§Ò thi häc sinh giái huyÖn n¨m häc 2009 - 2010 M«n Anh líp 8 Thêi gian: 120 phót A. Phonetic I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. Chemical B. precaution C. electric D. destruction 2. A. participate B. behavior C. necessary D. traditional 3. A. humor B. include C. countless D. message 4. A. injection B. departure C. volcano D. heritage 5. A. compete B. design C. compile D. campus II. Choose a word in each line that has different strees pattern 1. A. maghificent B. exciting C. price D. oceanic 2. A. sugar B. jungle C. luggage D. Sunbathe 3. A. handicaped B. Education C. drawing D. fund 4. A. lived B. organized C. established D. concosned 5. A. hotel B. postcard C. cold D. shore B. Grammar and vocabulary I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. 1. Do you know who penicillin? a. discovered c. did discover b. was discovered d. discoveries 2. Last night TV when the phone rang. a. watching c. have watched b. was watching d. was watched 3. Liz is very in the water – fetching contest. a. interest b. interesrts c. Interested d. Interesting 4. He told me that he a. had already the film seen c. had seen already the film b. the film had already seen d. had seen the film already 5. Do you mind if I your atlas for a minute? a. will borrow c. am going to borrow b. borrow d. borrowed 6. Does he speak Italian to get the Job? a. well enough c. enough good b. good enough d. enough well 7. Both French and English in Canada. a. is spoke b. are spoke c. is spoken d. are spoken 8. Can you show me this machine? a. how to you b. how using c. using d. use 9. Our bady to talk yet. a. doesn’t start c. didn’t start b. hasn’t started d. isn’t starting 10. is the part of a country with hills and mountains. a. Highland b. Rey c. Valley d. Bay 11. My grandma us when my parents were away from home. a. looked for b. looked after c. looked at d. looked up 12. Milk bottles can be after being cleaned. a. recycled b. soaked c. broken d. reused 13. She asked me a driving licence. a. if I have b. whether I have c. whether I have had d. if I had 14. I’d rather Hoa harder. a. studied b. study c. studying d. studies 15. Would you mind closing the window? “ ” a. No, I’m afraid not c. No, I can’t b. No, of course not d. I’d rather you didin’t 16. Will you pick me after the party? a. up b. on c. over d. through 17. They weren’t experienced enough a. for doing the Job c. doing the Job b. to the Job d. to do the Job 18. I decided that I must work harder a. the following year c. the year before b. the previous year d. last year 19. Which do I press to turn the radio on? a. button b. roll c. roller d. plug 20. They the forest and getting into trouble a. are always burning c. has always burned b. always burned d. A + c are correct II. Use the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete sentences. 1. in VN has brought a lot of big changes (INDUSTRY) 2. It is to eat too much sugar and fat. (HEALTH) 3. The in his province is very dramatic (LAND) 4. I live in a smallvillage and its are very beautiful (SURROUND) 5. There are a lot of festivals in VN (TRADITION) 6. It’s difficult to find at busy time in this town (ACCOMMODATE) 7. , dark clouds appearred and it begin to rain (FORTUNATE) 8. Ha Long Bay was by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site (RECOGNITION) 9. There are more and more people concerning about pollution (ENVIRONMENT) 10. This knife is it can’t aet cut anything (USE) III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 1. My sister is studying very hard in order getting scholarchip at university. 2. If the victim gets shocked, don’t give him many food and drink. 3. I come from a city locating in the southern part of the country. 4. Did you ever learn playing a musical instrument as a child? 5. Would you mind to open the window for me? 6. She asked me to use a towel to cover the wound and hold it tightly 7. I’d like sending there postcards to America 8. Today seems as hotter as yesterday, but the hamidity is lower 9. Have you eaten a lot of sweets when you were a child? 10. I haven’t seen her since we have left school C. Reading. I. §iÒn mét tõ thÝch hîp vµo mçi chç trèng trong ®o¹n v¨n sau: Mother’s Day in Britain falls on the last Monday of March. On Mother’s Day sons and daughters visit (1) mothers and bring them flowers and little presents. The eldest son must (2) his mother a good cake. If sons or (3) cannot be with their mother on that day, they usually (4) her presents. Mother’s Day must be a day of rest (5) the mother of the family so her daufhters cook the dinner on that day and lay the (6) and the sons help to wash the plates and dishes (7) dinner. In the United State and Canada, Mother’s Day is (8) second Sunday in May. They (9) a very beautiful stamp for Mother’s Day in the United States. It shows the portrait of the mother of James Whistler, (10) of the greatest America painters. II. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. John Logie Baird, who is called “the father of television”, was born in Scotland in 1888. He became an inventor at the age of 26. His first inventions were eletrically_heated socks and air-filled shose, but these were not very successful. Howwever, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio. He worked for several months, and the following year he succeded in transmitting the first “television” picture a few meters across the room. Baird’s ‘television’ was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better. In 1926, he shoued it to the public at the Royal Society. In 1928, he transmitted the first picture across the Atlantic and in 1929, the BBC and the German post office began to broardast TV with his system. 1. John Logie Baird a. is called “the father of television” c. was an inventor b. was born in Scotland in 1888 d. all are correct. 2. One of Baird’s first inventions was a. eletrically-haeted sock b. air-filled c. television d. a + b 3. Baird was interested in the idea of pictures by radio at the age of a. 26 b. 35 c. 38 d. 40 4. Baird’s ‘television’ was introduced to the world in a. 1923 b. 1926 c. 1928 d. 1929 5. Which of the following is not true? a. Baird’s first inventionc were not very successful. b. The first ‘television’was not clear. c. People weren’t interested in Baird’s ‘television’. d. Baird’s system was used by the BBC and the German post office. D. Writing. I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. 1. We haven’t seen each other for over two years. => The last time ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2. “We are decorating our Christmas tree”, Hoa said. => Hoa said……………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. “I’ll give you my phone number so that you can call me” Jane said to me. => Jane told …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Many people in the world speak English. => English ………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. She’s very pleased to see her grandparents soon. => She’s looking ……………………………………………………………………………………… 6. He clinbed the tree because he wanted to get a better view. => He climbed the tree so as……………………………………………………………………… 7. I have decided to help him rense his lessons. => I am………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. You backpack is not the same as mine. => My backpack is …………………………………………………………………………… 9. No one in the group is younger than Lan. => Lan is ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. “you should take more exercises, Mr Roberts”, the doctor said. => The doctor …………………………………………………………………………………………. II. Use there words to complete this letter Dear Hoa 1. Dave / I / have / best holiday / our lives! 2. We / be / Barbados / one / most lovely island / Caribbean 3. Although / it / much smaller / Jamaica / there seem / be / much more / do / Jamaica. 4. Moreever / people here / seem / be / friendliver / those / other islands. 5. We / stay / most modern hotel / I / ever / see. 6. It / large / cool / and / many people / think / it / best hotel / island. 7. It / comfortable / than / any / other hotels. 8. Nearest beach / less / hundred meters / away. 9. so / we / spend / lot / time / swim / sea. 10. It / really good / and / I wish / you / be / here. Đáp án Từ bài 1 của phần A đến phần C mỗi ý đúng 0,1 điểm. Từ bài 1 của phần D mỗi ý đúng 0,15 điểm. Bài Write đúng 1 đ (mỗi ý đúng 0,1đ) A. (I). 1. Chemical 2. necessary 3. include 4. heritage 5. campus (II). 1. oceanic 2. Sugar 3. education 4. establised 5. shore. B. (I) 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 B 6 A 7 D 8 A 9 B 10 A 11 B 12 D 13 D 14 A 15 B 16 A 17 D 18 A 19 A 20 A (II). 1. Industrialization 2. Un healthy 3. Landcape 4. Surroundings 5. Traditional 6. Accommadation 7. Unfortunately 8. Recognized 9. Envionmental 10. useless (III) 1. C getting -> to get 2. D many -> much 3. B locating -> located 4. C playing -> to play 5. C to open -> opening 6. D tightly -> tight 7. B sending -> to send 8. B hotter -> hot 9. A Have you eaten -> Did you eat 10. C have left -> left C. (I) 1. their 2. bring 3. daughters 4. send 5. for 6. table 7. after 8. the 9. have 10. one (II). 1 D 2 D 3 B 4 B 5 C D. Writing. (I). 1. The last time. We saw each other was over two years ago. 2. Hoa said they were decorating their Christmas tree. 3. Jane told. 4. English is spoken by many people in the world. 5. Shes looking forward to seeing her grandparents. 6. He climbed the tree so as to get a better view. 7. I am going to help him revise his lessons. 8. My backpack is different from yours 9. Lan is the youngest in the group. 10. The doctor advised Mr Roberts that he should take more exercise or The doctor advised Mr Roberts to take more exercise. (II). Dear Hoa 1. Dave and I are having the best holiday of our lives 2. We are in Bardados, one of the most lovely island in the Caribbean. 3. Although it is much smaller than Jamaica, there seems to be much more to do than in Jamaica. 4. Moreover, the people here seem to be friendlives than those on the other islands 5. We are staying in the most modern hotel I have ever seen. 6. It is large and cool, and many people think it is the best hotel on the island. 7. It is more comfortable than any of the other hatels. 8. The nearest beach is less than a hundred meters away. 9. so we spend a lot of time swimming in the sea. 10. It is really good, and I wish you werw here.