Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề số 10

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1. Full name: Class: Date: ĐỀ SỐ 10 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. notice b. grow c. ghost d. lost 2. a. casual b. material c. champagne d. campus 3. a. deny b. deposit c. benefit d. respond. 4. a. hike b. shrine c. widely d. opinion 5. a. furious b. purpose c. surf d. turn. II. Choose the best answer, circle the letter a, b, c or d. 1. The baby’s getting___everyday. a. more big b. bigger c. bigger and bigger d. more and more big 2. English___at the meeting. a. speak b. speaks c. is speaking d. is spoken 3. These flowers___ a. smell good b. smells good c. smell well d. smells well 4. She ___getting up early now. a. didn’t use to b. is used to c. is using to d. used to 5. Did you put ___sugar in my coffee? a. many b. a few c. so many d. much 6. Do you know___yesterday? a. if did they arrive b. if they arrive c. if did they arrived d. if they arrived 7. If you are tired, you should___a break. a. make b. do c. take d. go 8. Beef is my___food. a. preferable b. favorable c. favorite d. likeable 9. I’m looking___to hearing from you. a. at b. after c. over d. forward 10. She___a cake when the telephone rang. a. makes b. make c. has make d. was making 11. I’ve known him ___I left school. a. when b. before c. until d. since
2. 12. He has left his book here on___so that you can read it. a. design b. intention c. purpose d. meaning 13. What would you___me to do for you? a. want b. hope c. wish d. have 14. After retiring, my father will spend his___on an expensive holiday. a. dollars b. accounts c. savings d. cheques 15. We can’t go wrong if we___the instructions. a. follow b. keep c. take d. guide III. Read the text below. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Example: (0) impossible These days it is(o) ___ to open a newspaper without POSSIBLE reading about the damage we are doing to the environment. The earth is being(1) ___ and the future looks bad. THREAT What can each of us do? We cannot clean up our(2) ___ rivers and seas overnight. POLLUTION Nor can we stop the(3) ___ of plants and animals. But APPEAR we can stop adding to the problem while(4) ___ SCIENCE search for answers, and laws are passed in nature’s(5) ___ DEFEND It may not be easy to change your lifestyle(6) ___ but COMPLETE some steps are easy to take: cut down the amount of(7) ___ DRIVE you do or use as little plastic as possible. It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces(8) ___ bills. We must all make HOUSE a personal (9) ___ to work for the future of our planet if DECIDE we want to (10) ___ a better world for our grand- children. SURE
3. III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form. Dentists can do a lot(0) to improve (improve) your teeth. They can straighten your teeth by (1) ___ (put) wires on them. These wires(2) ___ (push) the roots of the teeth the right way. The best time for (3) ___ (do) this is while the teeth(4) ___ (grow). A lot of dentists, however, prefer not(5) ___ (start) doing this before a child(6) ___ (be) at least eight. Sometimes a dentist even(7) ___ (use) elastic bands(8) ___ (make) a tooth straight. Sometimes(9) ___ (pull) tooth out can prevent the other teeth from(10) ___ (grow) too close to one another. IV. Fill in an appropriate word in each blank. Kipling was the first writer (1) ___ expressed the faith and national pride. He was (2) ___ in Bombay India (3) ___ 1865 and was taken (4) ___ England to (5) ___ educated at the (6) ___ of 6. But at the age of 17 he returned (7) ___ India and became a journalist. (8) ___ this time he (9) ___ a great amount of prose and poetry. After wards he returned to England and travelled in Japan and America. He received the 1907 Nobel (10) ___ for literature and died in 1936 while he was working on his autobiographical notes. V. Read the passage and choose the best answer. 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. 1. When did the first award ceremony take place7 A. 1895 B . 1901 C. 1962 D. 1968
4. 2. Why was the Nobel prize established? A. To recognise worthwhile contributions to humanity. B. To resolve political differences. C. To honour the inventor of dynamite. D. To spend money. 3. In which area have Americans received the most awards? A. Literature B. Peace C. Economics D. Science 4. 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. 5. In how many fields are the prizes bestowed? A. 2 B. 5 C. 6 D. 10 VI. Write a new sentence as similar in meaning a possible to the original sentence 1. John missed the lecture because he came very late If John ___ 2. He could not afford to buy the car The car___ 3. You will not be accepted if you don’t finish your home work Unless___ 4. I had to spend the whole evening finishing the test It___ 5. Weather conditions influence most people’s lives. Most people’s lives___ VII. Make meaningful sentences based on given hints. 1. My friend / live / next door / enjoy / read / book / very / much ___ 2. He / prefer / fiction book / non – fiction book. ___ 3. He / start / collect / book / he school / boy. ___ 4. He / spend / a lot of money / book /years now ___ 5. He hope / he / have / own library. ___ THE END