Đề thi ÔLIMPIC năm học 2010- 2011 của phòng giáo dục đào tạo Hơng Sơn. Môn Tiếng anh Lớp 8 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from that of the others in each group 0. A. children B. chicken C. chair D. character 1. A. deaf B. beat C. lead D. teacher 2. A. youth B. thank C. thirsty D. there 3. A. played B. worked C. studied D. lived 4. A. heritage B. shortage C. teenage D. luggage 5. A. honest B. hour C. honor D. humor II-Choose a word that differs from others. Eg: A. Car B. plane C. bus D. truck Answer: B. Plane 1. A. friendly B. softly C. safely D. quickly 2. A. ate B. seen C. done D. played 3. A. shock B. faint C. burn D. ease 4. A. cooker B. worker C. teacher D. rider 5. A. Great Wall B. Pyramids C. Taj Mahal D. Angkor Wat III. Choose the best option. 1. Your house is old. It needs ( repainting / repaint / repainted / to repaint ) 2. A view is something you (taste / see / hear / wear ) 3. Nam gets up early so ( order / as / since / cause ) to revise his lessons. 4. The teacher suggested that the game ( be played / is played / was played / played ) 5. It is a contest in which( participate / participants / participations / participators ) have to read two poems in English. 6. My Uncle is the same ( high / age / tall / heavy ) as hers. 7. Most of the earths ( cover / air / atmosphere / surface ) is water. 8. He has ( fewer / less / little / much) work than his wife. 9. Scouting builds character and encourages good ( neighborhood / citizenship / nationhood / community) and personal fitness. 10. Today, we went on an ( eight-hours / eight-hour / hour- eight / hours-eight) tour which included the Napa Valley. IV. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word. 1. The train made a late(depart) 2. Hanoi was (recognition) by UNESCO as a peace city. 3. Santa Claus is base on the (describe) of Saint Nicolas in a poem. 4. The leaders of the Church said the songs were (suit) and forbade them from singing. 5. Their (friend) has lasted a lifetime. V. Give the correct form of the bold words in parentheses. 1. The child should be funished of his bad(BEHAVE) 2. By recycling we can saveresources. (NATURE) 3. They had an.Christmas vacation.(ENJOY) 4. Its to eat sugar and fat. (HEALTH) 5. Some stamps are beautiful. (COLLECT) 6. She often drives veryShe has had 3 accidents this year.(CARE) VI. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition. 1. Thats very kind.you to help me this math problem. 2. Bread is madebread flour and yeast. 3. Her hair has the same colormine. 4. He divided the candies his three children. VII. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. The Moon revolves once on its axis each time it orbits the Earth, thus always presenting the same face to earth bound observers. However, even to the unaided eye this unchanging face shows two contrasting types of landscape dark, plain- like areas of lower relief, and brighter, decidedly more rugged regions which cover about two- thirds of the surface. Early astronomers mistakenly referred to the smooth dark areas as Maria (or sea) giving the name terrace (or land) to the bright up land regions. The terms have persisted since, even though the Moon’s surface has long been known to be completely waterless 1. The Moon’s revolution is responsible for…………………… . A. the way it orbits the sun B. the way its own axis is referred C. the way earth bound people can observe it D. the way it is presented in history book 2. To us, the Moon’s surface……………………………. . A. never changes B. change as we move out position C. always changes D. sometimes changes 3. On the Moon, there are………………………………. . A. many kinds of landscapes B. light and dark areas C. very few contrasts D. only low plains to be observe 4. One mistake early astronomers made was…………………………… . A. to confuse the words Maria and terrace B. ignore the smooth dark area C. to consider some areas to be seas D. to think that the upland regions were bright VIII. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. Man discovered…… (1) many thousands of years ago. The first time he saw fire was probably when a tree was struck …… (2) lightning. He soon learned how to make fire for…….(3). However man probably made his first fire by……… (4) tow sticks together. Fire was very important to…… (5). He needed fire to keep himself warm at…… (6). He uesd fire to cook his food. He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild……….(7). In some parts of the………(8) he used to signal messages. Red Indians, fore example, used fire to make smoke signals. …… (9) some other countries people lit fires to warn their friends…… (10) danger. IX. Use given words and phrases to make meaningful sentences. 1. How long / it / take you / get / school? 2. two girls / have / make / fire / rub / pieces / bamboo together. 3. I / play badminton / Nam / when / my friends / come. 4. He / not / know / what / do / situation. 5. Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867. 6. One of / students / told / teacher / it / Christmas / following week. …………………………….The end……………………………. . eight-hours / eight-hour / hour- eight / hours-eight) tour which included the Napa Valley. IV. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word. 1. The train made a late(depart) 2 the unaided eye this unchanging face shows two contrasting types of landscape dark, plain- like areas of lower relief, and brighter, decidedly more rugged regions which cover about two- thirds. Đề thi ÔLIMPIC năm học 201 0- 2011 của phòng giáo dục đào tạo Hơng Sơn. Môn Tiếng anh Lớp 8 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently