Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề số 13

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1. Full name: Class: Date: ĐỀ SỐ 13 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) I) Three words have the same vowel sound one word doesn’t. Which one is it? (0) is an example for you. 1) a-book b-look c-floor d-cook 2) a-nine b-fine c-kind d-thing 3) a-set b-between c-get d-met 4) a-husband b-busy c-must d-bus 5) a-do b-go c-so d-no II) Choose the correct answer for each sentence. (0) is an example for you. 0) My mother believes that my brother is ___ than me. a) good b) gooder c) better d) best 1) They’re getting married ___ the end of June. a) on b) in c) at d) during 2) I’m sorry but you have to cook dinner ___ a) alone you b) himself c) yourself d) on you 3) You use a ___ to cook rice. a) steamer b) rice cooker c) saucepan d) frying pan 4) Looks! Nam has become ___. a) to be tall and taller. b) to be taller and taller. c) tall and taller d) taller and taller. 5) Because he didn’t like the first pair of trousers, he asked for ___. a) the other ones b) other trousers c) an other trousers d) an other pair 6) If a patient can’t walk, he can use ___ to move around. a) an eye chart b) a stretcher c) a wheelchair d) a scale 7) Would you mind ___ in the front seat of the taxi, Mark? a) to sit b) sit c) to sitting d) sitting 8) Lan is ___ and she has a flower shop in Hanoi. a) a flower seller b) a florist c) a flower girl d) a flower lady 9) The family ___ when the mailman came. a) was sleeping b) is sleeping c) has slept d) have slept 10) Paul is said ___ the brightest student in class.
2. a) was b) being c) to be d) he was III) Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets. (0) is an example for you. 0) They have all been absolutely (wonder) wonderful! 1) I don’t like that film. It’s very (bore) ___. 2) Ho Chi Minh City is (large) ___ city in Vietnam. 3) They boy fell asleep during (perform) ___. 4) They waited for his (habit) ___ response. 5) The male birds are more (colour) ___ than the females. 6) Every pupil was very (excite ___ about the holiday. 7) His parents are very proud of his (succeed) ___. 8) David Beckham is my (favour) ___. 9) I don’t know how you (celebration) ___ your birthday. 10) Some people feel that towns are too (noise) ___ for them to live in. IV) Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. (0) is an example for you. 0) Tom wrote that letter. - That letter was written by Tom. 1) Is this bladder mended by Mr Green. - Does Mr Green ___ 2) That girl is very intelligent. - What ___! 3)This living-room isn’t as big as that kitchen. - That kitchen ___ 4) Khanh said “You ought to take a break, Huy” - Khanh advised ___ 5) We’ve never met such a famous singer before. - It’s the first time ___ 6) Her hair is long and black. - She has ___ V) Do as directed in parentheses. (0) is an example for you. 0) I (go) to Dalat 2 years ago. (Supply the correct verb form) - I went to Dalat 2 years ago. 1) The weather was fine. We could go camping. (Combine into one sentence using “enough . . . . . . . . to”) - ___ 2) Everyone stopped (laugh) when we (come). (Supply the correct verb form) - ___
3. 3) He gave him back the money last Sunday. (Change into the passive voice) - ___ 4) Putting the knives ___ an electrical socket is dangerous. (Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition) 5) Jeans can’t be worn at work. (Change into active voice) - ___ 6) The boy said to the girl “Did you go out last night?”. (Change into reported speech) - ___ VI) Complete the following sentences based on the given cues. (0) is an example for you. 0) get up / six o’clock / I / often / at. - I often get up at six o’clock. 1) you / mind / the west lake / telling / would / us / about ? - ___ 2) could / I / visit / someday / wish / I - ___ 3) My brother / in central Vietnam / was / 1972 / in / born - ___ 4) Se you / to / I am / how glad / again ! - ___ 5) A parting meeting / have / before leaving / you’d better - ___ VII) Read the article and choose the best answer. (0) is an example for you. TRAVELLING IN THE LAKE DISTRICT The Lake District is very popular (0) ___ holidays all year round. Roads leading into the area have been improved in (1) ___ years. Inside the area itself, however, many roads are (2) ___ and winding with steep hills and it may not be safe to drive (3) ___ roads like this when they are (4) ___ in ice. For the mountain walker a word of warning – every season visitors (5) ___ lost or are injured and (6) ___ to be rescued by the Mountain Rescue teams. This kind of problem can be (7) ___ by following a few simple rules. When exploring the mountains, wear warm clothing, sensible boots, take a map, compass and whistle and a small (8) ___ of food. Don’t go (9) ___ alone and always tell someone where you (10) ___ to go to. 0) a-to b-with © for d-as for 1) a-recent b-next c-last d-close
4. 2) a-thin b-slim c-narrow d-shallow 3) a-along b-above c-by d-in 4) a-wrapped b-covered c-drowned d-filled 5) a-have b-be c-make d-get 6) a-must b-should c-need d-ought 7) a-encouraged b-prevented c-arranged d-organised 8) a-quantity b-weight c-length d-limit 9) a-for b-by c-with d-off 10) a-look b-seem c-plan d-know VIII) Read the following passage and choose the best answer: Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn’t enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted booked because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read. The position with computers is very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputer but also know how to use them. Questions: 1) What happened before printing presses were invented? - ___ 2) Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented? - ___ 3) What is common feature of a book and a computer? - ___ 4) What situation has thoroughly changed nowadays? - ___ ___THE END___