Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 năm học 2011-2012 - Kỳ thi chọn học sinh năng khiếu cấp Huyện - Đề số 23 - Đỗ Bình

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN 
NĂM HỌC : 2011 - 2012
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề ).
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 
Many countries _________in the last conference.
	A. held 	B. spoke 	C. participated	D. took place 
A telephone _________is a book containing the names, phone numbers and addresses.
	A. device	B. directory	C. machine	D. message 
He is so _________because he always does what he says.
	A. foolish	B. generous	C. reserved	D. reliable
We _________eat much sugar and seasoning powder.
	A. mustn’t	B. cannot	C. don’t have to	D. ought not to 
My grandma _________to sit on that chair reading books when alive.
	A. use	B. uses	C. used	D. using
That sounds _________hard work!
	A. as	B. like	C. same 	D. such
Students learn words _________different ways.
	A. in	B. by	C. of	D. from
 “Could you help me, please?” – “_________.” 
	A. Yes, please	B. No, thanks 	C. I’m fine	D. Of course
She _________him what kind of sport he liked best.
	A. said	B. talked 	C. asked	D. told 
I _________to my mother when she’s back this evening.
	A. am talking	B. am going to talk	C. talk	D. will talk 
Everybody _________follow traffic laws.
	A. must	B. will	C. can	D. have to
Could you _________me a favor? – Yes, of course.
	A. make	B. do	C. give	D. take 
Please do this test by _________.
	A. myself	B. himself	C. herself	D. yourself
Don’t come in. Please wait _________for your turn.
	A. outside 	B. inside	C. downstairs 	D. upstairs
We have studied in this school _________the beginning of the school year.
	A. in	B. since	C. for	D. from
 “Do you need any help?” – “_________.” 
	A. Yes, I need	B. Yes, thanks	C. Certainly	D. No problem
Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
We used to going to bed early when we were children. 
 	A 	B 	C	D
My Uncle Tom has lived in New York from 2001. 
	A 	B 	C 	D
Students must be at school between 6.30 to 7.00 this morning. 
 	A 	B 	C	D
Ms. Thu has black long hair and light wide eyes. 
	A 	B 	C 	D
Use the correct form of the words in parentheses.
The sign told us ______________________on the grass.	(not/walk)
When I was small, I often __________________at night. 	(cry)
You should spend your free time ___________________your mother. 	(help)
We _______________________here since last week.	(be)
Swimming is an ___________________he likes best.	(act)
Read the passage and choose the best answers.
Dear Mom and Dad,
I’m sorry to tell you my result in school. I’m too (23)______ at English to be able to pass the semester. The final exam was so (24)______ that I couldn’t finish all the questions in the test. I got only three (25)______ English and that is not enough to get a pass to the upper class. My English teacher told me to (26)______ an extra course for unqualified students in order that I can (27)______ some of the most important grammar points for the second exam. I know I didn’t make you happy with such news. However, I promise I will study harder for the second test.
Best regards,
Nam
A. excellent 	B. good	C. bad	D. skilled
A. easy	B. difficult 	C. hardly 	D. uneasy 
A. on	B. at	C. in	D. for
A. attend	B. take part	C. come across	D. go into
A. have	B. do	C. make	D. revise
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions below?
Mary is a smart girl but rather naughty. She always plays tricks in the class. One day, her teacher gave her a quiz and said: “If you answer the quiz correctly in two minutes, I won’t punish you for playing tricks on your friends”.
The quiz was: “Tom has 5 brothers and sisters. Tom is 6 years older than Betty but is three years younger than John. Betty is eight years older than Sarah and five years older than Peter. Sarah is seventeen years younger than John and is the youngest sister. Peter is four times younger Linda. Linda is two years younger than John but seven years older than Betty. She is sixteen now. So, how old is Tom?”
Mary was very confused but she did not want to be punished. Can you help her?
How old is Tom? 	@ He is	
How old is Betty? 	@ She	
How old is Sarah? 	@ She	
How old is Peter? 	@ He	
How old is John? 	@ He	
Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same: (2.0 pts.) 
You cannot ride a motorcycle because you are still young.
You aren’t 	 
We intend to invite her for dinner tomorrow. 
We are 	
I often went fishing with my father when I was young. 
I used 	
 “Don’t touch this button or you’ll get a shock”, his father said to him.
His father told 	
Talking to you is my pleasure. 
I am 	
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