đề thi hsg môn tiếng anh lớp 8

English 8
Saturday, November 22, 2014
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1.
A. photo
B. favor
C. volleyball
D. laugh
2.
A. delicious
B. special
C. musical
D. physician
3.
A. local
B. arrive
C. again
D. waste
4.
A. tables
B. nurses
C. changes
D. oranges
5.
A. daughter
B. aunt
C. sauce
D. laundry
6.
A. quickly
B. beautify

C. tidy
D. pretty
II. Pick out the word that differs from the other words in the position of the main stress.
1.
A. picture
B. hotel
C. because
D. happy
2.
A. between
B. neighbor
C. behind
D. arrange
3.
A. begin
B. suggest
C. enjoy
D. open
4.
A. biology
B. invitation
C. engineer
D. economic
III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. We should use cloth bags ____________ of plastic bags.
A. instead
B. besides
C. because
D. in spite
2. In Great Britain, millions of bottles____________ everyday.

A. recycle
B. are recycling
C. are recycled
D. recycled
3. She was very sad____________ good marks in the final test.
A. not get
B. not to get
C. to not get
D. not getting
4. He used to ____________ his living by delivering vegetables to city hotels.
A. earn
B. gain
C. get
D. make
5. I am looking forward ____________ you in June.
A. seeing
B. to see
C. to seeing
D. see
6. Would you mind if I ____________ you home? – That’s very kind of you!
A. taking
B. to take
C. take
D. took
7. This is a lovely part of the country, ____________?
A. is this
B. isn't it
C. is it
D. isn't this
8. Twenty-five is____________ of one hundred.

A. one-four
B. one-fourth
C. first-four
D. first-fourth
9. Last night my next-door neighbor made ____________ noise that I couldn't get to sleep.
A. so much
B. so many
C. such many
D. such much
10. Viet Nam, ________ is in the south-east Asia, exports rice.
A. where
B. whose
C. which
D. what
11. The Browns lived in Ha Noi __________ 2003 to 2012.
A. for
B. since
C. in
D. from
12. My father asked us ___________ too much time playing computer games.
A. don’t spend
B. did not spend
C. not to spend
D. to not spent
13. He is a very intelligent boy; ..............................., he sometimes gets bad marks.
A. so
B. therefore
C. otherwise
D. however
14. The train to Ho Chi Minh City __________ at 7.30 p.m. tonight.

A. leave
B. leaves
C. will leave
D. is going to leave
15. When the teacher came in, the students stopped...................................................
A. talk
B. talking
C. to talk
D. talked
16. Ann: “Do you need any help?” – Kate: “_______.”
A. I’m sorry I’m busy
B. No, thanks. I can manage
C. I haven’t got a clue
D. That’s fine by me.
17. The opposite of ‘dangerous’ is _________
A. polluted
B. good
C. dirty
D. safe
18. The children made _________ a funny story and wrote it on the card.
A. up
B. off
C. for
D. out
19. People don’t like the way he shows off, _________? (khoe khoang)
A. don’t they
B. do they
C. does he
D. doesn’t he
20. The teacher usually has his students _______ waste paper for their mini-project.

A. collecting
B. collect
C. collected
D. to collect
21. Who helped you with your homework? – No one. I did it ___________
A. myself
B. himself
C. yourself
D. herself
22. The UK ______ for the United Kingdom.


A. stands
B. sits
C. makes
D. explains
23. It’s very dark here. Shall I turn ______ the light?
A. in
B. off
C. on
D. up
24. He can't earn money ______________ he has no job.
A. unless
B. until
C. without
D. if
25. ‘I have just received a scholarship’ – ‘____________’.
A. Thank you
B. Congratulations C. really
D. Well

26. That is _________ book I’ve ever read.
A. the most boring B. the most bored
C. the borest
D. the boring
27. ______________ the traffic was terribly bad, we arrived on time.
A. Despite
B. In spite of
C. Although
D. Even
IV. Give the correct form of verbs and words in the brackets.
1. Nam is learning to draw. He (have) ________ art lessons three times a week.
2. We (study) ________ English for 5 years. Now we can speak it quite well.
3. If it (be) _______ nice tomorrow, we (plant) ________ some young trees in our garden.
4. I love (make) ______________ the pottery because it is challenging.
5. It (get) _______________ cooler and cooler in October.
6. In England, bottles of milk (bring) _________________ to houses everyday.
7. Her sister is not tall enough (become) ________________a model.
8. If you want to get more (inform) ___________, please contact Mr. Kim at 091.2324.668
9. Tomorrow afternoon he’s going to have his car (wash) ___________ by his children.
10. Air (pollute) ____________ is a serious problem in many cities in the world nowadays.
1. has
2. have studied
3. is
4. making
5. will get
6. are brought
7. to become
8. information
9. washed
10. pollution

V. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Each line has a word which should not be
there, write the word in the box provided. There is an example at the beginning.
BICYCLES
0 ___for___ The bicycle is a cheap and clean way to for travel. The first
_
1
bicycle was made in about one hundred and fifty years ago. At
2
first, bicycles were very expensive. Only rich people could be
3
buy one. These early time bicycles looked very different from
4
the ones we have them today. Later, when bicycles became
5
cheaper, many lot people bought one. People started riding
6
bicycles to work and in their with free time. Today, people use
7
cars more than bicycles; cars are much more faster and you
8
don’t get wet when it start rains! But some people still prefer to
9
cycle to work. They say that there have are too many cars in
10
town centers and you can’t able find anywhere to park!
VI. Read the text below and pick out ONE extra word in each line.
1. ... be..... Let me tell you about our trip. Did you know that Sara is afraid of be
2. ........... flying? We had arranged it with her family to go to France for a few days.
3. ........... I have always wanted to see Paris and would love to live in there one day.
4. ........... Well, we got to the airport and Sara appeared being nervous. I asked her if

5. ........... she was okay and she was said she was fine, so we continued on our way.
6. ........... We went through passport control and I could see so that Sara wasn’t
7. ........... keen on going any further more. Just then, a voice announced, “We regret to
8. ............ inform passengers that Flight 114 to France is been cancelled.” That was
9. ............ our flight! Sara said she was glad because of she was too frightened to
10. .......... fly anyway! So, we all went to home. That was the end of that trip!
VII. Fill each blank with a word from the box. You do not need to use all of the words.
Playing
tunes
beautiful listening sang
dance
performances
pleasure
Beatrice Harrison (1892-1965) was a British cellist. She was active in the first half of the 20 th century.
Beatrice Harrison’s (1) performance became well known through broadcast in the early days of BBC
sound radio.


One night in 1924 when Beatrice was (2) playing her cello in her garden at Oxted, she heard a bird
echo her playing. She started again, and the bird (3) sang with her. The sound was so (4) beautiful, and
she knew it was a nightingale. Surprisingly, the next nights after that, the nightingale was there again,
and Beatrice played duets with the wild bird. It was so nice: she wanted to share her (5) pleasure with
other people. She decided to persuade the BBC to set up their microphones in the garden. After some
time, they were able to record the (6) tunes. These records became successful and very popular in the
1930s.
VIII. Choose the correct answer for each gap in the following passage.
Artists who (1) _________ pictures on the pavement with chalk used to be a common sight in London,
but there (2) __________ only a few left now. Sometimes the pictures are very good. This is proved by
the fact that one of the (3) _________ favorite tricks is to draw a five-pound note and see a lot of
people trying to (4) ________ it up. The police usually treat pavement artists kindly and there is

nothing in the law against drawing on the pavement (5) _________ the artist is so good that he gets a
large (6) ________ around him and this prevents other people from passing freely along the street.
1.
A. draw
B. paint
C. take
D. print
2.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
3.
A. artist
B. artist’s
C. artists
D. artists’
4.
A. pick
B. hold
C. bring
D. get
5.
A. if
B. although
C. unless
D. because
6.
A. meeting
B. collection

C. gathering
D. crowd
IX. Read the following passage, then choose the best answer.
Charlie Chaplin was an English actor, director, producer, and a composer. He is known as the most
creative person of the silent-film era. Charlie Chaplin’s portrayal of the tramp won the hearts of people
all over the world.
Charlie was born in London on the 16th of April, 1889. He spent his childhood in poverty and hardship.
In 1910 he began to perform pantomime in the United States. He first appeared on screen in 1914. He
created his world-famous character, the Tramp, and he played this classic role in more than 70 films
during his career. He also composed background music for most of his films. In 1972 Chaplin received
an Honorary Academy Award for ‘the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art
form of this century’. Chaplin died on the 25th of December, 1977, at his home in Switzerland.
1. In 1910 he began to perform pantomime in ________________.
A. the US
B. London
C. Switzerland
2. When did he start appearing in films?
A. in 1910
B. in 1914
C. in 1972
3. In about how many films did he play the Tramp?
A. Seventy
B. Seventeen
C. Twenty-five
4. Charlie Chaplin is very famous for _______________.
A. his state performance
B. his background music
C. his character “the Tramp”
5. Which of the following is not true?
A. Charlie Chaplin was an English artist

B. He played classical music
C. He received an award in 1972.
X. Fill in each blank with one suitable word
When you hear the word “bank”, what do you think of? A (1) place to put money? The land on
the edge of a river? To depend on something or someone? If you choose any of (2) these things, you’re
right. Why? Because words often have (3) more than one meaning. The tricky part is figuring out (4)
which meaning is appropriate.
Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on (5) two things. First, it depends on the
words and (6) sentences surrounding your particular word. The other words and sentences gives you
context clues. (7) Second, the meaning depends on how the word is (8) used in the sentence. Is it a
noun, a verb, (9) an adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the word’s part of speech will (10) help you
discover the world’s precise meaning.
XI. Rewrite the sentences so that their meanings stay the same, using the beginning given for each.
1. The Opera House has very comfortable seats.
The seats at the Opera House are very comfortable.
2 They chose Kien for the school’s football team two years ago.
Kien was chosen for the school’s football team two years ago.
3 Be careful or you’ll hurt yourself.
If you are not careful, you’ll hurt yourself.


4 Collecting dolls from foreign countries is one of Jane’s interests.
Jane is interested in Collecting dolls from foreign countries.
5 They didn’t go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.
Because of the heavy rain, they didn’t go camping yesterday.
6 Mrs Thu’s son speaks English fluently
English is spoken fluntly.
7 The weather was so terrible that no one could go out
 It was such terrible weather that no one could go out.
8 If she doesn't apologize her boss, she’ll be sacked (sa thải, đuổi việc)

Unless she apologizes her boss, she’ll be sacked.
9 The children couldn’t go swimming because the water was so cold
 The water was too cold for the children to swim.
10 I would prefer you to phone the police right now
I would rather you phoned the police right now.
XII. Rewrite sentences, using the given words. You do not use more than 5 words.
1. I never saw sharks before.
TIME
This is the first time, I have ever seen sharks.
2. We last visited Sa Pa two years ago.
FOR
We haven’t visited Sapa for 2 years.
3. Name worked very hard last semester because he wanted to get a scholarship. ORDER
Nam worked very hard last semester in order to get a scholarship.
4. The man spoke so quickly that I couldn’t understand what he said.
ME
The man spoke too quickly for me to understand what he said.
5. They say that she is the most beautiful of the beauty contest.
BE
She is __________________________ the most beautiful of the beauty contest.
6. He asked us many difficult questions.
WERE
We were asked many diffucult questions.
7. Mary is more intelligent than any other girls in class.
MOST
Mary is the most intelligent in class
8. He stole a gold watch. He was sent to prison.
STEALING
Because of stealing a gold watch, he was sent to prison
9. It was such hot food that I couldn’t eat it.

SO
The food was so hot that I couldn’t eat it
10. I’m always nervous when I stand in the public.
MAKES
 Standing in the public makes me nervous.
XIII. Complete the sentences, using the given words.
1. Weather / bad / that / we / not / go / work.
The weather was so bad that we didn’t go to work.
2. It / be/ necessary / you / practice / speak / English / every day.
It is necesssary for you to practice speaking EL
3. Unless / Nam / try / best / not / pass / the exam.
Unless Nam tries his best, he won’t pass the exam.
4. Flat / not / big / enough / family / eight people / live.
The flat isn’t big enough for a family of 8 people to live.
5. It / be / 2 / month / since / I / write / you.
It is 2 month since I wrote to you.
6. We / be / interested / play soccer / when / live / countryside.
We were interested in playing soccer when we lived countryside.
7. It / only / small car / so / there / not enough room / all / us.
It was only a small car, so there wasn't enough room for all us.
8. I / not talk / uncle / since / he / buy / new house / city center.
I haven’t talked with uncle since he bought a new house in city center.
9. The Browns / buy / lot / food / because / they / go / have / party.
The Browns bought a lot of food because they are going to have a party.
10. Linh / parents / proud / him / because / he / always / get / good marks.
Linh’s parents are proud of him because he always gets good marks.