Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh 8 Năm học 2012-2013 - Lần 5+6

9. Late at Christmas Eve, Santa comes down the chimney and puts presents under the tree.
A B C D
10. Don’t tell him about this. - No, I don’t.
A B C D
 VI. Choose one suitable word to complete the following passage.
When people travel to ..(1) countries, they find that many things are.(2) from
their own country – the weather, the food, the times that stores are open, and so on. Often this
upsets people, and they feel lonely, ..(3) , and homesick. This is called ...(4)
shock. For example, here are some things that visitors .(5) New York find strange.
The weather in New York can be very..(6) . It can be very hot in the summer and
extremely cold and (7) in the winter. People who come from hot countries often find that it
is too cold for them in December, January, and February.
Stores usually close at 8:00 p.m, which is much later than in many other countries. Most
restaurants don’t close until 11:00 p.m. and clubs stay open all night. Visitors who like to go out
late in the evening find this exciting.
New Yorkers have a ..(8) for being unfriendly. Some are, and some aren’t. They are
sometimes difficult to ..(9) because they are in a rush and don’t have much time.
When you visit other countries you should ..(10) the way that people do things there.
Because something is different, it doesn’t mean that it’s better or worse. So don’t let culture shock
spoil your visit to another country. Enjoy the differences.
1. A. other B. another C. together D. one another
2. A. various B. different C. difficult D. the same
3. A. exciting B. happy C. depressed D. interested
4. A. weather B. people C. language D. culture
5. A. to B. from C. at D. on
6. A. change B. hard C. unpredictable D. different
7. A. snow B. snowy C. hot D. sunny
8. A. habit B. reputation C. thing D. idea
9. A. make B. talk C. approach D. work
10. A. agree B. understand C. know D. accept 
VII. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word .
Computing is now at the (1) stage as printing was when the first printing presses
were used. (2) printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes
could afford to buy books. Often these (3) .. were unable to read and hadn’t got enough
time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a
book (4). we do today. They wanted books (5) they were expensive and there
was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to (6), 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 (7)., computers
were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but ( 8)
didn’t know how to (9) them. In many (10)., however, the situation has now
completely changed. Lots ofpeople not only own microcomputer but also know how to use them.
VIII. Use given words to rewrite the second sentence that has the meaning unchanged.
1. How long is it since you saw Mary?
When?
2. A man I know told me about it.
I was.
3. “You shouldn’t spend your weekend in the city”.
She advised me
4. “Can you give me a ride to school”.
He asked his friend.
5. We can’t sit on the grass because it is too wet.
The grass isn’t. 
IX. Use the words to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given words
1. We went to Hai Phong two months ago. (been)
We..
2. Whose book is this? (belong)
Who
3. My aunt ran a small company in the city but she doesn’t do any more. (used)
My aunt
4. English eight has sixteen units. (are)
There
5. “You should not lend him your car”, Nam said to me. (advised)
Nam
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013 Môn: Tiếng Anh 8 (Câu I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII: Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,2 điểm) Câu I
1. B. pasture	2. C. sugar	3. D. assistant	4. B. suburb	5. A. hurry	6. C. impossible
7. C. bath	8. C. treatment	9. D. promise	10 A. climate 
Câu II
1. B	2. D	3. B	4. D	5. A	6. D	7. D	8. C	9. A	10. C	11. C	12. B	13. A
14. D	15. D	16. B	17. B	18. D	19. A20. C 
Câu III
1. have known	2. was working	3. Lived	4. Moved 	5. Lending	6. to cash
7. have you seen	8. were often taken	9. was built	10. has run 
Câu IV
1. Deafness	2. disapointed
3. Unconscious	4. Unsuitable	5. hospitality
6. Relatives	7. appearance
8. Anxiety	9. communal
10. injuries 
Câu V
1. D 	2. C	3. A	4. B	5. C 	6. D	7. C	8. D	9. A	10. D
 Câu VI
1. A. other	2. B. different	3. C. depressed	4. D. culture	5. B. from	
6. B. hard	7. A. snowy	8. B. reputation	9. B. talk	10. D. accept 
Câu VII
1. Same	2. Before	3. People	4. As	5. Because	6. Write 	7. Ago	8. they	9. Use 10. Countries
 Câu VIII
1. When did you see Mary?
2. I was told about it by a man I know.
3. She advised me not to spend my weekend in the city.
4. He asked his friend to give him a ride to school.
5. The grass isn’t dry enough for us to sit on. Câu IX
1. We have been to Hai Phong for two months.
2. Who does this book belong to?
3. My aunt used to run a small company in the city.
4. There are sixteen units in English eight.
5. Nam advised me not to lend him my car. (Câu VIII, IX mỗi Đáp án đúng được 0,4 điểm)
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO
THÀNH PHỐ BẮC GIANG
KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
NĂM HỌC: 2008 – 2009
Môn : TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 8
Ngày thi: 17 – 3 – 2009
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
I/ Chọn từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác những từ còn lại bằng cách khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C, hoặc D. (5 đ)
1. A. looked 	B. watched 	C. carried 	D. stopped
2. A. study 	B. success 	C. surprise 	D. sugar
3. A. unite 	B. underline 	C. university 	D. uniform
4. A. danger 	B. angry 	C. language 	D. passage
5. A. character 	B. children 	C. teacher 	D. change
II/ Chọn từ có âm tiết được nhấn khác với các từ còn lại. (5đ)
1. A. realize 	B. improve 	C. possible 	D. comfortable
2. A. important 	B. especially 	C. prefer 	D. influence
3. A. general 	B. opinion 	C. abroad 	D. surprise
4. A. comfort 	B. nation 	C. apply 	D. moment
5. A. medical 	B. advise 	C. vegetables 	D. physical
III/ Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất. Khoanh tròn vào chữ cái A,B,C, hoặc D. (15đ)
1. Are you interested...........playing badminton after class?
	A. in	B. with	C. on	D. for
2. " What.........going to Hanoi tomorrow? " 
	A. to	B. in	C. about	D. for
3. Hoa works very..........so she always gets good marks.
	A. badly	B. good	C. hardly	D. hard
4. The building was built .........1962 and 1969.
	A. between	B. from	C. since	D. for
5. This school..........in 1997
	A. built	B. is built	C. was built	D. has built
6. Of all my friends, Hoa is.............
	A. the tallest	B. the most tallest	C. taller	D. more taller
7. Would you mind if Ia photo ?
	A. take	B. took	C. would take	D. am going to take
8. Last week I my children to the biggest zoo in town.
A. got	B. brought	C. fetch D. took
9. Are you proud.your country and its tradition ?
A. about	B. on	 	C. of	 D. for
10. Do you collect stamps or other things ?	- Yes, I am a stamp.
	A. collecting	B. collector	C. collect 	 D. collection
11. It is very dangerous .. in the polluted environment.
A. to live 	B. lives 	C. living 	D. live
12. Our .. resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature 	B. natural 	C. naturing 	D. naturally
13. His car is the same color . my uncle’s.
A. alike	 B. as 	C. like 	D. to
14. This ruler .. of plastic. 
A. make 	B. made 	C. is making 	D. is made
15. I take part .. most youth activities of my school.
A. in 	B. of 	C. on 	D. at
IV/ Dùng đúng thời, dạng của động từ cho trong ngoặc. (10đ)
 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?
 1. __________________
6. ___________________
 2.__________________
7. ___________________
 3. __________________
8. ___________________
 4. __________________
9. ___________________
 5. __________________
10. __________________
V/ Điền vào chỗ trống một giới từ phù hợp. (10đ)
1. Could I help you ______________ your bag?
2. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go ___________ .
3. I’m looking forward ____________ seeing you in June.
4. In the competition, everyone fell ______________ the deep and dangerous water.
5. Ha Long Bay is recognized _____________ UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
6. They have a meeting ___________ 6.30 and 9.30.
7. My mother often picks me ___________ from the school.
8. I’m going to invite my friends to come over ___________ dinner tonight.
9. Next summer, my family will have a vacation __________ Thailand and stay there ________ one week. 
VI/ Điền đúng dạng của từ được in hoa để hoàn thành câu. (10đ) 
1. We have two postal ___________________ a day.
(DELIVER)
2. He left the room without ___________________ . 
(EXPLAIN)
3. Playing tennis is one of his favorite ______________ . 
(ACT)
4. We started our trip on a beautiful ______________ morning. 
(SUN)
5. They left the house in a __________________ mess. 
(FRIGHT)
6. He said “ Good morning” in a most ______________ way.
(FRIEND)
7. There is no easy ______________ to this problem.
(SOLVE)
8. He always drives more ________________ at night.
(CARE)
9. Does this _______________ suit you?
(ARRANGE)
10. He is a very _________________ carpenter. 
(SKILL)
VII/Gạch chân lỗi sai ở mỗi dòng trong đoạn văn sau rồi sửa sang bên (như ví dụ).(10đ) 
Example: 0. I haven’t saw you for two month 0/ seen
 Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 
1/ ___________
holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area 
2/ ___________
in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road 
3/ ___________
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult 
4/ ___________
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we
5/ ___________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet
6/ ___________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.”
7/ ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work,
8/ ___________
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping
9/ ___________
to return next year to do any more work there
10/ __________
 VIII/ Điền 01 từ vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau : (10đ) 
 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? 
IX/ Ghép hai câu làm một, dùng từ gợi ý. (5đ)
1. Minh does morning exercises regularly. He wants to be healthy ( so as to )
..
2. I’m learning English. I want to read book in English. (in order to)
.
3. She said nothing . She didn’t want to make him angry (so as to)
4.The man was taken to the local hospital. He was injured in the accident. (past participle)
..
5. The musician is internationally famous. He appeared in the concert last night. (present participle)
.
X/ Dùng từ gợi ý viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa của câu không thay đổi. (10) 
1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
- It’s ..
2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it. 
- The time machine ..
3. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
- He was delighted that ..
4. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
- People ..
5. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.
- I’m very sad not .
6. It’s three years since I last spoke to her.
- I haven’t 
7. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
- Tam used ..
8. “ Please turn down the radio for me”, said my father.
- My father asked 
9. Lan will be fifteen next week. 
- It is Lan’s ..
10. How long is it since you used the pen?
- When .?
XI/ Sắp xếp các từ sau thành câu hoàn chỉnh. (1đ)
1. stamps / a child / Minh / since / collected / was / has / he.
- .
2. tomorrow / can / not / we / somewhere / I / so / working / go / am.
- ..
3. back / in / months / England / going / two / are / to / they.
- ..
4. information / entertainment / also / is / TV / only / but / not / bringing .
- ..
5. struggle / on / always / nature / home / life / at / is / the farm / with / a.
- 
Tổng điểm 100:10 = 10 điểm 
I/ 5 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm
 1- C
2- D 
3- B 
4 – A 
5 – A
II/ 5 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm
1 – B 
2- D 
3-A 
4- C
5- B
III/ 15 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm
1- A
2 – C 
3 - D
4 - A 
5 – C 
6 – A 
7 – B 
8 – D 
9 – C 
10 – B 
11 – A 
12 – B 
13 – B 
14 – D 
15 – A 
IV/ 10 điểm – Mỗi động từ đúng 1 điểm
1. are caried out
6. have invented
2. working
7. organizing
3. are
8. be developed
4. to invent
9. to consider
5. attempts
10. be wanted
V/ 10 điểm – Mỗi giới từ đúng 1 điểm
1. with
2. off
3. to
4. into
5.by
6. betwwwn
7. up
8. for
9. in / for
VI/ 10 điểm – Mỗi từ đúng 1 điểm
1. deliveries
3. activities
5. frightening
7. solution
9. arrangement
2. explanation
4. sunny
6. friendly
8. carefully
10. skillful
VII/ 10 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm
1. interested -> interesting
3. gone -> went
5. had -> was
2. him -> his
4. among -> between
6. bought -> buy
7. wetter -> wettest
9. did -> done
8. since -> for
10. any -> some
VIII/ 10 điểm – Mỗi từ đúng 1 điểm
1. learning
2. are
3. of 
4. you 
5. how
6. book
7. fly 
8. yourself
9. playing
10. practice
IX/ 10 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm
1. Minh does morning exercises regularly so as to be healthy.
2. I’m learning English in order to read book in English.
3. She said nothing so as not to make him angry.
4. The man injured in the accident was taken to the local hospital.
5. The musician appearing in the concert last night is internationally famous.
X/ 10 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm
1. It’s very inportant to keep the environment clean.
2. The time machine will be shown to the public when it is finished.
3. He was delighted that his aunt sent him a letter.
4. People recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals.
5. I’m very sad not to be accepted in that group.
6. I haven’t spoken to her for three years.
7. Tam used to type faster than she can/ does now.
8. My father asked me to turn down the radio for him.
9. It’s Lan’s fifteenth birthday next week.
10. When did you use the pen?
XI/ 10 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 2 điểm
1. Minh has collected stamps since he was a child.
2. I am not working tomorrow so we can go somewhere.
3. They are going back to England in two months.
4. TV bringing not only information but also entertaiment.
5. At home on the farm life is always a struggle with nature. 
Đề thi thử 150 phút
A.PHONETICS
I/ Chọn từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác những từ còn lại bằng cách khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C, hoặc D. (1 đ)
1. A. looked 	B. watched 	C. carried 	D. stopped
2. A. study 	B. success 	C. surprise 	D. sugar
3. A. unite 	B. underline 	C. university 	D. uniform
4. A. danger 	B. angry 	C. language 	D. passage
5. A. character 	B. children 	C. teacher 	D. change
II/ Chọn từ có âm tiết được nhấn khác với các từ còn lại. (1đ)
1. A. realize 	B. improve 	C. possible 	D. comfortable
2. A. important 	B. especially 	C. prefer 	D. influence
3. A. general 	B. opinion 	C. abroad 	D. surprise
4. A. comfort 	B. nation 	C. apply 	D. moment
5. A. medical 	B. advise 	C. vegetables 	D. physical
B.LEXICO-GRAMMAR
III/ Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất. Khoanh tròn vào chữ cái A,B,C, hoặc D. (2đ)
1. " What.........going to Hanoi tomorrow? " 
	A. to	B. in	C. about	D. for
2. Hoa works very..........so she always gets good marks.
	A. badly	B. good	C. hardly	D. hard
3. This school..........in 1997
	A. built	B. is built	C. was built	D. has built
4. Of all my friends, Hoa is.............
	A. the tallest	B. the most tallest	C. taller	D. more taller
5. Would you mind if Ia photo ?
	A. take	B. took	C. would take	D. am going to take
6. Last week I my children to the biggest zoo in town.
A. got	B. brought	C. fetch D. took
7. Do you collect stamps or other things ?	- Yes, I am a stamp.
	A. collecting	B. collector	C. collect 	 D. collection
8. Our .. resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature 	B. natural 	C. naturing 	D. naturally
9. His car is the same color . my uncle’s.
A. alike	 B. as 	C. like 	D. to
10. This ruler .. of plastic. 
A. make 	B. made 	C. is making 	D. is made
IV/ Dùng đúng thời, dạng của động từ cho trong ngoặc. (2đ)
 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?
 1. __________________
6. ___________________
 2.__________________
7. ___________________
 3. __________________
8. ___________________
 4. __________________
9. ___________________
 5. __________________
10. __________________
V/ Điền vào chỗ trống một giới từ phù hợp. (2đ)
1. Could I help you ______________ your bag?
2. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go ___________ .
3. I’m looking forward ____________ seeing you in June.
4. In the competition, everyone fell ______________ the deep and dangerous water.
5. Ha Long Bay is recognized _____________ UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
6. They have a meeting ___________ 6.30 and 9.30.
7. My mother often picks me ___________ from the school.
8. I’m going to invite my friends to come over ___________ dinner tonight.
9. Next summer, my family will have a vacation __________ Thailand and stay there ________ one week. 
VI/ Điền đúng dạng của từ được in hoa để hoàn thành câu. (2đ) 
1. We have two postal ___________________ a day.
(DELIVER)
2. He left the room without ___________________ . 
(EXPLAIN)
3. Playing tennis is one of his favorite ______________ . 
(ACT)
4. We started our trip on a beautiful ______________ morning. 
(SUN)
5. They left the house in a __________________ mess. 
(FRIGHT)
6. He said “ Good morning” in a most ______________ way.
(FRIEND)
7. There is no easy ______________ to this problem.
(SOLVE)
8. He always drives more ________________ at night.
(CARE)
9. Does this _______________ suit you?
(ARRANGE)
10. He is a very _________________ carpenter. 
(SKILL)
VII/Gạch chân lỗi sai ở mỗi dòng trong đoạn văn sau rồi sửa sang bên (như ví dụ).(2đ) 
Example: 0. I haven’t saw you for two month 0/ seen
 Nam is a student. Th