Bài thi chọn Học sinh Giỏi lớp 8

PHÒNG GD & ĐT QUẬN ĐỐNG ĐA ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI (Vòng 1)
TRƯỜNG THCS BẾ VĂN ĐÀN MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 8
Năm học 2010-2011
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
(Học sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào tờ đề này)
A- PHONETICS
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
A. option B. question C. pollution D. collection
A. received B. destroyed C. appeared D. erupted
A. teacher B. children C. school D. exchange
Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
A. company B. comfortable C. introduce D. usually
A. associate B. table C. chemist D. social

B- VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Choose the best option to complete each sentence below.
It …… in winter ; now it …… .
A. rains/ doesn’t rain
B. rains/ isn’t raining

C. is raining/ isn’t
D. is raining/ doesn’t rain

He normally …… quickly but today he …… slowly.
A. is speaking/ isn’t speaking
B. speaks/ doesn’t speak

C. is speaking/ speaks
D. speaks/ is speaking

…… is easy.
A. recycle
B. recycling
C. to recycle
D. recycles

This is the first time I …… his mother.
A. meet
B. am meeting
C. have met
D. met

The doctor …… a red car lives near my house.
A. to drive
B. driving
C. drove
D. driven

Would you mind if I …… a photo?
A. take
B. took
C. taking
D. to take

Yesterday I ................ a new bike because my old one ................ stolen.
A. bought / was B. bought / were C. buy / were D. bought / is
They spent a lot of time ................ about what they would do if they had a lot of money.
A. talk B. talked C. to talk D. talking
I do not think that purple shirt ................ with your yellow skirt.
A. suits B. fits C. goes D. wears
I didn’t come to the party because I ................
A. don`t invite B. am not invited C. was not invited D. didn`t invite
Jane asked me ................ Bill Gate.
A. If I knew B. I knew C. whether I know D. If I know
Only one of ................ girls prefers ................ classical music to popular music.
A.the/X B.X/X C.the/the D.the/a
My family and I are looking forward ................ you.
A. to seeing B. of seeing C. to see D. for seeing
Staying in a hotel costs ................ renting a room in a domitory.
A. twice more than B. twice as much as C. as much twice as D. as much as twice
I never eat ................ cheese. I don`t like it!
A. a B. X C. some D. the

Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals.
The water is ................................ You can`t drink it. POLLUTE
Boys and girls may behave ............................... in this situation. DIFFER
He was the greatest ............................... of the time. SCIENCE
Marie Curie`s .............................. of radium made her famous. DISCOVER
He has ............................. in giving up smoking. SUCCESS
Choose the underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D in each sentence that needs correcting.
She advised me not trust that man.
A B C D (.....................................
He has so a bad handwriting that I cannot read it.
A B C D (.....................................
Tom apologized to the postman for being impolitely to him.
A B C D (.....................................
Because a pain in his left leg, he walked very slowly.
A B C D (.....................................
What the weather like in the summer in your hometown?
A B C D (.....................................

C- READING