ĐỀ HSG 55

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

ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề ).
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others(5ps) 1. A. sights B. flights C. villages D. tribes
2. A. character B. children C. chemistry D. Christmas
3. A. highlight B. habit C. honor D. habit
4. A. watched B. played C. talked D. stopped
5. A. experiments B. coops C. books. D. dishwashers
II. Give the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets. (10ps) 1. I (learn) English since I (be) in grade 6.
2. You should practice (speak) English every day.
3. A new bridge (build) here next year.
4. This is the first time Hoa (meet) Tim’s family.
5. I have a lot of novels (write) in English.
6. While I (watch) TV, the phone rang.
7. Flowers (cut) yesterday.
8. The plastic things can be reused after (recycle).
9. The table needs (repair) but I don’t know how to repair it.
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III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words given (15ps)
1. NEIGHBOR I know all the boys who live in my……………………
2. FRIEND People in the countryside is……………………...........
3. FLY All …….…between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog
4. HIGH Do you know the ……………of S.t Paul’s Cathedral ?
5. KNOW Taxi drivers have to have a very good …………..on the street names.
6. COMFORT The hotel was large and …………………..
7. CHILD During his ....................... the family lived in Cornwall
8. WEIGH Every woman nowadays seems to want to loose.........................
9. HELP It’s a nice shop and the assisstants are all polite and very..............
10. LUCK The keys were locked inside the car ................, aside window was open

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IV. Fill ONE suitable word in each blank. (20ps)
The country is (1).............beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (2) .......... the summer holiday though they can`t live (3) ............. all the year round. Some have cottage built in a village (4) .......... that they can go there whenever they (5) ..........find the time.
English villages are not alike, but (6)............. some ways they are not very different from (7) ...................other. Almost every village (8) ...........a church, the round or square tower of which can (9) ............seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10).......... people are buried.
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V. Underline the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (20ps) 1. You know , it is difficult to me to make him understand what I mean.
2. My dear friends, I wish you will visit us someday this summer.
3. I will come and stay with you and your family on March .
4. Let’s gathering somewhere for a coffee after this wonderful meeting.
5. I look forward to hear from my mother in Singapore.
6. The collect of stamps made him become famous in the country
7. Let’s practise listening to English programs in the radio.
8.What about play tennis in stead of going to the cinema ?
9. Don’t turn on the TV, please. I am so tired to watch it .
10. They turn in the radio to listen to some news.
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VI. Rewrite the following sentences. (20ps) 1. “ Can you lend me some money? “ Henry said to Susan.
Henry..................................................................................................................................
2. Both of the chairs are uncomfortable
Neither of……………………………………………………..........................................
3. They will have to change the date of the meeting again.
The date..............................................................................................................................
4. Peter spent three