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 ).

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
A. habit B. hour C. honest D. honor
A. sky B. my C. try D. sixty
A. meaning B. bead C. deaf D. steamer
A. should B. proud C. sound D. count
Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences.
Don`t _______until the race finishes.
A. talking B. to talk C. talk D. talked
It`s not difficult _______garbage around the school yard.
A. collecting B. to collect C. collect D. collected
We let you know as soon as we made our _______.
A. decide B. decided C. decisive D. decision
The baby doesn`t look _______. I think she`s going to cry.
A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. unhappily
They hope they will receive a gold_______.
A. prize B. award C. medal D. all are correct
I have a lot of _______to do for tomorrow’s test, so I can`t go with you.
A. homework B. homeworks C. housework D. chores
We hope to earn some money _______our school.
A. on B. for C. at D. from
Why don’t you participate _______our program?
A. on B. in C. at D. from
The new shopping mall is quite _______the present shopping area.
A. different from B. the same C. like D. similar to
Most people enjoy _______to different parts of the world.
A. to travel B. travel C. traveled D. traveling
My mother was _______last night, so we went out for dinner.
A. tired enough to cook B. too tired to cook
C. very tired to cook D. tired for cooking
His doctor said he _______in bed that week.
A. will stay B. has to stay C. can stay D. should stay
The doctor advised her _______a rest and _______any heavy work.
A. to take / to do B. to take / not do C. to take / don’t do D. to take/ not to do
She has _______over 30 pages since yesterday.
A. writen B. wrote C. written D. write
They have studied _______six o’clock.
A. since B. at C. for D. to
_______have you lived in this town? – For nearly 20 years.
A. Where B. When C. How D. How long
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Look at those large clouds. I (rain) ______________.
My uncle (not visit) ______________us since he (move) _________to the new town.
It`s difficult (find) ______________a comfortable flat there.
I (phone) ______________you as soon as I arrive in Ho Chi Minh City.
How long ________you (know) _________Ann? –For five years.
They stopped (talk) ___________when the teacher came in.
I (live) ______________here for nearly 10 years.
Supply the correct word form.
Nam is swimming (slow) ______________and he seems (tire) _________.
My brother works very (hardness) _________.
I am going to take part in a stamp (collect) ______________ club.
Read and answer the questions.
Glasgow is the largest city in Great Britain. It lies on the river Clyde in Scotland.
Glasgow is a very old city. The university of Glasgow was founded in 1450. The famous English writer, Daniel Peeve said that Glasgow was the cleanest and the most beautiful city in Great Britain. James Watt studied at Glasgow University. He became a famous engineer and constructed a steam engine. Scotland is rich in coal and iron so Glasgow grows into a large city. There are big engineering plants and textile factories in the city.
Which city is the largest in Great Britain?
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When was Glasgow University founded?
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Why does Glasgow grow into a large city?
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What is the different between Glasgow before and nowadays?
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Rewrite sentences as directed.
“Please turn down the radio for me,” said my father.