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đề thi ôlympic cấp trờng Năm học 2008 - 2009
Môn thi : Tiếng anh 8
Thời gian làm bài 90 phút (không kể giao nhận đề)
I. Find only one word whose underlined part has different pronunciation from that of the other words.
1.
A. grapes B. roofs C. hats D. chairs
2.
A. none B. done C. bone D. tongue
3.
A. food B. moon C. good D. noodle
4.
A. heat B. beach C. teach D. breath
5.
A. forced B. caused C. stopped D. worked
II. Choose the best answer.
1. The librarian told us not _______ reference books out of the library.
A. taking B. to take C. take D. took
2. The animals gathered closely together for ______.
A. warmed B. warm C. warmth D. warmly
3. The house caught fire while they _____.
A. are sleeping B. have slept C. sleep D. were sleeping
4. Thank you for _____ me.
A. invite B. inviting C. invited D. invitation
5. In our school library, there are several large tables _____ we can sit to read books.
A. where B. that C. when D. which
6. We agreed _____ Mr. Wilson was a good teacher.
A. what B. which C. if D. that
7. In the past, some people hated . ..in big cities .
A. living B. lived C. live D. lives

8. Playing computer games .popular among children nowadays
A. is B. are C. was D. were
9. There is _____ water in the bottle.
A. many B. a number of C. few D. a little
10. We are not used _____ on the left.
A. to drive B. to driving C. driving D. to be driven
11. She loved tennis and could watch it till the _____ came home.
A. she B. everyone C. horses D. cows
12. Does the grass need ..?
A. be cut B. to cut C. cutting D. being cut
13. I dont mind _____ you with it if you cant find anyone else.
A. help B. helped C. helping
to help
14. This film is for .....only. People under 18 may not see it.
A. adults B. children C. pupils D. infants
15. They took the robber to the police station ______.
A. so quick as they were
B. as quickly as they could
C. quickly as possible
D. very quick as possible
16. Do you know when _____?
A. was the accident happening
B. the accident was happening
C. did the accident happen
D. the accident happened
17. Theres a lot of information to learn in .
A. cartoon B. folk music C. newsreel D. violent film
18. He got an excellent grade in his examination _____ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard .
A. on account of B. because C. in spite of D. although
19. It was .an interesting film that everyone stayed till the end

A. so B. such C. very D. too
20. Millions of tons of garbage . .into the oceans since the 20
th
century.
A. are thrown B. were thrown C. have thrown D. have been thrown
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
1. The weather was terrible, so we had a very (please) holiday.
2. (Admit) to the school is by examination only.
3. 7.30 a.m on Saturday is a rather (convenient) time for an appointment.
4. Please don’t be so (reason), I can’t do all the work by myself.
5. The old lady hid all her (save) under the floor.
6. The gas from the chemical factory was extremaly (harm).
7. Those berries are (poison). Don’t eat them.
8. Recently health foods have increased in (popular).
9. This knife is (use) because it can’t cut anything.
10. The world of computers is extremely (compete).
IV. Put each verb in brackets in an appropriate form.
1. She has made up her mind .. ……… (have) a garage .. ………… (build) next to the house.
2. The statue . ………… (break) while it . …………… (move) to another room in the museum.
3. The highway patrol advised ....... … (take) the old route through the city.
4. The bell is ringing. I must stop ...... … (do) my homework ....... … (answer) the phone.
5. Why you all .. ………… (laugh)? Roger ... …………… (tell) you his funny stories?
6. Don’t worry. We .. ………… (finish) the report by 11.
V. Read the passage and then fill in each blank with one suitable word:
Food Habits:
Breakfast is one of those (1) ________ that varies from person to person, and country to country. For some (2)
________ it means a (3) ________ of toast and some coffee. In various places I’ve also (4) _______ offered cheese
or fruit. (5) ________ executive might eat breakfast at the (6) _________ , while for many schoolchildren breakfast
is a (7)_________ of milk at home, and then a long wait (8) _________ the first break of the morning, when
(9)________ eat sandwiches or (10) _________ chocolate bar. Some families sit down and eat together (11)

_________ the morning, and listen to (12) _______ news on the radio or (13) _________ early morning television.
For other people, the early morning is a rush (14) ________ work or school, and there just simply isn’t (15)
________.
VI. Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. John finished his essay in two hours. -> It took ……………………
2. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it. -> The water was not…………………………
3. Has anyone told you about it yet? -> Have .....................................................
4. She is a girl of great beauty. -> She ..……………………
5. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week?” the officer asked her.
-> The officer wanted to............................
6. They’re certainly clever to be able to do that . -> It’s certainly .........................................
7. He asked Dr. Miller to advise me. -> Dr. Miller ………………………
8. “When does your vacation start?” asked she. -> She asked me ...................................
9. They have just built a supermarket here. -> A supermarket …………………………
10. They made him wait for two hours. -> He………………………………
VII. Write a letter to a friend about your neighborhood. These questions may help you.
• Where do you live?
• What does your house look like?
• What can you see from your bedroom window?
• How far is it from your house to school?
• How do you get to school?
• What kinds of facilities are there in your neighborhood?
• What things in your neighborhood do you like best? Why?
(Don t use your real name and address)’
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đề thi ôlympic cấp trờng Năm học 2008 - 2009
Môn thi : Tiếng anh 8

Tổng 20 điểm
I. Find only one word whose underlined part has different pronunciation from that of the other words. (5 x 0.25
= 1.25)
1. D. chairs 2. C. bone 3. C. good 4. D. breath 5. B. caused
II. Choose the best answer. (20 x 0.25 = 5.0)
1. b 2. c 3. d 4. b 5. A 6. d 7. a 8. a 9. d 10. b
11. d 12. c 13. c 14. a 15. b 16. d 17. c 18. C 19. b 20. d
III. (0,25 x 10 = 2,5 ms)
1. unpleasant 2. Admission 3. inconvenient 4. unreasonable 5. savings
6. harmful 7. poisonous 8. popularity 9. useless 10. competitive
IV. Put each verb in brackets in an appropriate form. (10 x 0.25 = 2.5)
1. to have / built 2. broke / was being moved
3. taking 4. doing / to answer
5. are you all laughing/ has Roger told 6. will have finished
V. Read the passage and then fill in each blank with one suitable word: ( 0,25 x 15 = 3,75 ms)
1. meals 2. people 3. slice 4. been 5. A business
6.office 7. glass 8. until 9. they 10. a
11. in 12. the 13. watch 14. to 15. time
VI. Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (10 x 0,3 = 3)
1. It took John two hours to finish his essay.
2. The water was not warm enough for the children to swim in it.
3. If he works hard, he will pass his exams
4. She is a beautiful girl.
5. The officer wanted to know why she hadnt reported the incident to the police the week before.
6. Its certainly clever of them to be able to do that.
7. Dr. Miller was asked to advise me.
8. She asked me when my vacation started.
9. A supermarket has just been built here.
10. He was made to wait for two hours.
VII. Write a letter to a friend about your neighborhood. These questions may help you.

* Content: 50 % of total mark.
* Accuracy: 30 % of total mark.
* Language: 20 % of total mark
Where do you live?
What does your house look like?
What can you see from your bedroom window?
How far is it from your house to school?
How do you get to school?
What kinds of facilities are there in your neighborhood?
What things in your neighborhood do you like best?
Why?