DE THI CHON HSG ANH 8

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PHÒNG GD&ĐT ………..ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
 TRƯỜNG THCS ………..

MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8

Năm học: 2011 - 2012

Thời gian làm bài: 90phút

(không kể thời gian giao đề)

Họ và tên : ……….. Số báo danh: ……….

Ngày, tháng, năm sinh: ………...

Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này

(Đề thi gồm 4 trang)
Điểm bài thi

Bằng số: ………
Bằng chữ:………..

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three.
Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.(2.5m)

1. A. needed B. played C. rained D. followed

2. A. suit B. seven C. sugar D. sun

3. A. dollar B. lower C. micro D. stone
4. A. place B. plate C. trace D. travel

5. A. above B. glove C. love D. prove

II. Circle the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the following sentences.
(2.5m)

1. What are you going to do? - I don’t know. I haven’t made________my mind yet.

A. on B. at C. in D. up

2. It's very kind _________ you to help me.

A. for B. at C. of D. with

3. I hate __________to do something by others.

A. being to ask B. asking C. being asked D. to ask
4. Let’s go camping in the mountain, __________?

A. do we B. can we C. will we D. shall we
5. Deaf-mutes can __________ speak __________ hear.

A. both ... and B. neither ...nor C. not only ... but also D. either ... or
6. Did you succeed __________ the problem?

A. to solve B. on solving C. in solving D. solving
7. He failed his exam __________he was lazy.

A. although B. because C. so D. but
8. The man ________ by the window is my father.

A. standing B. stands C. stand D. stood
9. My teacher told me what _______when I visited Hoi An.

A. doing B. to do C. do D. done
10. My family has decided ________ Ha Long in the summer.

A. to visit B. visit C. visited D. visits

III. Fill in each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters.
(2.5m)

Số phách

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Thí sinh

Khơng được
Viết vào

Khoảng này

1. I know all the people who live in my ... NEIGHBOR
2. During his ... the family lived in Cornwall CHILD

3. Bell……….. demonstrated his invention. SUCCESS
4. …………..…….., dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. SUDDEN
5. I like the city life because there are many kinds of ……….. . ENTERTAIN
IV. There are 10 mistakes in the passage. Each line has one. Underline the mistakes and
write the correct ones in the spaces.(2.5m)

Example: I haven’t saw your brother for two months. 0. seen

Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 1. ...
holiday. He travelled with him schoolmates to a mountainous 2...
area in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a 3. ...

road through a forest among two villages. “It was very difficult 4. ...
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we 5. ...
could bought food”, said Nam. “It was also very cold and wet 6. ...
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country”. 7. ...
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard 8. ...
work, but he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is 9. ...
hoping to return next year to do any more work there. 10. ...
V. Fill in each gap with one suitable word. Write your answers in the boxes.(2.5m)

The Christmas season in Italy goes for three weeks, starting 8 days before Christmas known (1)
________________ the Novena. During this period, children go (2) _______________ house to house
reciting Christmas poems and singing. In some parts, shepherds bring musical instruments into villages,
play and sing Christmas (3) _________________ .

In the week before Christmas children go from house to house dressed as shepherds, playing pipes,
singing and reciting Christmas (4) _____________ . They are (5) ____________ money to buy presents.
In Italy children wait until Epiphany, January 6, for their presents. (6)_______________ to tradition,
presents are delivered (7) _______________ a kind ugly witch called Befana on a broomstick. It is said
(8)______________ she was told by the three kings that the baby Jesus was born. She was busy and
delayed visiting the baby. She missed the Star, lost her way and (9) _____________ been flying around
ever since, leaving presents at every house with children. She slides down chimneys fills stockings and
shoes with good things for good children and leaves coal for children who are (10) __________ so good.
VI. Choose the correct answer to complete the passage.Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or 
D(2.5m).

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is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accident occurs (3) ... taking off and landing when a
(4) ...decisions are vitally important.

The people, (5) ... job is to look (6)... the passengers, the stewards and stewardesses play an
important part in helping passengers to (7)... safe and comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being

(8) ... such care of is all part of the total experience. (9) ... other form of travel involves waiting for
people in quite the same (10) ... , with food, drink, newspapers, magazines, music, and even video films.

1- A. although B. too C. and D. because

2- A. than B. as C. then D. with

3- A. while B. during C. for D. through
4- A. leader’s B. chief ’s C. driver’s D. pilot’s
5- A. whose B. which C. their D. that

6- A. for B. up C. after D. round

7- A. feel B. rest C. experience D. lie

8- A. given B. kept C. shown D. taken

9- A. Any B. No C. All D. Not

10- A. way B. kind C. sort D. part

VII. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one.
(1.25m)

1. Mai said “It is raining heavily outside .”

Mai said………..

2. Have you ever played a computer game before?

Is this...
3. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.

The Statue ...
4. People should stop experiments on animals.

Experiments...
5. “Don’t cry my child” said the mother.

The mother asked ……….………...
VIII. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Do not change
the given bold word form and do not write more than 5 words.(1.25m)

1. May I turn on the television? (mind)

Do you ……….. the television?
2. Would you mind not using the office phone? (use)

I’d ………..the office phone.
3. “Don’t throw things away” - Mrs. Thanh said to the students. (asked)
Mrs. Thanh………. throw things away.
4. Does your country export coffee to Europe? (exported)

Is ………by your country?
5. I suggest going to the movies now. (that)

I ……….to the movies now.

IX. Write a complete letter using the suggested words and phrases. You can make all the
changes and additions.(2.5m)

Dear Peter and Julia,

1. we / having / wonderful time / here / Majorca/.

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2. weather / lovely / so / we / go / beach / most / time / sunbathe/.

………
3. yesterday / hot / sunny / we / got / very red/.

………
4. tomorrow / we / not / going / sit / sun / we / going / buy / some / souvenirs/.

………
5. we / come back / Monday./

………...
See you soon.

Love,