®Ò «n thi häc sinh giái tiÕng anh 8 I/ Em hãy đ i ề n gi ớ i t ừ : in on at vào ch ỗ tr ố ng : 1.They will arrive …… Monday 14 july . 2.There is a film at Sao Mai movie …………. Sunday night . 3.It often rains ………………July . 4. My birthday is …………… may 5 th . 5. Lan has day off ………………Saturday . 6. Somtime I wake up………… night . 7. I like going fishing ……………. Summer . 8. He will pick me up ………… Friday afternoon. 9. I often do my homework ………… the evening . 10. It is dry …………… February. II/ Em hãy đ i ề n since hay for vào ch ỗ tr ố ng: 1. I have work here ………….six years 2. I haven’t seen him …………….several days 3. We have lived in the same house ……….1995. 4. He hasn’t smoked the cigarette …………… two days. 5. Nam has worked in that form ……… six months 6. They have been sick ………. a long time . 7. Loan has been sick ………Wednesday . 8. He has taught English ……………ten years . 9. She has slept…………… more than 10 hours. 10. We have lived here ………… for 10 years III/ Em hãy cho d ạ ng đ úng c ủ a độ ng t ừ trong ngo ặ c : 1. She likes (wash ) …………her hair twice a week 2. Would you like ( dance ) ………………… with me ? 3. We are happy ( meet ) ………… you a gain 4. She was too lazy ( pass ) …the exam 5. They aren’t strong enough ( join ) …………… the football team 6. They enjoy ( play ) ………… tennis . 7. She is studying hard in order (pass ) …………the exam . 8. Would you mind ( give ) ………………me the bandage . 9. I can ( ride ) …………. a bike when I was a child . 10. She doesn’t ( know ) ………… how to lean the computer . IV/ Em hãy chia độ ng t ừ cho h ợ p thì : 1. Peter ( be ) …………ill for two days 2. Lan sometimes ( got) ………….up late in the morning . 3. He ( live ) …………… in Japan for ten years . 4. I ( buy ) ……………the motorbike 5 years a go. 5. My children ( play ) ……………… in the yard now. 6. We ( not see ) ……………… each other for a long time . 7. They ( like ) …………….fish ? 8. when I was a child I always ( walk ) ………………… to school . 9. I saw her while I ( shop ) ………………… yesterday . 10. He (write ) ……………a letter to his friend at the moment . VI/ Hãy vi ế t l ạ i câu sao cho ngh ĩ a không đổ i : 1.They have just opened a new restaurant in that area . A new restaurant……………………………………………………… 2.The mother said to her son : “Do you know the address of your teacher ?” 1 The mother asked her son………………………………………………… 3. They are going to hold a meeting tomorrow . A meeting………………………………………………………………… 4. The workers built that bridge in 1987. That bridge …………………………………………………………. 5. Mr john has just made a speech at the meeting . A speech……………………………………………………………. 6. He said to me , “ I will come here again tomorrow”. He said to me………………………………………………………. 7. The girl said to the boy , “ Are you ready to go now ?”. The girl asked the boy………………………………………………… 8. The old lady said to the boy , “ Can you read this letter for me ?”. The old lady asked the boy………………………………………… 9. The teacher said to us, “ I have to go out in some minutes ”. The teacher said to us………………………………………………… 10.He said to his mother , “ I don’t like meat .” He said to his mother …………………………………………………… V / Ch ọ n 1 đ áp án đ úng : 1. Would you …………… to go out tonight ? ( like , mind , should , can ) 2. She hates ……………. book in the evening ( read , reading , read , to read ) 3. He can ………… his bike ( repair , to repair , repairing , repaired ) 4. I am interested in………… comic book ( read , reading , read , to read ) 5. I come to the market in order ………… some food ( buy, buying, to buy, bought ) 6. He has a heart disease . So he has to stop …………. ( smoke, smoking , to smoke ) 7. I am lucky ………….the first prize . ( win , to win , winning , won ) 8. She is always busy …………… Monday . ( in , on , to , at ) 9. The principle is ……………… in the room now ( work , to work , working , worked ) 10. Nam decided ……………… part in the Olympic games. ( take , to take , taking ) VI/ Phonetics 1, cat hat that hate 2. ancient anticipate statute breathtaking 3. famous tourist anxious delicious 4. study much century button 5. fist return burn beat VII / stress 1. invention question delicious require 2. candy liquor paper describe 3. pyramid opera liberty suggest 4. bracket complete during souvenir Test I. Change into the Passive voice. 1. We paint our house every three years. 2. Years ago, people you oil lamps instead of electric lamps. 3. They’re building several new shools in our town. 4. The boy knew that they were praising him. 5. We have set up a committee to investigate the matter. 6. I noticed that they had not yet taken the wrecked car away. 7. Can we you an Indifinte Article before an uncountable noun? 8. Someone must have dropped this watch in his hurry. 9. They promised the workers higher wages. 2 10. No one has ever asked me that question before. II. Change into the Active voice. 1. You can’t be put in prison if you haven’t been tried. 2. I was told that she was going to be appointed manageress of the company. 3. It was reported that fighting had started again in Pakistan. 4. The teacher must have been upset by what you said. 5. Wasn’t that building built three months ago ? 6. His sister has been offered a well-paid job at a publishing house. 7. Your salaries will not be increased this year. 8. The problem might be discussed in the meeting if there is enough time. 9. The accident happened because the car has not been stopped in time. 10. You can see that the dishes haven’t been washed. IV. Change the following sentences into reported speech. 1. Henry said, “I want to buy a new schoolbag for my brother.” 2. “They’re going to build several schools in this city,” the girl informed us. 3. Nam said, “I once traveled to Great Britain.” 4. The students said, “We’ll have a test tomorrow.”\ 5, Oanh said to me, “I don’t want to leave this town.” 6. “If he knew the trusth, he wouldn’t be happy,” Marry told me. 7. Long said to Quang, “I may come when I’ve finished to homework.” 8. “This boy speaks English very well,” the foreigner remarked. 9. The main said, “I think it won’t rain tonight.” 10. He said to us, “My sister’s going to get married next Sunday.” V.Change the following sentences into indirect form 1. Miss Hoa said, ‘Where are you going on your vacation this summer, Khoa?’ 2. ‘Have you finished repairing your car?’ he said. 3. ‘ Why has Mike been looking so sad lately?’ she said. 4. ‘Was anyone hurt in the accident yesterday morning ?’ I said to my friend. 5. The boy said, ‘When will the show begin, Miss Hoa?’ 6. The girls said, ‘Must we be here at five or can we come a little later?’ 7. ‘ Do you know that man’s name,Lan?’ Linh said. 8. ‘How often do you go to the cinema ?’ Minh said to Giao. 9. ‘Did they buil the villa two years ago?’ the boy said to his aunt. 10. ‘Which coat is yours, Nhung?’ the host said. VI. Change these sentences into indirect speech 1. The teacher said, “Come into my office, please.” 2. The speaker said to the audience, “Don’t make so much noise.” 3. Mrs. Pike said, “Pleased come to our party to night, Ben.” 4. “Don’t call me again at this late hour!” Mike said to Anna. 5. “Hurry up if you want to go to the opera with us,” Mother said. 6. The drive said, “Don’t get off the coach whil it’s moving.” 7. “Show me what you have in your hand,” she told the boy. 8. “Stay where you are and don’t touch anything!” ordered the policeman. 9. “Do what you’re told or you’ll get into trouble,” the manager warned the girl. 10. Susan said, “Read my exercise, Micheal, and tell me if it is orrect.” 3 VII. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. She’s (wonder) fit for her age. 2. It is (question) whether this is a good way of solving the problem. 3. There have been strange (happen) here lately. 4. The results of the research are (summary) at the end of the chapter. 5. Do you have any (suggest) ? 6. Things seem to have (quite) down a bit this afternoon. 7. Her latest CD is a (conpile) of all her best singles. 8. With a few (honour) exceptions, the staff were found to be incompetent. 9. The public have responded (magnificent) to our appeal. 10. The room still has many of its (origin) features. VIII. Complete the sentences , using the suggested words. 1. tell / what / happen / we / not guess / correct / answer. 2. he / explain / rules / then / competitors / start / play. 3. many people / claim / there / other / wonders, / ancient Greeks / know / nothing / about. 4. first / longest / section / Great Wall / China / construct ./ between / 221 / 204 BC. 5 Mike / leave / hotel / start / jog / along / river. 6. Mark / ask / wife / what/ she/ like/ her/. Birthday. 7. It / say / Jack / Joe/ good / friend. 8. father / tell / me / stay / home/ learn / lessons. 9. you / know / Ronaldo / consider / best / footballer / nowadays? 10. she / say / nothing / world / can / compare / her / love / her / fatherland. IX. Complete the sentences with “tell, say, speak, talk, ask” and their correct forms. 1. Be quite, I have something to 2. The President refused to to waiting journalists. 3. I had to the teacher what to do next. 4. Are you me you didn’t have any help with this? 5. Ann and Joe aren’t to each other right now. 6. How old are you – if you don’t mind my ? 7. He is to have been a brilliant scholar. 8. He everybody he saw the news. 9. We looked around the school and with the principal. 10 I’ve to the manager about it. Practice Test I. Choose the best anwser. 1.Cool the burns immediately so as to ( ease / relieve / minimize / maximize ) _______tissue damage. 2. ( Elevate / Cool / Cover / Overheat ) ________ the patient’s feet, or lower her head below the level of the heart. 1. ( Eye-shade / Eyeglass / Eye pice / Eye chart ) _________ is used to check one’s eyesight. 2. Glass is broken up, melted and made into new ( silverware / hardware / ironware / glassware ) ____________. 3. Would you mind ( if / when / that / how ) __________I borrowed your English book ? 4. Do you mind ( to close / closing / closed / closes )__________ the window ? 5. Do you mind if I ( take / took / taking / to take ) __________ a photo ? 6. ( Will / Do / Can / Should ) _________ you mind finishing the work yourself ? 4 7. Welcome ( to / at / in / for ) ___________ Pleiku city ! 8. Tree leaves ( are used / is used / used / using ) ________ to wrap things. 9. I am delighted ( that / to / in order to / so that )_________ you passed your exam. 10. They ( have studied / has studied / studied / are studying )__________English for 10 years. 11. What does the “UNESCO” stand for ? ( UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGNIZATION / CULTURAL ORGNIZATION AND UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC / CULTURAL ORGNIZATION AND UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC / UNITED NATIONS CULTURAL ORGNIZATION AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC)_____________________________________________________________ 12. This building ( was build / were built / was built / built ) ______________ 5 years ago. 13. I am very pleased ( when / that / for / how )__________ my students are very intelligent. 16. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronouced differently from the others. a. bag b. sandal c. waste d. matter 17. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. a. reuse b. reduce c. recycle d. rain 18. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronouced differently from the others. a. mix b. pipe c. deposit d. refill 19. My father ( buy / to buy / bought / buys )________ a new TV Yesterday. 20. I ( haven’t seen / don’t see / hasn’t seen / didn’t see ) ___________ my old friends for 3 years. 23. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronouced differently from the others. a. proud b. pronoun c. around d. enough 24. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. a. fairy b. appear c. cruel d. master 25.Thu loves ( to told / tell / telling / told )__________ jokes and watching TV. 26. The Earth ( goes / to go / is going / went)_________ around the sun. 27. Alexander Graham Bell was born ( during / at / on / in )________ March 3, 1847. 28. Tu and Lan are old enough to look after ( ourselves / himself / themselves / myself) ______________. 29. Why did Nam go to bed late last night ?- Because he ( has to / had to / having to / have to ) _________ do a lot of homework . 30. Alexander Graham Bell was born in ( Scotland / Japan / Italy / England )___________. 31. I am ( enough rich not / enough not rich / not rich enough / not enough rich ) ______________________ to buy this new house. 32. She asks her sister not to go (inside / outside / upstairs / downstairs )____________ because of the cold weather. 33. We should learn vocabulary ( by heart / by soul / by many times / by millions )_________ 34. The CD is ( expensiver / expensive / much expensive / more expensive )___________ than the cassette. 35. Nga and Hoa ( have studied / has studied / studied / are studying )__________English since 1999. 36. What does the “BSA” stand for ? ( Boy Scouts of America / Boys, Students and Armchairs / Both So Are/ Both Scouts of America )____________________ 37. What does the Y & Y stand for ? ( Youth and Young / Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer and Youth Organization / You and Yours / Yourself and Yourselves )____________________ 38. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronouced differently from the others. a. concern b. customer c. contact d. convenient 38. My grandmother used to (lived / lives / living / live)___________ on a farm when she was a young girl. 39. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. a. humid b. airmail c. discuss d. pancake 5 40. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. a. notice b. surface c. contact d. effect 41. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronouced differently from the others. a. around b. delicious c. house d. ground 41. I ( have not seen / see / has not seen / saw ) ___________ my old friends for 5 years. 42. ( Storm / Drought / Typhoon / Flood )_________ is a long time when there is not enough rain. 43. I ( sent / gave / received / took )___________ a letter from my old friend last week. 44. “ Would you ( like / want / love / mind )___________ to go to the movies with me ?.”I’d love to” 45. He is not ( enough old to / enough old for / old enough to / old enough for ) _________________ get married. 46. Her mother ( left / leaves / is leaving / will leave )______________ this town two years ago. 47. Thu enjoys ( to tell / tell / telling / told )__________ jokes. 48. The sun ( rises / to rise / is rising / rised )_________ in the east. 49. Alexander Graham Bell was born ( during / at / on / in )________ March 3, 1847. 50. The children are old enough to look after ( ourselves / himself / themselves / myself) ______________. 51. We ought ( put / pay / to put / give )___________ the wardrobe in the corner opposite the bed. 52. Why did Nam have to cook dinner ?- Because his mother (went / goes / is going / has gone ) _____________ home late. 53. Alexander Graham Bell was born in ( Scotland / Japan / Italy / England )___________. 54. The lamp is ( on / next to / behind / between )________ the table. 55. She is very lucky because she has ( a lot of / much / lot / lots )___________ friends. 56. I am ( enough rich not / enough not rich / not rich enough / not enough rich ) ______________________ to buy this car. 57. Each of us ( have / has / to have / having )_______________ a different character. 58. Can I speak ( on / to / at / with )____________ Hoa, please ? 59. Minh fell ( inside / outside / upstairs / downstairs )____________ and broke his arm. 60. She asks her sister not to go (inside / outside / upstairs / downstairs )____________ because of the cold weather. 61. When you call me last night, I was ( on / in / at / to )__________my room. 62. I have ( to ask / ask / asking / asks )_____________ my parents’ permission. 63. My teacher showed me how ( to pronounce/ prounouncing / pronounce ) English vocabulary. 64. My computer (hasn’t worked / didn’t work / works) a moment ago. 65. He works hard so as to ( get/ make/ do/ ) high marks. 66. Water cans can be ( recycled/ thrown away/ reused ) after being cleaned. 67. This is the first time I ( is reading / read/ have read) this novel. 68. These problems ( will be solved / will solve / solved) next week. 69. You can solve this problem ( with / by / in / from ) asking your partner. 70. Lan is interested ( of/ in / out / for ) listening English songs. 71. My computer ( hasn’t worked / work / working / works) since last week. 72. What about ( going / go / goes / to go ) to the exhibition ? 6 . ®Ò «n thi häc sinh giái tiÕng anh 8 I/ Em hãy đ i ề n gi ớ i t ừ : in on at vào ch ỗ tr ố ng : 1.They will arrive ……. being cleaned. 67. This is the first time I ( is reading / read/ have read) this novel. 68. These problems ( will be solved / will solve / solved) next week. 69. You can solve this problem ( with. to Quang, “I may come when I’ve finished to homework.” 8. “This boy speaks English very well,” the foreigner remarked. 9. The main said, “I think it won’t rain tonight.” 10. He said to us, “My