Phßng GD§T H¬ng S¬n §Ò thi chän häc sinh giái líp 8 Trêng THCS S¬n TiÕn N¨m häc 2010 - 2011 M«n : TiÕng Anh Thêi gian lµm bµi : 90 phót ……………………………………………………………………………………… I.Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. looked B. watched C. carried D. stopped 2. A. study B. success C. surprise D. sugar 3. A. unite B. underline C. university D. uniform 4. A. Take B. angry C. language D. passage 5. A. character B. children C. teacher D. change II. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. 1. If you ( give off/ give up/ give out/ give from) smoking you’ll feel beter. 2. Will she (has to/ have to/ had to/ haved to) take this exam? 3. It’s interesting to ( have/ do/ make/ go) friends with people from other countries. 4. That desk ( is/ has been repaired/ was repaired/ has repaired) several times this year. 5. Would you mind if I ( sat/ sit/ sitting/ to sit) here? 6.Last Tuesday Hoa was absent ( for / at / from / in) school because of her illness. 7.Ho Chi Minh City is (largest / the largest / large / larger than) city in Viet Nam. 8.He has worked for them (at/ in/ since/ for) a quarter to seven. 9.What’s the correct( pronounce/ pronunciation / pronounced ) of this word? 10. His car is the same color ( a like / as / like / to) my uncle’s. III. Give the correct form of the verb in branket. 1.They never ( talk) to each other since the children ( leave) home. 2.He always hates ( answer) the phone and very often lets it (ring). 3.When I ( come) to see them, they ( play) volleyball. 4.When he (be) in Hue, he (write) me a letter every week. 5.My books aren’t here .I think someone ( take) them away. 6.English ( speak) in Viet Nam many years ago . IV Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word : Many people (1) to live in big cities, but (2) prefer living in the (3) .… … … … … … My uncle and aunt have a small (4) near my home town. They bought it (5)… … … five years ago. At the side of the farm house, there is a (6) garden . In it, apple -… … trees are (7) .The vegetable is to the right (8) the house. My uncle and aunt… … … … grow all (9) of vegetables, but they (10) especially fond of potatoes and… … … … tomatoes. V.Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences 1.They enjoy the ___________________ atmosphere here. (peace) 2.The song is ________________ to me. (interest) 3.Listen ___________________ please. (care) 4.We started our trip on a beautiful ______________ morning. (sun) 5. He said “ Good morning” in a most ______________ way.(friend) 6. Every week, there are two from Ha Noi to Nha Trang. (fly) 7.Everyone was at the soccer match. (excite) 8.He drove and he had an accident. ( …………… care) 9.Would you like to go . . . . . . . . . . . (shop)? 10.My sister has a beautiful . . . . . . . . . . . . . of stamps. (collect) VI. Rewrite the following sentences, begin as shown and keep the meaning unchanged. 1.It is a two - hour flight from here to HCM city. -> It takes .…………………………………………………… 2. No one in the club sings better than Hoa -> Hoa sings……………………………………………………… 3. The coffee is so strong that I can’t drink it. -> The coffee is too ………………………………………………… 4. They will send you a bill at the end of the month. -> You …………………………………………………………… 5. “Do you live near your family,Tam?” he asked. -> He asked ……………………………………………………… 6. It’s interesting to take part in the young pioneers club. -> We are interested .………………………………………………… 7. “ You should study harder to please your parents, Hung”, said Aunt Hoa. -> Aunt Hoa advised …………………………………………………… 8. They haven’t seen each other for 2 years. -> The last time ………………………………………………………… 9.May I borrow your book? -> Would you mind .?………………………………………………………… 10. He failed the exam because of his laziness -> Because he …………………………………………………………………… VII. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. 1. She / at home / yesterday/ because / sick. 2. I / read / a book / when / friends/ come . 3. Could / tell / how / get / supermarket / please / ? 4. It / difficult / find / apartment / big cities. 5. Teenagers / prefer / listen / lastest pop music / to / folk music. …………………………………………. . S¬n §Ò thi chän häc sinh giái líp 8 Trêng THCS S¬n TiÕn N¨m häc 2010 - 2011 M«n : TiÕng Anh Thêi gian lµm bµi : 90 phót ……………………………………………………………………………………… I.Pick out the word with the underlined. take this exam? 3. It’s interesting to ( have/ do/ make/ go) friends with people from other countries. 4. That desk ( is/ has been repaired/ was repaired/ has repaired) several times this year. . bought it (5)… … … five years ago. At the side of the farm house, there is a (6) garden . In it, apple -… … trees are (7) .The vegetable is to the right (8) the house. My uncle and aunt… … … … grow