ĐỀ HSG

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH NĂNG KHIẾU LỚP 8 CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC : 2011 - 2012

ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề ).

Circle the word which is pronounced differently from that of the others: (1.5ms)
A. visited B. wanted C. decided D. looked
A. send B. mend C. serve D. spend
A. sun B. sugar C. sound D. seat
A. character B. chemistry C. Christmas D. cheese
A. hair B. hour C. height D. house
A. invent B. decide C. combine D. provide
Circle the best answer: (3ms)
I’m sorry. I’m not _________to help you lift the table.
A. enough strong B. too strong C. strong enough D. enough to strong
What about going shopping this afternoon? - _________.
A. I’m too tired B. What a pity! C. That’s not right D. That’s a good idea!
There is a _________number of activities to choose from.
A. tall B. large C. full D. short
Governments all over the world are trying to provide facilities _________these migrants.
A. for B. and C. by D. with
They have organized a community meeting in order to _________the situation.
A. discussed B. to discuss C. discuss D. discussing
We must be there_________7.30 and 10.30.
A. at B. before C. after D. between
Steve used _________a football player.
A. be B. to be C. being D. been
Although his friends enjoy his funny stories, they are sometimes _________by his jokes.
A. annoyed B. annoying C. annoy D. annoys
I don’t want you to pay for me. I’ll pay for _________.
A. itself B. herself C. himself D. myself
Language _________learn words in different ways.
A. students B. leaners C. workers D. writers
He had problems with Spanish _________, because some of Spanish sounds are really hard.
A. vocabulary B. grammar C. pronunciation D. spelling
I’m looking for a _________to send this parcel to Hue. Can you show me the one near here?
A. public phone B. police station C. photocopy store D. post office
Write the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses: (1.5ms)
They _______________Quang Trung school since last year. (attend)
Tom’s father _______________him how to drive when he was young. (teach)
The new school year usually _______________in September. (start)
They enjoy _______________jokes. (tell)
My father _______________in the army from 1990 to 1995. (serve)
When I see Tom tomorrow, I _______________him to my party. (invite)
Circle the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English. (1m)
I won’t do the homework for you. You should do it itself.
A B C D
You mustn’t crossing the street without looking. It’s dangerous.
A B C D
Ba loves play soccer, but he doesn’t like swimming.
A B C D
Their tastes are different as mine.
A B C D
Read the text and answer the questions: (1.5ms)
Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors in cinema history. However, life hasn`t always been easy for him. As a young boy, Tom was shy and had difficulty in finding friends, although he really enjoyed taking part in school plays.
After he had finished High School, Tom went to New York to look for work. He found employment as a porter, and at the same time he attended drama classes. In 1980, the film director Franco Zeffirelli offered Tom his first part in a film. Ten years later, he had become so successful that he was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, earning millions of dollars for each film.
Today, Tom still appears in films and is as popular as ever with his thousands of fans from all around the world.
Who is Tom Cruise?
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Why did he have difficulty in finding friends?
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What did he really enjoy in his school when he was a young boy?
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Where did he go after he had finished high school?
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