Phßng GD & §T Y£N L¹C Trêng Thcs yªn l¹c Kú thi chän ®éi tuyÓn khèi 8. M«n : TiÕng Anh Thêi gian : 120 phót (ThÝ sinh kh«ng ®îc sö dông bÊt kú tµi liÖu nµo) I.Pick out the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1. A. deaf B. beat C. lead D. teach 2. A. fund B. upset C. tutor D. rug 3. A. option B. information C. question D. invitation 4. A. wound B. about C. plough D. sound 5. A. invited B.wanted C. decided D .stopped II. Choose the most suitable word or phrase by circling the letter A, B, C or D: 1. Jack is His jokes often make his friends laugh a lot. A. generous B. humorous C.easy-going D. unusual 2. We used to wash clothes by hand. Now we have a . A. washing machine B. dishwasher C. hair dryer D. steamer. 3. It took me a long time to get used glasses. A. to wear B. to wearing C. wear D. wore. 4."Don’t shout", I said to Jim. A. I told Jim don't shout B. I told to Jim not to shout C. I told Jim not to shout D. I said to Jim don't shout. 5.She went to market without . anything. A. buy B. to buy C. bought D. buying 6.Since we have to be there by 8.30, we . take a taxi. A. had better B. may C. ought D. are able to 7. My brother is studying hard . pass the exam. A. for B. in order to C. so to D. so that 8. He was born in England. English is his . A. mother tongue B. first language C. foreign language D. A and B are correct 9. It's dangerous in this river. A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam 10- Would you mind . the windows ? A. to open B. opening C. open D. opened III . Give the correct forms of the words in parentheses. 1- English is an . and important subject. (interest) 2- My country is rich in . resources. (nature) 3- My father can read . without glasses. (good) 4- We had an interesting . about football. (discuss) 5- During his the family lived in Cornwall. (child) 6- It's to cross the avenue. (danger) 7- Could you give me some .? (inform) 8- Are you a or are you living here ? (tour) 9- The shoes were nice, but they were . (comfort) 10- Surface mail is much . than airmail.(cheap) IV. There are 11 mistakes in the following paragraph. Find out the mistake then correct it. In 1783, two French brothers build the first balloon to take people into the air. One hundred and twenty years lately, in 1903, the Wright brothers built the first plane with an engine and flied in it . This was in the United States. Then, in 1918, the US Post Office begun the first airmail service. Aeroplanes changed a lot in the next thirty year. Then, in 1950s, aeroplanes became many faster because they had jet engines. In 1976, Concorde was building in the UK and France. It is the faster passenger plane in the world and it can flying at 2500 kilometers an hour, so the journey in London to New York is only four hours. Today millions of people travel on aeroplane, and it is difficult to think of a world without them. Ex: 0. build built V. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms to complete each sentence: 1. They (watch) their favorite TV programmes at the moment. 2. Mary and John are neighbors. They ( know) each other for a long time. 3. We ( arrive) in New york yesterday. 4. We ( begin) to study English since 1999. 5. My mother is tired enough ( cook) tonight. 6. The teacher asked me ( not make) noise in class. 7. The boys like ( play ) games but hate doing lessons. 8. His doctor advised him ( give) up smoking. 9. Look at those black clouds. It( rain). 10.When I was a small boy. I used ( live ) on a farm. VI. Read the passage and fill in the gaps with one suitable word to complete the passage: The country is.(1) .beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go there .(2) the summer holiday though they can’t live (3) . all the year round. Some have cottages built in a village .(4) that they can go there whenever they .(5) find the time. English villages are not all alike, but (6) some ways they are not very different from (7) other. Almost every village .(8) a church, the round or square tower of which can . (9) seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard where people .(10) . burried. VII. Read the text below and answer the questions . The Culture House at my neighborhood regularly organises a wide range of activities for people of different age groups in the community. Last week, school children and their parents participated in an activity called “Walk & Talk”. The activity aimed to promote active lifestyles, educate road safety and improve family relationships. The participants gathered at the yard in front of the Culture House at 7.30 am. After listening to a brief speech given by the organiser, they started a walk around the local area for about two hours. They were encouraged to observe the environment around them, collect objects like bottles, plastic bags, etc , along the way and talk about what they could see, hear and smell. Children walked, ran, talked to their friends and their parents. Parents discovered that their children were very active; and children were happy because their parents listened to them and did not say “hurry up, we’re late”. All participants were really interested in the activity because it was practical, educational and easy to organise. 1. What were the aims of the activity ? 2. Who participated in the activity ? 3. How long was the walk ? 4. What were the participants encouraged to do along the walk ? 5. What did the parents find about their children ? VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence 1. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. This is the first…………………………………………………………… 2. My brother started working in that factory five years ago. My brother has…………………………………………………………… 3. ‘Can I borrow your bike,Nga?’, Nam asked. Nam asked Nga ………………………………………………………… 4. This pen belongs to Phong. This is …………………………………………………………………… 5. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week. The streets…………………………………………………………………. 6. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges. Apples are not…………………………………………………………… 7. He’d rather play golf than tennis. He prefers………………………………………………………………… 8. Mai broke the cup because of her carelessness. Because Mai……………………………………………………………… 9. How long is it since they built the house? When………………………………………………………………………? 10. You went to see the movie Dream city last night, didn’t you? Did .? IX. Write complete sentences with the words given. 1. Nam/ spend/ most/ free time/play soccer. 2. When/ we/ children/we/ used/ listen/ grandma’s old folktales after dinner. 3. You/ can/ tell me/ best ways/ learn new word? 4. I/ write down/ all new words/ small notebook. 5. They/ going/ visit/ homevillage/ weekend. 6. She/ have to/ house work/ all day after/ mother/ died. 7. I/ just/ have/ wonderful holiday/ cousins/ Hanoi. 8. Lan/ like/ cook/ meals/ but/ not like/ washing up. 9. Brother/ very good/ repair/ household/ appliances. 10.We/ sometimes/ have/ go/ school/ very early/ do/ class duties. ®¸p ¸n vµ thang ®iÓm chÊm thi:(0,125/1 c©u ®óng) I. 1.A 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.D ii. 1.B 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.B 10.B III 1-interesting 2-natural 3- well 4- discussion 5- childhood 6- dangerous 7- information 8- tourist 9- uncomfortable 10- cheaper IV. 1.lately - later 2. flied - flew 3. begun - began 4. year - years 5. many - much 6. building - built 7. faster - fastest 8. flying - fly 9. in - from 10. on - by V. 1.are watching 2.have known 3.arrived 4.have begun 5.to cook 6.not to make 7.playing 8.to give 9.is going to rain 10.to live vI. 1.more 2.for 3.there 4.so 5.can 6.in 7.each 8.has 9.be 10.are vII. 1. The aims of the activity were to promote active lifstyles, educate road safty and improve family ralationships. 2. School children and their parents did. 3. It was about two hours. 4. They were encouraged to observe the environment around them, collect objects like bottles, plastic bags, etc , along the way and talk about what they could see, hear and smell. 5. They found that their children were very active. VIII. 1. This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food. 2. My brother has worked in that factory for five years. 3. Nam asked Nga to lend her bike/ Nam asked Nga if she could lend him her bike/ Nam asksed Nga if he could borrow her bike. 4. This is Phong’s pen. 5. The streets haven’t been cleaned this week. 6. Apples are not usually as expensive as oranges. 7. He prefers golf to tennis/ He prefers playing golf to (playing) tennis. 8. Because Mai was careless, she broke the cup. 9. When did they begin building the house?/ When did they build the house? 10. Did you go to see the movie Dream City last night ? IX. 1. Nam spends most of his free time playing soccer. 2. When we were children, we used to listen to grandma’s old folktales after dinner. 3. Can you tell me the best way to learn new words? 4. I write down all the new words in a small notebook. 5. They are going to visit their home village at the weekend. 6.She had to do housework all day after her mother died. 7.I have just had a wonderful holiday with my cousins in Ha noi. 8.Lan likes cooking meals but she doesn’t like doing the washing up. 9. My brother is very good at repairing household appliances. 10. We sometimes have to go to school very early to do (our) class duties . Concorde was building in the UK and France. It is the faster passenger plane in the world and it can flying at 2500 kilometers an hour, so the journey in London. service. Aeroplanes changed a lot in the next thirty year. Then, in 1950s, aeroplanes became many faster because they had jet engines. In 1976, Concorde was building