Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề số 16

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1. Full name: Class: Date: ĐỀ SỐ 16 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the table below. 1. It was ___ cold to go outside. A too B enough C much D more 2. She finished the test ___ without any help. A he B she C hers D herself 3. John ___to be frightened of spiders when he was younger. A was B used C did D must 4. We love going swimming, ___? A don’t we B aren’t we C won’t we D didn’t we 5. There aren’t ___ eggs to make a cake. A much B enough C too D more 6. When I went into the room, somebody ___ through the window. A looked B was looking C looks D have looked 7. If you show me your homework I ___ you. A help B will help C helping D have helped 8. ___ she plays the piano! A. How well B. How good C. What well D. What good 9. Life here is very ___ A. peace B. peacefully C. peaceful D. peacefulness 10. It is raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him ___he wouldn’t get wet. A. so as to B. in order C. so that D. in order to 11. For lunch, you may have ___ fish or chicken. A. both B. neither C. not only D. either 12. I ___ my house ___ That is why there is all this mess. A. had – paint B. have – paint C. am having – painted D. had had - paint 13. The librarian told us not ___ reference books out of the library. A. take B. taking C. to take D. took 14. I could not cut the grass because the machine ___ a few days previously. A. broke down B. has been broken C. have been broken D. breaks down 15. Ann is not at home. She’s ___ to dinner. A. been B. gone C. went D. being 16. “Where are my jeans?” “They ___at the moment. Sorry.” A. are washing B. were washed C. are washed D. are being washed 17. The film was ___ There was so much blood in it. A. horrify B. horrified C. horrifying D. being 18. How long will it ___ you to get there .
2. A. go B. need C. have D. take 19.This book is ___ from the one I had . A. different B. similar C. same D. like 20. The teacher asked me if I___ answer the question A. can B. could C. have to D. should II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits space .Use only one word in each space. My day usually (1) ___ at six thirty. I get up and do some exercises for about fifteen minutes. Then I take my shower. After that I (2) ___ dress and have breakfast with my family. At seven thirty I leave (3) ___ school. I generally take the bus to school. I catch the bus near my house and then (4) ___ from the bus -stop to school. It (5) ___ about thirty minutes to get to school. My first class is at eight thirty and I usually (6) ___ school at three. Sometimes I stay (7) ___ to have a game of volleyball or to work in the library. I usually watch TV for a (8) ___ Then I start my homework. I have dinner at seven o’clock. After that I often (9) ___ more homework to do. Sometimes I watch TV or go (10) ___ with friends after dinner. I generally go to bed at around ten thirty. ANSWERS: 1___ 2___ 3___ 4___ 5___ 6___ 7___ 8___ 9___ 10___ III. Choose the suitable word for each blank in the following passage . subjects teenagers because themselves language difficult enough university their or Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children . Others are (1) ___ Many are adults . Some learn at school , others study by (2) ___ A few learn English just by hearing the (3) ___ in film , on television , in the office , or among their friends . But not many are lucky (4) ___ to do that . Most people must work hard to learn another language . Learning another language ! Learning English ! Why do all these people want to learn English ? It is not (5) ___ to answer that question . Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their (6) ___ They study (7) ___ own language , and mathematics and English . ( In England , or America , or Australia , many boys and girls study their own language , which is English and mathematics ___ and another language , perhaps French , or German , or Spanish ) Many adults learn English (8) ___ it is useful for their work . Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies , because some of their books are in English at the college or (9) ___ Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers (10) ___ magazines in English . ANSWERS: 1___ 2___ 3___ 4___ 5___ 6___ 7___ 8___ 9___ 10___ IV. Choose the best answer which can fit in the number space.
3. Many British people go abroad on holiday, to visit family, or on short business trips. People are (1) ___ to find out how to get urgent treatment before leaving the UK. They have to (2) ___ a form which explains what they (3) ___ do if they fall ill or (4) ___ an accident, and what arrangements exist in (5) ___ country for medical treatment. The regulations are fairly simple but(6) ___ people do not have this information, they may(7) ___ that private medical care is extremely expensive. It is not unusual for people to discover that they do not have (8) ___ money with them to (9) ___ the total costs and (10) ___ such circumstances an already difficult situation becomes even more complicated. 1. A. advised B. suggested C. said D. spoken 2. A. put B. bring C. till D. get 3. A. ought B. will C. should D. may 4. A. have B. get C. happen D. take 5. A. their B. each C. one D. this 6. A. because B. whether C. as D. if 7. A. look B. want C. find D. know 8. A. enough B. little C. few D. full 9. A. pay B. give C. spend D. have 10. A. on B. in C. at D. up ANSWERS: 1___ 2___ 3___ 4___ 5___ 6___ 7___ 8___ 9___ 10___ V. There are 11 mistakes in the following paragraph. Underline the mistake then correct it. Write your answer in the table below. In 1783, two French brothers build the first balloon to take people into the air. One hundred and twenty years lately, in 1903, the Wright brothers built the first plane with an engine and flied in it . This was in the United States. Then, in 1918, the US Post Office begun the first airmail service. Aeroplanes changed a lot in the next thirty year. Then, in 1950s, aeroplanes became many faster because they had jet engines. In 1976, Concorde was building in the UK and France. It is the faster passenger plane in the world and it can flying at 2500 kilometers an hour, so the journey in London to New York is only four hours. Today millions of people travel on aeroplane, and it is difficult to think of a world without them. 0. build built ANSWERS: 1___ 2___ 3___ 4___ 5___ 6___ 7___ 8___ 9___ 10___ VI. Give the correct form of the words in capital letter to complete the sentences. 1. This knife is ___-it can’t cut anything. USE 2. It’s difficult to find ___at busy times in this town. ACCOMMODATE 3. The lecturer is giving us first-aid ___ INSTRUCT 4. Nam likes acting and outdoor ___ ACT 5. The Boy Scouts of America is a youth___ ORGANIZE 6. You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her ___APPEAR 7. Bell ___demonstrated his invention. SUCCESS
4. 8. She is beautiful with a ___smile. LOVE 9. There are many cultural ___between his country and mine. DIFFER 10. He is one of the most ___writers in the world. FAME VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 1. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. This is the first ___ 2. My brother started working in that factory five years ago. My brother has___ 3. ‘Can I borrow your bike, Nga?’, Nam asked. Nam asked Nga ___ 4. This pen belongs to Phong. This is ___ 5. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week. The streets___ 6. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges. Apples are not___ 7. He’d rather play golf than tennis. He prefers___ 8. Mai broke the cup because of her carelessness. Because Mai___ 9. How long is it since they built the house? When___? 10. You are not allowed to smoke here. Would you mind___? THE END