Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề số 11

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1. Full name: Class: Date: ĐỀ SỐ 11 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Section 1: Vocabulary, Grammar and Phonetics. I. Choose the correct answers in A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. 1. Bob hasn’t ___ his mind yet. A. made B. gone C. used to D. found 2. Everyone has to follow this way to get into the fair, ___? A. do they B. don’t they C. doesn’t she D. doesn’t he 3. We spent half a year ___ this hotel. A. to build B. built C. with building D. building 4. She is bored ___ getting up early. A. with B. in C. of D. to 5. Would you like me to get you something to drink? - ___ A. That would be nice B. No, I’m sorry C. That’s too bad D. My pleasure 6. English is the ___ language on one- fifth of the land area of the world. A. office B. official C. officer D. officially 7. It's an hour since he , so he must be at the office now. A. has left B. left C. was leaving D. is leaving 8. 14. I usually go to work by bus, but ___ and then I use my motorbike. A. again B. Once C. now D. ever 9. Of my parents, my father is ___. A. the stricter B. the strictest C. stricter D. strict 10. "What can I get for you?". ___ . A. All right B. I'm afraid not C. I hope so D. Yes, please Your answers: 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1pt) 1. A. think B. healthy C. thus D. ethnic 2. A. discussion B. revision C. attention D. admission 3. A. cease B. chase C. increase D. raise 4. A. although B. enough C. laugh D. cough
2. 5. A. mute B. junior C. music D. humor 6. A. who B. where C. which D. when 7. A. send B. tent C. rely D. tend 8. A. lock B. shock C. block D. program 9. A. talked B. passed C. dialed D. stopped 10. A. comb B. climb C. dumb D. blond Your answers: 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. III. Put the correct verb forms of the verb in brackets. 1. "Do you mind if I sit here?" - "I'd rather you (sit) ___ over there." 2. There (be) ___ no rain here for 6 months. 3. He spoke to me as if he (be) ___ my father. 4. By the time we (stop) ___ , we had driven six hundred miles. 5. The price ( become ) ___ more and more expensive these days. 6. Pupils are made (work) ___ hard at this school. 7. It’s ten years since I last (see) ___ her. 8. Don’t forget (lock) ___ the door before going to bed. 9. The pens ( produce ) ___ by Thien Long Company are usually cheap and good. 10. The film (begin) ___ at 7.30 or 8.00? Your answers: 1. 5. 9. 2. 6. 10. 3. 7. 4. 8. IV. 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. He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very ___ . HOPE 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. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been ___ in the last few years. URBAN
3. 8. Bell ___ demonstrated his invention. SUCCESS 9. Every day, there are two ___ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. FLY 10. There are a lot of ___ in the competition. CONTEST Your answers: 1. 5. 9. 2. 6. 10. 3. 7. 4. 8. V. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not corect in standard written English. Find and correct it. 1. Lan seemed happily when she received her aunt’s letter. A B C D 2. My brother didn’t have money enough to buy the dictionary he liked A B C D 3. We should put the coffee table among the armchair and the couch. A B C D 4. The driver of the car was serious injured in the accident. A B C D 5. Everyone was exciting as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village. A B C D 6. He gets up early in order reviewing lessons before school. A B C D 7. All the students are looking forward to spend their free time relaxing in the sun this summer. A B C D 8. I agree that we ought be good students at school and good children at home A B C D 9. Be careful when you cross a busy street. Look out with cars and trucks. A B C D 10. Is she accustomed to doing her homework by her? A B C D Your answers: 1. -> 6. -> 2. -> 7. -> 3. -> 8. -> 4. -> 9. -> 5. -> 10. ->
4. Section 2: Reading I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer in A, B, C or D. Flood in Dorchester (1) ___ six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its banks and flooded a wide area. By nine o’clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester. The main street was soon (2) ___ 3 feet of water. Fire engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but heavy rain made their job very (3) ___. Mrs Rose Willow, a (4) ___ nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs (5) ___ three hours. Finally, firemen were able to rescue her with ladders and a small (6)___ “My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time”, said Mrs Willow. “She (7) ___ me a lot. She sat with me so I didn’t feel afraid”. The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good, (8) ___ the floods have done a great deal of damage. “Luckily, nobody was (9) ___ or injured”, Chief Fire Office Hawkins (10) ___ reporters, “but it will take a long time to clear up the mess”. 1. A. In B. To C. At D. Until 2. A. over B. under C. through D. between 3. A. easy B. difficult C. quick D. clear 4. A. girl B. man C. lady D. child 5. A. for B. during C. while D. through 6. A. ship B. boat C. car D. bicycle 7. A. worried B. frightened C. bored D. helped 8. A. but B. also C. therefore D. so 9. A. burnt B. cut C. scratched D. drowned 10. A. said B. asked C. told D. spoke Your answers: 1. 5. 9. 2. 6. 10. 3. 7. 4. 8. II. Read the text and choose one suitable word to fill in the blank. Foreign English language teachers for schools inVietnam
5. has to is teaching cover teacher more and high decided Vietnam (1) ___ well on its way to integrate with the world and for that reason emphasis on English language skills (2) ___ become very essential. Recently, the City Department of Education and Training (3) ___ to recruit foreign native English speakers to teach in elementary, middle and (4) ___ schools in Vietnam. The policy calls for social contributions to improve English language (5)___ from primary schools to senior high schools by employing only foreign native English teachers. Each student will chip in VND120,000 ($5.8) a month to (6) ___ the $35 an hour salary of the foreign (7) ___. Compared (8) ___ traditional English teaching methodology, it is better that thousands of students in the City have a chance of practicing listening (9)___ speaking skills with native English speakers, who create a (10)___ exciting atmosphere in classrooms for students. Your answers: 1. 5. 9. 2. 6. 10. 3. 7. 4. 8. Section 3: Writing I. Rewrite the following sentences using the words provided in such a way that they mean the same as the original sentences. 1. Couldn’t you find a better hotel? Is this ___ 2. I haven’t seen that man here before. This is ___ 3. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals. People ___ 4. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it. The coffee is too ___ 5. Somebody repaired his car yesterday. He had ___ 6. It was thought that the painting had been destroyed. The painting ___ 7. Our house is going to be rebuilt by a local firm.
6. We are ___ 8. I can’t buy the tickets. They are too expensive. The tickets ___ 9. Peter spent three hours repainting his house. It ___ 10. Leave now or you will miss the train. Unless ___ II. Use the suggestions to make the meaningful sentences. 1. information / bringing / entertainment / also / is / only / but / TV / not / . ___ 2. village / the / definitely / better / Life / the / changing / is / for / in / . ___ 3. look for / more money / Farmers / when / family / often / other work / their / need / they / for / . ___ 4. people / still / a week / work / in / Many / days / the countryside / seven / . ___ 5. back / in / months / going / England / They / two / are / . ___ THE END