Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng các đội tuyển học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Khối 8 - Năm học 2017-2018 - Đề số 818

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KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG KHỐI 8 Năm học: 2017-2018
ĐỀ SỐ 818
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian 90 phút)
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently. (3 pts)
1. A. read	B. beat	C. bread	D. heat
2. A. put	B. but	C. peanut	D. shut
3. A. what	B. hat	C. cat	D. fat
II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. (2 pts)
4. A. native	B. revive	C. relative	D. sensitive
5. A. disjunction	B. solution	C. instruction	D. station
III. Choose the best words or phrases to complete the sentences below. (15 pts)
6. It is the largest ship I________.
	A. Has seen	B. saw	C. have ever seen	D. seen
7. Students are looking forward to________ on holiday.
	A. go	B. going	C. went	D. have gone
8. His grandfather died. ________ the age of 90.
	A. in	B. of	C. on	D. at
9. Drinking and smoking will do great harm________ people's health.
	A. to	B. for	C. with	D. in
10. Lomonosov was not________ a great scientist but also a very talented poem.
	A. fairly	B. merely	C. hardly	D. scarcely
11. His parents never allowed him________. 
	A. to smoking	B. smoking	C. to smoke	D. smoked
12. School children always object to________ uniform.
	A. wearing	B. wear	C. have worn	D. wore
13. Wine is made________ rice.
	A. of	B. from	C. in	D. with
14. Let your name________ in the sheet of paper
	A. to be written	B. be written	C. write	D. being written
15. He was offered the job. ________ he had no experience.
	A. even though	B. despite	C. while	D. however
16. If only he________ accept some help with the work instead of trying to do it alone.
	A. will	B. may	C. would	D. were
17. Television________ very popular since the 1950s.
A. is	B. was	C. has been	D. have been
18. After a month, Hoa got used to________ in her new school.
	A. study	B. studying	C. studied	D. is studying
19. He likes________ him "sir"
	A. to call	B. calling	C. to be called	D. to be calling
20. He has his sister________ his homework.
	A. to do	B. do	C. doing	D. done
IV. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in bracket. (10 pts)
21. He drives very carefully. He is a very________ driver.	(CARE)
22. My brother and Trung like________ movie very much. 	 	(ACT)
23. Although he tried his best to do it, he was________. 	 	(SUCCESS)
24. This stadium looks larger. It has been________. 	(LARGE)
25. Lan fell off the bike, but her________ were not serious.	(INJURE)
26. You must read the following________ precaution carefully.	(SAFE)
27. We watch the news every day because it's very________. 	 	(INFORM)
28. He's always telling lies. He's a________ .	 	(LIE)
29. Nowadays, scouting is popular________. 	(WORLD)
30. Nam likes helping the other, he's a________ person. 	 	(HELP)
V. Choose the best word to complete the passage below. (10 pts)
Most people think (31)______ computers are very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over 2 centuries ago by a man (32)______ Charles Babbage. Babbage was born (33)______ 1791 and grew (34)______ to be a brilliant mathematician. He (35)______ up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But despite the fact that he (36)______ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years, people have argued. (37)______ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building engine based (38)______ of the Babbage's designs. (39)______ has taken 6 years to complete and more than 4 thousand parts have been specially made.
Whether it works or not, the machine will (40)______ on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage's work.
31. A. of	B. from	C. in	D. up
32. A. known	B. called	C. recognized	D. written
33. A. about	B. around	C. in	D. at
34. A. down	B. up	C. along	D. across
35. A. wrote	B. drew	C. took	D. made
36. A. wanted	B. started	C. made	D. missed
37. A. until	B. though	C. why	D. whether
38. A. on	B. off	C. in	D. out
39. A. He	B. One	C. It	D. They
40. A. come	B. be	C. take	D. carry
VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer. (10 pts)
"Let's have a picnic lunch in the countryside." This is easy to say nice to think about. You imagine a beautiful green field with a big tree in the middle which gives some shade from the sun. All around is lovely scenery and in the distance you can see the cows quietly eating the grass. After a meal of delicious sandwiches and raw fruit you can imagine lying in the warm sun then as darkness comes. You strap up your basket and drive happily home. 
But it doesn't always happen like this. You must not forget that flies also like raw food, that green fields are sometimes damp fields, that rain may follow the sun that peaceful cows may be unfriendly bull.
41. What is easy to say and nice to think about?
A. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the countryside”. 	C. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the green fields”.
B. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the mountain”.	D. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the city”.
42. Where, in your imagination, is the big tree?
A. It’s in the middle of a beach.	C. It’s in the middle of a beautiful stadium.
B. It’s in the middle of a hill.	D. It’s in the middle of a beautiful green field. 
43. What can you imagine doing after meal?
A. We can imagine lying in the darkness.	B. We can imagine lying in the warm sun.
C. We can imagine lying in the bedroom.	D. We can imagine lying in the hotel.
44. What also likes raw fruit?
	A. Dogs also do.	B. Lions also do.	C. Flies also do.	D. Chicken also do.
45. What may follow the sun?
A. The earth may follow the sun.	B. The rain may follow the sun.
C. The cows may follow the sun.	D. people may follow the sun.
VII. Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning stays the same. (20 pts)
46. Most people can understand him when he speaks English.	→ He can make_____________.
47. She needs to study harder.	→ She doesn't______________.
48. We can't afford to buy this car.	→ The car__________________.
49. When he is asked about his past, he hates it. 	→ He hates_________________.
50. We don’t have enough money, so we can’t buy that house.	→ If we_____________________.
51. I last wore that shirt in May.	→ I haven't_________________.
52. We have met each other for ages.	→ It's________________________.
53. Traveling by air is much more expensive than travelling by train.	→ Traveling by train______.
54. Why isn't this TV working?	→ What_____________________.
55. When is John and Mary's wedding?	→ When are________________.
Total:../70
_________THE END________