Đề HSG Anh 8_Số 3

§Ò thi häc sinh giái 2009 - 2010 M«n: Anh v¨n 8 Thêi gian: 90 phót Hä vµ tªn: …………………………………………… Líp: ………………………………………………… Mark: I. Vocabulary and Grammar Part 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently: 1. a, happy b, character c, fat d, classmate 2. a, teacher b, pleasure c, please d, meet 3. a, character b, christmas c, children d, school 4. a, tomorrow b, brown c, now d, how 5. a, slim b, thin c, smile d, visit Part 2: Circle the best answer 1. I a letter from my old friend lastweek. a, sent b, gave c, received d, took 2. She spends most of her free time volunteer work. a, doing b, to do c, do d, for doing 3. He is to ride his bike to school. a, not enough old c, not old enough b, enough not old d, enough old 4. She is wearing a dress. a, red new pretty c, pretty red new b, new pretty red d, pretty new red 5. He enjoys to music while he’s studying. a, to listen b, listen c, listening d, listens 6. Each of them a different character. a, have b, has c, to have d, having 7. Will you pick me after the party? a, of b, with c, up d, for 8. Lien is very shy but her sister is a, reserved b, generous c, out going d, kind Part 3: There is one error in each of the folowing sentences. Find the error and correct it. 1. The students ought to learn their lessons careful before the exams. ……………………………………………………………………………………. 2. Let’s going to the market. ……………………………………………………………………………………. 3. I strongly believe that friends plays an important role in our life. ……………………………………………………………………………………. 4. It take half an hour to walk from here to the station. ……………………………………………………………………………………. 5. This program isn’t good enough for children watch. ……………………………………………………………………………………. 6. He has short dark bald hair. ……………………………………………………………………………………. 7. Lan showed me around and introduced me with her new friends at the party. ……………………………………………………………………………………. 8. We were surprising at the result of the test. ……………………………………………………………………………………. 1 Part 4: Supply the correct word form (1 1. I’ll make for the meeting tonight (arrange) 2. Micheal Faraday made a lot of in the field of electricity (invent) 3. People in my country are very warm and (friend) 4. She looks more than her sister. (beauty) II. Reading comprehensions (7 Part 1: Choose the correct answer to complete the passage. Viet is a student and he (1) ______ in a bed-sit in a suburb of Ha Noi. It’s a part of an old house. He has one room and a kitchen and (2) ______ a bathroom with three other people. (3) ______ his room, there is a bed on the left hand side. There is (4) ______ armchair beside the bed. The desk is (5) _____ the bed and there is a closet on the right side of the room. Above the desk, there is a (6) ______ and above the bed there is a clock. He has a television and a cassette player, (7) ______. In the kitchen, there is a (8) ______ on the right hand side. The sink is (9) ______ the cooker. Therer’s a small table and two chairs in the center. The kitchen is rather (10) _______ but it’s OK. Viet likes his room very much. 1. a. live b. lives c. will live d. is going to live 2. a. shares b. has c. puts d. takes 3. a. At b. On c. In d. Inside 4. a. a b. an c. the d. some 5. a. beneath b. above c. between d. opposite 6. a. bookshelf b. chair c. oven d. refrigerator 7. a. so b. too c. either d. neither 8. a. cook b. cooking c. cooker d. cooks 9. a. next b. on c. in d. near 10. a. large b. suitable c. dangerous d. small Part 2: Read the passage, then write true (T) or false (F) the following sentences. Save the world We are all destroying the Earth. The seas and rives are too dirty to swim in. There is too much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of world’s cities. We have cut down so many trees. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can not grow enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too little rice. Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many. However, it isn’t enough simply to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. Save the Earth. This is so important that we can’t ignore. - disappear: biÕn mÊt. - exist: tån t¹i. - Ignore: lê ®i - pollute: « nhiÔm 1. The seas and rivers are polluted now. 2. Smoke is harmful to human health. 3. We have planted many trees recently. 4. There are only a few tigers exist in India. 5. Saving the Earth is an unimportant problem. III. Writing Part 1: Use the suggested words to complete the following letter. Dear Lan, 1. Thank you/ lovely letter/ your holiday. …………………………………………………………………………………… 2 2. I/ be/ glad/ hear/ that/ you/ a good time/ family/ Tam Dao Mountain resort/ last week. …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… 3. I/ have/ worderful holiday/ cousins/ Ha Long bay, too. …………………………………………………………………………………… 4. We/ spend/ most/ time/ swim/ sea/ walk along the sand beach. …………………………………………………………………………………… 5. We/ a lot/ photographs. …………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Now I/ be/ ready/ new school year. …………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Look/ forward/ see/ you. …………………………………………………………………………………… Yours, Thuy An. Part 2: Write an essay about one of your best friend (about 100 – 120 words) …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… 3 . §Ò thi häc sinh giái 2009 - 2010 M«n: Anh v¨n 8 Thêi gian: 90 phót Hä vµ tªn: …………………………………………… Líp: ………………………………………………… Mark: I. Vocabulary. pick me after the party? a, of b, with c, up d, for 8. Lien is very shy but her sister is a, reserved b, generous c, out going d, kind Part 3: There is one error in each of the folowing sentences d, took 2. She spends most of her free time volunteer work. a, doing b, to do c, do d, for doing 3. He is to ride his bike to school. a, not enough old c, not old enough b, enough not old d, enough