PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HIỆP HÒA ĐỀ 7 ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2013-2014 Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS I. Choose the best answer 1.Lan enjoys the piano.…………… A. play B. playing C. plays D. played 2.Can you help me this exercise?………… A. do B. doing C. did D. does 3.Peter’s apartment is smaller Daisy’s.………… A. that B. the C. than D. those 4.My son is too tired dinner.……… A. to have B. have C. having D. had 5.What the cakes like?…… A. does B. do C. are D. had 6.John has lived in Paris .last summer.……… A. yet B. in C. since D. for 7.The red bicycle is not as expensive .the blue one.……… A. so B. like C. more D. as 8.My mother shows me how clothes.…… A. to make B. making C. make D. made 9.These houses .100 years ago.…………… A. are built B. built C. were built D. build 10.I prefer tea .coffee.……… A. rather B. than C. more D. to II. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets 1.The letter I (receive) yesterday is on the desk.………… 2.This film is the best one I(ever see)…………………… 3.She always (remember) the name of the people that she meets.…………………… 4.A.What .you(do) now?………… ………… B.I (learn) English.…………… 5.I (not see) him since he (leave) this school.………………… …………… 6.I usually read the newspaper while I (wait) for the bus.…………… 7.I (not be ) .at work tomorrow. I’m taking the day off.…………… 8.Mary(find) a five- pound note while she (walk) .to ……………… ……………… school yesterday. 9.Mai (attend) a meeting at the moment.………………… 10.Do you mind (go ) abroad.…………… III. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the given word. 1.The .in this town are very friendly. RESIDE……………… 2.She received a lot of from her parents. COURAGE……………… 3.If your work is ,you’ll get a raise . SATISFY……………… 4.What is the correct of this word? PRONOUNCE……………… 5.The child should be punished because of his bad BEHAVE…………… 6.We’ve decided to interview the best six for the job. APPLY…………… 7.Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been URBAN………………… I the last few years. 8.It is to eat too much sugar and fat. HEALTH………… 9.If you can give a reasonable for your bad behavior EXPLAIN……………… last night, I’ll forgive you. 10.After taking an aspirin, her headache APPEAR………………… IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fill the blanks An increasing number of people are going on (0) to Egypt. Last year, for example,… about one and half million (1) .visited Egypt. The (2) of Egypt is…………… ………… about fifty million and the (3) .is El Qahira (Cairo),a busy city of just under…………… nine million people .Although the (4) is hot and dry and most of the country is………… desert, the average (5) from October to March is not too high. The most (6)……… sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to (7)………… ………… Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much (8) .as possible in……… the time available. A (9) to Luxor is an unforgettable experience, and there are……… frequent (10) there from Cairo.……… 0. A. holiday B. visit C. excursion D. trip 1. A. explorers B. voyagers C. tourists D. passengers 2. A. people B. citizenship C. nation D. population 3. A. principal B. head C. state D. capital 4. A. temperature B. climate C. condition D. position 5. A. weather B. measurement C. climate D. temperature 6. A. famous B. known C. visited D. requested 7. A. search B. inspect C. examine D. visit 8. A. viewing B. inspecting C. sightseeing D. looking 9. A. picnic B. trip C. guide D. entertainment 10. A. flight B. travels C. journeys D. voyages V. Fill in each blank with the suitable word. Most British people go abroad on holiday, to visit family ,or (1) .short business………… trips. People are advised to find out (2) to get urgent treatment before (3)…………… the UK. They have to get a form which explains what they (4) do if………… ………… they fall ill or have an accident, and what arrangements exist in each country (5) .medical treatment. The regulations are fairly simple but (6) people………… …………… do not have this information, they may (7) that private medical care is extremely………… expensive. It (8) not usually for people to discover that they do not have enough……… money with (9) .to pay the total costs and in such circumstances (10)…………… ……… Already difficult situation becomes even more complicated. VI. Rewrite the following sentences 1.We started living here fifteen years ago. -We have…………………………………………………………………………… 2.His briefcase is red. My briefcase is red, too. -The color of .……………………………………………………………………… 3.It isn’t necessary for you to set off early. -You don’t ………………………………………………………………………… 4.He failed the exam because of his laziness. -Because he………………………………………………………………………… 5.I’ll telephone you tomorrow morning. -I’ll give…………………………………………………………………………… 6. “Do you know the name of the person who first climbed Mount Everest?” He said. -He asked me……………………………………………………………………… 7.Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure. -My brother enjoys……………………………………………………………………… 8.Have you ever played a computer game before? -Is this…………………………………………………………………………………… 9.Having a vacation abroad is very interesting. -It is .…………………………………………………………………………………… 10.Would you mind if I smoked in here? -Do you mind…………………………………………………………………………… THE END . PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HIỆP HÒA ĐỀ 7 ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2013-2014 Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS I word. 1.The .in this town are very friendly. RESIDE……………… 2.She received a lot of from her parents. COURAGE……………… 3.If your work is ,you’ll get a raise . SATISFY……………… 4.What is the correct of this word?. or tense of the verbs in the brackets 1.The letter I (receive) yesterday is on the desk.………… 2.This film is the best one I(ever see)…………………… 3.She always (remember) the name of the people that