Đề thi hoc sinh giỏi lớp 8

I. Choose the best by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D :
1. Have some more tea , .. you ?……
A. will B. could C. don't D. haven't
2.The radio was .... by MrTam yesterday.
A.repaired B. repairing C. repair D. repairs
3. People in the countryside are very ..... .
A. friend B. friendship C. friendly D. friendliest
4. Would you ..... cleaning the floor for me ?
A. like B. please C. mind D. rather
5. Most sports and games .... in England are so popular in Australia.
A. play B. playing C. plays D. played
6. She was .... friendly person I’ve ever met.
A. the least B. less C. less and less D. so
7. Everyone here is older..... .
A. as...as B. less...than C. more...than D. than me
8. The earlier I leave home, ..... the journey is .
A.more easier B.the easier C. more easy D.the easiest
9. Our new car is smaller, so it uses .... petrol.
A. more B. fewer C. less D. little
10. The ... children started to get nervous.
A. boring B. bored C. bore D. born
11. I’m ... with the result.
A. please B. pleased C. pleasing D. pleasant
12. I think Egypt is a.... country.
A. fascinate B. fascinated C.fascination D. fascinating
13. There was no one else at the box office, I . in a queue.……
A. didn’t need to wait B. mustn’t wait C. needn’t have waited D. needn’t wait
14. Everyone’s asleep, we ... make a noise.
A.couldn’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. wouldn’t
15. .. you like to go for a ride with us ?……
A. Do B. should C. Will D. Would

16. John ..... tennis once or twice a week.
A. is playing B. is usually playing C. usually plays D. plays usually
17.Tim is away on holiday. He ..... to Spain.
A. is gone B. has gone C. has been D. was
18. Mr Johnson ...... 15 films and I think his latest is the best.
A. made ` B. has made C. had made D. was making
19. Andrew and Mary .. married in May.……
A. will be B. are getting to C. are going to be D.get
20. When I ... him, the man was running away.
A. saw B. see C. was seeing D. had seen
21. The children ... to the zoo .
A. were enjoyed taken B. enjoyed taking C. were enjoyed taking D. enjoyed being taken
22. Where .......................................... ?
A. did you cut your hair C. did you have cut your hair
B. have you cut your hair D. did you have your hair cut
23. Some one .. the tickets were free.……
A. said me B. said me that C. told me D. told to me
24. The librarian asked us ....so much noise.
A. don’t make B.not make C.not making D. not to make
25. “ I don’t know what Fred is doing “
A. Charles told that he does not know what Fred is doing
B. Charles said that he does not know what Fred is doing
C. Charles said that he did not know what Fred was doing
D. Charles told that he did not know what Fred was doing
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26. You can’t stop me .. what I want.……
A. doing B. do C. to do D. that I do
27. Choose the correct sentence :
A. This dictionary is the same length like mine B. This dictionary is as same length as mine
C. This dictionary is as same length like mine D. This dictionary is the same length as mine

28. The more quickly we walk , ... we’ll get there.……
A. soon B. the sooner C. the soonest D. very soon
29. When I went into the room , I saw my sister .. at the desk.……
A. is sitting B. to sit C. sits D. sitting
30. I asked her ..........................................
A. which one she liked best C. which one she likes best
B. which one did she like best D. which one does she like best.
II.Give the correct verb form :
1.Last night when she (visit)___ you, you (do)___ an experiment on the upstairs ?
2.The sewing machine which you (use)____ at present (invent)____ in 1830 by a French.
3.I (not see)____ your uncle recently.
No. He (not go)___ out since he (buy)____ a new color television.
4.Do you know what the cake (make)___ from ?
I’m not sure. My mother often (cook)____ it at Christmas, but I never (ask)____her about it
Answers:1/ ........................... ; ...................................... 2/ ................. ; ...................................…………
3/.......................... ; ........................... ; ........................... 4/ .................... ; ......................... ; ...................
III.Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentence correct:
1.The quetion is very difficult and I can’t answer it.
A B C D
2.I asked Tom weather his brother was living in Washington.
A B C D
3.The stranger explaned everything to me very carefully.
A B C D
4.The pyramids were built from the ancient Egyptians many centuries ago
A B C D
5.Although it is summer , it is quiet cool in my home town at night.
A B C D
6. We tried to rich the nearest village before the sunset.
A B C D
7. The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world .

A B C D
8. If you can’t guest the correct answer, I’ll win the game.
A B C D
9. This temple was built to honnor a god who helped defend the village.
A B C D
10.He sugested that they should look for information about the Taj Mahal.
A B C D
IV.Complete the letter with the words in the box :
walk , narrow , friendly , colorful, wonderful
souvenirs, tastes, bought , town , old .
Dear Jenny,
We are having a (1)__________ time in Hoi An. The streets here are so (2)______________
that cars are not allowed to enter the center of the (3)___________ .Therefore we have to (4)__________.
The houses are very (5)_____________ but beautiful. However, I don’t like the way they do business.
It seems that every house has a shop to sell (6)______________ and other stuffs. The people are very
(7)__________________ and helpful. The food looks funny but it (8)__________________quite nice.
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I haven’t (9)_____________ anything for you. But I will buy you some little (10)______________ lanterns.
See you soon.
V. Rewrite each sentence below in such a way that its meaning
stays the same as the sentence printed above it:
1.The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
The water was not ...............................................................................................................
2.Having a vacation abroad is very interesting.
It’s ......................................................................................................................................
3.I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.
Do you mind .....................................................................................................................?
4. Please, don’t make any noise. I’m very tired.
I’d rather .............................................................................................................................
5.We learn English because we want to read English books.

In order to ...........................................................................................................................
6. ” Do many tourists visit Phong Nha Cave every year , Lan ? ”
Mai asked ............................................................................................................................
7.I started studying English three years ago.
I’ve.......................................................................................................................................
8.People are going to build a bridge over her house.
A bridge .............................................................................................................................
9.Has anybody shown you what to do ?
Have you ......................................................................................................................... ?
10.He couldn’t go because of the storm.
The storm .........................................................................................................................
VI. Which word is different ? Circle the letter A, B, C or D :
1. A. it B. hit C. heat D. bit
2. A. chair B. right C. buy D. height
3. A. pie B. my C. tie D. tear
4. A. daughter B. shorter C. quarter D. after
5. A. host B. cow C. shout D. mouse
6. A. harm B. farm C. warm D. arm
7. A. there B. wear C. hear D. hair
8. A. coat B. roast C. most D. cost
9. A. liked B. watched C. brushed D. naked
10. A. thanks B. thick C. this D. three
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in capitals at the end of each sentence :
1. Lan is the most____ girl in her class. BEAUTY …………………………
2. She has____ her wallet. LOSE …………………………
3. I don’t find anything___ at all. SURPRISE …………………………
4. Do you often go___ at weekends. SHOP …………………………
5. You don’t have to spend your time in a___ place. CROWD …………………………
6. But be___ when you shop on the Internet. CARE …………………………
7. The poem was___ by John. WRITE …………………………

8. There’s a___ flight at 8 p.m . DAY …………………………
9. He finds it___ to live in the jungle alone. DANGER …………………………
10. Is it easy to change poeple’s ___ ? BELIEVE …………………………
THE END
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KEYS :
I. Choose the best by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D : ( 30points )
1-A 6-A 11-B 16-C 21-D 26-A
2-A 7-D 12-D 17-B 22-D 27-D
3-C 8-B 13-A 18-B 23-C 28-B
4-C 9-C 14-B 19-C 24-D 29-D
5-D 10-B 15-D 20-A 25-C 30-A
Note : 01 p for each correct choice .
II.Give the correct verb form : ( 10P )
1/ visited ; were ___ doing 2/ are using ; was invented
3/ haven't seen ; hasn't gone ; bought 4/ is made ; cooks ; have never asked
Note : 01 p for each correct verb form .
III.Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed
to make the sentence correct : (10p)
1-B 6-B
2-B 7-B
3-A 8-C
4-B 9-C
5-B 10-A Note : 01 p for each correct choice .
IV.Complete the letter with the words in the box ( 10P ) :
1. wonderful 3. town 5. old 7. friendly 9. bought
2. narrow 4. walk 6. souvenirs 8. tastes 10. colorful
V. Rewrite each sentence below in such a way that its meaning
stays the same as the sentence printed above it ( 20p ) :
1. The water was not warm enough for the children to swim .

2. It's very interesting to have a vacation abroad .
3. Do you mind helping me to put the chairs away ?
putting the chairs away ?
4. I'd rather you didn't make any noise .
5. In order to read English books , we learn English .
6. Mai asked Lan if / whether many tourists visited Phong Nha Cave every year.
7. I've studied English for 3 years .
8. A bridge is going to be built over her house .
9. Have you been shown what to do ?
10. The storm prevented him from going . Note : 02 p for each correct sentence .
VI. Which word is different ? Circle the letter A, B, C or D ( 10p ) :
1-C 6-C
2-A 7-C
3-D 8-D
4-D 9-D
5-A 10-C Note : 01 p for each correct choice .
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in capitals at the end of each sentence ( 10P ) :
1. beautiful 3. surprising 5. crowded 7. written 9. dangerous
2. lost 4. shopping 6. careful 8. daily 10. belief
Note : 01 p for each correct word form .
TOTAL : 100 points . Then divided by 10 = FINAL RESULT
THE END
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently in each word group
below: ( 10 pts )
1. A. butcherB. husband C.discuss D. butter
2. A. island B. climb C. dinner D. fine
3. A. tooth B. food C. good D. flood
4. A. changes B. chairman C. churches D. chemist
5. A. collected B. earned C. needed D. visited
6. A. kind B. site C. kit D. bite

7.A. proud B. should C. sound D. count
8. A.business B. send C. noisy D. workers
9. A. hour B. hospital C. history D. house
10.A. wanted B. earned C. learned D. used
Read the passage and fill in each gap with one suitable word chosen from the list below.
About, than, expert, stores, few,
in, time, and, almost, work
Computers are helpful ( 1) many ways. First, they are fast. They work with information …
much more quickly (2) a person. Second, computers can work with lots of information at …
the same time. Third, they keep information for a long ( 3) . They do not forget things the …
way people do. Also, computers are ( 4)... always correct. They are not perfect, of course, but
they usually do not make mistakes.
These days, it is important to know something ( 5) computers. There are a number of ways …
to learn. Some companies have computer classes at ( 6) . Moreover, most universities offer …
day ( 7) night courses in Computer Science. Another way to learn is from a book. There are…
many books about computers in book (8) and libraries. Or, you can learn from a friend. …
After a ( 9).. hours of practic, you too can work with computers. You may not be an ( 10)…
but you can have fun.
Rewrite sentences:
1.I started learning English three years ago.
I have ..……………………………………
2. Learning English is not very difficult
It’s……………………………………
3.Could you send this letter for me ?
Do you mind ..………………………
4. The train couldn’t go because of the snow.
The snow …………………………………
5. I can’t afford to buy that car.
That car……………………………………