Phòng gd & đt thanh ba đề thi học sinh năng khiếu Năm học: 2010 - 2011 Môn: Tiếng Anh 8 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) GK1: (Ký, họ tên) Số phách GK2: (Ký, họ tên) Điểm bài thi Bằng số: Bằng chữ: (Đề thi gồm 04 trang - Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi) I. Choose the underlined letter which has different pronunciation from the three others by cycling the letter a, b, c, or d. 1. a. held b. flew c. mend d. tent 2. a. bear b. ear c. tear d. hear 3. a. habit b. hour c. honest d. honor 4. a. such b. mechanic c. chance d. rich 5. a. worked b. played c. studied d. lived II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. 1. She hasn't finished the letter a. already b. just c. yet d. never 2. Lan is studying hard pass the final exam. a. for b. in order to c. so to d. as to 3. Chicago is right on the shore of Lake Michigan. a. situated b. placed c. put d. laid 4. The teacher to the principal is in charge of my class. a. talks b. is talking c. talking d. to talking 5. The bike in Japan is $ 100. a. making b. made c. is making d. to make 6.We dinner when the phone rang. a. are having b. had c. have had d. were having 7. What are people in Australia like? - a. Their friends b. They like chocolate c. They are friendlily d. They are friendly 8. He said that he for a car company. a. worked b. works c. is working d. has worked 9. What happened after the storm? - Harvests a. are destroyed b. will be destroyed c. were destroyed d. destroyed 10. Vietnam is a country. a. rice export b. export rice c. rice exporting d. rice exporting III. Use the correct form/tense of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences: 1. It is unsafe (leave) medicine around the house. 2. The earth (go) around the sun in a definite orbit. 3. My father used to (live) on a farm when he was a young boy. 4. Unlike you, I am not used to (be) treated in such a formal way. 5. Would you mind if I (take) some photos? 1 Đề chính thức 6. Mary (make) a cake for her husband’s birthday at present. 7. Daisy is very upset. Her lovely cat (die) the day before yesterday. 8. Would you mind (lend) me a hand with all this heavy work? 9. He (serve) in the Army between 1946 and 1961. 10. I (never see) such a lazy boy like him before. IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences: 1. Mark was enough to get to the airport in time to catch the plane. (LUCK) 2. Paul is a very He is not shy at all. (SOCIAL) 3. It is very kind of them to go to the to visit the children there. (ORPHAN) 4. His at the party surprised me a great deal. (ARRIVE) 5. The of the bridge will make traveling in the city easier. (COMPLETE) V. There are 10 mistakes in the flowing passage. Underline and correct them. More than 400 million people speaks English as their mother- tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how much people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the language with many speakers than English, but it is only a language for more than one billion China people. English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area on the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, or New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is first of the official languages. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are written in English. More than three-fourths of the world ’ s mail is composed in English. More than three-fifths of the radio stations broadcast programs on English. More than half of the scientific and research journals are in English. English is the language of international communication. 1. (line….) ……… ……….… 2. (line…)………….………… 3. (line…)………….………… 4. (line…)………….………… 5. (line…)………….………… 6. (line…)………….………… 7. (line…)………….………… 8. (line…)………….………… 9. (line…)………….………… 10. (line…)………….………… VI. Supply the correct prepositions in the blanks: 1. It was so kind you to help that old woman cross the busy street. 2. Although they are close friends, their characters are very different each other. 3. The increase population has put a strain on schools and hospitals. 4. Nowadays, people hardly have the chance to experience life a farm. 5. Mike is a good boy. He always helps his mother the housework. 6. When you arrive the airport, let me know. 7. Most of my friends go to school bicycle, but I go foot. 8. My grandmother is not accustomed living in a big city. 9. Mike is really keen playing chess. He could play it for a whole day without stopping. VII- Read the passage carefully, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F): The Great Wall of China is the longest structure ever built. It is about 6,700 kilometers long and it was built completely by hand. About one million people worked through the day and night to build the wall. Many of them were criminals, 2 troublemakers, musicians, teachers, writers, artists and farmers. The purpose of the building of this wonder was to protect China from outside enemies. A lot of people died and were buried in the wall. Today, much of the wall is damaged, but it still attracts millions of visitors every year. _____ 1. The Great Wall of China is the longest structure in the world. ______ 2. People built it by hand. ______ 3. People built it during the night. ______ 4. About one thousand built it ______ 5. People built it to protect China from outside enemies. VIII. Rewrite each of the sentences with the words given so that it has the similar meaning to the sentence printed before it: (5.5 pts) 1. We can't refuse their invitation. It'd look rude. → It would 2. Mark is too young to see horror films. → Mark is not 3. John began playing the piano ten years ago. → John has 4. A man was arrested by the police. What was his name? → What was the name ? 5. Mary plays tennis better than Janes does. → Jane does not 6. There is no one who doesn't know it. → Everyone 7. People should send their complaints to the manager. → Their 8. Are they good or bag? → Please tell me 9. Who own this book? → Who does ? 10. The factory is very big. It employs over 500 workers. → The factory IX. Write sentences using the suggested words and phrases 1 We / ought / use cloth bags/ instead / reuse plastic ones. 2 Victim should / given an anti - tetanus injection / as soon / possible. 3. Our school / hold / flower - arranging contest / March, 8th every year. 4. It / necessary / cool / burn / immediately. 5. Early this morning/ children /decide /go /a run. THE END 3 4 . working d. has worked 9. What happened after the storm? - Harvests a. are destroyed b. will be destroyed c. were destroyed d. destroyed 10. Vietnam is a country. a. rice export b. export rice c phách GK2: (Ký, họ tên) Điểm bài thi Bằng số: Bằng chữ: (Đề thi gồm 04 trang - Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi) I. Choose the underlined letter which has different pronunciation from the. musicians, teachers, writers, artists and farmers. The purpose of the building of this wonder was to protect China from outside enemies. A lot of people died and were buried in the wall. Today, much