Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2008-2009 - Trường THCS Trần Hưng Đạo

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TRƯỜNG THCS TRẦN HƯNG ĐẠO 
 ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
 NĂM HỌC 2008-2009
 Thời gian : 90 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
 A.VOCABULARY :
Question 1-10: Choose the best word or phrase that best complete each sentence below 
I received a letter .my friend 
a. to b. on c. in d. from 
 2. He is a hard- working student who always good grade 
 a. received b. got c. gets d. getting 
 3. Bell demonstrated his ..to the public at countless exhibitions 
 a. to invent b. invention c. inventing d. invented 
 4 .Different language learn words .different ways 
 a. learns-in b. learn-in c. learns –of d. learners-on 
 5. She gave me your
 a. report card b. to report card c. reported card d. reporting card 
 6. The Eiffel Tower was designed ..the French civil engineer Alexander Gustave Eiffel ..the Paris World’s Fair of 1889
 a. by-for b. by –in c. by-on d. by –into
 7. You are a tourist on  in HCM City 
 a. Journey b. traveling c. vacation d .trip
 8 .Would you mind if I..a photo 
 a. to take b .take c .taken d. took 
 9 . They have to make..then children do not play with matches
 a. ensure b. sure c. sure d.. ensuring 
 10. TV information and entertainment
 a. to take b. gives c .brings d .makes
 1 2 3.. 4.. 5.
 6 7. 8.. 9.. 10
 GRAMMAR AND STUCTURES 
 11 . Opposite our house is a nice park.. .there are many trees and flowers
 a. which b. where c. that d .who
 12 .I asked him whether.leaving for the capital that night 
 a. is he b. he is c. was he d. he was
 13.” My watch is broken . “ Why don’t you ..?
 a. have it repair b. have it repairing c. have it for repair d. have it repaired 
 14. The earth.on the sun for its heat and light 
 a .is depend b. has depend c. depending d. depends
 15 .If Mai comes to England it will be a goodfor her to improve her English 
 a .possibility b. opportunity c. advantage d .experience 
 16 .Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part 
 A. The number of unemployed people in that country is increasing rapidly 
 a retired b. working c. business d. jobless
 B .I haven’t seen your brother recently 
 a . lately b. suddenly c. quietly d. immediately 
 17 To jog means to .
 a. word hard b. run fast c. run slowly d. work carefully
 18. Would you mind . Please? 
 a. to answer the telephone b. answering the telephone . c. answer the telephone d. to the telephone 
 19. We are having a plan to help them by ..them do things
 a. encouraged b. encourage c. to encourage d. encouraging 
 20 Tet holiday in VN .. around January and February
 a. is celebrated b. are celebrated c .was celebrated d. were celebrated
 11 12. 13. 14. 15
 16A.. ., B  17 18. 19. 20 
 B.WORD FORM
 21. The little village is very quiet and (peace)
 22 .Many people still to believe that smoking is (harm)
 23. He is interested in theof old buildings (preserve)
 24. The..area of the city is not very attractive (industry)
 25 .His performance in Hamlet was most ( impress)
 21.. 22 23.
 24 25
 C. TENSE : Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passages 
 a. Mrs Quyen (26.be).a short story writer . Several books of short stories (27write )She (28.win)..several rewards for her books .A few years ago , she (29.receive)..the prize for the most promising author of the year . At the moment , a detective story (30.write). by her .
 26. 27 28
 29. 30.
 31. Nowadays , many historical places (destroy)seriously
 32. My mother (not visit )..us since she (move ).to the new town 
 33. It (get )hotter and hotter in June
 34. There ‘s some behind us . I think we (follow).
 35.Last month when we ( visit ) ..him, he (do)..an experiment on the upstairs 
 31. 32.
 33 34. 35  , 
 D. PHONETIC : 1. Odd one out 
 36 .a. great b. hate c. heat d. afraid 
 37. a. sure b. sight c. sale d. soil 
 38. a. exchange b. brochure c. challenge d. charity 
 39. a. ordered b. published c. impressed d. escaped 
 40. a. courses b. classes c. watches d. temples 
 36.. 37.. 38 .39.. 40
 2 .STRESSED : Choose a word in each group that has different stress pattern 
 41. a. celebration b. federation c. imagination d. inspiration
 42. a. Japan b. Australia c. Britain d. Canada 
 43. a. happen b. local c. expect d. wander 
 44. a. despite b. dentist c. destroy d. describe 
 45. a. weather b. lave c. middle d. delicious 
 41 42.. 43. 44.. 45
 E. READING 
 Read the following passage and fill a suitable word in each blank 
 LONDON TRANSPORT
 Public transport (46)London is expensive. The fare depends on the length of the (47); You can’t buy books of tickets in (48) Children 
 Under 16 pay half ; (49).children under five travel free. But (50)some 
Buses you pay the driver. Most London (51)..are double – deckers .On the underground railway (or tube) you (52)..your ticket from a machine or at the (53).of the journey. Not all trains from one flatform go to the (54).. place so the signs. The (55).train leaves at about 00
 46. 47 48
 49 50 51
 52 53... 54
 55...
 F. WRITTNIG
 56. The film was so interesting that we watched it several times
- It was 	
 57. Write your name here 
 -Let 	
 58. People think that computer games are harmful 
 -It is 	
 59. We couldn’t drive fast because of the fog 
 -The fog 	
 60. It is a pity she can’t speak French fluently 
 -She wishes 	
G. MAKE SENTENCES BASED ON THE CUES 
 61. If/ Susan/ eat/ much/ chocolate / she/ would/ be/ overweight 
 62. We /extreme /tired/ after/ trip/ so/ sleep/ bus/ way/ home.
 63. Lan / Viet/ if/ could/ lend /ruler.
 64. Living room/ paint/ at the moment.
 65. Tet / be/important/ festival/ which/ occur/late January/ early February.
 ANSWER KEYS:
 1. d 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. a 6.b 7. c 8. d 9. b 10.c 
 11.b 12.d 13.d 14.d 15. b 16.A .d B. a 17.c 18. b. 19. d 20. a
 21. peaceful 22. harmful 23.preservation 24. industrial 25.impressive
 26 .is 27. have been written 28. has won 29. received 30 is being written
 31. are being destroyed 32. has not visited – moved 33. is getting
 34.are being followed 35. visited- was doing 
 36. c 37. a 38. b 39. a 40. d 41 . c 42. a 43. c 44. b 45. d
 46.in 47. journey 48. advance 49. and 50.on 51.buses 52. buy 53. end 54. same 55. last 
 56. It was such an interesting film that we watched it several times 
 57. Let your name be written here 
 58. It is thought that computer games are harmful
 59. The fog prevented us from driving fast
 60. She wishes she could speak English fluently 
 61. If Susan didn’t eat too much chocolate , she wouldn’t be overweight
 62. We were extremely tired after the trip , so we slept on the bus on the way home 
 63. Lan asked Viet if he could lend her his ruler 
 64. The living room is being painted at the moment
 65 Tet is an important festival which occurs in late January or early February