Đề thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh 8

ĐỀ HSG 8 Part 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. 1. A. honorable B. honesty C. historic D. heir 2. A. ecosystem B. knowledge C. technology D. commodity 3. A. anxiety B. complexion C. anxious D. luxury 4. A. massage B. carriage C. voyage D. dosage 5. A. complain B. bargain C. ascertain D. campaign Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Part 2. Choose the word whose main tress is placed differently from the others in each group 1. A. apparently B. insurance C. photographer D. politician 2. A. vanity B. mechanize C. nonprofit D. microwave 3. A. literature B. approximately C. museum D. maintain 4. A. fortunately B. entertain C. recommend D. disappear 5. A. survive B. fashionable C. palace D. memory Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Part 3. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 1. - "Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti or something different?" - "___________" A. Anything will do B. Yes, please C. Never mind D. I don’t mind 2. If I_______be somebody else, I ________ to be a film star. A. could / would B. can / would like C. could / would like D. can / like 3. Opposite our house there is a large park, ___________there are beautiful trees and flowers. A. where B. in that C. which D. that 4. We have done a lot of work on tenses lately and we now_______ most of the rules. A. were understanding B. are understanding C. understand D. will understand 5. "Your hairstyle looks terrific, John! – “___________” A. I'm glad you like it B. I don't know C. No, you are wrong D. Excuse me 6. We delayed our departure ________the weather condition. A. in spite of B. on account of C. instead of D. on behalf of 7. During the rush hour the traffic_________ in the city center is terrible. A. condensation B. accumulation C. concentration D. congestion 8. If a bomb goes off, it_________ A. fails B. explodes C. strikes D. misses its objects 9. Mike is not feeling well so we gave him_______ to do than you. A. fewer B. little work C. less work D. least works 10. Our friends won a big prize when he took part in the_______ on TV last week. A. game show B. news C. music program D. weather forecast. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Trang 1 Lớp 8 Part 4. Each sentence below contains an error, underline and write the correct one in the space. 1. My parents take me to a zoo in North America on a fine Sunday last week. 2. My parents always thinks that I am not old enough to do what I wanted. 3. I still think children can did these things. 4. We work very hardly but we have fun working together. 5. Mike usually drives to work, but to day he walks. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Part 5. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. 1. Evening (fall) when he (wake) up. 2. We (walk) for three hours and are very tired. 3. His book fell into the river and (lose) forever. 4. I (not meet) my old friends for 5 years. 5. They wouldn't have got ill if the water (boil). 6. You (stop) by a policeman if you try cross the road now. 7. Make sure the door (lock) before you go to bed. 8. The car (be) ready for him by the time he (come) tomorrow. Your answers: 1. / 2. 3. 4. 5 6. 7. 8. / Part 6. Supply in my correct form of the word in CAPITAL. 1. He feels sad about his .....................result in the examination. SATISFY 2. The ..................... of this factory are widely consumed in this country. PRODUCE 3. You must keep on working with him no matter how much you.....................AGREE 4. Film festivals are................. divided into categories like drama, documentary or animation. TYPICAL 5. He enjoyed .....................with friends and it cost nothing. SOCIAL 6. I have just bought a replacement for one of my favorites which .................. disappeared. MYSTERY 7. Gift exchange is..................... expression of social relations. SIGNIFY 8. I try not to remember this ............... experience that only leaves me with unhappy thoughts. FRIGHTEN 9. The boy................ asked for permission to go out with his friends. REPEAT 10. Artists are................people. CREATE Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Part 7. Fill in each numbered blank in the passage with ONE suitable word. Trang 2 Lớp 8 If you live in a city, you will probably see many people, hear the (1) ...................... of traffic, and smell the pollution (2) ...................... cars and factories. We are entering a new time (3) ........................ the history of the world. Before this, most people were farmers. They lived in small communities in the (4) .................... Now many people are leaving the farms and moving into the cities. They are looking for (5) .................... jobs. As a result, the cities are growing very quickly. Most cities are becoming more (6) ..................... People are driving more cars, burning more fuel, using more water, eating more food, making more garbage, and (7) ....................more things in factories than ever before. Life in modern cities can bring many opportunities, but also many difficulties. The authorities are trying to plan for a better future. They are building new roads, putting up new houses, looking (8) ........................... more water sources, and limiting growth in certain areas. Still, city planners are getting worried. People are crowding into the cities (9) .....................than cities can take them. The cities are (10) .....................out of space. There are no easy answers to this problem. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Part 8. Read the passage fill in the blanks with correct answer (A, B, C or D). UNICEF means the United Nations Children's Fund. It serves children in (1) ________ all over the world. It helps children of (2) ________ races, nationalities, religions and political systems in more than 140 worldwide countries. The (3) ________ of UNICEF is to help provide a better life for children and their mothers. UNICEF (4) ________ both long-term assistance and emergency. UNICEF was (5) ________ in 1946 to help bring food and medicine to children who suffered during World War two in Europe. It began (6) ________ a temporary agency, but became a permanent part of the United Nations in 1953 (7) ________ the need for its services around the world. UNICEF's primary concern is to help governments of developing countries improve the (8) ________ of life for almost one billion children. UNICEF's main office is in the United Nations, New York City, (9) ________ it also has more than 40 offices and 100 programs worldwide. In 1965, UNICEF won the Nobel Peace Prize (10) ________ its work helping children and building brighter future. 1. A. communities B. organizations C. groups D. society 2. A. every B. all C. some D. few 3. A. view B. purpose C. opinion D. intention 4. A. receives B. gets C. takes D. gives 5. A. found B. produced C. created D. built up 6. A. like B. with C. for D. as 7. A. due to B. in spite of C. since D. for 8. A. cost B. level C. character D. quality 9. A. and B. besides C. but D. moreover Trang 3 Lớp 8 10. A. as B. with C. for D. in Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Part 9. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. 1. No one in this club plays tennis as well as Jane. → Jane is................................................................................................................................................. 2. She started working as a secretary five years ago. → She has .................................................................................................................................................... 3. They left quietly so that they wouldn't disturb the meeting. → So as......................................................................................................................................................... 4. "If I were you, I would never smoke in the office, David." → I advised .................................................................................................................................................. 5. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals. → People ..................................................................................................................................................... 6. I'm very sad that I wasn't accepted in that group. → I'm very sad not....................................................................................................................................... 7. Hoa doesn't type as fast as she used to. →Hoa used ................................................................................................................................................. 8. Lan will be fifteen next week. → It is Lan's....... ......................................................................................................................................... 9. How long is it since you used the pen? → When........................................................................................................................................................ 10. It's one year since I last saw him. → I haven't .................................................................................................................................................. Part 10: Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given. 1. Phone me tomorrow please. (give) Please............................................................................................................................................tomorrow. 2. What is the subject of your lecture tomorrow? (talk) What are you.................................................................................................................................tomorrow? 3. Do politics interest you? (take) Do you ............................................................................................................................................ politics? 4. Lately I've had problems with my back. (trouble) My back............................................................................................................................................... lately. 5. "I'll give the money back tomorrow," said Philip. (promised) Philip...................................................................................................................................back the next day. 6. Elisa's parents never let her stay out late. (allowed) Elisa is ............................................................................................................................................... out late. 7. It'll be lovely to see all our friends this evening. (forward) We're.................................................................................................................... all our friends this evening. Trang 4 Lớp 8 8. He should take those shoes to be mended soon. (have) He should ...............................................................................................................................................soon. 9. To Amir's surprise his boss offered him promotion. (was) To Amir's surprise......................................................................................................................... promotion. 10. Cars cost more in Britain than in Belgium. (much) Cars ...........................................................................................................................in Belgium as in Britain. Part 11. Make sentences with the given words. 1. Let / go / cafeteria / and /get / cold drink. ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2. Lam / be / music room / now / and / learn / play / guitar. ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3. How often / sister / practice / piano / Youth club? ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4. You / going / sell / house / and / move / capital? ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5. You / like / go / movie / me / tonight? ........................................................................................................................................................................ Part 12. Write a paragraph of 100 - 120 words to express your agreement or disagreement about the following statement: “Kids are not allowed to use mobile phone until they turn 14” ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trang 5 Lớp 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - The end - Trang 6 Lớp 8