Bộ đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 (Có đáp án)

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1. I. Fill a suitable preposition in each blank. 1. Mrs Vui always prides . .her cooking. 2. It is safe to keep medicine . .locked cupboards. 3. Lipton tea is different . . Dilmah tea. 4. How . going to Vinh Market this afternoon ? 5. Mr John is very interested . the history of Viet Nam. 6. When my parents arrived home, I was waiting . .a phone call. 7. Mary regretted not bringing a lot of clothes her. It was very cold. 8. Hoa got up late as her alarm clock didn’t go 9. Would you mind if I had a look your luggage ? 10.Because of the heavy storm, the ship moved up and the water. II. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. The lecturer is giving us first-aid . (instruct) 2. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more (comfort) 3. He said “Good morning” in a most way. (friend) 4. This book is enough for me to read. (interest) 5. Sa Pa is a wonderful resort in Viet Nam. (mountain) 6. Nam’s sister has been an .for seven years. ( act) 7. Diana is a She sells flowers at a shop in New York. (flower) 8. The view of this mountain is (beauty) 9. My mother doesn’t like me to wear short skirts to church. 10.She thinks they are (suitable) 11.Christmas songs were for people in towns and villages. (perform) III. Fill the blanks with the right form of the CAPITAL words provided in the right column. 1. Their children have quite characters. DIFFERENCE 2. What is the correct of this word? PRONOUNCE 3. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more COMFORT 4. She is one of the greatest to appear in this theater. PERFORM 5. My house is on the top of a hill. It’s very there in the fall WIND 6. It is to eat too much sugar and fatty food. HEALTH 7. During his the family lived in Cornwall CHILD 8. Bell demonstrated his invention. SUCCESS 9. Every day, there are two . from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. FLY 10. .dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. SUDDEN IV. Give the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1. Will you wait a minute while I (look) through the text ? 2. “ I hear you’ve bought a new house.” - “Yes, I ( move ) in next week” 3. Look at those black clouds. It ( rain) 4. The film ( begin) at 7.30 or 8.00 this evening ? 5. Mai (telephone) you when she comes back. 6. The pens ( produce ) by Thien Long Company are usually cheap and good. 7. “Do you mind if I sit here ?” – “ I ‘d rather you ( sit ) over there” 1
2. 8. The price ( become ) more and more expensive these days. 9. Mr Binh ( know) how to drive a car although he ( not learn) it yet. V. Circle the best answer ( A, B, C or D ) to complete the sentences. (2,0 pts) 1. They .to school two years ago. Now They go to there on foot. a. used to cycle b.cycled c. was cycling d.went 2. He used to go to work by motorbike. Now he a. cycled b. was cycling c. cycles d. used to cycle 3. . the film is bit bad, I really enjoyed it. a. However b. Nevertheless c. Although d. Despite 4. the silly story, many people enjoyed the book. a.In spite of b. Although c. However d.Nevertheless 5.The music didn’t receive good reviews from them .,we saw it. a. Although b. In spite of c. Despite d. However 6. You will go on holiday with some friends of a. your b. yours c. you d. him 7. a stuudent .is coming to stay with me next month. a. we b.us c.our d. ours 8. What shall we do this evening?-We .to the cinema. a. go b. could go c.could have gone d. will be going VI. Comlete the sentences by the correct form of the words in the brackets. 1. What we like about fesvtivals is that they show the values of different communities.(culture) 2. She liked the of that young pianist. (perform) 3. On special occasions, people usually have drinks. (celebrate) 4. We’ve seen a lot of . In our life. (parade) VI. Complete each sentence using who/whom/ which / where. (1,0 pt) 1. This is the statue of the hero . our teacher talked about in the lecture. 2. He has told me about the fetival . is held in HN City every two months. 3. We go to school, we studied many years ago. 4. We met the student, we talked about yesterday. VII. Change the following sentences into pasive voice. (2,0 pts) 1. You will use much money in the future. => Much money . 2. Students in my colledge will give him some noney => Some noney 3. They will turn off the lights when leaving a room or going to bed. => The lights 4. Water power will offer a great deal of energy next century. => A great deal of energy 2
3. III. Complete the following questions with the correct preposition. 16. She isn’t here the moment. 17. Warm clothes protect us bad weather. 18. What do you often do weekends. 19. We haven’t seen him last month. 20. He had an accident and was taken hospital. 21. We regarded him a famous doctor. 22. You’re better ask the information desk. 23. He borrowed $ 100 his father 24. “ Hamlet” is written Shakespeare. 25. Jane fell her bike and hit head on the road 3
4. VIII. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find it by choosing A, B, C or D. 1. Have you ever seen a painting of Picasso yet ? A B C D 2. “ Do you think anyone saw us ?” she told nervously. A B C D 3. The plays writing by Shakespeare are very popular in the world. A B C D 4. The employer said that he would give them a two – day trip to Phu Tho next week. A B C D 5.My sister is studying very hard in order to pass the exam and getting scholarship at university. A B C I. Rewrite the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first 1. Tom works hard as a student =>Tom 2. It is good exercise to run a mile a day => Running 3. It’s a great pleasure to be with you. =>Being . 4. We didn’t see her at all. => She 5. Tom is not as tall as Peter => Peter . 6. Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friend => Her father asked her: “ ” 7. The step- mother doesn’t treat the little girl in a normal way. => The little girl 8. Do you mind my smoking? => Do you mind 9. No one works harder than Barbara. => Barbara 10. He told his customer : “ Please bring it back if it doesn’t fit well” => He told 11. The last time we saw him was in 1988. =>We haven’t 12. Peter spent 3 hours on repairing his computer. => It took 13. You will not be accepted if you don’t finish your home work. 4
5. => Unless 14. “Don’t swim out too far, boys ’’ I said =>I warned 15. They arrived late because the traffic was terrible. =>Because of . II. Rewrite the sentences. Do after the guiding words in the box 1. He can get hay for cattle. He keeps grass. (Use by + present participle) - 2. When has he bought this book ? (Change into passive voice) - 3. He didn’t have much money. He couldn’t live on it.(Use enough+ .) - 7. On this weekend, there will be a music show in the Bu Nho comercial Center. We like to see it. (Use going to + ) - 5. The glass of water was too hot. I can not drink it.( Use enough+ .) - 6. How many students does your school have?(there be) - 8.What the beautiful girl! ( How ) - 9. How much are these books and pens ? >50.000 d(What/ or How) - 10. She is not only clever but also careful.( both .and) - III. Circle the best answer 1. He is enough strong to carry the heavy luggage. A B C D 2. I’d like buying a new dictionary but I don’t have enough money. A B C D 3. I recently visited the school where I used to studying five years ago. A B C D 4. These children is going to study in Australia next month. A B C D 5. I finished to do my homework quickly last night. A B C D III. Use the words given to make meaningful sentences. 1. Early this morning/ children/ decide/ go/ a run. 2. Life/ country / definitely / changing / the better. 3. The date / meeting/ will/ have to/ change/ tomorrow. 4. Tom / have / shower / telephone / rang. 5. Last year / we /spend / week / My Son / and / I not want / leave. 5
6. 6. Watching / television / consider / most / popular / kind / entertainment / nowadays. 7. After /many / experiments / finally / first / successful /flight/ make / by / Wright brothers. 8. My grandfather / used / tell / stories / until / we / fall / asleep. 9. I / used / collect / shells / when / be / kid. 10. My uncle / move / Ho Chi Minh City/ 1987/ and / live / there / then. I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. 1. The man told me to go to the post office. A. what will B. how can I C. how D. how I can 2. Remote controls are used to with TV. A. connect B. relate C. interact D. show 3. She looks today. A. nervous and anxiously C. nervous and anxious B. being nervous and anxious D. nervously and anxiously 4. He hates to do something by others. A. being to ask B. asking C. being asked. D. to ask. 5. I’ve to Paris. I went there in March. A. gone B. been C. just D. y 6. Who is your best friend? – The girl on the stage. A. sings B. to sing C. singing D. will sing 7. - “Would you mind next to you ?” Not at all. A. if I sit B. to sit C. sitting D. if I sat 8. 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 9. Hurry up, you will be too late for school. A. if B. but C. or D. and 10. Deaf-mutes can speak hear. A. both and B. neither nor C. not only but also D. either or I. Cirle the best answer 1. Alice . . . . . . be a supporter than a player. a. likes b. prefer c. would rather d. had better 2. Lan is . . . . . . beautiful . . . . . . . . clever. a. so/that b. too/to c. enough/to d. not only/but also 3. You . . . . . . .not read those magazines. a. likes b. prefer c. would rather d. had better 4. This is . . . . . . . beautiful garden in the city. a. the goodest b. more c. the most d. most 5. English and French . . . . . . in many countries all over the world. a. speak b. spoken c. is spoken d. are spoken 6
7. 6. They visit a lot of monuments . . . . . . the one-pillar pagoda. a. beside b. besides c. between d. among 7. Butter is made . . . milk, this knife is made . . . steel. They are made . . . Vietnam. a. from/of/inb. of/in/fromc. in/from/of d.of/from/in 8. Mr Green took his children to the national theatre . . . . . . . . . a play. a. to b. for c. in d. with 9. He wants to . . . . . an eye examination. a. to have b. has c. having d. have 10. He needs . . . . . . . a rest. a. to have b. has c. having d. have 11. I going to the fair to going to the aquarium. a. prefer b. enjoy c. like d. hate 12. Would you mind this essay for me? a. type b. will type c. typing d. to type. 13. The teacher has us write our lesson .ink. a. by b. with c. on d. in 14. Noone can make me my plan. a. change b. to change c. changing d. changed. 15. Inspite of his heat, he refused off his coat. a. take b. have take c. to take d. took. 16. That desk several times this year. a. is repaired b. repaired c. has repaired d. has been repaired. 17. Jane prefers a. to sing than to dance. b. singing than dancing c. singing to dancing. d. to sing to dancing. 18. His parents want him English. a. try his best to learn b. trying his best to learn. c. to try his best to learn d. to trying his best learning. 19. You should .quickly if you want to catch the train. a. run b, to run c. running d. ran 20. This is the first time I to play badminton a. am trying b. try c. to try d. have tried. II. Circle the best answer 1. a. concernb. customer c. contact d. convenient 2. a hour b.house c. heart d. how 3. a.match b.small c. bank d. hat 4. a. proud b. hour c. your d. sound 5. a. sight b. lion c. child d. children 6. a. years b. hands c.shops d. signs 7. a. manure b. measure c. pasture d. adventure 8. a. children b. chance c. change d.mechanic 9. a. takes b. inches c. oranges d. houses 10. a. playedb. performed c. showed d. acted III. Fill in the blank a suitable preposition 1. Jack is . . . . . . . . . the pupils and teacher is . . . . . . . . the middle of the class. 7
8. 2. Daisy is one. . . . . . . . . . her two classmates. 3. The Saigon market is . . . . . . . . . . . . the centre of the city. 4. Alice’s school has just set . . . . . . . . . . a workshop. 5. Tom is not enough to work . . . . . . . . . machines. 6. They are telling their father . . . . . . . . . . . . new workshop. 7. They said upper boys would make furniture . . . . . . . . . . . the canteen. 8. Who does she live ? 9. My elder sister has just got married a billionair. 10. Mary was not aquainted . the weather in Viet Nam. IV. Fill in the blank the correct form of the word. 1. If I had a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I would retire at 40. (choose) 2. How . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the street is ! (danger) 3. The Sword Lake is one of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . places in Hanoi. (history) 4. He devoted all his . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to writing. (live) 5. He often writes stories. He is a . . . . . . . . . . . . . (write) 6. These flowers look . . . . . . . . . . . . (nature) 7. Please tell me about your birthday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (celebrate) 8. Rubber is elastic so we can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . this string. (long) 9. Bell experimented with way of transmiting .over a long distance.(speak) 10.They made an to go camping on the weekend.( arrange) V. Fill in th blank the corect form of verb. 1. What about the garbage in the school yard?( collect) 2. Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . from Brazil. (import) 3. My friend was . . . . . . . . . . . . when I came. (phone) 4. She’d rather . . . . . . . . . . . . . bananas than apples. (eat) 5. Why don’t we . off the lighting fixtures?(turn) 6. Mr Green wanted his son . . . . . . . . . . . . .an engineer. (become) 7. She had her daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . the football match on TV. (watch) 8. My father often likes with Mr John. (play) 9. His younger brother prefers to (study/ learn). 10. Nam wasn’t able to swim and his sister either.(be). 8
9. I. Choose the underlined part that pronounced differently from the others 1. A. honest B. hour C. honor D. huour 2. A. deaf B. beat C. lead D. teach 3. A. there B. thank C. youth A. thirsty 4. A. fund B. upset C. tutor D. rug 5. A. safe B. mall C. nature D. face 6. A. option B. information C. quention D. invitation 7. A. choos B. chemistry C. character D. child 8. A. invited B. liked C. ended D. wanted 9. notice B. grow C. ghost D. lost 10. like B. wide C. oponion D. file II. Put the verbs in brackets into correct tenses 1. Yester day, I (1. spend) two hours (2. do) the homeword. 9
10. 2. The thiefs (3. catch) when the (4. leave) the bank. 3. Two hors ago, Mrs Brown (5. have) . Alice (6. take) her son to the school. 4. How many times you (7. be) . to Ho Chi Minh City? 5. The moon (8. move) around th earth. 6. Next summer, my parents wil let me (9. visit) . my grand father. 7. How about (10. go) to the zoo? III. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions 1. She went out the room saying a word. 2. The life in the countryside is changing . Better. 3. She was born 2 o’clock 18th July. 4. Mary is thinking importing fowers China. 5. They are traveling the airport a bus. 6. I am afraid . Ghost. 7. The fight deforestation is very important. IV. Put the words in brackets into correct forms 1. Ha Long Bay is in VietNam (north). 2. The wild animals are being (appear). 3. I couldn’t find any . between the tow picture (different). 4. She is a she sells flowers at a shop in Canada (flower). 5. Long put on that towel to stop the bleeding (press). 6. The question isn’t good. It’s to ask (import). 7. His father soon died of a heart (break). 8. Don’t let the child go out because it’s . (wind). 9. I am going to have a check-up next Monday (medicine). 10. The knife is it can cut everything (use). V. Choose the best answer 1. I finish the book and went to bed. A. read B. to read C. reading D. reads 2. That man can tell us where . A. does John live B. is John living C. John lives D. John live 3. clothes do you prefer, T- shirt or pullover? A. Which B. What C. Where D. How 4. Can you your paper with you when I come there, please? A. collect B. bring C. get D. take 5. Smoking is harmful your health. A. on B. for D. about C. to 6. Do you find anything there? 10
11. A. interested B. useful C. bored D. easily 7. Ann is very busy these days. She has free time. A. a little B. few C. a few D. little 8. It’s raining very A.wet B. badly C. hard D. firmly 9. A new shoppig is . In my neighborhood today. A. being opened B. opened C. opening D. be opened 10. The stolen machines were . a lot of money. A. valued B. cost C. price D. worth VI. Choose the correct word or phrase underlined to complete each of the following sentences. 1. My mother is (enough/ too/ so/ very) tired to cook tonight 2. They haven’t seen each other (since/ for/ at/ in ) Christmas. 3. Alexander Graham Bell invented the (washing machine/ computer/ television set/ telephone). 4. Mr Hoang is used (eat/ to eat/ to eating/ ate) no thing before going to work 5. Tim saw his friends while he (cross/ was crossing/ is crossing/ crossed) the street. II. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting 1. Peter, I’d would like you to meet some very special people A B C D 2. It is greatly to be with you on such a lovely day ABCD 3. Would you mind to go to the local bookshop to get me some papers? A B C D 4. I think I prefer country life more than city life A B C D 5. Thanks for invite me to the water - fetching contest of your school ABCD 6. He asked me (if I have/ whether I have/ if I had/ whether I have had) a driving licence . 7. Cool the burn immediately (so as/ so that/ in order to/ because) to minimize tissue damage. 8. She promises she (is/ be/ has been/ will be) back in about ten minutes. 9. This project (is carried out/ will carried out / carries out/ will be carried out) next month. 10. I saw him (watering/ water/ is watering/ to water) the flowers in the garden. 11. Angkor Wat is the (large/ largest / larger/ most largest ) temple in the world. 12. In the rice – cooking festival, a fire is made in the (modern/ new/ traditional/ old time) way. 13. Hoa told me that she (is / was/ were/ had been) hungry. 11
12. 14. It (sounds/ hears/ says/ listens) interesting. How does it work ? 15. It isn’t good for children (to eat/ eating/ for eating/ eat) too many sweets. I. Circle the best answer A, B, C, or D 1. To jog means to A. work hard B. run fast C. run slowly D. work carefully 2. To quit means to A. give up B. start C. begin D. sleep 3. To reduce means to A. increase B decrease C. destroy D. rise 4. To assist means to A. hire B. like C. hate D. help 5. I am looking forward to you some day . A. seeing B. saw C. see D. sees 6. The opposite of failure is A. success B. difficulty C. pride D. harm 7. The opposite of enemy is A. army B. friend C. dog D. cat 8. The opposite of agree is A. fly B. dream C. refuse D. grow 9. What is she doing? A. Nothing B. Doing C. Feeding D. Sweeping 10. Ba is sociable but his brother is quite A. outgoing B. shy C. generous D. kind II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of words with the capital 1. All between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog FLY . 2. There is plenty of for young people in this city.ENTERTAIN . 3. It’s to complain; you won’t get your money back. USE 4. During his the family used to live in the country side. CHILD . 5. He is such (a/an ) .person that no one likes him. HELP I. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank 1. My friend the answer to the question now. A. is known B. know C. is knowing D. knows 2. I think I’ll buy this pair of shoes. They me really well. A. fit B. are fitting C. have fit D. are fitted 3. I’ll tell my uncle all the news when I him. 12
13. A. will see B. am going to see C. see D. shall see 4. I’ve got my key. I found it when I for something else. A. looked B. have looked C. looking D. was looking 5. “All these photographs with a very cheap camera,” he said. A. have taken B. take C. were taken D. were taking 6. I wondered the tickets were on sale yet. A. what B. whether C. when D. where 7. Dinner will be ready soon. Can you please the table? A. lay B. put C. make D. take 8. Our neighbors are very on camping holidays. A. interested B. fond C. eager D. keen 9. There are some one following us. I think we in this area. A. are following B. are followed C. follow D. are being followed 10. Walt Disney the character of Mickey Mouse A. was created B. is created C. creates D. created . 11. Would you like to go to the cinema? –No, thanks. I’d stay at home. A. better B. like C. rather D. prefer 12. Did they ask you what examinations you’ve ? A. succeeded B. passed C. overcome D. obtained 13. The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is any other lake in the world. A. larger than B. largest C. the largest D. the larger than 14. Most people prefer money to .it. A. spend- earn B. spending- earn C. to spend – earning D. spending- earning 15. Our teacher made us .harder. A. working B. to work C. work D. works 16. The plane will in a few minutes. A. take off B. land C. group D. both A&B 17.The teacher told the student A. what to do that B. how to do that C. which to do that D. by how to do that 18. He is used to .in public. A. the speaking B. be speaking C. speak D. speaking 19. Do you think I should practice English every day?- Yes, if you want to improve it. A. on listening B. to listen C. listened D. listening 20. I am not old enough . the car. A. driving B. drive C. drove D. to drive II. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting 1. Peter, I’d would like you to meet some very special people A B C D 2. It is greatly to be with you on such a lovely day ABCD 3. Would you mind to go to the local bookshop to get me some papers? A B C D 4. I think I prefer country life more than city life A B C D 5. Thanks for invite me to the water - fetching contest of your school 13
14. ABCD III. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the passive form Wiki Website “Wiki” means “quick” in Hawaian. The word is used to describe websites that (1. write) by people who use the site. Anyone who visits a wiki website can add or change the information on the page. The first wiki website (2. create) by Ward Cunningham in 1995. Since then, wiki guidebooks , wiki dictionaries and wiki encyclopedias .(3. publish) on the Internet. The most popular online encyclopedia is “wikipedia” . Over 22 million entries .(4. add) since it started, and it is now the most detailed encyclopedia in the world. According to the create or of Wikipedia, the work (5. do) by 20. 000 people who regularly edit the pages. The amazing thing is that the information is completely free. 1 .2 3 . 4 5 . SECTION C: READING I. Fill each blank in the following passage with one suitable word. Health is something we tend to ignore when we have it. When our body is rather well, we're hardly ever (1) of it. But illness can come, even (2) we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very vulnerable time. Many (3) attacked children in particular and people knew very little about how to prevent such illness or how to (4) them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About century ago, however, scientists found out about germs, and then everything (5) The cause of many diseases (6) known, and cures were developed. As this medical knowledge spread the world became (7) safer for children. The result is that whereas a hundred years ago the average man lived for 35 years. Nowadays, in many places of the world, people can expect to (8) for years. And what do we except by the years 2010? Undoubtedly, (9) science will continue to advance. Some people will be able to (10) medical problems that are unavoidable today. Your answers 1 . 3 5 . 7 9 2 . 4 6 . 8 10 II. Read the passage and answer the questions by choosing the best answer: As a result of years of research, we know that too much animal fat is bad for our health. For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount of grains, fruit and vegetables. Because of their diet, they have high rate of cancer and heart disease. In Japan, in contrast, people eat large amount of grains and very little meat. The Japanese also have very low rates of cancer and heart disease. In fact, the Japanese live longer than anyone else in the world. Unfortunately, when Japanese people move to the United States, the rates of heart disease and cancer increase as their diet changes. Moreover, as hamburgers, ice cream, and other high fat foods become popular in Japan, the rates of heart disease and cancer are increasing there as well. People are also eating more meat and diary products in other countries such as Cuba, Mauritius and Hungary. Not surprisingly, the disease rates 14
15. in these countries are increasing along with the change in diet. Consequently, doctors everywhere advise people to eat more grains and vegetables and to eat less meat and fewer diary products. 1. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Children eat the same way their parents eat. C. Eating meat causes heart disease and cancer. B. Doctors advise people to eat more grains, fruits and D. The kind of diet we have can cause or prevent vegetables. diseases 2. Why do Japanese have low rates of cancer and heart disease? A. Because their diet changes. C. Because they eat a lot grains and very little meat. B. Because they do eat animal fat. D. Because they live longer than anyone else in the world. 3. " the Japanese live longer than anyone else " What does anyone else mean? A. all other people B. most other people C. nobody D. some other people 4.". the rates of heart and disease and cancer are increasing there as well. "Where does there refer to? A. In the United States. B. In Cuba. C. In Japan. D. In Cuba Mauritius, and Hungary Your answers: 1 2 3 . 4 15
16. SECTION D: WRITING I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one. 1. People use milk to make cheese and butter. Milk 2. Ba said : “ Will you visit me tomorrow, Lan ?”. Ba asked . 3. Playing sports in the summer is very wonderful. It 4. My grand father often went fishing when he was young . My grand father used 5. I didn’t arrive in time to see the opening of the match . I wasn’t . 6. Nobody has ever rented this expensive hotel for a long time. This expensive 7. The last time she went out with him was two years ago. She hasn't 8. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. This is the first time II. Write a composition on the following topic: (about 150-180 words) Write somthings about a celebration or a festival you know , such as : Vietnamese Teacher’s Day; Women’s Day ; Lang Vac Festival . ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHÂ M NĂM HỌC 2010- 2011 SECTION A: PHONETICS & SPEAKING I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. (1 x 5 = 5 marks) 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C II. Identify the word whose main stress is different from that of the other three. (1 x 5 = 5) 6. C 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. D 16
17. III. Rearrange the following sentences to make a logical dialogue between two people. Number the sentences in order. (1 x 10 = 10) 1. C 2. H 3. B 4. G 5. D 6. F 7. E 8. J 9. A 10. I SECTION B: VOCABULARY - GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (1 x 10 = 10) 1. C 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. B II. Supply the correct word form to complete the following sentences.(1 x 5 = 5) 1. inventor 2. activities 3 protection 4. advertisements 5. unvaluable III. There are ten mistakes in this paragraph. Find them out and correct them.(1 x 10 = 10) 1.lately - later 2. flied - flew 3. begun - began 4. year - years 5. many - much 6. building - built 7. faster - fastest 8. flying - fly 9. in - from 10. on - by SECTION C: READING I. Fill each blank in the following passage with one suitable word.(1 x 10 = 10) 1. aware 3. diseases 5. changed 7. much 9. medical 2. when 4. cure 6. was 8. live 10. solve II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. (4 x 1 =4) 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C SECTION D: WRITING I. Finish the second sentence in such a way (1 x 8 = 8) 1. Milk is used to make cheese and butter. 2. Ba asked Lan if she would visit him the following day. 3. It is very wonderful to play sports in the summer. 4. My grandfather used to go fishing when he was young. 5. I wasn’t early enough to see the opening of the match. 6. This expensive hotel hasn’t been rented for a long time. 7. She hasn’t gone out with him for two years. 8. This is the first time I have ever eaten this kind of food before II. Write a composition on the following topic (13 marks) - Layout : - Grammar, structure and vocabulary: - Content: . Total marks: 80: 4 = 20 marks 17
18. C. Speaking I. Matching the question in column A with the suitable answer in column B A B 46. What do you think this machine is for? A. Yes, sir 47. Would you mind if I opened the door? B. Tall, thin, short curly hair 48. Would you like to go through the departure C. I have no idea. lounge? D. Too quiet. 49. What does the countryside look like? E. Please go ahead 50. What does he look like? 46 47 48 49 50 II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 51. A. worked B. naked C. looked D. attacked 52. A. engineer B. excited C. experiment D. exhibition 53. A. teammate B. speaker C. bean D. overhead 54. A. furious B. purpose C. surf D. turn 55. A. deny B. deposit C. benefit D. respond D. Reading I. Fill in the blanks with suitable word celebration, custom, gather, gifts, midnight, particularly, symbolize, ring, bring, display In Scotland, the biggest (56) of the year is “Hogmanay”. “Hogmanay” is the Scottish word for New Year’s Eve. On 31st December in Edinburgh, there is an enormous firework (57) at the castle and they play live music in the park. Thousands of people .(58) in the streets , coffees and bars. Then at 12 o’clock, church bells .(59) all over the city. After midnight people go “first footing” . This is a Scottish (60) that dates back hundreds of years. “First footing” is visiting your neighbours after (61) on New Year’s Eve. The visitors must step into the house with their right foot step first, to (62) good luck. Traditionally, the visitors bring three .(63) : a piece of coal, a piece of “short bread” ( a Scottish biscuit) and a little whisky. The gifts .(64) warmth, food and happiness. If the first person who visits your home after midnight is a man with dark hair, that is .(65) lucky. 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 II. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the blanket. For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, (66) . flying is no more dangerous (67) any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accident occurs (68) taking off and landing when (69) decisions are vitally important. The people (70) job it is to look (71) the passengers, the stewards and stewardesses play an important part in helping passengers to (72) safe and comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being (73) such care of is all part of the total experience. (74) other form of travel involves waiting for people in quite the same (75) . with food, drink, newspapers, magazines, music, and even video films. 66. A. although B. too C. and D. because 67. A. than B. as C. then D. with 68. A. while B. during C. for D. through 18
19. 69. A. leader’s B. chief’s C. driver’s D. pilot’s 70. A. whose B. which C. their D. that 71. A. for B. up C. after D. round 72. A. feel B. rest C. experience D. lie 73. A. given B. kept C. shown D. taken 74. A. Any B. No C. All D. Not 75. A. sort B. kind C. way D. part E. Writing HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM và ĐÁP ÁN TIẾNG ANH 8 Đề bài gồm 100 cõu bao gồm cả trắc nghiệm và tự luận. Mỗi cõu 1 điểm, tổng số điểm là 100 sau đú quy về thang điểm 20. A. Vocabulary I. 1C 2A 3B 4D 5A 6A 7B 8C 9A 10B II. 11. flights 12. entertainment 13. useless 14. childhood 15. unhelpful B . Grammar And Structures I. 16 D 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. C 21. B 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. C 31D 32B 33. D 34.D 35. D II. 36. A 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. A III. 41. are written 42. was created 43. have been published 44. have been added 45. is done C. Speaking I. 46. C 47. E 48. A 49D 50. B II. 51. B 52. A 53. D 54. A 55. C D. Reading I . 56. celebration 57. display 58. gather 59. ring 60. custom 61. midnight 62. bring 63. gifts 64. symbolize 65. particularly II. 66. A 67. A 68.B 69. D 70.A 71. C 72. A 73. D 74. B 75.C E. Writing I. 76. Early this morning the children decided to go for a run. 77. Life in the country is definitely changing for the better. 78. The date of the meeting will have to be changed tomorrow. 79. Tom was having a shower when the telephone rang. 80. Last year, we spent a week in My Son and I did not want to leave. 81. Watching television is considered the most popular kind of entertainment nowadays. 82. After many experiments, finally the first successful flight was made by the Wright brothers. 83. My grandfather used to tell us stories until we fell asleep. 84 I used to collect shells when I was a kid. 85 My uncle moved to Ho Chi Minh City in 1987 and he has lived there since then. II. 86. Tom is a hard -working student 87. Running a mile a day is good exercise 88. Being with you is a great pleasure. 89. She wasn’t seen at all 90. Peter is taller than Tom 91. Her father asked her : “Will you go to the cinema with your friend?” 92. The little girl isn’t treated in a normal way by the step- mother 93. Do you mind if I smoke? 19
20. 94. Barbara works hardest 95. He told his customer to bring it back if it didn’t fit well 96. We haven’t seen him since 1988. 97. It took Peter 3 hours to repair his computer. 98. Unless you finish your homework, you will not be accepted. 99. I warned the boys not to swim out too far. 100. Because of the terrible traffic, they arrived late. Rewrite the following sentences as directed 1. Has anyone asked you for your opinions?/ Nam said that 2. I had a dog once, but I don’t have anymore./ I . 3. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it./ The water 4. “ Eat more and more vegetables” the doctor said./ The doctor told 5. To live on your salary must be hard./ It . 6. Tom is the best player in the team./ No one in the team 7. It’s interesting to read this book./ This book 8. I spend half an hour traveling to work by motorbike everyday./ It takes 9. Peter said he wasn’t feeling well then./ Peter said “I ” 10. A boy was injured in the accident, he is now in the hospital./ The boy Find and correct mistakes in the passage In a modern life today, the work of the farm is less hard because he is helped a lot by machines. That mean nore food is produced and less labour and less work hours are spent. He also has more free time for intertain and more things such as a big house, motorbike, television. Her life is getting better and good day by day. His children go to school. Before they finish school, they are sent to universityes.The farmer still have to work hardly but his life is much improved. Read the passage and answer the questions Most types of paper can be recycled. Newspapers have been recycled profitably for decades and recycling of other paper is growing. It’s important to know what you are buying in a paper product, for that reason virtually all paper products should be marked with the percentage and tupe of recycled content. Just saying “recycle paper” isn’t enough. “Recycled paper” can mean anything from 100% true recycled paper to 1% re- 20
21. manufactured ends of large paper rolls. “Post- consumer” mean the paper that you and I return to recycling centers. Questions : 1. Can newspapers be recycled?. 2. Why should all paper products be marked with the percentage and tupe of? 3. Are all recycled paper products the same? 4. What does “Post- consumer” mean? ĐáP áN – Biểu điểm môn anh 8: 1-D 3-A 5-B 7-D 9-C 2-A 4-C 6-C 8-B 10-F (1) spent (3) were caught (5) had (7) have – been (9) visit (2) doing (4) were leaving (6) take (8) moves (10) going 1. without 3. at – on 5. to / in 7. against 2. for 4. of / about – from 6. of 1.C 2.C 3.A 4.B. 5.D 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.C 10.D 1. Have you been asked for your opinion?. 2. I used to have a dog. 3. The water wasn’t warm enough for the children to swim in. 4. The doctor told me to eat more and more vegetables. 5. It must be hard to live on your salary. 6. No one in the team plays as well as Tom. 7. this book is interesting to be read. 8. It takes me half an hour to travel to work by motorbike everyday. 9. Peter said “I am not feeling well now”. 10. The boy injured in the accident is now in the hospital. 1. farm ->farmer 6. good-> better 2. mean-> means 7. Berofe-> After 3. work-> working 8. universityes-> universities 4. entertain-> entertainment 9. have-> has 5. Her-> His 10. hardly-> hard 1. Yes, they can. 2. To help consumers know what they are buying in a paper product. 3. No, they aren’t. 4. “Post- consumer” means the paper that you and I return to recycling centers. Phòng giáo dục&đào tạo Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi huyện lớp 8 Nam trỰC năm học 2011-2012 Môn thi: Tiếng anh Thời gian: 90 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) 21
22. I. Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. looked B. watched C. stopped D. carried 2. A. bath B. father C. theater D. health 3. A. danger B. angry C. language D. passage 4. A. whole B. when C. where D. while 5. A. improvement B. equipment C. comment D. development III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions 6. She went to market without ___ anything. A. buy B. to buy C. bought D. Buying 7. ___ she plays the piano! A. How well B. How good C. What well D. What good 8. The new shopping mall is quite ___ the present shopping area. A. different from B. the same C. like to D. similar 9. There were ___ flowers that I couldn’t dicide what to buy. A. so many B. so few C. so little D. so much 10. Of my parents, my father is ___ A. the stricter B. the strictest C. strict D. stricter 11. Would you ___ cleaning the floor for me? A. like B. please C. mind D. rather 12. I’ve never seen such an interesting ___ A. performing B. performer C. performance D. performed 13. I’m sorry. I’m not ___ to help you lift the table. A. enough strong B. too strong C. strong enough D. enough strength. 14. I usually go to work by bus, but ___ and then I use my motorbike A. again B. once C. now D. ever 15. There are not ___ jobs for all of us. A. so B. such C. too D. enough IV . Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to compete the passage. Robert Wilson (1) .(be) . a politician. He (2) (go) to Oxford University in 1960, and in 1976 he (3) (become) . a Member of Parliament (an MP). He (4) .(be) an MP since then. He (5) (be) Minister of Education from 1980 to 1985. He (6) (write) many books. He (7) (get) married and (8) (have) . two children. His family lived in Oxford for 15 years, then they (9) .(move) to London in 1980. They now (10) (live) in a house in Kensington Street, London. III. Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning 1. She studies English so that she can improve her knowledge.  She studies English so as . 2. The last time I went to Ho Chi Minh City was 6 years ago.  I haven’t 3. “Where is the post office?” A visitor asked Lan.  A visitor asked Lan 4. May I borrow your ruler?  Would you mind 5. We spent five hours getting to London. 22
23.  It took us . 6. Some one is going to tune my piano tomorrow.  I am going 7. Nam keeps forgetting his homework.  Nam is . 8. My mother gave me a very nice watch yesterday.  I was 9. We’d prefer you not to smoke.  We’d rather . 10. “ You should not believe him, Minh” said Toan  Toan advised VII. Write a description of 100-120 words with the title “My holidays”. Phòng GD&ĐT Đáp án chấm thi chọn học sinh giỏi huyện lớp 8 NAM TRỰC năm học 2008-2009 Môn thi: Tiếng anh Thời gian: 90 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Tổng điểm: 20 ( cụ thể như sau) Câu I : 4,5 điểm ( Mỗi câu đúng 0,3 đ ) 1. too 6. if I had 11. largest 2. since 7. so as 12. traditional 3. telephone 8. will be 13. was 4. to eating 9. will be carried out 14. sounds 5. was crossing 10. watering 15. to eat Câu II: 2,5 điểm (Mỗi câu đúng 0,25 đ) 1. is 2. went 3. became 4. has been 5. was 6. has written 7. gets 8. has 9. moved 10. live / are now living Câu III : 3,0 điểm ( Mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,3 đ ): 1. She studies English so as to improve her knowledge. 2. I haven’t gone / been to Ho Chi Minh for 6 years. 3. A visitor asked Lan where the post office was. 4. Would you mind lending me your ruler? Or : Would you mind if I borrowed your ruler? 5. It took us five hours to get to Lon don. 6. I am going to have my piano tuned tomorrow. 7. Nam is always forgetting his homework. 8. I was given a very nice watch yesterday. 9. We’d rather you didn’t smoke. 10. Toan advised Minh not to believe him. Câu IV : 2,5 điểm ( Mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,25 đ ): 1. on 2. in 3. from 4. about 5. in 6. for 7. with 8. off 9. atr 10. down Câu V : 3,0 điểm ( Mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,3 đ ): 1. instructions 6. actress 2. comfortable 7. florist 3. friendly 8. beautiful 4. interesting 9. unsuitable 5. mountainous 10. perormed Câu VI : 2,5 điểm ( Mỗi đáp án đúng đạt 0,25 đ ) 1. b. ivented 6. b. mixed 2. a. from 7. c. made 3. c. cut down 8. d. copies 4. d. by 9. b. Replaced 23
24. 5. a. up 10. serious Câu VII : 2,0 điểm : Giám khảo căn cứ vào bài viết về kỳ nghỉ của học sinh để chấm, bài viết sử dụng thì quá khứ là cơ bản. Hết âu I: 0,5 điểm, Mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,1 đ. 1 2 3 4 5 D B A A C Câu II: 1 điểm, Mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,1 đ. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 D A A A D C C C C D Câu III: 1 điểm, Mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,1 đ. 16 17 18 19 20 At from At/ on since to 21 22 23 24 25 As at from by off Câu IV: 1 điểm, Mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,1 đ. 26 27 28 29 30 Different pronunciation comfortable performers windy 31 32 33 34 35 Unhealthy childhood successfully flights suddenly Câu V: 1 điểm, Mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,1 đ. 36. am looking 41. produced 37. am going to move ( am moving) 42. sat 38. is going to rain 43. is becoming 39. Does begin 44. knows 40. will telephone 45. hasn’t learned/ learnt Câu VI: 1 điểm, Mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,1 đ. 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 A A B D A C A D B A Câu VII: 2 điểm, Mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,2 đ. 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 Was To Very/as when Up garden with that In more Câu VIII: 0,5 điểm, Mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,1 đ. 66 67 68 69 70 C D B D C Câu IX: 1 điểm, Mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,1 đ. 71. It took Peter 3 hours to repair his house 72. People recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals 73. we didn’t arrive early enough to see the film 74. He asked me if I knew to speak EL 75. We haven’t met each other for 10 years 76. The film was so boring that she fell asleep 77. The furniture was too expensive for me to buy 78. He is tall enough to touch the light 24
25. 79. The weather is so good that they are going for a picnic. 80. He had his car repaired yesterday Câu X: 1 điểm, Mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,1 đ. 81. Last year I spent a week in My Son and I didn’t want to leave. 82. He is said to be the most intelligent student in the class. 83. It is interesting to have a vacation abroad. 84. The waste paper will be recycled in the local factory. 85. Hoa burnt her hand when she was cooking dinner. 86. Would you mind if I turned on the television? 87. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals nowadays. 88. I am looking forward to seeing you soon. 89. My daughter dislikes traveling by coach, so we will go by plane. 90. We haven’t seen her since we were on holiday in Ha Long Bay 25