Đề thi tuyển sinh học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Cấn Chính Trường (Có đáp án)

ĐỀ TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian: 90 phút, không tính thời gian giao đề
PART A. LISTENING. Listen and complete the passage:
 The world’s (1)..........famous clock, Big Ben, is standing (2)........to the Houses of Parliament in London. Big Ben is the (3).........of the bell which chimes every hour. The bell (4)........named after Sừ Benjamin Hall, the man (5)........was given the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower. The clock (6).......four faces and keeps accurate time. It can (7).........adjusted by the removal or addition of coins (8).........a tray attached to the clock’s pendulum. One interesting thing about the clock is (9)........when the light shines above the belfry at night, it (10)......that the House of Common is still in session.
PART B. LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.
I. Choose the best answer.
1. Lan enjoys.........the piano.
 A. play 	B. playing 	C. plays 	D. played
2. Can you help me.........this exercise?
 A. do 	B. doing 	C. did 	D. does
3. Peter’s apartment is smaller........Daisy’s.
 A. that 	B. the 	C. than 	D. those
4. My son is too tired.......dinner.
 A. to have 	B. have 	C. having 	D. had
5.What.......the cakes like?
 A. does 	B. do 	C. are 	D. had
6. John has lived in Paris........last summer.
 A. yet 	B. in 	C. since 	D. for
7. The red bicycle is not as expensive........the blue one.
 A. so 	B. like 	C. more 	D. as
8. My mother shows me how......clothes.
 A. to make 	B. making 	C. make 	D. made
9. These houses.......100 years ago.
 A. are built 	B. built 	C. were built 	D. build
10. I prefer tea.......coffee.
 A. rather 	B. than 	C. more 	D. to
II. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets.
1. The letter I (receive)...................yesterday is on the desk.
2. This film is the best one I (ever / see)................
3. She always (remember)...................the name of the people she meets.
4. A. What...............you (do)................now?
 B. I (learn).................my English lessons.
5. I (not / see)...............him since he (leave)................this school.
6. I usually read the newspaper while I (wait)..................for the bus.
7. I (not / be)..................at work tomorrow. I’m having the day off.
8. Mary (find)..............a five- pound note while she (walk)............to school yesterday.
9. Mai (attend)................a meeting at the moment.
10. Do you mind (go)..................abroad.
III. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the given worD.
1. The...............in this town are very friendly.
2. She received a lot of...........from her parents.
3. If your work is............, you’ll get a raise.
4. What is the correct...................of this word?
5. The child should be punished because of his bad............
6. We’ve decided to interview the best six..........for the job.
7. Many rural areas in Vietnam have been..........the last few years.
8. It is................to eat too much sugar and fat.
9. If you can give a reasonable..............for your bad behaviour 
 last night, I’ll forgive you.
10. After taking an aspirin, her headache..............
1. RESIDE
2. COURAGE
3. SATISFY
4. PRONOUNCE
5. BEHAVE
6. APPLY
7. URBAN
8. HEALTH
9. EXPLAIN
10. APPEAR
IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fill the blanks.
 An increasing number of people are going on (0)..........to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and half million (1).......visited Egypt. The (2).........of Egypt is about fifty million and the (3)........is El Qahfra (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the (4)........is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average (5).......from October to March is not too high. The most (6)........sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to (7)........Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much (8)......as possible in the time available. A (9)........to Luxor is an unforgettable experience, and there are frequent (10)......there from Cairo.
0. A. holiday 	B. visit 	C. excursion 	D. trip
1. A. explorers 	B. voyagers 	C. tourists 	D. passengers
2. A. people 	B. citizenship 	C. nation 	D. population
3. A. principal 	B. head 	C. state 	D. capital
4. A. temperature 	B. climate 	C. condition 	D. position
5. A. weather 	B. measurement 	C. climate 	D. temperature
6. A. famous 	B. known 	C. visited 	D. requested
7. A. search 	B. inspect 	C. examine 	D. visit
8. A. viewing 	B. inspecting 	C. sightseeing 	D. looking
9. A. picnic 	B. trip 	C. guide 	D. entertainment
10. A. flight 	B. travels 	C. journeys 	D. voyages
V. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
 Most British people go abroad on holiday, to visit family, or (1).......short business trips. People are advised to find out (2).......to get urgent treatment before (3).......the UK. They have to get a form which explains what they (4).......do if they fall ill or have 
an accident, and what arrangements exist in each country (5).......medical treatment. The regulations are fairly simple but (6).......people do not have this information, they may (7).......that private medical care is extremely expensive. It (8).......not usually for people to discover that they do not have enough money with (9).......to pay the total costs and in such circumstances (10).......already difficult situation becomes even more complicated.
VI. Rewrite the following sentences.
1. We started living here fifteen years ago.
 - We have........................................................
2. His briefcase is red. My briefcase is red, too.
 - The colour of.................................................
3. It isn’t necessary for you to set off early.
 - You don’t.....................................................
4. He failed the exam because of his laziness.
 - Because he...................................................
5. I’ll telephone you tomorrow morning.
 - I’ll give.........................................................
6. “Do you know the name of the first person to climb Mount Everest?” he said
 - He asked me.................................................
7. Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure.
 - My brother enjoys.........................................
8. Have you ever played a computer game before?
 - Is this...........................................................
9. Having a vacation abroad is very interesting.
 - It is..............................................................
10. Would you mind if I smoked in here?
 - Do you mind................................................
The End
ANSWER KEY
PART A. Tapescript.
 The world's most famous clock, Big Ben, is standing next to the Houses of Parliament in London. Big Ben is the name of the bell which chimes every hour.
 The bell was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the man who was given the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower. The clock has four faces and keeps accurate time. It can be adjusted by the removal or addition of coins on a tray attached to the clock's pendulum.
 One interesting thing about the clock is that when the light shines above the belfry at night, it means that the House of Common is still in session.
PART B.
I.
1. B. playing 	2. A. do 	3. C. than 	4. A. to have 	5. C. are 	
6. C. since 	7. D. as	8. A. to make 	9. C. were built 	10. D. to
II. 
1. The letter I received yesterday is on the desk.
2. This film is the best one I have ever seen.
3. She always remembers the name of the people she meets.
4. A. What are you doing now?
 B. I am learning my English lessons.
5. I have not seen him since he left this school.
6. I usually read the newspaper while I am waiting / wait for the bus.
7. I will not be at work tomorrow. I’m having the day off.
8. Mary found a five- pound note while she was walking to school yesterday.
9. Mai is ttending a meeting at the moment.
10. Do you mind going abroad.
III. 1. residents 2. encouragement 3. satisfactory 4. pronunciation 5. behaviour 
6. applicants 7. urbanized 8. unhealthy 9. explanation 10. disappeared
IV. 
1. C. tourists 2. D. population 3. D. capital 4. B. climate 5. D. temperature
6. A. famous 7. D. visit 8. C. sightseeing 9. B. trip 10. C. journeys 
V. 
1. on 2. how 3. leaving 4. should 5. for 6. if 7. find 8. is 9. them 10. an
VI. Rewritten sentences.
1. We have lived here for fifteen years.
2. The colour of both his briefcase and mine is red.
 or The colour of our briefcases is red.
3. You don’t have to set off early.
4. Because he was lazy, he failed the exam.
5. I’ll give you a ring tomorrow morning. [*]
6. He asked me if I knew the name of the person to climb Mount Everest.
7. My brother enjoys walking in the rain.
8. Is this the first time that you have played a computer game?
9. It is very interesting to have a vacation abroad .
10. Do you mind my smoking in here?
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 [*] to give a ring = to make a (phone) call; to telephone; to ring up (somebody)