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KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG KHỐI 8 Năm học: 2017-2018
ĐỀ SỐ 809
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian 90 phút)
I. Choose the one whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (5 points)
A. bush      
B. rush     
C. pull     
D. lunar
A. bought      	
B. sought      	
C. drought      
D. fought
A. killed      	
B. cured   
C. crashed
D. waived
A. thunder
B. prefer  
C. grocer  
D. louder
A. tells 
B. talks     
C. stays 
D. steals
II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (15 points)
1. His handwriting is terrible. It’s not easy at all________ what he writes.
 	A. to see	B. to read	C. reading	 	D. seeing
2. The city is________ on the shore of Lake Michigan.
 	A. visited	 	B. lied	 	C. laying	 	D. located
3. Kim Tan town is________ busier.
 	A. becoming	B. doing	 C. making 	D. having
4. The Smiths never go out in the evening, ________?
 	A. do they	B. don’t they	 	C. doesn’t he	 	D. does he
5. Ba is strong enough________ his father with the work on the farm.
 	A. helping 	B. help 	 	C. helps 	D. to help
6. Last week my child_______ to the biggest zoo in town by my wife.
 	A. took	 	B. were taken 	C. went 	D. has gone
7. I tried my________ not to laugh, but I couldn’t.
 	A. good	B. well	 	C. best	 	D. better
8. Are you proud________ your country and its tradition?
 	A. about	 B. on	 	C. of	 	D. for
9. I want to ask my parents ________ some money.
 	A. from 	B. for 	C. with 	D. about
10. You are very different________ your brother.
 	A. to 	B. for 	C. with 	D. from 
11. I am better________ English than Nam.
 	A. than 	B. with 	C. at 	D. for
12. He seldom goes fishing, ________?
 	A. doesn't he	 B. is he	 	C. does he 	 	D. isn't he
13. Heavy rains________ the plane for several hours
 	A. stopped	 	B. prevented	 	C. delayed	 	D. kept
14. You must go to school________ the ages of 5 and 16. It is compulsory.
 	A. from	 	B. over	 	C. during	 D. between 
15. Sorry to keep you________.
 	A. wait	 	B. waiting	C. to wait	 	D. waited 
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points)
1. I‘ve decided (stop)_________ smoking. 
2. I (visit)_________ Singapore two years ago.
3. Look at those black clouds. It (rain).
4. We are tired of (work)_________ for low salary. 
5. This is the second time you (break)_________ a cup.
6. (you/do)_________ the homework yet? 
7. Mai is in her room. She (play)_________ the guitar.
8. The teacher said that we should (not make)_________ noise in class.
9. Water (cover)_________ most of the Earth’s surface.
10. The gate (lock)_________ at 6.30 p.m. every day. 
IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. (10 points)
1. It’s 2.5 km______ my school______ the movie theatre.
2. I live______ Xuan Dieu street______ my grandparents
3. She is talking______ her students in the school yard.
4. My new house is different______ my old house.
5. My father is a farmer. He works______ a farm.
6. Does your aunt work______ the central hospital? – Yes, she is a nurse there.
7. I’m always busy. I must work______ early morning until night.
8. Mr. Minh is a journalist. He writes______ Tuoi Tre newspaper.
V. Read the passage and answer the questions. (10 points)
 It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in England. The lesson was about the seasons of the year. “There are four seasons in the year,” said the teacher, “They are spring, summer, autumn, and winter. In spring, it is warm and everything begins to grow. In summer, it is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens. In autumn, there are many vegetables and much fruit. Everybody likes to eat fruit. In winter, it is cold and it often rains. Sometimes there is snow on the ground.” 
 Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils “stop talking, Tom,” he said. “Now listen to me. Can you tell us when the best time of apples is?”
“Yes, sir,” answered Tom. “It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no dog in the garden.”
1. Where did the lesson take place?	
2. What was the lesson about?	
3. What did the teacher ask Tom to do?	
4. What did the teacher asked the class to do?	
5. Did the teacher say “Stop talking, Tom,”?	
VI. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters. (10 points)
1. Their children have quite________ characters. 	DIFFERENCE
2. My brother bought a new________ rod yesterday. 	FISH
3. Mr. Jane runs his business very________. 	SUCCESS
4. I like the city life because there are many kinds of________. 	ENTERTAIN
5. The scouts do the________ work. 	VOLUNTEER
6. Is there anything________ on TV tonight? 	INTEREST
7. What is the correct________ of this word? 	PRONOUNCE
8. My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local________. 	ORPHAN
9. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more________. 	 	COMFORT
10. In electronics, we learn to repair________ appliances. 	HOUSE
VII. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and correct it. (10 points)
1. He has waited there for a quarter past six. 	 ..
2. Surface mail is many cheaper than air mail. 	 ..
3. They do their best to keeping the family happy. 	 ..
4. The armchair is in the living room, among the television and sofa. 	 ..
5. Tourists usually have a bus to the countryside. 	 ..
VIII. Fill in the blank with one suitable word. (10 points)
 Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (1)_______ father was a comedian and his mother worked (2)_______ a dancer and a singer. Neither of them (3)_______ successful so the family (4)_______ very little money. The first time he himself earned (5)_______ by dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved best was working (6)_______ the theatre. 
 When he (7)_______ about fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to America. On one such tour, (8)_______ was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor (9)_______ film director.
 He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the (10)_______ of 88. There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up-bringing.
Total:./90
_________THE END________