Bồi dưỡng HSG Anh 8

I.Pronunciation From each number, pitch out one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A.filled B.destroyed C.wished D.prepared 2. A. term B. necessary C. semester D. mother 3. A. list B. underline C. highlight D. night 4. A. proud B. pronoun C. around D. enough 5. A. revision B. festival C. postcard D. promise 6. A. rather B. ethnic C. although D. without 7. A. climate B. comprise C. notice D. divide 8. A. mention B. option C. federation D. question 9. A. grew B. threw C. drew D. sew 10 .A. missed B. closed C. called D. planned 11. a-flow b-crowd c-cloud d-scout 12. a- says b- prays c- plays d- days 13. a- ready b- overhead c- measure d- breathe 14 A. touch B. enough C. cousin D. doubt 15 A. mind B. signature C. sign D. fight 16 A. hear B. clear C. tear D. bear 17 A. treat B. heat C. beat D. sweat 18 A. rough B. laugh C. cough D. though 19 A. come B. wonder C. golden D. discover 20 A. care B. dare C. stare D. mark 21. a . coughed b. played c. solved d. failed. 22. a. chemist b. achieve c. require d. believe 23. a. leaf b. of c. deaf d. wife 24. a. nature b. natural c. native d. nation 25. a. scholarship b. chemical c. cheap d. character 26. a. look b. cook c. book d. floor 27. a. pour b. course c. resource d. court 28. a. son b. sixth c. suitable d. sugar 29. A. overhead B. teammate C. speaker D. bean 30. A. challenging B. fetch C. brochure D. chocolate II.Vocabulary and Grammar Choose the best answer 1. Please ask them . . . . . . . . . . in this area. a) don’t smoke b) not smoking c) to not smoke d) not to smoke 2. Tim . . . . . . . . . . 13 films and I think her latest is the best. a) made b) had made c) has made d) was making 3. My birthday is . . . . . . . . . . February 2 nd . a) on b) in c) at d) from 4. You should learn your lesson . . . . . . . . . . a) careful b) carefully c) careless d) carelessly 5. “The students went on a canoe trip yesterday.” “I heard it was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .” a) excited b) exciting c) exciteful d) an excitement 6. “Do you think your father will worry if we’re late?” “Maybe we’d better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . him.” a) call b) be calling to c) to call d) will call 7. I said “Happy Birthday” before . . . . . . . . . . Lan a present. a) give b) will give c) gave d) giving 8. Tam . . . . . . . . . last night when the telephone . . . . . . . . . . . a) slept-rang b) slept- was ringing c) was sleeping-rang d) was sleeping-was ringing 9. “Would you like to go to the movie with me tonight?” “ - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .” a) Yes, please. b) I’m sorry. I’d love to. c) No, than d) Yes, I’d love to. 10. John doesn’t play tennis. David doesn’t play tennis. a. Both John and David doesn’t play tennis. b. Neither John nor David plays tennis. c. Not either John or David plays tennis. d. Not only John but also David doesn’t play tennis. 11. The coach said, “It’s time for you to go home, boys!” a. The coach told the boys that it was time for you to go home. b. The coach tells the boys that it was time for them to go home. c. The coach told the boys that it is time for them to go home. d. The coach told the boys that it was time for them to go home. 12. _____ the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I couldn’t understand him at all. a. If b. Because c. Since d. Although 13. She started learning English ten years ago. a) She has not learnt English before. b) She has started learning English for ten years. c) She has learnt English for ten years. d) She has learnt English since ten years. 14. They spent a lot of money on food and clothes. a) A lot of money was spent on food and clothes. b) A lot of money were spent on food and clothes. c) A lot of money on food and clothes were spent. d) A lot of money on food and clothes was spent. 15 There is a detective film _____ at the Thang Long Theater. a) on b) in c) inside d) outside 16. She gets used to _______ her bike. a) ride b) riding c) rode d) rides 17. You need a good pair of paddles to play _____. a) tennis b) football c) table tennis d) badminton 18. A(n) ______ can take a patient to hospital quickly. a) emergency b) bleeding c) wound d) ambulance 19. The water was rising…………………. A. fast B. slow C. fastly D. lovely 20. Sally ……………… him to com home early. A. tell B. told C. say D. ask 21. I tried my………………… not to laugh. A. good B. well C. better D. best 22. We should learn this poem…………………. A. by heart B. by soul C. by many times D. by million 23. She arrived early………………… a good seat. A. so that to get B. in order get C. in order to get D. so that getting 24. You must improve your spelling. A. make something better B. become better C. make something worse D. become worse 25. We left at 6 a.m ……………………… late. A. so as not to be B. so as not being C. so as to be D. so as not being 26. There ……………………… so much violence. A. wasn’t use to B. weren’t used to being C. used not to be D. used not being 27. He decided …………………………. what would happen. A. to stay and see B. staying and seeing C. to stay and seeing D. staying and seeing 28. Ann ………… downstairs and hurt her back. A. fall B. fell C. fallen D. felt. 29. David’s school ………… is very bad this term. A. report B. period C. day D. semester 30. People go to a …………… to look at the famous works of art. A. stadium B. gallery C. theater D. fair 31. I’d like to go ……………. very much. A. camp B. to camp C. a camp D. camping 32. Hoa is reading short stories …………. Jack London. A. of B. from C. by D. with 33. This book is ……………. that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time. A. so interesting B. so interested C. such interesting D. too interesting 34. “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 35. My mother ………… me that I should wake up earlier. A. told to B. said C. was told D. said to 36. Peter broke his leg when he fell ………… his bike. A. in B. on C. off D. of 37. You should …………… your lesson before the examination. A. read B. look C. revise D. study 38. Hung is …………… do the crossword puzzles. A. intelligent enough to B. intelligent enough C. enough intelligent D. enough intelligent to 39. Her math result is …………… than her English result. A. bad B. bader C. worse D. well 40. His father is very proud ……………… him. A. of B. with C. on D. about 41. Students should work …………. to make their parents happy. A. hard B. hardly C. in hard way D. more hardly 42. Keep all dangerous things out of children’s …………. . A. hands B. place C. reach D. head 43. When I was young, I used ……………. on a farm. A. to live B. live C. to living D. living 44.Don’t worry about us. We can ____________ ourselves A. look B. look for C. look after D. look at 45.The old man asked me if I ___________ a flying saucer. A. have ever seen B. had ever seen C. ever saw D. have ever been seeing 46.Have you decided ___________ to cook for dinner this evening? A. who B. whom C. why D. what 47.Don’t touch that chair. It _____________ A. has just been painted B. is being painted C. is painted D. was painted 48.I can’t stand Jack. He _____ always ______ his dirty dishes on the table. A. does/leave B. has/left C. is/leaving D. was/leaving 49.When I arrived at the station, Mary ___________ for me A. waited B. waits C. is waiting D. was waiting 50.Floods and droughts can easily _________ a harvest. A. harmful B. destroy C. kill D. change 51.To remember the words you have learned, you have to _________ them often. A. repeat B. revise C. replace D. rewrite 52.You are always late. You need a(n) _________ to wake you up earlier. A. alarm clock B. watch C. answering machine D. clock 53.I am sure that they will tell us about ____________ A. myself B. themselves C. ourselves D. himself 54.I ‘m delighted _________ you passed your exam. A. that B. to C. in order to D. so that 55.The flight __________ at 6.00 has been delayed. A. leave B. leaves C. leaving D. left 56.We will plant trees and flowers along the or in the parks. a. sidewalks b. pavements c. sideways d. a and b 57. Everybody loves her because she is an girl. a. interesting b. interested c. interests d. anxious 58. Mai looks her mother. a. as b. the same c. like d. as same as 59. You should drive The traffic is heavy. a. careful b. more careful c. more carefully d. most carefully 60. Don’t trust Bill. He is a kind of person who doesn’t do what he says he will. He is so a. reliable b. unreliable c. easy- going d. friendly. 61. Where is the ? I want to fry these potatoes. a. steamer b. saucepan c. frying pan d. cooker 62. Some of the products are at cheaper a. prices b. costs c. prizes d. charges 63. If you want any further information please the head- office. a. relate b. contact c. connect d. combine 64.My brother works for a company called FPT. He has worked for them ……… he graduated from university. a. at b. in c. since d. for 65.We should use cloth bags ……………. of plastic bags. a. besides b. apart c. without d. instead 66.Farmers collect household and garden waste to make ……………… a. compost b. glassware c. pipes d. floor covering 67.What’s the correct ……………… of this word? a. pronounce b. pronunciation c. pronounced 68.We are having a plan to help them by …………… them to do things. a. encourage b. encouraged c. to encourage d. encouraging 69. Do you mind closing the door? A. yes, I do B. no, I don’t mind C. yes, I don’t D. no, I do mind 70 Do you mind if I take a photo? A. yes B. No C. please do D. I cannot. 71. Daewoo cars _______ in Korea. A. is made B. is make C. are make D. are made 72. You should learn how _______the computer. A. using B. use C. used D. to use 73 It is a _________________farm. A. chicken-raise B. chicken-raising C. raising- chicken D. raise- chicken 74. Viet Nam is a_________________ country. A. export-rice B. exporting-rice C. rice-exporting D. rice-export 75. We bought this house last year. This house____________ last year. A. are bought B. is bought C. was bought D. were bought 76. “ We are learning how to make cakes” said the schoolgirls. The schoolgirls said _____________________ ` A. we were learning how to make cakes. B. they were learning how to make cakes. C. she were learning how to make cakes. D. he were learning how to make cakes. 77. These medicines can _______your headache. A. ease B. elevate C. revive D. affect. A. pointed out B. showed C. spoke D. said 78. She has already ______his cup five times. A. refilled B. reused C. reduced D. recycled 79. Sorry I’m late, but I feed my little son before leaving home. a. needed b. must c. had to d. was to 80. Smith writes very quickly. He’s finished his essay. a. already b. been c. for d. yet 81. What are you going to do? - I don’t know. I haven’t made my mind yet. a. on b. at c. in d. up 82. This is the first I’ve ever lived far from home. a. already b. since c. that d. time 83. Phong rang his friend in Nha Trang yesterday, and he said it raining there. a. was b. is c. should be d. to be 84. The last time I saw Khang, he looked very relaxed. He explained that he’d been on holiday the week. a. earlier b. following c. next d. previous 85. This film must be new. We’ve seen it before. a. ever b. never c. since d. yet 86. He hates to do something by others. a. to be asked b. asking c. being asked d. to ask 87. I don’t want much sugar in my coffee. Just……………., please. A. a few B. a little C. fewer D. less 88. It took us an hour………to Nha Trang. A. drive B. driving C. to drive D. drove 89. A person who can't speak or hear is called a. a character b. a deaf c. a bind d. a deaf-mute 90. My parents will their wedding anniversary next month. a. make b. celebrate c. remember d. promise 91. If you don't understand many words, you can them up in the dictionary. a. look b. get c. find d. finish 92. The in Vietnam usually begins in December and ends in July. a. football match b. football team c. football fan d. football season 93.He ran to the station to the early train. a. ride b. drive c. catch d. go 94. He prefers country life city life. a. more than b. than c. to d. better than IiI.reading Ex 1- Read the following passage, then answer questions 1 - 5. After each question there are four options marked A,B,C or D. Choose the correct answer by writing down its corresponding letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet. It is five o’clock in the evening when Rene Wagner come home from work. She walks into the living room and looks at her three children. They are 14,13 and 9 years old. They are watching TV. The living room is a mess. There are dirty socks on the floor and cookies on the sofa. Games and toys are everywhere. Rene is angry, “This place is a mess” she tells her children, “I can’t work all day and then do housework all evening. I’m not going to do housework!” Rene doesn’t do housework. She doesn’t clean or wash dishes. She doesn’t wash clothes, either. Every evening she sits on the sofa and watches TV. After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house is dirty. All the children’s clothes are dirty. Every garbage basket is full. The house is a mess. Then, one day Rene comes home from work and gets a big surprise. The kitchen is clean. The children clean the kitchen ! The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing their clothes. Rene tells the children “OK, I’ll do the housework again. But you have to help me.” Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV ! 1. When Rene came home from work, she found the house ……………. . A. clean and dirty B. dirty and tidy C. dirty and untidy D. clean but untidy 2. Rene told her children ………………… . A. to do the housework B. she couldn’t do housework C. not to do housework D. she wouldn’t do housework 3. Two weeks later, the house was ……………… . A. very clean B. a mess C. tidy D. rather dirty 4. Some days later, the house was clean again because ……………………. . A. she couldn’t let it that way B. her children did housework. C. her children didn’t do housework. D. she did housework again. 5. Now Rene does housework again because …………………. . A. her children help her. B. they can watch TV together. C. her children wash their clothes. D. her children don’t do it. Ex 2 – Choose the suitable words for this passage by circling A, B, C or D HOW TO BE A FRIEND OF THE EARTH There ……(1)…… many simple things we can do to stop the ……(2)……of the environment. First of all, we should not dump our rubbish without ……(3)……which things, such as bottles and paper can ……(4)…… We should put objects that we can recycle in ……(5)…… bins. Secondly, instead of taking our car wherever we go, we ought to leave it at home ……(6)…… possible, and go on foot or ……(7)…… public transport. When we have to drive to the supermarket ……(8)…… our shopping, we should always remember ……(9)…… our own bags ……(10)……we don’t need to use the supermarket’s plastic bags. 1. A. are B. is C. was D. were 2. A. destroy B. destroyed C. destructive D. destruction 3. A. think B. to think C. thinking D. thought 4. A. be recycled B. recycle C. be recycling D. being recycling 5. A. recycle B. recycles C. recycled D. recycling 6. A. when B. whenever C. where D. wherever 7. A. on B. in C. by D. to ` 8. A. To do B. do C. to make D. making 9. A. taking B. to take C. take D. took 10. A. so B. that C. so that D. so as Ex 3 :Choose the best word to complete this passage. VietNam is a country in the (1) Asia. It has an area of 329,566 sq km. Ha Noi is the (2) and HO Chi Minh is the (3) city. The population of Viet Nam is about 80 (4) It has an age- old culture and a long tradition of fighting against foreign invaders. Viet Nam is now a (5) country of ASEAN and many other (6) organizations such as APEC, WTO Viet Nam (7) rice, coffee and many farm (8) Viet Nam has (9) of tourist attractions and World Heritage Sites such as Ha Long bay, Phong Nha cave, Hoi An ancient town etc… and is now known as a safe and attractive (10) for tourists the world over. Vietnamese people are proud of their country. They have been trying hard to build it into a powerful and prosperous one. 1. a. South- east b. South c. North d. Northern. 2. a. city b. town c. old city d. capital 3. a. large b. larger c. largest d. wide 4.a. billion b. million c. billions d. millions 5.a. member b. friend c. classmate d. workmate 6. a. national b. international c. nation d internation 7. a. exported b. imported c. exports d. imports. 8. a. products b. production c. productive d. producting 9. a. many b. some c. a lots d. lots 10. a. depart b. destination c. departure d. department Ex 4. Choose the best option to fill in each blank to complete the following passage. Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer (1) worked out over two centuries ago by a man (2) Charles Babbage. Babbage was born (3) 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines (4) he called “engines”. But despite the fact he (5) building some of these he never finished any of them. Over the years people have agued (6) his machines would ever work. recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (7) engine based on one of Babbage’s designs. (8) has taken six years to complete and more (9) four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum (10) remind people of Babbage’s work. 1. A. has B. was C. had D. is 2. A. known B. recognized C. written D. called 3. A. on B. in C. by D. for 4. A. whose B. who C. these D. which 5. A. wanted B. made C. started D. missed 6. A. until B. whether C. while D. though 7. A. some B. the C. an D. that 8. A. One B. He C. They D. It 9. A. than B. therefore C. when D. then 10.A. to B. as C. for D. so Ex 5 . Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in each gap Have you ever followed instructions for knitting something or have you read a piece of music? If you have, you have behaved in a similar way(1) a computer. A computer obeys a program to carry out a particular task. Just (2) a knitting pattern is expressed in numbers and piece of music in lines and dots, so a computer program is (3) in the form of programming language. Like the English language (or any other language), there are (4) of grammar, and a program must be correct in every way. There are hundreds of programming language, but only (5) are well-known and widely used. The most popular language which is used in offices(6) Cobol. This language is used for printing payrolls and keeping records of goods. Engineers and scientists use Fortran (7) carry out calculations. (8) neither of these two programs is very popular with people working on home computers. Basis is the most popular language for home computers, chiefly (9) it is easy to learn and use. (10) these languages are useful for many purposes, it is time that a new simple program was devised. Such a program ought to be not only easy to use but also completely reliable. 1. A. to B. as C. so D. from 2. A. like B. by C. too D. as 3. A. expensive B. expresses C. expressed D. expressing 4. A. rules B. laws C. regulations D. principles 5. A. a little B. a few C. much D. a lot of 6. A. called B. calling C. is called D. is calling 7. A. so as for B. in order that C. so as that D. in order to 8. A. In addition B. Therefore C. Consequently D. However 9. A. because B. if C. because of D. unless 10. A. Even B. Despite C. Although D. In spite Ex 6. Read the passage and do the exercises below: A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child, and some children like boys and girls who live abroad with their parents seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. In school, it isn't so easy to learn a second language because the pupils have little time for it; and they are busy with other subjects as well. The best way for most of us to remember things is to join them in our mind with something which we know already or which we easily remember because we have a picture of it in our mind. That is why it is better to learn words in sentences, not by themselves, or to see, or do, or feel what a word means when we first use it. A) Choose the best answer: (2 marks) 1) What helps us a lot in learning a language? a. time b. a good memory c. objects d. a second language 2) Boys and girls can learn two languages easily when they live in a. their country b. a familiar country c. the USA d. a foreign country 3) Students are always with their school subjects. a. free b. good c. busy d. easy 4) According to the writer, learning is better. a. words b. sentences c. other subjects d. pictures Ex 7. Read the passage and choose the most appropriate answer A, B, C or D. How Nam has improved his English In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know how to improve them. I didn’t want my father and mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English- English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do”, said she. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown. 1. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year? A. The pronunciation B. The grammar C. Both pronunciation and grammar D. The way of improving his pronunciation 2. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson? A. His teacher B. One of his friends C. His father D. His mother 3. Where did Nam and his teacher go after that? A. to the town library B. to the school library C. to the teachers’ room D. to his house 4. What did the teacher show him then? A. A glass bookcase B. An English-English dictionary C. An English Grammar book D. Cassettes of pronunciation drills 5. What did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later? A. The first prize B. The second prize C. The third prize D. The fourth prize Ex 8. Read the following passages and decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F). Machu Picchu is an ancient city in Peru. The construction of the city started in 1450. The city covers about 13 square kilometers. For centuries, the city was buried in the jungle and was not discovered until 1911. Today, Machu Picchu is one of the most famous tourist attractions in all parts of South America. The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure ever built. Much of what exists of the wall today was built during the Ming dynasty in the late 1400s, although parts of the wall are much older and go back to around 200 B.C. The wall is about 11 meters high. The main part of the wall stretches for about 3,400 kilometers. T F 1. Machu Picchu is a modern city in Peru. 2. People began to build the city in 1450. 3. The city was built on the area of thirty square kilometers. 4. People found the city buried in the jungle in 1911. 5. The city is attractive to many tourists from South America. 6. The Great Wall of China was constructed by man. 7. The wall was built during the Ming dynasty in 1400. 8. Many parts of the wall were built around 200 B.C. 9. The wall is about 11 meters high. 10. The main part of the wall is about 3,400 kilometers long. IV.writing Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. 1. How long have you studied medicine? => When ? 2. John was too ill to go to school. => John wasn’t 3. I’ve never talked to the headmaster before. => It’s…………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. “ Don’t make such a mess in your room,” said Mrs. Quyen to her son. => Mrs. Quyen told…………………………………………………………………………… 5. The last time we went to London was two year ago. => We haven’t………………………………………………………………………………… 6.Viet does not play badminton as well as he used to. => Viet used to……………………………………………………………………………… 7. Your bag is different from mine. => Your bag isn’t the……………………………………………………………………… 8. Trung is the most intelligent student in my class. => No one………………………………………………………………………………… 9. It’s necessary for us to drive so fast. => Driving………………………………………………………………………………. 10. The movie was very bad. I couldn’t see it. => The movie was not …………………………………………… 11. Remember to check your flight numbers. => Don’t 12. It was such bad news that Helen burst into tears. => The news 13.They have given her a bunch of flowers. A bunch of 14. He asked his mother “ Must I go now ? ” He asked 15. They need to paint these pieces of furniture. These pieces of 16.It’s three years since I last spoke to her.  I ………………………………………………………… ………… 17.Keeping the environment clean is very important.  It’s ………………………………………………………………… 18.He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.  He was delighted that he …………………………………………. 19.They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.  The time machine ………………………………………………… 20.He failed the exams because of his laziness Because he …………………………………………………………. 21.I came to see Jane yesterday. She was cooking dinner then. àWhen 22.Ho Chi Minh City is my place of birth. àI was 23. Please don’t interrupt me while I am speaking. I’d rather 24. Get up now or you’ll be late for school.  If 25. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it. The water wasn’t 26. People should stop experiments on animals. Experiments 27. I don’t think you should go to work today. You’d better 28. Mandy is excited about going to Greece on holiday. Mandy is looking 29. The dentist will have to take out the infected tooth. The infected tooth 30.”You shouldn’t spend your weekend in the city” She advised me 31. I felt tired after a long trip, so I went to bed early. Feeling tired 32. They made him sign a paper admitting his guilt. He was [...]... drive from London to Edinburgh It takes 36 My brother stopped smoking now My brother used 37 We couldn’t drive because of the fog The fog prevented 38 I stopped I bought a newspaper I stopped 39 We felt bored because of his long speech His long speech 40 I spend half an hour traveling to work by motorbike everyday . to 80 . Smith writes very quickly. He’s finished his essay. a. already b. been c. for d. yet 81 . What are you going to do? - I don’t know. I haven’t made my mind yet. a. on b. at c. in d. up 82 previous 85 . This film must be new. We’ve seen it before. a. ever b. never c. since d. yet 86 . He hates to do something by others. a. to be asked b. asking c. being asked d. to ask 87 . I don’t. Just……………., please. A. a few B. a little C. fewer D. less 88 . It took us an hour………to Nha Trang. A. drive B. driving C. to drive D. drove 89 . A person who can't speak or hear is called a.