rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it phòng gd đt hội an đề khảo sát học sinh giỏi tiếng anh khối 8 trường thcs kim đồn

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<i><b>Phòng GD-ĐT Hội An ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 8</b></i>
<b>Trường THCS Kim Đồng Thời gian: 60 phút </b>

Họ và tên: ………... (2009 – 2010)
Số báo danh: ………. Lớp: …….

<i><b>I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences: (3 points)</b></i>

1. Can everybody listen carefully to my __________ , please?

A. instructing B. instructive C. instruct D. instructions
2. There are __________ methods and inventions to use solar energy.

A. saving-energy B. energy-saving C. energy-saved D. saved-energy
3. Although we are far away from each other, we still __________ .

A. keep together B. say hello C. greet each other D. keep in touch
4. What do you do to __________ your friends when they fail?

A. proud B. encourage C. embroider D. convenient
5. What is your daughter named __________ ? – A kind of flower.

A. after B. on C. in D. from

6. By learning English, you can get __________ to the world’s development.
A. way B. gate C. door D. access

<i><b>II. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses: (4 points)</b></i>
1. Are they going to have the tree (cut) _______________ down?

2. Some boys are used to (have) _______________ breakfast very early.
3. Hoa, it’s time you (go) _______________ to bed.

4. That English course (end) _______________ by the end of 2014.

5. What would the teacher do if a student (catch) _______________ cheating in
the exam room?

6. Several languages (speak) _______________ here.

7. When the fast train (already,leave) _______________, I reached the station.
8. He (have) _______________ dinner when I arrived.

<i><b>III. Read the passage and do the exercises below: (4 points) </b></i>

Long ago, a fish storekeeper hang up a signboard on which there were some
big words: <i>“Fresh fish is sold here.”</i> A man passing by looked at the board and
laughed, “Why do they say <i>“Fresh fish is sold here”? </i>This store must have sold
stale fish.” The storekeeper got to hear this, so he immediately erased the word
<i>“Fresh”.</i>

The following day, there was a customer coming to buy fish. He looked at
the signboard and said, “People can’t go to the florist’s to buy fish. Why does the
signboard say <i>“here”? </i>Thus the storekeeper erased the word <i>“here”.</i>

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A few days later, another customer came and said, “Of course fish is for sale,
not on display.” <i>“is sold” </i>isn’t needed. Again, the storekeeper erased the word <i>“is</i>
<i>sold”.</i> Therefore, there was only one word on the signboard: <i>“fish”. </i>He thought
that from thenon there would be no one trying to find fault with it.

Later on, a neighbor dropped in. He had a look at the signboard and smiled.
“Now then, fishy odour spreads all over. Eveyone can smell it from a distance and
they know fish is sold nearby. It isn’t necessary to hang the signboard.” And in the
end, the storekeeper removed the signboard.

<i><b> </b>1. Decide which statement is True (T), False (F) or No information (N)?</i>
a. _____ The store sold stale fish.

b. _____ The storekeeper thought others’ opinions on the signboard were right.
c. _____ All the words on the signboard were erased but <i>“fish”.</i>

<i> </i>d. _____ The storekeeper erased all the words at the same time.
<i>2. Choose the correct answer:</i>

a. The storekeeper easily changed his (A. signboard, B. mind, C. job).

b. The storekeeper was (A. an intelligent man, B. a kind man, C. easily
persuaded).

c. The storekeeper in the end (A. no longer sold fish, B. no longer kept the
signboard, C. wanted to keep the signboard).

d. Which sentence is untrue? (A. The customers helped the storekeeper erase the
signboard; B. People could smell the fish odour from a distance; C. The store
keeper removed the signboard himself).

<i><b>IV. Using the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that</b></i>
<i><b>it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. (2.5</b></i>
<i><b>points) </b></i>

1

. My father hasn’t smoked since he was thirty. <b>(gave)</b>

 My father _________________________________ he was thirty.

2. The top shelf was so high that the children couldn’t reach it. (high)

 The top shelf was ______________________________ the children to reach.

3. “We really enjoyed ourselves at the restaurant last night. <b>( time)</b>
 We _______________________________________ .

4. The darkness made it impossible to see anything. <b>(hardly)</b>
 We ____________________________________ so dark.

5. My sister began to learn Russian five years ago. (learning)

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<i><b>V. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly</b></i>
<i><b>the same as the sentence printed before it: (2.5 points)</b></i>

1. It is said that he made a serious mistake.

 He is said

______________________________________________________
2. The weather was so hot that they had to stop working outdoors.

 It was _________________________________________________________

3. You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry.

 Unless ________________________________________________________

4. Michael laughed when I told him the joke.

 The joke _______________________________________________________

5. Henry regrets buying the second-hand motorbike.

 Henry wishes ___________________________________________________

<i><b>VI. Replace the words underlined with the words that have the same meaning:(4</b></i>
<i><b>points)</b></i>

1.The reason I like my present flat is that I have such friendly people living next
door. __________________

2. I want you to come here without any delay.
__________________

3. I was totally tired and worn out after the football match on Saturday.
__________________

4. Last week she was asked if she would like to go to a dancing hall.
__________________

5. The city that has the biggest number of the people is California.
__________________

6. Please pay attention carefully to what I say.
__________________

7. After thinking about it for a long time, I finally made up my mind to take the
job. __________________

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<b>ANSWER KEY</b>
<b>I. (0,5 x 6 = 3</b>)

1 D 2 B 3 D 4 B 5 A 6 D

<b>II. (0,5 x 8 = 4)</b>

1 cut 2 having 3 went 4 will have ended

5 were caught 6 are spoken 7 had already left 8 was having
III.

1. (0,5 x 4= 2)

a N b T c F d F

2.(0,5 x 4= 2)

a B b C c B d A

<b>IV. (0,5 x = 2.5 )</b>

1. gave up smoking when 2. too high for

3. had a really/very good time at the 4. could hardly see because it was
restaurant last night. 5. has been learning Russian for
<b>V. (0,5 x 5 = 2.5)</b>

1. to have made a serious mistake.

2. hot weather that they had to stop working outdoors.
3. you keep your feet dry, you will catch a cold.

4. which I told Michael made him laugh.

5. he hadn’t bought the second-hand motorbike.

VI. Replace the words underlined with the words that have the same meaning:(
<i><b>0.5 . 8 = 4 points)</b></i>

1.The reason I like my present flat is that I have such friendly people living next
door. <b>neighbours</b>

2. I want you to come here without any delay.
<b>immediately</b>

3. I was totally tired and worn out after the football match on Saturday.
<b>exhausted</b>

4. Last week she was asked if she would like to go to a dancing hall.
<b> invited</b>

5. The city that has the biggest number of the people is California.
<b>population</b>

6. Please pay attention carefully to what I say.
<b>listen</b>

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