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I didn’t meet him when he moved to London.. “I had to leave then,” he said.. “I must leave now,” he said.. “He had to leave now,” he said.. “He has to leave then,” he said.. Read the pas

Class:………

Name:……… Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lan 3 Môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8

(Thời gian làm bài 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề) I- Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others

II Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern:

III- Choose the best answer to complete each sentence:

1 The teacher said that the Earth……… around the Sun

2 There ………… any electricity in our village ten years ago

3 We’ve lived in the new neighborhood last month

4 Many people believe that jobs are plentiful in the city

5 I used to my summer holiday in my native village

6 The Y & Y all members to participate in a recycling program

7 Which sentence has the same meaning as the root one?

“The last time I met him was when he moved to London”

A I didn’t meet him when he moved to London

B I haven’t met him since he moved to London

C He last met me when I moved to London

D He hasn’t moved to London since I last met him

8 These beautiful pictures from recycled paper

9 Compost is a wonderful natural It helps plants grow

10 The representatives from “Friends of the Earth” show us how to the environment

11 Do you know the boy to Mrs Nga?

12 Would you mind the door for me?

13 Was Ha Long Bay by UNESCO as a World Heritage site in 1995?

14 This time last year my brother is London

15 Would you like to stay with us while you in town?

16 Vietnam is a country

A rubber – exporting B rubber – exported C exporting D exported - rubber

17 I asked him if far from his house to the cinema

18 Which sentence has the same meaning as the root one?

“He said that he had to leave then”

A “I had to leave then,” he said B “I must leave now,” he said

C “He had to leave now,” he said D “He has to leave then,” he said

19 Are you free to for dinner this evening?

20 Noi Bai airport is

A about 40 – minutes drive from Hanoi

B about 40 – minute drive from Hanoi

C at 40 – minutes drive from Hanoi

D at 40 – minute drive from Hanoi

IV Correct mistakes:

1 Look! I can see dark clouds to appear in the horizon →

A B C D

2 Would you mind if I take a photo of you and your family?→

A B C D

3 Do you mind if I spent the whole afternoon going out with my friends? →

A B C D

4 It’s greatly to be with you on such a lovely vacation →

A B C D

5 I was watching TV then the telephone rang and somebody knocked on the door →

A B C D

6 That’s very kind of you to offer accommodation but we are coming in a tour and our accommodation is

A B C

included in the ticket price → D

7 Can you tell me what you have done at 8 o’lock yesterday evening? →

A B C D

8 I am interesting in the rice – cooking contest you organized yesterday →

A B C D

9 Some oranges and pomegranates have been buyed and put on the table →

A B C D

10 I don’t know where buy some groceries for the dinner tonight? →

A B C D

V Supply the corect form of the words in the brackets:

1 What is the correct (pronouce)……… of this word?

2 We’ve decided to interview the best six (apply)………… for the job

3 Our main (produce)……… to export are rice, coffee and rubber

4 These shoes are smart, but they are (comfort)………

5 There are more and more people concerning about (environment)…… … pollution

6 This knife is (use) ……… It can’t cut anything

7 Television is one of the most important (invent)………… of the 20th century

8 The wood pulp is cleaned and (chemist) ………whitened

9 There are many cultural (differ) ……….between his country and mine

10 After taking an aspirin, her headache (appear)………

VI Rewrite these sentences:

1 Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure

→ My brother enjoys

2 She last ate this kind of food in January

→ She hasn’t

3 “Do you know the name of the person who first climbed Mount Everest”? He said

→ He asked me

4 France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876

→ The Statue

5 Have you ever played a computer game before?

→ Is this

6 “Send me a postcard when you arrive in Paris!”, I said to Lan

→ I told Lan

7 Mai keeps forgetting his homework

→ Mai is

8 I would like you to help me to put the chairs away

→ Do you mind ?

9 The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it

→ The water was not

10 Viet nam is a country which exports coffee

→ Viet Nam is a

VII Read the passage then choose the word which best fits each gap of the passage.

Last winter, I decided to (1)……… a trip to a small village in the mountains for a holiday My trip started well enough, but it soon turned into a nightmare I got completely lost and my car (2)……… out of petrol in the middle of nowhere So I decided to take a (3) ……… by continuing on foot across the mountains, but I fell and (4)……… my leg

I waved at some people on the road (5)………, but they didn’t take any (6)……… and then it started snowing I protected myself from the cold by making a (7)……… from branches I lit a fire and waited for someone to (8)………… me Luckily, some hunters saw the smoke (9)…… raised the alarm An hour later, a (10)……… landed nearby and I was taken to hospital

VIII- Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

I live in Cairo, which is the capital of Egypt There are more than ten million people here A lot of them have come from the countryside because there are more jobs here

I live in an apartment near the city center It is a busy, exciting place It has cinemas and shops, but

unfortunately there is a lot of traffic, too Many tourists come from all over the world to see the Pyramids,

which are near the city

I like Cairo because it is big and exciting I have a lot of friends and it is easy to meet new people I am glad that I live here, but my mother doesn't like it She used to live in the countryside, and she would like to

go back one day

1 Cairo

C has more than ten million people D b & c are correct

2 Why do people go to Cairo?

A Because there are more jobs in Cairo than in the countryside

B Because they want to see the Pyramids

C Because there is a lot of traffic in Cairo

D a & b are correct

3 We can replace the word ‘tourists’ in line 4 with the word .

A ‘newcomers’ B ‘visitors’ C ‘guests D ‘friends’

4 The author likes Cairo because _

A it is big

B it is exciting

C he thinks it is easy to meet new people there

D all are correct

5 Which of the following is not true?

A The author has a lot of friends

B The author likes to meet new people

C The author lives in a villa

D The author's mother doesn't like to live there

The end

hớng dẫn chấm đề thi chọn hsg môn tiếng anh 8

Năm học 2009 - 2010

I 1 điểm (0,2đ/ 1 câu đúng)

II 1 điểm (0,2đ/ 1 câu đúng)

III 2 điểm (0,1đ/ 1 đúng)

IV 1 điểm (0,1đ/ 1 câu đúng)

V 1 điểm (0,1đ/ 1 từ đúng)

1 pronunciation 4 uncomfortable 7 inventions 10 disappeared

2 applicants 5 environmental 8 chemically

VI 2 điểm (0,2đ/ 1 câu đúng)

1 My brother enjoys walking in the rain

2 She hasn’t eaten this kind of food since January.

3 He asked me if I knew the name of the person who had first climbed Mount Everest

4 The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States by France in 1876

5 Is this the first time you have ever played a computer games?

6 I told Lan to send me a postcard when she arrived in Paris

7 Mai is always forgetting his homework

8 Do you mind helping me to put the chairs away?

9 The water was not warm / hot enough for the children to swim (in)

10 Viet Nam is a coffee – exporting country

VII 1 điểm (0,1đ/ 1 câu đúng)

VIII 1điể1m (0,2đ/ 1 câu đúng)

Toàn bài 100 điểm – quy về thang điểm 10 (Có thể mở thêm đáp án nếu đúng)