Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh 8 Năm học 2012- 2013 - Lần 7+8

Lần 7: ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
TG: 90’
A) Multiple choice (6ms)
I) From each number, pich out one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1) a-perform	b-colour	c-boring	d-your
2) a-bath	b-watch	c-want	d-water
3) a-thank	b-think	c-father	d-them
4) a-happen	b-house	c-hour	d-horse
5) a-filled	b-destroyed	c-wished	d-prepared
6) a-flow	b-crowd	c-cloud	d-scout
II) From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the second syllable:
7) a-chemical	b-upset	c-steamer	d-cupboard
8) a-jungle	b-volcano	c-surround	d-marine
9) a-foreman	b-microwave	c-manufactor	d-mortar
10) a-powder	b-process	c-flavour	d-defrost
III) Choose the correct answer for each sentence. 
11) Please ask them . . . . . . . . . . in this area.
a) don’t smoke	b) not smoking	c) to not smoke	d) not to smoke
12) Come and . . . . . . . . . . . . badminton, Nam!
a) do	b) make	c) take	d) play
13) Timson . . . . . . . . . . 13 films and I think her latest is the best.
a) made	b) had made	c) has made	d) was making
14) My birthday is . . . . . . . . . . February 2nd.
a) on	b) in	c) at	d) from
15) You should learn your lesson . . . . . . . . . .
a) careful	b) carefully	c) careless	d) carelessly
16) “The students went on a canoe trip yesterday.”
 “I heard it was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”
a) excited	b) exciting	c) exciteful	d) an excitement
17) “Do you think your father will worry if we’re late?”
 “Maybe we’d better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . him.”
a) call	b) be calling to	c) to call	d) will call
18) I said “Happy Birthday” before . . . . . . . . . . Lan a present.
a) give	b) will give	c) gave	d) giving
19) Tam . . . . . . . . . last night when the telephone . . . . . . . . . . .
a) slept-rang	b) slept-wasringing	
c) was sleeping-rang	d) was sleeping-was ringing
20) “Would you like to go to the movie with me tonight?”
 “ - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”
a) Yes, please.	b) I’m sorry. I’d love to.
c) No, thanks.	d) Yes, I’d love to.
21) John doesn’t play tennis. David doesn’t play tennis.
a. Both John and David doesn’t play tennis.
b. Neither John nor David plays tennis.
c. Not either John or David plays tennis.
d. Not only John but also David doesn’t play tennis.
22) The coach said, “It’s time for you to go home, boys!”
a. The coach told the boys that it was time for you to go home.
b. The coach tells the boys that it was time for them to go home.
c. The coach told the boys that it is time for them to go home.
d. The coach told the boys that it was time for them to go home.
23) _____ the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I couldn’t understand him at all.
a. If 	b. Because 	c. Since 	d. Although
24) She started learning English ten years ago.
a) She has not learnt English before.
b) She has started learning English for ten years.
c) She has learnt English for ten years.
d) She has learnt English since ten years.
25) They spent a lot of money on food and clothes.
a) A lot of money was spent on food and clothes.
b) A lot of money were spent on food and clothes.
c) A lot of money on food and clothes were spent.
d) A lot of money on food and clothes was spent.
26) There is a detective film _____ at the Thang Long Theater.
a) on	b) in	c) inside	d) outside
27) She got used to _______ her bike.
a) ride	b) riding	c) rode	d) rides
28) You need a good pair of paddles to play _____.
a) tennis	b) football	c) table tennis	d) badminton
29) Ha Long Bay is a _________.
a) World Natural Heritage.	b) Natural World Heritage.
c) World Cultural Heritage.	d) Cultural World Heritage.
30) A(n) ______ can take a patient to hospital quickly.
a) emergency 	b) bleeding	c) wound	d) ambulance
B) Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets. (0) is an example for you. (4ms)
31) Life is more . . . . . . . . . . now. (comfort)
32) Would you like to go . . . . . . . . . . . (swim)
33) He speaks French very . . . . . . . . . . . . (good)
34) Life in the city is . . . . . . . . . . . . . from life in the country. (difference) 
35) Meat is not a . . . . . . . . . . food if we know how much to eat. (health)
36) These medicines can work well with your . . . . . . . . . (ill)
37) My sister has a beautiful . . . . . . . . . . . . . of stamp. (collect)
38) There was no . . . . . . . . . . for his absence from class yesterday. (explain)
C) Circle the italized portion of the sentence that is incorrect. (2ms)
39) Some people grow so taller that their health may become endangered.
 A B C D
40) After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister.
 A B C D
41) The phone rung while I was washing the dishes.
 A B C	 D
42) Henry’s friends told themselves to put his coat on the rack in their hall.
 A B C D
43) She isn’t old enough to done this job. 
 A B C D
44) Eight hundred years ago Christmas songs are performed for people in towns 
 A B C 
and villages. 
 D 
45) Would you mind help me solve these mathematics problems? I can hardly 
 A B C
understand how to do them. 
 D
46) She was having dinner when a man was coming and giving her a bunch of flowers.
 A B C D 
D) Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. (2,5ms)
47) The sister asked: “Are you hungry, Tom?”
- The sister ___________________________________.
48) A lot of effort has been put in the work by the little girl.
- The little girl __________________________________________.
49) How long have you studied medicine?
- When _____________________________________?
50) John was too ill to go to school.
- John wasn’t _________________________________.
51) Tom is not as tall as Peter.
- Peter ____________________________.
E) Read the paragraphs below and the summary which follows. (3ms)
Air pollution is a cause of ill-health in human beings. In a lot of countries there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce. Although there isn’t enuogh information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases.
The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas which often collects in busy streets surrounded by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can’t think as quickly as other children and are clumsy when they use their hands.
There are other long-term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continue to increase , the earth’s climate may become warmer. A lot of the ice near the Poles ma melt and may cause serious floods.
* Complete the summary by writing the correct word in each blank (write one word only.)
Air ___________ (52) can make people ___________ (53). Consequently, some countries pass ____________ (54) to control the quantity of ___________ (55) in the air. Air pollution causes particular damage to the body by harming the ___________ (56). _____________ (57) should not be used in petrol because it is bad for children’s _____________ (58) and makes them clumsy in using their hands. Poisonous gas from ____________ (59) collects in those parts of cities where there are tall buildings. Pollution can also have an influence on the earth’s ____________ (60). The ice may melt near the North and South Poles, resulting in very bad ____________ (61).
F) Read the following passage and choose the best answer: (2,5ms)
Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language.
Many boys nad girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language, and mathematics and English. In England, America or Australia, many boys and girls study their own language, which is English and mathematics and another language, perhaps French or German or Spainish.
Many adults learn English, because 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 university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
62) According to the writer . . . . . . . . . . . .
a) only adults learn English.
b) no children like to learn English.
c) English is useful only for teenagers.
d) English is popular in most of the world.
63) Most people learn English by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a) watching videos only.
b) hearing the language in the office.
c) talking with foreigners.
d) working hard on their lessons.
64) Many boys and girls learn English because . . . . . . . .
a) English can give them a job.
b) it is included in their study courses.
c) they are forced to learn it.
d) they have to study their own language.
65) In America or Australia many school children study . . . . . . . . .
a) English as a foreign language.
b) English and mathematics only.
c) such foreign languages as French, German and Spainish.
d) their own language and no foreign language.
66) Many adults learn English because . . . . . . . . . . 
a) English is spoken in their office.
b) they want to go abroad.
c) most of their books are in English.
d) it helps them in their work.
ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH
A) Multiple choice: (6ms)
I) Mỗi câu đúng 0,2đ
1-b	2-a	3-d	4-c	5-c	6-a
II) Mỗi câu đúng 0,2đ
7-b	8-a	9-c	10-a
III) Mỗi câu đúng 0,2đ
11-d	12-d	13-c	14-a	15-b	16-b
17-a	18-d	19-c	20-d	21-b	22-d
23-d	24-c	25-a	26-a	27-b	28-c	
29-c	30-d
B) Mỗi câu đúng 0,5đ
31-comfortable	32-swimming	33-well	34-different
35-healthy	36-illness	37-collection	38-explanation
C) Mỗi câu đúng 0,25đ	
39-B	40-A	41-B	42-B	
43-C	44-B	45-B	46-C
D) Mỗi câu đúng 0,5đ
47) The sister asked Tom if he was hungry.
48) The little girl has put a lot of effort in the work.
49) When did you start to learn medicine?
50) John wasn’t well enough to go to school.
51) Peter is shorter then Tom.
E) Mỗi câu đúng 0,3đ
52-pollution	53—ill	54-laws	55-smoke	
56-lungs	57-Lead	58-brains/health	59-lead/exhausts	
60-climate	61-floods
F) Mỗi câu đúng 0,5đ.
62-d	63-d	
Lần 8: KiÓm tra chÊt lîng häc sinh giái líp 8
N¨m häc 2008-2009
M«n: TiÕng Anh
Thêi gian lµm bµi 150 phót
(§Ò kiÓm tra gåm 04 trang, thÝ sinh lµm ngay vµo bé ®Ò kiÓm tra nµy)
Sè ph¸ch
§iÓm cña bµi thi
B»ng sè: ..............................................
Hä, tªn ngêi chÊm sè 1: ........................
B»ng ch÷:............................................
Hä, tªn ngêi chÊm sè 2: ........................
I/ Chọn từ cã phần gạch ch©n được ph¸t ©m kh¸c những từ cßn lại bằng c¸ch khoanh trßn chữ c¸i A, B, C, hoặc D. ( 2đ)
1. A. looked 	B. watched 	C. carried 	D. stopped
2. A. unite 	B. underline 	C. university 	D. uniform
3. A. danger 	B. angry 	C. language 	D. passage
4. A. character 	B. children 	C. teacher 	D. change
5. A. look 	B. cook 	C. book 	D. roof
6. A. school	B. chemist	C. machine	D. ache
7. A. hard	B. who	C. honest	D. house
8. A. passed	B. danced	C. lived	D. walked
II/ Chän c©u tr¶ lêi ®óng nhÊt. Khoanh trßn ch÷ c¸i A, B, C hoÆc D (2,5®)
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. This school..........in 1997
	A. built	B. is built	C. was built	D. has built
5. Of all my friends, Hoa is.............
	A. the tallest	B. the most tallest.	C. taller	D. more taller
6. Would you mind if Ia photo ?
	A. take	B. took	C. would take	D. am going to take
7. Do you collect stamps or other things ?	- Yes, I am a stamp.
	A. collecting	B. collector	C. collect 	 D. collection
8. It is very dangerous .. in the polluted environment.
A. to live 	B. lives 	C. living 	D. live
9. Our .. resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature 	B. natural 	C. naturing 	D. naturally
10. His car is the same color . my uncle’s.
A. alike	 B. as 	C. like 	D. to
III/ Dïng ®óng th×, d¹ng cña ®éng tõ cho trong ngoÆc (2,5đ)
 	A friend of mine, Judith Nelso 1.(presently work) in the international sales division at an electronic firm. She 2.(just return) from a trip to Japan. She 3.(ask) 4.(go) to Japan because she can speak Japanese. When she 5.(be) a business student at Boston University, she 6.(study) Japanese for four years. She 7.(never have) the opportunity to use her Japanese until she 8.(go) to Tokyo last year. While she was there, she 9.(speak) Japanese everyday and 10.(enjoy) every minute of it. 
 * Your answer: 
 1. .
6. 
 2
7. ..
 3. .
8. 
 4
9. .
 5. .
10. 
IV/ §äc b¶ng qu¶ng c¸o vµ tr¶ lêi “True (T) or False (F)” (1® ) 
Phu Ly FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER
11 Tran Hung Dao Street, Phu Ly
Study English, Chinese and Japanese in the afternoon and evening and weekends
Course are offered for children and adults
Classes available for beginner, intermediate or advanced students
Courses start on June 2nd.
Please call 079. 38. 113. 114 for further information
 * True (T) or False (F)? 
1. ___ You can study English, Chinese and Japanese at this language center.
2. ___ If you are new to English, you can’t study here.
3. ___ There are no classes for children at this language center.
4. ___ There aren't classes on Saturdays.
V/ Điền d¹ng ®óng cña tõ in hoa vµo « trèng ®Ó hoµn thµnh c©u (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. He said “ Good morning” in a most way.
(FRIEND)
6. He always drives more ..at night.
(CARE)
7. He is a very..carpenter. 
(SKILL)
8. Although the room was fully furnished . I felt  
(COMFORT )
VI. §iÒn vµo chç trèng ®· ®¸nh sè mét tõ thÝch hîp (2,5®)
	When I (1).a child I used (2) .go to see my grandmother. I thought her house was (3) beautiful as a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a park (4) I grew (5) The house and (6) seemed smaller but I still loved visiting the old lady. There were so many beautiful things in the house. Sometimes, I played (7) the doll’s house which was older than grandmother herself. At (8) .times, I looked (9) .books which were (10) .. interesting than my children’s book at home.
 * Your answer: 
 1. .
6. 
 2
7. ..
 3. .
8. 
 4
9. .
 5. .
10. 
VII/ Gạch ch©n lỗi sai ở mỗi dßng trong đoạn văn sau rồi sửa sang cét bªn (như vÝ dô) (2,5đ) 
Example: 0. I haven’t saw you for two months 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 Ha Nam 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/ Dïng tõ gîi ý viÕt l¹i c¸c c©u sau sao cho nghÜa kh«ng thay ®æi (2.5®)
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. They have given her a bunch of flowers. 
-> A bunch of ..................................................................................................................
4. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
-> People 
5. This textbook has sixteen units.
-> There are 
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 ....?
IX/ S¾p xÕp c¸c tõ sau thµnh c©u hoµn chØnh (2.5®)
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.
-> .
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§¸p ¸n kiÓm tra chÊt lîng HSG líp 8 n¨m häc 2008-2009
M«n : TiÕng Anh
C©u I : 8 x 0.25 = 2.0 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
C
B
A
A
D
C
C
C
C©u II: 10 x 0.25 = 2.5 
1
2
3
4
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7
8
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10
A
C
D
C
A
B
B
A
B
B
C©u III: 10 x 0.25 = 2.5 
1. is ... working
2. has...returned
3. was asked
4. to go
5. was
6. studied
7. had never had
8. went
9. spoke
10. enjoyed
C©u IV: 4 x 0.25 = 1.0 
1
2
3
4
T
F
F
F
C©u V: 8 x 0.25 = 2.0 
1. deliveries
3. activities
5. friendly 
7. skillful
2. explanation
4. sunny
6. carefully 
8. uncomfortable
C©u VI: 10 x 0.25 = 2.5
1
2
3
4
5
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7
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9
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was
to
very/as
when
up
garden
with
that
in
more
C©u VII: 10 x 0.25 = 2.5 
1. interested -> interesting
6. bought -> buy
2. him -> his
7. wetter -> wettest
3. gone -> went
8. since -> for
4. among -> between
9. did -> done
5. had -> was
10. any -> some
C©u VIII: 10 x 0.25 = 2.5 
1. It’s very important to keep the environment clean.
2. The time machine will be shown to the public when it is finished.
3. A bunch of flowers have been given to her (by them)
4. People recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals.
5. There are sixteen units in this textbook.
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?
C©u IX: 5 x 0.5 = 2.5 
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 is bringing not only information but also entertaiment.
5. At home on the farm life is always a struggle with nature. 
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