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In the week before Christmas children go from house to house dressed as shepherds, playing pipes, singing and reciting Christmas (4) _____________.. In Italy children wait until Epiphany[r]
(1)PHÒNG GD&ĐT ……… ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8 TRƯỜNG THCS ……… MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
Năm học: 2011 - 2012 Thời gian làm bài: 90phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Họ tên : ……… Số báo danh: ………. Ngày, tháng, năm sinh: ……… Thí sinh làm vào đề thi này
(Đề thi gồm trang) Điểm thi
Bằng số: ……… Bằng chữ:………
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.(2.5m)
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 A place B plate C trace D travel
5 A above B glove C love D prove
II Circle the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the following sentences. (2.5m)
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 Deaf-mutes can speak hear
A both and B neither nor C not only but also D either or Did you succeed the problem?
A to solve B on solving C in solving D solving He failed his exam he was lazy
A although B because C so D but The man by the window is my father
A standing B stands C stand D stood My teacher told me what _when I visited Hoi An
A doing B to C D done 10 My family has decided Ha Long in the summer
A to visit B visit C visited D visits
III Fill in each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters. (2.5m)
Số phách
Số phách
(2)Thí sinh
Khơng Viết vào
Khoảng
1 I know all the people who live in my NEIGHBOR During his the family lived in Cornwall CHILD
3 Bell……… demonstrated his invention SUCCESS ………… …… , dark clouds appeared and it began to rain SUDDEN I like the city life because there are many kinds of ……… ENTERTAIN IV There are 10 mistakes in the passage Each line has one Underline the mistakes and write the correct ones in the spaces.(2.5m)
Example: I haven’t saw your brother for two months 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 V Fill in each gap with one suitable word Write your answers in the boxes.(2.5m)
The Christmas season in Italy goes for three weeks, starting days before Christmas known (1) the Novena During this period, children go (2) _ house to house reciting Christmas poems and singing In some parts, shepherds bring musical instruments into villages, play and sing Christmas (3) _
In the week before Christmas children go from house to house dressed as shepherds, playing pipes, singing and reciting Christmas (4) _ They are (5) money to buy presents In Italy children wait until Epiphany, January 6, for their presents (6) _ to tradition, presents are delivered (7) _ a kind ugly witch called Befana on a broomstick It is said (8) she was told by the three kings that the baby Jesus was born She was busy and delayed visiting the baby She missed the Star, lost her way and (9) _ been flying around ever since, leaving presents at every house with children She slides down chimneys fills stockings and shoes with good things for good children and leaves coal for children who are (10) so good VI Choose the correct answer to complete the passage.Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D(2.5m).
(3)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 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 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
3- A while B during C for D through 4- A leader’s B chief ’s C driver’s D pilot’s 5- A whose B which C their D that
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
VII Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one. (1.25m)
1 Mai said “It is raining heavily outside ”
Mai said………
2 Have you ever played a computer game before?
Is this France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876
The Statue People should stop experiments on animals
Experiments “Don’t cry my child” said the mother
The mother asked ……….……… VIII. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first Do not change the given bold word form and not write more than words.(1.25m)
1 May I turn on the television? (mind)
Do you ……… the television? Would you mind not using the office phone? (use)
I’d ……… the office phone “Don’t throw things away” - Mrs Thanh said to the students. (asked) Mrs Thanh……… throw things away Does your country export coffee to Europe? (exported)
Is ………by your country? I suggest going to the movies now (that)
I ……….to the movies now
IX Write a complete letter using the suggested words and phrases You can make all the changes and additions.(2.5m)
Dear Peter and Julia,
1 we / having / wonderful time / here / Majorca/
(4)2 weather / lovely / so / we / go / beach / most / time / sunbathe/
……… yesterday / hot / sunny / we / got / very red/
……… tomorrow / we / not / going / sit / sun / we / going / buy / some / souvenirs/
……… we / come back / Monday./
……… See you soon
Love,