Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề số 15

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1. Full name: Class: Date: ĐỀ SỐ 15 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) I. Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from the others . 1. a. sun b. fun c. pull d. hunt 2. a. tie b. sit c. bit d. hit 3. a. cave b. have c. slave d. behave 4. a. bull b. pull c. dull d. full 5. a. do b. go c. so d. no 6. a. hotel b. photo c. move d. pagoda 7. a. needed b. visited c. played d. planted 8. a. my b. curly c. library d. lucky II. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. 1. My brother is studying hard ___ pass the exam. A. for B. in order to C. so to D. so that 2. We have studied ___ seven o'clock. A. for B. at C. since D. to 3. He was born in England. English is his ___ A. mother tongue B. first language C. foreign language D. A and B are correct 4. It's dangerous ___ in this river. A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam 5. ___ to America yet ? A. Were you B. Have you ever been C. Were you been D. Are you 6. The boy was ___ by the dog. A. bite B. bit C. bited D. bitten 7. My father used ___ me to school. A. took B. taking C. to take D. take 8. Would you mind ___ for a few minutes? A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. be waiting III. Complete the sentences, use the correct form of the words in the brackets. 1. Would you mind if I (smoke) ___ 2. Surface mail is much (cheap) ___than airmail. 3. He (live) ___in this city since 2000. 4. The man (sit) ___next to me was very nervous. 5. The children (play) ___when it started to rain. 6. We (learn) ___French grammar at the moment. 7. Could you give me some (inform) ___? 8. Mr Hung told me (tell) ___him the truth. 9. My father can read (good) ___without glasses. 10. Nam must (do) ___the homework himself. IV. Underline and correct the mistake in the sentences.
2. 1. They didn't let me to go. ___ 2. When John is four, he came to London with his parents. ___ 3. How long have you living here ? ___ 4. They are going to school by foot. ___ 5. Do you mind if I smoking in the room ? ___ 6. His garden isn't as large than mine. ___ 7. We haven't talked to your sister since a long time. ___ 8. There are much than eighty stores in the mall. ___ 9. The toys keeping in the box are worth 30 dollars. ___ 10. This school is different mine. ___ V. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. 1. I am interested ___ reading books. 2. She is tired ___ living in the city. 3. This restaurant is famous ___ Chinese food. 4. The ambulance will be there ___ about 5 minutes. 5. Bobby started school ___ the age of five. 6. I am very keen ___ music. 7. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go ___ 8. I’m looking forward ___ seeing in June. 9. Could I help you ___ your bag? 10. They are traveling to the airport___ a bus. VI. Complete the passage with the suitable words. Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) ___ how to fly or play the piano. There (2) ___ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) ___ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) ___ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) ___ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7) ___without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ___ .The same is true of (9) ___the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) ___ first? VII. Read the following passage and choose the item A, B, C or D that best answer each question about it. Nick Johnson lives with his parents, and his sister. They live in Wembley, in north London. Nick’s mum is called Sue. She works in a supermarket. His dad is called Jim
3. and he works in a bank. Nick’s sister is called Tracy. She is nine years old. There is also a dog in the family. His name’s Fred. 1. How many people are there in Nick Johnson’s family? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 2. Where does Nick’ family live? A. America B. England C. Scotland D. Australia 3. Which does the word “his” in line 4 refer to? A. Nick’s mother B. Nick’s sister C. Nisk’s cousin D. Nick’s dog 4. What’s Nick’s sister’s name? A. Sue B. Jim C. Tracy D. Fred 5. Who is Jim? A. Nick’s father B. Nick’s mother C. Nick’s cousin D. Nick’s sister 6. Which of the following is not TRUE? A. Nick’s family live in London. B. Nick’s father works in a bank. C. Nick’s mother works in a supermarket. D. Nick’s sister is five years old. VIII. Rewrite the following sentences so that have the same meanings as the first ones. 1. The last time I saw her was in 2005. I haven't ___ 2. He is writing a book on biology. A book on biology ___ 3. Going swimming in the summer is interesting. It ___-___ 4.He was punished by his mother His mother ___ 5.“Don’t play video games too much, Minh"Mr Ha said. Mr Ha asked ___ 6. Tom is not as tall as Mary. Mary ___ 7. How is the weather ? What’s ___ 8. “Please turn down the radio for me,” said my father. My father asked ___ 9. Many trees are cut down to make paper. They ___ 10. She cleaned the house. Then she went to the market. After ___ THE END