Đề + đáp án thi HSG tiếng Anh 8 (2009)

Phòng GD&ĐT Thanh Ba
Trường THCS Thái Ninh
(đề 1)
đề thi HSG cấp trường
Môn tiếng anh lớp 8
Năm học : 2008 - 2009

(Thờigian làm bài 60 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)

I. Choose the best answer to complete these sentences (3 points)
1. Viet got up late …….he couldn’t catch the first bus.
a. then b. so c. as d. when
He can’t earn money ……..he has no job.
a.unless b.until c. if d. without
Long wishes he …. Have to clean all the windowns.
a. don’t b. doesn’t c. wasn’t d. didn’t
We met a lot of people …….our holiday.
a.during b.while c. for d. at
I wish I ……..in the country right now.
a.were b. am c.can be d.would be
I know you worked really ……….this semester.
hardly b.good c.bad d.hard
She asked me ………late.
a.not b.not to be c.not be d. not being
It’s cold outside. ………..you close the door, please?
a.Do b. Are c. Could d.Why don’t
She is studying hard ………pass the final exams.
a.for b.in order to c.so to d. so that
Nam hates ………..to the market.
a.to go b. goes c. go d.going
Can you fill ………this form for me?
a. on b. in c. for d. of
12. Those students always do things ______ .
a. noise b. noisy c. noisily d. noisier
13. My sister is ______ from me.
a. different b. differ c. differing d. difference
14. Those students worked ______ all day.
a. busy b. busier c. busily d. more busy
15. What is the ______ of this lake?
a. long b. length c. short d. lengthen
II. Odd one out (2 points)
a, stops b, hurts c, speaks d, rides
a, passed b, danced c, lived d, walked
a, hard b, who c, honest d, house
a, much b, hurry c, mum d, bus
a, school b, chemist c, machine d, ache
a, thank b, this c, that d, the
a, think b, with c, then d, there
a, bath b, three c, thirsty d, those
a, tooth b, health c, neither d, month
a, chair b, chemist c, chalk d, lunch
III. Change these sentences from the active into the passive. (1 point)
He can solve the problem.
We have to improve all the schools in the city.
They are going to build a new school in Dong Linh.
They have changed the date of the meeting.
Somebody is cleaning the classroom at the moment.

IV. Fill in the blank with suitable prepositions (2 point)
He had learn the whole poem………………….… heart.
Is Mrs Smith ………………….… home?
I have breakfast ………………….…7:30 every morning.
Can you translate that ………………….… German.
My birthday is ………………….… the 5th.
Please wait ………………….…me.
They often play football ………………….… the afternoon
Streets become quieter ………………….…night
I got up ………………….… three o’clock this morning.
They left Ha Noi ………………….… HCM City in 1999.

V. Fill each of the numberd blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space (2 points)
When I (1) ………………....a child I used (2) ………………....go to see my grandmother. I thought her house was (3) ………………....beautiful