ĐỀ HSG 15

KÌ THI HSG 2013 – 2014
MÔN : Anh 8 - Thời gian : 120 phút

I- Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
1. A. chicken B. couch C. orchestra D. change
2. A. add B. affect C. amount D. appointment
3. A. drought B. ought C. brought D. bought
4. A. unite B. migrant C. habit D. sink
5. A. lunar B. mark C. arrange D. sugar
6. A. tribe B. limestone C. victim D. giant

II Circle the correct answer to complete the sentences.
1. She advised me ………………...an apple everyday to stay healthy
A. eating B. to eat C.I should eat D. Please, eat
2. Sarah was driving to fast , so I …………………….to slow down
A. asked B. asked her C. ask D. have asked
3. When I was a small child, I …………. meat .
A. didn’t like B. don’t like C. won’t like D. haven’t like
4. ……………………we saw surprised us.
A. Which B. What C. That D. Thing
5. I remember …………….the letter a few days before on holiday.
A. to receive B. receive C. receiving D. receives
6. ………………….the time you reached the station, they were playing games.
A. On B. At C. In D. By
7. Do you ………………………my turning the TV on now?
A. mind B. want C. object D. disapprove
8. The letter arrived………………….post.
A. by B. with C. through D. from
9. His mother wouldn’t………………………her ride a bicycle.
A. allow B. permit C. let D. accept
10. I wish you……………………….stop correcting every word I say.
A. should B. will C. would D. could
III. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses.
1. When Mr. Minh (look) …………out, she (see) that the children (play)…………… the swings.
2. These skirts need (iron)……………….
3. I only (use)……………… this pen once since the day I had it (mend)…………….
4. Most people prefer (spend) ……….money to (earn)…………. it.
5. I (meet) …………him twice this week but I (not / speak) ………………..to him.

IV. Turn the following sentences into passive voice.
1. Nobody has used this room for ages. .............................................................................
2. People said that they bought this shop last year. .............................................................................
3. I had him repair my bicycle yesterday. .............................................................................
4. They saw her come in. .............................................................................
5. She hates people staring at her. .............................................................................

V. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed above it.
1. Shall we go to the cinema tonight ?
(Let……………………………………………
2. “ Can I borrow your computer, Joe?” asked Peter.
( Peter asked if……………………………………
3. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
( She has………………………………………….
4. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
( I don’t know…………………………………….
5. My English friend finds driving on the left difficult.
( My English friend isn’t…………………………
6. I had a cat once , but now I don’t have it any more.
( I used ………………………………
7. The front yard isn’t too small to play soccer in
( The front yard isn’t ……………………………
8. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.
( The sea was too……………..………
9. “ Don’t come back after ten o’clock ”. said my mother.
( My mother asked………………………………
10. The mechanic serviced my car last week.
( I had ………………………………………

VI. Fill in each blank with a suitable word.
Michael Jackson was (1)……………………in San Francisco