Đề THI olympic MÔN tiếng ANH lớp 8 năm học : 2009-2010 Thời gian : 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề ) Chú ý : - Bộ đề thi này có 06 trang , từ trang 01 đến trang 06 - Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này. Điểm - Bằng số: - Bằng chữ: Họ tên, chữ ký của ngời chấm thi số 1: Họ tên, chữ ký của ngời chấm thi số 2: số phách (Do trởng ban chấm thi ghi) PART A . Phonetics I. Choose a word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others 1.A. rough B. enough C. cough D. though 2.A. chair B. cheap C. chorus D. child 3.A. foced B. closed C. raised D. planned 4.A. fat B. any C. gas D. hat 5.A subject B. basic C. sailor D. physics II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group. 6.A. experiment B. assistant C. sociable D. equipment 7.A. advice B. beauty C. picture D. postcard PART B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE. I. Choose the best answer to complete sentences by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 8.Davids school is very bad this term. A. report B. period C. day D. semester 9.Learners dont only learn the meaning the spelling and pronunciation of new words. A. too B. as well as C. also D. but also 10. He told us to use our dictionaries to every word we didnt understand. A. look out B. look for C. look at D. look up 11.Hoa is reading short stories . Jack London. A. of B. from C. by D. with 12. This book is . that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time. A. too interesting B. so interested C. such interesting D.so interesting 13. Let it be is a famous song . . It is one of the best works by this band. A. singing by the Beatles B. was sung by the Beatles C. sung by the Beatles D. sang by the Beatles 14. She was of watching television. A. interested B. tired C. fed up D. pleased 1 Đề chính thức 15. We take part . most youth activities of our school.………… A. of B. on C. in D. at 16.Hung is do the crossword puzzles.…………… A. intelligent enough to B. intelligent enough C. enough intelligent D. enough intelligent to 17. Would you mind if I your car ? A. drove B. to drive C. drive D. driving 18. Keep all dangerous things out of children’s . .………… A. hands B. reach C. place D. head 19. When I was young, I used . on a farm.…………… A. to live B. live C. to living D. living 20. Due to the global economic crises, ……… among young people is one of the most serious problems that every government is facing today. A.employment B. employee C. unemployed D. unemployment 21. English is a …………………….easy language for us to learn. A.comparative B.comparatively C. comparison D. compare 22. Halong Bay is one of the tourist ………… in Vietnam. A.attracts B. attractive C. attractions D. attractively 23.The children show their great………. in the lessons he gives to them everyday. A.interest B. interesting C. interested D. interestingly 24.Many people from rural areas are leaving behind their ………way of life . A. tradition B. traditionally C. traditional D.traditions 25.The ……… of the poetry competition will be known today. A. decision B. result C. effect D. choice 26. This project . out next week.………… A. is carried B. will carry C. will be carried D. is carrying 27. The students are very _______ because their school has won the basketball championship. A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. excitement 28. My Dad _______ for this company since 2001. A. works B. to work C. worked D. has worked 29. Two members took part in the __________ contest. A. fetching-water B. fetched-water C. water-fetching D. water fetched 30. We must learn new words by _________. A. heart B. hard C. heartily D. hardly 31.The man…………… at that desk is my sister. A. sits B. sat C. to sit D. sitting 32. would you mind ………………me home right now ? A. taking B. to take C. took D. take 33.Tom likes sitting______ his two close friends, Linda and Mary. A. in B. among C. between D. on 34. I haven’t seen you ________ a fortnight. A. in B. for C. to D. since 35.He asked me ………… I learnt Chinese. 2 A. if B. whether C. why D. all are correct 36.Houses are usually ________ than the apartment. A. expensiver B. more expensive C. most expensive D. not expensive 37.Minh is ……… naughtiest student in my class. A. a B. the C. no article D. an 38.Which sentence has the same meaning as "Although Bill took a taxi, he still arrived late for the concert"? A. Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi. B. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert. C. Bill took a taxi to the concert, but he couldn't catch it. D. Bill arrived late for the concert whether he took a taxi or not 39.Which word has the same meaning as the underlined part in the sentence below? How many countries took part in the first World Cup? A. participated B. co- operated C. competed D. interested 40.Mary finds it to do homework every day. She feels with it. A. boring / boring B. bored / bored C. boring / bored D. bored / boring 41. Christmas songs _________ in towns and villages eight hundred years ago. A. are performed B. were performed C. will be perform D. performed 42. Choose the best answer to fill the blank in each sentence. Mai: ". ?"- Lan: "Not bad." A. Where are you from B. What are you C. Who are you D. How are you 43. Nga asked Nhi if many tourists ________ to visit My Son in summer. A. were wanting B. want C. will want D. wanted 44.I ‘d rather you………… in this room. A. no smoking B. not smoke C. didn’t smoke D. don’t smoke 45. your height is ………………. . A. the same as mine B. as tall as C. like me D. as mine II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting: 46. Every morning I spend about an hour to read the newspaper. A B C D 47.She took the list of visitors’names and arranges them into groups of four. A B C D 48. Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children. A B C D 49. Today, many serious childhood diseases can prevent by early immunization A B C D 50. I have already cleaned the floor, but the furniture still needs dust . A B C D PART C. Writing :Choose the sentence that has a similar meaning to the original sentence. 51.People say that they are rebuilding the bridge. 3 A. They are said to have been rebuilt the bridge. B. The bridge is said to be being rebuilt . C. The workers are said to rebuild the bridge. D. The bridge is said to be rebuilt . 52. I have never seen such a beautiful sight in my life. A. Never in my life I have ever seen such a beautiful sight. B. Never in my life have I seen such a beautiful sight. C. Never in my life I have ever seen such a beautiful sight. D. Never I have seen such a beautiful sight in my life . 53. we /never teach / intelligent student/ him/ so far. A. we have never taught the most intelligent student than him so far. B.we never teach a more intelligent student than him so far. C. we have never taught a better intelligent student than him so far. D. we have never taught a more intelligent student than him so far. 54. The victim/ injure/ the accident/ some minutes ago/ just be/ take / hospital. A. The victim injured in the accident has just been taken to hospital. B. The victim was injured in the accident has just been taken to hospital. C. The victim injured in the accident just been taken to hospital. D. The victim injuring in the accident has just been taken to hospital. 55. Mrs. Hoa/ be / now / use to/ drive / the left / London. A. Mrs. Hoa is now used to drive on the left in London. B. Mrs. Hoa now used to drive on the left in London. C. Mrs. Hoa has been now used to driving on the left in London. D. Mrs. Hoa is now used to driving on the left in London. 56.The children began playing soccer 30 minutes ago. A. The children have played soccer since 30 minutes. B. It is 30 minutes since the children began playing soccer. C. The children have played soccer for 30 minutes. D. Both B and C are correct. 57.She took me home quietly because she didn’t want me to wake anyone up. A. In order to wake anyone up, she took me home quietly . B. In order not to wake anyone up, she took me home quietly . C. In order for me not to wake anyone up, she took me home quietly . D. In order not for me to wake anyone up, she took me home quietly . 58. “ Where do you live?” She said to him A. She wanted to know where he lived. B.She asked him where he lives. C. She asked him whether he lived. D. She asks him where he lived. 59. When she grows up, she becomes more beautiful. A. The growner she is, the more beautiful she becomes. 4 B. The more growner she is, the more beautiful she becomes. C.The growner she is, the most beautiful she becomes. D. Growner she is, more beautiful she becomes. 60. Tom hasn’t eaten Vietnamese food for over two years. A. It took over two years since Tom ate Vietnamese food. B. It is over two years since Tom has eaten Vietnamese food. C. The last time Tom ate Vietnamese food was over two years ago. D. It is over two years when Tom ate Vietnamese food. 61.Scientists can find a cure for cancer soon. A. A cure for cancer can found by scientists soon. B. A cure for cancer can be found by scientists soon. C. Scientists can be found by a cure for cancer soon. D. A cure for cancer can is found by scientists soon. 62. The water was so hot that he couldn’t drink it. A. The water wasn’t cool enough for him to drink. B. It was such hot water that he couldn’t drink it. C. The water was too hot for him to drink. D. All A, B, C are correct. 63. I don’t want you to upset her. A. I ‘d rather you don’t upset her. B. I’d rather you didn’t upset her. C. I ‘d rather you not upset her. D.I ‘d rather you not to upset her. 64. I am going to have someone repair my TV set tomorrow. A. I am going to have my TV set repairing by someone tomorrow. B. I am going to have my TV set to repair tomorrow. C. I am going to have my TV set repaired tomorrow. D. I am going to repair my TV set tomorrow. 65. We spent half an hour doing that exercise. A. It took us half an hour to do that exercise. B. It took us half an hour doing that exercise. C. We took it half an hour to do that exercise. D. That exercise took us half an hour to be done. PART D. READING COMPREHENSION : I.Read and choose a suitable given word to fill in each numbered blank to complete the following passage : Televisions Television is an important invention of the 20 th century. It has been (66) …. popular that now we can’t imagine what life would be if (67) …… were no television. Television is a major means of communication. It (68) …… pictures and sounds from around the world into 5 millions of home. Through television, we (69) ……… see and learn about people and things in faraway lands. Television widens our (70)………… by introducing us to new ideas which may lead us to new hobbies and recreations. In (71) ……. to the news, television provides us with a variety of programmes that can satisfy (72) ……. taste. Most people now seem……… ( 73 ) spending their evenings watching television. It is (74) …………more convenient for them to sit at home watching television ……… (75) to go out for amusements elsewhere. 66. A. very B. so C. such D. too 67. A. we B. had C. there D. they 68. A. brings B. takes C. gives D. broadcasts 69. A. must B. should C. have to D. can 70. A. language B. knowledge C. communication D.co-operation 71. A. according B. revision C. advance D. addition 72. A.any B. all C. every D.no 73. A. like B. liking C. to like D. liked 74. A. much B. many C. a lot of D. little 75. A. than B. to C. as D. the same II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer among A , B , C , D to each question : The history of what we call cinema today began in the early 19 th century. At that time, scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures were set in motion, they could give the feeling of movement. In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed rapidly. In those early days, films were little more than moving photographs, usually about one minutes long. They used changes of scene and camera positions to tell a story, with actors playing character parts. In the early 1910s, audiences were able to enjoy the first long time, but it was not until 1915 that the cinema really became an industry. From that time, film makers were prepared to make longer and better films and build special places where only films were shown. The cinema changed completely at the end of the 1920s. The change began in America and soon spread to the rest of the world. As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones on the screen, a new cinema form appeared, the musical cinema. 76. What is the topic of the passage ? A.film B.cinema C.audience D. films and cinema 77. When did thte history of cinema begin ? A.1910 B.1915 C.the early 19 th century D. 1920 78. Films in the early day had . .…………………… A.moving photographs B.music C. photographs D. sound 79. When were audiences able to see long films ? A. 1910 B.1915 C.1920 D.1900 80. According the writer, the cinema .in the early years, it appeared.…………… A.grew up quickly B.grew up slowly C. grew up considerably D. grows up rapidly The end 6 . Đề THI olympic MÔN tiếng ANH lớp 8 năm học : 2009 -2010 Thời gian : 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề ) Chú ý : - Bộ đề thi này có 06 trang , từ trang 01. trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này. Điểm - Bằng số: - Bằng chữ: Họ tên, chữ ký của ngời chấm thi số 1: Họ tên, chữ ký của ngời chấm thi số 2: số phách (Do trởng ban chấm thi ghi) PART A order to wake anyone up, she took me home quietly . B. In order not to wake anyone up, she took me home quietly . C. In order for me not to wake anyone up, she took me home quietly . D. In order