Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Kỳ thi khảo sát chất lượng học sinh khá giỏi cấp Huyện - Năm học 2015-2016

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KỲ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC SINH KHÁ GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
Năm học 2015-2016
( Thời gian làm bài 120 phút)
I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others :
A. most	B. cost	C. compost	D. respond
A. reuse	B. reduce	C. refill	D. represent 
A. uniform	B. product	C. reuse	D. united
A. magically	B. glassware	C. fabric	D. metal
A. wisdom	B. memory	C. compost	D. position
II.Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others :
A. annoyance	B. remember	C. lucky	D. describe
A. sociable	B. photography	C. orphanage	D. voluntary
A. although	B. generous	C. outgoing	D. humorous
A. neighbor	B. receive	C. difference	D. roommate
A. appearance	B. reserved	 C. orphan	D. description 
III. Choose the best option
1, Is this picture similar .your brother’s? 
A-with
B-to
C-at
D-for
2, She is very good at English. Iam now trying to up with her.
A-put
B-take
C-keep
D-run
3, They are very .that their children passed the test easily
A-delightful
B-interested
C-happiness
D-delighted
4, We are very sorry ..him because of his parents’ early death
A-about
B-for
C-to
D-with
5, He must . because he wasn’t there when we arrived
A-go
B- be going
C- have gone
D-be gone
6, I .some rice on the floor of the chicken coop
A-grew
B-threw away
C-raised
D-scattered
7, Let’s play games .. going on doing the washing up
A-despite
B-due to
C-instead of
D-than
8, Everything on what you mean by the word “free”
A-lives
B-depends
C-belongs
D-is 
9, It’s important you .. wildlife in the area
A- to / to conserve
B- for/ for conserving
C-for/ to conserve
D- to/ conserving
10, Japan.40% of its waste
A-breaks
B-recycles
C-reuses
D-refills
11, An astronaut would be killed if he .by a piece of rubbish
A-was hit
B-hit
C-was beaten
D-were hit
12, It’s very essential that she ..out an umbrella
A-takes
B-can take
C-has to take
D-take
13, I threw away all the toys
A-breaking
B-broke
C-break
D-broken
14, All clothes in this shop ..................50%
A-reduce to
B- are reduced to
C-are reduced with
D-reduced for
15, She blamed me ..hiding her bicycle.
A-on
B-to
C-for
D-of
16, Are you acqainted ..helping her with the hanging –up?
A-to
B-at
C-for
D-with
17, The tiger hurt in the zoo 
A-die
B-was dead
C-was death
D- dying
19, The carton of beer was finally opened ..a spoon
A-by
B-with
C-from
D-of
20, He had a lot of difficulties making grape wine.
A-from
B-in
C-when
D-for
IV.Use the correct form of the word in parentheses :
These houses belong to ________________ owner who live somewhere else. (reside) 
My father works in a ____________________ office. (air-condition)
We have just had a ___________________ journey to Long Hai. It’s great. (comfort)
He enjoys going to the seaside, ____________________ Nha Trang. (special) 
When would it be a ___________________ time for us to meet you ? (convenience)
Things made from milk are called dairy ___________________. (produce)
Mr. Long has a ____________________ of popular folk songs. (select)
They do a really ____________________ chicken and mushroom soup. (taste)
There has been a ___________________ difference in his behavior recently. (notice)
The food was nice, but the __________________ was bad. (serve)
V.Choose the most suitable word to complete the passage
 (1)in Scotland in 1847, Alexander Bell became intersted very early (2)methods of human communication. He was influenced by his father and grandfather who(3) years working with deaf people and those with faulty (4) .. Bell’s father even went so far as to develop a system of so –called “visable speech” for the (5). He used sketches of the different (6)of the lips and tonge. This science of visable speech (7).the foundationof young Bell’s knowlegde of the mechanics of (8).speech.
1, A-Bear
B-Bearing
C-To bear
D-Born
2, A- to
B-at
C-on
D-in
3, A-spent
B-took
C-arranged
D-decided
4, speed
B-speech
C-voice
D-sound
5, A-dead
B-blind
C-deaf
D-sick
6, A-positions
B-ways
C-uses
D-directions
7, A-found
B-led
C-had
D-formed
8, A-man’s
B-human
C-human’s
D-man
VI.Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word :
	Old Mr. Langly (1) ___________ alone in a big house with a beautiful garden, However, she always (2) ____________ lonely as no one ever came to visit him. One day, a family of six (3) _____________ into the house next to Mr. Langly’s. He was very (4) ___________, so he went over to welcome them. He also told the children that they could play in his garden. His new neighbors were very glad and their children have continued to play in Mr. Langly’s garden ever since.
	Our next door neighbors are (5) _________ inconsiderate people. They always play loud music at odd hours of the day. They do not care if the people living on either side of their house are asleep or resting. They are (6) ___________ quarrelsome a lot. They always shout at each other at the top of their voices. Not (7) _____________ do they cause embarrassment but they cause a lot of inconvenience. Once, I came home from school (8) _____________ they were having a fight. As I had to pass their flat to get to mine, I had to walk along the corridor in front of their house. Unfortunately, a pot, which the wife threw at her husband, hit me on my head. I had a bump on my head for a few days after that.
VII, Put in order to make the meaningful sentences
1, as soon/ He/ it/ picked/ as/ rang. / the phone/ up
2, standing/ very/ The vase/ the/ beautiful. / shelf/ is/ on the 
3, didn’t / in/ , so/ I/ feel/ I/ a taxi/ walking/ came/ like/ home/ home
4, what/ Don’t/ in/ others/ blindly/ say. / believe
5, falled/ called/ The man/ in/ a/ love/ girl/ Ann. / with
6,for/ is/ The space/ our needs. / available/ not/ edequate
7, wide/ in/ as/ Open/ more light. / so/ the / let/ window/ to/ 
8, people/ age./ want/ comfort/ in/ Most/ to/ in/ old/ live/ their
9, he/ five/ has/ and/ not/ Since/ any poor/ has/ got/ exams/ grades. / February, /taken 
10, answer/ if/ Could/ your / give/ today/ possible/ you/ me/ ? 
VII.Rewrite these sentences, keeping the meaning unchanged : 
1.Driving on the left makes me feel difficult.
I am not 	
2.Working until midnight doesn’t bother me.
I am 	
3.This is the first Time Jimmy has played basketball.
Jimmy is 	
4.I’ll phone you tomorrow evening. 
 I’ll 	__________________________________________
5.Kangaroos live in Australia. They have long tails.
Kangaroos 	
6.He actively participated in the fight against deforestation.
He was an 	
7.We intend to join in that English club. (take)
We are 	
8.The word is so difficult that we couldn’t pronounce it.
It 	
9.It is very necessary for you to revise new words regularly.
You 	
10.The film’s ending is dramatic.
The film