TRƯỜNG THCS TRẦN HƯNG ĐẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC 2008-2009 Thời gian : 90 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề ) A.VOCABULARY : Question 1-10: Choose the best word or phrase that best complete each sentence below 1. I received a letter ……….my friend a. to b. on c. in d. from 2. He is a hard- working student who always ………good grade a. received b. got c. gets d. getting 3. Bell demonstrated his ……… to the public at countless exhibitions a. to invent b. invention c. inventing d. invented 4 .Different language …………learn words …….different ways a. learns-in b. learn-in c. learns –of d. learners-on 5. She gave me your…… a. report card b. to report card c. reported card d. reporting card 6. The Eiffel Tower was designed …… the French civil engineer Alexander Gustave Eiffel …… the Paris World’s Fair of 1889 a. by-for b. by –in c. by-on d. by –into 7. You are a tourist on …… in HCM City a. Journey b. traveling c. vacation d .trip 8 .Would you mind if I…… a photo a. to take b .take c .taken d. took 9 . They have to make……… then children do not play with matches a. ensure b. sure c. sure d ensuring 10. TV……… information and entertainment a. to take b. gives c .brings d .makes 1……… 2……… 3……… 4……… 5………. 6……… 7………. 8……… 9……… 10……… GRAMMAR AND STUCTURES 11 . Opposite our house is a nice park…… .there are many trees and flowers a. which b. where c. that d .who 12 .I asked him whether……….leaving for the capital that night a. is he b. he is c. was he d. he was 13.” My watch is broken . “ Why don’t you ……… ? a. have it repair b. have it repairing c. have it for repair d. have it repaired 14. The earth…….on the sun for its heat and light a .is depend b. has depend c. depending d. depends 15 .If Mai comes to England it will be a good………for her to improve her English a .possibility b. opportunity c. advantage d .experience 16 .Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part A. The number of unemployed people in that country is increasing rapidly a retired b. working c. business d. jobless B .I haven’t seen your brother recently a . lately b. suddenly c. quietly d. immediately 17 To jog means to ………. a. word hard b. run fast c. run slowly d. work carefully 18. Would you mind …………. Please? a. to answer the telephone b. answering the telephone . c. answer the telephone d. to the telephone 19. We are having a plan to help them by …… them do things a. encouraged b. encourage c. to encourage d. encouraging 20 Tet holiday in VN …… around January and February a. is celebrated b. are celebrated c .was celebrated d. were celebrated 11……… 12………. 13………. 14………. 15……… 16A… ., B …… 17……… 18………. 19………. 20……… B.WORD FORM 21. The little village is very quiet and…… (peace) 22 .Many people still to believe that smoking is……… (harm) 23. He is interested in the………of old buildings (preserve) 24. The…… area of the city is not very attractive (industry) 25 .His performance in Hamlet was most………… ( impress) 21……………… 22………………… 23………………. 24………………… 25 C. TENSE : Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passages a. Mrs Quyen (26.be)…….a short story writer . Several books of short stories (27write )………She (28.win)…… several rewards for her books .A few years ago , she (29.receive)…… the prize for the most promising author of the year . At the moment , a detective story (30.write)………. by her . 26…………. 27……………… 28……………… 29…………. 30………………. 31. Nowadays , many historical places (destroy)………seriously 32. My mother (not visit )…… us since she (move )…….to the new town 33. It (get )………hotter and hotter in June 34. There ‘s some behind us . I think we (follow)…………. 35.Last month when we ( visit ) ……… him, he (do)…… an experiment on the upstairs 31…………………. 32……………………. 33………………… 34……………………. 35…… … , ………… D. PHONETIC : 1. Odd one out 36 .a. great b. hate c. heat d. afraid 37. a. sure b. sight c. sale d. soil 38. a. exchange b. brochure c. challenge d. charity 39. a. ordered b. published c. impressed d. escaped 40. a. courses b. classes c. watches d. temples 36…… 37……… 38……… .39………… 40…………… 2 .STRESSED : Choose a word in each group that has different stress pattern 41. a. celebration b. federation c. imagination d. inspiration 42. a. Japan b. Australia c. Britain d. Canada 43. a. happen b. local c. expect d. wander 44. a. despite b. dentist c. destroy d. describe 45. a. weather b. lave c. middle d. delicious 41……… 42……… 43…………. 44……… 45………… E. READING Read the following passage and fill a suitable word in each blank LONDON TRANSPORT Public transport (46)……London is expensive. The fare depends on the length of the ……(47); You can’t buy books of tickets in …(48)… Children Under 16 pay half ; (49)….children under five travel free. But (50)…some Buses you pay the driver. Most London (51)… are double – deckers .On the underground railway (or tube) you (52)… your ticket from a machine or at the (53)….of the journey. Not all trains from one flatform go to the (54)… place so the signs. The (55)…….train leaves at about 00 46…………………. 47………………… 48…………………… 49………………… 50………………… 51…………………… 52………………… 53……………… 54…………………… 55………………… F. WRITTNIG 56. The film was so interesting that we watched it several times - It was 57. Write your name here -Let 58. People think that computer games are harmful -It is 59. We couldn’t drive fast because of the fog -The fog 60. It is a pity she can’t speak French fluently -She wishes G. MAKE SENTENCES BASED ON THE CUES 61. If/ Susan/ eat/ much/ chocolate / she/ would/ be/ overweight 62. We /extreme /tired/ after/ trip/ so/ sleep/ bus/ way/ home. 63. Lan / Viet/ if/ could/ lend /ruler. 64. Living room/ paint/ at the moment. 65. Tet / be/important/ festival/ which/ occur/late January/ early February. ANSWER KEYS: 1. d 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. a 6.b 7. c 8. d 9. b 10.c 11.b 12.d 13.d 14.d 15. b 16.A .d B. a 17.c 18. b. 19. d 20. a 21. peaceful 22. harmful 23.preservation 24. industrial 25.impressive 26 .is 27. have been written 28. has won 29. received 30 is being written 31. are being destroyed 32. has not visited – moved 33. is getting 34.are being followed 35. visited- was doing 36. c 37. a 38. b 39. a 40. d 41 . c 42. a 43. c 44. b 45. d 46.in 47. journey 48. advance 49. and 50.on 51.buses 52. buy 53. end 54. same 55. last 56. It was such an interesting film that we watched it several times 57. Let your name be written here 58. It is thought that computer games are harmful 59. The fog prevented us from driving fast 60. She wishes she could speak English fluently 61. If Susan didn’t eat too much chocolate , she wouldn’t be overweight 62. We were extremely tired after the trip , so we slept on the bus on the way home 63. Lan asked Viet if he could lend her his ruler 64. The living room is being painted at the moment 65 Tet is an important festival which occurs in late January or early February . TRƯỜNG THCS TRẦN HƯNG ĐẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC 20 08- 2009 Thời gian : 90 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề ) A.VOCABULARY. …… the Paris World’s Fair of 188 9 a. by-for b. by –in c. by-on d. by –into 7. You are a tourist on …… in HCM City a. Journey b. traveling c. vacation d .trip 8 .Would you mind if I…… a photo. 7. c 8. d 9. b 10.c 11.b 12.d 13.d 14.d 15. b 16.A .d B. a 17.c 18. b. 19. d 20. a 21. peaceful 22. harmful 23.preservation 24. industrial 25.impressive 26 .is 27. have been written 28. has