Tài liệu Đề cương ôn thi HSG huyện E8

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Bài tập nâng cao tiếng anh 8 dành cho học sinh thi
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I. Choose the best options to complete the sentences below: (2 ms)
1. He wasn’t busy yesterday and ………………. was I. (too/ either/ so/ neither)
1. I used to ………………. when I was a young girl. (lived / live / living / lives)
3. My husband told me ………………. to the movies. (go / to go / going / went)
4. The Earth, the Sun, and the Moon are ……… (objects / planets / friends /things)
5. She He isn’t old ……………….to be in my class. (enough – only – very – for)
6.You ought ……………….your hands before meals. (wash/ to wash/ washing / washed)
7. Her mother ………………. this city two years ago. (left/ leaves/ is leaving /will leave)
8. It’s great! What does your friend look ………….? (likes – likes – like - liking)
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets: (2 ms)
1. I (not have) .......................breakfast this morning, but I am not hungry now.
2. I used to live here when I (be).................... a young girl.
3. I think we (come)..................... to the festival tonight.
4. You (invite)........................ the newcomers of our class to the party last night?
III. Fill in the blanks with modals: must - have to - ought to - used to: (2 ms)
1. He ................... smoke 20 cigarettes a day, but now he doesn’t.
2. Children ...................... drink a lot of milk.
3 . He has two modern cars. He .......................be rich.
4. I ....................... go to the bank to get some money.
IV. Writing: Rewrite the sentences, keeping a similar meaning to the first: (2 ms)
1. Peter is too young to see the horror films.

→
Peter is not .............…………………………………………………
2. No one in the class is as tall as Quoc.
→
Quoc is the……………...................………
3. Hoa is older than Nien.

→
Nien is ……………........……......
4. She said to them, “Don’t touch that new board!”
à She asked them…………………………...........………………
V. Read the passage and answer the questions below: (2 ms)
In the summer holidays, Mr. Hung, Mrs. Chi and their children, Tuan and Hoa often go to the beach
for two or three days. Last summer they went to Da Lat. They stayed at a hotel for seven days. In the
morning, Tuan and his father went jogging around Xuan Huong Lake. Hoa and her mother walked
along Bui Thi Xuan Street and then visited the flower garden. Hoa liked it very much and the flowers
were very beautiful. In the afternoon, the family went to visit the palace. They were so happy after the
trip.
Questions:
1..Who often go for their summer holiday? ….........
…………………………………………………………….……………
2. Where did they go last summer?
3. Did they stay there for a week? ..................…………………….........……
4. What did they visit there? .........................................................................................
V.Complete the sentences superlatives:
1. Quyen/ beautiful/ in her family. -->..................................................................................
2. Nile River/ long/ river/ in the world. -->..............................................................................
3 . Winter/ fast/ season/ in the year. -->............................................................................
4. Her car / old / in the company. -->.................................................................................
5. Quang and Nam / sociable / in my class.-->....................................................................
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I/ Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box

Relatives; top; preparations; holiday; put; are; although; bought
Christmas is the biggest ................(1) of the year in the most of Britain. Celebrations start on
24 December, Christmas eve, ................(2) there have been several weeks of ..................(3) before

hand. The Christmas trees, presents, food, drinks and decorations have been ...............(4). Christmas
cards have already been sent to friends and................(5). About a week before Christmas, people
usually.............(6) up their decorations and an angel on the .................(7) of the Christmas tree.
Family presents .............(8) usually put under the tree.
II/ Read the passage choose true ( T) or false ( F)
London is Britain/s biggest city. It is a very old city and dates back to the Romans. It is a city
of historic building and churches, and it has many beautiful parks. It also has some of the best
museum in the world. London is very crowded in summer. It is a popular city with foreign tourists
and has more than eight million visitors a year. The city is famous for its shopping and department
stores. London has an excellent underground railway system, so it is early for tourists to get around.
1. None of the cities in Britain is bigger than London
2. London is founded by the Romans
3. London has historic buildings and churches
4. Most of the best museum in the world are situated in London
5. London is not busy in summer
6.It/s not easy for tourists to travel around London
III. Chọn đáp án đúng rồi điền vào chỗ trống (2mks)
Mrs Jackson is an old woman who has a small room (1)_______ an old house. She
(2)_________there since 1974. That was the year when her husband (3)___________. He had been ill
(4)__________many years. After his death Mrs. Jackson had (5)__________ money a tall. She found
work in a factory. Her Job was to clean the offices. She (6)_______ get up(7)_______ the morning.
She doesn't have much money (8)_______she hopes now.
1. a. in b. on c. from d. of
2. a. is living b. lives c. livedd. has lived
3. a. died b. has died c. dead d. was dead
4. a. since b. for c. in d. during
5. a. none b. any c. no d. not
6. a. must b. must to c. had to d. has to
7. a. for b. at c. in d. to
8. a. so b. because c. but d. and

III. Tìm lỗi sai và chọn từ đúng để sữa lổi sai cho mỗi câu sau đây (2mks)
1.. The climate in Vietnam is different of that of England :(a. than b. from c. with)
2. He has waited there for a quarter past fix.: (a. at b. sincec. when)
3. Did you ever read short stories by Nam Cao ?: ( a. Do b. havec. Has)
4. I have lived here for last month : ( a. since b. from c. ago )
IV. Hoàn thành các câu sau (2mks)
1. Lan / like / learn / English
à.......................................................................
2. Last week / she / buy / English - Vietnamese dictionary.
à ..............................................................................................
V. Sap xep cac tu thanh cau hoan chinh .
3. play/ every morning/ should/ you badminton.
-->...................................................
.. 4. you / go / will / this / afternoon?
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->.................................................................................
5. the / open / please / window.
-->..............................................................................
6. can/ play/ you/ video games / me/ with ?
à.......................................................................
II.Hoàn thành đoạn văn sau với từ cho sẵn
Famous, statue, be, visitor, woman, large, weigh, gift, much
Ex: One of the most (0) famous statue in the world stands on Ellis island New York harbor. This
statue (1)…………………., of course, the statue of Liberty is a(2)…………….who holds a torch up
high (3)………can go inside the statue. The statue is so (4)……………that as many as twelve people
can stand inside the. Torch. Many (5)………………..people can stand in other parts of the (6)
……………….The statue (7)………………….225 tons and is 306 feet tall. It was a (8)……………
to the United States from the people of France .
III/ Viết lại câu sau với từ gợi ý sao cho nghĩa không đổi (2m).

1/ Someone stole my bike last night.
My bike…………………………………………………………………
2/ Can I sit here ?.
Would you mind .........………………………………………………….?
3/ The hairdresser is cutting my hair this afternoon.
I am………………………………………………………………..
4/ ‘’Do you like Marlon Brando?’’ she asked.
She asked…………………………………………………………
IV.Điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống .(2m)
1/ He is never absent………………….school
2/ She is afraid ……………crossing the busy street
3/ She was excited……………………..joy.
4/ Are you amazed…………………seeing that scene?
V.Chia những từ trong ngoặc theo thì thích hợp(2m)
1/ He (learn)……………………………English since he was ten.
2/ She fell asleep when she(read)………………………….
3/ This bridge (finish)…………………..before Tet.
4/ Her son(not/visit)………………………
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TEST 6
I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. planet b. character c. happy d classmate
2. a. letter b. twelve c. person d. sentence
3. a. humor b. music c. cucumber d. sun
4. a. enough b. young c. country d. mountain
5. a. sociable b. ocean c. receive d. special
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes
for the underlined word or phrase.
6. The sun ............... in the east.
a. rise b. rose c. rises d. rising

7. ‘Which girl is Celis?’ ‘She’s the one with______’
a. long curly black hair b. curly long black hair
c. long black curly hair d. curly black long hair
8. Tom is very shy but his sister is outgoing.
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a. humorous b. reserved c. hard-working d. sociable
9. She shouldn’t get married yet; she ........................
a. is not old enough b. was not old enough
c. is not enough old d. was not enough old
10. No, you can’t go to holiday by yourself! You aren’t ............!
a. very old b. too old c. old enough d. enough old
11. She was a very_____child.
a. health b. healthy c. healthily d. healthiness
12. That man seems ...............
a. happy b. happily c. happiness d. be happy
13. What does your brother ..............?
a. look like b. look as c. be like d. as
14. Will she be annoyed that you forgot to phone?
a. displeased b. pleased c. please d. pleasure
15. Dave has a good_________of humor.
a. sense b. scene c. scent d. cent
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best answers each of the
questions about it.
Nich Johnson live with his parents, and his sister. They live in Wembley, in north London.
Nick’s mum is called Sue. She works in a supermarket. His dad is called Jim and he works in a bank.
Nick’s sister is called Tracy. She is nine years old. There is also a dog in the family. His name is Fred.
26. How many people are there in Nick Johnson’s family?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
27. Where does Nick’s family live?

a. America b. England c. Scotland d. Australia
28. Which does the word ‘his’ in line 5 refer to?
a. Nick’s mother b. Nick’s sisterc. Nick’s dog d. Nick’s cousin
29. What’s Nick’s sister’s name?
a. Sue b. Jim c. Tracy d. Fred
30. Which of the following is not true?
a. Nick’s family live in London. b. Nick’s father works in a bank
c. Nick’s mother works in a supermarket. d. Nick’s sister is five years old.
TEST 7.
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets:
1. Vegetarians (not eat) …………………… meat.
2. What……… you (do) …………… every night? – I (go) ……………to my aunt’s house.
3. He (listen) ……………… to music after school.
4. Most rivers (flow) ……………… into the sea.
5. My father sometimes (buy) ………………… vegetables at this market.
6. They (go) …………… fishing on Sunday.
8. Water (boil) ………………….....… 1000C.
II. Put the words or phrases in the correct order to make meaningful sentences:
1. marbles/ boys/ often/ the/ recess/ play/ at /do?
.............................................................
2. never/ my/ can/ meal/ a/ cook/ good/ sister.
............................................................................................
3. Phong/ interested/ is/ in/ always/ music.
....................................................................................
III. Rewrite the sentences, using “ENOUGH”:
1. He is old . He can not do this work..
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à He is ……………………………………………………………….
2. You’re 14 years old. You can’t drive a car.

àYou are ....................................................................................................
3. She is a good student. She will be able to pass this exam.
à ........................................................................................................................
4. He does his work well. He is clever.
à ..........................................................................................
5. This bag is very small. It can’t carry everything.
à This bag........................................................................................
IV. Read the passage and answer the questions below:
When I was twelve, my family moved to the city. At first, everything was strange and difficult to
me. Life in the city is always busy and the people are often in a hurry. Lots of bikes, motorbikes, cars
and buses coming from every direction scared me. Now I get used to the life in the city. I am used to
the noise and busy city traffic. I’m no longer afraid of crossing the road. However, I don’t really like
to live in the city. I prefer to live in the countryside.
Questions:
1. Where did his family move?
................................................................................................................
2. Was everything difficult or easy to him at first?
..... ................................................................................
3. What does he think about the city life and the city people?
……………………….....................................................................
4. What did he hate most about the city?
.....................................................................................................
5. How is he now?
..................................................................................................................................
6. Does he live in the cities?
............................................................................................................
TEST 8
I. Match the sentences in column A with the ones in column B:
A B Keys
1. Shall we go out for dinner tonight?

2. Is 8.am OK?
3. Can I speak to Nam, please?
4. Let me help you do the house.
5. What about watching video?
6. I’m bored.
7. Let’s go to the cafeteria!
8. Would you like to listen to music?
a. That’s very kind of you.
b. Why don’t you listen to music?
c. Certainly.
d. Oh. I’d love to. I like pop music.
e. Good idea. I’m hungry now.
f. I’d love to. But I can’t go out at night.
g. Yes, that’s fine.
h. Oh, no. I don’t really like watching it.
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 -
8 -
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets:
1. My father (listen) ……………… to the radio last night.
2. Mr. Tan (not go) ………………… to work yesterday.
3. Mr. Nam (not work) …………… last Sunday.
4. My mother (arrive) ……………… home 3 day ago.
5. The students (not, be) ………………… in class when I came.
6. She (stay) ………………… at home and did nothing.

7. ………… you (watch)……………… a soccer match on TV last night?.
8. Look! Mr. Nam (talk) ……… to Ba. He (teach) …………… math at this school in 1986.
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III. Complete the dialogue between you and Lan:
Lan: Would you like to go to the movie with me?
You: .............................................................................................................................
Lan: What a pity! How about tomorrow night?
You ................................................................................................................................
Lan: Is 6:00 OK? The film starts at 7:00.
You: ................................................................................................................................
Lan: I’ll pick you up. See you tomorrow.
You: ................................................................................................................................
IV. Read the passage and answer the following questions:
We moved into our new house on a warm September day. It was not really a new house. It was
a hundred and four years old, but it was new to us. The house had running water, gas and electricity
but for some reasons, there was no electricity light in the kitchen. It was some thing quite unexpected:
a house with electricity but without a kitchen light. It was quite puzzling because our kitchen was a
large room, perhaps the largest in the house.
1. When did they move into their new ?
............................................................................
2. Was the house new or old?
..................................................................................................
3. Was the house more than a century ?
...................................................................................................
4. Was there no electricity in the house?
..............................................................................................
5. Why did the writer feel puzzled?
............................................................................................................
TEST 9

I. Fill in the blanks with modals: must / have to / ought to / used to
1. You.......................... wash your hands before meals.
2. It’s too late. I.......................... go now.
3. She gets bad marks at chemistry. She .............................study harder.
4. The traffic lights are red. You .............................stop.
5. He........................... smoke 20 cigarettes a day, but now he doesn’t.
6. Children........................... drink a lot of milk.
7. He has two modern cars. He........................... be rich.
8. My eyes are weak. I.................................. wear glasses.
II. Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets:
1.I’m sorry you’re leaving. I hope you ….…..…(come) back and (see) …………… us soon
1. I think she (buy) ….…….…a new dress for her next birthday.
2. The ambulance is coming. I (wave) ….…….… to the driver.
3. Where ….………we (spend) ….…… the night tonight?
– I think we (come) ….…….… to the festival.
4. My friends (get) ….…….………married in August this year.
5. ….……You (invite) …..……………the newcomers of our class to the party?
6. There are many clouds in the sky. It (rain) ……..…………
7. The Moon (move)…….....…. around the Earth.
8. The children (play) ………….....…. in the park at the moment.
9. My mother (cook) …………....…. a meal now.
10. Be careful! The bus (come) ………………….....…..
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