de thi hsg tinh anh lop 8

§Ò thi häc sinh giái anh v¨n líp 8
I) Give the correct form of the verb. Write full sentences (2,5 pts)
1. If you ( write) the letter, I( post) it.
2. “ What you ( look) for ?”
“ I ( lose) my purse near here and want to find it before it (get) dark.
“ When you (lose) it?”
“I think that I ( drop) it when I( go ) to school this morning.”
3. I don’t know what Mark’s doing. He may( study) in his room.
4. We( see) what the earth looks like from the moon.
II) Choose the best answer. Write like this 1.A or 1.B ( 2,5 pts)
1.-----------football, I am interested in playing tennis.
A. Except that B. Even if C. Besides D. Beside
2. The room is four times-------------that one.
A.more large than B.like C.As large as D.The same
3.The main attraction of the town is its long sandy ----------
A. Beach B.Coast C. Seaside D.Shore
4.Cambridge university Press is the ----------- of the book you’re reading.
A.Author B.Editor C.Writer D.Publisher
5.Would you mind -------- these plates a wipe before putting them in the
cupboard?
A.Making B.Doing C.Getting D.Giving
6.Although the patient’s condition is serious, she seems to be out of ------
A.Place B.Control C.Danger D.Order
7.Tom has --------- friends than Bill.
A. May B. Fewer C. Less D. Least
8.I enjoy watching------------ on television.
A.Football B.Football match C.A football D.Footballs
9.-------------- you’ve asked me why I went there, I will tell you.
A.That B.Since C.Although D.What
10.Driving in London is supposed to be confusing but I didn’t find it at
------------difficult

A.first B.Once C.Least D.all
III) Fill in the space with suitable prepositions ( 2 pts)
1.If we don’t do morning exercises, we won’t be certain ---------- our
health.
2.He no longer seems to care --------- football as he one did.
3.I keep putting ------------ the dicission because I can’t make up my mind.
4.Sho applied------------training as a pilot, but they turned her-----------
because her poor eyesight.
5.------------fine weather, it’s pleasant to spend a day----------open air
6.What on earth is going ---------in there?
IV) Give the correct form of these words.Write full sentences( 2 pts)
1.He drives so ----------- that he is sure to have an accidents.( care)
2.Their mother punished them for their ------------ in breaking the window
and telling lies.(naughty)
3. The evening was---------spent playing cards and talking(enjoy)
4. He was said to be--------(study)
5. He is an---------honiest man( extreme)
6. We’re selling these toys at a very----------price.(complete)
7.He is so----------. He just can’t make up his mind.(decide)
8. He works for an----------agency.(advertise)
V) These is one mistake in each sentence. Find and corrects them. Write
full sentences.(1,5 pts)
1. She was seen go out yesterday.
2. John is the most bored man I’ve ever met.
3.Two of these tablets should be taken in a day.
4.We discussed about the problem a few days ago.
5. I want to know how long is it since he moved here.
6. It’s time the children are in bed.