It is the oldest form of public transport in Hong Kong , " Mr Lee explained".. The family first went to tea at Maxim's.[r]
(1)Phòng GD-ĐT Đề thi học sinh giỏi Huyện lang giang Năm học 2010-2011
M«n : TiÕng Anh 8
( Thời gian : 120 phút - không kể thời gian phát đề ) Section A: phonetics(10 points)
I.Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
1 A needed B played C rained D followed
2 A suit B seven C sugar D sun
A dollar B lower C micro D stone
4 A place B plate C trace D travel
5 A above B glove C love D prove
II.Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in each group.
1.A happy B allow C.career D employ 2.A discussion B assistant C.character D expensive 3.A lesson B delay C wonder D.pencil 4.A weather B.important C.informal D ability 5.A language B demanding C.develop D.tradition Section B: grammar and vocabulary(35 points)
I.
Choose the best answer from A, B, C, D to complete each of the following sentences.
1 What are you going to do? - I don’t know I haven’t made my mind yet
A on B at C in D up
2 It's very kind ……… …… you to help me
A for B at C of D with
3 I hate to something by others
A being to ask B asking C being asked D to ask Let’s go camping in the mountain, ?
A we B can we C will we D shall we
5 Deaf-mutes can speak hear A both and B neither nor C not only The leader said that to award the prize to you
a He is pleasing b he was pleasing c he is pleased d he was pleased On Christmas Eve, people often a tree
a are decorated b, were decorated c decorating d decorate He asked me
a Where I like coffce or not b, Whether I liked coffce c What I liked coffce d, Which I liked coffce What's was wrong with your printer?
a It didn't work b, It's doesn't c, It hasn't work d, It won't work 10 The Statue of Liberty was to the USA by the french
(2)3 I myself (study) French since 1990
4 I (do) all the housework The flat is really clean now They (live) in Washington from 1960 to 1970 My teacher asked me (not/ go) out in the evening I (not have) breakfast this morning, but I am not hungry now I used to live here when I (be) a young girl
9 I think we (come) to the festival tonight
10 You (invite) the newcomers of our class to the party last night? III.Complete the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets 1, The life in the countryside makes us relaxed because it's very ( peace ) 2, Everyone in the neighborhood is ( please ) with what we have done 3, My father likes ( ski )
4, There were two ( compete ) yesterday: fire-making and rice - cooking 5, My sister is fond of ( crowd ) places
6, I'll make ( arrange ) for you to meet him at the airport 7, Their children have quite ( difference ) characters 8, He helps us out of ( kind )
9, I don't believe Tom He's a terrible ( lie )
10, TV is one of the most popular means of ( entertain) IV Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition.
1 She is tired living in the city This restaurant is famous Chinese food The ambulance will be here about minutes Bobby started school the age of five
5 I am very keen music
Section C.Reading comprehension( 30 points) I.Read this passage carefylly then answer the questions below:
The countryside is more beautiful than a city and pleasant to live in Many people think so and they go to the countryside for their summer holidays Some people also build their house in a village, so they can go there when they have free time
English villages are not all the same but they are not very different from others Almost every village has a church and we can see it from a long distance Contrylife is more comfortable now and many villages are very near to some small towns where people can buy everything
Question:
1/ What people think about the countryside?
2/ Where some people build their house?
3.What does almost English villages have?
4.Why is countrylife more comfortable now?
5.Where people often go when they have free time?
II.Read the paragraph carefully, filling each gap with one suitable word ( 2ps )
(3)Life is short7- art is eternal Throughout history, man created 8- wonderful arts as music, poetry, painting, architecture and so on, 9- , books are the 10- wonderful They are the peak of culture, the most wonderful one
III.Read the text and choose the best answer
Sunday is a family for the Lee family They often go out together Last Sunday, Mr Lee decided to take his family up to Victoria Peak
" We are taking a ride on the Peak Tram today It is the oldest form of public transport in Hong Kong , " Mr Lee explained"
The family first went to tea at Maxim's They then crossed the harbor by the Mass transit Railway and got out at Central MTR station
" Oh, Daddy, look how beautiful that bus is !" Sally explained
She was pointing at an open-top double-decker There were brightly-painted figures on both sides of it The bus took them to the Garden Road terminal
Mr Lee took many photographs of his family They had dinner at the Peak Restaurant Then they returned home with happy memories of the day
1, What does " family day" mean for the Lee family? A Crossing the harbor by the MTR on Sundays B, Taking the Peak tram every Sundays
C, Going out together on Sundays D, Going up to Victoria Peak every Sunday
2, Which is the oldest form of public transport in Hong Kong? A The Peak tram B The bus
C The tram and the bus D The tram and the taxi 3, How did the family cross the harbor?
A By taking the ferry
B By getting out at the MRT station
C By taking the Mass transit Railway D By taking the Peak tram
4, What did Sally think of the double-decker?
A That it was open-top B That it was beautiful C That it was brightly- painted D That it was big 5, How did the Lee family feel at the end of the day?
A Happy B Tired
C Happy because they took many pictures D Happy because they returned home IV Choose the correct answer to complete the passage.
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 occurs (3) taking off and landing when a (4) decisions are vitally important
The people (5) job it is to look (6) the passengers, the stewards and stewardnesses 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 for people in quite the same (10) , with food, drink, newspapers, magazines, music, and even video films
1- A although B too C and D because
2- A than B as C then D with
(4)6- A for B.up C.after D round
7- A feel B rest C experience D lie
8- A.given B kept C shown D taken
9- A any B no C all D.Not
10- A way B.kind C sort D part
Section D.writing (25 points)
I.There are 10 mistakes in the passage Find and write your corrections in the numbered space provided
Example: I haven’t saw your brother for two month seen Nam is a student This year he had a very interested summer holiday He travelled, with him schoolmates to a mountainous area in Hoa Binh province They gone there to help make a road through a forest among two villages “It was very difficult because there had no water to drink and no shops where we could bought food”, said Nam “It was also very cold and wet in the mountains It is one of the wetter places in the country” Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks It was hard work, but he says it was the best thing he has ever did He is hoping to return next year to any more work there 10
.II Rewrite each of the following sentences in such away that it means exactly the same the sentence printed before it Use the words given and not change their form May I turn on the television?
Do you ……… the television? mind Would you mind not using the office phone?
I’d ……… the office phone use “Don’t throw things away” - Mrs Thanh said to the students
Mrs Thanh……… throw things away asked Does your country export coffee to Europe?
Is………by your country? exported I suggest going to the movies now
I ……….to the movies now that III.Rewrite the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen
I have never The last time we met each other was ten years ago
We haven’t Mai said “It is raining heavily outside ”
Mai said………
4 Have you ever played a computer game before?0
Is this France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876
The Statue IV.Complete the sentences using the given words Make any changes if necessary. I/ not/ see/ him/ since/ we/ leave/ school
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2 This / be/ first time/ Tim/ see/ rice paddies
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3 compost/ make/ from household and garden waste
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