Đề thi khảo sát khả năng để chuẩn bị bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 năm học 2008-2009

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 Thêi gian lµm bµi : 90 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao, nhËn ®Ò )
Hä vµ tªn thÝ sinh:..Líp .. Sè b¸o danh: ...
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase by circling the letter A, B, C or D: 
1. What are you going to do? - I don’t know. I haven’t made.......................my mind yet.
 	A. on	B. at	C. in	D. up
2. I’ve ......................to Paris. I went there in March.
 	A. gone	B. been	C. just	D. yet
3. It's very careless .... you to leave the books on the floor.
A. for	B. at	C. of 	D. with
4. When I rang Oanh some time last week, she said she was busy.................day.
 	A. this	B. that	C. then	D. the
5. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?
 	A. coughed	B. weighed	C. laughed	D. stopped	
6. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?
 	A. instead	B. head	C. heap	D. dead
7. He hates.......................to do something by others.
 	A. being to ask	B. asking	C. being asked	D. to ask
8. Let’s go camping in the mountain, ........................?
 	A. do we	B. can we	C. will we	D. shall we
9. Deaf-mutes can ......................speak ...................... hear.
A. both ... and	B. neither ...nor	C. not only ... but also D. either ... or
10. Did you succeed...................... the problem? 
A. to solve	B. on solving	C. in solving	D. solving
II. There are six mistakes in the passage. Find and correct them: 
Everyone know that in studying foreign languages, practice is the key in fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced one need practice. There is fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and vocabulary, however, they can’t speaking well yet. So the learners must know how use what they have learned apart from the ability to explain grammar rules.
Your answers:	1.... 2... 3..
 	 4. 5.6.
III. Read the passage and answer the questions by choosing the best answer:
	As a result of years of research, we know that too much animal fat is bad for our health. For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount of grains, fruit and vegetables. Because of their diet, they have high rate of cancer and heart disease. In Japan, in contrast, people eat large amount of grains and very little meat. The Japanese also have very low rates of cancer and heart disease. In fact, the Japanese live longer than anyone else in the world. Unfortunately, when Japanese people move to the United States, the rates of heart disease and cancer increase as their diet changes. Moreover, as hamburgers, ice cream, and other high fat foods become popular in Japan, the rates of heart disease and cancer are increasing there as well. People are also eating more meat and diary products in other countries such as Cuba, Mauritius and Hungary. Not surprisingly, the disease rates in these countries are increasing along with the change in diet. Consequently, doctors everywhere advise people to eat more grains and vegetables and to eat less meat and fewer diary products.
What is the main idea of this passage?
Children eat the same way their parents eat.
Doctors advise people to eat more grains, fruits and vegetables.
Eating meat causes heart disease and cancer.
The kind of diet we have can cause or prevent diseases
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2. Why do Japanese have low rates of cancer and heart disease?
Because their diet changes.
Because they do eat animal fat.
Because they eat a lot grains and very little meat.
Because they live longer than anyone else in the world.
3. "  the Japanese live longer than anyone else" What does anyone else mean?
all other people
most other people
nobody
some other people
4.". the rates of heart and disease and cancer are increasing there as well. "Where does there refer to?
In the United States.
In Cuba.
In Japan.
In Cuba, Mauritius and Hungary
Your answers: 1.. 2. 3. 4.
IV. Put one suitable word in one gap: 
	Health is something we tend to ignore when we have it. When our body is rather well, we're hardly ever (1) ....of it. But illness can come, even (2)........ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very vulnerable time. Many (3).....attacked children in particular and people knew very little about how to prevent such illness or how to (4).... them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About century ago, however, scientists found out about germs, and then everything (5)....... The cause of many diseases (6)..... known, and cures were developed. As this medical knowledge spread the world became (7)..... safer for children. The result is that whereas a hundred years ago the average man lived for 35 years. Nowadays, in many places of the world, people can expect to (8)..... for years. And what do we except by the years 2010? Undoubtedly, (9)..... science will continue to advance. Some people will be able to (10) ...... medical problems that are unavoidable today.
Your answers 	 .2345
 6789 10 
V. Finish the second sentences with the same meanings as the first ones: 
1. I didn’t arrive in time to see her. F I wasn’t ..
2. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” He asked.
 FHe suggested that ..
3. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. FThis is the first time ...
4. Many years ago she was interested in basketball. FBasketball 
5. You might fall if you’re not careful. F Be ...
6. The sister asked:" Are you hungry, Tom?" F The sister asked .........................................................................
7. The last time she went out with him was two years ago.
F She hasn't ..........................................................................................................................................................
8. He learns English so that he can communicate with people from other countries.
F He learns English in .
9. I am often made to wash the clothes by my elder sister. 
F My elder sister .
VI. Supply the correct forms of the word in parentheses. 
Phuong Linh arranged flowers the most ......................................... (attract) in the contest.
........................................... (environment) are concerned about the pollution in the city.
You’ll meet the tour guide on your ...................................... (arrive) at the hotel.
Sapa is considered the most beautiful.............................. (mountain) resort in the north of Viet Nam.
Her parents ... (courage) her to apply for the bank.	 
It's impossible to carry out his project because I think it is.. (PRACTICE).
 (The end )
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 Thêi gian lµm bµi : 90 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao, nhËn ®Ò )
Hä vµ tªn thÝ sinh:..Líp .. Sè b¸o danh: ...
I. Choose the  letter A, B, C or D: (0.125 x10= 1.25
1. 	A. on	B. at	C. in	D. up
2. 	A. gone	B. been	C. just	D. yet
3	A. for	B. at	C. of 	D. with
4. 	A. this	B. that	C. then	D. the
5. 	A. coughed	B. weighed	C. laughed	D. stopped	
6. 	A. instead	B. head	C. heap	D. dead
7. 	A. being to ask	B. asking	C. being asked	D. to ask
8. 	A. do we	B. can we	C. will we	D. shall we
9. A. both ... and	B. neither ...nor	C. not only ... but also D. either ... or
10. A. to solve	B. on solving	C. in solving	D. solving
II. There are six mistakes in the passage. Find and correct them: (0.25 x 6= 1.5)
Everyone know that in studying foreign languages, practice is the key in fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced one need practice. There is fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and vocabulary, however, they can’t speaking well yet. So the learners must know how use what they have learned apart from the ability to explain grammar rules.
III. Read the passage and answer the questions by choosing the best answer: (0.25 x 4= 1.0)
What is the main idea of this passage?Doctors advise people to eat more grains, fruits and vegetables.
 2. Why do?Because they eat a lot grains and very little meat.
3. "  What does anyone else mean? all other people
4.". the. "Where does there refer to?In Japan.
.IV. Put one suitable word in one gap: (0.25 x 10= 2.5)
1aware.2when3diseases4cure5changed
 6was7much8live9medical 10 solve
V. Finish the second sentences with the same meanings as the first ones: (0.25 x 9= 2.25)
1. I didn’t arrive in time to see her. F I wasn’t early enough to see her
2. “FHe suggested that I (should) put my luggage under the seat
3. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. FThis is the first time I have ever eaten this kind of food
4. Many years ago she was interested in basketball. FBasketball interested her many years ago
5. You might fall if you’re not careful. F Be careful or you will be fall.
6F The sister asked ..Tom if/ whether he was hungry.......
7. F She hasn't ..........gone out with him for two years........................
8. F He learns English in order to communicate with people from other countries
9. F My elder sister often makes me wash the clothes.
VI. Supply the correct forms of the word in parentheses. (0.25 x 5= 1.25)
attractively)
. (environmentalists) city.
You’ll meet the (arrival) hotel.
Sapa is (mountainous) north of Viet 
Her (encourages/ed) her the bank.
	It's(imPRACTICal