Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 năm học 2011-2012 - Kỳ thi chọn học sinh năng khiếu cấp Huyện - Đề số 24 - 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 ).
Circle the word which is pronounced differently from that of the others: (1.5ms) 
A. visited 	B. wanted 	C. decided 	D. looked 
A. send 	B. mend 	C. serve 	D. spend 
A. sun 	B. sugar 	C. sound 	D. seat 
A. character 	B. chemistry 	C. Christmas 	D. cheese 
A. hair 	B. hour 	C. height 	D. house 
A. invent 	B. decide 	C. combine 	D. provide 
Circle the best answer: (3ms) 
I’m sorry. I’m not _________to help you lift the table. 
	A. enough strong 	B. too strong 	C. strong enough 	D. enough to strong 
What about going shopping this afternoon? - _________.
	A. I’m too tired 	B. What a pity! 	C. That’s not right 	D. That’s a good idea! 
There is a _________number of activities to choose from. 
	A. tall 	B. large 	C. full 	D. short 
Governments all over the world are trying to provide facilities _________these migrants.
	A. for 	B. and 	C. by 	D. with 
They have organized a community meeting in order to _________the situation. 
	A. discussed 	B. to discuss 	C. discuss 	D. discussing 
We must be there_________7.30 and 10.30. 
	A. at 	B. before 	C. after 	D. between 
Steve used _________a football player. 
	A. be 	B. to be 	C. being 	D. been 
Although his friends enjoy his funny stories, they are sometimes _________by his jokes. 
	A. annoyed 	B. annoying 	C. annoy 	D. annoys 
I don’t want you to pay for me. I’ll pay for _________.
	A. itself 	B. herself 	C. himself 	D. myself 
Language _________learn words in different ways. 
	A. students 	B. leaners 	C. workers 	D. writers 
He had problems with Spanish _________, because some of Spanish sounds are really hard. 
	A. vocabulary 	B. grammar 	C. pronunciation 	D. spelling 
I’m looking for a _________to send this parcel to Hue. Can you show me the one near here? 
	A. public phone 	B. police station 	C. photocopy store 	D. post office 
Write the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses: (1.5ms) 
They _______________Quang Trung school since last year. 	(attend)
Tom’s father _______________him how to drive when he was young. 	(teach)
The new school year usually _______________in September. 	(start) 
They enjoy _______________jokes. 	(tell)
My father _______________in the army from 1990 to 1995. 	(serve)
When I see Tom tomorrow, I _______________him to my party. 	(invite)
Circle the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English. (1m) 
I won’t do the homework for you. You should do it itself. 
 	A 	B 	C 	D 
You mustn’t crossing the street without looking. It’s dangerous.
 	A 	B 	C 	D 
Ba loves play soccer, but he doesn’t like swimming. 
 	A 	B 	C 	D 
Their tastes are different as mine. 
 	A 	B 	C 	D 
Read the text and answer the questions: (1.5ms) 
Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors in cinema history. However, life hasn't always been easy for him. As a young boy, Tom was shy and had difficulty in finding friends, although he really enjoyed taking part in school plays.
After he had finished High School, Tom went to New York to look for work. He found employment as a porter, and at the same time he attended drama classes. In 1980, the film director Franco Zeffirelli offered Tom his first part in a film. Ten years later, he had become so successful that he was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, earning millions of dollars for each film.
Today, Tom still appears in films and is as popular as ever with his thousands of fans from all around the world. 
Who is Tom Cruise? 
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Why did he have difficulty in finding friends?
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What did he really enjoy in his school when he was a young boy? 
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Where did he go after he had finished high school?
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When did Tom become one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood? 
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Rewrite these sentences so as to stay the same in meaning as the root one. (1.5ms). 
Peter is tall. He can play volleyball. (use enough)
	@ Peter	 
Mary said: “Can you give me a book, please?” 
	@ Mary asked me	 
I usually sleep late on Sundays. 
	@ I enjoy	 
 This question is very difficult. I can’t answer it. (combine using tooto)
	@ This	 
I usually went fishing when I was young. (using used to)
	@ I	 
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