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(1)ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2011 – 2012 Môn : Tiếng Anh lớp 8
Thời gian làm : 120 phút I Tìm từ mà phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác(10đ)
1 A.filled B.destroyed C.washed D.prepared A honest B honor C hour D hair A list B underline C highlight D night A proud B pronoun C around D enough A revision B festival C postcard D promise
6 A grew B threw C drew D sew
7 A crowd B flow C cloud D scout A says B prays C plays D days A ready B overhead C measure D breathe 10
A song B send C sure D science
II Tìm từ mà phần trọng âm có cách phát âm khác với từ lại(10) A policeman B cinema C possible D politics
2 A music B physics C science D hotel
3 A reasonable B enjoyable C avoidable D forgettable A profession B condition C departure D question A electricity B university C ability D suitability III Chọn đáp án để hoàn thành câu(10đ).
1 It was …… serious accident that he was kept in hospital for a month A such B such a C so D so a
2 If you don't understand many words, you can them up in the dictionary A look B get C find D finish Tam last night when the telephone
A slept-rang B slept- was ringing
C was sleeping-rang D was sleeping-was ringing The book……… by Helen is on the top shelf
A writes B writing C has written D written He hates to something by others
A to be asked B asking C being asked D to ask
6 This film must be new We’ve seen it before
A ever B never C since D yet
7 These medicines can your headache
A ease B elevate C revive D affect Viet Nam is a(n) country
A export-rice B exporting-rice C rice-exporting D rice-export Liz is ……… in Vietnamese culture
A interesting B interests C to interest D interested 10 He asked me …… I was ready to go or not
(2)IV.Đọc đoạn văn sau chọn đáp án(A, B, C or D) để điền vào đoạn văn(10đ) Mr and Mrs Gray live in a big city, and they …(1)….a son His name is Peter, and he doesn’t like…(2)… One day Mrs Gray said…(3)….her husband, “Living in the city all the time isn’t good…(4)….Peter” So last summer they found a small house in the country and took Peter…(5)….for a vacation
When they arrived…(6)… the house, Mrs Gray said to Peter,”We are going to stay…(7) … for two weeks.”
The boy ran …(8)….the house and looked in all the rooms, and he ran back to …(9) ….mother and said to her, “ I haven’t found the bathtub, Mom Where is it?”
“ This is a…(10)….small house, Peter,” his mother said “ This is going to be a very nice vacation.”
1 a.have b.had c.are having d.has
2 a.washing b.washed c.to wash d.being washed
3 a.for b.with c.about d.to
4 a.to b.with c.for d.at
5 a.here b.there c.house d.countryside
6 a.at b.in c.to d.around
7 a.there b.this house c.here d.this place
8 a.into b.to c.at d.from
9 a.him b.his c.it d.its
10 a.every b.very c.so d.too
V Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời nhất(10đ)
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes When did the first award ceremony take place7
A 1895 B 1901 C 1962 D 1968 Why was the Nobel prize established?
A To recognise worthwhile contributions to humanity B To resolve political differences
(3)D To spend money
3 In which area have Americans received the most awards?
A Literature B Peace C Economics D Science Which of the following statements is not true?
A Awards vary in monetary value
B Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention C Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners
D A few individuals have won two awards In how many fields are the prizes bestowed?
A B C D 10 VI.Cho dạng đúngcủa từ in hoa(10đ)
1 There are many cultural ……… between his country and mine (DIFFER) He left the room without (EXPLAIN) Playing table tennis is one of his favorite (ACT) We started our trip on a beautiful morning (SUN)
5 These shoes are smart, but they are very ……… (COMFORT)
VII Viết lại câu cho nghĩa không đổi, dùng từ gợi ý(10đ)
1 Becase it was raining heavily, we had to stay at home
=> It was raing heavily, Everyday thousands of trees are cut down in the world
=>Everyday people People think that doing morning exercises is good for health
=>It is It is interesting to go swimming in the rivers in the summer
=>Going Let’s play table tennis together in the afternoon
=>Shall ? She didn’t see her at all
=>She The sister asked” Are you hungry, Tom?” =>The sister Have you ever played a computer game before?
Is this They believe he is a good inventor
=> He is
10 No one works harder than Barbara.=> Barbara VIII.Chọn câu có nghĩa tương tự câu gốc(10đ)
1.How people cook this kind of food?
a.How this food is cooked by people? b.How is this food cooked by people? c.How is this food cooked? d.How are people cook this food? 2.Please don’t play your music so loudly.
(4)c.Would you mind if I play your music so loudly ? d.Would you mind not playing your music so loudly? 3.The house belongs to my uncle.It’s built of wood. a.The house built of wood belongs to my uncle b.The house belongs to my uncle is built of wood c.The house building of wood belongs to my uncle d.The house it is built of wood belongs to my uncle 4.Keeping the environment clean is very important. a.It’s very important to keep the environment clean b.It’s very important to keeping the environment clean c.It’s very important for keeping the environment clean d.It’s very clean to keep the environment is important 5.I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.
a.I’m very sad not to be accepted in that group b.I’m very sad to accept in that group c.I’m very sad to accepted in that group d.I’m very sad not to accept in that group IX.Tìm lỗi sai câu sau chữa lại cho đúng(20đ)
1.Would you mind help me solve these mathematics problems? I can hardly understand how A B C D to them
2 After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister A B C D
3 The phone rung while I was washing the dishes A B C D
4 Henry’s friends told themselves to put his coat on the rack in their hall A B C D
5.Eight hundred years ago Christmas songs are performed for people in towns and villages A B C D 6.The teacher was pleasing that the students all want to know more about what he was A B C D
explaining
7.My uncle lived in Ha noi since 1990 to 1998, but he is now living in Hue A B C D
8 Many people believe that NewYork is the most great city in America
A B C D
9 We are made doing all the cleaning in the house A B C D
10 They’ve got a three - weeks holiday in Italy A B C D
End Đáp án:Tổng số điểm :100đ
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C.washed D sew
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D hair B flow
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A list A says
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D enough D breathe
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A revision 10 C sure
Câu 2(10đ)
1 A D A D C
Câu 3(10đ):1 B such a A look C was sleeping - rang D written C being asked B never A ease C rice-exporting D interested 10 C whether
Câu 4(10đ):1.a 2.c 3.d 4.c 5.b 6.a 7.c 8.a 9.b 10.b Câu 5(10đ):1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.C
Câu 6(10đ):
1.differences 2.explanation 3.activities 4.sunny 5.uncomfortable Câu 7(10đ):1.It was raining heavily, so we had to stay at home
2 Everyday people cut down thousands of trees in the world 3.It is thought that doing morning exercises is good for health Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting Shall we play table tennis together?
6.She wasn’t seen at all
7 The sister asked Tom if he was hungry
8 Is this the first time you have ever played a computer game 9.He is believed to be a good inventor
10 Barbara works the hardest ( Barbara is the hardest worker ) Câu 8(10đ):1c 2d 3a 4a 5a