3.3.21 HSG 7
I. Choose the best answer from A,B,C or D.
1. The town ______ they visited was very old.
A. where
B. which
C. who
D. whose
2. The town ______ they live is very old.
A. where
B. which
C. who
D. whose
3. - "Mum, I've got 650 on the TOEFL test" - "__________"
A. Good way! B. You are right
C. Oh, hard luck!
D. Good job!
4. My father is a ______ He works in a garage.
A. singer
B. businessman
C. mechanic
D. policeman
5. Wearing casual clothes makes students ______ comfortable.
A. feeling
B. to feel
C. feels
D. feel
6. His date of birth is ______ the second of May. 1997.
A. for
B. in
C. on
D. at.
7. Do you need any help? - ______
A. No, thanks.
B. Yes, I do.
C. No, I don't.
D. Yes, I need
8. Lan is never often late for school, __________ ?
A. isn’t she
B. isn’t Lan
C. is not she
D. is she
9. My great grandmother is ________ 95 years old
A. mostly
B. near
C. nearly
D. most
10. The Tuoi Tre is one of the most popular magazines and is ________ read by teenagers and adults.
A. widely
B. widen
C. wide
widened
11. It is necessary that he _________a doctor.
A. is
B. will be
C. be
D. was
12. Don’t let a good chance go ............
A. on
B. off
C. by
D. over
13. He doesn’t work as hard as he .............
A. is
B. was
C. didn’t
D. used to
II. Kết hợp các cặp câu sau, dùng từ gợi ý cho sẵn trong ngoặc.
1. The girl is his younger sister. She was wearing a red dress at the party last night (who)
The ……………………………………………………………………………………………… .
2. Because of her illness, Hoa couldn't go to school. (because)
Hoa ……………………………………………………………………………………………… .
3. Mr. An is a doctor. We came to his house yesterday. (whose)
Mr. An, ………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Although Mr. Nam was very busy, he helped his son with homework every night. (spite)
In ……………….…………………………………………………………………………….
5. That man is the richest man in the world. We saw him on TV last night. ( whom)
That man, …………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Last Sunday we went to Ha Noi. My dad is working there. (where)
Last Sunday, ……………………………………………………………………………
7. Last Sunday we went to Ha Noi. Ha Noi is the capital city of Viet Nam. (Which)
Last Sunday, we went ……………………………………………………………………………
8. I lent you a book. It was written by a friend of mine. She lives in Portugal (who)
The book I .............................................................................................................................
III. Give the right form of verbs in the brackets
1. That bridge (repair) ................................... last week.
2. We (not meet) ........................ our teacher since we (leave) ………… school three years ago.
3. What …….. you (do) …………………. when the earthquake happened yesterday?
- At that time, I (sleep) ……………………….
4. He said that he (go) ……………………. to Ha Noi the next day.
5. I wish Mom (be)………………….. here with us now.
6. If It (be) ……………… rainy and windy tomorrow, we will not go camping.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences
1. She started to live in this house 10 years ago.
She has ..........................................................................................................
2. They sold that computer last week.
That computer .............................................................................................
3. Have you ever eaten that food before?.
Is this the first…………………...........................................................?
4. “Do you like watching sports, Lan ? “
John asked Lan ……………………........................................................…
5. “ How many people are there in your family, Ba?”
Lan asked Ba ………………….........................................................……
6. What a pity! Our teacher can not go with us on Christmas evening.
I wish our teacher …………….............................................................…………..
7. In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.
Although his …………………………………………………………………………….
8. Even though she is poor, she lives in happiness.
Despite …………………………………………………..
9. The day was so fine that we decided to go fishing.
It was……………………………………………………………..
10. Learning English is very necessary nowadays.
It is very …………………………………………………………………..
V. Correct the mistakes
1. Tomorrow she’s going to the station to meet her friend which comes to stay with her .
2. The doctor asked Mr. Nam how old his little girl is.
3. She seldom read stories, does she?.
4. Despite he was sick yesterday morning, he went to school
5. Last Monday, they met Nam , that got the first prize in English Speaking Club.
6. My older brother is very fond of study Math and English.
7. If you won’t study hard, you will fail the final exam.
8. Mary asked me how did I go to school every day.
9. Give me the newspaper on the table, don’t you ?
10. It’s the time you went home now.
V. Choose 1 word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1. A. weather
B. thunder
C. healthy
D. earthquake
2. A. church
B. catch
C. mechanic
D. kitchen
3. A. honor
B. house
C. homework
D. hospital
4. A. land
B. cat
C. hat
D. media
5. A. divide
B. invite
C. decide
D. visit
6. A. compulsory
B. deny
C. baggy
D. scenery
7. A. weather
B. bread
C. heat
D. meant
8. A. worked
B. threatened
C. missed
D. practiced
VI. Choose the best option
1. Earthquake is one of the most serious natural (energy / disasters / environments).
2. The little girl (which / who / whom) is wearing the red dress sings beautifully.
3. His sister has lived in Hue for 20 years, (didn’t she / hasn’t she / hasn’t his sister) ?
4. My brother didn't come home (when / so / until) his work was finished.
5. You don’t like playing soccer, (do you / don’t you / do not you) ?
6. This is the place (who / which / where) I was born.
7. We have to go the meeting (because / so / although) it's raining heavily.
8. It's often (rain / rainy / raining) in this area in the summer.
9. (Although / Because / If) my mother was very busy, she helped me finish my homework.
10. February is the month (who / which / when) has only twenty-eight or twenty-nine days.
11. The girl (who / whom / whose) father wanted to see our principal couldn’t go to school.
12. I have too much work to do now. (And / however / Therefore), I can't go with you.
13. I wish I (am / was / were / will be) a bit taller.
14. She can’t go out (because / so / but / although) it’s raining out side .
15. I want to buy some food (who / which/ whom / where) is necessary for the party
ENGLISH 8 – Piloting8C
12.12.2015
I. Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three.
1. A. island
B. design
C. resort
D. position
2. A. sight
B. light
C. sick
D. sign
3. A. appeared
B. dropped
C. overturned
D. believed
4. A. Christmas
B. anchor
C. chemistry
D. check
5. A. proud
B. now
C. cloudy
D. should
6. A. whole
B. when
C. where
D. while
7. A. notice
B. socket
C. enroll
D. mobile.
8. A. engineer
B. excited
C. experiment
D. exhibition.
9. A. comment
B. equipment
C. improvement
D. development
10.A. bean
B. teammate
C. speaker
D. overhead
II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. I hurt my foot ______ I was playing football yesterday.
A. while
B. why
C. during
D. what
2. I think you know about this matter much better than I ______.
A. do
B. have
C. know
D. will
3. Would you ______ helping me move this table? – No, of course not.
A. please
B. mind
C. suggest
D. prefer
4. I was very fond ______ all the advice you gave me.
A. of
B. at
C. for
D. about
5. A: “Do you know where______?” => B: “No, he didn’t say.”
A. Tom has gone
B. has Tom gone
C. did Tom gone D. Tom go
6. I still can’t believe it. My bike ______ last night.
A. were stolen
B. was stolen
C. has been stolen D. stolen
7. Nam asked me ______ Ha Long Bay was in northern Viet Nam.
A. if
B. whether
C. that
D. A or B
8. Nam enjoys ________ to the public library every weekend.
A. takes
B. taking
C. being taken
D. taken
9. Viet Nam is a(n)............................. country.
A. export-rice
B. exporting-rice
C. rice-exporting D. rice-export
10. May I borrow your dictionary? I want to ................this word.
A. take up
B. look up
C. look to
D. come up
11. She was very sad ........... good marks in the final test .
A. not get
B. not to get
C. to get
D. not getting
12. When I was walking home , there was a man ..................... me .
A. following
B. followed
C. follow
D. to follow
13. What's .............................. film you've ever seen ?
A. good
B. the best
C. better
D. well
14. He .................... five gold medals since the beginning of the Sea Games.
A. win
B. won
C. is winning
D. has won
15. The students are playing ............................... in the school yard.
A. happy
B. happier
C. happiest
D. happily
16. My friend suggested .................................by bus.
A. going
B. to go
C. go
D. goes
17. She told me ................................. you this dictionary.
A. giving
B. to give
C. gave
D. given
18. Every milk bottle can be ....................... thirty times.
A. recycled
B. reused
C. reduced
D. returned
19. When passing Truong Tien Bridge, tourists often stop........... pictures.
A. take
B. took
C. to take
D. taking
20. I am afraid that I can’t agree ...................you.
A. about
B. at
C. on
D. with
21. Would you like a .........................vacation ?
A. relaxing
B. relax
C. relaxed
D. relaxingly
22. This is the boy ...................Tom.
A. calling
B. calls
C. called
D. call
23. 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
24. Did you succeed...................... the problem?
A. to solve
B. on solving
C. in solving
D. solving
III. Supply the correct word form to complete sentences below.
1. We should do something to give our part to the poverty ____________.
(Reduce)
2. Please do me a favor! I need your ____________.
(Advise)
3. You can make ____________ now.
(Suggest)
4. The Internet is a wonderful ____________ of modern life.
(Invent)
5.She uses the Internet for ____________.
(Communicate)
6. ____________, I remembered to bring my umbrella.
(Luck ).
7. The drivers have left lots of garbage on the ground after their ____________. (Refresh)
8. I have read the ____________ on the paper.
(Advertise)
9. The Internet also has its ____________.
(Limit)
10. I use the Internet for my ____________.
(Educate)
11. We must learn about keeping the environment ............................................
(pollute)
12. The road is much ……………………………… than I thought.
(long)
13. It’s difficult to find..............................................at a busy time in this town.
(accommodate)
14. Phuong Linh arranged flowers the most....................................in the contest. (attract)
IV. Supply the correct verb form to complete the following sentences.
1. How long you (know) _____________ Mrs. Chi? I (know) ___________ her for five years.
2. They’d rather (be) _______________out of work than (work) ________________ for that boss.
3. I’d rather you (not, smoke) ________________here.
4. They advised him (not, cross) _________________ the street against the red lights.
5. 7. Would you mind if I (sit) _________________ next to you?
6. Look at those people ! What game ( play ) _________________?
7. She told me (not smoke) _________________ in her room.
8. The vase (break) _________________ when it (move) _______________ to the other room.
9. I was just about (leave) _________________ the office when the phone rang.
10.I distinctly remember (pay) _________________ him. I gave him two dollars
11.Where's Tom? He said he (be) _________________ here at 4 pm.
12.The man who (rescue) _________________ had been in the sea for ten hours.
13. The radio (play) _________________ since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.
14."Where is Jane?" "Down stairs sir" ."She (greet) _________________ the guests."
15. People always (blame) _________________ their circumstances for what they are.
16. Either my sister or I (be) _________________ going to visit our uncle.
V. There is ONE mistake in each line in the following passage. Find and correct it.
1
Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is a contrast. It’s an excited, crowded, modern city,
2 a city that is full of history. Streets of Bangkok are usually noise and crowded
3
about people selling food, clothing, flowers or souvenirs. Visitors love the
4 river markets, the beauty temples and architectures and the friendly Thai people
5 Most of the year, Bangkok is hot than any other capital cities in Asia, but from
6 December to February, the weather is cooler and comfortable.
7 Bangkok is an interested city to visit at any time of the year.
8 There is always a lot of things to do there from watching Thai dancing or boxing to
9 taking a boat trip on the river or trying any delicious and spicy food or
10 spending hours at the beautiful beachs
Line
Mistake
Correction
Line
Mistake
Correction
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
VI/- Choose the most suitable word for each space:
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1) _______Many (2)
___________ of animals are threatened, and could easily become (3) ___________ if we do not make an
effort to (4) __________them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases , animals are (5) _________
for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, (6) __________ as parrots, are caught
(7) ______________, and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat- the
(8) ___________ where they live – is (9) __________ More (10) ____________ is used for farms, for
houses or industry, and there are fewer open (11) ____________ than there once were . Farmers use
powerful chemicals to help them grow better (12) __________, but these chemicals pollute the
environment and (13)___________ wildlife. The most successful animals on earth–human beings – will
soon be the only ones (14) __________, unless we can (15) ___________this problem.
1. A. danger
B. threat
C. problem
D. vanishing
2. A. marks
B. more
C. species
D. forms
3. A. disappeared
B. vanished
C. empty
D. extinct
4. A. harm
B. safe
C. protect
D. serve
5. A. hunted
B. chased
C. game
D. extinct
6. A. like
B. such
C. or
D. where
7. A. lively
B. alive
C. for life
D. for living
8. A. spot
B. point
C. place
D. site
9. A. exhausting
B. departing
C. escaping
D. disappearing
10. A. earth
B. land
C. soil
D. area
11. A. spaces
B. air
C. up
D. parts
12. A. products
B. fields
C. herbs
D. crops
13. A. spoil
B. harm
C. wound
D. wrong
14. A. survived
B. over
C. missing
D. left
15. A. answer
B. calculate
C. solve
D. explain
VII. Read the text carefully and choose the appropriate answer:
What is life like for today's students? As the university and college terms began, I talked to a few
students about their lives.
Sarah Jane is a second year biology student. ''Money is a big problem'', said Sarah. ''I can eat quite
cheaply at the university, but I spend quite a lot on transport. I also spend quite a lot on clothes as I like to
wear things that are in fashion''.
Collin Peter, who is studying engineering, disagrees. ''I don't spend anything on clothes'', he said,
''Unless you count climbing boots. I'm very keen on climbing and you do need special equipment, some of
which is very expensive. Luckily, my parents gave me money for my birthday in November. Not much of
my money goes on transport, because I have bicycle''.
Diana Bell is the first year fashion student. ''I make all my own clothes. This should save me money,
but in fact, the materials are very expensive. I don't know how I would manage if I didn't sell some of the
dresses and hats I make to the other students. Everything is expensive''. She said. That includes the rent,
food, transport and heating for the flat in winter''.
Jack is a science student in his final year. ''What do I spend my money on ? Well, not on clothes and
not a lot on going out in the evening. My rent is expensive and I suppose I spend quite a lot on books''.
1. This is from.............
A. a student's notebook.
B. a letter to friend.
C . a magazine article.
D . an advertisement.
2. The aim of the writer is to .......
A. show how students live.
B. give advice to students.
C. explain that students work hard.
D. complaint about students’ way of life.
3. The students’ main problem is ..........
A. deciding what to wear.
B. living on the money they receive.
C. finding enough time to study.
D. cooking their own food.
4. Colin is different from Sarah because .........
A. he has generous parents who help him.
B. he doesn't need to study every hard.
C. he is not a second year student.
D. his clothes and transport cost less.
5. Which of the following is true for Diana ?
A. ''I haven't bought any clothes this year but I will have to next year when I start work''.
B. ''I'm going to buy a new pair of boots this winter, after my birthday''.
C. ''I'm bought a new jacket and trousers yesterday, so I haven't any money''.
D. ''A friend is going to pay me to make a jacket for her, so I will have enough money after all''.
VIII. Fill in each numbered space with a suitable word.
I have just_________ (1) a letter from my brother, Dave. He is in Australia. He has been
there_________ (2) six months. He is an engineer. He is _________ (3) for a big farm and he has visited a
_________ (4) of different places in Australia. He has just bought _________ (5) Australian car and he
has been _________ (6) Alice Spring, a small town to the center of Australia. He _________ (7) soon visit
Darwin. From there, he’ll fly to Perth. My brother has _________ (8)
been abroad before, so he found this trip very exciting.
IX. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. He last visited me three years ago.
=> He hasn’t………………………………………………………………………..
2. I arrived too late to see off my friends.
=> I didn’t……………………………………………………………………………
3. Have you gone to school late before ?
=> Is this……………………………………………………………………………….?
4. “Do you like playing soccer?” She asked Tom.
= > She asked………………………………………………………………………….
5. Could you give me some information about the tour, please?
=> Would you mind ………………………………………………………………………….
6. "Don't forget to turn off the lights before going out, the students", Mr. John said
=> Mr. John asked ………………………………………………………………………….
7. They will rebuild the building next year
The building………………………………………………………….
8. He hasn’t come back to his home village for over 20 years now.
It’s...........................................................................................................
9. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen.
I have never............................................................................................
10. The last time we met each other was ten years ago.
We haven’t………………………………………………….................
11. Mai said “It is raining heavily outside.”
Mai said ………………………………………………………………
12. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
The Statue ……………………………………………………………..
13. The ceiling was so high that the children couldn’t reach it.
The ceiling was………………………………………………………
14. “Don’t cry my child” said the mother.
The mother asked …………………………………………………….
15. People say that he is 100 years old.
He is ...................................................................................................................
16.They will change the date of the meeting.
The date ...............................................................................................................
X: Write complete sentence using the given cues
1. it/ important/ read/ instruction/ carefully/ before/ use/ machine.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. They/ prefer/ classical/ pop music.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. You/ show/ me/ way/ nearest/ bus stop/ please/?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. We/ watch/ football match/ stadium/ it/ rain.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. They/ prefer/ classical/ pop music.
……………………………………………………………………………………---THE END---
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI
KỲ THI PHÁT HIỆN HSG LỚP 8. MÔN TIẾNG ANH.
Năm học 2010-2011.
_____________________________________________________________________
SECTION A: PHONETICS
Choose the word whose the underlined part is …….. (5 m).
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. D
SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to ………(10 m).
1.B
2. A
3.C
4.C
5.A
6.B
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. D
II. There is ONE mistake in each line in the …. (8 m).
Line
Mistake
Correction
Line
Mistake
Correction
1
them
themselves
5
them
it
2
would
will
6
speak
spoken
3
because of
because
7
generally
general
4
Addition
Additionally
8
is
are
III. Supply the correct word form to complete sentences below. (5 m).
1. neighborhood
4. longer
2. unpolluted
5. Flights
3. interested
IV. Supply the correct verb form to complete sentences.(4 m).
1. built
2. are … making …?
have lost
am trying.
SECTION C: READING
I. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question. (5 m).
1. D
2.B
3.C
4.D
5.A
II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D ) for each space. (10 m).
1.C
2. A
3.D
4.D
5.A
6.C
7. B
8. B
9. A
III. Fill in each numbered space with a suitable word. ( 8 m).
81received
86 been
82.for
87 will
83. working
88. there
84. lot
89. never
85 an
90. found
SECTION D: WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (5 m)
1 He hasn’t visited me for three years.
2. I didn’t arrive early enough to see off my friends
3. Is English taught in your school?
4. She asked Tom if he liked playing soccer.
5. It is a cake-making contest./ It is a contest in which participants have to make cakes.
II.Write a passage about 80- 100 words on the following topic: (10 m)
TOTAL: 70/7 = 10 m ( 10 x 2= 20 m)
THE END.
10. B