Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage.. Complete the following sentences, using a word or a phrase.. Choose the best answer to complete the sen
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TUYỂN TẬP 10 ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
TEST 1
I Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage (20 points)
Linda is from England, but she (1-live) _in the United States She (2-work) _for a women’s magazine She (3-start) _writing articles many years ago She (4-write) many articles As a journalist, she (5-visit) _nearly every city in the world Recently, she (6-be) _ to a number of countries in Africa Now she (7-be) on holiday in Italy She (8-go) there three days ago She (9-say) _she (10-return) to the United States next week
II Write the correct form of words in capitals (10 points)
III Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meanings stay the same (10 points)
1 They are painting the living room at the moment
- The living room………
2 John drives more carefully than his brother does
- John’s brother ………
3 Learning English is not easy
- It is………
4 They were such difficult questions that we couldn’t answer all of them
- The questions were so………
5 I don’t know her phone number, so I can’t call her
- If I………
IV Complete the following sentences, using a word or a phrase (10 points)
1 If you don’t work hard, you ……… the exam
2 Marie Curie, ………father was a Polish, was a French physicist
3 World population will continue to rise………we try to reduce it
4 The girl……….in front of the school gate is our new classmate
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5 Even……… tired, Mrs Hoa helped me with my homework
V Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (20 points)
1 I haven’t had any news of Hoa……… 2003
2 The house is……….small for us to live in
3 Do you mind………on your own?
4 This is the factory……… my father used to work
5 You must leave now………you will be late for school
6 All of us were………that he was successful in the final exam
7 Radium was ……….by Marie Curie
8 I don’t think that film is………
10 The man ………you met on Main street yesterday is your new teacher
VI Fill a suitable preposition in each blank to complete the following passage (20 points)
Mark Twain is a famous America writer His name was Samuel Langhorn Clemens and Mark Twain was his pen name He was born in a small town (1) _the Missouri (2) the USA The boy had many friends (3) school and when he became a writer, he described them (4) his stories Samuel always wanted to be a sailor and (5) _
the age of twenty he found work (6) a river boat After some time he left the boat and went to live (7) _California Here he began to write short stories (8) _the name(9)
Mark Twain He sent them (10) _newspapers The readers loved his stories very much
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TEST 2
I Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (20 points)
1 If I (be)………a bird, I (not want)……… to live in a cage
2 Laura wishes that she (not live)……….in a small flat
3 I can’t go out now because it (rain)………and I (not have)………a raincoat
4 She (say)…………she’d phone me this morning, but it is now 12.30 and she (not phone)………….yet
5 If he (read )……….in bad light, he (ruin)……….his eyes
6 He had a bad fall while he (repair)………his roof
II Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word (20 points)
In the United States of America the national (1)………is also English Four hundred years ago (2)………some English people sailed to North America to live there, and (3)………brought the new language to this new (4)……… Now in the United States of America people (5)………American English Most of the words are the (6)………in American and in British English, but American people say some English words not like people (7)………in England
Canada is to the North of the United States of America It is (8)……… than the United States In Canada many people speak English (9)………they also came from England many years ago But in some parts of Canada, they speak (10)……… People living in these
parts came from France
III Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals (15 points)
IV Find and correct the mistakes in each sentence ( 10 points )
1 If we would have a large garden, we would plant a lot of flowers in it
2 Nha Trang, that has a long beach, attracts many foreign visitors
3 A new department store was building in our town last month
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4 They used to having big parties when they lived in the city
5 Although my sister was tired, but she tried to finish her homework
V Read the passage below and answer each of the questions (15 points)
Tropical rain forests are found in Amazon region of South America, Central America, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia Rain forests are very important to the world’s climate The Amazon rain forest alone receives about 30 to 40 percent of the total rainfall on the Earth and produces about the same percentage of the world’s oxygen Some scientists believe that the decreasing size of the rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life Saving our rain forests is an international problem One country, or even a few countries cannot solve the problem alone The nations of the world must work together to find a solution before it is too late Questions:
1 Where are tropical rain forests found?
2 How are rain forests to the world’s climate?
3 How much percent of the world’s oxygen does Amazon rain forests produce?
4 What do scientists think about the decreasing size of rain forests?
5 Is saving our rain forests only a national problem?
VI Rewrite these sentences (20 points)
1 “Let’s use fewer plastic bags”, he said
7 All visitors to the town falls in love with it
→ Every one who………
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8 In spite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr John decided to settle in Hanoi
→ Although………
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TEST 3
I Choose the word in each group that has pronounced differently from the rest
II Choose the best answer to complete these sentences
1, You really saw a UFO, Mr John,………you ?
2, I wish this exam……… easier
3, If anybody……… a question, please ask me after class
4, Viet……… go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside
5, If I……….Nam’s address, I……….his a letter
6, We haven’t seen Bich……….two months
7, The book……….is on the table belongs to my brother
8, They reached the village before sunset……….the road was flooded
9, After arriving home , they usually………their uniforms
10, He worked………than his workmates
III Find and correct mistakes in each sentence
1, Mary asked me how did I go to school every day
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3, Last summer my family went to Vung Tau, where my aunt is living there
4, If you won’t study hard, you’ll fail the exam
5, I haven’t visited Mr Ba when he moved to his new house
IV Read the passage below and choose the correct answers to complete it
The Rockies Mountains run almost the length of North America They start in the North-West, but lie only a (1- many / lot / few / couple) hundred miles from the centre in more southern areas Although the Rockies are smaller (2 - to / as / than / from) the Alps, they are no less wonderful There are many roads across the Rockies, ( 3 - but / because / since / unless ) the best way to see them is to (4 -drive / travel / ride / pass) by train You start from Vancouver, (5 - a / the / one / its) most attractive of Canada’s big cities Standing with its feet in the water and its head in the mountains, this city (6 -allows / offers / gives / lets) its residents to ski on slopes just 15 minutes by car from th city (7 - centre / middle / heart / circle) Thirty passenger trains a day used to (8 - get / take / set / leave) off from Vancouver on the cross-continent railway Now there are just three a week, but the ride is still a great adventure You sleep on board, (9 – which / who / where / when) is fun, but travel through some of the best (10 – scenery / view / site / beauty) at night
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TEST 4
I Supply the correct verbs form
1, Listen to those people ! What language they ( speak )………?
2, Where you ( go )……….if you had a lot of money?
3, Did you advise him ( join )……… in the talent contest?
4, Who ( carry )……… our bag when we climb the mountains ?
5, It ( not rain )………much in our country in winter
6, We ( make )……… to work hard last week by the teacher
7, My brother enjoys ( listen )……….to stories about UFOs
8, When I got to the station, my pen pal ( wait )………for me
9, Nothing ( do )……….since I moved here
10, To avoid ( recognize )………, the film star wore dark glasses
II Fill in each blank with the word in capitals
10, That was an……… remark It would have been better to keep silent Necessity
III Choose the best answer to complete the sentences
1, When………a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and the abbreviations it contains
2, How can I know………book is yours ? They are so alike
3, ………Paul brings the money for lunch, we’ll go right down to the cafeteria
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4, If I……… you, I’d take some rest before the game tomorrow
5, You have never been to Nha Trang, ……… ?
6, She will visit us as soon as she arrives……… Paris
7, The smaller the room is , the……….furniture it needs
8, The secretary to……… I talked didn’t know where the meeting was
9, I find the time of English meals very strange I’m not used………dinner at 5 p.m
10, I have to be present at eight o’clock and so………
IV Combine each pair of sentence using the words in parentheses
V, Find and correct mistakes in the following sentences
1, We took part in a six-hours journey to the eastern coast
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How the may day holiday began in England
Many hundred years ago there were many villages and few towns in England The villagers liked to go into the forests and the fields when spring came On the first Sunday of May they usually took a tree back with them and put it in the center of the village The children dance round it and the men and the women took part in games around it
Later the international working class made the First of May their day of solidarity The first May Day was celebrated in England in 1890, when the workers decided to fight for an eight-hour working day and an end to the very long hours that they worked In London, the workers marched from all places to a meeting in Hyde Park This demonstration showed their unity and solidarity
After that, May Day in England was usually celebrated on the Sunday nearest to the first day of the month.There have been many large May Day demonstrations The working people showed on those days their solidaity with the progressive people in orther countries
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VII Read the text then choose A, B, C or D to complete the text
For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, (1)…… flying is no more dangerous (2)…….any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer It is known, however, that most accident occur (3)……take-off and landing when a (4)……….decisions are vitally important
The people (5)…….job it is to look (6)………the passengers – the stewards and stewardesses- play an important part in helping passengers to (7)…… safe and comfortable Indeed for many passengers being (8)………such care of is all part of the total experience (9)………other form of travel involves waiting on people in quite the same (10)…………., with food, drink, newspapers, magazines, music, and even video films
VIII Fill one suitable word in each blank in the following passage
Everyone wants to reduce pollution But pollution problem is (1)………complicated
as it is serious It is complicated (2)……… much pollution is caused by things that benefit people For example, exhaust (3)………automobiles causes a large percentage of all pollution But automobiles (4)………transportation for millions of people Factories discharge much of the material (5)………… pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large (6)……….of people Too much fertilizer or pesticide can run soil , but fertilizers and pesticide (7)……….important aids to the growing of crops Thus, to end (8)………greatly reduces pollution immediately, people would have to (9)……… using many things that
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benefit them Most people do not want to do that, of course But pollution can (10)……….gradually reduced in several ways
IX Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meanings stay the same
1, They have just sold that old house
– That old house………
2, Charles lives quite near his aunt’s house
X Complete the sentences using the words given
1, These exercises / too difficult / students / do / without / mistakes
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TEST 5
I, Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
II, Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern
III, Choose one word that does not belong in each list
IV, Choose the best answer to complete sentences
2, The Browns had to use all their………to buy their new house
3, If you take a train or a bus, you must pay a………
4, Your brother is very tall What is his exact……… ?
5, Another word for forture is………
6, If Lan comes to England, it will be a good……….for her to improve her English
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7, Please………your hand if you want to ask the teacher a question
8, All his children speak……….English
9, If a bomb goes off, it………
10, We went to the airport to………off a friend who was leaving for London
11, My sister is very ……… of spiders
12, The chameleon is a very strange………
13, I like this essay because it’s very………
14, Tam has a big……… of foreign coins
15, If we don’t ………on electricity, there will be power cut
16, He is a person………friends trust him
17, I’ve always enjoyed traveling My brother,……….,prefer to stay at home
18, I’ll give you a lift to the station if………in a hurry
19, I wish you……… to leave now Can’t you stay a bit longer ?
20, ………to have lunch at 12 o’clock everyday ?
21, If she worked more slowly, she……….so many mistakes
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22, He never let you cook the meals,……… ?
23, Stop now, you’ve done………work for one day
24, Whenever we meet, we stop………
25, Give her a telephone to ring……… she gets lost
26, If only I……….play the guitar as well as you !
27, The party, at………….I was the guest honor, was extremely enjoyable
28, Trung swims very well and……….does his brother
29, ……….people go to soccer matches now than twenty years ago
30, It’s……….long time since he last saw his grandparents
V, Find and correct mistakes in the following sentences
1, If he would speak more slowly, I could understand him
2, Kangaroos, that can be seen everywhere in Australia, have long tails
3, After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left
4, Linh wishes that she is given a teddy bear at Chirstmas
5, Hoang has felt much better when he took the pill
6, I suggested that you writing to them to accept their offer
7, They asked me where was I going to spend my vocation that summer
8, Even though being ill, Phong still went to school last Monday
9, My brother enjoys to read detective stories in his free time
10, Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he?
VI, Complete the passage with words in paretheses
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At six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its (1- shops / banks / hotels) and flood a wide area By nine o’clock the floods had reached the own of Dorchester The main street was soon (2- over / under / through) three feet of water Fire engines arrived quickly to pump the water, but the heavy rain made their job very (3- easy / difficult / quick)
Mrs.Rose Willow, a (4- girl / man / lady) nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs (5- for / during / while) three hours Finally, firemen were able to rescue her with ladder and a small (6- boat / ship / car).” My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time,” said Mrs Willow “ She (7- worried / bored / helped) me a lot She sat with me, so I didn’t feel afraid.”
The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good, (8- but / so / therefore) the floods have done a great deal of damage “Luckily, nobody was (9- burnt / cut / drowned)
or injured, “ Chief Fire Office Hawkins (10- asked / told / said ) reporters, “but it will take a long time
to clear up the mess.”
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Test 6
I, Which underlined part is differently pronounced?
1 Sight circus tiger lion
2 poster post-office most lion
3 tamer apple acrobat matter
4 acrobat nose cold both
5 folk pierrot donkey also
6 promise countryside leisurely sunbathe
7 musical instruments mutual regularly
8 follow narrow slow crowd
9 city-dweller double-decker underground handkerchief
10 Heathrow headway seat teachings
II, Choose the one words or phrases which could be subtituted for the underlined word or phrase without changing the meaning of the sentences
1, The indecisive(do du) man was readily persuaded to change his mind again
2, After discussing the matter with the bank manager, Ha instantly received his loan(tien cho vay)
3, The news of the President’s death amazed the world
4, I disagreed with you completely
5, Do you have any difficulty in understanding what your teacher says when he speaks in English ?
6, It has been marvellous evening We’ve enjoyed the party very much
7, Have you made arrangements for your journey yet ?
8, He refused my offer to help
9., The war cost an enormous sum of money
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10, Have you seen him recently ?
11, The headmaster congratulated the student on his work
12, He is a clever boy
13, He is always ready to help me
14, He’s never puntual
15, The candidate’s victory at the election was overwhelming
16, Before beginning classes, some students must be on duty
17, Beethoven was a great musican
18, He reached out his hand for the money
19., It rained for three whole days
20, Aeroplanes are used for the transport of mail
21, The company asked for additional information
22, The world leaders had a chat before beginning formal discussion
23, His hobbly is collecting stamps from all over the world
24, Ly felt confident about his grade on the test he has just taken
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25, His teaching has an effect on his new students
26, Efficient air service has been made available through morden technology
27, He is a person who understands his obligations
28, I provided him with English books
29, He’s a naughty boy and delights in teasing his small sister
30, He has behaved shamefully toward his wife and children
31, Chairs which are older than one hundred years are scarce
32, The employees went on strike for higher wages
33, The Beatles wrote many popular songs
34, Newly discovered documents showed that the prisoner was obviously innocent
35, We are very much grateful for your help
36, Hanh was fortunate to have such good friends
37, Our teacher recommended the biography of the architect Frank Lioyd Wright
38, You can be arrested for making a threat against someone’s life
39, More people are going abroad for holidays
40, The artist’s loan was very untidy when I entered