - ………….country.

A. export

B. to export

C. exporting

D. exported

18. My parents often tell me …………….. get up late .
A. don’t

B. do to

C. not

D. not to

19. Would you mind …………… in this area ?
A. not to smoke

B. not smoke

C. not smoking

D. don’t smoke

20. Nga told Mai ………….. during the visit.
A. what to do

B. what doing

C. what she does

D. what do

21. In order to keep fit, you should do exercise……………
A. regular

B. regulating

C. regularly

D. regulation

22. All the flights ……………because of thick fog .
A. canceled

B. were canceled

C. was canceling

D. cancel

23. Santa Claus is based ……………. the description of Saint Nicholas.
A. on

B. in

C. at

D. with

24. She asked Minh if he …………. Spanish.
A. can speak

B. would speak

C. could speak

D. speaks


2. Each sentence below contains an error, underline and write the correct one in the
space. (2,5ms)
25. I want to know where Tom go last week.
A

B

C

D

26. Although Jack was much interested in , he decided not buying it.
A

B

C

D

27. We didn’t go out because it was raining heavy.
A

B

C

D

28. My mother asked me how many classes were there in my school.
A

B

C

D

29. She said I had to pay her now.
A

B

C

D

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26.

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27.

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28.

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29.

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SECTION THREE : READING (5ms)
I. Read the following passage then choose the best answers below: (2,5ms)
You may use the telephone everyday but how much do you know about it ? The
telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847.
Later he went to live in the USA in the 1870s. Bell was always interested in sound. He
wanted to be able to send sound through a wire. He had a workshop in his house in
America and did many experiments there.


One day he was doing an experiment in his workshop. He was careless and split

some burning liquid onto his clothes. Talking into his telephone, Bell said “ Mr. Watson, I
want you to come over here, please ”. His assistant, Watson, was in another room far
away from his workshop. However, he heard Bell clearly on his own telephone. Quickly,
he ran to Bell’s workshop. “ Mr. Bell, I heard every word you said ! ” Watson shouted
excitedly.
Bell had finally succeeded. He had invented the first telephone. Later other inventors
made better ones.
30.

Alexander Bell invented the telephone in ...............

A. 1847
31.

B. 1876

C. 1877

D. 1870

According to the first paragraph, Bell was ………..

A. Scotsman

B. American

C. Canadian

D. Japanese

32. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the word “ there ” refers to ………..
A. Bell’s house

B. Bell’s living room

C. Bell’s workshop

D. Bell’s company

C. Christan Andersen

D. Carl Goldmark

1. ………….was Bell’s assistant.
A. Watson

B. Thomas Edison

2. What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. When he was born.
B. When he emigrated to the USA.
C. When he invented the telephone.
D. When he died.
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits space .Use only one
word in each space (2,5ms)
When I ( 35) ……… a child, I ( 36) ………to go to see my grandmother. I thought
her house was (37) …………beautiful as a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a
park. ( 38) ……………. I grew ( 39) …………… , the house and ( 40) ……….. seemed
smaller but I still loved visiting the old lady. There were so many beautiful things in the
house. Sometimes I played ( 41) …………. the doll’s house ( 42) …………. which was

older than grandmother herself. At ( 43)……….. times, I looked ( 44) ……….. books
which were interesting than my children’s book at home.


35.

40.

36.

41.

37.

42.

38.

43.

39.

44.
SECTION FOUR : WRITING (5ms)

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the sentence printed above it. (2,5ms)
45. They haven’t cleaned the floor this week.
à The floor ...............................................................................................
46. The ink was so faded that I could not read the words.

à The ink was too......................................................................................
47. That was a silly thing to say .
à What .......................................................................................................
48. Lan said to Hoa, “ Do homework before going out. ”
à Lan ………………………………………………………………………
49. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough.
à The sea was too.........................................................................................
II Using the given words to write the complete sentences (2.5 ms).
50.The house / expensive / than / the apartment.
………………………………………………………………………………………
51.I / used / look after / younger sister.
………………………………………………………………………………………
52. We / know / more than ten years .
………………………………………………………………………………………
53. It / difficult / learn / two language / same time.


………………………………………………………………………………………
54. The lamp / make in China / be / 1 $.
………………………………………………………………………………………