đề học sinh giỏi anh 8

DE thi HSG Huyen nam hoc 2011-2012

I/ Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: (2 marks)
1) a. cat b. hat c. that d. hate
2) a. thing b. there c. their d. this
3) a. mind b. window c. find d. tidy
4) a. float b. noun c. about d. out
5) a. great b. hate c. heat d. afraid
6) a. floor b. door c. more d. too
7) a. at b. hate c. ate d. late
8) a. spend b. pen c. she d. men
II/ Find the word in each group of words that is different from the others: (2 marks)
1) a. orange b. garden c. banana d. apple
2) a. red b. blue c. white d. cold
3) a. first b. second c. third d. four
4) a. sent b. laughed c. given d. done
5) a. librarian b. clown c. tiger d. worker
6) a. fish b. meat c. book d. chicken
7) a. books b. friends c. teachers d. benches
8) a. usually b. happily c. friendly d. suddenly
III/ Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence: (2 marks)
1) A person who can`t speak or hear is called ..................
a. a character b. a deaf c. a bind d. a deaf-mute
2) Her room seemed warmer with a nice ................. on the wall.
a. booth b. poster c. shelf d. curtain
3) My parents will ................. their wedding anniversary next month.
a. make b. celebrate c. remember d. promise
4) The meeting was ............... in the garden last week.
a. revived b. held c. developed d. joined
5) If you don`t understand many words, you can ......... them up in the dictionary
a. look b. get c. find d. finish
6) The .. in Vietnam usually begins in December and ends in July.
a.football match b.football team c.football fan d.football season
7) He ran to the station to .................. the early train.
a. ride b. drive c. catch d. go
8) He prefers country life ................. city life.
a. more than b. than c. to d. better than

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IV/ Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets: (2 marks)
1) The sun always (rise) ...................... in the East.
2) Where you (spend) ................ your summer holiday last year, Tam?
3) I (visit) ......................... her tomorrow.
4) They just (phone) ........................ their friends.
5) He met his friends while he (do) .......................... the shopping.
6) He (come) ......................... back a moment ago.
7) I (read) ............................. am interesting book at the moment.
8) We (use) ............................ this bike for more than six years.
V/ Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions: (2 marks)
1) Hai lives ................. 15 Ba Trieu Street .................... his parents.
2) I received a letter ..................... my old friend yesterday.
3) Let`s stay here ...................... a few days.
4) My brother is ........................ the army.
5) She spends all her money .......................... clothes.
6) Young people are very fond .......................... pop music.
7) We will have a discussion .................. how to study well tomorrow
8) Mr. Lam is very successful ..........................his business.
VI/ Do as directed in parentheses: (3 marks)
1) They will open a new hotel next year. (Change into the passive voice)
( .................................................................................
2) "You should concentrate on your study at school." The teacher said (Change into Reported Speech) ( ..........................................
3) She sings (well) .............. in my class.(Give the superlative of the adjective )(…………………………………………………………………………………
4) He isn`t tall. He can`t be a good basketball player.,(using "enough + to-infinitive")
( ........................................................................
5) Vietnam is one of the most (beauty) .................... countries. (Give the correct form of the word)(………………………………………………….........
6) Nga speaks English well. Lan speaks English well.
( ........................................................................................................
VII/ Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning: (3 marks)
1) My grandmother told us a lot of stories in the past.
( My grandmother used to ...............................................................................
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