Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 năm học 2011-2012 - Kỳ thi chọn học sinh năng khiếu cấp Huyện - Đề số 7 - 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 whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others. 
A. information 	B. entertainment 	C. offer	D. afternoon
A. difference	B. remote 	C. rural 	D. urban
A. believe 	B. recycle 	C. exciting	D. nature
A. traffic 	B. apartment 	C. arrange 	D. supply
A. facility 	B. community 	C. happy	D. humidity 
Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences below. 
These boxes are _______.
	A. too heavy carrying 	B. too heavy to carry 	C. so heavy to carry 	D. heavy to carry
The president is deeply concerned _______ this issue. 
 	A. about 	B. to 	C. in 	D. on
There is a big difference _______ British and German schools. 
 	A. between 	B. from 	C. with 	D. of
Martina’s mother has been her coach_______ many years. 
 	A. since 	B. for	C. as 	D. when
Americans often say “Thank you” when you help them _______ something. 
	A. do	B. doing	C. to do	D. A&C are correct
Is your English _______ better?
 	A. get 	B. got 	C. getting 	D. geting
_______ is a longtime when there is not enough rain. 
 	A. Storm	B. Drought 	C. Typhoon	D. Flood
That child is getting_______ every day. 
 	A. big 	B. bigger	C. biggest	D. biger
Mary and I are looking forward _______ you. 
	A. of seeing	B. for seeing	C. to seeing	D. to see
It has been the_______ day in London for 35 years. 
 	A. hoter 	B. hotter 	C. hotest	D. hottest
At school, pupils are taught in order to have good ________. 
 	A. health	 b. pride 	C. satisfaction 	D. behavior
It’s becoming more_______ to go out alone at night. 
 	A. danger 	B. dangerous	C. dangerously	D. dangerousness
They are very concerned about their son’s illness. 
 	A. worried 	B. uncomfortable 	C. unhappy 	D. dissatisfactory
I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me to look _______ them?
 	A. after	B. at	C. for	D. Forward
Anna was excited and happy_______ the baby.
	A. on	B. at	C. of	D. about
The weather is getting_______. 
 	A. warmer 	B. warmly 	C. warmness 	D. warming
TV is bringing _______ information _______ entertainment. 
 	A. not only / but also 	B. so/that 	C. either/or 	D. more/ than
I _______ him yet. 
	A. won’t meet	B. didn’t meet	C. haven’t met	D. don’t meet
The film was _______ than the book. 
 	A. more excited	B. more exciting	C. the most exciting 	D. the most excited
The earth _______ warmer. 
 	A. slowly gets	B. is slowly getting 	C. slowly gets	D. is getting slowly
Read the passage and then choose the best answer to the following questions.
A recent survey shows that Britons hate their neighbors. The results are alarming. 80% of the people who took part in the survey feel that their neighbors are inconsiderate. 25% don’t talk to the people who live next door and 10% don’t even know their names. In fact, one million householders in Britain would like to move because of the people that live next door.
The biggest cause of friction is noise. Many of the complaints about noise came from people who live in flats and divided houses. The other major problems are arguments about car parking spaces, and old people complaining about the young.
inconsiderate (adj) : thiếu quan tâm/ survey (n) : khảo sát/ friction (n) : sự xích mích
What does the word ‘hate’ in line 1 mean?
	A. dislike someone very much 	B. like someone very much
	C. love someone very much 	D. proud of someone
We could replace ‘took part in’ in line 2 with _______.
	A. participated in 	B. joined 	C. cared for 	D. A & B are correct
_______ of the people who took part in the survey don’t know their neighbors’ names.
	A. 80% 	B. 25% 	C. 10% 	D. One million
How many householders in Britain would like to move because of their neighbors?
	A. 80% of them 	B. 25% of them 	C. 10% of them 	D. one million
Which of the following is true?
	A. Just some Britons hate their neighbors.
	B. 80% of the -people who took part in the survey feel that their neighbors are nice.
	C. Noise isn’t the biggest cause of friction.
	D. One of the major problems is arguments about car parking places.
Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
They (never talk) ___________________ to each other since the children left home.
This is the first time I (be) ____________ here. 
He always hates (answer) ____________ the phone. 
Our friend is in hospital. We ____________ him this afternoon. (visit)
Driving ____________ (cause) many accidents. 
Rewrite the sentences, so that their meaning stays the same. 
She started living in this area five years ago. 
She has	
She sings more beautifully than her sister. (use as as)
 Her sister	
It’s interesting to take part in the young pioneers club. 
We are interested 	 
The weather was fine. We could go camping. (use enough)
He is not strong enough to carry the box. (use tooto)
 The box	
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