Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề số 03

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1. Full name: Class: Date: ĐỀ SỐ 03 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) SECTION I: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Question 1: Choose the best answers 1. Would you mind my ? a. smoking b. smoke c. smokes d. smoked 2. I to see you at the meeting. Why didn’t you come? a. waited b. expected c. thought d. looked 3. All of us were that he came first. He hasn’t been working hard so far. a. surprising b. to surprise c. to be surprised d. surprised 4. Where is Janet? – She’s out. She said she back soon. a. is b. will be c. would be d. came 5. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one to the hospital. a. has taken b. was taken c. was taking d. are taking 6. The policeman explained to us to get to the airport. a. how b. how can we c. how we can d. how can 7. I telephoned the station to make of the time of the train. a. true b. real c. right d. sure 8. The college got some money by selling one of its old pictures. a. helpful b. usual c. valuable d. useful 9. –“ Pass me that pen, please!” – “ ” a. Here you are b. No, it isn’t c. It doesn’t matter d. Yes, please 10. He in the cafe when she came in. a. sat b. has sat c. has been sitting d. was sitting 11. It was raining we cancelled the trip to Mount Faber. a. although b. so c. because d. but 12. How far is it from Ha Noi to Hoa Binh? – It about two hours by bus. a. takes b. goes c. needs d. wants 13. Everybody was there, including Mr. and Mrs. Smith. a. with b. of c. ___ d. in 14. She hasn’t written to me a. any longer b. never c. already d. yet
2. 15. Surely David’s not going to drive, he? a. does b. is c. isn’t d. will Question 2: Match a verb in A with a phrase in B to have a completel phrase. A B 0. to drink a. in an urban area 1. to go b. more money 2. to look c. the news 3. to live d. a meeting 4. to provide e. at the station at 5.30 5. to watch f. for suitable jobs in the city 6. to fix g. the countryside to the city 7. to have h. facilities for the people 8. to prefer i. the computer 9. to need j. to the countryside in the weekend 10. to arrive k. a cup of tea 0-k 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10 - Question 3: Supply the correct forms of the word in parentheses. 1. Some of the (village) have lived here all their lives. 2. The room still has many of its (origin) features. 3. He doesn’t know the (mean) of the word. 4. They tried their best to avoid (get) into traffic jams at rush hours. 5. She had her hair (wash) and styled. 6. It’s only a short trip. We (be) back in an hour. 7. He spends most of his free time (play) computer games 8. We produce cheaper goods than our (compete) do. 9. He has been (separate) from his wife for a year. 10. His father is a (special) in Vietnamese history. Question 4:Find the word which fits the definition. The first has been done for you. 1. You could keep books on it: .bookshelf 2. You could keep plates in it : . 3. You keep your clothes in it : . 4. You can see yourself in it : 5. You get washed in it : 6. You bite the food with them:
3. SECTION II: READING Question 1. Choose ONE appropriate question in the box to each paragraph below : 1/ How do industry and transport cause pollution ? 2/ How can I help ? 3/ What is the pollution ? 4/ How can industry help ? 5/ What cause pollution ? 6/ What about air pollution ? A. ___ Pollution is the poisoning of the land, sea and air. B. ___ Mainly industry and transport. If you go to any city, you will see too many factories, too many cars with not enough people in them, and not enough public transport. C. ___ Factories and vehicles produce waste which goes into the air and rivers and spreads all over the land. Poisons in the waste build up over the years and harm trees, plants, animals, and people. D. ___ Waste gases build up in the air, and dissolve into raindrops, forming a weak acid. This "acid rain" can fall far away from the country which produced it, killing trees in forests and fish in lakes and rivers. E. ___ If companies clean their waste gases before releasing them into the atmosphere, there'll be much less air pollution and no acid rain. But this can be expensive and it needs all the world's companies to do it. F. ___ Cars pollute the atmosphere. Walk, cycle and use public transport as much as possible. Only use your car when you really need to, and use unleaded petrol if you can - lead is one of the most dangerous ingredients in petrol. Join us, and help us to campaign for cleaner air for everybody. Question 2: Fill in the blanks with one suitable word. The first letter has been provided: Every December millions of Christmas cards go through the post. There are pictures of stars and snow or Christmas (1) t . In these days it is hard to think of Christmas (2) w Christmas cards. Yet little over a hundred and fifty years ago there were (3) n at all. Here is just one story of the way in which they started. Some boys of those days who were at boarding schools had to write a special piece of English at Christmas (4) t . This was sent to
4. their (5) p so that they could see how the boys' work was during the year. Young people like to make little (6) d on the paper when they write letters or poems. These boys were the (7) s .They used to draw little pictures all (8) r the writing. Sometimes they coloured them, and after a time the pictures became more (9) i than the writing. These were the(10) f Christmas cards. SECTION III: WRITING Question 1: Rewrite sentences as directed. 1. Why don’t you take that English course? If 2. You forgot to turn off the TV last night, didn’t you? You didn’t ? 3. Despite his age, Mr. Thanh runs five kilometres every morning. Even 4. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang. Not until 5. When he is asked about his past, he hates it. He hates 6. Without Tom’s help, Bill couldn’t have finished the work. If it 7. William said to Mary “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” William suggested 8. “It’s time we went to bed” they said. (Rewrite, using reported speech) 9. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money. The bank manager 10. She hasn’t been to Ho Chi Minh City for three years. The last 11. I cleaned the floor then I went to bed. After 12. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards”, she said to me. She told 13. “Would you like to dance with me?” she said to John. She Question 2: Write complete sentences using the words given to form a letter.
5. Dear Uncle Tom, 1. Thank / much / alarm clock / send me / 15th birthday. 2. It just / what / need. 3. I / terrible / get up late / every morning. 4. Thanks / your present / I / wake up / time. 5. I / hope / you both well. 6. I / look forward / see / you / Christmas. 7. Thanks also / lovely card. Best wishes, Peter Dear Uncle Tom, THE END