Tuyển tập 10 đề thi học sinh giỏi môn tiếng anh lớp 8

I Choose the word which has underlined letters pronounced differently from that of the rest :1 arrangefamilyattractman2 card facemakepaint3 librarychildwifeactivity4 childrenchoicemachinechange5 activitywidthmusicaladmire6 dividedwantedtranslatedwalked7 playedshowedlinedstopped8 thousandthirstyclothesthin

I- Choose the word which has underlined letters pronounced differently from that of the rest :

6/ divided wanted translated walked

II- Fill in the blank with the best word in parentheses :

1/ I'm not interested any of his stories (by, at, in, with)

2/ The boys are tired having to wash the dishes every night (with, by, of, in)

3/ The girl, father is a chief at a famous restaurant, can not cook ( who, whom, whose, that)

4/ Smoke and waste chemicals from vehicles and factories the air and water (polluted, refresh, clean, wash)

5/ Mary learns Mathematics than Peter does.( well, badly, best, better)

6/ It's very kind ……… you to help the poor(for, with, by, of)

7/ Fruits are very useful ……… our health.(for, with, in, to)

8/ The river is deep ………for ships to sail up to the port of Hai phong (too, as, enough, necessary)

III- Put the verbs in parentheses into their correct form :

1/ I don't think we (meet) each other before

2/ Nothing (do) since I moved here

3/ Like humans, zoo animals must (have) a dentist (fill) their teeth

4/ At last you're here I (wait) for you for more than half an hour

5/ If I (be) the President, I (change) a lot of things

6/ He wishes he (come) back to his mother land now

7/ These books (write) (read) by every one It should be shown in the library

8/You looked very busy when I saw you last night What you (do) ?

IV- Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meanings stay the same :

1/ Thank you for helping me

- It was kind

2/ Robert is a playwright as well as an actor

- Robert is not only

3/ The last time I saw Linda was at Jimmy's birthday party

8/ They're watching my father's new car

- My father's new car

TEST 1

I Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage (20 points )

Linda is from England, but she (1-live ) _in the United States She (2-work) _for a women’s magazine She (3-start ) _writing articles many years ago She (4-write )

many articles As a journalist, she (5-visit ) _nearly every city in the world Recently, she (6-be )

_to a number of countries in Africa Now she (7-be ) on holiday in Italy She (8-go )

there three days ago She (9-say ) _she (10-return ) to the United States next week

II Write the correct form of words in capitals (10 points )

1, Gases from factories are extremely HARM

2, We’ve decided to interview only ten for the job APPLY

3, The water is You can’t drink it POLLUTE

4, Boys and girls may behave in this situation DIFFER

5, He was the greatest _of the time SCIENCE

III, Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meanings stay the same (10 points

1, They are painting the living room at the moment

- The living room………

2, John drives more carefully than his brother does

- John’s brother ………

3, Learning English is not easy

- It is………

4, They were such difficult questions that we couldn’t answer all of them

- The questions were so………

5, I don’t know her phone number, so I can’t call her

- If I………

IV, Complete the following sentences, using a word or a phrase (10 points )

1, If you don’t work hard , you ……… the exam

2, Marie Curie , ………father was a Polish, was a French physicist

3, World population will continue to rise………we try to reduce it

4, The girl……….in front of the school gate is our new classmate

5, Even……… tired, Mrs Hoa helped me with my homework

V, Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (20 points )

1, I haven’t had any news of Hoa……… 2003

2, The house is……….small for us to live in

3, Do you mind………on your own?

4, This is the factory……… my father used to work

5, You must leave now………you will be late for school

A unless B if C because D or

6, All of us were………that he was successful in the final exam

7, Radium was ……….by Marie Curie

8, I don’t think that film is………

9, She was born……… June 28th , 1976

10, The man ………you met on Main street yesterday is your new teacher

VI, Fill a suitable preposition in each blank to complete the following passage (20 points )

Mark Twain is a famous America writer His name was Samuel Langhorn Clemens and Mark Twain was his pen name He was born in a small town (1) _the Missouri (2) the USA The boy had many friends (3) school and when he became a writer, he described them (4) his stories Samuel always wanted to be a sailor and (5) _

the age of twenty he found work (6) a river boat After some time he left the boat and went to live (7) _California Here he began to write short stories (8) _the name(9)

Mark Twain He sent them (10) _newspapers The readers loved his stories very much

VII, Read the following passage carefully Use the suggested words to make questions, then answer them ( 10 points )

There are about 5,000 living languages in the world today, but only about six of them are major languages ofthe world Two-thirds of the world’s population speak those languages More than 350 million people speakEnglish as their first language Nobody knows exactly how many people speak it as a foreign language Chinese isthe only language with more speakers than English This is because of the huge population of China It is true thatEnglish is the most widespread language os Earth It is the language of business, technology, sports and aviation

Questions :

1, How many / living languages / there / world / today ?

………

……….2, How many / there / speak / English / first language ?

TEST 2

I, Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets ( 20 points )

1, If I (be)………a bird, I (not want )……… to live in a cage

2, Laura wishes that she (not live )……….in a small flat

3, I can’t go out now because it (rain )………and I (not have)………a raincoat

4, She (say)…………she’d phone me this morning, but it is now 12.30 and she (not phone)………….yet

5, If he (read )……….in bad light, he ( ruin )……….his eyes

6, He had a bad fall while he ( repair )………his roof

II, Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word ( 20 points )

In the United States of America the national (1)………is also English Four hundred years ago (2)

………some English people sailed to North America to live there, and (3)………brought the newlanguage to this new (4)……… Now in the United States of America people (5)………

American English Most of the words are the (6)………in American and in British English, but Americanpeople say some English words not like people (7)………in England

Canada is to the North of the United States of America It is (8)……… than the United States In Canadamany people speak English (9)………they also came from England many years ago But in some parts ofCanada, they speak (10)……… People living in these parts came from France

III, Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals (15 points)

3, For some people UFOs only exist in films for ……… ENTERTAIN

4, The gas from the chemical factory is extremely……… HARM

IV, Find and correct the mistakes in each sentence ( 10 points )

1, If we would have a large garden, we would plant a lot of flowers in it

2, Nha Trang, that has a long beach, attracts many foreign visitors

3, A new department store was building in our town last month

4, They used to having big parties when they lived in the city

5, Although my sister was tired, but she tried to finish her homework

V, Read the passage below and answer each of the questions (15 points )

Tropical rain forests are found in Amazon region of South America, Central America, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia Rain forests are very important to the world’s climate The Amazon rain forest alone receives about 30 to 40 percent of the total rainfall on the Earth and produces about the same percentage of the world’s oxygen Some scientists believe that the decreasing size of the rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life Saving our rain forests is an international problem One

country, or even a few countries cannot solve the problem alone The nations of the world must work together to find a solution before it is too late

Questions :

1, Where are tropical rain forests found ?

2, How are rain forests to the world’s climate ?

3, How much percent of the world’s oxygen does Amazon rain forests produce ?

4, What do scientists think about the decreasing size of rain forests ?

5, Is saving our rain forests only a national problem ?

VI, Rewrite these sentences ( 20 points )

1, “ Let’s use fewer plastic bags, “ he said → He suggested………

2, We last saw our uncle five months ago → We haven’t………

3, Would you like me to finish the work tonight ? → I’ll………

4, It’s a pity our teacher isn’t here at the moment → I wish………

5, They ‘ll have to change the date of the meeting again → The date………

6, You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches → In………

7, All visitors to the town falls in love with it → Every one who………

8, In spite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr John decided to settle in Ha Noi → Although………

TEST 3

I, Choose the word in each group that has pronounced differently from the rest

II, Choose the best answer to complete these sentences

1, You really saw a UFO, Mr John,………you ?

2, I wish this exam……… easier

3, If anybody……… a question, please ask me after class

4, Viet……… go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside

A used to B is used to C has used to D was used to

5, If I……….Nam’s address, I……….his a letter

A have – write B had – will write C had – would write D had wrote

6, We haven’t seen Bich……….two months

7, The book……….is on the table belongs to my brother

8, They reached the village before sunset……….the road was flooded

9, After arriving home , they usually………their uniforms

10, He worked………than his workmates.

A more careful B as carefully C carefullier D more carefully

III, Find and correct mistakes in each sentence

1, Mary asked me how did I go to school every day

2, The English course will start in May 29th and finished in August

3, Last summer my family went to Vung Tau, where my aunt is living there

4, If you won’t study hard, you’ll fail the exam

5, I haven’t visited Mr Ba when he moved to his new house

IV, Read the passage below and choose the correct answers to complete it

The Rockies Mountains run almost the length of North America They start in the North-West, but lie only a( 1- many / lot / few / couple ) hundred miles from the centre in more southern areas Although the Rockies aresmaller ( 2 - to / as / than / from ) the Alps, they are no less wonderful There are many roads across theRockies, ( 3 - but / because / since / unless ) the best way to see them is to ( 4 -drive / travel / ride / pass ) bytrain You start from Vancouver, ( 5 - a / the / one / its ) most attractive of Canada’s big cities Standing with itsfeet in the water and its head in the mountains , this city ( 6 -allows / offers / gives / lets ) its residents to ski onslopes just 15 minutes by car from th city ( 7 - centre / middle / heart / circle ) Thirty passenger trains a day used

to ( 8 - get / take / set / leave ) off from Vancouver on the cross-continent railway Now there are just three aweek, but the ride is still a great adventure You sleep on board, ( 9 – which / who / where / when ) is fun,but travel through some of the best (10 – scenery / view / site / beauty ) at night

TEST 4

I, Supply the correct verbs form

1, Listen to those people ! What language they ( speak )……… ?

2, Where you ( go )……….if you had a lot of money ?

3, Did you advise him ( join )……… in the talent contest ?

4, Who ( carry )……… our bag when we climb the mountains ?

5, It ( not rain )………much in our country in winter

6, We ( make )……… to work hard last week by the teacher

7, My brother enjoys ( listen )……….to stories about UFOs

8, When I got to the station, my pen pal ( wait )………for me

9, Nothing ( do )……….since I moved here

10, To avoid ( recognize )………, the film star wore dark glasses

II, Fill in each blank with the word in capitals

2, They live in a……… area in the north-east of the country Mountain

3, His sudden……….must be a shock to his family Die

4, You shouldn’t………others if you also have a lot of mistakes Critic

6, Television is one of the cheapest form of……… Entertain

7, My teacher……… me to take this examination Courage

8, The ring is not valuable In fact, it is almost……… Worth

10, That was an……… remark It would have been better to keep silent Necessity

III, Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1, When………a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and the abbreviations it

contains

2, How can I know………book is yours ? They are so alike

3, ………Paul brings the money for lunch, we’ll go right down to the cafeteria

4, If I……… you, I’d take some rest before the game tomorrow

5, You have never been to Nha Trang, ……… ?

A have you B haven’t youC you have D you haven’t 6, She will visit us as soon as she arrives……… Paris A at B in C on D to 7, The smaller the room is , the……….furniture it needs A fewer B smaller C more D less 8, The secretary to……… I talked didn’t know where the meeting was A which B who C that D whom 9, I find the time of English meals very strange I’m not used………dinner at 5 p.m A to have B to having C having D have 10, I have to be present at eight o’clock and so………

A are you B have you C do you D you do IV, Combine each pair of sentence using the words in parentheses. 1, The man seems very lonely His wife and children are away ( whose ) 2, I recently went back to the town I was born in that town ( where ) 3, The coffee was very hot I couldn’t drink it ( too ) 4, The ice is quite thick We can walk on it ( enough ) 5, The people were very nice We met them on the train to Ho Chi Minh city ( who ) 6, The road was very icy They couldn’t drive fast ( so ) 7, I went to school as usual yesterday I had a terrible cold ( although ) 8, The children ran away They broke the window ( after ) 9, His brother is now working in Liverpool Liverpool is a big city of England ( which ) 10, He cannot speak Chinese I cannot speak Chinese ( neither ) V, Find and correct mistakes in the following sentences. 1, We took part in a six-hours journey to the eastern coast ………

2, Different kinds of newspapers are arranging on the shelves ………

3, There are a little activities that we can do after the meeting ………

4, Hung really wishes that he can take part in the game ………

5, They’re going to get their house to decorate for the Christmas ………

6, I used to sit next to a man who his name is Michael Faraday ………

7, I’d rather typing this letter than write it because it’s faster ………

8, He drives too fast that no one likes to ride with him ………

9, The novel writing by Mark Twain attracts a lot of children ………

10, Thank you very much for your letter, who came yesterday ………

VI, Read the text carefully then answer the questions bellow.

How the may day holiday began in england

Many hundred years ago there were many villages and few towns in England The villagers liked to go intothe forests and the fields when spring came On the first Sunday of May they usually took a tree back with themand put it in the center of the village The children dance round it and the men and the women took part in gamesaround it

Later the international working class made the First of May their day of solidarity

The first May Day was celebrated in England in 1890, when the workers decided to fight for an eight-hourworking day and an end to the very long hours that they worked In London, the workers marched from all places

to a meeting in Hyde Park This demonstration showed their unity and solidarity

After that, May Day in England was usually celebrated on the Sunday nearest to the first day of themonth.There have been many large May Day demonstrations The working people showed on those days theirsolidaity with the progressive people in orther countries

1 Which ssasons did the villagers like to go into the forests and fields ?

2 Where were the tree put ?

3 What did the children do round the tree ?

4 When was the first May Day celebrated in England ?

5 What did the working people show on those day ?

VII Read the text then choose A, B, C or D to complete the text.

For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience Others, however, find the whole idea quiteterrifying, (1)…… flying is no more dangerous (2)…….any other form of travel and some experts say it isconsiderably safer It is known, however, that most accident occur (3)……take-off and landing when a (4)

……….decisions are vitally important

The people (5)…….job it is to look (6)………the passengers – the stewards and stewardesses- play animportant part in helping passengers to (7)…… safe and comfortable Indeed for many passengers being (8)

………such care of is all part of the total experience (9)………other form of travel involves waiting on people inquite the same (10)…………., with food, drink, newspapers, magazines, music, and even video films

VIII, Fill one suitable word in each blank in the following passage.

Everyone wants to reduce pollution But pollution problem is (1)………complicated as it isserious It is complicated (2)……… much pollution is caused by things that benefit people For example,exhaust (3)………automobiles causes a large percentage of all pollution But automobiles

(4)………transportation for millions of people Factories discharge much of the material (5)…………

pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large (6)……….of people Too much fertilizer

or pesticide can run soil , but fertilizers and pesticide (7)……….important aids to the growing of crops

Thus, to end (8)………greatly reduces pollution immediately, people would have to (9)

……… using many things that benefit them Most people do not want to do that, of course Butpollution can (10)……….gradually reduced in several ways

IX, Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meanings stay the same.

1, They have just sold that old house

– That old house………

2, Charles lives quite near his aunt’s house

X, Complete the sentences using the words given

1, These exercises / too difficult / students / do / without / mistakes

TEST 5

I, Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

II, Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.

4, A compulsory B population C occasionally D immediate

III, Choose one word that does not belong in each list.

IV, Choose the best answer to complete sentences.

1, To put off means………

2, The Browns had to use all their………to buy their new house

3, If you take a train or a bus, you must pay a………

4, Your brother is very tall What is his exact……… ?

5, Another word for forture is………

6, If Lan comes to England, it will be a good……….for her to improve her English

A opportunity B possibility C advantage D experience

7, Please………your hand if you want to ask the teacher a question

8, All his children speak……….English

9, If a bomb goes off, it……….

A explodes B fails C strikes D misses its object

10, We went to the airport to………off a friend who was leaving for London

11, My sister is very ……… of spiders

12, The chameleon is a very strange………

13, I like this essay because it’s very………

A imaginativeB imaginary C imaginable D imagination

14, Tam has a big……… of foreign coins

A collector B collection C collecting D collective

15, If we don’t ………on electricity, there will be power cut

A economic B economics C economical D economize

16, He is a person………friends trust him

17, I’ve always enjoyed traveling My brother,……….,prefer to stay at home

18, I’ll give you a lift to the station if………in a hurry

19, I wish you……… to leave now Can’t you stay a bit longer ?

A don’t have B didn’t have C won’t have D hadn’t

20, ………to have lunch at 12 o’clock everyday ?

A Did you used B Did you use C Are you used D Were you used

21, If she worked more slowly, she……….so many mistakes

A wouldn’t make B won’t makeC didn’t makeD doesn’t make

22, He never let you cook the meals,……… ?

23, Stop now, you’ve done………work for one day

A too many B plenty C quite more D quite enough

24, Whenever we meet, we stop………

25, Give her a telephone to ring……… she gets lost

26, If only I……….play the guitar as well as you !

27, The party, at………….I was the guest honor, was extremely enjoyable

28, Trung swims very well and……….does his brother

29, ……….people go to soccer matches now than twenty years ago

30, It’s……….long time since he last saw his grandparents

V, Find and correct mistakes in the following sentences.

1, If he would speak more slowly, I could understand him

2, Kangaroos, that can be seen everywhere in Australia, have long tails

3, After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left

4, Linh wishes that she is given a teddy bear at Chirstmas

5, Hoang has felt much better when he took the pill

6, I suggested that you writing to them to accept their offer

7, They asked me where was I going to spend my vocation that summer

8, Even though being ill, Phong still went to school last Monday

9, My brother enjoys to read detective stories in his free time

10, Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he ?

VI, Complete the passage with words in paretheses.

At six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its (1- shops / banks / hotels ) and flood a wide area

By nine o’clock the floods had reached the own of Dorchester The main street was soon (2- over / under /

through ) three feet of water Fire engines arrived quickly to pump the water, but the heavy rain made their job very(3- easy / difficult / quick )

Mrs.Rose Willow, a (4- girl / man / lady ) nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trappedupstairs (5- for / during / while ) three hours Finally, firemen were able to rescue her with ladder and a small (6-boat / ship / car ).” My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time,” said Mrs Willow “ She (7- worried / bored /helped ) me a lot She sat with me, so I didn’t feel afraid.”

The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good, (8- but / so / therefore )the floods have done a great deal of damage “ Luckily, nobody was (9- burnt / cut / drowned ) or injured, “ ChiefFire Office Hawkins (10- asked / told / said ) reporters, “ but it will take a long time to clear up the mess “

Test 6

I, Which underlined part is differently pronounced?

1 Sight circus tiger lion

2 poster post-office most lion

3 tamer apple acrobat matter

4 acrobat nose cold both

5.folk pierrot donkey also

6 promise countryside leisurely sunbathe

7.musical instruments mutual regularly

8.follow narrow slow crowd

9.city-dweller double-decker underground handkerchief

10.Heathrow headway seat teachings

II, Choose the one words or phrases which could be subtituted for the underlined word or phrase without changing the meaning of the sentences.

1, The indecisive(do du) man was readily persuaded to change his mind again

2, After discussing the matter with the bank manager, Ha instantly received his loan(tien cho vay)

3, The news of the President’s death amazed the world

4, I disagreed with you completely

a am bored b am pleased c feel tired d am of a different opinion

5, Do you have any difficulty in understanding what your teacher says when he speaks in English ?

6, It has been marvellous evening We’ve enjoyed the party very much

7, Have you made arrangements for your journey yet ?

a classification b preparations c achievements d measurements

8, He refused my offer to help

9., The war cost an enormous sum of money

10, Have you seen him recently ?

11, The headmaster congratulated the student on his work

12, He is a clever boy