Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng các đội tuyển học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Khối 8 - Năm học 2017-2018 - Đề số 808

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KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG KHỐI 8 Năm học: 2017-2018
ĐỀ SỐ 808
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian 90 phút)
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points)
1. If I (be)_______ a bird, I (not want)_______ to live in a cage.
2. Laura wishes that she (not live)_______ in a small flat.
3. I can’t go out now because it (rain)_______ and I (not have)_______ a raincoat.
4. She (say)_______ she’d phone me this morning, but it is now 12.30 and she (not phone)_______ yet.
5. If he (read)_______ in bad light, he (ruin)_______ his eyes.
6. He had a bad fall while he (repair)_______ his roof.
II. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (10 points)
 In the United States of America the national (1)_______ is also English. Four hundred years ago (2)_______ some English people sailed to North America to live there, and (3)_______ brought the new language to this new (4)_______. Now in the United States of America people (5)_______ 
American English. Most of the words are the (6)_______ in American and in British English, but American people say some English words not like people (7)_______ in England.
 Canada is to the North of the United States of America. It is (8)_______ than the United States. In Canada many people speak English (9)_______ they also came from England many years ago. But in some parts of Canada, they speak (10)_______. People living in these parts came from France.
III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals. (5 points)
1. His son’s____________ has not improved much	BEHAVE
2. He draws cartoons for a____________ magazine.	HUMOR
3. For some people UFOs only exist in films for____________.	ENTERTAIN
4. The gas from the chemical factory is extremely____________.	HARM
5. My brother is a stamp____________.	COLLECT
IV. Find and correct the mistakes in each sentence. (10 points)
1. If we would have a large garden, we would plant a lot of flowers in it.	  
2. Nha Trang, that has a long beach, attracts many foreign visitors.	 
3. A new department store was building in our town last month.	 
4. They used to having big parties when they lived in the city.	 
5. Although my sister was tired, but she tried to finish her homework.	 
V. Read the passage below and answer each of the questions. (10 points)
 Tropical rain forests are found in Amazon region of South America, Central America, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. Rain forests are very important to the world’s climate. The Amazon rain forest alone receives about 30 to 40 percent of the total rainfall on the Earth and produces about the same percentage of the world’s oxygen. Some scientists believe that the decreasing size of the rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. Saving our rain forests is an international problem. One country, or even a few countries cannot solve the problem alone. The nations of the world must work together to find a solution before it is too late.
1. Where are tropical rain forests found?
2. How are rain forests to the world’s climate?
3. How much percent of the world’s oxygen does Amazon rain forests produce?
4. What do scientists think about the decreasing size of rain forests?
5. Is saving our rain forests only a national problem?
VI. Rewrite these sentences. (10 points)
1. “Let’s use fewer plastic bags,“ he said . 	→ He suggested
2. We last saw our uncle five months ago. 	→ We haven’t
3. Would you like me to finish the work tonight? 	→ I’ll
4. It’s a pity our teacher isn’t here at the moment. 	→ I wish
5. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again. 	→ The date.
6. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches. 	→ In
7. All visitors to the town falls in love with it. 	→ Every one who.
8. In spite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr John decided to settle in Ha Noi. → Although..
9. Their living room doesn’t have any bookshelves.	→ There..
10. Please, allow me to ask you a question, Mr. Thanh!	→ May..
VII. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition. (10 points)
1. It’s very kind_______ you to say no.	
2. In this respect, French differs_______ English.
3. Don’t you care_______ your country’s future?	
4. Please fill_______ this form.
5. She enjoys participating_______ raising funds for the poor. 
6. Could you help me_______ the clean-up?
7. Are you going to take part_______ this contest? 
8. This restaurant is famous_______ its Chinese dishes.
9. I’m enrolling_______ the activities for this summer.
10. They collect and empty garbage in Dong Xuan Market_______ January 9.
VIII. Find the word or phrase that is SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined one. (5 points)
11. The headmaster congratulated the student on his work.
 	A. praised	B. sent	C. looked down	D. managed
12. He is a clever boy.
 	A. skillful	B. talent	C. ackward	D. excellent
13. He is always ready to help me.
 	A. willing	B. reluctant	C. determined	D. unhesitant
14. He’s never punctual.
 	A. prompt	B. on time	C. late	D. timely
15. The candidate’s victory at the election was overwhelming.
 	A. defend	B. triumph	C. popularity	D. failure
IX. Choose the best option among A, B, C, or D provided to finish each sentence. (10 points)
1. ________ already left by the time I arrived.
	A. He is 	B. He has 	C. He was 	D. He'd
2. He is good________ all sports.
	A. at 	B. in 	C. into 	D. with
3. I felt frightened. It was________ experience.
	 A. frightening 	B. a frightening 	C. the frightening 	D. one frightening
4. I don't want________ milk today.
	A. some 	B. any 	C. no 	D. many
5. If you________ someone else, who would you like to be?
	A. can be 	B. have been 	C. are 	D. could be
6. How long will it________ to get there?
	A. cost 	B. lose 	C. make 	D. take
7. Nobody has________ done this before.
	A. any 	B. can have 	C. have 	D. ever
8. There isn't________ food in the house.
	A. none 	B. no 	C. some 	D. any
9. He________ on his history studies all yesterday morning.
	A. used to work 	B. had worked 	C. was working 	D. has worked
10. How fast did he drive? ________ 301 miles an hour.
	A. At 	B. With 	C. To 	D. By
TOTAL:./80
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