Bell demonstrated his ………..to the public at countless exhibitions a.. The Eiffel Tower was designed ……..the French civil engineer Alexander Gustave Eiffel ..the Paris World’s Fair of 18
Trang 1PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
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
Trang 219 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 order b published c impressed ed 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 … …
Trang 3Buses 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