Đề thi học sinh giỏi Huyện môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8

 PHOØNG GD&ÑT 
ÑEÀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN
TIEÁNG ANH LÔÙP 8
NAÊM HOÏC
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: (1pt)
1. A. switch	 	B. stomach	C. match	D. catch	
2. 	A. laughs	 B. cars	 C. stops	D. works
3. 	A. watched	 	B. reduced	C. coughed	D. raised
4. 	A. three	 	B. through	C. without	D. thank	
5. 	A. angle	 	B. face	 C. page	D. angel
* Your answer:
II. Choose the word whose main stress is not the same as that of the
 others: (1pt)
1	A. directory	B. telephone C.invention	D. experiment
2. 	A. furniture	B. university	C. patient	D. hospital
3. 	A. sociable	B. humorous	C. generous	D. reserved
4. 	A. delivery	B. equipment	C. electricity	D. experiment
5.	A. enroll	B. summer	C. hobby	D. favor
* Your answer:
PART C. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2pts)
1. Jack is ____________.His jokes often make his friends laugh a lot.
	A. generous	 B. humorous 	 C. easy-going 	D. unusual
2. I’m sorry. I’m not __________to help you lift the table.
	A. enough strong 	B. too strong 	 C strong enough 	D. enough strength.
3. We used to wash clothes by hand. Now we have a ____________
	A. washing machine B. dishwasher C. hair dryer D. steamer.
4. It took me a long time to get used ___________ glasses.
	A. to wear 	B. to wearing C. wear 	 D. wore.
5. The doctor ................he should take a few days off.
 A. say	 B. said	 C. ask	D. tell
6. She went to market without. anything.
	A. buy	B. to buy	 C. bought	 D. buying
7. He said that he ................................ .
 A.had already the film seen B.the film had already seen
 C.had seen the film already D.had seen already the film
8. He likes travel, and_______ does she.
	A. too	B. such	 C. so	 D. but
9. He doesn't get up early on Sundays. He gets up_______
	A. late	B. lately	 C. early	 D. earlily
10.The audience _______ at the speech made by the young soldier the other day.
 A.is exciting B.are excited C. was exciting D.were excited
 II. There is an error in each sentence marked A, B, C or D. Find it out: (1pt) 
1. These color televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time.
 A B 	 C D
2. You must not let children to play in the kitchen because it is a dangerous place. 
	 A	 	B	 	 C D
3. Let’s me help you with the housework so that you can have enough time for
 A B C D
your homework.
 4.The armchair is in the living room, among the TV and the sofa.
 A 	 B	 C	 D
5. The course begins in 12 May and ends sometimes in August.
 A B C D
III. Complete the passage, using the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.( 2pts)
	Nowadays, a lot of important inventions(1)..( carry out) by scientists (2)......... (work) for large industrial firms. However,
there (3).............................(be) still opportunities for other people(4)...(invent) various things. In Britain, there is a weekly TV program which (5).........(attempt) to show all the devices which people(6).(invent) recently. The people(7)...(organize) the program receive information about 700 inventions per year. New ideas can(8).............. (develop) by private inventors. However , it is important (9)......(consider) these questions: Will it work? Will it (10)..(want)? Is it new?
IV. Use the correct form of the word given in brackets to make a meaningful sentence.(2pts)
1. There are flights....from Ho Chi Minh city to Nha Trang. (DAY)
2. They have been active....in the contest. ( PARTICIPATE) 
3. Over 200.entered the race. (COMPETE)
4. Tom and Peter want to visit an..institute in Viet Nam.
 ( OCEAN)
5. Two..from the group “ Friends of the Earth” are taking to the students. (REPRESENT)
6. This temple was built by the local...over 100 years ago. (INHABIT)
7. He drives very ____________________. He is sure to have an accident.	(CARE)
8. It has become ____________________ difficult to find a job nowadays.	(INCREASE)	
9. Environmental ____________________ is every one’s responsibility. (PROTECT)	
10. I think it's very ____________________ of him to expect us to work over time every night this week. (REASON )
PART D. READING:
Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (2pts)
 One of the (1)  beautiful part of Britain is the Lake District. The Lake District is situated in the north-west of England. (2)  consists of high hills, mountains and, (3)  course, lakes. There are sixteen (4) in all. The largest one (5) .. Lake Windermere.
Every year more than fourteen million people (6) . Britain and abroad visit the Lake District. They (7) .there to enjoy the fresh air and the scenery. Some go to walk in the mountains. (8) . sail boats on the lakes or simply sit admiring the magnificent views. Unfortunately, the region is becoming the victim of its own success in attracting (9) . There are also (10)  people coming to the Lake District. They threaten to destroy the peace and quiet which many are searching for there.	 
 II. Read the following text then choose from the list A-H the best sentence to fill each of the spaces. There are three extra sentences which you do not need. (1 pt)
	 Compost is a wonderful natural fertilizer that helps plants grow well. Today, I am going to tell you how to (1) ______. First of all, we must use only household and garden waste, which includes tea leaves and (2) ______, but we must wash the 
shells first and tissues. Don't use any meat or grain products because (3) ______. Find a place in your garden that gets a few hours of sunlight each day. The compost also needs moisture but it will get this (4) ______. Cover the heap with a sheet of strong plastic if the weather is wet. (5) ______ and after about six months, your compost will be ready to use as fertilizer.
 A. to use a compost heap 	E. start a compost heap
	B. plastic bags 	F. egg shells	
	C. this attracts rats 	G. it is expensive
	D. from condensation 	H. Keep adding to pile 
PART E. WRITING:
 I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (2pts)
1. I would like you to help me put the chairs away.
 Do you mind..........................................................................................?
2. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. 
It’s years................................................................................................... .
3. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car, but you won’t succeed.
 There is no point...................................................................................... .
4. Is it really necessary for us to arrive so early? 
 Do we really....................................................................................... ?
5. Be careful or you may fall. 
If you ....................................................................................................... . 
6. This is my first visit to Scotland. 
 I have ................................................................................................... .
7. Mark is too young to see the horror film. 
 Mark is not ............................................................................................... .
8. Please don’t make any noise; I'm very tired.	
	 I'd rather .................................................................................................. .
9. I expected them to offer me that job.
	 I expected.......................................................................................... .
10. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework	
	 Vinh is ................................................................................................ .
 II. Write the sentences, using the cue words: (2pts)
1. you / mind / if / I / stay / here? 
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2. I / invite / her birthday party / last week. 
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3. The concert hall / so crowded / I / see / hear / nothing. 
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4. It / very kind / you / make friend / me.
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5. This book / is/ interesting enough / you / read.
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6.When/ we/ children/we/ used/ listen/ grandma’s old folktales after dinner.
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7.You/ can/ tell me/ best ways/ learn new word?
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8.She/ will/ travel/ the North/ because/ she/ have/ three-week vacation.
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9.She/ have to/ house work/ all day after/ mother/ died.
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10.I/ not/ see/ him/ since/ we/ leave/ school
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 III. It is said that Bicycle is a useful means of transport.Do you think so ? Write a passage (not more than 150 words) about your idea.(2pts)
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 ANSWER KEY
PART A: LISTENING (2pts) Moãi caâu ñuùng 0,2ñ (0,2 x 10 = 2ñ) 
Part 1: ( Moãi caâu ñuùng 0,2 )
1. T.
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. F
6.T
Part 2: (Moãi caâu ñuùng 0,2 )
1. (a) the late 19th century 
2. (b) Radio and newsreels
3. (c) in the 1950s
4. (d) The Internet
PARB B. PRONUNCIATION:
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: (1pt) (Moãi caâu ñuùng 0,2 x 5 = 1)
1. B. stomach	2. B. cars	3. D. raised	4. C. without	5. A. angle	 
 II. Choose the word whose main stress is not the same as that of the others: (1pt)
(Moãi caâu ñuùng 0,2 x 5 = 1)
1. B. telephone 2. B. university	3. D. reserved	
4. C. electricity	 5. A. enroll
PART C. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2pts) (Moãi caâu ñuùng 0,2 x 10 = 2)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
B
C
A
B
B
D
C
C
A
D
II. There is an error in each sentence marked A, B, C or D. Find it out:
(Moãi caâu ñuùng 0,2 x 5 = 1đ)
D. for we-> for us.
B. To play -> play
A. Let’s me -> let me
4. B. among -> between 
5. B. in -> on 
III. Complete the passage, using the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.(2pts)
(Moãi caâu ñuùng 0,2 x 10 = 2đ)
1. are carried out	2. working	3. are 	 4. to invent	 5. attempts	
6. have invented 7. organizing 8. be developed 9. to consider 10. be wanted 
IV.Use the correct form of the word given in brackets to make a meaningful sentence.(2pts) (Moãi caâu ñuùng 0,2 x 10 = 2đ)
 1.daily 2. Participants 3. Competitors 4.oceanic 
 5.representatives 6. inhabitants 7. Carelessly 
 8. Increasingly 9.protection 10. unreasonable 
PART D. READING:
 I.Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (2pts)
(Moãi caâu ñuùng 0,2 x 10 = 2đ)
 1.most 2.It 3. of 4.lakes 5. is 
 6. from 7. go 8. Others 9.visitors 10. many
 II. Read the following text then choose from the list A-H the best sentence to fill each of the spaces. There are three extra sentences which you do not need. (1ps) Moãi caâu ñuùng 0,2
1
2
3
4
5
E
F
C
D
H
 PART E. WRITING:
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (2pts)
 (Moãi caâu ñuùng 0,2 x 10 = 2)
 1. Do you mind helping me put the chairs away?/ putting the chairs away for me?
 2. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much / I had such a good time.
 3. There is no point in getting Tim to lend you his car/ borrowing Tim's car.
 4. Do we really have/ need to arrive so early?
 5. If you are not careful, you will fall. (If you are careful, you will not fall.) 
 6. I have never visited Scotland before / I have never paid a visit to Scotland before / I have never been to Scotland before.
 7. Mark is not old enough to see the horror film.
 8. I'd rather you didn't make any noise.
 9. I expected to be offered that job.
 10. Vinh is always forgetting his homework.
Write the sentences, using the cue words: (2pts) 
(Moãi caâu ñuùng 0,2 x 10 = 2đ)
1. Do you mind if I stay here? / Would you mind If I stayed here?
2. I was invited to her birthday party last week.
3. The concert hall was so crowded that I saw and heard nothing/ could see and hear nothing.
4. It is very kind of you to make friend with me.
5. This book is interesting enough for you to read.
 6. When we were children, we used to listen to grandma’s old folktales after dinner.
 7. Can you tell me the best way to learn new words?
 8. She will travel to the North because she has a three-week vacation 9.She had to do housework all day after her mother died.
 10. I have not seen him since we left school.
III. It is said that English is a useful language.Do you think so ? Write a passage (not more than 180 words) about your idea.(2pts)
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