de thi Olympic T.A lop 8 nam 2008 - 2009

Phòng giáo dục & đào tạo
thị xã phúc yên
đề thi olympic năm học 2008-2009
Môn : Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian làm bài : 120 phút
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
others identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A,B,C or D:
1. A. paper B. rather C. plane D. waste
2. A. fully B. handfull C. truly D. pull
3. A. bore B. more C. explore D. boss
4. A. forests B. sports C. cocks D. apples
5. A. give B. drive C. sit D. river
II. Circle the word that does not belong to the same group with the rest.
1. A. book B. newspaper C. magazine D. television
2. A. daily B. weekly C. quickly D. monthly
3. A. mile B. meter C. distance D. kilometer
4. A. urge B. stop C. advice D. encourage
5. A. beautiful B. interesting C. miraculous D. worried
III. Read the text then circle the best answer among A,B,C or D to complete
the text.
In the first part of the twentieth century, before a television set became
an important ..........(1).........of entertainment of most households , radio
program was different ............(2).............what it is now. Children rushed home
from school to listen to Story Hour . Someone was reading ......
(3)....exciting story or part of the story while the children s imagination
provided visual images to fit the spoken ones. People listened to serials or
stories........(4)..........were broken into one- hour segments. Because each hour
ended with suspense , listeners had to .........(5).........at the same time the next
day to find out what would happen . Families gathered around the radio at
night to listen to important news or favorite programs . However, .........
(6).........there is the appearance of television, radio progamming has changed.

Radio stories have become a thing of the past.........(7)....... the fact that people
prefer both to watch .......(8).....to hear. Radio is now a medium that is used
more often in a car .........(9)..........in a home. Because music and news
are..........(10)...........types of programs to listen in a car, they are the most
common. Radio , in fact , has become the music medium. It provides music
for all tastes.
Notes :
- Series (n) : Truyện phát hành nhiều kì
- segment (n) : ®o¹n
- Fit (v): ¨n khíp víi
- suspense (n) :t×nh tr¹ng håi hép, t×nh tr¹ng chê ®îi
- medium (n) : ph¬ng tiÖn th«ng tin
1. A. methodB. way C. device D. machinery
2. A. in B. from C. on D. with
3. A. an B. the C. x D. a
4. A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
5. A. switch off B. take off C. turn downD. tune in
6. A. in spite of B. Because C. despite D. because of
7. A. since B. because of C. as D. because
8. A. and B. nor C. or D. but also
9. A.than B. so C. more thanD. as
10. more easier B. the easier C. easiest D. the easiest
IV. Rewrite the sentences stay the same meaning , start with given words.
1. People have used the Internet all over the world.
-> The Internet........................................................................................
2. Driving at this speed is very dangerous.
-> It’s ......................................................................................................
3. She enjoys going swimming.
-> She is interested .................................................................................
4. The weather was very bad, so they had to cancel the liveshow.

-> Because of...........................................................................................
5. “ Our village is changing a lot.” said the farmer.
-> The farmer said ..................................................................................
V. Fill in each gap with one suitable word. There are four extra words you do
not need to use.
knows – understanding – things – subjects –
written – many – to – know – friendship – in –
what - lesson
English is a very useful language. If we (1).................... English, we can go to
any countries we like. We’ll not find it hard to make people understand
(2)..................... you want to say. English also helps us to learn all kinds of
(3)................... Hundreds of books are (4).............in English everyday in
(5)...................countries. English has also helped to spread ideas and
knowledge(6)..................all corners of the world. Therefore, the English
language has helped to spread better (7)..................and (8).................among
countries of the world.
VI. Choose the underlined part among A,B,C or D that needs correcting then
correct it.
1.She had lunch, then she takes a nap.
A B C D
2.Although our poor living condition , we all feel happy
A B C D
3.One of the major causes of road accidents is driving after drink.
A B C D
4.She doesn’t mind taking care for disabled children.
A B C D
5.Susan slept soundly for ten hours. You must wake her.
A B C D
1............................
2............................

3............................
4............................
5............................
VII. Writing
Write a letter to invite your close friend(s) to join your school
festival or one of the festivals which is going to be held in your hometown/
home village.