The result is that pupils repeat tasks which they have already done at school Recently in Greece, many parents complained about the difficult homework which teachers gave to their childr
Trang 1ÔN TẬP THI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI TIẾNG ANH 8
(Lưu ý với những bộ đề được chọn lọc này, học sinh cần làm vào tập sinh viên 200 trang)
ĐỀ 1:
I.
Chọn một đáp án đúng nhất
1 The ……… of the poetry competition will be known today
a decision b result c effect d choice
2 We take part ………… most youth activities of our school
a of b on c in d at
3 Listen to what I am saying, ………?
a do you b don’t you c aren’t you d will you
4 Milk bottles can be ………… after being cleaned
a reused b thrown away c recycled d used
5 This project ………… out next week
a is carried b will carry c will be carried d is carrying
6 He told us to use our dictionaries to ……every word we didn’t understand
a look out b look for c look at d look up
7 The children are getting …… illnesses this winter than in the past
a few b fewer c less d little
8 There aren’t ……… many books in the library as there used to be
a as b quite c rather d such
9 He has at last succeeded ………… becoming a doctor
a for b in c on d of
10 She has ………… work to do that she gets very tired
a so many b much more c too much d so much
II.
Chọn từ phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với những từ còn lại.
1 A seat B great C seaside D beach
2 A looked B suggested C minded D decided
3 A stamps B trains C hotels D caves
4 A typhoon B goose C food D flood
5 A bought B drought C brought D ought
III Viết lại câu sau sao cho nghĩa không đổi.
1 You can’t take this book away -> This book……… … …
2 My friend hasn’t visited me for two months -> It’s two months … …
3 “ Do you understand the lesson?” -> The teacher asked ……
4 He wrote the letter half an hour -> It took ………
5 I haven’t come to the dentist for two years -> The last time I … ……
6 The man was taken to the hospital He was injured in the accident
-> The man………
7 Do you have a better television than this? -> Is this the ……….?
8.The road is so narrow that cars can’t park there -> The road is … …
9 I would like you to help me to put the chairs away -> Do you mind ….?
10 People say that he is a famous inventor -> He …….…… …
IV
Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.
1 Your report should ( write) in English
2 I learned to swim when I (be ) very young I (teach) by my father
3 The boy (fall) and (hurt) himself while he ( ride) his bicycle
4 It ( get) hotter and hotter in June
5 I ( see) the famous Phong Nha Cave three times,but I’d like (see) it again
6 Nam does not have his motorbike today It (repair) right now
V
Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc
Nowadays, a lot of ( 1 importance) inventions are carried out by( 2 science) working for
Trang 2large ( 3 industry) firms However, there are still opportunities for other people to invent ( 4
variety) things In Britain, there is a weekly T.V program which attempts to show all the
devices which people have invented ( 5 recent) The people organizing the program receive ( 6 inform) about 700 inventions per year New ideas can be ( 7 develop) by private ( 8
invent) However, it is important to consider these questions: Will it work? Will it be wanted?
Is it new?
VI Điền một từ thích hợp vào mỗi chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau.
Postcards always spoil my holidays Last summer I …(1)… to Italy I visited museums and sat in public gardens A friendly waiter …(2)… me a few words …(3)… Italian Then he lent
…(4) … a book I read a few lines, …(5)… I did not understand a word Every day I thought
…(6)… postcards My holiday passed quickly, but I did not send any cards …(7)… my friends On the last day I made a big decision I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards I spent the whole day …(8)… my room, but I did not write a single card
VII Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh, dùng các từ gợi ý.
1 How long / he / learn / English ?
2 I/ used / swim / this river / but / I / not any more
3 This tea / too hot / me / drink
4 If / I / be / you / I / not buy / that bicycle
5 She / tell / not / close / window
6 I / have to / stay up late / last night / learn my lessons
7 She / not go / school / regularly / so / not make / progress
8 They / be asked / lock / door / before leaving
9 They / prefer / classical music / pop music
ĐỀ 2:
Exercise 1 : Put these words in their correct order to make meaning full sentences
1, school / to / didn’t / go / he / because / home / he / had / stay / to / after / to / look / mother / sick / his
2, Minh / did / what / ask / him / help / sister / his / to / do / to ?
3, had / do / to / mother / his / everything / equipment / mordern / without / of / help / the
4, foolish / is / man / the / to / to / lesson / the / understand
5, not / sister / her / is / enough / old / married / get / to
6, not / get / to / use / we / did / up / morning / early / the / in
7, books / of / kind / what / you / looking / are / for ?
8, sister / younger / his / is / not / intelligent / also / but / only / pretty
Exercise 2 : Rewrite the following sentences , using “ too or enough ”
1, He was so weak that he couldn’t stand
2, He ia now strong He can work without help
3, That knife is very sharp You ought not to give it to a little boy
4, He was polite He asked us to dinner
5, They ran slowly They didn’t catch the bus
6, The teacher explained very clearly Everybody understood
Exercise 3 : Combine the sentences , do as directed
1, My teacher is very angry He can’t say anything ( too….to )
2, They drive very fast They can get to the airport on time ( enough )
3, The air was very polluted They couldn’t enjoy their holidays ( so….that )
4, They practise English frequently They want to speak to foreigners ( so that )
5, The river is deep We can’t wade it ( such….that )
6, Lan’ mother goes on business Lan’ father goes on business , too ( both….and )
7, Hoa studies very well She sings beautifully , too ( not only….but also )
Exercise 4 : Complete these sentences , using “ because or because of ”
1, I was worried ………… Mai was late
2, ………… I was tired , I went home
Trang 33, We were late …………the rain
4, I can’t buy that house ………… I don’t have enough money
5, ……….his laziness , he couldn’t pass the exam
6, He didn’t get married to her ……… he didn’t love her
7, Hoa can’t go to the party …………her being very busy
8, They didn’t come to the meeting in time ……… the traffic jam
Exercise 5 : Put “ at , in , on , or 0 if no preposition is needed
1, It’s traditional here to celebrate ……the first day of Spring
2, A woman sitting near me …….dinner spilt her drink all over me
3, We meet …… every Saturday afternoon to go shopping
4, The program was shown on TV ………one afternoon
5, We all met …….Easter Day and went for a walk
6, He painted the whole house ………only 3 weeks
7, You’ll be about to see her ………the day after tomorrow
8, I often get my salary ………the fifth of the month
Exercise 6 : Rewrite the sentences , using “ I don’t know ……”1, What did you see on the
farm ?
2, Why does she like to live there ?
3, How much rice does she want to buy ?
4, When will we have the English Test ?
Exercise 7 : Write full sentences as much as possible
1, Practice English every day / not easy
2, Go on a trip / interesting
Exercise 8 : Use the correct form of the words in brackets
1, Each of my friends has a …………character ( differ )
2, The tiger wanted to see the farmer’s …………( wise )
3, Every was ………… at the soccer match ( excite )
4, You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her ……….( appear )
Exercise 9 : Complete the passage with the words given : who , carry , coins , might , need ,
to , located , no , travels , less
Nowaday , you don’t (1)……… to be at home or at the office to use the telephone anymore Mobile phones have (2) ……… wires You can (3) ……….one in your pocket or keep one in your car A call from a mobile phone (4) ……… along radio waves to stations (5)
………… in different places From there , the radio signal is connected (6) ……… the regular phone system With a mobile phone , any one (7) …………can drive and talk can also drive and phone This means (8) ………wasted time : You don’t have to look for a phone booth or use (9) …….to make a call So remember , next time you are at the beach or riding your bike , there (10) ………be a call for you !
ĐỀ 3:
I Choose the words that has the the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1 A stomach B Match C Catch D Watch
2 A Naked B Sacred C Needed D Walked
3 A Leaf B OfC DeafD Wife
4 A PromiseB RealizeC organizeD Surprise
5 A GreatB.SteakC BreakfastD Danger
6.A SonB SixC SuitD Sugar
II Use of English: Write A, B, C or D which best completes the sentences
6 Promise that you’ll be on time You……….be late
A Don’t have toB Have toC MustD Musn’t
7 They went away…………holiday……… the end of last week
Trang 4A in/onB on/inC on/atD at/on
9 To remember the words you’ve learnt, you have to……….them often
A RepeatB RewriteC ReviseD Replace
10 I’m…………that you want to know more
A PleaseB PleasingC PleasedD To please
11 Look! I can see a boy ………… in the street now
A runB runningC to runD Runing
12 The tiger succeeded in ……….from the farmer
A goingB GettingC running awayD Freeing
13 A bird……….to me this morningA singsB singC sangD is singing
14 One match can ………a fire
A makeB startC causeD All are correct
15 We saw an interesting film on TV last night………an interesting film we saw!
A WhichB WhatC.HowD So
16 Living conditions are good in the city, and medical facilities can be…………
A readyB Prepared.C ArrangedD Accessible
17 After his wife died, he married again He………
A RearrangedB RemarriedC Reoccupied.D Repeated
18 ………is a science of elements that can change the world
A MathematicsB ChemistryC Physics.D Biology
19.Photo…………is one of the most popular hobbies
A takingB makingC catchingD Doing
20 I’m sorry but I have to stop………for a while I’ve got stomach
A workingB to workC to be workingD what I worked
21 My dog as well as my cats………… twice a day
A eatB eatsC has eatenD have eaten
22 She has changed so much that………anyone recognized her
A AlmostB HardlyC NeverD No
23 Linda had a………in her hair yesterday
A nice bow yellowB bow yellow niceC Nice yellow bow.D yellow bow nice
24 Next to the refrigerator there…………a stove and an oven
A isB areC HaveD were
III Reading Comprehension:
A Read the passage, then write True for True, F for False, for each of the sentences below, according to the information given If the is not given, put a question mark (?).
Many people think that teachers give pupils too much homework They say that it is
unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time Moreover, they are argue that most teachers don’t properly plan the homework tasks they give to pupils The result is that pupils repeat tasks which they have already done at school
Recently in Greece, many parents complained about the difficult homework which teachers gave to their children The parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time, and they wanted to stop it Spain and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework recently
In Denmark, West Germany and several other countries in Europe, teachers can’t set
homework at weekends In Holland, teachers allow pupils to stay at school to do their
homework The children are free to help one another Similar arrangements also exist some British schools
Most people agree that homework is unfair A pupil who can do his homework in a quiet an comfortable room is in a much better position than a pupil who does in a small, noisy room with TV on Some parents help their children with their homework Other parents take no interest at all in their children’s homework
Trang 5It is important, however, that teachers talk to parents about homework A teacher should suggest suitable tasks for parents to do with their children Parents are often better at teaching their own children
26 Many teachers think that pupils should have homework
27 Greek parents thought their children’s homework is too easy
28 A lot of homework has not been planed properly, according to many parents
29 In some countries in Europe teachers are allowed to give their children homework only at weekends
30 According to the writer, many parents would like their children to have less homework
B Write A, B,C, or D to complete the following passage.
For many young people sport is a popular part of school life and……(31)……in one of school teams and playing matches is very important…(32)………someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away……(33)
……….home, as many matches are played then
It…(34)…………also involve traveling to other towns to play against other school teams and then……(35)…… on after the match for a meal or a drink Some parents, friends or other students will travel with the team to support……(36)…………own side
When a school team wins a match it is the whole school which feels proud,……(37)……only the player It can also mean that a school…(38)……… well-known for being good at certain sports and pupils from that school may end up playing……(39)……… national teams so that the school has some really……(40)………names associated with it
31 A havingB BeingC TakingD Putting
32 A IfB AsC ThenD So
33 A atB OnC ForD From
34 A oughtB isC canD has
35 A BeingB StayingC leavingD Spending
36 A TheirB itsC ourD whose
37 A butB HoweverC AndD not
38 A turnsB makesC comesD becomes
39 A upB toC forD beside
40 A oldB newC CommonD famous
IV Word form:
41 One of the of English is its flexibility (strong)
42 facilities are more easily acessible here (medicine)
43 The programs in their aims and activities (diferent)
44 He's a famous businessman He demonstrated his new products (success)
45.Their products ảe díplayed in exhibitions They have become famous since then (count)
46 They eased the victim's pain and (anxious)
V Writing:
47 I intend to come over to pick you up
-> I am
48 Going on a trip is more interesting than staying at home
-> Staying at home
49 He still smokes but he smoked a lot 2 years ago
-> He used to
50 Don't try to escape It's no use
-> It's no use
Trang 6ĐỀ 4:
………
I A Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.75 mk)
B Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others (0.5 mk)
II Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.25 mks)
6/ We do all that we can to the air pollution in our city
A maximize B increase C less D minimize
7/ You should ask your parents - some advice
8/ We must learn to preserve our
9/ Let’s sing the Christmas now
10/ We get up early _ go to school on time
11/ They were watching TV the telephone rang
12/ She’s singer I’ve ever known
famous
13/ What time should we pick you _ at the airport?
14/ Do you mind if I leave my bike here? _
III/ Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage
(1.5 mks)
Hoa, Nga and her cousin Nhi were (15) , so Nga suggested that they play a game called 20 questions She (16) the rules and then the girls
started to play Nga thought of a place and she gave the others a (17) by saying that it wasn’t in Viet Nam Nhi found (18) the place was in
America Hoa thought it was the Golden Gate Bridge, but that is in San Francisco Nhi was (19) when she said it (20) the Statue of Liberty
Trang 720/ A is B are C was D were
HỌC SINH KHÔNG ĐƯỢC LÀM VÀO BÀI
………
IV/ Choose the underline words or phrases A, B, C or D that must be changed for the sentence to be correct (1mk)
A B C D
V/ Use the correct form of the word in parentheses to fill in each blank (1.5 mks)
25/ It is in Britain to eat turkeys at Christmas.(tradition)
26/ That engine is of fuel (waste)
27/ The journey took seven hours (approximate)
28/ Good hygiene helps to the risk of infection (minimum)
29/ All finishing the race will receive a medal (participate)
30/ The from New York to Heathrow took about 5 hours (fly)
VI/ Read the passage Then write True or False for each of the sentences below (1mk)
Every day of the year throughout the world, about twenty million paper bags and
newspapers are screwed and thrown away
Making paper requires a lot of wood pulp and the work of millions of workers Many countries have had plans to recycle waste to save money and labor In countries where there is the cooperation of the public, paper mills recycle as much as sixty percent of waste paper For every ton of recycled newsprint, twelve trees can be saved We can insist that the more paper people save, the more trees are preserved
VII/ Complete the unfinished sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it (1.5 mks)
35/ Nam gets up early every morning He doesn’t want to be late for school
Nam gets up early every morning so _ 36/ My brother started to study English 3 years ago
My brother has _ 37/ “Is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?” Hoa said to Tim
Hoa asked Tim _
ĐỀ 5:
I – Pronunciation (1 mark)
Trang 8A Choose the one word in which the underline part is not pronounced the same as those in the other words of the group
B Choose the one word whose stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest
II – Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to fill in each blank (4 marks)
5 If you want to print something, just use the _
6 Nowadays, students can get a _ without being on campus
7 After the car accident, he had to use a pair of _
8 are convenient to travel in small rivers
9 Please handle with great care the in the kitchen
10 Do you mind if I _ here? – No, I don’t mind
11 You don’t have _ early tomorrow It’s Sunday
12 Have you ever _ to America?
13 I don’t know where on my holiday
14 Laura always _ to school late
15 When you back? - Yesterday morning
16 Our teacher said we _ hard
17 Mary asked Tom if he _ their new teacher
18 I don’t know what _ for my sister’s birthday
19 The principal came in when we noise
making
20 The festival next week
III – Read the passage Then decide which option (A, B, C, D) best fits each space (1 mark)
Computer bulletin boards are used in the same way as (21) ones in schools and colleges The (22) _ is that over 20 millions people may have access to them If students want (23) _ math at 3 am, it’s not a problem They (24) _ messages on the bulletin board and find other people who want to talk about the same topic
IV – Choose the underlined words or phrases A, B, C, or D that must be changed for the sentence to be correct (1 mark)
Trang 9A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
28 Tom asked Jerry if he knows how far it is from his house to super market
A B C D
V – Fill in the blank with the correct from of the word in parentheses (1m)
29 _, dark clouds soon appeared and it began to rain (fortunate)
30 Sally’s husband is always complaining about the of her suitcase (heavy)
31 I like this film because it’s very (excite)
32 The parents are always _about their children (worry)
VI – Complete the unfinished sentences in such away that they mean the same as those printed above them (2 marks)
33 “Do you get good mark?” My mother asked me
My mother asked me
34 “What should I do for you?” Tom asked Mary
Tom asked Mary
35 He has learned English for two years
He learned
36 Mary made this cake yesterday
This cake
ĐỀ 6:
I Pronunciation: (1.25pts)
A Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words: (0.75pt)
pomegranate
B Choose the word whose stress pattern is not the same as that of the rest: (1pt)
II Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to fill in each blank: (2.25pts)
1 I take part ……… most youth activities of my school
2 Jane saw her old friend while she ……….…… the street
3 He had his father ……… his watch
4 I saw him ……… the flowers in the garden
5 Paul is said ……… the brightest student in the class
6 A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called ………
Trang 10contest contest
7 Tom ……… his hand when he was cooking the dinner
8 She asked me ……….… a daughter
9 I like going to the museum of……… life
III Choose the underlined word or phrase (A,B,C,D) that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct: (1pt)
1 He said if he liked sugar in his coffee
………
A B C D
2 She was meeting him when she was walking in the park
………
A B C D
3 lan asked his father if he would go to Hue tomorrow ………
A B C D
4 My friend said he could to speak English well ………
A B C D
IV.
Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: (1.5pts)
1 The local people showed me great………(hospitable)
2 It’s……… … (help) to have a calculator for this exam
3 He has been……… (award) a scholarship to do research
4 He always gives his opinions……… (clear)
5 I am not really……… …(suit) dressed for a party
6 The bride wore a dress that she……….(design) herself
V Read the passage, then write TRUE or FALSE for each sentence: (1pt)
In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem called A Visit From Saint Nicholas The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and
gave children presents on Christmas Eve The poem, which was written by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular in the USA Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem
1 Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem in 1820
2 Saint Nicholas was a thin jolly man who wore a red suit
3 Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem “A Visit From Saint Nicholas”
4 Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem
VI Read the passage Then decide which word in the box best fits each blank: (1.5pts)
built - God - really - largest - biggest - royal - religious
Angkor Wat should ……… be known as a wonder because it is the ……….… temple in the world The temple was ………… around the year 1100 to honor a Hindu……… … , but over the next three centuries it became a Buddhist ……… center The area surrounding the temple, Angkor Thom, used to be the ……… capital city