Đề thi học sinh giỏi năm học 2000-2001. I. Đánh dấu (x) vào từ mà phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác so với từ kia. 1. a. teacher b. ache c. church d. watch 2. a. greet b. season c. reach d. great 3. a. gather b. station c. traffic d. magazine 4 . a. notice b. shopping c. topic d. closing II.Hoàn thành các câu sau với dạng đúng của động từ đã cho trong dấu ngoặc. 1. He doesnt enjoy (play) chess. Hed rather (play) football. 2. If you (try) your best, you can ( pass) the exam. 3. ( feel) tired, I (go ) to bed early. 4. She ( know) why Lan ( be ) absent. 5. III.Hãy viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa của chúng không thay đổi. 1. They are very slow. They cant catch the bus. 2. These tables are long than those tables. 3. My friend is very clever. He can make chairs and tables 4. He swims very well. 5. Did you buy an E.L book yesterday. 6. Some trees are being planted bu the boys. IV. Chia động từ trong ngoặc. 1. Next month, during the vacation, Mary (be) with us. 2. At the moment, I (study) my lesson. 3. When I first met her, She (work) on my unders father. 4. He ( know) her lately. 5. Jonh (wish) he (be) Vietnamese. 6. I (send) him a letter recently. 7. Nam (come) back home last week but I (not see) him yet. 8. Farmers ( spray) the trees each week. 9. At this time last Sunday, we (have ) a nice time at my friends birthday. V. Sắp xếp những câu sau thành bài hội thoại hợp lí. 1. Well, the film begins at 7.45 , so Ill meet you at about 7.30 outside the cinema, ok? 2. No, why? 3. Fine, I m seeing Jenny later this evening. Shall I take her if she wants to come , too? 4. Are you doing anything tomorrow evening, Mary? 5. Yes, do that. I ll see you tomorrow then, Bye. 6. Ok ,Ill come with you . What time shall we meet? 7. Well, do you enjoy going to the cinema? The King lion is on .I want to see it but I dont want go alone. Đề thi học sinh giỏi năm học 2001-2002 I. Hãy dùng thì thích hợp của các động từ trong ngoặc 1. (You still sleep ) ? I (get) up ten minutes ago 2. They (think) of buying a new car , but they( not decide) yet 3. She doesnt like Hollywood. She(not live) these if she (be) a film star 4. English (study) .in my school for 6 years and I ( study) it for 2 years 5. At this time yesterday , I ( read) a book while they ( watch) a film on T.V II. Cho dang đúng của từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành những câu sau. 1. What is your (weigh)? 2. Children shouldnt eat (sweet) .right before bedtime. 3. In class we listen attentively to the teachers (explain). 4. Whats the dictionarys (thick)? 5. Every one likes to look at the christmas trees (beautiful) 6. What was the Daisys (tall) last time? 7. An English (travel) was one day in paris and visited every where. 8. My mother is a woman of (act). 9. Nam has a great (collect ) of stamps. 10.Its (danger) to drive fast in a busy street. III.Viết lại những câu sau bắt đầu với những từ cho sẵn sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi 1. Though we are living in the same street , we hardly ever see each other. -> Despite . 2. It is such an easy question that we can answer -> This question 3. Its most be hard living on your salary. -> To live 4. People said that he beats his wife -> He said that . 5.He said to them Dont be late tomorrow -> He told them . IV. Điền từ thích hợp vào chổ trống trong các câu sau. When you are (1) London, you can go about in taxi, buses(2) . by underground. I myself (3) the underground as it is rapid, easy and (4) . There are so many cars and buses in London that one can not drive (5) the roard quickly , and (6) . many stops . The underground is therefore usually quicker than taxis or buses. If you dont know London very (7) ; it is very difficult to find the bus you want . You can take a taxi , but is much more (8) . than underground or a bus. On the underground you find good maps which tell you the names of the stations and show you(9) to get to them , so that it is (10) . to find your way. V.Hoàn thành câu với từ gợi ý 1. She/ afraid / cross/ the street. 2. Nam /go/ school/morning. 3. Ther/ a lot o books/ shelf. 4. She/ bread abdmilk/ breakfast 5.He/ strict /us. §Ò Thi häc sinh giái huyÖn n¨m häc 2002-2003 I. Give the correct form of the verbs. 1. She doesn’t know how (pronounce) this word. 2. – She already (finish) her works - Yes, she has - When she (finish) it? - She (finish) it three hours ago 3. Nam (not meet) his teacher yet. 4. Your parents always (watch) T.V in the evening? 5. Look! The sun ( rise) 6. We still ( study) English 7. I hope (meet) her in Paris. 8. What you (do) next time? II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. He’s never got accidents . He drives (safe) 2. What a (beauty) tree! 3. He is a good (invent) 4. He had a lot of (difficult). 5. (Clean) the floor is Mai’s work. 6. This is (wonderful) story in this book. 7. English is very (use) for us. 8. The boys (run) on the road are students. 9. The house (build) 5 years ago is still beautiful. 10.This house is large and cool. It is very ( comfort) for us to live in III. Rewrite these sentences and keep the meaning stay unchanged: 1. Lan has more books than Nga -> Nga 2. She wants Nam to sit down. ->She said: “ ” 3. Could I go to the market with you ? -> Would you mind if .? 4. They started teaching in this school 5 years ago. -> They have . . 5. He isn’t old enough to drive a car . -> He is too IV. Change the following sentences into the passive : 1. People blow the liquid into new words 2. Does she watch T.V every day? 3. Nam and Lan didn’t write the new words 4. Lan will sell her house next week. V. Fill the blabks with one suitable word: There are (1) ways of learning words. Some learner usually underline or highline only the words they want to (2) . . Some others (3) .a list and put into it the meaning of new words in their mother tongue and try to learn (4) . by heart, they do not only learn the(5) . of new words but also how to spell and pronounce them. VI. Complete these sentences with the words given. 1. She/ live/ here/ for/5 year? 2. The students/ prefer/ learn /math/ English. 3. Yesterday/ it rain/ cat /dog. §Ò thi chän häc sinh giái huyÖn n¨m häc 2002- 2003 (vßng 2) I. Give the correct form of the verbs: 1. What your mother (do) now? She (do) the housework When she (finish) it? She (finish) it in an hour 2. They (live) with their grandparents since their parents (go) to Ho Chi Minh City. 3. She (buy) a new car next month? 4. Everybody (want) (learn) English. 5. They (become) better students. II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. The water is too (heat) for us to drink. 2. This is (bad) table in our classroom. 3. They can do their homework ( free). 4. My neighbors are very ( friend). 5. She is (happy) beause she has just got a bad mark. 6. What is the (high) of that building? 7. They went away without ( say ) good bye. 8. These newspapers are very ( interest) ,I like to read them. 9. We should recycle these (use) things. 10.They run very ( fast). III. Rewrite these sentences and keep the meaning stay unchanged. 1. “ Don’t open the window, Mai” .The teacher said -> The teacher told Mai 2. Can you read the text once more? ->Would you mind . 3. This house is very expensive. She can’t buy it. -> This house is too 4. He plays badnimton well -> He is a 5. My house isn’t as big as Lan’s -> Lan’s house is IV. Complete each sentences with the words given: 1. They/ play/ soccer/ 2 days ago. 2. She / anxious/ hear/ the bad new. 3. Nam and Ba/ fond/ learn/ English. 4. He/ not go/ school /tomorrow. 5. Mai /watch/ T.V / every night. V. Fill each blank with one suitable word. Yesterday (1) . Mrs Lan and I went (2) at clothing store. (3) is open (4) 7 am to 5 pm eveyday. I (5) a shirt for (6) . husband. Mrs Lan bought two small ones for her (7) the first child is six (8) .old and the (9) one is only two. We came (10) home at 10 am. VI. Change the following sentence into the passive. 1. Will they collect waster paper? 2. Nam drinks mill everyday. 3. The students always translate the text into Vietnamese 4. Someone opens the door. §Ò thi häc sinh giái n¨m häc 2003-2004 (90 minutes) I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets 1. You ever (be) to Ho Chi Minh City? Yes. I (go) there last month. 2.She ( listen) to the radio when suddenly there (be) a knock at the door. 3. The sun (rise) in the east. 4. At this time yesterday, my friends and I (play) soccer. 5. We (have) a test tomorrow. 6.They (go) to the cinema once a week. II. Give the correct form of the works in brackets . 1. After a lot of thought, he made a big (decide) 2. Smoking is (use) for your health 3. How much do you (weight)? 4. It’s a nice shop and the assistances are all polite and very (help) 5. I spent my (child) in the country. 6. I rarely find a pair of trousers to fit. I often have to (short) them. 7. My sister is a (sing). 8. Water has no color. It is a (color) liquid. III. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the meaning stay unchanged. 1. It wasn’t very warm . We can’t sit in the garden. -> It wasn’t 2. Lan often gives flowers to her mother on 8 th March. -> Lan’s mother 3. Could I borrow your dictionary? -> Would you mind if I ? 4. Peter doesn’t drive as carefully as John. -> John 5. “Lan , read after me , please.” The teach said. -> The teacher asked Lan . IV. Read the passage and fill each blank with a suitable word in the box Indeed, English is a very (1) language. If we (2) . English, we can go to any countries we like. We shall not find it hard to make people understand (3) we want to stay. English also helps (4) to learn all kinds of subjects . Hundred of books are written in (6) . spread ideas and knowledge (7) all corners of the world. The English (8) .has therefore helped to spread better understanding and friendship among countries of the world. V. Complete the sentences , using suggested words / phrases. Dear Peter, 1. I/ be/ suprised/ get/ letter/ yesterday. 2. I/ not know/ you /visit / U.S.A/ last month. 3. You/ have good time/ New York? 4. I/ look forward/ hear / about it. 5. Thank you/ invite / me /dinner/ next weekend. 6. I/ be afraind/ not able/ come/ Sunday. 7. But I/ be/ free/ the following weekend. 8. Why / you / call me / next few days Yours, language use know what useful many in to we phßng gi¸o dôc ®Ò thi olempic n¨m häc 2005-2006 ®øc thä M«n: TiÕng Anh líp 8 - Thêi gian: 90 phót I. Choose a suitable answer in the bracket to complete each of following sentences. (2 pts) 1. If you (give off/ give up/ give out/ give from) smoking you’ll feel beter. 2. There is (somebody/ anybody/ anyone/ one) at the door. Can you go and see who it is. 3. Could you (look at/ look up/ look forward to) this word in the dictionary? 4. It’s the largest experiment we’ve ever perfomed it (ended/ finished/ was/ lasted) 5 hours. 5. The crowd at the soccer match are often (excite/ exciting/ excited/ being excited) 6. She said she would be back (about/ till/ in/ for) 10 minutes. 7. They have taught English (during/ for/ since/ through) a long time. 8. Let’s (meet/ to meet/ meeting/ met) outside the theater. 9. My aunt speaks English (good/ well/ best) 10. Will she (has to/ have to/ had to) take this exam? II. Give the correct form of the verbs. 1. - You (still/ do) your homework? - I (finish) mine 20 minutes ago. 2. I (not/ see) him since I last (meet) him 5 years ago. 3. She (leave) her car in the office for 3 weeks. 4. “You always (talk) in class” the teacher said angrily. 5. We must (go) home now. It (get) dark. 6. When he (arrive) we (do) our homework. III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. A team of European (science) are working. 2. His shirt was (long) yesterday. 3. Come in, please. The door is (lock). 4. Don’t use that car. It’s (safe). 5. We have many (act) at school. 6. He drives more (slow) than his friend does. 7. She sings (wonder) th her friends at school. 8. This book seems (interest). 9. He answered the phone (sleep). 10. My sister wants to be an (art). IV. Rewite these sentences. 1. How long is it since you bought the new house? -> When 2. This exercise is easy enough for her to do. -> This exercise is so . 3. Listening to music at home is more interesting than going to the concert. -> I prefer 4. Some one will list my name in the new telephone directory. -> My name 5. “What time will you get up tomorrow, Ba?” Nam asked. -> Nam asked V. Write full sentences. 1. What/ language/ people speak/ your country? 2. Owen/ begin/ play/ a professional footbaal club/ when/ he/ be/ 16 years old. 3. When/ you/ born/ and where/ you/ grow up? 4. The boy/ standing/ the corner/ the street/ like/ playing/ soccer/ weekends. 5. She/ be/ singer/ since/ start/ live/ Ho Chi Minh City. VI. Fill in each blank with a suitable word. A famous poet came (1) . a visit to a lady who always said she was fond (2) literature and especially of poetry. When they (3) down to tea, the poet wondered whether she had received the little book of poems he had sent (4) With (5) charming smile the lady said the poem (6) interesting and she would (7) . to read some from the book but she could not remember (8) she had put it. Her little son (9) ready with the answer “I sold (10) .” phßng gi¸o dôc ®Ò thi olempic n¨m häc 2006-2007 ®øc thä M«n: TiÕng Anh líp 8 - Thêi gian: 90 phót I. Listening: Listen and write the four distance and four places: (4 pts) From: To: Distances (kms/ ms) . 1. From (1) to Lan’s house (2) 2. From post office to (3) (4) 3. From (5) to school (6) . 4. From (7) to post office (8) . II. Phonetics: Find only one word whose underlined part has different pronunciation from that of the other words (A, B, C or D) (1,5 pts) 1. A. books B. cats C. pens D. cups 2. A. learned B. played C. cooked D. ruled 3. A. bear B. tear C. here D. hear 4. A. live B. nice C. write D. alive 5. A. area B. are C. ant D. art III. Vocabulary and Grammar: Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.(6 pts) 1. We spend time ( to do/ on doing/ doing/ for doing) volunteer work. 2. As far as I know, telephone is bell’s (inventor/ invention/ invent/ inventing). 3. No one helped Nam to draw the picture. He did it ( by him/ by himself/ lonely/ all lonely). 4. Mom had to do eveything (with not/ with no/ without/ with any) electricity. 5. Learners should try to ( find up/ find out/ get up/ get out) the best way for themselves. 6. My little brother is ( so tired as to do/ so tired to do/ too tired as to do/ too tired to do ) his homework tonight. 7. The teacher were talking about the trip to see castles and the students were wondering (why to go/ where to go/ when it was/ what they were)? 8. Remember to wear a helmet (in order that/ so as/ that/ to) your head is protected. 9. Look! Nam has become (to be tall and taller/ to be taller and taller/ tall and taller/ taller and taller) 10. I’m waiting up here with Tony, but Sandra has (already/ downstairs/ once/ yet) gone. 11. We talked to each other when we were ( in/ on/ by/ out of) the train. 12. Of all the members in the family, my grandpa is (oldest/ the oldest/ most old/ the most old). 13. Could you ask those (wait/ waited/ waiting/ to wait) outside to make less noise. 14. Mary wants to see (so much/ as much/ so many/ as many) of Vietnam as possible. 15. Field work is practical work (doing/ done/ which do/ that does) outside the school or office. IV. Reading: Read the text and then choose the best answer. (2 pts) Joan Chen is famous both in Chine, where she grew up, and in the United States, where she now lives. How did Joan become a famous actress in both countries? It’s an interesting story. Joan Chen was born in Shanghai in 1961. When she was 14, some people from a film studio came to her school and chose her to study at the sudio. She was happy about this chance, but mainly she liked the idea of getting out of school. Soon, however, she discoverd that she really liked acting. At age 18, she won the Golden Rooster, China’s top film award. In the late 1970s, Joan’s parents, who were doctors, moved to the United States. Joan joined them when she was 20 and went to college there. Her parents hoped she would study medicine. Instead, she majored in film and later looked for a work as an actress. 1. Joan Chen is famous in . A. America B. United States C. Chine D. America and China 2. Joan Chen grew up in A. Viet Nam B. Asia C. Europe D. United States 3. How Joan Chen became a famous actress in two countries is . A. boring B. unknown C. popular D. exciting 4. Joan . to become an actress. A. was chosen B. didn’t like C. got out of schoolD. won 5. At 18, she . the Golden Rooster, Chine’s top film awerd. A. won B. liked C. joined D. discovered V. Writing: 1. Rewite these sentences: (1,5 pts) a) We had a workman repair the window. -> We had b) “Can I borrow your typewriter, Mary?” -> Tom asked c) We must find out the truth. -> The truth . d) “You must do homework carefully” -> He told me e) Tom asked Mary if she could remember where she had put the dictionary. -> Tom said: “ ” 2. Write a paragraph (about 150 words) to talk about your best/ close friend. (5 pts) ANSWER KEY: I. 1. school 2. 300ms 3. Lan’s house 4. 700ms 5. movie theater 6. 3 kms 7. movie theater 8. 2 kms II. 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. A III. 1. doing 2. invention 3. by himself 4. without 5. find out 6. too tired to do 7. when it was 8. in order that 9. taller and taller 10. already 11. on 12. the oldest 13. waiting 14. as much 15. done IV. 1. D 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. A V. a) We had the windows repaired by the workman. b) Tom asked Mary if he could borrow her typewriter. c) The truth must be found out by us. d) He told me I had to do homework carefully. e) Tom said (to Mary): “ Can you remember where you have put the dictionary?” . Đề thi học sinh giỏi năm học 2000-2001. I. Đánh dấu (x) vào từ mà phần gạch. the cinema? The King lion is on .I want to see it but I dont want go alone. Đề thi học sinh giỏi năm học 2001-2002 I. Hãy dùng thì thích hợp của các động