Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others in the group..
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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 – Môn Tiếng Anh (Thời gian: 180 phút)
I Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (5 points)
1 A knife B know C pancake D knee
2 A prefer B serve C escape D excited
3 A appear B academic C application D airmail
4 A flood B food C blood D nothing
5 A agree B village C arrange D message
II Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others in the group (5 points)
6 A sociable B demonstrate C volunteer D wardrobe
7 A scissors B transmit C hello D arrange
8 A orphanage B exhibition C magically D interest
9 A resource B excited C wisdom D unite
10 A traditional B assistant C underline D behavior
III Give the correct form and tense of the verbs in brackets to fit each gap (10 points)
My uncle (11 be) an engineer He (12 be) an engineer for fifteen years He now (13 work) in an factory in Binh Duong He likes (14 play) football He (15 go) to play football once a week at an amateur football club in the town Last month he (16 go) to Singapore for a week He (17 stay) in a hotel by the sea and (18 swim) a lot Since he (19 return) home, I (20 not see) him I hope to meet him soon
IV Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fit each gap (10 points)
HELP MARIA HOLLIS Maria, from class 8B, was very (21) _ with cancer last year and was in hospital (22) _ several weeks She’s now at (23) _ and is getting (24) _, but she needs a holiday in the sun to help her (25) _ Class 8B would like to (26) _ some money for Maria (27) _ a holiday Can you help us?
We (28) _ a meeting in the school hall (29) _ Friday at 4 o’clock Please come and give (30) _ your ideas and your help
1 A ill B poor C disease D badly
2 A in B on C for D during
3 A house B flat C room D home
4 A good B better C gooder D best
5 A recovery B recover C recovered D recovering
6 A raise B rise C grow D increase
7 A have B to have C having D has
8 A will having B are going to have C are having D will go to have
9 A at B in C for D on
10 A us B we C our D ours
V Choose the right words or phrases to fill in the blank (20 points)
31 Jack is _ His jokes often make his friends laugh a lot
A generous B humorous C easy-going D unusual
32 I’m sorry I’m not _ to help you lift the table
A enough strong B too strong C strong enough D enough strength
33 We used to wash clothes by hand Now we have a _
A washing machine B dish washer C hair dryer D steamer
34 It took me a long time to get used _ glasses
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A to wear B to wearing C wear D wore
35 The doctor _ he should take a few days off
A say B said C ask D tell
36 She went to market without _ anything
37 Please show me how _ this
38 He likes travel, and _ does she
39 He doesn't get up early on Sundays He gets up _
40 “ _ him a few words of Italian?” – “The waiter”
A Who taught B What did he teach C Who did teach D Whom did he teach
41 “Do you think Margaret will take the job you offered her?”
“I don’t know She seemed _ in it, however”
A interest B interesting C interested D interestingly
42 He drives as _ his father does
A careful as B more carefully C the most careful D carefully as
43 It’s interesting to _ friends with people from other countries
44 His _ towards me is very strange
A behave B behavior C behaved D behaving
45 She spends most of her free time _ volunteer work
46 It is nearly ten years _ I last saw her
47 Mai is too young to look after _
A herself B myself C himself D yourself
48 I can't go to the cinema tonight I _ do my homework
A should B must C have to D ought
49 John has lived in Paris _ last summer
50 The Sun _ in the East
VI Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each of the following questions (10 points)
Last summer, Nga decided to do a two-week course in England because she wanted to improved her English On her first day at the language school, they gave her a test, and the teacher told her, “We’ll put you
in the top class.” She was very please and proud to hear that, and she told all her friends at home: “I’m one
of the best students!” But soon she was surprised to find how difficult the class was She also felt very homesick “It’s hard to adapt to life in another country!” she thought At the end of two weeks, her English was much better, and she was happy to return home
51 What did Nga decide to do last summer?
A To go on a holiday overseas B To find a summer job
C To study overseas D To spend her holiday in her home village
52 She decided to go to England because
A it has good language environment B she had a friend there
C she had a relative there D it has the best environment
53 How long did the course last?
A Two months B A forth night C One month D Three months
54 On her first day at the language school, she had to
A choose the class B write to her friends
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C find how difficult the class was D do a test
55 How did Nga do the test?
56 How did she feel when she got the results?
57 Nga was put in the _ class
58 She became surprised because
A the lessons were very difficult B the teachers were very difficult
C the school equipment was difficult to use D it were difficult to live in another country
59 We can understand that Nga _ her family very much
A admire B thought of C forgot about D felt proud of
60 Nga thought living in another country is
VII Read the letter below and think of the word which best fits space Use only one word in each space (10 points)
Dear Charles,
I am very sorry I cannot come to meet you at the airport because I have to take my mother (61) _ from hospital at that time Our neighbor Peter Lee has kindly offered to meet you and (62) _ you home As you have never met him before, I shall (63) _ him to you
Peter Lee (64) _ tall and slim He is a young man in his early twenties (65) _ short hair and a fair complexion He (66) _ a round face and appears cheerful by nature It is easy to recognize him (67) _ he is usually dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and (68) _ boots
I hope you manage to recognize my neighbor (69) _ any difficulty and I look (70) _ to seeing you when he brings you to my flat
Yours sincerely,
John
VIII Complete the following sentences with the correct form of words with the capital words at the beginning of sentences (5 points)
71 NEIGHBOR I know all the boys who live in my
72 FRIEND People in the countryside is
73 FLY All between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog
74 KNOW Taxi drivers have to have a very good on the street names
75 COMFORT The hotel was large and
IX Each sentence has only one mistake Underline and correct them (5 points) 76 My sister’s studying very hard in order getting scholarship at university ………
77 John said he wasn’t interested in work for a large company ………
78 I’m agree with you; we must practice more if we want to speak well ………
79 Mary and her sister studied biology last year, and so does Jean ………
80 Let him put the coffee table on the middle of the room ………
X Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same (5 points) 81 She eats more chocolate than I → I ………
82 Vinh keeps forgetting his homework → Vinh is ………
83 Keeping the environment clean is very important → It’s………
84 No one helped Lan to do the homework
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→ Lan ………
85 It’s three years since I last spoke to her → I haven’t………
XI Write complete sentences with the words given (5 points) 86 How long / it / take you / get / school ?
87 He / not interested / buy / new / house
88 It / difficult / start / look / Job / his age
89 I / bored / doing / same thing / day after day
90 Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867
XII Write a letter to a friend of yours to tell him / her about your neighborhood These questions may help you (10 points) Where do you live? What does your house look like? What can you see from your bedroom window? How far is it from your home to school? How do you get to school? What kinds of facilities are there in your neighborhood? How are the people in your neighborhood? What thing in your neighborhood do you like best? Why? ………
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ANSWER KEYS
I Phonetics
1 C 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 A
II Stress
6 C (A, B, D: trọng âm rơi vào âm 1 – C: trọng âm rơi vào âm 3)
7 A (B, C, D: trọng âm rơi vào âm 2 – A: trọng âm rơi vào âm 1)
8 B (A, C, D: trọng âm rơi vào âm 1 – B: trọng âm rơi vào âm 3)
9 C (A, B, D: trọng âm rơi vào âm 2 – C: trọng âm rơi vào âm 1)
10 C (A, B, D: trọng âm rơi vào âm 2 – C: trọng âm rơi vào âm 1)
III Verb tense
11 is 12 has been 13 is working 14 playing 15 goes
16 went 17 stayed 18 swam 19 returned 20 haven’t seen
IV Gap fill
21 A 22 C 23 D 24 B 25 B 26 A 27 B 28 C 29 D 30 A
V Multi-choice
31 B 32 C 33 A 34 B 35 B 36 D 37 B 38 C 39 A 40 A
41 C 42 D 43 C 44 B 45 B 46 B 47 A 48 C 49 C 50 D
VI Reading comprehension
51 C 52 A 53 B 54 D 55 D 56 C 57 B 58 A 59 B 60 B
VII Reading
61 home 62 Bring 63 Describe 64 Is 65 With
66 has 67 Because 68 Wears 69 Without 70 Forward
VIII Word-formation
71 neighborhood 72 Friendly 73 Flights
74 knowledge 75 Comfortable
IX Error correction
76 in order to get 77 Interested in working 78 I agree
79 so did Jean 80 In the middle of the room
X Rewrite
81 I don’t eat as much chocolate as she does
82 Vinh is always forgetting his homework
83 It’s very important to keep the inviroment clean
84 Lan did the homework herself
85 I haven’t spoken to her for three years
XI Write
86 How long does it take you to get to (the) school ?
87 He is not interested in buying a new house
88 It is difficult to start looking for a job at his age
89 I am / was bored with doing the same thing day after day
90 Marie Curie was born in Porland in 1867
XII Composition