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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC –ĐÀO TẠO VĨNH YÊN
GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2009-2010
ĐỀ BÀI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài 150 phút(không kể thời gian giao đề)


I. Pick out the word that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. A. out
B. sound
C. southern
D. surrounding

2. A. century
B. crystal
C. stone
D. might

3. A. habit
B. action
C. thanks
D. nature

4. A. of
B. yourself
C. if
D. from

5. A. seperate
B. ranger
C. microwave
D. decorate


II. Choose from the four options given (Marked A,B,C or D) ONE best answer to complete each sentence. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. These are students who have to………for the exam.
A. stand
B. take
C. sit
D. do

2. I am very …………of all the advise you gave me.
A. famous
B. good
C. fond
D. angry

3. When I ………..school , I am going to work in the factory.
A. begin
B. study
C. leave
D. learn

4. My father manages to keep…………..by playing tennis regularly.
A. fat
B. little weight
C. then
D. fit

5. Liz has decided to lose weight, so she is living …………. oranges for a week.
A. with
B. on
C. in
D. by

6. The film I saw yesterday was very…………… I went home in the middle.
A. bore
B. boring
C. short
D. tired

7. Sorry to keep you………. .
A. wait
B. waiting
C. to wait
D. waited

8. She is so nice. It is a………..working for her.
A. good
B. please
C. pleasure
D. happiness

9. Before……….on his trip, Tom renewed his passport.
A. leaving
B. he leave
C. leaves
D. left

10. I go……….every morning.
A. for a run
B. to run
C. for run
D. to running


III. Choose from the four options given (Marked A,B,C or D) ONE best answer to complete the following passage. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
……..(1)……is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were…….(2)……, only rich people…..(3)……kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were……(4)……to read and hadn’t…..(5)…… to learn. In any case, the books were…….(6)…..big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book……(7)……we do today. They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could……(8)…..learn to read.
The position with computer is very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they did not know how to use them. In many countries,………(9)……., the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputers but also know……(10)..to use them.
1. A. Computer
B. Computers
C. Computing
D. Computerize

2. A. found
B. discovered
C. invented
D. appeared

3. A. like
B. as
C. thus
D. same

4. A. able
B. unable
C. likely
D. unlikely

5. A. enough time
B. time enough
C. more time
D. many time

6. A. so
B. such
C. as
D. too

7. A. like
B. so
C. as
D. same

8. A. ever
B. never
C. either
D . neither

9. A. therefore
B. in addition
C. consequently
D. however

10. A. way